good afternoon, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. gas prices are rising again and a local refinery strike is partly to blame. >> as it moves into its second week, there are concerns it might spread to other places across the country. we were overs to tesoro and laura now joins us with the story. >> reporter: these picket lines are up 24/7. you see the folks across the street there. this is the united steelworkers local 5. they are on strike. the strike has spread to two other refineries in the midwest. it could spread to others here

in the bay area. there's also concern about what the uncertainty might do to gas prices which are already on their way up. as they picketed in front of the know shut-down tesoro refinery they said they're ready to stay out until this facility is made safer. >> we all want to go home at the end of our shift and protect the community as well. we want it to be safe for ourselves and the people of the community. >> reporter: tesoro martinez is one of 11 refineries across the country where workers are on strike. they say the big issues are health and safety, not money. >> they need to make sure they're keeping up on the maintenance, not trying to prolong things as long as they can go. overtime is a big thing. >> reporter: the bargaining between the refineries and the union is being done at the national level where talks just resumed today after several days off. in a statement the company said

quote, tesoro has idled its units and is operating as a terminal. tesoro will continue to bargain in good faith. we are committed to reaching a fair agreement. if the strike goes on much longer, it could spread to other refineries including shell and chevron in the bay area. gas prices could also start to go up more than they already have because of the uncertainty created by a prolonged work stoppage. in martinez laura anthony abc 7 news. the family of an oakland man who died in east bay jail is getting the largest civil rights wrongful death award in california history. martin harrison died four years ago after being tased by guards at the san ka rita jail for acting unruly. he had been arrested for a dui and told the nurse that he drank regularly and could alcohol withdrawals. t lawsuit alleged harrison should have been seen by a registered nurse who would have monitored his situation.

under the settlement they agree to staff more registered nurses. >> i'm hoping this will be changed. >> harrison's children will split an $8 million settlement. a protest today called for an end of violence against transgender people. demonstrators held a die-in at san francisco civil hall over a woman who was stabbed to death in her apartment last week. a new report released today by the lgbt center supports that claim. the report suggests san francisco needs safer housing and more specialized violence support services. a group in emeryville want

answers in the shooting death of a black woman. the group wants surveillance video released. >> the police department has likely been covering their tracks. but if they have nothing to hide they shouldn't have a problem turning over that footage. >> the shooting took place last wednesday after home depot security called police saying that henderson tried to steal knives and points a gun at employees. officers say she tried to carjack three officers and pointed a roaded revolver at them. emeryville police say any video is evidence in this ongoing investigation into the shooting and will not be released until that investigation is completed. the hunt is on in the south bay for a white mercedes that may be riddled with bullet holes after police say they were forced to open fire. they say the driver tried to run over a santa clara police officer last night after he pulled the car over for suspicion of auto burglary in

sunnyvale. cal students plan to be out in force as the council takes up the issue. abc 7 news wayne freedman is live with the story. >> reporter: good evening. you might say this is a case of one demonstration last december, getting another one tonight that begins in about an hour. they'll be marching from berkeley near the campus to where the city council meets behind me. that starts a little bit later. the demonstrators not on their way quite yet. it was a protest against police violence in ferguson one that led to five arrests plus later claims of abuse by protesters and city councilman among others. >> they were met with teargas, with rubber bullets. some were hit by batons. >> reporter: and it was a protest that led to counterclaims by members of the berkeley police department. >> that was an extremely violent crowd. there was a lot of police facing projectiles

projectiles. i saw a giant piece of a transmission thrown across the line and land near a bunch of us. there were 25 police officers who were injured in that. to say it was not violent protest would be not true. >> reporter: whatever happened berkeley's city council plans to get to the bottom of it. tonight there will be a vote on resolutions that would put body cams on police officers and possibly regulate the use of teargas, rubber bullets and batons. this student is the organizer and says this is really about militarization of police on a national level. >> the escalating of the militarization of police is important. they definitely don't need all those weaponry to enforce crowd control. >> the issue is how to fake a more fine-grain approach to apprehend those people engaging in those violent, obstructive acts while not indiscriminately hitting or shooting teargas at a largely nonviolent crowd? >> it's a whole different perspective being on a police line dealing with situations

that are unfolding in seconds rather than months. >> reporter: on one point all sides agree, tonight's berkeley city council meeting will be a long one. from berkeley, wf before, abc 7 news. traffic is flowing again across the antioch bridge this afternoon after a disturbed man brought the morning commute to a sudden halt. authorities closed the bridge. they spent hours talking to the man as he dangled over the edge of the bridge. it's believed he was attempting to take his own life. rescue crews grabbed the man, pulled him to safety just before 10:00. officials don't know if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. he was placed in a psychiatric hold for evaluation. crossing the streets proved costly for those heading across the street because police were keeping an eye out for jaywalkers. they ticketed more than 40 pedestrians in just two hours. it's all part of a street safety campaign. >> typically what we'll see is pedestrians crossing on red hands, jaywalking, walking on

the wrong side of the road. they'll note that they're either late for work or running behind. so we advocate plan your day a couple of minutes ahead of time and alleviate yourself from getting a citation. >> a jaywalk ticket can run as much as $200. daly city police didn't just target pedestrians. they ticketed speeders and distracted drivers in the amp. >> $200. ouch. we have gone through a big weather change. today, nothing but sunshine. >> yeah, that gets our index. spencer christian is here with our forecast. >> the changes will tonight as the week will get warmer and warmer. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies right now. a few high clouds there on the radar image. what a lovely view, emeryville looking at the western sky. current temperature readings, 61 in san francisco. mid-60s at oakland, san carlos. 59 at half moon bay. here's another great view from

our east bay camera looking out towards mt. diablo. 61 in fairfield. mid-60s in concord and livermore. mostly clear tonight cool but bright tomorrow morning. low temperatures from 40 to 51. and tomorrow afternoon, sunny and mild. high 70s around the inland. could see record highs in the bay. i'll have a look at that warmer forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you spencer. google announced it will donate $1 million to help uc students get a glimpse into space. google's donation represents one-quarter of the observatory's operating budget and will keep that facility running. feeling lucky this afternoon? that powerball jackpot stands at $485 million.

that is the fifth largest jackpot in the multistate game's history. no one has won a jackpot in two months. here are your odds of actually taking home the big prize, 1 in 175 million. put that in perspective, the international business central reports that 1 in 10 million you have a better chance of becoming the next president of the united states. good luck. >> why do you have to be so negative? >> i'm going to win. >> you're in the pool upstairs, right? >> i am. >> and one of us could be president. still ahead, for a spectacle in sin city that did not go quite as planned, what went wrong at the casino implosion? and now what do they have to do? we'll have good and bad news for bay area workers. new at 4:30 drivers head for san francisco truck drivers. the new pedestrian safety initiative targeting those behind the wheel of those big trucks and buses. i'm michael finney.

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everybody likes a good implosion, right? the collar-on hotel in las vegas is gone but they had one problem. demolition crews brought down

the 12-story building all except for the elevator shaft. a crane and wrecking ball will have to be brought in to finish the job up. the developer hopes to put a 60-story hotel without a casino in its place. the ntsb is investigating a frightening landing involving a us airways jet that could not lower its nose gear. sparks flew when the jet made an emergency landing at houston international airport last night. the pilots realized the front landing gear wouldn't lower on approach. 53 passengers and four crew members all walked away from the landing. one person suffered a minor injury. there is good news and bad news to report about job openings in the bay area. first the good. home depot is hiring for hundreds and hundreds of jobs as the home improvement season is about to kick in. however, radio shack is closing more than two dozen stores.

matt keller reports from san jose. >> reporter: spring is just around the corner and the warmer weather heats up the home improvement market. contractors say the busy season is coming soon. >> we see a lot of renovations during this time. a lot of stuff we give estimates on usually remodels of kitchens baths stuff like that. >> reporter: home depot is hiring 80,000 across the nation. this home depot is looking to hire 30 to 40 people for mostly part-time jobs in several different departments and as more people do more work on their homes, the demand for more help inside home depot increases. >> we worked a lot of overtime. but it's all good, helping people out and stuff. more business. >> reporter: more trips to home depot. >> definitely. >> reporter: less than two miles north on blossom hill road at this mall, a business has seen better days. radio shack has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans on closing more than 1,700

stores across the nation including 175 in california and more than two dozen here in the bay area. the handful of workers still here will be looking for another place of employment. >> very hard economically. and i know that the young folks will find another job. but the transition can be quite painful. >> reporter: we set up a link on our website showing you the list of radio shack stores that are closing and also the job opportunities at home depot. go to abc 79news.com. you have until sunday to enroll under the affordable care act and covered california. >> michael finney has a panel of experts staffing our phone banks and is ready to answer your questions. michael? >> reporter: good afternoon. this is unique because you have less than a week to sign up for covered california, that's the

affordable care act here in california. so we have got dana howard, he's with covered california. let me give everybody the phone number. we have a dozen people here taking your calls. it's 415-954-7621. last year, a few hiccups. how about this year? >> this year has gone very smoothly. there are thousands of insurance agents and certified counselors who are out in the field to help people get enrolled face to face in person get their questions answered on the spot and get them enrolled. >> reporter: it doesn't cost you any more to go to an agent and get walked through it right? >> yes. that's the best part. after the fact, if you experience any kind of changes or issues you have somebody there to advocate for you who can go in there and has a direct phone line to our service center and be able to get the changes

made that you need. >> reporter: what kinds of calls are these people taking tonight? >> these are folks taking informational calls our enrollment counselors and outreach folks there to answer your questions make sure that you know where you can go to enroll, get you to the website. >> reporter: you can also sign up online, correct? >> yes. you can go to coveredca.com and sign up yourself. but we really recommend that you get an insurance agent or counselor. health insurance is complicated. there are complicated questions ob there and the insurance counselors and the insurance agents and the counselors can really help you determine what plan will be the best fit for you. >> reporter: they're doing it every day. thank you so much for being here with your crew. the number is 415-954-7621. reporting live, i'm michael finney. >> thank you. sounds like the phones are ringing off the hook there.

thank you michael. three new activity trackers replacing one that caused terrible rashes. many users posted reports saying the new trackers are causing nasty irritations just like -- >> getting super red and itchy. >> tonight, michael finney investigates the latest reports and also what the company has to say about all this. that is tonight at 11:00 right here on abc 7. for now, time to check on our weather and the glorious day we're having outside. >> yeah. spencer christian joins us. >> looking forward to even more glorious days ahead. a big warm-up is coming our way. it will take us into almost record high territory by the end of the week. let's take a look at what's going on right now. mainly sunny skies at the moment. expect a clear night overnight. here's a view of the golden gate

bridge. big warm-up begins tomorrow. records possible by week's end and hazardous beach conditions may prevail. bear that in mind if the warm weather makes you feel like you want to go to the beach. be careful. satellite imagery shows a strong ridge of low pressure back in place. here's a little bit of animation showing you the center of one of those -- the center of high pressure, one of those high pressure systems moving inland to our northeast. that's going to produce an offshore flow that will contribute to the big warm-up coming our way over the next several days. but bear in mind that there's a beach hazard statement in effect thursday through saturday. there may be strong rip currents sneaker waves and large currents. coast might not be a good place to hang out over the next few days.

the pro-am golf tournament is under way. we expect mainly sunny skies. mild conditions. warm with high temperatures in the mid-70s. lovely day to participate in golf or be a spectator. overnight, clear skies. maybe a little fog in the central valley. some of that locally through the delta strait. low temperatures will range from low to mid-40s for the most part. a few upper 40s near the bay and the coast. then tomorrow, sunny skies, mild conditions. highs range from mid-60s at the coast to upper 60s and around 70 along the bay shoreline. and even low 70s in the inland locations. here's the seven-day forecast. check out the warm-up. friday through sunday we'll see high temperatures around 76 degrees or higher near the bay and inland. low 70s and coast on friday and saturday. saturday by the way is valentine's day, a day that i think lovers will love. and monday is presidents' day. it will cool down on monday. a few clouds around.

temperatures will start to moderate early next week. lovely seven days ahead. no rain in sight but lovely warmth. >> thank you so much. up next one-on-one with the actors of the groundbreaking abc sit-com "fresh off the boat." how they feel about the controversial roots of the show's title? county-by-county confusion over same-sex marriage in alabama. nothing can prepare you for having a doctor tell you that you have cancer. that was very hard. so even though i was in full remission, i still had to get frequent checkups that are very expensive. as a freelance design instructor, i couldn't afford health insurance. so when covered california came along, i could finally get the follow-up treatments that i needed. it was such a huge relief; i think i danced around my living room - just a little bit (laughs). i'm in. open enrollment ends february 15th. visit coveredca.com today.

fans of the new abc sit-com "fresh off the boat" starts the second week of the show. >> last week's premiere introduced us to a fish outfit at water story when a chinese american family with three boys moves to florida to pursue dad's dream of owning a western-themed restaurant. it's the first one starring an asian family in 20 years. kristen sze had a chance to chat with the actors who play mom and

dad on the show. one of the first things they talked about was the title of the show. >> i'm chinese american and grew up here in the bay area. and i remember when somebody says f.o.b., fresh off the boat it was derogatory. but eddie hwang, based on his memoir published with the same title, i think it's his way of reclaiming a term that maybe once caused him shame and wearing it as his identity. >> reporter: what's the reaction you get from people, both strangers and your family and friends? >> for some of my friends especially in the asian american community, there was trepidation and worry before the show came out. because they were wondering is it going to be stereotypical. is it going to be offensive. i think there was kind of a collective sigh of relief and a great amount of pride in the show once they saw it. just all across the board, it's been great.

>> you can watch two new episodes tonight at 8:00 right here on abc 7. still ahead here on abc 7 news at 4:00, keeping san francisco's pedestrians safe from big vehicles. the unique driver's ed course targeting truck drivers. plus, heartbreak for the family of the slain american aid worker held hostage by isis militants and the u.s. now weighing a military response. and chicago's little league champions under investigation.

here are the headlines where you live as we approach 4:30. we're in the second week of a strike at the tesoro refinery near martinez. steelworkers picketed today and say they will stay out as long as it takes. 11 refineries across the country are shut down. workers say the key issues are safety and health. a sign of economic recovery. matt keller tweeted, good news for job hunters today. home depot hiring 1500 people in the bay area including 30 to 40 at a store across from san jose's oak ridge mall. in other news daly city police work to make the streets safer today. police handed out $200 jaywalking tickets at the daly city b.a.r.t. station this morning. this afternoon, they're targeting speeders and

distracted drivers. there are new pedestrian safety efforts in san francisco. today the city unveiled the latest component of its ambitious vision zero campaign. carolyn tyler tweeted that the mayor announced new safety training program for big rig drivers in san francisco. here's the story. >> reporter: robert frazier is one of thousands of drivers who maneuver oversized vehicles down san francisco's congested streets. >> seeing all the people on the bikes, especially with a truck this size, it's very hard. >> reporter: today mayor ed lee announced a new large vehicle safety training program. over the last five years large vehicles represent 4% of traffic collisions. but 17% of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. like this one last year when a truck driver killed a bicyclist at the market. and this accident where one

truck crushed a little girl's foot. now the california trucking association will provide drivers and big rigs to create a safety video capturing san francisco's unique challenges. >> got steep hills these drivers need to navigate. they have tourists in huge numbers. we have all sorts of pedestrians and cyclists in numbers we don't see anywhere else. >> reporter: for some drivers viewing will be mandatory. >> the companies that do business with the city, those will be inserted into their contracts to comply. >> reporter: it's all part of an ambitious goal to make accidents like this a thing of the past. >> we need to do it every week and to make it easy for both drivers and pedestrians and bikists all coexist. >> reporter: robert frazier says the safety video might help. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. president obama offered his deepest condolences and prayers

today to the family of an arizona woman killed by islamic state militants. it came after the administration official officially confirmed the death of 26-year-old kayla jean mueller. officials say mueller's family received a private message from her captors over the weekend which has been authenticated by u.s. intelligence. family members say the aid worker touched hearts around the world. >> the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. the world wants to be more like kayla. and the legacy and footprint she leaves on the world is a wonderful thing. >> mueller was taken hostage outside a hospital in syria in august of 2013. isis claims she was killed in a jordanian air strike last week. but late this afternoon, a pentagon official announced that mueller was killed by islamic state militants, not in an air strike. meanwhile, the white house is trying to address concerns in congress about the president's request for a go-ahead to use

military force against isis. key white house staffers met with senate democrats today as the president prepares to formally unveil his plan on how to battle isis. a white house spokesman says the proposal should be finished up this week. it sets up the first war vote in congress in 13 years. more alabama counties are allowing same-sex marriage today despite an ongoing legal rift involving the state's chief justice. today police made at least one arrest amid the legal wrangling. marcy gonzalez has details. >> reporter: marriage license in hand, this is a day eleanor and her bride jessica worried may never come. a celebration still put on hold for so many other gay and lesbian couples in alabama. the state became the 37th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when a federal judge overturned the state's voter-approved ban. but then alabama supreme court chief justice roy moore defied that ruling ordering state

judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> well, i think the redefinition of the word marriage is not found within the powers designated to the federal government. >> reporter: while more than a dozen counties are allowing same-sex marriages, most state judges followed moore's order. today more than 50 of them are still refusing to issue licenses to gay and lesbian couples. >> we waited 33 years for this. a big disappointment. >> reporter: the issue sparking protests and rallies and at least one arrest at one of several courthouses issuing licenses but not performing weddings. this woman was taken into custody after the sheriff says she tried to perform a ceremony inside a probate judge's office. alabama's governor and chief justice moore say they're waiting on the u.s. supreme court to decide on the issue which could happen this summer. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new

york. >> an announcement could come anytime as to whether the chicago little league team that won the 2014 u.s. championship violated eligibility rules. the jackie robinson west little league team is accused of using players from outside its area. little league officials are now reviewing the findings of an investigation that's just been completed. jackie robinson west became the first all-african-american team to win the title last august. the team denies any wrongdoing. no word on the penalty if determined the rules were broken. a wisconsin man faces battery charges for attacking two people at a high school wrestling match. cell phone video captured the aftermath after parents swarmed around trying to break up the fight. witnesses say someone was blocking another person's few and words were exchanged. a 56-year-old man was arrested and others could face charges as well. >> really? >> yeah. >> parents can't behave. up next an irate family

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neighbor's lawsuit over her dog. ruth norton's neighbor claimed her dog named cawper barked too much. he looks cute. the neighbor filed a lawsuit a sprawling 36-page complaint accusing cawper of wildly bellowing and explosively barking calling the dog an outrage and claiming the barking caused profound emotional distress. norton thought the whole thing was a joke and ignored the lawsuit. huge mistake. a judge ruled in the neighbor's favor when norton didn't even show up in court and then put a lien on her home. >> in my head, everything was so bogus that he had been doing that i don't know why i just didn't think it was real or something. >> if you think it ought to be dismissed, it will only be dismissed if you ask the court to do it. and you've got to be there for that and participate. >> yes, you do. >> norton is taking full responsibility for not responding to the lawsuit. she's now working to reverse the decision but attorneys say that is not going to be easy.

the neighbor who filed the suit refused to comment. but when they hand you the papers, show up in court. >> yeah, goodness. spencer is showing up outside to tell us how the weather is shaping up on this tuesday. >> i'm also not barking up the wrong tree. here's a live look at what's going on. clear skies with a few high clouds around. sunnier skies ahead later this week. let's look at snow pack right now, which is in pitiful condition. statewide, only 27% of average for this date in the year. we are now 2% below where we stood at this point last year. that's pretty sad and doesn't appear to be any snow on the way anytime soon. snow is moving through the great lakes and tomorrow will push through the great lakes and into the northeastern corner of the country where it will be cold and wintry. cold in the upper midwest as well. high of only 8 in fargo north dakota, tomorrow. but the lower two-thirds of the country will see milder, sunnier, drier, pre-springlike

conditions. and for us, sunny and mild. 70s in chico. and here in the bay area, mild conditions as well. first day of a big warm-up tomorrow. high temperatures climbing up to 70 degrees in the mildest locations. for the week ahead, san jose is the indicator of where temperatures will go. they will rise into the mid to upper 70s on thursday friday and saturday. so we have quite a bit of a warm-up coming our way, maybe some record highs for this time of the year. >> nice and toasty thank you spencer. still ahead on abc 7 at 4:00, the multimillion-dollar settlement that target says it will pay after allegations of false advertising. we have the details. and apple pay takes flight, literally. the airline that will soon allow you to tap to pay. you have less than a week left to sign up for covered california. so i have all the experts here waiting to help you. dial now, 415-954-7621.

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month, we're using our abc 7 news instagram feed to celebrate events where you live. today we're highlighting a fabulous sylvester musical at the brava theater in san francisco. the show begins tomorrow and runs through march 1st. more information is for you on instagram.com/abc7newsbay instagram.com/abc7newsbayarea. jamie king has today's wellness report. >> reporter: exercise with yield benefits even if you don't lose weight. a study found even a brisk 20-minute walk every day can extend life expectancy. researchers say the diet and pop culture overemphasizes weight loss and underemphasizes the benefits of exercise for people of any age and weight. cannabis could disrupt the food industry.

whole foods ceo says he could see a gourmet cannabis section at the organic grocer someday. if you love spicy food, you're in luck. a study says that chili peppers burn energy that may otherwise be stored as fat. and a growing career is financial therapy. although it lacks a former accreditation, these therapists aren't there for financial advice but to get people to talk about the stress money causes in their lives. the goal is to get people to face their money troubles and work on ways to solve them by talking about it. from the nasdaq i'm jane king. a retail giant must pay millions of dollars to california after allegations that it overcharged its customers. target agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming the company unlawfully charged consumer prices higher than target's lowest advertised price.

under the settlement, target may no longer make false or misleading statements about its prices. next time you fly you may be able to keep your wallet tucked away in your bag and simply use your cell phone to pay for your food or drinks. jetblue announced it will accept apple pay in flight so passengers can pay for their food and drinks and upgrade to premium seats with their phone. the airline believes it will speed up the paying process. jetblue is the first airline to accept apple pay. time is running out for anyone considering getting health insurance under the affordable care act and covered california for 2015 because the deadline is this sunday. >> and michael finney is joined by a panel of experts waiting to take your calls by covered california. michael, from listening in earlier, sounds like the phones are ringing off the hook. >> reporter: oh, yeah, a lot of people are calling in. thanks goodness we have about a dozen people here answering phone calls. so you can get through.

the number 415-954-7621. one of the major questions is, am i eligible for covered california? susan pfeiffer is with covered california, is a partner with covered california. how do people know if they qualify or not? >> the first thing to do is go on the coveredca.com website. down at the bottom of the page there's a rectangle that says shop and compare. it's a worksheet. when you click on that you put in your gross income that you estimate, your zip code and your age. that's all you need. and it will tell you if you're eligible or not. >> reporter: i think she's got it over here now. nope, not yet. what are the dollar amounts? what are we looking at for a single person? >> if you make more than $16,105, you are eligible for covered california. and the closer your income is to that, the more likely you'll get a subsidy. >> reporter: and if you are real

low income, then you now can qualify for medical, correct? >> that's correct. if your income is below $16,105 you are eligible for medical. >> reporter: but you can find out by going to the covered california website. >> exactly. and the shop-and-compare tool is the key, it's at the bottom of the page on the left side. >> reporter: perfect. susan pfeiffer from covered california, one of the partners, give us a call here tonight 4. they can tell you what you need to be going now so you and your family have health care coverage. reporting live from the 7 on your side auchss i'm michael finney. >> michael, thank you. up next, two beloved teams, one friendly competition. the giants and 49ers are

squaring off for bragging rights. i'm cheryl jennings. coming up new at 5:00. what hundreds of students are being told at the facebook campus today. and why all that advice about avoiding high-cholesterol foods such as eggs may be on the way out. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train and help make a foster child's night a little cozier. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child.

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chevron shootout. >> it's giants versus 49ers. you have buster posey, matt cain, javier lopez and bruce bochy, jerry rice steve jones, young and clark. >> who is the big winner? mike shumann is sporting his brand-new golf sweater joining us live from pebble beach. >> reporter: a beautiful day down here at pebble beach. here at the lodge on the putting green. jonas is behind me working on his game. the celebrity shootout has become one of the most popular events. steve young buster posey the rookies. but jerry rice will set the scene. >> look at this. this is just unbelievable. so beautiful here. got a lot of great fans out here, 49er fans. some giants fans out here, too. this is going to be an awesome challenge. >> reporter: you're the "x" factor in this competition.

>> which way is the question. it will be fun regardless. it will be a good time. hopefully everybody enjoys it. >> reporter: you're the rookie here for the 49ers. >> am i the rookie? >> reporter: a little nervous? >> look i am a veteran of professional -- no i'm a veteran of nothing. i don't know. jerry texted me and said, don't come down here unless you mean it. >> we haven't even teed off yet and the trash talk is getting deep. >> reporter: buster posey and matt cain took the first hole after that great shot from the sand. this has to be an advantage, right? >> for them. they have nothing to do but go and play golf all the time. we are a little more active than them. >> reporter: matt cain says you guys have the advantage even though they're all active players against retired players, he says all you do is play golf. >> we don't have one guy that's not eligible for the senior tour

right now. so i'm turning 52 this week. these guys are half our age. we're old-timers and they're young whipper-snappers. >> reporter: the 18th hole dwight clark won it for the 49ers. >> anytime you're going against the world champs, it's always tough. but it's good that the old guys came out on top finally. >> reporter: got to pull for the old guys. 49ers win it. but the big winner was the charities. big fun for everybody. and a lot of chance for these two to compete against each other. reporting from pebble beach, mike shumann, abc 7 news. >> thanks. see you again at 6:00 with more from pebble beach. matt cain talking some smack there. unusual for matt cain. i like it. >> whipper-snappers couldn't keep up there. heinz is adding a little kick to its ketchup.

>> how about sriracha-flavored tomato ketchup? >> the company says it will be spicy spicy. >> heinz is known for its 57 variety slogan. the new flavor is not the 58th variety. sriracha is the hot chili sauce that traces its roots back the thailand. take a look at this picture that the hubble telescope recently snapped. >> looks like a smiley face. it's a massive galaxy cluster. scientists say it's created by a gravitational pull that extorts the space between galaxies. they call it the einstein ring. >> thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. a power play over electric cars.

why one company is crying foul over pg&e's plan to open thousands of filling stations in northern california. plus -- >> a son grieves the loss of their father. but now his death is leading to changes at county jails. do you know what your child is doing online? today's big event is a silicon valley heavyweight to get kids to be more computer savvy. plus, google's gift to science. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. we have a winter warm-up coming that could push temperatures up to record levels. details are coming up. california bets its future on conserving energy. lawmakers introduced sweeping new changes that will affect almost every man, woman and child in the state. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. one big area they're targeting is cutting gas use by 50%.

and to do that, lawmakers are counting on more people using electric cars. to that point, pg&e wants to install 25,000 charging stations across the state and have customers foot the bill. there's already opposition to this plan. abc 7 news reporter david louie joins us with more. david? >> reporter: this is exactly the kind of charging station we're talking about, nearly 3,000 people used the 53 operated by the city of san jose last year. however, pg&e getting into the business is raising some eyebrows. charging stations can be found in many places, on the street, in public garages and even in company parking lots. pg&e wants to add 25000 more by getting state approval paid in part by rate payers. >> we're trying to increase the number of electric vehicles on the roads from about 100,000 today in california to about a million across california by 2020. very ambitious goal. and we and other utilities are

stepping up to try to make that happen. >> reporter: the benefit would be zero emissions leading to cleaner air. the charging stations will be located at businesses, multifamily buildings, retail stores and garages, putting pg&e or a contractor it chooses in direct competition with companies like campbell-based chargepoint. that doesn't sit well with its president and ceo pasqual romano. >> if you create too-controlled a program by a regulated monopoly that can't move quickly and adapt to the way that users really want to use this stuff, you will slow it down. you have to let the market evolve. >> reporter: all of pg&e's stations are what's called level 2, providing a car with 20 to 25 miles of range on a one-hour charge. some will be fast chargers similar to tesla's supercharger. auto dealers think