>> we will always cherish the memory and life of the great willie mays. >> he mentored many. he was a friend of many. >> there was nothing that willie could not do in this game. >> he was one of those guys that was just bigger than life. >> remembering the great willie mays, who passed away yesterday at age 93. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil and i'm kristen sze. >> we begin our coverage today with abc seven news reporter j.r. stone jr. >> larry. kristen i've talked with so many fans outside of oracle park in the last two days that are truly broken up about the passing of willie mays. mays had a special connection to people, some of whom he met over the years, and others who were just honored to have witnessed him play baseball. tears from diehard willie mays fans who came out to oracle park to remember the say, hey kid, my dad went to opening day, the first giants game ever.

>> seals stadium in 58 and got to see willie mays play. and i lost my dad almost two years ago . sorry i brought flowers for, for willie, but for my dad to. >> we walked with eileen beason as she searched for her family's brick, one that she bought for her dad on father's day. when the ballpark opened, and one that she intentionally got near the willie mays statue. >> it says loyal from game one. when i heard the news yesterday, the first thing that came to my mind was my dad gets to meet willie mays in heaven. >> so yeah, you know, he means a lot. not just to the baseball community, but, yeah, the minority community as well. >> i think that he is one of the, i'd say, the greatest sports athlete ever. i think he transcends baseball. he transcends sports. he meant so much to black people in this

country. >> a thought echoed by san francisco chronicle sports columnist scott ostler. >> there were still people skeptical. you know, we're not sure if we want black people in the game, you know, and willie helped break down a lot of that reticence and that backwards thinking. >> and as mays broke barriers for communities, he entertained with an ability that san franciscans still talk about today. >> everybody just loved him. everybody would scream his name and the whole stadium would just go wild for willie mays. i mean, even when we were kids, it was willie mays, willie mays, i mean, he was the man. >> he used to come in that pink cadillac, that pink convertible cadillac, and he was just willie mays, you know? yeah, he's he was. he was our, hero. >> he was our hero. sports columnist scott ostler said he was talking with willie mays one time in a modest. mays was saying how he wasn't sure where he got all of that power in

reference to the home runs that he hit. ostler said he looked down where mays had his arms on the table. he's wearing a short sleeve shirt and thought, i think i know where that power came from. describing willie mays arms that looked like popeye arms, very strong wrists at that, larry. kristen now back to you. >> yeah j.r. he was an incredible shape when he was playing baseball. thank you j.r. the giants are adding a special patch to their uniforms in honor of mays. it's a round patch with number 24. and mays name written inside. the patch will be displayed on the front of the team's uniform right above the heart. fittingly, the giants started wearing the mays patch today in chicago. they'll continue to wear it for the rest of the season. even sadder than willie's passing is that his death comes only two days before he was going to be honored. in birmingham, alabama, a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood field, where mays played for the birmingham black barons. he started playing pro baseball at age 16. the giants will play a game there tomorrow against the cardinals. that game was planned

as a tribute to willie, and now it will be a memorial. we showed you the jersey patch a few moments ago. here's a look at the giants wearing the patches during the game today at wrigley field. mays by the way, the all time leader in visiting home runs at wrigley with 54. and earlier today, giants great j.t. snow joined kristen sze 3 p.m. show getting answers to tell us about his memories of the say hey kid, i wasn't of too many professional athletes, but, the first time i got to meet willie mays, i was in awe, a little nervous, asking for his autograph, but, just a sad day. >> so many memories come back. and the way he treated us as players, as teammates and part of the giants family was really remarkable. >> many tributes pouring in, this one from willie's teammate juan marichal, posting. i still remember walking into the clubhouse at candlestick park for the first time and shaking willie's hand. i was in awe and after all this years, i still am. and willie was perfection on and off the field. a generous and warm human being. you will truly be missed, chico

was the scene last night at rickwood field in alabama, where mays began his pro baseball career. >> i had to stay in school, so i played saturday and sunday when school was in. when school was out, i would go on the road with them. >> abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez is in birmingham. he'll have live reports starting tomorrow on abc seven news at four. >> 15 years now developing news. fire crews report major progress against the flames of a wildfire burning in sonoma county. a local state of emergency was ratified today for the point fire, which started last sunday. it's burned more than 1200 acres. it's now 50% contained. >> i think you'll probably see firefighting assets assigned to this for another week or so. just as a precautionary measure. but the fire is not going to grow anymore. at the perimeter is well secured right now. there's little pockets of vegetation inside that well inside the burn perimeter that

crews are going to still deal with for some time. >> the fire chief also said there's no proof that a spark from a nearby controlled burn ignited the fire in colusa county. >> the sites fire is spreading rapidly. it's scorched more than 15,600 acres. we're talking about some 24mi■!s. only 5% contained. that fire's burning northeast of clear lake. there are activation orders. so evacuation orders for the few people who live in that pretty remote area in calaveras county, the arrow fire burning east of stockton, has grown to nearly 5400 acres. the flames have destroyed three structures and threatened another 3600. that one is now 33% contained. >> so let's check in now with spencer christian for the latest fire conditions. >> yeah, spencer, it's cooler here. some aid to the firefighters, i would think. >> absolutely cooler. larry, we have an increase in relative humidity. that's also helpful. and we've got friendly wind flow from west to east, which is now blowing the smoke away from the central part of the bay area, which is giving us moderate to good air quality right now and

into the next couple of days. we'll see some decline in air quality when that heat spike occurs. friday and saturday, mainly because of the heat. but the smoke from the cites fire in colusa county is the most is the most concerning thing right now in terms of air quality and parts of sonoma county, napa county and solano county. so here's that wind flow. you can see it's pretty gusty along the coast. and from san francisco over to oakland, the wind speeds are lighter up in the north bay, but still friendly in terms of reducing fire risk because they're bringing us higher relative humidity, cooler temperatures and moving the smoke again away from the bay area. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast in just a few minutes. kristin. >> all right. spencer thank you. in the east bay, those who want oakland mayor shantel d out of office offered her an option today, albeit not a realistic one for her to avoid a recall. it comes just one day after the city clerk's office announced that the group has turned in enough verified signatures to get that recall on the ballot. recall organizers had a message today for tor. >> please mayor shengtao, resign

now nine resign now. resign now. mayor tao and let november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. >> the city council will vote next month whether to finalize putting the recall on the november ballot. the mayor and a group opposed to the recall have not yet responded to abc7's request for a comment today. >> joining us now, abc seven news insider phil matier. what's the likelihood that the recall will be on the november ballot, given that all the signatures have to be verified? >> the signatures have already been verified. the clerk and the county recorder have taken a look at them, and they have verified it's qualified. it now goes to the city council to set a date. now the likelihood is that they will put it on november uh- they don't have much choice. the other option is to have a special election and that would cost millions of dollars in oakland. is already facing a huge budget deficit, so

in all likelihood, this will be a november recall election. >> all right. so phil tao's administration has been rather dismissive of the recall effort and trying to sound a tone of not being too worried, but isn't it a pretty low bar to get recalled? i mean, it's just 50% plus one, right? >> it is. >> but you're the only person on the ballot, right? >> but that, you know, governor newsom was the subject of a recall and he beat it back, getting 70% of the vote. so it's not necessarily that high of a bar. what we have here, though, is in oakland, it's ranked choice voting as it is in san francisco. so mayor tao, when she went in, she only had about 30% of first place votes. and then the rest came in uh- as other candidates faded. so she didn't have this strong of support going in. and so and then she made the decision to fire the very popular police chief, leronne armstrong. now here's where it really gets ironic that was kicked off this recall drive, especially among the african american community, and has put her in this box. so she will likely be on the

november recall election. and who is going to be on the same ballot? leronne armstrong, who's now running for city council in oakland. so she will be on the same ballot as the person she fired. you can't make this stuff up at the same time. district attorney pamela price in alameda county is being the subject of a recall and will be on the ballot in november. so in the east bay, they're going to have two recalls at one time. >> so i want to follow up on that because, you know, chris and i were talking beforehand, this recall thing is becoming like standard operating procedure in the state of california. is this the norm now? everywhere? >> no, it is in, but it has become in recent years, like you said, sort of state of the art in california. and ironically, where is it the most practiced? right here in the bay area, the most liberal progressive area? and who's getting recalled? the progressives in san francisco, it was district attorney chesa boudin and the board of education. so it's this is a it's an anomaly, but one that,

you know, the bay area is known for its anomalies. but this one is just strange. this is the center of the recall movement, not southern california or texas right here. strange political beast we got here. >> interesting times. thank you. phil >> more news. there are still residual delays out of sfo after an early morning power outage. the outage lasted about two hours and impacted terminals one, three and the international terminal. it also forced some incoming passengers to stay on their planes for over an hour after landing, coming up on abc seven news at four, a san francisco apartment building with a laundry list of problems now rebranded, a new name and new address, there's a growing need for housing, especially low income housing. >> so why don't communities want to build it? and a holiday with a lot of history celebrating juneteenth from texas to the bay

one. yeah. it commemorates the ending of slavery in this country, specifically the date of enforcement of the emancipation proclamation in texas. >> and one woman, opal lee, not only celebrating today, she helped make the holiday official. >> here's abc news reporter christiane cordero. young people , all young people. >> if you're not 97. >> for decades, the texas native

pushed for the u.s. to recognize juneteenth as a national holiday to commemorate the final enslaved people in texas, learning that they were free. it took two and a half years for the news to arrive following the emancipation proclamation. and today at the african american museum of dallas, miss opal completed the annual two and a half mile walk, recognizing that final moment of liberation. >> july the 4th freed the land. june 10th freed the people. don't you forget it. >> miss opals resolve isn't just about ancestry. she and her family had a home in fort worth for 85 years, until they were driven out by a racist white mob. she recently returned to the lot where that home once stood, and where her new home was sold to her for just $10. so on this juneteenth holiday that she helped make official, were reminded not just of the history lessons learned. >> hello young people, or the

centuries long effort to liberate this country of its darkest chapter. >> we're also reminded of the work ahead and of those moving forward for a brighter future. step by step. >> let me leave this with you. i want you to make yourself a committee of one to change somebody's mind. >> miss opal lee was recognized last month with the highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> now, here in the bay area, there are also lots of juneteenth celebrations today. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns was at one event at san francisco's golden gate park, way down in each place. >> it was an emotional commemoration of juneteenth at san francisco's golden gate park wednesday. hundreds gathering for songs, speeches and to help recreate a live art installation. in honor of the holiday, let's talk about the harm. >> let's talk about the generational terror. let's talk

about how it impacts people today. dana king is the artist behind the installation. >> she tells me back in 2020, protesters tore down a statue of known slave owner and star-spangled banner author francis scott key. it was part of a nationwide movement sparked by the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. a year later, king created a new work of art around the plinth where key statue once stood. this time with a nod to juneteenth. >> in 2021, i surrounded that plinth with 350 ancestral figures that represent the beginning of the business of slavery. >> king's art stood here at golden gate park until earlier this year. on wednesday, she wanted to recreate it once again in honor of the holiday, this time with real people, namely black women. >> children were taken from us. we were raped by our enslavers. we were. we were purchased just to, bring new life into chattel slavery. >> king says the work she's been

able to do over the past few years wouldn't have been possible without the help of the city, though ginsberg is the general manager of the san francisco recreation and parks department, he says he's proud that the city has taken a leading role nationwide on the topic of social justice. >> parks are the most democratic institution we have left. it is where we are all equal and equally welcome and representation does matter. >> as for king, she says even though this was only a one day recreation, her work is far from done. she plans on continuing to use her art as a way to express her beliefs and her culture. >> it's not over because oppression still exists in this country and around the world. >> in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, people celebrated african american culture during a juneteenth family celebration at the children's discovery museum of san jose. this event featured a west african drumming workshop, a drum making activity, and animated film screenings. the silicon valley african film festival partnered with the museum for this celebration in

the east bay. >> a $1 million donation is helping rise east, revitalize east oakland. wells fargo presented the check to the black cultural zone organization today. the money will go to help develop the liberation park, market hall and residences project planned for foothill boulevard and 73rd avenue. the organization has now raised $41 million of its $50 million goal. >> tropical storm alberto has not hit land in the us yet, but it's already making its mark. >> i'm spencer christian. we had a refreshingly cool final day of spring. today, summer starts tomorrow and summer's heat will not be far behind. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up

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news reporter alexis christoforous looks at tropical storm alberto and those record high temperatures. >> heavy rains, coastal flooding and damaging winds lashing the texas coast as tropical storm alberto formed in the gulf of mexico in galveston, texas. water up to the seawall covering what should be the beach sand. the beach starts usually way further up, but the waves are coming in the national hurricane center, predicting the first named storm of the season will move inland over northeastern mexico by thursday morning. but it's those outer bands you can see are already affecting texas.

>> this is one of the marinas and the docks here along corpus. there's flooded all the storm surge pushing in. >> it's not the rain, but a brutal heat wave that has people sweltering from the midwest to the northeast, from michigan to maine, temperatures soaring into the upper 90s to low 100 seconds. beaches, a popular place for people looking for relief, like carson beach in south boston. and from the air, you can see people cooling off in lake michigan. back now to alberto. the storm is forecast to make landfall in mexico overnight, but the storm surge will still be an issue from galveston to corpus christi, texas. alexis christoforous abc news, new york. >> yeah, wild weather all over the country and seems to be becoming the norm. unfortunately >> i know, really sad. look, we can't complain here, although we're going to get a little warmer to spencer in a couple of days. >> we are. but right now we are enjoying a refreshing onshore flow, cooler air, higher humidity, lower fire concerns. here's a look at the satellite

radar composite image. and you can see what i'm talking about. and the marine marine layer is returning in the evenings as well. right now we have gusts up to 32mph in oakland. wind speeds nearly 40mph here in san francisco. the good news about this wind flow is that up in the north bay, where we've had the wildfires, the winds are much, much lighter. so not fanning the flames so much as they would if we had stronger gusts. and what about this cooldown? 24 hour temperature change shows it's 11 degrees cooler in novato and mountain view and san jose right now. at this time yesterday, significantly cooler. just about everywhere, in fact. so let's take a closer look at san francisco. right now, 56 degrees feels sort of winter like out there right now. low to mid 60s at oakland and hayward, low 70s at san jose and redwood city, 54 at half moon bay. beautiful view from mount tam looking down onto the bay at the advancing marine layer, 72 degrees up and 73 rather. and santa rosa right now 63 petaluma, napa 6982 at fairfield and concord. so there's some warm weather, but not hot. and excuse me, in 77 in livermore. so these are the forecast headlines tomorrow. the

summer solstice occurs at 150 in the afternoon. so the beginning of summer tomorrow, friday and saturday, we'll see a heat spike in our inland areas, up to triple digits in many locations by saturday. and then early next week, we'll have that typical summer spread as the warmth sort of moderates the forecast. animation shows that flow continuing overnight, with the marine layer expanding along the coast and locally across the bay, and there may even be some patchy drizzle near the coastline, but it's not likely many locations will see that drizzle offshore. maybe, but not on land overnight. low temperatures will be mainly in the low 50s, maybe even a couple of upper 40s in the north bay, places like santa rosa and napa, where it'll be a little bit chillier and highs tomorrow under mainly sunny afternoon skies will reach into the mid to upper 80s in the warmest inland spots. 87 antioch 87 fairfield right around the bay shoreline. we're talking about mainly low to mid 70s and on the coast. highs tomorrow, upper 50s to near 60. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. and here comes that warm up

starting friday mid to upper 90s inland. low 80s around the bay shoreline. on saturday we're likely to see several inland locations hitting 100 degrees or maybe even higher 88 or so in the warmest bay shore locations. as heat eases on sunday, we'll see some low 90s inland, and that pattern sort of holds into by the middle of next week. but the warmth isn't going away. >> is this the first time we've had triple digits? >> no, we had a couple triple digits. yeah. >> i'm trying to remember a couple of weeks ago, maybe a couple of weeks ago. >> yeah, that's right. but it wasn't a heat wave. it lasted maybe two days. yeah. >> this is more prolonged right? >> yeah. all right. thank you spencer. coming up, the high cost of affordable housing, they have to make a plan for where you could build 7015 units. >> we live here because it's suburbs in the communities fighting a plan to build more homes. >> and a san francisco apartment building that flooded repeatedly and was empty for months, is now back open with a whole lot of

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♪ (ominous music) ♪ ♪ (ominous music) ♪ it's ok. $50,000 a year, 150 k. that's considered low income. that is the highest low income threshold in the entire country. >> it's crazy right? yeah. but despite those numbers, many communities are resisting a state law that would increase the number of affordable homes are building a better bay area. >> reporter lyanne melendez looked into that issue, joining us now, the rest of the country looks at us like we're insane, like $150,000. >> absolutely. it's unreal. i mean, i can't even imagine, you know, one thing that i have to say is that in order to qualify for a mortgage in san mateo county, you have to make $500,000. wow. because the

medium price for a home is 1.9 million. now what? how do you like that? we can do that. well you know, i'm no math major. it's simple economics, though. for years, many cities in the bay area have said build, build, build. but hey, far away in livermore, tracy, antioch, brentwood out there. now, the state has said it's time to build in your backyard. so why then, are so many communities still fighting against new developments? right? that's what we wanted to know. people in san mateo like to keep things the way they are now. there's a belief here that traditions never really go out of style, except that when it comes to new construction, the status quo here is being challenged by a state mandate to build more housing. >> in the case of san mateo, they have to make a plan for where you could build 7015 units. san mateo is now being

sued by the housing action coalition because of their plan to build more. >> housing isn't happening quickly enough, as we look at their list of where they say that it is possible to build housing, they included a lot of sites that are unrealistic. in fact, the entire county of san mateo has the highest percentage of non-compliant housing elements out of all nine bay area counties. the state has determined that 21 cities within san mateo county have to increase the number of market rate and below market rate units . >> i like to look at this as, you know, as a wake up call. >> bilbray's plan, for example, is to build more than 3800 units in the next seven years. how close are you? >> you know, we're just like i said a moment ago, we just put, you know, we just approved over 1300 units. millbrae is at the table, and we're producing housing exactly where transit is . and so, folks who comes in and live here and work at millbrae, they don't even need a private vehicle. >> on the other hand, the state is requiring san mateo, the city, to build the most units in

the entire county, which to some seems excessive. >> you know, we live here because it's suburbs, urban, right? emphasis on the sub. and we like our charming small downtown. we like our walkability. >> michael weinhauer is with san mateo residents speak, a group whose intentions are clear. here's how they describe themselves on their website. nor are they willing to sacrifice their homes, neighborhoods, quality of life, or character of their historic downtown in the process. now, that sounds like a nimby person to me, but make the point. >> everything here is built so. so it's kind of a zero sum game. in order to build something new, you have to tear something else down. >> take this lot, for example, purchased by a developer, several small businesses, and even a small housing unit were torn down. the city relocated the residents and small businesses. now some in city government want to increase development by getting rid of

measure y, which sets limits on new residential building heights and densities. >> we've avoided that topic for 50 plus years, and it's gotten so expensive here in the peninsula and we have a nice lifestyle here, but we need to share it. >> the question some may ask themselves is how will their children be able to live in the city they grew up in? >> just like my son, he's 30 years old and he cannot afford to afford to live on his own. >> as we've discovered, it's no longer about being a nimby or not being a nimby. it's not that black and white. there are different shades of nimbyism with plenty of inner space and butts to justify their argument. >> if you've grown up living in a single family home and all of a sudden someone wants to put a4a4 story building next to your house, i can see that's an issue. >> weinhauer has supported every

development here, but says going forward, san mateo city officials have to act responsibly when it comes to this kind of expansion. for example, addressing the infrastructure needed to accommodate more people here and the increase in traffic that this expansion will create. the state says it's a compromise all californians now have to learn to live with. >> that's what state law requires, is that every city do its fair share and not say, well, this is somebody else's problem. let the housing be built someplace else. every single city has to do its part and as they say, a good compromise leaves everyone unhappy. >> now, the reason san mateo, the city is being sued is because they have identified places like the parking lot at the bridgepoint shopping center to build on. but apparently san mateo didn't do its homework because we discovered that there is an existing contract that says that no homes can be built

on that site until 2056. so the attorneys suing say this is yet another example of san mateo not getting it right and therefore stalling the process. i can, though, see both sides of the argument. i mean, you buy a home and sometimes, you know, you don't want. sure, a high rise. so and i also see the fact that, you know, i want my kids to live in my community too. >> so and it's also true you do need the infrastructure to support the additional. >> absolutely. water of traffic, you name it. yeah. >> thank you. liane. >> sure. now to another housing story we've been following for nearly two years. >> really? 600 tenants were displaced from the 33 tehama building after a water main broke and flooded much of the building. now it's reopened with a new name and a new address. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan has a look at the changes. >> it literally felt like i was in a godzilla movie. there was water dripping down from everywhere. >> uncle shama shudders at the memory of what he and hundreds of other tenants went through.

at 33, tehama in june 2020, two, tenants were forced from their homes after a massive flood. thousands of gallons of water poured down through the entire building. hinds, the real estate development and management firm that owns the building, said a water main that is part of the building's fire sprinkler system failed at the top of the building. now, two years later, the building has reopened. tenants have moved into the newly renamed spera sf, which even has a new address, 39 tehama. a spokesperson for hines released this statement saying, quote, as of last month, approximately one third of the original residents from 2022 have returned to the property and of those who elected to retain their leases throughout the extensive restoration, nearly 75% returned to the property. sharma decided not to return after he learned that his rent would increase by 50. he now lives in san diego. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, anymore. just, you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far. >> as for the new name and

address, what do you think about that? >> it's a sham. >> they basically just fooling people so that, you know, they're the previous results. don't pop up on google search. so that's why they change the name. they've changed the address and the story. >> attorney fahmy represents 90 of the tenants who lived at 33 tehama in a lawsuit. >> we're going to continue to pursue them. we are hoping for a resolution, because it's clear hines and defendants are liable and these folks should not be delayed anymore in being compensated for what they've suffered through, he says. >> they've done restoration and renovation work inside and out, just trying to cover up for what has happened. >> and they're just trying to erase what has happened in san francisco. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. >> next up on abc seven news at four. happiness hacks from the world's happiest country and who it's all about the ugly.

report. once again, finland is on top and now the country is sharing its secrets with the rest of the world. here's abc news reporter james longman. >> what's the secret to happiness? finland might have the answer. the world happiness report. yeah, it's a thing has named the country the happiest on earth. now it's spreading the love. launching a program called helsinki happiness hacks. people

from all over the world are invited to visit to engage in their way of life. the five day itinerary in the capital city of helsinki, all alongside so-called happiness hackers. >> what makes me happy, kate? what uh- swim, another hacker welcoming newcomers to his home country. >> dj tapio hakanen sharing his hacks, cycling a finnish sauna and balance. >> we want to make sure that this time and room for other things in life, the best lessons from those hackers all surprisingly simple like enjoy what you eat, embrace your inner child and nurture the relationships in your life. >> it's not exactly revolutionary, but spencer, the thing that jumped out to me was balance. yes and i think in this country we're out of whack. yeah. >> oh no doubt about that. >> a number of issues. but this i mean, i've visited all the scandinavian countries and generally speaking, people are so much less stressed out than

we are. >> so much less in a hurry to get somewhere or to achieve something and not nothing against achievement. i'm up for high achieving. but no, it's just a healthy our style of living. yeah, and i think they also don't have resource scarcity, which contributes to unhappiness. >> like they have lots of natural resources. so they're wealthy and they have very few people. so there's plenty to go around. umma, what do you think? >> it also feels like other countries just do a much better job of being more community centered. in america. we're just so individualistic. it's like, go, go, be the best. everybody for themselves. i feel like people do a lot better when they're, you know, are in a good community, collaborative, right? >> yeah. like the four of us are. it takes a village. yes. all right, san francisco bay ferry officials want your help in naming the newest ferries joining the fleet. they've narrowed the nominees down to 12 after bay area students submitted nearly 300 names. the finest include chowder for

dungeness. carl gold rush and painted lady. you can vote through monday on the voice of bay ferry website. out of those, i think my favorite is painted lady. i just feel like that's a good ferry name. >> i would go with chowder, but only if we say chowder. >> chowder. >> boston harbor. >> it might be more appropriate in boston. you're right, you're right. i might have to change my vote here. >> why can't we go with something amusing like ferry? good or very good? ferry. oh, good. >> yeah. it's entertaining. good. >> punny. spencer is back. yeah >> they need to put you on the staff to come up with memorable names. spencer what do you like? >> i like chowder, that was my first one. and then i also kind of like carl just because it just sounds funny. carl. >> hey, carl. >> fogg. yeah. >> all right, we'll see. we'll see what happens. yeah. all right. we should not play with our food, but no one said anything about making art out of it. check out this bust of singer ed sheeran made entirely

out of soup ingredients. his face is actually tofu and rice, his hair made of bonito, tuna flakes and ginger. so the artist called it edamame sheeran, which is tremendous. maybe that's what we should name the ferry, i don't know. anyway, the artist has made sculptures of other celebrities for a one day show at a british museum. do you think the real ed sheeran would be pleased with edamame, ed sheeran or ed sheeran? >> it's pretty lifelike though, and same with the elton john. i'm just glad it's a one day exhibit because after that, yeah. >> ooh yeah yeah. not good. >> yeah. you have to refrigerate this art, but no, it's a great likeness and i. >> oh elton john. oh that's a good one. >> exactly right. >> oh yeah. that's right. is that unagi for his hair? i think so i mean, i'd be tempted to look at the exhibit and just, like, grab a piece and go, i'm hungry. oops. sorry. i took your eyeball art. >> you can eat. oh. >> that's funny. oh, goodness.

how do people come up with this stuff? >> i don't know, i don't know, but i think it looks pretty good overall. >> pretty good artists look at things differently from the way most of us look at things. that's how they come up with art. >> they really incredible creativity. >> speaking of okay, things that look good or don't look so good, maybe it's time to get a little ugly. it's time for the world's ugliest dog contest at the sonoma-marin fair. take a look. these not so cute critters are up for this year's prize. the winner will be announced friday at the petaluma fairgrounds. they'll get a trophy and a $1,500 cash prize, which i'm sure they care a lot about. okay, let's leave this up here because we want to talk about which one we think should win. >> i like top right. it's not the ugliest, but i just think it's kind of actually cute i agree. >> but but if we're going i know ugliest okay. the one right next to him with the red velvet behind him. that's that's a strong candidate in my bottom left. >> maybe is mine. >> i'm not sure. i'm digging the blue hair right bottom. i'm. is that blue hair?

>> it appears to be. yeah. i'm not sure that's the dog's choice . i'm going to look really good with some blue hair this afternoon. >> not one of them is getting a prom invitation, that's for sure. >> oh, so everyone deserves to go to prom. spencer, i'm sorry. everyone does. that's true. >> they should all go and take your dog. >> they're all cute in their own way, but, yeah. ugliest. i don't know, spencer. >> which one did you choose? >> i think the one in that red velvet. okay, i'm kind of with you on that one. >> i think our producers choosing the one below the red. >> the one below it. yeah, with the snarl, the teeth. that's it. >> let's say she might be on to something there. yeah, not the. >> i mean, we say this with the utmostmost of love and admirati. exactly i just want you all to know that it's. >> we could we could call it a tie. or maybe we could go to ranked choice voting and do it that way. >> let's make it confusing. >> oh, you don't want to start that. yeah. >> we've had a big debate about that today. debate already. >> it's ongoing. >>

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tank at ten. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a 105 year old great grandmother is winning hearts for her. one of a kind story and more than a century old. she just graduated from stanford, virginia story is one of perseverance and patience. abc news reporter will reeve has her story. >> this moment more than 80 years in the making, virginia hislop, receiving her master's degree from stanford at 105 years old. >> my goodness, i've waited a long time. i always knew i wanted to go to stanford in the 1940s. >> jinney as she's known, had taken the required classes at stanford and needed to finish one more thing to graduate her master's thesis. but then world war two broke out. her boyfriend, george called to serve, so jinney left school to marry him, then assisted in the war effort and focused on her family. while serving on school and college boards along the

way, stanford dropped that thesis requirement, and now jinney finally graduating 105 years old, walking across the stage, diploma in hand, a master's of education earned after decades of living and learning, telling gma how she felt false modesty has never been one of my problems and i felt i deserved it and i was delighted to get it. will reeve, abc news. >> congratulations. that's it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming up next.

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