but then things got active as you can see on live doppler seven. here is a look and you can see right now we've got downpours in marin county from san rafael to the valley. it's quite wet. down on the peninsula actually from south san francisco to millbrae's, san mateo to the coast, half moon bay, downpours there. widespread rain as well, so let's take a closer look at the storm on the exclusive abc7 storm impact scale this is a level one. overnight and into tomorrow we can expect scattered showers, downpours, some not so brief. and slick roads the evening commute to go to the forecast, innovation at 5 p.m.. the current round of active weather will wind down shortly after the evening commute and into the late night hours, fairly quiet. into the early morning hours, we will see showers and downpours redeveloping, which means the morning commute will be wet as well.

we could have isolated showers into the mid-day hours tomorrow. i will give you a closer look at this and when it might end a little later. >> thank you. do not forget, you contract the weather on the abc7 bay area app. it has the same live doppler seven that are weather team uses. download it wherever you stream. >> with nordstrom announcing plans to close its two san francisco locations, some are asking what does the future of retail look like. as abc7 works to build a better bay area we are in search of answers about how the things that affect our day-to-day life, how they are progressing. we are exploring whether stores outside of san francisco origin better. abc7 news reporter suzanne is joining us with more. >> shoppers are going into storesutheayvece is key. that means shopping closer to where they live instead of downtown. industry experts say l stores and shopping centers need a makeover.

juno prefers shopping on 4th i'e shopping at san francisco. i find everything i need down here. she can find what she's looking for in emeryville. >> it was closer to the things that i need and the parking is free. it's not very busy. for me, the ease is better. and i like to go into the store. >> neither wants to go to downtown san francisco to shop. some people are surprised about nordstrom closing its doors in downtown san francisco. >> the store was stripped of high end goods and when i asked one of the people who worked there what had happened, they said the company considers it a quote urban store and that more explosive -- expensive merchandise is found in the suburbs. >> he is executive producer of the documentary series saving the city about how to make downtowns better places. >> there are malls doing well

and others that are just doing. lsfair, the stanford center in palo alto, walnut creek, historically they have done well. >> some are doing well but on the other hand in marin and northgate, is pretty much a ghost town and it is being redesigned around residential with a mix of retail and entertainment and other amenities. >> sean with the bay area council economic institute says it is time to rethink retail. shopping centers across the country are struggling in different locations. >> there is a new model where the traditional retail mall is being rethought. it needs to be rethought. >> randolph says some shopping areas outside the urban core are being designed around residential areas with a mix of retail, entertainment and other amenities. economic experts say it is about drawing shoppers into the

stores. in the newsroom, suzanne, abc7 news. >> if you want to do a deeper dive go to abc7 news.com. we have included a map of store closures along with statements from westfield and nordstrom. >> earneds ie he woulday 1, theg effeivjune 2aid it was a diffict decision which comes as the city faces a $350 million budget deficit. oaklands mayor has proposed cutting one fire engine in a move to save $20 million. he was named fire chief in 2021. a police shooting has put one man in the hospital in east oakland. the housing authority says its officers responded to an emergency at 10:30 tuesday night at an apartment complex on 80 5th avenue near plymouth street. the authority tells us officers were shot after arriving and two

officers returned fire hitting a man whom they say was armed with a weapon. according to oha, the man was conscious after being wounded and taken to the hospital. the two officers have been placed on administrative leave. "are conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting. developing news in davis where police are searching for a suspect after a series of stabbings right near the uc davis campus. the most recent took place monday night. two men were killed in a third victim is in critical condition. police are trying to determine if the stabbings are connected but they say the description of the suspect is similar across all cases. uc davis is tripling the number of officers on campus. classes that start after 6 p.m. be held virtually. students have been offered security escorts to and from campus and are urged not to walk alone. >> the chief of police in antioch is laying out a plan for moving forward as the investigation into misconduct

and a racist texting scandal continues. in part two of abc7's reporters interview, stephen ford talks about how your partnerships with the department of justice and naacp can help win back public trust. >> hate speech and public sentiment, can it be restructured, is it a racist organization, there's a lot of work to be done here. there is so much work to be done. >> that work falls on stephen ford who was not in charge when the problems began. >> it looks insurmountable. therlot of apathy around the organization, but the glasss half-full, not half-empty. i have to. >> g4 to join the police department last year after the start of an investigation into the department. in march team revelations of a racist texting scandal that could involve up to 40% of the department according to the public defenders office.

many of the text targeted black people which chief ford calls hate speech. >> do you think you command the respect of this department given your racial and ethnic background and whatnot in the way they talk about black people? >> i have no choice but to think that because i have a job to do. if i get mired down in what i think people may think and feel, that will paralyze me and inhibit me from doing what i need to do. >> he says what he has to do is restructure the department and rebuild public trust. currently underway as a partnership for a reform package which includes 15 strategies and 19 compliance measures. he is working with the naacp to organize community forums to reach the public. >> someone has to be out here to respond to these calls for service. we cannot just shut down. >> the chief believes there is no need for the sheriff's department or chp to step and assist with policing and refutes legal claims made that the

police department acted like a gang. >> during my tenure, i've seen nothing to suggest that there is a gang mentality here. and that is the truth. i am not saying that the organization does not have things to fix. but i'm not here to say it is a gang, that is strong language. >> the chief has made staffing changes and with new leadership, they are ready to get on track. >> if you do not have a meaningful relationship with the public, you're dead in the water, so that is what my goal is in the short-term is to rekindle that relationship, let them know we are a resource and we are accessible. >> in antioch, abc7 news. >> nurses at the behavioral health center in concord held a one-day strike. they want staffing to treat patients in crisis. >> we are coming into work every single day, caring for patients and when we ask readership to provide additional staffing, to provide education,

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>> i'm adjusting a few things to show you how wet it is. heavy downpours right now in the central part of the bay area from marin county to the peninsula. let me give you a closer look of what is going on on highway 101 from san rafael to mill valley, it's quite wet. steady rain for a while. on the peninsula, from south san francisco to san bruno down to berlin gate we've got steady downpours. 280, the highways are slippery at the moment. we've got light wind at the surface of most locations, not

the powerful gusts we've seen. up to 16 miles per hour, fairly light. 24 miles per hour in san jose. on we go to a live view from our rooftop camera. cloudy skies where we are. a little downpour earlier. 56 in san francisco, oakland 55. low 60's in san jose and mountain view and 52 at half moon bay. a live view from the camera showing low and dark clouds over the bay. it is 61 up north, 57 in novato and napa. upper 50's in fairfield in concord and 56 from livermore. one more live view looking at dark clouds over the bay bridge. these are forecast futures, scattered showers and downpours will continue as a pattern through the late night overnight hours, isolated showers linger into tomorrow and we can expect cooler than average pattern for the remainder of the week. here is the abc7 storm impact scale, this is a level 1 storm

and into tomorrow we expect scattered showers with breaks here and there, quiet breaks. brief downpours and slick roads for tomorrow morning's commute. here's our forecast intimation showing fairly quickly after the evening commute and the late-night hours, we will see quiet weather for a while and then after midnight into the early morning hours, showers returning and downpours as well, so slippery roadways for tomorrow's commute. rainfall will be light, under 1/10 of an inch. overnight lows will be in the upper 40's to read around 50, fairly mild along with times of wet weather. highs tomorrow, only upper 50's at the coast, low 60's along the shoreline. mid 60's inland but it will be a cooler than average day and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. not much change in the temperature on friday and saturday although it will be drier those two days. brightest guys on sunday with milder weather on monday. we start to get a warmer pattern

early next week, tuesday, wednesday, high temperatures low to mid 70's. mid to upper 60's around the bay so that will be a welcome change from what we are experiencing right now. >> more normal, whatever normal is these days. >> 2023 is not. thank you, spencer. the biden administration marked a api. to month with a special performance at george washington university. it highlighted accomplishments by the white house benefiting the asian american pacific native american and pacific islander communities. the administration touted efforts to improve representation in the federal workforce. increase accuracy in the census count and fund initiatives that promote inclusion. >> i know many in our communities have felt cast aside or have been treated like we are invisible. but i am here to tell you are

administration sees you. >> the ceremony included a tribute to former mayor norma who was the first asian american to hold a cabinet position in the white house. >> a controversial tweet is forcing the organizers of the sf pride parade to search for a new theme song for the festivities. this started when twisted singer sister dee snyder commented on a tweet by paul stanley. it criticizes parents who support gender reassignment for their children. snyder commented there was a time where i felt pretty. glad my parents did not jump to any rash conclusions. that tweet did not sit well with sf pride. they had picked a twisted sister song precisely to champion the fight for transgender rights. the executive director talked to snyder about his tweet and shared what they said in the conversation on abc7 at 7:00 this morning. >> i think he realizes that he

was wrong. he thought he was taking a moderate stance. when it comes to self-identity kish and for trans people, there is no moderate stance. we need to believe trans kids when they tell us about their gender. >> did this ended in a policy -- apology and did that have any impact on you? >> yes, he was truly sorry at the end. i think it pointed out to me there is so much work to be done to reach people in the middle of the country and the middle of this issue so that they have the facts. he was ignorant of the situation. >> dee snyder has not made a comment regarding his previous statement. this year's 53rd annual san francisco pride parade will be sunday, june 25 and abc7 is a proud sponsor. you'll be able to watch it live on abc7 and on our streaming tv app. >> 61 days and counting without a post office.

residents are fighting to get it back. >> helping people off the streets, san francisco's solution on treasure island. we will explain why when the news at 4:00.

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>> the federal reserve raised interest rates with the move may come with a silver lining. the increase of a quarter percent in the short-term interest rate is the 10th rate hike just since march. those moves may be coming to an end. the chairman appeared to signal the central bank may be done with future rate hikes if inflation continues to slow down . they are 2%. >> we are no longer saying t we anticipated. we will be driven by data meeting by meeting. we will approach that question at the june meeting. >> after the collapse of first republic and silicon valley bank that could cobble kate the

policy. rate hikes make it hard to borrow money but thank failure is make it harder and that could be the next issue facing the federal reserve. >> a major breakthrough in alzheimer's research. a new drug can slow progression of the disease. this drug is called -- and it is an anti-body that is given intravenously once a month. it works by cleaning am alludes the protein that forms lack associated with alzheimer's. the trial shows that the drug can slow cognitive decline by 35%. we spoke with executive director during our 3:00 show getting answers. she says the most effective treatment for disease and history is this. >> we are excited because for people in the early stages of the disease, it may allow them to stay in that high functioning level for a longer time, it could be a year, year and a

half. we need to see the details but we are incredibly excited by this news. >> some patients were able to come off the drug because it completely removed emma lewis in the brain. 2% of participants experienced side effects including rain leads. they are expected to submit it for fda approval as soon not. alzheimer's affects about 6 million americans. >> part showed off its newest railcar and why we'll never a chance to ride, will benefit by what it can do. this is the new rail inspection vehicle. a state-of-the-art laboratory on wheels, it can spot defects, obstructions and trouble spots. it uses tools like lasers, sensors, computers, high depth cameras to identify problems that might slow down our rides. >> it is highly technical ingathering geometry but it does a lot of other things. it has the ability to do

scanning. 3d image clearances. it measures clearances. you have vegetation growing in the right-of-way. it will do a predictive ability to do the maintenance ahead of time before it becomes an issue. >> this is one of two inspection vehicles in america that has the bells and whistles. they expect to utilize this new device for the next 50 years. >> tackling addiction and helping people off the streets. the key to flipping the script may be on treasure island. >> powering our planet to research. how a san francisco rooftop can help us understand everything from bugs to pollinators. >> our latest streaming special, california dreaming. moving to texas explores whether the grass is greener in the lone star state. we follow armor californians for one year to find out. you can watch this on-demand tomorrow wherever you stream abc7 new

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> the ongoing battle against the drug overdose crisis, san francisco is making a multimillion dollar investment on treasure island. >> the department of public health is launching a new program aimed at helping those in recovery get back on their feet. >> reporter tara campbell got an inside look at the facility and a chance to hear from the people it is impacting the most. >> this is way normal room would look like. this houses for beds. >> 70 beds and one island.

san francisco public health taking over this multiunit facility, investing more than $2 million a year to help people off the streets and out of addiction. >> we supply everything because they're coming out of residential. so they are coming with the clothes that they have. >> is part of the city's plan to up the number of treatment and recovery beds. in the past two years, adding 350. >> it's hard to come in and get cleaned because we do not trust a lot of people. we only trust our own. >> finding reasons to trust on treasure island. >> to work on yourself and to look in, it is the most amazing thing out here. /she has been in a battle with opioid addiction. >> i am fighting for my life. and i do not have a next time, i did not have a next time out there, it is so dangerous out there, the drugs today. >> this tnsiorograms giving her the suprthat she

need t want you torive, they want you t th want you toelp the next addict, the next person that comes in. >> you can get into treatment and then afterwards, what happens? >> dr. david is a director with the department of public health. he says too often, people in treatment are left in limbo, but not here. >> here you come into treatment and remove you to where you need to go. to get an education, employment, to continue your treatment. >> they address your mental health, dental, everything. >> ray says his struggles with mental health led him to street drugs. >> i was dealing with anxiety, depression, i'm trying to work and i do not have a place to stay. so it was just like overwhelming. >> but now he sees a way out. >> as far as job training, you know, education, they helped me. i got my ged and stuff.

>> what do hope that this leads to? able to live independently by myself, you know. >> tara campbell, abc7 news. >> a new supportive housing development open to those expensive chronic homelessness. it's called dignity village, a two-story 47 unit community built in 14 months. the city relieved a -- received a grant from the state's home key program to make this happen in several million more from the county itself. on-site service providers will help with case management, education and more. the first group is expected to stay for nine months to a year before transitioning into more permanent housing. >> in the north bay it's a big problem for a small town. it's going on two months without a post office. residents say it is more than an inconvenience. abc7 acre -- has more their calls for help. >> in this rural town, this

assignment says it all. >> we are all c we're all watching because it's not right. >> it has been 61 days since the closure of their singular post office. >> every day to add another number to it. >> the 2000 residents of hud drive between 20 and 40 minutes to get their mail. few people in town have the option of home delivery. >> mark sanchez is a picking up his mail at the closest post office. >> hopefully i get all the mail. i'm never sure because sometimes it is sitting outside, sometimes i do not get it. it says it is here but it's not, it's a mess. >> this began due to a dispute between the postal service and the landlord of the building. the postal service says they were given a 30 day notice to vacate. residents say their mail was routed but closed due to flooding, they have been redirected to simpson

beach. >> it's not fair. this town, it may be that it is a town that does not love a lot of outsiders. in this case, they are seeking outside help. signs like this are posted around town promoting their petition. >> john is leading the charge to reopen the post office, which he says is the watering hole of their community. >> we had a post office since the 1860's. after operating for 160 years, it closed in a matter of two weeks notice. >> borg says the closure is more than an inconvenience. elderly residents rely on the post office to get medications. >> it's a major burden. >> is there anything the county can do? >> there is not much we can do. >> supervisor dennis says the county is trying to locate a possible temporary post office silly but they have little authority dealing with a federal agency. usps says the closure is

temporary and they are actively seeking a long-term location to reopen. they say that could take years. >> we need our post office and we need to break through the logjam and get their attention. >> these artists are rallying together. they've decorated and sent more than 250 letters to the postal service. they are hoping are in poetry will help them breakthrough bureaucracy. >> please find a way to bring our post office back and restore the human connection that we now sorely lacked. >> liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> coming up, superstar showdown. lebron versus steph in the playoffs. here's a look at the upcoming schedule for the western conference semifinals. game two at shea center is tomorrow night, tipoff bob 6:00 p.m. on her sister network espn. game three in lax saturday night. you can watch on abc7. coverage begins at 5:00, to buffet 5.30 followed by after the game. game four monday night in l.a., game times after that are to be

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>> time for the 4 at 4:00. liquors and warriors facing off in the conference semifinals. the lakers took game one and the warriors are hoping to tie it up before the series. as will reeve tells us, it's about lebron versus steph curry. >> after a thrilling the lakers stealing the home-court advantage from the defending champion, golden state warriors with a 112 wheit was be titans, lebron versus steph curry. >> here is curry for three. >> after a tight first half the

lakers pulled away working a double-digit lead. in the fourth quarter curry started to cook leading the warriors with 27 points. >> there he goes again. the magic of steph curry. >> with all eyes on the two biggest names it was lebron's costar anthony davis who showed up and showed out. >> if we can win this building and beat this team, a confidence booster for us. >> racking up 30 points to lebron's 22. >> very resilient in games. a good step for our ballclub. >> that they davis is a problem. 30 points and 23 rebounds and this is so different from the previous series with the warriors and the kings because sacramento's best players were guards and now you've got behemoths blocking shots. spencer, the lakers and had 10 blocks shots last night. it felt like 100 but it was only 10. >> what was the expression, no man like a big man in

basketball? 30 points and 23 rebounds is huge. i just hope that the lakers -- the warriors find a way to counter that in game two. >> we were talking yesterday, you'd slain something interesting, the warriors are coming off this series with the king, they have to shift. it's a different opponent. they're going to have to rely on three pointers a lot and get inside all these huge guys. it is a totally different series that what they just played. >> they did not have a lot of time to deployment -- prepare. they only had one day off. the kings series went seven games. totally different plan of attack. they shot 53 threes which is more than steve kerr would like. they have to adjust their game plan because striving to the rim and laying it up and having anthony davis go on it is not going to be effective. >> if the series is like this we're in for excitement. two contrasting styles for sure. >> that lebron guy is pretty

good. new york city police are turning to a smart phone gadget to tackle vehicle thefts. police are handing out 500 apple air tags to vehicle owners. the idea is for drivers to hide them in their car. if the vehicle is stolen, it cannot -- it can be tracked. police do not want the owners to get their car backed themselves of course, but to let officers do it. car thefts have jumped 13%. that is definitely an idea. we thought about that. we got air tags on everything. spencer. >> making a necklace. we can always find him when there's rain coming. >> do you think it's a good idea, who utilizes them? >> is a great idea, anything that can stem the tide of petty theft crimes like this, we are certainly experiencing it in the bay area. i think it's a great idea.

i wish that they had something that would alert you that your car has been stolen and called the thief's mother to tell them all about it. >> try a little shame. look what your offspring has done. >> the mom may be in on it, so that could be a problem. we have to try to use every form of technology that we have because you know, the criminals are going to use every form of technology. >> they will put an air attack on you to track you. if they see you have something they like. >> women have to be careful about this because you do not want people following you. so you can always see on your phone what's going on there. do you have trouble remembering passwords? >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, seven, were good. >> you can't give away his password. >> do not alone if it's a problem. google is here to help you. they're rolling out with the call pass keys, an alternative sign in that did for absent

websites. you will be able to access google drive and mail accounts the way that you unlock your phone. a fingerprint, a pin number, google says pass keys are easier and more secure than passwords and more resistant to online phishing scams. the password thing is out of control at this point. some places are using 16 character passwords. which is a lot of stuff to remember, do you think that we are going to get to the point where it is all facial recognition on all of this? >> i think so. it will almost have to be viewed we have three dozen passwords for various things these days and i have a little system by which i write them down in sort of a code. i don't know if it is a smart code. probably a toddler could break the code but it makes me feel better. >> where you keep it? >> i love the recognition for signing into your phone. the easier they can make it and have it be more secure i think

is a great idea. >> yes, we already have facial recognition on a lot of our things that we log into, bank accounts and whatnot. so yes great news. >> if he is a password manager, you don't care if it 16 or 20, it's all the same. >> do you use that? when my son skews telling me to try it and i have not done it. do you do it? >> i keep wondering what we're going to do when some hacker hacks the password manager. then they get all of your stuff. should i be worried about that? >> it has happened in the past. >> there's not a good answer for this. >> a record-setting winter could mean delays for your spring fun in lake tahoe. national forest officials say recreation sites including beaches, campgrounds, trails and roads will not ope mid-may like they usually do because of all the snow. officials have to hire crews and

staff and the sites have to be safe for the public. some will not open until memorial day and possibly later. so if you enjoy that summer hiking, there will be a lot of trails, patches of snow. >> everything is a trade-off. we had a great ski season up there. >> a great season and we got the snowpack. that is good for water use in the reservoirs. but not only is there snow on the ground, but as it melts, the grounds are damaged by all that snow in some places and they have to be cleaned up. >> what was it, 80 feet high, the snowpack in some areas? i don't know how fast it is melting. >> is not warmed up enough. we've not had a sustained warm spell to create the rapid melting, that could be problematic. got to know whether that's bad or good right now. >> what i'm looking forward to is whitewater rafting. it had been kind of slow because

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bay area. that pledge includes stories about our climate and environment. you've probably seen the beautiful pictures of the super blooms corrupting around california. >> understanding the cycles of flowers and species that depend on them could be critical for our planet. news anchor dan ashley is back from the newsroom with a look at a local effort. >> 's really interesting, one local research center is working now not on a remote hillside but on a rooftop in the middle of san francisco. >> in springtime the california academy of sciences living roof is alive with swaying grass and iconic dome in san francisco's golden gator >> this is our trap. there's a bunch of bugs that have come in at the top. >> chris is the collection manager and self-described bug guy. the trap is part of a multi sitt

greheonr set of samples being connected foenicr a separate prt in helsinki called life plan. its goal is to document species and biodiversity across the globe. >> one of 81 different sites around the world doing this exact monitoring protocol. we are going to be having a comprehensive data set from all over these global remote locations that are going to be able to be compared for generations to come. >> they need to crawl down into the tube in order to get the nectar. >> it's an interesting time to study bugs. it is a fascinating year to study their ecosystem including plants and flowers. assistant curator sarah says these super blooms popping up

around california are only part of a complicated and diverse environment. >> the cool thing about super blooms is we will see some species explode whereas other species might not bloom as as as big or as with as many individuals. and so we have that opportunity to see how that affects the pollinators. >> it's even possible that pollinators may need time to catch up with the increase in flowers and documenting these fluctuations is another benefit of the ongoing research. >> insects rely on plants as a food source, habitat, to raise their young. >> with climate change introducing new pressures, researchers say it is more important to understand the critical relationships that affect all species on our entire planet. pieces of a puzzle being gathered on a sunny rooftop in the middle of san francisco. one example to note, academy researchers are seeing invasive

species and roughly 30% of the specimens captured in their rooftop traps are not originally native to north america. so it is really fascinating work being done collectively around the world. interesting. >> very interesting we will have more blooming giving the rain that were having. the pollinators will be happy, dan. >> and yes, that rain, see it is out there. >> at live doppler seven you can see it's not raining everywhere but where it is raining is really raining the heaviest rain, the steadiest rain is falling on the peninsula from south san francisco all the way down to mountain view and boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains. it is wet in those locations. the remainder of the area is getting a break. on the exclusive abc7 storm impact scale this ranks level one. a light storm for tonight into early tomorrow we can expect scattered showers with brief

downpours. some downpours may not be brief. slick roadways for this evening's commute tomorrow morning. here's a forecast taking us into the late-night hours during which time we can expect a great from the rain. it will be developed during the late-night overnight and early morning hours which means we will have a wet morning commute tomorrow. we go to the accuweather seven-day forecast. a shower or two will linger tomorrow but then we will get drying late in the day. friday starts as a mainly dry day but there could be brief shower activity late friday going into the weekend. we expect drier weather, brighter weather and warmer weather next week. >> thank you. still to come, the damage of diet culture. >> experts are asking how does it affect our kids. a new book aims to change the narrative. the advice every parent should know on talking to your kids about diet, weight and body image.

>> now to a new book tackling diet culture and the negative impact can have on children. the book is called fat talk, parenting in the age of diet culture. as abc's eva pilgrim tells us the goal is to tackle stigmas surrounding weight. >> is constant, the pressure to look a certain way. everywhere and our kids are listening. >> kids start to learn that fat is the wrong way to have a body between the ages of three and five. this is pressure that starts really early. one of the top predictors of

future eating disorder risk is kids being shamed. in childhood dieting experiences. >> in a new book fat talk parenting in the age of diet culture, the author argues that one way parents can fight back against diet culture and anti-fat bias is by reclaiming the word fat. >> we can understand it as a neutral body descriptor like saying tall or short or brown f? you should be honest and say you are fat and there is nothing wrong with that. we love your body just the way it is. >> embracing the word might not be the right move for some parents. >> i think the word fat is something everyone needs to make their own choices about. i think the language that we use has to be something that we agree on as a family. >> smith suggests changing way parents talk about their own bodies at home. >> we can say i'm not going to

she and matt bought a number to celebrate bodies in all shapes and sizes. >> how do you make sure that your child is proud of the body that they have? time reminding our children what matters about them on the inside. talk about the strengths that your body has. no matter what size it is. if you have a child who is in a bigger body who is strong talk about the strength. helping our children celebrate how our bodies function, how they allow us to a compass goals, these are things we can remind our kids about every day. >> that was eva pilgrim reporting. experts say the reality of hearing about diet in and hearing about sizes is unavoidable with the goal is to be honest with kids about your own struggles so you do not pass on insecurities. that will do it for abc7 news at 4:00. if you c7 news at 5:00 is coming up next. -- abc7 news at 5:00 is coming

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signs this evening that an 11th hour deal is still at least possible. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. and i'm appears teachers will walk out tomorrow. both says -- side said they continue to work hard. >> we are watching this out closely with the latest developments. >> at this moment, nothing is official, the union has not made an announcement but schools are sending emails to parents, letting them know that an agreement has not been made toy.