welcome to "assignment 7". i'm terry mcsweeney. today on our program -- >> we're not really particularly sure why it works. we know it does work. >> could plastic surgery bring relief to patients who suer from migraines? plus, bay area woman who paid for driving lesso but never got the classes. 7 on your side looks into the problem. the inspiring story o a young lady who is now on her third start-up. her age, i may be her biggest advantage. begin with a long awaited terminal project about to get underway. it bens with the demolition of the old terminal at mission and fit. a temporary terminal just around the corner will open this

summer transportation reporter has more on the project. >> reporter: demition of the 71-year-old tnsbay terminal is scheduled toegin late this year. it's expted to take eight months to tr it down and then seven years to build the glittering new tansbay terminal. in the meanme, a temporary terminal, block and half away, will handle the 14,000 passengers a day. once some high-tech details are finished, it' set to open in august. the bus alsobe using surface streets mostly folsom, instead of dedited bus ramps. a bus only lane will be added on fulsome and parking control officers will be on the street at peak times to keep traffic flowing. >> during e time we did traffic modeling and our traffic model shows it's over 2 1/2 minutes longer to get to the bay bridge. it's rely not a significant impact. >> reporter: rht now two bus mps still stand over one corner of the temporary terminal. once itpens, those ramps will be demolished and a quick three

weeks, making room for the temporary terminal to expand. buoperator also start train not guilty jul this transbay int powers authority animation shows what the n terminal will look lik but gilbert rodriguez isn't impressed. he's bee passing through here since 1958. will you be sad to see it go? >> why sure. i have known this building for my years. i know it upside down. every rn down stairs. >> rs? the first construction contract for the new terminal will go out for bid this summer. abc 7 news. >> global climate change could mean a grim future for one species. wayne freedman reports on new resech. >> reporter: it takes a trained professional to get a normally fast moving lizard to pe for pictures on a rock. in this lab, elizabeth is one of them. is it going to move? >> depends on how fast he warms

up. >> he' cold? >> yes. >> reporter: elizabeth performs such lizard trucks because she knows the creatures. hi work looks at cmate change and ur tends bad news. >> the model predicts extinction all over the world. >> reporter: 20% cod become extent by 2080. it came throughesearch and observatio they were interested in llowing up on research in mexico. when they went down there expect to go find many lizards, they had disappeared. >> the model showed that the site where is there had been the greatest change in temperature wherehe ones where they had gone extent. >> reporr: they're not the first species responding to climate change. but because they survived so long, it's signifant. a change of one degree alters behaviors and tips balances. >> the model shows that when the lizard is forced to go more than

4 1/2 hours a day, during the key reproductive months, that tends to cuse a population to go extent. >> reporter: or to put it mre simply,lobal warming is now hurting cold blooded creatures, too. >> i can't imaginehat if you remove that many membs of a given group of link then it wouldn't ve an effect. >> wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> some doctors are performing face lifts to pete migraines. health and sciee reporter carolyn johnson expins some patients report relief but there are plenty of skeptics. >> reporter: for marry ann, playing oside carried the risk of trigger ago migraine with crippli pain. >> so bad that i was vomiting, had to go home and the light hurt my eyes hi. >> reporter: after decades of

seeing neologists, she decided to turn to a plastic surgeon. >> we're not really particularly sure why it works. we just know it does work. >> repter: this doctor began by freezing so-called trigge points around her eyes and temple with botox to tes the effect. she reported tempora relief, making her a candidate for the surgery. >> at that int, we decided the migraines were starting from the area beeen her eyes. >> reporter: the procedure he would ultately perform uses techniques similar to an endoscopic browlift. the browlift created by the american society of plastic surgeons, involves severing muscles andaising the eyebrows. but instead o changing her look, the doctor says the migraine surgery is designed to relieve muscle pressure on nerves thought to trigge adaches. >> and if we can deease the amount o irritation to that nerve, we're thinking we can decrease the amount of migraines

thatthe patient can have. >> reporter: just weeks after the surgery, she says her migraines became less frequent. >> i washaving 12 to 15 a month. now if i have three. three or four is the most i've had. >> rorter: still, some experts are skeptical about the tehnique, pointingout similar sttegies showed limited success. >> i think i've seen patients that had these procedures. in general terms, in the long-term, i don't think they make a difrence. >> reporter: this neurologist directs the headache center at ucfs. he says many patients, particularly women,experience relief in middle age. mary ann is 63. >> theyet worse until the 40s an 50s and get better because of menopause. >> reporter: still supporters point to this study published in which eight out of ten patients reported relief. >> i think it continues to

evolve. what you'll find, i think, is at there is going to be more surgeries involved in thes type s of treatment modellities. >> reporter: at minimum,he early result has given her the time with her grandchildren she hasn't been ab to enjoy? yea. >> it was great. it was great to be down there without a migraine. >> reporter: carolyn johnson, abc 7 news. >> the procedure can range from about $3,000 to $10,000 and in most case, is not covered by insurance. up next, a progress report on a northern califnia soldier's mission in afghanistan. how he's helpg afghan farmers.

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vaccinated 14,000 head of animals, goats, cow, sheep. >> it's great. >> reporter: how is that playing with the hearts and minds of the afghan people where you're working? >> we covered that people here are at a low, low end of the poverty scale. we decided to do this because it was something we culd do quickly and have a lot of our knowledge and backound with the people we brought. >> reporter: they call i the debt care program where spealists are speaking afghan vets how to conduct lae scale vaccination clinics to improve the health of livestock. >> the surviveability increases, the parasites will be reduced to very little, which means that anals will be able to survive the winter in numbers far greater than otherwise. it's a big thing for them. >> report: sometimes things get physical, deang with

frightened anima who try to get away from their handlers. hanson gets right in the middle of things here, helng to wrestle a young steer to be inspected for health concerns and vaccinated. >> i really like the mission. >> reporter21-year-old specialist khy is the only woman on the team here. >> ias nervous, but once we hit ground, i was ready to roll. >> reporter: she and the team see poverty that is so extreme that most farmers don't have ropes to tie their animals and many children don't have shoes. so a nonprofitalled the spirit of america is raising money. >> some americans back home have taken it and have set aside now up to $10,000. we have 500 pairs coming in the next week or two. >> reporter: the california national guard agri business velopment team is helping with irrigation projects in villages so remote, they can only be

quickly accessed by helicopter. the adt posted some of their activities on you tube. >> as a result of this effort, the village of 100 people now havwater for themselves, animals and their crops. >> reporter: theal guard adt is providing tech national expertise and learship skills. there pushing the local government to get involved at the lowest levels so people here will have confidce their government will help them. >> none of that will be able to be implemented unless the people beeve in their governments. >> rerter: meanwhile, back ho, first sergeant hanson's family is movig their lives. they're seen here during a recent visit to abc 7. annettes providing emotional support to some of th wives of the adt, while their husbands are in afghanistan. 22-year-old keely is college senior setth sitting over seas in cuba. 19-year-old travis is studying

to be a geologist. he and a friend are recely hiking near uc irvine and made the self discovery of a body. travis received long distance counselin from his dad in afghanistan. da can't be home right now to nurture his own family, but they're helping afghan farmers impre the future for their families. >> every village we've been into, they know who the adt is, now when we return or our converts rern, we know we're there for good. >> abc 7 news. >> when "asgnment 7" continues, a bay area woman who paid for driving lessons but never leard how to drive. 7 on your side looks into several other complaints about the school she went to. and north bay home looki for a new owne the unique selling point that sets it apart in the market. ♪

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one important milestone for st of us is getting a driver's license. 7 on your side michael finney has a word of warning about one school. >> repter: when her husband's not home, ts woman has to wa or ride a bus to get around. she'd like to get her driver' license. but as a newcomer who speaks only vietnamese, it's not so easy. >> i pick up the vietnamese paper and heard of the driving school befor >> reporter: this adn a vietnamese newspaper caught her e. it could teach her in vietname. it's also a reasonable price. $450 for all lessons unt she receives her license >> i trusted the way the advtisement was presented in this page and called the school mylf. eagle dring school promised to

teach me for three days a week, each day for two hours. >> reporter: she said eagle school owner arrived at her home to give her her first lesson. sheaid him $250 up front. however, she says the lesson lasted just half an hour. no one showed up for her next lesso she called to find out what was going on. >> my eagle driving school instruct told me over the phone that he will not teach me anymore and reimburse my money back. >> reporter: however, she says t owner didn't come through with the refund. that's when she and her husband got ahd of 7 on your side and we contacted eagle driving scho. the owr, tran, said there was a misunderstanding about the scheduling of lessons. he id he offered a partial refund right after the caellation on march 10 and the couple refed to take the money. he even faxed 7 on your side a copy of the wtern union money

order he says he provided. hever, we checked with western union. said the money order was not urchased until march 15. five days after the couple contacted 7n your side and fourays after they sued tran in small claims court. >> right n we have an investigation unit lking at the driving school to see what kind of violations there are that they havencurred. >> reporter: the department of motor vecles says they have received other complaints. >> currentlyhe department of motor vehicles is inveigating gle driving school and if there are any victims out there that feel th didn't get their money's worth are encouraged to call the department ofotor vehicles so we can add you to our databa of complainants. >> reporter: the company is licensed by the state. however, it has an f rating with he better business bureau. we found several similar complaints posted on-line, saying eagle took students' fees and left them stranded.

e couple were about to go to court when tran finally did mail them the partial refund of $176. she went ahead and cashed it, but just wishes she could drive. the dmv has advice for choosi a driving school. check the state license. check the bond. then check with your friend. >> i think word of mouth is probay the best advertiseme a business could have. if they're a good company, they're getting good reviews. >> if you would ke to learn more how to check out a good driving school, i posted a link at abc 7 news.com. >> a one of a kind homes for sale in the north bay. it's not the home that's the main attraction. it's what's behind the home. eric thomas takes us on a tour of t real estate with its own ralroad. >> reporter: for sale, four bedroom, 2 1/2 bat home i fairfax, detached two car garage on nearly two acres of land with its own babbling brook.

as for amenities, how about its own railroad? >> particularly as a young child,t was a big out to go come out to my aunt and uncle's house and ride the train. >> reporter: in 1961, mary's uncle, a scottish engineer, began to build a miniature steam enginand train in the backyard of h home. he fabricated all the parts himself, laid the track, and invited the neighborhood kids over to enjoy what he called the raccoon gulch railway. >> his life of trains. all of his vacations were around trains. visiting big train, going to eure and riding the trains. he loved having the neigorhood kids come over and ride the train and, in fact, he even built a special car for a neighboood dog. >> reporte but adams is 93 ars old, frail and lives a nursing home. his wife is 99. they had to stop running the railroad several years ago and

the trains are in serious need of repair before they work again. after the couple was cheated out of $80,0 by a hired home care giver, the family decided to put the property up for sale, asking price, $995,000. >> it is very unique property. it's got a gorgeous setting and the train is ready to go and the train goes all the way around the property, through a tuel. so it's got great features. >> i' already had a number of calls from railroad enthuasts and organizaons that want to come and use the property and s the property and even if they don't buy it, come over and maintain the raroad for a potential buyer. >> reporter: eric thomasabc 7 news. >> adams was own for years as the train man of fairfax and allowed kids and neighbors to use the railroad for birthday parts and neighborhood gathergs. adams bought the property in the 50s and bega laying the track

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san francisco is a site of a huge sculpture celebrating the city's sister city relationship with shanghai. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez reports. >> reporter: it is massive, it stands three stories high, and weighs 15-tons. yes, 35,000 pounds of copper and brass. the sculpture is called three heads, six arms. this man was inspired by broken frments of buddhist statues that he fod in tibet. >> and gave him lots of inspiration and then he start to understand the cultural and the people' spiritual life in

tit. he said the mass the sculpture has, he like to create supernatural power and bring good wish to san francisco. >> reporter: he'considered one of the most influential and provocative contemporary artists working today. the artwork was presented as part of the shanghai-san francisco sisr city 30th anniversary. >> we want to do something bold. we were looking for something that wod be impactful. we knew size would be important. but fndamentally, weant to do identify an artist that had a powerful idea. >> reporr: then transporting it was an exerci in logistics. >> getting something thi monumental in size across the ocean on timefor this event was a feat. >> reporter: because it recreates fragments of stue on a grand scale, it's a work that the mayor hopes will cree controversy, especiay about its size. in a city known for its difficulty in getting projects approved, the mayor says he, quo, broke the rules because it's just temrary.

>> when you can do it temporarily, you can g them up. it's when it's permanent that is more difficult. >> reporter: it is impresssive in scope and size. the sculpture wille here through the end of 2011. don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> a high school senior who is already a stand out among her peers is reachingew heights. abc 7's money scope reporter david intduces to us a youn lady launching her third start-up. >> reporter: diane's enthusiasm draws plenty of attention at the floor on this tech sho she is explaining about her on-line business. >> it's very overwhelming to manage and ed all of those data from all the different social portals. it takes up a lot of time. we've aggregated them into one place. you drag and drop. >> reporter: this is herhird start-up. the first was a t-shirt business. the second, a market research firm. by theay, diane is a senior in

hi school in cupertino. >> that's kind of the iea that you go in there and you act like every other pofessional. >> reporter: she manage to get in six hours of sleep daily, plus homework and crammin for advanced placement exams. whereo you get your start-up caital? >> from a investor. our father. >> reporter: dad invested $10000, but not until he asked tough estions of diane and he brother, the co-founder. they areonvinced the economy is ripe f start-ups again. >> i think that we are here at the perfect time, investors are getting more brave. gettg more courageous. >> reporter: this investor, who runs the web 2.0 conferee, doesn't think her being is a problem. >> the maker of facebook was young. >> reporterthe venture isn't turning a profit yet.

diane is convced it will. both diane and steven say failure is notn option. they know there is competition. but they're hoping they do succeed and eventually will sell off the company. in san francisco, abc abc abc 7y scope. >> if you want more information on the stories on our program today, go to our web site, c 7 news.com, look unde the news links on the left sid for "assignment 7". that's all for this edition of "assignment 7". i'm terry mcsweeney. thank you for ining us. we'll see you next time.