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>> in the news this saturday morning, december 4th a shooting in hercules sent a nine-year-old girl to the hospital with life threatening injuries. security video from a union city store shows a child sexual assault suspect running from shoppers. we're going to tell you about the charges he's facing after being tackled. >> kind of mild out there. low 50s downtown. scattered showers in the area now but more rain coming our way tomorrow. >> good morning. i'm theresa garcia. a nine-year-old girl is in critical but stable condition at oakland children's hospital this morning with gunshot wounds. she was shot in the neck and back when she answered a knock on the door of her home on dartford street. this happened in hercules about 10:30 last night. investigators are interviewing people who were in the house at the time. police have released no information about the suspect. the man accused of assaulting a two-year-old girl in a union city dollar store will be back in court monday. eugene ramos is behind bars this

weekend after being denied bail on charges he sexually assaulted a toddler. lillian kim has more. >> from this surveillance video you can see customers and employees turning their attention to the back of the store. the commotion was rape suspect eugene ramos being caught in the act. he's seen running through the aisles making his way to the exit. a couple of customers tackle him outside. he appeared in fremont superior court where he was charged with three feloniously counts. >> lewd act on a child under the age of 14. assault with intent to commit a sex crime and attempted intercourse on a child at the age of 10. >> assault happened in one of the aisles. the girl became separated from her aunt and grandmother when ramos reportedly grabbed her. >> i've seen a lot of really bad

cases but this is the top one of them. >> the two-year-old girl wasn't his first victim. he was convicted of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in hayward seven years ago. according to court documents, ramos' grandmother told the judge he was mentally ill but didn't have money to get him treatment. the court ordered a psychological evacuation after ramos sent a letter to the judge. he wrote i have regained my competence to stand trial. i am familiar with the information i need to know to assist my attorney in my defense. i'm stablelized on psychiatric medication and have been for several months. whether it will play a role in the defense for this latest case remain to be seen. >> i don't know. i don't know. whatever meds he was on or off doesn't make you want to rape a baby. >> that was lillian kim reporting. >> the family of a man shot to death outside his home by napa police is demanding an independent investigation. police say 60-year-old richard

pulled a knife on officers before one tased him and another shot him with a rifle. napa police say they followed proper procedure but now the family's attorney is saying there was no mention of a knife until several days after the shooting. his daughter says her father who was a nurse was not violent. >> he was dedicated to helping people that were sick. and in the end when he needed help the authorities came in did not give him help and he wound up dead. >> investigators say his family called police saying he was depressed and had firearms in the house. a judge has denied a bail request by the former bart cop convicted of killing an unarmed passenger near two years ago. johannes mehserle shot officer grant to death at the fruitdale station 2009. he was found guilty of

involuntary manslaughter. he is serving a two year sentence but asked to be released while his appeals process plays out. south san francisco police are hoping someone will see this story and help them find a man who attacked a woman at a train station. here's a sketch of the suspect. police say last night around 9:45 he grabbed a woman at the caltrain station on dubuque avenue and punched her in the face when she tried to get away. he also robbed her. police say he's hispanic between 5-3 and 5-5 and about 140 to 150 pounds. a young man suspected in a series of pepper spray robberies is under arrest again in san francisco. he escaped from a police station november 26 and we've since learned investigators tracked him down to the sacramento area and arrested him earlier this week. carpenter is accused of pepper spraying and robbing six people. he's being held on a half million dollars bail. lawyers on both sides of california same sex marriage

debate return to federal court monday. they are appealing proposition 8. next we have a quick look where the issue stands where it's likely headed and where you can watch this historic case unfold. also california's new chief justice is sworn into office and ready to join her colleagues. we're going to hear what governor schwarzenegger has to say about her. also san jose is taking steps to cut down

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. california has a new chief justice this weekend. >> and i will well and faithfully. >> discharge the duties. >> upon which i'm about to

enter. >> bravo! (applause) >> and there at her swearing in ceremony governor schwarzenegger said she's a living breathing example of the american dream and has an unwavering commitment to justice. >> i'm fully aware of the monumental job ahead of me. >> until she has served the last five years as an appellate court judge in sacramento. she replaces ronald george on january 3rd. a federal appeals court will hear arguments on same sex marriage in california monday. an idea logically diverse panel will convene in a two-hours session. they will review a lower court ruling that same sex couples have the same right to marry as opposite sex couples.

that overrode proposition 8 the 2008 state ballot initiative that outlawed same sex marriage. we will air this historic session live on our website starting at 10 a.m. monday. we're going to stream is live on abc7news.com and anchor eric thomas will host the broadcast. join us monday morning at abc 7 news.com. several cities have laws that punish parents if their underaged children hold a party with alcohol. even if the parents are out of town they can still be held accountable. now as lisa amin gulezian reports there's an effort to create a similar law in san jose. >> there isn't a community out there that doesn't have its share of teenagers who throw house parties. often times their parents are away and suddenly out comes the alcohol. >> the number one place where teenagers drink alcohol is home. >> that's why this community action group and some city

leaders want san jose to take a stand and pass a social hosting ordinance. it would fine parents whose children throw a party and serve alcohol in their house even if the adults are out of town. >> if your dog bites your neighbor you're liable for your dog biting the neighbor whether you were present or not. and it's the same thing with the teenagers in your home that you're responsible for. >> the proposed ordinance comes after the recent alcohol-related deaths of two san jose teenagers. >> that junior girl killed in a drunk driving accident, the parents who were -- who had the house party should be held responsible. >> but many disagree especially if the ones throwing the party is over 18 but under 21. >> i don't think that it's fair. i think that you should be responsible if you're 18, you're an adult you know what you're doing. >> if he's going to be an adult and everyone out there 18 an adult, those laws why not this

one, too. >> this proposal has quite a ways to go. wednesday the world committee will get an update, then decide if the council will even discuss it. backers of the proposal hope the council will take an actual vote on it as early as spring. lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> and we are in the bay area gearing up for a change of weather, right? >> yeah. more rain is headed our way. we have some along the coast right now. it's in the low 50s in the city. we've got fog with quarter mile visibility in the north bay and more rain headed your way for the second half of the weekend. stay tuned. i'll have your forecast coming right up. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly >> also ahead a holiday present for richmond schools and the music isn't their only gift. we'll explain. force force oprah: all new -- the family who had a 25-year

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upcoming christmas holidays. so it looks a little chilly outside but i can tell you it's warmer than it has been and we have rain coming our way. lisa argen is going to detail all that. it could affect your plans. an up and coming local music group helping students in richmond this holiday season. ♪ >> the duo is offering a free copy of their new christmas album if you go to amazon to donate to their richmond book drive. they were approached by their friend tyler hester with the idea. >> starting to really realize that we have a tremendous responsibility at this point. >> the for richmond schools benefit. you can buy from a specific list

on amazon.com and once you do you get an order number to download the christmas album for free. and that's the spirit of giving and receiving. all the way around. >> so we're checking in on the weather. talking about rain not just this weekend. >> that's right. we've got some rain now with the radar beginning to light up across the bay area, especially our coast. and tomorrow we're going to see heavier rain. a live look outside. high definition emeryville this morning where it's pretty cloudy. the sun officially up less than an hour, about 40 minutes. we're looking at the rain pushing towards the coast right now. so live doppler 7 hd shows that from the north bay all the way down to the peninsula light showers here. the blue and the light green represent the showers from sea ranch, highway 1 through bodega bay you're looking west. and further south fairfax through daly city, monteiro, showers expected to push your

way and further around the discusses mountains. not much happening yet but this area favored to see anywhere from two-thirds of an inch of rain through tomorrow and the loop now shows the projecttry from the southwest to the northeast. low pressure sits offshore to the south and west. we'll see a steady stream of moisture throughout the day. but that's the first system. cool temperatures santa rosa. 44 there. gusty winds in napa up to 30 mph. sfo a calm wind and 51 degrees. 52 at the coast. light showers this morning. the scattered showers continue throughout the afternoon and another system brings more rain tomorrow. here's the first system. notice all the cloud cover moving up from the south and west. here's the moisture out ahead of it. we're in the warm sector right now. that will be the plan throughout the day today maybe hitting 60

with just a couple tenths in the valley. looking at most of the rain along the coast. the second system pushes on through tomorrow. so late in the afternoon tomorrow throughout the early evening hours we're looking at the rain back home and the mountains looking at snow in the higher elevations through monday morning. keep this in mind if you're headed to the mountains. you'll probably see a winter storm watch or winter storm warning throughout the next 24 hours. so as for today we'll call it scattered showers with temperatures not too cool. 59 sunnyvale, kind of mild in campbell with a hit and miss rain shower. peninsula you're looking at more widespread showers. 58 menlo park. the afternoon you see a good chance of rain in redwood city at 59. downtown 58. won't be raining all day but it will be cloudy. you'll see the showers from time to time. santa rosa 57. near east bay dry now but you'll see the afternoon sprinkles and

maybe a light shower at union city, 59 for you. in the valley some hazy sunshine but then more scattered showers throughout the day. 58 concord and down by the monterey bay it will be wet for you throughout the entire afternoon. 62 salinas. the accu-weather seven-day forecast the status shower activity today and tomorrow a little cooler, definitely rainier. and we'll see the rain end not until monday morning. there's a break there. a lot of clouds on tuesday. next system skimming the north bay on wednesday but mild temperatures with all the cloud cover with the upcoming system. >> with the system coming in does that mean we have any chance with mavericks. the window opened up yesterday. >> we have a small craft advisory but waves 4 to 6 feet. not a big deal. >> okay. thanks lisa. time to check what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." ron clayborne is joining us now from new york to tell us what's

coming up. confidential tax cuts. >> expire the end of this year with unemployment rising and benefits after millions of jobless americans. will have that an outcome on the upcoming vote. the president saying their tough fight, to boost morale. u.s. forces have faith there. which part of the gingerbread man do you eat first? how do you attack this holiday treat may reveal certain personal traits. is there a link how we eat our cookies. i bit off the head first rule. tell you what that means. it does mean something. can a night owl become a morning person. we put one self--admitted creature of the night with if she can make the switch.

can it be done. we'll have the answers for you. all next on "good morning america." >> ron, i have to say i'm in line for you. i go for the head first. i don't know does that mean we're looking for more smarts to go for the brain? >> you will find out if you stay tuned and you will be surprised perhaps. >> okay. okay i will. i hope it's something positive but i'll stay tuned. >> depends on your perspective. >> thanks, ron. have a great weekend. >> you too. >> bye-bye. switching gears talking sports because the giants appear to be getting a bargain signing one of the stars of their world series run. larry beil has the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. almost every athlete says it's not about the money. almost every case of course it's always about the money. except pat burrell. made his signing official for $1 million. that's the ultimate bargain basement price for a guy that could be a starting outfielder. was making $9 million when tampa

bay released him mid season. the san jose native made plenty of money in his career so cash was secondary. >> being a part of something special is more important to me than testing out free agency and all that goes along with that. i don't really know where i would fit into the free market. but that really wasn't a concern of mine coming back and playing for the giants was number one. >> miguel at that -- at that hanna will play behind mccane not trying to hit him. >> play in mexico and they -- they are really tough these days. >> when you have a player of his stature that loves the game so

much and plays it the right way, it's very easy for people to fall asleep in the clubhouse because he's at that standard. it's great for the manager because you just heard him. all he wants to do is play baseball. >> 2010 undoubtedly the worst year of tiger woods' life but may end it on a positive note. leading at the chevron world challenge in southern california. tiger for eagle on 2. 13 under leading by 4. how about paul casey on the 12 pole. 188 yards out 7 iron. catches the ridge here. starts to roll back. you know what's gonna happen. hole in one! casey showing off. this shot might be better just because of the distance. bubba watson second shot par 5, 16th hole.

>> nothing but the bottom of the cup. only a game out of first place and nsc. 7-4 green bay packers. a game that highlights the quarterback they could have had in the 2005 draft. instead of allex smith, aaron rogers turned into one of the best passers in the nfl. he's impressed what he sees on tape. >> more basic. that's probably not the right word but just doing a little lesstivity exotic. on their stuff a little better. sense of urgency on their side knowing they're one game out of the division lead. obviously this is the game we need to play well in. >> high school football playoffs. undefeated palo alto versus christian. fourth down with the bomb. chrisoff, son of the ex-niner.

make it 7-0. same combo in the third quarter. williams had sprinter speed. 78 yards. gone! palo alto wins the central coast section open division title 21-14. stanford versus boston college, women's soccer final 4. shoots and scores. 1-0 stanford. the cardinals came in undefeated. they stay that way. lindsay taylor, steal and buries it. the championship game sunday against notre dame. women's volleyball cal hosting utah state. this is first round ncaa action. all lady bears. led them with 19 kills one here as cal rolls three sets to none. they'll face north carolina at haus tonight. we've got college football for you this afternoon at 5:00. nebraska versus oklahoma followed by the final edition

this season of after the game. hope to see you then. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. >> next at 5:30 finally good news from u.s. workers. why you might have a reason to look forward to a little extra something in your paycheck next year. major retailers moving its headquarters to oakland. that's sure to boost the local economy. president obama back in washington this morning after a

>> good morning. i'm theresa garcia. a nine-year-old girl is critical but stable at oakland children's hospital with gunshot wounds. she was shot in the neck and back when she answered a knock at the door of her home in hercules. it happened about 10:30 last night. investigators are interviewing

people in the house at the time. police have released no information about the suspect. a san francisco teenager convicted six years ago of hate crimes against a group of asian americans is now going to court to have his record changed. as abc 7's vic lee explains, it is a legal move angering many in the asian community. >> matthew is 23. his attorney says the young man has turned his life around. >> he graduated from high school, college. he's starting out in the business world. >> he now wants the court to reduce his felony assaults to misdemeanors drop the hate crime conviction and have his record sealed. >> prosecutors object saying they're serious cases. >> the case is being heard by judge kevin mccarthy.

he's the same judge who ruled six years ago that he was guilty calling the crimes the most despicable behavior one can imagine. the attack happened june 2003 here in the sunset district near 19th avenue. many of the white students had been drinking at a keg party in stern grove. some ended up at this pizza shop. the assail yants confronted five asian americans teenagers on the street. they say the attackers yelled racial slurs before they beat them up. the whole incident lasted ten to 15 minutes. for them what happened here would last a lifetime. >> this is what ken zing said at the trial. >> something i will never forget. >> wou was kicked repeatedly. they came today to show their opposition to his request. he didn't want to talk about it but his father said the attack changed his son's life.

>> there's no longer that feeling that the world is safe. you always are on guard. >> the lawyer represented the victims at the trial. >> nothing can take back what he took from those boys their youth and innocence. >> his attorney says he has every right to change his record. he said the probation officer supports it. the hearing was continued until january. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> there's a new push to help volunteers who want to help mentor african american young people. a national initiative kicked off in oakland. as amy holyfield reports the work can be tough and this will attempt to keep volunteers from getting discouraged. >> they're celebrating but being a mentor in oakland isn't always a smooth experience. >> i have one teen that i mentor personally one-on-one. >> she often finds herself surprised by what her child asks

her and -- >> catches me off guard with their scenarios. i'm like did you really experience that? >> the mentorings movement now recognizes that volunteers could use more training before they're paired up with local nonprofits sent out into the streets. >> we made the training available for 75 people and 400 plus signed on. >> the training will start this weekend at a retreat in santa cruz and it's not just for current mentors. it's also for new volunteers. >> mentoring some of these kids is gonna be a challenge. >> don dunbar is a little nervous about being a mentor. it's his first time to try it. when he saw the reaction in the streets after the verdict in oscar grant's death, he knew he had to do something. >> coming prosecute the gym and i come off the freeway and i run right into the causeway. this look like babe ruth. all the violence. i said what is wrong.

they have nothing to look up to. >> cares is a national program based in atlanta. lewis gosset jr. was on hand to celebrate the new initiative which will focus a lot of attention on the well-being of the volunteers so they'll hopefully stay strong when the kids need them most. >> president obama is back at the white house this morning. he arrived at andrews air force base in maryland about 3 a.m. our time. this is after making a quick unannounced trip to visit troops in afghanistan yesterday. he told 3500 military personnel that they are succeeding in the fight against terrorism, that the president did praise their courage and thank them for their sacrifice. >> and we're gonna switchgears because we've got some breaking news to tell you about over in russia. there is a passenger jet plane carrying 155 people that has crashed. it was making an emergency landing but skidded off the

runway. now, it did kill at least two people. 40 others were injured. the plane is a tu-154. we are going to have more on this breaking story as more information unfolds. certainly stay with us on this one. now, in other news overseas, negligence is being blamed for the worst forest fire in israel's history. the fire is still raging in parts of the northern israel forest this morning but the initial investigation discounts arson as the cause. 41 people are dead. 17,000 others had to be evacuated and thousands of acres of woodland has burned. the loss of forest is especially hard in israel where 7% of the land has coverage. an air traffic controller strike causing some to return to work during this nationwide strike that closed eight airports. it stranded hundreds of

thousands of travelers at the beginning of a holiday weekend in spain. they're embroiled in a dispute of working conditions and partially privatizing the country's two biggest airports in madrid and barcelona. spain is threatening to jail air controllerses who do not go back to work. it's the first time they provoked its constitutional provision improved in 1978 to help the government deal with catastrophes. the air force's first unmanned space plane has just returned to earth but its mission remained shrouded in secrecy. the only video of its landing yesterday morning is from this infrared camera. the x-37-b spent 7 months in space. the mini shuttle tested satellite hardware. the air force calls the mission a success. it's prepared to launch the next in the spring aboard an atlas 5

booster. this is the only -- only the second fully audit mated reentry and runway landing in the history of space flight. the soviets achieved the first one in 1988. back here in the bay area, city of oakland is getting a boost to its economy. a major chain store pet food express just moved its corporate headquarters to a master warehouse space near the coliseum. heather has the story. (applause) >> there are plenty of reasons to celebrate at this pet food express headquarters grand opening. the company is celebrating its move into huge new digs. the police are celebrating 10 new k-9 bullet prove vests. mayor elect jean qwan says it'sest it'sest -- it's evident the qualities aren't overlooked.

we have several here in san francisco and the rents are cheaper. >> the 147,500 square foot space is a distribution center and home office. michael levy started the company in san francisco 30 years ago. it outgrew its last san leandro location years ago. >> we wanna have what we call a grade a or class a warehouse. there are very few of those in the bay area. we searched for two years, found this one in oakland. >> pet food express employees 500 people companywide, 110 here in oakland. the company's getting its deal on rent, about 30% less than the last tenant, the u.s. postal service. there are tax incentives since it's in the coliseum redevelopment zone. they expect to fire more support staff here in oakland. >> we always try to promote from within. but we're always looking for great new people. that love pets. >> the building is in councilman

larry reid's district. he says there was not a lot of interest from other potential renters. >> they had their distribution center located in the city of oakland but particularly my district was a great day. >> the company expects to open nine or ten new stores in the bay area within a year. heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >> if you are looking for a job you might also find one at the next abc 7 job journal hire event. it's next tuesday from 11:00 to 3:00 and at the windham hotel in san jose. things could be looking up for those of you who are gainfully employed. the h. r. firm towers watson says workers get a raise of 3% next year. only 5% of the companies surveyed plan to keep employees' pay frozen. and talking about frozen at least the temperatures aren't freezing? >> not here. looking at cold weather and snow in the mountains. and a little today. more tomorrow. in fact, looking at up to a foot

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. 6:42. the state public utilities commission has just approved the construction of a plant to

convert ocean water into drinking water on the monterey peninsula. it will be the first of it's kind built near the town of marina. when it's completed in six years it will remove the salt from 10 million gallons of ocean water a day instead of taking it out of the carmel river. it will be costly. rates will probably go up by 63%. while it is an incredible amount refer hopefully in the future that will drop because we have to think of our resources what we have. we're getting rain. >> that's right. getting a little rain this morning. not gonna last all day today. tomorrow a different story. a little snow on the ground there. ominous looking sky and more snow to come especially at the higher elevations. up to a foot of snow is expected by monday morning. back home we're looking at some cloudy conditions and rain along the coast. san francisco numbers in the low 50s. kind of mild in the city.

but elsewhere cooler in the north bay. fog and haze overspread the bay and live doppler 7 hd shows we're looking at very light rain all across the bay this morning due to a weather system off to the south and west of us. here's our first stop. you'll notice from sea ranch through bodega bay and offshore, some very light showers. a little further south. here we're looking from the north bay down to the peninsula daly city. light rain. and finally along the santa cruz mountains you're dry now but more wet weather is headed your way from the southwest to the northeast is the flow today. we'll see the scattered showers this morning and then throughout the afternoon hours so not a really big system today. but we will be looking at some windy conditions. a colder system and much more rain tomorrow. 47 in fairfield right now. some light rain. 47 redwood city with 52. half moon bay. light showers this morning.

the scattered showers this afternoon and more rain tomorrow. here's a bigger perspective. you'll notice much of the activity to the east of us. we're kind of on the tail end of this system which is right here, saturday's system. sunday's system another area of low pressure wrapping up to the west of us with more heavier rain. here we are throughout the afternoon. notice the light shower activity through 7:00 today. through the overnight hours, looking at more rain but by early tomorrow we'll call it just scattered showers. not until 4:00 this the afternoon that you notice more heavier rain throughout the north bay, the peninsula into the east bay through the 10:00 time slot. so we're looking at the scattered showers ending sunday into monday morning. still a few areas of some slick roads and patchy fog. i talked about the snow. mid-30s now. upper 40s throughout the day today, then mid-40s tomorrow. that snow level continuing to lower through monday.

look for low 60s cupertino and campbell today. scattered showers, light rain in san mateo. 58 for you. a little breezy here along the coast but the winds really picking up for your sunday forecast. 56 daly city as well as petaluma. 54 clear lake. near east bay a wet day today. just scattered showers in san leandro, 58. inland valleys a cool 55 in brentwood and a rainy afternoon in hollister at 62. the accu-weather seven-day forecast with light rain today. colder windier and more rain for sunday and we'll try to clear out on monday. but daily chance of rain come tuesday, wednesday, and even into thursday with all the cloud cover, mild numbers, upper 50s to low 60s. out of that really really cold stuff that we had around thanksgiving. >> it's a tradeoff. >> yeah. >> thanks, lisa. the understanding of life on earth is being turned on its ear. a bay area nasa researchers has

made a stunning discovery at mono lake at yosemite. wayne shares more on this incredible find. >> for as long as science has study life, one combination of elements is potently consistent. they call is snaps for short, nitrogen oxygen phosphorus, sulfur. it's the building blocks of life. you'll find it in every person every bug, every plant. >> all life has these six elements. that's all we know. >> or all she said we new until the research and paper went public. she has discovered a microbe that preplaces phosphorus that uses arsenic to make dna, fats and proteins. it's one of a kind. colonies individual colonies. >> of? >> of microbes that can live on extremely high levels of arsenic. >> this is a subtle but major

discovery, one that will alter science according to her colleagues. >> is she on to something? >> she is. very much so. >> if it's proved and it's really shown to be a distinct form of exchange of energy then it's really another form of life. we're looking at something as alien as if it arrived here on a meteorite. >> in fact dr. wolf simon found the microbes without leaving the state of california. >> if you want to find something interesting on earth, mono lake is the place to come. >> if nature keeps secrets why not here in these bubbling million-year-old waters filled with toxic levels of arsenic. only extreme creatures survive here and now we know the most extreme of them all. >> an ultimate biochemistry. >> it takes the notion of life as we know it and turns it on its head.

the results of this research could lead to fillphilosophical debate. there was another form, something completely different that tried and failed. >> so let's say it's older right. were there multiple options for the origins of life? did it happen more than once? we have no idea. >> in the larger scope this expanded definition of life changes our search for it elsewhere. the possibilities? boundless now. >> just probably options elsewhere in the universe. >> says we should look for more than what we're looking for. since we humans first became aware of ourselves we have gazed above and wondered if we were alone. could life exist elsewhere? how ironic if after all this time we might have found a very strong clue right here. >> it would be really interesting. >> from mono lake wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> don't go away.

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a new york university professor implanted a camera in his head for the sake of art. once his head is a little lessor

he'll attach a camera to the plate bolted to his head. that will take one picture every minute for a year and streaming the images live to the arab music of modern art in qatar. he said he's interesting in documenting what he's left behind the back of the head idea. we are looking for a little rain right, lisa? >> thank you for joining us this start morning. our next newscast starts at 8 a.m.. join us for more news. i'm theresa garcia.