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scene. we were there for the emotional service today. >> keep pushing. don't ever quit don't give up. >> when davis police officer made this video who could imagine it would play and cause such sadness at her memorial today. >> sweet little girl. great family. >> this the ceremony tribute to a fallen officer. hundreds of yards long. as many as 5,000 police came from as far as boston. and new york city. plus childhood friends from her hometown. >> she could make anyone feel good. >> natalie died on the night of january 10. working an accident scene in downtown davis. shot to death by a seemingly troubled suspect with unknown motives. she had been working alone a couple of weeks. the daughter of a peace officer, those who knew her describe her as no rookie. >> she wanted to be a cop. it was truly in her blood. she's ready to do this.
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>> the memorial opened withging song he's performed at too many gatherings. her father and inspiration placed no guilt or blame. >> god himself placed her to be on duty. on that day. on that shift. at that hour. responding to that call for service. standing on that exact spot. and he himself has called her into his presence. >> davis police officer was 22 years old. and wise well beyond them. her colleagues say. a profound loss for who she was. and what has been. >> what a turn out. so young. take a look. sky 7 above the pavilion after the memorial.
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her flag draped casket carried towards a hearse. emergency vehicles escorted her and the family in a procession to her hometown. about 40 miles from davis. firefighters stood atop over passes and the public turned out in force. hundreds paused to honor the fallen officer. >> so hear more of the tributes from today. head to abc 7 news.com. >> breaking news out of washington. trump will make a major announcement tomorrow concerning the government shutdown. he announced it in this tweet. today is the 28th day of the government shutdown. >> gag orders in effect tonight in the trial of two men accused of manslaughter. in the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland. the attorney representing defendant covered his mouth with his hand. as he left the courtroom. that order temporarily barred the defendants and legal team
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from speaking to the media. to avoid tainting the pool of potential jurors. trial is expected to get under way in april. >> the third annual women's march will take place tomorrow in washington d.c. the as well as the bay area. >> several bay area cities are taking part in what's become an annual event. this years march brings new controversy. live outside san francisco city hall. with the latest. >> the rally is going to kick off here tomorrow morning. at 11:30. despite concerns, organizers say everyone is welcome. >> in its third year now the women's march has become a movement. organizers didn't expect to be annual. >> it's the most visible piece. but it's a movement that we work on year round to make sure we're standing up for the things we believe in here. >> this years theme is the women's wave. truth to power.
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>> we want it to be an energizing day. that helps keep the momentum we saw in the midterm election. and move us forward. >> 35,000 people registered to march in san francisco. saturday. the movement is approximately 20% short of the fund raising goal. $66,000. the exact dollar amount needed to cover a budget that will fund things like street closures. medical services. portable toilets and food. they don't believe recent controversy contributed to the fund raising shortage. the controversy stems from the national co-president relationship. with nation of islam leader. the women's march issued a statement saying his statements about jewish, queer and transpeople are not aligned with the principles. >> we have worked actively with the communities to say everyone is welcome. >> a sentiment the mayor echoes.
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>> as far as i'm concerned. everyone is welcome. get inspired and excited about the future. >> they believe the shortage this year is due to donation fatigue. following the midterm election. >> following the rally. the march will be at 1:30 p.m. >> all right. we will be covering it. there's an official office of the first in california. governor's wife has decided to go by first partner instead of the first lady. the office of the first partner says the team will focus on lifting up women and families. breaking down barriers for youth and furthering the cause of gender equity. >> the weekend weather. we have a live look outside. to the north bay. to san francisco. everywhere it's kind of gray and over cast.
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cloudy. >> meteorologist skills are pretty good. >> i'm a jr. meteorologist. spencer ordained me. >> a long apprenticeship. the gray is not going to go entirely away. it will linger. we have light widely scattered showers in the north bay. high surf warning in effect until 5:00 p.m. probably lifted then. if things continue to calm down. wave heights are elevated though. concern about powerful waves and dangerous surf. the current storm the system ranks 1. through tomorrow. we can expect chance of light scattered showers in the north bay. and most locations will receive anywhere from no mshl rain to a quarter of an inch. taking us into the late night and over night. whatever patches of showers we see will be mainly in the north bay. perhaps along the coast. one or two showers could trickle down into the peninsula. it will be mainly north bay
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focussed for the light rainfall. a complete 7-day forecast and the long weekend ahead in a few minutes. >> all right. spencer just mentioned the high sir of warning in place. it's winding down. from the looks of things here. it's calm. this is video from a couple locations. you can see the paddle border there, unfazed by swells. that looks like a lake. at the moment. >> a swell there. but the high surf warning ended a few minutes ago. or will end at 5:00. >> the national weather service has upgraded the tornado that hit fresno county thursday from ef 0 to 1. it touched down around 3:30. officials surveyed the area today and confirmed at least four structures were damage ds or destroyed. based on the damnahiriv tonutes.
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about 70 to 90 miles per hour. >> clean up under way in southern california. after severe weather caused mud slides near l.a. >> it sounded like a very giant tree falling. or like a car hitting another car. like 80 miles per hour. it was a loud bang. >> hollywood hills 21 people were forced to evacuate. as the earth gave way. take a look at this home. sitting on the edge of a cliff. >> a moderately strong weather system will move through the sierra sunday. expected several more inches of the snow to the passes. cal tran dropped chain requirements for highway 80 today. but repair for winter road conditions with snow and rain forecast for sunday. >> don't forget you can always monitor the weather where you live with the news app. you can enable notifications to get alerts about hazards or
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warnings. >> thousands of tesla workers will be out of the job. ceo announced today the electric car maker is cutting 7% of the work force in order to lower cost for the new model 3. affecting 3,100 of the 45,000 employees. the company can't support the size of the current staff. this move comes seven months after tesla laid off 4,100 workers. 8% of the work force then. a week ago, space x said it would lay off 10% of the 6,000 employees. most lay offs will be from the hau thorn headquarters. >> teachers hit the picket lines in oakland. the demand the teachers are making and what ien ud. fford to live in the bay area. we look at a local start up trying to change that.
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>> construction on bart is getting under way. not everyone is happy with the work. what's expected and where. >> what's expected on the golden gate bridge. on a get away friday. we approach 4:10. you can see, a little bit of fog. traffic looks good in both directions. northbound on the right hand side. heading into san francisco. back with what'with coverage havinthroughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service?
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they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. the union representing oakland teachers could vote to strike within the next month. some called in sick today and hundreds of people joined them for a march to district headquarters. the district and teachers are at
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an impasse in contract negotiations. teachers are asking for smaller class size and a 12% raise over three years. the district is offers 5% in three years. >> i know kids have needs. they need nurses and counsellors and teachers who will stay with them. and not leave for places they can afford to live. >> we want to make sure they get a contract they are happy with. >> the district says the teachers participating in the unsanctioned action could be disciplined. >> now today is day five of the tachers strike in l.a. the school district and union continue negotiations. teachers want higher pay and smaller class size. and more nurses and counsellors. l.a. schools do remain open. but the district reports 84,000 students have been in class. a district serves more than 600,000. >> salary and affordable housing.
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issues facing every teacher in the bay area. many can't afford to live in the district where they teach. >> commitment to building a better bay area. the san francisco start up that's trying to change that. >> i know that looks familiar. thumbs up. >> doing what she love ins the highly rate td school district. until recently, math teacher couldn't figure out how to buy a house. anywhere near where she works. >> it's been quite a challenge. >> reporter: now the 35 year-old and her husband are taking advantage of a program. a san francisco base start up that will match dollar for dollar whatever amount they can come up with for a down payment. >> my husband and i are in the a process of looking for homes now. and knowing if we want to have 20% to make a down payment. we wouldn't be able to afford that on our own. >> we have had a great deal of interest. 33 employees have inquired. >> the superintendent says it's
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an ongoing challenge. trying to find a way to attract top teachers. without being able to pay them a salary that allows them to live where they work. >> they appreciate tupts like this. opportunities like this. that recognize it's not easy for them. we don't want not only for the them not to leave, but leave the profession. >> the average teacher makes $75,000 per year. the median home price is just under $600,000. a 20% down payment would be $120,000. >> the numbers are similar in districts and cities throughout the bay area. where home prices far out pace teachers salaries. >> there's no monthly payment on the support. it's an investment. if the home does well, we share in some of the profit. and if the home if we have to sell it at a loss. we share in the loss. >> funded mostly with money from
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the foundation. landed is providing assistance in 80 counties in california. most of them right here in the bay area. >> she's now renting in oakland. thanks to landed. she hopes to buy a home there. less than ten miles from her job. >> i'm very thankful. it's something that is going to be helpful for us and we will be able to buy a home. and stay in the area. >> all this week we're exploring the teacher crisis part of the commitment to building a better bay area. you can join the conversation by adding the hash tag better bay area to the post. on twitter and facebook. and watch all the stories we have done. >> in the south bay we're years away from seeing a bart station in downtown san jose. next week minor construction
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work will start on third and market. crews prepare for the eventual build. >> on the wish list of many commuters across the bay. bart in san jose. specifically downtown. is moving one step closer to actually happening. starting monday the begin the first visible field work related to the under ground station. crews are collecting data. on sidewalks streets and parking spaces to survey the site ch will help complete the design phase. >> communications systems and suer lines below the ground. that we want to make sure we're well aware of. before we start the larger construction. >> surveying could last seven weeks. at least one lane of traffic will be open at all times. some businesses are concerned about the impact it could have. most remain optimistic. >> getting here is hassle. so having that infrastructure
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here will be a huge advantage. getting to the businesses here. >> the subway station won't be done until around 2026. one of four being built. >> we're working closely with vta. how to make this a model especially with the single bore. there's going to be less impact at the surface level. and that's been a real win already. for the businesses. >> ever changing landscape downtown set to under go another transformation. >> major construction is not expected to begin downtown. until early 2020. >> so a little over a year. if they're on schedule. >> a big if. >> getting to the weather. soup pi outside. >> it's damp in some spots. because the showers are so widely scattered and light. there's a dampness there with the dark clouds.
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here's a look. it's not cloudy everywhere. but not rainy everywhere. we have patches of moisture. mainly in the north bay. there's precipitation hitting the ground. not very widespread. looking under the conditions. onto the bay. it's 61 degrees here. low to mid-60s oakland and mountain view. cool 57 at half-moon bay. this is the few of the western sky. quite bright there the sun prepares to set. 57 degrees santa rose. low 60s napa. concord and livermore. live view of cloudy skies from the tower. forecast features. light showers passing through the bay area through tomorrow. another light storm coming in sunday. producing more widespread showers and this dry pattern we have been looking forward to next week begins monday. let's look at the storm impact scale for the sunday storm.
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it will be another light storm. it's got more energy than the current storm. widespre widespread showers most locations receive half inch of rain from the storm. slight chance of a thunderstorm. 8:00 tomorrow morning. we'll see still some patches of moisture from the current storm. still moving through. that's tomorrow. and tomorrow night. on sunday morning the second storm arrives early. and you can see it's going to produce widespread rainfall. moderate to heavy showers passing through and winds down sunday night into monday morning. and we'll begin martin luther king day on monday with a drying pattern and sunnier. rainfall totals from the current system. anywhere from no rain at all to a few muhundredths of an inch. sunday totals you can see that they increase to between a quarter of an inch and half inch. in the sierra winter storm watch in effect.
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10:00 sunday morning through 4:00 monday morning. above 6,000 feet expect a foot to foot and a half. travel will be difficult. lows here in the bay area generally upper 40s. highs in the low to mid-60s. we have a super blood moon lunar eclipse. coming up sunday evening. 8:41 p.m. maximum eclipse at 9:12 p.m. and the ending 9:43. and on we go to a look at weather for monday holiday. the day starts with cloudy skies. cool in the early morning. sunny midday into the evening. clear skies and cool conditions. here's the 7-day forecast. notice dry pattern beginning monday continuing through the end of the week. the reason the lunar eclipse sunday is a super-blood moon. because it will be a closer to the earth than orbit and look bigger than normal. a blood moon because the
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refraction of the sun going through the atmosphere. a reddish tint. >> eerie looking. sound scary. >> check it out. >> ahead at 4:00. adopting a puppy or kitten got a lot easier in one bay area city. >> 22% mexican. >> many have seen it. a controversial ad campaign. and what they're trying to do. >> 4:22. if you are in the traffic, this is the last place you want to be. downtown. sky way in san francisco oncoming traffic. people trying to head home. right hand side heading towards 101 south. bumper tumper on a get away it's time for the january savings event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts
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adopting a puppy or kitten. making it easy for you. these videos always make he want to take them home. hosting a pop up called welcome to the jungle. at the center every weekday through valentines day. $10 gets you ten minutes in the puple cud p experience. there are yap hours. paint night and cat yoga. i'm so intrigued. speaking of animals a born on christmas eve has a new name. you might remember they suffered damage in the wild fire. it reopened last march. >> a new promotion from aeromexico raising eyebrows because of the not so subtle political under tone. >> the idea of going to mexico
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is not something. >> not my cup of tea. >> these are drentzs of a small texas town featured in the ad. they have no interest in going to mexico. to change that they offer a discount on flights based on the percentage of mexican heritage. that each had determined by a dna test. here's more of the ad. >> you are 18% mexican. >> wow. >> you get 18% off to fly to mexico. >> you are 22% mexican. >> that's -- >> oh, boy. obviously not subtle there. the promotion is specifically targeted states in the western u.s. including arizona and utah. >> it has people talking. >> i thought it was fake. we're talking about it. >> major announcement to come in the government shutdown. this as nancy pelosi claims
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killed last week. fellow officers spoke of her commitment to police work and positive attitude. after the memorial there was a procession to her hometown. country singer performed at the memorial. he wrote the song about a vietnam veteran but said today this is her song. >> more than 10,000 young people skipped school and marched to the european parliament in brussels, belgium. hoping to turn the rallies into weekly echt events. >> a major anonsment tomorrow. about the shut down. because of the shut down nancy pelosi says the president put her in actual danger. >> speaker nancy pelosi blaming the white house for outing the congressional trip to engaging american lives. >> we had a report from
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afghanistan. the president outing our trip had made the scene on the ground much more dangerous. >> the accusation after the president denied the congressional delegation use of a military plane. for a public relations event. hours before they were scheduled to leave. and it came 24 hours after she suggested they reschedule the state of the union address because of security concerns due to the shut down. on twitter this morning the president questioned why she would leave the country on a seven day excursion. when 800,000 people are not getting paid. the weekend trip was meet with troops and commanders over seas and included members from the armed services and committee. >> we made plans to do that. until the administration leaked that we were traveling commercial. that endangers our troops. again they take so many risks for us. we didn't want to heighten the
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risk. >> the white house called it a lie. that they would put the safety and security at risk. >> it's outrageous to accuse the president of the united states of putting any life in jeopardy. >> the white house cancelled a planned trip to switzerland. and saying no congressional delegations may use narl aircraft during the shut down without permission from the white house. >> the shut down has been especially painful for many federal workers in the bay area. earlier today the second harvest food bank held a special pop up distribution event for furloughed nasa employees. how they're doing with no end in sight. >> free groceries is a for janitorial w
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>> we only live day by day. >> many other workers have been through a government shutdown before. previously during the obama presidency. lasting two weeks. this has proven to be extremely difficult. >> this is the longest and the worst of my life. >> the food bank decided to hold a special food distribution this morning. at the furlough workers union office in san jose. getting estimated $400 of fruits, vegetables. chicken eggs and milk and more. they're seeing the need and want to reach out. >> it's a lot of fresh food. and something that can help you like this helping us. for our daily life. >> i really appreciate it. >> although this food distribution is just for nasa workers.
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there are other food distribution sites throughout the county. and san mateo. put on by second harvest. if you'd like more information on those. go to our web site. >> former president bush is helping out during the shut down. take a look. he tweeted this picture showing him delivering pizza to his secret service detail. he and his wife are grateful to the secret service and the thousands of federal employees working hard for the country without a paycheck. >> paypal is doing what it can to help workers impacted by the shut down. the online payment company plans to offer cash advances of up to $500 for federal employees to pay for food, gas and other every day necessities. the $500 amount matches what the average employee earns. according to to the largest federal employee union. >> a new poll shows americans overwhelmingly disagree with the approach. to try to get funding for a
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wall. finding 70% of americans feel shutting down the government to reach an agreement on policy is a bad strategy. we mentioned earlier president trump says he'll make a major announcement tomorrow afternoon. about the government shutdown. and border security. that will be at noontime. stay with us for details about that tomorrow. >> amidthe shut down. house speaker nancy pelosi urged trump to delay state of the union address. scheduled for january 29. congresswoman jackie spear says holding it would be wrong. we spoke to her by phone on midday live. >> it's a mockery of the state of the union address. when the government is shut down. what country shuts down the government? that's the issue. and the president did it to took full responsibility. and prides himself in it. it's really horrific.
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>> right now in san mateo. the congresswoman is meeting with furloughed government employees to talk about the impact the shut down had on them and families. you can expect more interviews and news, hot topics and more on the new one hour long show. every weekday at 11:00 a.m. >> president trump and north korea leader are planning a second summit. set to be held next month. the president met with the north korea envoy for talks the white house press secretary described as productive. they held the first summit last june. no word on where next months sup mitt will be. >> reports out today say singer r. kelly has been dumped by his record label. following accusations of sexual misconduct. this decision comes amidbacklash stemming from the misconduct claims by multiple women in a tv
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series called surviving r. kelly. sonny is not commenting. his name is no longer on the web site. the 52 year-old is best known for 1996 hit i believe i can fly. >> just ahead. time for adult school for some south bay kids. not for larry. this is night school. a course on adulting. we'll explain more. >> just ahead tips to keep your stainless steel from rusting. for real. hang around. >> we see lots of cloud in the sky. showers are not wide
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if you own any steel appliances chances are you have seen them rust. >> how do you keep them stainless? >> have you seen them >> i have not. >> we spend a will the of money on kitchen appliances. some pay extra for stainless steel. the last thing we expect is for appliances to rust. they can. the reason may surprise you. why do they call it stainless when the minute you touch it it's covered in smudges and fingerprints? you clean and clean but guess what. the product used might cause
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another blight. rust. >> certain cleaners especially those that contain bleach can strip away metals designed to protect the steel. >> a few dos and don'ts to keep the stainless stainless. >> one thing you want to make sure is clean the steel appliances with a mild soap and soft cloth. always dry them off when you're done. >> don't use disinfect tant. or cleaners with bleach, cloride or ammonia. >> check the label on any cheening supply in the kitchen. like grout cleaner. contains acid. >> don't use steel wool or scrub pad. they can scratch the surface. >> wipe down your appliances occasionally. with a stainless steel cleaner. the mineral oil can help them last longer. >> don't use a dish rag. it can contain food oils. and wear away the protective finish. >> know what you are buying.
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it contains nickel and that is rust resistant. >> if you have rust you can use baking soda and water to gently rub. and it's sparkling again. >> so many rules. do this, don't do that. >> i'm overwhelmed. >> he's hopeless. >> okay. live doppler 7. we have a few patches of sprinkles in the north bay. clouds are lingering. we have storm sunday. ranking 1 on the scale. likely to produce less than half inch of rain. slight chance of a thunderstorm. during the day tomorrow we'll see patches of light showers. and early sunday morning this more widespread rain of rain. later in the day. but we start the day monday
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morning with mainly dry conditions. that will be a trend for the next week. over night lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow highs in the 60s. a mild day. so after chance of light scattered showers in the north bay tomorrow. and just about anywhere. on sunday. we start monday which is mlk day. with bright, dry conditions. and sunny skies for the rest of next week. warming up. like a spring preview. >> i could use i >> is it getting harder to find someone to go out for drinks with after work? >> yes. >> that's sad. >> didn't eat it. >> especially if you're inviting people for this. a museum of disgusting food. you get to taste all of it.
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warning if you're a fan of chicken nuggets. recalling 68,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets because they might be contaminated with wood. the nuggets were produced on october 25 and sold nationwide. purdue received three complaints that wood was found in the nuggets. the product should be thrown away or returned. >> the disgusting food museum. a pop up in l.a. drawing visitors with an exhibit that features 80 of the worlds most disgusting food. >> it's a collection of 80 of the worlds most disgusting foods. >> all of these things? no. you should not eat it. >> you'll never forget that taste.
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>> we originally start start sts over 350 foods. and we narrowed it down. and the criteria is it has to be a real food somewhere in the world. people who visit adventurous. this is a cheese from italy. and the characteristic it's full of maggots. you eat the cheese and the maggots and the excriminate. a delicate soft creamy cheese. this is fermented soybeans in japan. it's a breakfast food. very, very good from you. >> this is the fruit from asia. you either love it. or you think it smells like bag of rotting cats. there's ten smell stations.
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we have a tasting bar over there. you can sample about ten of the foods that we have. >> it smells very bad. >> >> here's the fruit from southeast asia. >> just a little piece. >> i can't eat this. this is rotted sha sha sha sha a iceland. the taste is -- i enjoyenjoyenjy people try new foods. and the element of fear and
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>> that first bite was horrible. >> i'm going to puke. i'm crying. it tasted like a punch in the face. >> that was the worst experience of my life. >> in peru, guinea pig isn't disgusting. in france the cheese isn't disgusting. in china it's not. that's the point of the museum. to realize disgust is always in the eye of the beholder. there is no food that's universally disgusting. >> we have more knowledge now. but i'm not excited to ever try those things again. >> the taste will be with us for the rest of my life. >> i didn't know taste could make you sweat. it's an experience. don't eat before you come. you might throw up.
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>> wasn't that so pleasant? just before dinner time. >> go on a diet, watch that. two scoops of maggots. >> check out the new brand localish.com. >> moving on. happy hour apparently wasn't quite as happy in 2018. third year in a row, alcohol consumption has gone down. americans guzzle down 3 billion cases of beer, wine and liquor last year. down about.8%. beer took the biggest hit. wine is getting more popular. trends towards health and wellness are likely the big factors. >> incredible video making the rounds. the big guy here. a very up close and personal encounter between divers and one of the largest great white sharks on record. >> this video was shot tuesday off the coast.
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based on its size and markings. she's believed to be the shark known as deep blue. this is one of the biggest on record. she's about 20 feet long. weighing 2 tons. >> i can't believe people are diving next to it. >> so close. >> no fear. >> amazing. >> back to school for south bay students. this is not your usual class. >> good eye contact. firm handshake. >> the adulting skills students are learning and the difference this education can make. >> what's coming up at 5:00. >> coming up we have been telling you about the furloughed federal workers. the special delivery made today in the east bay to help some tsa employees. who are going without pay. oakland teachers hold a wildcat walk out. the demands they're making with a possible strike looming. training goes 3 d. a tech is helping build a better doctor.
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>> what 15 and 16 year-olds are learning. >> it's not always easy to be a teenager growing up in silicon valley. ask justin. a high school jr. >> with the start ups and everybody being so rich. and powerful. it causes a lot a rapid transition from being a small child to being an adult. there's not an in between. >> last year students asked for a special course to help become adults. today for example they're preparing to do mock interviews for jobs. you can see how nervous they are. for a generation used to texting. they need to learn to communicate face to face. >> good eye contact. handshake. the skills we think will help the students find the answers they need. >> the course is called. pctical skills like paying taxes. buying a house and polishing their resume.
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the teachers were surprised about what they wanted to learn. >> they're just kids. but we're kind of interested. i'm interested in learning about what it's like to grow up and encounter yourself in certain experiences. >> they're still teenagers at heart. not comfortable putting on a suit and tie. adulting can help them bridge the gap faster and smarter. by june, they will have gone through a total of eight week of adulting. it is a pass, fail course. we don't expect them to fail at being adults. >> learning adult skills is becoming more important as the number of young people actually live longer with their parents before striking out on their own. about one in three people between 18 and 34 do so. it's a much needed class. >> it should be required for everybody. because i got two, 20 year-olds.
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great in book learning. credit card and interest rates and that stuff. dad! >> manners and things like that. >> i don't teach that. thanks for joining us. >> the news at 5:00 starts now. >> december bratsperately in ne. >> god himself placed her on duty. on that day on that shift. >> a moving and emotional farewell for a young davis police officer. gunned down in the line of duty. >> a daring rescue after a horse somehow wound up trapped in a dumpster. now at 5:00 p.m. teachers fill the streets of oakland holding an unsanctioned walk out. in support of teachers in l.a. and calling attention to their problems. >> thanks for joining us. striking teachers rallied
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outside l.a. city hall. as union and district leader met inside for a second day. mayor called the talks productive. union leaders are tempering expectations. >> teachers have been without a contract for 21 months demanding higher wages, smaller class sizes and additional counsellors and nurses. most of the 600,000 students are staying home. >> teachers in oakland walked out today demanding bigger wages and smaller class sizes. >> they have been out of a contract for a year and a half now. we have more on why both sides are so far apart. in the negotiations. >> reporter: the flight of teachers echoes across the country. >> classes are too big. we don't have a living wage. >> reporter: threatening to strike. some today instead had a one
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