the exhibit is called ansel adams in our time. de young, by the way, was also the site of adams' very first museum exhibit back in 1932. janelle wang spoke to the photography curator about what to expect. >> there are so many talented photographers in the world right now, but it seems like ansel adams just resonates with so many people, even the best photographers. why do you think that is? >> he was a technically amazing and just sort of larger than life figure. i really think that he has really an iconic legacy that, you know, was daunting for a photo curator to even know how to tackle. you know, it was something that i wasn't actually sure i knew how to say something new about this larger than life figure. and so one of the things that has been so, i think, fascinating in this process is this putting his work into this sort of dual conversation with so many contemporary artists who are tackling these same sorts -- grappling with these same sorts of subjects today. >> are there going to be some different pieces, or what makes thi

so ansel adams is an iconic hometown hero. he's from san francisco.is black and white images sort of synonymous with california landscape photography, one of his quotes he used to say you don't take a photograph, you make it. so what is it about ansel adams and his work that makes him so special, so unique? um so for me, what makes ansel adams photographs so special is their visual power until adams had extreme technical ability, but he also had a real love for the western landscape. you know, adams didn't follow a traditional religion, and he had difficulty paying attention in school when he was a child, and he really found himself. in his real love for the spaces and its technical ability comes through in his photographs and make them almost. you know, they're magical to look at. you mentioned his technical ability . when he looked at a subject, he said. it evoked a certain emotion in him. he used a technique called visualization. can you explain what that means and how he used it in his work? of course. so when adams talks about visualizing or his

ansel adams. spencer joins us with a look at how atoms work is becoming increasingly relevant today. spencer this is fascinating, fascinating, dion. yes, and, of course, and so adam was born right here in san francisco and has influenced thousands of professional photographers. but a new exhibition that opened this weekend at the de young museum is also putting a spotlight on his influence as an environmentalist. photographer ansel adams captured many of his iconic images. western landscapes like yosemite were both remote and still pristine, and for much of his career, he worked to help keep them that way. now a new exhibit at san francisco's de young museum examines how adam's environmental activism is taking on a new urgency in the age of climate change. is that massive figure with this sort of larger than life reputation at one has to deal with so i'm fascinated to realize how many contemporary artists really are concerned and speaking to environmental issues to climate change, senior curator ka

exhibit is called ansel adams in our time.xpect to see some classics along with a few surprises. >> my favorite pictures are some of the later works. some of the pictures that were made for example in owens valley or in death valley or later in life, in more urban or suburban settings and will be i think surprising. >> but the young, interestingly enough, was the site of adam's first museum exhibit in 1932. his photos will be on display there starting tomorrow. and all the way through late july. the thing about ansell adams' work is that the min you see it, you know. it is so distinctive to his style. and you recognize it. and you can look at it over and over again. and every time you see it, it is still breathtaking. beautiful. >> yeah. >> so we will see no rain which is a good part on sunday. >> good news for the weekend forecast. things are trending warmer eastsu

meteorologist: the exhibition is called ansell adams in our time. that is something i would really like to see. i encourage us all to see it. kristen: the photographer, the environmentalist, it is great they are putting this together. . now to a different kind of environmental story. it is newt mating season. that means some bird closures to keep -- road closures to keep the creatures safe. this road will remain close for two more weeks for newt mating season. request keep them all and have stretch closed as newts crossed the normally busy road to get to the other side. [laughter] i couldn't help it. since the 1980's, park operations staff have cleared a safe path for the newts only until april 4 -- usually until april 1. larry: go get it, newts. from robert to cb star -- just ahead, from rapper to tv star. kristen: the season premiere of "day" it's spring! non-drowsy claritin-d knocks out your worst allergy symptoms including nasal congestion, without knocking you out. feel the clarity and make today the most wonderful time of the year. claritin-d.

assistant curator sarah mckay says she grew up on the east coast, where many of ansel adams images defined the western landscape in popular imagination . but she also notes the evolution and work. like lucas folios beach restoration after el nino waves environmentalism that was kind of started by adams is now really being kind of it's at the forefront of the images in the exhibition. so there are photographers like lucas folio who really are involved with climate scientists and whose main concern is the environment. the exhibition is also an intimate look at ansel adams bay or your roots from the golden gate before the golden gate bridge. to a developing landscape dotted by little boxes on the hillsides, a mix of classic and contemporary views. of landscape. the west. and ultimately, the change facing our entire planet. spencer christian, abc seven news. still to come on abc seven mornings. tennessee officials consider reappointing to lawmakers after a controversial protests on the house floor the new developments after they were expelled from their seats. all you get explored dirt roads g

assistant curator sarah mckay says she grew up on the east coast, where many of ansel adams images defined the western landscape in popular imagination. but she also notes the evolution in works like lucas folios beach restoration after el nino waves environmentalism that was kind of started by adams is now really being kind of. it's at the forefront of the images in the exhibition, so there are photographers like lucas folio who really are involved with climate scientists and whose main concern is the environment . the exhibition is also an intimate look at ansel adams bay or your roots from the golden gate before the golden gate bridge. to a developing landscape dotted by little boxes on the hillsides, a mix of classic and contemporary views. of landscape. the west. and ultimately, the change facing our entire planet. spencer christian, abc seven news looks like a great exhibit. all right , still to come on abc seven mornings, tennessee officials consider reappointing to lawmakers after controversial protests on the house floor the new developments after they were expelled from their sea

. >> if someone said yosemite and photography, one name would jump into your mind, ansell adams. >> adams area and influenced thousands of professional photographers. >> spencer christian shows you how a new exhibition is putting spotlight on his role as an environmental influence. >> i see the picture in my mind's eye. many of his iconic images western landscapes like yosemite were both remote and still pristine. for much of his career he worked to help keep them that way. now a new exhibit at san francisco's de young museum examines how how his environment to activism is taking on a new urgency under the age of climate change. >> he is that massive figure with this sort of larger-than-life reputation one has to deal with. so i'm fascinated to realize how many contemporary artists are concerned and speaking to environmental issues to climate change. >> senior curato says the influence can be seen in the work of those often younger photographers included in the expert -- in the exhibition. contrast the famous photograph of the moon over a desert landscape with the nevada landscape. >> wha

at the same time, the great conservationists, like john muir, and photographers like ansel adams began to inspire me. and i plunged into photography. at the time, i had no clue about photographic technique. i was really just looking through the camera, and then iiked somhing. i would press the shutter. but then, gradually, i began to look at the natural world very differently. there are animals out there with their own stories, with their own lives. and if you pay attention, you can become one with them. i like the blacks in here, but... - yeah, you don't see... - chris eckstrom is my wife. she's my partner. - we met at the "national geographic". frans was a freelance photographer, and i was a writer. and we've been pretty much together ever since. i cover the behind-the-scenes side of our assignment work, producing stories about our work in the field. - i started off photographing animals one at a time, focusing on the charismatic mammals and the big birds, working with nature in a very intimate way. but i also began to work with scientists, and they taught me a lot about the way the

at the same time, the great conservationists, like john muir, and photographers like ansel adams began to inspire me. and i plunged into photography. at the time, i had no clue about photographic technique. i was really just looking through the camera, and then liked sething. i would press the shutter. but then, gradually, i began to look at the natural world very differently. there are animals out there with their own stories, with their own lives. and if you pay attention, you can become one with them. i like the blacks in here, but... - yeah, you don't see... - chris eckstrom is my wife. she's my partner. - we met at the "national geographic". frans was a freelance photographer, and i was a writer. and we've been pretty much together ever since. i cover the behind-the-scenes side of our assignment work, producing stories about our work in the field. - i started off photographing animals one at a time, focusing on the charismatic mammals and the big birds, working with nature in a very intimate way. but i also began to work with scientists, and they taught me a lot about the way the

exhibit is called ansel adams in our time. you can expect to see some classics along with a few surprises. >> my favorite pictures are some of the later works. some of the pictures that were made for example in owens valley or in death valley or later in life, in more urban or suburban settings and will be i think surprising. >> but the young, interestingly enough, was the site of adam's first museum exhibit in 1932. his photos will be on display there starting tomorrow. and all the way through late july. the thing about ansell adams' work is that the min you see it, you know. it is so distinctive to his style. and you recognize it. and you can look at it over and over again. and every time you see it, it is still breathtaking. beautiful. >> yeah. >> so we will see no rain which is a good part on sunday. >> good news for the weekend forecast. things are trending warmer easter sunday. 70s to cross the valley. on into monday. >> i'm pulling out some [ chcheers and a applause ♪♪ >> steteve: from s studio 6b i rorockefeller r cent

. >>> tonight at 7:00, see some of ansel adams' most iconic photos up close.tonight on our 7:00 newscast. >>> up next on "nightly news," pope francis prepares for easter sunday after his health scare. today the pope oversaw a service in st. peter's, but he skipped the way of the cross. lester holt will join us from new york. >>> tonight the growing political firestorm over lawmaker expulsions in tennessee. outrage after two black legislators were expelled for interrupting debate over gun violence while the white member kept her seat maybe, she says, because of the color of her skin. republicans pushing back vice president harris making a quickly nashville plus the new questions about if the expelled lawmakers could be reinstated. >>> supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking out saying he did nothing wrong by accepting and not disclosing luxury trips over two decades paid for by a republican mega-donor. >>> violence escalating in the middle east. two israeli sisters shot to death in their car in the west bank a new attack in tel aviv after new israeli air

the show features more than 100 works of san francisco native ansel adams is black and white photographsnic scenes of the california landscape. we spoke with curator sarah mckay about what makes adam's work so special and enduring. until adams had extreme technical ability. but he also had a real love for the western landscape. you know, adams didn't follow a traditional religion, and he had difficulty paying attention in school when he was a child, and he really found himself in outside in yosemite and the national parks. the show opens to the public tomorrow runs through july 23rd after the young museum in san francisco images so beautiful things to do this week. warming up and go ahead. yeah and h mnh! how can my babies be early?! i've never been early to anything! maybe they're not mine! i've always been faithful to you! (groaning) push, damn it! i'm not losing another baby today. -(flatline) -(groaning) cardiac arrest. crash cart! the shock could kill the baby! (paddles whine) that's something i'll just have to live with.

the show features more than 100 works of san francisco native ansel adams. es adam's work so special and enduring adams had extreme technical ability, but he also had a real love for the western landscape. you know, adams didn't follow a traditional religion, and he had difficulty paying attention in school when he was a child, and he really found himself in outside in yosemite and the national parks. that show opens to the public today runs through july. the 23rd you can check it out at the de young museum in san francisco. access to abortion pills are now in question since a judge suspended the pills. fda approval what this ruling means for californians, plus classified documents laying out sensitive us military plans appear to have been leaked on the web. we'll tell you how the pentagon is responding. and then we're live from inside levi's stadium, where the field has been transformed into a green details on this first ever golf experience at levi stadium coming up from ktvu. fox two news. this is mornings on two welcome back looking out over oakland this

canyon, parts of kings canyon national park here in california, and that's harold ickes doing and ansel adams, they got to fdr, the thing eleanor used to say to environmental eleanor said spring pictures if you show franklin a beautiful landscape, he'll say, save it. she was so right these guys brought all these beautiful pictures and they wanted over a million acres with no roads, nothing, a primitive wilderness in that sierra. and well, the great lines ever fdr looked at. the picture said, oh, my god, because loved it. this was early as on since fdr got his gene. you saw what a young genius this guy was to the camera. and he said, you know, the thing is, guys, i'll never be able to see it. meaning i'm in a wheelchair if i block it off. no roads, visitor centers, how will i ever see all these beautiful sites you're showing me. what do you say to that? and he said. oh, well. and then he signed it. and that started the wilderness movement. and by 64, lyndon johnson signs. the wilderness act puts 9.1 million acres of america aside for no roads. roads bring logging, road, spring, electricity roa

is opening at the de young museum and it puts a spotlight on photographer your -- photographer ansel adamsdscape like you somebody. for much of his career, he worked to help keep it that way. the new exhibit looks at how his environmental activism is taking on a new urgency in the age of climate change. the exhibition is also an intimate look at his bay area roots, from the golden gate, before the golden gate developing landscape, dotted by little boxes on the hillside that mixes classic and contemporary views of landscapes, the west and ultimately the change facing our entire planet. julian: we have an update on a story we first told you about in february about a family fm francisco's chinatown that has been invited to the white house for the easter egg role. the family lives in what is known as a single room occupancy unit. they can't afford to pay for the trip. our partners at the san francisco standard explored their plight, shining a light on the family of four living in these conditions. since then, the family has been chosen to attend this years's eggroll next monday but did not hav

. >> ansel adams would have loved the scenery. robert, thank you so much.creen. >> sandra: thank you. some teachers, meanwhile, in california say their school district forced them to go along with a child's decision to switch genders. and they say they were told to hide it from the child's parents. now those teachers are suing. senior national correspondent is live in l.a. with the latest. this issue seems to extend beyond just california. >> yeah, there are cases around the country, sandra, schools and teachers are struggling with the issue, right. does a student's right to privacy in this case, a 10 to 14-year-old, outweigh a parent's right to know. two san diego middle school teachers are siding with parents, claiming the district is stopping them to tell the parents when a student is transgender, pronouns, gender specific, names requested by the student during school. then revert to their legal name when speaking with parents in order to actively hide information about their child's gender identity. now, the district, which i am posed this rule in febru

this is not an ansel adams photographs and epic surge of water slowly sculpting rock into carving new streams. breathing life into this valley. as time flows on. in your 70 national park. max gordon box weather. warming up there in yosemite. i'm here at home in the bay and mark. i guess we're kind of walking into some of the warmest hours of the day. pretty soon. yeah, that's right. gasia temperatures this afternoon by around three or four o'clock, we will have some low nineties to report but those are just some incredible images from yosemite, probably one of my favorite favorite places on this earth. i just love assembly valleys. so, yeah, they're going to pick up the warming temperatures for today. but what's interesting? there could actually be some snowfall in the sierra next week, and maybe some rain showers here in the bay area, so still a few days away. and to be honest, there is still a big question, mark, but there is the possibility we're watching tuesday or wednesday of next week. we could be talking about a pattern change. it will definitely bring in more clouds, cooler t

this is not an ansel adams photographs and epic surge of water slowly sculpting rock into carving newtreams. breathing life into this valley. as time flows on. 70 national park, max gordon fox weather. yeah it's a good time to go, and there's all that water up there moving around the snow melting quickly. a big snow melts up in the lake tahoe area truck. he's lost a lot of snow over the last few days, and there's still a lot of snow melt to go. as you know, at that bridge behind me, you can see the fog and low clouds lingering out there. we are hidden for a little bit of a cool down now. today we peaked in temperatures. here we are we i'll show them to you in a minute. but like the low nineties and then tomorrow we dropped maybe a degree or two into the night like 88 90 degree reading, and then we drop further on saturday sunday and then monday, that deal looks kind of interesting. looks like we have an opportunity to get ourselves into some rain, which be fine with me. it's kind of a thunderstorm kind of a pattern, so we'll see how that works out. it's a cut off low with some tropica

this is not an ansel adams photographs and epic surge of water slowly sculpting rock into carving neweams. breathing life into this valley. as time flows on. in your 70 national park. max gordon box weather. they were moving in or closing in on the weekend. the weather warmed up today. it's going to cool off as we move into the weekend, we'll talk about that and the five day forecast coming up, let's go to ktvu salix savage. now with a look at some of the stories we are working on for the seven o'clock news on ktvu, plus, thank you coming up new tonight at seven. another drug approved for diabetes could soon be approved to treat obesity. we'll talk live tonight with the director of ucsf's weight management clinic about the powerful drug hepatitis. plus if you shop online, you've probably seen them just about everywhere . we will talk with a financial expert about the hidden dangers of using those buy now pay later options that so many of us are seeing these days. those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight. live at seven over on ktvu plus it's just kind of surreal to be able

this is not an ansel adams photographs and epic surge of water slowly sculpting rock into carving neweams. breathing life into this valley. as time flows on. in your 70 national park. max gordon box weather. and by the way, you can get more coverage on the fox weather app and by streaming facts, weather on your favorite devices. download the app right now by scanning the qr code on your screen. you can also just download it at the app store on your phone in our region, though it's going to be all dry and all hot here, steve paulson, with more on that, at least most until next week. they may get snow next week outfit goodness, no. also it was brought to my attention. lake shasta is still going up last year at this time it was already dropping. so we still have a ways to go here, but temperatures are accelerating here in the mountains for about three or four days. it's already 39 in truckee. sounds like total is 46. they are expecting some very warm temperatures truck. he's high forecast saturday 70 to 76 tomorrow. yosemite valley 80 84 12 and you medals is not that warm but still warm