crashing down on a car. you can see the large tree fell right on the back of that vehicle. again, nobody was injured. >> and in san jose, a rather large branch fell off this tree right there in the middle of the roadway. it blocked one lane of the 1400 block of saratoga avenue. >> and over in the east bay, the wind is certainly really gusty. today. palm trees were swaying in oakland and the water was very choppy for those on a boat. with that we say, good afternoon, i'm kristen z. >> and i'm larry beil. thanks for joining us. take a live look outside from our tower cameras, and you can see the storm is really affecting the entire bay area. everybody is getting some rain. >> yeah, we have team coverage with crews across the bay area today. let's begin with spencer christian and the stormy forecast. spencer. >> okay. kristen has been stormy all day and it continues. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see that these little red lines sweeping through the bay area indicating the heaviest downpours, the stormiest weather, and likely some thunderstorms in that pattern as well. but those lines have passed to our east right now. that

doesn't mean they can't redevelop, but it seems like the stormiest weather is giving us a break for a while. the wind gusts are still quite powerful and impressive. we've had gusts up to 50mph at sfo. right now we're looking at 46 mile per hour gusts and 30 mile per hour gusts, or stronger in other locations. we have a wind advisory in effect until 8:00 this evening. sustained winds will be in the range of 20 to 30mph, but gusts may still reach up to 55mph, which could mean downed tree limbs and some power outages, which we've had already. this is still a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale through this evening. we expect more periods of rain heavy at times, strong gusty winds and the chance still of some more thunderstorms. here's the forecast animation. starting at 430. notice going into the 5:00 hour into the evening commute, the storms will still be with us. the heavy downpours, the strong wind gusts that will continue into the evening hours until about 7 or 8:00 before we see the bulk of the storm activity move to our east, and that will be followed by just a few scattered showers and isolated downpours, and

got stuck there for a second, and we'll move along and take a look at our rainfall totals. i guess we won't, but i can tell you that by 11:00 tonight, we expect rainfall totals ranging from just under a half inch to well over an inch and a quarter in the wettest locations, and it will still be raining after that. and we have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra. i'll show you all that a little bit later with the accuweather seven day forecast. larry. >> all right. spencer, a lot to get to in the seven day. high winds have already caua bunch of problems today. trees have been coming down as we showed you at the top of the newscast. this happening all over the bay area, one part of the bay area being impacted the most from this is this is the peninsula and the storm is really hitting hard. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns is live in redwood city for us with a look at conditions there. tim. >> yeah. larry. christine, i got to tell you, up until about an hour or so ago, the rain was kind of on and off for most of the day here in the peninsula. that has obviously changed, as you can see. but i can also tell you, those winds have been

very strong since this morning from the coastal areas all the way to right here near the bay itself. rain falling throughout the peninsula wednesday, as the first in a series of storms makes its way into the bay area ahead of the wet weather. p-g-and-e's says they spent the last few days getting ready and pre-positioning crews. >> so we are flexible as well. we make sure that we have crews that can move to other locations if needed. we have equipment stockpiled at at all of our yards throughout our service area of northern and central california. >> spokesperson tom sarkisian says while the utility company's team of meteorologists tracked the rain in our area, it's actually the winds that can cause the most damage along the san mateo county coast. the gusts were strong throughout most of the day. >> when we see things like debris that flies through the air, that can make contact with our lines, or even things like vegetation, branches, or even healthy trees that come down because of these very powerful winds. that's when we really start to see the outages.

>> in menlo park, those strong winds knocked down several trees onto two homes in a residential area. one tree lying across the roof of one of the houses next door. another tree hitting the garage and nearby cars. >> the standard recommendations of stay away from downed trees, downed power lines. more things can come down and you never know what's still active out there. >> menlo park fire captain brett bates says it's important for people to take extra precautions over the coming hours. besides the potential for more downed trees, he says flooding is also something people should look out for. >> turn around. don't go through it. follow any signage that you see and you just don't know what's under there. if the road has been washed away, how deep the water is, how fast it's moving, even though it looks calm on the top. >> right now, the national weather service has issued a high wind advisory for this entire area that is expected to remain in effect until tomorrow morning. i'm live in redwood city. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thank you. the windshield wipers got a workout on interstate 280 in san francisco. steady rain fell this afternoon as

one of our crews drove through the city. >> all right. much of the bay area is also under a high wind warning. until tomorrow. because of that, e officials are telling people to be prepared to lose power. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland with some advice. now. >> alameda county fire officials are warning people across the east bay to expect strong winds and brace for flooding in somes inland areas. division chief randall west says now is not the time to be testing. driving through standing water. >> six inches of water may not be six inches that you think? it can definitely be deeper. so try to avoid those areas where you think you might be able to get through. if your intuition tells you not to do it, it's probably a good instinct not to go through that flooding area. >> the national weather service issuing a high wind warning in effect through thursday morning. that's why west is urging people to be ready for power outages. >> please go out and get batteries. please go out. and if you have portable chargers,

please have those available. >> if you do come across any downed power lines during this storm, p-g-and-e's says, do not touch it. assume it is live and call 911 to report it. in dublin, lena howland abc seven news. >> in oakland, a large branch came down on miles avenue. you can see right there near pressly way. some 500 homes and businesses lost power because of those conditions there. p-g-and-e's hopes to restore power by 7:00 tonight. the heavy winds and rain are already having an impact on p-g-and-e's. the utility is reporting thousands without power in the south bay. you can see a lot of orange squares there. they represent 500 to 5000 customers each that are affected. the yellow and green represent fewer than 500 customers. so smaller outages and they are all over the bay area. download the abc seven news 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. >> a male juvenile is in custody accused of stabbing a female on a muni metro train yesterday. the violence happened on board a train near carroll avenue in the bayview. the victim was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries after a search. police say they arrested a man and a woman. she was later released, but the suspect faces attempted murder and felony assault with a deadly weapon charge. police did not reveal any motive for that attack. back to the weather. wet weather did not keep striking workers off the picket line for a third day. negotiations are at a standstill between the vta and the union, and the valley transportation authority has now filed a lawsuit to try to get them back on the job. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey with a look at where things go from here. >> as a light rain fell over the south bay, light rail and bus stops were once again empty, while the atu local 265 picket

lines remained rowdy and busy. wet weather and even a pending breach of contract lawsuit didn't stop the vta strike. >> if they felt that we were breaching the contract, that we gave the agency a 72 hour strike notice, you know, they could have they had the opportunity to file this claim on friday and they chose not to. so it is day three of the strike and our folks are out there. >> vta claims the union violated a no strike clause. the complaint says the previous contract, term length, ran from march 7th, 2022 and through march 3rd, 2025. but vta deputy general manager greg richardson says the agreement continues if negotiations are ongoing. >> even after the term ends, it's still a contract that's in full force and effect. and so from that perspective, we believe that it is still in

place and therefore the no strike clause is in effect. and from that perspective, we believe it was a breach. >> so vta opted to take legal action to get passengers back on the road. it may take days to even get a court hearing scheduled, leaving riders without public transportation as storms move through the region. >> there is no light rail service until further notice. >> the two sides have not met since sunday, and there are no scheduled meetings to return to the table. this despite both sides saying they're willing to do so. labor expert john logan says this does not appear to be ongoing negotiations, and believes the courts will rule in favor of the union. >> contract expired. we've been making a very good faith effort to reach an agreement. the fact the negotiations have stalled is as a result of a lack of good faith bargaining on the other side. therefore, we're exercising our legal right to strike. >> logan says. strikes like these are more common now due to the rise of cost of living, especially here in the bay area. and while it may take a while, he anticipates a deal can be

found somewhere in the middle in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> san jose is extending the hours on its sidewalk sleeping ban. the city council voted unanimously yesterday to have the ban start at 8 a.m. instead of 10 a.m, as it did originally. the policy restricts unhoused people from sleeping or sitting on the sidewalk in san jose's downtown. it's enforceable now from 8 a.m. until midnight each day, but police will not arrest or cite people unless they catch them violating the policy more than once a month. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, if you live in an old house, there could be something lurking in your walls that might make you lose your insurance. we'll tell you what you need to look for. the tariff war is heating up this time. the president is taking on the european union and the game that could kill pickleball or kick it off the

doppler seven. the storm is here. this is a live shot from pier 39. not a lot of activity there. as you're looking at the doppler. spencer gave me a little tutorial earlier, but green green just means rain. yellow is more intense. rain orange is even more intense than that. and if you're in the red, you don't want to be in the red. exactly. red is the most intense, well, gee, why are you trying to remember this at home? >> our junior meteorologist in

the making. all right, now we're going to shift gears and talk about the ongoing trade war over tariffs. canada and the european union announced retaliatory tariffs against the u.s. today. >> this comes on day one of mr. trump's global 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. abc news reporter perry russom has the latest. >> president trump in the oval office as his new 25% global tariff on steel and aluminum sparks retaliatory tariffs around the world. >> we have been abused really for a long time, and we will be abused no longer. >> the european union today announcing tariffs against the u.s, primarily targeting goods coming from republican led states. it includes beef, bourbon, motorcycles and jeans. >> we will always remain open to negotiations. it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with such tariffs. >> trump says the eu's tariffs create ill will. >> the eu was set up in order to take advantage of the united

states. >> including ireland. is ireland taking advantage of the us? >> of course they are. >> trump making that comment while sitting next to the prime minister of ireland, micheal martin. trump says the u.s. will respond with reciprocal tariffs. >> so whatever they charge us with, we're charging them. nobody can complain about that. >> canada today also announcing a 25% tariff that will affect more than $20 billion worth of american exports. >> the only constant in this unjustified and unjustifiable trade war seems to be president trump's talks of annexing a country through economic coercion. >> it comes as new inflation numbers from the consumer price index are better than expected. egg prices are still a major outlier. prices are up nearly 60% from one year ago. up 10% from one month ago. as for the timing of the new tariffs being imposed on the u.s, canada's go into effect overnight. the u.s. go into effect april 1st. perry russom abc news, washington. >> the environmental protection

agency is eliminating all of its environmental justice offices, and that includes its regional office here in san francisco. those offices work to protect disadvantaged communities from being impacted by pollution and contamination. the head of the epa today announcing a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, calling it the most consequential day of deregulation in american history. the actions include rollbacks on 31 environmental rules, including limiting pollution from coal fired power plants and restricting emissions from cars and trucks. >> the trump administration is making massive cuts to the department of education, laying off about half of its staff. i spoke with state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond about what this means for california schools. >> think of it this way the department of education administers funding for special education services, funding to help low income students, including homeless students. a

lot of specialized programs there, as well as grants for those for students to go to college. and so this is sending the most destructive signal that the president and his administration would just just dismiss half of the department means that this is a threat to special education and to funding for those who are going to college. >> thurmond is urging people to contact their representative in congress if they are worried about the impact of all these cuts. >> all right, back to our major story, which is the forecast. and spencer christian is the busiest man in the building today. >> i know, like checking out all the different neighborhoods. we are all getting slammed. >> we are indeed. it's been a busy day in the evening. commute is underway now and it's likely to be the most challenging one we've had this week. so let's take a look at what's going on with the live doppler seven. you can see we've still got the rain. some heavy downpours. as larry pointed out earlier, those darker colors in the vivid, bright, vivid ones indicate the heaviest downpours. so the

yellow to the orange to the red. we've got lots reds passing through the bay area this afternoon as we've had heavy downpours and some isolated thunderstorms, and we may see more going into the evening hours. of course, we also have gusty winds gusting up to 46mph right now at sfo, over 40mph here in san francisco and all around the bay area, we've got 30 to 40 mile per hour gusts. the not surprisingly, we have a wind advisory in effect until 8:00 this evening. winds out of the southwest. the sustained winds are about 20 to 30mph. the gusts are up to about 55mph. we could see more downed trees and power outages that say more because we because we've seen some already. now, on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm, and through this evening we expect more rain. heavy at times. again, strong gusty winds and a chance of some more thunderstorm activity. forecast animation starting at 430 shows the bulk of the concentrated, steady, widespread rain continuing to shift eastward. so as we get into the early evening hours after 630 or 7:00, we'll see most of this activity pushing to our

east. but there will be some trailing showers and pockets of downpours still even behind the main body of the storm. later tonight, however, we'll see it breaking up, giving way to some little pockets of clearing the rainfall totals by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon will range. these are additional totals on top of what we've had already. we'll range anywhere from about a quarter of an inch to nearly three quarters of an inch. some locations for today's rain will end up tonight with over an inch of rainfall. and as we look at the wind gusts animation you can see going into the evening hours, those wind gusts will taper off a bit. we'll have where we have 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts right now. by 8 p.m, we'll see maybe 15 to 25 mile per hour gusts. and even weaker later tonight in the sierra. a winter storm warning in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night. 1 to 3ft of snow above 4000ft up in the even higher elevations. up to four feet of snow with wind gusts up to 70mph. driving obviously will be difficult to impossible going into or out of the greater tahoe area. right now, the 24 hour temperature change shows a sharp drop in temperatures

from this time yesterday because of the colder air coming in behind that cold front that's bringing us the rainfall. so right now temperature readings are in the low 50s, just about everywhere. not much of a range at all. upper 40s in some of the north bay locations where the cold air has already pushed in. and these are our forecast headlines through this evening. more rain and wind and sierra snow showers and snow on our highest peaks tomorrow. the weekend will bring the return of rain overnight. we'll see the rain breaking up a little bit overnight lows mainly in the upper 30s to low 40s. highs tomorrow only in the mid 50s. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. level one storm tomorrow with scattered showers. a mix of rain friday and snow on our higher peaks. a break on saturday, a little bit of sun breaking through, but not enough to completely dry us out as showers will return on sunday and monday, which is saint patrick's day. top of the morning to you and tuesday and wednesday of next week. we'll see some drier, milder weather. >> all right. looking for that pot of gold. but yeah,u can't see anything out there right now. >> no we can't. it's.

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updating the rainfall totals as we continue. >> 100 years ago, knob and tube electrical wiring was the norm, but now it's obsolete and it can be dangerous. >> and now insurance companies are canceling and denying homeowners policies for having this old electrical system. abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez is here to explain. knob and tube electricity. >> wait. knob and tube. isn't it a great name for a pub? >> it really is. >> let's meet up with knob and tube. >> whatever it means. yeah. >> nowadays, insurance companies seem to deny coverage for anything that they see. could be a potential risk. knob and tube is the latest menace. what once was a non-issue is now on their hit list. inside, many old homes in the bay area is an outdated electrical system called knob and tube. here's the electrical for dummies explanation. >> knob is a porcelain knob you drive into the wood.

>> this is the knob. it's got a nail right in the middle. the nail goes into a wood stud. >> and there's a tube. see it going through the wood? >> yeah. yeah. >> this is a porcelain tube. the conductor runs through the tube, and then this portion of the tube would go right through a wood stud. >> and you string like a clothesline between knob to nob to nob. >> nob. tubes. >> the ceramic acts as insulation. as real estate developer matt tickner explained. the wires that carry the electricity also have a special coating, which is old and in many cases, degrading. >> i'm going to rub my fingers right over this and you can kind of see my hand. yeah. >> it has like flaky stuff apart. >> and insurance companies don't like that. >> insurance companies hate it. >> jerry becerra is an insurance broker. >> if we put it on the application, we're going to get declined. >> so we're in bernal heights. >> yeah. >> this is an old neighborhood.

>> an old? yes, an old neighborhood with lots of old homes. >> until recently, it hasn't been an issue for real estate agents like brandi mayo, because most homes in san francisco built before 1950, and a few as late as 1960, used knob and tube wiring. >> but it wasn't something that was a deal breaker for buying property. it was just like, okay, there's knob and tube, but now it's become an insurance issue. >> and without insurance, the lender will not approve the mortgage unless the buyer pays for the expensive california fair plan. current homeowners are also being warned about the possible implications of having knob and tube wiring. >> i tell people now that it's best to be proactive if you've got knob and tube in your building, don't wait until you get canceled. >> to keep going. you're good. >> tickner now focuses his

business on replacing knob and tube electrical wiring. it's not hard to identify knob and tube in old homes. >> we're looking at a wall sconce right now. we took off the fixture and you can see there's two wires. all right. there's a hot wire and a neutral wire. >> because knob and tube is not grounded. there is no third wire unlike what is used today. >> romex romex. and it's easy to work with. >> the copper one that's exposed is the ground wire. the ground wire is what's missing in a knob and tube electrical system. >> another clue are the outlets. knob and tube wiring has two prong outlets, not three. in some knob and tube homes, people have installed three prongs, which can be dangerous if there is an electrical surge potentially damaging your equipment. >> that's what the ground wire does. it absorbs an electrical shock and brings it to the ground. all right. this is not a grounded system, even though it

has a three prong outlet. >> john peters, a longtime electrician, still believes knob and tube wiring is safe. >> i have it in my house. i'm going to keep it there, i hope, forever. >> but the insurance companies now see it as a potential fire risk, even though there hasn't been a single case of a house fire in san francisco caused by knob and tube wiring, here's what the fire department told us. quote, the department has not seen trends in knob and tube electrical wiring, residential structure fires. according to our fire department investigators. regardless, insurance companies insist that those who do nothing face a certain outcome. >> they're going to get canceled or declined. >> so what is it going to cost me? i know you're asking that. it really depends on the size of the house, but add opening the walls, removing the old system and replacing it and all the fixtures and adding outlets,

then closing the walls, taping, sanding, priming and painting. it could cost about, let's say 65,000, $75,000, perhaps more. but, you know, i think it's just the insurance companies saying this is what you know, we want and people are going to have to comply. >> and you had this in your home, right? >> we had when we bought our house, which was built in 1940 something, it was knob and tube, a lot of homes in san francisco. and of course we remodeled and now we have the updated system a lot. but the next thing that they're going. >> to cancel you for. >> that's right. but the next thing they're going after galvanized pipes. all right. stand by. >> keep us posted. >> yeah. part two of your report coming up. thank you. liane. >> the california senate insurance committee is looking into solutions for the state's insurance crisis. and there was plenty of talk about how dire the situation is in the state, especially for consumers who are seeing rates skyrocket or policies canceled. >> you know, statements like, oh, it's actually incredibly

profitable for insurers in california. and this is a long game of chicken. we're playing the data from the national association of insurance commissioners and from the department of insurance clearly shows the dire financial situation that the insurance industry has been in in california. so it makes it really challenging to have a serious conversation about solutions when you when you're having a hard time agreeing on the facts of. >> insurance, department told the panel. insurers have paid more than $12 billion in claims to la wildfire victims, and they expect those companies not to leave the state. >> still ahead, a new documentary taking on the alien question. and forget about pickleball. there is a new

and joining us. we begin with the alien question. a new documentary claims they exist, and government officials are actually talking about this. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> i have seen with my own eyes non-human craft and non-human beings. >> an explosive documentary setting out to prove aliens are real. and the government is covering it up. the new film, the age of disclosure, claims to reveal an 80 year cover up of the existence of non-human of intelligent life and a secret war amongst major nations to reverse engineer technology of

non-human origin. >> do you think for a second that they wouldn't consider using it to achieve their ends of domination? >> it features more than 30 u.s. officials speaking out on the alleged existence of aliens and ufos, including secretary of state marco rubio. >> even presidents have been operating on a need to know basis, but that begins to ramp out of control. >> the film just premiered at the south by southwest film festival. >> kind of spread like wildfire amongst those who who are in the inner circle on this within our government. and they started to realize this is a this is a unique opportunity to bring the truth out. >> this is the biggest discovery in human history. >> reaction has been mixed. one person posting spreading the word about this topic is the most important story in the history of humanity. but another saying not a single scrap of verifiable evidence has ever been shown. >> interesting. so let's just go around. do you believe that there are aliens living amongst us? spencer, given that you never seem to age.

>> well, you know the planet i come from. we used to know i. you know, it's possible. i don't know what to believe because we've been getting these conflicting reports for as long as i've been on the planet, which is a long time. and some people claim that they swear they've seen they've encountered these beings. and there are other researchers who say it's, you know, it's a bunk, so i don't know. >> yeah. how do we know that spencer is not an alien? that's what. >> i know. that's what he said. >> why not? >> that's what he's suggesting. >> i'm guessing the aliens. leanne, don't use knob and tube electricity. that's not how they do the wiring. >> no, they have laser beams, remember? >> yeah, yeah, i forgot. >> i don't think they're living amongst us, but i do think there are aliens elsewhere or life forms elsewhere. >> in this. >> huge cosmos. >> if there is a more intelligent form of life than us, please, please come forward because we need your help. >> it's a low bar, so. >> i'm sure. that's true. yeah. >> we need help. okay. the

arizona supreme court has turned to ai reporters to share court news. >> hey there, i'm daniel. hi, there. i'm victoria, one of the arizona supreme court's new ai reporters. we want to help you understand the court and its decisions better, and want to make sure you get accurate information directly from us in a timely way. >> the ai reporters will share the court's case decisions, opinions, and other relevant information. >> those are the aliens. >> yeah. >> i mean, how do we know we're not the ai reporters and anchors right now? how do you know? >> well, that's. >> i you know, i kind of like those reporters who give me information, let's say, on the supreme court and so forth, and their decisions. i think that's helpful. but but i'm talking about people like nina totenberg who could analyze anything. right? so talking about ai, the gravitas is what is important for me. the knowledge, the know how. >> you would prefer a human with credentials as opposed to an ai.

>> that's i mean, we can train the ai on nina totenberg. >> yeah. >> well, eventually it'll get there. >> but will it sound like her? >> and will it put what happens today into some kind of perspective? you know, reflecting previous rulings by the court and their, their bearing on what's happening today? >> yeah, it will do better than us soon. again, we're a low bar. >> well, wow. >> debbie down on ourselves there. >> okay, so new york state officials are pushing for rules surrounding robotics. the responsible robotics act would make weaponizing robot robots a criminal offense. and if approved, the bill would prohibit the sale or the operation of robotic devices or drones that utilize weapons. you know, when we first started doing the boston dynamics story, i think that's one of their robots right there. i always talked about wait until they get weaponized, and here we are. we're trying to prevent them from being weaponized. but you could see how this is the future of battle right here, right? i mean, it's going to be our

robots against your robots. >> yeah. and remember, danger, will robinson. danger. yes. remember lost in space. yes. and the robot. the robot had, you know, could be weaponized. remember the robot? >> yeah. and i thought the military was putting money into research on this kind of stuff. >> i'm sure. >> i'm sure that's happening. >> yeah, yeah. no, no, no question. with the aliens. you know, they're teaming up with the aliens to. >> do that. wow, what a planet. >> yeah, yeah. >> i know. okay, shall we switch to something we can all relate to and be happy about? pickleball. >> wow. >> people in the league say pickleball is a hobby. paddles a sport. >> okay, so there's a new challenger. indeed. it's called paddle. it's played on courts about a third of the size of tennis courts and surrounded by clear walls. it was invented in mexico in 1969. it's now seeing a boom in play. in 2016, there were only about 10,000 courts worldwide, and that number is expected to grow to seven 70,000 actually by 2026, with some in

san francisco. what do you guys think? have you tried it? >> well, no, but you're the pickleball aficionado up here. so what would you play? paddle. >> maybe. i feel like that's a little more tennis like. right. and sort of like squash. right? you're bouncing off the walls. is that what. racquetball's? >> racquetball. racquetball? yeah. yeah, yeah, i feel like that takes a little more skill, so i'm a little afraid of it because i don't have much skill. it's a low bar again. >> well. >> we know. >> the. >> name of the segment today, that's for sure. >> chris. he loves low bar. yeah. >> i think it's interesting because it was invented in acapulco, mexico. right. and they call it padel in spanish. paddle with an accent on the a. why is it a paleta? i don't know, it's weird. >> barletta. >> barletta would be paddle, but they call it paddle. >> oh, i. >> see paddle. maybe mystery. catchier or easier for non-locals to pronounce? i don't know. >> i haven't gotten to that on my duolingo. leanne. sorry.

yeah. >> i'm here. i'm here to teach. >> thank you, thank you. >> we don't have this on my planet of origin. >> all right, that's it for the

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in chile. it's the size of a car and it could unlock new views of the universe. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on what exactly this camera will do. >> this is the legacy survey of space and time camera, or lsst, the world's largest digital camera constructed in the bay area. >> we are listed in the guinness book of world records. >> aaron rudman is the lsst camera project leader. he spoke to us from chile in the vera rubin observatory dome, where the camera was just installed. that observatory is funded by the u.s. national science foundation and department of energy. the camera, with 3 billion pixels and the largest ever lens built for astronomy, was made to see as much of the sky as possible. >> we like to say that we're going to make a color movie of the entire southern hemisphere sky. >> it's all part of the legacy survey of space and time that the cameras named after. for ten years. the camera will scan the sky repeatedly, creating an incredibly detailed timelapse record of the universe. they hope to study a range of things like dark energy causing the

universe's expansion, plus how galaxies form across the entire universe. >> i think actually, some of the most excitement will come from things that we can't predict today. >> weighing 6,000 pounds, the camera was built in menlo park at slack national accelerator laboratory, a hub of scientists, engineers and technicians, an ideal spot because of the camera's size and need for custom built components. >> we really needed a huge array of different talents, and slack was a perfect place to do it. >> once construction of the camera finished in menlo park, the task of getting it to chile was next. >> we chartered a 747 to bring the camera, and about ten other truckloads of equipment. >> after the camera got there, it went through tests until finally being installed earlier this month on the rubin observatory's telescope. >> we hope to get our very first images next month. >> data collected is public, so it will be open to the entire u.s. science community and select foreign partners. >> i think people's creativity will uncover some fantastic new

things. >> after some more tests, the hope is that the ten year legacy survey of space and time will start this fall in the south bay. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> happening now in cape canaveral, florida, a space x rocket launch set to rescue two stranded astronauts has been scrubbed. the launch, which was supposed to happen at 448, was canceled due to a hydraulic issue. they're now working to remove the crew from the capsule. the crew ten mission was set to take four astronauts to the international space station, and was supposed to bring barry, butch wilmore and suni williams home. those two have been stranded on the i.s.s. for nine months now, and looks like it's going to be a little longer. a new face joins the cast of shifting gears tonight. >> and she is no stranger to the world of comedy. we catch up

elementary. then at nine, celebrity jeopardy! what would you do is at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. tonight's episode of shifting gears features an actress who's been around a sitcom or two. reporter george pennacchio caught up with jenna elfman about her recurring role on shifting gears. >> they would never call you matty. >> never. more than once. >> jenna elfman is back in comedy land as the owner of a dance studio. on shifting gears, it happens to be right across

from the classic car restoration shop that tim allen's character runs. the role comes after elfman spent several seasons on the scary sci fi zombie series fear the walking dead. >> i was really interested in getting back into comedy. i needed to go away from it for a while, and then i was like, i would love to do a multi-cam again, but oh my god, it's got to be done right, you know? >> this is a. >> fundraiser for a good cause. come on, just donate something small, like a tire change or your heart. it's just a good laugh, and i feel like we all need a good laugh. you know, i'm sitting and watching comedies with my sons. like 90s comedies. i'm sitting there watching seinfeld and friends with my sons, my teenage boys who love it and try to tell me, oh, no, this is a really good show. friends is really good. i'm like, yeah, i know i was around the first time, okay, i know. >> jenna had two of her own sitcoms in the 90s, most famously dharma and greg. i remember visiting that set in 1998 and seeing dharma's unkempt

kitchen. >> if you wash dishes in that sink, they would be dirty dishes. you were done. >> how old were you when you realized i can make people laugh? >> you know, george, it's funny because i never thought i was funny or had any capacity for comedy at all. not at all. i know that i will achieve greatness one day. >> doing what? i don't know. >> and when i first met you, i was doing press for townees, my very first series regular job. it was a sitcom, and it wasn't even until then that i went, oh, i guess i guess the reaction to what i did on the show was very positive, and i was like, oh, i guess i can do comedy. >> 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 and keep up with changing weather conditions. join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that's it for abc seven news at four. i'm kristen sze

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