>> eric: welcome to assignment 7. today on our program. how many secrets are you giving up by using your smart phone. the effort to keep your privacy safe online. "7 on your side"'s investigation into the popular baby feed that led to recall. michael finney has a warning for parents. plus.... >> a local reading program that connects seniors with kindergarteners. >> a stanford university thank

that pension are out of control. karina rusk explains how one city is grappling with the issue. >> they are sounding an alarm. they released a new study on the pension problem. >> i think it's the biggest financial challenge in california. nothing is close to this. >> reporter: they evaluated the top 24 pension systems across california which includes bay area county and city funds. it concludes spending on public employee pensions has grown more than 11% a year since 1999 making retirement benefits the fastest growing costs for local governments. the study finds the plan has $135 billion in unfunded liability. >> instead of earning the money and awarding it, you award it and then you earn it in the public sector side. what happens if you don't earn it? you the taxpayers and you got to

pay. >> they say local governments are having to cut essential services such as police, fire and libraries just to keep up with growing pension obligations. it highlights employee pensions which range from a low in stanislaus county of over $24,000 a year to a high in los angeles county of $46,000. retired public safety employees, police and firefighters goat more. with a low of $48,000 in fresno county, to a high of $90,000 in san jose. steven levi with the for continuing study of california economy many pension plans are based on unrealistic assumptions. >> because there was the recession and investment losses, you have to put more in the pot to meet the current obligations because the investments didn't make a high rate o return. >> reporter: good news is that the improving stock market will

have a positive impact on pension fujdz but he says not enough. >> you have people saying there is really not a problem. by any interpretation, even the best scenarios possible, there is a big problem. >> reporter: and the pension funding gap is sparking debated up and down this state. many local governments are warning employee groups to pitch in more to the pension fund and in the long term are looking to raise the retirement age and reduce benefits for new employees. karina rusk, "abc 7 news". >> eric: look for changes when you download applications to your mobile device. it should be a big difference to your privacy. >> reporter: estimated mobile applications have been downloaded 35 billion times on smart phones and tablets yet only 22 out of top 30 have a privacy policy according to attorney general pamela harris. >> giving the consumer and

giving the user control. reality most of us don't understand the technology so we don't know what it is capable of doing. 'f we knew we could make decisions. >> they found last august six largest companies, amazon, google, hp, research and motion, they have agreed to comply with state law. with working with developers to create privacy policies post them before a download occurs. they say mobile applications can routinely collect a users name, address, location and other personal details without the users knowledge. they from the state office of privacy protection. >> knowing you have to explain what information you are collecting and what you are doing with it can cause you to think it through and make some decisions, i would think long term that would be a good impact. >> reporter: big unknown is whether people will read the

privacy before they download them. seth is senior editor for software.com. >> the chances of people actually not installing an app that they want or to test out because of a privacy policy are pretty slim. >> reporter: look for them to be popping up otherwise the app developers could be subject to $5,000 fine for every download application. >> nationwide recall of bumbo baby seat but dozens of been hurt since the recall. >> i therd it and she was on the floor. >> this little girl in washington, she flipped out of the seat and fell in had from the countertop.

the fall nearly killed him. >> by the time you find them they have no pulse. >> it touched off our investigation back in 2007. following our report consumer commission pulled them off of shelves but allowed them back on the market within weeks. there was no change in the seat. just a stronger warning. here it is. never use on any elevated surface. since that recall the commission says at least 45 more children in bumbos have fallen from up high. 17 suffered skull fractures. they are concerned enough that it has issued this new warning. >> even if you are by your side they could have a cubic movement and fall backward. >> pediatrics dr. christine cho demonstrates how the worst can happen.

>> the child isn't necessarily restrained in the bumbo seat, child can get out of it and injuries can occur. >> reporter: youtube is full of videos showing them up high in bumbo's. this one is dated in 2010 shows a baby on a table top. this one is in kitchen sink.t cw warnings on the box. >> why don't they fix it? >> they say labels aren't the problem. >> this is just keep warning the parents. >> and parents don't fully understand the extent of the warnings on those labels. >> john fox of california public interest research group notes there are no federal safety standards for children's khirs. >> bumbo needs to be used on

floor and not elevated surfaces. >> a spokesperson for bumbo international which makes the hugely popular chair. she says they are safe if they are used properly. >> it's very handy. >> many parents love them because they let babies interact with the world. >> it's nice to be able to reach to him. >> don't use them. it's too dangerous and risky. >> others say there is no way to use a bumbo safely. she was spoon feeding herck baby back in 2007 when the child suddenly flipped out. luckily escaping harm. >> bumbo international claims that most of the new accidents happen in bumbo chairs without

the new warning. productsnsumery commission says they can't confirm that and the agency stands by a firm warning -- serious accidents are possible. if you have an opinion about any consumer problem, let me know about it. go to abc7news.com. >> when assignment continues, one woman's phone call has caltrans looking for a solution to a deer problem on the peninsula.

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>> eric: nearly once a month a driver on interstate 280 collides with a deer. now the state is doing something w for the problem. >> if you are a wild animal, this quiet meadow is as close as you will get paradise but parade problem is the interstate, giant metal boxes going for transportation.

for a deer its death trap. on 20-mile stretch 50 d 50 deer have been hit by cars over the course of four years, most of deer did not survive. >> it's not a graceful way to die. >> she saw some of the roadside carnage and decided something had to be done. >> i needed to be a voice for these animals because they can't speak english or spanish, i thought i would help them out. >> so katherine did what any good citizen would do, she called caltrans. what she got was far more than what she expected. >> they never anything move through the state so quickly. >> she was introduced to this man. a professor at u.c. davis. he runs the california road kill observation system. >> there are people that study road kill? >> there are people that study road kill as part of understanding wildlife in how they move in relation to roads.

>> caltrans offered schilling a $380,000 grant that starts with a big scary gun. >> it is a tranquilizer dart gun. >> fish and game workers catch deer one on at a time and attach gps collars. now, they are watch every move in realtime. >> we put the collar on because they are right next to the freeway. those are the likely candidates to cross. >> these lines are digital hoof prints leading researchers toward an answer. >> this animal has been walking along the freeway. >> each deer lives in a relatively small area he called at home range about quarter of square mile. this need a place to sleep and eat and supply of clean water. >> if your house had a freeway running through it. >> they have the bedroom on one side and dining room and crossing back and forth.

>> they are learning some deer is crossing the right way. >> there is a deer that is safely gone back 280 and using the underpass using crystal spring roads. we wouldn't have known about it without the collar. >> now the million dollar question, how do you get all the deer to do that? >> we have to give them pathways and north end of the reservoir doesn't know to walk down. >> by watching them move around on the computer screen, they will travel up to a mile outside their home range to find their safe way across. if they don't they will make a run for it. a possible solution, build fences eight feel feet tall and dig culverts about once every mile, its million dollar answer but they are willing to consider. >> if we can do something that help, we are happy to do that.

>> they liked her enthusiasm so much they made her project coordinator. >> are you deer lady? >> maybe they say that, i don't know. >> eric: still ahead, 160 years and counting. wayne freedman goes inside the oldest african-american church in san francisco. plus... the new laser technology forosod ha you called to switch us to anthem yet? honey, how can i call now,

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there is a church in san francisco's western edition preaching much more than religion. wayne freedman reports on 160 years of helping people. >> just bring it down a little bit. >> reporter: there is a computer class and religious experience maybe you are looking at it. >> we are digital age. this is what people should be doing. >> everybody near bethel church in san francisco. it has made a difference to dorothy that never learned this stuff. >> i dictate to my secretary.

>> now? >> now i can do it by myself alone. >> you can go back to work? >> no. >> but the work has been a larger matter? >> in our generation we were brought to church a lot by our parents and interests one of those things that sticks. >> the church has been in this location since 1945. it's been in san francisco since 1852, that is 160 years. >> i could have simply told you that we come to church on sunday morning and we leave and we're gone and that is the end of it. >> we don't. we're here seven days a week. >> if a church, they have more than a little history here. >> that is you and that is me. >> you got hair? >> i had hair. >> and it has a lineage, they provide low income federally subsidized housing for seniors even people that are not regulars.

>> you go to the church? >> yes, once in a while. >> just once in a while? >> yes. >> shouldn't you go more often? >> just another example of a church practicing what it preaches, 160 years' worth in this case and still going for the oldest african-american church in san francisco. >> with this one little cornerstone and on the beach you couldn't see 200 miles away, but we do our part to hold the beach. lasers are a popular tool for correcting skin issues, in rare cases they can cause a darkening of the skin. a lower powered version is employing an alternative. >> when angelica she sees the scars of adult onset acne. >> i'm excited getting this.

>> today she is turning to a laser technology to make the scarring less noticeable. they say laser has been improvea popular option for treating skin problems among ethnic groups with darker skin. >> for caucasian skin types it's much easier to treat acne scars, you can use a laser and patient will be fine. >> she says they burn off layers of skin can potentially damage pigment in african-american and asian patients. >> you don't want to get into complications. >> instead of removing skin, she says laser sends the laser light underneath. it's designed to stimulate collagen growth. >> they regenerate collagen to

fill up the scars. >> these pictures show the smooth thing effect. but they say alternative treatments have similar results at a lower cost. >> you can get a lot more improvement out of five of the teams of the fractional. >> it typically requires four or five treatments to show results. >> this is scar. >> costs range from $750 to $1500. she is hoping to restore smoothness to areas of skin damaged by acne outrages. >> if it would be gone, that would be amazing. that would be such a relief. >> eric: every month, two dozen senior citizens do something

they think keeps them young. they sit down with kindergarteners to help them read, laugh and learn. >> seniors from the baywood retirement community get on this bus and travel ten miles to brookfield elementary in east oakland to meet with their reading buddy. >> from here to here, from here to there. >> they fall down. >> seniors have clearly something they look forward to. so it makes them individually special. >> joe is a volunteer at the school. she reached out to elaine one of seniors at the center. >> right now, we're up to 26. >> seniors have been coming since the beginning of the school year.

both the kids and seniors meet for one hour on the last monday of the month. she is 97 years old. >> it's so important in my life. >> bill is a former san mateo high school teacher. >> they give me a sense of doing something. >> they donated books for the children. >> to let them know somebody is interested in them and taking the concern and taking the time with them. >> i love it so much. i like it and high score. >> they realize they are giving something to each other. in east oakland, lyanne melendez "abc 7 news." >> eric: up next, musical milestones, don sanchez takes us on a walk of fame in west oakland. -thatis there a prize in there?

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>> eric: recently our don sanchez's story blues walk of fame in oakland was named story of the year by the bay area blues society. he talked to local musicians and recaptured some of their memories. ♪ >> they call him the mayor of seventh street in west oakland. he became a boxer and still lives here. on to tom and ronnie director of blues society was musical magic after the war. >> the street was lined with clubs, workers from the shipyard and army and navy bases flocked here. >> it was standing room only. jukebox meant a lot but the hottest bands would pack the clubs.

>> we would have friday night fish fry. >> this convenience store was a recording studio. neighborhood changes changed, they leveled homes and big post office and bart spelled the end of an era. all that is left is memories. >> it's gone. >> that is why we want to perpetuate it in the walk of fame. >> so the walk of fame lining seventh street. it will be salute to the artists and producers that created and fostered west coast blues>> we t >> we saw the importance and they can be proud of their community. >> and showing them rap isn't so new after all. seventh street heard it years ago. >> i was stranded in the street nowhere to go ♪ ♪. >> you know you on only live once ♪ ♪ so let the good times roll >> and the show will 74 make the

walk of a fame of reality. i'm don sanchez, "abc 7 news". >> eric: that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >> next at 5:00, at least one hero emerges from the secret service prostitute scandal. >> alan: a time for rebirth and renewal. oikos resumes classes after a deadly shooting. >> the renaissance may beginning. >> one boy's effort brings together an entire community to