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phase two of reopening starts in several bay area counties come tomorrow. aisle he explain what that means. >> another round of showers heading our way. i'll let you know how long it is expected to last. >> "american idol" contestant has an entire neighborhood hyped up. this is only the beginning. abc 7 news starts right now. good evening. i'm eric thomas. your health, children's education and the changing workplace. as well as your money. all issues we're focusing on in our effort to build a better bay area. tonight, the economy. looser restrictions go into place tomorrow in marin, san francisco, and san mateo counties for some businesses, and those counties in green, much of the north bay, is

already in phase two. while almeda and contra costa countys say they will begin to move on to the next phase very soon. santa clara county has no date set to begin phase two. we begin our coverage with abc 7 news reporter jr stone who went to marin county. >> we're going to do everything we possibly can to make it right. put our best food forward. >> from tom melvino who owns a o men's apparel shot in marin county and will be back to work on monday as phase two allows retail stores to open with curbside pickup. >> i think people will come. and if they cane walk to the window and we can do something through the door, through the window, that would be great. >> parking restrictions eased monday. all of these changes comes the question, are we ready? >> i understand the safety concerns but this can't go on forever. people have to go back to work. >> we will finally be able to

leave our yards and go somewhere and park. >> some parts of the country have opened. some we talked to don't like what they see when it comes to covid cases. >> these other states that are opening up and having people going to bars and getting close to each other is so irresponsible. it is just nuts. >> melvino says it will be a challenge to not have customers in the store, but he's hopeful. >> we're doing everything we possibly can to hang in there and make it right. >> there is confusion during the reopening process. here's why. it is store to store, it is very possible this store could reopen on monday but the one right next to it could stay closed. so again, check with the business that you're interested in going t in marin county, jr stone, abc 7 news. san francisco is another place where many stores will be able to reopen for the first time in months, but with restrictions. abc 7

what is going to be different tomorrow. >> reporter: the most important monday probably in the last many years. >> david perry from the san francisco chamber of commerce says monday will be big, the day many busineses and retailers will have the green light to take down the plywood and partially reopen their doors. >> anything that gets our small businesses open, and let's people know that they are open is very important. >> starting monday, many stores will offer curbside pickup. >> we have our factories opening up tomorrow. so we are playing catchup. >> reporter: derrick owns silver creations in san francisco. and san rafael. both stores will offer curbside delivery. one customer at a time will be allowed inside stores. >> i think the mask is the big thing. as long as the employees are wearing masks and the mer is wearing the mask. >> reporter: the city tweeting out new guidelines in four languages. but not every business will be allowed to unlock their doors. >> we closed last monday when i got a citation. >> reporter: smoke signals newsstand on polk street has been here for 25 years but it was shut down last week, she

saying the business was not essential even though he sells nuns in six languages. >> when you say on average, when you sell on average 500 different newspapers a week, there is a lot of customers upset when they don't have their papers. >> it is an essential service. >> i have been coming here for 12 years. and it's a phenomenal shop. completely unique in the city. >> this is all over the map. and many of us are really struggling. >> reporter: the supervisor says there are mixed signals from the city's health department. he is fighting to keep the burberry newsstand open. >> newspapers and books are like food for the mind, and food ess >>orter: meantime, the san francisco mta offering businesses temporary loading zones. it's free. just register online. >> we heard from the union square business improvement district. they say big retailers like saks fifth avenue, anthropology and urban outfitters getting ready to reopen monday to offer curbside pickup.

in san francisco, abc 7 news. most san francisco restaurant owners say takeout and delivery is not profitable business. the golden gate restaurant association surveyed the owners of 419 restaurants in the city. and 73% said they are open for takeout and delivery. but 60% said they were losing money. and only 1% say they were doing as well now as they were before the pandemic. most said they had laid off at least half of their employees. nearly 60% said they had received emergency federal loans. one bay area restaurant is closing all 50 locations after 33 years in business. pleasanton-based specialty cafe and bakery says covid-19 and the shelter in place orders have decimated revenues. it's cafeswere popular in the san francisco financial district and downtown oakland with homemade sandwiches and extra large cookies to the launch crowd. the last day of operations will be this coming tuesday. tesla is telling its employees that it now has approval to resume full operations this week.

the san francisco chronicle of course, the company sent an email to workers saying almeda county had signed off on the reopening plan. fremont police confirmed to abc 7 news that it visited the plant and found it meets or exceeds county safety standards. the tesla ceo elon musk tweeted last week that tesla had already started production against almeda county coronavirus rules and sued the county and threatened to move the headquarters. the company has reportedly picked austin texas and tulsa oklahoma for a new plant to build the cyber truck. in the east bay, and the coronavirus testing site is ready to open tomorrow morning in east oakland. it is set up at the allen temple baptist church on international boulevard. the site will provide drive-through testing and willard be completely free regardless of health insurance or immigration status. you have to register in advance and you can do that right now on the oakland city web site. mayor libby shaf will be at the site to help open it tomorrow

morning at 10:00 a.m. santa rosa is set to begin moving the homeless to a new managed encampment tomorrow. it is located at the finley community center west of downtown. the site is designed to protect at-risk homeless people from coronavirus and will remain in operation until the county lifts its shelter at home order. officials estimate there are 3,000 homeless people in sonoma county. there have been no reported outbreaks of covid-19. the beaches are open once again in los angeles county. thousands of people came out to soak up the sun on the santa monica shoreline. most people observed the rules. which are still in place. they include no sitting or sunbathing on the sand. >> it was amazing. yes. we've been pretty cooped up. like everybody. to get out here and get in the water, the water is really nice. >> we're not going to get close to other people, so chill, yes, but i do wear a mask. >> piers remainshut down as do most beach parking lots. the l.a. county sheriff's department and police were on

patrol focusing on those who were not physically distancing. no one had been cited or forced to move. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, francisco martin's family was ready for a win. he may have come up in his quest for the next "american idol." we will hear from his brother on how the end may just be the beginning. >> that is the whole test. i'm not in pain. >> new york's governor decides he needs to get a message across about the coronavirus. all right, and we have some rain moving in. another round. in fact, the heaviest rain will be coming in the

daly city francisco martin made the bay area proud in the "american idol" phil, he didn't win the title but made it to the top five and stole hearts while igniting a community along the way. luz pena is live from the newsroom and you had a chance to speak to the family. >> i did, eric, i love watching "american idol" with my family and i francis c francisco's first performance and he is so much more confident and i spoke to his brother and he said that francisco is excited and eager to record his own music. >> this was the first time america heard daly city native francisco marten. >> would you faint if i told you that you were top ten? >> words have power. he didn't just make it to the top ten, but top five of "american idol." >> i didn't expect to be this

far into the competition, but i'm happy that i have the support on both sides. >> the once shy and nervous contestant began to win over america's heart after each performance where his voice and song writing separated him from the competition. and tonight's virtual finale was no exception. >> you're so smooth when you delivered that. it sounded like it was pofally record, professionally recorded in a studio somewhere. that's how good it was. congratulations. >> thank you. >> many of the neighbors came out to the balconies with signs and others across the house, telling stories about the young drummer they had known for years. >> a lot of the people, they're godfathers. >> oh, wow. >> so you're basically family, not just neighbors. >> pretty much family. we all moved here a year before he was born.

>> it was all support before tonight's performance. >> this is the graphic designer, he is behind the cars having the "american idol" logo. >> they asked me to do it. in this neighborhood, everybody knows everyone. >> his older brother tells us this is only the beginning for francisco. >> i told him that i was very proud of him. he really made it so far. he really is like living his dream and that's what he wants to do. >> let me tell you, the support from his neighbors was exceptional. many of them were on the phones as soon as voting opened and exceeded the amount of times that a single person could vote in a matter of minutes. i'm sure they will be the first ones to buy his music. and the overall winner of "american idol" was from new york. luz pena, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much, luz. the soh bo bring comfort and companionship to the elderly during the

shelter at home order. cameron had portable dvd players and kits and headphones to take to nursing homes hoping to brighten spirits and he was inspired when he saw how lonely his grand parents in the u.k. grew during the shelter in place. >> playing cards online, playing chess online with them, it makes their day, it brings joy and happiness to a day, and time, when they just feel lonely. >> he's bought 200 activity kits so far and plans to deliver them to nursing and care homes the week of may 25th. it is may 17th and yes, there is rain in the forecast. i'm not kidding. >> yes, late spring rainfall, and we have another round heading our way. starting to move towards the bay area. because this area of low pressure is off the west coast. let me show you the satellite and radar image with live doppler 7. you can see some moisture in parts of the north bay and see a

lot more rain, falling over the next few hours. especially in the north bay. here's a live shot looking down to market street. you can see the view is obscured a bit by the low clouds and some light rain falling. right now temperatures have mainly dropped into the 60s. and even some upper 50s. san francisco, 60 degrees. oakland, 64. and san jose, 63. and gilroy and pacifica, 59. and check out this shot. as we look out towards the embarcadero and ferry building, and the bay bridge. looking clear right here. we will see the showers develop though. very soon. and santa rosa, 58 as well as petaluma. and low 60s right now in concord and in livermore. so this system, it ranks a one out of five and a light storm. so tonight, through monday, we can expect on and off showers, it could be heavy at times, and possible thunderstorms, more likely tomorrow afternoon, even though the heaviest rain will be falling overnight and then rainfall ranges anywhere from a quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch, and we could get caught by a downpour and that's when we will see

heavy rain. here's the forecast. midnight, notice, at about 3:00 in the morning, we will see some of the heavier rain, orange, and yellow here, even red spot there, and so the heaviest rain wll fall overnight, tomorrow morning, when you wake up, there will still be some scattered showers and then by tomorrow afternoon, most of us dry. but as these showers pop up, in the north bay, and even there, through parts of the east bay hills, we could see a possible thunderstorm. keep that in mine. now, on tuesday, mostly dry. but as that system moved out, we could see some wrap-around pop-up showers. so it is in the forecast. isolated showers still possible tuesday. although it will be mostly dry. and rainfall estimates range from about a quarter of an inch to three quarters. and some areas could get a downpour, like fremont, 0.6% of an inch possible, near 0.7 in calistoga. overnight lows mainly in the 50s. low to mid 50s. san francisco, 55. oakland, 56. lower 50s through ukiah.

santa rosa. cooler in the north bay. some possible fog developing. also highs tomorrow cooler as the air mass moves in. temperatures will mainly be in the mid 60s to upper 60s. san francisco, 63. with breezy conditions as well. oakland, 65. san jose, 67. some of the warmer spots in the upper 60s for the inland areas. and here's the accu-weather seven-day forecast. we've got a level one for tomorrow with scattered showers. most temperatures in the 60s. some isolated pop-up showers on tuesday. check it out. things start to warm up and we get more sunshine by next weekend, going to be sunny, very warm inland, in the mid-80s an even around the bay, mid-70s, and up the coast, mid 60s. >> thank you very much>>a selin new fans with generosity.

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a softball team cannot play because of covid-19 so they're giving back to the community instead. the girls raised more than $2,000 in just two days. they purchased 700 pounds of food, and today, dropped it off at the contra costa county solano food bank, where it will be distributed to families in need. >> we are all dealing with this pandemic. and you know, the world is upside down. and for these girls, their world is upside down. so we want them to realize that even though you can't play softball, your ability to make an impact and help people in need is great. >> they decided to help the food bank because they wanted to make a local impact. donations for the teem which calls itself university fast pitch 08 will provide about 5400 meals. . we invite you to join better bay area project thanks and join everybody on the front lines of the covid-19 battle and use the hashtag #betterbayarea to say thank you and share your story. right now we share sports

with chris alvarez. >> coming up in sports, live sports, actually back, if golf for charity and nascar returns to the track. dropping the green flag, racing from darlington, no

welcome am to sports. we actually have live sports to talk about. how exciting is that? the fights over the past two weekends and the pga tour gets going for real next month and today, nascar dropped the green flag. in darlington. without fans. let's go to the highlights. from south carolina. drivers not allowed on the track until the rice actually began. and this is a very difficult track to begin. with so on the very first lap,

ricky goes into the and 71 days between races, he doesn't finish a lap. and end of the first stage, jimmie johnson trying to pass got look for a second and uf to end johnson's dame. final restart, kevin harvick ahead of alex bowman, and harvick led the last 32 laps and picks up career victory number 50. no way to test the car on the track at all making for a very memorable victory. >> a lot of effort, a lot of studying, a lot of meeting, and just got to thank everybody at the shop who built these cars and man, i'm excited. it is weird, just because there's nobody out up there. >> if ule is normal today, with the final round of the pga championship, at harding park in san francisco, of course, coronavirus pushing that to early august. that is when they will play golf in san francisco. but today, there was a golf event for charity in florida.

so here we two. to florida. skins game. at the seminole golf club in the sunshine state. raising money for the american nurses foundation and the cdc. and dustin johnson could win this match with a birdie and it slides on by. he can't believe. it and closest to the pin contest from 120 yards out. rory mcilroy goes last and he likes it, lands it on the green. the rule says the ball that is pin high is the win sore after some confusion, it is actually mcilroy and dustin johnson winning the match. the event raising over $5 million for charity. good stuff there. and another season of holy moly returns right here on abc season.r stephen is the and we caught up with the san francisco native who made the cut who will appear on the first episode of season two. >> you know, it was a totally fun, ridiculous experience.

and i can't wait until i'm 70 years old, and describing this insane mini golf tournament and my kids are going to think i've totally lost it. >> from holy moly to holy molars. sharks captain joined us earlier this week on "the with authority" podcast and a rite of passage for hockey players to lose teeth and this was about the time when he took a puck swear to the teeth in nashville. >> took a puck square in the teeth. not in my lip. nothing. square in the teeth. my bottom line were all rammed to the back of my mouth. and they were like that. and just pulled them forward. and she was actually able to save the teeth. they did a root canal but they're still my real teeth. >> you t the full interview on youtube and we

tweeted a link to that. this is lucky whitehead, a wide receiver for the winnipeg blue bombers in the cfl, talk about strength, he is pulling a semi truck for his workout. he got encouragement from his friends filming, he uses all of his strength to pull the truck along. here is one guy who doesn't skip leg day. that is quite the workout. and again, hockey players losing teeth, lucky to still have all of mine. back to you guys. >> chris, thank you very much. packed beaches. crowded restaurants and bars. states are slowly reopening. but there is new cause for concern that the spread of the coronavirus is not slowing down. and we're getting a better look at the job market. which

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good evening. i'm eric thomas. in tonight's headlines, more california counties are entering phase two of the plan to reopen the economy after a prolonged coronavirus lockdown. several bay area counties, including san francisco, san mateo, and marin, will start to ease restrictions tomorrow. more retail stores will be allowed to open for curbside pickup. in san francisco, many retail businesses say they're eager to open their doors to customers again. at sofa creations in san francisco and san rafael, both stores will offer curbside delivery, one customer at a time will be allowed inside stores. the city is also allowing many businesses to apply online for temporary loading zones in front of stores. tesla is telling employees that it now has approval to resume full operations this week at its fremont factory. the san francisco chronicle reports the company sent an email to workers saying that almeda county had signedoff on its reopening plan.

more and more states are easing restrictions with massachusetts set to become the 49th to begin the reopening process but at the same time several states are seeing an increase in cases. abc news reporter chuck has the story. >> thousands of americans flooding to the nation's beaches and parks, as states begin to reopen. >> with many ignoring social distancing. the mayor of new york vowing to crack down. >> if we have to shut places down, we will. >> some bars and restaurants seeing large crowds as restrictions are eased but they had been hard-hit by the pandemic. restaurant owners now telling researchers, if this crisis lasts six months, they have about a 15% chance of survival. eight states now seeing a rise in cases. according to a "new york times" analysis. including texas, which is looking to lift even more restrictions. but the state had more than 700 new cases reported near amarillo on saturday. many stemming from meat packing plants. texas now testing more than

693,000 people, out of a population of nearly 29 million. on monday, massachusetts will become the 49th state to start reopening. where officials now are working to boost testing to 45,000 a day, by the end of july. and in new york, where they conducted more than 1.4 million tests, governor cuomo demonstrating how simple the process is. >> that is the whole test. i'm not in pain. i'm not in discomfort. >> tomorrow, florida will reopen gyms, expand restaurant capacity, and allow vacation rentals, but not everyone can visit. >> if you tell me you're going to rent them out to people from new york city, i'm probably not going to approve that. >> businesses adapting to the new normal which for many involves safety barriers and social distancing. a darlington raceway in south carolina, nascar returning. however, there were no spectators in the stands. congressional democrats have

opened an investigation into friday's late night fire at the state department inspector general and they had no confidence in him saying the firing was recommended by secretary of state mike pompeo. a congressional democrat says there was an investigation whether there was a personal i.t. who performed personal tasks for himself and his wife. >> the president has the right to fire an federal employee but if it looks for anything that is retaliation, that the inspector general is doing, that could be unlawful. >> the white house adviser peter navarro says the firing is legal and the administration has every right to find someone who is more loyal to the trump agenda. two of the firefighters critically hurt at the downtown l.a. explosion are doing well enough to be taken off ventilators but remain in critical but stable condition. they were among a dozen

firefighters hurt responding to yesterday's inferno at at smoke shop and butane honey oil supplier. three of the injured were discharged from te hospital today. many of the firefighters suffered severe burns. at least one will need skin grafts. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. there is heart wake tonight, for our neighbors to the north. a royal canadian air force captain was killed when an acrobatic jet crashed during a tour, to boost morale during the pandemic. captain jennifer casey was killed shortly after the snow bird plane she was in took off from the airport in british columbia. a video of the crash shows the crew ejects before the jet crashed into a building. another crew member was injured in the crash. the crew member will be okay. the snowbirds are canada's equivalent of the u.s. air force thunderbirds. a second wave of coronavirus appears to be sweeping through the aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt, now docked in guam. eight sailors have retested

positive. bringing the total to 13. 1,000 of the aircraft's crew tested positive in the first march in march. the santa rosa native captain was removed after sounding the alarm about the sailors falling sick. a 49% decline in new jobs reported this april compared to last year. tonight the i-team is digging into which industries are struggling the most. as abc 7 news reporter found out, there is one small silver lining in san francisco. >> reporter: it's a sign of the times. empty streets in chinatown. empty sidewalks. even empty tables inside restaurants. and if you ask brandon, owner and head chef at mr. jiu's, a michelin-rated restaurants, his place is pretty much empty. >> before we closed, we had about 55 employees here. as of now, there's about six of

us. >> reporter: brandon furloughed a small fraction of the 33,000 employees in san francisco temporarily laid off since march 1st. >> it's hard. it's been hard. >> reporter: abc 7 analyzed data from hiring web site monster.com. it shows how trends changed this april compared to last april. so far, the biggest decrease in new jobs across the state is in the accommodation and food services industry. with an 81% loss. arts and entertainment come second. down 67%. and educational services, like teaching and administration positions, come third, falling 62%. the only bright spot across the state is right here in the bay area. san francisco reports a 10% increase in new jobs. >> and believe it or not some employers are hiring. >> reporter: we sat down with chris, the director of nova, one of the largest work force associations in the bay area. her team helps with everything from resume writing to negotiating salaries. >> we have had customers get

jobs in the last month. >> reporter: the top five in demand jobs in san francisco right now, are software developers, marketing positions, truck drivers, stock clerks, and sales representatives. >> out of all of the services your team provides, what resource has been the most helpful for people trying to find work? >> a live body, to talk to you on the phone. to answer your questions. to tell you what steps you can take from here. to give you some basic advice. >> how do you see the job market shifting here in the bay area, especially for those industries we know have been hit the hardest? >> i think it is going to take a long time for the hospitality industry to rebound. and those folks are going to need a different skillset. but the skills they had in the prior industry are transferrable. >> reporter: a tough reality, facing employers like brandon. >> i can seat only 50% of our dining room, it is pretty clear we can only really hire back 50% of the people. >> reporter: braced for what is

to come. for more resources on how organizations like nova can help you find a job during this pandemic, head to our web site, abc7news.com. we have interactive graphs illustrating job trends across the state. abc 7 news. >> we know our bay area "american idol" hopeful came up just short. the winner, just sam, has quite a story of her own. her amazing journey to the top is next. we are showing a live camera shot from emeryville where rain is falling right now. some of the heaviest rain will be moving through overnight. showers continue tomorrow. but i'll let you know when you can put the umbrella away. >> abc 7 ishe area's class of 020 by featuring as many high school seniors as possible. you can get your grad or senior cass posted with candid pics, and congratulations to the class of 020. 2020.

the bay area's francisco martin came up short short of the quest of the next "american idol," it turned into a memorable season for a number of reasons especially because of the coronavirus pandemic. george pi station in los angeles takes us to the winner. >> it started with a thousand then down to ten, two, and then eventually just sam. >> from harlem to hollywood, and now maybe the world. >> just sam. congratulations. sam, you did it. >> over the course of three week, just sam shared her story of a life of many struggles. but one filled with the love of her gram.

>> do not let your story stop you from your dreams. look where i am today. >> when it comes to her story just sam says there is more to tell. >> because i feel like some of the things that i have been through are things that people don't like to talk about. and i want people to know that they should be able to talk about those things that hurt them. >> it is a great example of the american dream, and just so proud. i mean like she was singing on a subway, she will never have to sing on a subway again if she didn't want to. >> sam has always been in my heart but in reality i didn't quite know what america was going to do. >> she is just a very endearing girl that -- >> people want to root for her. >> you want to root for her. she is very, very talented. >> just sam ng at the top of the world. and she can't wait to bring you what she said before, more. >> more of the authenticity that

they see in me. more of the voice that they heard. and more. just more. just that. >> just sam told me she can't quite put into words yet what this all means but she is looking for synonyms for the word grateful. in los angeles, abc 7 news. >> time now for one last check of the weather with our meteorologist. frances? the rain is in the bay area. you can see with the live doppler 7 and the satellite radar image, heavier rain through parts of the north bay and parts of the bay, as we head to the bay bridge in emeryville, areas of original and yellow are the heavier rain. we will see that as well over the next few hours. here is a live shot. you can see it is just pounding there right now. until about 3:00 in the morning. that is when we will see the heaviest line of rain showers move through the bay area. tomorrow morning, overnight lows will be in the mid 50s. for the most part. and the showers will continue throughout the day. but really, much lighter and

sporadic. by the afternoon. and the temperatures will be cooler, and it will be breezy. san francisco is 63. oakland, 65. and san jose, 67 degrees. and also, just a reminder, there's a winter storm warning, so avoid driving to the sierra, until 5:00 p.m. tuesday, and we're expecting up to 16 inches of snow in some isolated areas. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast. the wet weather continues with us for another day, it is one out of five, isolated showers through tuesday, but then lots of sunshine, and much warmer through the week, into next week end where it will and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers

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store, she was helping with making masks with fabric, and now we can even make more masks. >> what if wearable devices like fitbits or smart watchs could help detect covid-19? researchers at two leading bay area universities are looking into just that. >> a valuable tool in the fight against the novel coronavirus could be one you already own. >> i'm a big fan of them. i'm wearing three smart watches right know and this is a sensor as well, with the ring and so we're very keen on the technology. >> technology that researchers say could be instrumental in telling you when you're sick even before you're symptomatic. >> your heart rate goes up. skin temperature can change. your blood oxygen can change. without you realizing it. >> stanford medicine is now recruiting participants for a new study that aims to detect viral infections like covid-19

through data clekt checked from a wearable device like a fit bit or a apple watch. >> we have a dashboard that could elect the information and relay the information back to people. >> we're ott the only ones looking at how they could play a valuable role. >> we have had users come to us and i felt sick before feeling the symptoms. >> the san francisco-based health is looking at data, collected from the wearable ring and daily symptom surveys to help build a algorithm for covid-19 onset, progression and recovery. more than 4,000 peej are in the study including 3,000 front line health care workers who have been provided with a ring which can track the pulse, movement and temperature. >> we are seeing lot of different efforts and companies and technologies coming together to better protect people and we couldn't be more proud to be participating in that right now. >> as for the stanford project, researchers are hoping to fine

tine that your algorithms over the next two weeks with the goal of making it live by the summer. >> the next step is to get it out to everyone, millions of people and try to alert them before they realize they're getting ill and we think they're getting ill. >> that is it for tonight. i'm eric tops. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for dion, frances, and chris, and the entire abc 7 news team, we thank you so much for joining us. and have a safe evening.

that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day.

stay well and keep it golden.

♪music) (john h.) all right, america. let's play big ball. uhh! come on! (men grunting) (monkeys screech) (john a.) that's right, 24 competitors are about to hit the field and fall headlong into a battle for $50,000... uhh! whoa! on the world's most extraordinary obstacle course. whoo-hoo! we'll see magnificent falls... uhh! astonishing spills, and sensational tumbles. aah!