anne makovec reports. >> reporter: they sleep during the day, hunt at night and, well, often terrify people. there is nothing creepy about what bats do for the environment. >> they are not only cute but they do these amazing roles like for our eco system. >> a bat biologist at ucla. without bats life would be far less enjoyable. >> we would not have coffee, chocolate, tequila without bats, that should be enough. fruit depend on bats for pollination. disburse seeds, pest mat role, eating mosquitoes, wasps and flies and reduce wildfires by gobelling up bark beetles. there is trouble ahead. bats are declining around the world due to loss of habitat, pollution, and extreme weather events caused by climate change. >> it is daunting. i will be honest with you. daunting knowing these are all of these factors that are leading to their declines and a general ap athy. >> it has been very exciting. >> senior environmental 69tive with the california department of fish and wildlife. his team is tracking bats by attaching small radio transmitters on them. >> this type of technology is really usefu

anne makovec has the new information just in from investigators. anne? >> we are hearing police officers may have shot a person but are waiting for details from police. this is in the bayview taking another live look from our chopper over the scene. a lot of officers are in this area and the streets are blocked off. it's an industrial neighborhood near several warehouses. police have not confirmed anything yet, but we have heard there was a man with a gun in the area. police arrived on scene and shots were fired. here's a closer look from our map. it's near the intersection of jennings and donner right outside a facility called hong kong productions. this is some video posted on citizen app a little over an hour ago. there appears to be some activity on the left-hand side of your screen behind the gate and the street outside is blocked off. no word yet on if that man may have fired at police nor that person's condition, but we will keep an eye on this developing news and bring you the latest throughout the evening. >>> the bay area desperately needs more

anne makovec is following the latest developments. >> this all started before noon with a freeway shooting on 101 near windsor in santa rosa. the hunt for that shooter went on for hours and the standoff is underway as we speak. let's go out live to i-80 in fairfield. in that silver sedan on the left hand bottom side of your screen is a person accused of shooting into an suv this morning. a woman was driving that suv. she was not injured, but her window was shot out. officers tracked the suspect vehicle's license plate. they found that vehicle at around 2:00 this afternoon with a driver in it near rohnert park. from there the case was on. here we are three hours later. the car has been stopped in fairfield for almost two hours. officers are in a standoff with the driver whom they believe is still armed. they're planning their moves carefully. our chopper watched the chase earlier this afternoon down 580 on the richmond-san rafael bridge with several cop cars on the tail of this silver toyota corolla. it was never going terribly over the speed limit, topping around 70 miles an hour driving t

anne makovec has been following the latest developments and is in our newsroom. what can you tell us? >> we've been watching the chase and then the standoff for hours today from our chopper. over the past 20 minutes we saw two tactical vehicles you can see from our live picture here close in on that suspect sedan and officers right now on top of that vehicle as well as alongside. it looks like that sedan really has no room to move, totally blocked in there on the lanes of 80 which right now both ways are closed, just so you know. that is in fairfield, solano county. nobody is going either direction on 80. the suspect's vehicle is pinned now between the two armored vehicles. officers with guns drawn are standing by. we've seen the suspect moving inside this sedan, but it's tough to tell what that person's doing. we've also seen some of those officers throwing objects near the vehicle. we aren't sure what the objects that the officers are throwing are right now. earlier our chopper spotted the back window of the silver sedan be riddled with bullet holes when we zoo

anne makovec is in the newsroom with more of these allegations. >> reporter: liz, this all centers around notes found in case files that will appear to show prosecutors discriminating against jewish and black jurors. take a look. this note says a banker, question mark, jew. and they wrote jewish about other potential jurors and also wrote no way, must take too risky. this note says one of the juror candidates is pro-affirmative action and the prosecutor wrote that race is no issue, but i don't believe her. and in this one, prosecutors wrote short fat troll in their description of a potential juror. here's price when she made the announcement in april. >> the evidence that we have uncovered suggests plainly that many people did not receive a fair trial in alameda county. as a result we will have to review all the files to determine what happened. >> price says the first red flag surfaced on ernest dikes, and the attempted murder of his grandmother, bernice. victims services advocates says revisiting these cases could be hard on families who have already lived through criminal trials. >> an

anne makovec is here with more. >> there are several things that can be tweaked and this bill runs theamet. keeping planes safer to protecting passengers from getting ripped off. the bill requires more air traffic controllers to be hired and better trained. requiring improved runway technology to reduce the risk of collisions, aircraft would have to have longer voice cockpit controllers and taking away fees for families to sit together and most near cash not vouchers, they have to be usable for five years instead of one. i spoke to the congressman that offered part of this package. >> this is when government has to come in because our culture has changed. hopefully with what we are doing we will get back to where the private sector will start making sure that their, it is not just about making money. it making money in the long-term and making sure that the consumers know that they value their safety. >> the bill would give more than $100 billion in funding for the faa as well as $700 million for the national transportation safety board. efforts to boost safety taken on new urgency aft

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. >>> i'm anne makovec following a potential escalation in the war between israel and hamas. israel's military says it is attacking hamas targets in the southern gaza city of rafah. earlier israel told as many as 100,000 palestinian civilians in rafah to get to an extended safety zone before the israeli army comes in with "extreme force." the u.s. has objected to the invasion of rafah out of concern for the more than 1 million palestinians who fled to the city from other parts of gaza. president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this morning. >> the president was very direct and consistently so this morning that we don't want to see major ground operations in rafah that put these people at greater risk. >> concern about the war continues in the form of encampments at universities here in the bay area and today the president of san francisco state met with protesters one week after the tent encampment went up on campus. the students leading the negotiations are asking for the disclosure and divestment of csu funds to israel. the moderated negotiations

. >> anne makovec has reaction from around the bay area. >> yeah, guys, we hit the streets of san francisco to hear from some of you and most people did not mince words. >> i mean yeah, guilty. got to face the consequences. >> i'm ecstatic, to be honest with you. it's a long time coming, serves him right and i would go as far as to say i would like to see everyone who voted for him convicted for aiding and abetting. >> i will vote for trump more so than i ever thought i would, what the democrats, what biden is doing to our country is shameful. >> it was so quick. so it seems like the jurors really came to their decision quickly. they had the information they needed. >> at this point i don't really know if anything would help or hurt him. i think people have already made up their minds about him. i think his supporters can't be swayed one way or the other. >> i will also say there were several people we had to edit out of there because of some strong language as you might expect, a lot of passion from both sides of the political spectrum. >> thanks, anne. >>> at 6:00 we'll have reaction to t

. >>> i'm anne makovec following developments in gaza. there were two more explosions at encampments for palestinian refugees today. they are suppose to be designated safe zones for civilians. but dozens of palestinians were killed or wounded according to the health ministry there after another encampment was attacked over the weekend when at least 45 people were killed in air strikes including people living in tents engulfed by fire. there are many children among the wounded. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called this weekend's attack a tragic mishap. we heard today from the u.s. national security spokesperson when asked what the red line would be for the u.s. to pull its support from israel. he says if israel would conduct a major round operation in gaza. >> this is not something we've turned a blind eye to, nor has it been something we've ignored or neglected to raise with the israeli counterparts. including this weekend as a result of this particular strike. now they're investigating it, so let's let them investigate it and

anne makovec has troubling questions and reactions from a man whose mother was hurt in that fire, anne? >> reporter: a man has been targeted with racist threats that are being investigated as hate crimes. to be clear, fire crews have not said what caused this fire, but it does have neighbors concerned. take a live look at the scene right now. the bomb squad there this afternoon, and removed an item that is required to be rendered safe by fire crews. we don't know what that item is. but we were told it was not associated with the fire or the fire investigation. so crews have a part of the roadblocked off for their continued investigation and clean up operation. and this is right by alamo square park and a block away from the famous painted ladies where the house is on grove near the intersection of fillmore and that fire broke out at 11:30 this morning. this video shows dark flames and smoke coming from the window. two adults had to be rescued where they were treated and taken to the hospital. one of them was terry williams mother. described the moment they arrived home to find out what

our anne makovec is in the newsroom, keeping a close eye on the standoff. it looked like there was a little movement inside the car. >> yes. we can see a person moving inside the vehicle. we don't know what they were doing. we've been watching these live pictures as they're happening, as you have at home. this started before noon with a freeway shooting on 101 in windsor near santa rosa. the hunt for the shooter went on for hours and that standoff is underway as we speak. let's go live to that scene now, i-80 in fairfield. it is closed both directions. in that silver sedan there is a person accused of shooting into an suv this morning. a woman was driving that suv. she was not injured, but her window was shot out. they tracked that suspect's vehicle license plate and then found the car at around 2:00 p.m. with the driver in it near rohnert park and from there the chase is on. here we are 3 1/2 hours later. you can see this law enforcement standoff continues right under that overpass. there's a heavily armored vehicle. the chp had their drone up over the are

i'm ann makovec and farai in armstrong's latest bid for a position in city government comes at a time that he is also suing oakland and the mayor. armstrong is vowing to crack down on crime and tackled the city's homelessness crisis, among other issues, the oakland native officially filed for candidacy at the clerk's office morning. he is running for the at large >>>>seat. >>differently. currently >>>>held >>by vice mayor rebecca kaplan. armstrong >>>>said >>period will help serve >>>>the public. something that i've been thinking about for several months really have been listening to the community who has really been asking me to step up in this moment. and i think it's important that you know as our city. experiences obviously dramatic increases in violence budget issues homeless issues, i think it's important. that i bring my leadership. to the >anne>table. little history here. armstrong served more than 2 decades with the oakland police department and became police chief in 2021. he was fired by mayor sheng thao last year following a report that found armstrong head allegedly misha

. >>> anne makovec is here with more on franchises coming to several bay area cities. >> big news for the new wnba team here in the bay area, a franchise of the warriors. we don't know their name yet, but we know who will be at the helm. the manager was most recently working in the front office for the new york liberty. >> hello, bay area. i'm so excited to be here. thank you in advance for welcoming me to this community. i know this area has a very rich women's basketball history. >> the first season is set to start in 2025. according to the warriors, they've gotten more than 7,000 deposits for season tickets. as a whole, sales for wnba tickets on stubhub have spiked 93% this year compared to 2023 season. >>> in soccer the bay area's first women's pro team is off to a very hot start in. march bay fc sold out their inaugural home game with 18,000 fans. in their four home games so far this year they've averaged almost 83% capacity at paypal park in san jose. on the other end of the spectrum, the oakland a's are breaking attendance records for the wrong reason. as of this morning, the t

. >>> i'm anne makovec following the latest on pro-palestinian protests around the bay area and the state, taking a live look from the university of california in irvine. that is where pro-palestinian protests on campus have escalated. the school sending out an alert, advising students to avoid this area. you can see the protesters with their arms linked and then police officers on the other side. those protesters are basically trying to block the police officers from coming in to this encampment. this is all near the physical science lecture hall. again at uc irvine, prompting the closure of that area. major police presence there, many of those officers are dressed in riot gear, so there could be a confrontation that's coming in the near future. in the meantime it is a standoff as we speak. >>> in the meantime an agreement announced at san francisco state. the groups they say that the chancellor has agreed to start the process of divesting from the weapons manufacturers, first disclosing the university's investment, then integrating a human rights principal. the students say they will co

. >>> i'm anne makovec getting reaction on the verdict from some of the political figures here in the bay area and as you might imagine, it's all pretty much straight along party lines. east bay congressman eric swalwell saying on x, "donald trump is a convicted felon. this verdict is not a win for any single person. it's a win for the idea we all follow the same rules. the rule of law won today." san francisco city attorney david chiu saying, today the jury sent a clear motive that trump is not above the law and is unfit for office." i've spoken with some of the chairs of the bay area counties' republican parties, including san francisco. john dennis reiterated what we heard from trump himself, this was a politically motivated prosecution. >> this is a bad look for the country. we represent ourselves as the paragon of the republic and democracy in the world and today we really showed we're something other than that. >> tom delbacaro, former chair of the california republican party said, "in 35 years as an attorney i've never seen a judge act so far outside the law as this judge did.

. >>> i'm anne makovec following the latest in the college campus protests starting with major fallout in the north bay. the president of sonoma state university is on leave now following an agreement he made with pro palestinian protesters on campus. mike lee sent a campus-wide email calling for clarity in the university's investments and a ceasefire. csu chancellors say mike lee made the announcement without approval and the board is reviewing the situation. lee sent out a statement reiterating that everyone should insure that sonoma state is a safe and inclusive place for all and then said, "i stand by that statement. i realize now that my message has caused more fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. that was not my intent." the california legislative jewish caucus supports the suspension. they say lee's actions were totally unacceptable and evidence that he is unfit to lead one of our great state institutions. >>> meantime the uc board of regents continues to weigh whether to prohibit employees from posting their personal opinions on campus web pages. they postponed a vote for a third ti

. >>> i'm anne makovec with the latest on david depape who was sentenced to 30 years in prison. he had to be resentenced after a mistake during the first sentencing when the judge didn't give depape a chance to make a statement. well, he made one today, apologizing fo assaulting paul pelosi, the husband of the former house speaker. it happened back in 2022 after he broke into the pelosi's san francisco home. in november depape was convicted of assault and attempted kidnapping. today he said he should have left when he found out that nancy pelosi was not home. we heard today from depape's adult son. >> despite the statement of remorse, they still gave him the absolute maximum sentencing, which i think a lifetime sentence is quite harsh and also quite convenient. >> and then he launched into conspiracy theories that prosecutors also say motivated depape during the attack. depape's sentence is technically 30 years for the assault charge, 20 years for the attempted kidnapping. those both being served at the same time. as his federal case wraps up, depape is facing trial in state cou

anne makovec has more. this makes me so mad. a soft launch and then boom. >> really disappointing. thieves smashed their way into the new restaurant on the day they were suppose to be throwing that big party. instead the staff spent the day counting the $20,000 worth of liquor and equipment they lost. >> this entire -- this entire shelf was full of liquor. this is the chair they stood on to hang down things. >> and that is the owner showing us the aftermath of the burglary today as well as the surveillance video from early yesterday morning. this is the new restaurant named zabek on goff street. set up for success before four people wearing hoodies broke in around 4:30 in the morning using recycling bins to haul out everything from booze to kitchen equipment. and while it is a major setback, the owner is trying to remain optimistic. >> as a business owner, an entrepreneur and a chef and everything else that you want to say. don't ever give up. don't ever let things like this affect your business plan and your vision and your passion. i have great passion for the industry. and this

. >>> i'm anne makovec, keeping an eye on the jury deliberations and the criminal trial for former presidenttrump. as soon as tomorrow, he could become the first former president ever convicted of a crime. this is one of four criminal cases trump is facing, but probably the only one that will wrap up before the presidential election in the fall. in this trial, trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors say he tried to conceal a repayment to his former fixer, michael cohen, for $130,000 in hush money paid to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. >> that is the question at the heart of this. were the business records falsified in order to try to unlawfully influence the election? [ inaudible ] now in his instructions to the jury today, the judge reiterated the burden of proof never shifts from the people to the defendant if the people feel desatisfied, the burden of proof, you must find the defendant not guilty. and if the people do satisfy their burden of proof, you must find the defendant guilty. after several hours of delib

. >> our anne makovec shows us what happened when scientists tried to find out. >> reporter: when it comes to hair, some research at cal is a cut above the rest. >> collection is wednesday? >> yes. >> reporter: in the department of environmental sciences ecosystem ecologist dr. wendy silver and visiting scholar dr. perez, the scientists are studying the biogeochemical effects of climate change. one strategy, grow more plants to pull the co2 from the atmosphere and lock it up in the soil. one way to do that may involve human hair. >> if it turns out this is the case, it would be very exciting. >> reporter: the scientists collected untreated hair from a local beauty salon. those strands were ground up and then put into tiny bottles. >> we take a very small amount, just 0.2 grams, and distribute that into the soil. >> reporter: that soil harvested from marin. in the lab undergraduate kynittenberg added small amounts of the hair into jar sampled. eight weeks later some preliminary results. >> we began to see evidence the hair was beginning to break down. >> when we started to see the cha

. >>> i'm anne makovec with an innocent victims account of a terrifying morning near two schools in oakland. reports of a rolling gunbattle and car crash near the corner of cherokee and 98th avenues right by a charter school and about a block from bishop o'dowd high school. we spoke with a man who said his wife and daughter were in this suv when it flipped on its side this morning. they had been driving to school at around 7:30 when they were caught in the middle, two cars with people shooting at each other. one t-boned his wife's vehicle, then bailed and took off in another car. this man and his family recently moved from oakland, but their kids are still in school there. >> this is why we left, this kind of stuff happening, doesn't matter the time of day, people just going about their business, wreaking havoc on other people's lives. >> administrators at bishop o'dowd said they were in contact with the police who told them that the campus was not in danger and classes could proceed as usual, which they did. police have not released details on the suspect, nor if they're still on the loose

. >>> i'm anne makovec with a look at some of the bay area memorials honoring the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. starting with the tribute at one of the most beautiful former army posts in the world, the san francisco national cemetery at the presidio. there was a color guard and rifle salute, gold star families who lost loved ones in active duty taking part in a wreath laying ceremony. volunteers also placed flags on each of the gravesites and we heard from one veteran about what today meant to him. >> well, you can see i'm emotional. i'm a vietnam veteran. i served in vietnam, the 3rd marine division in 1969 and some of my friends didn't come home. ♪ >> people gathering there at oak hill memorial park in san jose, the event included tributes, live music and a moment of silence for our fallen heroes and we heard from a veteran who has lost several friends at war, including marine major doug zenbeck who left these words of advice behind for us all. >> be a man of principle. fight for what you believe in. keep your word. live with integrity. be brave.

i'm ann makovec. in for elizabeth, and the war in israel is having a big impact here at home and of all places, our schools. some families say it is driving, hate and hateful acts and some say it is leading to biased teachings. today we're taking a closer look at some of those claims and how schools can move forward in a fair way. we're going to have that conversation coming up in just a few minutes, but 1st a look at some of your news headlines this afternoon. 30 years in prison. that is the federal sentence for the man convicted of attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. david de pop admitted during testimony that he broke into the pelosi, san francisco home in 2022 intending to hold nancy pelosi hostage and attacking her husband after police showed up. a 2nd trial in state court will start in the coming weeks. the president of sonoma state university announcing he is retiring after being placed on administrative leave at all comes after mike lee sent a campus wide email announcing a deal with pro pale

anne makovec explains. >> reporter: anthony is a man on a mission. early in the morning, he flips the lids of dozens of recycling bins. >> we see some nonrecyclable paper, plastic wrap. >> reporter: anthony is part of a pilot program run by the city of san jose. the idea, to eyeball the contents of curbside bins on collection day to give red dents feedback. >> we are seeing a lot of increase in unacceptable materials in the recycling cart that are nonrecyclable or repsych believe materials that are too dirty to recycle. >> reporter: contaminated bins are on the rise. >> so, a recycling cart becomes contaminated when the wrong materials are in it, particularly liquids and food. they spread out on the water and other products in the cart that make it so we can't recycle it any more. >> if they can't be recycled, the item ends up in a landfill where the food and drinks slowly rot creating methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. >> it impacts rates. the more that we have garbage in the recycling cart, the more the program costs and the more the rates go up f

anne makovec shows us their experiment. >> reporter: when it comes to hair, some research at cal is a cut above the rest. >> and that is a collection on wednesday? >> yes. >> reporter: in the department of environmental sciences and the ecosystem and the ecology and dr. wendy silver, visiting scholar, perez. the scientists are studying the bio effects and a possible way to curve it. they will grow more plants to pull that warming co2 it out of the atmosphere and lock it up in the soil. one way to do that may actually involve human hair. >> if it turns out this is the case, it will be very exciting. >> reporter: collecting untreated hair from a local beauty salon. >> and we take a small amount and we distribute that. >> reporter: bad soil harvested from marin. the graduate added small amounts of the hair into soiled samples. eight weeks later? some preliminary results. >> we began to see evidence that the hair was beginning to break down. >> when we started to see the changes in the hair, we have higher nutrient content. >> reporter: acting like a slow release, changing the bad soil in

anne makovec shows us what happens when scientists scattered human hair into soil. >> reporter: whencal is a cut above the rest. in the department of environmental sciences, dr. wendy is studying the biochemical effects of climate change and possible ways to curb it. one strategy, grow more plants to pull the climate warming co2 out of the atmosphere and lock it in the soil. one way to do that may actually involve human hair. >> if it turns out this is the case, it would be exciting. >> reporter: they collected untreated hair from a beauty salon. they were ground up and put in tiny bottles. >> a small amount, .2 grams and distribute it into the soil. >> reporter: bad soil harvested in marin. small amounts of the hair was put into jarred soil samples. eight weeks later, preliminary results. >> we began to see evidence that the hair is beginning to break down. we started to see the changes in the hair. we have a higher nutrient content. >> it changed the bad soil into good. >> hair contains nitrogen. it breaks down slowly and the nitrogen is packaged in the hair in such a way that it's

anne makovec explains. >> reporter: anthony is a man on a mission.ds of dozens of recycling bins. >> we see some nonrecyclable paper, plastic wrap. >> reporter: anthony is part of a pilot program run by the city of san jose. the idea, to eyeball the contents of curbside bins on collection day to give residents feedback. >> we are seeing a lot of increase in unacceptable materials in the recycling cart that are nonrecyclable or recyclable materials that are too dirty to recycle. >> reporter: contaminated bins are on the rise. >> so, a recycling cart becomes contaminated when the wrong materials are in it, particularly liquids and food. they spread out on the water and other products in the cart that make it so we can't recycle it any more. >> reporter: if they can't be recycled, the item ends up in a landfill where the food and drinks slowly rot creating methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. >> it impacts rates. the more that we have garbage in the recycling cart, the more the program costs and the more the rates go up for the community. >> reporter: ba

anne makovec explains. >> reporter: anthony santa maria is a man on a mission.morning he flips the lids of dozens of recycling bins. >> well, we see some non-recyclable paper, plastic wrap. >> reporter: anthony is part of a new pilot program run by the city of san jose. the idea? to eyeball the contents of curbside bins on collection day to give residents a little feedback as to why now. >> we are seeing a lot of increase in unacceptable materials in the recycling carts that are non-recyclable or either recyclable materials that are too dirty to recycle. >> reporter: contaminated bins are on the rise. the city's director of environmental sciences explains. >> so a recycling cart becomes contaminated when the wrong materials are in it, particularly liquids and food. because then they spread out on the paper and other products in the cart that make it so we can't recycle it anymore. >> reporter: if they can't be repsychled, the item ends up in a landfill, where the food and drinks slowly rot, creating methane. >> it impacts rates. so the more that we have garbage

and anne makovec introduces us to a north bay author who put the raw emotion of a common immigration: mae respicio is a typical filipina american girl raised in the bay area. but those who came before her didn't have it so easy. mae is part of the first generation of her family to be born in the u.s. >> when i was growing up, there were never any books that featured filipino or filipino american protagonists, ever. not a single one. and things a little bit luckily. but we still need more of those books. >> reporter: so she decided to write one. it started as a novel that included 12 poems because the signature character, isabel, is 12 years old. and the story is written from the experience of generations before mae. children whose mothers moved to america and worked until they could send for their families. she reads from her book a poem called "no more good-byes." >> the flight attendant leads me out, bodies and faces, my wobbly legs and my trembly heart, scanning for her. >> reporter: the raw emotion of a preteen adjusting to a brand new world. though mae's life is a little simpler

how one bay area city is not flipping its lid and city staff decided to flip yours and anne makovec explainsan on a mission. early in the morning, he flips the lids of dozens of recycling bins. >> well, we see some nonrecyclable paper. plastic wrap. >> reporter: anthony is part of a new pilot program run by the city of san jose. the idea? to eyeball the contents of curbside bins on collection day to give residents a little feedback. as to why now? >> we are seeing a lot of increase in unacceptable materials in the recycling carts that are nonrecyclable or other recyclable materials that are too dirty to recycle. >> reporter: contaminated bins are on the rise. the city's director of environmental sciences explains. >> a recycling cart becomes contaminated when the wrong materials are in it, particularly liquids and food. they spread out then on the paper and other products in the cart that make it so we can't recycle it anymore. >> reporter: if they can't be recycled, the item ends up in a landfill. where the food and drink slowly rot. creating methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. >> then it a

anne makovec introduces us to a north bay author who put the raw emotion of a common immigration storya typical fill pee that american girl. >> reporter: raised in the bay area. but those who came before her didn't have it so easy. may is part of the first generation of her family to be born in the u.s. >> when i was growing up, there were never any books that featured filipino or filipino american protagonist ever. not a single one. but we still need more of the books. >> reporter: she decided to write one. it start as a novel that included 12 poems because the signature character isabel is 12 years old. and the story is written from the experience of generations before may. children whose mothers moved to america and worked until they could send for their families. she reads from her book a poem called "no more good-byes." >> the flight attendant leads me out bodies and faces, scanning for her. >> reporter: the raw emotion of a preteen adjusting to a brand new world. though may's life is a little simpler than that of her main characters, the process of finding yourself is universal.

our own anne makovec received this one asking her to pay a fake balance on her record using the attachedrs to be wary of any unusual messages they receive and if you have received one and made a payment, report it to your bank or credit card immediately. >>> and the department of justice will be delivering their final arguments today in a landmark antilawsuit against the search giant google. doj argues that google have monopolized the search engine market through a web of contracts that made google the default search engine. google argues consumers just choose google because of its superior product. the court is expected to reach their final decision later this year. g? >>> all right, nicole. let's get a live look at san jose where police seem to be changing their tunen on a tradition in the south bay. this year they'll be cruising with low riders during sunday's parade. last year the department helps close highway on ramps which made it hard. this year san jose police will be rolling out in their low own low rider. 300 vehicles are expected to participate in this weekend's low rider par

city staff has decided to flip yours and anne makovec explains. >> reporter: anthony santa ma row yeahe morning, he flips the lids of dozens of recycling bins. >> well, we see some nonrecyclable paper. plastic wrap. >> reporter: anthony is part of a new pilot program run by the city of san jose. the idea? to eyeball the contents of curbside bins on collection day to give residents a littlefeedback. as to why now. >> we are seeing a lot of increase in unacceptable materials in the recycling carts that are nonrecyclable or other recyclable materials that are too dirty to recycle. >> reporter: contaminated bins are on the rise. >> a recycling cart becomes contaminated when the wrong materials are in it particularly liquids and food. they spread out then on the paper and other products in the cart that make it so we can't recycle it anymore. >> reporter: if they can't be recycled, the item ends up in a landfill. where the food and drink slowly rot. creating methane. a powerful greenhouse gas. >> then it also impacts rates. so the more that we have garbage in the recycling cart. the more t

about this among parents and, of course online on social media and makovec is joining us now with more on that part of the story >anneand this is all pretty wild. to me. it's been a topic amongst my group of friends recently finding out about this because you know a lot of us of a certain age. if you will. it's hard to believe that some girls are so obsessed with skincare and not even that into >liz>it. we want their skin >anne>exactly >>what are you soap and water baby? >anne>but these videos online talking about it, it really is hard to ignore. their called sephora girls. and while a lot of us were at toys r us at their age, they are checking out skincare displays. and trying on all of the samples and all of the smells. they're totally into it. they know what brands they like, and there are accounts with people ranting about this showing how some kids maybe trash displays or even treat employees rudely making the shopping experience tougher. for those who skin actually needs a little tlc 1 user on x posting going from your bed to a shift at sephora on a sunday is like that scene from mean girls when the whole schoo