. >>> star wars creator george lucas is once again eyeing san francisco for his museum. >> the mayor has never lost contact with mr. lucas. >>> the latest in a search for the site of museum. >>> tomorrow we'll get to the 90s. here is a live shot. the hills are green from the reins of the winter. >>> it appears george lucas may build a movie seemed museum in san francisco after all. >> why the windy city of chicago maybe out and treasure island maybe in. >> george lucas of vision for a museum housing his collection looks like something out of one of his movies. when talks of building the museum at the presidio floundered he turned to his wife's hometown of chicago. now that idea has hit a roadblock. a the mayor has never lost contact with mr. lucas, should things that work out in chicago the mayor dick sure he knows chicago -- san francisco is an option. >> the proposal is to rebuild on the west side of treasure island. the good news is there is a lot less red tape both politically and legally impaired to the city of. >> this is the luminary. he sends -- plans to send mr. lucas a lett

.>>> star wars creator george lucas may be building that museum here in san francisco. he is a new interest in returning to san francisco, and coming has his bid in chicago bogged down with additional challenges. the mayor lee says he is talking with the city over possibly building the museum over treasure island.>> he wants to make sure that he does not have to go through that difficult process as he has found twice already. back the supervisor were join us in the studio with more on the push to build the museum in the bay. >>> a half hour away from the beta breakers, tens of thousands of runners and partiers taking off in the financial district at 8:00, making their way to ocean beach, and chopper five will be launching and we will bring you live coverage of the race. >>> the berkeley police are searching for man described as at risk, jimmy hsu, a 6 foot tall asian and 185 pounds, driving a silver toyota similar to the one you see here, last seen on sacramento street last night.>>> an incident in concord sending two people to the hospital, a swarm of angry bees got aw

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three times larger than the record fine on intel in 2009. >>> george lucas is looking at san francisco for his pop art museum. lucas and ed lee met and talk about the west side of treasure island. lucas ran into problems trying to build at crissy field. and he will consider los angeles. mayor e plans to right lucas a personalized letter pitching the plan this week. >>> deep sleep has been a popular sci-fi concept that helped travels in deep space. now nasa has funded a project on deep sleep and researching an astronaut chamber that could be used for long pace travel. mass so s hopes they can travel to mars or saturn easier. >>> a popular even is back with changes. up next at 6:00, what is new at the jack london square farmers market. >> warriors and thunder tip of tournament in game one. and nascar finding ways to wreck their sport this week in dover and what a finishing we head. sports coming >>> after a two-week break the farmers market is back in the east bay under a new organizer. we were at jack london square in oakland for the first farmers market run by the center for urban educ

three times larger than the record fine on intel in 2009. >>> george lucas is looking at san franciscotalk about the west side of treasure island. lucas ran into problems trying to build at crissy field. and he will consider los angeles. mayor lee plans to right lucas a personalized letter pitching the plan this week. >>> deep sleep has been a popular sci-fi concept that helped travels in deep space. now nasa has funded a project on deep sleep and researching an astronaut chamber that could be used for long pace travel. mass so s hopes they can travel to mars or saturn easier. >>> a popular even is back with changes. up next at 6:00, what is new at the jack london square farmers market. >> warriors and thunder tip of tournament in game one. and nascar finding ways to wreck their sport this week in dover and what a finishing we head. sports >>> after a two-week break the farmers market is back in the east bay under a new organizer. we were at jack london square in oakland for the first farmers market run by the center for urban education about sustainable agriculture. customers can now

the good news, it's expected to save about $200,000 a year by reducing security costs. >>> george lucas is reportedly looking once again at san francisco for his pop art museum. they met and talked about the west side of pressure island. lucas ran into problems trying to build the museum at chris field. mayor lee plans to write lucas a personalized letter pitching the pleasure island plan. >>> deep sleep is a concept that tells stories about travels and deep space and nasa funded a project. aerospace work enterprises is researching an astronaut chamber that could be used for long-term space travel. the chamber will slow down the ageing process. nasa hopes it could travel to mars or even saturn much easier. >>> a popular east bay weekend event is back with changes. coming up next on abc 7 news at 9:00, what's new with the jack london square market and it's about to heat up. meteorologist drew tuma is up at the forecast. >>> sharks giving the blues game one of the finals but just the opposite as the blues beat the sharks at their game. speed, physicality and defense . >>> after a two-week

. >>> the battle between san francisco and chicago over george lucas's museum has been fierce. but the windy city is losing strength, and the city by the bay gets another shot at it from the mayor. >> reporter: the force may be with san francisco after all. >> i've never given up. i keep calling him saying, george, we're still open. >> reporter: now mayor ed lee says "star wars" creator, george lucas is thinking of building his museum on treasure island. the site facing the city's downtown skyline is already approved for development. >> if we have a chance to bring him back, i want to be open and positive about it. >> reporter: the prequel to this latest development, lucas was originally hoping to build the development in the presidio, but that fight went to the dark side with the trustees who oversea the land. then lucas tried to make his dream come true in chicago along lake michigan, but has been running into legal and political problems there too. >> he just wants to make sure you dent have to go through a very difficult process, as he's done twice already. >> reporter: wor

. >>> the third time could be the charm for san francisco's bid to get george lucas billion dollar art museum. his collection of illustrative art and hollywood memorabilia was to be housed at chicago's lake front. after he was rejected by the police sido. now the site is locked up in a legal battle. the mayor has reached out to him to propose putting his displays on treasure island. >> that island is only connected by a highly congested bridge but if we could have enough draw, we could get a robust ferry service that would be a boon to all the residents of the island as well as visitors. >> talks between the mayor's office and george lucas described as being extremely preliminary. los angeles is also trying to secure a site for his selection. >>> how about a dim sum date night? you can now make a reservation. the restaurant has changed its long-standing no reservations policy. the popular dim sum chain opened in santa clara just last week. customers reported waiting in line for hours just to get on the wait list but now of course you can just do what you usually do for a restaurant and

. >>> and a reprieve for the george lucas museum in san francisco. perhaps the big names throwing their support behind the idea. >>> and taking a live look at the maze on this friday, it is slow going in all directions. on the right hand side you're trying to peel off and westbound into san francisco bay bridge, you're 80 east on the lower portion of your screen, and it is thick right now. stay with us. we'll be back >> announcer: loss altos, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> nutrition fact labels on food packages are getting a long-awaited makeover. first lady michelle obama unveiled the changes today as part of her let's move campaign against child obesity. under the new guidelines chalryes will be listed in bigger bolder text with a new line for added sugars. serving sizes will be updated to make them more realistic so a small bag of chips doesn't count as multiple servings. the fda proposed the update years ago. it's the first update since 1994. >>> school placement has been an ongoing problem in the san francisco unified sch

. >> george lucas wants, george lube was gets in the north bay he can now upgrade one of his five ranches in the county. more than 60,000 square feet of office space at big rock ranch will be converted into lodging. the board supervisors unanimously aranked the, span last night calling him an "exceptional land own we are a stellar track record e. >> now starting off in the east bay, our early commuters are getting off at 66 in livermore and dublin and walnut creek and pleasant hill and a lot of mid-to-upper 50s and the same thing elsewhere until pacifica at 52 degrees with san jose at 57 and oakland and hayward at 58, and 55 in novato. and low clouds and patchy drizzle expect delays so we will have high u.v. index as the clouds and the sun will play tag throughout the afternoon. here is a look at san rafael 55 degrees under clouds, and it will be an area where we could see drizzle heading to the golden gate bridge. my three day forecast, notice the 60s are going to stay at the coast, and they will miss out on the bulk of warming that begins tomorrow with 70s and then 70s and 80s on friday

abc news, new york. >>> george lucas is looking at san francisco for his pop art museum. d lucas and mayor ed leigh met and talked about the west side of treasure island. lucas ran into problems trying to build it at chris see field. he looked at chicago and that ran into problems. lucas will also consider los angeles. mayor lee plans to write a personalized letter pitching the treasure island plan this week. >> it was like a a horror movie. >> it ended in a concord neighborhood. a swarm of aggressive africanized bees were eradicated and neighbors along hitchcock drive were allowed to go outside today. only a few bees remained in the area. they killed two dogs and stunning several people. >> fans will be glad to know it is back. abc7 news was at jack london square for the market's return after a two-week break. it is run by the center of urban education. customers can connect with farmers selling specialty foods. some were buying food for their dogs and families picking up tasty snacks. >> people can go out and enjoy the environment and different people and quality food. w

. >>> there is a new hope in the effort to convince george lucas to build his museum in the bay area. >>> good morning, everyone. 6:44. temperatures today will average four to seven degrees above where they should be for this date. how about 60s and sunshine along the coast, approaching 70 in pacific a. it will be 80 in willow glenn. good morning los gatos at 78 degrees. east bay from the 70s to 80s, about 86 degrees in brentwood and discovery bay. a bit of a breeze, west, southwest 10 to 20 miles an hour. 60s in citizen beach. 80 degrees in santa rosa and sonoma and good morning windsor at 83 degrees. >>> fiezer is putting up big money to buy a local company. >> jace n brooks is joining us. >> good morning keny and michelle. it's a big payday for palo alto company, fiezer is buying it for $5.2 billion. they're waiting approval from the fda for eczema drug. fiezer thinks that drug could be worth dtd $2 billion. they're also the u.s. distributor for a toenail fungal medication. this deal is expected to close in the third quarter sometime. >>> warren buffet is helping send shares in app

the george lucas museum could end up in the bay area after all.resident obama delivered a message for grads ... but also a message for donald trump today. ==take vo== >>> president obama delivered a message for graduates today, but also a message for donald trump. the president gave the commencement speech at rutgers university. he told nearly 17,000 graduates that the choices they make at critical moments in their lives will determine their future. he also used the speech to take a swipe at the presumptive gop nominee. >> the world is more connected than ever before and it's becoming more connected every day. building walls won't change that. >> president obama went on to say that blaming our challenges on immigrants runs counter to our history as, quote, the world's melting pot. >>> time is running out to register to vote in california's primary election. the last day to sign up, may 23rd, a week from tomorrow. and it's almost tomorrow. to register online you need your california license or i.d. card, the last four digits of your social security

where should george lucas' new museum go?anne makovec shows us the cinematic treasure could end up on treasure island. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> reporter: the force may be with san francisco, after all. >> i've never given up. i keep calling them saying hey, george, we're still open. >> reporter: and now mayor ed lee says star wars creator ed lucas is thinking of building his museum on treasure island where his collection of art and hollywood memorabilia could become the crown jewel. the site facing the downtown city's skyline is already approved for development. >> we have a chance to bring him back. i want to be open and positive about it. >> reporter: the prequels to this latest development, lucas was originally hoping to build his museum in the presidio, but that plan went to the dark decide after an ugly fight with the federally a. >>> positived trustees -- federally appointed trustees who oversee the land, but he wanted to go to lake michigan but has been running into legal problems there, too. >> he just wan

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marin county approved a project for george lucas. the board of supervisors voted to allow lucas to convert 61,000 square feet of office space into 57 guest units. a few neighbors home owners expressed concern how much water that will use. he said it's not a hotel but will help with his projects. >>> people are reservations at a campground may have to give up the camp sites to a pair of bald eagles. the eagles are nesting right next to union valley reservoir. they roped off 60 campsites to keep campers from disturbing them. >> we have a nesting pair near the water, they are nesting in sunset camp ground. they have chicks and they are taking care of them. >> the forest service said there's 800 camp sites in the district, there should be space to relocate. it could be mid-august before all are open. >>> the busiest memorial day weekend in years. water levels are on the rise. folsom lake is at 86% capacity. that's expected to bring many to the spot in the sierra foothills. higher water levels have water managers releasing water. >> the w

. >> other donors included baseball great hank aaron, george lucas and oprah winfrey. it'll open september 24th. >>> more and more people are spending their vacations in the district. tourism broke records in 2015 according to the report by destination d.c. more than 19 million people visited our fare city. tourism took a dip after 9/11 and the 2009 recession. it's been steadily up since 2011. tourists spent more than $7 billion in d.c. just last year. the industry supports 74,000 jobs in th of work to restore the turf of the national mall is underway. the $40 million project stretches from all the way from third, all the way down to 14th street. news 4 was there, as co-workers laid down big rolls of grass. the sod was placed over -- get this -- specially engineered soil that is compaction resistant. that's some soil right there. it's designed to withstand the weight of crowds. we get a lot of people down there. the plan is to have it all done before the next presidential inauguration. >>> one of the hottest tickets in town and it's the main attraction. main attraction

dollar museum here and not in chicago...and this time, on treasure islan >>> the battle to keep george lucas in town, mayor ed lee has a new place, treasure island. the mayor plans to put it in writing. the site is already approved for development. if is a go the supervisor said it could change treasure island's future for good. >> if we could have an attraction on treasure island it might be able to sustain a ferry service. if we could sustain that we could make the island work. >> if he gives the go ahead the next step a lease and develop a detailed plan. >>> the sharks fell short tonight in game one of the western conference finals but franz optimistic they can and will bounce back -- fans are optimistic they can and will bounce mack. maria -- back maria medina has more. >> the energy, the excitement, contagious. >> better than watching in your living room. hold on. >> reporter: as thousands of fans filed into the sap center to cheer on the team as they took on the st. louis blues. but wait a minute, take a look and the fans eyes locked in on the big screen. this is a watch party and the

as we reported, george lucas is once again eyeing san francisco for his memorabilia museum. future of the trucking industry may very well involve no one behind the wheel. ==vo== former members of google's driverless car division are now thinking bigger. a lot bigger. as in 18-wheelers on automatic pilot. their new startup is called "otto". it's based in san francisco. they're hoping to equip trucks with software and sensors to navigate highways on their own. human operators would take control only on city streets. otto's founder says its technology is still likely years from actually hitting the road. ==sam/2-shot== garlic lovers take note: your favorite new fast food item is back at four select bay area mcdonald's. ==laura/vo== we're talking about the golden arches' new "gilroy garlic fries." since the start of the month .. mcdonald's has been testing them at just four locations. your favorite new item is back. >> the gilroy garlic fries. mcdonald's has been testing them. all four restaurants ran out of garlic and sales were put on hold. that is until today. sales resume at

a george lucas museum would be fantastic out there. before we let you go, what's the deal about renting in san francisco in there is a new way to do it for people? >> reporter: yeah, this is a brand new thing. i thought it was absolutely fascinating. it's a start-up in san francisco and they allow prospective tenants to bid, in essence, on getting an apartment. how it works is you throw your hat into the ring and you say i'm going to bid this amount and people have the potential to bid a little bit more. then there is an open house. the landlord comes. he could choose who he think is the best person. basically, it pits you against all these other people in had hot rental market. it's a little bit nuts. now the perks, you say what's in it for the tenant? apparently, you avoid hundreds of dollars of application fees every time you look for a place, and also it saves you time. you could spend easily like an entire weekend looking for a place. so those are the perks, according to rentberry. i wonder how folks are going to feel about that w

. >>> the george lucas museum won't be in a galaxy far, far away. right here in the bay area. george lucas and his wife have pulled out of plans to build their museum in chicago which least a very real possibility of it coming to oakland. the plans in the windy city fell through after a parks group sued challenging the site of the museum. chicago mayor rahm emanuel made it clear he doesn't want it to come to california. >> i think it would be a very sad day for the city if in fact we saw this museum in los angeles or san francisco rather than where it belongs. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf said that she will be thrilled about the project possibly coming to oakland. >>> mcdonald's is taking the eating local trend to heart by creating a new menu item using gilroy garlic. mcdonald's is testing made-to- order fries using a mix of gilroy garlic, parsley and parmesan. right now you can get them at four bay area mcdonald's, three in san jose and one in santa clara. and so far, locals are loving the gilroy garlic fries. >> i think it's great for our area. i

. >>> at 6:00, there's new hope hat the bay area could be home to george lucas' pop art museum.es. what is new with the jack london square farmers market. that's at 6:00. >>> take a look at this. the world's biggest plane brought a big thrill to thousands. it made its first stop in australia. was built to carry the russian space shuttle and now transports large loads. the plane is near lay football field from nose to tail, 275 feet. 290 feet from wing tip to wing tip. and this mission it's carrying 160-ton generator for a mining company. >> wow. >> that does it for us here at >>> welcome to "world news tonight." the race for president. donald trump facing new questions about sexism. the front-page investigation into how the billionaire treated women over the years. trump calling it a "hit job." and president obama slamming trump today, describing a candidate not ready for the white house. >>> day trip disaster. a bus crash killing at least eight people. a first look inside those terrifying moments. >>> overboard. the desperate hunt for a missing cruise ship passenger. she disapp

. >>> first, a plan for the george lucas museum in the bay area, is it back on? a new idea for treasure island. d ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna win ya ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna see ya ♪ (inhales cigarette) helping. >>> facebook's mark zuckerberg will hold a meeting with some notable conservatives over the social network's topics feature amid allegations they are biased against conservatives, so the facebook founder will meet thursday with commentator glen beck and other experts. facebook is doing a full investigation to quote ensure the integrity of the company's product. on monday, reporting facebook routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers. >>> get ready for beyonce. she is headed to the bay area. her formation tour is coming to levi stadium tomorrow night. this is the second time she's performed at the venue this year. the first during the super bowl halftime. she killed that. remember that? amazing. she performed with cold play. t

. >>> a museum for george lucas' memorabilia collection could be set on treasure island, looking to bring the museum to chicago appears to be falling through. lucas wanted to build the medium in per siddio and came up against too much opposition and he was offended by that and chicago became the next option. now, back to san francisco again. treasure island looks like a possibility because it already has an approved development plan. los angeles is also interested in that medium. >> oakland is, too. >> a lot of people would take it, big business. >>> if your commute is on highway 17, be ready for a slowdown starting tomorrow because the caltrans crews will be starts at scotts valley and starts at 7:00 in the morning and wrapped up by thursday. expect extra 15 minutes on that commute. >>> time is running out to register for the primary election, the last day to sign up is may 23rd, a week from tomorrow. all you need is your california driver's license or it card, last four digits of your social security number and date of birth. if you're missing any of that you need to print out the regis

. >>> reviewing plans for a major remodeling project by filmmaker george lucas, and he wants to convert the office space at his big rock ranch to overnight stays. >>> the mcdonald's garlic rise -- french fry experiment has been a big success. they said they would test gear were garlic fries -- gilroy garlic fries and they are now sold out. mcdonald's is excited about how popular the item is ben and apologizes for the shortage. >>> coming up at the 5:00 hour, you will not see this happening again for three years, the transit of mercury and what you need to get a good look. >>> the race for the white house, zeroing in on california. and what is looming over the republican party.>>> looking at a commit where traffic is going to be a little bit busy on interstate 88. and we will tell you more about the traffic as you get toward the bay bridge. >>> a fog bank and local drizzle and temperatures will bump up just a little bit. >>> good morning, and the so- called frisco five in changing their tactics and under strike is shifting to a new phase with a plan to hurt the city's economy.>>> early v

so what george lucas, the mastermind behind "star wars" studied was history and the importance of separationf you have a blocked legislature, that can't do things about, say, free trade, which was lucas's interests, or the movement of goods and persons, then you have circumstances right for a strong manner, a tough guy. you can see this for those who are trump supporters as an opportunity for someone to set things right and get things orderly and unchaotic again. that's the happy view of the strong man, or you can see it as lucas did, as deeply threatening to liberty. and lucas is really making a plea in this flash gordon-like series, he's making a big plea for republics and not empires and making a strong plea against authoritarian leaders. >> thank you very much for stopping by. the book is called "the world according to star wars." >> thank you. >> that's going to do it for me. be sure to stick around. my colleague chris hayes is up next and he will be joined, as we mentioned, by hillary clinton. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? our new cocktail bitters were doing

there is word that george lucas is looking at san francisco again for the my seem of hollywood memorabelia and art with "san francisco chronicle" reporting that mayor lee will pitch treasure island as the site. he and lucas have been talking about the west side of treasure island after running into problem at chicago where he has had opposition and he is considering los angeles and oakland city leaders trying to lawyer him there. all the five day break of the warriors is over and we hours away from the start of the western convince finals. >> when the music comes up i feel like dancing. >> the dubs take on thunder tonight and steph curry practiced without a knee brace and said he will play. the warriors are reminding tip-off is early at 6:00 p.m. rather than the normal 7:30. so doors open at 4:00 p.m. the team is nowing fans to get there earlier than usual because there will be a game at the coliseum next door at 7:00 so there could be traffic issues in oakland. all the first two games are at oracle arena like tonight, with game two on wednesday starting at 6:00 p.m. the series shifts to o

. >> george lucas wants to expand the marin county wrench so you and other guests can respond the time a big challenge today. >> a lived said cry is way down but an investigation suggests that they are punching the that they are punching the numbers -- fudging the numbers. that they are punching the numbers -- fudging the numbers. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> time to get up. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. it is monday, may 9th. mike is saying it will be a gray day. >> absolutely in the morning. they will peel away the cloud

george lucas is once again considering the city to be home for the museum.here are reports that plans in chicago are going so well and now he's looking at treasure island. a site on the island facing downtown has been approved for development and mayor ed lee is lobbying the creator of star wars to build his museum there. >>> after days of long lines the newly opened and wildly popular dumpling palace in santa clara changing its no reservation policy to reservation only. all tables at the restaurant will be by a reservation only. it said it realize guests have been waiting several hours to be seated and many have been turned away because the restaurant was at capacity. the move is temporary and the restaurant has not set for how long it will be reservation only. >>> when these may sell old- fashioned hamburgers but they're getting a high-tech upgrade. when you start ordering combos from a computer and first. >>> very long security lines have people sleeping on cots in airports. a warning for travelers going out this morning. >>> speaking of long waits northb

george lucas got the green light.llowed to start at his ranch. . >>> welcome back to the mornings on two. alameda voted to ban fracking in the area. the first bay area county to do this. it will go into effect in july. this is a big step in the right direction to preserve the earth and protect ground water. marin county approved a project for george luke as -- lucas. he will continue vert 61,000 square feet of office to 77 gust units. lucas representatives say it will help with the filmmakers problems. >>> workers at full some lake are -- folsom lake are ready for a busy weekend. the water levels are rising after a record low last december. it is 86% of the capacity. expected to brick a lot of people to that spot in the sierra foothills. the same higher water levels have water managers releasing water into the lower american river. >> the water quality in the delta is defended by the water outflow, not releasing water you have salt water coming into the bay. >> what's not clear is how long the releases will continue.

george lucas and his wife have pulled out of plans to build their museum in chicago. many in the bay area are wondering if the force could be with oakland. plans in the windy city fell through after a parks group filed a lawsuit challenging the site of the museum. at one point, san francisco was a contender. oakland mayor libby schaaf has said she would be thrilled act the project possibly coming to oakland. >>> a lot of customers checked their accounts and they got a scare. zero balance. that is what showed up. veronica de la cruz is here. veronica, what happened? >> reporter: i know right? the customers here and across the west coast got cut off from their cash much of the day. the banking meltdown affected customers of the san francisco based union bank and they couldn't access their accounts at atms or online. their debit cards were frozen. >> it was kind of upsetting to us that we didn't get a phone call or an e-mail from them saying that they were having issues. and, worse yet, if we had been, like at safeway or something else, we wouldn't have been able to pay

. >>> may fourth, george lucas and his wife have pulled out of plans to build their museum in chicago which leaves a very real possibility of it coming to oakland. plans in the windy city fell through after a parks group filed a lawsuit challenging the site of the museum. chicago mayor rahm emanuel made it clear he doesn't want it to leave for california. >> it would be a very sad day for the city if in fact we saw this museum in los angeles or san francisco rather than where it belongs. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf has said that she would be thrilled about the project possibly coming to oakland. >> it would be great to have it in the bay area. right? >> it would be great to have it in oakland. >>> so you said were you going to try to make it throughout the whole show without sneezing. it took you four minutes. [ laughter ] >> and everybody else around here, too. >> thank you for your advice last night about the little ice pad over the eyes. it helped for a while. it got me so relief until this morning when i had to come to work. out the door, grab an umbrella just to be safe. if we

but not that terrible version george lucas released with the side cgi stuff. remember?o wrong. topic number 5. the internet is filled with viruses. people film things and they go viral. like this man who refused to be infectsd with beyonce's seductive microbes as he sat in the back rove her concert. reading a book. of all the nerve it was during her performance of o canada. but this guy was hardy intoxicated by anything happening anywhere. i love literature. i ran into an older version of the same guy this weekend in my daughter's gymnastics meet. he was so cranky, he sat and read that newspaper for three hours. just held tonight front much his face the whole time. we nicknamed him. if you have stories would you like to see in the "topical storm." tweet me sat kennedynation. use #topicalstorm. there it is. the party panel returns in morning. no shirt, no shoes, no service. but if you are pregnant we won't turn you away in a new york bar. it's told has to serve the ladies with big old buns in the oven. kennedy: we are just partying here. expecting women in new york can e

the george lucas museum could be in oakland.heir museum in chicago after a parks group filed a lawsuit challenging its location. >>> today is the first day of new airline service between san jose and london. british airways will fly boeing 787 dreamliners between mineta international airport and heathrow airport. this is the first regular airline service between the two cities. >>> scientists around the bay area are scrambling to stop the zika virus. one team from uc-berkeley is trying to determine how the virus invades a pregnant woman's placenta. >>> and here's roberta. >> it's been fun and interesting to track light rain around our area. here's the scene right now looking out from the transamerica pyramid due south. mostly cloudy skies low-level clouds causing delays at sfo. right now, our hi-def doppler radar not picking up much except for a cell that just passes santa rosa making tracks towards yountville and light rain towards novato. high temperatures today into the 50s, 60s and 70s. cooler than yesterday. but a little bi

. >>> coming up next, george lucas is looking to expand once again. what he wants to turn office at his ranch into now. >>> here is a look at tonight's lineup, dancing with the stars and castle and abc news at 11. >> so what is so -- is that blood? >> well, not according to lenie. >> what is it? >> some kind of ink. there were samples sent to the lab. they said he didn't have any writing on him when he escaped this morning. >> the words are in latin. protect me lord from the hands of the wicked. >> it's a prayer for salvation. sounds like he was scared, but of what. >> the mysteries don't stop there. when i conducted the autopsy i found that the wound had been inflicted by some kind of claw. >> like an animal? >> it gets even weirder. there was a strange substance inside the wound. >> let me guess sulfur? >> yeah, how did you know? >> isn't it obvious. latin prayers, a claw, sulfur, also known as brimstone. >> you don't think that -- >> but i do. gabriel was hey i think the internet just went down. huh, why don't you give it a sec, it'll come back. so

the museum for george lucas' movie memorabilia might end up on treasure island.oking at san francisco again after a plan to bring the museum to chicago fell through. you'll recall lucas wanted to build the museum in the presidio but came up against too much opposition. the project is far from assured. oakland and los angeles reportedly interested in building the museum in their city. this will be the second time queen bee performed at the venue this year. the first one was memorable during the super bowl halftime show with coldplay. she added another stop at levy in september. >>. >> i'm waiting for bee hive formation jokes. nothing from you. >> we have killer bees. >> we don't joke about beyonce. you will get burned. respect. >> wise move this morning. let's turn up the heat here a little bit. temperatures will end up warmer. >> especially over the next couple of days. it will be nice and comfortable today. warmer than it was yesterday. we start out with patchy clouds in spots as we take a live look at sunol. beautiful start to the day. we will so whatever cloud

george lucas is again considering the city for his project. he's looking at treasure island. the site on the island facing downtown has been approved for development and the mayor is reportedly lobbying the creator of star wars to build his museum there. >>> stocks now about 1/2 hour ahead of the close. the dow is up by 200 points gaining more than one percent. the story is system -- >>> google is getting a boost as warn buffet purchases stock in the company. >> oil surging hitting the highest level this year, two reasons, more disruptions from nigeria saying that the oil market ended with oversupply and flipped to a deficit. big news, warn buffet purchasing 9.8 million shares of apple. it's valued at a billion dollars. apple shares rising on the news. the stocks hit a new 52-week low last week. >>> rumors are flying about the i-phone expected to hit the market next year. that means that the entire face of the i-phone will be the display. everything from the camera to the speaker will be displayed underneath it. the wall street journal reports that they will include items lik

>> marin county officials will be reviewing plans tomorrow for a major remodeling project for george lucas. he is converting the stuff in the valley and this is the remodeling of more than 75,000 square feet of the structure. the project would not change the outside appearance of the building and a traffic analysis by sky walker properties. this is lucas valley road. >>> group of bay area area police officers are on the bikes to line up for those who died on duty. they sent us the video of the ride getting underway in new jersey. it is a four day tour that started in 1997 with 18 cyclists and has grown to include 1900 riders. >> still ahead. after being abruptly transferred over the weekend. new developments with the mexican drug lord with el chap poa guzman. >> -- . >>> taking a look at the big board. stocks are unchanged after they come off two weeks of losses. price of oil is down follow ago shake up in saudi arabia. they are down 15 points and s&p 500 is up five points. spot guy plans to expand the streaming. it announced it will create 12 new somehows around music. and they report the

. >> george lucas said he would pay 700 million to build the museum and offered up his collection of from his movies. one might imagine there were hard feelings when he was rebuffed by the federally appointed trustees of the presidio. when opponents in chicago filed a lawsuit to block construction. san francisco's mayor sensed a second chance and called lucas for a meeting. >> he's always believed that that museum, that location would be the perfect location for it. >> treasure island, where 8,000 houses have been approved for construction. and a major tourist attraction could draw in jobs. >> hopefully this will be the return of the jedi museum. >> the museum could bolster treasure island's ferry service. >> right now, that island is only connected to the east bay in san francisco by a highly congested bridge. if we could have enough draw. we could get a robust ferry servicep. that could be a boone. >> the governor of illinois is urging lucas and his wife to stay the course in chicago. >> i'm sorry the court process takes a while. i think they should win. it's the right thing for th

. >>> still to come on "abc7 news" at 9:00, plans to build a george lucas museum in chicago. lucas museum in chicago. >> the on his legendary quest, jack created a breakfast worth waking up for. the triple cheese and hash brown breakfast burrito. with provolone, cheddar, pepperjack, and a crispy hash brown. then he announced it to the world in the most legendary way. ah-hem. ♪triple cheeeeeese! the triple cheese and hash brown breakfast burrito. hurry in before it's gone. just a full suite of sensorsmba helautomatically guides roomba. throughout your home. cleaning under furniture, along edges and in corners. and with its powerful three-stage cleaning system roomba picks up pet hair, dust and debris for up to 2 hours, recharging itself when it needs to. which means your floors are always clean. you and roomba from irobot®. better together™. >>> this is "abc7 news." >>> both hulu and youtube are expected to offer live streaming television as soon as next year. hulu is working on a service to offer customers a bundle of tv channels and youtube will offer a service called unplug

>> as we reported, george lucas is once again eyeing san francisco for his memorabilia museum.s your thoughts on our facebook page. before you head out the door - here are the top stories on nbc bay area... ==laura/anim== new this morning ==laura/vo== the search is on for whoever stabbed a man on board a muni bus in san francisco... police say a man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed in >>> police are searching for a man who stabbed a man on a muni bus. a man was stabbed at 1:30 this morning at mission and ninth street. police say the suspect took off. >>> one bay area city is soon going to be installing cameras along a stretch of highway after nearly 2 dozen shootings in the last few months. >> bob redell live in pittsburgh. just before this vote, there was another shooting that shutdown highway 4 for hours. >> there was. good morning. here at pittsburgh city hall last night, the city council voted to spend $100,000 on new video cameras that will go up along highway 4. these would be in addition to the extensive video surveillance network in operation around city st

. >>> the museum for george lucas' movie memorabilia might end up on treasure island. >> the "star warsreator reportedly looking at san francisco again after a plan to bring the museum to chicago fell through. lucas wanted to build a museum in the presidio but that came up against too much opposition. the museum has an approved development plan but the project is far from assured. oakland and los angeles are competing in trying to lure the museum. >> get ready to get in formation. beyonce is in the bay. her tour is coming to levi stadium tonight. it will be the second time the queen performed at the venue this year. first was during super bowl halftime show with coldplay. caltrans providing extra service. mike is dancing off to the side here. >> it's 6:38. legends in the bay area sports may receive what may be the top honor tonight, induction to the bay area sports hall of fame. >> it's the bashof. this includes one-time san francisco giant jeff kent. he won the national league mvp in 2000. he hit more home runs than any other second businessman. one-time giants executive peter mcgowan

. >>> today, marin cloudy officials will review the project by george lucas. they want it on into overnight lodging and overnight, 75,000 square feet, would not change about how the believe looks on the outside. is excelling anything, it is going to quote disrespect your coverage on saturday, from inside the country. north koreamade the officials, and speaking ill, of the system. of the of. the bbc says it was questioned by eight hourses on north koreaofficials and forced to sign a statement apologizing for his coverage. more than 100 foreign journalists in north korea to cover the country's first party congress in 36 years. >> today voters are electing a new candidate. five candidates are running to replace the candidate, who's six-year term ends in june. we do not have the official results just yet. but an election monitor says that three quarters of the votes have been counted and rodrigo is well ahead. he's a 71-year-old brash mayor known for sex, jokes, and killing criminals and promising to end corruption within six months. >> the presidential primary in

george lucas is once again considering the city to be his home for the museum, and reports are that thereicago, but those plans are not going well, so they are looking at a site on treasure island. the mayor ed lee is lobbying for the creator of star wars to build the museum there. and we hope that works out. >>> the time is 5:56 am. >>> a fire force people in an apartment complex out of their homes, coming up, the pictures of where the fire started, and why the auto shop owner fled the scene screaming. >>> not an easy game one for the san jose sharks, and one point was a week one -- weak one.>>> looking at trees may commit, slow traffic from the east bay to the peninsula, and we will tell you more coming up.>>> sunrise on a monday with low clouds in place, inland temperatures warming up, and more so tomorrow. most fast food places use formulas to create their combos. but all that math, doesn't always equal something tasty. at my place, you can get a mouthwatering sourdough bacon ranch combo. with a full size beef patty, bacon, and creamy ranch sauce, on toasted sourdough bread. plus hot

. >> other donors included baseball great hank aaron, star wars george lucas, and oprah. museum is set to open september 24th. >>> some d.c. voters were registered to vote. find out what caused all the confusion. >>> food that was sold in maryland, virginia, and west virginia has now been lin stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> we're working with you with some important information about a the recall is for organic frozen fruit and vegetables. it now includes 350 different products under 42 different brand names, including trader joe's and great value. the recalled food sold across the country, including maryland and virginia. of the eight people

. >> he plans to accepted a formal letter to george lucas this week, the site is already approved fors has renewed his interest in the city because his latest museum proposal in chicago became bogged down in legal and political challenges. the it's a go, supervisor says the museum could change treasure island's future for good. >> if we could actually have an attraction on treasure island, it could sustain a ferry service and make the entire island work. >> the next step would be to start developing a detailed plan >> may the force be with san francisco. >>> 5:51. want to get through security faster at the airport? one leader's ideas and what dogs have to do with it. ,,,,,, phone rings "hello?" "yeah!" ♪ "a new friends coming here to sesame street."♪ if you're looking for freinds... "hi!!!" "hi everybody" "cookie" all-new it's sesame street live make a new friend! "hello everybodeeeeee!" no matter where you're from or where you've been... ♪"bakkaaaa ♪"count" ♪"me" ♪"in" sesame street live make a new friend playing the only bay area performances city national civic kind of like this lo

after that iconic line from the george lucas film franchise. we're guessing these people circled.ns gather dressed as their favorite characters. and you are feeling one with them. because that's when you would come out of your mom's basement too. >> i will now be attacked on twitter. tonight, game 4 in pittsburgh. we'll answer the question coming up in sports. >>> and right after the break. it is the third leading cause of death in this country. how medical errors are responsible for more than 250,000 deaths at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. >>> leaving surgical instruments in your body? how about injecting with 10 times the prepare -- prescribed medication. they suggest that medical mistakes like those, are now the third leading cause of death in america. that's right a