jonathan blume with what the ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ >>> happening today, it's national marguerita day. marguerita are the most common teige la based cocktail in the u.s. dozens of bartenders claim to have started the day. it's unclear how it began. i'm not sure anybody cares. >> seconday. >>> the state assemblyman from southern california wants to make it easier to enjoy a glass of wine at a art gallery. he proposed a bill to allow art fairs and art dealers to be able to serve beer and wine without a license. the cost of wine and beer couldn't be included in the sales price of any art and could only be served during business hours and no later ha than 10:00 p.m. >> ten years ago airbnb oh opens doors in san francisco and a political can of worms with it. >> our reporter jonathan blume was at the headquarters today for big announcements and a look at why airbnb growth hasn't always been easy. >> reporter: how you doing today. >> >> reporter: airbnb got

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in san francisco, jonathan blume, abc 7 news. >> well money may not buy you love. but it turns out it can bring happiness at least to a point. new research finds that there is a limit to how beneficial a losty income is to an individual's well being. and it has a lot to do with where you live. purdue university study found the ideal income point is $95,000 for overall life satisfaction in australia and new zealand is 125,000. in the caribbean it's 35,000. in the united states it's $so 5,000 a year. the figures are for individuals by the way not families. >>> all right meteorologist drew tuma is next with the final look at the weather forecast and a story that's all about heart. and oakland raiders player are you united with the man who saved his life on can make you feel unstoppable. but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking about your treatment options. vraylar is approved for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar i disorder in adults. clinical studies

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. >> our reporter jonathan blume was at the headquarters today for big announcements and a look at why airbnb growth hasn't always been easy. >> reporter: how you doing today. >> >> reporter: airbnb got the name from the guys turning the air matters into a bed and breakfast. >> the hotels were sold out. >> the platform has grown from hundreds to thousands. >> to 4.5 million places to stay on airbnb. >> at a big event they unveiled place ways search for a spare room. >> i focused on making a best place in san francisco. >> it's part of something new. >> we are introducing airbnb plus. >> rooms or whole houses this they respect in person to give a seal of approval. >> basically someone came out with a checklist gave me advice, spent some time foefrgt my place. >> the announcement comes ten years after they opened up shop here in san francisco. in that time some would say it's gone from a disrupter to being an institution. >> in most american cities short term rentals to tourists are illegal in residential neighborhoods. >> dale carlson pushed to regulate the graup and remove listings tha

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jonathan blume got the answers. >> reporter: they are being awfully quiet about it. quieter than us. >> what were the helicopters all about this morning. >> reporter: it was our helicopter. >> nice work. it was a beautiful helicopter. >> reporter: the folks at st. george spirits had no idea that just across the fence a stilly start-up was testing a rocket. >> shouldn't they do that in the desert. >> reporter: indeed it's unexpected. >> when i look behind me i see a giant truck with a missile on it. ar:ep t the>> alameda naval air station and headed to a building the navy once used to test jet engines. we caught up it and learned it plngs to a start-up that doesn't have a name yet. they answer the phone stealth space. and they say they have already created 100 jobs here. they are not saying much more. >> it's exciting seeing what's going on in the private aerospace industry. >> reporter: they may not be talking to us yet but they are talking to local officials. in fact they filed a lease application with the city of alameda that gives some details on what they are wor

i'm jonathan blume with the bay area company that plans to put the driver's seat in the offers. ahead on abc 7 news. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel temperatures tumbling and feeling like winter. find out when the next storms come through in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> and it's one last call after six decades of memories closing time has come for a popular >>> the san francisco police have a message tonight for would be bicycle thieves. the bicycle you want to steal might be bait. today the department released video from an undercover operation in action that you can see the potential thief at the top of the screen trying to playbook off with the bait bike unless plain clothes officers run in and make the arrest. this happened wednesday in front of mission cliffs on harrison street. not so fast, right. san francisco police say these operations will continue as part of a ramped up effort to curb property theft in the city. >>> a missing hike frere oklahoma who became lost in yosemite national pennsylvania park has been found. 36-year-old allen ciao was spotted by a

abc7 news reporter jonathan blum blume has a look at the highlights and the bay area resident behinduse emoji. >> absolutely. >> reporter: we all have our favorites. >> i use the smiley face and the monkey. >>> now more than 100 new emoji are coming to an phone near you. >> we are developing this new language at an incredibly rapid pace. who i compare to it the evolution of natural languages. >> reporter: the union code consortium takes proposals from anyone. >> the process is democratic. it's open. >> reporter: each character has a story. >> i don't know when i would use the mosquito. >> reporter: who would propose that? >> it was viral olists who were saying this is going to help us communicate world side the daners associated with moits. >> reporter: but emoji can take on new meanings. what are people going to use the mosquito for? >> whatever sucks, guess. >> reporter: next to the baseball there is a softball. >> they are different sports. >> reporter: next to the crab, a lobster. >> a way to call your significant other. >> really. >> yeah, like you are my lobster. >>. >> reporte

abc 7 news reporter jonathan blume found the answers. >> reporter: they're being awfully quiet about t quieter than us. >> that's what the helicopters were all about this morning. >> that was our helicopter. cfo >> nice work a beautiful helicopter. >> thank you, the folks at st. george spirit a stealthy start-up was test ago rocket. >> shouldn't they do that the desert. >> indeed it's a bit unexpected. >> i heard helicopters when i look i see a giant truck with a huge missile on it. >> a truck left the alameda naval air station and headed to a media being navy used to test jet engines it belongs to a start-up without a name they answer stealth space and yes they're an aerospace company that created 100 jobs here. they're not saying much more. >> it's exciting to see what's going on with the private aerospace industry. and to see it this close to home is even more exciting. >> they may not be talking to us yet. but they are talking to local officials. in fact they filed a lease application with the city of alameda that gives legalities did what they're working on. >> days after the fa

jonathan blume talked with augustine's neighbors who suspectsed that something might be going on. >>ock. just like you guys i'm no jock. >> neighbors were hardly prepared to learn the second man arrested on suspicion of terror activity was living on their street. >> i don't know anything about this family. i only see people coming in and out. >> they tell us they believe bernard augustine attended the high school. >> he walls wore a backpack in the morning and come back like in school hours. >> they say he lived in this house with other family members who one used to be a nurse. >> they say other teens came over. >> he had a girlfriend when he was going to high school but i don't know who she was. >> they are say he didn't talk much but it doesn't mean he was quiet. a pench ant for must standings runs in the flam. >> i have seen him in a newer tip of mustang and screeching up and down the sfleet in fact in addition to the four satellite dishes you may notice the house has extra parking. >> there were a lot of cars there in the driveway and front of the house. actually parked on the l

abc7 news reporter jonathan blume explains the new rules taking effect and what's going on behind themay look like a imagimagic trick but this could the future. >> we are expecting an announcement. >> reporter: the dmv says it would allow autonomous driving companies take the human passenger out from behind the wheel. >> there needs to be a remote operator. >> reporter: that's where phantom comes in. >> we can remotely drive a vehicle. >> reporter: they go through training program and stand by to take over in the case the car needs help. >> we don't have to fully trust the machine just yet. >> reporter: the cofounder estimates self driving cars get it right 98% of the time but sometimes they get confused. >> the car will know when it needs help a lot of times if it's stuck let's say at a construction site and it's paralyzed and cannot move, then it would know to ping us. >> reporter: you can see with this panoramic view the remote driver can see everything with no blind spots. but driving a car from inside an office raises some interesting questions. >> the vehicle is still being driv

abc news reporter jonathan blume explains new rules taking affect and what's going on behind the scenes. >> reporter: it might look like a magic trick but this could be the future. >> on monday we are expecting an announcement. >> reporter: the dmv says it would let autonomous companies take the driver out of the car. >> there is no driver behind the steering wheel. there needs to be a remote driver snook that's where phantom comes no. >> we can remotely drive a vehicle. >> reporter: they go through a training program and stand by to take over if an autonomous car needs help. >> we don't have to fully trust the machine. >> reporter: he reports self driving cars get it right 98% of the time but sometimes they get confused. >> the car will let help, if it is stuck at a construction site and cannot move then it would know to ping us. >> reporter: with this panoramic view the driver can see everything with none blind spots. but driving a car from inside an office raises interesting questions. >> the vehicle is being driven by a human just from further away. >> reporter: road show's annie ha

in san francisco, jonathan blume, abc7 news. >>> the transbay transis center in san francisco may not open until august or september. the san francisco business times says construction snags are forcing the delay. it was originally set for completion late last year. once it's open, the transit center will bring 11 bay area transit sims together in yun location. it will feature a five story building with a bus plaza, retail pop-up spaces and a roof top park. construction began back in 2011. >> there is a new propose a.m. that would ban tackle football in california until high school. lawmakers are citing growing concern overhead injuries and the potential danger to young athletes. the bill is set to be taken up this spring. i passed, california would become the first state to set a minimum age requirement for tackle football. it would affect thousands of children would play pop warner football. the tackle football league is for kids 5 to 15 years old. similar bills have been proposed in new york, illinois, and maryland. >>> oracle arena was packed last not, not for the warriors. televa

jonathan blume found the answers. >> reporter: they are being quiet about it.ter than us. >> that's what the helicopters were about this morning. >> that was our helicopter. >> nice work. it was a beautiful helicopter. >> reporter: the folk at st. george spirits had no idea that across the fence they were testing a rocket. >> shouldn't they do that in the desert. >> reporter: it's unexpected. >> i heard helicopters and when i looked behind me i see a giant truck with a huge missile on it. >> reporter: a truck that left the alameda naval air station and headed to a building the navy once used to test jet engines. we caught up with it and learned it belongs to a start-up that doesn't have a name yet. they answer the phone with stealth space and yes they are an aerospace company that created 100 jobs. they are just not saying more. >> it's exciting to see what's going on in the private aerospace agency. >> reporter: they may not be talking to us yet but they are talking to local officials. they filed lease application with the city that gives some details on what

. >> reporter: in san jose, jonathan blume, abc.news. >>> next, celebrating the lunar newee.g today, it's time to get into the year of th dog. the lunar new year is being celebrated in oakland. the event will be in the oakland chamber of commerce. you will see percussion drups, dancers and plates being spun on a stick. the free celebration begins at the civic plaz center plaza on ninth street and goes into the rhett of the afternoon. >>> next on abc7 news at 6:00, new video shows san francisco fighting for their lives y. some believe it expose as dangerous flaw in police policy. >>> and heading to or hosting a super bowl party this weekend? what you need to do to protect yourse on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during the ultimate sleep number event, our queen c2 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides is only $699, save $200. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >>> good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> it'

abc7 news reporter jonathan blume found the answers. >> reporter: they are being awfully quiet about it. quieter than us. >> what the helicopters were about. >> that was our candidate helicopter. >> it was a beautiful helicopter. >> thank you. the folks at st. george spirits had no idea across the fence a stealthy start-up was testing a rocket. >> shouldn't they do that in desert or something. >> reporter: it is unexpected. >> i heard helicopters. and when i looked behind me i see a giant truck with a huge missile on it. >> reporter: a truck that left the alameda naval air station and headed to a building the navy once used toest is jet engines. we caught up with it and learned it belongs to a start-up that doesn't have a name yet. they answered the phone stealth space and they say they are an aerospace company that created 100 jobs here. they are not saying much more. >> it's exciting to see what's going on with the private arrow face industry. and to see it this close to home is exciting. >> reporter: they may not be talking to us yet but they are talking to local officials. they f

. >> reporter: in san jose, jonathan blume, abc7 news. >>> next, celebrating the lunar new year.e you can experience one of the first-ever ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> happening today, it's time to get into the year of the dog. the lunar new year is being celebrated in oakland. the event is the oakland chamber of commerce' outdoor festival. you will see percussion groups, dancers and plates being spun on a stick. this is video from last year's event. the free fun begins at 11:00 this morning at the pacific renaissance plaza on ninth street and goes until 4:00 this afternoon. >>> final weather check now with lisa. it should be a good time for all those headed out there today. >> you can even head to the beach. we have an offshore flow th

jonathan blume has a look at the highlights and the bay area residents that's behind one of the new emojisi. >> absolutely. >> we have our favorites. >> i use the smiley face. >> more are coming to phone near you. we are developing this language at an incredible pace. >> reporter: the ooin eun ki code consortium takes proposes from anyone. >> it is open, democrats. >> i don't know when i would use the mosquito. >> who proposed that? >> viralologists who said this will help us communicate worldwide the dangers socialed with mosquitos. >> reporter: but it can take on new meanings. what are you going to use the mosquitos for? >> whatever sucks, i guess. >> reporter: next to the baseball a softball. >> different sports. >> exnext to the crab a lobster. >> it is a good way of calling your significant remember. >> really? >> yeah, you are my lobster. >> reporter: success in the on line petition for red head emoji. >> huge, it was millions of people. >> red headed kids can be bullied. you go on our phone to have something will be like you and it's not like you and you are like does the rest of th

jonathan blume got to speak with mirren and her co-star jason clark when they were here last year. opening. >> do you believe inest goes, dr. price. >> i do not believe in anything i cannot see. >> reporter: but to the people who work at the westchester mystery house it is not a question. >> it's definitely haunted. i could tell you ghost story after ghost story. >> reporter: jake williams knows this house by the back of his hand, which earned him a glimmer of stardom. >> they needed a stunt double who was familiar with the roof of the house. >> reporter: they much of the movie was shot in australia, the roof scene was shot here in san jose. >> i got do a stunt scene for clark's character. >> reporter: clark play as scientist. >> what is he coming here to do? >> he is coming here to do a hatchet job on sarah. >> reporter: after the fortune made by the westchester rifle, she believed she was haunted by the people it killed. the maze of rooms and hallways was erected to keep them at bay. >> do you feel the spirits here. >> not today. there are so many people. >> they are not all real