lot higher now since it has been snowing most of the day. despite the snow, several ski resorts also closed today due to high winds. larry: a different scene outside right now. the sun came out earlier this afternoon. but it is really, really windy, especially if you are crossing one of the bridges. kristen: both hands on the steering wheel. let's check in with our meteorologist for a look at the weather. mike: the winds have been gusting 50 mph across the bay, moving west to east. the bridges are getting hit the hardest. let's start with the rainfall totals from this morning. let me show you the areas that received a lot more. look at dublin, 43 hundredths. right now, pretty quiet, as the winds chased away all the rain. a few lingering clouds that will dissipate as the sunsets.

it will come back tomorrow. so will these breezes. gusting to 54 mph right now at sfo, 52 oakland, places like sandra file. look at these winds. castro, 45 mph, redwood city, 42, san jose, 38. winds will hang around another day. we will show you that. plus -- we didn't have a miracle march, but we may have an april assumption. chances of rain, coming up. larry: meantime, you can get forecasts and learn more about the weather any time on our weather on the mend section of the abc7 bay area streaming tv app. kristen: a settlement announced today for counties affected by two of california's major wildfires. larry: pg&e agreed to a $55 million settlement for both the 2019 kincaid fire in sonoma and the 2021 dixie fire.

kristen: our reporter has details into the settlement. reporter: -- >> these people spend a year -- spent a year bringing pg&e to justice. i believe that's what we did here. reporter: the district attorney made the big announcement, that they had reached a settlement with pg&e to resolve pending criminal charges in the 2019 kincaid fire. a wildfire that began under a pg&e transmission line in october of 2019. the fire burned for 15 days. destroying 77,000 acres and hundreds of homes and structures. 6 firefighters were seriously injured. the sonoma county da said the most significant element of the settlement is pg&e agreeing to five years of oversight with an independent monitor. and there is a payout. >> it is significant. $55 million. about $42 million is going to be going into these communities. reporter: that includes

millions to expand the college fire technology program, and requiring pg&e to hire at least 80 new wildfire safety employees. >> they will be working on vegetation management, and also system inspections. it will bring local expertise here to the critical fire safety work we are doing. reporter: some criticized the settlement for not going further. >> i look at it as doing the best we can under the circumstances. i'm just the prosecutor in sonoma county. if i had a magic wand and i could wave it, may pg&e wouldn't exist anymore. right? but the governor has decided pg&e is going to continue. reporter: the da said they need more tools from sacramento to better deal with potential criminality in giant corporations. the da also said pg&e still faces huge civil claims from the kincaid fire that can now move forward.

leslie brinkley, abc7 news. larry: a major shipping port in the east bay remains closed after a four alarm fire heavily damaged part of the dock over the weekend, at the port of phoenicia. the closure could have real economic impacts for all of us. we covered the fire all weekend. we have more details. cornell? reporter: fire officials, still investigating a cause to this fire, which destroyed parts of the dock here at the part of -- port of venetia. it brought shipping operations to a halt. valero refinery operations, also impacted. experts say that could have impacts at the pump. engineers were still assessing all the damage at the port 48 hours after a four alarm blaze tore through wooden timbers underneath the dock, stretching 200 yards. the massive fire began saturday afternoon. finally contained sunday

morning. the biggest concern -- the environment. a boom was placed in the water to capture debris and oil. >> we were advised that fission while has not observed determines affected fish and wildlife. >> no amount of petroleum product is an acceptable amount to end up in the water. reporter: operations at the ports have been halted. the facility is used by valero refinery, which processes crude into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. even a small disruption could have economic impacts at the pump. >> they do produce a lot of gasoline and diesel. if we were to actually lose operation of that refinery, that would be a pretty big hit to the california market. i would expect to see our prices shoot up further. just as they are starting to come down. reporter: the port is also a major import hub for toyota cars and trucks.

several dealers told us they are concerned delivery delays might add to ongoing supply change headaches. -- chain headaches. toyota said, "we continue to get regular updates and are optimistic we will be able to resume offloading vehicles soon at the birth where the fire occurred, or we will use another one of the ports, our teams continued to work t.r. knight to get vehicles to our dealers across the country and ultimately into our customers' hands." abc7 news covered another fire at the point that likely caused -- was likely caused by an illegal campfire offshore. officials say that this port was shut down for at least two months. it is unknown how long operations will be delayed this time. valero, telling us in a statement they are working with state and local authorities to assess all the infrastructure here. cornell bernard, abc7 news. kristen: flareups continued to

burn today following the we can fire that destroyed san jose home depot. the investigation into what happened is still underway. we are live in san jose worth the latest -- with the latest. reporter: the latest update came just after 3 p.m. this afternoon, under an hour ago. firefighters are still working to extinguish some flareups coming from debris that is trapped still under the collapsed roof. this fire has been the talk of the community. a lot of cars, slowing by, a lot of people walking through. the pple who live just behind this building, this fire was nearly life-changing. >> it is incredibly terrifying video that is hard to look away from. the fire that quickly tore through this south san jose home depot saturday turned a once busy store into rubble that could be seen much more clearly today in this video shot this morning. it shows the story guided with most of the merchandise inside destroyed. >> yesterday i thought, let's go

check it up. reporter: why is it so sad? >> i've lived here for so long. that is a place to i went to all the time. reporter: debris can still be seen in the yards close to the home depot and as far as a mile away. >> i wouldn't be surprised if the smoke was a long way away. a mile away for sure. the biggest piece we have in our front yard is big. reporter: neighbors who we spoke with behind the home depot are still processing just how close they were to losing their homes. >> i look at my front window and i see all the snow, i'm like, what's going on? my backyard was a smoke, explosions going -- it was pretty intense. >> he was able to stay in his home. others were able to come back home this morning after spending two nights in a hotel. >> it was right next to my backyard. and looking over my fence,

you could see everything. reporter: he like so many homeowners in this neighborhood are still workg roh t ofifferent emotions. but one feeling that stands out among all of them is gratitude. >> i would say the fire department saved my home, simply because they were spraying water on the roof, really fighting the flames back. reporter: such a close call for so many homeowners. there is still a big scene here. in investigation is still underway. a lot of police and security, protecting the integrity of the scene, working to determine a cause. there are some road closures, smaller road closures in effect that are pretty simple to navigate. there's also businesses impacted here as well. this pet hospital and vet center was impacted. pets were able to be rescued. but the city told us they do still have some pets -- seven dogs and one cat -- that still need to be picked up. if you are a pet owner, they are at the animal care center at the city of san jose. zach fuentes, abc7 news.

larry: hopefully the owners and the pets can get reunited. a court appearance for the mother charged for throwing wildfire -- while parties -- wild parties, where she would supply alcohol and push it until some teens vomited. the case has been slowed down by the large amount of evidence at the lawyers have still not received. >> we are working with the defense attorney to make sure he gets all of the evidence within the next two weeks. so hopefully june 24th, we can have some movement on the case when we are the other. larry: some of the teenage victims in the case testified they felt forced into some sexual encounters during those parties. kristen: the aclu filed a complaint with the state department of justice, claiming the closure of several oakland schools unfairly impacted black families. the school board voted to close

seven schools by 2023 despite community opposition. they say more than half the students are african-american, at four of the students were schools, that is -- making one for the population districtwide. they failed to analyze their initial equity of closing the selective schools. as required by a resolution adopted image of last year. larry: in 85-year-old oakland man missing for five days is recovering a day after our remarkable end to a well coordinated search-and-rescue effort. a helicopter pulled alphonso a. from a ravine yesterday, too steep for him to walk out of. he went missing last tuesday at the park located just across the street from his house. >> we know it is an area that he and you will. that he had been a prolific walker and hiker for many years. not exactly sure why or how he got down into the ravine he

ended up in. larry: a member of the helicopter team held onto the man until he landed paired with the break in the search effort came when a search dog picked up the victim's sent yesterday. kristen: rising cases, covid cases heading back up again. do you need to be concerned about the new wave? and sticker shock, also coming up, prices at the grocery store -- how much you can expect to pay. and the tesla founder, backing and the tesla founder, backing out of plans to join twitter's meet apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. and the tesla founder, backing out of plans to join twitter's 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. and 2c, well, she's not going to let a lost card get her stressed. am i right? that's right. that's because these neighbors all have chase. alerts that help check. tools that help protect. one bank that puts you in control. chase.

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larry: officials in philadelphia are reinstating the masked man differ all indoor public spaces due to a sharp increase in cases. in your report from the commonwealth fund shows the u.s. covid vaccine program prevented an estimated 2.2 million deaths, 17 million hospitalizations, and 66 million additional infections through march of this year. germany's vaccination program has slowed so much, the country may have to discard 3 million vaccine doses by the end of june. kristen: congresswoman speyer has tested positive for covid. she said she's experiencing mild cold like symptoms. she is vaccinated and double boosted. she is 23rd lawmaker or biden

administration official to test positive in the last week. how speaker pelosi is among that group. larry: covid cases are increasing. the heightened transmission of the latest ba.2 variant is pushing back our progress. kristen: top scientists say it's not a reason to panic but it is crucial to stay vigilant. stephanie sierra has a closer look at where the bay area stands. reporter: as covid cases are increasing nationally, california's already seeing the impacts. especially here in the bay area. the cdc shows 66 of the nine bay area counties are reporting substantial or high levels of community transmission. so number, mellow -- sonoma, marin, alameda, all orange. indicating substantial transition. other counties are red, indicating transmission is high. doctors say it is possible we have another wave.

>> it may still look different from previous surges. there are a lot of factors at play. it does mean we will have an increase in hospitalizations. >> we may see a slowing or decline, blips like we are seeing in the east right now, but i don't think we are going to see any huge big surge like in the u.k. reporter: the variance accounts for 80% of new covid cases across the u.s. dr. rutherford says these minor case >> will slow some of our progress, but will not be enough to interpret the bay area off our overall decline. >> my friends and colleagues who are physicians, clinicians, scientists, they are still wearing their masks when they are indoors around people they don't know. unfortunately, there's a lot of folks who are not doing that. so the waves will come. reporter: he says this most recent spike can partially be

attributed to the lack of masking. an important reminder we cannot just go back to normal without precautions. and warning that may bring back masking restrictions sooner than we think. >> we are seeing certain cities reinstating that. certain private institutions reinstating masking. if you delay this, by the time you will be so far behind -- you reinstate this, you will be so far behind. kristen: something you don't see every day -- check this out. not one, but two mountain lions spotted in san mateo. police shared this video. that is number two. be sure to keep track of pets and small animals and never approach a mountain line. larry: is our big boys. kristen: if you encounter one, we really loud. larry: that's what they say. the mountain line is going to go, really? kristen: that's the best you got? [laughter] larry: i'm a mountain lion.

it's not going to scare me. mike: here, kitty, kitty. larry: i don't think that's going to work, my. weather is not scary, but certainly unusual. mike: we will have some wet weather, with saturday being the strongest of the storms. the winds are going to be the big issue the next day or so. here's a look from mount tam. breezy, cool, dry through tomorrow. we will have the need for wet weather gear a couple more times before we pack it away sunday, is easter is trending milder and sunny. winds, 36 mph san francisco, center file, santa rosa, 30 livermore. you can see they do taper during the overnight hours, except for along the coast, where it will remain windy, and right near the coast. they pick up again tomorrow. we get into the mid-20's to mid 30's. into the overnight hours tuesday

into wednesday, it will finally taper and we have a relatively calm morning by wednesday. anywhere from 2-11 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. if you are heading out, temperatures are only going to tumble from here. we are in the low 50's to near 60. it feels much colder than that when you factor in the winds you can see the cold front. -- the winds. you can see the cold front. bringing more showers to the northern part of her estate. those will fall apart before they get to us. much cooler tonight. mid 30's to upper 30's in the north bay valleys, east bay valleys, parts of the peninsula, where your windchill, you could drop into the 30's. the coldest temperatures -- get ready. protect those most sensitive and delicate plants, upper 20's and across advisories for lake and mendocino counties. mostly sunny afternoons, upper

50's to low 60's, 57 to 62, even some mid 50's along the coast, where the winds will be fastest. wednesday through thursday, this one may not bring as much rain is what we dealt with this morning, except for across the north bay. through wednesday morning, a few scout showers. a little bit of light rain on higher elevations of the coastal mountains. showers moving in w wther.th- it is not much. a more p srm. this one could bring us anywhere from a quarter to a half inch of rain. we are hoping it is a quick hitter. by the time it is out of here, we are going to wake up with some fog for eastern mornings. sunrise. increasing sunshine. monday is going to be a nice day also. temperatures below average with 3 days possible of rain.

where were you, april? kristen: i know, right? it's nothing like last week. that's for sure. larry: in a seven inch year, here, pretty soon you have three quarters of an inch. mike: we could use more. bring it on. mike: this is exciting -- larry: this is exciting. the warriors heading to the playoffs for the first time in three years. against the denver nuggets. it will be right here exclusively on abc7 news. all the highlights and the interviews, after the game. kristen: it is getting more expensive to go to the grocery store. why food prices are expected to get higher. larry: and that is national pet day. how to pick the perfect

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larry: inflation is really taking a toll -- gas prices, food prices are going up as well. kristen: we will have a look at what you can expect in the coming weeks. reporter: as easter approaches, shoppers will see the eggs cost more this year. that's because of an avian flu impacting millions of birds. but eggs are not the only grocery item that will cost you more this year. according to the u.s. department of labor's consumer price index, milk, candy, and butter have also increased, as well as meat products. we are still seeing the impact of pandemic disruptions, but also the war in ukraine is adding to increased prices that

we haven't seen in decades. professor jim wilcox explains. >> russia and ukraine are big exporters of grains to the world's food market. to the extent they are able to plant less and to the extent that fertilizer production is disrupted, then crop yields are lower, there's just going to be less food produced. that leads to substantial price increases. kristen: according to the usda's outlook, groceries and general could increase by 4 to 5 percent this year. fats and oils will go up 6% to 7% from the already large increases we saw last year. professor wilcox says, at this point, food prices are out running paychecks. lower income families being impacted the most. the u.s. bureau of labor

statistics will release the consumer price index tomorrow for the month of march. experts say it is likely to be worse than the 7.9% increase we saw this february from last year. kristen: karina, thank you. the district attorney of san francisco, accusing a law firm of ripping off small businesses across the state by falsely claiming to fight for people with disabilities. suing potter handy, a firm based in san diego. they have asked a judge to stop the firm from filing what the da's called baseless disability rights lawsuits against small businesses. they say in most cases, the clients have never even visited the businesses they are suing. >> our investigation has shown these serial filers could not have possibly visited businesses and encountered the violations they claim.

some of the businesses for example were not open to the public at the time of the alleged violation. kristen: he says more than 250 bogus lawsuits have been filed against san francisco businesses. he's coming for potter handy to refund millions of dollars california small businesses have paid to settle the suits. larry: coming up -- the biden administration targeting ghost guns. the new rules and what it means for the growing industry. kristen: and less than a week after being named to twitter's board, elon musk backs out. what does all this mean?

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announced new changes around ghost guns. larry: they are cracking down on those privately made, untraceable weapons that fueled the rise and gun violence across the nation. kristen: we have the latest. reporter: as gun deaths have reached record highs in recent years, so-called ghost guns are rising in popularity. now amid growing pressure and fatalities involving the untraceable guns, president biden, announcing new rule changes. >> to protect police officers, our children, to keep guns out of gangs of people who couldn't even pass again -- hands of people who couldn't even pass a background check. the idea that someone on a terrorist list could purchase one of these guns is extreme -- it is basic common sense. reporter: ghost guns or firearms that can be bought online and separate -- in separate parts and assembled at home. the crackdown will expand the definition of firearms to cover ghost gun buy, build, shoot

kits and make them subject to the same federal laws as other firearms. this means background checks for anyone who tries to buy a kit, as well as requirements for each gun to have a serial number, so they can be more easily traced by law enforcement, if used in a crime. second amendment advocates say the administration is just trying to prevent people from making their own firearms. but a deadly shooting outside a bronx, new york high school last week and another outside a new mexico high school last month that left two teens dead, both reportedly involved ghost guns. the suspected shooters were also teenagers. >> it is dastardly that anyone, a thief or a child, or anybody else can go online and assemble a gun, because ghost guns are not regulated. reporter: in an effort to stem the rise in gun violence, president biden is again nominating someone to head the bureau of, tobacco, and firearms -- alcohol, tobacco, and

firearms. the role has been difficult to fail due to the polarizing nature of gun policy. kristen: new details on tesla and spacex ceo elon musk's decision not to join twitter's board after all. twitter's ceo appointed him to the board last week after he disclosed a 9% stake in twitter. he is not a company's biggest single shareholder -- now the company's biggest single shareholder. but he decided to not join the board. on "getting answers," i asked what analysts think his endgame is. >> some speculate perhaps he will have a greater stake in the company, it might just be the other way -- he might fully back out at some point. what i can tell you with certainty as elon musk is unpredictable. i think we are just going to have to see what happens. kristen: if he was on the board, he would be limited to owning 14.9% of twitter.

larry: joining me now is our insider with some perspective on what elon musk is actually up to, if you can figure it out. >> we have a lot of people talking about it. berliner bad boy elon musk, a possible takeover of twitter? it's from the tech and financial world into an uproar. with some good reason. musk, fired up the electric car market with his tesla automobile, is now looking to go in the media business big time. the question being asked is, will this be a thomas edison type fix the internet, or a new pt barnum, a pyromaniac who turns twitter into an anything goes global circus? let's take a look at the act so far. musk fired up his financial engines. spending $2.8 million to buy a 9% stake in twitter. instantly he became the company's largest individual shareholder. that is power. soon after, he announced, he

would be taking a seat on the company's board. then he just as quickly said, no, not now, leading some to speculate he might be powering up for a hostile takeover of the entire company -- of the entire company. that would definitely have social and political impact far beyond the bay area. to drive the point home, he cap we can keep her with a posted: twitter asking a san francisco's headquarters had returned into a part-time homeless shelter. twitter is a homeless shelter. i'm getting. well, why not? he said. everyone at twitter is working remotely anyway. he might have a point. given the thousands of techies now working remotely, why not fill a space with homeless shelters? but he was doing what he does so well, playing the markets, the media, and us all.

there are some serious implications here as well. would a libertarian billionaire bring new ideas to the virtual world must out there -- mess out there and revolutionize it like he changed the car industry or private space expiration? can he protect free speech and fight censorship? which is been advocating? -- which he has been advocating? if you turn it into an anything goes carnival that promotes elon musk, like it or not, musk's half joking suggestion about the homeless shelter, well, it is once again supportive on how the bay area relies on tech. tech is a world of booms and busts. remember when we had the.com bubble burst? like it or not, much of california's tax base is also reliant on mavericks like musk. toyota has about 2100 employees here in the bay area --

twitter has about 2100 employees here in the bay area. those are impressive numbers nonetheless. all these companies were founded on the principle of disrupting the previous norms. now, one of the world's biggest instructors may be ready to -- disrupters may be ready to work his own brand of disruption. and history shows there is a genius to this day's madness. -- guy's madness. it out to be quite a show. -- ought to be quite a show. larry: do you think this whole thing was orchestrated? i'm going to join the board, i'm not going to join the board, or did something happen to make him say, this is not a good idea? likely sec is going to restrict them? >> i think all of the above. he turns on a penny. he is not at all adverse to doing something that somebody else would say, that is outrageous, that is insane.

those rockets to go up into outer space. and he's a genius. he's a genius. and he's a crazy man, too, in his own crazy way. larry: this will be interesting to see how it plays out. a lot of people at twitter are pretty nervous right now. >> you think? larry: thank you, phil. kristen: the future of driverless vehicles. after a bizarre incident earlier this month

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news. the federal mask mandate for public transportation is set to expire one week from today. but there's word the mandate could be extended. this, as the ba.2 subvariant is driving up covid cases. the cdc will make the recommendation in the coming days. keep in mind, as we are having this debate, we reported today the city of philadelphia reinstated its indoor mandate because of cases going up. what do you suspect will happen? what do you want to happen? [laughter] >> i am fully vaccinated, now double boosted. but i wear my mask everywhere i go. there have been so many breakthrough cases. i think we still have to be very cautious. i plan to be. kristen: i think it is the kind of thing where, if you take it away from public transit, it's going to be too hard to reinstate that. then you might see also more fighting, like we have seen a lot. >> exactly what i was thinking.

we have all tasted the freedom of not wearing our mask. we have been told this is endemic now, more like the yearly flu. we. wear masks every time there's a flu outbreak -- we don't wear masks every time there's a flu outbreak. i would say, judging by the last two years, it could be a real issue, in some areas. >> i would be surprised if they don't extend the mandate. just because. to leave it to the individuals to decide. we know how that goes. san francisco police, pulling over a driverless car. in the video, police officers approached the cruz vehicle, then realize, we do second, there's nobody -- wait a second, there's nobody driving missing. or are you? where are you hiding? like, he's getting away! this invisible driver is getting away. officials said the vehicle yielded to the nearest safe

location for a traffic stop. the car and he what it was doing. the company says it worked closely with nspd on how to interact with autonomous vehicles. i don't know. this is just -- what year is this? maybe at some point all the cars will be driverless. >> i would like to know the reason for pulling over the car in the first place. kristen: i think the headlights were not on. and so -- that is weird to me. that is supposed to be automated. if that malfunctions, what other malfunctions could there be? >> it is all on a computer. we know all the computers are perfect all the time, right? just like yours at work, right? right? >> the first thing that came to my mind is, who is responsible? kristen: it can't be the customer. >> are you responsible because you are in the car but you are not driving the car? do you have to sign a waiver when you get in the card, that any violations will be yours?

>> how about in this case? there's nobody. to the writer ticket to cruise? -- do they write a ticket to cruise? >> i don't know. >> it is uncharted territory. kristen: don't give it to me. looking for a new job? how about a job in antarctica? british charity with a mission to educate visitors on the seven continents is looking for someone to work in the world's most remote office. some of the duties include managing the gift shop, the post office, and counting in one's -- counting penguins. >> that is fun. kristen: i think for someone who is retired, this would be an amazing job. don't you think? >> well -- interesting. [laughter] even in summer, antarctica is not exciting. but you go for the educational

experience, right? >> i love how they try to sell us. if you love nature -- what nature? [laughter] you may see one penguin, otherwise it is just snow for miles. >> are these opportunities available in a beach like environment? kristen: no. >> closer to the equator, possibly? >> i'm not good with the cold. i would count a lot of penguins, though. . kristen: i think i could do one monthkristen: -- kristen: i think i could do one month. >> there is no way you would last a month. kristen: what? [laughter] >> how much are they paying? imagine the people coming to the gift shop for kristen. hi, kristen? >> it's just penguins. larry: here's a new one for hollywood. it is a film based on a seasonal pop-up store. a movie called "spirit halloween" will hit the theaters in october. the film will be built as a family adventure movie where

three teenage friends spent a halloween night locked inside a store. >> it sounds like a pretty thin plot. unless jason from friday the 13th comes in looking for any mask or something like that. i don't know. mike? what you think? >> i have no idea. think of the possibilities. jason, the mask from scre am, think of all the possibilities, you can terrorize a poor, innocent teenager. >> custom changes galore -- costume changes galore. >> that is the only attraction for me. >> sounds like straight to dvd. [laughter] >> if that. [laughter] kristen: uh-oh, our producer just made an age joke. >> straight to streaming, if you prefer. [laughter] >> the beauty.

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larry: michelle robertson is out with a collection of poems made up from hate mail that she received. she offered a sample to reggie on a streaming newscast abc 7 at 7:00. >> this is message from jim,

"michelle robertson is nothing but a coward and a stupid [beep ]. liberal piece of [beep]." larry: that was one of the nice ones. putting the poetry together was her way to make lemonade out of lemons, she says. >> they are pretty funny, there are periods of intense emotion, people don't put a lot of thought into their hate mail, is there understanding -- my understanding. it creates this very poetic pieces of literature. i consider them pieces of literature. larry: all right. [laughter] michelle robertson's book is titled hate mail, thank you for reading. i think we can do that on twitter, with twitter responses. kristen: i know. larry: especially if you tweet about anything controversial. kristen: you do get hate? larry: i have no idea.

i just have to look at my phone, i get reminders. kristen: i could probably write a novel. if i put together all the mean things people have said. larry: i like the way that she made poems out of them to clean it up,. kristen: i can't do that. larry: mike, do you have a poem? mike: no, i don't get a lot of hate mail -- lately. [laughter] i'm glad she made a poem out of them and she making lemonade out of lemons. good for her. we all know about social media. e sun is still out. blizzard conditions throughout the evening hours -- breezy conditions throughout the evening hours. we still have a winter weather advisory. open for another 6-8 above 4800 feet. good for the resorts that are open. here's a look at what's going on. really windy. more snow possible. especially thursday. moderate to heavy.

another chance of snow saturday in the sierra. all the way through saturday, possibly a quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch from the south bay to the north me. keep the wet weather gear and. -- handy. kristen: thank you, mike. we focused on building a better be area. part of our efforts are focused on the claimant. today, a major tour company is taking a step toward more environmentally friendly toys. mattel released a matchbox tesla made from recycled items. the company is also purchasing carbon emission offsets and says all toys and packagingnow to tha perfect partner. >>ntts temperament and personality. kristen: we are not talking about human partners. how to pick the perfect

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if you need a little help picking the perfect pet, here's will ganz. reporter: from golden retriever, to goldfish, there is a pet out there for everyone. >> we are in coordinated outfits just for you, michael. on this high holy holiday, national pet day. >> the most important day of the year. reporter: michael hill, celebrity drug trainer, has helped place countless pups -- dog trainer, has helped place cap list pops into their home -- countless pups into their homes. >> similar interests, lifestyles,ntnd personality, then there is also natural chemistry. reporter: if you're looking to enter the doggy dating pool, the big things to consider -- the dog's size. >> the size of a dog. you might love a great dane. if you can't physically pick them up or hold onto them, that can be a problem. reporter: that activity level -- the most popular breed this year, labrador retriever, pretty different from the second most

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