>> in the news this sunday morning may 15th the 100th beta breakers will start in two hours. many streets in the city are closed. lisa argen will tell us if more rain is coming. and police investigate a fatal shooting that has left two people dead. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. we are just two hours away from the 100th running of san francisco's celebrated beta breakers race. many downtown streets are now closed as more than 55,000 registered runners prepare to make their way from the start at howard and biel streets to the breakers at the great highway.

while it is a century old tradition, abc 7 shows us how organizers hope this year's race will be much different. >> the barriers are going up along the starting line here at howard biel closing the streets. on and off again rain is falling. it hasn't slowed down these workers or tow truck drivers clearing the staging area of cars. possible rain showers won't bother many of these runners either. >> one, two. >> lazaro and five of his family are running and rain isn't going to be a problem. >> we always run no matter what! rain or shine, we run. >> rain is the subject that's not being taken seriously by many of these people. some even welcome it. >> weather is great, too, because, you know, the air is clean and, you know, it's good for running. >> yearly, the beta breakers has attracted anywhere from 65,000 to 100,000 people. to 100,000 people.c this year, registration was limited to 50,000 runners. due to this anniversary run, 55,000 people are officially

registered. this year for the first time, only registered runners will be allowed on the course and no bad behavior tolerated. >> this year, there's no drinking. there are no floats on the course and we're asking people to only come if they have a registered runner. >> we have a zero tolerance policy here. if you're drunk and on the course you'll be pulled off the course by security and asked to leave. >> that's welcome news to the first time runner 13-year-old brendan perez. >> i'm pretty happy about it. i mean, i don't -- i wouldn't like to see any of that stuff. don't want to see any crazy things going on so i'm excited to be the first time minus anything crazy going on. >> the race is good for business. packed hotels are referring people to places like the market cafe. >> its been busy. our reservations were a lot of referrals from hotels. >> organizers say that people should be taking water with them regardless of the rain because they will need some hydration on the course.

in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> extra ferries and early bart service are available this morning for the race. bart is now running trains to san francisco every 20 minutes. bicycles will not be allowed on the trains until after 8:00. riders coming from the east bay should get off at the station. riders from san francisco and the peninsula should exit at the montgomery street station. so we heard a lot of talk about the rain. meteorologist lisa argen is here now with the accuweather forecast. >> hi there, carolyn. you can see the cloud cover behind me. sun is up. a little bit of a lull right now. live doppler h.d. shows we're looking at showers off the coast here so showers around the area is only 46 degrees but you know what? with that sunshine, we'll look for more showers throughout the day today. look down to just west of san jose into hollister and the

sierra nevada, we have a winter weather advisory until 11:00 so the snow is falling there and here's the plan for the rest of the morning. look at 6:00, more light rain will develop and then right through noon, we have showers all around the bay area. this is the first system. there's another system so plan your week ahead. i'll be back and detail that for you coming up. >> all right, thank you, lisa. >> another race, the amgen cycling tour of california is scheduled to start at lake tahoe at 10:30 this morning. weather permitting. stage 1 of the eight day pro cycling race begins at south lake tahoe and ends at the north star at tahoe resort. one to three inches of snow expected so race officials are going to huddle this morning to evaluate conditions. they could cut out the north star leg where the course rises above 7,000 feet in elevation or may even cancel the opening stage all together. their decision will be announced by 9:00. the snow may not be good news

for amgen cyclists but tahoe ski resorts could not be happier. several are still open this month. and alpine meadows announced it will be open during the fourth of july weekend. this video shows the north shore resort late yesterday afternoon. alpine meadows still reports 15 foot base at the lodge and 20 feet at the top of the mountain. on to some other news this morning, two young men have died. another victim is in the hospital after they were shot in san francisco's bernal heights last night. someone opened fire on the victims along appleton avenue at holly park circle before 7:30. paramedics rushed all three to the hospital, a 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old died there. the third victim is expected to survive. >> homicide detail is on scene as well as the medical examiner's office and my understanding is several persons have been detained in connection with this incident. >> witnesses say they saw a

pontiac speed away from the scene and investigators are urging anyone who witnessed that shooting to contact police. san francisco police also need your help to identify someone injured giants fan bryan stow will be transferred to san francisco general hospital tomorrow. doctors say stow's condition is critical. he's still in a coma. he's being transferred from los angeles to s.f. general because of its trauma center. he'll be treated by the chief of neurosurgery, dr. jeffrey manly. manly specializes in brain and spinal cord injuries. and an african-american owned radio station needs your help to find a vandal to scrawled racist graffiti at their studio. it struck between 2:00 and 7:00 yesterday morning on georgia street in vallejo and they even chartered a vehicle the nonprofit station uses to promote itself in the community. >> it offends me personally that, you know, you work so hard

to bring something to this community as my wife and i have for five years and this is -- this is the reception that we get. >> the vandalism comes after someone shot out a window of the station's car earlier this month. the station manager called police but he says officers have not yet come out to even take a report. it is graduation time, walking across the stage symbolizes a new chapter in the lives of college grads. for one u.c. berkeley student, his steps were the first in more than three years and he accomplished that goal with the help of technology developed in part by fellow u.c. berkeley students. >> at u.c. berkeley, graduates walk into edwards stadium excited. >> class of 2011. >> graduation day signifies many different things like adulthood and a future but for 22-year-old austin whitney, it means something more.

it means walking again. >> this courageous and inspiring young man was determined to graduate from college and walk at his commencement. >> austin has been wheelchair bound since a car crash in 2007. you see berkeley's own human engineering built an exoskeleton for him to use. as thousands of graduates watched, he rose to the occasion. >> with the exoskeleton securely bound to his body, austin walked the seven challenging steps across the stage. >> austin whitney! >> and to his dream. >> i knew when i stood up here in front of all these people today that it would be different. and it truly was. it was truly the greatest gift anyone has ever given me. >> as a mother, this was the greatest day of my life.

>> the gift was the brain child of a professor. even though he and his team of grad students have built other more sophisticated exoskeletons this one is different. it's cheaper and lighter in weight than the others. >> this technology can be accessible to a large number of people that need it. that's our mission. >> austin has always wanted his accident to have meaning. and this today really culminated in giving meaning to, i think, hundreds of thousands of people around the world. >> austin's exo skeleton is still being developed. that means it cannot be bought yet. once it does go to market. it will cost as much as a motorized wheelchair. less than $20,000. >> straight ahead, he is not running in 2012. what it means for the presidential election now that mike huckabee is out.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> mike huckabee will not run for president in 2012. he made the announcement last night on his weekly fox newschannel tv show. huckabee says he did not make the decision lightly. despite all the encouragement he felt in his heart a repeat bid was not good for him. it creates more questions about who will emerge as the republican frontrunner. mitt romney, newt gingrich, ron paul are the only republicans who have declared their candidacy. a new associated press poll finds 45% of republicans are dissatisfied with their candidates. the spillway in louisiana is open for the first time in nearly 40 years. water is now gushing towards thousands of homes and farm land in the cajun countryside and

it's threatening to submerge land up to 25 feet deep. >> the floodgates are open. the mississippi river purposefully unleashed. this spillway is designed to move water fast. fully open, it can move 600,000 cubic feet per second. that's three times the rate of niagara falls at its peak. but they are taking it slow trying to balance the need to relieve pressure on the levees while giving people enough time to get to higher ground. >> we want to make sure that folks have the understanding that water is coming their way. and they need to evacuate. >> the water will move gradually. at this rate, it will take an estimated 12 hours to reach the town. 30 hours to hit henderson. more than three days before it floods morgan city. before eventually making its way into the gulf. colonel, for the folks down river, can they expect any kind of federal compensation if they lose their property because of this? >> you know, i think the thing to remember is that public

safety is our number one priority and we are flood fighting this shoulder to shoulder with all the local officials and the state officials. >> in other words, no. that's because these residents chose to live here despite the risks. but the reality is tough to take. >> makes me sick. it actually makes me sick. >> the water could reach 15 feet in some areas. moving trucks line the streets in morgan city. this family is packing up everything they can in a hurry. >> there wasn't enough to go around. we had to pool our resources from cities and even states away. >> so many here sacrificed so that many more will be protected. >> well, here, the pavement a bit wet this morning as thousands of runners get ready for beta breakers. >> yeah. the weather has been odd all year long, that continues. >> it's not unusual to have rain in may. there's only been three mays in the last 30 years where we

haven't had measurable rain. so -- >> ok. >> a little sobering fact for you. so we are, obviously, relatively normal to see a little precip but it's cold rain. here's a look outside from emeryville this morning where we have breaks in the clouds. that doesn't mean the rain is over. not by a long shot. we'll talk about a wet monday and wet tuesday, that's straight ahead. >> also coming up, the giants remain hot in the cold. not only fighting through the elements in chicago, they got a little help from the cubs' defense. mike shuman has the highlights coming up in this morning's sports. >> all new. the biggest controversy in "oprah show" history. now, five years after "a million little pieces," they meet again. oprah, james frey.

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nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> well, for a while this morning, this oakland in and out restaurant had a new water fountain. the fountain was the result of a traffic accident, someone backed into a fire hydrant breaking the water main and whoa, the water gushed out. fire crews responded to deal with the minor flooding around 2:30 this morning, the water has now been shut off. well, lisa argen here now who tells me it's always rainy in may. >> well, about 3 1/2 days on average per month that we see the rain and the last two mays we've seen five days. each may. >> ok and so far this may.

>> this may, it's going to warmer today. we found out in the next two days and maybe the weekend. it's getting a little bit more than, perhaps, average. but still a winter weather advisory until 11:00 and winter storm warning from the west slopes of the sierra nevada through the evening hours. we'll be looking at slick roadways and a couple of inches. 2 to 4 inches at 5,000 feet and the golden gate bridge glowing a little bit. we have a little bit of a break in the sun so we are going to see definitely a lot of active weather going on today potentially. live doppler 7 h.d. shows there's still some rain off the coast. in fact, moving into the shoreline there, san francisco, little return there and to the east, over the bay bridge, and we are looking at some showers around san jose and in the north bay, santa rosa and into the

sierra nevada this is why we have the winter weather advisory. slick roadways with some icy conditions and 3 to 6 inches above 7,000 feet so by 6:00 today, we still have the possibility of widespread rain. notice the rain/snow mix. mount st. helena and as we go through the rest of the afternoon, that daytime heating allows for the possibility of a thunderstorm, some gusty winds and even the low snow levels down to about 3,000 feet so the lull this morning and then the morning commute tomorrow, chance of light rain. here comes the next system. look at by the evening commute on monday, we're looking at more widespread rain. the second area of low pressure looking a little bit more impressive and then things begin to taper off throughout the morning commute. still a chance and by midday, we'll see things taper off. so those are -- today's system and tomorrow's system that will provide more wet weather and chilly conditions for the bay area so today, it's still the unstable air mass throughout the afternoon with the cold temperatures to start.

45 san rafael. 46 in napa. upper 30's in los gatos with that southwest wind. breezy at times around livermore gusting to 17 miles an hour. definitely a colder start this morning with the passage of the cold front. 3 to 5 degrees chillier than we were yesterday. showers, isolated storms today with more rain tomorrow and into tuesday. sunny and warmer, slightly warmer by mid week so here's the setup. the low is still off the coast and it will allow for the instability, the chance of showers and the snow 2 to 4 inches at about 5,000 feet more than that at 7,000 feet throughout the afternoon hours so the snow just getting going throughout the late morning hours. upper 50's to about 60 in campbell. 56 in half moon bay. san francisco, just 57 degrees today with a few peeks of sun, the chance of thunderstorms with that, maybe an area of some gusty winds if you're in and around the up thunderstorms. 57 today. union city and in the inland valley, boy, cool afternoon.

just 60 there and by the monterey bay, only 58 so cooler weather stays with us. still the shower activity into monday and tuesday and then slightly warmer and sunnier but today looks like we could see the most active weather. >> well, for those runners. >> they like it cool. >> that's true. i don't know about the rain. that makes them a little slick. >> thanks, lisa. coming up at 7:00, "good morning america." dan harris is joining us live from new york to tell us what's on tap. good morning, dan. >> carolyn, good morning. i felt like i haven't seen you in weeks even though it's through a television camera. good morning to one of my favorite cities in america, san francisco. water rushing towards towns flooding everything in its path. this is, of course, as you know because of the swollen mississippi river. people are having to leave their homes in this area. our team is live on the ground in louisiana talking to people who are in the water's way. also we've got an international sex scandal brewing this

morning. one of the most powerful bankers on the planet, the head of the international monetary fund, the guys who might be the next president scandal, arrested for allegedly attacking his maid at a hotel in times square. we have the latest on that. plus the jury is still not in in casey anthony's murder trial set to start in a few days. she is accused, as you know, of murdering her daughter. the jury was working all day yesterday but she still doesn't have a whole jury seated. why are they having such a hard time finding impartial jurors? we'll get into that and on a much, much lighter note and a very happy note, a story of pure joy this morning. carolyn, check this out. this young man was paralyzed in a car crash four years ago. left unable to walk. you are going to see on "good morning america" this morning, you're going to see him take his first step in four years at his college graduation. there's his mother. her reaction was incredible i

rarely tell you that you must stay tuned but for this story, you absolutely must. >> you know that was right out here at u.c. berkeley so we know all about this young man. >> right. right! >> austin whitney. >> you've already seen it. >> well, we have but we want to see it again really seriously. very inspiring story. >> it is. we'll look for you at 7:00 and have a good day. we'll check out sports this evening, the sharks are vancouver for game one of the western conference finals. last night, the giants played the first regularly scheduled saturday night game at wrigley field in 13 years but it didn't last long. good morning, the giants and cubs battled the rain last night in chicago. and ron vogelsong got his first career shutout in this six inning affair. not a good mix for baseball, wind and rain. top of first, giants get right to work. grounds a single to left. two-out knock off doug davis plays freddie sanchez and it's

1-0 g men. bases loaded but gets him to end the threat. 7 k's in six shutout innings for vogelsong. in the third, cubs defense falls apart. a little off the mark. back-to-back errors lead to two giant runs. g men went 3-0. ron vogelsong gets his first career shutout improving to 3-0. to the big o, the a's hosting the white sox and bottom two, grabs a gavin floyd offering to the hole. knocks him down but can't find it. scores in the meantime from second. 1-0 a's. then in the fifth with two on, david dejesus rips one into right center gap. it's dejesus' 1,000 career hit 4-0. tyson ross continues to deal. shutout and gets him swinging. in the seventh, he can sit down. ross has a career high 8 k's in

seven innings. the sharks will continue their quest for their first stanley cup tonight in vancouver when they open the western conference finals against the canucks. this marks the second straight year the sharks have advanced to the final four but last year staying in the conference finals didn't last long. they were swept by the blackhawks but this time around, they expect different results. >> we talked about growth in the beginning of the year and we've used that every year. we have to take this further than where we were last year. >> this is where we start growing. we got here a different way but we were still here last year and this is where we need to grow. >> the puck dropping in the eastern conference finals last night lightning at the bruins. burgeron connects on a power play. that makes it 4-1 and the lightning steal game 1 on road. 5-2 that final. oakland's andre water is undefeated as the super heavyweight title last night

against arthur abraham. he advanced to the final battling the tournament winning nearly every round in a unanimous decision over the armenian born german abraham. utilized his usual style, patience, tactical boxing, picking his opponent apart and scoring at will. took a few shots but held on to retain his wba title belt. see you tonight at 5:00. >> up next, another steep decline for bay area home prices. the extraordinary number of local homeowners who are now underwater. no more wheeling and dealing. why it's becoming a sellers market for used cars. my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover.

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>> cloris and regina davis are living the nightmare that is the bay area realty market. they are among a growing number of homeowners that are upside down in their mortgage. >> we are here in the $500,000 range and the house is somewhere around $230,000 in value right now. >> does it make you feel better that you're not alone? >> to somewhat but it's an awful stressful situation having to go through this as long as we've been going through it. >> according to zillow.com more than 38% of contra costa homeowners owe on their mortgage than their homes are worth and home values keep falling. >> since the peak of the market, home values have fallen even further. 35% in the bay area since the peak of the market compared to 25% nationally. >> home owners are getting very frustrated. >> this mortgage counselor says homeowners are giving up in a county where home values have dropped 51% since their peak in 2005. >> the banks are not doing principle reductions and

homeowners are losing hope and if your values are continuing to drop and we haven't hit the bottom yet, wow, that's a hard one. >> and according to zillow, the bottom of the market may still be a year away. >> it seems to me that we still have very, very fickle buyers in this market. >> the oakland realtor says buyers still feel like they're the ones calling the shots. >> i think it's just that people really want deals now and they're afraid that the market is going to continue to go down so if they feel like they're buying something for not too much money, then they're better off. >> the hardest hit market in the bay area where 58% of homeowners are currently upside down in their mortgages and where home values have plunged 59% since the peak in 2006. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> today is the state deadline for school districts to give final notice to teachers who will be laid off next school year.

in march, districts throughout the state sent out preliminary notices identifying some 20,000 teachers who could potentially lose their jobs. and last week, teachers statewide rallied for more funding. but even as districts face today's deadline, they still don't know what california lawmakers will do about the huge state budget deficit. some lawmakers estimate that k through 12 education could lose up to $5 billion in state funding. if the state cuts turn out to be less drastic, school districts could retain teachers that get layoff notices today. record high in april and are expected to climb even higher. it seems car production cutbacks in this recession are making used vehicles a hot commodity. here's abc 7's alan wong with the story. >> today, i'm noticing the prices are indeed a little bit more than i expected. >> since january, the kelly blue

book says the average trade-in value for a mid sized car rose nearly $2,000. >> expecting to spend around $9,000 to $11,000 and i'm finding between $16,000 and $17,000 for the cars i'm looking for. >> high gas prices are slowing down the market for new cars. owners are hanging on to their old ones so fewer trade-ins are making it to the used car lots. this honda of oakland used car lot usually has about 80 vehicles on it. today, they only have about 55. >> on a weekly basis. >> rob matar is one of hundreds of used car dealers who buy their vehicles from the manheim auto auction in hayward. about 3,000 cars used to be auctioned off each wednesday but now only 1,000. prices are 30% to 40% higher. >> i used to pay maybe $17,000, $18,000. 20 grand for it and now you can't -- if it goes to auction, can't touch it less than $25,000 to 30 grand.

>> some used car prices are a few thousand dollars shy of the exact same brand new ones. >> if you can go negotiate a good deal on your car with the zero interest or zero down, zero interest, it makes sense to buy actually a new car, yes, vs. a couple years old used vehicle. >> now u.s. dealers say they're expecting to exhaust their inventories and there could be a severe shortage of more economical japanese cars by july. >> i guess acting sooner rather than later is the key here. >> in the east bay, alan wong, abc 7 news. >> the windshield wipeers on the car will be going today. >> that's right. we still have a good chance of widespread rain showers and possibility of isolated storms. camera showing a beautiful shot. the sun was up at 6:00 this morning and we'll see some sunshine but boy, we still have quite a few days of rain to come ahead. i'll detail that forecast coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, a one inch device

that turns your iphone into a credit card reader. see how it's helping get businesses off the ground.

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>> when showplace cafe opened in san francisco's district in december, the owner knew she'd need to accept credit cards if her business was going to grow. >> people don't carry cash anymore. >> she found what she needed with this one inch device called square. with her ipad and this tiny credit card reader, her credit card transactions started rolling in. >> makes it very easy for anybody to quickly and inexpensively sign up to take the dominant form of payment which are these plastic cards that everyone carries. >> jim is co-founder of square. he's an artist who struggled to find affordable ways to accept credit card payments. he was talking on his smart phone when he realized the answer was in his hand. he turned to jack dorsy, the creator of twitter for help. within three weeks, they came up with square. this video is provided by the company. since it debuted last october, square has processed millions of dollars a week in transactions and has attracted more than 100,000 new users a day.

partly because it's so easy to use. >> plug in the square reader and it recognizes it. we're going to charge $5. swipe it through the reader on this screen, i sign my name. it offers to send me a receipt via either sms or e-mail. and it's done. >> square works with the iphone, ipad and android. unlike the big credit card processing companies, square doesn't charge service fees. now, the credit card reader is free. in exchange, the company takes 2.75% of each transaction and deposits the rest directly into your bank account. by comparison, paypal charges up to 2.9% per transaction and some banks charge as much as 15%. numbers like those make square enticing to small businesses that often can't afford credit card transactions. katherine hughes turned a family recipe for toffee into a business. with help, they built the gourmet business from the ground up selling their goods from events and on line.

>> we were at events and having to manually input numbers when we got home at night. >> with square, credit cards are processed immediately and don't worry, there's no paper trail of credit card numbers. >> before, we were actually writing their credit card numbers down on a piece of paper. >> square makes it very clear that all transactions are protected by credit card agreements and as an added security measure, it built in a photo feature. vendors can snap a photo of the customer with the item as proof of purchase. >> it's a huge hit, you know, everyone loves to use it. huge conversation piece and makes it easier. >> and she says that half her sales are on the square reader now. if you'd like to find out how you can get a square, you can check out our web site. abc7news.com. >> lisa here talking about rain. are we getting a real soaker? >> we will see anywhere,

perhaps, from a 10th to another quarter inch of rain with this first system and another system on the way tomorrow. almost as strong so not unusual to see rain in may but this much rain? yeah, we're -- >> getting on my nerves. >> yeah, that's understandable. we are looking at the winter storm watch in effect for the west slopes of the sierra. heavenly right now shows the snow, some fresh snow overnight but the snow actually will increase in the late morning hours and we're looking at the winter weather advisory. southlake until 11:00 this morning. live doppler 7 h.d. showing some showers but we're looking at a nice break there in emeryville. showers off the peninsula right here and more generated throughout the afternoon with daytime heating. some wet weather and one moving over the bay bridge here so watch out for that in the north bay santa rosa from petaluma, some wet pavement and wet weather and as we head up to the mountains, we have the winter weather advisory.

slick roadways. temperatures are hovering in the upper 20's to around 30 and we will be looking at more rain cutting right to the chase now. looking at the chance of rain all throughout the bay area throughout the morning hours. a cool unstable air continues to move over the bay area. 1:00, yes, possibility of widespread storms out there to the north, the rain/snow mix. the snow level down to around 3,000 feet. a lull this evening. a weaker system gets going in the morning hours tomorrow. slight chance of showers but look what happens by the evening commute. gets more organized and we should see more widespread moderate rain by the evening commute tomorrow night. and then as we head in towards tuesday, leftover showers and then finally by late tuesday, it looks like the bay area will begin to dry out. not so in the central valley and towards the mountains so it's going to be a little bit of a wet time of it on and off throughout the next several days with the cold temperatures.

44 in fairfield. 38 in los gatos and with a little bit of wind there, it feels chillier. the southwest winds in oakland so lighter winds elsewhere. but temperatures are much, much colder this morning. so if you're headed out this morning, be prepared for a few showers and isolated storm really after around 9:00 today right through the afternoon hours and then we'll see more rain in the morning and the afternoon, the chance anyway and then by tuesday, it looks like this system -- second system wants to head out of here so still have a trough lingering off the coast and that cold air will continue to slide to the east and that will allow for the rain here, the snow in the mountains, 2 to 4 inches above 5,000 feet so let's it's going to be definitely very slick and not really what you would hope for in mid may. only in the upper 50's around the bay today. maybe 61 in concord and down by the monterey bay, soggy one. 62 in salinas.

so the next system brings the chance of more rain right on through tuesday. dry out and warm up. turn off that faucet and see the numbers in the mid 70's by the end of the work week. >> so did that rain wake you up last night? >> it lulled me to sleep. >> ok. >> didn't wake me up. >> ok. thanks, lisa. well, what started out as a black history event in oakland has become a catalyst for long-term research. it is a search for history, for roots. >> the church of jesus christ of latter day saints has the largest collection of genealogy records in the world. >> to find our ancestors and we do work in the temple to find families eternally. >> their 3 billion pages of documents covers more than just their ancestors and their records are open to the public so it's here at the mormon temple family history center in oakland that a group of east bay youngsters has come to trace their roots. >> not a lot of people in my

family know where they come from so, you know, i'll be the one to start. >> this 18-year-old is part of the ancestry project. involving students from two high schools plus foster youth. alameda county supervisor keith carson came up with the idea. >> it kind of goes back to the old cliche about knowing where you're from helps you determine your future so we actually have seen the youth kind of become empowered. >> none of those look like they're a winner. >> staff from the history center along with members of the african-american genealogy society are volunteering their time. and in this technological age, more information is readily available. but it's not that easy for everyone. >> if you have relatives who were enslaved, then you have something called a brick wall and it takes you some time to get over that. need to be really creative. >> the youth ancestry project began during black history month in february but organizers were

determined to move it beyond a one time event. >> those who are searching census records and old bibles are now discovering a family tree with more branches. >> you can walk down the street and know that, you know, today, this is who i am. >> and the participants are going to share their findings during the special community event june 4th. don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> credit cards give you cash back for gas purchases but one man couldn't seem to get his rebate straight. i'm michael finney. coming up, 7 on your side helps coming up, 7 on your side helps out.

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all kinds of ways to save. here's 7 on your side's michael finney with one of them. >> with gas prices painfully high, it seems everybody is looking for ways to save. drive less. check tires. slow down. >> once a week, once every four days, so about four or five tanks of gas per month. >> matthew evans of san francisco commutes to hayward every day. so when gas prices shot past $4 a gallon, he was glad he had this credit card. it gave him a 4% rebate on gas purchased at union 76 stations at least it was supposed to. >> so i want to use your card but i want to get my 4% rebate every time. >> he noticed on his credit card statement that he was receiving a 1% rebate instead of 4% when he bought gas at the union 76 in hayward. listed under his owner, avis corporation so he contacted the credit card company, citibank that issues the rebates.

>> they told me that the gas station wasn't reporting anymore as a conoco or union 76 station. which i thought was odd since they have the union 76 logo. >> citibank told him to inquire at the gas station about rebates. matthew said he couldn't get answers there. >> i shouldn't have to walk inside the gas station each time and say am i going to get a 4% rebate on this gallon of gas. >> matthew says at today's gas prices, the cashback is important. a 1% rebate gave him back about $0.04 per gallon while a 4% rebate is about $0.16 off each gallon of gasoline. >> i calculated for a year, maybe it's $100. maybe it's $200. well for me, that's two, three, four tanks of gas so that's when i called 7 on your side. >> we contacted avis corporation and did not hear back. however, citibank looked into the matter, too. and it said indeed matthew should have been receiving the full rebate for those gas purchases. the problem was an invalid merchant code used to process his purchase.

the bank said "citi has provided a full rebate to the card holder for this purchase and taken steps to ensure future purchases receive the appropriate rebate. in addition, we are reviewing other recent 76 mastercard purchases to ensure other card holders received the appropriate rebate." >> just a couple days later that they contacted me and followed up. so power of the people. >> citibank urges customers to check their statements to make sure they're getting the correct rebates. contact the bank if mistakes are found. now, i posted a link to information on some credit cards that offer some great gas rebates. you'll find it at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> up next, a rare glimpse of one of history's most important documents. the foundation on which our freedoms were built. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

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your fishing tackle out of the river. >> yes, not everything is as monumental status. some of it deals with everyday issues much it was written in 1215 to rein in monarchy. >> passed together by a group of barrens who were rebelling against king john of england. >> to be righteous in the country of king jones. >> same king john who is the villian in the robin hood film. he was unpopular. look at it closely, 56 lines, small letters, abbreviations, translated into english, it covers 16 double spaced pages. >> very small writing. parchment was very rare, very expensive. there was a lot to say so it's all jammed in there. >> it certainly has served as an inspiration, a symbol around the world of freedom. 17 copies were written probably taken from village to village.

this is one of four that survives from a 1217 issue. it's usually housed in the university of oxford library where it is not on display. >> haven't seen that and didn't know much more than that. all the way here now. >> this is a rare chance to see it. it will be on display through june 5th. >> cast a very long shadow on the doors of our supreme court shows the signing. >> all right. a crucial weather document coming our way from lisa argen. >> yes. and you know, we are looking at a little bit of break right now. you can see the sunshine behind us but not for long. more showers are off shore. the cold front has moved on through. the chilly weather is with us to stay for the next couple of days. you can see down the peninsula, even a rain/snow mix by mount hamilton. here we go. partly cloudy with showers.

possibility of a thunderstorm. high temperatures only in the upper 50's today. then system number two spreads more rain showers tomorrow into tuesday. is it over? well, looks like we're going to warm up and brighten up the middle of the week so we'll try to set our sights on that and enjoy that. >> all right. thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 9:00 this morning. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen, "good morning america" is next.