. >>> they marched across the u.s., europe, even antarctica. and here in the bay area thousands rallies for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. good evening. i'm eric thomas. thank you so much for joining us. san francisco had the biggest march in the bay area but it wasn't the only one. abc 7 news reporter cornel barnard is live at cal where demonstrators just finished the rally and marched away. >> reporter: these marchers just left sprow plaza, heading for civic center park all in the name of the earth and science. a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it's really important to fight for it and protect it. ♪ in san francisco market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky fullup brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is not something we should even have to be marching for. and yet with the current administration it's something that's threatened. ♪ blin

more than 600 marches and rallies took place one on every , continent, including on antarctica. massive marches occurred from coast to coast in the united states, as well as in rome, berlin, madrid, vienna, london, mexico city, santiago chile, and sydney, australia. democracy now! was broadcasting live for five hours 10 the massive for science in march washington, d.c., after headlines. tensions continue to rise between the u.s. and north korea as north korea has detained u.s. citizen tony kim as he was planning to fly out of pyongyang international airport on saturday. kim, also known by his korean name kim sang-duk, had been teaching at pyongyang university of science and technology. on sunday, north korea threatened to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier that is conductiting militarary drills, along with japanese ships, in the korean peninsula. president donald trump is facing criticism after he claimed to be a great friend of an italian opera singer who in fact, died a decade ago and whose family has openly criticized trump. on thursday, trump welcomed italian prime minister paolo

he goes on later to say, "i spent election day 2016 headed to antarctica, where i talked with researchers who did not mince words." gavinntist named dunbar described what they are seeing as an unmistakable canary in the coal mine. he warned that some thresholds, if we cross them, can't be reversed. the trump administration may decide to bet against scientists . we have to move forward with or without washington. matt is on the phone from maysville, north carolina, good morning. caller: good morning. i want to make a comment on the impact we as humans have on the environment, mostly the way we consume, especially in the developed world, how many people there are in the undeveloped world once they start consuming like us, our population growth, and how much that will expand even more as science and our lifespansps get longer, and i don't see any bing the way we as humans consume and the future impact that will have, and people don't talk about that too much, so i wanted to make a comment. taking your are calls about your biggest environmental concerns as we are watching live coverage of tod

. >>> they marched across the u.s., europe and antarctica. here thousands rallying for science. thanks for joining us. san francisco had the biggest march in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter has more. >> a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it is important to fight for it and protect it. >> reporter: in an fran market street was packed with thousands of marchers for science. becky brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe science is not something we should have to be pushing for. with the current administration it is something that is threatened. >> reporter: many believe president trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. >> basic things are under attack which i don't support. i am also here because i believe science and technology regardless of who the president is should be more inclusive. >> reporter: the march made its way towards civic center. some students came with science class. >> why are you here today? >> because i want to

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. >>> they marched here in the u.s., europe and even antarctica. in the bay area, thousands rallied for science and called out those who deny or denounce it. abc 7 news reporter, cornell bernard has the details. >> reporter: a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> only have one planet. it's really important to fight for it and protect it. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco, market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is not something we should have to be marching for. yet, with the current administration, it's something that's threatened. >> reporter: many believe president trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. >> basic things are under attack which i don't support. i'm also here because i believe science itself and tech noll, regardless of who the president is should be more clue sif. >> the march made its way and students came with science

at newmeyer station in antarctica they summed up the movement with a quote from marie curie.thing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood. now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less." andrew spencer, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay volunteers used this earth day to battle illegal dumping. abc 7 news was in oakland as leaders with the st. louis bertrand church picked up trash and swept up the litter left behind on international boulevard. about 50 people turned out this morning. they do this on the third saturday of every month because they care about keeping the city clean. >> the we organize with the community because we're tired of all this illegal dumping that's going on here. so today being earth day is the perfect day to get people out here. >> the group has cleaned up about 13 tons of trash in just the past four months or so. >>> in fresno dozens of pg&e employees came together to honor one of their employees who was gunned down in a shooting spree this week. they planted trees and held a moment of silence for zach randalls. the newly hired

. >>> they marched across the u.s., europe, even antarctica.housands rallies for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. good evening. i'm eric thomas. thank you so much for joining us. san francisco had the biggest march in the bay area but it wasn't the only one. abc 7 news reporter cornel barnard is live at cal where demonstrators just finished the rally and marched away. >> reporter: these marchers just left sprow plaza, heading for civic center park all in the name of the earth and science. a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it's really important to fight for it and protect it. ♪ in san francisco market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky fullup brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is not something we should even have to be marching for. and yet with the current administration it's something that's threatened. ♪ blinded me with science >> repo

and a new study reports to ice melting as far away as greenland and antarctica for the sea levels, and the sea levels could rise by three feet by the end of the century in sonoma county. >>> san francisco has a problem, the white posts that separate bike lanes from cars are wearing out too soon. the possible solution ahead. the possible solution ahead. >>> plus, prince harry ito treat your toughy nasal allergies... ...listen up. unlike pills that don't treat congestion, clarispray covers 100 percent of your nasal allergy symptoms. clarispray. from the makers of claritin. >> announcer: storm impact scale, today's storm is level one and that means light rain so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm anytime on the abc7 news app. download it now. >>> good morning. it's a live look at our bay bridge camera, start to the workweek across the bay area. you could show the weather where you could show the weather where you live >>> and a tornado tears across nebraska over the weekend. it hits south of omaha on saturday. it moved through a field but did not do any damage to

the antarctic, researchers and scientists added their support to the cause.at neumayer station on antarctica, they summed up the movement with a quote from marie curie: "nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood. now is the time to understand we may fear less."i'm andrew spencer, reporting the university of california at berkeley is bracing for trouble next week. conservative commentator ann coulter has vowed to speak in defiance of the school's wishes. today we learned... the attorney representing berkeley college republicans, who invited coulter, responded to claims the university made friday about her apperance. kron four's spencer blake has been following the story for the last two days.he's live on campus now - spencer...this argument is just going back and forth here. that attorney, harmeet dhillon, presented facts that she says blows the university's story out of the water.dhillon threatened a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of her clients, and u-c berkeley released responded friday. the school claims it only learned of the plan to have ann coulter speak on campusfro

they marched here in the u.s., in europe, and even antarctica. and here in the bay area thousands rallied for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has our story. >> science, not silence. >> reporter: a celebration of earth day at uc berkeley. these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it's really important to fight for it and protect it. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky fullup brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is not something we should even have to be marching for. and yet with the current administration it's something that's threatened. ♪ she blinded me with science >> reporter: many believe president trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. >> basic things are under attack, which i don't support. i also am here because i believe that science itself and technology, regardless of who the presiden

the scientists on the left are in antarctica.ir colleagues on the left are on the other end of the world on a norwegian island above the arctic circle. >> oh, what will they think of next? isn't that something? >>> here we don't have such weather extremes. we have some sun to finish out our saturday. and tomorrow looks pretty good, too. but does look like tuesday and wednesday may bet that wet. we'll see. looking at the golden gate bridge, traffic going smoothly. and that's why i call it a web cam. upper left-hand corner of your screen, someone has taken up residence. 65 in concord and santa rosa. san francisco, 59 degrees. and here's what it looks like high atop the pacific. we had cold front that moved through earlier in the day. a few clouds and sprinkles in the north bay. that was it. tomorrow should be nice and mild if futurecast is bearing a witness to what will happen in the future. a few low clouds will start off for much of the bay area. but where to go from noon. mostly sunny tomorrow. inland south bay begins at about 5

they marched here in the u.s., europe, and even antarctica. here in the bay area, thousands rallied for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. >> reporter: a celebration of earth day at u.c. berkeley, these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it's really important to fight for it and protect it. >> reporter: in san francisco market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is something we shouldn't have to be marching for. yet the current administration has threatened it. >> reporter: many believe president trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. >> basic things under attack which i don't support, i'm also here because i believe science itself and technology regardless of who the president is, should be more inclusive. >> reporter: the march from market street made its way toward civic cente

the council's warning comes as ice sheets in antarctica are melting faster than usually. the new projections forecast at least a 1-foot sea rise off california by 2100!! >> 6:16. live weather camera out towards mount diablo standing in all of its glory. 3,,8:4. it's3847 feet. winds were aggressive last night up to 40 to 45 miles per hour. going to be equally as windy late today into evening hours. right now, winds are under 10 for the most part across the bay. when you head to the north bay, the winds are 10 to 14 from san rafael through novato. 15 in fairfield. these winds will be northwest later today. weather watcher in fairfield, brentwood and alameda. this is another view this morning from sutro tower. we are looking due north towards sausalito and tiburon. into the 50s with the gentle breeze for the most part except the north bay. temperatures will spike this weekend. on the first of may on monday near or record warmth each day just about through wednesday. so we have clarity across the coast right now to southern california. then experiencing buffeting santa ana wi

they marched here in the u.s., europe, and even antarctica. here in the bay area thousands rallied for science and called out those who denounce or deny it. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. >> reporter: a celebration of earth day at u.c. berkeley, these marchers support science and say climate change and global warming is real. >> we only have one planet and it's really important to fight for it and protect it. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco market street was packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers for science. becky brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe science is something we shouldn't have to be marching for. yet with the current administration it is something that's threatened. ♪ >> reporter: many believe president trump has shown little respect for science. >> basically it's under attack which i don't support. i believe science itself and technology regardless of who the president is should be more inclusive. >> reporter: the march from the foot of market street made its way toward civic center. some

supporters chimed in all the way from antarctica, so the trump resistance on the streets has been verylic, but what can democrats in congress actually do to block his policies? i'm joined now by the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin of illinois and senator, thank you so much for joining me. let's start with the looming risk of a government shutdown. you just heard secretary john kelly say that president trump is going to insist on funding for a border wall, as part of a stop gap government funding measure that needs to pass by midnight on friday in order to keep the government open. are senate democrats prepared to shut down the government over this issue? >> dana, the democrats in the house and the senate are ready to work and cooperate with republicans to keep our government open, but we told the president, and the republicans weeks ago, don't try any political stunts, don't put any poison pills into this process. let's just do our responsible, important work of funding this government. we know what this wall is all about. this was a promise made by the president during

from madagascar to antarctica, their discovery has marked a new era in zoology.goodness, that's why there's a group going around to schools to teach kids about these newly-discovered animals in a fun and exciting way, and we're lucky to have them here tonight. so please welcome the four new animals. [ cheers and applause ] >> woo! >> ha-ha! yeah! >> all right! ♪ ar rhymes? >> yeah! ♪ animals are everywhere not just in a zoo let's learn about some animals that are brand new ♪ ♪ in the bottom of the sea is where i like to squirm you can call me marine annelid worm ♪ ♪ scientists are glad that they found me i have a lot to teach them about the deep blue sea ♪ ♪ >> seth: see, if i was a kid in school, i would be so happy right now. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ if you don't like furry friends i'll make you a believer ♪ ♪ what's this fuzzy buddy's name dwarf lemur ♪ ♪ you can find me in a tree or down in the grass and if you let me girl you gon find me ♪ ♪ up in that ass [ laughter ] >> seth: i don't think that's okay for kids. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ this tiny frog has the world insane

at new myers station in antarctica, they summed up the movement with a quote.to be feared, it is only to be understood. now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> andrew spencer, thank you. president trump didn't respond to the protests, but he did release an earth day statement saying the tofollowing. quote, rigorous science critical to my administration's efforts to achieve the twin goals of economic growth and environmental protection. my administration is committed to advancing scientific research that leads to a better understanding of our environment and our environmental risks. as we do so, we should remember that rigorous science depends not on ideology but on a spirit of honest inquiry and robust debate." >> he once called climate change, of course, a hoax, cooked up by the chinese. >> indeed. >> president trump may have stated his support for the environment, but critics say there's much more that needs to be done. >> and it won't help if the u.s. pulls back on its funding. jennifer gray has this repo

every nent except antarctica tomorrow is having marches, open houses at museums you, children's sciencestivals, and demonstrations expressing concern about the place of science in our society and in our government. >> look, a lot of this, you could say basically boils down to one big debate inside washington, and that is over climate change. is it manmade or not? that ultimately science essentially overwhelming says manmade, guys. this has become a partisan issue, particularly inside parts of the republican party. so i guess my question, is that -- is that the nut of this, and what do you say to folks that say, you know what? all of this scientific research pushing us on climate change is only taking away my livelihood? >> it's not that simple. what the march is about is more than that. this is an example of something that has been troubling scientists for years, that we've seen and you've seen it too, where in public policy, in public debates, the evidence is being pushed aside by ideology and opinion and wishful thinking. and scientists, who build their careers -- we build our careers

if the ice around antarctica continues to melt faster than expected. a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... (pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. continued breezy conditions at times on friday, particularly near the coast and in the hills, with a gradual warming trend. winds will ease by saturday morning then clear and warm weather is forecast over the weekend and into early next week with no rain in the extended forecast. (steve) it is one of (steve) (steve) it is one of the most popular fast food chains around. in and out was ready to expand in the bay area. why it won't be coming to an east bay city after all(pam) and president trump is at it again with a familiar foe -- the 9th circuit court of appeals. could a break- up be on the horizon. bad news fast food lovers. looks like the developer of a proposed in-n-out hamburger restaurant has pulled out of the walnut creek project. hall equities group withdrew it's application with the city of walnut creek just yesterday. an outpost of t

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the african penguins don't live in antarctica where they live in the southern portions and that makested a population in north america, they get that under control and they go back in the environment. being born in a zoo environment is okay. and crickets and other animals, what makes toxins are the insects they eat in the wild. >> a couple dust bunnies and raven us. what could possibly go wrong. >> to the diner. affect the raven. >> it is not a raven. it is our dream iguana. their response that we are working with, their numbers have dropped because introducing species, this does make a great ambassador as far as pets and vegetarians central america and the long nails not touching. >> i love the expression of iguanas. >> the raven has been caught. >> breaking news, go to hell, doctor. and -- >> we stepped back. and african -- in the wild, they live among animals with challenges, the long legs and body give them the nickname giraffe, and the wild, and in the last three decades, we know we have a safe way to take care of them. people involved in conservation, the san diego zoo as well.

putting people to origin with the build out that kind of job creation and getting us on track to stop antarctica and the iceland from metaling we need a job and build out plan by 2018. >> along those lines thank you mr. brooks and to commissioner vietors request when you start to talk about the issues we've made this progress when you got into them you can dive deep into the the build outs and the candidates made to the workforce i don't know we can have a line item with lafco and really drill down as far as we want to go i'll i want to put that out there and say probably have to be a joined meeting with that board. >> thank you and mr. da costa. >> way back in the year 2000 we first started having our meeting linked to the community 2002 we attended many meetings in sacramento in today's world i don't think that any progressive person forward thinking person who doesn't want clean solo that we want to embrace it what i find difficult is why you commissioners don't have a birds eye view of that never once do you all mention the rico act and how hydro electrical is come to be and how it is used t

putting people to origin with the build out that kind of job creation and getting us on track to stop antarctica the iceland from metaling we need a job and build out plan by 2018. >> along those lines thank you mr. brooks and to commissioner vietors request when you start to talk about the issues we've made this progress when you got into them you can dive deep into the the build outs and the candidates made to the workforce i don't know we can have a line item with lafco and really drill down as far as we want to go i'll i want to put that out there and say probably have to be a joined meeting with that board. >> thank you and mr. da costa. >> way back in the year 2000 we first started having our meeting linked to the community 2002 we attended many meetings in sacramento in today's world i don't think that any progressive person forward thinking person who doesn't want clean solo that we want to embrace it what i find difficult is why you commissioners don't have a birds eye view of that never once do you all mention the rico act and how hydro electrical is come to be and how it is used today