sent to us by end abc 7 viewer. it is wild. liz: it really is. it was also coming down in marin county. this video was shot this morning around highway 101. wet roads a factor that caused this tesla to spin out and crash into a tree. it happened onhw 280n city. the driver, thankfully, just suffered minor injuries. larry: we have team coverage for you this afternoon all around the bay area. liz: but we begin right here with spencer christian. spencer: yesterday, we talked about the terrible tuesdays. today is wacky wednesday. we have a variety of weather conditions, as you just showed. thunderstorms up and down the doppler image. numerous thunder strikes, that's where the severe weather is now. in the bay area, the storm is winding down. a few isolated downpours.

the wettest region is this area from marin county san rafael eastward across the bay down to richmond, emeryville, but this is mainly light rainfall. just a few isolated downpours, but again, just light rainfall. this storm is now a level 1 storm through tonight, basically through the evening hours. we can expect some periods of showers, brief downpours, small hail still possible, occasional lightning storm possible and snow over the higher peaks. forecast shows the storm winding down as we approach late-night hours. i will show you what is coming our way next. maybe a little drying out in my forecast. larry: dare you say sunshine perhaps? well, not yet. what weather continuing to impact people in the east bay. power went out in the caldecott dome. liz: it did.

ryan curry was driving through it when it happened and is live with details. ryan: it felt like a horror film at one point. you are driving to the rain and suddenly you enter the tunnel, and it's pitch black darkness, something i have never seen before entering the tunnel. scary moments as we wait to see what happened that led to that power outage. coming back where once again the storm from today causing significant damage, especially to small businesses who have already been impacted by storm damage and are dealing with it yet again. drivers on highway 24 encountered this -- rain leading to a pitch black come to cut tunnel. caltrans says a power outage caused the lights to go out. the east bay once again dealing with storm damage. trees and branches still scattered across roads in oakland's montclair district. water downhill is impacting businesses in the village center. >>

just coming in. ryan: flooded in the new year's eve storms. each storm brings more water to her storm. it got so bad, she slipped and broke her ankle. the bathroom have to be completely remodeled. >> mold in there, the black in there. ryan: she says she is losing money. she can only have one client in her store at a time. she says so far, no one has come through to make repairs. >> the place is still leaking. we still have the mold. i recommended people to remedy that and never received a call back. ryan: down the street, another business impacted by the weather. irish restaurant stay open during the pandemic, but now everyone has to eat inside.

mike williams, the owner, since the high wind caused the tents to start blowing away. he had to secure it fast. >> that tend would have gone. it would have hopefully not hit anyone. ryan: good news -- williams said he was able to retain power throughout the storm. he did not lose it when the high wind hit a week ago and earlier this week, so he was able to open his restaurant to residents in the montclair neighborhood to go see him, charge their phones, charge their laptops, and uses wi-fi in case i have to get a hold of somebody. that's what you like to see -- positive news coming out of these storms. neighbors helping other neighbors. liz: indeed. thank you. in santa rosa, a mudslide has breached one of two homes that were red tag. city crews dumped gravel to start the mud, but fire officials say it just has not

worked. larry: state officials toward the store damage a day after several california lawmakers urged the army corps of engineers to accelerate a project to repair the breached liver that caused extreme flooding and damage to powerbroker earlier this month. liz: further south, ghost lakes are being resurrected in california's central valley. this late last saw water in 1997. there are concerns that with snowmelt, the flooding could be catastrophic. larry: along the san mateo county coast, people are finding ways to take advantage during day.f moments of sshine and at pacific appear, few were out to catch a breath. >> it is a break in the rain. my dog loves to walk here on the beach, so just taking advantage.

alana: resident adam drake and his dog buddy found a window of opportunity after powerful wind and rain the region every week this month. >> we are definitely over it. it is so cold, so windy at times. alana: this morning, scattered showers stop long enough for us to capture some sunlight. the weather break also made for a smooth and dry drive through downtown half moon bay, a welcome sight for people and their pups. >> have to walk the dog every day. glad is is not really like it has been. when i looked outside, it was raining a little bit, but by the time i got him out, we got these beautiful thunder clouds, and i guess we are going to get some thunder later. that's always fun. alana: for now, he and others consider themselves fortunate to have gotten out and ahead of the rain with more in the forecast. >> look at those clouds. we don't get thunder clouds like this very often. >> of course, this is just a

break, meaning rain is expected to return. reasons why residents tell me they are timing any outdoor activities with clear skies. liz: this is now officially snowiest season ever at mammoth mountain resort in sierra. they're reporting 695 inches of snow at their main lodge and 870 inches at the mountain's summit. the resort plans to have lifts open through july. this is also from the sierra, the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab. they say they have reached a benchmark, surpassing 700 inches of snow this season. the lab has reported almost 714 inches of snow since october with more than 20 falling in the past 24 hours. larr forced the oakland root soccer team to move their team home opener.

the field has been damaged by water, so saturday's gameo h tat bay campus in haywood. do not forget, you can track the weather any time using the same doppler as the abc 7 news weather team uses with the abc 7 bay area app. all you have to do is download it. it is free. do so wherever you stream. liz: now to a silver lining, the east bay's water reservoirs are expected to fully refill. larry: that is good news and means changes to emergency drought rules in alameda and contra costa counties. >> confident that they will refill reservoirs entirely this year, which are 88% full right now, the east bay municipal utility district says because of this, they are now downgrading from a stage two drought to a stage i drought, meaning districts serving one point million customers across both alameda and contra costa county is suspending the excessive

water use penalty ordinance for the time being and moving from 10% mandatory conservation to 10% voluntary water use reduction. this is in addition to already ending their 8% drought surcharge at the beginning of this month. on top of the heavy rain we have experienced and more runoff from snow expected to come, customers have helped conserve 32,000 acre-feet of water since april 2020. while there celebrating this news after years of restrictions, they say we are not quite out of the woods just yet. >> yes, it is wet. is conservation over? not really and really never forever because we live in a very dry climate, and in spite of the witness we see, we know that drought is cyclical in california and is only getting more so. >> although governor newsom has not declared an end to the drought just yet, this comes after he ended some of the state's water restrictions last friday and that he would stop

asking people to voluntarily cut water use by 15%. despite these restrictions easing up in the east bay, the district still has a van on watering within 48 hours of rainfall, irrigating nonfunctional turf, and washing cars without shut-off nozzle's. more changes could be on the way. they will be evaluating precipitation and snow total data for the year at the end of the month and depending on how things look, they say they may further ease restrictions by late april. larry: coming u from the fda and how it could help prevent overdoses. also the battle over flavored tobacco. the lawsuit, the confusion, and with the i-team has uncovered about illegal sales. plus, nba legend, hall of famer

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larry: big move today by the fda. narcan, the drug that reverses an opioid-related overdose, will now be available without a prescription. suzanne: it is decision. so many public health advocates in san francisco say making this overdose antidote widely available was a long time coming. >>

started to hit san francisco really hard. suzanne: she recovered from a addiction. she is helping to save lives. >> narcan is a real key tool that saved a lot of lives. i work with a team, and we reversed and saved over 333 people. suzanne: the fda has just made narcan, the opioid overdose antidote, available for over-the-counter use. a prescription will no longer be needed for the nasal spray. people will soon be able to get it at grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations, even vending machines. quick having narcan more easily accessible, having people carry it like they would be pens, that is what we need. we need more narcan in the community so that there can be a faster response to overdose because we cannot rely on 911

getting there on time. tom wolf is now advocate. through his advocacy work in san francisco, he is administered narcan to people who overdosed on the street. >> in my advocacy work, whenever i go into the city, i always carry at least one dose of narcan on me at all times. now both of my kids carry narcan in their backpacks when they go to school because this is the world that we are unfortunately living in today. suzanne: last year, more than 180 thousand people overdosed on opioids and survived according to a new white house dashboard. as for having narcan soon widely available -- >> if it is going to save a life, it is worth it. >> public health advocates say more access to narcan will save lives, but drug advocates say our community needs to do more to get drugs off our streets and out of our communities. >> a san jose man is in custody

accused of sexually assaulting several children over the course of several years. the 33-year-old was arrested last week after a juvenile claimed that they were assaulted by him. police say their investigation revealed other victims between the age of six to 13. they fear there could be more victims and are asking anyone with any information to come forward. larry: now to the topic reparations. a state task force is meeting this week to discuss details of a proposal that could cost california as much as $800 billion. meanwhile, berkeley unified could become the first school district in the country to actually pay reparations. it is developing a 15 to 20-person task force. they will hold an informational meeting about their plan. all right. i kind of feel like the rain has to stop very soon. it cannot just keep continuing the way it has been going. can,

it keeps on coming week after week. spencer: just when you think it has to stop. over in the central valley, we have wild weather. numerous lightning strikes and a long line of thunderstorms. meanwhile here in the bay area, much quieter conditions areawide that there are still somewhat regions, and one of them is here in the east bay where we have some like to moderate rainfall with occasional or isolated downpours, but the intense weather is certainly winding down. through tonight, we expect periods of showers, maybe some brief, isolated downpours. small hail still a possibility along with some lightning, and of course, some slick roadways. forecast animation shows it going into the evening hours. we continue to see wraparound showers as that center of low pressure slides southward along the coastline, but by late tonight approaching midnight, we

will see the storm basically winding down from the bay area except for some snow over the mount hamilton area between midnight and 3:00 a.m. and by the time the morning commute begins, we will be looking at brighter skies and drier conditions. surface wind conditions right now mainly under 15 miles per hour, so no powerful gusts even in higher elevations. wind a little bit stronger but nothing like yesterday's wind that accompanied the storm. here's a look at cloudy conditions over san francisco. his is currently 49 degrees in san francisco, palo alto. some clouds over the golden gate, but the scars -- the skies are brighter there than they were earlier this afternoon. santa rosa, nevada, napa, fairfield, concord, and livermore. looking at the conditions in emeryville right now, slowl moving traffic. these are earlier forecast headlines. scattered showers tonight, thunder still possible.

wet, unsettled pattern develops over the weekend. overnight lows will benl in the upper 30's in inland areas to low 40's just about everywhere else. tomorrow, under brighter skies and drier conditions, high temperatures will range from low to mid 50's of the coast and mid and upper 50's around the bay shoreline to upper 50's to around 60 in our inland areas and in the cr, snow is still falling. the additional accumulation will be only about three to six inches as the storm weakens and, of course, there are slippery roads going into and out of the sierra. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. two dry days and mostly sunny days coming our way tomorrow and friday. yay. cheer, larry. saturday, sunday, and monday, we will see clouds with a chance of light showers and spreckels. not enough now to put a storm drinking up, but tuesday and wednesday, we expect a greater chance of rainfall.

liz: l i larry: the thing about the level 1 is at any moment in time, it can be a level two. spencer: i prefer to look at it optimistically. storms seem to be getting weaker. larry: yes. as is my resolve. liz: if you are a jennifer coolidge fan -- i know i sure am -- you might enjoy this. the "white lotus" actress will be part of the live online conference on may 9. registration is currently underway, and prices will go up next week, so do it now. you can register at pbwc larry: she is hilarious. basketball great kareem abdul-jabbar here in the bay area today v

larry: basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar came to oakland with a message for the state high school champions, and the message is the shortest way to success is through education. liz: abc senior education reportedly on melinda's tells us abdul came equipped with more than just advice -- senior education reporter leanne melinda's -- lyann

lyanne: team's first state championship. today, many accolades followed by words of advice. >> you all are champion scholar athletes. >> it was thurman who asked six-time nba champion kareem abdul-jabbar to spread his message of education. the former basketball great now has a foundation called sky-hook, which focuses on teaching students about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. >> the only limits on where you go are the limits that you put on there. >> abdul-jabbar recently wrote a book about the first all-black men's basketball team formed in 1923. each team member in oakland was given a signed copy. >> eventually, the ball stops bouncing, so wherever it takes you, all coaches and people who

support you hope you can take what you learned in basketball and move forward in your life. >> for dylan cooper, basketball has given him needed structure. >> you cannot fail in less you choose to. >> perhaps the best advice given by a champion of the sport was education is that shot that cannot be blocked. larry: the same the sky-hook, which kareem made famous. he was asked if he was frustrated that nobody even tries the sky-hook, and he jokingly -- jokingly, i emphasize, said -- you know, i want to drive across the bay because all the kids just want to shoot threes. nobody wants to shoot the sky-hook anymore. even the kids and their parents probably never saw kareem play live because they are all too young. i hope they did their research and new exactly who was standing among them because he was the hall of famer's hall of famer. liz: millions of students as we

know regularly use tobacco products. larry: in california, there is a ban on flavored tobacco sales, but teens still find a way. >> how many teens come into your store every day? >> 100 plus

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liz: e-cigarette maker juul in court this week. larry: there accused of targeting kids with their products. the company is being sued by the state of minnesota for 100

million dollars. the attorney general claims they got kids hooked with fruity flavors. the company argues its goal was not to lure kids but to help adult smokers who wanted to switch to a product with less nicotine. liz: the cdc says more than 3 million middle and high school students use tobacco, and e-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product according to a survey of middle and high school students. larry: in december, a statewide ban went into effect suspending sale of most tobacco-flavored products in california, but teens are still using them. >> every single day. to buy all the stuff. liz: the abc 7 news i-team has learned enforcement also continues to be a problem. larry: what did you find out about this? >> the ban is very clear.

who say they never got the letter from lawmakers and they are still confused. you don't know, for example, if this is legal? >> aixa said, confident it is legal to sell. >> the owner of national petroleum gas stations says he is still confused on the rules of the flavored tobacco ban. >> we want to follow the law. >> confusion over brand products is not the only problem. patel says teens still come in every day trying to buy flavored tobacco products, often using fake know where they can get it. >> he has 15 locations across the bay area including berkeley, oakland, union city, hayward, san jose, and sunnyvale. all the dibacco products are

behind the counter? >> yes. >> he estimates some locations see more than 100 teenage customers per day and they are persistent. >> there are times when employees are saying, you know, i've been seeing you every single day for the last five days and you know i'm not going to sell it to you. and they say ok, maybe the next employee will. >> but some of his other locations have a strict reputation. the new ban comes after a sle of other cities and counties across the state have already implement it similar bands in recent years. san francisco was one of the first cities to do so back in 2019. according to the california apartment of public health, this includes menthol cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, e-juices, pods, or any other vaped device hour accessory that contains flavored

lip would regardless if it contains nicotine, but as we found out, the law is not exactly clear. for example, the state special notice to retailers shares what some say is a confusing message. it says the ban includes flavored cigars and flavored smokeless tobacco, but certain flavored premium cigars and flavored looseleaf pipe tobacco are exempt. >> there is so much confusion. >> and it gets more confusing. while state has implemented its own man, local state and counties may have more restrictive laws in place. for example -- >> these are legal here in new york but not in newark. the definition of sweet versus flavored are differently interpreted. >> the state has created a resource page on their website to help inform retailers of the current tobacco law, including a letter that breaks down how the new law defines prohibited products. >> have you been given any direction from the state?

>> none whatsoever. >> turns out patel is not alone. the i-team visited and called dozens of retailers across the bay area to ask if they received this letter or any direction on enforcement from the state. st had a quick question for you -- have you received this letter from the state advising of the new tobacco law? >> yeah, we just got e out that is not legal. >> did you receive this letter? >> you have not seen anyone from the state? have you received this letter? the new tobacco law? have you received this letter from the state? >> no. >> has any enforcement agency come around to inform you of the rules? did the health department come around and do checks? >> no. >> all right. >> they have not gave it to me yet. >> they have not given you this letter?

no? >> maybe i will get one in the mail soon or something. >> this was from last year. >> skeo oy dozens of smoke shops outside san francisco. employees told us they did not receive any direction from the state about the flavored tobacco ban. >> do they have an updated one for this year? do you know the health apartment that is supposed to do these checks? have you heard any word? >> no. seriously, i have no idea. >> they said the legislature did not empower them to be the enforcement agency. instead, local law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction to enforce this law. >> each city is so understaffed with police officers now. is this even their priority? i don't think so. >> a former retailer and enter tobacco advocate. >> this just is not being handled properly. >> have you had any agency come to your store to conduct a check or inspection?t i know

ijust sms like haphazardly, we ban those products, but nobody knows what we ban. i have four grandkids i'm very concerned about. >> she says her grandkids are able to order flavored tobacco products online without any age verification. >> you can order whatever flavor you want. >> it took less than two minutes for her son to order a 40-pack of e-cigarettes, and it came in less than two days. >> my biggest concern is the underground market that is coming, how they can get it online, how kids can buy their product off the streets now. >> we saw that in san francisco's mission district. where do teens normally buy e-cigarettes around here? over there at the corner store? do you know where we can find e-cigarettes around here? >> yeah. >> do they card?

do you guys know anything about that? anyways. are you guys in high school? yes? >> there are stores in the city that sell it underground. they will sell it out of their truck. >> there's no control, so what's the use of passing something, a ban or ordinance, if we know it cannot be enforced? >> coming up tomorrow, we will take a closer look at this enforcement problem and show you what stores appear to be still selling these band products, some even to teens. larry: it feels like an impossible problem to solve. store owners are not even sure what the rules are and police are so shortstaffed, they cannot be running around chasing down vague cases. list: exactly. they are printing out the rules in some of these stores trying to decipher sweet versus flavored. liz: and it changes city by city. liz: coming up, dozens of people just out for a swim now facing

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larry: time now for the four at 4:00 with ama and spencer joining us. drone video shows three dozen snorkelers following dolphins with the pot swimming away from people. officials said the swimmers appeared to be aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing the pod. it is against federal law to swim within 50 yards of

dolphins. this actually has turned into a recurring problem in the state of hawaii. if it's dolphins, turtles, sea lions, the tourist do not really know what the rules are. like, you're not going to catch that often anyway. you are not going to catch the turtle. trust me, they are faster. they swing better than you do, but it is a concern. i know the dolphins are cute and everybody loves dolphins, but just let them be. >> like you said, i never would have known that that was an actual law. i would not have known any of that, but had i been in the water and seeing them, i would be like, that so amazing, but i would let them do their thing. i would not be swimming after them. it feels like common sense. >> yeah, just, like, leave them alone. you can watch them and be amazed by them, but let them go. >> hawaii has already been saying, we have too many tourists. everybody take a step back. this compounds it even more.

>> in defense of some of the people, there's no sign in the ocean that says don't touch the dolphins, but you have so many hotels and high-end resorts where you can swim with the dolphins. >> that's problematic, too, the way they go about doing that. the bay area has an opportunity to add to its culinary cloud at this year's james beard chef awards. best chef in california. another bay area finalist is i the mission district in the outstanding wine and beverage category, and a san francisco filipino restaurant nominated for outstanding pastry chef or baker. that's always very exciting. i'm going to go to spencer on this one first. have you been to any of these restaurants? >> i have not. can you believe that? friends of mine rave abo

single thread. they say you have to come up here and try it, but i have not tried any of those restaurants. >> i think we need a field trip. i really want to try that filipino place. >> are you suggesting the rest of us don't have high-end taste? that's kinda what i was feeling. >> and ever. but we all know if you need a restaurant recommendation or a wine recommendation, he is our guy. >> that's true. it is spencer. the 2023 baseball season kicks off tomorrow. according to a sports book in j. beck, the oakland coliseum is the worst ballpark in the country -- bet.com, the coliseum is the worst ballpark in the country. you did not need to ask someone from new jersey for that.

they got everything. being as big a baseball fan as you are, it is painful to see what has happened in oakland. spencer: really is painful. love the ballclub. love to watch a game, but i would like to be watching it at a better ballpark. i have been to a lot of ballparks around the country. i have not seen the new one, citi field, have not been there, but i visited the one in arizona. there are lots of ballparks in arizona with the fancy bells and whistles, but for me, the most enjoyable natural setting for watching a baseball game, i could go to dodger stadium over and over again. it is the most beautiful natural setting for baseball. >> in related news, spencer is going into hiding. >> right. >> but it is beautiful. no question about that. >> now to a biz

of the woolly mammoth. a museum in the netherlands has created a giant meatball created with dna of an extinct woolly mammoth. >> so grossed out. >> yeah, it is actually made up of sheep cells with a benefit of elephant dna. the meatball is currently not for consumption -- sorry. >> i detect notes of here. seriously, that turns me off meatballs any time soon. >> i don't understand what the goal is. >> yeah, like just because we can, should we? >> were they trying to make a meatball for woolly mammoth? quick there actually are researchers at their tinkering around with this stuff like out of "jurassic park." like, bad idea. have you seen the movie? spencer is going to be doing the forecast with terrell dacus -- with pterodactyls flying by.

>> are you saying he is as old as a pterodactyl? and waiting for the punchline. >> i remember pterodactyls. >> spencer used to go to school with them. like i was in school with fred flintstone. >> what do you think of this? what about this trend? >> i don't know. i have not even tried a lot of the burgers that people are eating. i have not gotten on board with that yet. i'm a late adopter on all of this. if you cannot even eat it, i don't get the point. >> yeah, right. >> and if we are trying to bring back the woolly mammoth, why? what kind of ripple effect is that going to cause? >> it is interesting, their genetic is close to the elephants we see in modern. >> makes sense. >> i have probably spent too much time researching this, but wait until the future. wait until ai gets a hold of these meatballs. that is it for the four at

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liz: all this rain is not necessarily good news for allergy sufferers. >> growing up, i did not have allergies. my sister had allergies. >> as a kid, villa nueva used to make fun of his sister, but in his 30's, he feels like she suddenly got payback. >> i remember hiking with my wife and then just uncontrollable sneezing.

immunologist with kaiser permanente and says after being pummeled by rain, expect to be pummeled with pollen. >> that harsh rain actually takes the pollen grains and breaks them up into smaller particles that are easily inhaled. >> the unusually wetea will also lead to lush greenery blooming for months. she says the best way to beat allergies is to get to them before they begin. >> a couple weeks before the season starts, start your nasal steroid spray early. >> this can reduce the amount of medicine you used throughout the season. >> tried to be proactive and not wait. >> rodney's doctor also advised him to take over-the-counter antihistamines before the onset of symptoms, and the kind you take matters. >> stay away from the sedating antihistamines like benadryl.

wear sunglasses so the pollen does not directly hit your eyes. >> also remember these? hey cloth mask will help keep allergens out, but make sure you watch it like you do the rest of your clothes, especially if you have been out and about near pollen. >> take a shower if you can. >> another tip -- stay on top of the pollen forecast the same way you keep track of the weather. armed with this information, rodni is ready to face the flowers. liz: allergies are just even following all of that, they just seemed impossible. larry: prime your nose. if it just keeps raining and raining and rating, -- raining and raining and raining, we will not have to worry about it. spencer: the rain eventually will stop. just not soon. this storm, which is still level 1 on the storm impact scale, is winding down. more areas of scattered showers, brief downpours, small hail and

lightning still a possibility as we look at the forecast animation, taking us into the late-night hours as you see the storm becoming weaker and weaker and overnight into the morning commute, we will see it just disappear, giving way to bright skies tomorrow. overnight lows will be in the upper 30's in our inland areas to low 40's. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. two bright, sunny days coming our way, than increasing clouds over the weekend with maybe some sprinkles here or there, but it looks like the next really good chance of rain will be early next week, tuesday, wednesday perhaps. larry: thanks, spencer. here is something you don't see every day -- a guinea pig in a snowmobile. that is clarence the guinea pig, all about safety. notice the big, red helmet as he traverses his way from the snow. clarence shares and instagram page with his siblings that include other rodents, a pig, a duck, and a dog. he is quite skilled in the snow there.

the depressing part for us humans -- his animal friends have nearly 250 thousand followers on instagram. i'm, like, 248,000 behind clarence. liz: he could get lost in the snow. i'm nervous for him. abc's "general hospital"

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celebrating its 60th anniversary. we caught up with two of the stars of the longest-running scripted drama. >> nothing last this long, you know? this is a really big deal. >> not in this world, not in the wood of television, for sure. >> can i just say to both of you, i feel like we have a kinship. here in the news world, we are a 365 operation. i know is not exactly the same in the soap world, but some of these folks are out here doing 10 episodes a year, and you all are really working. how many episodes a year currently doing for "general hospital?" >> i think 250. we air i've days a week unless we are preempted, which is annoying -- we air five days a week. >> that's hard work. that is akin to the broadway

world. >> we were just talking earlier that it feels a little bit like theater. it is not exactly the same thing, but we get very little rehearsal. >> usually do it in one hour two takes. >> yeah. if it goes past that, you hear the camera guy sigh, like, really? and you're like, i'm sorry. >> i know the nurses ball is coming up i think next week. i saw some clips from it, and it looks like you have some really interesting guests stars coming on. i think that is probably super exciting. >> oh, yeah. shooting of the nurses ball is super exciting. we start probably two weeks prior with our costume fittings and trying on, like, five or dresses and finding the one for you, so it is all about the set up, first. and then rehearsal time for all the people who are performing, r,ike, a f week, which

never happens. it just doesn't. sometimes i don't see josh for, like, a month or two. if we are not in the same story, his set may shoot later in the day and i'm done by then, but not at the nurses ball. we are altogether. what did you call it? camp? >> yeah, it is a summer camp, church lock-in five -- vibe. everybody is around, and then you are like what day is it? what time is it? >> and then chandra wilson is there. she is a super fan of the show. i'm sure that makes it a lot more meaningful for you all. >> yeah, we see her often. we just love every time she comes. she's a big fan, and she's really funny. >> going forward, where do you see the future of general hospital hour where did you hope it goes? >> oh, another 60 years, baby.

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