yesterday. showers continue this evening as we drop into the 60s but i want to show you the latest forecast model showing more breaks from the rain through the day. thank you. hundreds of people started this easter sunday gathering at san francisco's highest peak for a sunrise service. we're live on mount davidson with more. >> reporter: good morning, carolyn. that sunrise service here ended just about an hour ago. now we have mount davidson to ourselves. the ceremony was majestic. we're at the canopy of trees and it was at the base of this cross, san francisco's highest peak. it began with bagpipers. take a listen. ♪ hundreds of people, families,

friends, religious and spiritual made the pilgrimage through the woods and rugged terrain to begin their southeast sunday in prayer and celebration. they started coming about 5:00 this morning. the morning's sunrise service was the 91st anniversary of the early morning tradition. for many, it's an annual journey to mount davidson. the area residents and a family from san diego came here to take in the splendor. >> a wonderful time of worship with everyone coming together with other churches to celebrate jesus christ risen, it's amazing. i'm grateful to be here. >> coming here is going to be a great experience because we're close to nature, plus the big lady cross and the service that's happening here. >> reporter: early this morning, look at this, before the sunrise, the mount davidson cross was illuminated by

spotlights and lit last night. it's only lit twice a year. the cross is illuminated on armenian martyr day and easter eve. it was just a really lovely morning here. i wish you could have been with us. as francis said, the rain stayed away. about 300 people came to mount davidson this morning. a nondenominational service, too. something for everyone. >> a quarter million turned out to see pope francis celebrate easter mass and receive his blessing. he greeted the crowd, waving from the popemobile and reaching out to some. alex perez says many of the faithful traveled from south america to see their first latin american pope. >> the crowd filled with people

from around the world, packing st. peter's square this morning. the anticipation and excitement is in the air. mary constable traveled from las vegas. >> i never imagined i would be easter sunday with a new pope. i'm so happy to be part of it. >> reporter: pope francis started the day with a tweet, accept the risen jesus into your life, even if you have been far away. take a small step towards him. he awaits you with open arms. with a solemn entrance, francis begins easter mass as pope. setting a new tone, choosing to wear simple white and shake hands with the public. this is. >> he's the first pope that isn't european and a new vibe is coming into the vatican. so it's a pretty big deal.

>> you could see him walking through the streets. a lot of emotion and even enthusiasm for this. i came here to experience this. >> reporter: the pope ended the celebration with his urbi et orbi address. continuing his style of breaking with tradition, pope francis joined the crowd, waving, blessing babies and he embraced and kissed a disabled child. >> that was alex perez reporting from the vatican. the pope's simple style and ability to connect with the congregation is setting a new tone for the church. the archbishop of new york heard on this week with george stephanopolos and acknowledge american catholics feel disconnected from church. a poll shows 60% shows the church is out of touch with the views of american catholics.

cardinal dough land things the pope can recorrect. >> the biggest challenge is reconnect jesus with his church. people say i don't have a problem with jesus, i have problems with the church. >> cardinal dolan was nervous attending the conclave and electing the pope. each cardinal was to enter the conclave with three nominees in mind. he's not revealing his choices but he's very happy with the selection of francis to lead the church. developing news out of the east bay, an officer-involved shooting in alameda county left the suspect dead. sheriff's deputies pulled over a driver around 9:30 last night at 33 avenue. a passenger was arrested for drug possession. according to authorities.

the driver drove away dragging a deputy. other officers opened fire, hitting the driver several times. his name has not been released. one deputy was shot in the foot and is recovering this morning. new details on a shooting yesterday morning in san francisco. police are searching for the person who shot and killed a college student near bryant and 24th street. the 19-year-old victim was home for spring break visiting family members. abc7's lilian kim has the latest. >> carlos is living a parent's worst nightmare. his 16-year-old son, jacob, was shot and killed in front the their apartment. he heard the gunshots and walked outside to find his son on the ground. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> it hurts, it -- it hurts. mom and dad hurt. >> the shooting happened just before 3:00 a.m. when jacob was walking home with a friend after a night out.

san francisco police say a man got out of a car, asked jacob if he was in a gang, then shot him several times. a neighbor saw the whole thing from a distance. >> he only went for one person and just let it role. shot him and took off. >> friends and family are shocked saying he wasn't part of a gang and have no idea why anyone would shoot him. >> he wasn't affiliated with gangs. >> jacob was a sophomore at louis and clark college in portland, a wife receiver on the football team and graduate of archbishop high school in france where he graduated with honors. his former pe teacher came to the sight of the shooting to pay his respects. he brought a basketball in jacob's memory. he says, in addition to a star athlete and great student, jacob was a good person. >> he and his little best friend were the ones that would stick

up for kids getting picked on. made sure everybody had enough of whatever. he was a great little guy. >> at this point there's no description of the gunman or the person who drove the car, but neighbors described the vehicle has a gray four-door sedan. anyone with information is urged to call the san francisco police department. a 7-year-old boy visiting an antioch home is recovering after being shot yesterday on william reed drive. nick smith has the details. >> stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. >> the department is investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old boy. >> at this point it's -- it appears that this is not random. >> the 7-year-old and his family were visitors to this home. >> several shots were fired and unfortunately the 7-year-old child was the person struck.

>> investigators believe the gunman took a position here and fired at unsuspecting crowd gathered below. >> at this point it appears it was -- it was not the intended target. the backyard had several people in it. >> the boy was hit by a single bullet and air listed to children's hospital. this is the most recent spat of gun violence in the neighborhood: last weekend nicholas chavez was gowned down. a memorial stands where he was killed. police say chavez died in a hale of gunfire just after noon. police have not identified suspects in that shooting and wouldn't say if it was gang-related. chavez's murder was antioch's second homicide this year. investigators are working to i.d. the shooters. >> at this time we don't believe they're related. >> police ask anyone with information contact the antioch police department.

new details this morning in a shootout outside a bart station that left a 50-year-old man dead. police say this 18-year-old was arrested for the shooting in january. police say it appears two rival groups ran into each other. words were exchanged, shooting started and the victim was a bystander. a woman was injured. it's been a busy day for frances, first widespread showers, now not so much. >> fewer showers in the forecast so i want to show you that. that means a bit of a break right now so you can see the clouds. we're experiencing showers around the bay area. i'll show you where. if you have outdoor plans, you might be able to get away with it. >> thank you. also, why so many drivers have not gotten the messages about the changes on the golden gate bridge. >> it will cost more to do shopping in parts of the bay

area starting to

welcome back, everyone. it's 9:15. this is a live look from our emeryville camera. you can see the sun trying to peek through the clouds there. yes, it may end up being a mostly sunny easter sunday after

all. frances will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. the white house says it's taking escalating tensions on the korean peninsula seriously. north korea says it's in a state of war against the south. the announcement following a meeting with kim jung un to put rocket units on standby. analysts think the threats are aimed as drawing more into talks. arrest warrants for two by a area men in correction with a gold theft. police are looking for david johnson and scott bailey. they are believed to be the men who robbed the siskiyou out speer courthouse last year. over a million dollars worth of gold, jewelry and artifacts from the gold rush era were taken last january. the strike by san francisco

symphony musicians drags on but the music is hitting the right note with fans. ♪ last night an ensemble with strings, brass and wind gave a concert on california street. the musicians have been on strike since march 13 over cuts in wages and benefits. the symphony is financially sound and the cuts would not allow musicians to keep up with the high cost of living in the bay area. this is the end of an era. tommy toy's, a san francisco institution, closed for good last night after 27 years. clint eastwood and frances ford coppola were regulars at the restaurant. it attracted politicians like senator feinstein and mayor willie brown, changing demographics and lease issues

forced the closure. this is a big weekend for purchases. some sales taxes go up in several areas. marin county goes up to 8.5%, san mateo, 9%. in santa clara are a, 8.75%. the taxes are going up in several bay area cities. so we've posted a complete list of those sales tax changes on our website. go to abc7news.com under see it on tv. a lot of horn honking this first weekend of the new golden gate bridge phantom tollbooths causing confusion. that was expected. the automatic toll system started four days ago we placing toll takers. transit employs have been standing by to help, anticipating drivers crossing

the bridge this weekend might not be as well-informed as weekday commuters, so it's good its drier than expected. you add rain to the confusion and you could have a mess. >> that's true. so we're going to enjoy the break while we can. there's one right now. we will take you to live doppler 7 hd to show you there's been quite a bit of activity. it's been busy but only a few hundredths of an inch. rain showers over the coast are falling apart over land but there's still areas where we're picking up rain. the more intense rain, the dark green and yellow. we'll zoom in on that. and we'll find some rain over sonoma, north of napa road. keep that in mind. we'll see the showers through the day. live view from mount sutra towards the golden gate bridge.

beautiful skies, so enjoy the break. good news for folks doing outdoor plans with easter egg hunts. 56 in san francisco, 57 in san carlos. temperatures on the mild side. blue skies over san owe say. we're seeing a bigger break than we originally expected. napa 56, livermore 57. today, still a possibility of a thunderstorm. more likely in the afternoons. rain and showers expected but i'll show you the timing. that has changed a little bit for the day and into tomorrow. unsettled whether through the week, so more rain on its way. here's a look at pacific satellite image. this area of low pressure still slowly moving inland towards san francisco. it's just falling apart as we show you the forecast model. so lunchtime, a lot of cloud cover. the areas of green showing more spotty scattered showers as opposed to widespread showers.

so even around 1:00, 2:00, the rain hitting parts of the north bay, santa rosa, cloverdale. some of us will be dry. into the afternoon as well. so it looks like rain totals won't be much. the thing that's changed is we thought the rain would taper off into the early morning hours of monday, but now it looks like they'll hang out longer. monday, the commute looks a little bit wetter. the timing of the moisture is more overnight, which is great for us, especially for easter sunday. rain totals, anywhere from a tenth to .75 of an inch in the north and south bay. today, look for highs very comfortable and mild in the upper 60s in the south bay, 63 in santa cruz. san francisco, 62. more mid 60s in the north bay, nevadao 65.

berkeley 63. 65 in union city. upper 60s in the is interior valley to cooler than yesterday. the seven-day forecast, we expect showers and rain and a possibility of thunder today. just the timing is a little bit different, which is good news. morning showers into monday. sunny on tuesday, wednesday, then another storm on thursday bringing us april showers and another possible system into the weekend. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the bay area weather conditions, rain or show. individual video forecast, air alerts, power outages and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. >> it's amazing how that live doppler 7 hd can tweak and refine itself so quickly. this morning, things looked

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serving the country. yesterday the city of san jose unveiled a memorial to the 142 native sons who lost their lives in that conflict. the anniversary marks withdrawal of u.s. troops from southeast asia. the monument dedicated to the sons of san jose was built by volunteers. it's located east of hp pavilion. a celebrity auction. a private collector putting up letters and manuscripts including an unhappy marilyn monroe saying she thinks she's going crazy and can't concentrate. a angry letter written by john lennon to linda and paul mccartney reflecting the bad feelings around them when the beatles split up, expected to fetch between 40 and $60,000. coming up next, assignment 7 looks at the fate of the

california condor. it survived a major pesticide scare but can it survive the gun lobby. plus, people from all over california made the pilgrimage to san francisco's highest peek easter morning. the sunrise service atop mount davidson and we'll introduce to you people who made it their

welcome back, everyone. we're starting this half hour with a quick look at our ever changing weather. >> happy easter, everyone. we're tracking all the weather with live doppler 7 hd. we've been seeing pockets of green, light rain earlier over santa rosa and a heavier cell moving over napa towards

highway 29. you can see a stronger cell with areas of yellow and orange. we're going to see scattered showers through the day, but enjoy this beautiful break right now from the rainfall. from emeryville over the golden gate bridge, some places under sunny skies. but the showers still in the forecast. just breaks through the morning into the afternoon. still a possibility of some thunderstorms this afternoon as we climb into the upper 60s. the showers continue overnight but i'll show you how that plays out through the day into tomorrow with the forecast model coming up. the sprinkles this morning weren't enough to keep hundreds from celebrating easter with an annual tradition in san francisco. the sunrise service atop mount davidson. kara joins us live with the details. you've used words like majestic and glorious. >> i did. maybe overdramatic but that's

how i felt. the sprinkles didn't keep others away. the sun came out, majestic and glorious. america's largest cross. some days you get a really good assignment at work. the program featured musical performances ♪ the san francisco firefighters honor guard was here. the house of bagpipes and salvation army brass played to the 300 or so people that attended beginning at 5:00 a.m. the prayer started at 7:00. it was a nondenominational service that draws families and friends annually. people in the city didn't even know about the event. it's in the 91st year. one native grew up at the bottom

of the hill and comes every year, this year bringing her children, nieces and nephews. >> we groh got up and came up the mountain and we're honored to be able to do it with our children and nieces and nephews. we have old neighbors we grew up with that are here this morning. it's a great way to celebrate easter. >> it was really nice to come up this morning and watch the sunrise and hear the bagpipes and people singing. the sermons have been nice. it's a really good way to start off your easter morning. >> reporter: great way indeed. look at this, early this morning, before the sunrise, the mount davidson cross was illuminated by spotlights totaling 58,000 watts and lit on easter eve, last night. the only other day it's illuminated is armenia martyr's day, april 24th we were lucky enough to enjoy it.

>> i've been there before and you're right, it's breathtaking. thank you. glide memorial church and san francisco tenderloin is celebrating easter with free dinner. the second of three easter sunrise services began 30 minutes ago. another musical celebration in the sanctuary at 11:00. a free fried chicken dinner will be served 11:00 to 2:30. >> 65 people in california will remember this weekend as the time they were pardoned by governor robert phillip brown. among those, a murderer paroled in 1996 after civic 16 years. most of the pardons included people convicted of selling or possessing drugs a spokesperson says everyone receiving pardons has been out of prison more than ten years and hasn't been in trouble since.

38 new police officers fresh out of the camden wil -- academn the streets of oakland. they'll patrolling streets tomorrow with their field training officers. they graduated just last week from oakland's first police academy in nearly 5 years. they've been meeting with community groups and learning about court mandated reforms. a new police academy started last monday with 51 recruits. tomorrow's april 1est. but police aren't fooling when they say they'll crack down on drivers who text or use handheld cell phones. it's an operation supported by federal highway safety dollars, 28% of all crashes each year now involve drivers using cell phones or texting. a study shows adults are more me likely to be distracted than

teens. nearly half of all adults, 49%, text and drive even though they know it's dangerous. the california condor is preserved on the edge of recovery. two decades ago it was nearly extinct but now it's growing. a new threat is emerging. dan ashley shows us the single largest killer of condors and how it can be stopped. >> the california condor, the largest land bird in north america. an adult can weigh 31 pounds, stand 4.5 feet with a wingspan of 10 feet. thousands of these great birds once called california home. but a now banned pesticide, ddt, destroyed condor eggs and the birds almost disappeared. >> the population all-time low is 22 birds in 1982. >> selle sorenson is with the wild life society and they've

been working to return the california condor to the wild. in 2011, the society bought 80 acres to provide a safe home for the condors. the birds come from captive breeding programs at the los angeles and san diego zoos. >> we ready captive-bred condors raised in zoos for the wild. >> reporter: it's a slow process. condors don't lay eggs until they're five. if they live to 25, they may only lay 6 eggs. there are 70 in the reserve and the pinnacle national park. that's out of a total of 404 birds across the southwest. the success is not without challenges. not every bird lives. >> it's hard to lose any bird after spending all this time getting them established in the wild, but especially a breeder. because they live a long time and reproduce slowsly, it's hard on the population to lose an

adult. >> reporter: in november, condor 318 died. the u.s. fish and wildlife department investigated. >> a bird came in with led poisoning and died. it had a 22 round. >> the condor was not shot by the bullet, he ate it. >> that bird died from that effect. >> this is the item that was removed from condor 318. >> in a lab, microbiologist mira finkelstein has been studying effects of lead. >> california condors are exposed to harmful levels of lead annually and half of the condors in california now have lead levels warrant needing hospitalization and treatment. >> led poisoning is the leading cause of death of california condors, caused by ranchers had to who use the bullets to kill animals and hunters.

let dead animals are an easy meal. the condor range ex extends from san jose to los angeles. they traded nonled bullets with ranchers to get the led out. this year, lower caliber bullets. the audubon society wants to ban all led ammunition. >> led is toxic to birds, to humans. and we're really concerned about that. we believe that not enough has been done. >> that's dan ashley reporting. next, a technology turn around is now under way. what's behind this business boost? the local company that's bringing dozens of new manufacturing jobs back to silicon valley. and, a live look at live doppler 7 hd, the green shows where rain is falling and, as you see, it's mostly dry. we'll have your accuweath

san jose is winning a battle with texas and other states luring high-tech companies. a reason may be resurgence in manufacturing. business and technology reporter david louie shows us a prime example. >> electronic manufacturing jobs have been on a steady decline, down almost 20% but a turnaround is in the works. besttronics is a contract manufacturing for a variety of companies and based on demand for assembly, they've moved to a facility three times larger.

they plan to go 200 employees. >> more jobs on the horizon. samsung received money to build a headquarters on north 1s 1st street and another is close to taking over the sctc manufacturing complex. san jose's economic director says companies are sold on locating here. >> the biggest incentive to locating in san jose is access to the technical workforce, the best public transportation in the silicon valley region and the many amenities from being part of a big city. >> the resurgence won't be lost on college students. some may shift from developing software to working on advanced manufacturing processes. local companies are recognizing they can keep tabs on quality and speed developmentally manufacturing here. >> each of them is making a

decision on their projects. does it make sense for the product for made here and a lot of those products say yeah, we need local manufacturing. >> san jose is fond of saying it moves at the speed of business and the deal with samsung, also considering austin, texas, is proof of that. >> we permitted that in 76 days so the city can move as quickly as any developer wants to move. >> and you left austin in the dust? >> i think we did on this one. >> david louie with his business expertise and next to me, frances, who is an excerpt on the weather. >> forecast models have shifted, so we're seeing more sunshine. we have a beautiful live view for you, this time towards heavenly in lake tahoe where we did have snow showers this morning. and looks like, if you're headed up there, you'll probably have better chances this evening. i'll have your complete forecast

coming up. also, the sanford and cal women on a collision course for the elite 8 but only one will get there. we'll have the highlights coming

let's check out sports. the last two spots in the final four up for grabs in the naacp tournament. michigan plays florida, duke battles louisville. wichita state laid in atlanta. stanford and california tried to advance but the cardinals got shocked against georgia. good morning, the story was scripted, stanford and cal in the elite 8 with a spot in the final four on the line. both teams fort hooded to get there. the problem for the cardinals last night. vanner veer and stanford.

fourth seed georgia came to play. a steal and finish here for two her 26. jazmine how and the bulldogs lead. tink the catches and shoots and cardinal within one. 61-59. a long inbounds pass intercepted. stanford bounced in the sweet 16. >> i'm disappointed because i've experienced more going to the final four and winning national championships but i'm not disappointed with what this team accomplished. >> california watches stanford go down and takes the court. jennifer brandon, 24 points, 26-26 at the half. six steals, to brettany boyd for 2 of her 14. hits the deck.

beats the shock and cal dominant, heading to the elite eight. 73-63 the final. >> i was so focused on lsu and we said lsu, lsu, so georgia is really good. we have so much respect for stanford but we have to play who we're playing. we're just excited to be in the elite 8. >> the warriors in preservation mode. the rockets beat the clippers. coco crisp making a 50-foot walk to the coliseum. damien lilliard, welcome home. the block, other way. jared jacks up for the dunk. harrison barns, i like it. that's how you finish off a half. steph curry feel something all. 7-12 from beyond the arc, 39 in

the game for seth. the golden state magic number for playoff berth has been trimmed to 5. sharks host phoenix. burns with a nasty hip check. five minutes left, 2-1. a rebound and on his 26t 26th birthday, 2-2, the game goes to a shootout. the only goal for the sharks up the ante. sharks win their fourth straight 3-2 in the shootout. coco crisp has a fan, a's and giants. rubber game of the series, out in a hurry off ryan vogel song. the second 3 run homer. 4-0a's. 4h 3 the final. let a's opening the regular season tomorrow night at home. the giants open in l.a. with a day game at chavez.

>> have a great day. there are a lot of festivities for easter today and maybe the rain is not going to be the threat, frances, that we first thought. >> the rain is on the way but we're getting a break and a lot of the festivities taking place now. including one at dolores park, the sisters of perpetual indulgence. >> hunky jesus contest. might not get rained out. a live look at live doppler 7 hd showing the rain showers, sticking around the coast. a little bit of it making it inland. we've seen a few hundredths of an inch but right now, some breaks in the clouds. i'll show you where we got rain in the past hour, antirose and stronger cell over napa, the darker green and yellow showing the rain over highway 29. i'll take you outside to a beautiful live shot from san

francisco. looking out towards the golden gate bridge, notice keira got to enjoy the nice weather for the sunrise ceremonies. temperatures getting into the low 60s in oakland, 61. 58 in san jose. it's been a mild start with the cloud cover overnight. we didn't lose a lot of heat so another view for you from emeryville to the bay. santa rosa 55. fairfield 59. we will still see showers and rain throughout the day. it's just more of the timing. thunderstorms are possible, especially during the afternoon and an unsettled week ahead. the satellite shows low pressure with this counter-clockwise flow moving straight towards the bay area. that will bring us rain. the forecast model, you see rain bands circulating this direction. but even around 2:00 this afternoon, the newest models show that it is scattered

showers around the north bay and just a lot of cloud cover around san francisco and the bay. even into 4:00. we're enjoying a nicer break than we originally expected carecompared to yesterday. around 9:00. more rain off the coast, rain heavier overnight, into tomorrow morning. monday morning's commute for the beginning of april looks wet. this is the forecast model showing how much rain will accumulate over the next day. a tenth to three quarters of an inch, a high estimate. most of us a tenth to half an inch around the bay area. not a huge rain maker. temperatures will be mild, comfortable, upper 60s in san jose. san francisco 62. 64 in san mateo and oakland. overnight, showers as well and temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. here is your accuweather 7 day

forecast. showers and a possibility of a thunderstorm but it just isn't looking as strong as we originally thought. which is enjoyable for folks for easter sunday. morning showers monday, nice, tuesday wednesday and another system for april showers on thursday, then unsettled next weekend. >> thank you very much. there's a huge networking opportunity in may at the professional business women's conference in san francisco. congresswoman jackie speer founded it so business women could share their experiences. cheryl jennings talked with her about the fear of failure. >> what do you say to women and girls, don't be afraid to take a risk or fail. >> i have an actual paperweight on my desk that reads what would you do if you knew you could not fail? the truth is fear sometimes of failure paralyzes us.

>> right after our newscast "beyond the headlines." hear more from her and other key business leaders. they'll talk about the book lean in, by facebook's sheryl sanburg. it's all onione on "beyond the headlines." >> we'll tell yo

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the easter parade is from 2:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. and i keep trying to get you to get the kids there. >> i think i will. my one-year-old and three-year-old might like the hats. we're going to see showers but the timing has changed. from live doppler 7 hd, you can see the shower activity is off to the coast so enjoy the breaks. showers moving in and temperatures will be in the 60s. upper 60s around the bay area. look for showers to continue overnight into tomorrow. >> that is going to do it for us. thank you fortuning in to the abc7 -- tuning for the abc7 morning news. abs 7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. now the alarm clock app is available for your android or tablet and kindle fire. download it for free. the app is also available if you have an iphone. have a great day, everyone.

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welcome to "beyond the headlines" i'm sheryl jennings. the professional business women of california is one of the largest women's organizations in california. boasting a diverse community of more than 25,000 remarkable individuals. every year, they organize the premiere conference for women in business. bringing together inspiring speakers, interactive learning and purposeful networking to create powerful experiences that unlock the full potential of women in the workplace. joining me in the studio right now is the founder congresswoman jackie speier. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure. >> now this conference is something we love to talk about

every year. you've got a new theme this year and an unusual title. >> genderation. and, in fact, it has been a generation or even two now when you think back at the beginning of the woman's movement, women becoming more involved in business, and we're going to talk about where we've come from, and where we are going. >> and what are your thoughts on that? because that was many years ago, a couple of decades ago. >> well, you know, for all that we have tried so hard to achieve, we still have a long way to go. if you look at the number of women who are ceos of companies like the coo of facebook and one of our keynote speakers, it's less than 5%. look at the number of women in congress, 20% in the u.s. senate, 18% in the houpts. we're not anywhere near parity yet. so we need to redouble our efforts to see that women have a fair shot. >> now, during the conference, what can we expect to see? i know it's supposed to be