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philippines and our cameras went alone. >> they are not looking for a good price or best tasting fish. what they want is variety. >> the filipinos each every species of fish. >> this market is in the central philippines and this is where the locals shop. >> it is a lot of fish a lot of odor, and a lot of slime as well. >> this is the academy of sciences. and jeff is with the smithsonian in washington d.c.. these guys know their fish. these are the species that i name. >> but even for experts, it is tough to tell one kind of fish from another especially if it is cut up. 70 percent of the fish is import most labeled correctly. but there is cases it is not.

the fda is creating a dna database for fish to identify what is left. >> this is important for food security in the united states and philippines. >> unscrupulous exporters substitute cheap fish and poycinous fish are mislabeled and they can get sick. >> a large quantity of puffer fish were sold in the u.s.. >> ken and jeff spent three weeks searching for fish. >> the fish market in the philippines have the liest diversity. >> this was a good day. >> we collected 80 to 100 species. >> they take the fish to the make shift lab to process. >> very long day. we have done 16 or 18 hour days. >> each fish is suspended in the tank and preserved and

photographed. they send samples to the labe in the academy of science in golden gate park. it takes a few days to run them lieu the analyzers and get dna. they look at a specific gene unique to every species. >> i want to see the sequence of. >> this code separates the perch from the snapper. they hope to spot check fish in the country. this trip the team collected 400 species of fish for the database and they will be back next year for more. dan ashley abc 7 news. >> the stage is set for a possible trade war with china. they are working on ways to support the expansion of the clean air industry. david louie has the story. >> 25,000 people work for clean tech companies in california. they expect that number to double in the next year.

solyndra was a highly visible set back anditate lawmakers are hard at work to support the companies. the senate select committee on green jobs chaired by senator aaron corbin is listening for ideas. brian seger is founder of santa fe solar. they suggested low cost loans being go a long way to buy equipment to boost production. >> it may be 10 or 20 million, that kind of scale to buy one or two or 3tools to release the bottle neck and be the factory will be run in a balanced way. >> u.s. solar panel makers may get help on import chine a. the coalition petitioned the u.s. trade officials complaining of unfair subsiders. the china company has a assembly plant in the united states.

this could crate a major trade dispute. >> these are growing because of government finance land that is begin to the companies and they are growing the jobs in other count reese. freedom based decided joining the complaint. >> we don't want to get involved in trade disputes. we work in china and the u.s. and india and in europe. in our view it is important to have a good strong global open market. >> trade disputes take time to resolve. they will be focused on seeing what they can do to support clean energy and creating jobs. in fremont, abc 7 news. >> erosion problems are getting worse in san francisco's ocean beach. there is a look at what the beach will look like in 50 years. >> ocean beach is three and half miles long, stretching from lincoln boulevard on the

north to the south. it is gray and windy when the rest of the bay area is sunny. even then it is a major draw for recreation. on sunny days it is spectacular, but a difficult balancing act is ahead. increasing erosion. they're planning the long term beach 50 or hundred years out. >> change is coming to ocean beach whether we like it or not. climate change and sea level rise and erosion pressure is going to get worse. >> spur, the san francisco planning and urban research association is taking the league in creating the ocean beach master plan and bringing together all of the local state and federal agencies and user groups with an interest in what happens here. for example, the national park service concerned about neglected infrastructure and the eco-system. >> i would like to see it down

here. >> the public utilities commission is worried about the water treatment plant, a billion dollar investment under a severe threat from the dvancing ocean. >> we would like long-term solution but right now doing band aid fixes. >> rip where the bluff disappeared in the winter of 2009 and 10. surfer environmental don't like it. >> it is an eye sore and cave man approach. >> the list of stakeholders is long and varied. >> we are caught between a rock and hard place because there is not a great answer. it is a trade off and it is going to be creative thinking about how we manage it. >> and ocean beach had many incarnations over time and they are shaping their future

and when done, the vision will not have the force of law but will hopefully influence it. the sea wall is here today and will it be in 50 years? >> it will be soften the hard scape and more of a natural welcoming refuge for people as they come out of the neighborhood and enjoy the beach. >> there is something called managed retreat, the treatment plant and associated infrastructure. >> if you think we can do it the next day and move the structure inland has another thing to think about. it is large infrastructure to be relocated in neighborhoods and things of that nature. it is not an easy thing to do. >> the public is invited and encourag p part of the master planned process. heather ishimaru abc 7 news. >> how a local camp is helping kids cope with their asthma. and 7 on your side michael

finney has something to help you steer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7 on your side michael finney has information. >> even if no one is hurt a wreck is expensive and a hassle. it takes your insurance company and cash and a good body shop. who decides which body shop is good? >> the insurance company wants to make sure the car is rebuilt correctly and they take care of the customers. they check on the autorepair shops. >> he's with the insurance network in california. educational group funded by insurers. an insurance company can endorse shop make suggestions but cannot steer you. california insurance code said insurance companies can't require a specific repair shop. insurers can direct and suggest and recommend a body shop unless a referral requested by the insured or the insured is informed of l right to select a facility. >> hmo for car repairs and

insurance company wants you to go to a place where they control the repairs. they don't have your interest at heart. >> she said there is a close relationship between insurer and body shops that works against the consumer. and the law she said is clear. she said you are in charge. >> that's right. you are the one who calls the shots and the insurance company may try to pressure, lure or cajoel you in to going where they want you to go. and that's where you need to say i am talking to my guy. >> they can offer financial consideration for going to their shop. >> it is an incentive and guarantee the work that is being done. and that is important is that you know personally if i was having my car work done i would want somebody behind

me. >> they agree on one thing. make sure your car gets to a good shop. >> no matter who you use. recommended insurer or another one you have in mind check them out and make sure they will do good work for you. >> find out who the good guys are, and then if you have a problem, you know where to go. >> so don't wait until the wreck. >> that's right. don't wait until the wreck. >> i am michael finney, 7 on your side. and sending children to the hospital in the bay area is asthma. they are learning to cope with it better. these kids foal like they can do anything at campo royal in spite of the fact that everyone of them hasaz mampt - asthma. what is the best part of the camp for you. >> swimming. swimming and all of the activities and stuff.

>> when they are like no you can't do this. you havaz mampt but here you can. you can do anythingno limits here. >> no. >> the counselors are doctors and nurses who treat the kids at oakland children's hospital. asthma is two things. it is basically the construction of muscles around the breathing tubes. >> it feels like my chest is being stepped on and something and it feels tight and i have to take like my inhaler to relieve the muscles in my chest. >> the kids are all from the east bay and live near the 880 freeway corridor. >> we look at hospital data from children admitted to the process the zip codes, along the map, it is all 880 corridor and there is a high level of mold. mold is a asthma trigger. >> genetibs may play a role

and the causes don't matter to the kids for one week. here their lives are transformed. >> how do you keep an eye on the kids to make sure they don't have an asthma attack. >> we teach kids self management skills and that is part of the chronic illness. >> first time i came to camp it helped me. i got to learn about what was going on and what my lungs were doing and take my medicine correctly to make sure that everything would be okay. >> one, two right here. >> and they provide the sessions for free thanks to the tailor family and reached out to oakland children's hospital to help kid wise asthma. >> i knew it was an issue but i didn't know it was life threatening. >> they are sponsored camps for children with life threatening illnesses and are creative to keep the camps going in spite of the the

economy. we do bake sells and coin drives. and we go to natural food stores and that cuts the cost of what is going on in the kitchen and we get better quality food. >> fun food and friendship and helps the kids over come with a loss of self-esteem. >> they feel different and isolated. >> you get to meet other kids going through the same things and you get tips on what to do and stuff. it is really cool and fun. it is cool and if you want more information go to our website and look on tv. new concept in modern medicine. >> take a look at your teeth. >> a dentist that makes calls

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ering households. but it comes as a cost. >> ray still keeps track of the world from a comfort of his home. at nen years old a lot of

things are just easier there. and recently that included visits from his dentist. >> good morning. how are you? erica is part of bay area housecall dentist based in san francisco. they offer calls within a 60 mile raduous of the city. >> we have a portable x-ray unit and it is high and low speed drills and water. water source. and so really anything we can accomplish in someone's home. the mobile clinic is the brain child of the doctor. majority of the patients are elderly and postpone dental care. >> by the time they find it. it is a loose tooth or something that frightens them and then we get a call. >> he said home visits head off serious situations later on. and the convenience come at a

price. home visits including the check up start at $475 and cost of procedures such as procedures and tooth extractions. are same as office visits. >> we go back in a hour and they are gone half of the day. >> dallas swan is a care giver, she said the convenience is worth the added cost. >> i try to park quickly and come back and escort them to the office. and this is just wonderful. >> i rather stay here than be at the office. >> exactly. >> dr. blendy said half of the cases can typically be treated at home. and more serious problem may require an office visit. all patients are assigned a care coordinator to monitor their progress. >> carolyn johnson abc 7 news.

>> treasures from france are on display. don sanchez takes a look at the mourners. >> they are sharing grief and praying and reflecting and sing expressing devotion. mourners are mid1 mid15th century suptures from the tombs in france. >> all of the figures that are represented here are replications of the different levels of society that would have participated in a funeral. >> they wear cloaks. and thren of them have brought their procession to the ledgion of honor. >> they are carved from alabafter that looks like marble but it is much soften and allows for greater definition of detail. >> they are 16 inches call. they are on the base of a tomb in a 19th century painting. the director said everyone who

visits the city has to see these statutes because it is in the former home of the duke. the mourner's role was preordained in premedevial france. >> they are praying for the duke and until the end of time. that's why we need them for the salvation of his soul. >> funerals could could be elaborate and lasting for months and the exisit detail of the mourners captures the emotion of the time. >> at the time they are flush against the surface. but here we can walk around them and they will be on display in san francisco throughout the end of the year. >> still ahead, a local teenager is becoming a world class activist and we salute his tireless effort to raise tens of thousands of dollars for victims

for the past three years, a local teenager was committed to helping the people of africa. maria melendez introduce us us. >> it was through pictureses that the world found out about

the genocide in sudan. it changed his young life. >> i heard about what is happening in darfur. and i read about it on the internet and i was disgusted. gabe approached his rabbi for advice on how to help children in africa. hlearned about jewish world watch and the backpack project. the organization donated backpacks full of provisions for kids in chad. he raised 16,000 enough to buy 450 backpacks and inside shoes and sandals and things for kids to go to school. >> paper and notebooks. pencils. and pens. glue. >> that project led him to

pursue other fund raising evens. gabe mobilized class mates and family members and his community in santa rosa. they walked three miles against genocide. >> i am jewish and we said after the holocaust never again. and it is happening right now and that is not okay. >> the magnitude of what gabe has done. it is one thing to raise money. but he raised $100,000 for causes darfur and rwanda. >> gabe's effort won him the helen dillard team award. recognizing efforts of young people who tackle global issues and improve lives. he will receive $36,000. some of the money will go to funding different world causes. gabe was on the way to rwanda when he heard he had won.

he spent 12 days with the school project helping to bring supplies and teaching lessons in the schools in the village. >> in rwanda these people lived through atrocities with having a million people murdered in the genocide since 1994. they are real people just like us. >> gabe hopes to inspire other young people to get involved in a cause. >> if there is a kid out there, who wants to help but doesn't know if he should and he might get made fun of. make sure you follow what you think is right. >> so impressive. we salute 16 year old gabe ferret for all of his hard work to help the victims of genocide around the world. that is all for this edition of abc 7 i am cheryl jennings, thank you for joining us, we'll see you next time.

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