no volunteers. >> i couldn't believe what i was seeing and hearing. >> reporter: oscar munoz says he stands behind them. the passenger was offered $1,000 in compensation. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: united now making international headlines, especially in china where it has big business. that passenger reportedly heard shouting that he's a doctor in chinese. the company's value dropping more than $700 million at the opening bell. >> while this may be over, may not be a hit to their earnings out in the future, that is not the kind of headline that you want to see. >> reporter: it's the second recent miss for united. two weeks ago they made two teenage girls change out of their leggings before boarding to minneapolis flight. the new united airlines motto trending. also having fun at united's expense. >> when we say you fly, you fly. if not just [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the ceo of united

airlines sent out a news statement apologizing to the customer promising a thorough review. 86 million passengers, united denied boarding to 3700 people because of overbooking. more than 60,000 voluntarily gave up their seats. kenneth moat en, abc news new york. >> today new jersey governor chris christie asked elaine chao to suspend regulation which allows airlines to overbook flights and to remove passengers. christie specifically cited the incident involving david dao as the reason. > the question from united is how do they recover from what is a huge public relations disaster? >> kristen sze is here with more. >> the hashtag continues to go viral today. take a look at some of the memes out there. southwest, we beat our competitors, not you. how about this one. if we cannot beat our competitors, we beat our customers. others are posting pictures of the cut up frequent flyer card.

take a look at this, because even white house secretary sean spicer is weighing in and criticizing united. >> clearly watching another human being dragged down an aisle, watching, you know, blood come from their face after hitting an arm rest or whatever, i don't think there is a circumstance that you can sit back and say this could have been handled a little better when you're talking about another human being. >> so, how does united overcome this barrage of negative publicity? well, we talked with saint mary's college marketing professor tomas gomez ariaz. >> it takes time to create and destroy very quickly. united has to say how they interact with their customers in general. >> reporter: well, perhaps united ceo got the same advice. he issued a second apology this afternoon that says, i'm sorry, we will fix this. but the question is, is it enough? comedian joe wong is one of many

chinese voices on social media citing treatment of this passenger. that could hurt united's fortunes in chinese as you heard in the abc news piece. it includes offering more nonstop flights between u.s. and china and any other airline. abc's "good morning america" will have an exclusive interview tomorrow with the united ceo. that's gma begins at 7:00 a.m. right here after the abc 7 morning news. larry and alma? >> thank you, kristen. what the city of san francisco is doing to try to prevent anything similar from happening here at sfo and the move they've already made. so, what do you think about all this? you can sound off on twitter at abc 7 news bay area at our abc 7 news facebook page. a lot of people are thinking mr. dao is going to be receiving a sizeable check very soon. our coverage continues now on the abc 7 news app. >> all right. let's turn now to our weather. the clouds and the rain are back. >> yes, you can see it right there. coming over on the bridge today on the bay it was very windy.

a live look now for the mount tamme camera. you can see there are a few raindrops on the lens. spencer christian with a look at our forecast and what we can expect the next few days. spencer? >> it is dreary in other locations as it is up in mount tamme, breezier and rainier. you can see we have pockets of light scattered showers. very, very light rainfall now moving through the golden gate into san francisco across the bay toward oakland down into the peninsula a little bit. again, that green is very steady. the storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. producing light showers. up to a 10 th of an inch of rainfall. here is a forecast showing in the early evening hours of 7:00 or so we see steadier rain through the bay area. during the nighttime hours midnight, overnight we'll see light scattered showers into the mid-morning hours tomorrow. there is another stronger storm coming our way. this one is going to bring a bit more rain, more energy.

a stronger gust with it. i'll give you a closer look at that and what you can expect from it in just a few minutes. alma? >> thank you. you can track the storm with the abc 7 news app doppler 7 on the app. you can get advisory on your phone or tablet. >> santa clara families woke up with a sound of splash and cries for help. police found this. a car in a swimming pool and a young driver standing nearby. this happened on war burr ton avenue. a job of extracting the car poses a big challenge. david? >> reporter: what a job it was, larry. you can see some repairs to a fence. that's where the car smashed through. that's the worst of the physical damage. now, that's where a teenager did say he fell asleep while he was driving just before 3:00 this morning. police say he did pass a sobriety test. this 19-year-old wrapped in a blanket was driving home when he suddenly found himself and his

mother's car submerged in a neighbor's backyard swimming pool. he told me he had just dropped off a friend and was alone in the car. he told santa clara police how he escaped. >> he was able to free himself. i think when the car went in, it didn't sink right away so he was able to open the door and get himself out. >> the driver's mother was grateful he was not injured. >> he was taking his friend home and he was too late. he was too tired. >> reporter: does he remember anything about wlapd? >> yes. >> reporter: the tran family was not home when the accident happened at 2:48 a.m. neighbors heard a splash and cries for help. the car sank at the deep end of the pool. the driver avoided striking a tree and the two-story house, but there was some property damage. >> the person went through two fences before landing in a pool. it's kind of shocking. >> reporter: police thought initially it would take a construction crane to extract the four-door sedan. however, two operators were able to fasten cables to the frame

and fish it out of the water in an hour and 15 minutes. >> it's a miracle that he's standing over there and not injured. >> amazing how the tow truck operators were able to get the car out. >> they did an amazing job. >> reporter: the national sleep foundation says drowsy driving causes 100,000 crashes a year. 50% of them caused by drivers under 25. 18 hours without sleep is the equivalent of driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.8%. the level set as legally drunk. in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news. >> new at 4:00, the alameda county coroner say 24 year old perez ran from officers in a traffic stop. the coroner says he fatally shot himself in the head. investigators originally believe he had struck and killed by officers who returned fire. no one else was hurtd in the shooting. >> a sacramento police officer

has been placed on administrative leave after doing this. that is throwing a jay walker to the ground and hitting him in the face multiple times. that incident was kault on camera yesterday. they say they tried to stop the man illegally crossing the street, but the subject just walked away. the two men argued and police say the pedestrian challenged the officer to a fight. the department says the actions appear to show unacceptable conduct. >> a mail delivery truck caught fire today in oakland. the witness posted this video on social media and shared it with abc 7 news. the fire started this morning in the engine area and the driver was able to pullover on 580. post office says letters and packages for delivery in oakland were damaged in the fire at sundown, how much was destroyed. >> the city of san jose is investigating traffic signals to potentially save lives. >> first responders struggled to reach emergencies in the required amount of time. this could change and make things better. abc 7 reporter joins us live from san jose city hall with this story.

jeannine. >> reporter: alma, fire engines and trucks and ambulances, they always have to deal with red lights and having to navigate through traffic. but this new technology will make the lights turn green for them. in an emergency, minutes and seconds count. in san jose, fire fighters are required to arrive in a emergency within 8 minutes 90% of the time. for the last several years the department has not been consistently meeting that goal. right now 2 minutes are given to process the call, two minutes for getting into fire gear, and four minutes are used for travel time. >> we know that we've been saddled as the city grows and as traffic gets tougher, as the good sign is people are back to work and people are going to work. we see more cars on the road. that really impacts that ability for us to travel the distance we need to travel during those four minutes. >> city officials believe manipulating traffic signals will help emergency responders. currently just one-third of the traffic lights use technology to turn red lights green for first

responders. this afternoon the city council voted to go forward in upgrading the system so all traffic lights will be able to do that. >> what we want is preidentified for the fire truck to follow and signals that are in the way will be automatically preempted for the fire truck and surrounding traffic can move through the system. >> the upgrade will cost $600,000. they are encouraged the city is investing in the system. >> we anticipate sort of rough numbers when we look at it, if we save 30 seconds on travel on some of the longer responses, that's a technology change that will affect us and be change till the end of time for us. >> reporter: but the fire department says it won't solve the problem entirely. as the city grows in population, there will be a need to add more fire stations. in san jose, jeannine de la vega, abc 7 news. >> lots of people love in and out burgers, right? probably the most visit list for your out of town family and friends. not everybody in the bay area

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to their homes. >> i'm familiar with that line behind me, by the way. a proposed site at main street and second avenue is where abc 7 news reporter joins us live with a look at some of the concerns. laura? >> reporter: hi, larry. first of all let's show you where the restaurant is supposed to go. right across the street there on that lot there. the big issue for folks who live in the neighborhood behind that lot is this. check out the traffic. 4:00 in the afternoon, this is pretty typical in this area. the folks who live near here are concerned that an in and out will only make this situation worse. >> as you can see, there is already the commercial property that is in existence here that's been left by the former company. >> reporter: dan angus lives on a quiet cul-de-sac in walnut creek. the old industrial building is unsightly, he and his family worry more about what is being proposed to replace it. >> right now they're planning to put a combined in-and-out plus a starbucks drive through in addition to some other properties. >> reporter: and while angus and

his neighbors say they like in-n-out burgers as much as anyone else, they don't want one and all the traffic that comes with it so close to their homes. >> it's just in the application stage. >> reporter: sandra meyers walnut creek economic director. meyers says the public will have several opportunities to voice their concerns. >> in this case, this will probably go through at least four public hearings. >> reporter: those hearings will be scheduled after traffic, noise and other impact studies are completed. >> we actually thought of a hardware store or retail outlet that serves the community. >> reporter: in 2013 in-n-out pulled its application to put a second store in public hill after strong neighborhood opposition. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> u.c. berkeley are deep nipping their relationship to help students in need. the hemery ville coffee company is offering paid student internships, jobs for graduates and scholarships.

they sold products on the u.c. campus for the last decade. cal has seen the state investment dwindle to just 13%. the university has thought to broaden public private partnerships with local companies to make up the shortfall. >> do you like salmon? salmon fishing season is going to be extremely limited this year. the announcement just made today by federal officials. right now there are historicall salmon in the oklahoma city. while they blame the impact the drought had on california rivers and el nino had on ocean food sources, recreational fishing opened in the bay area april 1st, but will close foreseveral weeks in may and commercial fishing will only be open for most of august and all of september. fishing groups plan to ask the governor to declare a disaster so they can seek federal aid. >> today attorney general jeff sessions unveiled what he described as the new get tough approach to immigration prosecutions under trump. sessions announced the changes in arizona after a tour along the mexico border. he is calling on federal

procuteers saying more undocumented migrant should be prosecute as criminals. critics blasted the initiatives as fear mongering and antiimmigrant rhetoric not rooted in facts. a party-like protest outside a richmond jail today, it marked the arrival in the bay area of a caravan traveling across the state in protest to president trump's immigration policy. the group is supported sb 54, the state sanctuary bill now before lawmakers in sacramento. >> it's the only way that this deportations will stop. that's the only way that muslim ban will no longer be a muslim ban. and we're saying that everyone needs to come out on the streets. >> the group is also involved in organizing immigration policy protests that they say will be held across the nation on may 1st. the contra costa county sheriff tells abc 7 his department follows the state's trust act that opposes sb 54 saying the bill could compromise public safety.

>> on a lighter side, new york teenagers going all out to persuade a sitcom star so send his younger brother a birthday impression. >> can you show me a hunter impression? nice. >> jackson hangster man tweeted this video of his younger brother alex who is a big fan rider strong. the tweet reads my brother alex is your number one fan. he knows all of your movies. could he get a happy birthday void yo? he turns 13 on wednesday. he grew up hopes it works out. >> the weather is getting blustery out, spencer. >> a bit breezy out there. here's a look at live doppler 7. a damp night. i won't call it wet because the showers are pretty widely scattered and white although there can be an occasional

downpour. this is a picture now, you can see the bulk of the light rain falling at the moment is right in the center -- in the central part of the bay area between san rafael and san francisco and san mateo and it is going to continue fushing eastward over to the east bay. even as we talk or as i talk. here is a look at our current temperature readings. half moon bay, low to mid 60s the bay area. these are our forecast pictures. light showers overnight vlgs, showers and downpours friday night and saturday. storm impact 1 on the scale. it will continue producing light showers into tomorrow. along with a bit of a breeze. overnight we'll see low temperatures generally in the low to mid 60s -- low to mid 50s, i beg your pardon. so, it will be pretty mild overnight. then tomorrow afternoon we'll see low to mid 60s for much of the bay area. that takes us to storm 2 which takes us into late tomorrow.

it also ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. it will have more umph. rainfall will range from 2/10 to 8 /10 of an inch. it starts at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. looking at the forecast animation, by 7:00 tomorrow night we'll see a wave or a line, a rather steady rainfall, some of it quite heavy sweeping through the bay area. and then it will push on out of here rather quickly 11:00 or midnight tomorrow night. that will be followed by some trailing scattered showers into thursday morning and these showers will sort of wind down as we get later into the day on thursday. looking ahead to about noon on thursday, we project rainfall totals will range anywhere from about a quarter of an inch in the south bay, san jose up to mountain view to over half an inch in many other locations over in the east oakland, just over half an inch in the north bay we expect over half an inch in some locations also. and down at ben loem en,

expected. accuweather forecast, we don't expect a lot of heavy rain. sprinkles to rain with tomorrow's system. then that will produce maybe some scattered downpours tomorrow night and showers into early thursday. partial clearing late thursday. sunny and bright on friday and saturday. even mild on saturday high temperatures up around 70 degrees inland. easter sunday we'll have cloudy skies with rain developing late in the day. best chance for showers will be in the north bay. the system remains unsettled going into tuesday. it still looks and feels a little like winter. >> definitely. thank you so much, spencer. >> all right. steph curry still the king, not just on the court. the off-court honor, he has millions of fans to thank for. >> those are some good moves. >> yes. >> not moving much here on southbound 101 through san jose. that is your back up northbound looking good as usual. 880 is moving across both directions over the top. stay with us, coming right

all right. got a bunch of sports news right now. we start with this which is not good news. the giants will be without their all-star catcher one day after he took a 94 mile an hour fast ball to the helmet. arizona diamond backs pitcher taiwan watcher drove posy during the first pitch. giants won the game but they lose posy. giants post posy on the 7-day disabled list with concussion symptoms which he started experiencing even though he apparently passed the initial concussion tests. on to the warriors, steph curry is not going to win the mvp for the third straight year. doesn't mean he's not any less popular with fans. curry's number 30 jersey is the most popular for the second consecutive year. the warriors also ranked number one in merchandise sold. rankings are based on nba store.com sales after the 2016-2017 season. watching the dance while i'm talking. kevin durant ranked third behind

lebron james. klay thompson number 11 jersey is 14th most popular. tomorrow is the warriors final game of the regular season. their playoff run will begin this weekend and they'll be right here on abc 7 either saturday or sunday, we're guessing saturday. it depends what happens tomorrow night in the final standings. mike shumann and i will be live from oracle arena. we want to see your warriors fan pictures. use the hashtag #dubs on on o >> sometimes it's called "star wars" canyon similar to the film. they can use that connection to draw in more tourists. >> plus smash-and-grab robbery doesn't get any more brazen than that. what the thieves got away with. plus. >> he's a fine person until they were married and then he showed the other side of him which we never had seen before. >> we are learning more today about the man behind that deadly school shooting in san bernardino and how he got on the campus.

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>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. the man who was forcibly removed from the united flight in

chicago is being treated at the hospital now. his family has retained attorneys, but has made no announcement about a possible lawsuit. today the ceo of united called that confrontation truly horrific and offered an apology, but he's been criticized for two previous statements in which he called the passenger disruptive and belligerent. shares of united fell by 4% today and during the trading day the company's market value briefly lost nearly a billion dollars before regaining much of that loss. abc 7 news reporter david louie tweeted video of a car being removed from a santa clara pool. police said the driver fell asleep, plowed right through two fences before reaching the water. thankfully, though, nobody was hurt. abc 7 news reporter tweeting a picture of a 911 dispatcher being honored by the city. coming up tonight at 6:00 why they're recognizing her work on the night an officer was shot in the head. today we are learning more about an estranged couple and an 8-year-old student caught in the cross fire of a murder suicide. the elementary school where it happened will remain closed.

abc news reporter is live in san bernardino with the latest. danya? >> reporter: larry, karen smith's mother said is he trick anderson was on the dark side shortly after the two married. she said smith left him three weeks ago and never informed the school of marital problems. this afternoon questions are mountsing what led to the shooting that took the life of an 8-year-old boy described as vibrant and joyful. a memorial is growing outside of north park elementary school a day after a murder suicide inside the school. cedric anderson targeted his estranged wife as she was teaching. firing ten rounds in the classroom, at one point reloading his gun. >> i'm sure it was absolutely terrifying for the kids that were in there. >> reporter: 8-year-old jonathan martinez was one of two students caught in the cross fire. he did not survive. the other student, a 9-year-old, is now recovering. >> he is in relatively good

spirits. >> reporter: the couple? >> she makes me really happy. she knows when to ignore me. that makes a happy marriage. >> reporter: married this past january after years of dating, smith's mother says things were good at first. >> you need to get away from him. he is not the person you thought he was. >> reporter: the couple separated in march. anderson's past includes accusations of domestic violence, weapons and drug charges but no convictions. there is still no indication why he targeted his wife. >> it appears he had been making efforts to contact her and have her come back home and she was resistant to that. >> reporter: authorities say school security measures were followed. cameras actually caught anderson trying to go through locked door of the school first forcing him to go through the front office. since he was known by staff there, he was not escorted to the classroom. larry? >> tanya, did the shooter leave a suicide note or any indication

he was planning to harm his wife? >> reporter: authorities say he did not need a suicide note. however, they did say are that they searched his home and they did find a noelt where he wrote about things in his life that needed closure and feeling disrespected. outside of the shooting, it did not raise any red flags. >> all right. thank you. danya back us, live in l.a. >> a bus carrying german soccer players to a quarterfinal match was hit by three explosions today. the blast targeted members of the soccer team from the northwestern part of the country. one player was taken to the hospital with an arm and hand injury. the team was preparing to leave the hotel for a match against monaco when the blast went off. it shuttered windows on the bus and tires. police found a letter claiming responsibility, but investigators haven't revealed who wrote it. the man suspected of killing four people and wounding 15 others after ramming a stolen beer truck in a crowd in

stockholm sweden last week has confessed to the crime. that is according to the lawyer representing the 39-year-old suspect. the uzbek national made a court appearance today. suspect was known to police by had no ties to extremism prior to last friday's attack. >> now to the growing tensions between the u.s. and russia, secretary of state rex tillerson delivered an ultimatum today saying russia can either stand by the assad regime or join the u.s. in ending the violence in syria. here is abc news reporter. >> reporter: a war of words between the united states and russia. >> russia has really aligned itself with the assad regime, the iranians and hezbollah. we want to create a future for syria that is stable and secure. and, so, russia can be a part of that future. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson drawing a line in the sand over russia's support of syria.

russian president vladimir putin standing firm. meanwhile, the white house is accusing russia of trying to cover up what happened. and press secretary sean spicer saying russia should consider which side it's on. >> you know, you had a -- someone who is despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. >> reporter: a comment that's drawn swift blow back. and also raising eyebrows in apparent white house confirmation that president trump's daughter ivanka influenced last week's decision to launch 59 tomahawk missiles. >> that being said, there is no question that ivanka and others weighed in to him -- >> reporter: the white house hasn't come out and said directly whether they believe russia was aware of the chemical weapons. the press secretary only saying there is isn't consensus within

the intelligence community. jeannine norman, abc news, washington. >> president trump sent ape warning to china about north korea via twitter. in the first of two tweets, the president wrote, north korea is looking for trouble. if china decides to help, that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them. in another tweet he added, i explained to the president of china that a trade deal with the u.s. will be far better for them if they solve the north korean problem. the pentagon has deployed the uss. carl vinson aircraft carrier and others to the region after the missile test last week. >> whether it comes to a smash-and-grab burglaries, thent don't get as brazen as what you see. barrelling through a gun store in a stolen pickup truck. they use hammers to break into display cases. they grab as many guns as fast as they can. they were in and out in 31 seconds. this was the latest in a series of burglaries in the tampa area in recent months.

>> the dramatic signs of climate change in australia's great barrier reef, what's visible right now. plus. >> i'm wade freeman at u.c. berkeley where they have solved an age old mystery to anyone who wears shoes. why do your laces come untied. it's complicated. and coming up. >> i'm spencer christian. looks like another rainy night. it is already a rainy afternoon. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> at 4:36 a look at the live afternoon commute. this is the north bay, 101 in sachk rafael oncoming traffic. usually heavier than this during the commute hour. moving smoothly in both directions. back with more on abc 7 news at 4:00 after the break.

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atmosphere. >> that's quite a mission. scientists say the effects of climate change are being seen on australia's great barrier we've. an aerial survey shows two-thirds of the reef has been damaged by coral bleaching. we're talking about 900 miles or so. the survey comes from a group called the arc center of excellence for coral reef studies. it's the second straight year of coral bleaching. last year it was blamed partly on el nino. this year it is a result of record high temperatures from global warming. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> okay. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing light scattered showers moving through the bay area right now. sort of sweeping northwest to southeast. the storm that we have for this evening and early tomorrow ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. storm of light intensity. we'll continue to see light showers moving through the area with probably up to an tenth of an inch. second storm comes in tomorrow afternoon into thursday morning. it will also rank 1 on the impact scale but it will be a little bit stronger than the

storm we're experiencing now. it will produce light rain and scattered downpours. rainfall totals 2/10 to 8/10 of an inch of rain. wind will gust 20 miles an hour for that storm. it will be a cloudy morning, but dry. then we'll see isolated sprinkles developing in the midday hours going into the late afternoon, light rain under relatively mild conditions. democrat tours, high temperatures in the mid 60s and then going into the evening on easter we will rank this storm 1 on the storm impact scale. it will produce rain, light rain for the most part, and showers. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. most days the storm activity ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. dry friday and saturday and mild. we have rain coming through sunday, monday and tuesday. partly wet pattern. >> get through? >> later in the day, evening.

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the national park service is waving entrance fees into 118 national parks this coming weekend and the next. the park service is celebrating its 100th anniversary. it includes the woods, and yo might which is usually $30 if you're driving a car. abc news reporter ruben contreras tells us what you need to know before you visit the park. >> reporter: after nearly five years of drought, water is flowing again in the creeks and falls of yosemite national park. >> as folks know, it's been a great winter. we've had record snow packs, the water falls are great. they're just starting to get

great. >> reporter: scott is with the national park service. he says yosemite had over 5 million visitors last year. he expects that again this year. spring break marks the beginning of a busy tourist season that runs through the summer. >> our best advice for people coming to the park right now is on the roads is to just drive slow, be aware of your surroundings, give yourself plenty of time and be careful. >> reporter: but the increase of traffic, limited parking and several construction projects are not stopping visitors from across the country from seeing the beautiful scenery yosemite has to offer. >> we want to drive into some pretty high peaks and water falls. it's all right there for you. >> reporter: he expects bigger crowds when the $30 entrance fee is waived for visitors during the next two weekends. >> these are good for the day. so, folks can come in. they don't have to pay the park entrance fee. if you're camping, you still have to pay that fee and other fees, but the fee-free weekends are a great way for people to come up.

>> reporter: entrance fees for the park will be waived april 15th and 16th and 22nd and 23rd. reporting at yosemite national park, ruben contreras abc 7 news. >> a popular spot to watch military jets could become an official spot. that spot is located in a narrow gorge, rainbow canyon in southern california's death valley national park. it has been named "star wars" canyon. we'll show you why. the terrain resemble's luke skyy walker's home. it was shot on the park's east side. the air space above the canyon is also a designated training area for military pilots all over the world. they often fly right through the canyon. the park service is considering installing informational signs about training that dates all the way back to world war ii. >> a kitche appliance company is recalling thousands of garbage disposals that could be dangerous to use.

>> yeah, abc 7, 7 on your side michael finney has the bad news and more. >> you always keep your hands away from a disposal, but these ones are dangerous because pieces can come flying out. the anaheim manufacturing company is recalling 146,000 garbage disposals that might cause injury. the company says metal pieces inside the disposals may f f f f while grinding. there are no reports of injuries. the recall includes ten brand name disposals sold from december 2015 until march of this year. i posted the entire list on my facebook page along with the information on how you can get a free replacement. california has hit an important milestone reaching its green energy goals. listen to this. for three hours in march, solar panels applied roughly half the state's electricity needs. that set a record. the state has set a goal for

getting half its energy, i should say electricity, from renewable sources by the year 2030. california met the goal for that three-hour period on march 11, though it was temporary, experts say it might happen again. the u.s. department of energy said 40% of the energy came from solar farms. the rest came from rooftop solar at homes and businesses. popcorn and milk duds may be the classic movie theater snack. one chain is betting a whole meal when you sit there. they will offer a fuller menu at its 400 theaters, i should say, beginning this summer. the movie chain said it's been testing foods that are easy to eat in the dark and won't stink up the theater. the new feature fare will include cheese burger sliders, curry fries, flatbed pizza and salami with toast point. popcorn will come in flavors

like salted care mel and cheddar crunch. >> salami? i don't know. >> what is toast points? i don't even understand. >> i heard they don't stink. >> it tastes good. >> the curly fries. >> i'm old-fashioned. popcorn -- >> guber? >> sorry, come on. >> every day at 10:00. this is my life. okay. >> the name nick rock, here's one you may not know, but you probably do know his work. >> considered one of the greatest rock and roll photographers in the entire world, now he's the subject of a new film. here's abc news reporter james with the big picture. >> i always knew that this was the life i was meant to live. i'm like a thief in the night. bling, bling, bling. >> reporter: shot the psycho spiritual mantra rock is a documentary that not only takes you on a rock and roll joy ride, but also takes you inside the creative mind of celebrated

music photographer milk rock. his work is now legendary. he says he's lived a life of ups and downs. >> i've been through the fire. let me put it like that. it's kind of cooled down now. what else would i be doing at my age, you know? >> rock and roll nailed in that one shot. it was a complete revolution. most people ignored it. mick calls this film a taste of his life. but he doesn't seem sure just yet why you'd like to sample it. >> it's a monstrosity that's been foisted on peter. they put a decent amount of money and it's going to make the money back. >> each of the pictures of our favorite rock starz, david bowie, we live through those pictures. >> they are designed to give people the idea, a personal photographer, it must be a big deal. >> i've been watching this guy's work my whole entire life so it's finally good to see some recognition come back his way. >> he doesn't want to be known only as the man who shot the

'70s. he wants to be known as the man who is still very vibrant and shooting a rock and roll paradise. >> you have to be informed. you have to know the scene. you have no know and love the people in it. he knew and loved the scene. >> shot the psycho spiritual mantra of rock is in theaters and demand on friday. george for abc news. >> shot actually in theaters right now some places. >> caitlyn jenner has indicated she's gone through gender reassignment surgery. the secrets of my life, it happened in january of this year. jenner said making the decision was complex, but ultimately thought the right thing to do. now that it's done, jenner says she feels wonderful and liberated. jenner will sit down with abc's diane sawyer with on 2020 april 20. it comes two years after announcing the transition.

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included with xfinity tv. xfinity the future of awesome. coming up tonight in primetime on abc 7 at 8:00 it's the middle. american housewife, fresh off the boat, 10:00 marvel's agents of shield. >> this is a breakthrough research on a rather unusual topic, your shoes. >> selling this one hard here. >> yeah. >> abc 7's reporter wayne freedman says this is of interest to anyone who wears shoes with shoe laces. >> reporter: you've done this countless times, tied a shoe that for some reason the lace has come loose. for dr. oliver riley there came

that one time when enough was enough. evgen >> it's scientific curiosity. >> reporter: it is applicable to anyone who wears shoes. why must laces come untied? >> we have the senor. >> reporter: call it nuisance that led to curiosity and intense investigation, and mechanical engineering graduate students christine greg and christopher daily diamond. if the question sounds simple, consider the factors. >> walking strides, the shoe lace material. >> how it's tied. >> we have friction, we have the size, we have the shape, we have how it's laced. >> what is the material of the lace, what are your shoes made out of. >> reporter: the team spent more than two years studying this dynamic untying as they called it, testing different varieties of the tip consolidate bow knot and weak configurations. christine walked and ran countless miles on berkeley streets then even more on a treadmill with a slow motion camera captured and ditch duplicated this, the motion and forces that slowly breakdown and pull even the strongest knots to failure. so, no, it is not a matter of human error.

it is physics with possible future applications that might even help us understand dna. you might wonder how much all of this research costs the tax payers of california. well, it turns out all these investigators are already employees of the state of california. all the equipment they used they borrowed. so, the cost? dare we say it? >> on a shoe string. >> reporter: we never saw that one coming. at u.c. berkeley, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> so, they spent two years. >> two years. >> four or five of them, two years working on that. >> time, does that factor into the cost? >> when they could have been doing something much more valuable perhaps. but we're grateful for the info. >> absolutely. a new study finds that although fitness trackers aren't precise, they are good enough. the study published this week found the trackers could be off by up to 41 beats per minute. but they say while devices are not as precise as monitors at your doctor's office, they are accurate enough. especially if they motivate the user to be more active.

>> all right. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 at 5:00 starts now. >> the traffic. >> he's talking about behavior like this. one man now under arrest thanks to a plane that tracked him to underneath a car. plus. >> this is what san jose wants, a system that controls traffic lights to speed up fire fighter response times. >> and santa clara, cars finally lifted from a swimming pool. find out how it got there in the first place. >> as we hear from the man pulled off of united flight, what san francisco is doing to make sure it doesn't happen here. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> a gang of dirt bikers has caused trouble in san francisco for a long time and now police make an arrest. and it was all done with the help of a chp plane.

good evening i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. after a dangerous and illegal joy ride through san francisco, the chp arrested dirt biker and is now looking for the rest of his group. new at 5:00, abc 7 news reporter joins us live in san francisco with the battle against this growing problem. kate? >> reporter: you know, dan, kristen, it's not only safe for officers to pursue dirt bikers through city streets often, these bikers ride up on sidewalks through groups of people or speed through traffic. law enforcement has a powerful tool that they are going to be using more and more, and this past weekend it helped the chp make a big arrest. for more than a year, dirt bike and atv riders have been terrorizing bay area roadways. this cell phone video shows bikers popping wheelies on the bay bridge a few weeks ago and this video from march shows a dozen or so men