>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> i am karina nova your watching "getting answers." live on abc seven every day we talk with experts issues important to the bay area and get answers real-time. we have authored david ambrose asked -- sharing his experience overcoming homeless and working up the ranks of the walt disney company, he was even honored by president obama. what you need to know if you plan on visiting a park anytime soon. gavin will share some exciting plans for the future as well. first, this weekend a vigil was

held for a mother murdered last week in san carlos, the man accused of beheading karina castro is behind bars. rafa solano faced a judge today for the first time. joining us is valerie. >> thank you for having me on. >> this case grab the attention of so many people wondering how something so horrific could happen. as we had reported karina had a restraining order against rafa. bringing up the question of how effective are these restraining orders. in your expertise how effective is that? >> this is a unique case for many reasons, the new information we are learning is that the perpetrator of this horrific crime had some issues. mental health issues,

schizophrenia specifically. in general i think they can be quite effective. at the end of the day people do need to remember that this is a piece of paper. i advocate for women to take safety into their own hands. often times if there is a violation of the restraining order, notifying law enforcement immediately. making sure they are connected to any women's resource group, close group of friends that can escort them to places they need to be. if the conduct is escalating. women can educate themselves on what they can do aside from working with law enforcement. >> that is a great perspective, it is a piece of paper and there is other action women need to do to protect themselves. we will get more into that in just a moment. do a high percentage of victims get a restraining order? in this case it did not prevent solano from interacting with

castro. what are the consequences for breaking the restraining order? are they not serious enough for someone not to follow it? a twofold question there. do a lot of domestic violence victims have restraining orders? one of the consequences? are they even serious enough? >> sure, in this particular case my understanding is that the restraining order was modified. the criminal protective order was modified to what we call a peaceful contact order. it does not prevent the individuals from communicating with each other. it prevents a wide variety of behaviors including even yelling and would allow for police officers to intervene. to really respond to your question, while this is serious, it is a crime in and of itself to violate a restraining order. penal code 166.

you are right, a lot of times they look at this as back-and-forth or mutual combat. people for family members would see, family members are a victim of domestic violence and continue to be in a abusive relationship. it is important to have a domestic violence restraining order in a violent relationship when you connected away from your abuser. >> you bring up family, there are children involved. she had two children. does that make a difference when it comes to these types of incidents? >> first of all is tragic and you have the loss of her life, particularly when you have a child left without a mother. i think judges look at these more seriously, more carefully when there are children involved. sometimes the pendulum swings in the other way.

i was individuals seeking to obtain a restraining order as well as defending it. sometimes the pendulum swings the other way and they are given , in my opinion, very easily. it depends on the judge, county, circumstance. they are very important situations. it is important for individuals to seek them and get them if they are needed. >> let's talk about this case specifically, maybe some advice that might apply to other women who might be experiencing something similar to this. what could she have done? what more could she have done to protect herself? obviously, you know, it is a situation that you cannot always control. is there more she could have done to protect herself from this man? >> i think, we have heard a little bit from the father.

i think it is difficult for victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers. if you are the kind of person that has been in a toxic unhealthy relationship and there has been incidences of emotional or physical violence it is important to get away from the person and not continue contact. this is often, was there is a first instance it does not get better. it gets worse. people need to identify what the red flags are for these types of relationships. to have a support system they can talk about with before taking any types of steps such as looking into if you need a firearm to defend yourself. whether you need to learn some type of. martial arts just any type of ability to defend yourself physically against somebody. if your life is endangered to support to know your options are there.

as well as looking at the legal revenues of contacting the police and -- remedies of contacting the police in the district attorney's office. >> i know you deal with a lot of people who are in situations like this. is there anything family members, in this case we heard from karina's father that said he wish he had done more to protect her. is there more that family members can do? i noticed difficult. i have tried everything, i have turned -- told him, her, you are in a toxic relationship, stay away from him. her father says he tried, he blames himself a little bit, to. what can family members do these types of situations? >> is difficult, he depends on the situation and the person. on one hand you do not want to be in a situation where repeatedly encouraging that person to contact the person and the contact -- toxic

relationship with resulting in yourself being cut off. you could be in a situation where your receiving less information from a loved one. it is situational, when things are getting out of control i think there needs to be intervention. perhaps, one of the things to encourage that individual to do, is to have a safety plan in place for when that occurs again. so the person is more comfortable with the kind of rhetoric and behaviors, such as calling police. may be family members to have their gps location. in case of loved one disappears for you to have contact with them they have the ability to quickly locate them in be safe. urging them to have surveillance in their home so they can monitor what behaviors are taking place outside of the home.

if there is any kind of stocky behavior. -- stalking behavior. encouraging them to take safety courses to protect themselves. >> from a legal standpoint is there any options aside from getting a restraining order? >> there may be a multiple of civil torts available. i do not specialize in this area. i do not i digress your. really -- i do not want to digress here. really, criminal codes allow for a lot of pathways. to get remedies there is a lot of civil and criminal codes. people need to be comfortable around the vernacular of domestic violence. how to identify it and how do i prevent it? we see it every single day, i hope those listening to this program can learn to identify these symptoms early on.

>> valerie, thank you so much for your time. we really appreciate it. >> thank you karina. >> from the streets of new york to disney executive our next guest has a remarkable story guest has a remarkable story about how he wen have you seen my new phone yet? it like, folds in half. i would never switch to samsung, i love my phone. what??? ♪♪ (...it folds in half.) you see i love my phone. i would never switch to samsuuu... (gasping) ♪♪

karina: our next guest spent 11 years homeless. he is now an executive with amazon she decided to write about this remarkable journey and how he beat the odds and became a success. joining us like nose authored david ambrose. thank you for being here, i have your book right here. in a place called home, we'll talk about this in just a

moment, we really want to hear your life's story, it is amazing . it sounds like growing up was challenging enough that. what was going on with your family? how did you end up homeless are so many years as a child? take us back to that. david: absolutely, my story is very much the story of 16% of american children that live in american poverty. we started at the bottom and there we stayed, my mother had a progressive and debilitating mental illness. the systems of poverty trapped us. my mom was unable to catch a break and move up the ladder. we went from a homeless shelter to another, a church basement, and public places where we slept in bait. 39% of the homeless in los

angeles, san francisco, california our former foster kids. we have a pipeline going right to the street. that is what my family experienced. today the still happening. karina: how old were you at the time? david: i was born homeless and state homeless for 11 years. that was both one heck of a challenge, adventure, and the scariest thing one could imagine. it felt a little bit amazing in that i had a brother and sister. we had adventures, it came at a steep cost. missed most of school, horrendous health conditions, complete insecurity. because my mom's mental illness we suffered physical abuse. i shared my story today and the reason i put it out there is so many kids still suffer this way. no presidential debate mentioned child poverty since 1989. 16% of americans kids

experiences today. we talk about coal miners and all these other folks much smaller than the population of kids in poverty. i share the details of my life in hopes to inspire people. karina: 16%, that is an astounding number, we'll get to how people can hope -- helping just a moment. your story sounds like a disney movie, a boy spends most of his life on the street, works for disney, now one of the biggest online retailers in the world. how we you able to get out of poverty? i am sure many people are wondering. there are so many stories that unfortunately do not end up in such a positive way as yours. david: it is so true, i have so many foster siblings did not make it. there were hundreds, i remember their faces and they haunt me. the way i did it was unique to myself.

i asked people to design the system would want if you put your child into foster care tomorrow. that is the system we should have. my family is a very unique, every circumstances are unique. we should really design a robust system to lift every kid up. my brother and sister were definitely part of my solution. they are my left and my right. they are very successful themselves, happy and healthy with families. ultimately i give credit to my mom, she lit a flame about the power of education, despite as not being in school for much of the 11 years with her. estate lit in me -- it stayed let in me and that stuck with me today. is my job and company i'm supposed to help communities on behalf of the company. i am blessed where i am today. never forget i am one of too few coming out of the systems of

poverty and foster care. karina: is so great that you're giving back in such a big way and you have a platform to do that. you experienced the foster care system, having gone through that you mentioned what people should imagine foster care system should be like. what needs to change? what needs to be done? david: first we should stop attacking the folks that make up the system. we are the system. all of us on the system. we underfund and hack away at the social welfare safety net and that we are shocked the people doing the work on the frontline, like my sister became a social worker are unable to achieve the part -- impossible. we over tech and become hospitals and the only place to eat during the day. we are shocked when teachers retire early.

imagine for a moment a country that sent a man to a moon can and homelessness -- end homelessness for children. harry foster kid can reach their full potential. we just have to decide to do it. acting can mean learning what is going on inside your community, asking a legislator. if you do not feel comfortable reaching out to a homeless person on the street that is fine. i'm not asking you to do that. i'm not asking to start from a place of what you cannot do. , but what you can do. all of us can give time and attention. i have an amazing buffet of options for folks to get hyper focused involved in their community. karina: your website is a plethora of information, not everyone can foster, not everyone can adopt. not everyone is able to get involved in such a big way. there are little things i think most people can do. david: this. -- yes.

karina: what do people get wrong about child poverty? it is so easy to develop stereotypes when you see them on the street. for kids it is heartbreaking. when we get wrong about kids? david: such a good question and no one has ever asked me about that before. i think what we get wrong is that we think someone is in charge. that someone is coming to the rescue. that it is someone else's problem. i'm always struck by driving on the freeway's in california where i live and there is a car accident. i have two emotions, first, real empathy that the person is ok, then grumpy that traffic is backed up. we have to get out of our car and realize we need to do cpr on this person. people get it wrong, is not someone else's problem it is our problem, our opportunity. there are so many easy solutions

we can chip away at, we need the political will. there 424,000 foster children today. these are our opportunity and responsibility. that is web people get a lot wrong -- is a piece people get a lot wrong. we do not need pity, we need action. translate that to do something we think about all the kids waiting for you, not someone else that is coming to the rescue. karina: somebody has to help them. great book here, a place called home, your website real quick. david: davidambroze. com. >> we appreciate. david: thank you. karina: coming up, new movies, karina: coming up, new movies, ♪ ♪ wow, we're crunching tons of polygons here!

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time at one of these events. it looks like a return to the original raiders of the lost ark and last crusade. karina: disney company turns 100 next year, what festivities are in the works? >> disneyland, our home resort will be at the center of this celebration. a new wondrous firework show. we will have a new world of color. the magic happens parade will return. that started right before covid and did not get a long run. as well as new costumes for mickey and minnie. platinum decorations, disney will be at the center of the celebration. karina: we have to get to splash mountain, it will become to yanez by you adventure, i understand there is a model of what it will look like, and also an idea of when it might open. >> we know that it will open end

of 2024. late 2024, it is from princess and the frog. thinking of the music from the movie as well as the characters, fun, you can see the model with the details, things like this is shown at the expo, changes to the existing attraction an entirely new experience. sharing the fund hand-drawn disney animated classic. karina: there is also a new attraction coming to disneyland, can you tell me about mickeys and menus run away railway? >> this has opened in what is the world, they are it to disneyland, they are renovating a part of toon town to add it. there will be great experiences for people, interactive experiences, the whole land will be renovated and refreshed as well as what is a really fun

tracklist disney attraction. it will be a great addition add to disneyland. karina: it sounds like disney world is getting in on the expansion. >> absolutely. karina: what is on the way> ? >> tons happening, near-term and long-term, they have teased the ideas of coco, alana, encanto, we have all of this covered at mickeyvisit.com we have your favorite fireworks, back to walt disney world. disney cruel -- cruise line new ports of call. karina: so many things to look for to do, i cannot wait. thank you for spending time with us and letting us know, it is always exciting to think ahead. >> there is so much exciting future forward for disney, the next 100 years will be so much

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answering your questions. world news tonight with david muir is up next we will see you at 4:00. tonight, several major stories on this monday night, the final journey begins for the queen. the remarkable images, breaking news in the war in ukraine, the stunning turn in this counteroffensive. in some places pushing the russian tolders right back into russia. in the east we're watching storms from d.c. up through new york city tonight. first, thousands lining the streets in scotland, the queen's coffin covered in the scottish royal standard. king charles, princess anne, prince andrew and prince edward walking behind the casket. well-wishers watching in near silence, the queen's children let by the king holding a vigil for their mother as members of the public filed past. amy robach reporting tonight from scotland. the breaking news from the war in ukraine. a major victory