>> eric: welcome to assignment 7. the video game technology being used in the fight against illegal immigration along the u.s.-mexico border, plus.... >> recovery through music. the program that uses music to help young patients to cope with the stress of being in a hospital. a bike shop owner that has built his reputation restoring memories. >> vacations are expensive and often a good idea to buy travel insurance. it forced one bay area couple to

cancel their cruise they were shocked when their insurance kick in. >> reporter: peggy and clifford were all set to go on their cruise. >> we knew we would enjoy the cruise to the alaska. >> but a week before the trip, peggy suddenly felt very sick. >> vomiting and everything else. she had to play lai down and stay in bed. >> it was another attack of vertigo a condition that strikes without warning. leaving her nauseous, no way could she be out at sea for ten days. >> i've had it in the past. i took my medication and i went to bed and stayed. >> they cancelled their trip figuring they would get their money back. then it says vacation protection

plan from berkeley care insurance. it cancels vacations due to illness but it wouldn't paid the williams. she hadn't followed the rules for submitting the claim. >> i explained to them i had vertigo for a number of years. i had medication and i knew what to do. >> reporter: she did go to a doctor later but the policy is clear. sickness must be verified by a physician before you terminate the cruise, not after. peggy admits she never bothered to get a copy of the policy and never read it so the couple was out nearly $5,000. >> one person suggested that i call channel 7. so i did. >> berkeley care reviewed her case and after she provided additional documentation the company came through with two checks, for $2,399 each. the full amount.

>> i felt very pleased channel 7 on your side was definitely on our side. >> reporter: we would like to thank berkeley care insurance for working with us. get a copy of your travelers insurance policy and follow the rules. >> eric: scientists at lawrence livermore lab is taking a new approach on security over the internet. the drive to discover the principle of hackers. >> a firewall protects computers but filtering out suspicious content. >> so the state of the art, i know the computer with this name is bad. it's doing bad things. >> likewise, anti-virus software searches a computer for a suspicious content. now researchers at lawrence livermore have devised a new way. instead of monitoring content they monitor behavior. if they behave suspiciously they pull it.

the heart of it is a tiny app that acts as a psychiatrist. it uses techniques developed by scientists on a super computer to do something impossible a few years ago. build a software of all the lab's 40,000 unclassified computers. they know computers in the travel department they talk to airlines and employees and talk to finance. >> but they don't talk to these computers. so if we see the computers start communicating with the super computers here we would say that is unusual. >> the same super computer sim ui lathe nuclear reaction and weather. so cyber security the next step is to simulate the internet. >> i think we have to start somewhere and think through simple operations to model the internet. >> it's unusual behavior is detected nobody can pull the plug but it will be able to make

it possible suspicious behavior that doesn't show up on anyone's radar yet. they are sharing the information in the private sector on information technology. >> eric: department of homeland security pulled the plug on a controversial billion dollar high-tech border security system it doesn't mean the government giving up on high-tech solutions. david louie reports. >> homeland security admits the technology deployed along stretches of the border has been undependable. this is u.s. border custom video. >> right now, there is no good way how the technology performs in and of itself within the system. so this technology will allow them to decide that. >> this touch screen has been developed by san did have yia. it's part video game and analytical tool. it has tremendous potential to change the kind of technology we

have at the border. everything from the low-tech chain link fence to the sensors they put in the ground to detect somebody walking on foot. >> reporter: the goal is to promote collaboration among teams to see problems from different perspectives. >> it's kind of like a football game. they are attempting to get to the goal line and they make decisions about when to hide and when to flee and run back. >> you can see how helicopters interact and how border agents interact and how officers actually at the entry. they are working at the scene how best protect the border. >> they were able to develop this in nine months and for under one million dollars. the video component were adapted from previous research done at sandyia. they can analyze their work and shape what kind of technology is

needed. >> i don't think we're ever going to get to a point where we have a completely sealed border but we can maximize our ability. >> reporter: at labs in livermore, david louie. ibm scientists develop a bug to terminate super bugs. and... new therapy, how it can

>> eric: ibm researchers are developing a small solution for about v big medical problem. karina rusk reports on the breakthrough. they are developing a new weapon in the fight against super bugs, mersa. it's a growing strain that kills an estimated 19,000 americans

every year. the big breakthrough is 50,000 times smaller than the thickness of human hair. >> this happens to be a cross. microbe that goes into pathogens. >> reporter: they refer to them as ninja particles because it's fast, accurate and precise. >> they have a magnetic quality. searching out the cell walls resistant to antibiotics. here is dangerous cell mrsa sell prior to treatment and this is after an enter counter. >> go in and latch on and take it out and punch a hole through. >> lab tests show that it destroys mrsa without affecting

hell their red or white blood cells. they have pawd with a lab in singapore and they hope they can find a niche in modern medicine. >> it allows us to basically leverage the things we've been doing over the last 20 years or so here at ibm and the new chemistry and methods we've developed. >> reporter: they say they are now talking with pharmaceutical companies, the next goal is to take their science from the lab to human testing. karina rusk, "abc 7 news." >> eric: an innovative program at ucsf is using music to treat patients. carolyn johnson tells us how it works and effort to bring it to other hospitals and schools as well. ♪ >> reporter: childhood stroke

has interrupted his speech but not his ability to express himself. ♪ >> he is starting the beat with the help a therapist at the children's hospital. the program introduces music to young patients helping them cope with the stress and discomfort of being hospitalized. >> so the way i was working but he was fully engaged in the drumming and nothing else matter hat at that point is a truly a therapeutic moment. >> reporter: foster for several hours, the sessions are a break from ongoing treatment. in steven's case, it's cystic fibrosis. >> one of your favorites? >> yes.

♪ ♪ >> it doesn't have to be intimidating. music can be a supportive vehicle to express emotions the story. >> music therapy program is cooperation between the ucsf and a nonprofit to get it in public service. it was started by a musician kip gallagher. the group now places what it calls musician corps fellows in schools and hospitals. >> health corps and green corps and why wouldn't you have a musician corps where arts can

bring people together. >> michael develops the child services at ucsf. >> this model is pretty good in that it not only helps children and teens at children's hospitals but very easy to take it out to the world. >> reporter: they receive health insurance and a monthly salary. make an is hoping to continue on as a therapist when her two-year fellowship ends. >> it's provided me an opportunity to teach expression and that sharing of music with others. >> reporter: carolyn johnson, "abc 7 news". >> eric: still ahead. the next big thing in ride sharing. a new service for those quick trips you have to make, now, how you can rent your neighbor's car. and.... >> i know this, this is my bike. >> a bible shop owner that is crazy about

>> eric: land neighborhood car sharing companies have been around for several years but what if you could rent your next-door neighbor's car for a short out of town trip? dan ashley reports. >> san francisco resident lyon more house is new to city and needed a car and he turned to relay ride one of the handful of peer to peer auto sharing companies popping up around the bay area. >> when i need to go to the grocery store i can grab a car and go. >> people go online to reserve a car and car owners put one up for rent. >> i don't use it all the time. i use it a couple days a week. this is great way to make a little extra money off of my car and use resources that are not

being fully utilized. >> they are happy with relay rides which bills itself as the first peer to peer car rental. in massachusetts there are 50 participants renting out to 1,000 borrowers. >> they make about $250 in pocket and we have seen it go up to $600 a month. >> similar comes like spry and getaround. >> basically with car sharing it's been taking off for the past ten years. zip cars led the way for that but it was quite limited to geography so if you go peer to peer way you can have a lot more cars available. >> these start-ups is taking advantage of a change in the law that allows to rent cars for a few hours or a few days. >> we see cars as low as $3 up

to $15 an hour. >> owners are no on the hook for damages. rental companies pick up the insurance coverage. >> in california, using your car for a personal car sharing, it has no effect on your existing insurance policies. >> there is no risk to the owners. they have insurance and they are completely covered during the rental period. >> these peer to peer auto rental companies to unlock the cars. the companies can install devices that enable the car to be unlocked or started remotely. if the owner prefers they can get a renter to hand off a key and never obligated to go through the transaction if they don't feel comfortable. >> the owner's fees are limited but they do pick up the cost of the gas. now, the company takes a percentage of the rental fee, for facilitated go the service and also for covering insurance costs. >> i just signed up and i've hat

two people rent it already to make trips around the city. >> it's big and its effect go us in all different ways. i'm raep really hoping it will reduce our and save our resources. >> now to a threat of an old two wheeler. just one gear and a coaster brake. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: just try to count all the bikes in san anselmo, more bikes than cars practically. >> it's the hub. >> last out post in a flat valley that leads to paradise. more challenging roads. no wonder they have eight bike shops but only one of them is like this.

and one that is missing one kind of rider. >> he will never be one of them. such a tire wouldn't look right on a pre-world war schwin and big fat red tires. >> it's kind of like the cadillac, it's different. >> for all the high-tech bbh they have the highest number of antique steel cruisers. >> this will last another hundred years. >> by fades, fortune or design pretty much collectibles came from low key motors or his front yard. >> sometimes i put low mileage. >> the neighborhood kid all grown up, a bike guy that raced for 15 years that built a word of mouth business that stuck to stick market.

>> if you are oiled enough and look closer, they bring back memories, good memories. >> lots of holder people, i had this bike, this is my bike. they want it back. of them just some of them just want to talk about it. most of them just want to talk about it. [ laughter ] >> like many people that ride them, these are bikes with distinguished bikes that wear their experiences and reflect their heritage. >> late 50s so they had to put them on bikes. >> bikes with classic lines, racy names, elgin, murray, remember hawthorne? >> that was the house brand for montgomery wards. >> are you selling nostalgia? >> nostalgia and history, something we used to make in the united states. >> he finds many of the bikes on the internet and especially from

midwestern yard sales. no matter how good a bike looks when it arrives he takes every one apart piece by piece. >> things are rubbing. >> they are simple. there is no question. you have to put air in the tires. you need a bike pump. >> and complicated world, there is something appealing about that. as much as we might want to, we can never bring back the past but with an old cruiser i can still rite right it. from san an el sell mow, in marin county, "abc 7 news". >> eric: still ahead the sounds of the golden gate bridge that will be turned into a music for a major milestone.

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sound like? a new musical composition is going to celebrate the 75th anniversary and they are looking for your input. don sanchez has more. >> we all know what the golden gate bridge looks like but what does it sound like? the symphony orchestra has commissioned a work by what happens here every day. >> the unique feature that we are going into the community and asking people to contribute in their own way. >> sharing their ideas on the facebook page. >> update sounds and even videos that may be inning had. >> inspired by that input and by sounds that are being recorded. >> sounds of seagulls, bicycles.

>> he find go what he needs. >> it is an inspiration, finding music in every movement. every cable, every lane and obviously every sound. they have the symphony and improvised the sound. >> we play the fog sound, rolling repetitive chord that sounds kind of mystical and uncertain. >> on may 24th it will come together as part of the 75th anniversary. it opened in april, 1937 and this is like a tribute. >> when i cross every day i think of the engineers, the human spirit behind the design and construction. men that built it. >> it's a majestic salute into music to one of the great

engineering marvels. don sanchez, "abc 7 news". >> eric: if you would like more information on our stories, go to our website at abc7news.com, look under the news links on the left side for assignment 7. that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. we'll see you next time.