the number you see reflects the total case you see in each county with 9 total in the bay area. >> smaller counties reported measles cases, but exact number in each are not being released because of potential confidentiality concerns. >> melanie woodrow is live outside contraffia areneryone to get vaccinated. melanie? >> absolutely, ama and kristen. contra costa health officials say luckily there are no cases of measles here this year in the county. they are encouraging adults who are not certain whether or not they ever had that second dose, that second vaccination to go ahead and do so now. the measles, mumps and ruebbell vaccine needs to be stored in a refrigerator or freezer to maintain its effectiveness. here in contra costa county there are extra doses on hand outside of the clinics, this as the number of cases nationwide tops 700 this year. >> it's very alarming. >> contra costa health officer

is encouraging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated at the 1-year-old mark, and again at five years old. >> the measles vaccine is very safe. it's very effective, and it's very important. >> for international travel with infant, health officials recommend an extra dose between six months and a year. that's in addition to the two doses later on. since two doses weren't always the standard, adults who aren't certain whether they received a second dose as a c are now as n always g an n extra dose. >> as los angeles contends with are uncertain if they've been vaccinated are being asked to quarantine themselves. a ucla spokesperson says this ar on campus and 26 self-isolating in residences off campus. a person with measles can spread the disease to others even before any symptoms appear. in contra costa county, melanie

woodrow, abc7 news. >> what does it take for those symptoms to appear? >> usually, health officials say it takes about 7 to 14 days. we're talking about things like a high fever, cough, runny eyes, those sorts of symptoms. usually after those symptoms, anywhere from three to five days later is the rash. >> the long incubation period means you can infect a lot of other people. melanie, thank you for that information. brady bunch star maureen mccormack is not happy with using an image of her from the show to downplay the importnce of measles. the character in which marsha grade if you have to get sick, you sure can't beat the measles. mccormick told npr the group never asked to use her image. she said her own daughter was vaccinated, and that it wasn't

fun when mccormick actually got measles as a child. developing news out of los angeles, an army veteran has been arrested, accused of plotting to bomb a white supremacist rally that was held over the weekend in long beach. investigators say the suspect, 26-year-old mark domingo had been planning an attack since march. prosecutors say domingo was seeking revenge for two mosques that left people dead. they say he had purchased materials and what he thought were bombs from an undercover agent. >> this is a case in which law enforcement was able to identify a man consumed with hate and bent on mass murder and stop him before he could carry out his attack. >> prosecutors say domingo talked about targeting jews, churches and carrying out an attack at the santa monica pier. at this time, prosecutors say he acted alone. twoix uerar,ss shooting at e

scol and o theic was oclassesti over the past two weeks. no weapons were found after the students' homes were searched. another bay area transportation head is stepping down. just weeks after bart general manager cragrace announced her retirement, ed briskin has announced his departure. muni has been plagued with problems with the new light rail vehicles. mayor london breed says the city will seek out the best and the brightst transportation minds. >> the goal is to find a visionary leader who is prepared to really run this department and lead this department in a way that will restore the trust, that in our transit city. >> riskin's resignation is expected later this summer shortly before his contract

ends. is santa rosa today really the most unusual of sights. a mountain lion at the mall, where it really did not belong. >> the animal was reported a the santa rosa plaza at fifth and b streets. wayne freedman has been following the story all day. he joins us live from santa rosa. wayne? >> well, what we had today was a gentle and fascinating reminder that even though we live in urban areas, they weren't always urban areas. they used to be wild lands. today we had a crossover and some interesting reactions. cats on the brains of students during class at yoga one in santa rosa today. made sense when they've just seen this outside. >> there he is! >> a mountain lion in the planter outside of macy's at fifth and eighth streets. >> i was stand right up here with my phone. >> and you shot it? >> i shot a video. not the mountain lion. >> thaton the california department of fish and wildlife with a tranquilizer

serving as ammunition. as a crowd watched, they saw that it did not take effect immediately. >> mountain lions are charismatic iconic an mams. >> dr. quinton barton of the wild land project he shoepd up to help and take tissue samples. he described what we saw as a juvenile, probably local and on the search for territory that he can call home. that is no easy task. >> they're moving and moving until they get to a place where they can find a gap in the landscape to settle down. and that may take a couple of years. >> and perhaps thousands of miles. this mountain lion may have moved into the city to escape an older more established one. generally speaking, they pose no threat to humans. if you were here today, chances are you scared the mountain lion more than the mountain lion might have scared you. >> poor guy. everybody deserves a home. >> once asleep, fish and wildlife took the mountain lion away and released it into the wilderness. fifth and b in santa rosa a distant memory now, an intersection where the urban and

the wild crossed paths even briefly. >> check it off on your checklist as one of the cool things to see. >> dr. martins tells us while mountain lions roam all across california, roughly 40% of the state is habitat. you get about four per 100 square miles. in napa and sonoma counties alone they have tagged and are tracking eight of them, and there are probably more. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> all right, wayne, thank you. after the warriors' big victory in game one of their play-off series against houston, the topic of conversation before game two is all about space, as in personal space. enon aye because of t houston's james harden put up a three-pointer, but as he came down he got the warriors' draymond green. no foul called and the lsaid tht call. but that broughtndht on

contact. >> a lot of players have gotten really good at deception, creating contact. i don't remember people falling down on three-point shots all the time when i played. >> kerr had some fun now withto fouled by a reporter as he started the news conference that is sure to ignite more fire into this rivalry. game two is tomorrow at oracle arena. the series then goes to houston for game three saturday only on abc7. the nba countdown begins at 5:00 p.m. tip-off is at 5:30 followed by after the game. you can always expect a little controversy 2001 these two. >> definitely a little drama. all right. cleaning up san francisco. the plan to make some of the dirtiest streets in the city clean again. what one city supervisor wants to do. and the tech entrepreneur who wants to change how we elect our vice presidents. the change he wants to make to the ticket.

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"boys in the hood" john singleton died today, doctor took him off life support. >> the 51-year-old suffered a stroke after checking himself into the hospital after experiencing problems with his leg.

singleton was the first african american and the youngest person ever to nominated for best director. larry king is recovering after a heart procedure. the 85-year-old was scheduled to have an angioplasty last week, but he began experiencing chest pains and went to the hospital early to be examined. it's not known when he'll be released, but doctors expect king to make a full recovery. he survived a heart attack in 1987. all right. well, after being off the air for months, we're happy to say our colleague natasha zouves is back this morning. >> she explained her long absence. >> i just want to take a quick moment that i can't tell you how good it is to be back here this morning. it has certainly been a long recovery there is a lot to fill you in on. some of you know several months ago on a random friday, we had just wrapped a newscast when somebody's hairspray can

exploded coating the ground with a sticky substance. some time later i went to recharge my wireless cell phone. even with rubber soled shoes, both my legs went out under me and fell back hitting my head on the shiny concrete. 24 hours later i couldn't handle in lights. i was throwing up and asking the same questions over and over again. at the er i was diagnosed with a serious concussion. now i'm a pretty private person. it is hard to talk about this and describe what this experience was like. i was severely photo phobic, nauseated. i had these splitting headaches, more akin to an ice pick right in your head where all you can do is wait for hours in the dark, praying that it will stop every day. i lost the ability to taste. i lost the ability to smell. i had to move back in with my parents. and in a lot of ways, it felt like i let them down. it's been hard to process. it's certainly been a long road, and a lot of treatment and

training. i have grown a lot, and there are still lessons that i'm extracting from all this. but with the help of time and some really great doctors, i'm so happy to say i am doing so much better. and i really want you to know, i thought about coming back here , you ma know iar my parents watched abc7 when i was a little girl. so this has all of the sudden been so much more than just a job to me. there were days i wondered if i'd ever make it back. so, excuse me, this morning, i am filled with gratitude, and i want to say an enormous deep thank you to you, because i was frankly oemverwhelmed by the volume of posts and emails and messages all saying you were thinking of me, that i was in your family's prayers. so many of you sharing that you're familiar with traumatic brain injury, that your son or daughter has gone through this, your parent or your friend. i didn't know much about tbi before this.

one in four americans reports that they've had a concussion. one in four. so i know that i'm not alone. but you made me feel that too. and i felt your love. every day hung on my heart. and many days your strength kept an i'meady t hit the ground rung. and of course i want to say a huge thank you to you, reggie and alexis and mike and everyon does such an exceptional job every single day. and i felt the support. i am so excited, i'm so excited to be here. >> welcome back! you can see natasha and the rest of the team right here weekdays starting at 4:30 a.m. here on abc7. dozens of vintage vehicles were on san francisco's nob hill today for the start of the 29th annual california mille. the tour kicked off at mason streets this morning.

drives will head to mt. shasta before ending in healdsburg tuesday. christian is a fan of italy. does mille mean a thousand miles? >> you say grazie mille. >> it can't be a million miles. >> when you say grazie mille, that's not the literal, but thanks a million. i'm sure they're not running a million miles. >> props to them if they were. >> if they were, the temperatures are kind of temperate, right? cooling down a little bit. >> that's a good way of putting it. temperate. breezy and pleasant and lovely across the bay area right now. sunny skies. let me show you just how breezy it is right now. we don't have powerful gusts, but gusts up to 28 miles per hour at fairfield right now. 16 miles per hour san carlos. generally breezy. generally brilliant as well. look at this view from sutro tower looking over san francisco where we see just a little thin haze. it's only 58 degrees in san

francisco. much milder across the bay and oakland 64. 71 mountain view. 68 san jose. morgan hill, rather. 63, 57 at half moon bay. this is view from emeryville, looking at a mostly bright western sky. it's 65 degrees at santa rosa. napa, 63. low to mid-70s at fairfield, vacaville, concord and our more. rooftop camera looking over the embarcadero. we'll see areas of fog expanding overnight. it will be bright and breezy the next few days with a bit of af the week. let's take a look at conditions at oracle park this evening as the life-long rivalry between the giants and dodgers continues this evening. a game time is 45. it will be bright and breezy with temperature dropping into the 50s as the gym goes on. now later tonight we'll see fog expanding just about everywhere from the coast across the bay to many inland areas. overnight lows will be generally in the mid- to upper 40s. a few locations will drop down

to only about 50. and here is a look at the satellite radar image showing a pesky low-pressure system centered in southern california right now. producing some rain in the los angeles area as well as other parts of southern california. not producing rainfall here, though. so tomorrow we can expect another sunny, mostly sunny and breezy day, especially at the coast. high temperatures will raise from low 60s at the coast to mainly mid and upper 60s along the bay shoreline. inland highs in the low to mid-70s. and i should mention that the pollen forecast shows tree pollen will be high for the entire week. we expect it high all the way through friday. we're talking about pine, oak, juniper, cedar, just about all those pesky trees that produce irritants at this time of year. here we go. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. mainly sunny skies. all the way through the week. nice warming trend begins midweek with high temperatures climbing into the low 80s inland by friday. mid-70s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. and then a cooling trend begins on saturday. we get a few extra clouds on sunday. we don't see any rain in sight.

but it will be a little cloudier and cooler on sunday and monday. nice, nice warm-up midweek to the end of the week. >> sounds good. thank you, spencer. all right, well, you have heard a lot about the current jeopardy champion. coming up, we'll introduce you to one of the challengers who went up against him. >> yes. and a taste of the impossible. the meat-free burger soon coming to a fast food restaurant near you. and checking our walnut creek camera, through walnut creek. this is 680. your heavier traffic is your northbound on your left-hand side. southbound is moving pretty nicely. stay with us. stay with us. back after this break. alright, you excited? yeah! waaahoo... better service. sweeter rewards. alaska airlines. ♪ [ crying ]

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the bay area is aeautif to liut doesn'too ttahou probae compndee the pictures of the dirty streets in san francisco. >> yeah, here are just a few. abc7 mornings anchor reggie aqui

tweeted a picture of a pile of trash next to a garbage can. >> and last night anchor dan ashley posted this facebook video of the trash strewn across the street. abc7 news is focused on billioning a better bay area. >> a san francisco supervisor outlined a ten-point plan that he says will clean up the streets in the tenderloin. >> lyanne melendez is live now with a closer look at this plan. lyanne? >> well, you know, if you ask me, this green structure behind me called a pit stop represents san francisco's reality, if you will. now of course homeless people need a place to go to the bathroom, they have this. right next to it is this cleanup station for their dogs. a lot of homeless people do have animals. and they have bags at their disposal to pick up after their dogs. as we all know, a lot of homeless people also suffer from well, they can drop off, dispose

of their used needles right here. now one supervisor in san francisco wants more of these in his district. district 6 is perhaps the most complex neighborhood in san francisco. startup companies south of market and techies share the streets with the more unfortunate members of our society. in the tenderloinre just a few the many harsh realities. >> i wake up every morning and there is still like various crap on the street. >> we deserve the same clean and healthy streets and sidewalks as anywhere else in the city. that right? >> yes! >> supervisor matt heaney leads this district, and today introduced a ten-point action plan to make things more livable for everyone. for one, he wants more garbage cans, more street cleaning, more deep steam cleaning of the sidewalks. he wants more art and beautification measures, more

used needle containers throughout t bins so thatesn'te more of these public toilets called pit stops. the department of public works told me they go for $85,000 each, and the city spends about $200,000 to keep workers on-site during the hours they're open to the public. heaney's goal is to have ten in total. five of them operating 24/7. the money would come from the general fund. the department of public works will spend $72.5 million this year to clean the streets of san francisco. i ask people who work here and live on these streets if they've noticed a difference. >> it definitely looks much cleaner. you don't see a lot of the garbage on the streets anymore. >> yeah, they're a lot cleaner. they are. and i really think that the donation of the portable toilets, that was a gift that the city took and paid attention to when other countries are saying your city is filthy.

>> but public works says changing people's behavior is essential to improving conditions in this district. >> it's not the public works th bathom are throwing down trash, who are dumping out broken bottles and old furniture. it's people who are doing that. >> and i want to leave you with one last thought on human behavior. right now according to public works, the reports of human waste spiked to an all-time high. reports. these are people picking up the phone, contacting the department. so in 2011, there were more than 5,000 calls on human waste. 2011. 2018, 28,000 calls. again, of human waste. heaney says this is a problem that is serious and very urgent. i'm live in san francisco. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> all right, lyanne, thank you

for that. we certainly want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. you can share them by joining our building a better bay area facebook group. it wasn't a big drop, but median home prices in the bay area fell last month on a year-over-year basis for the first time in seven years. research firm core logic says buyers across the bay area paid a median price of $830,000 for new or existing house or a condo in march. that was up nearly 8% from february, but down a tenth of a percent from march of 2018. meanwhile, the number of homes sold in march jumped 39% over february. but year to year sales were down dramatically, nearly 15%. it's the tenth consecutive month that home prices have dropped in the bay area. still to come, a change of ticket? >> the vice presidency is a very unique opportunity. it's the only office that spans two branches of our government. >> the tech executive's plan to change how we vote.

and speeding up the process. the change of date for felicity huffman to appear in

live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. an army veteran who recently  converted to islam is accused of planning to carry out terror attacks in southern california. mark domingo was arrested on friday, just two days before investigators say he planned to

bomb a white supremacist rally. they say domingo was seeking revenge for the deadly mosque attacks in new zealand. laura anthony sent out this breaking news just after 11:00 a.m. a jury has been seated in the ghost ship fire trial and opening statements are set for tomorrow. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has announced his resignation. abc news obtained the letter. his last day on the job is may 11th. houses of worship across the country are increasing security after this weekend's deadly shooting at a synagogue near san diego. this comes as the family of the suspected gunman put out a statement. abc news reporter romina puga is in poway where victims are sharing their stories of survival. >> 19-year-old john earnest, armed with an assault rifle is accused of opening fire at a synagogue near san diego on saturday. one person killed, three others injured, including rabbi yisroel goldstein. >> i was three centimeters away from death, really. >> i ran for open the door is more shoot.

is shot me here. >> this man, shot in the leg as he tried to protect as many children as he could. >> i opened the small gate, and i tell them all the kids, run, run over there. >> his 8-year-old niece, noya tehan was wounded by shrapnel andunman out of her head. >> i don't really feel safe because it's not the first and it's definitely not the last time it's going to happen. >> witnesses say the suspect fired as many as 15 rounds before his gun jammed and a military veteran rushed him, brave enough to try to stop the attack. >> i didn't plan it. >>olic cchgp tohe gewaines sygo ert ka was killed in the shooting. >> we stand tall against the darkness of evil and anti-semitism in the world. >> the fbi section it got tips about a threatening social media post about five minutes before a deadly attack on the synagogue, but the tip did not include

specific information about the post's author or threat location. the bureau says it immediately tried to identify the writer, but the shooting happened before the suspect could be fully id'd. earnest's family put out a statement today saying they are shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible attack and are cooperating with investigators. romina puig gas, abc news, poway, california. investigators in seattle say it could take them six months to determine the cause of saturday's deadly crane collapse. this is dash cam video taken from a car stopped at a light. there. you see the crane coming down, hitting the side of the building, crushing several cars below. two people on the ground and two construction workers were killed. one of them travis corbett, was married just last june. >> words can't even describe what a good partner he was. he was just the love of my life, and i know that he would want me to be strong, but it's really hard not to just feel so sad and

>> state investigators confirm the crane collapsed while it was being disassembled. they're now looking into four companies connected with the project, a new google office tower. three people were killed this morning when a tour helicopter crashed and burst into flames on a busy street outside honolulu. bystanders tried to put the fire out and pulled at least one person out of the aircraft. a hawaii state representative is calling on authorities to ground all tour helicopters. boeing held its annual shareholder meeting today amid the investigations into two deadly crashes involving its 737 max jets. ceo dennis muhlenberg said the safety systems were properly designed, but the airline is working to make them safer. he also said the pilots in the march crash of an ethiopian airlines craayhe ro at the rehis drone video today, two weeks to the day the fire broke out. investigators believe the fire started at the center of the

oward the base of the spiral. they've also found possible problems with the cathedral's fire alarm system sensors, as well as issues with the elevators built for construction workers. no word yet when a final report will be issued. special concert will be held tonight at grace cathedral here in san francisco. >> that's right. it's to show solidarity with the people of paris after the fire at notre dame. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a preview. >> the man who will sit at this organ tonight, johannes vexo was the last person to fill notre dame with the sounds of organ music before the cathedral was badly damaged by fire. >> the organist of notre dame is here, which is extraordinary. >> the team at grace cathedral frantically prepared this morning for an expected overflow crowd. the concert will feature the san francisco symphony and opera and is free. the performance is to show solidarity with notre dame, but other recent tragedies will also be remembered. >> it's not just about notre

dame. it's also about the churches that were burned in st. landry parish in louisiana and about the attacks in sri lanka. and we have a way that everyone who attends and others can go to the grace cathedral website and donate to all of those places. >> they expect the crowd to spill over into the plaza and to a downstairs room. 4,000 people are rsvped online. >> well, we're honored. and we hope that all of this will be healing, that this is a place of welcome and strength and love. >> tonight's event starts at 6:00. i did ask what time should people be here by if they're hoping to get a seat inside. later t.d probably4:30, no in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. 2020 presidential candidate joe biden held his first campaign rally today. the former vice president appeared at a union hall in

pittsburgh, pennsylvania and was endorsed by the international association of firefighters. president trump slammed leaders on twitter saying they rip off members with high duce and expenses. biden tweeted he is sick of the president bad-mouthing unions. good morning anchor robin sat down with the bidens. see the full interview tomorrow on gma at 7:00 a.m. beto o'rourke continued his tour of california today at yosemite. he unveiled a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change. it calls for increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy, ending tax breaks to fossil fuel companies, and offering grants to encourage housing and transportation improvements. this was o'rourke's first visit to yosemite, and he called it a religious experience. a san francisco tech executive thinks the country should vote for vice president simply instead of being part of a ticket with the president. david blake has already invested a million dollars of his own money to make it happen. launching a website called vice.run.

today on midday live, he talked about why he thinks this is an important move for the country. >> the vice presidency is a very unique opportunity. it's the only office that spans two branches of our government. it's the only office that sits in the legislative, it being the president of the senate, and it sits in the executive branch, being the first in line of succession and the junior executive. it's a real chance of bridging these divides that we have and using the office as a domestic diplomat, or as a unifier in chief. mike pence in two years has already cast more tie-breaking votes since any president since 1941. this person does determine a lot of our appointees and our legislation, and right now we didn't have any say in two w.h.o. that person is. >> all right. the best value when it comes to colleges. some are right here in the bay area. plus. >> still a little nervous about it. >> the coming out speech with a

very big audience. i'm spencer christian. check out this view with a clear western sky. but hey, fog is on the way. i'll have the accuweather

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to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. felicity huffman's guilty plea in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal will take place sooner rather than later. huffman will enter the plea two weeks from today in boston federal court. she was scheduled to appear on may 21st, but the hearing is being moved up because the lead prosecutor will be out of town.

the former "desperate housewives" star agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, honest services mail fraud. authorities say she paid $15,000 to have somebody correct the answers on her daughter's s.a.t. test. an unusual coming out over the weekend for a college graduate. >> yeah, the brigham young university valedictorian told thousands he is gay at his school's convocation. and now he is receiving praise and criticism on his announcement. >> here is reporter kyle harvey. >> not many people are given a platform where they can speak in front of all theirpes, and, you know, these peers' families. >> not people have graduated college with a 4.0. matt easton earned his degree in political science and deeply enjoyed doing it. >> overall my experience has been quite wonderful. >> reporter: he's done research projects, studied abroad, internships, sang in an a cappella group. only one thing he hasn't done. >> i've never come out publicly before. not even all my family knew.

>> they were about to. tasked by the school writing a speech that was a celebration for all. he made a choice. >> i felt another triumph, that of coming to terms with not with who i thought i should be, but who the lord has made me be. as such, i stand before my family, friends, and graduating class today to say that i am proud to be a gay son of god. >> absolutely, i was nervous, yeah. still a little nervous about it. there are people who are telling me i went too far. people tell me i didn't good far enough. ultimately, i feel like i just had to do what felt right to me. >> he is still figuring out what feels right in the long-term. by itself, being gay is not in conflict with the teachings of the lds church. but having a homosexual relationship is. can he lead the life he want as a gay ladder day saint? >> am i going to get married, am i going to have children?

what are these pressures that my family and parents want to do, are they a reality for me. there are some pretty hard questions, and i don't have the answers the all of them. >> for today, though, he says his newfound support network is enough to get started. >> i just felt more support from such a large body than i think i ever have before. and i think that everyone deserves to have that feeling. >> and easton put his speech on youtube, where it has been viewed thousands of times. byu is number one on a new list of america's best value colleges. "forbes" magazine ranked universities based on quality, net price, net debt, alumni earnings, timely graduation and access for low income students. uc berkeley ranked fifth and stanford was sixth. there were eight universities in california that made the top 20. all right. time to check on our weather as we kick off another week. it's pretty nice outside. >> plenty of sunshine right now. >> it's going to remain breezy as well. but we have a warm-up coming our

way at midweek. right now we're looking forward to the expansion of fog tonight from the coast across the bay and locally inland overnight lows mainly in the mid- to upper 40s. a few locations it will drop down to 50, 51 degrees. tomorrow look for another mainly sunny breezy day. highs will range from low 60s at the coast to mainly mid and upper 60s around the bay shoreline. we'll see a few locations inland, breaking the 70 degree mark, maybe up to 74 at santa rosa and cloverdale. and it's going to get warmer around midweek. wednesday looking for high temperatures moving into the upper 70s inland. upper 70s to low 80s around the bay. it will be warmer still on thursday. low 80s inland. but as the weekend approaches, we'll see temperatures moderating again. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. there is your midweek warm-up there, wednesday and thursday. and friday is looking pretty mild as well. but then saturday, sunday, we'll see temperatures dropping back down into a more seasonal range. it remains breezy most of the week. the tree pollen count is quite hgh this week.

so bear in mind. it look likes through friday tree pollen will be very high. the irritantare out there for those of us with allergy issues. >> definitely. >> all right, thanks, spencer. well, check out this wild crash in albania. here is what happened. a driver went under a truck while driving on the highway. his volkswagen, look at that, it was split in half. but get this, he walked away with just bruising to his face. and those bruises were actually caused from the impact from the air bag. it is incredible when you see the photos from this crash scene. >> walked away. hopefully bought a lotto ticket. the kissing bug has come to california, but there is nothing sweet about this thing. the warning next. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. thinking about summer

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a bug known to cause major health issues is now in california. it's called the kissing bug because it's known to crawl around your mouth and eyes, biting you as you sleep. it's important to note that the bite is not the real problem. it's the bug's feces, which carries a harmful parasite. >> when patients when they're sleepy and they rub the part

where the insect has bitten them, they'll accidentally rub in the poop which has the organism into the wound and that's how you get chagas disease. >> apologize if that's too traffic, but it's really important health information. chagas disease can destroy the nerves that feed various parts of your body including the heart, esophagus and colon. the american heart association says at least 300,000 people in the u.s. are affected by the disease. now pesticides can be used to keep the bugs away. it's also advised to seal your windows and keep trash and piles of wood and rocks clear of your home. all right. well, right now is actually the best time to make your summer travel plans. >> i he wit mdetails. beginning to about that, aren't we? >> deals? >> deals, yes, absolutely. well, expert says it is best if you secure travel right now. a new report shows millions will ditch a summer vacation because they don't think they can afford it. but it doesn't have to be that way.

ditching summer travel? you're not alone. a new report shows 39 million adults won't be taking a summer vacation this year because they cannot afford it. according to a survey from bank rate.com, the average expense is $1,979. but don't let that keep you home. travel experts say a little planning can keep costs low without skimping out on the fun. >> having a good vacation experience really comes down to being prepared and doing a bit of research. >> the biggest expense is usually airfare. so experts say follow these three steps to save big. first, be flexible when it comes to when and where you can go. next, consider traveling in the off-season, or better yet, experts recommend you book travel in the shoulder season, which is between peak and off-season. >> you might compromise a little bit on weather, but you can save on your accommodations and experiences. >> and finally, use online tools and apps to research, plan and book the cheapest options for airfare and accommodations.

>> you don't have to worry about tracking it. it will send a notification right to your phone. >> and remember, you don't have to go at it solo. experts say a travel agent can typically book your vacation for free because they charge the vendors. not you. you can tell the travel agent what your budget is and have them work out a deal using your budget as the guideline. that's really smart. >> good to know. >> thanks, michael. well, the impossible burger is coming to a burger king near you. the fast food chain says it will roll out the burger nationwide by the end of this year. as we told you last month, it has been testing the vegetarian option in a few of its markets. the plant-based patty is supplied by impossible fo >qun, once led by the legendary freddie mercury is the subject of a new documentary airing tonight here on abc7. it focuses on the group's revival following mercury's death, and in a rare move, "american idol" alum adam

lambert was tapped by the group to take over as lead singer. lambert is belting the group's iconic hits across the globe. >> in learning more about freddie over the years and learning there was definitely a loneliness there, i feel like have i enough in common with some of the things that freddie was going through. >> the show must go on, the queen and adam lambert story airs tonight right here on abc7 starting at 8:00 p.m. facing a trivia powerhouse. up next, the bay area man who went up against a "jeopardy!" champion in a record setting episode. and coming up tonight on abc7 news at 5:00, what some call generation lockdown. >> there's an active shooter you'd all be dead. >> a new video and a new push on keeping kids safe in an era of mass shootings. plus, san jose joins forces to tackle homelessness. today's big meeting to reduce a very big problem.

and a top actor releases behind the scenes video of a new avengers movie, despite being told not to. those storieses and a lot more for abc7 news at 5:00.

all right. coming up tonight on abc7 news at 8:00, it's "the show must go on," "american idol," the queen and adam lambert story. that's followed by the fix. then stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. millions have been following record breaking "jeopardy!" contestant jaymes holzhauer's journey. dion lim spoke with the young man from the bay area who faced off against him in a record-setting episode. >> he's earned a lot of money in just three days. >> this was just the beginning for james holzhauer's record setting run on "jeopardy!" >> if he hits the daily doubles, watch out. >> a run that has amassed more than $1.3 million in winnings

for the profesional sports gambler. but this is not a story about james holzhauer. it's about the guy on the other end of the stage. >> samir from los altos. >> at 23 years old, he has been a "jeopardy!" junky since the age of 9. >> i remember watching the show of that and seeing a category on the world capitals. and i brought it on myself to learn the world capitals. >> sameer for 1600, this former national quiz bowl champion studied the almanac to prepare. >> i was in the library, actually, and i was actually studying an almanac at the time, can you believe that? and i got a call letting me know i was going to be on the show. >> he attended pop trivia nights in college, practiced the buzzer, and took notes from james' own strategy. >> i tried to get the daily doubles just like he did. and i was just amazed by the amount of courage that he had to bet the amount of money that he did. >> he admits there are some categories he needed help with.

>> there is stuff within the pop culture categories that i need to improve on, particularly baseball. and certain things with an alcoho >> i knew a lot of the questions that i was expecting myself to know. >> finally,in the category of sameer, double jeopardy. this contestant has no regrets about losing and is optimistic for the future. >> it was a historic match because it was the first time $100,000 or more was won on the show. and being able to participate was may more than i could ask for. >> we have a feeling with sameer deciding which law school to attend in the fall, he is going to be just fine. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> great story. sameer hopes to continue his quiz game show journey as well with his sights set on perhaps who wants to be a millionaire. and you can catch james holzhauer again tonight on "jeopardy!" at 7:00 p.m. here on

abc7. that's going to do it for edition of abc7 news at 4:00. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. abc7 newsnow. we plan to make serious changes to regain the public's trust. >> the mayor of san francisco has her work cut out for her after today's bomcity's transit. >> it was an urban jung until santa rosa today. a cougar came to town and had a five-hour adventure that ended when he met one man. addressing homelessness in santa clara county. the problem and the solutions now being looked at. and a milestone in oakland. 878 days after the ghost ship warehouse fire, a jury is picked to determine whether two men are guilty of manslaughter. >> live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> very challenging time over the past couple of months for our muni riders. >> challenging to say the least. just last friday, thousands were affected when the muni metro

subway in downtown san francisco shut down because of electrical issues. >> on april 12th, a train dragged a woman. her hand was stuck in the door because of a defect on new muni trains. >> now that same day, also on the new trains, there was a failure on the coupler system meaning they could not be linked to make longer trains. and now new fallout. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. the head of muni announced his resignation after the disastrous month. edre reiskin will leave this center. luis pena has more on this. >> muni riders said it's been a bad muni, but you and i know it has been bad years for this system