>> we live in one of the greatest city on earth, and we shouldn't allow this. taking on so-called landlords profiting off of people in need. >> plus, the massive cuts that are coming to the department of education information just coming out today. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen z. we'll have more on those stories in just a few minutes. but first rain is on its way. >> it looks beautiful outside, but that is not going to last. let's start things off with spencer christian. and when we can expect a storm or a series of storms. spencer. >> just hours away. larry. hours away. i couldn't tell by the sky conditions right now. here's a look at live doppler seven and the satellite radar composite image. see that cold front advancing toward the coastline? it's going to push onshore tonight. that will bring us the rainfall. we're expecting this on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm. so for tomorrow we expect rain, heavy downpours in the afternoon hours, strong gusty winds and a slight chance of even some thunder developing. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight by about 6 a.m, we'll see the first waves of

light to moderate rain moving onshore. by midday. we'll be looking at drenching downpours from the midday hours into the late afternoon and of course, into the evening commute, so it's likely to be a very slow and treacherous and challenging one. the system will weaken a bit late tomorrow night, but we'll be left by 11 p.m. tomorrow, with rainfall totals ranging from about a half inch to almost an inch and a half in the wettest locations, and we have the winds to contend with strong gusts up to and even above 40mph by 10:00 tomorrow morning. the strongest wind gusts may accompany the heaviest rain downpours in the afternoon hours, when some gusts will exceed 50mph. we also have a winter storm warning in the sierra. i'll get to that a little bit later with the accuweather seven day forecast. kristen. >> all right. thank you spencer. in preparation of storms set to hit southern california, california is sending hundreds of first responders to the burn scars of the eaton and palisades fires. the wet weather could trigger mudslides, landslidesuld and other catastrophes at those sites. governor newsom says this

pre-deployment of resources will help local authorities brace for potential damage. download the abc seven bay area app and follow the forecast. it gives you access to the same live doppler seven that our weather team uses. download it wherever you stream. >> this is day two of a strike for vta union employees, atu local 265 and the vta still not really close to a deal. workers say they're not coming back until a deal is reached. but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains. vta management is trying to figure out a way to keep them on the job and get them back quickly. so, dustin, what's the latest? >> yeah, larry, you know, they're here for now. but the vta management says that the impact felt by the community, by this strike has been already too much. just two days into this picket line behind me. and now they're taking legal action to stop this strike in its tracks. a familiar yet different drive in downtown san jose. you won't hear dings from the light rail or see people on and off busses,

but nearby. >> 8-80, a2, a2. >> union vta employees from atu local 265 heard loud and proud on day two of their strike, and leadership from the valley transportation authority hopes it's their last. tuesday, vta filed a legal complaint against atu local 265. it alleges the union broke a no strike clause in their contract. in a statement, vta general manager and ceo carolyn gonot says getting busses and trains rolling is imperative. quote this strike is having an overwhelming impact on the community, and we are working on all efforts to support our riders getting to work, school, medical appointments and events. >> we don't get respect. >> shut it down. >> a2 local 265 president raj singh said earlier in the day the company is giving them mixed messages. >> on one hand, we got an eo say that the industry with some of our positions, but they're still willing to, you know, sit down. they won't give us time. and on top of that, you know, that's followed up by another uh- communication, where they're

telling us that they got to possibly go to court to seek a researcher. >> the community appears split on the strike. san jose city council members and santa clara county supervisors were among those in support at vta headquarters this morning. >> keep fighting. we all deserve dignity in our wages and respect on the job. >> we have no future without public transit. we have no future without atu. >> san jose mayor matt mehan is against the strike, saying vta 9% offer is more reasonable than the 18% atu is asking for. mehan adds the strike is not good for anyone, including san jose state students who make up a large number of the 100,000 daily riders. some were late to midterms in class, others were forced to pay for parking and gas. >> this is usually regarded too, as a commuter school. i know the parking here can get a bit hectic, especially right now because since more people are taking the are, you know, carpooling here, i hope, i guess just the issue gets resolved quickly. >> we'll see if it does, in fact

get resolved quickly. >> we know that atu local 265 brass have been meeting all day long in anticipation of that lawsuit that came out around 1:00 this afternoon. we have reached out to raj singh, the president of local 6265. we have not heard back yet, and we just spoke with these these picket lines workers here. and we asked them, what's the latest? what do you know? and they said, until they hear anything different, you're looking at it, they will remain here on strike. we are live in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right, dustin. >> thank you. developing news from washington. abc news has learned that mass layoffs are expected to start any moment at the department of education. sources say nearly half of the department will be eliminated in another sweeping action by the trump administration, employees were told their offices within the capital region will be closed all day tomorrow for security reasons. they will reopen on thursday. president trump campaigned on a promise of

returning education systems to individual states. >> now on to new developments on the great highway closure. just days before the great highway is set to close to cars between lincoln way and sloat boulevard, there's now a group suing to keep the highway open. abc seven news reporter tim johns with the latest developments. >> dozens of people gathering tuesday at an intersection on san francisco's west side. the group there to hear about a new lawsuit challenging the legality of proposition k, prop k is a ballot measure that was passed by voters last november that would shut down a portion of the great highway starting friday. >> prop k proponents, just in their haste to sneak this on the ballot, decided that they were going to ignore the state law. >> richard correa led tuesday's news conference. he believes prop k violates state law by permitting an unauthorized road closure, and for failing to do an environmental impact report. but for many here, the partial closure of the great highway means closing a vital street. >> if you all came out here on a

day that the great highway is closed and you tried to cross golden gate park to get over to the going south or going north, it's a nightmare. people can't get around. >> a lot of the frustration is also being directed at supervisor joel engardio, who represents much of this area and supported prop k's passage. in a statement, engardio told abc7 news, i have confidence in the city attorney's ability to draft legal ballot measures that o before san francisco voters. my guess is the court will quickly see this lawsuit has no merit. the passion among people at this news conference is palpable. however, not everyone out here today thinks that this lawsuit should be filed. that includes lucas lux, who wants to see that portion of the great highway closed and a park developed. >> we have extended multiple invites to the leaders of the no on k folks to work together on neighborhood improvements, including addressing their concerns on traffic. their answer is filing lawsuits. >> while voters in the city's west overwhelmingly voted against prop k, city, voters overall passed the measure with around 55% of the vote. lux

thinks this lawsuit is an attempt to undermine the will of the voters. >> in a democracy. vote voting is how we decide on issues, especially when we have strong opinions. and for our democracy to work, we have to honor votes and not try to overturn them through obstructionism. >> the city attorney's office said they would respond to the lawsuit. in court in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> an overnight closure on highway 24 to tell you about one westbound bore of the caldecott tunnel will close starting at ten tonight for maintenance work. that's the site heading into san francisco. people are asked to drive with caution through the construction zone and expect delays. that work is expected to be finished by 430 tomorrow morning. >> in the south bay, local leaders say they're making a new push to address what they're calling van lording. >> they say people are illegally renting substandard rvs to the unhoused, letting them live in poor conditions. >> yeah, we've got more now on the proposal leaders hope can help build a better bay area.

>> we walked and come and get some water. >> juanita macias and her husband live in one of the dozens of rvs seen in this area in san jose. theirs isn't one of the ones connected to this water source, so they come to it and carry water back to their rv. today she owns an rv. before that, she was renting one for $500 every month monthly rent. that didn't include the most basic features. >> there was no electricity, no water. >> she wasn't alone. she says many of her neighbors are still renting rvs like that owned by landlords, who charge even higher prices. >> charging like 1000. 800. >> calling them landlords, san jose city council member ben doan says he and other council members have been briefed by san jose police about the problem. pd says there are at least two known individuals who have been renting around 15 to 20 rvs that are nearly unlivable to people who are unhoused. >> these bad actors going out there and towing these dilapidated, unregistered,

unsafe rvs or vans or even trailers and then renting it out illegally. >> dewan, along with the mayor and two other council members, say they're proposing a crackdown on these so-called landlords, issuing a memorandum for increased enforcement. >> to help our police department and our code enforcement give them an extra tool. >> the memo directs city staff to come back with a clear plan in collaboration with the city manager, city attorney, and also police and fire departments. advocate sean cartwright says the idea is tackling the issue the wrong way. >> people are definitely being taken advantage of, but you have to remove those people from thee situation and put them in housing first before you go after the landlords. >> dewan points to his sj love proposal, a large homeless shelter with wraparound services as one option for where people can go if they leave rvs. cartwright, though, says most of the unhoused don't feel comfortable living in a large shelter setting as debate on the larger solutions to homelessness rages on. san jose city staff has 90 days to come back with

their recommendations on a plan to address landlords in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> the race for california governor in 2026 is getting even more crowded. today, former orange county representative katie porter announced her intention to run. the congresswoman gained attention for whipping out those whiteboards during capitol hill hearings. other candidates already in the mix. lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, former controller betty yee, former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa, former state senate pro tem tony atkins, and superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond. former vice president kamala harris is reportedly weighing a run and will make a decision later this summer. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. hard to believe, but it's been five years since the covid pandemic began. up next, some of the people who turned the pandemic problem into a success story. southwest is getting rid of one of their biggest perks. and have you ever heard of a bathroom divorce? it's a real

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the world health organization declared coronavirus a pandemic. >> within a week. the bay area went into shelter in place. really much of the world just came to a complete standstill, and thursday will mark the day that president trump declared the covid 19 pandemic a national emergency. more than 1.2 million

people in the u.s. have died from the virus, and that's according to cdc data tallied up to last week. >> abc seven news has created a timeline of how the pandemic played out for several years. you can look back at it all on our website, abc seven news.com. >> a bay area health official who was thrust into the national spotlight for her covid response is now retiring. >> abc seven news anchor dion limb spoke with doctor sara cody and is here now with details about why she's stepping down. >> yeah, kristin and larry. she has had quite the career. doctor sara cody has been with the santa clara health department for nearly 30 years. she served as the county's health officer for 12, and as the director of the public health department for the last decade. now, doctor cody has received numerous awards for her pandemic contributions following some of the country's earliest covid 19 deaths. she issued the first stay at home order in the nation. santa clara county credits her early actions and leadership with saving many lives. the county maintained one

of the lowest covid death rates. santa clara also became the second most vaccinated large county in the country. but now, doctor cody says it is time for her to step aside for the new generation of public health leaders. >> being in this position in this county has been an unbelievable privilege. i think that local is where you want to be, especially now. local is where you can have impact and it's a fantastic place to be. and i have deep, deep, deep love for the county of santa clara. >> now she is a local herself. doctor cody was raised in santa clara county and attended stanford university as an undergraduate before going to the yale school of medicine. her last day with santa clara county will be friday, april 11th, and after that, deputy health officer doctor sara rudman will serve as acting health officer and director. larry, back to you. >> thank you. dion. san francisco is celebrating 130

years of life saving work. mayor daniel lowery delivered a proclamation in front of city hall honoring san francisco's municipal ambulance service. that service has been operating since 1895, making it the country's first and longest continuously operating municipal ambulance service in the country. >> 130 years ago. it started with a horse. in 1895, theresa and virginia fair donated the first horse drawn ambulance to the city of san francisco. >> several events are being planned to commemorate this milestone year for the agency. that includes an ems mural that will be unveiled at fire department headquarters later this year. >> all right. enjoy this nice dry weather while you can because this is not going to last much longer. >> yeah, we have multiple days of rain in store. and here's spencer christian to tell us all about it. >> okay, larry christian, let's start with the satellite radar composite image. you can see the cold front that's approaching

the coast right now. that is going to be our storm maker starting tomorrow morning and continuing into tomorrow evening. it's already getting a bit gusty. out across the bay area we see 33 mile per hour gusts in oakland, 24 at oakland and at sfo, 29 mile per hour gusts at san mateo. and they're going to get even stronger tomorrow as that storm rages on. right now, though, we're looking at clear skies and fairly calm conditions 58 degrees in san francisco, oakland 60 degrees 63 at hayward, 67 at san jose. see how mild it is out there? 64 redwood city, 55 at half moon bay. a few clouds are pushing through the golden gate now, pushing out over the bay, but not the high clouds that will accompany the storm. 61 in santa rosa right now 55 petaluma. low to mid 60s at napa, fairfield and concord 71. in livermore on the day before the big storm. and now we're looking at mainly blue sky over the golden gate. and these are our forecast headlines into this evening. mostly sunny, breezy and dry. wet, windy wednesday tomorrow with downpours and gusty winds. and this is a level two storm, by the way. and in

the sierra a winter storm is developing. they'll be heavy snow, 1 to 4ft of accumulation in some locations. so on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, this level two storm tomorrow will bring us heavy downpours of rain, mainly in the afternoon and early evening hours, strong gusty winds and a slight chance of some thunder. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight tonight. notice the first waves of light rain light to moderate will arrive tomorrow morning during the early morning commute. then by mid-morning 10 a.m. or so, we'll see the system becoming more intense and better organized. the rain will be more widespread, the heaviest rain likely to fall between noon and about 4 or 5 p.m, as you can see by the vivid colors indicating where the heavy rain will fall. and then after about 6 or 7 p.m, we'll see the system weakening and just giving way to a few scattered showers. wind gusts will be really significant tomorrow. by 10:00 in the morning, we'll see gusts near the coast over 40mph, 30 to 50 mile per hour, gusts in the mid to late afternoon hours. but then in the early evening we'll see the winds diminishing a bit, things

getting calmer. rainfall totals will range anywhere from about a half inch by 11:00 tomorrow night to nearly an inch and a half in the wettest locations, and we have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra from 11:00 tonight to 11:00 thursday night. strong gusty wind. wet snow accumulations up to four feet in the highest elevations. overnight. lows mainly in the upper 40s to 50. highs tomorrow in the upper 50s to near 60. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and as larry pointed out earlier, because he's a junior meteorologist, there are more days of rain to follow. tomorrow's storm level one on thursday and friday. a little bit of a break, some sun breaking through on saturday and then level one rainfall on sunday and monday again. >> quite junior, quite junior. just will this get s kind of to average rainfall for the winter. because this might be the last blast we get. >> it very well might be. and it should get us to where we to the average level. the only problem is some this is coming in such a short time span, it'll saturate the soil and there could be concerns about localized

flooding. right? yeah. >> all right. thank you. spencer. >> new recommendations from the ntsb following that deadly collision at reagan national airport. the efforts to make it safer for passengers. >> and a heads up for parents and teens, the changes to tiktok that will give parents a little more control over what

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on the investigation into january's deadly mid-air collision at reagan national airport, the crash between a commercial plane and a u.s. army helicopter left 67 people dead. the ntsb report revealed the airport had more than 15,000 near-misses between commercial planes and helicopters in three years, basically between october 2021 and last december. the agency is recommending that the faa ban helicopter operations near the airport when two of its high traffic runways are in use. >> the existing separation distances between helicopter traffic operating on route four and aircraft landing on runway 33 are insufficient and pose an intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the chances of a mid-air collision at dca. >> today's report did not identify the probable cause of the crash over the potomac that's expected to take more than a year. in that deadly

crash in dc is one in a wave of recent airline incidents that have really stoked fear amongst fliers. and now ticket sales are also slowing. could be a correlation, could be causal. we're not sure, but that's what we're seeing. american airlines, which flew the plane that crashed, has seen a dip in both personal and commercial travel. delta, the airline that flew the plane that landed upside down in toronto, said its ticket sales have slowed as well. today, the ceo announced the company is slashing its projected revenue growth in half. >> a new report out today reveals islamophobia is at an all time high across the country. the council on american-islamic relations, which is the nation's largest muslim advocacy organization, revealed the data last year. care offices nationwide received more than 8600 complaints. that is the highest number ever since the organization's first civil rights report back in 1996. the report noted a couple of major findings. the first was a nearly 72% increase in law enforcement

encounters, many of which happened and were the rise of student led antiwar protests, and the second was about workplace retaliation and employment discrimination that accounted for the highest percentage of all complaints reported to care. >> thousands of workers were fired, demoted, or harassed simply for expressing support for palestinian human rights, and the bay area was no exception. we received hundreds of workplace complaints. one example was a nurse in marin who was compelled to resign from her position after facing discriminatory, discriminatory treatment for simply wearing a lanyard with the words free palestine. >> care also reported 40 incidents targeting places of islamic worship that includes the san francisco mosque, which was vandalized last april when a man with a skateboard smashed six windows. >> president trump goes all in on tesla. >> increased tariffs set to take effect tomorrow on canada. i'm reena roy with more on how the market is reacting coming up.

>> and some big changes coming to southwest. one of their best perks is going

crane has agreed to a 30 day cease fire proposal from the united states and the war against russia. this is contingent on russia agreeing as well. the u.s. will resume providing aid and intelligence to ukraine as part of that deal, which was negotiated today during a meeting in jeddah, saudi arabia. mass layoffs expected this evening at the department of education. abc news reports. notices will start going out tonight to nearly half of the department's workforce. the department's offices in the capital region will be closed tomorrow. and president trump

became a car owner today. his ride not a surprise. it's a tesla. elon musk and his young son were on hand to make the delivery. >> i'm going to buy because, number one, it's a great product. as good as it gets. and number two, because this man has devoted his energy and his life to doing this, and i think he's been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people. >> president trump says he can't drive his new car legally, but will have it on the white house grounds for his staff to operate. >> a roller coaster day on wall street today. >> the dow dropping about 500 points today amid talks of tariffs and the uncertainty of a trade war. this afternoon, president trump halted the doubling of tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports from canada. those were set to take effect tomorrow. >> abc news reporter reena roy has the latest. >> shops and markets are going to go up and they're g to go down. yeah, but you know what? we have to rebuild our

country. >> initially doubling his tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from 25 to 50% for canada set to take effect wednesday morning after ontario slapped a 25% tariff on electricity sent to the u.s. but this afternoon, ontario premier doug ford, suspending that surcharge after speaking with the trump administration. >> the temperature needs to come down and i thought this was the right decision. they understand how serious we are about the electricity and the tariffs. >> trump later backed off the additional 25%. experts warn americans could see higher prices by memorial day on things like washing machines, canned goods and cars. some businesses, like hi-wire brewing in asheville, north carolina, already feeling the impact. >> our cost of goods have gone up. our cans have already gone up in price. bottom line is it's going to eat into a good part of our profits. >> trump has put a pause on many of his 25% tariffs on goods from mexico and canada, but so far no end in sight to this trade war.

the incoming canadian prime minister saying my government will keep our tariffs on until the americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade. democrats slamming the president, saying he's to blame for growing recession fears and economic instability. >> one thing businesses tell us they want certainty and they want stability. one thing they're getting from donald trump uncertainty and chaos. donald trump has single handedly poured a bucket of ice water on the economy. >> biden left us a mess. he left us a horrible situation and we're changing it. but one of the things we're changing is we're going to make our country really wealthy again. we're going to bring our jobs back. >> and experts say this economic instability is also because of the uncertainty coming from the white house, with trump flip flopping several times on his tariff plans. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> the usda is cutting more than $1 billion in funding for local

food banks and schools. it's terminating two programs that help pay for government food purchases, saying they no longer support the goals of the usda. the move comes amid broader efforts by the trump administration to reduce the size and scope of the federal government, and following last month's memo from president trump denouncing paper straws. attorney general pam bondi issued a memo to justice department employees seeking to ensure paper straws are no longer provided within department buildings. >> big change at southwest airlines the carrier will begin charging customers a fee to check their bags, ending the decades long campaign of letting passengers check up to two bags for free. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn live at oakland airport with reaction. and suzanne, i'm sure travelers are not happy. >> not at all, larry. larry, this news is definitely a downer for families and fliers who have been counting on the extra savings. the new fees kick in may 28th. >> we have like 4 or 5 bags.

>> chris nadeau and danica lustica travel with a lot of bags. >> we have to check. yeah, we have to check the stuff we have. we have a lot of stuff, especially with the kids. >> besides 16 month old olivia and eight year old dominic, the family arrived from vegas with four suitcases, a stroller, our car seat and two big personal bags. southwest airlines says for the first time ever, it's going to start charging for checked bags for decades, each traveler got to check in two bags for free. >> that's really shocking. that's the main reason why we fly with southwest. >> we asked other travelers if the new policy would change who they fly with, or if they'll stop flying out of oakland airport. a major focus city for southwest airlines. nearly 7 million passengers flew southwest airlines through oakland last year, according to airport officials. >> it's a possibility, but i like southwest. >> well, it changed the way you fly. >> it will. also if it's. i'll find the cheapest airline. and

if they're charging for luggage like the others, of course, that's going to be a factor. >> southwest, a low cost pioneer, says it's abandoning its bags fly free policy in hopes of increasing revenue. travel experts explain. >> so coming out of the pandemic, you know, they were trying sort of how they've always operated. yet profits speak a little bit differently. and this new activist investor that has really stepped in in the last few years is making some changes. and unfortunately for consumers, this is having an impact on how much it's going to cost to travel. >> for southwest air tickets purchased on or after may 28th, customers will have to pay to check their bags. but there will be some exceptions. a-list preferred status will still get to check two bags for free. elite level members will get one free checked bag. southwest credit card holders will also get one free checked bag. lawanda evans of atlanta says she's going to do things differently the next time she flies on southwest. >> i'll think twice about making sure i have a carry on bag and

not a checked bag. i'm going to find the most economical way to travel. >> and no word on how much it's going to cost to check bags on southwest airlines. checking in a single bag on delta, american or united is going to cost $35. live at oakland airport suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right suzanne, thank you. waymo is expanding its driverless car business down to silicon valley. waymo is starting out much like it did in san francisco. it will begin with a small group of customers in los altos, palo alto, mountain view and parts of sunnyvale. users can hail a car through the waymo one app if their zip code falls in a certain service area. the company will gradually accept more riders in the area over time and announce availability increases on the app. >> still to come, do you need a bathroom divorce? do you even know what that is? and the high cost of

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mentioned earlier, today marks five years since the start of the covid pandemic. >> it changed the world, but not all those memories are bad. abc news reporter danny njoo looks at some shutdown success stories. >> today marks five years since covid 19 was declared a pandemic, and in the half decade since, we have seen inspiring examples of resilience and

self-reflection. for hunter rogers in phoenix, that was his love for making pizza. >> it was around covid when, you know, kind of everybody had a big look in the mirror. >> during that time, hunter started experimenting with how to serve up a mean pie. and fast forward five years, he's just opened up a unique restaurant called pizza to the rescue, which donates 25% of its pizza sales to the dog rescue next door. that rescue was founded by his now fiancee. meanwhile, for aidan muse and his now viral chickens in wisconsin, the shutdown suddenly brought him his life's biggest hobby and passion. >> when covid hit, my mom and dad bought me a banjo just to bring a little bit of happiness into my life. >> aidan had plenty of time to practice, and five years later he is touring the country as an internet famous banjo prodigy. he usually leaves the chickens at home, though. and then in california, necessity became the mother of reinvention. >> sounds familiar, doesn't it? >> when the sacramento history museum had to close its doors in

the shutdown, its social media manager turned to its then 83 year old volunteer, who ran its nearly 200 year old printing press. >> and you said. >> what's tiktok? >> howard's printing tutorials quickly went viral, leading to the museum becoming the most followed museum on tiktok in the world. with nearly 3 million followers. >> we have a cut here. >> of course. i'm sure these three folks still wish the shutdown never happened. but stories like these where people could find silver linings in a dark time will serve as part of the pandemic's legacy. >> a lot of people will say, aren't you that guy? and said, yep. >> catch him on tiktok, right? so five years. dan, what do you think? what have we learned? >> well, i think we learned some level of resilience probably. you know, it was such a strange, eerie time. and i think people pulled together certainly in those early days in a nice way. people were a little kinder to one another, you know, for me and for my wife. you know, we made sure we walked every day. we, you know, we tried to focus

on some positive things that we could control and enjoy some simple pleasures. uh- to make the best of a challenging situation. but i think a lot of it is the way you approach it. >> yeah. >> and in some cases it contributed to that entrepreneurial spirit that was reflected in the stories. they're true. yeah. >> i wonder if there was some polling done, whether people in general would think that we overreacted in terms of shutting everything down. i'd be really curious to see what that looks like. >> i think that may be somewhat the thinking in parts of europe that didn't shut down quite as long as we did, but, you know, it was uncharted territory, i guess. >> yeah. >> i think one thing we realize is that people need people. >> yeah. that's true. that's good. that should be a song. >> dan, a project. >> for you? yeah. >> we know that work related burnout is real. and now there's new research showing just how much it's costing companies. the study in the american journal of preventive medicine estimates that employee burnout in the u.s. costs somewhere between

4000 and $21,000 per worker per year. the estimate was calculated based on lost productivity from when an employee actively disengages to when they're fully burnt out. researchers say burnout costs companies nearly three times the average cost of health insurance. and you know how much health insurance costs? so i don't know what the solution to this is because generally speaking, companies. are trying. well, let's hear it. >> i think boredom leads to burnout. so i think if we rotated our roles or changed up the things we did, sometimes, you know, step into somebody else's shoes, so to speak, you can actually increase your productivity and then become more empathetic as well. >> oh. >> that's an interesting. >> cross training. >> yeah, kind of cross training. exactly. >> yeah. and i think mixing it up, even your duties, finding new ways to do your job sometimes whether it's work from home. one of my, my daughter in law. their company. it's a tech company of course. but they do after you're there five years,

they call it a reset or something. >> sabbatical? >> yeah. it's not a sabbatical, actually. they call it. i think they call it a recharge. yeah. and they give you every five years, 30 days off outside your vacation. but you have to take it all at once. yeah. 30 days can't break it up and you can't work. yeah. you know, that certainly can help with burnout. and i'm sure that's why they do it. >> i'll start tomorrow. >> i'll get your application in. >> thank you. we'll talk to the boss about this one. okay? we've talked about sleep divorces on the fourth floor, where couples have their own spaces for sleeping. now there's a new trend. the bathroom. divorce. it's exactly what you might think a couple has, shall we say? different bathroom habits and routines. so instead of compromise, they simply add another bathroom. couples who have done it say it saved their marriage. i guess that means there are a lot of bathroom arguments. you guys notice that? experience. >> that silence. >> bathroom. forgive me. i missed the last word. bathroom. what? >> yeah, like arguments over things that happen in the bathroom. like you left the

toilet seat up again, right? >> yeah. >> i guess, or i also. >> think people just like their privacy, you know, and just and have their own, you know, routines or whatever. and i don't know, i don't think it's such a bad idea to give people a little bit of space, but i haven't i wouldn't i don't want my own bathroom, but you know. well. >> speaking from experience, it does work. >> yeah. >> just because. and i'm messy, i don't want to put away all the stuff that i'm going to use tomorrow, because i've got to take it all out, right? >> i got, you know, you just want it the way you want it. >> yeah. which is kind of. it's an organized mess. that's what i. >> would like. and if i'm steaming up the bathroom with the shower, one bathroom, my wife can go and do her hair and not let the steam get to it. and the other bathroom. yeah, right. >> so you guys have already done this bathroom divorce thing? >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> well, there. >> you go. give it a try. >> okay. >> don't knock it till you try it. >> yeah. now to a new fashion

look. that is, well, a leg up on other trends. check this out. these are real jeans from french luxury label coperni, which refers to them as one leg denim trousers. they're $440. these jeans are described as a fusion of beachy shorts with a single bootcut silhouette. i don't know if they say it like that, but these jeans are apparently really popular. they're sold out. to me, this. >> is sold out. >> well, who knows how many they were actually made, but this looks so absurd i can't. >> they'll give you another leg for a mere 250. >> exactly, exactly. >> i think how much they'd cost if you had the whole full leg. on the other side? yeah. what did p.t. barnum say? there's a sucker born every minute. and the second part of that is in two to take them. so. that's right. >> who would this appeal to? >> i know, and i'm thinking you can only really wear them in california or florida. you know, where you're kind of okay with the short part or the long part.

>> and do you buy a pair, kristen, with, you know, one pair that's shorts on the right and the other pair of shorts on the left if you want to mix it up? >> yeah. >> how about just buy a pair of jeans and then cut the side that you don't want? >> someone will do that. >> i mean. >> where's the snob appeal in that. yeah. >> sorry right i know. or just be symmetrical, you know, it's okay. >> i'll sell mine for a mere $340. hey. >> guys, we should start a company. why stop there? let's do shirts. we can do a line of shirts. you know, one side short, one side. >> long and sell them at bargain prices. so you're not charging an arm and a leg. >> ha ha. but, ladies and gentlemen, he's here every day. yeah. >> yeah, he sure is. >> maybe not for long. >> no burnout there. >> for years and years and years. all

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platform. >> and tiktok is claiming that this will help parents keep their kids safe by adding parental controls on their platform. abc news reporter jacqueline lee with the details. >> today, new ways to watch your kids and the clock on tiktok. the hugely popular social media app is rolling out a feature called balanced digital habits in order to help parents watch their children's usage and even control their child's access. >> it really activates an important dialog between parents and kids and teens about when it's appropriate to sit and scroll the app. >> the first new feature is called time away. this will allow parents to block kids

and teens from being on the app at certain times. for some families, that could mean blocking access during the school day or even at night. another new feature is called family pairing. parents will be able to see who their child is following on tiktok, who follows them and who their child has blocked. >> it gives families even more transparency and potentially protects kids from following accounts that might provide misinformation, bad information or cyberbullying. >> and finally, tiktok enacting a wind down feature for teens under age 16 after 10 p.m. if they're using the app, their feed will be interrupted with a full screen takeover. it will have calming music and encourage the teen to be mindful of the time. however, tiktok reporting that for those who have used this feature, the kids kept using it even after that full screen takeover. >> we can include this potentially in a list of bedtime hygiene, so this could be turning down screens, getting teeth brushed, making sure that everything is ready so kids can slowly calm down, turn

down the energy and get to bed. >> and now, for those of you saying, hey, wasn't tiktok banned? it was back in january, but president trump postponed that and gave tiktok 75 days to sell to a non-chinese buyer. his administration now says four different groups are interested in buying it, with business analysts estimating it's worth between 100 to $200 billion. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles. >> all right. oh, okay. i'm just lamenting that it's all going to change. you know, the nice weather that we've had. >> spencer was telling us in the break that, you know, you could start to see the clouds coming in and, you know, voting has begun. >> well, the skies are still bright, but the clouds are a bit more numerous now than they were just an hour ago. so the storm is getting closer. it's a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. tomorrow it will bring us heavy downpours of rain, especially in the afternoon and into the evening commute. strong, gusty winds up to 50mph at times, and possibly an isolated thunderstorm or two. here's the forecast animation showing the first light rain

arriving in the early morning hours during the morning commute, but the heavier, steadier, more widespread rain develops by midday and continues through the afternoon into the evening hours. we'll be looking at rainfall totals by 11:00 tomorrow night, ranging from about a half inch to just under an inch and a half in the wettest locations. and as you look at the accuweather seven day forecast, you see we have several more days of rain coming after the bigger storm tomorrow. maybe a break on saturday and maybe not again until next tuesday. larry. kristen. >> all right. thank you. spencer. still ahead, behind the

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but his character was shot dead by a hitman. and that's a whole other story. now dewan bailey is safely back in the arms of nathan fillion's john nolan. >> you need to get some rest. oh, jeez. hey, bailey, can i get some help here? >> there's a lot of drama to come. the finale is probably one of the most intense finales we've done. and that i've read. it's. and what i like this season, especially for john and bailey, is there's just a lot of depth to what they have to go through together and emotionally where they go. >> something that may be in the future for the couple, a child. >> and for john and bailey, that would involve a possible adoption. and i think that's really beautiful and shows that family can be in all different types and forms and work for your family, however that works, and it's on the table. it is a want. it is something they feel and they they process whether or not they will make that

decision. >> i had an idea for something to try next season, and jenna, who's also an accomplished dancer, seemed to love the idea. >> within a rookie musical episode. just be amazing. i mean, nathan sings, he definitely danced at the wedding and he was very good. so listen, this could happen. >> in los angeles. george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> and abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and with a storm coming, get the latest weather conditions using the same doppler that our weather team uses. you can watch it wherever you stream abc seven. all right, that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is coming up next.

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