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one of the drivers in the initial crash exited their vehicle and actually tried to steal the other vehicle involved. the suspect was unsuccessful in that attempt. however, was able to flag down a different vehicle. and brandishing a firearm, was able to seal the third vehicle involved. >> this white chevy colorado pickup truck was taken. the suspect took off toward oakland in that truck. police are looking for the carjacking suspect who they say is armed and dangerous. they ask you to be on the lookout for this white chevy pickup truck, license plate 95222-p2. looking again at that backup, they did reopen the lanes but traffic is still recovering. a pretty big mess there for people who had just recently returned to work, stuck in that lingering backup trying to get out of the city.
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things are slowly improving after they reopened some lanes. chp says what happenedn thydge,g, isignusualeeway and a bridgetha, highway patrol will look at cameras in the area and they are also looking at the suspect's car, which he left at the scene. liz: hopefully they find that suspect soon. drivers are also feeling the pain at the pump. the national average is four dollars 23 cents a gallon. in california, five dollars 91 cents. the highest is san francisco, an average of $5.97. larry: there is release inside. bay area drivers tell zach fuentes any relief is welcome. >> the last few weeks of skyhigh gas prices have been brutal for bay area drivers. prices soared in the bleak of an eye. it was around 50 to 60, now it
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is 85 or 90. >> eric turner speaking with me at this gas station, a regular stop on his commute. >> i live in santa cruz. i work here, my union does all the southbay work. monday through friday, i am here. >> if you are not a commuter like eric, you know someone who is. living with the financial toll gas prices are taking. >> typically the bay area tends to be the leader when it comes to california gas prices. right now, that title has been passed los angeles. >> average prices there are $6.05 a gallon. wednesday, gas expert patrick to han says because -- southern california has seen relief, we will too. southern california higher prices have been linked to issues at the refinery appeared >> finer issues are now behind us. we have now seen improvement. >> what could we be seeing? >> we should see broad relief across the state. $.10 to $.25 a gallon in
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northern california, $.65 in southern california over the next two to four weeks, with the caveat that things can change. >> that caveat, the war in ukraine. which is what in large part led to the recent hikes. >> the situation in ukraine continues to evolve. that could either eat into any relief we are expecting, or enhance it if there is good news. larry: president biden is calling on congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the pandemic. mr. biden made his pitch before getting his second booster of the pfizer covid vaccine and one day after approved a ad 50 and up. the president says his administration's responses working, but also says money for testing, boosters and vaccines is running out, putting americans at risk. pres. biden: if we need a different vaccine in the future
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to combat a new variant, we are not going to have enough money to purchase it. we cannot allow that to happen. larry: the president also announced the launch of covid.gov, a one-stop website to help people access covid tests, vaccines and treatments. starting today, americans 50 or older can walk into some pharmacies and get their fourth vaccine dose. they also have to be four months out from your first booster shot. walk in shots are available at walgreens, cvs. rite aid is taking walk-ins as well as appointments. liz: students returning from spring break are going to face testing, covid testing. senior education reporter leanne melendez tells us school districts are taking the safety of students and staff very seriously. >> the state and the school districts are taking it very seriously because as you are ine if that testing had notbefog
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break, the school district handed out 123,000 rapid antigen tests like these. the recommendation is for everyone to get tested the weekend before returning to classes. the superintendent saying, proactive covid-19 testing can prevent exposures, outbreaks and unnecessary -- for staff and students. a good example is berkeley your enough -- berkeley unified during their last winter break. the school district there said students self tested before coming back to school in january. nearly 300 of them tested positive. >> what that meant was that we essentially intercepted 300 students who would have been on campus that day. that is likely many times more cases that could have spread. >> during that winter break, the state sent out 6 million tests
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to school districts. only half of them arrived in time. supply chain issues were to blame. this time, the governor ordered 14 million and percent early. >> we have about 12,000 test kits we received. all of those are now distributed, or will be distributed by friday. >> even when schools are in session, rapid tests are important because anyone exposed to covid is now allowed to stay in the classroom if the test comes back negative. instead of quarantining and missing school. >> we know students to better at school when they are in person learning. with this group tracing approach, if someone is considered a close contact, they will be allowed to stay in school unless they develop symptoms or test positive for covid. >> that went into effect a week ago. also changing in san francisco, the mask mandate. when students get back from spring break on april 4, the elementary school students and
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the very young kids who are not vaccinated won't have to wear masks. it is still very highly recommended. larry: tonight, abc news is presenting a one hour primetime special called 24 months that changed the world. it takes a look at how covid-19 disrupted and created lasting change across all aspects of our lives. the special is anchored by robin roberts. >> we do look back, but we look forward as well. lessons learned. yes, there are struggles, but there are triumphs. resilience. lessons learned so we don't repeat some of the things we did in the past. are things going to go back to the way they were before? probably not. some things will, but something's not. it is all very different. as we learned how to deal with working from home and changing, now that the pandemic is ending,
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we will learn how to go back to work, go back to the office. larry: you can catch the special edition of 20/20 tonight at 10:00. liz: task force appointed to study and develop reparations proposals for african americans in california is meeting for a second day today. today, the task force began to discuss the issue of compensation for those eligible. today's meeting came one day after the task force voted to limit compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved black people who were in the u.s. in the 19th century. a reparations proposal little -- can vote on needs to be ready in july. larry: san jose's newest fire station is one-of-a-kind. while it is located on the grounds of the airport, it is designed to serve fast-growing neighborhoods around it. david luis shows us how one station and its firefighters can really do it all.
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>> there had to be a ribbon-cutting, of course. multiple departments across city government worked together on this new 26.6 million dollar fire station because it serves multiple purposes. this is a base for first responders to any aviation emergencies on the ground. but it is also responsible for rescue and firefighting operations. because it tapped into taxpayer dollars, it also has a section devoted to -- to respond to the fast-growing neighborhoods around the airport including the soccer stadium and new office buildings. >> airfield safety is important, but fire units can go all the way out to the foothills back here. that is a distance of seven miles, if the need arises. >> the new fire station 20 was relocated to the west side of the airport. that gives fire personnel better sight for runways and terminals. inside, communal areas for food preparation and meals, trip -- similar to traditional
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firehouses. however, it is also designed for wellness and mental health. >> there is ample space for people to be apart and together. it provides isolated dormitory spaces, which hopes us with gender privacy and personal time needs. >> meeting needs while staying on budget fell on the shoulders of the public works director. >> a lot of people had to come together. a lot of hard conversations. ultimately we were able to work with the faa and internally in the city and other budgets to find enough money. >> the result is a hybrid fire station that is ready to serve the airport and growing neighborhoods to the north, west and downtown. in san jose, david louis. liz: the great return. the changing workplace as people head back to the office. actor bruce willis no longer acting. the condition that is changing his life. the stunning image and lesson
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about lightning. >> we will talk about that and also the wind. back in place towards the weekend. that means no more cool afternoons. that could b (music throughout)
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the man known for moonlighting and die hard, now stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with a medical condition that affects cognitive abilities. larry: dustin dorsey has more on today's surprise announcement and the condition willis has known as aphasia. >> diehard, pulp fiction, the sixth sense. unfortunately, it appears the star has made his last appearance on the big screen as the family announced willis is stepping away from acting. >> this was a guy that had so much more to give. dustin: willis' daughter took to instagram to make the announcement that her father has been suffering from a cognitive condition. rumors were spreading that an unknown medical condition was leading willis to take on smaller roles. now that he is stepping away, his skill set would be missed. >> he could deliver a line in a way that made it his own, made it memorable and made it much
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better than it probably was written. it is a shame we are losing him. dustin: aphasia can present itself in multiple ways, but it is a condition that robs yourself of the ability to communicate. >> aphasia is a neurological impairment in the processing of language. it could be difficulty understanding language or producing language. >> i imagine having to act as scene and you need to come up with words. you have to understand what words are. you have to remember birds. dustin: the condition can because by many factors such as a stroke, or can develop over time. it is unknown what is causing the aphasia for willis. but, experts believe proper treatment and therapy can manage the condition. >> we want to focus on the strengths of what the person has. that will actually allow people
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to have amazing lives and spend amazing time with loved ones. >> i hope we all remember those great performances and what made him such a unique and great movie star. dustin: willis' family says they are grateful for the support. liz: stunning new developments about the assault at the oscars. academy officials are weighing possible disciplinary actions after will smith slapped chris rock. today, new word from the academy that will smith was asked to leave shortly after he slapped rock. they wrote, "things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated. we would like to clarify, mr. smith was asked to leave the ceremony, but refused. we recognize we could have handled the situation differently." this comes as chris rock it's ready to make his first public appearance since the assault at a boston comedy show. ticket prices have skyrocketed. we have not heard from him yet.
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everyone is curious to see if he will bring it up. liz: -- larry: i saw tickets were 10 times face value for rock's show tonight. i imagine he will go over the jokes beforehand. liz: get his pr person to sign off. larry: i'm surprised at what mike is going to say. you mentioned 90's in the forecast? mike: i did. first time this year. 88 in santa rosa. as warm as we have been. if you areas could hit 90, but i want to show you something spectacular. an insane lightning strike scene spidering across and upwards the sky over wichita during a thunderstorm yesterday. this video was shot in slow motion by taylor vann felt on his phone. he said it was the most insane strike of lightning he has ever caught on camera. of course, that was during a severe thunderstorm. ground to cloud lightning is
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less common. usually comes from a skyscraper or tall building. there is skyscrapers in wichita, but there are very tall water towers. you can imagine all of that lightning shooting up from the water tower. you might think godzilla is coming out of there. back here at home, much quieter except the breeze. they are bringing in dry air. patchy fog and clouds tonight. tomorrow, sunny and the warming trend will peak saturday before we get to those really hot temperatures next week. right now, mid 50's to about the mid 60's. as warm as it is going to get. fastest wins will be running parallel to the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. they will be howling, gusting up to 35 miles per hour. a dry cold front is rolling through right now. that is going to usher in dry air and make tomorrow morning not nearly as moist and damp as
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it was this morning. look at these winds at the golden gate. 13 to 21 miles per hour. wind will taper after 9:00 and temperatures will fall into the 50's. on the way to a cooler night with 30's and the north bay valleys. for the rest of us, low to mid 40's. the coldest temperatures from 1:00 until 9:00 will be up in lake and mendocino counties. remember to protect pets and plants. the frost could get to them. cloud coverage tomorrow, waking up to a lot less. streaming high clouds overtop in the afternoon. a little warmer than average. 63a. localized sea breeze keeps mainly in the upper 50's. upper 60's to mid 70's through the north bay valleys. about 64 to 67 across the east bay. inland, 68 to 73 degrees. jump ahead to wednesday,
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advertiser 63 to 68. even places like richmond, oakland, hayward trying to reach 80. the hot essay looks to be thursday. 90's in napa. 80's around the bay. mid 70's along the coast and in san francisco. that may be a little underdone. our first warming trend with more sunshine tomorrow and saturday. cool breeze sunday. we will halt the warming trend, but it comes back with a vengeance for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. the warmest temperatures so far this year. larry: this is a story that makes us happy. a longtime member of the abc7news family being honored today. mayor london breed has declared this joel bartlett day. then he will recognize joel as a meteorologist who worked here for 17 years and brought so much joy and laughter. he is also a naturalist and took us on remarkable trips.
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joel has been active in retirement is a volunteer for the blind babies foundation and former president of the marin horse council. joel bartlett, one of a kind. can't wait to see him again. liz: targeting methane pollution, the airborne technology help building a better bay area. better bay area. larry: the hi, i'm mike holmes. i'm here with ivan from agm renovations america's kitchen and bathroom renovators i'm excited to introduce agm's 3d creator. it allows you to create your new kitchen or bathroom online, and get an exact quote in minutes. [ivan] that's right mike! design your kitchen or bathroom in 3d, choose your fixtures and finishes, without leaving your home or inviting strangers in. visit agmrenovations.com and create your new kitchen or bathroom today! ♪ agmrenovations.com ♪ [announcer] call now and get $3,000 off!
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larry: all month we have been celebrating women in all walks of life. today we look at the strides women have made in major sports leagues. >> that is big, i think. i don't think 70's done it before. >> alyssa was not planning on making history. >> i was not worried about a title. i wasn't thinking about it. obviously i have never seen a female in a coaching role. i think that is why it was never something i thought i could do. >> as assistant coach for the san francisco giants, she's the first woman to have a full-time coaching position in major league baseball. >> you have to be prepared to be put in a position you might not feel ready for. >> when you get an opportunity, you have to knock it out of the park. >> jennifer king got her opportunity when she was hired last season by the washington commanders. the first black female assistant coach in the history of the nfl. >> we earned our right to be here. >> the nfl's recently expanded
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role to increase diversity now includes women as part of its minority candidate interview pool. recently named manager of the team, bal quebec is the first female manager of a major league baseball affiliated team. >> i am the one who's going to do this and i don't want to wait for the next woman to come along. >> although there still work to do, she says the resistance to women in major professional sports has faded. >> there have been times in my career right it's it's just like the loneliest thing. with more women coming into the game, it has changed my perspective. i feel more welcome than general because i see other women here. >> the significance of this moment for women and girls everywhere, not lost on these trail blazers. >> do special for them to turn on the television and see us. i never had the opportunity. >> some stories you are reading about where like, a -- year-old woman was not able to play sports.
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my granddaughter can now see what she can do. that stuff, that's cool. liz: dyson getting with its latest products. with its latest products. this own is a noise canceling bluetooth headphone with built in air purification technology. zone pulls air in through each earpiece, then it is filtered through the visor which covers the mouth and nose. the visor is a magnetic piece that can be easily removed if the user just wants to use the headphones. larry: it looks a little odd. that might have sold a bunch had they come out two years ago. just ahead, the great return. after all that time away, people found their needs have changed. >> really, they are looking past that. saying, how do we create
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policies that support work-life balance? liz: the new p
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care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause!
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larry: two years ago, the roads were empty. now traffic is almost as heavy as before the pandemic began as employees steadily head back to the office. for many, the return to work is going to look different. as part of our commitment to building a better bay area, sequoia is a people investment consulting firm. they have surveyed hundreds of companies across the u.s. trying to get a clear picture of what the great return will actually
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look like. stephanie sierra explains for most employees, this comes with new perks. perks? you've got my attention. >> new perks. in some cases, employees are coming back to a new office. overall, most companies are prioritizing a new office experience. for most california companies, the great return means great change. facing a tight job market, companies are forced to get creative and -- in order to stay competitive. with that, employees get more choice. >> trying to create an equitable experience across the office experience as well as the remote folks. >> maurice bell is the head of people operations at lattice, a software company with headquarters in san francisco, new york and the u.k.. >> what is the experience going to be like for employees coming back to the office? >> folks can come in. if they are visiting, they can smit quick wellness form.
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and they find an open desk to be able to work. >> the idea behind it is teengaw office perks like a fully stocked snacany flavor of spark. if that does not hydrate their from food to new space, a new room for expecting mothers, extra phone booths to take calls, extra conference space and office room. half the conference rooms here are being used. the majority of them are to communicate with employees who are still working from home. for example, the company installed new video technology in each conference room with special cameras that follow your warts around the room. it allows employees working from home or in another office to feel connected and part of the experience. enhancing existing office space is one of the top priorities for
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california companies embracing the great return. sequoia, a people investment company, conducted a survey of more than 450 companies across the u.s.. a majority of which are based in california. the survey found nearly 90% of companies invested in new videoconferencing technology to foster team collaboration. roughly 65% are scheduling in person meetings when needing -- needed. another 30% are investing in new technology. >> it's not just about giving people tools and resources to support themselves as parents or caregivers or mental health or physical health, but they are really looking past that and saying, how do we create policies that support worklife balance? >> vice president of well-being and platform parer sequoia. she says it order to reduce burnout -- flexible time off
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policies. roughly half our increasing employee well-being services and 30% are enforcing no meeting days. but, close to half the companies, about 41%, are still uncertain if these well-being policies are even working. >> we are not sure if they are effective. a lot of that has to do with the fact that people are still leaving jobs. >> americans were putting drops in droves last spring. tomorrow night, a look at the impacts of the great resignation and how california companies are enforcing new policies to stay competitive. that's coming up tomorrow. larry: you mentioned the great resignation, you have -- the bay area in particular. how many have -- since the pandemic began? >> around 60% of companies surveyed, the majority of which base in california, say they --
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to do business since the pandemic. the survey set -- survey shows most companies are moving their headquarters to western states. colorado and texas are among the top three. larry: 60% is a big number. liz: nurses at seton medical center walked off the job, accusing the hospital putting patients at risk by stretching staff then. h the state's safe staffing laws. they say over the past two years, they have seen more than 60 fellow nurses leave over poor working conditions. >> we do not have enough of our ancillary staff. we don't have enough housekeepers. we are taking on the load and the duties of these other areas just to provide the care for the patients. >> a hospital administrator says staffing is one of the medical center's highest priorities, adding the hospital has hired
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189 new staff members in the last year, 75 of them registered nurses. students from a marin county high school got a jump on tomorrow's cesar chavez holiday. >> we are here to celebrate the work of cesar chavez, celebrate what he fought for. liz: that is michael evanston in mill valley talking with students about his action program. today, they re-created the 1970 march chavez led to san rafael in support of a strike at the marin independent journal. chavez died in 1993. tomorrow would have been his 95th birthday. larry: coming up, a virtual fight between metta and tiktok. and, do you want to go on a virtual vacation?
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liz: time for the four at 4:00. competition between social media giants is getting dirty. the washington post obtained emails that reveal facebook's parent company meta paid a marketing firm to spread bad press about tiktok. the firm strategized ways to spread negative stories about tiktok to deflect scrutiny from meta. they reportedly help spread the viral slap a teacher tiktok challenge. it turned out to be a hoax.
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facebook told this company their dream would be to get a headline like, from dances to danger, how tiktok is bad for kids. clearly meta is feeling threatened. >> it is all shady. we would all do better if we did a little less social media. just personally. bad behavior. >> it does bring out the worst sometimes in people. mike: unscrupulous. what? they actually did that? aren't they in enough trouble already with the government? and now this? larry: i'm sure they are thinking, people think we are bad, but maybe they are worse. i am so conflicted because i have so many good friends that work at facebook. but despise the company's policies and all the data mining and what they do with this research. the more you dig in on facebook, the worse it looks. this is just another in a long line of stories.
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a new way to grab lunch on the go. check this out. you can get a burger from a vending machine. all made by a robot. robo burger cooks a petty, adds topping and toast a bone in a matter of minutes. robo burger will be heading to airports, malls, colleges, offices, military bases across the country. maybe the circle seven cafe? [laughter] mike: that will be one of our perks. i think we are getting grilled cheese. [laughter] larry: some of us may have family members who are like, i would like to change my order, i do not know how mr. robot is going to react. alma: no pickles. at the last minute. actually, can you add more? liz: i asked for medium rare, not medium. mike: does not compute. [laughter] larry: it is great we have the
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technology, but you're taking jobs away from humans with every one of these. mike: who is doing quality control? liz: cleaning that machine? noticing of something is off? larry: let's pass on the burgers. just cleaning the machine. alma: don't have the time or money to vacation? how about a virtual one. today is national virtual vacation day, a reminder you can take a vacation from your living room. you can do a google search of somewhere you have always wanted to go. dream big, the skies the limit. you can sift through pictures, immerse yourself in the scenery to make you feel like you are there. i've got to be honest, i was thinking it was something you put on and actually go on a virtual vacation. i didn't realize it was just a google search. larry: that looks sad.
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pulling up pictures of places you can't be. when you get into virtual reality, i think in just a few years everybody is going to have these goofy goggles on and we will be experiencing whatever. liz: walking through paris. alma: it can bring stress levels down, i think. because it is so lifelike. larry: yeah? liz: i would still want a real vacation. mike: you would rather have a real vacation? [laughter] larry: you can now put on makeup that smells like coffee and donuts. why? i don't know. but, you can. oakland-based elf cosmetics and duncan are launching a limited-edition wake up and makeup collection. you can get scented eyeshadows, glazed lipgloss, a coffee scented lip scrub and makeup
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brushes shaped like straws. there is even a makeup sponge that looks like a doughnut with sprinkles. ladies, what type of coffee would you like to smell like today? alma: no one really likes coffee breath. why would you want anything that smells like coffee on your lips? liz: i don't get this. there's a strawberry frosted with sprinkles face sponge. alma: and then he just wanted doughnut all day long. no thanks. larry: whether it is starbucks or whatever, you walk in and get the fresh coffee sent. i mean, i do not know if you want that to be your sent. [laughter]mike: mike: 10 other people smell that when they walk by? larry: i would assume so. alma: there are some hard-core dunkin' donuts fans. i feel like there is a niche market and this is for them. liz: i guess i am not against a
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chapstick that smells night. that smells nice. mike: sounds like christmas presents. [laughter] larry: glazed donuts, alma must be here. [laughter] alma: there could be worse. larry: everyone's a multitasker these days. and with supersonic wifi from xfinity, your internet can multitask too. it's got gig speeds to the most homes... advanced security that blocks billions of cyber threats and enough power for a house full of devices. plus when you get xfinity internet and mobile together,
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larry: there is a new study out of stanford highlighting the power of an airborne technology
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in fighting methane pollution. spencer christian gives us a look. spencer: these images show the chemical signature of methane gas being released into the atmosphere over california. they were captured during a state-supported project called carbon mapper. researchers used airborne detectors deploying sophisticated mass spectrometers to gather data. now, there is new evidence of how effective aerial monitoring can be in tracking the release of methane nationwide. >> it has been widely known that , for about a decade, that a small number of sources are responsible for the majority of methanemsi en a stanford's department of energy resource engineering. in a recently released study, sherman and his team used their own airborne detection unit to measure methane being released in an oil producing of new mexico. by concentrating on repeated
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flights, they were able to generate data showing that more than 9% of the methane produced in the area was actually leaking into the atmosphere. far more than average epa estimates generated from ground measurements, with most traceable to a small number of so-called super matters. >> this really demonstrated by flying over tens of thousands of assets and over 15,000 kilometers of pipeline. just how true it is that a really small fraction of potential sources are responsible for most of the emissions. spencer: the report comes just as the biden era epa is about to implement the new plan that would include aerial monitoring as part of its methane emissions reduction plan. a study that the stanford team believes could pay huge dividends. >> a real benefit of these surveys is we can help find and quickly fix this relatively small number of sources that are
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can be most to the emissions. that is not going to get us all the way to some of the environmental goals we have, but it is a big part of the puzzle. spencer: spencer christian, abc7news. larry: the team capture that data over roughly a year and a half. liz: this women's history month we want to sit -- china spotlight on women making a difference in the world. this san francisco native launched planet forward. julia collins joined us for answers and we asked about her mission to get companies climate friendly food to market. >> my mission is to de carbonized the world of products. to get every product to be carbon neutral. every food brand, beauty and personal rant, i believe it is possible. my goal is to empower the next generation of brands that are going to stand over the planet. liz: the company does that by
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helping understand their carbon footprint by measuring. pre-cool. that's pretty cool to that is 100 percent button but -- environment -- larry: cooler today, but it is going to get hot next week? mike: today was the coolest day of the week. we warm up all the way through saturday, then sunday we pull back in the resurgence of the worms will be greater. good news, air is going to remain clean not only today but tomorrow and into friday. let's look around. next become our inland east bay neighborhoods. wednesday, thursday, friday, upper 80's to low 90's. this is a three-day event. north bay, near 90 degrees. southbay, pre-much the same. that is the extent of the 90's. for the peninsula, we could have 10 pitchers in the upper 70's to low 80's for wednesday and thursday.
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the peninsula, the same thing. the only area that probably won't make it to 80 officially is san francisco where we could top out at 78. most areas warm up more than that. until then, we've got a roller coaster of temperatures. more sunshine friday, less on sunday. sunny and warm tuesday and wednesday of next week. they could be the warmest days of the year. larry: nasa astronaut mark vanda hi has returned after a record threaded 55 days in space. he and two russian cosmonauts were carried out this morning. the crew detached overnight from the international space station. the spite the war in ukraine and threats from russia, the crew said it did not affect them in space. >> people have problems on earth. in orbit, we are one crew. >> to sometimes challenging, but
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i have been having a blast. larry: the nasa team are heading back to the u.s., expected to land in houston tonight. liz:liz: now to moon night. the story is not about space, it is about the newest marble series. >> i hope the things that were really important to me and the way we shape this, that people connect to it. larry: ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ get fast relief of your worst allergy symptoms, including nasal congestion,
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larry: denied in prime time, we start things out with the goldbergs. then the wonder years, the connors and home economics. and then, 24 months that changed the world. a special edition of 2020 hosted by robin roberts at 10:00 followed by abc7news at 11:00. the marvel cinematic universe expanded today. moon night is available to stream on disney plus. george pennacchio has a look at the new series. >> i can't tell the difference. between life and dreams. >> moon night, the latest series to him launched into the marvel cinematic universe. the disney plus adventure thriller takes us into a slightly darker, more twisted direction and introduces us to a brand-new cast of characters. moon night is one of several identities of mark spector by a man who has disassociative identity disorder. oscar isaac place this man of many personas. >> it was a scary commit
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exciting challenge. which is one of the elements that made this such an attractive project. i had the opportunity to create a very unique character. and create also the counterpoint to that character. >> i'd like, some sort of secret agent? >> it is more complicated than that. >> it is an opportunity to play with una. there are elements -- to play with tone. it is a psychological through this thriller. ultimately you're dealing with a story about surviving abuse. >> if you had told me all of those tones could work in one piece, i wouldn't believe you. >> ethan hawke plays arthur haro, who encourages moon night to embrace his newfound powers. >> genuinely scary sometimes. genuinely funny. other times, it is heartfelt.
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it is hard to go back and forth between tones like that. >> we are here to make the earth as much like heaven as possible. who would like to go first? >> it allowed for a real character portrait for moon knight himself, which is more reminiscent of the first iron man where robert downey was allowed to give a significant performance inside a superhero movie. that is what oscar was allowed to do. larry: moon knight is streaming on disney plus. new episodes drop every wednesday. disney is the parent company of abc7. abc7news is always streaming, 24/7. get the abc7 bay area tv app. that will allow you to join us whenever you want, wherever you are. i am larry beil. abc7news at 5:00 is next.
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>> live, breaking news. ama: tonight the searches on for a white chevy pickup truck after was stolen in the middle of the bay bridge. dan: thank you for joining us. the investigation caused a major backup which is still affecting traffic right now. ama: that's get to karina nova for the latest. >> we been watching this since about noon. it happen right on the bay bridge and highway patrol had to close lanes, causing a big backup. there are still delays their in car stuck in traffic heading east, trying to get out of the city. here's what we know about the armed

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