street. >> welcome to assignment 7. today on our program, going retro, one of california's last remaining drive-ins. >> if it's not one or two hospitals, it's designed for hundreds of hospitals. >> a form transplant patient develops software that could save many lives. >> and a new band sweeping the nation and a east bay crew that started it all. we begin on the state's water crisis, californians could soon be asked to use less water. here is a report.

>> about two-thirds of californians rely on the delta for drinking water but a new report finds that residents need to cut back to use in order for the delta fish to survive. >> it's going to take more water to restore the ecosystem of the delta. >> diverting water for decades has been blamed for changing the delta and flow. to restore, it's based on water flow alone, sending water supplies downstream to southern california could be reduceed by one this third. north of the delta deliveries could be slashed 70%. >> cutbacks are already happening to deal with the three-year drought and to save the endangered smelt. where else can they get water? >> water agencies there is nowhere else to get water and

the report isn't meant to be implemented on its own, pointing out that he don't have any regulatory clout. >> we have to find something that works to balance the water supply and ecosystem. >> still, they warn the findings can't be dismissed because water flow is a major part of the problem. >> flow is one part of the ecosystem that we have affected the most. we have changed the flows more than we have polluted it and about as much as we destroyed habitat. >> the report will be forwarded to the council and they have a tough job to find solutions that considers nature and people's needs. there is some comfort living close to a fire station but how about living near the busiest one in san francisco? >> in a arrangement between city and the museum of modern art they plan to acquire it's neighbors, busy fire station

number one, that will triple space, an expansion that will house an art collection. >> we begin to look at adjacent sites. we look to the east and we look elsewhere but we settled on the firehouse. >> it was built in the early 1900s around would take millions to upgrade. now, if they agree they will take over the land on howard street and in exchange built a new state of the art firehouse on folsom about four and a half blocks away at no cost to city tax pairs. mayor calls eight win-win situation. >> it's a great idea. >> the proposed location is in a mixed use area with businesses like a carwash and hardware store. there are also homeowners in the growing neighborhood. station number one responded to 13,000 calls last year. >> it's going to be a big issue

for a lot of people around for anybody who wants to get some rest. >> if you have an emergency, you'll be blessed if you have a station nearby. >> plans are for them to open in 2012 and the expansion in 2015 at the earliest. when is the last time went to a drive-in movie? for the younger ones have you heard of one? most of them disappeared but wayne freedman found one with a sign that says still open. >> surround sound let's not underestimate of going tretro. the so lano theater here in concord. >> we came hear and the projector still works, what the

heck, let's play it again. >> no experience like a drive-in. you get hooked. >> fits retro in looks, it's really retro in staff. >> linda went her first date here and then her husband proposed here. >> did anything else happen here that you want to talk about? >> no. >> yes, it's true she went into labor while watching a movie here and now the little girl has grown up to be the manager. >> drive-in movies peaked in 1960s and back there was 27 in california alone. now only 18 remain. this a revival? drive-in movies came after the

war, a time of tech any color dreams but then was then. >> what happened to them? >> they pretty much turned into a cemetery, trailer park or wal-mart at this point. >> go to a drive-in and you'll find a screen blasting in the breeze and the rest waiting for bulldozer. remember the island drive in alameda. same with one in petaluma that used to flood anyway. >> it's a driving range right now. >> an nbl victim of evolution. not only did he built it, 35 years later he sold it and put the money into mule mul at this plex. >> drive-ins can't compete with regular theaters. >> with 15 acres and one screen.

>> which makes the solano theater's resurrection all the more remarkable. on a summer night, the place swells that pay 6.75 a head. they load occupy the gourmet section the evening demands and then they settle in. >> at a drive-in these days, forget the window speakers, now it arrives by the car radio, curl up and relax. so what goes around really does sometimes come back around. vintage, time warn, primordial, enduring, or maybe the lure of a driver-in is embedded in our collective dna. whatever. >> what we were doing before you got here? >> the drive-in, not dead and

still flickering. wayne freedman, "abc 7 news". >> the government office that revives short on cash. what you need to put all those little pieces back together. >> mommy i want that. >> they help

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>> than gave% but his mom contacted 7 on your side and we found and amazing solution. >> there is an increase. >> this is the u.s. bureau of engraving and printing in washington, d.c. here examiners work all day turning piles of mutilated cash into spendable money. its free service of the u.s. government. >> we see everything. >> and shredding cases, too. a lot of us end up with mangled money. every year the bureau tackles 20,000 cases with a success rate of 90% returning $40 million to consumers. these ashes used to be a sack of 20 bills. they were burned in a bank fire. but even this can be saved.

>> it rises off the currency when it's burned, you can still see the engraving. >> hundreds of cases involved money damaged during 9/11. there are also plenty of bills from natural disasters, too. shear case from hurricane katrina. >> these moldy lumps used to be somebody's life savings. it's about to remember deemed for cash. how is it possible? all the examiners have to do is verify that these scraps really were cold, hard cash at one time. if the examiner can identify 51 of the bill, the treasury will replace it. that brings us back to brandon, four 100 bills. will they be replaced. >> it doesn't have to be a continuous 51%.

>> this used to be $523 until it accidentally went into a shredder. they are making good progress on this giving brandon hope. >> there is a chance. pretty cool. >> we'll be following his case as it winds its way through the process. it can take up to six months to repair and redeem damaged money. if you would like to find out how to get your own cash repaired, i posted a link at www.abc7.com. >> a local nonprofit group is pursuing the vision that every young person will find a pathway to prosperity. teresa garcia reports. >> 17-year-old crystal of san jose is quite dedicated to making and baking these little cake balls for the newly launched business called sweet

tooth bites. >> somebody may feel guilty about eating a whole one, this way you can eat three or four. >> this teen entrepreneur has put a lot of thought and planning into crafting the sweet business. she just won first prize at a competition. he is first took the judges with a 30 second pitch. >> then you need to go into how you are going to market this product. then you go into the numbers, how much you are going to sell it for, and how much you are going to make per year.al lea ce a plan through an education program at her silver creek high school. its program funded by the network for teaching entrepreneurship, a national nonprofit organization also known as nifty that committed to closing the opportunity gap. >> wes going into schools in communities, they might have

fewer resources available to them. >> in the bay area 20 high schools and community based organizations teach this entrepreneurship program. since starting in 1994, they have helped more than 10,000 youth learn how to start their own businesses. crystal is already making money selling orders on specialty requested but she has grandeur visions to take it beyond a bakery and into grocery stores. >> i wanted this to be something a little kid can go, mommy i want that, then they can put it in the cart. >> but first, she is head order an all expense paid trip to new york to come pete for $10,000. in october 20 students from across the country will battle it out for top business idea, regardless of who wins, they are all considered a very prepared next generation. >> to think they were in the classroom help them to become

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the artificial turf your kids play on is about to get more friendly. heather ishimaru reports there is new rules in place. >> like the artificial turf at hundreds of schools and day care centers, this soccer field has dangerously high lead levels. now it could soon be replaced by the company that made it. field turf. in a settlement, field turf and another company agreed to reform

late their products and replace turf at a free discount. >> we're please that had the big companies have stepped up to the plates to really try to take care of the problem. >> carolyn caught a director. she says the lead helps give it's the color but then it releases dust and that can be ingested. right now the federal standard is 300 parts per million and next year it will go to 100. this tested at 17,000. they play often on the field. >> when i go home, do you wash your hands? >> only -- >> people should know that not all artificial turf has lead in

it. so it doesn't necessarily mean it's there. >> they don't know how many areas might be eligible for replacement. the funding includes money to help identify them. >> technology helped develop in the bay area could soon have a dramatic impact on kidney transplants. it's designed to help friends and rel tifls that aren't a match for them but are willing to be part of a donor chain. irvin is about to start a chain reaction, after listening to a documentary she decided to give a kidney to stranger. >> you have two of them. >> but she is not just helping

one person. this will the first of a chain donation here in san francisco at pacific medical center. over the course of a day, surgeons will remove and transplant kidneys among half a dozen people. they are known as unmatched donors. her kidney is going to fernando whose friend was not compatible. she will donate her kidney to a different recipient. the sister will do, donate to another stranger. >> there are dozens of variables that have to line up, from blood types to the immune system. >> in a three way pairing, this case, 200 people, that is 3.2 million possibilities. >> that is why they partnered

with a former transplant patient. he developed a computer program called matchmaker to help them match people up. >> this person is extremely hard to match. in this case, he actually has many matches. >> and now the program we first profiled in 2007 is about to get substantially more powerful. this month jacob is rolling out a system that is on cloud performing platform that gives hundreds of servers at a time. >> it's defined for hundreds of hospitals. so the notion that it will be able to tackle the national problem, if not the global problem. >> they quickly can perform pairing that has used to take months. director of the kidney transplant program program. >> when we started we were matching 20% of the incompatible pairs that come our way.

it's accelerated quite a bit and you we feel we can match 50 to 60% of our incompatible pairs. >> back in the operating room, the kidney is about to be put on ice and rushed next door where it be transplanted, exactly what they were hoping for. >> carolyn johnson, "abc 7 news." >> maggie went home a day after and a half donating rd any. ♪ >> up next an

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in the bay area's toughest neighborhoods it's no surprised to see young men hanging out, but if you see that at 90th and macarthur in oakland....

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savion, he added music and put it on the web. it's gone viral in the past two weeks. recording thousands of hits worldwide. >> i was looking at languages i don't even understand. >> it's been special for years on the streets in oakland where they consider it's their lab. >> it's choosing something positive. >> if you see these guys hanging out on the streets. they are not loitering, they are chirping. now with the internet they are influencing the global dance culture. >> when you are able to break it down and show the raw creative expression, that is when the truth comes out. that is what people are responding to. >> the dance group hopes their notoriety goes to a whole new

level. if you would like more information on the stories on the program today, go to our website at www.abc7.com and look under the news links on the left side for assignment 7. that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >> the third time's a charm as the giants clinch their spot in the playoffs. cleanup crews are back as a fuel leak is proving to be stubborn. and the bay area's

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