it's scary. and my employees, they're like family to me. >> one of his employees confronted the suspected thief, did not want to be on camera, but said several of his coworkers surrounded the man. >> just give me the money. i'm going to call the cops. i'm going to go outside. and then when i said that, he kind of started walking backwards. >> the alleged attempted robbery took place around 10:30 p.m. on saturday. according to concord police several minutes prior, they received a call about another incident at roundtable pizza. >> received a similar call again of the subject trying to steal money from the register. and again, he used a knife. >> the suspect is believed to be in his 20s, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a green sweatshirt and dark colored pants. >> it's a very serious charge. he could face time in the state penitentiary. >> concord police confirmed that they have several leads but they haven't made an arrest. in concord, luz pena, abc7 news.

>> thank you. witnesses helped catch a murder suspect in morning in pittsburg. sky 7 was over willow pass road there was some sort of dispute between the suspect and a victim. the suspect showed up at a business to confront the suspect. there was an argument. police say posey went and got a gun and shot the man several times. witnesses kept posey from escaping until police arrived. funding for new san francisco muni trains is on hold tonight after a woman was dragged on to the tracks. this video obtained by the san francisco examiner shows the woman getting her hand caught in the door of the train earlier this month. he was dragged on to the train tracks below. abc7 news reporter chris reyes is live with why officials are still keeping those trains in service. chris? >> good afternoon. extra scrutiny now that this video shows exactly what happened to that woman. but muni officials insisting to us that these trains are safe,

despite not having that extra safety mechanism that they eventually plan to install on all the doors. now we told muni riders that, showed them the video. they weren't happy to hear about it. the security video was obtained by the san francisco examiner, clearly throwing a woman running for door, getting her hand caught, and the train keeps running. it happened april 12 at embarcadero station. >> don't really like. >> what don't you like about them? >> they don't seem safe to me at all. oh my god! well that's pretty dangerous i'd say. >> san francisco supervisor matt heaney says the board is now holding off on giving muni the $62 million they asked the city to fast track to get them 151 new trains. the seaman's made trains were first rolled out in 2017. >> of course we want to see what they're going to do to do further testing, what additional safety measures they can add to

the cars, how we can trust they're going to get it right. and then a timeline how we move forward. >> still, they're insisting the trains met all safety standards, even without a safety standard that automatically opening the door when someone or something is caught between. mayor london breed says she has seen the video, but says she doesn't have enough information to call for the trains to be taken out of service. >> well, of course. my impression was it was upsetting, and we needed to respond to that right away so that we can make sure that that doesn't happen to anyone else again. >> now muni officials have not been able to give us a timeline on when the new safety features will be installed. i spoke to a spokesperson from the california public utilities commission. he told me this afternoon that they are now investigating looking into what happened and why. live from embarcadero station, i'm chris reyes for abc7 news. >> thank you very much. here in the bay area, we are seeing our warmest week so far this year. >> it is nice.

looking live from our sutro camera, some spots could break 90 degrees. spencer christian is here with a warm forecast. >>that is true, dan and am map. we're expecting many degree readings. here is aook at doppler 7.y ski across the bay area. check out the 24-hour temperature change. it is 14 degrees warmer in novato than yesterday. 12 degrees warmer in san francisco. 16 degrees in mountain view. i'm going go to a look at current temperature readings. we have mid- to upper 80s in places like santa rosa, concord, san ramon, fairfield, 87 degrees. 83 at mountan view right now. so it's warm. and let's check out the temperature changes going into the nighttime hours. it's not going get very cool. it's going to be mild during the overnight hours. and at 6:00 tomorrow morning, we'll see temperatures already in the upper 60s in some spots. by 10:00 tomorrow morning, breaking 80 degrees at napa and santa rosa. look for 90s the next couple

days. i'll have the complete forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you. african american activist are speaking out against a campaign ad that they say is insulting. the tv ad compares a housing bill known as sb 50 with the displacement of thousands of african americans in san francisco. state senator scott wiener authored the bill that would permit more market rate housing near transit stations and override local zoning ordinances. wiener calls the ad misleading and offensive, a sentiment echoed by african american leaders. >> we don't need anyone to pimp the african american's pain for petty political gain. >> the ad is paid for by a s activist. sb 50 will be considered by a senate committee this week. a controversial proposal for a navigation center along san francisco's embarcadero takes a big step forward tomorrow. the port commission is scheduled to vote on a resolution that would authorize a contract with the department of homelessness and supportive housing.

it recommended the approval of the center that would bring 130 beds to the lot at embarcadero and bryant street. the original proposal called for a 225 beds, but city officials revised the plan after neighbors voiced concerns. happening now, a hearing is under way in the state capital to look at charging visitors to drive down lombard street. the proposal is being considered in the transportation committee. the bill allows san francisco to charge a $5 toll and create a reservation system for cars to pass through the crooked section of lombard. the strip attract morse than two million visitors every year. in the south bay, former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes was back in court today. abc7 news was there as she arrived for a hearing in federal court in san jose. holmes is accused of falsely claiming her company had developed a high-tech blood testing method that could be done with just a single drop. prosecutors have been pushing for the judge to set a trial date. today's hearing was continued to

july. abc7 news reporter david louie was there for today's proceedings. he is going to tell what's happened coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. a planned office tower would change the downtown san jose skyline. the new building would replace the davidson office building near the ramps to highway 87. the office building would range in size from 600 to 700,000 square feet. much bigger than the six-story building that stands there now. it's one of the first buildings proposed after the san jose city council approved new building height limits last year. the death toll continues to rise in sri lanka following multiple suicide bombings on easter sunday. what we've learned about one of the americans who was killed. new safety feature for uber activated in san francisco. how it can better help dispatchers locate you when you call 911. construction continues on california's high speed rail. and despite governor newsom scaling back the plans, there is hope from some local officials that trains will eventually connect to the bay area.

and from trains to automobiles, here is a live look at the san mateo bridge on this monday after easter, moving nicely in both directions on a sparkling monday. stay with us. abc7 news at 4:00 continues.

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45-year-old san francisco man was killed after crashing his hang agreeder into the ocean in pacifica. the sheriff's office says the man took off from fort funston yesterday after crashed five

miles from mussel wrong. gusty winds are believed to play a role. 911 dispatchers have a new way to locate people calling from a cell phone. uber is activating a new emergency feature in san francisco that allows 911 dispatchers to automatically see key information. this includes the uber drive's name, the rider, current location, vehicle description, and even the direction of travel. the rapid sos software that makes this possible allows the dispatcher to access the phone's location much like other apps already do. we are committed to building a better bay area. >> earlier this year governor newsom cut the money for a high speed railing connecting the bay area to the central valley, leaving some people to dub it a train to nowhere. >> now some bay area leaders are questioning whether this will have a chilling affect on housing as well as jobs, why some local leaders are hopeful high speed rail will still be built.

>> in california's central valley, there is a big transportation project under way unlike any other in the country. droneview7 got this bird's-eye view of the high speed rail project under way in madera, just north of fresno along state route 99. >> this is the first high speed rail system in the nation. >> diana gomez is regional director for the high speed rail authority in fresno. she showed the massive amount of work already under way approved by voters in 2008. the original plan was to build a 520 rail line that would put los angeles and san francisco less than three hours from each other. it was estimated to cost $33 billion and be complete by 2020. that was an optimistic projection. >> currently our goal is to have a train up and running as soon as possible between the city of merced and the city of bakersfield. and we already have 119 miles under design and construction. >> the project is years behind

schedule and has incurred enormous cost overruns. a state audit now projects the potential pricee double to $77 billion. when it is complete, this stretch of elevated and surface level rail will cover 163 miles. the big question now, will it continue. >> let's be real. current project as planned would cost too much and respectfully take too long. >> during his state of the state speech in february, governor gavin newsom announced he was putting the brakes on the project. the governor committed to finishing the central valley portion of the rail line. the big question ahead is will it ever be linked to the bay area. >> the governor's right. there is not enough money to build the system as it was imagined. >> san jose mayor sam liccardo believes the state needs to figure out a way to pay for a bay area connection. >> if we can't make this valley-to-valley connection, it doesn't matter how much is

spent, it will be wasted. >> plans would have linked san jose to merced along highway 101 through the pacheco pass. san jose has been planning for years to build a massive transportation hub to connect seven different transportation agencies including bart and caltrain. >> we are ready to go with what will become the busiest multimodal station in the western united states. >> mayor liccardo believes high speed rail could help solve two big problems, the need for affordable housing and more unplment inentral valley hnt high levels for the past decade, hovering around 6%, while the rest of the state sits at just under 4%. mayor liccardo thinks trains would also allow people who work in the bay area to commute quickly to cheaper housing in the central valley. the median house of a home in the bay area is $867,000. in the central valley, it's less than half at 320,000. transit leaders in san francisco are optimistic high speed rail

will eventually reach the temporarily closed salesforce transit center too. >> past the point of no return. >> san francisco's metropolitan transportation agency is still moving forward with plans to bring high speed rail and caltrain to the center. 1.3 mile tunnel from fourth and ki ets. >> the case for high speed rail will only grow over time as the freeways get more congested, as the population grows. i think there will be more impetus and more momentum towards getting high speed rail done. >> in the meantime, work guess on in the central valley with fingers crossed for a bay area connection some day. dion lim, abc7 news. >> now barring no more major delays, the high speed rail authority expects to be carrying passengers between bakersfield and merced by 2027. in the south bay, the nfl draft is days away. john lynch opened up the war room for the media today. the 49ers have the second overall pick of the draft. it's the fourth year in a row that they're picking in the top

they're prepared for all options. most analysts say they'll tak nick bowssa. there could be local talent hearing their names called at the draft. we have a list of the bay area's top prospects on our website, abc7news.com. >> and you can watch the informal draft here on abc7. it will air starting at 5:00 p.m. thursday, 4:00 p.m. friday and 9:00 a.m. on saturday. all right. now let's talk to mr. christian about this great weather. wasn't it nice this weekend? >> and so warm out today. and it's going get hot the next couple of days in our inland arwe're 90s. >> that's pretty warm. >> i call that hot. >> here is a look at live ght nohantthis tday. a tower looking out over san francisco under sunny skies.

68 degrees in the city. 78 in got low 80s at mountain view, san jose, morgan hill and 69 at half moon bay. ite a bit.usly a live view from emoeryvillmery. 86 napa. upper 80s at fairfield, vacaville, and one more view from mount tam looking down on to the bay under blue skies. these are our forecast features. hot inland the next few days. we'll see some coastal cooling beginning on thursday, and then all areas will start to cool down as we head into the week into a more average temperature range. tonight other than a few high clouds, we'll have mainly clear skies. low temperatures will be on the mild side. mainly mid- to upper 50, especially around the bay and in our inland areas, maybe a little cooler on the coast, down to about 50 degrees. and tonight will be a good night for viewing a meteor shower. best time 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. skies will be mainly clear.out

can be seen. look over the northeastern horizon. tomorrow's day planner look likes this. we'll start the day with sunny skies. early morning temperatures just before sunrise mainly mid-50s. and then by noon we'll see temperatures inland approaching or above 80 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., temperatures around 90 degrees in our inland areas, and still mid- to upper 80s at 7:00 p.m. let's take a closer look. south bay highs tomorrow. 87 at san jose. 90 at morgan hill, and gilroy, we're expecting highs of 85 in redwood city. 86 palo alto and mountain view on the coast. low to mid-70s. 74 in the sunset district tomorrow. almost 80 in san francisco. up in the north bay 88 at napa and sonoma. 90 at calistoga. east bay high, 82 at berkeley and oakland 84. at newark and hayward, 85. 90 at fairfield and antioch tomorrow and in livermore. it's going to be pretty

about the same range. low 70s a the coast to upper 80s and 90 inland. then the cooling starts to kick in later in the week. the seven-day forecast thursday, we get a coastal cooling. but temperatures won't drop a lot in our inland areas or around the bay on thursday. friday, further cooling, and finally, saturday, sunday and monday we'll see temperatures at a more seasonal range, more like the average from this time of the year. mid to up earp 70s around the by and inland and low to mid-60s on the coast. it's going to be a beautiful week ahead. >> nice. >> if you love warm weather, you love this week. >> certainly. >> had a lot of rain this win iter? >> yes, i noticed that. >> thanks, spencer. all right. a young boy in the east bay was tired of seeing plastic utensils in the trash at his school. how he convinced officials to make a big change. plus, the arrest of a leader of an armed civilian group detaining undocumented immigrants at the border. why members of the group say they won't be deterred. back in a moment. and taking a look at traffic on the skyway on this monday.

it is slow in both directions. on the right-hand side, those are the people trying to get towards the peninsula, south bay and beyond. on the left-hand side, they're trying get to the lower deck of the bay bridge and over to the east bay, but it's taking quite some time. stay with us.

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the u.s./mexico border as part of an armed civilian group. abc news reporter romina puga has the story. >> this country was built on three things, gods, guns and guts. >> larry mitchell hopkins was arrested for possessing firearms as a convicted felon. also known as johnny horton jr. is the leader of an armed group of civilians that has been detaining undocumented immigrants crossing into the u.s. they have stopped more than 200 migrants at gunpoint. can you back the truck up a little bit. >> hosting these videos on youtube, allegedly formed along the border just days ago. >> look at all the children. >> showing parents with children crouching in the dirt thinking one needs to get up and she does not want to move. she is like planted right there. >> hopkins' arrest came two days after the american civil liberties union accused the group of illegally detaining the

asylum seekers. mexico's attorney general ordered an investigation saying the rules of law should be in trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes. but a spokesperson for the group says they are undeterred. >> obviously the governor has declared war on us. we're not worried about this. we're going to keep fighting because it is a fight. >> border patrol denying they need any help. >> the border patrol has not reached out to these constitutionalists, if you will, for assistance. >> hopkins appeared in federal court today because he cannot legally carry a firearm. from convictions impersonating an officer in oregon in 2006. abc news, los angeles. hours after the deadly bombings at several churches in sri lanka, a woman threatened to blow up church in san diego. >> parishioners say the woman was holding a gun and a baby. they jumped into action. another lawmaker enters the crowded field for the democratic

nomination. the platform that seth moulton is running on. and let's take a look at the platforms across the golden gate bridge, moving smartly in both directions. no problems there. stay with us. abc7 news at 4:00 continues in a moment.

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live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. a man suspected of trying to rob two pizza places in concord is on the loose still. police say he first tried a roundtable and then a mountain mike's pizza within a matter of minutes. in each instance, the guy pulled out a large knife and demanded money but not nothing. check out video tweeted. a car goes barrelling into a convenience store in georgia, and then a second one pulls up. police say the guys inside were trying to steal the atm. but after all the effort, they failed. got nothing. quite a moment tonight at the eiffel tower in paris. the lights were dimmed to remember the victims of the

deadly bombings in sri lanka. the number of dead is still cl b ericans. abc news reporter lana zak is live from washington with what we know about the investigation so far. >> hi there, dan. so many questioning now whether these attacks could have been prevented. we have learned that a full ten days earlier, the police chief had warned that islamic terrorists planned to take out attacks on prominent churches. another explosion causing panic in sri lanka today. this blast occurring outside st. anthony's shrine as police attempted to diffuse three bombs found inside a bomb. >> we just heard the explosive, very loud. it was very loud. and we're scared. we see it was smoky, and people were running all over. >> sri lankans are on edge following the horrific sunday easter terror attacks that killed hundreds at multiple sites, and more explosives have

been found. officials discovering dozens of detonators near colombo's main bus station and a ienear taior at least64 people have been ars. as wourn the loved one of the victims who somee can confirm are u.s. citizens, this is america's fight too. >> the first american casualty deiter kowalski from denver. he was standing in line waiting for breakfast when the bomb went off. soe are questioning whether officials could have done more prompting this govrnment apology. >> overall as a government we are responsible whether we are know the situation or not know the situation. >> now he went on to say that he apologizes and he recognizes that their government is ultimately responsible whether or not they knew about these planned attacks. we're also following the very unusual step by the sri lankan

government to shut down social media as they try to thwart misinformation and the possible coordination of additional terrorists. lana zak, abc7 news. dan? >> lana, what else are you hearing about the other americans who were killed? >> there is a very sad story here about a 12-year-old boy who was a fifth grader at a local school. we are learning that he was in fact among the victims, dan. >> okay, lana. thanks very much. a danish billionaire lost three of his children in the bombings. anders poulson and his family were on vacation on the island staying at one of the hotels targeted by the bombers. poulson is the ceo of an international clothing company and a major stake holder in azos. a scary moment inside a san diego church on easter when a woman holding a gun and a 10-month-old baby threatened to blow up the building. the woman got up on stage, but

members of the congregation rushed toward her and took away the gun and the child. police say the gun wasn't loaded. no explosives were found. church leaders say the woman had come to services off and on. her two children are now in protective custody. first responders are searching for survivors of today's powerful earthquake in the philippines. the 6.1 quake struck just after 5:00 p.m. near the capital manila. video captured water from a rooftop swimming pool cascading down the side of a skyscraper there. rescuers attempted to reach people trapped inside a collapsed supermarket. look at that. new reports claim at least three people were killed and many more t trump is suing to der rubb.id vestigation into his business s dealings. last week the committee subpoenaed the accounting first

maser's. in today's court filing, trump lawyers accuse democrats of being singularly obsessed with damaging the president politically. it looks like former vice president joe biden has made up his mind about running for president. biden is expected to make a formal announcement on wednesday. if he runs, this will be the first time biden has tried for the white house. insiders say the 76-year-old former senator is preparing a campaign video with a centrist message. a recent new hampshire poll shows biden running second behind bernie sanders. massachusetts congressman seth moulton announced he is running for president this morning on abc's "good morning america." >> i'm running because i'm a patriot, because i believe in this country, and because i've never wanted to sit on the sidelines when it comes to serving it. >> moulton is aved served three terms in congress. he is the 19th democrat to announce his candidacy. in a campaign video, moulton set to distance himself from the

other hopefuls. he supports single payer health care, doesn't back bernie sanders's medicare for all plan. he also doesn't support impeachment proceedings against president trump. moulton just 40 years old, making him the second youngest candidate so far. > and here is a look at all 19 democrats who have announced a run for president, including eric swalwell and former san francisco district attorney kamala harris. senator elizabeth warren announced a plan to eliminate student loan debt for millions of americans. the democratic presidential hopeful says her plan would the would cost $1.25 o $0 a mk trillion over ten years' time. warren says it would be offset by a new tax on the super wealthy. the supreme court has agreed to decide if federal job protections include sexual orientation and gender identity.

right now federal law bans gender discrimination in the workplace. now the court must decide if that same law protects gay and transgender employees. today justices said they will hear three cases dealing with this issue in which lower courts have been split. boeing is under more scrutiny after a "new york times" report documented safety concerns at a south carolina factory. the factory is one of two plants that produces the 787 dreamliner, boeing's long haul passenger jet. it claims faulty parts were installed on some planes, and metal shaves were left inside the jets dangerously close to wiring. boeing said the report features distorted information, rehashing old stories and rumors. all right. you'll have to wait a little longer for samsung's new foldable smartphone. >> the reason the company has delayed the planned launch of the $2,000 device. >> i'm spencer christian. sunny and warm today. sunny and hot in some spots tomorrow. i'll have the accuweather foreca>>anake le l creek.

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that's just shy of the totals in 2014 which had the highest thenfecernot vaccinated.isease health officials continue to stress that the measles vaccine is safe and effective. some tech news. samsung's $2,000 foldable smartphone will not launch this week after all. the company is pushing back the release date of the galaxy fold after reports that reviewers' phones were breaking. samsung says there could be issues when pressure is put on the hinges that open and close this thing. a new launch date is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. the latest ipo offering to grab wall street's offering is a tech company that's focused on food. beyond meat is a meat replacement brand that makes substitutes for burger, sausages and chicken nuggets out of plants. the company lost $30 million last year, but is looking to raise $200 million by going public. ipo shares are priced at $21.

it's the first meat replacement company to go public. others that may follow are impossible foods and just. both are based in the bay area. >> boy, these things are really getting more popular. >> they are. taking off. all right. let's talk about a nice-looking forecast. >> felt like beach weather today, spencer. >> today and even better beach weather tomorrow. here is a live look at doppler 7. let me give you a look at the 24-hour temperature change. it is 12 degrees warmer in san francisco right now than at this time yesterday. 14 degrees warmer in novato. 60 degrees warmer in mountain view. the picture all around the area. a warm-up of 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday. and overnight, it won't get very cool. it will be pretty mild with low temperatures under mostly clear skies. generally in the mid- to upper 50s. a little cooler at the coast where lows will drop to about 50 degrees. and then tomorrow look for highs in the low to mid-70s on the coast. 72 at half moon bay, and even higher in some other coastal locations. 79 here in san francisco. 82 will be the high in oakland tomorrow, and we'll see highs up

to 90 at fairfield. antioch and livermore tomorrow maybe even higher than that in some spots. on we go to the beach forecast. it will be very warm and sunny tomorrow. very high uv infection. bear in mind. you may want to put on extra sunscreen tomorrow. beach temperatures tomorrow in the low to mid-70s at 82 will be the high at santa cruz. ocean temperature pretty cool. this is the bay area, not the gulf coast. ocean temperature will be about 50 degrees. but the air will be warm, and the sun will be bright. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll see the heat holding on wednesday, but temperatures will start to drop off a little bit on thursday with a bit of coastal cooling kicking in. it will be mild to warm on friday, and then temperatures will fall back into a more seasonal range, a period, look for bright sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. >> automatic air conditioning system. >> kicks. in. >> we can always count on that. >> thanks, spencer. all right. today is earth day. coming up next, we're talking to

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dana called 7 on your side's hotline, and we contacted ups right away. now after investigating, ups could not locate the package, so it gave dana $714. why that amount? well, that's the cost of replacing the passport and greencard. this last resolve comes from jeff from jeff in benicia who did not receive his plate sticker from the department of motor vehicles. jeff had just changed his home address two days before renewing his car registration. he fears the state might have sent the sticker to his old address. he could not get things worked out with the dmv, so he contacted me. 7 on your side asked the dmv to help, and a few days later, jeff received the sticker. now i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is open weekdays 10:00 to 2:00. the number is 415you can also rh me on my facebook page. today is earth day.

it's a time to celebrate our planet and demonstrate support for environmental protection. the annual event started in 1970 after wisconsin senator proposed the idea as a way to educate the country about the environment. now that's also the year congress created the environmental protection agency and passed the clean air act. now there are many ways we can all reduce our energy use and help the environment. joining us now is kate brant who is the sustainability officer at google. thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you so much for having me. >> happy earth day to you. >> absolutely. happy earth day to you. >> thank you. the earth climate we know is changing in ways that will impact everyone living on it, now as well as in the future. so really, what can we do to change that? >> absolutely. so at google, we really strive to build sustainability into everything that we do. and that both goes for how we operate as a business, but also the role that google technology can play in really enabling everyone, businesses, policymakers and individuals to drive more positive impact for our planet. so we have a great new tool that

we've launched with the california academy of sciences that's called your plan, your planet. and it really focuses on the major areas of impact that we have, which are food, energy, water, and then also how we use our stuff. so we're trying to give people science-based easy tips and tricks they can use at home. >> maybe things like sustainable seafood. >>that is a piece of it. on food what we're particularly focused on is food waste. you may know, about a third of food globally is wasted which is just terrible. and it's not just that the tomato that might be bruised or the eggs that are almost expired that you're going put in the trash. it's also all the energy and water that went into the production of that food. so one of the things that we have in our tool your plan, your planet, when you get home from , where do you put them?

and then you can have tastier, fresher food, and you can really reduce your food waste. >> make it last long sorry it doesn't go to waste. >> exactly. >> why is it so important to google? talk about the drive behind that. >> at google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it useful for people. and what we found is that people really care about sustainability, but they don't always know where to begin. so we think it's really critical to give them easy science-based tips and tricks they can use in their daily lives. >> i think a lot of people want to help, but they don't necessarily feel like they can personally make a difference. but really everybody can in a small way, and that builds up to a great change, hopefully. >> that's exactly right. that's why we've tried to lean into the science, to give things people can do that will really have impact. another area we look at in the tool is water. what we found is the average american household uses about three olympic-sized swimming pools of water every year that adds we can reduce that, it's big impact.

one of my favorite tips is it's better to put your dishes in the dishwasher rather than hand washing them. you can save time and water and save money on your water bill too. really a lot of small actions can add up to really big impact. >> saves effort too. kate, thank you so much for coming in. we appreciate you sharing this information with us on this earth day. >> thank you for having me. >> take care. >> and we have more earth day stories on our website, abc7news.com. we also have a list of earth day deals to save you money and help the planet at the same time. well, it is national park week on this earth day why not. there are special days throughout the week. since today is earth day, you and how you can get involved as a steward of the parks. on abc7news.com, read about ten breathtaking experiences to add to your bucket list. two are right here in california at sequoia national park and yosemite. all right. if you need to get rid of an old

car seat, you can recycle it at target stores over the next two weeks. the retailer is accepting used cars and boosters and giving out 20% coupons an exchange until may 4th. the coupons can be used to buy select baby gear. the old seats will be st bucket construction materials. since the program started target has recycled nearly half a million car seats. why not? there is a lot of plastic in the car seats. >> absolutely. a young entrepreneur in the east bay is making a difference on this earth day. >> about 3/4 of the trash was just plastic utensils. and it really bothered me. >> wow. up next. how he got his elementary school to make a big change, and his hope that other schools will follow suit. and new at 5:00, the program launching in the east bay to clean up the planet. plus -- >> i was really at my worst. >> i was able to give tom a push in the right direction. >> an ordinary man who spiraled

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coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, you can catch a two-hour "american idol." that should be fun followed by "the fix" at 10:00. and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. president trump and first lady melania hosted the 141st annual white house easter egg roll this morning. look at 'em go! kids rolled the hard boiled eggs across the south lawn, celebrating one of the oldest white house traditions. the first lady introduced two new games to the festivities, musical eggs and a game of hopscotch name for her be best whe hoe.is i.ich pshe alnd emote >> como

building a bety eaheenronment. we told you about some of the problems unrecycled plastics cause, especially in the ocean. >> there is that great garbage patch, that poor sea turret until the middle found with a straw up its nose and whales with plastics in their stomachs. >> some east bay children want to help by getting rid of disposable plastic utensils in their cafeteria. >> leslie brinkley has the story about their effort to make a difference. >> sometimes a simple idea can turn out to be simply brilliant. >> have i way too much. >> what if thousands, even millions of plastic forks, knives and spoons used in schools could be replaced with old-fashioned cutlery? >> i noticed that about 3/4 of the trash was just plastic utensils. and it really bothered me. so i talked to my principal. i talked to my science teacher. >> he teamed up with pta president, who oversees the lunch program. >> he really just was so

passionate and gave such a compelling argument for why we needed to make this change for our school and for our environment. that it was hard to say no. >> i've type so many emails. >> a yearlater, 11-year-old julian jackal's simple idea turned into reality here at burton valley elementary school here in lafayette. >> we looked at compostables. and it was cost prohibitive. we ended up pricing out the metal utensils, and we learned that in the long run, it was actually a cost savings. >> their school lunch provider agreed to make the switch, and the school installed a new sink for washing the silverware daily in the cafeteria. >> if this one school can save 50,000 plastic utensils a year from going into a landfall, imagine if this idea spread to other schools. already wagner branch in orinda is on board. >> what are your hopes for the

future? >> i am hoping we can at least get districtwide, but it would be amazing if i can go statewide with this. >> this is just the start. there are so many schools that could make this change, and honestly, it was much more simple than i even thought. >> i mean you got to start somewhere. >> in lafayette, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> good job. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >> and you can get the latest news any time with the abc7 news news app that has enhanced live video features, more customization and get personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone and in realtime. >> all right. thank you for joining us on abc7 news news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> it's bigger. it's regional. >> it's a plague on our community. >> he's talking about trash. and today's effort to do something about it. neighbors have a message they want everyone to hear. that creepy video showing a car seemingly following a girl

in vacaville. today we asked police exactly at >ra fou elizabeth minutes ad what she faces next. and that video showing a woman dragged by muni after getting her hand caught in the door. what the city did today tone likelyedhere ye, this is abc7 news. >> and we'll begin tonight with a new plan of attack to solve an old problem, talking about illegal dumping in oakland. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the city has been fighting this issue for a long time. >> this is a horrible problem. >> that's mayor libby schaaf talking to abc7 news in may of last year. she promised to hire three litter enforcement officers to combat the city's rampant litter and dumping problems. >> all of us are taxpayers, and we deserve a service from the

city of oakland to have a clean, safe city. >> it was just a few months prior in march of 2018 that city councilman noel gallo joined a group of east oakland residents it gets worse. it becomes a health hazard and it attracts more dumping. >> that was councilmember rebecca caplan in june of 2017 spend $2 million to hire two crews and equipmet to clean illegal dumping hot spots. >> just a short time ago oakland officials confirm they'd hired four litter enforcement offices in the past year, but they are still in training and not yet out on the streets. >> and the city says calls to the oak 311 call line related to illegal dumping are increasing. cleaning up our streets is part of our commitment to abc7 news and our commitment to