reporter: construction cre crewe work fast to board windows between noriega and managua. check out the surveillance video. the door was blown off its hinges and class shattered. what you see happened at liz's home. she lives one door down. >> my windshield shattered. >> the blast was so intense it was felt nearly 20 blocks away. this neighbor lives directly across the street. >> all the windows face the street are broken. inside are some of the kitchen windows. >> crews have been removing heavy loads of evident. that's raised lots of concerns and questions.

>> we see the rumor that is are out there. we saw the canissers which is unusual to come out of a structure home. >> some so many canisters all now trucked away. >> we had cylinders. 50-gallon drones. those items are going to be evaluated by our investigation task force and our members with d.p.h. we did had members from our haz mat team rendering tall chemicals and products safe for this incident. >> meanwhile, people like this woman karen lay can't return. others like liz are wondering what to do. her damaged car was towed away. as for the person who died in the fire, neighbors say she was a disabled woman. the woman's caretaker remains in the hospital because of serious burns. >> like a movie that's all i could say because she was

charred. she wasn't on fire. her whole half back her clothes was off. nothing there. larry: now to abc news ryan curry. kristen: ryan? ryan: the box truck that is in question here was carrying evidence from that house explosion yesterday on its way to a secure evidence processing facility. that's when crews driving that truck heard a hissing sound pulled other called for help thinking this could be a flammable situation. they did process the truck. it no longer pose as threat. but it was a scary situation here in >> what i know there were a

series of cylinders with propane and butane. one of the drivers said that one of the cylinders became dislodged during transport >> that truck was transporting evidence from the house explosion in san francisco this week that truck was seen earlier in front of that house. they quickly parked the truck and left. one of the drivers report reported that they heard a thud. they pulled over to investigation. they smelled the strong odor of gas. they called authorities. backed off and called authorities. the truck is parked there the station had been closed all day with no train stopping for most of the day. >> first the road was closed. so i knew something was going on. i checked the bart app and i saw that many of the rides heading into the city were canceled. >> surrounding the station were numerous emergency crews from san francisco police and fire

department to haz mat cruise all trying to prevent that truck from exploding. >> one of the sin deers is precariously lean up against the back door with the view, crews were able to look and develop a plan on how to mitigate that. >> now, in regards to what kind of gas was in that truck whether it was butane or propane, officials say they were able to determine it. however, due to the fact that this is an ongoing investigation they did not mention what gas was in the back of that truck. they're moving it to a secure processing facility where they will continue to collect evidence. in terms of the traffic, officials are still blocking off some of the roads, some of the fire trucks have been leaving the area. there are some delays. but you'll have to keep updated as they are slowly moving. this eventually will be reopened to the general public. ryan curry, abc news news. larry: any minute now, a san mateo county judge is expected

to order a gag order for trun li jou who is charged with killing two people last month. the judge's ruling will likely prohibit attorneys from talking about the facts and circumstances of this case. but he says they will be allowed to discuss what happens in open court. >> the driver of a car is dead in the north bay follow ago collision with the smart train. the south bound number 17 train hit the vehicle at the hamilton parkway crossing just before 11:30. none of the 28 passengers or crew members onboard the train were hurt. smart train set up a bus bridge around the scene this. same crossing was the sight of a nonfatal crash in december. >> oakland's embattled police chief continues to fight to keep his job. leron armstrong has been on administrative leave for

dereliction of duty. >> the completely enact rat statement, a clearly made my statements clear to the investigators. we have that recorded statement. we also have read those reports and we know that no one in the investigation said that they advise me regarding this particular case. and so really that's a part of the argument that is we push back to the city. larry: our anchor will have more on that and how the suspension could affect the relationship with the new oakland mayor that's coming up at 5:30 on our streaming platform. kristen: some clouds out there but overall still a beautiful day. but larry, you've got get ready for some rain. larry: yes, rain coming tonight. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: it's not going to be a

lot but it will be enough to damp tennessee ground. you probably noticed it and felt it. a dozen degrees cooler and san jose 124 degrees compared to 24 hours ago. wednesday are gusting. 31 miles an hour. and the change is here with the cloud cover on live doppler seven. a few sprinkles have passed through. a little bit of drizzle. but the showers are up to the north associated with the low pressure system that's pretty compact. it's bringing snow showers up in the northern california mountains you will notice the showers moving into the bay area for tonight at 10:00 p.m. you'll notice them in the north bay. during the morning hours we'll see the widespread showers. could see a few snow flurries. that will continue on our exclusive storm impact scale. it's a level one. tonight. scattered showers. breezy conditions, slippery roads and large breaking waves. there are some changes coming the second half of your weekend. i'll be back with that coming

up, kristen. chris: a planned eviction of the wood street encampment is on hold. a federal judge reissued a straining order. they will be moved to the cabin community that opened earlier this week. those sights are not ready. so the eviction process will not begin today. >> a health fair brought services to the homeless community in san jose. dustin dorsey was at the event for the first time since the pandemic. >> in the shadow of san jose city hall, dignity reofficerred throughout the unhoused community, what many take for granted, a haircut, clean clothes, a hot meal. meant so much more today. >> it makes me want to try harder again, you know? because after a while you just lose hope. like you really just lose hope. you don't see anything out there

to help you don't see 911 can help you. and you're doing your best. and it's -- it's hard, it's hard. >> but this restores that hope? >> yeah. >> the santa claraa homeless healthcare returned for the first time bringing home to those who need it most. more than 30 local service providors org dental screenings, and even a hot shower. >> one man today didn't want to come out of the shower. it felt really good. >> if everyone steps up the way these partners have today. and i meme mean everyone all the good folks in this community, we would shelter all the unhoused. we would have services for every. >> dave cortez spear headed this in 2011 to create a one-stop shop for the unhoused community. since that time, the need has only grown. around 10,000 people experience homelessness in santa clara

county. >> you see tall riches in this value. it's hard to believe there are so many people that are unhoused. but like i said, we can build the bring and we can come up with new solutions and we have to go down that road. >> today, a step down that path. a lot of smile on faces an for good reasons. many are deeply thankful for the hyunity reofficerred. >> we shouldn't be ignored because we're homeless. not everybody has issues like some of us are just down on our luck. resources like that should be out in more communities, more homeless communities in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. larry: good to see people getting help. road map to the future. the plan to bring downtown san francisco. a major freeway is set to close this weekend. we'll tell you where you want to avoid. the new trend in shoes.

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kristen: with the yearly gross domestic product of $250 billion. larry: downtown san francisco is largely empty. susan melendez taking a look at the downtown's future. >> when you consider that office

space is bringing direct and indirect revenue to the city and to small businesses, it's important to know that the vacancies expect a serious problem for san francisco. today, we take a look at what the city plans to do. remember the good old days before the pandemic? >> there were thousands and thousands more people in downtown san francisco than there are now. ghosttown now. >> three years ago, the downtown area provide nearly 70% of the jobs in san francisco. and generated the majority of the city's tax base and revenue that was then. this is now. over the next two years, the city is projecting a budget short fall of more than $728 million. why? >> companies realize they don't need all this real estate. then, you know, that's -- that's just the new reality. >> not only does the city lose its golden goose but without those office spaces, the entire

downtown business ecosystem has and will continue to be affected. just ask the manager of oasis grill where people used the line up around the block to buy his shwarmas. >> all these buildings are now empty. some people work from home know? >> san francisco as we know it -- downtown as we know sit not coming back. and, you know, what? that's ok. that was mayor london breed when she presented her plans for downtown which includes several strategies. one strategy would support tax relief for some businesses because the owner of this building is telling city hall most of my tenants are gone. i can't afford the property taxes. the plans call for tax incentive first businesses outside of the city. >> we recognize that we are this

important place on the west coast for companies from australia, asia, the east coast who want to establish a base here. so we want to make it easier for them to be here. another strategy, change the city code. have residents move in. restaurants and other businesses. >> but even the most optimistic people are realistic because for one of the most desert downtowns in america, the recovery from the pandemic will take a long time. >> and the mayor mentioned two other important strategy, public safety and better transportation. people need to feel safe when visiting downtown and simply put having better access to the area on uni needs to be a priority. that's according to mayor breed. leanne melendez, abc7 news. >> outrage this afternoon from people living lightening a stretch of cat street in san

francisco's mission district they are upset because of the barricades make ago dead end between 19th and 22nd street. they tried to do that to st people from soliciting sex workers. larry: caltrans is work on some fryeway improvements between coopman road and sono boulevard. another closure is scheduled for the same area and that will be next weekend. kristen: a portion will be closed on the train track. bus bridges will open from melbray to san francisco. they have limited services. take note of that. larry: wherever you're going, i think the weather might be a factor.

kristen: hopefully just a little factor. sand yeah: this is not storm. already a few sprinkles showing up. nothing major. so far sea ranch has picked up 02 of an inch of rain. as we take a look t our live picture, you will notice the clouds are getting darker. 52 in san francisco. it's in the mid to upper 50's. oakland palo alto. 52 in half moon bay. from our oakland camera clouds are stacked up as you can see going back to the city. nevado, santa rosa along with concord and livermore. here's a look t from our walnut creek camera. a light system moves in tonight. sup any and warmer. we're looking at much cooler weather for valentine's day. on our exclusive storm impact scale. this is a light level one for tonight, tomorrow morning,

you're looking at scattered showers, breezy conditions. the main impact will be the slippery roads, large breaking waves along the coast. you'll want to watch out for. the wave heights coming up since yesterday, 10 to 12 feet right now. high surf advisory runs until tomorrow evening. there's a beach hazard statement for the northern monterey bay. break, for the coastline will range from 18 to 22 feet. so not exactly ideal conditions for swimming or surfing. the clouds moving across the region. most widespread around 5:30 in the morning. that pink that you're seeing could see a little bit of snow flurry activity mixing in with the showers. 8:00 if you're an early riser, be aware that there will be some slippery roads. but this system moves out fast. and for your saturday afternoon, you're already seeing sunshine going into the evening hours. rainfall totals, i've got tell

you, the computer models have been all over the board. sometimes just dropping higher totals .04 of an inch if you get caught under these showers you could pick that up. a couple near yantville. it will be aren't around 200th to a quarter of an inch. in the sierra lit turn into snow. a lot but itt could affect your travel. five inches at kirkwood. morning temperatures here in the 30's and 40's. make sure you have your umbrellas. it will be breezy tomorrow afternoon. a cool to chilly day. mid to upper 50's. it does turn out to be a partly cloudy one for your saturday afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast we'll feature that light level one, morning showers tomorrow, breezy day. warming up on sunday, the temperatures coming up near 70 degrees inland to upper 50's coast side. lit remain mild on monday and

chilly on valentine's day. one model wants to bring in some showers. the other model is going dry. very cold midweek. and we are talking that's in the mornings, we're talking about a chance of rain coming back into the picture on friday. we've got a little bit of everything for everyone, lar risk kristen? larry: turks sandhya. kristen: with rain in the forecast today is the perfect day to celebrate national umbrella day. >> did not know it was today. kristen: umbrellas were used thousands of years ago to provide shade from the heat of the sun. larry: the renewable energy product that is equivalent of taking thousands of cars off the road. >> and chocolate and valentine's (steven) >> aevery time i come to seene's day caremore, they go aboveut and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm taking medication for what i should have been taking years ago.

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kristen: for a third year in a row an alameda resident is spreading love to her community through valentine's day. eve delay has a selfie photo on. it is sustainable and made with up cycle materials as she has collected over the years. delay says she enjoys spreading happynd and love to her community. >> i just really love the idea of love. but in all its forms, you know, whether that's queer love or loving our pets, you know, just

love unites humans and creatures and the world that is really meaningful to me >> i see some croc shoes in there. it's over from morning to dusk. people are encouraged to post it. be sure to use the hashtag. larry: do it for the gram. chocolate is one of the most popular gifts for valentine's day. last year it made $2.5 million in sales. >> chow you make sure it's a sustainable one? >> there are a million different ways to eat chocolate. there's only one ingredient that gives chocolate its unmistakable flavor. coco, derived from cocoa beans. >> it comes from west africa, that's began action ivory coast, nigeria and cameroon.

the other 25% comes from all over the rest of the world. >> amy she says climate change and deforest station are impacting cocoa crops, changes in temperature and the loss of bio diversity are play ago part. to safeguard the crop, farmers and chocolate manufacturers are investing in research to make sure they're more drought tolerant but they still taste the same and have the same quality. >> when you go to buy chocolate next, you can support these efforts and other sustainable attributes like fair wages for farmers. >> those are clear, easy defiended indicator that is you can find that are showing that companies and chocolate companies are making an effort toward sustainability. >> i'm ginger z. >> making you even happier. >> important lessons in the classroom. if you have teachers that look

like them early as possible there are all kinds of gains that they have. >> goal one bay area nonprofit has to help students in and out of school.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. larry: we're celebrating black history month here at abc7. today, we're highlight a local nonprofit with some big academic goals. urban ed academy has been getting buzz even from the go ahead state warriors f >> they want every student to have black male teacher in their lives. >> welcome ladies.

we're doing color by numbers, ok? you guys have all the tools you need. keep it up. what's up, man? >> throughout your k through 12 journey did you have a teacher that looks like this guy? >> how you doing, man? and by look like him, i mean black and identifying as male? >> i love how much progress we're doing today. y'all are killing it. there you go. >> statistically speak your answer is likely no. according to the stanford graduate school of education only 2% of america's teachers are black men. the national education association backs that up. >> there you go. there's all kinds of data that suggests especially for our black boys in particular but for our students of color if you have teachers that look like them early as possible, there's all kinds of gains that they have. and that has all kinds of implications of the achievement gap, wealth gaps because education is key to begin to actualize yourself in life.

>> jason mousse is a teacher at george washington carver elementary school in san francisco. but also a man in the bay fellow. and education nonprofit founded as a saturday school to match young boys of color to mentors who look that. man the bay takes that one step further tempt cohort's goal is to -- for every student to have a black teacher. >> i was deprived of a male teacher. i went to ucla. and i actively sought that out. it was an student that is i didn't even need. >> he says man the bay has 18 fellows between the san francisco and oakland public school districts. and heavy recruits from historically black colleges ant universities. >> pay attention so that you

don't lose in game. >> we have to anchor in a different type teacher benefits package and for us that means doing this. >> it covers all professional and living expenses for fellows while they go through the program, which is four years long. >> those stresses distract from attentiveness from the kinds of things that you need to worry about in the classroom. i can maximize gains to my students. am i paying attention to which students are falling behind? i am i managing behavior to the social, emotional developments of the student. can you finish this one for me? all of those things play a role in maximizing what we do in the classroom. what has been a god send, they're like, you know what, don't worry about your rent, utilities, don't worry about those kinds of things, bring your best stuff to work. >> how does a nonprofit pull off free rent? >> a little ingenuity,

creativity but post importantly collaboration with big-time partners starting black home owners and black property owners. >> their strategy is to keep black property owners in the community >> as expensive as housing and real estate is here in the bay area, no forecasting out how much we're going spend. we know they're going to gate good chunk of change. to be intentional, about making sure that that spending power on our side rests with black folks that was number one. there's conversations of course at the state level and city level around reparations. this is our little small way of trying to play a part in it. >> the hunter's point property has been there since the 1970's. at one time, his father employed hundreds of black san fran sys cans through a patrolling company. >> my father was asked why he had this in his neighborhood?

>> he said, if we don't work for and hire each other, then who will? >> there's an office workspace downstairs and four educators live upstairs. >> what letter go b-there you go. >> jason mousse lives just minutes from his school and in the same neighborhood as many of his students. from extra curricular to seeing them in community centers. to seeing them on church on season getting involved in the local ymca have you seen me d.j. before? no, you haven't. one day. maybe one day. >> they even know he's a d.j. on the side. >> does he know songs that you like? >> yeah! >> like what songs? >> you've got a friend in me know what are do you like about mr. mousse? >> he gives us computers, colors and even some snacks and cookies, >> guy. >> you agree.

>> does he look like he could be your family? >> yes. because we have the same skin color. >> according to the national bureau of research, when black students have that's one black teacher by third grade they're 13% more likely tone roll in college. two black teachers. 32%. for low income black boys their on time high school graduation rate climbs by almost 40%. the bay fellows were the only ones involved in the schedule co hurd for the 2020-2021 year. mousse has been teaching for over a decade. >> you know, the conditions of the pandemic has actually made it real ill-difficult for a lot of teachers. and a lot of teachers left. but this opportunity allowed me to stay where i was in education. >> where it's clear he's needed. reporting in san francisco,

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kristen: it's time now for the four at four. dion and sandhya joining us. today the u.s. military has shot down a high altitude object

flying over alaska. john kirby says the object was flying at about powe 40,000 feet fete and posed a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft. it's unclear where the object came from. don't know who owns it. but last week, the military deployed u2 spy plans to study a balloon before it was shot down. that balloon was equipped to collect communications. this one too soon to tell. but they do say it's much, much smaller. it's the sigh size of an s.u.v. larry: sit even a balloon? >> they didn't call it that. larry: it's a thing. ok. dion: is this what we have to contend with? every so often there's something happening in the sky? larry: it was happening all awe long we just didn't know about it. it seems prim tiff. sandhya, you're looking up in the sky all the time for the weather forecast. [laughter] a balloon? really? you would think it would be some

sophisticated drone that nobody could sense. just an old balloon out there? sandhya: i guess they want to play it safe for national security. it would be kind of strange if you were looking up and going, well, what is that? you know? >> sunday super bowl poise be a record certificate. the women will be performing the flyover that's always cool that include from la certificate. betting is a big. it's 61% higher than last year. the trade group expect some $16 billion to be wagered. you can make all these exotic bets. like in you want to bet on the coin flip, which i don't know why you would both we are that. you have a problem if you're trying to bet on heads or tale.

the length of the national anthem. do any of these entice any of you ladys? >> maybe not best themselves but i heard that rapper drake put down almost $a million on the chiefs. i'm thinking to myself, my goodnesser for someone who has so little to lose to put down $1 million, it's often those with so little to lose that are putting it all in. i'm all in. >> that's like us bet $10. it's equivalent. i lost a million or i made a million. what are is the betting line. who's the favorite? >> i want to say -- it's been going back and forth. the last thing i saw, i think the eagles were favored by a point and a hawaii it's been swinging based on the health of patrick mahomes. don't hold me to that. there's another bizarre fashion trend hit the hitting the streets and runways.

it's playful. these are cartoon shoeings. there's the mini mouse stilettos and the big red boots. you're from art collect or known by them. i'm not similar to those. they were worn by a boy named astro boy. i could seedy onwearing these. go on sale next week for $350. whoa! wait a second. oh, my goodness. >> i take it you're not wearing them under the anchor desk? >> no, that's -- they look like the ugg boots we already wear, ladies, right? like the shape, the chunkyness. >> i can see the they're good for walk but driving not to -- [laughter] you'd have to put on your driving slippers for sure. plus, they're -- i mean, i love

the color but they look bulky. >> a little bulky? [laughter] that's -- you're so kind, sandhya. yeah, -- would any of you wear them like anywhere? >> i mean -- not for $350. larry: what's your price? >> you know i could be bought. who's offering? >> i don't know there's a threshold. but to me, when you're pick out other clothes to match with that, really? >> i don't think you're supposed to match. they are the statement. larry: that's it. that's it. sandhya: maybe you wear them on a date. larry: a first date. you want too make a good impress. >> you might want to pick out the worst dates for a first day 11,000 people who surveyed were the biggest first day no no going to the movies. it was the top vote getter bay long shot because limited

talking doesn't really give you the opportunity to get to know one another. the rest of the top five, many donald's. staying home. going to a pare parents' house d restaurants in general. >> why restaurants? >> perhaps the strangest location, a tune cal came in at number 9. creepy. >> i think i disagree with restaurant. i feel like that's great. people don't want to talk that much. they get to share the popcorn. >> but the movie theater is dark. that opens the door for some unsavory things that may not want to happen. >> sounds like you're speaking from personal experience. >> no, my worst first date was a man who thought he could withize terse. he started looking queasy and we had to end the date after that course. it was really bad. >> put that on the don't do

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better bay area. larry: what's this about? dana: fast growing alternative fuel project is generating renewable natural gas a at a pace equal to taking thousands of cars off the road. and soon, it may add new sources of energy to the network. >> it might not be the hike most people would take. but turns out, climbing a giant pile of cow manure can offer a stunning view of the future of california's energy landscape. >> so in 2022, we interconnected our first four projects for renewable natural gas. so that was a huge milestone for us. >> kristen cowsert is pg&e. it is created from methane captured from manure at dairies in the central valley like this one we profiled last year. she says the network is growing

fast. >> we're leveraging nil opportunity to bring in additional renewable gas under our system. the methane is processed by eitus near modesto and has laid miles of pipeline. >> that gas is then being cleaned up and transmitted into pg&e's pipeline throughout the state of california. and ultimately is going to be used as transportation fuel to replace carbon based or fossil fuel diesel. >> mainly diesel trucking which creates a and it could be added to wastewater treatment plants and landfills. >> lamed fills are a good source of renewable gas across the country. we have a goal of 15% renewable natural gas in our gas system at pg&e by 20 powe 30. larry: for now, it's a goal steadily becoming reality as dozens of dareies dotting the

central valley go online to feed a fast growing alternative network. larry: and this really is expanding fast. pg&e have 40 alternative energy projects in the pipeline. so it moving along. and larry and kristen we'll continue to follow the progress of this very interesting work. kristen: excited to hear that researches believe there's a link between pollution and depression. the study looked at nine million medical recipients. those who live in area with air pollution, more of it were more likely to be depressed. the stud by was larry: plus all the breathing conditions. you don't want all that we've had clear skies. we're looking pretty good this weekend. >> let's see if there's any rain in our future? sandhya: we do have a little. that's the key. looklet's look at live doppler.

you will notice that a few drops is showing up. get those umbrellas ready as we are expecting it to bring showers later on tonight going into tomorrow morning. we go hour by hour. and you will notice them coming tow the region late tonight, early tomorrow morning it will be our best opportunity for more widespread shower. the sierra will get a few inches of snow. by tomorrow early afternoon you'll starting to notice the sun coming out it will be a cool days tomorrow. 50 for your highs. it's a one on our storm impact scale for tomorrow morning. will feature sunnier warmer weather. next week will bring back the chill just in time for valentine's and mid weekend. larry: just because it's friday and baby otters are real cute. i want to show you these trio. they're in florida zoo miami is schauering these

adorable photos. they're three river otters. they were born on tuesday. one girl, two boys. look at how tiny they are. that's something's hand. yeah. they weigh as much as a -- oh, he's sleeping. night, night. kristen: what a love big. larry: like a baseball. like a babe. so fine -- tiny. look at his claws. i'll move back. kristen: as we close in on valentine's day we have a love story for the ages. >> it's really an incredible love story right from the beginning. larry: love found and love letters lost. and then found again. that's

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larry: tonight on primetime, "shark tank" followed by "20 -- 20" and abc7 news at 11:00. we've got the hearts here. i just kind of told you about that you know valentine' day is coming up. we've got a love story about lost love letters. our sister station in los angeles has a look at where these letters came back where they belong. >> in the age of text, paper is making a comeback. that's for merrill albert when hundreds of letters literally came back to h. >> they're love letters. >> yes, they are from her late husband david. >> it's really an incredible love story right from the beginning. >> letters date all the way back

to 1948. she was turning 16, david was 19. as his letter testify, it was love at first sight. >> so much so that their first in-person date became mump more are her picked up up at san pedro we ended up in las vegas getting married. but it was a secret marriage. they told no one. david later shipped off to yeah pan and korea where the love letters continued for five years. >> we had a proper wedding in 1953 when he came back from the army. >> she packed them all away tonight be left behind roughly 50 years laters when the couple sold their home and moved. >> but none of those notes would exist if it were for one man who realized that were treasure. >> how are you? >> oh, my goodness. >> this is al escobedo, a house painter who was told by the new owner to trash the letters.

>> it reminded me of the movie "the notebook." i just thought about the movie. i thought i'm going try to find their family members and i was able to find them. >> al and his daughter spent 15 years not only trying to track merrill down but preserving the delicate letters in plastic sleeves and framing some of them. when they came across david's obituary online they were able to send the love notes to merrill. today -- >> you deserve this. >> was the first time al and merrill came face-to-face. >> listen, i'm 90 years old. you just brought me back to life. >> much better at wind re-winding back the clock. >> it just brings me back to the old days. i'm young again. i read these letters and i'm young again. >> rob haste, abc7 news. larry: what an incredible story. how about al preserving those letters for all those years and looking for her?

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moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. and good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dana ashley today. we're learning more about yesterday's massive explosion that destroyed two homes killing one person and severely burning another abc 7 news reporter suzanne fawn has the latest on the investigation and how neighbors are dealing with this disaster. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of this mysterious blast as for the people who live and work in this neighborhood many of them are still badly shaken some of them face thousands of dollars w