good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm larry beal. >> and we begin with an east bay teacher accused of having sexual relations with a student more than two decades ago. the story is now coming to light because of the recent change in the statute of limitations. >> 54-year-old kyleann wood was arrested for having inappropriate relationships with students at a high school in lafayette. she was a teach tler er there i 1990s. abc 7 news reporter chris reyes live with the latest on this case. chris? >> good afternoon. as you mentioned, 54-year-old kyleann wood was a teacher here between 1996 and 1998. we just interviewed the superintendent. they learned about the arrest last night. >> well, we became aware last night of the arrest of one of our teachers from the high

school, kia wood. and we were informed that she was arrested for felony sex crimes and we were told that there was an improper relationship with students in 1990s at the high school. >> kyleann wood is a teacher. we reached out to parents there but no one got back to us. when we were on campus with, he did hear students chanting free miss wood. wood was arrested at her home wednesday night. she is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail. residents across the street told us they were shocked that she is an extremely helpful and good neighbor. court documents state that complaint was filed october of 2019. >> our priority is absolutely student safety. what we hear of something like this, it really shakes us to the core. and so we are, you know,

reaching out and if anyone knows anything, we want them to come forward. the teacher is on administrative leave pending police investigation and our own internal investigation which has commenced. >> reporter: and as bhengsed early eshgs it is worth noting that this complaint was filed just days after the governor approved a bill giving victims a longer statute of limitations, until they're 40 years old, to file a lawsuit or make a charge. previously, it was 26 years old. that law came into effect january 1st. it's also worth noting that while there were two complain ants, thoenl charged miss wood with one case because the other person is deceased. sheriff's office is asking anyone with any information on this case to call them. chris reyes, abc 7 news. a student faces

[ inaudible ] officers made the arrest after receiving calls that a student was carrying a concealed weapon. officers reportedly found the gun inside the student's backpack. school administrators did place the campus on lockdown as a precautionary measure. new develop ments in a shooting that left one man dad and injured four more others. >> the shooting happened last march, authorities announced charges against two san francisco men. >> we're live in the newsroom with more. >> according to the superseding indictment that was filed, the men charged are known street gang members. beej a both are now in custody. >> this is what it looked like on fill more street. a shootout between rival gangs. >> this event was heinous zbrchlt one man was killed and five other people injured including a 27-year-old man that is paralyzed from the waist down. >> the wanna be kings of the street don't have a throne waiting for them. they have a federal prison cell waiting for them.

>> the u.s. attorney along with fbi special agent in charge john bennett and san francisco police department chief william scott announcing a federal indictment against san francisco residents, 28-year-old robert manning and 26-year-old jamari coats. they're both accused of using a firearm resulting in death and being felons in possession of a firearm. >> these individuals are documented gang members and convicted felons who have a history of committing violent crimes involving the use of firearms. >> the indictment is the result of a joint effort between law enforcement partners. >> we're all safer when federal and local law enforcement is allowed to work together. >> anderson is calling for the review assessment and reversal of san francisco's decision to suspend its participation in the joint terrorism task force. >> it's one of the decisions, the consequences of which will only be known when it is too late to make a difference. >> the decision to rejoin would

require police commission approval. >> maximum penalty for the charges announced to day is death. coats is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. manning made his initial appearance last week in the newsroom, melanie woodrow. >> thank you. the new year's eve death of an oakland man trying to retrieve his stolen lab top is driving a gofundme account. they aim to raise money for the monday clair security camera program. those behind the effort say something has got to be done to reverse the crime trend and secure the neighborhood. 34-year-old zhang died after being drag bid a vehicle carrying two men involved in the theft of his laptop as he sat in a starbucks. the chief homelessness official stepped down. we have learned that jeffrey ross resigned today just days after meeting with county supervisors over his job performance. the departure comes amid a

growing crisis over the massive number of homeless people living along a trail connecting santa rosa and another city. turning now to the weather forecast. it's a popouri of twoernlg dwea. we had rain, sunshine, a little everything. >> we're keeping a close eye on the big game saturday. >> yes, we are. i'm going to skip ahead and show what you we expect for the big game. we have the clear skies that you mentioned. another storm is am coming in tomorrow night. it is only one on the storm impact scale. there is concern about whether the rain from this storm will last into 49ers play-off game on saturday. take a look at the forecast animation. notice there will be some light rain moving into the north bay late tomorrow night. it starts to spread southward and eastward overnight in the w wee hours of saturday morning. right now the forecast mod rlz showing this storm tapering off by mid morning on saturday.

skies will be at least partly sunny, maybe even mostly sunny by the time the game starts. i'll give you a closer look at all the details in the seven day forecast in a few minutes. >> all right. spencer, see you then. >> drivers heading to the sierra better be carrying chains. we spotted crews checking big rigs and vehicles this morning on the cal trans camera at done ard lake. chabz were required early this morning as the front that hit us dumped several inches of snow on the mountains. here's how things looked earlier from the camera on highway 50 looking back toward echo summit. we're learning more about the fare structure for the drivers. critics say it is unfair and unclear. abc 7 news reporter julian glover has the details. big changes are coming for uber drivers starting to day in california. for the first time, drivers will be able to see and estimate a fare before accepting a trip, something they're currently in the dark about. this man has been driving for

uber for three years say the new changes give him more control. allow him to choose a higher fare, for example, someone headed to the airport instead of someone looking to take a shorter trip. >> now we can decide if you go or not. >> for the first time, drivers will also be able to see where the potential passengers are headed before accepting a ride. >> so where are you going? and then if you don't want to go south, you don't have to take it. but now it helps to manage time. >> the changes are uber's response to california's assembly bill five taking effect with the new year making it harder for companies to claim workers as independent contractors. riders also notice a change. uber x riders no longer see a set price before booking a ride. they'll be shown a price range instead. a move not going over well with some >> if you're still seeing the set price, don't worry.

an uber spokesperson i spoke to said they just pushed out the update starting yesterday. it could fay several datake sev take effect. >> according to axios, lime is laying off 14% of the workers. around 100 people, and will exit 12 cities worldwide including san diego. they're leaving markets where micro mobility is involving slowly. it is the largest scooter company in the world. most experts agree the market oversaturated. cleaning up. the new effort to get the trash off the streets and into hands and san francisco. riders safety barred approve change that's could help passengers feel a bit safer on trains. the question is, will it really work? and on the ball. we have some new tricks coming up from the harlem

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digital political ads. cleaning up the streets is just one way to build a better bay area. and san francisco alone says they collect 1,000 tons of trash that ends up in the landfill. 650 tons going into the blue bins and 800 tons into the green bins. that is nearly 2500 tons of crash generated by san franciscoians every day. >> you've seen the video and seen it in person, trash just piling up on the streets even around garbage cans. >> you mib remembght remember t video. trash just strewn across the street. the city is coming up with a plan to fix the problem. >> abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez has the details. lauren? >> they asked supervise yards what they're doing to alleviate this problem and work toward a citywide plan. >> you're not convinced that additional trash cans actually make the streets cleaner?

>> right. it's got to be a balance. >> reporter: the san francisco supervisors and department of public works don't agree when it comes to how aapproach one of the city's biggest problems, trash. >> from our perspective, the biggest issue is really bad behavior. we see lots of illegal dumping at cans. we see lots of piller iffing through cans. >> reporter: matt haney is leading the meeting and disagrees with public works approach. >> i don't think that cans themselves are causing the illegal dumping. i don't think that it stops it when you take them away. >> reporter: if it were up to dpw, there is more trash conditions at bus stops and schools but not at every corner in needed areas. >> they're not intended to be this -- a catch all for everyone's they want trash cans in every corner in high needed areas. a new secure trash can design.

clearer standards for where they can be placed and removed and accelerated time line to recall the automatic lock on private bins. >> this is common sense. this should not be a fight. this should be obvious. and it creates a lot of cynicism when the city can't get something as basic right as a trash can that is available and working. >> one solution brought forward is the automatic private bins. now customers have a key to these bins and they can automatically unlock when they're hooked up to a truck. it was pilot tested out in the tenderloin and so far ate pears to be successful. reporting live in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lauren. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining us on facebook. the 49ers about to host the first ever play-off game at levi

stadium. they're upping the ante on the field and in the kitchen. they gave us a gold leaf wrapped tomahawk rib yi. they call that big kid dog. >> we're getting ready for some play-off football here at levi stadium. this is pretty amazing stuff. so, you know what? to kind of bring the noise, you know, that is happening on the field, we have to bring it from a food standpoint to elevate our specials and offerings. much. >> now we got to get back to the gold leaf wrapped tomahawk ribeye. they used 23 karat edible gold as it was explained to us. it's the gold that is in gold sc had hlager. it is available in the club sections for a hefty price. . >> wow. >> sounds like a meal spencer christian enjoys every night probably. >> sounds like appetizing. i may give it a try. what kind of wine goes with gold? >> that's a good question.

>> something expensive, i'm going to guess. >> something sparkling. the weather is looking sparkling. skies are clear. it will be cold overnight. pretty chilly out there right now. here's a look at live doppler 7. some of it is headed our way. you wnt tell by this view from the tower looking at blue skies over san francisco. it is currently 53 degrees. we have low 50s in redwood city. 57 at gilroy. here's a view from emoryville. we have crowds off in tclouds o. there skies over the bay is clear at the moment. temperatures in the upper 50s at santa rosa. napa, 55. 52 at concord. livermore, 50. at the golden gate, you see blue skies and traffic is flowing freely. these are our forecast features. clear and cold overnight. next rain arrives tomorrow night into early saturday morning. and this wet unsettled pattern continues into next

you can expect scattered showers. and the wind will be out of the northwest at about 20 to 30 miles per hour at times. it will be preezy. here is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening. in advance of the arrive will after the storm. notice by 11:00 tomorrow night, we'll see rain pushing through much of the north bay. again, though, light rain scattered showers and not very heavy or widespread. overnight into saturday morning, rain sweeping southward. and eastward. so the east bay, south bay will start to get wet weather. early in the morning, the storm will start to wind down. the rain will taper off and by mid morning to midday, we see at least partial clearing. it should be dry conditions for the niners play-off game. so we're looking at good weather after that storm moves out of here in the morning hours. the rainfall totals, not so impressive. generally under .2 of an inch. most locations will see totals

under a tenth of an inch. it will be a light storm. it will produce some wet weather. overnight tonight, look for temperatures to plummet in our inland valleys. lows drop into the mid 30s and many inland valley locations around the bay shoreline. lows to 40, 41 degrees and upper 30es 30s on the coast. tomorrow, mid 50s on the coast and mid up toer 50s on the bay and inland. don't expect it to warm up very much tomorrow. here's the seven day forecast. after a level one storm on saturday morning, we'll get partial clearing. it remains mostly sunny through sunday as well. but some light showers will come in late sunday night into early monday the next storm should be beefier than the monday storm. we'll see fet develops into something more energetic. >> i was going to sashy, beefie

juicier, with gold or no gold? >> gold. >> like the 49ers, red and gold. >> good segue. >> that's what i'm here for. occasionally. thank you, spencer. >> okay. >> scammers have found a way to target people concerned about the growing crisis in iran. what they're doing. >> and i'm 7 on your side. california could be getting into the prescription drug business. i'll tell you about the plan just ahead. >> traffic is looking pretty good at the golden gate bridge. that's like a postcard. looks a little chilly. a little windy out there. the traffic is moving nicely i we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant or a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor.

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to fight high costs. a new plan which is still in the works would allow the state to contract with generic pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs under the states own label. the governor says he hopes a plan will introduce more competition in the marketplace and drive prices down. the takata saga is coming to a conclusion with an additional 10 millionaire bags from 14 carmakers being recalled. the ten million are among the 70 millionaire bags, a bankrupt company agreed to recall in a settlement with the national highway safety administration. the air bags have been found responsible for 25 deaths. hundreds of others were injured by takata inflaters. 100 million are being recalled across the globe. the first recalled occurred in 2001. >> major meat producer is now selling its products online

shipping frozen meat and choosing new packaging. purdue farms allow customer to orders frozen beef, turkey, pork, shipped directly to their homes. it will be packaged with an environmentally friendly foam made from corn stark. the product can be dissolved in water and poured down the drain. part of the company's mission to reduce green house gas emissions by 30% by 2022. >> if you're safeway you're going oh, no. >> right? >> everything can be ordered. fresh meat and all that. >> unbelievable. and no packaging to deal with. >> right. >> that's amazing. >> could be a game changer. >> all right. it is about time. robin finally has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. badman's sidekick burt ward was honored with a star ceremony today. he is known for his portrayal of robin in the 1960 super hero series starring adam west.

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now, news to build a better bay area from abc 7. >> building a better bay area involving protecting bart riders from crime. the board of directors signed off a pilot program that will move community service officers from the bart police department into the role of ambassadors. >> the ambassadors will ride the trains and they'll be on the lookout for possible safety issues. abc 7 reporter following the story joining us now with the latest. laura? >> well, hi, larry. riders should see these trains with ambassadors on them about this time next this is reaction to the stabbing death of a person on a train last november. >> so the roles are going to be visible to the public. >> bart police will soon have ten new sets of eyes and ears assisting them on platforms and trains. they'll come in the form of

ambassadors, part of a six-month pilot program designed to deal with specific issues regular riders see every day. >> it will be inappropriate behavior, safety and security on and in the system and biohazards. >> the ambassadors will be easy to spot wearing these black and blue shirts. they will work in pairs seven days a week from 2:00 p.m. to midnight and focus on the route from 12th street oakland to san francisco's civic center. the most heavily traveled heart of the system. unlike bart's sworn officers who ride trains a half dozen times per day, tambassadors will wide the system full time. >> this is the first of the kind program for the system. finally, there are dedicated employees walking up and down the train, observing and report wlag they see. >> the the ambassador program had a h. been stalled for the past couple of years out of concern that the unarmed personnel might create more of a liability than a help. that hurdle was cleared when it was decided to pull the

ambassadors from the existing pull of community service officers, already trained by bart police. >> hopefully we'll be able to look at this with some of the metrics in the next three to four months and expand it. i think this is something that has the ability to help make bart safer. >> now because the ambassadors were pulled from that existing pool of community service officers, they were able to be trained up quickly. they've been vetted by the police department. and the hope is to get them on these trains on the system by this time next month. of course, if the program is a success after the six month pilot this he hope to make it permanent. of course, they have to find the funding, that is the bart board of directors. laura anthony, abc 7 news. thank you. we're here to talk about the bart program. bart in general, now, it fields like bart is make something

progress with a couple of new programs. is this real or is this just public relations? >> it's both. i say it's one part public public safety two parts public relations. let's be honest, bart has an image problem right now. what we're talking about is trying to change that image of bart not being safe. now there is a debate about whether they should have more cops or not. that costs money. also a lot of people say i don't want to see more cops on the train. that's militarizing. >> i think most people opt for more public safety. but always -- >> that's the politics. >> in order to get something done, you have to get everybody onboard. so what they're doing is saying, okay, we're going to take the people that are already working, checking your tickets. we're going to give them more training on confrontation disputes and such. give them new jackets and put them on the trains. and they're going to be at peak commute hours from san francisco to oakland and later hours out in the outer areas. it's to give riders a sense of

safety, a sense of president thaens bart is there on the trains and on the platform keeping an eye on them. >> bart has new leadership to address a lot of the issues that are problematic. how much of that stems from ron powers being on the job? >> quite a lot of it. there were a lot of, like we just pointed out, opinions about what to do about public safety on bart. the union questions, should they be cops? who are you bringing? what are the background? are you getting the checks done? he was able to bring all those forces together. and come up with a compromise. the basically said let's not try to reinvent the wheel. let's take what we have, reassign it and get it in front of the public. these guys and gals are going to be on the train within a month. by next month. it took a year to get this far. he's not going to waste any time. >> why did it take a year? >> because of the politics of it. you have all the different opinions about how to solve a problem.

there is some people on the board that said, hey, fare jumpers and activities we're seeing, not that big a deal. as a matter of fact, there are. i talked with one bart director who said i'm not personally bothered by, you know, people fare jumping. they're not bothering me. we're trying to get more people on the trains. let's be a more encouraging place. so you're going to see more ambassadors. they'll hire 19 more cops this year. you'll see more harder gates to get in and out of the system. all of that is going along because powers at the new gm knows he's gt to make the riders happy. he can deal with the board. he has to make the riders happy. ridership is continuing to slide. >> we reported previously this is costing them just the fare jumping, 25 to $30 million a year. you need that money. you need that money to provide more security. this is -- >> one would think. i'm telling you, okay, one would think. when you tell somebody, we're going to take that money. that means that the station in your district, your area isn't going to get the upgrade that you thought. you're not going to get something that you want.

you're shaking your head? that is politics 101. like it or not. >> yeah. >> bart, you know, luckily runs relatively on time. the bart board of directors, >> let's go back to something we talked about, the new ambassadors and new approach. if it they're checking your tickets and zroibt the ticket, they're going to say -- >> talking about the early morning sweeps. they didn't like the word sweeps because that entails that, you know, you're going in and being aggressive. the ticket takers were checking tickets along with the police in the morning saying if you don't have a ticket, you're out. they didn't give you a citation. they just ordered you out. that's going to continue. if anything, i think it's going to expand. that what's they told me it's going to expand. >> and it's working? >> it's working. one step at a time. and believe me, as much of as you might think this is a small step, that is a big leap if you know bart. >> building a better bart. not that easy. thank you, phil. >> all right.

and bart approved a plan to bring public wi fi to the entire system. bart will offer free and paid wi fi in all stations as well as blue tooth for real time updates on arrival. it is adding cell service to three tunnels in san francisco. bart expects the plan will take five years to implement. it also projects $243 million in the services over 20 years. all right. let's dmek wi let's check in with spencer. >> lots of sun. a lot sunnier than the morning hours. here's a look at live doppler 7. it will remain clear. maybe a patch or two of fog near the coast. and perhaps some spilling through the central -- from the central valley through the delta into some low lying areas in the inland east bay. but overnight lows, drop into the 30s. it's going to be a very chilly overnight. look for mainly sunny skies. a seasonally cool day with highs in the mid to upper 50s. now tomorrow night, we get our

next storm coming in. only one on the storm impact scale late tomorrow night into saturday morning. we can expect scattered showers, less than .2 of an inch of rain and breezy. here's the forecast animation starti starting 7:00 tomorrow night. showers continuing to sweep southward and eastward. early saturday morning, it's going to be wet. by midday, the storm should be fizzling and we should be drying out and skies will be clearing. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. mainly sunny skies tomorrow after a frosty morning. morning showers on saturday. a sunny day on sunday. then late night showers coming sunday night into early morning. and then another storm on tuesday. that's the accuweather forecast. all right. the royal rift. new details about the growing public battle between queen elizabeth and her grandson harry. moving ad, change coming to some theaters that may make you want to arrive even later. and we're playing ball. new moves with

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of the rare place that's people actually pay attention and advertisers want to capitalize on that. that is likely to change. >> it is a pretty good ad. i'm still not paying that much attention. you no he? i mean i'm there. so the screen is on that. t the ad will be on. >> if the ad comes on after the previews, you'll pay attention. >> because it's dark. >> we like to see the previews. >> everybody is doing this. >> >> surprise announcement that they're step ago way from royal duties. the queen hopes to find workable solutions within days not weeks. harry and megan said the goal is to be financially independent and withdraw from the scrutiny of the british press. the in the future they will connect with the public through grassroots media organizations

and young up and coming journalists rather than tradition alameda. you knew this wasn't going to be so easy, especially for the queen what she said yesterday. >> the queen is pretty serious about this. seems like so are they. >> they are serious. >> i mean, you can't blame them, right? it's kind of -- >> too much scrutiny. >> yeah. especially for megan. i mean she's being trashed by the british press, the tabloids. and sometimes even in a racist way. harry loves his wife. so let's go have a life apart from these people. >> can they though? i mean, i look at it and just go it's impossible. isn't that trap of being -- they're part of the richest family on earth. you no he that, right? >> yeah. >> how do you step away from that? i mean i wish them well. >> and if they move to los angeles, then they have the paparazzi. no one is going to stop. >> brutal. >> well, kind of what you sign up for though. hawaii woman is now weighing her options following her showdown with the shoplifter.

maybe you have seen this security video. capturing a best buy flow. her name is summer. of blocking a man -- pretty good move right there. he was trying to leave the store with a $500 portable speaker and she basically buried him into a barrier and other assistants arrived. the man was allowed to leave without the item. she saw the same guy steal a similar item days earlier. she said she knew she was going to be fired for doing what she did because it violated company policy. but she already put in her notice. she is like -- >> she's like i'm out. i have a free shot here. and i'm going to take it. >> she's my hero. >> yeah. >> i mean really impressive. >> best buy should be promoting her instead of -- >> they tried the last time. >> you could see they don't want confrontations in the way the legal system works now. and imagine security guard shoves a guy -- somebody could be armed.

or then then -- or then they end up suing best buy because they suffered injuries. so you can see the can of worm that's gets opened up when you empower some security guards to just decide to do whatever you want to do. >> yeah. >> but i like her. i still like her. >> my hero too. >> okay. smart devices are taking over homes. this week kholer is showing off the 2.0 intelligent toilet at the consumer electronic show in las vegas. the high-tech toilet features a heated stheet also provides personalized cleaning and drying along with lighting. >> that part cracks me up. >> and soothing music through built in speakers. . if that's not enough, it also features amazon alexa. this is way too much for a toilet. of course, a toilet isn't cheap. it costs between $7,000 and $8,000. >> wow. >> larry, i think you should get

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come on, man. that is the harlem globetrotters showing off their skills. the warriors helping out. deuce mcclerk. that was the ultimate forced shot. no look. out of bounds. nothing but the bottom of the

net. zeus, scooter here. i asked you this previously. we'll do it for the sake of the camera. how many takes was was >> how many did you see? >> i saw one. >> that's all it takes. >> what say you, scooter? >> just one. >> we're on live tv. you're not supposed to be lying about this stuff. >> one take. i'm not lying. >> all right. i wish we had a lie detector to hook you up. you were at chase center earlier today as well, right? >> yes. >> and another trick shot? >> this year is our 2020 pushing the limits world tour. all the shots you saw right there were great. we're trying to push the limits. take it to the next level from the cat walk of the chase center. just did this this >> splash. >> yeah. >> your shot.

i'm pretty sure that's an ace. >> i don't know if that is going to become your new shot. much the tunnel shot you debuted, that is a really difficult attempt. >> yeah. so we were trying to shoot it like steph usually shoots it, you know, kind of regular. i was noticing that it's so high you have to have a crazy arc. scooter said if you turn around and do it backwards, like have a better arc on it. >> yeah, because most people shoot better backwards, right? >> yes. >> so try it. >> with the globetrotters, it's correct. so you are playing the generals again? >> yeah. we're playing the washington generals. it is called pushing the limits tour. we added a lot of new elements to the game this year. we actually got the sweet georgia brown song. we're doing that in the dark. the ball is glowing. we're taking record breaking shots and added a fifth courter and scooting the line back to 35 feet. so as soon as you step over the half court line, it is pretty much right there. >> that's steph curry's shot right there. that is within steph's range.

>> that's right. >> let's bring in another long distance shooter, spencer christian to assist here. we always do this bit. >> i like the shots. >> thank you. >> spinning the ball on your finger is kind of a globetrotter trade mark. >> yes, of course. >> anybody can do it, right? >> correct. >> with proper training and assistance? >> that's true. >> assistance is the key word. >> so let's see if we can get spencer going here, scooter. >> here we go. >> okay. . >> hold it still here. get a good spin. strong finger. strong finger. >> got it. got it. >> 2, 1,000, 4, 1,000. can we do better than that? >> you absolutely. >> let's go. you are right or left handed? >> >> 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, spencer won. >> you're right, spencer won. i want to do it with scooter next time.

sorry. i know -- isn't a great ball? you can -- >> i never could ball before. i can't do it now either. >> it's a new ball. that's a new ball. all right. now you're not just going to be at chase, right? tell us about the pushing limits tour. you are starting chase this saturday. this weekend. >> yes. this saturday and we're playing actually seven games in the bay area. you can catch us at san jose, oakland arena, all of those f you don't catch us this weekend at chase, catch us next weekend also playing in all over the bay area. all over the world. just go to harlemglobetrotters.com/bayarea. >> the fun thing. michael finney, our consumer roert came in earlier. he said, you know what? as soon as i just see these guys in the studio, it just makes me smile. >> that's the coolest part about being a globetrotter. when somebody sees this red, white, blue, it takes them to a happier time when they went to a game with their parents or grandparents. i love putting a smile on people's face. >> awesome. fun seeing you every year. and we're going to do a podcast together after the newscast is over. don't run away.

>> okay. >> all right. we're going to work on this spin. >> all right. we'll be right back.

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it's the place i go for inspiration. it's a place where i go to meet people, actually. it's a good place to go research our account is never really been about us. a lot of the shots we take are him from the back. the view from a child's eyes. it's become a love letter to the city, if you will, i really love showcasing it in the best light. what does this one say, buddy? >> i love new york. he enjoys it as much as i do. he has a private life as well. we don't showcase that. baseball practice, soccer practice, play dates that, also happens. we're just good at scheduling. it looks like we're always somewhere. we may have done that two weeks ago. we're avid readers in the house. he has a lot of great children's books. there's not a lot that are inspiring about children really. we thought about how we can be different and new and modern, fresh from what we've seen out there. came up with an idea. >> going through hash tags of just looking for illustrators.

you have to find the right partner and look. the book will bring the family through a day of new york city. we're going to really touch on place that's you might not even know about, even has a new yorker may not know about or been to before. it's a little scary. i've never done something like this before especially in an instagram culture. you're seeing the best of what everyone does and seeing the journey ten years down the road from where you might be right now. i think if people jump in, they'll find the community a lot more welcoming. if it's your passion and something you're really interested in, you'll be successful. you'll never work a day in your life. >> some of the pictures are fantastic. you can check out more great stories at localish.com, facebook, and instagram. reminder, you can get the latest news any time wour abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, more customization and the personalized push alerts to get more news that you want. get it delivered to your phone in real time.

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