>> good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry biel and i'm karina nova. >> video shows the united plane taking off at san francisco international airport. and then the tire falling off. it happens in a matter of seconds. this was posted to the youtube account carly planes. and we froze the video so that you can actually see it right there. united says the plane lost part of its landing gear. some of that debris landed in a nearby parking lot. >> now the falling tire appears to have hit a car, as shown in that video right there. part of a fence is also mangled, and the back of at least one car looks like it got crushed as well. sfo says. thankfully, nobody was hurt. >> sky seven, spotted the tire, which was lying not far away in a hertz lot. police car cordoned off the area and put up tape and this is what the conversation sounded like between the plane's crew and air traffic control. take a listen. >> you know the 35 north. i'll just called to the tower, called them, said, they think it might have been you. >> they're not sure, but she

might have lost a wheel on takeoff. >> and oakland united 35. yeah, we're going to. we're talking with company and they're trying to determine if the issue, if it was indeed our, tire. we don't have any indications here on board that it was, but for right now, we're going to continue at 35. north just called me, said someone on the ground reported tiktok. >> they think they saw something come off the aircraft. they weren't 100% sure if it was a tire or something else. >> they sound remarkably calm. in the middle of all this, the plane made an emergency landing about two hours later at los angeles international airport. it came in safely and no one on board was hurt. as we mentioned, abc seven news reporter tara campbell joining us live now at san francisco international airport. tara, what are you hearing on the ground there? >> yeah, larry, we're live here. just outside the hertz parking lot where that massive tire landed and bounced after falling off the plane again. video shows the exact moment that tire fell

from united airlines flight 35 as it was taking off on its way to osaka, japan, at around 1130 this morning. this video, courtesy of the cali plane's youtube by some miracle, the tire didn't hit any people. but look at the damage to a fence and some of the cars in the parking lot. we were able to get up close and you can see windows broken out, mirrors broken off. a witness sent abc news a video as police got to the scene. hey, are you going? >> it literally just happened. there are so many police here now. it's crazy. so these two cars, and they found some of the landing gear over there. they think it was a united 777. >> now, i also spoke to a couple of people here on the ground in the parking lot. one sfo worker, one security guard who works in the parking lot itself. >> it is pretty scary to think about, i feel like i might have got hit too, if i were doing my,

you know, my car count during that time. but maybe something. call your call. >> yeah. >> it's not my. yeah. so i'm glad i didn't. nothing happened to me or anybody, but. yeah it's scary, you know. >> thanks, scott. everybody is safe. >> but just the vehicle now, this frightening incident forced the plane to divert to lax, where it made a safe landing around 1130, around 130 this afternoon, with 235 passengers and 14 crew members on board. and we are reaching out to some of those passengers who are now stuck in los angeles waiting for that plane to japan. and hopefully we can get you some more details. live at 5:00, karina and larry. much for that update. and an sfo worker shared a couple of photos with us showing te in the parking lot r aer it dropped from the sky. that tire weighs 265 pounds, so it could have been devastating if it had fallen in a crowded area or on

sobodyn this photo,ou c see a crowd of concerned investigators just starting to gather. and this is a really good perspective for just how big that tire is. >> so let's show you exactly where this happened. again, we know the flight took off from runway 28, right? 28 are okay. the plane lifted off the ground, tire falls off, and as it plummets to the ground, hits several vehicles and the sfo employee parking lot before ultimately bouncing over a fence, then landing in the hertz rental car lot near the end of the runway. that tire has now been removed from the parking lot. you can see in this video here a white truck driving away with a tire in the back. we've not been told where investigators are taking that tire to. >> in a statement, the faa said united airlines flight 35 landed safely at lax after the crew reported a landing gear issue, adding the faa will investigate. abc news aviation analyst john nance says incidents like this are rare. he explained the situation on our afternoon program getting answers about an hour ago by six tires on each

side on the main struts of this triple seven boeing 777, and there are times when mechanically something in the interface of the tire and the strut uh- interact, and it either overheated or something was wrong and broke off. >> but, again, it's a very unusual situation. >> nance says the loss of a single tire will not have any impact on the ability to land the plane, but added that pilots will try even harder than normal to make as soft of a landing as possible. >> east bay congressmember mark desaulnier, who serves on an aviation subcommittee in the house, also reacted to today's news. he says this is just the latest incident to prove there is a lot more work that needs to be done on aviation safety. >> overall, there's pressure on the industry and they're cutting corners. in my view, whether it's maintenance, whether it's production, whether it's overworking the pilots and uh- the air traffic controllers. so we're we're pushing back hard

here in congress and myself up on the committee saying this isn't acceptable. your, your your risk to the flying public is not acceptable. >> congressman desantis says the committee is working on the faa reauthorization right now and is making sure that agency will respond to some of these problems. >> this is the latest in a series of issues involving boeing planes. on monday, flames were seen shooting out of one of the engines on a united flight from houston to fort myers, florida. the airline says this incident was caused by some bubble wrap that got sucked into the engine. the flight turned around and landed safely, and in january, a door plug came off an alaska airlines flight headed from portland to southern california. it managed to land safely, and no one on board was hurt in its investigation, the ntsb said the 737 max nine plane left boeing's factory missing. key bolts. all of the planes were grounded so that further inspections could be done. >> stay with abc seven news for

continuing coverage of this latest sfo incident. we'll have more on abc seven news at five, as well as abc seven news.com. >> the state of things today, the state of the union and the state of the city. we begin with the state of the union happening two hours from now. local lawmakers are looking ahead to the president tackling an issue with roots right here in the bay area. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes joining us live in the south bay bureau with more zach. >> yeah. and that issue is artificial intelligence or ai. and biden and lawmakers are tasked with regulating ai and bringing in better privacy protections, but also encouraging growth and development, which, of course, is key here in silicon valley. i got to speak with bay area congresswoman anna eshoo and experts about what they're hoping to hear from the president, artificial intelligence continues to grow faster than the legislation lawmakers are creating to regulate it. >> they already have an executive order. you know that, which is great. they already have the, you know, the chip act , which is will help with the

technology. we have the bill of rights for ai. so but we need now to have it all in one form of this is the policy of the government. >> lawmakers have been at work. bay area congresswoman anna eshoo has coauthored the create ai act, the bipartisan bill would establish a national resource for ai researchers from diverse backgrounds to use not just those from giant tech companies, as we don't make the effort to bring in all sectors. >> uh- it's going to leave america behind. >> congresswoman eshoo will be at the president's state of the union address thursday. her guest, doctor fei-fei li, co-director of the stanford human-centered ai institute. >> i don't know what the president is going to say, uh, but if he's going to talk about artificial intelligence, it will come from, the knowledge of what, stanford university and its human centered, ai institute is doing. >> doctor li says the institute has worked to keep the us a leader in the space of ai,

particularly in keeping a healthy ecosystem of ai development, research and education, one where it's not only workers in large tech companies thriving in ai development, but the public sector too, like nonprofits and academic communities, especially in the past two years. >> what is really clear is that the private sector world is accelerating. really rapidly with the ai in terms of large amount of resource data, large models and the public sector is being left behind. >> so doctor li says any powerful technology can be a double edged sword. she and her colleagues at stanford are still encouraged by the possibilities of ai. >> every few hundred years or now, it seems to be accelerating humanity. discover or invent a new tool that truly changes life . and ai is one of the. >> now, the house speaker and minority leader put together an artificial intelligence task force. just a couple of weeks ago, and congresswoman eshoo was appointed to it, she tells me that she's hoping to have some

recommendations on guardrails relating to ai by the end of the year. meantime, lawmakers and experts are going to be listening very closely to the president's address tonight, right now, live in the south bay bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you. you can watch president biden's state of the union speech live right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 6 p.m, followed by the republican response. >> and now to san francisco and today's state of the city address. mayor london breed came out strong after a few wins on election day. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a closer look. >> karina mayor london breed says she's tired of the negativity and the city's successes are not a fluke. breed says she's sending a strong message to critics. >> san francisco is not wearing the shackles of your negativity any longer. breed hopes her critics will hear her message loud and clear that san francisco is making a strong recovery during the state of the city today, mayor london breed highlighted her administration's big wins on public safety. >> breed talked about the crime

rate being the lowest in ten years. she says that's thanks to bait cars shutting down drug markets in the tenderloin and soma, and cracking down on auto break-ins. >> we doubled the number of drug arrests in 2023. >> retail theft and car break ins plummeted. >> breed says voters passing measure e will help in a number of ways. >> we will be installing new public safety cameras in high crime areas, deploying drones for auto theft, car break ins and other crimes on the issue of drug addiction and fentanyl use. >> breed thanks voters for passing measure f if we can provide cash assistance to more than 5000 people, then we can screen recipients for substance use disorder and get them into treatment on homelessness, breed says since she's been mayor, the city has helped more than 15,000 people out of homelessness. >> we did it by increasing our shelter capacity by 66. >> breed says just last year, the city helped more than 1500 people into shelter from encampments. >> the number of tents on our

streets are down by 37% this past six months. >> and when it comes to downtown recovery, the mayor says the city is recruiting new businesses. breed says. i alone is projected to add 12,000,000ft■!s of office spacen 2030. breed also introduced a new effort. >> so our new initiative 30 by 30 30,000 more residents and students downtown by 2030, breed says. >> laws already remove and reduce fees and barriers for office conversion, and they pave the way for more housing and more people to move downtown. and while critics point to san francisco's ongoing issues around retail theft, car break ins, drug addiction and affordable housing, the mayor says san francisco is making progress. >> we are a city on the rise. we are a dragon taking flight now let's soar, san francisco. let's soar and mayor breed faces a tough reelection battle. >> her three serious opponents say her administration has failed to deal with drug crimes,

vandalism and theft. but breed says she has several victories with the measures in the primary election. and she says san francisco will host the super bowl in 2026. fifa world cup in 2026, and the nba all star game in 2025. live in the newsroom suzanne fawn, abc seven news. >> suzanne, thank you. abc seven news insider phil matier joins us now. mayor breed is obviously running for reelection, and the state of the city address sounded just as much like a campaign speech as anything else. would you agree? >> i would, and that's how things have evolved. initially, the state of the city address was, well, we have this much money, we have this much that we have to take care of. we have this and that. and then it became more aspirational. i see a bright future and we're going to do this. we're going to do this, we're going to do that. ofttimes it didn't get done, this was now it's turned more political, just like the state of the union tonight. both are incumbents facing tough reelection bids later this year. so yes, i would say this was a combination state of the city and stump speech for mayor

breed's reelection. >> well, you're the incumbent. you get to do what you want when you get in front of the microphones. but we should point out mayor breed did win on a couple of propositions on election day. so how significant is that in terms of her reelection? because it seems like at least you know, well, some people are leaning more towards here's the problem for the challenge for the mayor, that 65% to 70% that voted for more police powers, that voted for a screening for drug use as a condition for getting on welfare, that voted for make it easier to convert downtown offices into residentials are among the people that are not happy with the mayor. >> they agree with what she's talking about, but they don't feel that she's implemented it. so she has this. you're right, political win to her back. and she's had it for the last couple of years, as we saw with the recall of the district attorney chesa boudin, who was too progressive for her likes the recall of the school board. but

her challenge is that wind is going in her direction. but can she get the sails up and actually show the ship moving? she's got to get those cameras up in those intersections. she's got to get those license readers up. she's got to be able to point at something other than statistics, because people believe their eyes and what's around them, and not necessarily what is on some computer program. >> yeah. well, i mean, you know, last week we talked about a poll that came out that showed a very high negativity rate for mayor breed, and it remains to be seen 71% of the voters say they have an unfavorable opinion of her. >> that's by the chamber of commerce poll, which would be an ally of the mayor. so yes, it's very difficult situation. but, you know, it's not easy to turn a battleship. san francisco didn't get where it was overnight. it took decades of just increased movement in that direction. she's trying to right that ship even though she was riding on it earlier. but there is a feeling out there, possibly, that something new needs to happen. >> well, we'll see. she's got until november to get the battleship, as you say, turned

around. i know you'll have much more with karina at 530. yes all right. thank you. >> phil, part of 580 is still closed this afternoon following a homicide in nearby pleasanton city. density san francisco is getting more crowded. so what does this mean for the city and the oscar countdown is on. but first, some nominees. it could be the end you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year!

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lanes of interstate 580 in san leandro remain closed this afternoon as part of a police investigation. >> this is the scene from sky seven near 150th avenue. police say a man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the car near the center median. he was wanted by pleasanton police in connection to a deadly shooting in nearby pleasanton. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan joining us live now from that neighborhood with details on sir. >> larry and karina. good afternoon, pleasanton police still haven't released a lot of details about this victim, but we do know that she was shot and killed by a man who may have been her boyfriend. you can see this is still very much an active crime scene. as you mentioned, police found the man's dead body in his car in san leandro from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few hours ago. police say this all began around 11 a.m. they received a 911 calls from this apartment complex with reports of gunshots. when police arrived, operations captain kurt schlehuber says they found the

woman in her apartment who was shot multiple times. he says neighbors gave them a description of the suspect's getaway car, which police spotted and followed to san leandro. he says the car came, quote, did labeled on i-580. when they approached the car, they found the man had fatally shot himself. >> we believe the person responsible for this crime was the suspect that that is deceased, so there is no current concern or or danger to the public, and we just need to think about the families of the victim right now. and, while we complete this investigation. >> i-580 and san leandro was shut down in both directions at one point during this investigation. police say the woman may have children. we don't know if they were in the house at the time of the shooting or their ages. >> my wife works for the school

district, so of course it whenever a child is, it's something traumatic like this happens to a child's family. then the whole school system, all the kids, friends, the whole community is affected by it >> police say they will be out here for a few more hours. they still don't know what led to the shooting. they're asking anyone with any information to contact pleasanton police reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. all right. >> unser. thank you. a south bay man accused of a series of burglaries at churches and temples is being held on $1 million bail. 33 year-old jamie gutierrez flores is accused of being part of a crew that burglarized this hindu temple in sunnyvale at least three times. authorities say they got away with thousands of dollars in collection money from this temple, as well as donations at a milpitas temple and churches in santa clara and san jose. >> coming up on abc seven news

at 4:00. big day in one san francisco neighborhood, the noe valley public toilet finally arrives, ending a saga that actually made headlines all around the world. >> i'm spencer christian. this week is ending on a sunny note. i can't quite say that for the weekend. i'll have the accuwe you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ mugs. i was like shaking you know, . when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case o.

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some periods of wet weather. but beginning midweek next week we'll get a taste of spring with sunny and much warmer weather overnight. as we see mainly clear skies, low temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30s in the chilliest. inland locations, mainly north bay locations like santa rosa and lakeport over into the inland east bay of fairfield livermore. but most other locations will have lows in the low to mid 40s and then high temperatures tomorrow under sunny skies 60 at half moon bay 62, san francisco right around the bay shoreline. we'll be looking at mid 60s tomorrow and mid 60s into most of our inland areas. even warmer down on the south bay, where san jose will top out at 68 degrees. now let's skip ahead to saturday morning, 6:00. taking a look at futurecast. line of showers will be moving into the north bay now. there may be some light rain hitting other parts of the bay area on saturday, but this will be mainly a north bay event. it looks like it should be all over by about midday, giving way to some partial clearing before other waves of rain, not waves of grain, come into the bay area. here's the accuweather seven day forecast.

a lot going on on sunday because it's oscar sunday here at abc seven. it's also the day we begin daylight saving time and a level one storm will be bringing us evening showers and sunday morning showers to follow on monday, and wet and breezy on tuesday. so the unsettled weather actually starts on saturday. but the steadier, more widespread rain will be sunday, monday and tuesday. okay we'll enjoy tomorrow and saturday. have fun. >> yes, and next thursday and next 72 and sunny. that's right. the controversial public restroom in san francisco's noe valley is finally being installed, four years after first proposed crews offloaded the toilet this morning, the final step of a process that faced a backlash over the cost of $1.7 million. now, the city ended up backing away from that plan until an out of state vendor donated the prefab. modular restroom should be ready for use by the end of the month. >> san francisco is looking to literally build a better bay area. voters this week approved

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i've seen the conversation around affordable housing change in this city to where more people feel that building housing is now a necessity. still, what persists is the false narrative that affordable housing is someone low, somehow low income housing? well it isn't, and some of those who now qualify are people who once could easily afford to live here . when the late dianne feinstein was mayor in the 70s and 80s, it was all about developing downtown. but when it came to the expansion of the neighborhoods, they were clearly off limits. feinstein wanted to stop residential high rises like the fontana towers near aquatic park from popping up. fontana was built before feinstein was elected, but today, san francisco has a housing crisis. high home prices have priced many working families out of the city. san francisco's mayor says the only prescribed cure is to build up, up, up by losing regulation means yes, more

opportunity? >> yes, a better future. yes. a workforce that can afford to live here. yes. yes yes. housing. >> now, as part of an effort to build more affordable housing throughout california, the state ordered san francisco to add 82,000 units of housing by the year 2031. if the city doesn't, it could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for affordable housing and transit. but how would this new construction affect the look and feel of san francisco as the paris of the west? younger families struggling to stay here believe san francisco has to sacrifice its esthetics in the name of affordability. sam moss is with the mission housing development. we're talking about adding, you know, 1624 story buildings. do you care? >> no, i definitely do not care. i would love to live at fontana towers, and i know dozens of families, young families in san francisco. no, they're not, they're awesome. their housing. it's a place that's awesome

called housing. >> in recent years, expansion has occurred in the eastern neighborhoods like the mission district, potrero, and the south of market neighborhoods and mission bay. now, the state is telling san francisco it's time to build in those neighborhoods on the west and north side, which have often been resistant to change. corey smith is with the housing action coalition. >> the state is looking at us and saying, you have to build more. you have to build more in your high resource areas, places that have good schools, places that have high quality public transit, frankly, places that have a higher income. >> and it's time for pac heights to get apartments. >> but part of that proposed expansion is facing some pushback. supervisor aaron peskin was able to pass a resolution that would impose density limits in several historic neighborhoods in his own district for example, developers were proposing adding a 24 story building where this two story garage sits. another idea called for demolishing this building to add a 17 story high

rise. but because both are in a historic neighborhood, they are now protected. you know, you can expect people to say, wait a minute, that's his district, that he's doing this. >> i think we can increase the amount of housing and affordable housing in san francisco without destroying our neighborhoods. >> another option is to create more affordable housing along major commercial corridors like geary boulevard, van ness avenue, and church street. but some say there's no point in building all these new units without bolstering public transportation to serve residents. we asked billy riggs, a usf transportation and urban development professor, what needs to happen, how are we going to support all those people from a transportation point of view, because they really want people to live near a transportation hub, right? >> i mean, i we're not there. we're not we're not there in terms of the current infrastructure, you know, we're talking hundreds of thousands of new people living in the city now, how are we going to do

that? we have to start planning now. how we invest in our infrastructure. >> he says. our current transit system doesn't work for everyone because san francisco doesn't have the kind of integrated system like new york city does that gets you everywhere. any time. >> if you've got to wait 20 minutes on a train, is that really work for you? and for some people, particularly at the margins, we've got vulnerable populations that 20 minutes late means you lose your job. >> so in order to meet that goal of 82,000 units in the next seven years, the city has to build, do the math. close to 12,000 units a year. can you imagine? no, i don't think they can do it. yeah but we're we've got to stay optimistic. >> got to got to got to try. yeah. try thank you. liane. sure. >> in the south bay, a vote on vta's east ridge to bart regional connector is expected at tonight's valley transit authority board meeting. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey looks at the project. >> a lack of transit options is

forcing many east san jose residents, especially those who can't afford a vehicle to walk or bike along dangerous high speed corridors. councilmember peter ortiz says this has made the east side an epicenter of traffic fatalities, but he has a solution. >> the east ridge to bart regional connector will give our residents and particular our youth and seniors, a safe and reliable way to get to school, work, run errands or wherever their destination may be. >> thursday, vta will vote to approve the project to bring the transit center from the alum rock station. the route will offer a new station at story road and connect residents directly to bart at the milpitas station. it's the final phase of a more than $650 million project to improve safety and give people more options. >> this is an underserved community, and we want to ensure that we are giving all the resources possible through this project and many others to come

for the community itself. >> christina bowie is the president of the tully road eastridge business association. she says this will not only improve safety but lead to a big boost for businesses as well. >> all my life we've been waiting for something to take us down to uh, to the eastridge, and, you know, to hear that we're able to connect at eastridge, to berryessa and to the bart and that kind of transportation. i think it's incredible. >> council members ortiz, domingo candelas and omar torres want to see this become a reality. this project has been in the works for 24 years, and they hope thursday's vote will finally make it happen. >> there's been a lack of investment and resources in the east side since the founding of our city. it shouldn't have taken over 24 years, but it has and that's why we have come together today to say enough is enough. >> the time for waiting is over. the time for action is now. the eastridge light rail connection will be a game changer if approved. >> construction on the project could start as soon as next month in east san jose. dustin

dawsey, abc seven news up next a possible ban on tiktok and inside the oscars

tiktok today, a house panel unanimously approved a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app. the move comes over concerns

that the personal information of roughly 170 million american users might be shared with the chinese government. dan, didn't we do this about five years ago? i mean, there was a the push to sell to some american entity, and then it kind of disappeared. >> yeah, it kind of dissipated. there was a big push to kind of mitigate that risk. look, the problem is with all of this stuff is our information is out everywhere now, i think. so is tiktok worse, you know, than any other site? i hard to say, but of course it's who owns the site and who operates the site. that is the big concern. but it's a real issue. i mean, the days of privacy in the old sense are gone. >> and aren't some politicians using tiktok to get to the younger generation? haven't we seen that? >> absolutely. yeah >> biden was on tiktok not too long ago. >> yeah, yeah that's true. good point. >> yeah. and i would assume that they have the information if they want it. yeah. i mean, let's be real. do you know where we are? >> yeah. >> all right. now to one of the most talked about things at oscar time. the swag bag, the top acting and directing

nominees will receive 60 items worth more than $170 million. the most expensive is a $50,000 trip to the swiss alps. wow. there are skincare items, chocolates, and even cocktail flavored popcorn. the bag also includes a 3d printed selfie figurine. okay, unbelievable. >> $170,000 worth of stuff. >> i would love to get my hands on one of those. >> i'll take the trip to the swiss alps right? >> yeah, i would have been happy with a $10 gift certificate to pizza hut. yeah, it's pretty good stuff, right? >> those shoes that they just showed. but do the people going to the oscars, do they need these? >> no, that's the irony. of course they're all multi-millionaires, but it's an enticement. it it gets them to show up, maybe. and it makes them feel special when they're there. yeah. >> it takes a lot to make a millionaire show up, right. >> and feel special. >> here's a ticket to the alps on, you know, a regular airline. you don't have to take your private jet. here you go. >> yeah, i'm really all about

the selfie figurine. >> yeah. >> and it's got to be pretty spectacular and impressive stuff. i think if you're going to impress that crowd. right. that's true. be ordinary things, to be honest. >> yeah. that's right. yeah. it can't be the grab bag at your kid's birthday or gummy bears. yeah exactly. what better way to celebrate a legendary nfl career than with soup? campbell's first ever legend edition chunky soup honors philadelphia eagles great jason kelce, who just announced his retirement this week, and you can see the outline of his face and the beard there on the can. it is naturally eagles green fans can enter to win one of 620 limited edition cans on campbell's website, the kelce brothers. they basically have taken over the country with some help from taylor swift, i guess. but they have a podcast. the two of them, that is just hilarious and so i would buy the soup just just for jason kelce to be honest. spencer. >> yeah, i would too. absolutely and what more deserving player to be honored by this right. that's so true. he's incredible.

but you're right about their podcast. they're too smart funny clever guys i was going to say you know they are they are sharp sharp guys and very entertaining. >> and they certainly come across as really nice guys, pretty well informed. and they can play football. oh yeah. >> yeah. on their last podcast, jason was talking about travis and he was saying, you know, because the taylor swift factor that it's almost like he's part of the beatles and maybe he's yoko ono and, and, and he goes up the band and, and he goes, was that the speed skater? >> oh. >> now, has taylor swift been on the podcast yet? have they been able to land her on the podcast? >> well, i think they could get her if they wanted her. >> do you think they would? i mean, send the numbers through the roof? >> yeah, absolutely. >> just going to throw it out there. they happen to be from cleveland, ohio. you know, just that that's where the greats come from. >> all the greats like karina come from exactly exactly. >> we are proud of that okay. march is women's history month. and this tasty thursday we're introducing you to a woman owned and operated business, pizzeria delora is an award winning

restaurant in berkeley. owner laura meyer was named young entrepreneur of the year at the 2023 pizza industry excellence awards or pie awards, and this month, she's celebrating her one year anniversary. >> and joining us live right now is laura meyer. laura, thanks so much for spending some time with us. spencer is not even waiting for the introduction or anything. he's got it. he's up. he's digging in. he does not care about anything else. what are we eating today? because it looks spectacular. >> hi. thanks for having me today. you're having a sicilian style, which is what i'm mostly known for. and then you're also having a detroit style. so two very popular pan style pizzas. >> what are the differences between the two? >> the two sicilian style. well the sicilian style is predominantly more like a focaccia style crust. so something that is native to bakeries and then the detroit is something very specific and traditional that comes straight out of detroit during the motor city era. and it has a caramelized cheese around the entire crust.

>> interesting. okay. >> i have to tell you, you have won me over because i tend to favor the thin crust. you know, the firm, crusty, crunchy. but this is delicious. really good. >> yeah. pan pizza might be thick, but if it's done right, it should be really easy to eat and really satisfying without weighing too heavy on your stomach. so this is done right? >> emily, is laura. >> you've been around for one year. what lessons have you learned in the past year? obviously, you've learned how to perfect pizza and are you doing anything special this month? >> yeah, on our one year, which is going to be march 23rd saturday, we're going to be having a party of sorts, a birthday party of sorts. and then what i've i've learned everything about myself and about community, about restaurants. in one year, in one very short amount of time, i've learned a tremendous amount. >> has that year flown by, or has it been a difficult year or both? both >> yeah, very much both, but very satisfying and very gratifying. and i'm very proud of reaching our one year so

well, we started this segment talking about international women's day, which is today, the pizza business. >> when we think of it, it's dominated by men. so what has your experience been like? >> well, when i first started about ten years ago, competing domestically and internationally, there weren't a lot of women present, at least competing. they were usually on the sidelines, whereas now over the last ten plus years, more and more women are out and proud, competing, speaking, demonstrating. they are very much a force to be reckoned with in this industry. and we've always been here. we're just a little bit louder now. >> yeah. that's great. we need to get pizzeria de laura in the oscars swag bag. this is pretty good stuff. >> good idea, dan, or in the abc seven vending room. >> that's that's what i was going to say. the oscar people can take care of themselves. so we need it in the newsroom. never mind the oscar people in la, what's what's what's big that you have for year two expansion, but also doing it

better. >> you know, pizza evolves every day. and so understanding that it's a living thing and that every day it changes. so keeping quality while expanding and giving the community what they want. >> all right. and laura, before we let you go, where can people find you to get this delicious pizza? >> we are located right in the heart of downtown berkeley. we're on the corner of shattuck and addison, right up one block off from the university. >> nice. great job. congratulate us. pizzeria de laura. i love the name. bravo. thank you so

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of being extinct. researchers say it's because the fisheries that target the animals for their meat and shark liver oil that gets used in things people wouldn't think about, like cosmetics, hair products, skin moisturizers, uh- different types of, of, health aids and stuff. >> you see a lot more. you do see it in like north america a little bit, but particularly you go to asia. it's really big in asia. >> san jose state professor david ebert was one of two american researchers who led the team. he suggested solutions like limiting fishing activity in the deep oceans and adding regulations for the international shark liver trade. that study will be published tomorrow in science magazine and this is a really wild discovery in thailand, literally. i mean,

look at this. customs officials at bangkok international airport found 87 animals hidden away luggage right there. i mean, this is unbelievable. it included. you saw the red panda there, a monkey, a fishing cat, lizard, snakes, birds, squirrels, they got the, like, the whole arc in this thing. officials say the luggage belonged to six indian nationals who were headed for mumbai. they were arrested for trying to smuggle in live animals. >> i mean, were they starting a zoo? >> i have no idea. but, you know, 87 seems, like a lot. >> yeah, yeah. talk about not packing light. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> all right, let's get a check on the weather. talk about the sunshine and the rain that's going to move in. spencer >> right? i was thinking about the arc reference also, but the rain that's coming our way won't produce a need for that overnight. we'll have mainly clear skies, overnight lows ranging from upper 30s to low 40s, for the most part. tomorrow. just a beautiful day. sunny skies, mild high temperatures in the mid or even mid to upper 60s in some

locations. here's the accuweather seven day forecast and our pattern becomes unsettled on saturday, with clouds increasing a chance of some north bay showers on saturday, and then a little bit more widespread rain level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale on sunday, monday and tuesday. but next wednesday and thursday it gets sunny and milder, even warm, by next thursday all over again. so just a little brief period of wet weather and then it's all smiles again. >> all right spencer, thank you. the road to the oscars. but not everyone wins and some don't win. >> a feel the power of osteo bi-flex®. taken every day, it's clinically shown to improve joint comfort in 7 days, with significant improvement over time. ( ♪ )

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of abc seven news, then at nine, celebrity wheel of fortune, followed by another episode of wheel of fortune. then it's jeopardy! and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. all right. as you know, we're counting down to the oscars now less than three days away. as the old phrase goes, always a bridesmaid, but never a bride. the academy awards has several bridesmaids, if you will, who've been nominated, but they just never win. abc news reporter melissa don takes a look at oscars, bridesmaids of the past and present. >> always a bridesmaid, but never a bride. if you're single, you may relate along with this star studded group considered oscars bridesmaids. people who have come really close to winning or have been nominated multiple times and have yet to bring home an actual statue, take songwriter diane warren,

known for mega hits rhythm of the night and celine dion's because you loved me. >> hey, becky, are you ready? you got the fire is out. >> warren, now nominated 15 times her latest nod for this hit in the film flamin hot, performed by becky g. and she has a good attitude about it. >> so everybody here is a winner. and i almost wish i could go up on on stage and go, everybody, you know, four of you guys are going to be disappointed. but don't be because your peers put you here. if someone chooses me, i've already won. it's good that i think like that because i usually lose. >> mark ruffalo is up for his fourth oscar this year, nominated for supporting actor in poor things. annette bening on her fifth nomination, this time for naiad. then there's bradley cooper, surprisingly enough, who this year has hit his 12th nomination thus far without a win. >> so he has a chance to get off the schneid even oppenheimer director christopher nolan,

eight nominations now three this year for oppenheimer, likely to bring home at least two of those hollywood stars, hoping to walk down that aisle towards a golden statue. >> melissa hayden, abc news, los angeles. >> the oscars are coming up on sunday, but our live coverage actually kicks off tomorrow afternoon with abc seven news reporter luz pena. luz will be live on the red carpet throughout the weekend leading up to sunday's oscars show, which we keep emphasizing is an hour earlier. live at 4 p.m. here on abc seven. all right. that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry biel abc seven news at five is next

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