does school is getting improvements, thanks so $40 million bond. it's part of the project that the school district detected elevated levels in lead in a courtyard and multiple faucets. lead is invisible to the lake -- naked eye, high levels could impact the brain and nervous system. at the school, this chemical was found to feet below the surface of this courtyard. >> we have 600 students on campus, the yard was accessed by all intentionally 600 students for multiple years, not just the students here but since the contaminant was there. luz: nkhale coordinator, he says lead in the school courtyard is an example of the issues at the school. for at least deceeachers domeeet is se dnk it's rdtr afternuer of e felt that we have been endangered by the building.

luz: for 10 years the water has turned yellow and it is safe to drink? >> correct. . we should flush the pipes we can move the dirty water out. luz: san utilities commission are confirmed to the school district what staff members were afraid of. preliminary test results indicate elevated levels of lead in three of 11 tested faucets. what about the potter's -- water itself? >> we are in the process of working with them, to test the water at one of his the horse main -- when of easter horace main. luz: the last time they tested the water for lead was in 2018. >> at that time the results came back that there was not actual levels of lead in the water, it was safe to drink. now that we have detected the hazard materials in the soil we are testing for water again. luz: this supervisor at the city's department of public health, will test every student for lead exposure. >> we have asked dph to

intervene and do the testing. sadly, they say that is not their responsibility and they will not do it, we will probably have to take some sort of legislative or other action to make that happen. luz: according to the schools community coordinator, staff, parents, or planning a day of action for thursday, requesting for the unified a district to facilitate lead exposure testing for students. the school district said if parents test -- students tested, they will reimburse the cost. chandler says many parents don't have the means to do that. larry: thank you. kristen: today the san jose city council is considering the mayor's proposal about reshaping oversight of the city police department. he is calling on the council to allow the cities independent auditor to investigate misconduct allegations. all responsibility for police

conduct lies exclusively within the police department's internal affairs unit. >> matters of police misconduct are far from internal affairs. their public. a single act could have impacts over entire cities and in building our community's trust we must take steps to more independent investigations of police misconduct. kristen: the proposal doesn't reflect a lack of confidence in the chief or the department itself which he called the gold standard of police nationally. a reporter will have more coming up at 5:00. larry: going against the state and federal regulations, a group of san francisco leaders say they are fast tracking a plan to open wellness hubs including safe injection spaces. >> we need to stop parenting and repeating right wing talking points about the failure of safe consumption sites and lean into the fact that we have the data to show that they work and they save lives. larry: that plan includes $5.5

million to open the wellness hubs and earmarks money from opioid settlements to fund the hubs. the board of supervisors still needs to vote on the proposal. the governor vetoed a safe injection sites built for the state of california earlier. kristen: head on collision with the wrong way driver claim to the life of a motorist along highway four in pittsburgh. according to the highway patrol, the wrong way driver slammed into a black sedan killing the driver. the collision caused two other vehicles to crash. chp officers say the suspect ran from the crash scene but was found. larry: the latest in covid news, home test kit makers is recalling 11,000 covid test kits due to the rest of -- risk of false negatives. it was august when he six. . kristen: ron desantis is calling for a grand jury to investigate "crimes and wrongdoings related to covid vaccines".

he gave no specifics but public health experts say covid vaccines are safe and serious side effects are rare. larry: vaccine fatigue, because of covid is likely keeping people from getting a flu shot. 26% of adults got one by the end of october. kristen: rumors and false information continue to keep people from doing the one thing people can do to protect themselves, to get vaccinated. larry: dustin dorsey explains why this is still happening and the damage it is doing not just for covid but other diseases as well. dustin: spreading faster than gossip at a high school hallway, health rumors have been circulating in the community almost as much as covid, flu and rsp cases. doctors say the myths are putting people at risks. >> wider the health rumors get to you as a doctor -- why did the health rumors get to you as a doctor? >> because i want to keep people and the population healthy. i don't want them to get seriously ill. dustin: this expert dr. peter

says misinformation has led to mistrust. patients will not see or will not listen to their doctors, that is true with vaccines. >> vaccines do keep people away from the hospital. they keep people from dying in. that way, it is an unqualified success. i feel so fortunate to be in a time where we are able to see and save lives. dustin: a new study says 3.2 million lives were saved thanks to covid-19 vaccines. in santa clara county, other covid measures kept their death average lower than the states and countries. but the doctor says masking and other covid protections have hurt our immune systems and is causing the surge in flu and rsv we are seeing. >> there is evidence that not being exposed to viruses has somehow decimated your immune system. it's more sluggish. the reason we are seeing more viruses is because we have not been a -- exposed. our immune system has not seen

that as a population. dustin: viruses like polio and measles which the doctor have said have returned due to vaccine rumors, once again highlighting these dangers. >> it is difficult to of people not taken advantage of the we have, particularly because of misinformation. dustin: dustin dorsey abc7 news. larry: part of building a better bay area is making it safer and easier to get around. we know. how challenging that can be. securing street parking in san francisco. as abc7news anchor tells us, new guidelines from the bus, meant to improve safety and fewer parking. reporter: unless you ride one of these. >> more speed, but you need to pay attention. reporter: there are signs of parking woe, everywhere you turn in san francisco. >> it is challenging. i was get a parking space that.

is stressful. reporter: that stress may intensify as new guidelines originally proposed by the board of supervisors last year were approved tuesday afternoon. the new guidelines wouldeq ti.av lost parking spaces with e park let's. reporter: the change is meant to increase accessibility, especially for those with mobility issues. not all of the city's 35 a bus stops are infected -- affected. changes will be made to the 1200 flag stops, where passengers have to step off the curb into the street to then get on the bus. >> from taking the bus, i like having more space. from a driver's perspective, it is annoying because there is less parking space, meaning we will have to circle more. reporter: sfm t8 will review bus stops over the next 24 months at a cost of three to $5 million.

residence we spoke to say there's no way to please both bus riders and drivers. >> some clever people come up with a solution that will be nice. reporter: many will find alternate modes of transportation. >> the great things about san francisco and a neighborhood like this is the walk ability. n the yre what it means for the future of silicon valley. making marriage history. the bill that protects every marriage. and and most common holiday scams. sandhya: we are about to feel the december chill. i'll show you where freeze warnings and frost advisories now, it's official. xfinity has the fastest internet and the fastest mobile service. that's right, xfinity just increased internet speeds... again! and xfinity mobile gives you can't-catch-me speeds. plus, save hundreds on internet for your first two years when you add mobile. the fastest internet, the fastest mobile service,

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experiment is an achievement of more than 60 years of global research, and ask for mentation. reporter: when scientists made the discovery they were re-creating a mini version of the nuclear fusion that powers the sun, amy close to 200 super lasers at -- aiming poster to 200 super lasers, trying to fuse hydrogen atoms into a helium atom. >> they designed the experiments of the fusion fuel state hot enough, and round enough for long enough that it ignited and it produced more energies than the lasers had deposited. about two megajoules in and out, again of 1.5. the energy production took less time than it takes light to travel one inch. kind of fast. reporter: the hope is that this breakthrough will lead to an unlimited source of clean

energy, ending dependence on fossil fuels. >> we have taken the first tentative steps towards a clean energy source that could revolutionize the world. >> it demonstrates the power of u.s. leadership in science technology, showing what we are capable. reporter: but huge a step towards meeting bidens goal of achieving commercial free -- freedom within. >> this is what it looks like for america to lead. we are just getting started. reporter: they have to figure out how to channel enough of that energy on a widespread level to create fusion powered plants. it will not happen overnight but still this is a significant first step. kristen: different from vision. they are opposites. vision is the -- nuclear energy created at a power plant, harnessing the power of atoms by letting them apart.

fusion is the process of combining two or more light atoms, both releasing incredible amounts of energy. fusion is cleaner and creates several times more energy than fission. larry: where do we go from here? can you scale this up? dan ashley is here with a look to the future. dan: those are key questions. it is a remarkable and exciting breakthrough. experts agree we may not see fusion energy for some time. we may see an impact in the bay area and silicon valley sooner. the breakthrough in fusion research at the bay area's largest livermore lab has been a long time coming. abc7news captured these pictures at the facility more than a decade ago. it doesn't mean innovators from silicon valley and beyond have not had their eye on the potential of clean, limitless energy. high-profile investors from bill gates to jeff bezos poured billions of dollars into fusion start ups. >> there's 10 or 12 small fusion companies that are trying various approaches. reporter: this is the professor

of energy at the university of california and a participant in a fusion start up himself. he believes the industry could evolve, something like elon musk's spacex. >> you have the commercial are trooper numeral drive to go fast -- entrepreneur drive to go fast but you have that government partnership. dan: fusion holds the promise of a pollution free energy source, experts leave emerging nuclear technologies have a sin bin event -- a significant head start. they say the new fast reactors are much safer and environmentally friendly. berkeley nuclear physics professor lee burns deed expects them to deliver power much sooner than fusion. >> that will be a good thing. i see that as somebody who liv on planet earth with two kids. dan: neither believe the drive towards fusion will suck investment on nagy from when -- energy from wind power or solar. they expect the sun to be the

most potent source of fusion energy. of all. >> in 2070, the world will be powered by fusion. half of it will be 93 miles away. larry: by the year 2070. dan: the u.s. is partnering with the european-based project that uses a different method to create fusion, different from the laser strategy. expect a lot of advances in the year ahead. it's exciting. larry: it seems legit. science nerds will remember back in 1989, there were two researchers, they announced we have discovered coldfusion. and other scientists said, guys, he did not do it. the research was shoved aside because they did not quite get it then. it looks like we got it now. kristen: tempered excitement. let's see how things are looking about how nice and pretty and dry it is. larry: pool and chris.

kristen: you can feel be december chill -- feel the december chill. sandhya: let me show you where frost advisories are going up, early in the morning. inland will go under the freeze warning from 1:00 to 9:00 a.m. the north bay valleys and mountains, including san jose and the santa clara county hills. temperatures in the coldest spots mid to upper 20's. frost and freeze will damage crops. you want to take steps to protect your paths -- pets, outdoor pipes do not forget about the plants. we have advisories for the bay and coast shorelines. temperatures in the coldest spots will be down near freezing, frost will form as we head towards tomorrow morning. a live view our exploratorium camera. it's a beautiful sunny view. it's a day to go out sailing. although it is cool, low 50's from san francisco to oakland. 55 in san jose.

from our san rafael camera we are seeing the sun out there mid 50's from napa to santa rosa. 57 in livermore. we have passing high clouds as we look from our east way hills camera looking towards mount diablo. a beautiful blue sky. temperatures plunging tonight. morning frost and patchy fog. : the afternoon and are dry pattern continues to the weekend. we will go hour-by-hour. if your stepping up by 6:00 temperatures will be in. the 40's and. 50'sby 8:00 you're dropping down to the upper 30's in the coldest spots. early tomorrow morning we are around the low 30's in santa rosa, fairfield. you will bottom out in the upper 20's in those locations tomorrow morning, even in places like lakeport and ukiah. there will be frost, temperatures in the coast and bay will be in the 30's. you will notice it with frost. afternoon highs in the south

bay, 55 san jose, occasionallouo mid 50's from palo alto to redwood city. downtown san francisco 53. north bay temperatures in the low 50's from san rafael to napa. t east bay. 54 oakland. and also around freemen. -- fremont. livermore 53 degrees. it going to be's -- it' to be freezing. at subfreezing tomorrow morning frosty conditions expected. chilly morning thursday. you will notice the trend carries over as we head into the weekend. below average temperatures. for the start of hanukkah at sundown on sunday, looking really nice. increasing clouds monday. slight possibility of a few showers tuesday. not a done deal but it is a possibility. kristen: temperate excitement. volunteers at the congregation

of glide in san francisco were hard at work brightening the holiday season. they are bags filled with toys and holiday wish list items as part of the 42nd annual toy wonderland event. families count on glide and its donors to help when times are tough. >> the people we serve in our community, not only live in poverty but they are exponentially impacted by what is going on with, thh cost of lingn ion o famili do not have -- ou families do not have the means. to make ends meet. . kristen: the toys wonderland distribution is one of the many services this holiday season. children receive their bags on thursday. larry: big donation given to the san francisco fire departments toy drive. hundreds of toys donate cash donated, blessed by the chaplain. if you want to help our parent company, disney is teaming up with toys for tots for the ultimate toy drive going on right now.

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online purchase scams where the most commonly reported. people are paying for items on my they never received or are being charged for monthly free trials they never signed up for. before buying something, you should read the reviews about the business. next, you will want to watch out for social media gift exchanges. a new or version of this scam revolves around exchanging bottles of wine and purchasing $10 gift cards online. this scam gives strangers your personal information. do not fall for it. another one that seems tempting, free gift cards. you may have received an email with an offer. some of these emails, scammers impersonate companies and promised gift cards to reward loyal customers. if you receive a gift card offer or a pop up that says you won a prize, do not open it. i've actually received this one recently, alerts about compromised accounts. for scam claims or amazon, paypal, netflix or bank account

have been compromised and there was suspicious activity. and number five, fake shipping notifications. scammers are using this new search to get your personal information or to download malware to your device. this is all good reminders that during the season, you have to be on the lookout for the online grinch. larry: if there is any doubt. if you're wondering, just delete. kristen: exactly. larry: if they need to get a hold of you they will find a way. kristen: if it is coming from security, facebook.com, no. larry: making history today in washington dc. >> marriage is a simple proposition. who do you love? larry: the marriage bill signed today and what it means to people in the bay area. kristen: a new stanford study uncovers the right diet could be based on your genetic

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions this is abc7 news. kristen: president biden a historic marriage equality bill protecting the rights of same-sex and interracial couples under federal law. larry: the measure passed with bipartisan support. our news anchor has the latest. >> alongside survivors nightclub shootings, historic moment at the white house. president biden signing the respect for marriage act, protecting the rights for same-sex and interracial couples under federal law. >> marriage is a simple proposition. who do you love? will you be loyal to that person you love? it's not more complicated than that. >>

states to honor all marriages regardless of sex, race, ethnicity or national origin. it has protections for religious institutions and doesn't require states to issue same-sex licenses. the reaction to the supreme court's overturning of roe v. wade and justice calling for marriage to be reconsidered. the country's first openly gay senator said the bill lee's fears about that happening. >> we can put to rest the worries of loving couples. >> the bill passed the house and senate with bipartisan support. though the majority of republicans voted against it. >> i hope and pray that my colleagues will find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and dangerous bill. >> among those at the white house, the executive director of equality california. he recently married his husband. >> the fact that we were able to

legally get married in the state of california and now to go to the white house for this historic bill signing. >> the law comes a decade after president biden came out in support of same-sex marriage ahead of then president obama. he told the thousands gathered on the south lawn that this legislation is a sign of how far the country has come. larry: for one couple in nev it was sweet. they rejoiced at the new federal landmark legislation and showed their appreciation for a local hospital that flies the pride flag all year long. here's our reporter. reporter: it is a sea of emotions for this couple in nevada. >> i cannot believe we are doing this today. beth and i have been together for 36 years. we are married. reporter: president joe biden signed the marriage equality act into law giving the longtime couple plenty of reasons to cheer. >> it has been a long time coming. reporter: they met at the

community hospital for another celebration. >> we felt pride. ourselves, for being, for choosing this hospital. reporter: it was after hospital visit in september that a worn-out pride fly caught there i. >> beth was having surgery. while she was having surgery, when she got to her room, we were able to see the flags. >> we were horrified. >> there were strings hanging off of it. that sort of thing. >> battered and torn. >> this is the picture that we see from our room. just fabulous. then, the next step was, i think it needs to be replaced. reporter: today we got to see that old tattered flag and the brand-new one taking its place. >> it is wonderful. yeah. boy. it brings tears to my eyes. reporter: they help to raise the flag and the community turned out to share their support. for beth, the community

hospitable means so much. they appreciate the hospitals commitment to the lgbtq+ community. >> we are proud to support rights, is important to our organization. reporter: the rainbow flag has been flying every day since 2020. it will be refreshed every six months. they say could not have been a better day to raise a new rainbow flag and they hope others will celebrate too. >> we feel pride in our lives. i feel pride about this being this like being there. kristen: there is a new major update on diabetes care in america it includes much more aggressive recommendations on weight loss and addresses racial disparities in care. american diabetes association recommends people with diabetes lose 15% of body weight. the previous recommendation was only 5%. lowering blood pressure and bad

cholesterol level should be a goal. doctors are being asked to screen for problems like it in the way of good diabetes management. >> when you're talking about people who are obese. that is a third of our population now. we know that is a reversible and modifiable risk factor, although a difficult one for type 2 diabetes. we have talked about this before, fda approved weight loss prescription medications, modifications in your diet, trying to be active which is not easy by the way if someone is obese. it's not easy to say get out there and start jogging a couple of miles a day. and bariatric surgery. kristen: the key for people with diabetes is to begin managing their weight. stanford study may have found the breakthrough defining a diet that works for you. all it takes some specialized tests that will measure oxygen consumption level and protein makeup. researchers found people with certain characteristics dropped more weight from low-carb are low fat diets. these tests are highly specialized.

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-- safety council. it includes civil rights leaders, academia, and a global group with varying viewpoints. so, is this indicative of where they are going? i think they're saying there's a better direction. michael: this will be the full employment act for california attorneys. i think it is going to get out of control. nobody said all of this up because things were running smoothly. i don't have much faith. kristen: i am already seeing this devolving effect on twitter. i don't know if you have spent much time on it. sandhya: i have not. but i am with michael. i'm beginning to become skeptical. i don't know where this is all going. larry: i am surprised. i didn't realize they had a trust and safety council, based on the number of people who tell me how dumb i am. hopefully that is just family members.

it's always been a toxic platform. it's where the haters live. i don't know where we are going with that. good luck elon. tiktok is in the cross hairs of u.s. lawmakers a while. marco rubio slitting the -- leading restricting tiktok in the u.s.. and what they're doing with -- they're worried about what they're doing with american data. they say they're not sharing tiktok data with the chinese government. your security team will decide who accesses user data from america. i say nobody should stop michael finney from dancing on tiktok whenever he wants. michael: look, we have real concerns about privacy about all of the websites. picking out the one that is on my -- it doesn't go near far enough. we have a lot of work to be done. larry: t and has been with all of these

companies, you point out with data mining. what's the saying? if you are not paying for the product you are the product. kristen: tiktok has so many users. they say it is a company. but to some extent, all companies in china still have some degree of government funding. therefore, access and control if they wanted it. so, it remains to be seen how privately that information will be guarded. larry: how do you put the genie back in the bottle? if there is millions of people, they have the data if they want it. kristen: keep dancing away. [laughter] behold of the pow artificial intelligence. there is a bot that can crank out essays, biographies and right with quality and accuracy is. i asked the high school teacher how this could change the classroom. >> it is a powerful, beautiful technology writing,

unfortunately, many high school students never get to explore that because they are learning how to write five paragraph essays. it is possible that will die. which for a lot of my students and may be me, i would say that is good. kristen: one of our producers played with the bot and asked it to write a three paragraph essay on the theory of relativity and add humor. it did all of this in 30 seconds. look at the part we highlighted. see the humor? pretend you are moving faster than the speed of light just don't expect your friends to believe you. if you give it the parameters it was shockingly good at doing it. the teacher told me he thought, when he gave the bot the assignment he gave to his students, the bot did it better. larry: i have a question. could the chat bot, theoretically write a sports cast? i'm asking for a friend. [laughter] kristen: you are safe for now, larry.

it doesn't seem to have current events. humor ok. your job is secure for now. [laughter] larry: i will be employed for a bit longer. kristen: but, we did ask it to write the interview questions for that segment and we had it. in the end i didn't go with all of it because humans beat chat bots. but it was really good. larry: are we sure? [laughter] kristen: i would like to think, could the chat bot dance like this? [laughter] larry: the chairs in the way. kristen: it is a little frightening. it could come into question whether writing jobs will be around and whether you can trust any essays or letters written by anyone. larry: what are you going to tell your kids, when they say i don't have to study for that i just have the chat bot. anyway, i know where this is going. we are going towards christmas.

it can be stressful. what is the most stressful place during the holidays? kristen's house. [laughter] if you get her the wrong thing. no, it is the mall. the one poll survey found 64% found shopping centers makes them the most stressed. that is more than airports, which is saying something, and post offices. you have crowds, long lines, noise. those were the biggest issues. what i am curious about is how many people are still going to go to malls? kristen: danh -- sandhya sandhya: i started early both online and in stores. i don't find the mazza stressful as long as you not waiting until the -- i don't find mazza stressful, not unless -- i don't fall -- i don't find malls stressful unless you're waiting until the last minute. kristen: not for her. sandhya: it is fun and tradition.

we start on black friday and we had a lot of fun. larry: it is interesting. i never thought that i would be the online guy, buying all of these things. it is hard if you are doing clothes because you want to try the fit. everything else, it is so easy. i got your stuff, like that. [laughter] kristen: wet stuff? -- what stuff? larry: i am getting you a chat bot program. kristen: even with clothing. michael we reported on that, what the trying before you buy offers on amazon? sandhya: i don't find shopping stressful. michael: there. it is not packed the way it used to be. the rest of you are all shopping online now. to me, more people were out this year than i have seen for the last couple. that is for sure. it seem pretty mellow to me. larry: four at 4:00. be careful when you buy her

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>> music is my life. it is everything to me. the cello, way it sounds. >> i started this 13 years ago with 15 kids because i saw that the canal neighborhood had no instrumental music programs for young children. >> the program that started small has 150 kids and three orchestras. it's appropriately called enriching lives through music. students are given 10 hours of music instruction a week including saturdays. most remain in the program for 10 years. >> and 1, 2. >> my mom came here in order to give me a better opportunity the opportunity she didn't get. >> the program attracts international artists like this composer who received his music

education through venezuela's el systema, which uses musical education to bring social change in the country. >> every kid is able to get in the system, singing, playing violin, whatever they want to do, it is free. >> it has a similar mission, if he had to put a price tag on this level of music education it would be close to $7,000 per student. in addition the older ones are given high school and college counseling. >> we had 16 years last year and all six of them are now in four-year colleges. this year we have seven seniors and they all applied to for your colleges. -- four-year colleges. >> when i face a lot of problems during school, in high school it can be stressful, i always pick up my cello and start playing. >> right now the students over

her sing a special piece called "the mix of the traditional movements of a symphony with latin infused rhythms. >> we combined the latin readings in symphonic structure. we created this piece. >> the songs they their parents and grandparents homeland. >> one, 2, 3, 4. >> this woman h songs. >> as an immigrant, there is a point in your life when you're in a different country that you feel alone. sometimes the music is your partner, your friend. >> this past weekend they put into music their love for their culture. ♪

>> what i hope for is that they learn the habits of excellence and the opportunity to focus and to form community, and to take all of that with them into their lives and transfer it to whatever they want. >> in san rafael, lyanne melendez abc7news. larry: wow. that program is fantastic. if you know someone at building a better bay area tell us about them on our website. kristen: we are days away from the long-awaited release of avatar: the way of water. >> the movie is beautiful. jim has put so much emotion into it. larry: tonight you get a look

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♪ >> takes you through tonight, so you fully understand the amazing technical leap you will see when you go to the movies. cameron described what it was like to film people underwater, acting underwater, what you had to do. no one had ever done it before. cameron insisted he wanted full, facial expressiveness. he wanted you to feel that these people were comfortable underwater. as he takes us through that met new ways of shooting things, what he calls performance capture, lots of dots on the face. also ago pro camera right here to capture the nuance of eye movement and faces. you can tell he gets into the stuff. you can see he is charged up as he describes it. it's all in service of an emotional story. that's important to him too. fusing those two together is what motivates him.

>> i am a part of something groundbreaking, trailblazing. >> zoe sladana says it is getting to avatar 2009, shaping her career. she trust cameron to a degree that she was willing to hold her breath for four or five minutes at a time so she could act underwater. as she speaks tonight you can see she carries the emotional weight of avatar the way of the water. that is a big part of the pride she takes in this. you will see when she gets to be with kate winslet and sigourney weaver it is a huge thing for her as well. her career has taken off. she has become the franchise heroin everyone loves. as jim cameron says tonight, she is vital to what we are doing. larry: wow. if you could hold your breath for five minutes that is an accomplishment. and then acting on top of that? avatar the deep dive heirs tonight at 10:00 -- airs tonight at 10:00.

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