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. >> steven mcdowell is a 15-year-old at technical high school. and, a devoted trumpeteer.e how to save water. >> we'll have water for your summer months. >> it's one of the why didn't i think of that ideas? every house has a roof rain gutter and fence. and in california, a water problem. >> there are 1200 gallons of water. so roughly i would say 8, 9 inches would fill this. >>. it would be 12 inches wide think of it in a water tank stored off the roof. it would be enough water to fill a pool. he did his school technology high school science fair, won that, then went to sonoma county science fair, and won that. and then, bay area science fair and won that. >> we stopped doing science fairs and decided it has to become a product. >> it led to patents and manufacturing. their first molds now about two weeks away the kid practically earned an mba last summer. >> i had no idea about anything business related. now, i know a lot more. >> it's a heady idea. >> this assumes it will rain, right? >> yes. it will rain again we don't know when. >> why not? >> exactly. >> we do. yes. we

. >> crystal and steven mcdowell divorced in june.estigators say there were two people in crystal's car when it was recovered, but police don't believe they're connected to her disappearance. >>> and harvey is taking a major toll on gas prices. energy department figures show the cost of a gallon of regular jumped 28 cents nationwide in the past week. it's now averaging 2.68. the biggest jump was 41 cents per gallon in the lower atlantic region, which includes west virginia, virginia and the carolinas. about 20% of u.s. oil refinery capacity was in harvey's path. >>> and new crash tests by the insurance industry suggests that small pickup trucks are falling short on safety. all eight pickups had cabs with two rows of seats, but safety was rated good in only four of them. the toyota tacoma was the best performer. you can see the full list on our website at atmfans.com. >>> when we come back, a mechanic gets busted after taking a customer's car for a joyride. so, see what happens when the car owner confronts him. >>> and how the zika vir

. >> what the harlem globetrotters are saying about the small winning >>> steven mcdowell was listede eight coolest kids we met in 2015. abc7 news introduced you to the 16-year-old and his water fence collection. it collects water runoff and stores up to 15,000 gallons of it. his science fair project turned into a company and solution to help deal with the drought. >>> warriors are off until friday but it has the sports world just buzzing tonight. the team has 27 wins straight, dating back to last season. the all time record is 33 wins in a row held by the lakers. >> warriors would be in a position to tie the streak in oakland against lebron james and the cavs. >> after the win, the harlem globetrotters are now 3562 games short of our current mark because they always beat the washington team. >> they're on the way, right? >> exactly. they're going to get it. >> and not if, but when. >> we see this coming. >> flooding is the number one natural disaster. >> el nino is getting stronger. the government says we need to get ready. >> this is crazy. a man going to unbelievable lengths to st

steven mcdowell could face theft charges, also four years in prison, after the irs mistakenly deposited $110,000 in his bank account. >> he thought he got lucky. now, he's accused of grand theft because he didn't report the deposit. the mixup is with a bank account mcdowell had with another woman. she didn't report it to the irs when she closed it. for some reason, the irs deposited $110,000 in the account. >> he immediately spent half of that money to pay off debt. also, he went out and bought a car. the question is, would you say something if you found yourself $110,000 richer? we want to know what you think about that. that's our facebook question. >> there have been a lot of responses there. some saying they would have turned it in. others saying they would use it. >> you get your pay stub and think, who is this irs fella? they're taking a lot of my money. >> you feel like you're owed something from the irs. i've given them all this money over the years. >> maybe i'll see what happens. or you lay low and see what happens. interesting responses there. we'll continue to hear from you

teenager who invented a new way to save waterer has just received national recognition. 16-year-old steven mcdowell was just mentioned in the scholastic list. he invented this water fence for his high school science fair. this is a brilliant idea. the fence collectings and stores rainwater runoff from the roof of a home and it can hold up to 15,000 gallonings of waterers. >> maybe we'll start catching some rain soon. >> you can see some droplets right now. it's the appetizer. take a look at live doppler e7 hd. wefr areas of light drizzle, sprinkles right now. this is how it looks at the golden gate bridge: these are our forecasts. rainy, windy overnight. throughout the day tomorrow, stormy weather for the afternoon and evening commutes tomorrow. this coming storm, will rank number two on our storm impact scale. we expect to see half an inch to an inch of rain. this is a storm of moderate strength and winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. here's our forecast animation starting at 7:00 p.m. at which point we'll have light rain and drizzle. by t by 2 cloek tomorrow morning, parts of the north bay. th

freedman with this story. [ horn blowing ] >> reporter: for now, friends and family describe steven mcdowelld with a real mean lip on the trumpet. in future years, however, those may serve as footnotes of a bigger story. >> no one can be too young or too old to invent something. >> reporter: believe it. he's a 15-year-old sophomore at a high school where a science project from last year is about to become a product. it's really one of those why didn't i think of that ideas. every house has a roof, every house has a rain gutter, every house has a fence and in california, every house has a water problem. >> one inch of rain on a 2,000 square foot roof equals 12,000 gallons of water so roughly i would say eight, nine inches. >> reporter: would fill the thing. >> would fill it. >> reporter: his water fence. here's the model. in full scale it would be 12 inches wide, six feet high. think of it as a water tank in a perimeter around a yard. such a fence would store enough water for a year, said his dad. >> everybody else thinks you store water, you put it in a tank or barrel. he says it takes too m

steven mcdowell is now charged with first degree murder.revealed a possible motive. >> there had been some tension and stress and there have been some, you know, potential disagreements. >> i had my suspicions from day one. i can't say that i was honestly that surprised given the arguments they had the week prior of her missing. >> reporter: the mcdowells shared custody of their children after finalizing their divorce in june, but mcdowell was still living with her ex-husband while her home was being remodeled. >> a lot of that was so she had access to the children. the children were primarily staying with steve. >> reporter: and this isn't the couple's first encounter with the cops. police say crystal called them in march saying steve had threatened to hurt himself and their children, but he returned the kids safely the next day so no charges were filed. george, of course, he will face a charge in this case, first degree murder. it's not clear yet how he'll plead today. >> we'll be watching. diane, thanks very much. >>> we turn to the grie