been under ways for carol caparski and her husband ian irwin. their last known whereabouts, an airbnb rental. >> investigators say one disappearance is rare enough, much less two cases. >> reporter: tonight the marin county sheriff's office is searching for robert bennett, the third hiker to go missing since the weekend. the son of another hiker addressed crews searching for his father and stepmother. they've been missing since friday. >> there's no playbook for something like this. >> reporter: he his father's an experienced hiker who wouldn't just disappear. >> my dad was somebody, you know, when he was really into the backpacking thing to do like snow camping and cut into ice and make fire and he's super resourceful. >> this area, there's no history of people going missing here.

>> reporter: michael st. john is directing the search team. he says the challenge has been the thick brush. >> we beat a bunch of teams for a path. >> we're looking at financial aspects. we're looking at trying to figure out any financial transactions that have been made, trying to establish a timeline of when they went missing. >> reporter: sergeant snyder says there's no evidence of foul play, but they left behind their wallets and cell phones. >> they wouldn't leave all their stuff, leave their car and just vanish. so, yes, i think it's very stwra strange. >> reporter: in marin county, abc 7 news. >> we know there's been a lot of interest in the couple's disappearance. download the abc 7 news app.

it's how we send out breaking news alerts. a patient with coronavirus is being treated and another monitored. both were passengers on the diamond princess cruise ship. some were flown to fairfield yesterday. nine people were identified as needing hospital saying or testing. self rn seven are in solano county hospitals. new virus cases in china fell again to 1749. there were 136 new deaths, putting the toll at more than 2,000. 180 americans who have been quarantined at travis air force released today. buses were sent to take them to nearby airports to catch flights home. officials say there is no health risk from any of those people. some of the americans went to sfo for happy reunions with

their loved ones. liz pena is live with some of those stories. >> reporter: that's right. and today was all about joy here at sfo. we saw several families weeks of quarantine. we met a person from minnesota down to see his family. he didn't recognize him at first but then heard his voice. a hug 25 days in the making. >> as a dad, i was pretty, pretty nervous when i couldn't do anything to help him all those days. >> reporter: now seeing him. >> seeing him is great. i'm happy. >> reporter: he flew from minnesota to greet his son. he is among 180 people who returned from wuhan china and completed their 14-day quarantine at travis air force base. >> reporter: this letter is a letter of freedom? >> yes, it lets me out of the

quarantine. yes, it's a letter of freedom. >> reporter: someone else getting ready to leave the travis air force base is jeffrey ho. this letter is bittersweet. it gives him the green light to exit, but his heart is back in china where he left his wife and 1-year-old daughter. >> the quarantine that china has over china has lifted and, and quarantine requirement is lifted from the u.s., too, for anyone from china, then when that happens, then they could come back. >> reporter: in texas, novato resident rick and his wife are just starting their two weeks of quarantine. they were previously inside the diamond princess cruise ship. >> when we got to the airport, we were slowly loaded onto the two giant cargo 747 400s for the flight back. inside, was anything but what

you'd eck pebxpect on a passeng. >> reporter: going back to tanner delawyer, i said those in quarantine with him became somewhat of a family. now as to what the son and dad duo will do next, well, explore. liz pena, abc 7 news. another kind of flu is spreading and causing a surge of visits to doctors. it's the seasonal flu. and it is reaching its peak. david louie has more from a clinic in san jose. >> reporter: local clinics such as this one operated by gardner fami family health services is one used to track the flu. this animated map created by the cdc shows the weekly progression of patients seeking treatment for flu. e e twoypes ofasllow, orange and

fall but now a is more common. this is the medical director here. >> right now we're seeing more as around, but there are definitely bs going around as well. they're both prevalent, virulent strains and cause conditions with pneumonia, hospitalization and death. >> reporter: this 18-year-old decided to get a flu vaccination for the first time. do you feel better that you're hopefully protected from the flu? >> yeah, probably recommend for other people to get it too. >> reporter: some people refuse the shot because they got sick after getting it last year. >> we need to put all our efforts into convincing them that the illness was into the due to the flu vaccine but something they got incidentally. >> reporter: the elderly and children under 2 are the most

vulnerable. 92 children have died from flu since fall. there have been about 14,000 flu-relate the deaths. medical professionals are suggesting that maybe a face mask might be appropriate measures to keep people from getting it in close quarters or even at home. it can take two to three days for the flu to run its course. >> now remember, you can find information about the flu and the coronavirus all on our website, abc 7 news.com. rancho san antonio park near cupertino will remain closed after a 6-year-old girl was attacked by a mountain lion over the weekend. there is still no sign of the animal. the girl suffered minor injuries. authorities said the park will reopen after they've made sure it is safe. part of making a better bay area is about solving grid lock around town and getting around a

bit easier. the city of san francisco is taking aim at one of its perennial problems, parking or i should probably say the lack thereof. lauren martinez is live with wt some solutions that will affect everybody but drivers. >> reporter: the board approved a curb management strategy, increasing meter times, adding more parking spaces for motorcycles and much more. drivers i spoke with tonight are a little skeptical of the proposed changes. >> it's horrible. it's really, really, and some places there is no parking. >> reporter: denise was one of the 300,000 people that commute into san francisco and plans her trip around the parking. >> i try to make a list of the places i need to go to? san francisco and i see what the restrictions are then and try to go. >> it's $450 a month.

>> reporter: the board of directors unanimously approved parking proposals. including adding metering in the evening and sundays. >> that's absolutely ridiculous. you're going to see less and less people wanting to come here, period. >> reporter: to deal with growth and population and jobs, mayor london breed wrote recommending the agency look at congestion pricing where drivers will pay a toll on busy streets during peak times. >> the fact is, we're going to explore it, we're going to explore how it works in other places. >> reporter: she also recommended evening metering and ending sundays. a move enacted in 2013 and ended in 2014. >> we're going to have to look at all the options. it's not to suggest that the option is a done deal. it's just to look at whether or not it could work. >> reporter: now while the sfnta

board of directors unanimously approved these changes, they still have a long way to go. they still need collect data and talk to the public. lauren martinez, abc 7 news. a big part of building aaar to deal with the high price of housing here. >> we're still searching for rain, but we don't see any in the seven days ahead, except for a slight chance, which i'll tell but in a moment. >> you have to request the ballot you want. >> a key reminder to make sure you can participate in the primary the fisn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives,

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a big rig had traffic backed up for miles. a helicopter over the scene near the powell street exit in emeryville. at one time travel times were sacramento to san francisco were about four hours, twice as much as usual. a train station was evacuated because of a bomb threat. this disrupted travel for amtrak, cal train and long distance buses as well. the all-clear was given around 8:00 a.m., but of course it caused a ripple effect. happening now, the oakland city council will recognize several people in honor of black history month, among the group is moms for housing. they made headlines in november ntom they illegally dron to housing

crisis. they were evicted last month after losing in court. it shows the power of organizing. and housing is one of the topics where we work on building a better bay area, because this is something that affects all of us. real estate here is among the most expensive in the entire country, and some houses are selling above asking price. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley brings us the reasons why. >> reporter: a sign of the times behind me, it says "sale pending." this house had seven offers in the last week. that's right. bidding wars are making a come back. and believe it or not, you'll hear an explanation of how coronavirus could help keep interest rates lower through the spring and summer and keep the hot market extended. >> the coronavirus is causing companies that produce goods in china not to produce those goods because workers can't go to work

which means u.s. companies don't have product to sell, which means it's going to slow the economic activity, which means investors will seek bonds and bonds help drive up mortgage rates, mortgage rates will fall our stay the same. >> there are bidding wars unlike what you heard for q4. it's the hottest i've seen in years. >> reporter: lots excited about low interest rates but not many houses for sale equals a frenzy. >> we're seeing castro valley, parts of san leandro as well. >> reporter: over the asking price. >> closing over asking. >> it's not uncommon to see homes in alameda county to go 30%, 40% over the listing price with multiple offers. i had one in the berkley hills, we were the lowest offer. we went in at one six. >> reporter: it's similar to those close to the transit corridors. >> in alamo, danville, san

ramon, there's just not enough inventory for the demand. >> reporter: the prediction for spring and summer ahead? >> if interest rates stay low and inventory stays low, it will probably be a feeding presentfr again. >> reporter: back in january, almost no one wase have this hoe market emerging as we go into the usually busy spring and summer months, but here we are. there could still be some zigs and zags ahead. but right now, the low interest rates around 3.5% are expected to hang in there for a while. in the east bay, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we dedicated a week of coverage to the topic of housing, from issues for renters to homeowners to solutions for the future. you can find all of those stories online at abc 7 news.com/better bay area. cat's bagels, the san francisco cafe known for the giant flying bagel will close

its doors. we in the mission district where the owner posted a note thanking customers for 27 years of business. the last day to get a new york style bagel will be on march 24th. let's turn to the weather. no shortage of sunshine. >> it feels like may or april out there. >> the weather's beautiful, but it is getting so dry out there that now we are worried about the absence of rain. here's a look at live doppler 7, clear skies and dry conditions. here's a view. western sky from emeryville. you see a few scattered clouds. 58 in the city, 66 in oakland, 67 redwood city. 69 at gilroy, and blue skies prevail over the golden gate right now. more temperature reading at this hour, 58 santa rosa. petaluma, 54. 58 at fairfield and livermore, concord 63. and the view from the east bay

hills camera, beautiful evening all around the area. these are our forecast features. mostly sunny and dry the next two days. we may see isolated showers and sprinkles on friday, but it's a slim chance. otherwise, dry and might weather will continue for the week ahead. let's it talk about how dry it is. so far this month, zero measurable rainfall in san francisco and around the bay area. the record is back in 1864 when we also had no rain. so january 16th was the last date on which we had a soaking rainstorm here in the bay area. that means we've gone 33 days now without any significant rain, including these first 18 days so far in february. so we're still waiting on the rain, which may come in a, in a mild dose on friday. overnight as we look at the fog cast animatin, fog, a little bit, will form near the coastline, out over the bay. there will be fog over the

central bali as we as wel as w a overnight lows will be generally in the upper 30s, low to mid-40s around the bay shore line. now tomorrow it will be another mild day, much like today, with sunny skies, high temrain 62 at day, 64 oakland, 65 san mateo. san jose 69. north bay high 68. 65 at napa and in the inland east bay, mid to upper 60s as well. looking ahead, thursday afternoon will bring us a very similar temperature range to what we can expect tomorrow. friday, even clouds increase and there's a possibility of a sprinkle. temperatures will be rising into the low 70s inland. a couple of very mild days coming our way on friday and saturday. here's forecast animation that will give us a hintz of what may happen on friday.

starting thursday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. in the a disturbance offshore, may produce some light sprinkles, mainly in the southern part of our viewing area on friday afternoon. after that, looks like clear and dry once again until sunday evening when light raindrops down near ukiah, but it's probably not going to get any further south than that. basically, we are looking at a continuing, dry pattern. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. once again, friday is our chance for an isolated shower or two. then sunny and breezy on sunday. little cooler on monday. temperatures will remain above average, though, on monday or tuesday as we start the next sunny and dry week. if we don't get rain on friday, we may tie the record for the driest february on record. >> not a record we want. >> you're right. stay here with us. the controversial former giant aubrey huff is in a war of words with his former team which is not letting him attend the world

series reunion. >> you see the results changing at the bottom of your screen as new votes come in. >> vote now and see what larry beil thinks ab

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that's what happens when billionaires are able to control the political system. our campaign is funded by the working people of this country, and those are the people that i will represent. no more tax breaks for billionaires. we are going to guarantee health care to all people and create up to 20 million good paying jobs to save this planet. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message because we need an economy that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors. ia aubrey huff is responding after his team announced we not be invited to the world series reunion this year. >> what do you think?

fair our foul? go to abc 7 news.com/vote to take part in the poll. >> huff says it's because of his political support of president trump. >> let's bring in sports director larry beil to get some perspective. >> giants and their fans, everybody loved aubrey huff in 2010 when he was getting big hits. but the giants don't want to deal with the 2020 version of huff at their reunion this summer. huff, very active on twitter. he believes his pro-trump views are the reason the giants board of directors decided not to invite him to this celebration. huff has tweeted among other e a sanders wins the 2020 election, also we should kidnap iranian women to bring here to feed us grapes. there's a long list of he's als hiring of a female coach. he was not backing down on 95.7

the game. >> i do love a good fight for what you brief ielieve in. i'm a conservative guy from texas. and i fight for my beliefs and values. i would rather not get invited to a world series ten-year reunion than avow my beliefs and opinion. >> he believes he's being excluded because of pro-trump views. we'll see what you folks believe, 65% that are voting say hey, exclude him. but i just wonder if it's worth it for the giants to engage in this public battle and elevate aubrey huff's platform. you made a great point at 24-hour news cycle, but the time we get to the reunion, n will remember. you can see both sides of it. do you know what today is?

>> it's the deadline to vote in the primary, but if you miss the deadline, it almost doesn't matter. >> starting this year, there are a lot of things can you do up to and including on election day. we will explain next. a family cancels a dream vacation when a child gets s

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now news to brild a better bay area, from abc 7. two weeks from today, california will take part in super tuesday, which means that the deadline to register to vote in the california primary is today. >> but you can actually continue to register after today as well as register, reregister if you want to change political parties. >> yeah, our partners at the cal matters.org have produced videos to help voters understand the issues in the 2020 election. >> here's ben christian to better explain. >> reporter: here's how the primary works. the primaries for the republican party, the green party, the peace and freedom party are for members only. no exception. no, you can't write them in or draw your own box or, nothing. if you want to vote in those three primaries, reregister and

join that party. the last day to register online e democratic, american februart independent and libertarian parties welcome people as no-party preference. that's people without a political party to vote in their primaries, but you have to request the ballot you want. if your registrar sent you a postcard, fill it out it back. if you missed your party's deadline or mistakenly got a ballot without any presidential candidates on it you can still call or e-mail your county to fix it. which raises the question. >> why, why! >> reporter: you'll have to ask this guy why it's so complicated. that's secretary of state alex padilla. he oversees california's election. >> when people are running for president of the united states,

the political parties determine the rules. >> reporter: parties play a major role in our democracy, but they're private clubs, so when it comes to picking nominees or choosing delegates, they decide who gets to vote in their primary and how much those votes count. that's california voting primary in a nutshell. remember, can you register to vote anytime until february 18th online. or you can register any time in person, including on election day, learn more at cal matters.org. i'm ben christopher. >> cal matters.org is a non-profit, non-partisan venture dedicated to explaining how california's state capital works and why it matters. if you want to watch this explanation we have it posted on our website, abc 7 news.com. well worth your time. in the race for the democratic presidential nomination, there are eight candidates still in the running, joe biden, mike bloomberg, amy y

klobuchar, elizabeth warren included. six have qualified, including city bloom berberg ew york will take the debate stage for alifyi tvent after arow, new npr/pbs poll this morning showing him polling well above the 10% threshold and surpassing joe biden. >> michael bloomberg can buy every ad he wants, but he can't wipe away his record on everything from dealing with stop and frisk to his foreign policies. >> reporter: it's a moment his 2020 rivals have been waiting fou for. many have criticized him spending his own money

blanketing the air waves with his ads. bloomberg releasing a new online ad yesterday taking aim at bernie sanders, accusing his campaign of fostering negative energy. sanders firing back, bringing up bloomberg's support for new york's controversial stop and frisk policy. a policy bloomberg said in a recently-released 2015 audio aimed at putting a lot of cops where the crime is, which means minority neighborhoods. bloomberg has since apologized four t for the policy's impact. >> you are not going to win when you have a record in new york city which included racist policies like stop and frisk. >> reporter: the diverse population is also a big factor with now a major grassroots latino group backing sanders. abc news, washington. a surprise move today by president trump is being applauded by a group of 49ers

legends. the president pardoned former 49ers owner eddie debartolo this photo showing him by his side. debartolo pleaded guilty in over a riverboat gamble beiing license. >> he's been an incredible friend, incredible owner, and we'll always be indebted to him. >> this man has done so much in the community. has done so much in nfl football, and today is a great day for him. >> debartolo did not serve any jail time but did pay $1 million in fines. the scandal caused him to relinquish control of the team to his sister. the president said he's going to commute the sentence of rob

blagojevich. he has been serving in federal prison since 2012. he was convicted of trying to sell the senate seat of then senator barack obama. jury deliberations in the harvey weinstein trial begin today. they deliberated about five hours before leaving for the day. they will return tomorrow morning. new york prosecutors have charged the former movie mogul with sexual assault charges. >> i see it as an act of desperation to try to appeal to the jury, that i glad the prosecutionht it to the court's attention. >> weinstein pleaded not guilty. his defense maintains the sexual activities with the women were consensual. the boy scouts of america

bankruptcy protection. it comes after a number of lawsuits from thousands of abuse victims. it could be forced to sell-off some vast property major u.s. stock indeces mo erasing some of the market's gains. the dow lost 165 points. the nasdaq was the only index in the green and just by a point. the s&p lost almost ten in trading today. a bay area man is making his mark on "american idol." >> would you faint if i told you that you are top ten? >> i would, oh, my. >> francisco marti

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he led us to victory. same with the keystone pipeline. when tom says we can save the world and do it together believe him. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. a 19-year-old bay area musician got a golden ticket on "american idol's" premiere. >> francisco martin joined us and talked about how he was able to get over his nerves and nailed the audition. >> when i looked up, katy perry's staring at me, and i just froze. i was shaking, and i was sweating like profusely. it was a whole, the whole thing.

and then when i started singing, it all disappeared. and i feel like it gets that way. i'm never really nervous when i'm talking to people, but when i'm singing, i don't think i'm evers ha ever nervous. ♪ >> what a voice. what a young man. the golden ticket will take martin to hollywood where the competition will really start to heat up. >> "american idol" airs sunday nights at 8:00 right here on abc 7. what a nice young man. had a nice time talking to him. >> a bright future regardless. mild and cloudy, followed by mild and sunny. >> this kind of weather in february is one of the reasons we love living in the bay area, even though we need rain.

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higher. big competition. all the worries about coronavirus have focussed attention on exposure while traveling. one woman was about to go a trip overseas when she found out her son did have a virus. >> not the coronavirus. she canceled the trip in part to protect other travelers. >> is she entitled to a refund, michael? >> what do you think? this story underscores the importance of buying travel insurance. because if there's one thing you can't predict, something unpredictable can happen. betsy hicks had just eskabed city life, finding heaven under the water falls of the tahitian island. >> it's surrounded in beaches, very simple lifestyle, a perfec while. >> reporter: since then, betsy

and her partner dreamed of going back, this time with her son. >> he's 26 >> and so she booked three tickets. she paid extra for seats next to joey and baggage for his special food. >> we were super excited, ready to go. >> then joey became very ill. >> extremely high levels of epstein-barr virus. >> and highly contagious. >> we knew what we had to do. >> he might infect others on the plane, they canceled the trip. >> we contacted the airplane, told them the situation. they said give us a doctor's note. >> however, these were non-refundab non-refundable tickets. >> we lose our fare, we lose our fare, at least give us that portion back. they wouldn't have anything to do with it. >> she came to seven on our side. we contacted french v. they agreed to a partial refund of fees and taxes, totaling

$1,000. >> we were very appreciative of that, and that helped us quite a bit. so we're very thankful to 7 on your side. >> french v did not have to provide a refund,y thank the airline for giving some of that money back. if you plan a big trip, buy trip insurance, as we saw, you never know what might happen. domestic flights probably not so much. but once you're planning a big trip. >> a lot of moving parts on an overseas trip. >> the seven on your side hotline is open monday through friday, 10:00 to 2:00. you acan also reach me on my facebook page. >> let's go to tahiti! a rare grass fire is contained. it broke out near loyalton, the flames were fueled by strong

winds and burned about 100 acres without damaging any buildings. let's update the weather forecast. feels like spring out there. >> it really does. >> it's been feeling that way for a while now. february is feeling a lot more like april and may. overnight we'll have mainly clear skies. maybe a patch or two of fog. but overnight lows in the mid to upper 30s. a som tomorrow, much like today, m 0s arou mid-60s around the bay. if you're looking for rain, follow this animation, starting at 5:00 thursday. on friday, a weak system will approach. it may produce a sprinkle or two friday afternoon. we're hoping for more than a sprinkle, but it looks like that's all we can expect. on we go to the accuweather seven-day forecast.

friday is the best chance for an isolated sprinkle or two. otherwise we're looking at seven more mild, mostry plwe have a s deficit that's only growing. >> let's talk a little baseball. >> larry beil's here. >> this is not going away anyti anytime soon. bob manford on the sign-stealing scandal and the take growing up in a family that struggled economically powerfully influenced my values. bernie sanders he's fighting to raise wages. and guarantee health care for all. now, our country is at a turning point. hard working people, betrayed by trump, struggling to survive. in this moment, we need a fighter. bernie sanders. we know he'll fight for us as president because he always has. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message.

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good evening. aubrey huff is entitled to believe and say whatever he wants, and the giants are just as entitled to say we just don't want you around here. huff will not be invited to the 2010 championship reunion this summer. huff says he thinks he's being penalized because he is pro-trump. the giants say it's because of his tweets demeaning and racist to women. he tried to display his sense of humor and views on 95.7 the game. most of this sounds like the early cave man book of life. >> here's my deal. i don't believe a woman should be in men's pro sports. absolutely not. there are so many more people, especially men who are grinding it out who deserve that spot more than she does. but i also don't believe men belong in women's sports or sports in general, women are

tough enough to deal with anyway. >> ba-bum, bum. meanwhile, over in scottsdale, the aubrey huff news wasn't that big of a topic. he says he hopes his old teammate has learned a lesson. chris alvarez tells us how the new-look giants are turning the page. >> reporter: when i introduced dave capler, i asked him what kind of manager did you like as a player. he told me he respected consistency, the same guy every day. now, as the giants' manager, capler's trying to infuse his players with confidence, no matter how well they're playing. >> you remind them what they do well, and you don't hit them with just one voice. so it's not just the hitting coach, or the manager. it's a, we kind of call it like a village approach. >> it's really fun to play for a guy who's so invested in the team. he's invested in trying to have

as many relationships with players as he can, with the coaches, with having us have relationships with the coaches too, and making it more like a family. it's impressive to watch him go about his business. > reporter: meanwhile in mesa, expectations are high for the oakla oakland as. his stars are taking the leadership on and running with it. >> when you have younger players coming up or new players coming in and they go out in the field and see how these guys work, you have no choice but to work that way. so it's great when you're, you know, your best players are the hardest workers. >> we've got a lot of guys coming back who were here the past few years and a lot of guys getting more experience. it's just going to turn into better things. we'ro take down the done thin division and make it a little easier going forward. i know that's everyone's goal

this year. and i think all the momentum, everything's moving in the right direction. we've got so many young guys, you know, really contributing now. it's really cool. >> reporter: here at spring training in arizona, chris alvarez, abc 7 sports. >> as could be really good this year. rob manford looks like a man struggling in quicksand, no matter what he says or does about the astros sign-stealing scandal. he gets deeper and deeper into the mess, amart frpart from cale world series trophy "a piece of metal", he explained that baseball investigated every complaint begins the astros. but he claims they didn't find h anything definitive until mike fyres spoke out. >> without a mike fyres, we probably would have had a very

difficult time cleaning this up. it would have taken longer. i think we would have done it eventually, but it would have taken a lot longer. and, you know, i have a rea suggests that mike did anything other than the right thing. >> to the ice. this is a lost season for the sharks, filled with injuries and loss. and today they trade the brendan dillon to washington for a pair of draft picks. dillon is pumped to be joining a contender. >> you guys can say, you don't read this or you don't read that, but it wears on you for sure. and, you know, i've just kind of tried to bring the lunch pail to work every day and do my job. but definitely couldn't be happier to get going. >> very much appreciative of everything they've done for the organization and excited for him to get the opportunity he's going to get now. t ew weapon, tight end. a 13-year vet, overcame serious

injuries. 52 receptions, two touchdowns last year. if he's got anything left in the tank, he could be a problem for the 49ers to deal with. i know people are wondering, why weren't any players disciplined in the sign-stealing business. the red sox will be the next to be penalized. under standard labor law, your spear years have superiors have to tell you, you can't do this, you can't do that. baseball would lose immediately in an arbitration. executives, we're told, never told the players. no nobody told me anything, and the players would win every case in five minutes. >> join us at 11:00. a laser hits a chp pilot in the eye. how the plane stayed in control. and attempting to kidnap a woman from her home. her harrowing encounter and how

she escaped. >> this is this edition of abc 7 news. >> we hope you have a great night.

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this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are... a musician from hamtramck, michigan... an information security engineer from alburtis, pennsylvania... and our returning champion, a program development director from tulsa, oklahoma... ...whose 1 day cash winnings total $26,400. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we have a bit of a trend developing on "jeopardy!" two games in a row now, a contestant bets really big when hitting a daily double, makes it pay off with a correct response, and then goes on to win the game as a runaway. will we make it three in a row

with mackenzie, rex, and caitlin? let's start finding out. good luck. here we go. jeopardy! round first. one daily double coming up in one of these categories... next... and finally... mackenzie, off. she married that rock star for $200. caitlin. who is billy joel? he's the one. rock star, $400. mackenzie. who is paul mccartney? yes. uh, she married that rock star for $600. mackenzie. who is sambora? no.