>> in the news this saturday morning the death toll is rising in the fryar crash of a bay area-bound amtrak train, while survivors finally arrive in emeryville. gay marriage narrowly approved in new york state and it's quickly signed into law. when can the weddings again? >> good morning, patchy fog around the bay. temperatures in the 50s. we will have the normal threat today but we have some warming in the forecast. >> good morning, i'm john austin. the death toll has increased to at least five since the big rig slammed into the amtrak train.

the dead include the truck driver and an amtrak conductor. yesterday's crash injured dozens of others. about 70 miles east of reno. investigators crashed injured dozens others. they will look at the railroad crossing, warning light and the gates where the tragedy stopped the california sephr on its trip. the passengers arrived onboard buses. they included a familily from six from san jose. >> it is just like it tipped a cart over and like the flames are on the windows. a lot of screaming. >> people just kept -- in a nice, orderly way, they kept walking to the back and getting out as fast as they could. some went through the windows, but that was nots in. >> abc7s leslie brinkley tells us more. >> flames engulfed several passengers cars on this amtrak train after a big rig truck struck the westbound california zephr.

it was around 11:30 friday morning at this crossing 60 miles east of reno. some passengers were trapped inside as smoke from the burning cars soared into the blue desert sky. 204 passengers and 14 crewmembers were onboard on a route from chicago to emeryville. the crash happened out warning. >> we felt and feel a boom and a jolt and then a big ball of flames went past the window. everybody started yelling. and it was over just that fast. we stuck our heads out and saw the side of the car was tore open and looked like part of the truck sticking out of it. the cab does not exist any longer, just the two dumps they were hauling and they appear to be empty. he didn't have a load. my wife and i were in the lower sleeper cabin on the same side it was hit. it could have been half a second later and we wouldn't be having this conversation, it could be happening with somebody else. my wife and i are look at things a little different. >> the truck driver died at the

scene, along with the amtrak conductor. critical passengers were brought to hospitalled. and those not injured were taken to nearby elementary school where they were transferred to buses. this man and his family had tickets to board the ill-fated train in reno. >> we were thinking if we would have got on a little earlier, it would have been us. so we are thankful to be okay. >> we were delayed in reno because of it. we heard about it and we had to wait about five hours to catch a bus to sacramento and then we hopped on a train from sacramento to down here. our hearts go out to all the families definitely. >> that was abc7's leslie brinkley. amtrak has set up a hot lean for anyone who needs information about the passengers. 1-800-523-9101. amtrak released a statement "we're sad end by any injury and appreciate the immediate response from local agencies."

>> same-sex couples will be able to legally married in new york state after the republican-led senate voted to approve gay marriage. weddings can take place beginning in 30 days. ♪ >> the celebration erupted at the stone wall indiana. many consider it to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement. democratic governor andrew cuomo signed the bill into law after lobbying for it. >> new york made a powerful statement, not just for the people of new york, but the people all across this nation. we reached a new level of social justice this evening. >> supporters call it a historic step. new york now becomes the sixth and by far the most populous state to legalize same-sex marriage. the state's catholic bishops issued a joint statement condemning the law saying they were, quote, deeply disappointed and troubled."

gay pride weekend kicked off last night with the eighth annual trans march. this year transgender march celebrated the 45th anniversary of the cafeteria riot. it erupted at the tenderloin restaurant in 1956 when they decided to resist harassment by the police department. we have a list of gay pride weekend events on our website, abc7 news.com. >> a bright and talented honor student received a one year stay from being deported. the young from lossal toes plans to spend that time fight to go stay in the russ while she continues her studies at u. c. davis. she is now speaking out. lisa has more. >> i belong here and that people like me absolutely be long here. >> this is the first time she has spoken on camera about being in the u.s. illegally, about her

near deportation tuesday, and about her uncertain future. >> being undocumented is like carrying around this big secret with you at all times. >> her mother came here illegal seeking asylum and it was denied. they were suddenly on ice's radar last fall when agents required the 20-year-old to wear in ankle monitoring device. then last week the deportation order came down. and then ice grant add one-year stay of deportation. >> she's a young person who came here not through her own choice and who has grown up in the united states and has shown herself to be a committed member of the community. >> she's at uc davis in the pre-med program and was voted the most likely to save the world by her high school class. >> i feel very badly for her, and i'm sure that once she's in this country legally, she's going to be a great asset to our country. but she has to do it legally.

>> she is now in the center of the ongoing immigration debate. she's flying to washington d.c. next week to join other undocumented students to speak out in favor of the dream act, which seeks to grant citizenship to undocumented college students. >> it's worth going to d.c. to fight for, you know, the america that i have grown up in. >> in the meantime senate hearings about the dream act begin tuesday. >> it isn't fair to people that go through all of the legal, you know, steps that they have to take to acquire citizenship. >> in the meantime ice attorneys will let her know more about her case and her future monday. in the south bay bureau, lisa amin guleziam, abc7 news. >> police in roenick park hope you can help them catch a man who attack a woman while she was jogging.

the assault took place near an apartment complex near the five creek. the man slashed at the woman's face with a box cutter. she blocked the blade with her arm but ended up suffering a six-inch wound on her left forearm. the police are teaming up with home hand security to tackle a problem. two immigration officials will help identify the criminal gangs. this is a story about a suspect, a -- a suspect who was allegedly placing some inappropriate images in tiles. now we will talk about growing gang violence, which has led to a controversial new partnership in san jose. police are teaming up with the department of homeland security to tackle that problem. two immigration agents will help to identify and dismantle criminal gangs who have taken over the streets in downtown san jose. >> my kids have seen people do drugs around here.

we've seen gang fights. we've come home and seen people laying in front of our driveway, it's awful. >> it's a myriad of strategies. the ultimate goal it to protect the public in trying to remove those folks from the community that are there to exploit people and commit crimes. >> the partnership comes at san jose faces 27 murders so far this year. 14 of them are gang related. that compares to six gang-related homicides in all of last year. >> coming up, president obama slip-up while addressing the military. what he said that had him calling one family to apologize. also america's most wanted reputed mobster, whitey bulger, wants something back from

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>> alleged gangster james whitey bulger appeared in a boston courtroom yesterday after 16 years on the run. he was arrested monday in santa monica. during his court appearance he asked for a public defender. prosecutors objected, citing the $800,000 in cash stashed in his santa monica apartment. bulger told the judge he could pay for an attorney if the fbi would return the money. bulger was the reputed boss of the boston irish mob and is now facings charges related to 16 murders. his girlfriend also made her first appearance on charges of harboring a fugitive. the naacp claims u.s. airways was racist when they removed an african-american man from a flight and had him exit because of saggy pants. police arrested deshon marman last week after he immediately did not pull up his pants after asked to.

>> the naacp in no uncertain terms contends that this young man was profiled. he's been a victim of racial injustice, and that u.s. air owes to him and his mother an apology. >> brown is pointing to a well-publicized photo that he says proves the airlines' response was racist. this scantily-clad man was allowed to fly, despite complaints from passengers. the airline insists that marman was arrested for refusing to leave the plane when the crew asked him to do so. u.s. airlines issued a statement saying, quote, we look forward to speaking with the naacp to insure or guidelines related to passenger behavior and passenger compliance with crew instructions are consistent with their policies." >> right now it's 6:16. lisa is here with the forecast.

>> we are talking about five degrees below average. what else is new, right? from spring to summer, it's remaining cools. you have a few 80s to the south. a little breezy across the bay and maybe some 80s. i'll explain next. >> plus the new economic indicator, nascar fans.

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there's welcome financial news in sonoma county where millions of dollars will roll in this weekend. nascar has come to town. when the radio of the crowd fades, we may have learned something valuable about the state of our economy. >> after a while it becomes one big, dusty, noisy blur. >> we saved money just to come to this. this is an important event for us. >> big for him and big for 100,000 other people who will pack the raceway for ethanol-induced hero worship. >> that is for real. tattoos. it hurt hike heck. >> welcome to day one of three, concluding with the 350 on sunday. it's different here because it's a road race. >> we have left and right-hand turns, not a left, a left, a left. >> but beyond the competition, there may be a sub-plot here because some financial pundits

view nascar as an indicator of the american economy at large. >> are you ahead of last year or behind? >> we are about even. >> she follows nascar from event to event selling burrgers and burritos. when she says even from last year, she means down from years before. but if the economy were really hurting, would these people have the cash to camp out all weekend? >> it's about $1,400 a spot. >> and still it cost $20,000 per weekend, and some corporate sponsors have had enough. just this week red bull announced it will leave nascar at the end of this season. ask a driver about that, say kyle busch. >> it's challenging for anybody out there. you know, ticket sales for major league baseball games are down and football games were down a little. >> meantime we suspect that none of this money talk matters to diehard nascar fans. >> does this make you want to drive fast? >> definitely, but i can't.

not in my car. >> if that's what they want, that's what they will get this weekend. gear head nirvana. from infinia raceway. in sonoma county, wade freedman, abc7 news. it will be great weather to sit in traffic in sonoma. if you are in san francisco or the east bay. >> yeah, not hot. sonoma low 80s. san francisco a little below average. we have the typical low clouds and fog but sunshine here and downtown. the fog not too firmly entrenched here. no airport delays. we are looking at temperatures in the 50s and the ceilings will lift rather quickly today. not a lot of change from yesterday. more change comes tomorrow, the second half of the weekend into monday. if you like it warmer, we have maybe five degrees of warming by monday. 352 mountain view, 57 antioch. 48 in santa rosa, and some fog

filtering through the bay right now. the winds a little breezy around concord and also the delta. low clouds this morning. that cooler air definitely filtering into the east bay throughout the afternoon. keeping it rather pleasant there. elsewhere, you maybe like it a little warmer around the bay so we will wait a couple days for that. then we will see some temperatures inching up to where they should be for this time of year. today with the fog across the bay, once it burns back, it's going to stay along the shoreline. so expect the cloudy skies to linger at the coast with upper 50s for ocean beach and half moon bay. then the sea breeze begins to increase throughout the afternoon. starting out at 5 could 15 miles an hour, then anywhere from 20 to 25 miles an hour, keeping numbers around the bay in the 60s. maybe some low to mid-70s in isn't clara. we will look for the upper level trough to slide to the east of us tomorrow. today we are left with the stronger sea breeze, the sunny skies after the clouds peel

back. then as that trough continues to slide to the east, we will get into a couple degrees of warming tomorrow. but if you head east today, upper 80s in the sacramento valley. a pretty nice day there. 82 fresno with 73 in the northern sierra, 84 southern sierra. 70 in san diego with mid-and some upper-70s towards the hills of loscota. 78 saratoga. 74. the coast remaining cool and cloudy. 58 daly city. in the north bay, the further north you get near santa rosa, a couple degrees shy of average but some 80s return for clear lake. 68 in oakland with 72 in fremont and out over the hills you will enjoy 76. 79 livermore really. 65 watsonville.

a little bit of warming tomorrow and the day after and then the temperatures take a slight dip on tuesday. that's when the next system could bring us a few sprinkles and maybe light showers by tuesday into wednesday. >> still beats what we had a little while ago. >> oh, yeah. >> thank, lisa. dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." good morning. >> good morning. coming up the latest on the semi trailer that slammed into an abc news central train in the nevada desert friday. five people killed and dozens hurt. people onboard have some terrifying stories to tell. we will hear from them coming up. then we get into the record flooding. one city in north dakota is almost entirely underwater. many homes flooded, right up to the rooftops. thousands of people evacuated. across the country there are 20 states under flood watches. we will get into that plus the latest on the casey anthony trial. her mother and brother both breaking down on tears on the stand on friday.

we will have a live report and some analysis coming out of orlando this morning. my favorite story of the morning, they are calling this little guy the bionic dog. it's about the power of technology. this dog was abandoned. he nearly froze to death and he lost four paws to frostbite. now, however, he can run again. we will tell you about the technology, who made it happen, and the technology that made it happen and we will introduce you to the woman who made it happen coming up on gma this saturday morning. >> the tag is still wagging like crazy. >> and he leaps around as if nothing happened. it's incredible to see. >> see you in a little bit, dan. thank you. >> okay, thanks. >> the sharks make a big postseason game. we have details in the morning sports. >> good morning. looking to improve their defense, the sharks made a major trade yesterday, sending devin setoguchi, top prospect charlie coyle and a first round draft pick to minnesota for all-star

defenseman brett burns and of in it's second-round pick. it comes after the sharks signed setoguchi to a new three-year, $9 million contract. the 24-year-old got off to a slow start last season but came up big in the playoffs with 7 goals and 3 assists. burns should provide san jose with a lot more depth on the blue line. besides playing some great defense, he also scored 17 goals last season. the giants continue to find ways to win, even when their offense continues to struggle. cleveland paid a rare visit to at&t park last night. jonathan sanchez got off to a rocky start. in the first carlos santana rips a two run to deep left center. indians go on top. 3-0 before andres torres connected for a solo home run in the fourth. torres had been in a deep slump but had three of the six hits. and manny burriss dribbles one to first. can't make the play and chris stewart scores.

after the sac fly tied it, aubrey huff hits the foul pop down the line. jack hannahan makes the catch, but torres tags up and scores the go-ahead run. that proved to be the game winner as the giants comeback to beat cleveland, 4-3. when you are a philly you have to order a cheesesteak. the a's were serving up great pitching and defense. ryan sweeney takes away a base hit from gym roll with -- jimmy rollins with a sliding backhand catch. good thinning he didn't hurt himself. in the ninth pinch hitter ben francisco comes through with a two-out single. train victorino trotz home from third with the game winning run and the phillies take it, 1-0. joey lagano captured the poll for the 350 in sonoma. last year jimmie johnson took the checkered flag claiming his first road victory. nobody has done better than jeff gordon who likes it and won it five times. still there appears to be no

clear favorite. since 2004 there has been a different winner every year. >> we had a great race here last year, qualified well, and had a little bit of laps and had some misfortune come our way with his mistake. but look forward to another great race. we want to expand on what we did here last year. >> lopez scored points yesterday not just with wimbledon but also with our female anchors. one look at his head shot and they were swooning. he met roderick. lopez would not be denied. here a nice crosscourt winner. coming up match point, he returns, goes wide, and it's over. lopez wins in straight set 7-6, 7-6, 6-4. that is sports for now. i'm rick kwan, join mike shumann tonight at 5:00. >> next at 6:30.

survivors of the deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it to the bay area. we will have the latest on the rising death toll. >> are you with the sheriff's office? >> yes. >> and convicted sex offender kerry verse is moving, again. he's heading to an east bay community that he has called community that he has called home before.

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-- 1204 passengers and 14 crewmembers. some arrived by bus at emeryville station late last night. >> we were just sitting in our seats and within a few seconds the train shook and kind of rocked and fire shot through the sides of the windows. we just kind of ran to the back of the train and got off the back. >> witnesses told the nevada highway patrol it appeared the driver made no effort to stop and that the crossing warning light and gates were working properly. a woman ended up being airlifted to a burn center after a fire broke out inside a home in hercules this morning. the fire started just after 1:00 this morning inside this home on falcon way. about 20 firefighters were there. it took them about a half-hour to put out the fire. the victim suffered severe burns. she's being treated at valley medical center in san jose. the cause of the fire is under investigation. people in minot, north dakota expect more flooding today in parts of their city that are already submerged.

local officials expect the river to crest at more than 8 feet past its major flood stage. more than a quarter of minot's 40,000 residents have evacuated. about 2500 homes are already flooded and that number could increase to at least 4500. this is the worst flooding along the serres river in 130 years. people in an east bay community are being warned this weekend about a convicted sex offender who is moving in. he is a man who has made a lot of news. kerry verse has moved back to a neighborhood in bay point. he has hitched in that community back. authorities want people to know he is back. >> we are just doing community notification. >> about two dozen contra costa county sheriffs deputies and reserve officers are passing out flyers in this quiet neighborhood. it shows a photo of the

40-year-old kerry verse along with the descriptions of the four crimes he was convicted of. >> i have already done my research on him, sir. >> if i see him, i will definitely keep my kids way from him. >> this is the third time he's moved into their neighborhood after spending time away for violating parole and medical treatment. he's just been released from a state hospital after a prognosis that he is no longer a violent sexual predator. in 2005, after being in other bay area cities, he ended up here behind his counselor's offices. when neighbors found out they were furious. >> we got together and had a protest march. >> jerry is one of those protesters. he's baffled he's back. >> i know he has a right to live wherever he wants, but if you live somewhere in people don't want you and are uncomfortable with you and you make the neighborhood uncomfortable. >> he will no longer have to wear an ankle bracelet that monitors his location 24 hours a day. he's free to go where he wants. that's one reason the sheriff officers are here. >> we have concerns that he could reefed, we don't know.

we are trying to increase awareness and tell the community a high riske sex offender is living in the area. >> as a sex offender he will have to report to the county every 90 days. attorney tony ash and his wife have counseled and let him live in oner of that bungalows here in bay point. >> he's lived here for six years and there's not been any incidents. he's not had an allegation of criminal activity against him in 20 years. it causes a stir. through a friend kerry verse told abc7 news he wasn't able to talk to us today because he was enjoying his freedom without having to wear an ankle monitor. he also said he's been able to take care of some mundane tasks he hasn't been able to take care of for years. abc7 news. california budget crisis means law enforcement is making cuts that many fear will directly result in more crime, from the state level on down to local communities. abc7's capitol correspondence reports on one violent crime

near sacramento that is now under the microscope for cause and effect. >> in this home invasion robbery last week, the homeowner and two criminals engaged in a gun battle that resulted in serious injuries for all. it highlights the fear many californians have with the state's budget cuts to public safety. more crime. over the last few months the corrections department has been cutting the gps tracking devices off half of the 950 gang members on parole as a way to save $6 million by july 1st. after slashing jobs and other expenses, the agency says there's nowhere else to cut. >> we can cut on the side of the gang monitors, but we cannot cut on the side of the sex offender monitors because those are mandated by law. so we are doing what we can within the confines of the rules and the laws and the budget that we have left. >> one of the primary suspects

in the rancho corridor vo shooting is lawrence, jackio, who investigators believe had his bracelet removed one day before the shing. up until then, corrections said he seemed to be following his parole terms. >> more cuts equals more crime. >> residents living near the shooting are upset over the latest cost-cutting move. >> the first thing he did is, okay, what can i do to get into trouble? what did he do? he robbed someone's house, got shot. >> a very nerve-racking to know they are letting people run the streets. >> but corrections said there's no way to know how jackio would have behaved had the gps monitor stayed. on a risk scale of 1 to 4 with one being the lowest, he was given a 2. but he also had a a job at a steady residence, a rarity among parolees. >> crime victims groups worry that this is just the beginning of more gang involved incidents. >> we should be outraged that

our safety is going to be jeopardized because the state needs to save a buck. >> democrats want to keep the temporary tax heights going to avoid more cuts to public safety. republicans say make the cuts somewhere else to fund public safety. >> in sacramento, abc7 news. >> lisa is here and we are keeping an eye on the first weekend of summer. a little cooler than usual. >> that's right. and warmer tomorrow leading into monday. but a live look outside now you notice we have sunshine in the city. also clouds around the bay. he will tell you where it is going to clear, how warm it will get and have the forecast for next week coming up. >> and federal investigators look for new evidence of possible

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the fog kind of cloudeddening, but it's back. a little foggy today, a little coolness. still nice. more seasonable than before. lisa will have the full forecast in a few moments. the feds are launching another investigation into google and it's business practices. this is google's second federal probe to come to light in the last couple weeks. there's some fallout for the obama administration. the president is taking heat for publicly embracing a company that may or may not be playing by the rules. >> google admits it's being investigated by the federal trade commission, the ftc, looking into complaints that google manipulates it's search engine results in order to highlight subsidiaries like youtube, while burying the competition. >> there are a huge number of complaints. many websites feel what google is doing is unfair. >> u. c. law professor, aaron edlin is an expert ons the

issues. he said there's been a lot of investigation to see what they are doing is illegal. >> it may be, my betting right now, a case won't be brought. >> the government is also investigating google in connection for online advertising for so-called rogue pharmacies that operate outside the law. last year google filed a suit against those kinds of advertisers saying they are bad for using and for the entire e customers industry. google promised to go after the advertisers and consumer watch dogs sent aler to the white house counsell expressing concern that the president has been entertaining google executives at the white house while the cases are pending and that poses an inappropriate conflict of interest. >> the white house shouldn't be embracing a company and it's chief executive officers when that company is under criminal investigation by the justice department, anti-trust investigation by the federal trade commission. >> president obama does have a close relationship with google's

executive charm, eric shaw mit. when he came to the bay area he invited him to dinner with other ceos. and schmit was at a dinner. >> they should be not going to the white house events while it's under criminal investigation and anti-trust investigation. >> google did not return our requests for a statement and neither did the white house, even though we asked several times. in the newsroom, mark matthews, abc7 news. >> we see the fog hanging out behind us over the golden gate bridge, keeping the temperatures cool for the time being and cooler throughout the day. >> that's right. in the inland valleys we see a few valleys. that's north bay and east bay. we are sort of getting used to the regime where numbers have been about five degrees cooler than they should be. this view shows the blanket of

stratus. sun setting tonight at 836. we see the -- 8:36. we see the fog coming back into the bay tonight. we will see the sea breeze less nen the days ahead. that will warm us up a little bit. right now we are looking at numbers in the mid-50as across the bay. 52 in mountain view, 53 on the coast. upper 40s santa rosa. we will look at breezy winds at the coast and that will keep the low clouds there. elsewhere sunshine today. then we will look for a couple degrees of warming tomorrow. maybe 2 to 4 degrees. a few more degrees on monday before a whether system comes our way tuesday that wants to bring a little precip to the north bay. right now we are looking at patchy clouds around the bay, burning back to the coast. with the west wind increasing we see numbers staying put in the upper 350s. ocean beach, half moon day, and san francisco. we will see more 70s south end of the bay. you have to get pretty far north and east to reach the 80s.

as we look at the satellite and radar composite, it's been the same old, same ole. we have high pressure off the coast but a weak trough, a dip in the jet stream, allowing for a system to allow that sea breeze to kick up. that's keeping the numbers a little bit below the average. so today with a stronger sea breeze we will keep just the upper 60s from big sir. 73 tahoe with the heat really on in palm springs and vegas. back home numbers in the low 70s to mid-70s around san jose. 74 santa clara. pleasant day there but certainly not hot. 72menlo park. and pacifica with 71 redwood city. usually we are in the mid-to upper 70s this time of year. san francisco 61 today with upper 50s. and 62 south city. no airport delays yet this morning to report. we will see some sunshine there later n the north bay today notice mid-70s.

and further north beginning to warm up into the low to mid-80s. near east bay, still in the 60s. 66 hayward, 70 union city. out over the hills we will see about 80 in pittsburgh today. a lot of fog here, 67 this afternoon in santa cruz. here's the 7 day forecast. upper 50s at the coast to low 80s inland. tomorrow a little warmer. we will keep the trend going monday and by tuesday we are talking not only cooler, could see some light sprinkles in the north bay, but maybe a warmup again by the end of next week. so a little minor ups and downs. >> thank you, lisa. scientists at the california academy of scientists think they have discovered at least 300 new species. the discovers rissmiller were made in the last few weeks by bay area scientists who traveled to the philippines. dan ashley shows us one of the more buy logically diverse areas in the world, which is why it was chosen for the research

expedition. >> we are going in. >> dive after dive, hike after hike, academy scientists and their filipino colleagues joined force force more than a month. the mission, to find and document life of all sizes and shapes in the largest of the philippines 7,000 islands. >> there isn't a dive that i've made here where i haven't seen something unexpected and something new. >> the expedition was led by terry. that's him in the underwater video shot by a photographer. the money for the project was a gift from margaret and will herst. scientists estimate about 90% of all life on earth still has not been discovered. and many unknown treasures are believed to be in places like the philippines. >> it has riches and tropical forests and high mountains, all the way down to the corral reefs which are the richest in the world. >> a lot of the discoveries on

this trip were underwater, like colorful sea slugs and a new type of swell shark with distinctive camouflage. scientists found them more than 1500 feet deep. >> to find a new species is very exciting. to find a new species of sharks is a rare event. >> this is a new species. >> it's not a plant or an natural because it feeds on other animals. >> some members of the team are long time professionals, top in their field. some are giddy grad students, full of the excitement of the chase. >> you don't want to get bit by that thing. >> oh, shoot! oh, geez. yay! >> oh, my gosh. >> it is fun, but it's still serious science. back in the lab researchers will spend months examining specimens and analyzing dna to confirm new species and to find potential uses for the future. >> for example, some of the

slugs that i study in the oceans are being studied to develop new drugs to fight hiv, a.i.d.s. and cancer. >> scientists also hope their research will help the philippines protect its rich natural resources which are under constant threat from pollution and habitat destruction. the scientists say they welcome this. >> because there is very little appreciation of bioview versety of what we have here. for a large group of scientists to come over, maybe they will start realizing what they have. >> that was abc7's dan ashley. abc7 news spent two weeks in the philippines and we will reporting on that all summer on the expedition. don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> remember those stranded travelers out of the airport last weekend? here's what the cove received if only they had known to ask. i'm michael finney with your rights coming up onononononononn

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don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> good morning and welcome back to abc7 news. we are looking west over the bay in san francisco. different stripes there. clouds and some blue sunshine throughout the skyline of san francisco. it's going to be cooler than normal today. but interesting cloud formations to help get you up to morning on this saturday. last weekend united airlines computer crash stranded travelers around the country. 3,000 people at san francisco international alone. so what if something like that happens to you? what does the airline owe you? some answers from 7 on your side, michael finney. >> it happened last week. thousands of united passengers stranded because of a computer snafu. >> unhappy. >> as you can see, they were not happy campers, and that is not just a figure of speech.

many crashed out at the airport, camping, as it were. and as it turns out, they didn't have to rough it. sure, their flights were on hold but a comfortable and free hotel room awaited. so why didn't they go there? >> because they didn't know what their rights were and they didn't get what they should have. >> that's travel attorney, al. he said not all of the people qualified for a night in a hotel room courtesy of united airlines, but surely, he said, some did. >> it depends where you are from. >> you see, the airlines own rules called the contract of carriage calls for the airline to supply a hotel room if certain conditions are met. >> if you are a passenger who had its original flight coupon from sfo or from whichever airport it was, you don't get a hotel. only people passing through who

might really need a hotel if it's after 10:00 at night would be eligible to get a coupon for a hotel. >> so many didn't get a hotel room not because they weren't owed it, but because they didn't ask. >> so if you get stranded, go online and type in the name of your airline and these words, contract of carriage. there you will find what the airline owes you under your particular circumstances. then just go to the counter and ask. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> next, emeryville's pixar drives cars 2 in 3-d on the big screen. we will show you the action-packed sequel. and we show you what's new this time around the track.

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website. but we have the winning numbers for you right now in last night's megamillions drawing. the meganumber is 4. nobody got all six numbers right for the $76 million jackpot so next tuesday's top prize will be at least $88 million. in theaters this weekend the newest film from pixar studios, cars 2, a sequel in 3-d. don sanchez has his review of this bay area film on the isle. ♪ you must think i'm crazy >> they travel the world so the queen can race in a world grand prix. that gives the pixar artist a chance to explore the glamorous capital. >> they head toward the first turn. >> they are racing on an alternative fuel. there is a green message. and there are plots afloat.

he gets mistaken for a spy. go! average intelligence. >> this is major's film. the story goes in so many directions that like a driver you may need a navigator. >> i just wanted this movie to be really fast based. >> john, who is the creative head of pixar and disney animation, got back into the director's chair. we talked at the world premiere in hollywood. >> the visuals are absolutely stunning. what you had the computers do is a step beyond what you have ever done before. >> every story at pixar makes us really kind of invent some new things that we don't know how to do. >> this is really the right way to celebrate pixar's 25th anniversary. and i have to give a double wow to the look of it. what the magicians at emeryville have created is astonishing. remember it is a spy story but

this is also a message about friendship. unlike toy story 3, i didn't really tier up. it's a different approach for pixar, but i think you will like it. i give cars 2 three quarters of a bucket. i'm don sanchez, abc7 news. see you on the isle. >> we will see what kind of review we get for the weather now. if you have some plans you will want to know what it's going to be like outside. >> today is the cooler day out there. >> still clouds in napa and oakland. look for the clouds to peel back from the coast. temperatures today we are talking 60s around the bay. right now you notice emeryville has a little sun and cloudiness out there. in terms of high temperatures, notice where it's cool. that's where the fog will be throughout the day. half moon bay 59. 72 in fremont with low 70s in vallejo, 85 clear lake. morgan hill 80. we are cooler than average but tomorrow warming up a few

degrees. the trend continues on monday. by tuesday we are talking a weak system that could bring some light showers to the north bay, then when that system passes we are going to warm up. maybe some 90s by the end of next week. >> what's going on? thanks, lisa. thank you for joining us on abc7 news saturday morning. our next newscast starts at 8:00 a.m. good morning america is next and you can stay connected 24-7 at abc7news.com. see you in a bit.