>> terry: in the news this saturday morning, april 21st a man is dead after a power line came down on his car in san mateo. volunteers will be out again looking for sierra lamar who disappeared more than five weeks ago. good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney. great day for the forecast. here is lisa argen. >> lisa: nice and mild right now. from vollmer peak. temperatures already in the upper 50s. fremont at 63. half moon bay, 50. the fog is offshore. if you are headed out of town, we are looking at a nice warm afternoon. in fact upper 70s big sur and 92 getting pretty toasty in fresno. 103 in palm springs.

in sierra nevada, 80 and cooler in the 50s with showers for our long range forecast. >> terry: this morning pg&e says restoring power to the final few dozen homes in a san mateo neighborhood is still a few hours away. last night a man died after touching a live 12,000 volt power line that came down on his car. it happened on san mateo on south norfolk street. fomas ramon tells us what may have triggered the tragedy. >> he and his family were stunned at about six thirlt when the lights went on out. the explosions were caused by a 12,000 volt power line coming down. the culprit according to pg&e was a mylar balloon. >> i looked down the street and there were flashing lights coming up and there were power lights. the wires were coming down. >> reporter: this is the fallen transmission line that caused a

fire when it landed on the lawn of the home. it burned itself into the sidewalk. and man and his wife went out to investigation. >> what i heard to see for myself he actually tried to remove the power line. >> reporter: he actually tried to pick it up. >> the boys ran over and said don't touch it and don't move anything but it was too late. >> she called 911. the man was not moving when the paramedics took him away. this is pieces of concrete sidewalk that were turned to glass. about 73 homes were left without power when the line went down. victim was pronounced dead at stanford hospital. pg&e says it will not confirm whether or not the balloon was cause of this line coming down. >> terry: this morning we're still waiting for sacramento authorities to release the

identity of the carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by police yesterday after a daylong crime spree. it begin about 6:00 in the morning, shots were fired and officers were chasing a stolen white pickup truck. the driver ran away and believed to hot wire a tractor. they spotted the suspect running into a sacramento county apartment building. deputies tried to get him surrender and they saw the apartment was on fire. the decision was made to shoot him to save the lives of others. >> being unable to suppression fighter and and unable to evacuate residents, the situation was made the suspect needed to be neutralized. at that point our officers struck him. once fighter was contained and the suspect was determined to be deceased. >> nobody else was hurt. interstate 80 was shut down for six and a half hours causing a

huge traffic snarl. >> this morning, separations are underway for memorial flow till l.a. they will be paying tribute. the boat called the low speed chase will be retrieved from the farallon islands early next week. yesterday race others dozens of boats paid tribute to those who were lost. >> reporter: the tiburon fire department shot an arc of water into the air. >> this is moment of silence since last weekend's fatal sailboat accident. >> there is a lure and a danger. but it's hard to explain. i will feel a little funny tonight after this happening. >> john tells me he did not know any of the crew of the low speed chase personally but they were all familiar because of the

camaraderie. >> the wholesaling community is very distressed about people dying. it's not a typical experience. >> the low speed chase remains ma random out on the rocks. as you can see from the video there are sea lions and other wildlife surrounding the yacht. farallones is a wildlife sanctuary, so a salvage company has said they secured the necessary permits for the job and will likely use a large helicopter to pluck it off the island. >> dragging it off with another bolt could caused low speed chase to break apart. back in tiburon, a starting gun fired from the roof of the yacht club kicks off this race of about 30 boats. this tribute puts the risks of racing into a new perspective. >> as you think about going about and sailing and being a lot of a fun and recreation and

you get there out in the water, it's difficult when you have this in the background. >> this event was preview what is expected to be a larger event saturday evening. i talked with a member of the tiburon fire department who tells me they expect a flotilla of boats from around the bay area. >> terry: an autopsy will be performed monday to confirm the identity and cause of death of a body believed to be that of a 15-year-old santa rosa girl who was missing since last saturday. they believe it was charlotte molinari that was found yesterday. they were led by computer records. she looked up directions to the park. they feared the worst when she read her journal, she was thinking about suicide. this about one hour from now volunteers will be out again looking for a missing 15-year-old morgan hill girl. she vanished on her way to

school five weeks ago despite intense search efforts, only a few personal belongings have been found. search areas include parts of morgan hill and gilroy. joining the volunteers today will be about 90 search and rescue mechanics from four local counties. alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer has resigned. the wife of state treasurer bill lockyer claimed she had been assaulted by an ex-boyfriend and went into rehab for addiction. there were reports of a sex tape. there was an e-mail from her account saying her husband displayed her with job. she claimed that someone had hacked her account. >> it was something almost every week. it was clearly a distraction. it was a distraction on the board of supervisors in terms of trying to do our jobs and serve the public. >> terry: in a state released yesterday she wants to concentrate on being a mother. she says, quoted, i can surely

be a great mom and represent district two but not while going through the waters of addiction and aftermath of interpersonal violence. >> her husband says the last year has taken a toll on his wife and he fully shorts her decision to resign. >> ross mirkarimi heads into the commission hearing having lost another battle to get his jock back. judge harold khan rejected his request to overturn the issues on misconduct charges. the judge said the issues should be raised before the ethics commission. mirkarimi says before suspension he tried to tell the mayor what happened with his wife and how she got the bruises on her arm but the mayor wouldn't listen. >> how did you arrive at this position, you don't even know what had happened. would you like to hear my story. the mayor was mute, or changed

the subject. >> deputy city attorney says the mayor's recollection is very different. >> someone tells you they want to tell you something. okay, you wait for them to tell what it is. sheriff mirkarimi didn't do that. the ethics commission hearing begins on monday and they are both expected to testify. >> a surprising moment in a florida courtroom as george zimmerman apologizes to trayvon martin' parents. >> a

the man who says he killed trayvon martin in self-defense could be released from jail

after be granted bail yesterday. they are working on getting the bail money and to get him to an undisclosed location. it was an emotional day as george ziyz apologized drl to trayvon martin's parents. >> his first public statement, not to the court but trayvon martin stricken parents. >> i want to say i'm sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i did not know if he was armed or not. >> something ridiculed by the prosecution and stunned. >> what did you tell the parents? >> i don't understand the question, i'm sorry. >> and outside the court, outrage. >> this is most unsincere thing i have ever seen. it was insulting to the family. >> he spoke softly, his hands and feet shackled and protected by vest and credibility

protected by his parents. zimmerman's father vouching for his son. >> he has been honest his whole life. >> and his mother talked about devotion to his children that he mentored. >> what part of racial background of two children. >> most of them speaking via phone because they feared for their safety if they showed up in court. prosecution seemed to falter when zimmerman's attorney grilling the chief investigator. >> do you know who started the fight? >> do i know? no. >> do you have any evidence that supports who may have started the fight? >> no. >> a stunning admission since the prosecution insists that zimmerman was the aggressor against martin that night. they obtained this photograph also given to investigators which appears to show the bloody back of zimmerman's head and was taken moments after zimmerman

shot martin. it seemed to show that he was involved in a life and death struggle. the judge wasn't convinced to keep him in jail throughout trial. >> i'm going set bond in the amount of $150,000. >> it could take a couple of days for family to scramble together the $15,000. once he is out of jail behind me he won't be a free man. he'll have an electronic monitoring bracelet on his leg. he will be a virtual prison and not be able to use alcohol or firearms. >> terry: two years after the gulf oil spill there are big concerns about the safety of seafood from that region. repeated government tests have concluded that louisiana shrimp is safe to eat. researchers say they are not so sure and they are speaking out. >> as the shrimpers tell me it's

decreasing in numbers. there are no eyes. we're seeing very deep yellow pigment. definitely this is impacted species. >> terry: and another impacted species, before the spill, an average of five dead dolphins would be found in may. last may, 40 dead dolphins were found. year ended with 143 dolphin deaths. eight times the average. knew this morning, a blind sea lion in southern california has found a new home in desert and what home. 700 pounder appropriately named big guy has been swimming at a pool at a rescue facility after he was found injured more than a year ago. he has been nursed back to health but because he is partially blind he won't be released back into the wild. he will share an $18 million habitat with another partially

blind sea lion at salt lake city's zoo. >> a couple of lost baby owls are back with their mom in milpitas. they were found thursday night. their nest had broken apart. wild rescue made the nest stronger by using a laundry basket. while mom looked on the babies were brought back up to the tree. >> mom is present. she? the tree which is great. there she is. we're not too worried about these guys. we'll have people checking on her. but we want to get us out of here. >> mom has apologized for the shoddy construction. the nests for the great horned owl should last for several years. what whatever they doing today they will have nice weather to do it in. >> sunny everywhere, half moon bay, 50 degrees but sunshine on

the coast with the sea breeze. vollmer peak in the low 60s. 65 in fremont. i'll detail the high temperatures today and cool down tomorrow. >> terry: also next, angel pagon finds a stroke against his teammates. and giants and method highlights coming up in sports.

the weather for the next seven days, is a recap so far of this year. a little of this and a little of that. >> lisa: we have to fine-tune it a little bit. winds are real light out there. >> terry: summer today. >> it feels so good, from point reyes, gusty winds and mount tam you can see a little bit of hazy out there. the fog is offshore. i mentioned point reyes because the winds offshore are kind of gusty. temperatures are cool. our beach temperatures will be comfortable later on today, but there is a little bit of fog down here reducing visibility. elsewhere we have responded to that sunshine. it came up at 6:27 and a little bit of heating already. we are at 65 in livermore. 63 in san jose with cool 55 in san rafael.

we'll look for the warmer temperatures, pretty toasty inland. no a whole lot of change to today. sea breeze yesterday afternoon. i think there will be less of it today. that will keep the coast and bay mild to warm and a stronger sea breeze, southerly surge is what we call it. it's going to be moving up from the south. a stronger wind flow. here is a look at the visible picture. it's banked up along the shoreline and will pull up a little bit. it will keep the numbers flirting with 70 degrees at our beaches. yesterday it was in the mid 60s so maybe a couple degrees warmer. high pressure. we don't have that offshore flow but we've got a big dominant ridge of high pressure. that brings us that sinking air. with that compression that is why are we warm up. upstream, twoum things going on. first, the area of low pressure. this will continue to slide to the south and east.

as it does ridge has to move over and then another piece of energy, middle of the week brings a few more clouds and maybe some precip our way. in the short term. this is what is going to happen overnight. we cool down. some areas like santa rosa could cool down as much as 15 degrees tomorrow. now, in the city it will be less significant, about 5-10 degrees cooler. east bay valleys, 5-degree cool down. 88 in mipitas. 90 in saratoga. the mountain view, 88 there. 69 in pacifica. 79 in half moon bay. 77 in downtown. we've got the rapid warmup and then it starts to feel warm by 3:00. 86 in petaluma and 89 in calistoga. more 80s on tap with san leandro coming in at 84.

castro valley, 86 there. low 90s for danville and 92 in pleasanton and some 70s at the beaches. with santa cruz, 84. 83 in watsonville and look ahead cooler weather tomorrow. some places significant cooldown and then we'll look for 60s and 70s monday. tuesday. mainly in the upper 60s to low 70s but chance of showers comes into tuesday and wednesday. then rain more likely on on thursday. i got it all in there. >> terry: all four seasons covered. >> in sports the sharks or brink of elimination to stay alive in the series against the blues. this morning, a little bit. giants are on the mound against the new york mets. here is mike shumann with the highlights. >> good morning, four-game set against the mets in new york with barry zi on the hill.

we go top three, former met angel pagan takes him deem. 1-0 giants. part of a three run third inning. zito gave up two home runs. 3-2 giants. gave up four hits and two earned runs. can't close it out in the ninth. a single off of halve yes, sir lopez. hector sanchez comes through with a single and cabrera comes home. giants go on to win it. 4-3. >> a's hosting indy, rollie fingers shirt. josh a solo shot. his second of the year. game tied at one. jack hannahan doubles down the line. he had 3 r.b.i. on the night.

two runs batted in. two outs. a ground out to end the inning and a's falls to the indians, 4-3 the final. >> warriors in dallas, five games left. they have lost six straight and if they loses out it will be better news in the n.b.a. lottery. one victory away from clinch ago playoff spot. brandon wright loves playing against his former team. to the third, charles jenkins and here it is. warriors take the lead. and west gets one at the buzzer. they go up six and pull away in the fourth. last year finals, dirk nowitzki. warriors seventh straight loss. >> after thursday night's loss, sharks find themselves in a 3-1 hole. only 24 teams have ever come back. down 3-1 but the head coach is

confident his team can come back tonight in st. louis. >> i think there is going to be a team that comes back from 3-1 in 24 playoff series. >> there is a number of us and those will be us. >> this time of year you wanted to play whether it's game one or game seven. do or die like we're in now. they won three against us. >> that is the way the ball bounces, have a great weekend. >> terry: still ahead, a big scare for passengers as they prepare for takeoff at lax. next weekend's doyle drive closure and what it will look like when it reopens. >> plus, san jose's new presidential, he could use his job to influence foreign policy.

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accident. congress is poised to reject funding for the high speed rail project. they report that it's not necessarily the end of the line for high speed rail. they have received $3 billion to big the first leg of the train. chairman says he is not surprised at another billion dollars got left out of the spending bill but the long term plan is built on the expectation of the feds kicking in $42 billion worth of the $68 billion project. next weekend doyle drive will be closed completely to traffic. it will be demolished and replaced with a detour a major step in construction of the new doyle drive. heather ishimaru got a behind the scenes look at the project. >> reporter: this caltrans animation shows what it should look like with traffic coming headed into the first tunnel. now connector to the tunnel is completed and so is the first

tunnel. but come monday morning, april 30th both northbound and southbound traffic will be on the new bridge and in the new tunnel sharing them for three years so the rest of the new doyle drive can be built. >> traffic will be separated by a movable barrier. >> there is brand-new driving condition. we need people to be aware that there is going to be adjustment period. >> the three-year detour also features a ground level road east of the completed tunnel and an intersection near palace of fine arts. before any of that is put into use, the old doyle drive dating from 1936 needs to be demolished. that is why it will be completely closed to traffic the weekend of april 27th. >> it will be open to 19th and park presidio but expect major delays on golden gate bridge. >> it promises to be worth it. the new tunnel is one of four that will create uninterrupted

view views. bay from the cemetery, those cars will be gone. down below in the tunnel instead. the tunnel roof covered with vegetation. >> there was a lot into the aesthetic because we are a national park. obviously, we're at shadow of golden gate bridge. we got to make look pretty. >> reporter: that movable barrier will be huge improvement. there is no barrier between north and southbound. the detour and new doyle drive will be a vast improvement in seismic safety which is the whole reason behind the replacement project. >> terry: new this morning, president obama is talking about the higher cost of higher education. his weekly address he points out for the first time, americans owe more debt on their student loans than they do on their credit cards but college education is no longer a luxury.

>> every family must be able to afford. i will be visiting colleges across the country to make it more affordable. what is at stake if congress doesn't do something about it. >> he wants the congress to extend the law to cut interest rates on a federal loan program. their message, republicans say the president should be more focused on lowering gas prices. san jose's inauguration of the 28th president has being hailed as an event for a number of reasons. the least of which is possible influence on american foreign policy. here is news reporter from david louie. >> reporter: they call it an investiture ceremony. with pomp and circumstance of graduation but this is a new university president. >> all we can say is that change is constant and endemic and

necessary. that is the best way we can protect our university's future is to create it ourselves. >> he was born in afghanistan and son of a carpenter. he sent a special greeting to the ambassador of u.s. >> you are a source of our pride. we wish you the best of everything. our prayers will stay with you and our support will be with you forever. students were protesting budget cuts. others see it as fresh start with a leadership change. >> new president, new ideas. new improvements. >> doctor mo as he is called sits on board of the central bank in afghanistan they will wonder if he will use his position to reinvestigate the policy of afghanistan.

>> he can say things that other people can't say, and he can say things from the base of knowledge that it is his country. >> he is not tipping his hand. >> in my native land, at the same time. when i became an american citizen i take pride in it. i take pride this is the land of opportunity. >> he did tip his hand about one thing. he wants to see more courses integrating science and technology and math and engineering in all courses. >> thousands of bay area residents are expected to celebrate the life and legacy of farm labor and civil rights leader caesar chavez in san francisco. it starts at 11:00 this morning with a parade at dolores park and fooled by noon of a holiday festival between treat and bryant. there will be live muse angered

this year special tribute to mark 50 years of the farm worker movement. that is celebration is going to have darn nice weather i'm guessing. >> lisa: already in the 60s in most neighborhoods. 50s in half moon bay. here is a look at high definition emeryville camera, low 60s and in fremont, mid-60s so that translates into temperatures, well above normal. i'll explain next. >> terry: also ahead, good old american ingenuity, how you can make your own museum exhibit with a little imagination.

welcome back everybody. looking at a live picture from the emeryville cam looking across the rock, alcatraz out to the golden gate bridge. what a beautiful day we've got on the way. this is earth day weekend. if you are in the city or coming into the city, you wanted to take part in earth day

activities starting at 9:00. there is a whole bunch going on. rec and park going on glenn canyon and twin peaks and other locations. if you are celebrating our earth today it's going to be looking mighty fine with the sunshine. scientists are getting closer to making an electric car that can travel 500 miles on a single charge. concept is being working on at i.b.m. research park in san jose. karina rusk has more. >> this is what cutting edge battery innovation looks like. super computer has told these researchers it's possible to build a car battery light enough and powerful enough to travel 500 miles on a single charge. >> this is fundamental forces is actually occurring.

like sherlock holmes you have a twists and turns going on. >> reporter: the battery 500 team is unraveling a mystery how to borrow oxygen from the air and produce a chemical reaction using lithium. one key element is membrane technology. >> it has to be enough for the air to get through and have the reaction to take place. >> battery technology takes time. i.b.m. hopes the batteries are powering our cars in the next 10-15 years. so far they have been able to build a battery the size of a dime that ponksz have powers this led light for ten days. now, they want a larger battery safely and cheaply and work for many years. this machine is helping them fine-tune the formula. >> this is essentially a breathalyzer for batteries.

it allows us to look at gases that are evolved from our batteries. >> sbhismt known worldwide as big blue but admits taking on a green hue with the project. >> terry: lisa argen is here to talk about one heck of a forecast. you know what? no matter what weather you like, she has it for you. >> taking it one day at a time. it changes significantly from day to day. we'll look at similar temperatures to yesterday. live look from heavenly mountain resort camera. high of 70 today there but at truckee, 37 and fog and visibility quarter of a mile. airport is at 40. we'll look at showers at the end of the week in the mountains. back home from mount tam, a little hazy out there and fog is not far off. we are squeezing in one more

warm day. if you like it warm and summer like. big temperature spread, over 30 degrees from our coast to inland valleys. there is something for everyone. half moon bay with the fog has been sitting here. to the north of us as well and breezy winds offshore. very mild temperatures to start out away from the bay. we'll look for the numbers to continue to climb for temperatures pretty toasty inland, near 90 again. mild to warm conditions around the bay and coast. cooling begins tomorrow. we still will have a sea breeze, not as strong as yesterday. here is a look at visible picture. talked about the fog just offshore. you will notice it's to the south of us around santa maria. it will get pulled up to the north. that will be a significant cooldown, for places like santa rosa, 10-15 degrees cooler. san francisco a big cooldown.

if you do like it warm, today is your day. high pressure right now controlling our weather. that is allowing for the temperatures as much as 15 degrees above the average. low pressure that is going to bear down on this high and so the high slides to the east. what that makes happen is that pulls up that fog. atmosphere is trying to balance itself out. as for today we are in between the low clouds and fog but not for long. back to mother nature's natural air conditioner tomorrow. whereas numbers today really climbing once again. we didn't drop off that much into santa clara valley. tonight will be another mild evening, upper 80s from milpitas to santa clara. campbell about 89. hills are warmer there. 84 in san mateo with upper 60s to low 70s here. beautiful day at our coast. san francisco coming in the upper 70s.

now, tomorrow you'll be down in the mid 60s. 70 in daly city with 88 in novato. getting warm toward calistoga. napa coming in at 88. newark, 84. union city, 85. back home, low 90s. pleasanton, 92. inland valleys, 81 in salinas. monterey, 70. >> probably pretty crowded at the beaches today. we'll see the sunshine tomorrow and monday, you'll notice about 5-10 degrees cooling tomorrow. more on monday chance of showers late wednesday. rain likely thursday. i'm not making it up. >> terry: you are trying to appease everybody. thanks a lot. >> usually when you go to museum you see exhibits made by someone else. but the exploratorium is turning

the idea. now you can create your own exhibit. it's part of resurgence in making things. dan ashley tells us good old ingenuity? is trendy again. >> this is open where people connect how things work. there is no right or wrong but just tools. a wild collection of supplies and imagination. >> i love it. >> i think people destroy a lot of things. >> it really is about getting your hands on things and investigating. >> a lot of visitors really get in to it. six-year-old henry has been working for an hour and a half. >> so the water comes out of the reservoir. >> and to inspire others with his invention. a lollipop licking machine. >> what happens if you are

licking a lollipop that is three feet away and you can't taste it. >> they are making jewelry out of old binoculars. >> that kind of enthusiasm has created what is called the maker movement. >> the do it yourself spirit, there is resurgence because of the creativity that is in all of us. >> i'm really excited. >> san francisco's hands-on science museum is helping lead the way. >> the bay area is the hot spot for making. >> the open make days were developed in partnership with make magazine headquartered in sonoma county. they put on an maker fair in san mateo. the company gave us this video at the fair which last year attracted 100,000 people. it has inspired similar events all over the world. >> what they come away with is a feeling they can do things.

>> making things is so hot right now the exploratorium is planning on making it the big part of the new museum that is they are building on the waterfront. >> this tinkering studio are part of a trial run for the new facility. >> the most exciting things for us in the tinkering studio we are able to blend science, art and technology. >> new building will open next summer continuing the tradition of hands on exhibits, with increased focus to turn consumers into creators. dan ashley, "abc 7 news". >> terry: find links to the maker fair in san mateo and open make day at exploratorium, that is today at our website. don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> a couple loses their home but keeps getting charged for home alarm service. "7 on your side" gets their

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>> a bay area couple lost their home and their jobs in the recession. they had a hard time getting refinanced on unpaid bills. here is michael finney. >> this was always my dream. >> it was devastating when kathleen and her husband lost their home to foreclosure, nearly a year later, the house sits empty. >> i cried for a while, a couple months. couple moved into this small apartment and reminder of their devastating loss, a bill from adt home alarms which had protected the house they lost. >> paying for two extra months. they were saying i owed this

money to them. so i went ahead and paid it. >> she cancelled her service last june when they had to leave their home. in flurry of moving she overpaid. >> they agreed to refinanced her $215 but months later she hadn't received her money. >> they would say a lot of money. maybe it's not to some people. >> reporter: on top of losing their home and looking for work, the money meant a lot. >> it was devastating. it was real hard. you just have so much that is coming down on you. >> reporter: she contacted "7 on your side," we contacted, adt and wasn't long before she received the $215 check. >> so as soon as i contacted "7 on your side". within three days i had my refund. so i was ecstatic. >> adt says there was a delay when kathleen couldn't recall her cancellation code.

adt won't shut off service until it confirms is really being made by a homeowner and not a potential burglar. there was another mistake it was sent back to the old address. the company says, we apologize for the inconvenience to our customer and we're very happy she received her refund. >> we've made it through and now things have gotten better. so i was happy. >> reporter: she says things are getting better but she and her husband are now working again and hope to buy another home. coming up next. old time radio, bay area's roll in the birth of [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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>> terry: here are the winning numbers from last night's drawing. the mega number was 40. and you didn't get them. nobody else did. so tuesday's night jackpot is estimated at $76 million. a forgotten part of broadcast history is being recalled in a new book how san francisco was the second most important broadcasting center in the country right after new york city. don sanchez tunes in to long forgotten sounds. ♪ ♪

>> we take great pleasure in presenting .... >> radio the way it was and people were listening to shows from san francisco. >> there was no national entertainment. >> it changed our culture. radio historian has chronicled bay area broadcasting in this new book. a thousand actors and musicians and writers were employed. soap opera one man's family originated here. >> cost was no object for radio. their objective was to sell radio scrz they set up duplicate studios. >> after a program in new york, they would put all the scripts and musical scores on a train and send it to san francisco and in duplicate staff would duplicate the program on the west coast a weekly later. >> san francisco had become a broadcast center because there were no direct linings to los angeles. >> they saw radio as competition

because people would listen to radio wouldn't go to the movie theaters. >> but, of course, that changes. everybody headed south to hollywood. people like merv griffin. it became a ghost town. >> hello, san francisco calling. the san francisco network broadcast era from the late '20s to the early 40s. now, the book is bringing it back on the air. >> so the experience here and the california historical radio society museum in the old studios. it's like a time machine. old radio living here. >> terry: one last check of the forecast, he a lisa argen. >> lisa: lots of sunshine out there for everyone. we've got some 50s at our coast. the fog is offshore. it's going to stay there for date today. already in the 60s around the

bay. by noontime, upper 50s to upper 70s and then the afternoon temperatures will be in the low 70s to the low 90s. tomorrow, as much as 15 degrees cooler in some parts of the bay, if you like the fog, it's coming back tonight. >> terry: thanks for joining us. next newscast at 5:00 this evening. keep track at twitter and you can talk about at facebook.com/abc7 news. going to be a great day. have a great day.