case to hopefully bring something new to light. >> sky 7 flying over this h on wednesday, showing investigators moving bricks from a patio over a section the backyard. authorities searching a home in a park down the street. they say the search is about the palo alto woman who meant -- went missing back in october of 1996. the case when cold in the past year investigators start looking back into the case. >> is small town, this is near and dear to our heart we started looking back into it that with brought us back to redwood city. reporter: they use a radar to skin a section of the backyard bringing shovels and other digging agreement to that site. >> hopefully they find something in figure it out even if it is not the answer they want. reporter: the neighborhood has been on high alert all day this area is usually quite says all neighbors have been shocked to hear the search is about a

nearly three decade long cold case. >> everyone says you cannot believe it happens in your backyard but you know it does. hopefully they can find something bring closure to the family and justice to who did this. reporter: they expect the search to go on for all of wednesday and possibly the rest of the week. >> right now it is tough to tell. i would expect the end of the day if not the end of tomorrow at some point we are hoping to get more details out the next 48 hours. reporter: investigators had been bringing some of the digging agreement back from the backyard, they are bringing new equipment in here in just a few moments. isolated into an two different locations the park in this home. searching for new evidence in this case. ryan curry, abc 7 news. julian: california's justice department watching a civil rights investigation into the antioch police department in response to the accusation of racist text between officers. >> they are hard to read.

they are racist. they are homophobic. they are misogynist. they are not just comments on related to official duties. they are directly related to official duties. including the use of force. julian: he says his office will look into claims of excessive force as well as the use of police canines. he adds corrective action will be enforced of violations are discovered. 38 of the 99 office leave in connection to the allegations. minutes ago the police department released a statement that reads in part the police chief welcomes the investigation and legible cooperation with the doj officials. as they have done with the contra costa da investigation taking place. kristen: the latest on strike the ousd canceled the school board meeting for the night, both sides and say they're but not close enough.

tony sat down with an abc 7 news reporter to discuss the progress of the bargaining table. >> oakland teachers strike the negotiator save progress is being made. -- say progress is being made. >> there is some progress, do not want to minimize it, for a full package we have a way to go. reporter: the union representing teachers, both sides have agreed for more pay for substitute teachers, new -- more prep time for new teachers, codified teacher class side, and adding new counselors. issues remain around the pay schedule for teacher seniority. >> our proposal you would start to approach max pay at your 20. on the district proposal, you would instead regress on the salary schedule. >> oakland unified school

district declined to be interviewed, it addressed coming good proposals were the two sides are deadlocked. we are managing all the the extent that the common good proposals a mandatory subject, that is included. >> a lot of times revenue coming from the state is one time. it is difficult to offset those declining enrollment scenarios. declining enrollment means less revenue for districts. reporter: tony thurman has been mediating negotiation since a week and he describes the meetings as reductive. focused -- productive, focused on tough issues. these proposals touch on issues outside the classroom such a school safety or environmental justice. >> everyone would agree those are important. allow the state money is one-time money. districts are always trying to balance their ability to fund the programs they commit to. reporter: he says since 2019

more and more unions across america are adding common good proposals to the contract of revision -- contract negotiations. oakland is no different. the union understands that can be limited funding, she argues those details can be negotiated at the bargaining table. >> if funding changes we can bargaining over it and make changes accordingly. negotiations mean we can do the same. kristen: we will continue the coverage of the oakland teachers strike until it ends follow the latest on the abc 7 bay area news app on your smartphone or news extreme. -- stream. julian: ninth day of a strike by the rug's guild of america, hollywood could face a figure problem, -- but hollywood could face it -- trouble for the tillman mv film and tv industry, the issue

with streaming services how employees are compensated for work on streaming platforms. kristen: san jose police represent -- arrested a suspect connected to a bank robbery and an attempted think robbery. he tried to rob the bank in march but left before money is given. he is linked to a hold up in a bank in saratoga in february. julian: in the east bay some robbery suspects still out there following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash. it went into oakland with suspect speeding that interstate 580 and exiting onto city street. sky 7 caught several the close calls including a couple of pedestrians nearly giving hit as the car went through downtown oakland. the car crashed, two of them got up through the driver's side and started running. there were last spotted near 11th and jackson street.

they are still out there, abc 7 news streamed this chase live as it happened without karina nova. if you like to get news we live, the abc 7 bay area mobile and streaming tv apps. he is throwing his support behind an effort to install speed cameras in his city and five others across the state. assembly bill 645 would authorize a pilot program to install those. cameras on street with a high number of crashes, school zones, and a history of racing and sideshows. oakland and san francisco would also get cameras. kristen: cleanup continues in martinez today after more mercury was discovered outside an amtrak station. a tip today from a resident led a hazmat team to eight -- additional contaminated area. a garbage truck with a contaminated trashcan was responsible for the spread. cleanup is inspected to continue tomorrow. julian: city leaders joined

black san franciscans calling for fentanyl to be addressed as a crisis among the black community. they say black people among the city have an overdose date -- death rate five times the rate of the city average. >> this is something we have to work together on. it is killing people in the city by the hundreds. the biggest percentage of that, by far, about people. -- ae -- are >> we are standing and demanding, that we have the resources stop the crisis on black san franciscans. julian: advocates want a conference as -- conference a plan to treat drug addiction is a disease. including arcane and providing resources -- narcan, and printer biting -- providing resources to

and house individuals. >> they voted unanimously to buy the drug named o pill without a prescription. they agreed people would be able to use it safely without help -- help from a health care worker. if the fda gives approval to be the first birth control pill without a prescription. julian: a new form of testing could help determine how your body might respond to specific medications and doses. he has more on how doctors say this because gay people from adverse reactions -- this could spare people from adverse reaction. >> some of them had devastating effects on her body. >> i have toxic encephalo brain damage from a medication, it is irreversible. high-gloss night vision to another medication.

>> this had to do with her body metabolizing medication different from other people's response. >> everyone is different from each other in this individuality makes us who we are. and makes us different and how we respond to medications. reporter: the doctors have helped lead the charge for a way for them to better understand how the bodies will understand to medication. they first got the research program and said it was a game changer. >> it has changed my life. has change my care, my treatments, and really given me a better understanding of drugs that i take and how i metabolize them. >> doctors use factor like age, wait, kidney function to make a decision. now they can use genetic information for my blood draw to determine what works best for you based on genetic markers, and determine -- adjust dosage

toyo body needs. -- to what your body needs. >> she testified at the state level to push for testing to be available for all age groups and demographics. they say insurance covers the cost with some exceptions in other than co-pays patients should not get a bill. she hopes that the benefits she received can be extended to all. >> we have to watch science and technology evolve and find how it can work for us. this is one of those tests, it should be given to everybody. reporter: in san francisco, zach fuentes, abc 7 news. julian: a lot more 4:00 p.m., after two months at home, dianne feinstein turns to washington. rising sea levels and what it means to you, the tools nasa is using to track trouble spots. the high -- the future of fast food. >> simple situation for the

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almost win situation with game five against arrivals the los angeles lakers. julian: we have to get something going tonight, larry with a look ahead at tonight's game. kristen: we can do this we have done it before. julian: we have to do it. larry: that did not sign -- sound like a lot of confidence. you sound like us and is forced bombing watching the games. i know -- in the sportster bombing watching the games. i know it sounds -- sports department watching the games. i know it sounds bad. we go back to 2016 the warriors were down 3 games tothat i tnddr had kevin durant on their side. riverwind fremont got suspended and lebron led them to --

steve knows it is too daunting to think about having to three in a row. the goal is to win one in a row tonight. >> shared with the team that they shared with each other the vets said, game to game everything changes. you just focus on the next game. you turn the page quickly, re-energize, get the next game. when you do that, the momentum shifts in your favor. you do not have to worry about anything but the very next game. >> our whole team we are altogether, and a sense of trying to figure out how to win playoff games. we all have to make adjustments. we all have to play better. considering we are in a 3-1 whole. larry: fans may have their doubts about the warrior's ability to win three straight.

lilo the corgi has no doubts. lilo has correctly picked every game in the series with her nose. lilo is predicting the warriors will win the next three games. it is dubs in 7. we shall see. the warriors are 7.5 point favorites tonight against -- according to the oddsmakers. no steph curry is going to show up. who is going to help him? klay thompson had nine points and less game, he is warming up right here we will see if he is in the starting lineup. steve has a lot of decisions to make. does he open with defense? desi open with jordan poole has been missing in action in this series? so many questions the answers will come tonight at 7:00. julian. kiersten. julian: into the nose, out to the mouth.

kristen: we can do this. julian: kristen is locked-in. kristen: thanks larry. you can watch some of the nba playoff games here on abc 7, catch the game sunday at noon here on abc 7. julian: a sigh of relief around here is the weather outside. the may gray is out of here and we have some sunshine. >> we have to wait another day or two before we heat things up? >> you're right about that comment starts to warm up somewhat tomorrow the real warming comes later. someone call the warriors and tell them, do not make me have to come down there. let's take a look at what is going on the weather. breezy out there, clear skies, quite breezy with gusts up to 24 miles per hour. sfo 21, napa all around the area we see the wind increasing this late afternoon. the 24 hour temperature change,

allies the warmth that is coming our way. -- belies way. the warm-up will start tomorrow. here is a look at, the elegies continue acting up -- allergies continue acting up. low to mid 60's o alto, san ahaoobay -- 57 at hal. napa 683, fairfield 67, low to mid 60's at concord and livermore. final live view from the rooftop camera, looking at breezy and beautiful, these are the forecasted headlines. clouds expanding again overnight, sunny tomorrow and the warming trend begins. it will be warm to hot to mother's day weekend. it will be really toasty. during the overnight hours clouds returning beginning after midnight. morning commute look for an

increase in clouds, some high, some low, as the sun comes out some lingering high clouds and early morning hours. later in the day becomes quite sunny and a low bit milder. that will be the first stage of this impressive warm-up. overnight low temperatures mid to upper 40's. some locations will not get below 50. antioch, san jose, lowe's of 50 tonight highs tomorrow 58 at half moon bay, 62 san francisco. mid-60's around the shore. up in the north bay 75 in santa rosa, inland east bay, 75 antioch. 71 morgan hill. a look at the maximum temperature trend going into friday. mid-80's inland, saturday low 90's inland. sunday mother's day, up to about 90 degrees and the warmest in length spot. we do have a bona fide warm up coming our way. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast.

a sharp increase in temperature thursday to friday just a 10 degree increase in most locations. increasing highs continuing to the weekend, as i mentioned the heat eases a little bit on monday with inland highs dropping back to mid 80's. they bounce her back to 90 and drop again on wednesday. this will be a sustained period of warm the hotmail weather, when everyone has been asking for. watch those same people complain is to warm. >> him. >> i am morning the warriors did not make me come down there tonight. >> nasa is not just about outerspace the tools they are using right here to fight rising sea levels. julian: honoring the workers that connect america on the

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reporter: researchers from the nasa jet propulsion laboratory inch of -- in pasadena is studying melting glaciers. with the help of newly launched satellites they are providing some of the most precise as humans ever. changes about the rising -- most precise measurements ever. changes in rising ice -- >> ways to measure gravity so you can see the mass of the ice through how much gravity it has. which is an amazing and astounding way to look at the ice sheets. >> she says measuring the surface height of the ice can tell if it's losing mass. the team found the melting increased fivefold over roughly the last 30 years. >> together they are contributing more than 25% of all the sea level contribution

that is happening. >> with his increasing ability to measure glacier melt and sea level rise nasa is hoping to more accurately predict what is ahead. ben leads the sea level change team. the group helped develop an interactive mapping tool available to the public. projecting sea level rise and the effect on the local community. >> you can take the information about long-term sea level rise we know is happening because a climate change. connect that to the number of high tide fled days you expect to see in the future at any particular location along the coast. reporter: san francisco in roughly 30 years that could be dozens of potential flooding events per year, david lewis is with the environmental group save the bay and sees the data as an opportunity and wake-up call. >> until they are using this data and required a plan for sea level rise the risk will keep growing. >> while projections can change nasa says one of the key goals is to provide local communities

with planning goals to ensure the data can help inform key decisions. possibly help coastal communities and regions like the bay area for the challenges ahead. >> if you like to check out the tool for yourself we have links % kristen: thank you so much, spencer. marin county coming up with a new defense plan in an effort to save stinson beach from rising sea levels. habitats and major roads could be underwater by 2050. the plan includes building sea walls, elevating homes and restoring dunes. julian: some for democrats today on capitol hill, after two months of senator dime -- dianne feinstein is back on the job. julian: republican con

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: news here at 4:00 p.m.. senator dianne feinstein back in washington dc. kristen: this afternoon the 89-year-old cast her first vote on capitol hill in nearly three month after recovering from shingles in san francisco. reporter: given the democrat's narrow control of the senate her absence has made it difficult for democrats to push forward with their agenda. this has led to some calls for her to resign. today she said despite her is turn that her return she will take on a lighter schedule as she continues to recover. >> after a nearly three month absence from the u.s. senate that led to her call from

call for her resignation this is the moment when she arrived back at capitol hill. her aides assisting her into a wheelchair with senate majority leader chuck schumer there to greet her. >> how are you feeling? reporter: the 89-year-old senator says she is doing much better as she recovers from singles. her aides say she is dealing with lingering side effects including vision and balance impairments that at times will require her to travel to the capital in a wheelchair. such was the case when she casted her first vote on the floor since mid-february. >> will this do anything to quell those that say she should resign? >> i do not think her return to washington dc will end some of the calls we have seen from her to resign or the scrutiny of her ability to perform the duties of her job. reporter: avery harper is the

deputy political director at abc news, she pointed to a statement feinstein released this morning acknowledging the lingering side effects. saying my doctors advise me to work a lighter schedule as a return to the senate. i hope those issues will subside. >> she put out a statement saying that she will take on a lighter schedule as worker dr. -- as were her orders. that will continue attention from her party, even for her own state that says it needs to be another person take on her state. >> this comes at a critical time or they need to tie-breaking vote to raise the debt ceiling, and move forward with judiciary nominees. on wednesday, senator schumer welcomed her back warmly. >> on a happy note it is so good to see her back in the senate ready to get back to work. reporter: her return to the senate has at least for now, gone governor newsom. out of a tricky situation. should she resign before her term ends you somewhat --

-- governor newsom would appoint her replacement. julian: tough situation all around, appreciated. >> to the latest on public encouragement george santos who face a judge today in new york on federal criminal charges. reena roy have the latest. repo republican congas been george santos could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted on federal criminal charges. on the 13 crowd -- count indictment, he was engaging in a scheme to defraud his campaign donors, using thousand dollars of campaign funds on personal expenses including luxury designer clothing and credit card payments. he is charged with wire fraud, a laundering, theft of funds, making false statement to the house. he has lied about everything from his resume to family background.

santos pleading not guilty speaking out after his arraignment. >> i am going to fight my battle. i will deliver. i will take care of my -- clear my name and i look for doing that. >> if convicted he will still serving congress but pressure is growing for him to resign. >> i think he should do the right thing and put this district out of its is array and move on. at a don use to st dowor r fnkly would hth way k is the right thing and -- mccary stressing his concern but not calling for his resignation. >> at the time of his trial we will find out what the outcome is. reporter: he is facing multiple investigations for farm -- from five different authorities including the fbi, looking for his alleged role in a fake charity scheme. julian: governor gavin newsom is

not yet throwing his support behind cash reparations a payment that could be made to some black californians. over the weekend the reparations task force approved recommendations that could cost billions of dollars to this -- address disparities in health care, incarceration. that housewares has been looking at how to -- one joined us on getting answers to explain the reparation -- and how it is more than money. >> we have 12 areas we have identified. each area we have come up with dozens of recommendations and policies and programs. cash-based compensation is three out of the 12. literally the reparations proposal we have come up with is much more than just cash. reporter: the recommendations were presented in june and head to the state legislator to adopt some, all or none of the

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kristen: it is time for the 4 at 4. wendy's is about to open a drive-through window unlike any other. starting next month a wendy's in columbus ohio, we use an ai chap but -- chat bot to take orders.

they say customers will not know they are not speaking to an actual human. how will they not know? >> i will say if i call a customer service line and it is automated can tell. >> you will know because it will get your order correct. >> ouch. julian: zing. kristen: do they have personalities? >> that is a good question. >> that is how i think i would figure out if it is an actual person or not. >> i can tell chat gpt to converse with me in a certain personality like snarky and it will be snarky. it is possible. julian: do you wanted to have a personality? >> i do not know. >> all the sudden it is judging your order. >> do you need the extra large french fry? julian: it has been a hard day. >> you might want a diet soda. julian: in addition to ai google

showed off its foldable phone the new pixel is excited to go for an initial price of $1800. there is a non-version for $500. samsung -- non- foldable for $500. samsung has a foldable that retells rating hundred dollars -- $1800. >> at first i was skeptical, when eyes start to go my age, it helps to have a massive ski -- screen that folds open. and for photos. >> speaking at what happens to the eyes at a certain age. >> how big is it? smaller than an ipad? i was trying to look at a video. >> it is like this but double because it is folded. >> i will check it out. >> doesn't have the same gratifying sound when you close it?

early 2000 foot phones? >> it kind of goods -- does. >> maybe never 1800. >> how much is the high-end iphone? it needs to be competitive with that. two areas cities rank in the top 10 when it comes to job satisfaction according to glassdoor. san jose has the second-most satisfied workers in the country. san francisco comes in six, utah has the country's most satisfied workers. glassdoor spoke with workers employed january 2022 in april of this year, including both in person and remote employees. anyone want to venture any guesses or any theories? kristen: is it because they were able to work from home and do hybrid? we are a tech heavy place, i do not know.

julian: that is a good we probably have more hybrid folks per capita than most other places. maybe that has a big factor into it. >> i think maybe utah the cost of living is a heck of a lot better. >> that's my one and, wonder more about provo. julian: cries for help had officers running to the rescue in oklahoma when they discovered a pleasant supplies -- surprise. you have a listen closely. >> is it a g [laughter] julian: ok. it appears we are on old mcdonald's farm. officers thought someone was crying help out in the field. turns out it was a goat. the owner said animal was upset after being separated from his friend, maybe the dog working in the background. >> it needed help finding its

friend, maybe not please -- police. >> yeah. [laughter] did he get reunited with his friend? is there a happy ending? julian: hopefully so. . cliffhanger kristen: i will do it for this 4 at

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julian: thank you for sticking with us. high school graduation is

quickly approaching this week we highlight some seniors that took the first step to success, by being awarded the superintendent 21st century award. they spoke with hitchcock who is ready to create. >> beatrice, have you slept all this while? >> my name is colton hitchcock, i attend the school of the arts and i am ready to create. i watched psycho and that is it. reporter: he may not end up being a famous movie director buckled and hitchcock knows what is always moved him. >> the thing i love most about acting is telling compelling stories. i am a storyteller at heart. that is why i love writing and drawing, and acting most of all. because, it lets you step into somebody else's shoes. feel like st

performances of the ones with the audience is laughing along with you is cheering along with you. even booing along with you at certain parts. reporter: his love for reading allowed him to spend weekends and summers volunteering at the library. from there writing short place became second nature. >> he always found a way to reach out and ask, can i do some indifferent? can i do something more? can i and do something? his creativeness came across in every single project. reporter: he helps lead the niche field club -- film club that supports those new drama. >> my favorite things to be with the help others achieve their goals. these freshmen, they are, they have, such a passion. it makes it really easy to work with them. reporter: he is attending emerson college in boston the same school where the directors of the movie, everything,

everywhere, all at once honed their craft. >> is pretty cool. it makes me confident i can really grow my craft. if they were able to grow their craft and make an oscar-winning movie, i have a pretty, high hopes for myself. do not be afraid to be yourself. do not be afraid to take rick -- risks and do things outside your comfort zone. because people will be there to support you. >> do not be afraid to be yourself. julian: exactly. we will say we remember him when. sometime very soon. kristen: we get the first post oscars. interview. julian: may be thanked at the podium. >> we are certainly thankful for the weather and this warm up we have been talking about. looking forward to at the end of this one. >> right around the corner just

a couple days away, you cannot tell by the way as rhino, because it way for our temperature change shows it is -- right now, because the 24 hour temperature change shows it is a fuse degree cooler. -- a few degrees cooler. we have blue skies as you look at san francisco right now from the tower, 58 degrees in the six -- in the city. low to mid 60's. 57 at half moon bay. blue skies of the golden gate and breezy. mid 60's at santa rosa, napa, fairfield 67. 64 concorde, 62 livermore. looking across you can see how breezy it is. these are the forecasted headlines, clouds expand overnight, warming trend begins tomorrow and we can expand -- expect warm to weather for mother's day weekend. as the clouds expand overnight liver low temperatures manning upper 40's to 50 degrees

mainly upper 40's to 50 degrees. mid 60's around the bay shoreline and mid-seventies inland. that is average for this time of year. as we look at the accuweather 7-day forecast, temperatures increase sharply on right around 90 inland on sunday that is mother's day. up to about 80 degrees along the bay. much warmer than average this time of year over the weekend. temperatures fluctuate into the bit going into early next week. mid 80's and linda monday, back to 80's -- inland monday, back to 80's on tuesday. kristen: mother's day in the u.s. is sunday, today is mother's day in mexico, el salvador, guatemala. no matter when or where you celebrate there is one thing in common. all mothers can get stressed out. some moms get stressed out on mother's day. that is a thing.

mom guilt causes many mothers to avoid celebrating. >> mother's day stress disorder is a situation a mom pfizer suppan. when you anticipate -- finds herself in. you anticipate the holiday, but you hold an anticipatory disappointment. i do not want to get my hopes up, have expectations and then get disappointment. we enter into this holiday with this anxiety around, i wanted to go a certain way, but i should be ok if it does not. that can often yield a lot of anxiety. kristen: she says communicate with loved ones about what you want on your big day. do not have expectations and moms should not feel selfish about doing something for themselves. no, i but that got behind. julian: absolutely. treat yourself. metro nashville police department it is about me --kristen: it is about me, too.

julian: communication is key. kristen: the person you are celebrate in, what do they want? julian: today marks one for the four years -- 154 years the completion of the transcontinental railroad. >> a ribbon-cutting celebration of the museum honoring the chinese workers to help all the

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kristen: coming up tonight at abc 7 starting at eight it is jeopardy masters. celebrity wheel of fortune at 9:00, at 10:00 catch the game show show followed by abc7news at 11:00. april is asian american pacific islander heritage month this month we look at the people that made history during the 1800s. thousands of chinese laborers help connect parts of the u.s. to the trans continental railroad. we have a look at the new museum dedicated to those workers. reporter: it is a monumental day for the chinese community. the chinese railroad workers history center in san francisco's chinatown is now open. [inaudible]ose is not to with this country. >> the contributions cannot be overstated, and yet the story is largely overlooked throughout american history. reporter: advocates say this is

an impthat -- two rectify that h exhibits. >> it coincides with an important date the 154th anniversary of the golden spike. the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. >> the anniversary of the golden spike brings together cultures from the east and the west not just the united states, it is also china and here as well. reporter: he is the great-grandson of a chinese railroad worker. >> my great-grandfather lived until 114. he was alive long enough for me to hear his stories. >> stories about how dangerous and difficult the work was and how much discrimination workers faced. connie young's help build the railroad when he arrived in 1886. >> he was one of the chinese row

woodworkers that helped build the central pacific. he came to san francisco. he worked on the railroads. risking life and limb. brge theure.snew >>ll at thimoment where many of us are challenged with asian hate we need to stand together and say with solidarity we are not the foreigner, the perpetual foreigner, the model minority we are american history. kristen: chinese railroad workers history center is in san francisco at the current -- corner of clay street. get the abc 7 bay area streaming tv abend join us whenever you want wherever you are -- and join us wherever you want wherever you are. that will do us -- do it reservoir clock abc7news at 5:00 is coming up next.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. dan: local and federal investigators are on the scene tonight of what appears to be major break in a homicide case that has gone unsolved for three decades. thank you for joining us. ama: from a missing persons case. dan: that case is of ylva hagner, a woman who went missing in 1996. we have team coverage of this starting with ryan curry. ama: he joins us live in redwood