we don't like to see families separated. at the same time we don't want people coming into our country illegally. >> a change of policy. the president signed an executive order today to address the crisis and controversy at the border. good afternoon and thank you for joining us i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley .larry beil has the day off. the president insisted the zero tolerance immigration policy could for the be ended by executive order and democrats had to fix it. jenna norman is live in washington, d.c. with a look at what's changed. >> the outrage over children being separated at the border brought about a unique agreement here in washington. democrats and republicans pushing for president trump to keep families together and now him signing an executive order that he says will do just that. president trump now pushing to keep undocumented migrant families together at the border. >> we're going to have strong -- very strong borders but we are

keeping the families together. >> doing exactly what he said he couldn't do just five days ago. >> wait. wait you can't do it through executive order. >> the move comes amid bipartisan backlash and public outrage over audio and images of migrant children held in cages. >> it would make me so sad. i cried last night. when i heard the paebs crying. >> senators from the president's own unanimously agreeing separating families at the border must end. the executive order doing just that. allowing migrant families to remain in detention together as they await hearings. but the zero tolerance policy of arresting illegal immigrants seeking asylum continues. >> if you are really, really pennsylvania thetically weak the country is overrun with millions of people. and ifstrong tn you don't have any heart. >> the president saying his executive order will be matched

by legislation. and there are a number of immigration bills being proposed but so far none seeming to have enough support to get passed. >> we can not allow a child to be a get out of jail free card and get into the u.s. free ticket. >> and one big question that remains regarding those more than 2,300 kids that have already been separated from their families is how will they be reunited? at this point there still isn't a system or procedure in place that guarantees that. dan and ama. >> jenna until today the president said this was a law that democrats had to fix. >> right that was a false claim he repeated over and over again. even though rebuked by members of his own party including senator john mccain saying the administration had the power to rescind the policy and he thought it should do so. but the president after saying his hands were tied a and couldn't do anything signing the executive order and doing the

opposite. back to you. >> thank you. in the mean some of the largest airlines, american, united, southwest and frontier took a stand against the separation of families. the carriers are asking federal government not to use their flights to fly children who have been separated from families. many u.s. airlines have contract was the federal government to fly people for several different agencies. pope francis slammed the federal government policy separating families at the u.s. border. the pope stands he stands with roman catholic bishops in the u.s. they have condemned the policy as immoral. during the interview the pope encouraged european nations to welcome immigrants. silicon valley has been using the power to urge the president to enthe policy. >> part of the coverage from kristen. as you note tech commune has been vocal denouncing what's happening at the border. today the silicon valley leadership group representing 360 companies sent a letter to

president trump before he signed an order to halt the practice. among other things it says we do not believe the current treatment of children being separated from their families in any way reflects the values on which our great nation was founded. >> 53 of every 100 engineers that fuel the innovation kpee weren't blessed to be born in the united states. but often through creativity and risk they came her. studied here are innovating and contributing here. >> today's letter follows other high-profile statements from tech leaders. yesterday mark zuckerberg urged people to donate help families at the border get legal advice and translation services. tesla ceo elon musk thank the aclu for helping those in need after the aclu thanked him for being a top donor. and microsoft ceo wrote a letter making it clear that although microsoft works with i.c.e. none of that is on projects related

to separating children from families at the border. although the separation practice has been halted the letter from the silicon valley group urges congress to work in a bipartisan way for a comprehensive immigration reform. >> thank you. the fight the california sanctuary state law took center stage in a federal court in sacramento. outside the courthouse activists rallied against the trump administration. the white house is targeting specific parts of tlae california laws. the laws aim to protect undocumented immigrants from being deported. attorneys for california want the suit dismissed. the judge is not expected to make an immediate ruling. now, if you are someone you know has an immigration issue you can take action and find an ally at abc7news.com/take attention. click the human rights section. san francisco has its own crisis. this one involves homelessness and drug use. >> it's become a huge problem. today the mayor announced there will be extra officers inside the civic center b.a.r.t. and

immuny stations where addicts have been happening out and shooting up. >> lyanne melendez is live outside the station to tell us how it will work. lyanne. >> reporter: if you have ever been to the civic center station you know that frist has a major drug problem. many here say that the efforts to clean that station up are long overdue. in parts of downtown san francisco, the problems that exist above ground always make their way down into the bowels of the city's transportation system. it was this video taken at the civic center stakes by a b.a.r.t. commuter which began to chgeheartive at city m a i got gether, sew ts met three times now. >> sfr the meetings came a plan to put more officers inside the station, a collaboration between b.a.r.t. officers and san francisco police. 300 additional hours a week.

>> the bottom line is you will see officers here during all the hour we are hoep open. >> the individual was taken early in the morning when drug addicts were aware that there was a shift change among b.a.r.t. officers. today the corridors were patrolled by police. granted they knew the media would be there. >> we have closed the gaps. and we don't foresee any issues with having any gaps of time. >> reporter: when officers approach one using drugs they will refer them to outreach teams. >> we believe as a city that's a good option to fif many people. >> if they say. >> if they say. >> we have the criminal justice option. and the merits of the case determine how far that goes. >> the health department know that is convincing a drug addict to get help is uphill proposition with a low success rate. >> at least 10% of the all the people ge we engage. most of the services are voluntary. and at times the individual is not qteread >> reporter: not quite ready and

some end up going back to drugs. this collaboration wean b.a.r.t. police and sf p. d. will start next month. live in san francisco, lyanne melendez abc 7 news. >> thank you. a driver being treated for life threatening injuries after a van crashed into an apartment building in san francisco's inner richmond district. people living in theabling told us they felt the van crash at 3:30 this morning. scared them of course. one man credits a lyft driver with helping the injured driver of the van and alerting others of possible danger. the fire department had electrical and gas service to the building shut off as a precaution while they dealt with this. san francisco police are will go for the person who threw a bottle at a motorcycle officer in the tenderloin. other officers and firefighters helped the officer at turk and hyde street. the bottle had hit him in the head and fell off his bike. he is expected to recover. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecasts with spencer christian.

another breezy and mild day but serious heat coming at the end of the week. let's look at what's happening now. live doppler 7, mainly sunny at the moment across the bay area. by friday afternoon into sunday evening and excessive heat watch in effect for lake county and solano county as high temperatures in the locations those three days may range from 100 to 108 degrees. very hot in the inland areas. of course that mean increased fire danger. with the hot and breezy afternoons and low humidity levels, dry vegetation fires can easily start and spread. and we'll give you a close look at conditions we expect during the weekend. and into affection week in just a few minutes. ama zblung so much, spencer. work to remove sand on the great highway is postponed because of winds. east si to cean sidand last eight da san francisco is out of the running it host the 2020 exactic national convention.

this morning organizers announced which cities are invoited to present proposals next week. they are houston, miami beach and milwaukee. denver dropped out. the convention is scheduled for july of 2020. a great white shark was found dead but now an criminal investigation opened on the case when it means plus. historic times. we're creating a new industry. >> the changing face of pot farms. how the industry is changing with legalization. and forget the museum of ice cream. there is a new show in town, the spectacle later this hour. and let's show you another spectacle. the san francisco skyway as you look live. it's moving slowly, creeping along in both directions. stay with

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naturally. a criminal investigation is under way into the death of a great white shark in santa cruz county. >> the juvenile male weighing 900 pounds washed ashore in beer can beach. our reporter is live with the story. carlos. >> reporter: it's a beautiful day out here on the boech. but we're not far from where the great white shark was found behind me sunday morning. the mystery as to how it got there or there rather has only intensified now that fish and wildlife have opened up a criminal investigation. seeing great white sharks along the monterey bay i com just ask fisherman dan philips. >> i saw the finish about 16, 1

inches tall. >> but seeing one washed ashore is rare. that's what happened sunday morning as people captured the disturbing images of a 9 foot long great white in aptos, covered with gashes and cuts but not external signs of trauma. a necropsy was performed tuesday. they have not released the results but they opened up a criminal investigation into the death. >> that leads me to say they found something that suggests more criminal intent than accidental catch. >> over at moss landing marine lab. david ee bert heads the research center. he says this type of criminal investigation is unique in california, given that great white sharks are a protected species. >> by protected species you can't go out and catch them, whether recreational or commercially. they can't target them. >> the question of who would kill great white and how is still a mystery.

>> what they- did they find bullet holes or a cut with a knife? i don't know what would kill a great white. >> comments on this case because it's still an open investigation -- so the mystery will remain. reporting live in aptos, abc 7 news. >> thanks carlos. new information meantime on of an endangered blue whale that washed ashore monday. . the autopsy with the mammal center shows the adult female died from blunt force trauma. detective shaun johnson says the whale was likely hit by a cargo ship while as far asing. >> there is a lot of noise in the observer. and they don't recognize a ship in the area. eoi pt isacps are so lonha ene engines are with the propolars from the front and they have a difficult time understanding where the ship is. >> doctor johnson says this is the third blue whale kifld in

the last three years in local waters. a troubling statistic since own 3 how remain off the coastline. canada is about to become the second nation in the world to legalize the use of marijuana set to be legal on october 17th. justin trudeau tweeted it's been too easy fore kids to get marijuana and criminals to reap the profits. today we change that. the canadian senate approved the move last night. you agree guy is the oem we are country where it's legal. it's legal in eight other states include california. >> drone view 7 gives as you pristine look. the redwoods hid the epicenter ng industry of cannabis. we go inside the emerald triang.ot growers areir ways ee reriions. >>gie aqui from abc 7 mornings show you why some farmers will not survive legalization. >> where the ocean meets the

redwoods. you can see why pot farms flourished hidden here. drone view 7 shows how the dense forrest provided cover. now the illegal industry that operated in the shadows for decades is struggling to make its way in a legal marketplace. regulations, high fees and a fld of new growers all present unique kalks. >> it's just historic time. we are create agnew industry. >> alex moore runs honeydew firmts he is licensed for 6.5 acres of cannabis. >> some things have gotten easier. i mean there is new challenges. >> moore is growing the prized weed that has made humboldt county famed around the world. since 1996 growers operated in a gray market producing medical cannabis, legal in our state. but illegal under federal law. when california o cannabis for recreational use in 2016, more thought there would abrush for

pot. so he ramped up production. >> we don't know if we'll sell the crop we're growing. >> that's a problem facing many growers. >> you look at the bare bones, the distribution, taxes licenses. it's difficult. >> she says legalization forced the price of pot down nearly 40% since the high in sue. the cost of doing business is way up. >> seriously i knew regulations were coming. but it was this much. >> growers now have to pay city can be county and state taxes. plus licensing fees and insurance. then there are expensive upgrades to farms to meet environmental regulations. she says one acre of cannabis can bring in as much as $$1.4 million for a grower. >> but after the expenses, they are $133 plus in the hole. >> and it is the smaller pot grower who are vulnerable.

there are 3600 licensed in the california but only 4 oh oh retailers statewide. small farmers won't have the money to meet the new rules or pay for marketing and packaging of goods for sale. >> i'm concerned about the availability of our smallest producers to be able to afford complains zpl tara's organization represents many of the areas small to medium size growers. >> the cost of compliance is astronomical. and it changes from site to site per business per business. >> for some growers the surprise high is the new price to stay in business. >> brand-new for everybody. so it's going to have to kind of you know just figure itself out a little bit. and in that time period it's going to be a little bit of a rocky road for people. >> reggie aqui, abc 7. >> interesting let's turn to the weather forecasts almost to the weekend. heat is on the way as is mere 3:07 tomorrow morning.

mainly sunny skies on the bay area right now. the same pattern all week. a little bit of fog near the coastline. sunny skies over the bay and inland. this is the view of blue sky over the bay from the roof top camera at abc 7. currently 59 degrees in san francisco. 64 in oakland. mountain view 67. 73 at san jose. 86 at the bill roy. 57 at half moon bay. here is the view looking westward from emeryville. the maren layer in the distance pushing over the bay and over the next few hours. it's 78 in santa rosa. napa 77. noft an at 73. 80le .fairfield. 79 degrees at livermore. and mount diablo from the east bay hills under nothing but blue sky. these are the forecast feerkts. oh foggy areas during the morning compute tomorrow but quickly turning sundy and mild to warm by afternoon. but a sharm warm-up friday threw sunday with excessive heat expected in the inland areas. right now it's pretty gusty out there. once again this has been a pattern for a long time now.

26 ianfrancisco.el 23-mile-pe all around the bay here you l winds about 15 toil20-me-per-hour. d inland.l theog once more out overnight lows will be generally low to mid-50s. and the summer solstice at 3:07 a.m. tomorrow. it will be the longest day and shortest night in the northern hemisphere. the sun reyes will be directly over the tropic of cancer. as summer arrives so does summer heat. the heat will arrive the next day. tomorrow perreesy at the the coast. temperatures in the upper 60s to about low 70s inland areas will see mid-to upper 80s. but then starts to heat up on friday. inland highs will be in the mid-to supper 90s with a couple of locations like clearlake and fairfield at or above 100 degrees. then saturday we see more locations reaching into the triple digits with the highs, lots of upper 90s and virtually

all of the inland areas around the bay mid-to upper 80s process then on sunday the heat retreats a little bit. but we'll see upper 90s in some of the warmest inland locations. so three keays of superheat come our way. i don't mean soup ner a good way. excessive heats. tips to beat the heat. lots of water, lightweight clothing don't leave kids or pets in cars. take frequent breaks in the shade process possible. the seven-day forecast. the three day period friday threw sunday is hot. saturday is the hottest day. a pride weekend. a warm pattern for pride weekend and starts advanced the graphic a little bit too soon. but the hot pattern will start to taper off on monday. >> okay. >> and temperatures for most of next week will be in a more seasonal and comfortable range. >> nice. >> thanks spencer. >> okay. big changes coming to instagram and the effort to compete with youtube. >> plus do you have enough money in the savings

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the abc 7. the economy may be doing well. but a new report says many americans are not prepared for hard times. according to bank rate.com, 23% of americans have no emergency savings. 22% have enough savings to cover three months expenses. while 18% have enough to cover three to five months expenses. just 29% of americans say they have enough emergency savings to cover the recommended six months or more of expenses. more changts are coming to airport security. the new scrutiny you'll face from the tsa the next time you try to board a flight. and the parents of the 13 children found

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>> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. president trump signed an order today ending his child separation policy at the u.s. border. the practice has been met with bipartisan backlash in recent days.ayxecutive de w administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. house minority leader nancy pelosiet thogrh congressional democrats on capitol hill hill today calling on the president to end the separation policy. 190 house democrats echoed the call saying the separations are immoral. vic lee tweets about a lawsuit filed by san mateo county against mccommitteesen corporation. the suitcased mccommitteesen of

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past year domestically. but starting june 30th it will go to foreign airports. >> they say explosives are still the greatest threat. but they are powders like fentanyl or pepper powder that could cause problems. >> anything giving them problems with the check line i don't want to bother with. i put all my stuff in my luggage and i check it. they like that. >> sure another layer of stuff to dole with. take off shoes belts, socks, let's leave the powders alone sfl for more on the security procedures we put a link on the website. in san jose, matt keller, 7 news. service is slowly returning to normal at charlotte douglas international airport in charleston south carolina. two glitches in the airlines forced cancellation of 2,500 flits since last sunday stranding more than 125,000.

psa is a regional carry and subsidiary of american airlines. it caused a ripple effect with flats nationwide. >> every time they book us wait a half hour and it's cancelled. it's been rough. >> because of the glitches applications to file a flate plan or release a flits were taking hours instead of seconds. american says its it experts corrected the glitches around 6:00 last night but they don't expect the operations to fully return to normal until tomorrow. >> charlotte one of the busiest airports in the world. it's a big impact. we learn graphic new details about the so-called house of torture in southern california. david and louise turpin pleaded not guilty to more than 40 charges, including torture and false. . . a 17-year-old girl says on 911 call that her two sisters are chain up at the home in perris. prosecutors madrid the call during a preliminary. authorities say the abuse was to

long running the children's growth was stunted. a judge signed off on the first execution in nevada in 12 years. the judge signed convicted murderer scott raymond dossier's death warrant setting the discussion for an unspecified date the week of july 9th. it follows a state supreme court ruling last month that defense lawyers and a rights group used the wrong process to tray to stop the lethal injection procedure. tesla has filed suit against a former employee who worked at the company's nevada battery factory accuseding him of hacking into computers and leaking trade secretaries percocet it accuse martin trip trip of leaking information to media organization and and giving false information about batteries and electric cars. tesla sent photos as part of the leaks. he says he didn't hack into the system and being singled out for being a whistle blower. abc news issued an apology for inadvertently showing a false graphic during a special

report this morning about president trump zero tolerance border policy. the graphic displayed across the lower third of the screen referred to paul manafort, president trump's campaign manager in 2016. the information about mr. manafort was ee roenz and had nothing to do with the topic of immigration. abc news issues this statement let me read it to you. we regret and apologize for the false lower third graphic that aired during our special report. we are investigating how incorrect information was in our system and how and why it was allowed to air. we aapologize to our viewers and to mr. manafort. there simple is no excuse for this sort of mistake. manafort as you know faces charges brought by special counsel robert mueller including money laundering fax fraud and obstruction of justiceheot new oaand stinction. >> a opening u it's all about soft power. what is that? we'll have the answer just west

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(sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ prepare to be interdependent. a new musical called soft power is opening up at the kern theater in san francisco. and joining us is tony award-winning playwright. thanks for being here david, wong. >> thanks for having ow er isou country's ability to influence others by their art, their culture, and their intellectual achievements, as opposed to by military force or economic power.

>> truly soft power. that's interesting. now the plot centers on the chinese film producer meeting hillary clinton on the eve of the presidential election. walk us through that interesting encounter >> the first part -- like 20 minutes is a comedy taking place in california in 2016. and then the show jumps 100 years into the future. and that meeting has since become mythologyized and become the basis of east west musical in china. from a chinese poif they fet the facts wrong but make a beautiful romantic comedy that celebrates how china stepped in to lead the world when america collapsed after the 2016 election. >> interesting. how did you get the idea for this? >> you know, a lot of chinese producers have been coming up to me over the past ten, 15 years . china wants to create an international movie hit or a show that ends up on our broadway. and so i became very aware of this desire and yet because

china controls content, because they have censership, i think it's -- 80s hard thing for them to do. so the show kind of tries to go, what if china did have soft power what kind of musical would they make. >> the entertainment culture in china is exploding. and the audience is huge and has a huge appetite for everything film and art related. how do you use or do you use the play to examine u.s./chinese releases? i know it's a comedy but there is a serious message. >> it's through comedy we try to look at, well, what about dpkz. china is not a dpkz. people don't vote. and china has always taken the position that democracy is unstablizing causing chaos. well since 2016 this country has been pretty chaotic you could argue. in some sense the musical focuses on this. and causes us to ask, well what is the nature of dpkz.

>> you have been writing plays for what pb, 30, 40 years. >> 40 years i had my first play done at stanford at the dorm in 79. >> a year in the arts particularly one that is so successful as yours has been is a joy i would imagine. >> i would feel lucky -- i guess you know i wanted to do this this is my dream and i've gotten to do it many decades now. >> and what were the challenges if any bringing this -- this play soft power has been in l.a. for a few weeks you told me. bringing it up here any particular challenges? >> well this was a show commissioned by a theater in l.a., century theater group and carol hays knew of the early stages and decided to partner with us and get behind it. and mostly it's about -- kind of a crazy idea. can we make it work? and we are -- the response in l.a. was really wonderful. that was a great relief and we're happy to share it with the bay area. >> we know it's a hit here. a soft power at the kern theater runs through july 8th. congratulations on this.

david great to have you with us. thanks so much. good to see. >> you thank you. >> soft power. check it out at the curran theater. ama. >> announcer: now the accuweather forecast with spencer christian. live doppler 7, sunny skies over the bay and inland. but a growing area of fogs pushing inland overnight or at least locally inland. overnight lows in the low to mid-50s. tomorrow another day much like today. breezy at the coast. mainly sunny everywhere else. high range from upper 50s at the coast to upper 60s and 70s around the bay and the warmest inland locations will reach only to about the mid-80s. looking to the weekend as pride weekend in san francisco. friday, saturday and sunday expecting sunny skies all three days, high temperatures generalitily in the 70s. almost 80 on saturday in san francisco. and if it's almost 80 in san francisco you know it's hot in other places, right? look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. friday, saturday and sunday. inland areas sees highs ranging from mid-90s up to 104.

we'll see upper 80s around the bay on saturday. 70s on coastline. final ily we'll start to cal down on monday and next week will be mild pleasant and more comfortable than the weekend heat. >> mild, pleasant more kpvl that's a winner. >> you like that. >> we do thanks spencer. all right oakland's newest destination, the california trail, the oakland kao we give you a peek. >> should you pay off the mortgage before you retire or just keep

next month, aewxhibit opens at the oakland zoo. the california trail features animal native to the golden estate but almost disappeared

from the which would. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas with live with the preview. hi, eric. >> reporter: hi, ama. it's not open to the public. in fact not completely finished yet. you can see the construction continues on this trying to make the july 12th opening. not all the animals are here as well. but those that are are fascinating. it all starts with a ride. you're on the trial when you step off. not all the guests are here like the balanced eagles. the gray wolves are. >> they haven't been in california almost 100 years. >> they were chased out of state by ranchers protecting herds and dwindling amounts of prey but slowly coming up. up the trail a bit, california condors and 10-foot wing span. >> almost like a mammal. they are a bird but they share a

lot with apex mammal, like mountain lion, wolf, canberra ewear. >> there are about 90 in the which would now there are fewer than 30 in the 80s. this is where it gets confusing. >> that's what a grizzly bear sounds like. >> this is what a 1-year-old grizzly bear looks like enjoying a midday snack of celery. this is what a black bear looks like. okay. we know they're not black. at least the grizzlies will grow up to be well grizzly. >> these grizzly bears are now about 280 pounds. as males they will get to be 1,000 pounds. >> the zoo says many animals would be obviousens and have to be put dow sickly. near death. in the meantime the construction crews are working hard to get the rest of the has been at that time ready for the be a long time coming.

it first became part of the zoo's master plan in the late 90s. construction started about three three years ago, cost $72 million. mostly through grants and donations. once again they hope to have it open to the public but july 12th. live at the oakland zoo. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> that's going to be fun. thanks. time for ask finney. "7 on your side" michael fipy answering question sent by facebook, twit twitter and email. first jean asks we bought airline tickets with the credit card but the flights were cancelled what's next. >> if you charge the flights, six months ago or less, you can get a charge-back. and to get that all you do is flip over the credit card, call the phone number on back and explain you aren't getting what you were charged for. i do not think you're going to have any trouble at all at this. just contact the credit card company within 120 days. that's the biggy.

>> that's the key. >> some credit cards can be 90 days. you don't mess around. >> right. elizabeth asks, i plan to retire in five years is it better to pay off the mortgage before then or keep paying. >> a lot of debate on that one. since you are retiring your house probably won't be giving you any great tax breaks, the tax break goes down the longer you pay. paying it off and avoiding the monthly bill can be good. other than, if you have a low enough interest rate and you may actually have that, because they were really low for a while there, you may be able to make more money in the stock market or even bonds maybe in a year or two now than paying in interest. so it would be better to hang onto the money that which. you should sit down with a financial adviser and go over the numbers. by the way, five years out from retirement that's a good idea anyway. now the financial adviser make you know what's up. >> ron asks, michael, i bought an item online but never got it. what can i do? it's like i lost money. >> it is. the receipt that you received

back in an email probably including a package tracking number. check that and see where the package was last tracked. if it's your front door you may have trouble with that. but then take that information and contact the retailer and tell them what happened and ask for a refund. they tend to be pretty generous about this unless like i said if it hit the front door. now, if you you have a question for me you can record a 10 to 15-second long question, share it on social media, use the hashtag ask finney. i can find it that way. you can reach me on facebook and through abc7news.com. >> good advice thank you. gatorade is going sugar else for the first time in 53 year history. gatorade zero hits stores around the states this woke. cane nothing sugar cautious ohs orange, lemon lime, glacier cleary. it's the leader in the sports drink industry grabbing 75% of the market. a new twist and stamps.

scratch and of this if i may. the postal service released the scratch and sniff stamps cented with flavors like watermelon and lemonade. they have 10 different water color illustrations and sold in sheets of 20. >> fun idea. >> interesting. forget the museum of ice cream there is a twist in crowned. >> called 29 rooms. art spaces created by artists and celebrities, a glimpse behind closed. >>reporter: and kristen with what's ahead on 5:00. new at 5:00 is the san francisco company to blame for part of the opioid crisis? why san mateo county says yes. and the legal steps now being taken. california lawmakers korch the strongest net neutrality bill ever. why no one is happy even though the bill moves on. and a bear is trapped in a car near lake tahoe, how it finally got out. the stories and more when i join dan for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> announcer: the signs are everywhere. the conversations are changing.

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goldbergs followed by modern family and american house wife. the sharks back with shark tank at 10:00. and abc. 7 news at 11:00. we have a sneak inside the new bay area art exhibit. the palace opens at fine arts in san francisco. lillian kim discovered, it's as fun as it is unusual. >> reporter: walking through the 29 rooms art exhibit is kind of like a visual roller coaster ride. that's the way the creative director envision to do. >> the experience we want to create for people is basically one of play and creativity. we are somewhere between art exhibition and a funhouse. >> reporter: each room conceptualized by an individual artist. slip through the door and you're in their world from thetransgene playful cocktail glasses on a cruise ship. >> i create add painting people step into and wear things that look like they belong to part of

that paining world. >> the exhibit fills almost the entire floor at the palace of fine arts. some are kalking, others whi s imagination of the youngest visitors others spark debate and maybe even ignite the creative impulses of seasoned art lovers. >> even the toughest customers all of a sudden let their guard down and like kids in a candy store running off to the exhibition they are drawn to. >> and if there is one theme constant in the exhibit it's fun. in san francisco, lillian kim, abc 7 news. and for those lucky enough to have secured tickets, the exhibit runs for four days here in the bay area. get the latest news any time with the upgraded abc 7 news app. enhanced video features, customizization and personalized push alerts to get more new you want delivered to for johann in realtime. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00 i'm ama daetz.

news at 5:00 starts now. >> we're going to have a lot of happy people. president trump puts out a big political fire why he changed course about separating families at the berd. what happens next and what lawmakers have to say about it. new details and old scandal at the santa clara county joy lynn the latest maneuver about racist ikss. >> needles on the seats sir inks. b.a.r.t. has a new plan to clean up. and pointing fingers in the opioid crisis. san mateo county says a local company is part of the problem. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. they are the images that outraged the country. immigrant children alone in detention centers separated from parents. president trump defended the practice for days. but not anymore. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze thanks for joining us. this afternoon president trump bent to overwell political pressure and signed an executive

order says will end family separations at the u.s./mexico border. >> according to the the president, family as caught crossing into country illegally will be housed together in detention centers. >> so we are keeping families together and this will solve that problem. at the same time we are keeping a very powerful border. and it continues to be a zero tolerance. >> now, for days the president insisted that only dwres could end the separations. >> yeah, the president's action is likely to face legal challenge since current rules priblt the federal government from detaining immigrant children even if they're with parents for more than 20 days. >> and one official tells "the new york times" that 2,300 children are already separated if parents will not be immediately reunited with them. >> the adults will stay in federal custody during the immigration proceedings from now on. this issue is still generating a lot of reaction as you can imagine here at home. >>