tuesday, april 4. kristen: we have the latest development and what it means for san francisco. let's begin with reporter cornell bernard. reporter: offering few details on the murder, they did say it was not a random crime, saying they knew one another. brooke jenkins, calling those who spread false information -- calling out those who spread false information about the crime early on. >> he was taken into custody without incident. reporter: the police announcing a break in the case in the stabbing death of 43-year-old tech executive baldly. scott says the 38-year-old was arrested in the east bay and charged with murder. according to his linkedin profile, he was a tight -- a tech entrepreneur who worked for expand i.t.. lee and his suspected killer were not strangers. >> we can confirm that mr. lee and will not be able to provide further details at this time. reporter: scott, not sharing

information on a possible motive. sources say lee had to stab wounds in his upper chest. images obtained shows lee stumbling along main street after the stabbing. lee, scene through the front side doors of the port side apartment as he attempted to use the ground. he died at the scene. the case, gaining international attention. >> i will say this. we've been on this around-the-clock from the start. i just want to make sure that the world knows that we have other homicides that we were just as hard on. i understand and appreciate the interest in this case. that is not lost on any of us. reporter: san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says momeni is being charged with murder and a special enhancement for alleging the murder was committed with a knife. jenkins called out elon musk by name by -- -- for putting up misinformation about the crime and those who criticized the city for its street crime. >> the reckless and

irresponsible statements like those contained in mr. musk's tweets not assumed incorrect circumstances served to mislead the world and their perceptions of san francisco and also negatively impact the pursuit of justice for victims of crime. reporter: now, jenkins said momeni will be arraigned tomorrow afternoon and plans to file a motion that the suspect be detained without bail to ensure he remains in custody due to what she considers to be a public safety risk. cornell bernard, kristen: bob lee's family wrote in part, "we are thinker for the hard-working detectives at the sf pd for bringing him to justice." momeni worked in tech in emeryville.

amanda del castillo spoke with the suspects neighbors -- with the suspect's neighbors. >> i will go to loud noises, the cops yelling on their speakerphone telling someone to put their hands up. reporter: in april of the men arrested and accused in the stabbing death of cashapp founder and tech executive bob lee, describing the early police activity in emeryville. the man who was asked -- who asked us to withhold his name identified his neighbor as nima momeni. >> i heard it was nima, where everyone in this complex kind of knows. he is friendly with everyone. he said hello to everyone. >> it was very welcoming, very kind. he was a good neighbor. reporter: so what he's accused of -- >> it's a shock to all of us because he's such a nice fellow and we all hope that it's not true. reporter: the suspect is being accused of stabbing lae -- stabbing lee in san francisco.

it is news that neighbors were following closely. >> but is absurd. it's been circulating everywhere. reporter: a complex being described as an exclusive high-end live and work space. and also the list address for the company, expand i.t., momeni's company. momeni, now accused in lee's death. >> there's been so much violence in san francisco and oakland as well, so it is shocking to find out your neighbor is accused of the murder. larry: the murder of bob reignited a narrative among some that san francisco is a dangerous crime-ridden city. a property crime like car break-ins may be up, but violent crime is actually down in the city. kristen: suzanne fawn looked into the perceptions and realities of san francisco today. reporter: whether you are

visiting san francisco for the poer: or you've lived in the city for decades like angelica mina -- >> we have a lot of technology. the city has progressed a lot. we have a lot of people. reporter: there are many different perceptions of the city and the bank. the high-profile killing last week of tech executive probably raised concerns about how safe it is to live and work in san francisco. >> my mom is like, please, don't go at night. >> people are worried. i know my area. i know what to do. reporter: police not revealing the murder was not random violence. >> i do understand how people see and view things. i see it, i read it, and live here like a lot of you all. but this has nothing to do with san francisco. this has to do with human nature. reporter: the latest data on homicides from the fbi and local police compiled in the abc7 neighborhood safety tracker show san francisco's close to the bottom of the list's major

es10tici000. 13 major cities have more reported homicides. >> the louis is at the top of the list and san francisco at the bottom of the list when it comes to homicides. reporter: does that change your perception of san francisco? >> not mine. i'm not shocked by that at all. reporter: som crime make san francisco look bad. look at these numbers from the neighborhood safety tracker. san francisco is third from the top of the list with nearly 5500 incidents per 100,000 residents. >> you can't leave your car anywhere. with anything in it. you will get your windows smashed out. but we love the city so we stay. reporter: chad schmidt lives in alameda and has worked in the city since the 1990's. he says things have changed. >> i love san francisco. but people are going to come in and are going to see what they see with their eyes. >> a lot of drug users. a lot of people on the street harassing people pure would have come across it myself. but not for a long time. reporter: suzanne fawn,

abc7 news. larry: city leaders were quick to point out the misinformation that was spread in this case around social media. >> there have been a lot of speculation and a lot of things said about our city. >> reckless and irresponsible statements like those contained in mr. musk's mislead the world and their perceptions of san francisco. >> this is not about san francisco. it happened in san francisco and that is unfortunate. it is even more of a tragedy that it happened at all. this makes more to human nature. larry: joining me to continue the conversation is insider phil matier. they mention elon musk ms information. they are trying to -- and misinformation. they are trying to

reporter: he is a big force in the twitterverse. it's interesting to note that twitter and the entire social platform which spreads these out to the world so quickly and make city national or international story originates in san francisco as well. so it's part of our narrative, too, the information and misinformation getting out there. what they were doing today was tamped down on the idea that this is random and could happen to anyone. there are some people questioning why they didn't do it earlier. why they didn't put up the fact this was not random. almost from the start, they knew it was a target because he was stabbed. what -- it is a passionate crime. it was directly into the chest as opposed to a/. things like that. where it happened. and all give that indication.

but the police did not want to put that up because they were afraid it would spook or tip off the suspect. they had the suspect under surveillance the last couple of days. so they took a chance because they wanted to get an arrest. it is a gamble. it has its wins and losses. larry: obviously they didn't want to do anything that would risk the investigation. but we still have a big pr problem in the city of san francisco. how does this one arrest help the cost of change perceptions? reporter: if you noticed, it was the mayor, police chief, and district attorney altogether working together, that is a change in san francisco. that wasn't necessarily the case a couple of years back where we had da's and police at odds with each other and the mayor at odds with the district attorney. so they were out to send a unified message that san francisco is working together and has trust among its public safety officials. that is one thing. the other thing is, it's not

just the world's perception. san francisco just recently completed -- released the findings of a study, of a survey of san francisco residents, and they found a growing number of them in the city feel unsafe. with a third of the people saying that they didn't feel safe going out at night. so that is a perception problem or a reality problem. but whatever it is, it is not just the outside world, it is in san francisco as well. larry: it is both, actually. . they have to be solved if we are going to make any progress here. for the insight is always. kristen: a threat shuts down the state capital. the bay area suspect tied to the threat. restorative justice programs in the bay area. we take an in-depth look at to working in the east bay. and that is warriors day. celebrating the bay area team ahead of the playoffs. meteorologist: i will have the forecast for viewing here in the

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night, shots fired at kaiser permanente medical center at roseville. the suspect has been identified as the 30-year-old -- 34-year-old jackson penny of hayward. if you know his whereabouts, call 911. a number of the massachusetts air national guard is an fbi custody in connection with leaked classified documents posted online. the 21-year-old was taken into custody at home in massachusetts, accused of posting the documents to discord, a social media platforms that's popular with video gamers. the leaked documents include detailed intelligence assessments of allies and adversaries, including the state of the war in ukraine. kristen: in the south bay, san jose city leaders say the number of sheltered homeless community members is on the rise thanks to emergency interim housing built over the past three years. larry: just endorsing, with a look at efforts -- dustin dorsey, with a look at efforts to solve the housing crisis. reporter: this empty lot

in south san jose will transform to this, the largest interim housing site in the city. >> for us today, the groundbreaking stands for more than a literal breaking ground. it stands for the groundbreaking aspirations of this project and the realization that it is always better to bring our own housed -- unhoused neighbors inside then having them outside. reporter: for 612 members of our community, that will soon be a reality after a groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction. the prefabricated units will be stocked three stories high with 204 beds inside. the first multistory project in the city that represents a piece of the larger strategy that is enabling us to turn the corner on homelessness and particularly unsheltered homelessness. reporter: since opening five sites since 2020, the mayor says san jose turned the curb.

72% of the live in these communities remain stably housed. including high -- jaime navarro. >> thanks to the holding, the whole staff team -- the whole team, the whole staff team, i am able to hold down a job now. i'm real grateful for that, you know? reporter: success stories the city hopes there are more of as new sites open up. with even more projects on the way, city leaders see the community has bought into the idea of finding solutions to the housing crisis to help all residents of san jose. >> today, you don't see people here complaining with signs saying they don't want this to happen. i think largely, they've discovered what we've discovered as a city and that is that this is -- we are ready crisis level here and we need to do something and doing nothing just is not an option anymore. kristen: one of the nation's

first asian-american bookstores is closing tomorrow after 41 years in business. east wind books in berkeley also served as a publisher for generations of asian-american writers, activists, and academics. it will continue to sell some books online. larry: needed just today related to california's drought. after all the rain we've had, we are one step closer to zero drought in the state. the image on the left is from this week. 8% of the state is an drought condition right now, compared to 25% last week. obviously a significantly better than the start of the water year which began october 1. no rain eminently in our forecast. kristen: that's right. we are not going to be adding to anymore bring, but we have plenty of sunshine, sandhya. meteorologist: yes, we do, but next week we might have a little bit of rain moving into the bay area. let's take a look at the drought conditions. last week 25% of the state, in a drought, as you mentioned.

if we look back to october 1, 99% of california was in a drought. we've come a long way thanks to all the storms we've had over the winter and even as of last month. 8% of the state, in a drought as of today. checking out the bay area, we are still out of it. that is obviously encouraging. compared to 24 hours ago, most areas are up, five degrees warmer in san jose, santa rosa, three degrees warmer and conquered -- in concord. it is breezy. sfo, 32, 24 mph in half moon bay , winds coming off the cold ocean water is making it feel even chillier but it is at least a little bit warm. plenty of sun, as we look across the bay. upper 60's, 65 san jose. you're looking at mount diablo from our east bay hills camera. just blue skies up above. what's really nice to see is

the hills are still green. 69 santa rosa, 66 napa, 68 fairfield, 66 concord. it is a shaky view as we still have the breezy conditions. mainly clear and chilly overnight. a warming trend continues through saturday. cooler weather with a chance of showers early next week. tonight, 7 p.m., a few clouds around. towards tomorrow morning, a few clouds in the southern part of our viewing area. clouds disappear and it will be nice, sunny friday, in case you want to get out and about and enjoy the weather. temperatures in the mid to upper 30's in the morning. the coldest, northbay valleys. you probably felt the chill this morning and the air. tomorrow is going to be similar but not as cold as it was this morning. tomorrow afternoon, low 70's inland. and mild are -- a milder day than today. mid 60's around oakland, palo alto, 68 san jose, 60 san francisco, 60 six half

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kristen: two days until tip-off between the warriors and kings in round one of the nba playoffs. larry: today, san francisco all decked out in anticipation of a long playoff run hopefully. ryan curry has a look at the preparations.

reporter: it is blue and gold day. san francisco and the rest of the bay area are ready for another warriors playoff run. >> people continue to try and count out the warriors. they said we wouldn't make it to the playoffs. well guess what? saturday we are going to show them what we are made of. [applause] reporter: the warriors team executive joined the mayor for a flag raising ceremony at city hall, saying that by -- saying the team has the potential. >> we brought home for championships. reporter: the energy at city hall was also felt that chase sent. the first game will be up in sacramento. there will be hosting watch parties here throughout the city. which means you can expect a lot of crowds here in san francisco. >> it's great to see them play and i want to see how far they go. i want to be with my friends. we are going to be cheering and screaming. it's the energy of us and the energy of them that we feed off of. reporter: the plaza on thursday

was mostly blue and gold as the anticipation for the postseason grows by the day. i say mostly because we were met by people coming from enemy territory. >> sacramento all the way. i think we've got you. reporter:il gld.dgby lge very detailed tattn his leg, he might be more passionate than other kings fan> further left field to sacramento and i stuck with them through thick and thin. reporter: he feels confident about his favorite team, but so do warriors hands -- warriors fans. we will just have to wait for saturday. ryan curry, abc7 news. larry: it's going to be fun. game one, saturday night exclusively here on abc7. we bring coverage begins at 5 p.m., tip-off at 5:30 p.m., post game interviews live from sacramento after the game. kristen: mlb teams including the

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. kristen: the iteam has been looking into bay area restorative justice initiatives and the goal to stop recidivism. larry: the question is, is it working? we have a closer look at two east bay programs. reporter: these programs are different. one pays formerly incarcerated individuals guaranteed income no strings attached and former gang members an allowance in exchange for lifetime goals and they say both programs are making a difference. >> we are here implanting justice. reporter: the garden is worlds away from prison for her, my tour guide for the morning. >> a lot of different good programs going on. reporter: she began working here in 2020. >> what i really wanted to do

was come home and just have a different life. reporter: when she was barely 19, she says she went to prison for shooting and killing another known gang member. >> i had no right to take his life. reporter: she served 16 years and said she got this -- she had this job lined up before she even got out. >> it is helping me take care of my daughter because i'm a single mother. i have a one-year-old baby. reporter: she receives a $1000 monthly guaranteed income through oakland's community works restorative reentry fund, funded privately, not with taxpayer dollars. >> is been helping me to be able to have a productive life out here and not have to go back and be like, i need to commit a crime in order to be able to sustain myself. because that will lead me right back to prison. and that is one thing i never want to do. reporter: the program manager says the program is in its third year. what is the hope here, the goal here? >> you know, humanity, that's the first thing that

comes to mind for me. letting folks know that they are cared for. this money is for folks on whatever journey they are on. >> support. that we see you, we want to help you strive. reporter: he served 36.5 years in prison. he was released last year. at 19, he shot and killed a man which he says resulted in the retaliatory death of his mother and little brother. >> i am 100% positive that i will never commit another crime. you want to know why? because i am aware of the hurt and harm that i cause and they never want to cause that again. reporter: research shows restorative justice reduces recidivism. the likelihood someone will commit another crime. he understands there are no guarantees. >> there are no strings attached. meaning you are not mandated

to receive this money. even if you fall out of contact with us you will still receive the money. reporter: some people would say that makes him uncomfortable. how do you know if somebody falls out of contact -- whether or not they are back in a life of crime? >> if don't. you don't. reporter: since 2020, to your knowledge, has anybody who received this money committed a crime? >> yes. reporter: he says maybe two or three people out of 60, and describes them as minor offenses. >> people are going to do what they are going to do with or without guaranteed income. reporter: another restorative justice program is in its 13th year. the peacemaker fellowship is for active firearm offenders who have not been prosecuted. he says participants can earn an allowance of up to $1000 a month for meeting certain life map milestones. the program is funded by philanthropy and taxpayer dollars. in 2022, had fellows enrolled

in eight cities nationwide. >> within 24 months, we are seeing 20% reductions in any one of the cities that we are in. reporter: is referring to reductions in gun violence. but the fellowship program is not without criticism. he was accused of shooting and killing two people in 2016 within three days of one another. in 2019, sentenced to 40 years to life. yolanda's son was one of the victims. i spoke to her and her family and 2016. >> you didn't take their guns. you were giving them money to buy more guns. to me is what the payment was. reporter: there's no program in this world that can pay a criminal any money to tell me that they are changing the streets, and you see where we are standing today. >> of 231 troubles unrolled nationwide in the peacemaker fellowship in 2022, according to reports analyzed by uc berkeley researchers, 31 or

13.4% were arrested on new gun crimes since becoming a fellow. the cases are pending. >> it is success in the sense that we have been able to significantly slow things down. this is something that people of color and communities of color deserve. answer anybody that doesn't get that, too bad, too bad. reporter: would you say too bad to her mother -- to his mother? >> i would not say too bad to his mother, i get it, i get it, personally, but i tell you what, i wish the color of my brother had had access to what we do. these guys don't have to buy guns. they have guns. reporter: back in oakland, he understands the pain family members feel. he says the grandson of the man he shot and killed contacted him on facebook. >> it left my mom with hella emotional damage. she has not had her father

since she was 11 months because of a mistake we made and two great grandchildren will never meet him. and i responded, yeah, i feel horrible about that. i wish i could go back and change that but i can't. all i can do is be a better person today. and being of service to make a difference in the lives of others so they don't go down a path i did as a teenager. reporter: ross' apology continued. he says he did not receive a response. >> i believe everybody deserves a second chance. people are capable of growing and of never looking back. reporter: it's for that reason she says she believes in restorative justice. >> there should be more programs that help us get on our feet and more opportunities to have jobs. more opportunities to have housing. reporter: wouldn't you -- >> what you want us to --

>> wouldn't you want us to give folks were trying, who are capable of, when given opportunities, but you want to see them thrive, you want to help boost them up, prop them up anyway you can, help change the narrative how we are seen sometimes in this country? reporter: she says she is still writing her story. >> there is so much more that i could do. you know? reporter: the program director of the restorative reentry programs as they have made one change since beginning in 2020, they no longer give the money to people with known substance abuse issues, saying they recognize addiction is a disorder. obviously when it comes to restorative justice, there our strong feelings on both sides and it's a conversation that likely does not end here. larry: it is really. complicated -- really complicated. you can see both sides. kristen: and they are different experiences and results. reporter: that's right. we have to remember these are

just two examples of restorative justice programs and they don't represent restorative justice across the board necessarily. larry: thanks so much. kristen: some changes coming to both twitter an a ♪ ♪ ♪

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larry: time now for the four at 4:00. we start with influential people. bob iger is on time's list

as an influential innovator. he joins others like beyonce and elon musk, president biden, bell hadid, jennifer coolidge, and artists like michael b jordan and drew barrymore. it is interesting to have the president and bella hadid in the same sentence. they are not in the same circle. [laughter] i was reading about jennifer coolidge. she says she feels like sleeping beauty now because of the success of "white lotus." now all the people that would never return their calls -- her calls are calling her. >> it is an impressive list a a very diverse list in terms of walks of life. i think it is to see how some of these people change culture and business and influence the rest of us. kristen: pbs is the latest media company to cut ties with twitter.

the public broadcaster joined npr in saying that it's no longer interested in sharing content on the platform. this move follows elon musk's decision to slap a government-funded label on pbs' account, which carries more than 2 million followers. i mean -- there are probably lots of news organizations that are going to be departing. especially with the blue checks going away. not being able to tell which one is actually legit and which one is not. a lot of news organizations are not comfortable being . -- not comfortable being on the platform anymore. >> april 20th is the new techno. >> i think they don't want to fully trigger because a lot of people don't want to play it. >> they can give you a lot of reminders. [laughter] larry: the challenge is 90%

of the content is produced by a lot of the news organizations. we will see where this goes. amazon will start charging customers for some returns? dan, you are in trouble. the online retailer will charge a one dollar fee if items are returned to a ups store when there is a location closer to their delivery address. kristen: this concerns me. larry: he will be ok -- you will be ok. we will get you through it. is this going to change anybody's perception of wanting to hit by it right now, dan? >> i don't think so. it is only one dollar. i do think you and i have talked about this many times. one of the things amazon has done so well is make it easy to return things. because if you make it a threshold difficult, people want

order as readily if they make it a hassle to return, maybe they will not order it. it's not a huge hassle. it's a dollar. but they are tampering with the formula that seems to work pretty well. kristen: the other thing is, i feel like if you know what you want and you already know these are the things i need, and i buy them, you don't need to worry about returns, right? >> i don't always know what i want. [laughter] net dollar is going to kill me. i'm telling you. this hurts. [laughter] it's thursday, that means it is tasty thursday. we are looking at pita lupita cactus made from cactus, not corn. larry: joining us right now as hector -- is hector. kristen cannot wait to dig into this here.

>> wow. >> these bags are well fortified, by the way. >> yes, we make them that way so they taste better when you open them. [laughter] larry: got it. what do we have here? i've got the salsa verde. >> we have habanero, sea these tortilla chips are grain free, so they don't have any corn. we as alternative flours or cactus, known in mexico as nopales. i am mexican. i am an immigrant. i moved to the bay area 18 or 19 years ago from monterrey, mexico. one of the things that i miss the most -- -- missed the most was nopales. it is near and dear to us. spread around our heritage and diet. it is even on our mexican flag. a lot of people don't know

and o the mo stainableplant in . growsthe desert. with very little water to is th, before you brought it here? chips made of cactus? >> absolutely not. this is a twist of mind that i did overhear because i have the access of this alternative flour. kristen: these recipes are inspired from your mom's own kitchen, right? >> my mom whose name is l "tia" means aunt, it is a tea of endearment, so tia lupita is my mom, but she is your aunt, your tia, part of the family. larry: you were on "shark tank"

recently. it's coming up on friday. how was the experience in general? >> oh my gosh, it hardest things i've ever done in my life. being an entrepreneur and a founder, i got to pitch tia lupita a lot. i have actually won a lot of national pitch competitions, but nothing compares to "shark tank." it is a whole different ballgame. the best way i can describe it is pitching inside a sandstorm. [laughter] larry: mr. wonderful, was that intimidating? or was it mark cuban? >> a little bit of both. definitely mr. wonderful for sure. all his catchphrases, all roads lead to mr. wonderful. [laughter] kristen: oh my gosh. in addition to chips, you have hot sauces. they all look amazing. it was so nice meeting you.

can't wait to see how you did on the show. we know the product. it's great. >> thank you so much, guys, for allowing me to showcase my products. wish me luck. i have no idea what i said. [laughter] did i forget m elish? [laughter]fieda larry: you did great here, too. that's it for

kristen: the lake tahoe thaw is on, there's a lot of snow to melt. larry: jared stone takes a look at the bears are coming out of hibernation, and they are getting up close. >> get out! go away! reporter: the bears are back. out from hibernation, experts say they are looking for food in the lake tahoe region and beyond. >> unfortunately, they do have that power of cute ness. but you have to put that in the back of your mind, that is a very large and wild animal. reporter: his colleague recorded this video from her dining room in the sierra a couple of weeks ago. she made sure to be as loud as she could so that the bears knew they were not welcome. >> we've had a lot of calls like that of them going up to windows, pushing him towards a little bit to see if they can get in. they all know there's food in houses. they've known that for years.

so we are really encouraging people to keep their doors and windows locked. reporter: and brian of bear league recorded this video of a mama bear known as jacuzzi and her cubs. brian says that while the snow is melting, it is still covering the ground in many areas, and they are especially concerned about mama bears being able to find food. >> there is no just, sit and wait for the snow to melt, they don't sit and think, we are hungry, what are we going to do? they go find food. so they will be moving. they are going to be pretty intense on finding whatever they can. we are going to be heading down into the carson range and the reno area and down into the foothills. they are going to move because they've got to find food. larry: kristen: yeah. larry: i am staying out of the jacuzzi after that. [laughter]

it's all yours. enjoy. kristen: we've got some nice days ahead, you might not want to jump into your jacuzzi. meteorologist: with the weekend warmth, we have flood concerns, as we took a look at the sierra, a flood watch saturday afternoon going into monday. if you are going to tahoe, it is going to be sunny all three days. low to mid 50's. live doppler 7, showing you the absence of rain right now. high temperature's, mid 50's to low 70's. mild and sunny tomorrow. temperatures, going up more saturday before they drop off a few degrees on sunday. larry: nice weekend. bay area tourist attraction, back in business. kristen: we will take you

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kristen: a castle that closed during the pandemic has reopened and it is busier than ever. gloria rodrigues takes us inside. reporter: high atop this 115-year-old castle overlooks the pacific ocean and highway 1. sam's castle is back open to the public after closing down during the pandemic. >> people want to be out. people want to come visit. people want to be together. it's been great fun reopening. having life back in the house. reporter: husband and wife jerry and deidre volunteer giving tours to the pacifica historical society.

>> it's just marvelous. reporter: they dress up as henry harrison and emily, the castle's original owners. they built the mansion like a fortress after losing his san francisco home in the 1996 earthquake. the castle has seen many reincarnations. as a speakeasy illegal clinic, brothel during world war ii. >> he was the last owner of the castle and the owner of the artifacts you see around us. reporter: filling it with antiques, eclectic collectibles and will be props. >> this green was acquired by actor william holden when he made "love is a splendor thing" in hong kong many years ago and it also has a harmonium.

reporter: you can walk up these stairs at each of the castle leading to rooms with private entrances. no surprise, there are stories about ghosts at this mansion that has withstood so many transformations. the sam maza foundation maintains the castle. the executive director. >> there are so many things in the collection that are detailed and have historical significance or they are just beautiful or they had use. and we don't know these things now and it gives people an opportunity to come into a different era. reporter: now, it can add another era to the list. the covid-19 pandemic. after being closed for 2.5 years, visitors get to experience the wonder of the castle again. >> it is a pleasure to make sure that memories are preserved appropriately. reporter: the castle is open for tours one weekend a month.

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