from the newsroom with more on this big announcement. reporter: this move by the governor comes on the heels of an unannounced visit to the strycova tenderloin -- the tenderloin this week. they are on pace for could be the deadliest year amid this drug overdose crisis. in a statement today, governor newsom, saying we are taking action through this new collaborative partnership, providing more law enforcement resources and personnel to crack down on crime linked to the fentanyl crisis. holding the poison peddlers accountable and increasing law enforcement presence. mayor london breed and police chief bill scott, responding to the announcement a short while ago. >> our governor has responded with what i think is going to be tremendous support and help from the national guard and from the

chp, coordinating and working with our police department and our da to help us address the challenges around the open air drug dealing, mostly on the tenderloin and south of market neighborhood in san francisco. i've said time and time again that we can't do it alone and part of what we are getting from the governor is some help and support, resources so we can have the capacity necessary to take on this challenge head on. >> we still have to figure out exactly how we are going to use those resources. they bring a lot to the table. they bring a lot of resources to the table. but let me be clear on something -- we are not talking about a military state. we are not talking about a military state. that national guard goes into many places and helps out. and we will use them in a way that is effective and consistent with the values of this city. we don't know what that looks like yet. all this is very fast-moving. reporter: as you just

there are still details to be worked out in terms of how exactly the chp and national guard resources will be used and when exactly support will begin. the mayor is calling it a definite move in the right direction. karina: tara, thank you. insider phil matier joins me know. what does this partnership actually made for san francisco? >> it remains to be seen. the governor is doing what we have seen him do in the past with other issues which is throw the ball down the field and tell everybody to run down and catch it. the details of this have yet to be worked out. city hall just heard about it today as well. the governor was here wednesday. is a former mayor of san francisco. so he's not a stranger to some of these problems. the chp presence and vary from technical assistance to putting squad cars in areas like the tenderloin and south of market in order to assist as local police. and possibly do traffic stops. the national guard probably's

going to be on technical support. we are not talking about armed troops being on the streets of san francisco. we are talking about a unit that already exist. 166 national guard's people are actively trying to circumvent the fentanyl trade statewide. last year that resulted in the seizure of over 28,000 pounds of fentanyl with a street value of $230 million. they are trying to break up the rings. they will bring in assistance. the chp in both law enforcement and technical. karina: in a news conference this afternoon, mayor breed says she's been asking for help for a while saying that we can't do it alone -- is this what she meant? >> she will take any help she can. she also wrote to the u.s. attorney in san francisco and said, we don't have the police or technical expertise to go after these international and intercounty drug cartels. a lot of the drugs that are sold in san francisco are sold by

people commuting into the city from oakland. there's also connections with honduran cartels bringing people up to traffic and drugs up to traffic as well. that is bigger than the san francisco police whose jurisdiction ends with acidic. they are surrounded by voices -- ends with the city. they are surrounded by voices claiming it is becoming a critical situation. 6,000 deaths a year? the scary part of that statistic is that right now between the ages of 18 and 34, 1 out of 5 deaths is from fentanyl. 15 and 24, i am sorry, 1/5 of the deaths are fentanyl. that is a scary st atistic. karina: we will stay on the

story and bring in more details. kristen: full access to the abortion drug mifepristone will continue for now. less than an hour ago, the court granted a full stay in a case stemming from a texas judge's ruling that essentially revoked the fda's approval of the drug. the antiabortion judge ruled the fda should not have approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago. the biden administration argued the lower court order will forever undermine the fda's judgment if it were to take effect. access to mifepristone will be preserved as lower court legal battles play out. karina: a mom, accused throwing secret drunken sex parties for his son and other teenagers, back in court today. shannon b. wants to know what her sentence would be if she were to lead out1 -- plead out. kristen: dustin dorsey was in court today. reporter: shannon o'connor face

a judge today -- face a judge today. connor, back turned to the victims, listened to testimonials. >> any time we are in court and victims stand up and have the courage to speak the truth about what happened to them, it is an emotional experience for everyone in the courtroom watching. reporter: our cameras, allowed to record video of only o'connor for a hearing on her request for the judge to say what her sentence would be if she were to plead guilty. parents and others pleaded for the maximum sentence of 20 years. charged in 2021 after being accused of throwing drunken parties for her son where she encouraged teens to participate in sex acts. many of the girls and parents say they suffer from anxiety, depression and ptsd from lingering emotional and physical symptoms. some victims claimed o'connor moved to idaho to follow them after they left the b area --

the bay area. i called her a criminal, a sick individual and dangerous predator. all of this while o'connor just radon -- just stared on straight ahead. >> i want to commend parents and victims for coming forward in this difficult situation, to let the judge know about how the actions of ms. o'connor continues to affect them to the state such that it can be considered when the court gives it sentence. reporter: prosecutors claim o'connor continue to create crimes -- commit crimes since she was taken into custody. first in idaho where she was arrested then in san jose where she's been jailed since october of 2021. they claim she pressured her son and other teenagers to not cooperate with investigators, director and her husband to hide her finances and conspired with her girlfriend she met in jail to smuggle drugs into the santa clara county main jail and sell them to other inmates. her legal team will meet with the district attorney's office and the judge privately may 5 to discuss a possible sentence,

should o'connor plead guilty to all charges. stephen clark says the case has been conducted in an unual way thus far. victims only usually speak at sentencing and not before as they have done multiple times as the case has proceeded. the judge wants to hear all voices. >> she wants to hear from both sides, especially from the victims on how this impacted their lives before she commits to a sentence for o'connor. reporter: we will learn the sentence the next court date and if there's a change in plea on may 16. dustin dorsey, abc7 kristen: the san mateo sheriff's office, working to identify more victims after a sixth grade teacher was arrested on 10 counts of sexual assault. the accusation stems from an investigation at taylor middle school. the 54-year-old, matthew garrett, was taken into custody yesterday at his home in san francisco. the doctors were looking enter a report of the sexual assault of a student, when they heard from others claiming they were

touched inappropriately by garrett between 2007 and 2022. karina: state lawmakers step into close a legal global exposed by the abc7 news iteam. the new fallout from all the snow in the sierra. problems are looking under the surface for homeowners. and another plan to help san francisco get back on track. this one is about building business. so how's it going? meteorologist: temperatures are up today. i will let you know where the warmth and sticking around this weekend and where it is going to cool but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you.

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places. >> it would be definitely cool. >> it would be great to see it more utilize and bring more life downtown. reporter: the program director says it is part of a bigger roadmap to bring new life into san francisco's downtown. >> this program is getting a lot of excitement because i think it is something we can do immediately. reporter: the program could start in late summer and include 15 pop-ups and a 2-3 block area of downtown. sofar seven property owners and 130 potential pop-ups have submitted applications. the program director says he's gotten applications from all sorts of pop-ups including cultural organizations, artists, and restaurants. >> i want to bring all kinds of food downtown. also a ton of artists, painters, ceramicists, photographers. >> more diversity, the better. reporter: many are on board with a temporary businesses going up and empty storefronts. >> it will generate income and

generate some exposure for the folks doing the pop-ups. reporter: some say this could be the future of san francisco. >> this program will create a window on the future, the people can experience, they can see it, they can go downtown and actually experience what that vibrant san francisco downtown will be in the future. kristen: san francisco london breed and city officials welcomed 10 new community ambassadors to the outer sunset today. the retired san francisco police officers are part of the city's investment in policing alternatives. they are helping improve public safety in several neighborhoods. including hayes valley, the castro, and fisherman's wharf. they will patrol business and commercial areas. karina: new fallout from all the snow in the sierra, central sierra. now there are two potential time bombs from propane tanks buried in the snow.

reporter nick garcia in fresno has the details. reporter: a stream of flames, shooting out of a propane tank in the huntington lake area. this is becoming a regular sight. already for cabins and an additional outbuilding are just piles of debris. >> some of the cabins are very close and if one goes, we could lose two or three of them. reporter: the large amount of snow still in the mountains is contributing to the dangerous explosions. it is concerning for folks who have cabins in the area and also concerning for the fire department. >> with this large amount of snow, what's happening is a lot of the valves and pipelines leading to and from the tank of the home are either breaking from the sheer weight of the snow or from the actual shifting of the tank as the snow moves and shifts and moves around, thus creating a leak of the propane. reporter: you can see just how much snow surrounds some of the tanks. it is something many cabin owners have never seen. >> wherein uncharted --

we are in uncharted territory right now. it is about people's safety. safety should come first. reporter: another problem, many of the tanks were not shut off before winter. so as people return this spring, it is important they proceed into their cabins with caution. >> if you do get in and you smell anything or you think there's something wrong, please back out and get to a safe distance and call 911. we will get folks up there with monitors to actually have a look and check to make sure everything is ok. reporter: most importantly, and only a bit is safe to do so, shut those tanks off as soon as possible. kristen: important information. karina: thankfully there have not been any injuries in any of these explosions. kristen: if you are looking at the weekend, you've got to be smiling right now. karina: we are seeing sunshine, warmer weather. let's send it over meteorologist sandhya patel

for the happy details. meteorologist: if you have outdoor activities, from our mount tam cam, just a glorious view looking across two there. san francisco. look at these temperatures. low 80's around concord, livermore. 84 degrees in fairfield, 79 in santa rosa, 78 napa. you are seeing blue skies out there over san francisco. 63 here in the city. 70 for oakland. 76 san jose. 57 in half moon bay. temperatures are up. 14° warmer in nevado, 10° warmer for concord. going to the game? the giants take on the mets this evening at oracle park. the weather couldn't be better. by 10:00 p.m., barely dropping, it is about 59°. nice-looking weather for the game. high pressure is still in control of our weather. the storm track remains to our north.

the ridge will still remain in charge tomorrow but we are going to notice some changes. first in the form of the foggy we are seeing off the coast here, it'll start to close in. that means the beaches are not going to be very warm. 5 p.m. tonight, 80's and lent, 50's coast side -- inland, 50's coast side. look at how nice it is going to be friday night. beautiful. tomorrow morning, 7 a.m., fog at the coast, 40's and 50's. heading into the afternoon, the warmest spots, popping up into the 80's. filtered sunshine looking towards mount diablo. we still have green hills out there. fog along the coast overnight. cool at the beach is tomorrow. temperatures trend lower on sunday for the entire bay area. 40's and 50's in the morning. afternoon's high in assessment, gorgeous and warm -- in the

south bay, gorgeous and warm. you will need the sunscreen on the peninsula. 59 for half moon bay. this is where it's going to remain breezy and foggy, near the coast. 65 in san francisco. northbay temperatures, 78 napa, 81 santa rosa. a mixture of sun and high clouds in the east bay. and lent -- inland, 82 degrees pittsburgh, antioch, 79 livermore. it is a warm day inland. morning fog followed by cooler conditions on sunday. you will notice it'll still be pleasant even though it is cooler. the quilting continues monday and temperatures rebound -- we bring back the warm weather next week. i think you will be enjoying that mid 80's range. it is looking nice for next week as well. kristen: finally. karina: i feel like we've waited a long time for this. kristen: better late than never.

you enjoy being the good news beer for a change? meteorologist: all of a sudden i'm popular. [laughter] kristen: thank you. the muslim community celebrated the end of ramadan today. one of the biggest celebrations was in dublin where hundreds gathered for a message of peace and community, followed by a feast to mark the end of a month-long fast. >> the prayer is for the safety of the community, for acceptance of all the players we have done in ramadan. kristen: besides fasting daylight hours, muslims also held food drives and other charitable events as service of the community during ramadan. today's prayer service was led by one of the leading muslim scholars in the u.s.. karina: and you use for artificial intelligence that

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karina: imagine a world devastating wildfires are reduced or eliminated with the help of ai. kristen: a new global competition has calling all tech innovators to help use ai to

stop high-risk wildfires in minutes. cornell bernard has a look at the challenge. >> imagine a world where technology could stop this and this from ever happening again. reporter: it may be a contest like no other. the goal to detect and extinguish a wildfire within minutes with the help of ai. >> to detect and high-risk wildfire in 10 minutes or less or pinpoint all fire ignitions across the size of multiple states or countries even from p -- from space in 60 seconds. reporter: the for your competition with an $11 million prize go into the company or team which could innovate firefighting solutions -- going to the team which could innovate firefighting solutions around the nation. >> to overcome some of the most

significant barriers to how we currently fight fires. reporter: each team must develop satellite technology capable of detecting fires from space, then communicate on the ground with fully autonomous aircraft are drones which can fly to the source of a wildfire and put it out. it sound like the stuff of science fiction? think again -- if it sounds like the stuff of science fiction? think again. >> robot assists, ai e scientists and innovators from silicon valley. reporter: they are already using technology to fight fires. tactical analysts tell planes where to go and give personnel whether information. ai is also on duty around northbay mountaintops. wildfire detection cameras can relay information about where he fire starts. >> many things can be done to help we as a fire service can respond to developing incidents and give them smaller. it is want to be a benefit not only to us but to the communities across the state. >> we hope that this will bey ta

will support our brief firefighters out there on the front lines. reporter: a contest that could change what fire season looks like, possibly saving lives and property. let the competition begin. cornell bernard, abc7 news. kristen: lawmakers taking action after an abc7 news report uncovered loopholes in the state law. karina: what is being done to close those loopholes when it comes to flavored tobacco for teens. reporter: a town once known for its water is now facing a major water crisis. the problem plaguing this town and so many other communities of

>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. kind of clear it up.us >> what do you think? >> it is past time. should have been done jan. 1. kristen: two weeks after the iteam exposed loopholes in the tobacco ban, lawmakers are taking action. stephanie sierra is here with a look at the changes coming. is good that something is in the process of getting done. reporter: that's right. this ban had good that tobacco products out of the hands of teens, but it did come with a problem, no enforcement strategy. a bay area lawmaker is now pledging to fix that. california's the second state in the nation following massachusetts to pass a ban prohibiting the sale of most labor tobacco products. but it took more than two years

for the band to take effect this january.e iteam uncovered a pro. received this letter -- he received this letter from the state regarding the new tobacco law? >> i don't know. reporter: has anyone come around to inform you of the rules? >> no. >> they haven't given it to me at. -- to me yet. reporter: after visiting dozens of retailers, it became clear the state's ban lacked any uniform enforcement strategy. you don't know if this is legal? >> we don't want to get dinged. reporter: to make matters worse , the rules buried in different cities and counties with already pre-existing laws. >> it is important that we make these bans meaningful and understandable, clear. reporter: assembly member damon connolly is taking action. >> we decided to focus the

right now on greater enforcement. reporter: he introduced ab 935. it would make it illegal for anyone born after january 1 of 2007 to ever purchase any tobacco product in california. now he is amending it to unforced of labor tobacco ban. >> jeez. i mean, that is a good thing. but do they have the time? >> will you include language that will require the enforcing agency to do doo outreach? >> we will certainly talk to them and retailers and community members and public health groups, what does enforcement look like on the ground? that is what this is going to come down to. reporter: welcome news to some retailers, like one we profiled in our series last

month. >> i think that would make life easier. reporter: others say it is about time. what do you think? >> it is past time. should have been done january 1. reporter: last month, an abc investigation found several retailers not complying with local and state regulations, in several cases even selling flavored nicotine products to high school students. >> we want to just really clear it up explicitly provide some tools that would enforcement. reporter: even with a clear set of rules and enforcement tools, antitobacco advocates worry this legislation will not go far enough. >> what are they doing about the underground product being sold on the black market? ? what exactly are they doing? reporter: those questions are being looked into currently. assembly member connolly told me it will be a priority to ensure chpd and the ag's office are cracking down on the growing tobacco back market.

he says this amendment is the first step in that direction. karina: right reporting that is actually bringing change -- great reporting that is actually bringing change. the number of children dying in the u.s. is going up according to two new studies. researchers say the death rates of children and adolescents rose 20% between 2019 and 2021. causes include suicide, homicide, drug overdoses and car accidents. gun deaths among minors rose 50% in those two years. researchers say it is alarming. >> the increase that's recently occurred in 2020 and 2021 is of a magnitude that we have not seen probably since the influenza pandemic of 1918. karina: researchers say that covid is not to blame since children's death rates began going up a decade before covid. children's deaths and other countries are falling, credited to advances in pediatric medicine and safety regulations. kristen: now to the east bay,

we are learning more about the possible future of the coliseum in oakland. karina: with the a's expected to leave, they see a big opportunity for new development. ryan curry has that story. reporter: these two stadiums, the oakland arena and the coliseum, house three professional sports team for decades. two teams already left and the a's appear to be next. what is the future for the complex once they are all gone? >> taking advantage of that the of location that it has. reporter: he is a developer connected with the african-american sports and entertainment group. they announced earlier this year plans to redevelop the site in a big way with potentially new housing and a location for a new sports team. with the a's most likely leaving, this creates the possibility of building new on the site, he says. >> sites that big and well-connected have the potential to do those types of things, help bring about

recovery, as well as economic expansion. is zeroing i specific plan now longtime sports fans support the move to keep oakland as a professional sports city. he was a former board member with the coliseum authority. he now runs a group called save oakland sports and says the site has enormous potential. >> probably the best site in the state of california. you don't have that much land anywhere. there's nothing better -- there's nothing going to be there. reporter: he says losing the a's team is a bad look on the city. >> it is a tragedy they are going to move. after losing the warriors and the raiders, very depressing. reporter: they acknowledge the a's leaving is difficult for oberland -- for oakland. they need both financial support and support from the city.

they think they can turn the site into something that improves a community. >> that only the opportunity to invest in a really great opportunity to earn returns, but to it in a matter that brings about equity and inclusion. karina: the drama keeps coming. then your

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4:00. we have larry and sandhya joining us for the conversation. twitter pulled the verified checkmarks for most twitter users. elon musk is footing the bill for a few celebrities like lebron james, stephen king, and william shatner. now some celebrities and agencies are fleeing the site. today #paythe8 is eight dollars a month, the fee for verified checkmarkss. >> i'm fine not having my blue checkmark. i'd rather keep my eight dollars. >> do you know what you can do with eight dollars, larry? [laughter] >> what were you going to stock up on, one coffee? is it the fact that we don't want to pay for something that was free for a decade or is it the fact that people are just so frustrated with elon musk that they don't want to give him a

dime of their money? if it was basically phrased with, i want to keep the site alive for this great twitter community -- can you give me a few bucks? that kind of thing. would be will respond differently? or still not doing it? >> i think it's both -- i think people have gotten used to not paying for that blue checkmark so they are like, why should i pay it? i also think that if he would've come forward and just said, hey, this is what we are doing and why, maybe some people would be willing to. >> but now he has favorites. i got even more people mad. i think people are like, i'm done with this. kristen: it is actually because the checkmark doesn't mean the same thing anymore.

now you are just someone who paid eight dollars. >> or elon's friend. [laughter] >> the color of your phone may say more about you than just what your favorite color maybe. a color theorist told the wall street journal that we gravitate towards colors that remind us of our past. yellow is all about mood lifting and optimism. lavender, sophistication. red, attention seekers. [laughter] that's just classy. well, that's perfect, kristen. red. larry, do you know what color your phone is? >> yeah. teal. kind of like the color of the pacific ocean. >> that's not just the cover? >> mine is black. but that says nothing about my past. >> covers our phones? -- or phones? >> i think it's the actual phone. >> mine is black.

>> i didn't want attention, you guys. it's just what the company gave me. [laughter] >> yeah. >> karina says nothing. ok. it says you are frugal that you are not buying another one. it still works. >> black is classy. no one ever referred to me as classy. >> you are so classic. >> i don't know if that would be the word. [laughter] >> ok, that you just ron burgundy us? [laughter] if you have ever dreamed of owning your private island with no other and, here's your chance -- no other inhabitants, here's your chance. this is listed at $190,000. according to the listing agent, nobody's ever applied to build on the island. it is very remote, with the nearest town about six miles away. the nearest big town, 100 miles away.

what do you think about that? larry, you are an island guy. >> if you can drag that thing into the pacific ocean, i it be putting a bid on it -- i might be putting a bid on it. but the weather is not that enjoyable for those of us that like 80 and sunny every day. how many people can say, i own my own island? it might be worth doing. >> have to say something -- larry has often joke about how he wants to be on a remote island without anybody there. does it really matter? i know the weather is not exactly to your liking. >> it does matter. i want to be warm. [laughter] i want to have an umbrella drink close by. of course it matters. >> not for larry. >> no. >> ok. >> the three of us should pitch in to get him that island anyway. [laughter] >> wow. you are going to get more ron burgundy comments. [laughter] >> ok. let's talk about this -- there's a wild rescue

of sorts in wisconsin. watch this. a bobcat got stuck in the grill of the car and they came to the rescue. with a quick yank, the is freed and flung into the bed of a pickup truck. >> he is good. >> let's watch it again. very impressive. it jumped right in there. the bobcat was ok and safely returned to the wild. >> i have a question. how did they bobcat get in the grill of the car? >> i think they climb in for warmth. a friend of mine had a raccoon in his grill. i got to hear all about this. the grill is done. >> it broke every bone in it's body just to get in, ok? >> is that the truth or you messing with me? >> [laughter]

he's so confused. >> it could have been also living underneath the grill. why are we discussing this? [laughter] >> these things confuse me. i'm easily confused. >> i'm impressed by his moves. >> that is so scary. that is a tough job. >> oh, man. that is a rough landing for the cat. i guess you have to be safe. >> i couldn't do that job. >> sorry larry, i didn't mean to fling the bobcat on to you. [laughter] >> how about calling into 911 and saying there's a bobcat in my car? and -- can you help me with this? >> they would hang up, another prank call. >> that does it for the four at 4:00. >> stay classy! [laughter] >>

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kristen: hundreds of bay area students are demanding swifter action on climate change, gathering today at san francisco's civic center, they want the legislature to pass a bill that would divest the state pension fund from fossil fuels. they want the government to stop issuing new fossil fuel extraction permits. karina: living up to earth day, abc is committed to telling stories of the importance and issues surrounding water. no one can live without it yet in some places water issues are threatening the health of millions of people.

a columbia university study found the issues disproportionately impacting communities of color. melissa adan shares this story from the central valley. >> our 2500 gallon storage tanks. reporter: on a family farm in california's central valley sits a small water treatment site that may be one solution to providing clean drinking water to residents. allensworth became the first california town established exclusively by african-americans plagued by history of contaminated water in the late 1970's. her grandparents helped start a mission to preserve and maintain clean drinking water for the community. >> this letter is in good. the groundwater is not good -- this water is not good. the groundwater is not good. it is many communities around here. reporter: with arsenic levels as high as 250 parts per billion. . the epa's limit is 10 parts per billion. according to columbia university researchers, more than 1.3 million americans have public

water with high levels of arsenic. >> when somebody says arsenic, you think, it is going to kill somebody. reporter: the who says long-term exposure to arsenic can cause cancer and skin lesions. it's also been linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. the columbia study found higher levels of arsenic in public water are impacting mainly communities of color. especially latino neighborhoods at a higher rate. forcing families in allensworth, a predominantly latino town, and many across the country to either by water or drink contaminated h2o. for many families, getting their hands on clean drinking water requires a trip often to water kiosks where they got to fill up their water bottles and then take it home. but that journey is not close by. we are talking about at least 15 miles from allensworth to the nearest water kiosk. what is more than arsenic wearing residents. government data analyzed

found poor neighborhoods with larger populations of people of color reported more epa violations than mostly white wealthier communities. those cities often have water treatment facilities filter out many of these toxins. but according to columbia researchers, many minority communities do not have the resources. >> the racial ethnic makeup of your community and how much money you make should not at all be associated with the quality of your drinking water. >> at a certain point, do you feel forgotten? >> to what extent, yes. -- an extent, yes. but we are determined to do our part in improving communities like this. not just this community. reporter: funding. >> if we can pull that off, taking arsenic out of the communities drinking water in its entirety.

reporter: help may be on the horizon. karina: tomorrow, on earth d don't miss our look at the nation's aging water infrastructure, the first installment of our new series "our america: trouble on tap" airing at 9 p.m. here on abc7. kristen: we are minutes away from the nba playoffs. karina: but up next, it is all about baseball. >> is skill set was incredible -- his skill set was incredible. kristen: the new

kristen: coming up next, the nba playoffs followed by after the game. after that, catch a special edition of abc's7 news, then will a fortune, then jeopardy. don't miss abc7 news at 11 p.m. a new baseball video game features the first-ever inclusion of players and teams from the negro leagues. we have the details. >> a swing on th the air, left field. reporter: mlb naturally has the current teams and players, but this season's marks a franchise first involving the sports history -- the sport's history. >> the legendary satchel paige, another, a young player from cuba. reporter: the new season of the

game features the debut of players and teams from the negro leagues, complete with commentary from bob kendrick, president of the negro leagues' baseball museum in kansas city, missouri. >> supersedi could have ever done to drive kids through our doors to kind of gain an understanding of what the negro leagues represented. reporter: the negro leagues are a very important part of not only baseball history but also like history and american history -- black history and american history. we have asked for years, what are you going to introduce negro league players into the game? we needed to figure out an interactive wooded introduce them into the game to a -- interactive way to introduce them into the game to make it fun and inspiring. reporter: more than a the storyline content, plans for multiple seasons. >> we can see that we now have

leaders to continue to introduce more unsung stars of the negro leagues. people that you should know what you don't necessarily know them unless you already are a hard-core baseball historian. some of these names, you won't know. but it does not lessen how great they were. >> his skill set was incredible. a great hitter who you can rely on to come in and get the job done on the mound as well. reporter: leveling up in hollywood, i'm rick d. kristen: the show was on xbox, playstation, and nintendo game consoles. abc7 news is streaming 24/7. . that the bay area streaming tv app and join us wherever you want -- wherever you are, whatever you want. coming up next, the nba playoffs. abc7 news with dan and ama is next in our abc7 news streaming

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