lawsuit was announced earlier today. >> a new lawsuit is accusing the san bruno park school district of failing to protect several of their students from this man. 34 year old jeremy yee is a former elementary school teacher in the district. last week, he was found guilty on 17 separate felony counts of child molestation. during a news conference to announce the new lawsuit wednesday, one of ye's young victims shared her story. >> i wish that things could have happened sooner and i could have got justice sooner rather than waiting for so long. >> yee sexually abused at least four of his students, the lawsuit laying out some of his behavior. >> he had a game called tickle time where he would come and tickle the girls. he gave students extra credit points for behavior in the classroom, andor as a reward for that, they got to stay behind and have recess alone with him in his classroom. >> the suit also claims the school district repeatedly failed to act after it received multiple complaints about yee's behavior, dating as far back as

2017. >> because that student was called a liar and was directed to recant. that didn't flow up the chain the way it was supposed to. and that's why these lawsuits have been brought. >> also present at wednesday's news conference were the parents of other victims, some of them speaking to the media through a translator. one parent who wished to remain unidentified, highlighting the psychological issues his daughter still faces years after her abuse. >> she was a very stable daughter, very stable, emotionally, very happy, and has drastically changed as a result of this. >> lawyers believe there are still several victims of yee who have yet to come forward. one reason why the victim, who went public on wednesday, says she's determined to speak out. >> it's something you had to be really, really strong for, but you got it. and don't let other people define who you are because of something you went through. >> the san bruno park school district did not return our request for comment. in san bruno, tim jonze, abc seven news.

>> a bullet flies on a bay area highway in orinda, fraying nerves, shattering a windshield or windshield and bringing traffic to a halt for miles. the chp says the gunfire was reported this morning near the fish ranch road exit. nobody was hurt, thankfully. all lanes of westbound highway 24 were closed. they reopened just before noon, but you could see the impact it had on traffic. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn, with a closer look at exactly what happened. >> from sky seven, you can see the harrowing scene the back window of a white suv shattered by gunfire. the chp shut down highway 24 near orinda for more than an hour to look for shell casings. after someone fired several shots at a car around 1045 this wednesday morning. it happened on highway 24 in orinda, creating a traffic mess. sky seven saw one man forced to walk off the freeway carrying a young child, then hopping into a waiting car on surface streets. another woman walking off the freeway hauling a suitcase and drivers driving the wrong way on

freeway onramps to escape the gridlock. according to the chp, no one was hurt. the 66 year old man who was behind the wheel of the suv struck by bullets, managed to escape any serious injury. when we asked the chp about it. >> i don't believe that the person who called in was an intended target. >> abc seven stop by the driver's home. the man was unavailable to talk, but his wife told me he's okay. a closer look at the damage done by the shots fired. it's a startling reminder that the driver is extremely lucky he wasn't killed. we showed drivers in orinda pictures of the damage. >> it was amazing. >> we don't know why. >> it happened. it's hard to believe. >> lou reginato has lived in orinda for more than five decades and drives highway 24 often. >> whenever i drive, i always yield or whatever. i never challenge anyone. i just play it very safe. >> wednesday morning shooting is the second freeway shooting in

two weeks on highway 24. >> two times in two weeks. that's ridiculous. >> last tuesday, someone fired several shots on highway 24 in oakland, striking a driver in the legs. investigators are now looking into both shootings. suzanne phan abc seven news. >> browned out fire stations in oakland are set to reopen. oakland city council voted last night to reopen the stations by july 3rd, were temporarily closed in january, and four additional stations were expected to close. $2 million in funding from the coliseum sale will be used to reopen the stations. >> hope springs eternal. we are hopeful that the firehouse openings that we're now at full capacity will stick, and we won't have to pivot and close again at any other point. i have every reason to believe council in the budget office is working hard to ensure that we can keep our firehouses open long term. >> oakland is struggling with a $129 million budget deficit.

>> all right. now let's get to the accuweather forecast. parts of the south bay, like here in san jose, woke up to a wet morning. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian here now to tell us when those spotty showers will resume. spencer. >> well, larry, we have more of them coming our way. this is not a very well organized system, but as you look at the satellite radar image, you can see showers are still with us. still have a stormy pattern. we just had a severe thunderstorm a few minutes ago over in the well. it's east of hollister now. moving the storm, by the way, has weakened so we don't have the lightning strikes anymore. but there were strong wind gusts and small hailstones. and you can see on the satellite radar image that the low pressure system that produced this weather today is pushing south of the bay area down towards los angeles. so we're getting a little bit of a lull in the activity right now. but it's not all over by any stretch of the imagination. on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, this is a level one storm for tonight and tomorrow. we expect periods of showers, possible thunderstorms, and strong gusty wind forecast animation. starting at 5 p.m. shows that break ending in the early evening hours as more showers start to

swing through the bay area tonight and overnight, with cold air producing some snow on the higher bay area peaks, for example, 6 a.m. or so. we'll see snow accumulating, perhaps in the higher peaks around mount hamilton area, as showers continue into the midday hours before breaking up tomorrow, and then a few more trailing showers after that. and i have good news about a warm up that will come later in my accuweather seven day forecast. >> larry. can't wait to hear about that. thank you spencer. you can track the wet weather using the same live doppler seven tools that spencer and the rest of our weather team uses. all you have to do is head to abc7 news.com, or the abc seven bay area app to get the full forecast. >> the trump administration has imposed significant changes to our upcoming tax season. >> yes, seven on your side's tax chat, which we do every year, is here to help sort things out. and we have a panel of experts to help you. >> that's right. seven on yr side. stephanie sierra is taking questions from our viewers as we speak. hey, steph, what's going on? >> hey there, kristen and larry. i want to show you our panel of

experts who are all here answering those questions as we speak, and it's not too late to submit them. you can head to our website, abc7 news.com/7 on your side to do so. and i want to bring in one of our experts, kris housh, who is the current president of the golden gate society of enrolled agents. kris, great to have you with us. >> thanks for having us. >> now, this next question is my worst nightmare. one of our viewers and we see this a lot, had their identities stolen. someone filed taxes in her name in order to steal her refund. what should she do? >> the irs does have a form. the identity theft affidavit. 1403 seven. file that and that will make it where the irs is aware of the situation. they'll go and then be able to go and separate your account from the fraudsters. they'll try and get the money back from the fraudster, and they'll give you a pin number so you can file your tax return and get your right taxes taken care of. >> good tips. now here's another worst case scenario. what happens if your tax preparer

turns out to be a scammer? we've heard several cases of that they never filed and they stole viewers refunds. >> in that situation, the irs also has a form for that. the 14 159 is to go and say that you believe the person is doing misconduct, not filing tax returns that they've been paid to do. there's a variation with the letter a afterwards, which is to go and report a person that actually steals the refunds or files false tax returns without your permission. so that will make it where the irs goes after that preparer. if it's a big enough situation, you can even potentially get a whistleblower reward while the irs goes and actually tries to get that bad preparer out of business and can try and make it where you get part of that retribution. >> great tips. it's hard to imagine it happens as frequently as it does. chris, thanks so much for your time. we'll see you again in our 6:00 hour, and we'll be live with you all evening. again, remember to submit those questions back to you. >> all right. thank you steph. >> i just had a viewer text me and say, i got to submit my question to steph right

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will pass in san mateo county, giving the board of supervisors the power to remove the sheriff. however, in a statement obtained by abc seven news, sheriff christina corpus remains adamant she will not resign. she also says she's looking forward to the opportunity to, quote, disprove the politically motivated allegations. corpus is accused of corruption, nepotism and retaliation within the department, which she denies. a member of the board of supervisors addressed measure a this afternoon. >> the results of this historic election send a clear message that san mateo county voters continue to make educated decisions and trust the board of supervisors to uphold accountability and justice.

>> four out of the five supervisors would need to vote in favor of removing corpus. the temporary power will expire at the end of 2028. abc seven i-team reporter dan noyes has been covering this ongoing controversy with the sheriff, since those allegations were made in a scathing audit report this past november. >> and sheriff corpus legal team is calling into question the credibility of a key witness, who was cited dozens of times in that report. and dan is here now with exclusive information about a witness known as civilian employee number three specifically. >> right. well, larry and kristen, both sides are preparing for the legal battles ahead. one public official has already agreed to testify under oath at the proper time about threats he allegedly heard from civilian employee number three that she wanted to take down the sheriff because she didn't get a. promotion. it's been quite a turnaround for civilian employee number three. she worked at the san mateo county sheriff's bureau in millbrae when christina corpus was captain and chief there.

>> hello, everyone. it's christina corpus, candidate for san mateo county sheriff 2022. >> and she took on a public role when corpus ran for sheriff, volunteering on the campaign, attending this kickoff rally and introducing corpus to voters online. it's a much different story now. employee number three campaigned on her social media for measure a to give the board of supervisors the power to fire the sheriff, saying corpus is unfit for duty. but a public official in millbrae tells the i-team he will testify under oath at the proper time that on 12 to 15 different occasions, employee number three told him she was going to get corpus. i obtained an interview the public official gave to the sheriff's legal team, in which he identifies employee number three and says, quote, i have information that was conveyed to me directly by employee number three that she was out to get sheriff corpus after she was elected, and that she would do anything to bring her down. that public official said employee number three expected a promotion once corpus became sheriff after the work she did

on the campaign. but it never happened. and employee number three was furious. again, a quote from the public officials interview. i remember she was, i'm going to get that a couple of different times and saying that she's going to go after her. and this is the way that employee number three talks. oh, it's going to come down on her. that type of language and communication. and that's to me directly. >> she's out for vengeance for me. she's out for vengeance. >> shortly after the release of the audit report in november, sheriff corpus told me a lawyer pressured her office for a promotion for employee number three. >> a prominent san mateo county female attorney. went to one of my captains and said that if i didn't give this person a promotion, then i was going to regret it. >> when did that conversation happen? >> oh, probably about maybe a year ago or so. maybe a year ago. >> so shortly after you took office, or within the first year of you taking office. that attorney tells me she did

inquire about a promotion for employee number three, but not as her lawyer, just as a family friend, and that she never made a threat. like the sheriff will regret it. but that millbrae public official said in their meetings, employee number three, quote, would communicate her absolute displeasure with christina and the threat of going after her and, quote unquote, getting the sheriff. civilian employee number three was among 40 current and past sworn and civilian employees interviewed by retired judge ladoris cordell, who was paid $200,000 by san mateo county to investigate complaints against the sheriff. employee number three's accusations are cited dozens of times in the 400 page report. much more than any of the other witnesses. for example, employee number three claimed corpus called former sheriff carlos bolanos a racial slur twice. on one occasion at the millbrae bureau, employee three says that you were looking over her shoulder at a zoom with bolanos on the screen, that you drop the n word twice. >> i don't use that word. i

don't use that word. >> according to the report, employee three gave judge cordell a text message she claims came from the sheriff using a derogatory expression for a gay council member. did you write those words? >> no, i had to look. what? look that up. because i was unclear as to what that was. >> right. that's not your text. >> no, it's not my text. i did not send that. >> but the majority of employee three's accusations cited in the report focus on an explosive allegation that sheriff corpus and her chief of staff, victor, may have a relationship that is far beyond professional and that as a result, he wielded considerable power in the office and that you've turned over control of the department to him. >> well, really. >> what do you say to that garbage? >> i say it's false. i am not having an affair with him. i've known victor for 17 years. 17 years, and we are colleagues. i consider him a trusted confidant, a friend. is it because i'm a woman and i can't

have a man next to me that i trust without having a sexual relationship with him? >> they both denied it in my exclusive interviews. during all that time, did you and her ever become romantic? no. there's never been physical contact or a dating relationship? no. that public official told the sheriff's legal team, quote, my professional opinion of the report is that it isn't worth the paper it's written on. i don't think that that report has any merit at all. i think it has a lot of fatal flaws, and it's not a legitimate, true, independent investigation. charles stone is the lawyer for employee number three. he told me neither he nor his client would comment for this report. i also called judge cordell and sent her an email with a specific list of questions, and she did not answer. one other thing i found interesting. take a look. judge cordell has a personal website where she is posting ongoing coverage of the scandal, but you won't find any of my stories there that are pointed out her mistakes in her

audit report. you can see all of our coverage at abc seven news.com. >> how long will it take for all this to unfold? >> weeks and weeks. you know, we'll find out. clearly a lot of motions to be heard, jockeying back and forth between the two sides. at least, you know, 4 to 6 weeks. >> okay. all right. thank you. dan. >> thanks. all right. a reminder. well, if you want to get ahold of the i-team, just text dan. yes, twitter. twitter. all the things, all the social medias. >> if you want to get ahold of spencer, though, nasa, we're going to get some more showers tonight. all you have to do is stay tuned. hey. >> we just might get some more. there's a pretty strong chance of some more scattered showers after a day in which we have seen scattered showers, with sunny breaks developing right now, and even a thunderstorm earlier down in the hollister area. now here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. it's this low pressure system that is traveling southward down towards southern california. but it brought us the showers we've had today and the instability that produced that thunderstorm. and there are more showers associated with an approaching cold front. so we may have more showers developing tonight and

tomorrow. we certainly have gusty wind right now with gusts up to 40mph at oakland, 39mph at sfo. and there's cold air associated with the system moving in here. right now we see temperatures about 4 or 5 degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. we might even have some light snow in the higher peaks of the bay area associated with this level. one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale for tonight and tomorrow. scattered showers, gusty wind, still a chance of isolated thunderstorms and again, snow on our higher peaks. forecast animation starting at 5 p.m. shows another batch of showers swinging in later tonight and in the overnight hours, and look at the snow that will develop down in the mount hamilton area going into the morning commute. not that there's a lot of commuting over mount hamilton, but it's interesting to see the snow developing on our higher elevations, along with the scattered showers that we're expecting. but when this is all over tomorrow night, we don't expect rainfall totals to be more than about a few hundredths of an inch for most of the bay area, but we'll see some higher totals in the south bay, which is on the northern edge of that

storm that's now pushing southward. lots of blue sky showing up right now from mount tam, 53 degrees in san francisco, mid 50s at oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city and half moon bay. a lot of blue sky out over the bay as we look out there from our exploratorium camera 60 up north at santa rosa right now, but virtually everyone else is in the 50s. here's a view from mount tam looking from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. these are the forecast headlines tomorrow. more scattered showers are likely with some sunny breaks friday through sunday. sunnier, drier, milder. early next week. storm pattern swings in again. stronger storms are possible. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 40s, chillier up north where we'll see some mid to upper 30s. highs tomorrow, mainly upper 50s. very few locations are likely to break 60 degrees tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast is that level one storm continues to produce a chance of showers and maybe isolated thunderstorms tomorrow, but look at saturday, sunday and monday rather friday, saturday and sunday. nice and sunny and dry and warm. temperatures approaching 70

degrees on sunday as we spring forward to daylight saving time. but early next week we have more storms coming in. the storm parade begins all over again. >> are unsettled as they say. >> it is unsettled. >> enjoy the weekend. yeah. thank you. spencer. all right. fremont is in the process of scaling back a recently enacted ban on camping throughout the entire city. why? critics say that change won't make a difference. >> and a reminder, we have free tax advice for you. you see, our group of tax professionals there answering your questions so you can send them in right now. go to abc7 news.com. click on seven on your

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passed by fremont last month, was considered to be one of the toughest laws in the country in tackling homelessness. but last night, the city voted to consider revising the strictest part of the law. abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us that housing advocates say that is still not enough. >> in a61 vote tuesday night, fremont city council resolved to amend a controversial camping ordinance passed in february to clear homeless encampments. the revision seeks to remove the section around aiding and abetting. >> our intention was aiding and abetting would be if you build large structures like tree houses or large wooden structures. but people were saying that it was if we give water or food or we help

somebody, and that was never our intention. >> newly elected fremont mayor rod sullivan says the city has gone on record to clarify this, but thought it's important to revise the language to remove any ambiguity in the law. >> remove this because we want people to feel confident that they can help their neighbors, and they can provide food, water services to everyone. >> fremont is estimated to have 800 homeless people. 700 of whom are unsheltered. the ordinance, passed in february, bans camping on any public property like sidewalks, parks and open space. the city could also criminally charge those aiding or abetting a homeless camp, which homeless advocates argued included providing tents or sleeping bags. the penalty? a fine of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail. >> it was clear from last night's conversation that nothing short of the threatf jail would be acceptable to the city council. >> vivian wong is ceo of abode services, a homeless and housing agency. she's not convinced. she argues even if the city removes

language from the ordinance, the problem is that aiding and abetting is still a violation of fremont's municipal code, and nonprofits like hers that violate the law could lose city and state funding. >> again, by breaking the law is really, you know, sleeping outside now, then we could still be prosecuted through the municipal code. >> as it stands, the current ordinance takes effect next week. any revisions that are approved would still have to pass through a first and second reading, which could be months away. in fremont, anser hassan abc seven news. >> today, christians are celebrating ash wednesday, marking the beginning of lent amid the easter season. this morning, services were held at saint paul's catholic church in san francisco. christians traditionally fast and receive a cross of ashes on their forehead. the ashes represent repentance and purification. many christians also take make a lent sacrifice, giving up something they enjoy for 40 days until easter.

>> coming up day two of the trump administration's tariffs already, there are some big changes underway. the big break automakers are temporarily getting from the white house. >> and optimism from ukraine's leader about his country's relationship with the united states. following that blowout meeting in the oval office. >> and we are taking your tax questions right now. we have real time answers from a group of tax professionals waiting to hear from you. just go to abc seven news.com and click seven on your side tax chat. and you'll find a

president trump's tariffs. the white house says there will be a one month exemption for some u.s. automakers from tariffs on canada and mexico. >> the conflicting messages are

giving consumers and wall street whiplash. >> abc news reporter perry russom with the latest on these tariffs moves. >> on day two of the u.s. tariff war against canada and mexico. the white house says changes are already coming. >> we spoke with the big three auto dealers. we are going to give a one month exemption on any autos coming through usmca. reciprocal tariffs will still go into effect on april 2nd. but at the request of the companies associated with usmca, the president is giving them an exemption for one month. >> before that announcement. in an interview, the canadian finance minister says canada is not interested in some reduced tariff, adding canada wants the tariffs removed. mexican president claudia sheinbaum today says if needed, her country will look for other trade partners. trump also imposing tariffs on china in response. the chinese embassy in the u.s. posting on x. if war is what the u.s. wants, be it a tariff war or a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end.

>> secretary hegseth has responded to that this morning. he said that america will always be prepared to defend itself, especially under the leadership of this president in the oval office. >> trump claims tariffs will make america rich, even as experts warn the added cost on goods could get handed down to american consumers. >> there'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. it won't be much. >> the yale budget lab estimates the average american family could spend up to $2,000 more each year. democrats with a warning. >> costs are going to continue to go up and the american people will be hurt. >> trump is blaming all three countries canada, mexico and china for the fentanyl crisis in the u.s. that is one of the main reasons, he says, for the tariffs. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> tough times for people who are looking for a job. private sector hiring collapsed last month, according to payroll giant adp. the findings show an increase of roughly 77,000 jobs in february. that's the smallest number

since july. adp says a drop in consumer spending and political uncertainty played a role. areas seeing a lot of recent job losses include trade, transportation, education and health servic. >> a key figure behind three major terror attacks in afghanistan is now in custody and on u.s. soil. federal prosecutors say mohammad sharifullah is an isis-k operative reportedly admitted to his involvement in the attacks. now they include the deadly august 21st abbey gate suicide bombing, as the u.s. sought to withdraw from afghanistan. 13 american troops and 160 civilians were killed in that attack. sharifullah is also linked to suicide bombings targeting the u.s. embassy in kabul that killed ten embassy guards. >> both director ratcliffe and the attorney general were out to thank the agents as this monster got off the plane and is being brought to justice. >> he's also accused of

providing material support to last year's terror attack at a russian concert hall that left 130 people dead there. sharifullah was arrested in pakistan last month and turned over to american officials. new developments now, with ukrainian president zelenskyy saying there is positive progress to report in his country's relationship with the united states. he said the two countries hope to meetd again in the near future, to finalize a deal towards a just and lasting peace. that after the contentious oval office meeting last week with president trump and vice president vance. the white house says zelenskyy sent president trump a letter thanking him for u.s. support, and also indicating he was ready to sign a deal to ensure future american support. >> all right. we're checking back right now with stephanie sierra. this half hour at seven on your side's tax check continues. >> steph's been busy with our panel of tax experts breaking down the changes that we should expect this year. and steph, what's the hottest question people are asking. >> oh larry they're rolling in. i'll tell you in just a moment

here. we're back with norman goldman, the past president of the california society of enrolled agents. and norma, i want to ask this question from our viewer, grace. she has a rental property that's been vacant for a few years. and she asked last year she did $100,000 worth of renovations since it was vacant. she wants to know if she can deduct insurance, property tax and renovation costs on this year's rental property tax form. even though she did not get any rental income. >> well, there's a lot of people who have been unable to rent their properties because of the pandemic, and it's still happening today. but if they're actively trying to rent a property, then the answer is yes. for the property taxes and the insurance. as far as the $100,000 of renovations, those would have to be what we call then depreciated over its useful life. if it's a residential rental, it would be 27.5 years. >> interesting. and i know for a lot of these questions, the

answer is it depends. right. as we were chatting. well this next one is signed from quote two very confused newlyweds. and they're wondering if there's an easy way to know if they should file married filing jointly or married filing separate. is there an easy way? >> no, there isn't an easy way, especially for newlyweds, because your filing status is determined by your marital status on the last day of the year. so it doesn't matter when during the year they got married, they're going to be married in the last day of the year. and so they're going to be either filing a married joint or married separate. the problem that they're going to have is from january 1st of 2024 to the day they got married, it's what we call separate property. but the day after they're married till the end of the year, it's community property and half of one spouse's income belongs to the other spouse and vice versa. so they're going to have to do a lot of calculations, run the

returns both ways to see which way it's going to be better for them. in most cases, filing a joint return is going to be better. >> good thing they're newlyweds, right? yes. well, this next question from raymond, he wrote us about the process. if the irs has received has not received his tax return in a month goes by, what's the best thing to do? should he file for an extension or send a duplicate tax return? >> well, they shouldn't file an extension and they shouldn't file an amended return because there's nothing wrong with the original return. it depends on how they filed the return. hopefully, he electronically filed his return within three days of electronically filing the return. he's going to receive a form 9235 from both the irs and the state of california, saying that the return was the least accepted in in a good form. so if he didn't get that, then the question is why he didn't get that. and there must have been something wrong in the transmission.

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joining us, a 40 day target boycott kicked off today. an atlanta based megachurch pastor started this boycott, calling on consumers to give up target for lent. this in response to the company shifting away from its dei policies. the boycott could add to an already difficult period for target. it faces an onslaught of new tariffs enacted by the trump administration. and just yesterday, target's ceo said that means prices will rise in the coming days. boycotts? you guys think boycotts really work? >> i'm not sure if they work, but i think if it makes you feel better. i had this conversation with a friend over the weekend because she is very adamant about not giving her money to these places that are rolling back dei initiatives. so, you know. >> and there are people who want to give more money to costco because they've their commitment to it. >> correct? >> absolutely. i mean, it takes a lot of people doing kind of the same thing for it to make an impact on a company. it has to

be done over time, right? so i don't know. >> the boycotts worked significantly back in the civil rights movement back in the 60s, but i don't know if the same mindset is there these days to stick with a boycott like that. >> if you could get enough people unified against whatever, then it could probably be effective because everybody, you know, it's the bottom line. that's what all these companies are out for, right? >> speaking of the bottom line, you guys, amazon is leading a radical new workplace trend that cuts management roles by asking employees to manage themselves. it's called conscious unboxing. without middle management, the company says it can empower employees to have more control over their work. but the downside of not having a boss might be being your own boss. amazon also expects everyone to be in office five days a week to promote company culture. is this a way for amazon to slash headcount and, you know, cut overhead? no more middle managers. what do you think? >> well, all i know is all i know is my boss. me just told me

i could leave. oh, okay. >> manage yourself. >> i'm managing myself. >> so. yes. get rid of the useless bosses. >> oh. >> ouch. >> oh, okay. i mean, take the opposing view. i like being held accountable. okay. >> we'll take care. >> of the people who can hold themselves accountable. and then there are people who clearly can't. there are going to be people who are going to slide, and there are going to be people who can do it perfectly fine. >> right? >> yeah. >> that's true. i mean, without middle managers, though, do top executives then have to get involved with every, you know, disagreement between coworkers or, you know. good point. i don't know. >> well. >> it's kind. >> of maybe hr stays. i don't know. >> you know, we'll find out. i mean, we'll see. either will work spectacularly or it will fail spectacularly. >> we can try here. no middle managers and we all get bonuses. okay. you know, because there'll be money left over. >> oh, yeah. coming over to your side. >> yeah. suddenly, this sounds much more appealing. all right. a high end hotel near san diego

has started banning children. the alila maria beach resort there in encinitas. they started only welcoming guests 18 and older. this went into effect last month. other alila brand hotels in napa valley and big sur have the same policy. now, this could violate state laws that protect against discrimination, but the hotel chain says it's simply trying to provide a tranquil environment for adult travelers who want to relax. >> discrimination. because, i mean, there are adult only resorts all over the place, right? sure. have you ever been to one? uh- adult only. >> i'm trying to think back. i don't know that i have. but weren't we just talking about the cruise line that was going to. i mean, you know, law aside, i don't see a problem. i mean, if i want to go to some retreat, i'm not sure that i want any kids there. you know. >> but a lot a lot of hotels, you know, especially if they're larger, you'll have, let's say, like the big hotel pool. that's

for everybody. right. and then there's the kids pool, if, you know, secluded where they can scream and yell and have a good time. >> when my kids were young, we traveled almost everywhere with him, including, you know, fancy, upscale places. but they knew how to behave because their parents taught them how to behave. so they didn't disturb other, other people. >> i think also, people with kids are naturally going to gravitate to places that have amenities for kids. >> yeah, sure. >> like the aulani, you know, it's going to be kids everywhere. >> okay. auntie's beach house. yeah. you know, lots of stuff going on. >> all right. new rules for new version of monopoly. there's no more math. hasbro is launching a new version of the game that replaces cash in the banker with an app to track transactions. come on. i know some properties are being swapped for new ones, including a rocket launch pad, the moon, a chocolate factory, and a dinosaur park. the new game will be available in august. what?

>> i think anything that gets away. first of all, we all grew up playing monopoly. it's a lot of fun. you know, park place, boardwalk, all that. but i think i want the kids having, like, money, even if it's fake money in their hands. and knowing this is what something costs, this is how you pay for it. >> even if they never have cash anymore in real life, like they just pay with their app, you know, their phone, they're. >> fine, whatever. but you have to know what the value of something is. and is this worth? should i really spend this much amount of money to buy a piece of the moon? >> as long as they don't change the kids version, because we play that all the time. and like larry says, i like the fact that she has to count the money. she knows, okay, i'm buying bubbles and this is $2. here you go. you know, that sort of thing. >> learn how to make change, which some young adults seem not to know how to do these days. i know. >> i mean, apps are great. everybody wants an app for this and an app for that. but i just think tangibly, you know, moving the pieces around and holding

the money and putting the. >> i agree. >> the marker on. >> the property for a little bit. >> yeah. >> yeah. game time is for, you know, connection and having fun. yeah. >> just you guys wait until they change the next version. it's going to be paying with crypto only. >> oh, boy. yes. yeah. bitcoin. all right. >> that's it ♪ ♪

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