sources tell abc seven news the two were four year old twin boys . abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the latest. police tape along alameda de las pulgas and fernwood street. >> investigators are focusing on this home when they showed up, they found four people dead. >> unfortunately, we located four deceased people inside the home one adult male, one adult female, and that two children. >> police say they got a call for a welfare check in the morning, but when they arrived, they couldn't get inside through any door. they had to break a window in the front yard. sources tell the abc seven news i-team. the two children were four year old twin boys. police are notrillioneleasing their identities or any information about how they died. however, investigators are not looking for any suspects. they say the incident is isolated to that home. >> officers didn't locate any, um, forced entry to the home or anything like that. so as they're continuing to investigate everything at this time where there's no evidence

to say that, uh, it wasn't an isolated incident. >> still, this neighborhood is on edge. we spoke with people who live on this street. they told us this is a quiet neighborhood. so bourbon safe, they never thought something like this would happen here. >> streets closed between 40th, 41st and 42nd. and i'm going. that's my. that's my area. >> anita mcdevitt was on a routine walk around the block when she saw the police tape. >> it's a quiet, safe. i walk it every other day at least. and this breaks my heart. >> never did she think her almost daily walks would involve being near a crime scene. >> this is just not the norm. >> um, for this area. i mean, it's turned out to be a crazy world out there now, but this in , uh, our area of westwood knolls. no, no, in san mateo. >> ryan curry abc seven news.

and now to that shooting yesterday at joel osteen's megachurch in texas. >> two people were injured and the shooter was killed. a news conference happened. a short time ago in texas. reporter chaz miller from our sister station in houston has the latest. so a press conference just wrapped up here in downtown houston at the houston police department, just a few minutes ago, it had everyone from hpd to fbi taking part in for the first time. >> they got on camera and said the suspect's name here is 36 year old jenna moreno. now, of course, she was shot and killed shortly after entering the church. but let's give you a better idea of the timeline of everything that took place yesterday. first of all, they said that she does have other aliases, that her name is also been used as jeffrey escalante. but at this point, they're going to call her jenna moreno. they say she got into the west side of the church around 155 houston time yesterday afternoon. now, the houston police chief, troy finner, said it was not a breach of security that got her inside. more likely, she pointed a weapon at a security guard to get in and that once she got in,

she started opening fire almost immediately before two off-duty officers returned fire. one of those off duty officers working security at the church was from the houston police department, another from the texas alcoholic beverage commission. now, this was described as, quote, a few minute gun battle by investigators just a few minutes ago. and they also reiterated that she did have her seven year old son with her at the time, and that he was shot in the head as and is in critical condition. it's unknown if she shot him, if he was being used as some kind of a shield, or if it was the officers who shot him. now police chief finner said the officer was wearing a body camera and it will be reviewed to shed some clarity on that. police also added that moreno had two guns, an ar 15 and a rifle, and that the rifle wasn't actually fired. they added that the ar 15 had palestine written on it and that they also found some anti-semitic writings in her car during the investigation. here's where they say those links might have come from. >> we do want to state that through our investigation. i mentioned anti-semitic writing. we do believe that there was a

familial dispute that has taken place between uh- her ex-husband and her ex-husband's family, and some of those individuals are of are jewish. so we believe that that is might, might possibly be where all of this stems from. >> now, multiple officials reiterated today that this investigation is only 24 hours old, so there's still quite a bit that they are trying to find out in the meantime, they said moreno acted as a lone wolf, that there is no threat to the community. they also said that she did not attend lakewood church in houston. i'm chaz miller, abc seven news in san jose. >> a woman has died after being struck by an suv. it happened saturday aftnoon on saratoga avenue near moe park avenue. police say a manriving a volkswagen touareg was backing t of a driveway when he hit the woman walking on the sidewalk. this was the fifth pedestrian dth of the year in san jose, and the eighth traffic fatality. the driver is cooperating with investigators. >> a section of el camino real

in los altos that's been closed since a christmas day fire finally reopened this morning. crews took out the last cones that had blocked off the eastbound lanes of el camino real between san antonio road and sherwood avenue. the lanes were closed to allow for demolition of a massive commercial building that was destroyed there. the bike lane and sidewalk next to the site of the demolished building remain closed. >> police continue to investigate the attack on a driverless car in san francisco during saturday's lunar new year celebration in chinatown. no one was inside the waymo robot taxi. witnesses say about a dozen people surrounded the car and started attacking it. they say someone then threw a firework into the vehicle. mayor london breed issued a statement this afternoon saying, quote, we are a city that is home to exciting emerging technologies like autonomous vehicles that are changing the world. we are not defined by a small, isolated incident or by a reckless few. a

major operation is under is underway on the water, in a remote section of sonoma state beach. >> the coast guard is trying to refloat a 50 foot boat, the aleutian storm ran aground friday night and rescuers couldn't pull the crab boat off the beach sunday using a tug boat. now they're hoping the rising tide will help rock the boat back into deeper water so it can be towed somewhere else for repairs. >> california's primary elections are three weeks away,t of elections has already begun counting ballots. these are, of course, for early voting ballots . keep in mind that you can already vote in person at all of the bay area's county registrar's offices, and mental health treatment is front and center for californians. >> on the march ballot. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena looked into how proposition one would impact san francisco's homelessness and mental health crisis. luis. >> that's right. proposition one would use over $6 billion in bonds to provide housing for 11,000 people with mental health needs across the state, but some

say this is not the solution to homelessness on a given night, there are over 4000 people experience homelessness in san francisco. doctor larry kwan with saint anthony's foundation sees the need up close every day in the city's tenderloin. i see people with mental illness every day who can't find a provider that to take care of them, he believes more funding is key to help cities like san francisco tackle the homeless and mental health crisis. there's not enough psychiatrists and counselors to take care of them. >> i mean, on some level, even the staffing isn't quite there yet. taking care of people's mental health and recovery needs cost money. >> at city hall, san francisco supervisor rafael mandelman is in support of proposition one and the 11,000 people with mental health needs. it aims to help statewide, $6.5 billion for places for people with severe mental illness to be. >> and that could be, um, board and care facilities. it could be

independent living with support. >> right now, san francisco has budgeted over $1.3 billion over two years to address homelessness. despite this number, supervisor mandelman says more funding is needed and we have drug treatment programs. >> we do have placements in county and out of county for people who need to be conserved, but we just don't have nearly enough to meet the need. it's the most significant thing i think we've done about the needs of this population since the hospitals started to being closed in the 60s and 70s, california has an estimated 21,000 psychiatric beds. >> if approved, this bond would add an estimated 6800 beds for people needing mental health care or addiction treatment, and over 4000 homeless housing units . >> it's actually going to build housing for people who desperately need that kind of care. it's going to provide the services that we've been lacking . >> but not everyone agrees. proposition one is the best approach. >> it's a proposition that will take money away from community

based mental health programs and put it into residential beds. >> the senior and disability action nonprofit is concerned proposition one will force treatment. >> it means locking people up or it means coercing them into staying, and that treatment doesn't work if people aren't ready for it. >> in 2023, uc san francisco performed what is known as the biggest survey of homeless californians in decades. they found that two thirds of people they surveyed said they were experiencing mental health symptoms. that gives us an idea of the need across the state. luz pena, abc seven news luz. thank you. >> california's attorney general is sponsoring a bill aimed at reducing an alarming rate of pregnancy related deaths among black women. the bill would require health providers to comply with the 2019 law that mandates anti-bias training for health care employees in california, black women make up 5% of pregnancy but represent 21% of pregnancy related deaths

statewide. attorney general rob bonta says the bill will take corrective to try to correct that bias that some providers have that influences the way they treat patients. >> it would better enable us to truly take on the insidious implicit bias that's tearing families apart and most importantly, you know, not not being overly dramatic here. it'll save lives. >> the new bill establishes deadlines for health care providers to provide anti-bias training for its employees, and sets penalties for noncompliance. >> the 40 niners and their fans returned from the super bowl, and some of the big moments from the big game. the winter of love, 20 years after the first same sex marriages right here in san francisco and the space race, the first black astronauts to christian are a string of mild, dry days will soon end. >> i'll show you the storms headed our way in just a moment when abc seven news at

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area. the team playing landed this afternoon in san jose, where seven busses were waiting to take the players and staff back to levi stadium. now begins the long off season of analyzing what the team needs to do next year, so that the 40 niners are able to hold up a super bowl

trophy for the first time in 30 years. and we know niners fans are leaving las vegas with heavy hearts after that tough loss. kristen, many are flying back home as well to the bay area today. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland caught up with some fans who went to the game. >> he's just coming back from vegas after a you know, an epic weekend, but a disappointing loss. >> the faithful coming home to san jose without that prized super bowl win, nail biting, nail biting experience. >> you go there, you're pumped up, you're doing so well, and then all of a sudden it slips away from you. and this one was so close, so close, so disappointing. >> you know, hard to hard to take it. i think the bay area would have been so happy and everybody would have been so happy here. >> brian hom and his wife said they got tickets from a random drawing as season ticket holders, he describes what the moment was like when the chiefs scored their final touchdown in overtime time. >> oh, it was very disappointing . we were sitting there. there were some kansas city chiefs player, um, fans there and at

the end of the game they were hugging and we were just sitting there in shock like, you know, this unbelievable goal. and you know, all the 40 niners fans were just walking out with their heads down while others being welcomed home by family and furry friends. >> right, billy, you miss me are keeping their hopes high for next year. i understand that, uh, casey is good too, but i think i think we have the better team, the better players. i just think that, you know, unfortunately, we lost. but um, hopefully we can do it next year in san jose. >> lena howland, abc seven news. >> well, on the other side, super bowl mvp patrick mahomes was all smiles as he visited the happiest place on earth this afternoon. this is the second year in a row that mahomes has visited disneyland for main street victory parade. single day tickets to disneyland sold out well in advance. some people were hoping taylor swift would

also visit the amusement park with boyfriend travis kelce. they did not. a bigger parade in kansas city is planned for wednesday. >> if you love the golden bachelor, get ready soon. we'll see the golden bachelorette, a new season featuring an older woman choosing among a group of male suitors, will debut on abc this fall. the first ever golden bachelor gary turner tied the knot with teresa nest in a live wedding special last month, and i really did enjoy watching that. so golden bachelorette, it is. i'll put that on my tv. you watch the whole series, most of it. wow. definitely the wedding. >> oh yeah, that's always love a wedding. who does a lot, right? yeah who doesn't love this beautiful day? oh the sunshine was great to see today. >> yes. so let's check in with spencer christian for the details on the sun. and we know the rain is coming. yes. >> the golden theme continues in many ways. golden sunshine is what i'm talking about. let's take a look at live doppler seven and the satellite. you can see why we've had this lovely

weather today. high pressure is still the dominant feature in our weather picture, but you see storms approaching us. this is the first one right now and we have a series of stormy days coming our way beginning middle of the week. but right now things are calm, including the wind. wind speeds are under ten miles per hour. generally across the entire bay area, and of course, we have blue sky over san francisco right now where it's 60 degrees 59. in oakland, low 60s or low to mid 60s at hayward in san jose, fairly mild there, 56 at san mateo, half moon bay, 57 blue sky over the golden gate. the fair weather continues 60 degrees right now at santa rosa. fairfield and livermore. 61 at concord, 59 to petaluma and napa. let's take a look at our forecast headlines through tomorrow. it will remain partly cloudy and dry. in fact, it's mostly sunny right now, but the clouds will increase overnight. we'll see a mix of clouds and sun tomorrow. wednesday the stormy pattern begins and then on into next week we'll have periods of rain, wind and substantial sierra snow. for tonight, though, just increasing clouds. there's a

slight chance of a sprinkle or two in the bay area overnight. we're not talking about measurable rainfall overnight lows will be generally in the mid to upper 40s, much milder than the last two nights were. highs tomorrow under a mix of clouds and sun, mainly upper 50s to about 60. a little bit milder. as you move southward. we'll see a high of about 63 down in san jose. now let's talk about the storms. headed our way with the futurecast starting wednesday morning at 6:00. when that first wave of rainfall moves through. this will be a relatively light system coming through on wednesday into thursday. then a little bit of a break before the second storm, a stronger one, begins to push in late friday into saturday and maybe even into sunday, before the strongest of the three storms will move in a very dynamic system coming in on sunday into monday. so we have quite a bit of rainfall coming our way. estimates through just thursday morning after that first wave ranged from just under a quarter of an inch south and east of the golden gate zoo, well over a quarter of an inch

well over a half inch in much of the north bay. and of course, there will be more rain, more measurable rain. on top of that, check out the accuweather seven day forecast. you can see that the light rain begins on wednesday, which is valentine's day, but don't let that light rain on wednesday dampen your loving spirits. thursday friday, saturday and sunday and monday we expect some periods of rain uh- a little bit stronger system over the weekend, bringing in some wind along with the rain. so far we're keeping the storm ranking on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale at level one through the period, but it's very good chance that over the weekend, sunday, monday we could see level two. we might boost up the ranking. >> oh all right. well it's good to see mostly one. some light rain is good right. >> yeah yeah. light rain is fine. >> yeah. with time to dry off in between. yes. >> little breaks in between systems. yeah. we can always use that. >> all right. thank you. spencer. okay. well sweets for your sweetie will cost you more this valentine's day. and we can blame climate change. climate issues in west africa, where 60%

of the world's cocoa supply comes from, have caused cocoa futures to double in the past year and surge 40% this year. prices on hershey's products jumped. 6.5% in the fourth quarter, and that followed a 9% rise for their confectionery, chocolate and other candy products in north america in 2023. are equality in space, a new film takes a look at the journey for black astronauts. >> yes, i would have made it to the moon, i was told by friends and enemies alike, you're 20 years too soon, buddy. >> engineers and scientists who became astronauts. that's up

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a new documentary premieres on nat geo that looks at the first black pilots, engineers and science artists to become astronauts. reporter david daniel has a preview. >> growing up, i loved the space program. but nobody stuff looked like me. >> the space race explores the history and progress of black astronauts, including former astronaut and nasa educator leland melvin. >> it was just natural to be part of this and then to be able

to interact with, you know, ed dwight, one of my one of my heroes. >> i was told by friends and enemies alike, you're 20 years too soon, buddy. ed dwight was the first black us astronaut candidate amid the civil rights struggles of 1963. i would have made it to the moon or whatever, man, but they were not going to let that happen. >> dwight says he's grateful for the chance to set the record straight. >> all these past stories that have been put in the press to justify my not going into space to see a black man in space. >> it would have changed things. >> the directors say each astronaut they interviewed told them they also had to talk with someone else. >> i'm here because others paved the way for me. you need to. you know, learn their stories to understand mine. and then their goal is always to make sure that once they've opened those doors, that other people are going to come behind them. >> we wanted to sit with them and hear their unfiltered emotion, emotional journey like victor glover, who spent more

than six months on the international space station as protests over the death of george floyd continued on earth, prompting a call with other current and former black astronauts. >> s i was blown away to see all of these names pop up on the screen. mae jemison, charlie bolden, guy bluford, they were all saying, what can we do for you? >> how can we help you? >> black history is american history. we forget it at our peril. >> in hollywood, i'm david daniel and the space race premieres today on national geographic. >> and starting tomorrow, you can watch it on hulu and disney plus. >> black history month is in full swing for an oakland musical group that's been around for nearly 40 years. the oakland interfaith gospel choir is inviting the public to several concerts that teach black history through song. >> the people sung more, they would be able to love more. and so this is an opportunity for the kids to really understand

what they're singing, how they can be respectful of each other. and for us, we're singing so many different types of music from so many different types of composers. for example, our kids are learning music from the zulu tribe and from the south african tribes and all youth concert. on february 24th is free for all. >> oakland unified students and their families. go to oig, see .org for more information. it looks fantastic. >> it was called the winter of love 20 years ago today, same sex marriage was briefly legalized in san francisco for the first time, a look back at what happened and what's next and later giving endangered species a better chance of survival in the wild

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never expected to happen in our lifetime, that's for sure. i just believe the constitution as it currently is drafted. >> the state constitution allows us to do this. it says clearly that we cannot discriminate. >> i think it's america and we have the same rights as everyone else, and they'll figure it out. >> and they did. on february 12th, 2004, then mayor gavin newsom defied the federal same sex marriage ban, allowing same sex couples to get married in san francisco. and it was only the beginning for the right for the fight, for the right to marry. but for many, it was a joyous few weeks. abc seven news anchor dion lim is here with a look back. dion. yeah. carina. joyous doesn't even begin to describe the feeling for those who got married at city hall. i sat down with one of the first couples to say i do, and they describe how momentous yet fragile that history making day was. the time was 1145, the

morning of february 12th, 2004. it was a moment in time. john lewis and stuart gaffney never thought would come. >> it was the most urgent wedding proposal that you've ever heard. it was john screaming into the phone. it's history. we can get married, get to city hall now. >> john was attending a freedom to marry day rally when the news broke. then mayor gavin newsom ordered the city to begin issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples in what became known as the winter of love. >> and at that moment, as we got married after 17 years together, then, um, it was the first time in our lives that we felt that we were. equal human beings in the eyes of the law. >> john and stuart became one of the first couples in the state to be married, but knew their relation could be taken away in an instant. >> we didn't know if an hour later the marriages might stop. it felt very historic. on the one hand, but it also felt

fragile. >> reporter more than 4000 same sex couples married that month on the steps of city hall. but as predicted one month later, the decision was challenged by the california supreme court. all of those licenses were deemed null and void. it was so interesting to be an activist and also to be. a lawyer and then to be just a citizen. in san francisco in the middle of this most engaging and. electrifying moment, kate kendall is the former executive director for the national center for lesbian rights, and was one of the lead attorneys fighting for marriage equality. >> so we ultimately won that case that we filed. but justice is a little slower, and it took four years before we finally won marriage in california. and then, of course, we had prop eight that took it away. and then that went to the supreme court. 2015 is when it all got settled and resolved. and the us supreme court ruled in favor of marriage rights for same sex couples.

>> as john and stuart continue to celebrate. but there is also a sense of urgency again, as the rights of the lgbt community come under attack. >> was our city and our government standing up for us and for all of us, not just some of us, but for all of us. that's the way it should be. and these marriages remind us that that is a dream worth fighting for, a dream worth fighting for. >> now. currently, the aclu is tracking 417 anti-lgbt bills in the country. in almost every state. john and stuart, by the way, continue the fight. and when i asked them what they were doing to celebrate their anniversary, listen to this. they said they'd be hosting a group from japan and showing them city hall and helping them fight for marriage equality in asia. it doesn't get any better than that. wow wow, that is great. we've come such a long ways in 20 years. >> it was so stunning at the time. and here we are and you covered a lot of those stories back then. >> i still get chills just

watching. >> looking back, i know you're like looking at that story and seeing some of those interviews with those people that were there. >> so again, 20 years ago, you were here. you were covering it. yeah. can you kind of describe the mood around that? >> it happened so quickly. and we were all rushing to city hall and different, you know, we were all covering it. it seems. but what i do remember is the long lines to get to the registrar and get that license. and everybody so very. excited. this is what i really, really will always remember in my heart. it is that the fact that people were so excited and i would, you know, come up to people and say, hey, you know, somebody who i knew, who i didn't know was gay and suddenly they're like, yeah, hi. this is my partner. we're getting married today, and we never knew. it was as if they were something lifted, something wonderful lifted. and, you know, and they were saying, yeah, this is who we are and we're going to

get married. and we're proud of it and deal with it. yeah. >> and, you know, in addition to that, just rush of joy. it was also rush against time in case it got cut off again. right. exactly. >> we got to do 29 days. they it stopped at 29 days. so everybody was anybody who could marry somebody was there helping out. >> and people came from other states too. >> people. >> yeah. >> other countries. >> exactly. from other cities. other states. because this is where, you know, it really was starting and everybody wanted to follow that lead. and everybody was proposing to you know, their partners, they had waited for such a long time for that right to be loved and to love. >> it was incredible. even for the journalists witnessing that. right. and there's an image from 2006. yeah, that you want to share with us. >> i'd love to share it. so this was a picture 2006. and there you have stuart gaffney and john lewis, who you just heard. but if you if you expand it a little bit, you'll see me on the bottom

left. but anyway, it was right. zoom out. if you could zoom out a little bit, it was the there i am, the. so i am super happy. >> oh you are you're celebrating. >> so this was well this was the , um, when the state supreme court in 2006 remember it went from people getting married to being challenged. >> right. uh, stopping the marriages, then going through the courts, even through voters, remember? and then they went through the supreme court, uh, here locally in our state. and then in 2006, june, to be exact, the supreme court was debating whether or not the ban was unconstitutional. and they decided that it was in fact, uncommon. stitutional. so when. we were there, i remember one of the plaintiffs, her partner, was not there. her partner was in italy. so she had picked up her cell phone to call her partner

to say, we're just waiting right now that the decision. and i was right next to, again, stuart and john. and just as the. decision happened, everybody started jumping with joy. and i remember that that, um, the person whose partner was in italy, i looked at her and i said, is that her? does she know? and she says, yes, yes she does. and that's when i went, ah, so happy. >> that's your reaction, right? >> right. and so when i came back, you know, um, one of my the form by, by the then news director at the time said, you know, you're not going to you're not supposed to show emotions, liane. you're supposed to sort of say, stay neutral and i remember saying i was caught in the moment. and it was i felt like it was one of the most important social issues of our time. just like civil rights movement. so i don't, you know, i don't want to apologize for

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early taylor swift taking over super bowl 58. all eyes were on her as she smiled on the jumbotron, cheered on her team, and even downed an ice cold beverage with authority. even the ads in this cetaphil commercial leading up to the super bowl. dad has the friendship bracelets and his daughters got the jersey. touchdown! six points. the theme all over social media. >> i am so excited. my girls are finally interested in watching football with their dad. >> for jamie voorhees and his 11 year old daughter bree, they now watch games together. but it wasn't just about her learning the nuances of the play action pass. >> we kind of was introducing me to the music and kind of rock out together and i'm definitely a swiftie now. but now because of taylor, it's made the weekends and watching football so much more meaningful. >> and they're not alone. metrics from the first three weeks of sunday night football showed a 53% spike in female

teen viewers, and overall throughout the season, a 9% uptick of women watching. >> it's clear that this has brought dads and daughters together, and i mean that literally and symbolically. it's brought many more women watching this sport go way back. >> but it's not just pink jerseys and pop culture. the nfl promoting girls flag football, highlighting more women involved from the sideline lines to the upper echelons of nfl organizations, and adding just a lot more representation of women as fans. >> it's like perfect storm. the timing. you know, in california, we just made flag football, a girls varsity sport in high school. and taylor's driving interest. amazing, right? >> it is amazing. i don't see anything controversial about this. i think it's a win win for everybody involved. the nfl of course. nfl of course loves it, but it's great to see teenage girls getting into it and being included in it in a new way.

being able to play football. uh- it's all entertainment. it's all fun. taylor swift added. a kind of a different spark to the whole thing. i don't think there's anything, spencer, not to like. >> no, i agree, dan and i totally agree that there's nothing controversial about it. i mean, dull dads are now becoming swifties and giggly girls are becoming football fans and fun. hey, it all works. >> yeah, we got some dad daughter bonding there. love to hear from those families in that story. okay, let's talk about usher's halftime show and ignited some internet searches. people went on youtube to search not just his songs, but also for all the surprise guests that he had on stage, including alejo's own her on the guitar. that was cool. viewers were also searching for what usher was wearing and why he was wearing gloves, a glove right there and search michael jackson for that one. yeah, when alicia keys performs searches for piano lessons, shut up and search. oh my god, roller skates went up

1,800% when usher skated around on stage. i thought that was really cool. the skating was very unique. i don't think they've ever done that in a super bowl halftime show. so i think he put on a great performance and he had some great guests. uh- spencer, what do you think? >> well, you know, i was working yesterday and i must admit that i did not see the halftime show, but had i known that alicia keys was going to be part of it, my eyes would have been glued. yeah, she's fantastic. it seems like it was a great, great show. >> it was a great spectacle. he did a great job. you know, some people like his music more than others, but the performance was just terrific. i thought the roller skating thing was fun and i my impression was it was gutsy in front of all those people. that's a high stakes thing to pull off. >> i know, i know, dan, you could have been in that roller skating number. >> i'm just saying, okay, super bowl ads yesterday were both nostalgic and goofy. what a feeling. >> i have five for now. >> uh- that's a t-mobile ad featuring aquaman. jason momoa.

it reunited two stars from the series scrubs. other ads did the same look. uber eats had friends, costars jennifer aniston and david schwimmer, and a state farm ad got arnold schwarzenegger and danny devito back together. but this one, the most searched ad that's the verizon spot that had beyonce teasing two new singles from her new album. so interesting like that. people that you don't normally see. in you're wondering how much do they have to pay them? >> yes, a lot, a lot. >> not only do they have to pay for the ad time, but they also had to pay for those huge celebrities that we saw this year. i feel like more than ever, right? >> they pay millions for those and i love the schwarzenegger and danny devito. >> i thought that was fun. my other favorite, we didn't mention was the christopher walken ad, which i thought was just a blast. everybody he encountered doing an imitation sit down during an imitation of a christopher walken. >> those are great ads. they really were. >> yeah, i'm trying to think that jennifer aniston not remembering david schwimmer.

that was funny. yeah. um, yeah. and then, oh, of course, the ben affleck, matt damon and tom brady one dunkin donuts. yeah the dunkin donuts i agree. >> yeah, i agree. yeah. >> you have to think like you remember the people that were in the ad, but what was the commercial for again right. >> my favorite ads though were all the ones with those big time celebrities. yeah. they just they they capture imagination. they're fun to watch, right? >> they're memorable. i'm with karina, though. >> i forget what was being advertised. i was there, the people who were in the ads. yeah, yeah. >> all right. the super bowl is over. we're now just a couple of days away from valentine's day. this is a good reminder for everyone. and this year, one gift idea is stirring up controversy. it's build a bear after dark, the popular children's stuffed toy company, has once again released its adults only line for valentine's day. and while they're suggestive like a bear and a hugh hefner inspired lounge jacket, they're not r-rated. you're seeing some of them, they're, you know, they're wearing smaller outfits or whatever it might. >> what is even r-rated for a stuffed bear? right? right >> i don't know, that seems

pretty. pretty innocuous. yeah, i agree, you know, that's not too much. it doesn't hurt the brand at all. and it's not too out of bounds in any way, shape or form. just fun. what the heck. >> a nice little conversation. >> although ladies, would you rather get one of those bears or do you want flowers and a dinner? i mean, uh, um, how about all i do like the bear, not greedy. >> i think the bear is a good idea, because you know what the flowers die after a few days. the bear. you can keep and snuggle with forever. >> that's a good point. >> i always go for a nice dinner. it's an experience you're spending quality time together. you get good food, and i'm all for that. yeah. >> experience, guys. that's important. that's true. yeah >> all right. >> well. and why wait for valentine's day to be romantic, right. very good point. romantic vibes out there. >> every day. every day should be valentine's day. >> this one. this is why you're mr. romantic. yes happily married, romantic. all right, that's gonna

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just by understanding the environment around them, but also the environment inside their stomachs. take a look. when it comes to saving endangered species, researcher carly mullis, wolves just has a gut feeling, especially when she focuses on the tummies of creatures like the north american red wolf. trying to understand what's going on inside an environment known as an animal's gut microbiome to

utilize microbiomes and think about, you know, what type of environmental exposures can we do to them when they're in captivity? >> so they do much better when we put them out in the wild. carly and her colleagues at the smithsonian zoo prepare a variety of animals, many of them endangered, to survive reentry back into their natural habitats . >> in a recent study, they describe how microbes that benefit animals in the wild could help smooth that transition. >> any other animals in our environment that, um, are impacted by these microbes and we do have this potential to either use fecal microbiome transplants or probiotics to help us and have supplements like probiotics. >> sound familiar? it could be because of the exploding interest in the human world. after scientists began focusing on our own microbiomes. san francisco's gladstone institute was a pioneer in mapping the bacteria and microbes that work in our human digestive system. while the science is complicated and still evolving, researcher

byron smith says he wouldn't be surprised to see it benefit animal research. >> like, if we know the microbes that have co-evolved with those species, potentially endangered species, that could give us a really good idea of exactly what nutritional profile they need to survive in captivity or potentially in the wild. back at the smithsonian, carly and her colleagues are also working to optimize other types of animal biomes, including the microbes that create a defensive toxin on the skin of harlequin frogs. >> being reintroduced in central america. ultimately, she's hoping for a day when animals raised in captivity can bolster threatened populations around the world and reenter those habitats backed up by an invisible army of microbes so that those animals are as healthy as they can be. of all the populations under threat, the red wolf is one of the most critical. it's now the focus of a new reintroduction program after first being declared extinct in the wild several

decades ago. a new un report claims hundreds of migratory species are now facing extinction because of how humans have altered the earth. >> according to the researchers, more than 20% of the 1200 species listed in the report are now threatened. the most alarming population declines are with migratory fish, where 97% are threatened with extinction. the list also includes whales, sharks, elephants, wildcats, raptors, birds and insects. all right, let's turn our attention to our immediate weather. really nice today. but spencer, don't get too used to it. >> and that's exactly right. kristen. one more nice day before it. well, one more dry day before the rain starts to come in overnight. we'll see clouds increase overnight. low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. highs tomorrow under a mix of clouds and sun. a mainly upper 50s to low 60. but i mentioned that series of storms. and here's a look at the forecast animation. the first one, a light storm starts to move in on wednesday, then a little bit of a break and

then a slightly stronger storm comes in on friday into saturday, and then the third and the most vigorous of these storms will move in on sunday, monday. so we've got some rainy days ahead and perhaps some windy ones as well. here's the accuweather seven day forecast wednesday. valentine's day is when it all begins. uh- the rain that is, it may perhaps the romance as well. and for the next five days after that, level one storms and the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. although towards the end of that period of time, one of those storms may end up being boosted up to a level two storm because it's going to be a little bit more intense than the ones that preceded it. kristen and karina all right. >> thank you spencer. >> the countdown to the oscars is already underway. yep. today, the first of many events that will take place over the next few weeks. >> we'll take you to the noneesuncheon ming up

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it's the bachelor at ten. bad romance a special edition of 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. so so the oscars air next month right here on abc seven, and the festivities are already underway. reporter george pennacchio with our sister station in los angeles, was at today's nominees luncheon. >> good afternoon. from the beverly hilton hotel, the site of the annual oscars nominees luncheon. we've done several interviews already today, some

before lunch, some after lunch. we still have more to do, but it's always a fun time because this is the event where people are just happy to be nominated. there's no competition here. the stars arrive and if they go to the area where all the press is to pose, they then get to walk into the luncheon itself and have good conversations with people they've known for a long time. maybe are meeting for the first time or reunions of sorts. i know that ryan gosling and emma stone saw each other again today from la la land. now each nominated for their own movies, poor things for emma, barbie for ryan gosling, and also the stars . then at this particular luncheon, get to all be together at one time on the stage. it's one of those once in a lifetime moments, and it's always a good photo because one by one, each nominee for the 2024 oscars is called up to the stage. here's a nice round of applause and then

stands for a class picture. they do every single nominee, which is always great. the last one called today was robert downey jr. and then they all posed for this terrific class picture here in los angeles. george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> great moment. and you can only watch the oscars right here on abc seven on sunday, march 10th, starting at 4 p.m. abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want. wherever you are. that's it for the news at four. abc seven news at five is next

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