>> oscar grant supporters are are planning another protest for the sentence of johannes mehserle. most of the streets that run through the san bruno neighborhood destroyed by september's gas explosion and fire will reopen this week. but the crater will remain off limits until officials finish their investigation. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. we'll get to those stories in just a moment but first rain is falling in many parts of the bay area. if you don't have any yet, you will pretty soon. here's our meteorologist lisa argen with all the details.

good morning, lisa. >> good morning, carolyn. you can see the wet streets outside our studios here so it's been coming down in the north bay since about 3:00 and it continues to sink to the south. live doppler 7 hd, everyone except san jose and morgan hill. not too wet yet. but notice the yellows to the north and we'll take you on a little tour around the bay. mill valley, san rafael and richmond all seeing light to moderate rain. into the east bay and also through alamo, the san ramon valley, all the way down through san leandro and look at the peninsula. yeah, wet right on through san mateo across the san mateo bridge and into the south bay just some light returns now in san jose but as we look, you'll notice much more to come. the cold front not pushing through until later on this afternoon. so it looks like a wet and windy sunday. details of the rest of your week coming up. carolyn. >> pretty good soaker. thank you, lisa.

in the news oscar grant's family and supporters are planning their next move in response to the minimum prison sentence, two years, given to former bart police officer johannes mehserle. they are targeting friday's decision by that los angeles judge to throw out a gun conviction that could have added ten years to mehserle's involuntary manslaughter sentence. they are also promising more protests in oakland. abc 7's johnalston has the latest. >> another saturday night strategy session. every week since the oscar grant killing his family and supporters have gathered at the all event institutional missionary baptist church in oakland. this time they're plotting their next move after johannes mehserle's two-year prison sentence. the man arrested is promising more protests. >> we're fighting it. we're fighting these charges. we don't accept them. just like we don't accept the decision by that judge to give mehserle a slap on the wrist. >> their newest target is judge robert perry of los angeles who

tossed out a firearms conviction and gave mehserle the minimum prison term after deciding the bart officer did not intend to kill oscar grant with his service weapon. >> taking a look at the procedures it takes to have a judge removed or reprimanded. >> mike rains was quick to response. >> that's laughable. i mean, that's my first response is it's laughable. the judge was a very, very thoughtful judge. and he didn't give into the mob threat and he didn't give into the threats of intimidation and all of the nonsense that has characterized this case. >> grant's uncle johnson argues if judge perry gave different instruction, the jury might have convicted mehserle of a more serious crime. >> has been tacked from the judge perspective from his own mistake. so there's a lot to be discussed. that's an error that should not have happened. >> the reporters were not

allowed inside the church and afterward only a vague comment what was to come. >> we'll hold another protest very soon. we'll let you know. >> mehserle plans to appeal the conviction. the multimillion dollar civil rights suit the grant family filed against mehserle and bart will begin next may. >> now authorities in oakland are assessing the damage from friday night's protest over mehserle's sentence. more than 150 arrests were made mostly for unlawful assembly. more than one-third of those arrested were not from oakland. more charges are expected as police investigate acts of vandalism. abc 7's lisa amin gulezian follows up. >> one by one those arrested walked out of oakland's jail. most were charged with unlawful assembly, a misdemeanor, that's infuriating those arrested. >> we are guaranteed our right to assemble. we assembled in protest of the

two-year sentence that mehserle got for killing an innocent human being. >> i was surprised because i felt we weren't doing anything wrong. we were just marching down the street. >> hundreds fill the streets after a peaceful rally at franco's plaza. but vandalism followed. cars were smashed, windows broken, and fences destroyed. near laneny college, police in riot gear were waiting. a splintered group then broke off and headed for east 18th street. a massive police crackdown happened after a gun was ripped from an officer's gun belt. it was recovered in a crowd of protestors. >> you have a right to protest. you have a right to have freedom of speech. you have a right to voice your opinion and your discontent. you do not have a right to tear this city up. >> those who live on fifth avenue where much of the damage occurred couldn't agree more other crazy. they passed by. and then they see angry cops and they broke the window car

completely. they hurt a lot of innocent people. >> police say more arrests and charges may come. right now they're reviewing videotape and photos of the vandals and investigators say they want to track those people down. in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> this morning oakland police are investigating a double homicide. a teenager under 18 and a young adult, both male, were found dead inside that car they're towing away there. they were found dead yesterday afternoon. police were only say they were shot to death. their bodies were discovered in the car around 3:30 in front of the acorn tower apartment building in the 1,000 block of ace street. no suspects have been arrested. this week most of the streets that run through the neighborhood destroyed by september's san bruno fire will reopen. but the crater itself will remain untouched until the investigation is complete. glenview drive will stay closed north and south of the crater as

you know the pipeline ruptured september 9th killing eight people. san bruno city manager connie jackson tells our media partner, the san jose mercury news, that clairemont and fairmont drive could open as early as wednesday along with the portion north of clairemont. local state and federal investigators are continuing to probe the cause of that rupture. so guards and fencing will remain around the crater site itself. the ntsb is expected to release its second preliminary report in december. a remarkable story of survival in the north bay. it happened yesterday afternoon at the sonoma sky park airport just south of sonoma. emergency dispatchers say it appears that single engine plane took off from the airport and crashed in between two warehouses. the victims were airlifted to the hospital. >> and the condition of the pilot was good other than some lacerations around his face and head. he's in good condition and good

spirits. >> witnesses say the plane did not seem like it had enough power during takeoff. the sky park manager says it wasn't a local plane, and he says it had the words "air design" on it. marin area rapid transit directors have voted to cut a north bay train route by 30 miles. the so-called smart project was supposed to take passengers from cloverdale to larksberg but because the project is $345 million short, it will now only be able to take passengers from santa rosa's railroad square to the marin civic center. directorless said they thought it was important to get the project moving. it was funded by voters in 2008 with a quarter cent sales tax. the smart train is expected to be completed in four years. up next big problems for california's unemployment fund. also...

>> the first lady dances with children in india while her husband announces some big business deals. and why the success of the giants could

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. this morning president obama is in new delhi, india, on day two of a ten-day tour of asia. the white house is eager to point out the importance to the u.s. economy. yesterday the president announced business deals with india worth billions to american companies. abc's ann compton is traveling with the president. >> just days after american voters gave democrats what even he calls a shellacking, president obama is halfway around the globe on a mission to create jobs back home. he landed first in india. and the ceo of boeing was waiting with news that the president was able to trumpet at

a business summit. india is going to buy 40 planes and a dozen other companies are sealing contracts, too. >> the goods we sell in this country currently support tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs across the united states. from california and washington to pennsylvania and florida. >> there is a real effort to connect every step he takes to interests at home. at a museum honoring gandhi, it was the guest book with martin luther king's signature that i am pressed the president. there was a poignant terrorist siege in mumbai two years ago, 26/11 for the nova tack that left hundreds slaughtered in the streets, cafés and in luxury hotels like the taj mahal palace where the president is sleeping. >> we'll never forget the awful

images of 26/11, including the flames from this hotel that lit up the night sky. >> the message? especially at economic summits in korea and japan is the u.s. is open for business and eager to deal. ann compton, abc news, mumbai. ♪ >> and meanwhile you see first lady michelle obama making a point to incorporate india's culture and education into her visit. she spent some time on the dance floor at mumbai university yesterday. after dancing a few rounds, she then reminded them just how important education is. california's unemployment fund is broke with one in every eight workers out of a job. the state is borrowing billions of dollars from the federal government to pay benefits at a rate of $40 million day. the los angeles times reports the debt now stands at $8.6 billion expected to reach more

than $10 billion by the end of the year. employers will see an automatic hike in their federal unemployment taxes. about $21 a year for every worker. san francisco continues to bask in the glow and the afterglow of the giants world series win. it's boosting civic pride and the city's economy. beyond millions of dollars in direct spending delivered by two world series games and four playoff games, a spokeswoman from the -- for the convention visitors bureau says the exposure alone will deliver business to the city for some time to come. san francisco mayor gavin newsom tells the san jose mercury news that the city's successful hosting of a parade attended by hundreds of thousands of people helps future events. it helps larry allison to choose san francisco for the next home for sailing seas america's cup race. we should know more in the next

couple of weeks. what we know today is that it is raining in the bay area. lisa argen here with your preview of the accu-weather forecast. >> heavy rain in the north bay. not raining yet around the monterey bay but beginning to push into the south bay. the golden gate bridge, you can see the light to moderate rain there. i'll detail the rest of your sunday and a pretty good looking week ahead. that's coming up. >> also coming up, another impressive win for stanford as impressive win for stanford as sssssssssspppppppbxp>ñ

we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> a group dedicated to helping animals is trying to raise funds to help bay area sea gulls of that been spotted with beer cans around their necks. it's so sad. look at this. about five birds with aluminum cans have been spotted at fisherman's wharf and half moon bay since august. the director of wild rescue says the group needs to buy a special piece of equipment to safely catch the gulls. it's called a net launcher. it runs about $3500. if you see the birds, don't try to catch them. that will only scare them off. one week from today the commercial crab season begins. yesterday it opened to wreck nationnal fishing.

the bag limit is ten dungous crabs. in pablo bay however crab fishing is prohibited because they're designated crab nurseries. lisa argen here now talking about a real soaker. >> heavy rain in the north bay beginning to spread south. a rainy day across the bay area. that includes of course the raiders game and a live look outside first from our suedios. you see how wet it is here. we're looking at 53-minute delays at sfo due to the rain there and, in fact, the tarmac will be wet all day long because this cold front won't push on through until later on this afternoon. live doppler 7 hd. here's the heavier rain i was talking about in the north bay. you can see it right there in the yellow. so just about to hit jenner and bodega and highway 101. petaluma and novato. into the east bay. all of 580.

berkeley and marin da all the way through walnut creek and alamo. the rain is a little slighter here across the east bay san leandro and hayward. you have the light rain from san francisco into daly city, san mateo and half moon bay. and just about from milpitas. that's when things are really not quite as wet, down threw san jose and morgan hill. throughout the next hour or two, the rain will continue to spread into the south bay and really we'll get hung up there throughout the rest of the day. clearing in the north bay as soon as 1:00 the far north bay but the rest will take through the bulk of the day. through oakland and san francisco, 56 fremont with upper 50s in los gatos. mid-50s napa and fairfield. with the breezy winds out of the southwest ahead of the front, we're looking at actually southeasterly winds gusting to 24 mph from mountain view and at the airport. and the winds also picking up

around oakland this morning with winds out of the southeast at 16. san jose winds at 14 mph. so rain spreading this morning into the south bay. the sun tonight setting at 5:05. that earlier sunset and we'll see clearing conditions tonight with fog developing. a nice start to the work week tomorrow but we have another rainy day next week. i'll tell you about it just in a moment. so overnight the rain up to the north and west now all of a sudden shifting to the south. another perspective shows a stream of moisture right here is what we're going to get into through the morning and afternoon as the cold front pushes through. 8:00 this morning you see the heavier pockets along the coastal hills, half moon bay into the livermore valley and then by 1:00 take a look. here comes the cold front pushing through the north bay but not until about 5:00 elsewhere. looking like 1 to 2 inches of rain north bay.

also the peninsula, the coastal hills and the santa cruz mountains. the snow above 6,000 feet up to a foot. and, yeah, you probably guessed the raiders game is going to be wet, especially in the morning -- i should say the early afternoon when it starts at 1:15. and then we'll see not as wet weather later on, 3:00, 4:00 but still some light rain. upper 50s near 60. not raining yet in watsonville. it's going to take some time for the front to push through there. the other rainy day i talked about was in the north bay on tuesday. other than that actual veterans day on thursday looks good. unfortunately the parade, a wet one. >> a parade here and a parade in pleasanton. both of them getting a little wet and raider nation, they could care less, i'm sure. thanks, lisa. coming up at 7:00 is "good morning america." dan harris is joining us live now from new york to tell us what's on tap. dan, i know you like us had to enjoy that extra hour of sleep

this morning. >> wasn't it delicious? did you take advantage of it? >> oh, absolutely. >> well, good morning to you. coming up as you probably know, the president has been traveling through india this morning. he's promoting american trade deals. but here's the question: can this trip really help create jobs in america. also this is the third day of jury deliberations in the debt penalty phase and that's brutal petit family murder case in connecticut. the questions the jurors are sending to the judge now could suggest which way the jury is leaning. but an update on the case of a mother in utah missing for nearly a year now. her husband, who is the only person of interest in the case, is now speaking out for the first time since she disappeared. we'll tell you what he has to say, some of it not pretty. and brianna kicks off our work with me series. all anchors going to different parts of the country working with various people. a woman billsy with two jobs making sandwiches and waiting tables. as you can see brianna jumps

right in. we'll give it to you, all of the dirty details on "good morning america" this sunday morning. i was very impressed with brianna's performance by the way. >> how did you decide what types of jobs you wanted to switch places to? >> we got essays from all over the country. and they were sort of widdeled down into a short set of options presented to all the anchors and everybody made their choice. >> so when do we see you? >> by the way i was in your area. calistoga to be specific. it was fantastic. >> you got a great assignment. all right. thanks. we'll look for that later. the news today at 7:00. thank you. >> take care. >> you too. we're gonna check now on sports as we've been talking about, this afternoon the raiders are taking on the first place kansas city chiefs. it's going to be the first home game shown on local tv since

last season's opener. last night stanford had a huge pac 10 matchup down on the farm. here's shu. >> a little college football. hosting 15th ranked arizona. the top team this week. jim getting his troops fired up. i love this guy. stanford came up on fire. a little stop and go, around 45 yards. awasu with 165 yards receiving and that score 7-0 cardinals. more from stanford. he'll go untouched for 6. cardinals left 21-3 at the half. relentless. knocked around all night. comes up with the sack. the cardinal kept the pedal to the metal. the red zone makes it 28-3. then in the 4th, taylor with the school record of the night.

the statement. 42-17 win. meanwhile cal hosted by washington state, a pristine day for football. second quarter, long miss up the middle for a ten-yard school. 7-0 wazoo. the bears answer back going deep for marvin jones. goes up and gets it. effort appreciated by this former receiver, gain of 50 yards. takes it in from there. the 27 rushing touchdown to cal. game tied at 7. began their bag of tricks, reverse jeremy ross. 27 touchdown, 14 cal. and puts it away. touchdown, 2013. that's your final. bears pick up their first road win improving to 5-4. zenatta, making a bid for horse racing history yesterday at the breeders cup going for her 20th straight victory. the six-year-old mare never lost in her career but got off to a terrible start out of the gate. at one point she was last. 18 lengths behind.

but watch her finish. >> on the outside! zenatta, zenatta! and blame has won it! >> check it out. blame wins by a nose over zenatta. she finishes her career with a 19-1 record. let's go to the ice where sharks joe thornton was suspended two games for a head to head check. avoided getting struck by lightning without him. the fifth flying down at the tank last night. sharks scored early and often. first period patrick marlowe. the fifth of the year, 1-0 san jose. later in the period, danny heatly, the puck in the net. 2-1 sharks. that's all they would need. healey again. this time from point blank range. that made it 3-1. the sharks would beat team 5-2 your final. edgar renteria told espn from

his home in miami he will be back this year. the free agent short stop, not sure he'll be a giant but he will be back. not sure if that's good or bad news for the giants. that's the way the ball bounces. see you at 5:00. have a great day. >> up next at 6:30, the sit/lie law is not in effect but business owners already noticing fewer homeless people on the sidewalk. and who's going to take over when san francisco's mayor becomes california's lieutenant governor.

♪ welcome back, everyone. the election is over. now comes the fallout. a voter-approved san francisco measure that prohibits sitting or lying down on sidewalks during certain hours faces legal

challenges. but it's already having an impact on city sidewalks. abc 7's amy holyfield reports. >> the sit/lie law isn't even in effect yet but residents in business centers on haight street are already noticing fewer homeless people on the sidewalk. >> i heard from the mailman. he's not really climbing over people to go to the doors as much. i've been seeing them moving away from the businesses, stores and going towards side streets. making sidewalks better for people. >> but opponents of the sit/lie say this fight isn't over. >> still looking at different options. >> supporters of measure l say they are tired of aggressive panhandlers who sit all day and harass people. but opponents believe they have a constitutional right to be there. >> when people's rights gets trampled on, you don't just say it was a good fight and walk away. you keep on fighting. >> the district attorney's office believes the law will

hold up pointing out seattle's ordinance that was also taken to court. >> seattle's law are most similar to the law that was just approved by the voters here in san francisco. and that challenge as well was overcome by the city and the law was actually implemented. >> employees at sfo snow boarding on haight street also aren't worried about the court case. >> if they wanna challenge it, that's their thing. but i think overall we're going to see a big impact for the sidewalks and it's gonna work. >> police have said they will use discretion. they won't be arresting children with lemonade stands on the sidewalk. but opponents say that's why they're challenging this. they don't think it's fair to target the homeless. >> laws supposed to apply uniformly to the entire population. if you're using it against groups of people, it's not really about the city, it's about something else. >> this law isn't scheduled to take effect until january but like prop 8 which the voters approved two years ago, opponents say the fight over

sit/lie could last for years. in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> the biggest political guessing game in san francisco is who will be the next mayor. gavin newsom was elected lieutenant governor on tuesday with a year left on his term. now the maneuvering for that spot is well underway. >> oh, a junky like me in the world of politics. this is heavy. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown is talking about the drama at city hall. now that gavin newsom has been elected lieutenant governor, he'll lead the mayor's office in january with nearly a year left on his term. but the president of the board of supervisors will fill in until his colleagues vote for an interim mayor. >> everybody's in the mix. former elected officials, current elected officials, members of the state assembly, members of the board of supervisors. you. >> political consultant alex

clemens took part in a seminar with people who live and breathe san francisco politics. a mayoral vacancy has occurred only once before under tragic circumstances. >> both mayor moskoni and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> board president dianne feinstein became mayor. there's speculation that former supervisor now assemblyman tom ambiano has the six votes needed to get the job. he says he don't want it. >> i support tim lincecum actually for mayor. and i think he's the freak that we might need. >> former mayor brown says he's been approached by many who want him to step in. >> are you pursuing it? >> no. no, no, no. i'm not pursuing anything or anybody. >> sophie maxwell believes a caretaker type should be selected. >> somebody that's not political. somebody that will not run for mayor. >> but will she get a say?

maxwell is among four current supervisors turned out of office. they could vote before the new board takes over in january. the mayor has hinted he might try to delay his swearing in until the old board is officially out. but said his main focus is to make the whole process transparent. >> because i don't wanna see the san francisco politics and back room deals and the board of supervisors and people changing one position for another position. those are a lot of rumors that are not just rumors. i know those conversations are taking place and that's not this city. >> just to add to the drama, san francisco city attorney dennis ferreira will not give supervisors any legal advice about all this because ferreira himself is running for mayor next year. council from santa clara county will take on that role pro bono for the city. apple is warning i-phone and i-pod users about a software glitch that could cause the repeating alarm on your device to go off an hour late now that

we're on pacific standard time. apple says on its website they should shut off repeating alarms and set them tomorrow. then they can set them to repeat again. it affects the devices that use i-operating system 4.1. the software fix to recognize the end of daylight savings time will be released later this month. well, we definitely remembered to set those clocks back. got that extra hour. >> yeah. >> and, lisa, refreshed and ready to tell you about the accu-weather forecast. >> got some heavy rain in the north bay. the rain has not started yet in the south bay. a live look outside, high definition emeryville camera. the winds have picked up. big question: will it last throughout the day? stay tuned. your forecast coming right up. >> also coming right up, taking it to the streets.

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>> now to a look but don't touches encounter. it was a drama played out 13 million miles away in the space between mars and earth. the players are spacecraft and a comet. here's wayne friedman. >> when scientists at nasa and the jet propulsion lab first turned on their cameras september 5th, this is what they saw, a fuzzy spinning dot in the sky on target in the center of the frame and still a mystery. >> until a few days ago we didn't know what this comet nucleus was gonna look like. >> they knew it was strange and unique. kind of like a bowling pin or a mushroom and spinning with an unusual rotation. >> even then we thought we probably had an elongated nucleus spinning around like this. >> today we saw clearly. this close encounter by the deep impact spacecraft followed a trip of 2.9 billion miles. it's only the fifth time that humans have seen the comet close up and two came from the same

spacecraft. >> what you saw today wasn't virtual. it wasn't a computer simulation. it was real. it was the earth seeing this comet close up for the first time in history. that's fun. >> the smallest of full-time comets which nasa combined to one image. a little more than a mile long with microscopic gravity. this shows jets of heated dump truck and carbon dioxide ejecting from the sun's heat. they have considerable force. >> these than a fire hose. even though the jets behave much like the water coming out of a fire hose, you would feel it. it probably would not be enough to lift you off the surface but it might. sort of on the borderline of being able to lift you off the surface. >> but it doesn't take much to lift off the surface. >> you have to remember the gravity is almost zero. (laughter) >> and that's a little

scientific humor for you. the added wrinkle is this is a recycled spacecraft that had been involved in another mission. now that it's in orbit it is stable but out of fuel so what's nasa going to do with it? one possibility, use it as a long distance observatory. from the news room, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> down here on earth, this little corner of the globe, wet. >> very wet. we're looking at pretty heavy rain in the north bay. hasn't started yet in the south bay. a lot of rain in the east bay. a live look outside. golden gate bridge definitely wet. it's been wet for the past couple hours and the winds have kicked up across parts of the bay, especially in the hills. and, you know, we're looking at over an inch of rain today in the wet locations. a roof camera, pretty foggy and breezy southeast winds this morning. live doppler 7 hd. the cold front still well to the north and west of us and that's where we have the heavier rain,

highway 1 and south of ukiah. in the north bay take a look from roaner park, pretty good rain from petaluma over into the east bay. not quite as impressive. the lighter rain's in walnut creek. san mateo on and off rain and light rain in palo alto and further south santa cruz and monterey not much going on yet but as we loop the past couple of hours, you'll notice the flow is from the northwest to the southeast. and the cold front will sweep through the bay area later on this afternoon so the rain all day long across the east bay around fremont and in the south bay. but clearing out in the north bay later on this afternoon. 56 in napa. 57 san francisco and menlo park. we are looking at the breezy winds. behind the front we'll get the northwesterly winds but today it's gonna be of course cooler, breezy, southeast winds now at

sfo. 23 mph. we've got delays of up to 53 minutes so far. the rain continues to spread south this morning. the sunset 5:05 tonight and clearing conditions later on with a dry day tomorrow. so here's the cold front. you can see it sharply delineated here from the green representing the rain and the tail here which will swing through the bay area and all the moisture that it is gathering and the cooler, breezy air behind it. if we take it through the next couple hours, you notice much through the morning hours, everyone wet weather, moderate rain through 8:00. look at livermore into the east bay, half moon bay. some moderate to heavy rain. by the early afternoon hours, 1:00, 2:00, the raiders game, of course the wet weather and the front begins to push through the north bay 4:00 but still raining san jose and morgan hill and by 7:00, a lot of wet pavement, the fog forming overnight. 1 to 2 inches of rain north bay,

santa cruz mountains, parts of the coastal hills here and the lesser amounts in the east by valleys and the south bay. 6 to 10 inches there lowering to 6,000 tomorrow. and we will look for about 1 to 2 inches in the hills. sacramento valley could see a dusting and rainy and breezy conditions to start the game at 1:15. and then lighter rain throughout the afternoon but highs kind of stuck upper 50s to around 60. and not raining yet here. so the last of the rain will sweep through the monterey bay this evening. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, hopefully everyone set their clocks back. on track for a pretty good week after today if you wanna dry out. the next chance of rain will be just in the north bay, a much weaker system on tuesday. the rest of the week sunshine and more mild temperatures. >> how do we get to this point of this rain? i mean, obviously some kind of weather system but -- okay.

(laughter) >> just happened. >> just gave your whole forecast. where was i? thank you, lisa. well, this may not be the day for this but a popular workout trend is transforming the landscape in downtown san francisco. it's being fueled in part by some innovative exercise gear. here's health and science reporter carolyn johnson with the details. >> look to your max. >> for claustrophobic office worker it is san francisco embarcadero has become the new gym with the million dollar view. while outdoor boot camp style workouts aren't new, trainer brooks jenkins says their popularity in downtown neighborhoods has exploded. >> the past six months, at times it does get a little crowded. i've actually gone from going to different places around here to sticking to only a few places. >> beautiful. you're doing good. >> just being outdoors is a draw for cheryl moster who works out

a few blocks away. >> i come in the morning, i work and i leave. it's hard to get outside. >> but there's more than sunshine feeding the trend. one example is the strap the trainer has attached to a tree called the trx. it's the invention of a former navy seal whose company set up shop in san francisco. >> the question is what can't you attach it to. >> it can turn a swing set or park bench into a full-blown gym with hundreds of different exercises. >> versus old school sitting down on a machine in a fluorescent light environment. >> and the challenge of turning an urban landscape into a workout facility is prompting a whole new wave of innovation, some sophisticated, some homemade. >> while one group does pullups with wooden dowels, another is working with sand in golden gate park. boot camp s. f. >> one of our things we enjoy

the most is taking an every day object and making it a piece of workout equipment. >> her company is constantly scouting new locations for outdoor exercise classes the clients might not have even considered a year or two ago. >> we see a bench where you can do 40 exercises on that bench. >> there are no phone numbers on home people are participating in organized outdoor workouts in san francisco but clearly one part motivation, several parts imagination. >> and done! >> and if you are interested in some of the downtown workout locations or the gear being used, log on to our website abc7news.com and look under "see it on tv." don't go away. "7 on your side" is coming up next. >> the international airline leaves a bay area couple with no way to get

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a san mateo couple's thanksgiving vacation plans hit turbulence when mexicanna airlines declared bankruptcy and they tried to rebook their flight with a partner airline. so 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help. >> karen chow and paul willard looked forward to going to their friend's wedding in mexico. the couple used orbitz to book a flight from san francisco to mexico on aeromexico and a return flight on mexicanna airlines. >> all set. had the airline booked and all of a sudden i get an e-mail from orbitz saying mexicanna has -- the flight is cancelled. and so that was shocking. >> aeromexico had a co-sharing agreement with mexican no.

so the money the couple paid was build through aeromexico. they first charged $300 in change fees and the higher fare. >> just frustrating. i feel our ticket is being held hostage. we can go and not have a return trip or we can go and pay an extra $400 to get home after the fact, after we bought the ticket. >> travel attorney al analan says the fee is unjustified for two reasons. >> the reason air mexico can't charge them is it hasn't warned the customer that these are charges. >> he says such charges need to be outlined in the airline's contract which he says it is not. secondly, he says air mexico must stand behind its agreement with mexicanna. >> so they have an arrangement between the two. your partner on that went broke. you can't charge me because your

partner isn't gonna fly me. >> we suggested to the couple that it file a dispute on the charges with their credit card company, american express. we also called orbitz asking for assistance. arrow mexico subsequently agreed to give the couple a full refund. orbitz extended a credit to the couple for all their trouble. they have used the credit and refined to book the new flight at roughly the same cost. >> really excited about going. >> if you're booking travel arrangements you should consider purchasing travel insurance and specifically asked for protection against bankruptcy and natural disasters. some packages do offer those but you have to make sure and ask. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> am could go up next from phantoms to painter. hear why the actor with orbitz, i know what to expect from my vacation. bad dog, balloon pop. [ dog whimpers ]

because orbitz has price assurance. leaf in face, marie, man with computer. [ man ] marie! if another orbitz customer books the same hotel or flight for less, they'll send me a check for the difference automatically. so i know i'll get their lowest price. and i like knowing what to expect. bike, unrealistic splash, embarrassingly transparent. [ bell chimes ] [ male announcer ] when you orbitz, you know.

check out the winning numbers from superlotto plus, 10, 15, 27, 44, 45. the meganumber 15. no one correctly picked all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot is estimated at $16 million. singer and actor frank deambrosio is remembered in san francisco as the longest running phantom in phantom of the opera. these days he performs a one-man show around the world and he's also become a painter. frank tells arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez it was just instinct. >> i just started painting a little while back. and kind of like singing. one day i didn't do it, never thought about it, the next day i did. >> an unexpected turn of artistic expression for frank deambrosia remembered in phantom of the opera and for his one-man shows. ♪ what a day this has been. ♪ what a rare mood i'm in.

>> that hasn't changed but this has. frank the painter. colors and canvas. and he uses an unusual technique starting with layers and color. >> i take paint off. and the moment i know when it's off, then when it feels right and i know that i'm done. it looks like there should be texture. but there's none, exactly. i hit this so many times with the hose -- >> these are two pieces a tribute to his phantom of the opera co-star lisa. >> such a talent. >> here he wrote prayer after prayer, hundreds of them. it ends with a huge amen. >> this is the "m" as you can see here. >> frank started posting his paintings on facebook.com. that piqued the interest of the owners of the art house gallery. >> he wrote in big caps we need to talk. >> this show is a result. it will be here through september 23rd. his artwork is selling and he's been commissioned to do pieces.

he attributes his theatrical training for his art. >> i learned the discipline, the theatrical discipline i apply to the work to the art. >> he assures frank the painter won't replace frank the performer. >> i'm not going to give up the greasepaint for the oil paint. not just yet. >> creating his version of the music of the night. don sanchez, saabs 7 news. >> this morning san francisco's hosting its annual veterans day parade. the parade starts at 11:00 at second and market streets, moves west to mcallister and ends at city hall around 3 p.m.. this year's event will include a special commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the start of the korean war. veterans from the korean war will be recognized for their service. pleasanton also has a veterans parade this afternoon at 1:00. most other bay area cities will hold their veterans day parades and ceremonies on thursday and

thursday the weather will certainly be better than today. >> yeah. we have periods of rain today around the bay area beginning in the north bay where we have the heavier rain around inverness, heading into san rafael. also sonoma and napa. east bay light to moderate rain. wet in san francisco but not yet as far south as palo alto or monterey or morgan hill. that's to come. so a rainy day east and south later on this afternoon clearing out in the north bay and you mentioned dry. >> thank you, lisa. that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us. i'm

i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and it's my dream for him to finish it. frank has something great to save up for. this is my dad. isn't that cool? and a very understanding girlfriend. i showed him a wells fargo savings account with my savings plan. [ frank ] and what it does is it takes a little bit of my money and puts it towards my goal. i want to get all the original parts and do it right. for my dad. there's a couple months in between parts. so, one at a time. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when it's time to save. ♪