i did too betty, mike, jack, steve, susan, gayle, come down with me, and listen while betty read a statement that i have sent. let me call on the real spokesman of the family. betty. [noise] that president asked me to tell you that -- carter congratulated on his victory. the president also wants to thank all of those thousands of people who worked so hard on his behalf, and the millions who supported him with their votes. it's been the greatest honor of my husband's life to have served his fellow americans drawing two of the most difficult years in our history. the president urges all americans to join him in giving your united support to president elect carter as you prepares to assume his new responsibilities. >> that was a betty ford, speaking in a straightforward manner to which americans became accustomed in the nearly two and a half years she lived at the white house. the concession statement you delivered on behalf of the horse president gerald ford ending the 1976 campaign was not at the end of her own political life. you continue to work to improve the lives of those facing breast c

on betty my jack's team susan and gail. to come down with me and to listen while betty wrote read a statement that i have sent to. governor carter i may call on the real spokesman for the family betty the president asked me to tell you. that he telephone president like carter a short time ago and congratulated on his victory. the president also wants to thank all those thousands. of people who work so hard on his behalf. and the millions who supported him with their votes. it's been the greatest honor. of my husband's life to have served his fellow americans during two of most difficult years in our history. and to join him and giving your united support to press and elect carter as he prepares to assume his new responsibilities. that was betty ford speaking of the straightforward manner to which americans became accustomed in the nearly two and a half years. she lived in the white house. the concession statement she delivered on behalf of a horse president gerald ford ending. the 1976 campaign was not the end of her own po

ford's final garden gift to america, the betty ford alpine garden.a, welcome. and tell me where is it you're standing or is sitting and what are we seeing here? >> so i'm sitting in the alpine house at betty ford alpine gardens. the alpine house is right next to the education center which is half of the gardens x this is a cold greenhouse where we have alpine plants in bloom. the gardens themselves right now are still under snow, and so we chose the alpine house here so we could bring some color to the presentation. wonderful. tell me, first of all, how did all this start? pleasure. >> so it started when vail was in it very early days. so we're talking sort of 1986. the ski mountain had been open for a few years, but the town was really starting to grow. and local gardeners got together and said we need to show people who are coming to live at 8,200 feet what kind of plants will grow here. so they decided the start this public display garden. and the piece of lands that the town of vail gave to them was right next to the gerald ford amphitheater. and

yet she was just betty, as gracious as always.as i assumed the responsibilities of first lady, i had an excellent role model and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, helps public disclosure of her her public disclosure of her own battle with breast cancer lifted the veil of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used the influence of the office of first lady to promote early detection, and millions of women are in her debt today. she was never afraid to speak the truth, even about the most sensitive subjects, including her own struggles with alcohol and pain killers. she got some criticisms, i thought she was wonderful. and her honesty gave her to others every single day. but her example also helped me recover from jimmy's loss in 1980. having embraced the cause of better treatment from men and women recovering from alcoholism and chemical dependence, she worked tirelessly as former first lady to establish the betty ford center and showed me that there is life after the white house and

the betty ford alpine garden.las, welcome and tell me, where is it you are sitting, what are we seeing, here? >> i am sitting in the alpine house at betty ford alpine gardens, the alpine house is right next to the education center, which is at the heart of the heart of the gardens. this is a cold greenhouse where we have alpine plants and bloom. the gardens themselves are still under snow and so we chose the alpine house so it could bring some color to the presentation. >> wonderful, tell me, first of all how did all of the start? >> it started one veil was in its very early days, we are talking sort of 1986, the ski mountain had been open for a few years but the town was really starting to grow. and, local gardeners got together and said, we need to show people who are coming to live at 8200 feet what kind of plants will grow here. they decided to start a public display garden, the piece of land that the town of vail gave to them was right next to the gerald ford amphitheatre. and, the town was delighted with the

they named her betty after the late, great animal lover betty white.om the houston zoo. how is becky doing >> really great, she's doing wonderfully with her parents, living with them full-time now. >> i know she was really tiny when she was born how have you helped her grow, what besides bananas does she eat >> yeah, betty was born very small. and so she had a little bit of a slow start in life. but we were able to feed her around the clock. so it took a really large team of dedicated staff to take care of her the first few months of her life and now that she lives with her parents full-time, she eats everything they eat. she's fully weaned now, she eats bananas, grapes, oranges, protein, high fibed specifically for their type of monkey >> how big is she now? >> betty is about 175 grams now, she's a lot bigger than when she was born but she's still less than half the weight of her parents. she's getting there, growing every day and gaining every week we're very pleased with her progress. >> where do they typically come from? are they normally this smal

because betty. you know many times over, you know, she's so interesting. she's barely there but everything she does is with enormous impact. she's never ever frightened always courageous to do and talk about anything and in a row she ends up talking about, you know women in psychiatry and then women's health breast cancer. era, you know women drug alcohol all these things so it started to be a very natural triumvironment of three to talk about in season one because as aaron said we wanted to really make the season thematically unified around the idea of voice sublimation of voice recovery of voice use of voice. that's great. well, listen before we bring mark in to talk about his project understand you have a little um a little clip maybe that gives us a quick and dirty look at the job of first lady, please. gavin can we set that up? and then you are yeah. thank you eleanor, aren't you supposed to be with the retire first lady? we're on our way. we make sure that he reads this. yes, of course. what i

the betty ford center. t she's probablywhich is where wes of her particular trajectory in the series, and the amazing, amazing -- the amount of lives that she's probably saved is, like you said, mark, the level of that accomplishment, in terms of what she was able to do regarding alcohol rehabilitation, specifically for women and girls, as remarkable. so, that's kind of where we land with that. >> and actually, he got it. the reason i picked the clip was two for one. the speech was slurred -- >> that's right. and, yeah. >> it's a window into -- did you know, a window into everything -- >> yeah, i think it's so interesting that you just showed the moment we focused on with our camera which, as one it moves away from her to jerry, and you actually mentioned, it catherine. you know, moving from jerry to susan, that was our focus, you know? right, like, what were they thinking in this moment? you can see susan kind of goes dark, there you? note she was, in many ways, the ringleader of all of the intervention ac

. >> reporter: meet betty nash. >> all right. >> on social media. >> reporter: at 86 years young sheuinness world record for being the oldest and longest serving flight attendant ever. this morning. or flying with us- >> reporter: on the job for nearly 65 years with what is now american airlines. our affiliate wjla caught up with her a few years ago. >> she is the most senior flight attendant in the world. [ applause ] >> hi. >> reporter: betty began flying in 1957 when dwight eisenhower was president. at 21 years old starting her career with eastern airlines, a few mergers later becoming part of american. >> i was happy. oh, my god, i'm the luckiest person in the world. >> reporter: she chose the shuttle route flying several times a week from washington, d.c. to boston so she could care for her son with special needs. >> i wanted to be home every night, so it wasn't a choice for me. >> reporter: and so much has changed during her decades in the sky, from smoking on planes -- >> we used to pass out cigarettes and matches. >> reporter: -- to the price of an airline ticket. >> when i s

kindness to others. >> standing there is one of the most important parts of the job. >> way to go, bettyteful for all you do. i'm whit johnson in new york. see you on "gma" in the morning. for david and all of us here, have a great holiday weekend. >> announcer: thank you for making "world news tonight" with david muir america's most watched newscast. if you buildi. bay area moving forward finding. solutions. this is abc 7 news. cities are issuing warnings about fireworks like these from last year's celebrations in oakland nearly every community in the bay area has banned. much almost anything that crackles at this point. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beale and i'm kristen z. the fear, of course is the risk e'velready w inclin thealy. it's just 2 con a acres abc 7 newsive thh day. weow yeah, kristire departments at cro weekend for the preparation that illegal fireworks could spark blazes this hill behind me burn just this week fireworks not responsible for this place, but it shows how dry things are and fire crews want everyone to be safe. you know, we've got everythin

that is all in on this tuesday night, i know my own show's name, msnbc prime starts right now with betty hassan and good evening that. it's all in. i remember think of it every day can't forget those words. some memorable. thank you so much, have a great rest of your night. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we've got breaking news to get to tonight. the washington post just out with his brand-new reporting. justice department investigating trump's actions in january six criminal probe.

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every single time she does, she wiped my tears, but that betty mccall hello . as my sister, she said, i'm betty mccollum and i had the honor of representing minnesota's 4th congressional district in the us house. the representative shearing a 51 year old us citizen doing her job. and as an alice, is there a reporter? i may. 11th when idea forces occupying the west bank shot and killed her as a palestinian american. as a journalist, as a human being her most sponsored mental rights, were just taken away from her. i'm deeply sorry to the family for your loss. i had the opportunity to meet with you in my office. i heard the story of just how evidence this impact was on your lives personally, as well as the impact and the significant legacy she leaves behind. as a journalist, there must be accountability for your loved ones. a free peck press is essential to a global democracy. just the ideals of a just society. those bring us the news to tell us what's going on around the world to give us their personal personal accounting of what they witnessed that has to be pro

at sfo, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> visitors to lake merritt will see extra safety measures. shutting down roads marked in y no stretches to prevent traffic jams due to people double or triple parking. grizzly hills, peak boulevard and drive shut down as well to reduce the risk of fires. >>> something we could all use more of these days, random acts of kindness. >> what one man is doing in castro valley, fixing up and giving bicycles to people who couldn't afford them. >> katie nielsen introduces us to the owner of bad business model bikes. >> reporter: a labor of love, how this all started for billy bradford. >> like to work in the garage on bikes. >> reporter: first passion, restoring classic bicycles. >> it's beautiful, vintage bike, it's a joy to ride. >> reporter: realized it was the process he loved. done with one restoration, would give away to make room for another. >> spending money on the bikes and parts, this is a terrible business model. >> reporter: how it was born out of his garage. >> community of people that want to help and another community that need bikes.

that was his wife betty. betty was devoted to raleigh. even up until recently visiting him daily out at the nursing home during the covid lockdowns. betty would continue to visit conductor daily visits and sit outside his window reading letters. and notes though betty passed last july. i know she's still here with us today. is proud today as she's always been of her lifelong love? so without further ado on behalf of the ranger community. the army in the united states of america. i'd like to formally present mr. raleigh nas to congressional gold medal. mr. naze you are a giant amongst men. thank you for your service and your sacrifice for this great nation? it is an honor to truly meet one of a real life hero. thank you very much. all right, so it's a tremendous honor to be here today to award the congressional gold medal to staff sergeant robert e pastonisi for his service in the 50 third. oh seventh composite unit provisional merrills marauders for their service during the burman burmese campaign in world war two. so as many know the mer

betty rollins wrote a book, i don't know if you know or not, betty rollins wrote a book called, ''first you cry'', and i'd had, ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact, the doctor's daughter talking. when he had his colon cancer, his prostate cancer when he was shot, we were very open about what happened. and we did, they say encouraged people to go in for exams for their colon or prostate, in my case breast. now i had heard about betty rollins book, but i hadn't read it, i didn't have any reason, i didn't think to read it. but when i had my surgery and i came home, and three days later my mother died., my mother and i were very close. it was very hard, i hadn't had time to adjust to the surgery. i never had time to grieve for my mother. i got on a plane and i went right away to phoenix, and did everything that you do. then i had to come back because the gorbachevs were coming. i had to make all those arrangements. it is very, very, important i would say to anybody -- mine was a peculiar circumstance but, it is important to have time to just cry, just let it all

>> betty yu introduce us. >> by the day, it's a bustling touring center and summer camp. >> get your hands warned. >> ella english is a 17-year-old soon ton senior, run ago full-fledged free youth camp in chinatown. it began as an idea during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and just five students. >> a lot of them are first generation. their parents were immigrants, and a lot of them are immigrants themselves. so we have special groups where they come in and they can speak chinese or mandarin. >> she brought her idea to the ccsc on commercial street. shoo he recruit add few friends to volunteer. once word spread about the free services, the students started coming. >> i like to read. there are a bunch of books over there in the back. i like that you can learn things, and i like that there are fun activities to do. >> two years into the program, there are nearly 150 students, and 50 tutors and counselors. funding was provided to help pay tutors and expand the capacity. >> it seems really difficult in the world for teenagers to get involved and solve problems, so i think it's taught

i mean, the challenges are countless. >> reporter: in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >> depending on funding, she hopes to launch the floating clinic in about a year. >>> president biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to abortion services. out-of-control supreme court, working in conjunction with extremist elements of the republican party, to take away freedoms. >> the president's order directs the health and human services department to identify ways to protect access to abortion. medication and to ensure emergency medical care for women experiencing pregnancy loss. >>> next week in congress, the house is scheduled to vote on a pair of abortion-related bills. one would codify roe v. wade as national law. another would secure the right to go to another state for an abortion. neither bill has the necessary support to clear the senate. >>> cases of monkeypox continue to rise across the country. this map from the cdc shows all the cases in each state right now. california is at the top of that list with more cases than any other state in the country. kpix 5's reid

betty yu sat down with the star of "easter sunday" in daly city. >> fathen. >> easter sunday is like the filipino super bowl. >> reporter: it's the first studio film to feature a filipino-american family. jo koy stars in "easter sunday," set in daly city, where filipinos make up 37% of the population. >> daly city is like responsible for letting me know that there's filipino restaurant, there's a filipino community, there's things that i didn't see in my childhood that happened here. >> reporter: jo grew up in seattle in the '80s. he said he first visited daly city when he performed at the comedy club. >> i was always, like, yo, where are all these filipinos coming from, you know what i mean? they're like, daly city. i'm like, what? >> reporter: now you own the town. >> i have a key. i am going to put this on my key chain. >> reporter: and the day was declared his by the city's first filipino-american mayor. >> i know so many people who have seen the film who are asian-american and say they feel seen on the screen. >> good. >> what is that senseover responsibility, to showcase your c

kpix's betty yu introduces us to the bay area doctor who wants to offer her services at sea. >> this is all about bodily autonomy and choice, and so, you know, people have a right to be pregnant and have a pregnancy but also not to have a pregnancy. >> reporter: dr. meg otrie said she had the idea for a vessel that would provide surgical abortions and reproductive health care services for a very long time, but it was the recent supreme court decision that helped inspire her to kick it into gear. she's now spearheading the prowess, which stands for protecting reproductive rights of women endangered by state statutes. the vessel would be located in federal waters in the gulf of mexico, near states where abortions are banned. she wants to offer the services at low or no cost. >> people that care deeply about access to reproductive rights know that we have to be innovative and creative in order for a patient to be able to continue to have access. we know internationally that when access is limited or abortion is illegal, patients die. >> reporter: the cost, at least $20 million. dr. otri

kpix 5's betty yu reports that many opted to make voices heard at rallies. >> reporter: they chantedsolidarity outside the ferry building. carried signs that read women's rights are human rights and wore green, symbolizes the international color designated for abortion rights. some at times moved to tears. you're visibly emotional. >> this day represents less independence for women in the united states of america. it's heartbreaking to me that women younger than me will not have the same rights i had. it was important for me to have an abortion. i made that choice. >> rise up for abortion rights. >> reporter: the group marched down the embarcadero to pier 39. >> retired army officer, we spend years growing up, living on army installation, all the pageantry, been in parades and it's beautiful thing but our nation can do better than we're doing right now. >> the patriarch has got to go! >> reporter: demonstrators blocked lanes of i-5, abortion rights supporters moved to the freeway and blocked traffic for hours. chp eventually moved the crowds off the interstate. in the east bay, peopl

. >> betty yu introduces us to the bay area doctor who wants to offer services at sea. >> this is all about bodily autonomy and choice. and so, you know, people have a right to be pregnant and have a pregnancy and also not to have a pregnancy. >> dr. meg autry, an obgyn, says she's had the idea for a vessel that would provide reproductive services for a very long time, but it was the recent supreme court decision that helped inspire her to kick it into gear. she's now spearheading the prowess. the vessel would be located in federal waters in the gulf of mexico near states where abortions are banned. she wants to offer the services at low or no cost. >> people that care deeply about access to reproductive rights know that we have to be innovative and creative in order for patients to be able to continue to have access. we know internationally that when access is limited or abortion is illegal, patients die. >> the cost, at least $20 million. dr. autry said the prowess is looking for donations and ideally, a donated boat. she knows that pulling this off won't be easy. the group is alrea

i just don't know and i betty rollins wrote a book. i don't know whether you know or not but betty rollins wrote a book called first you cry. and i've had. ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact we doctor's daughter talking when he had his colon cancer when he was prostate cancer. when he was shot. we were very we were very open about. what happened and and we did they say encourage people to go in for for exams for their colon or the prostate in my case breast. now i didn't. i'd heard about betty rollins book, but i hadn't read it. i i didn't know any i didn't. have any reason i didn't think to read it. but when i had my surgery and i came home. and three days later. my mother died. and my mother and i were very close. it was very hard. and i hadn't had time to adjust to the surgery and i never had time to grieve for my mother. i had i got on a plane and i went right away to phoenix. and and did everything you do. and but then i had to come back because the garbage house were coming. and i'd like all those ar

so betty can be the... barcode beat conductor. ♪♪ go betty! ♪♪ let's be more than our allergies! day. with zyrtec. >>> hollyw >>> hollywood is remembering veteran actor paul sorvino who died yesterday of natural causes. sorvino was best known for playing mob boss pauley cicero in the movie "goodfellas." he played a police sergeant on "law and actress. one of his children is actress mira sorvino. paul sorvino was 83 years old. >>> a huge whale lands on a boat off the coast of massachusetts, and jared kushner reports he was treated for sanser while acting as senior adviser in the trump white house. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> "the new york times" reports former president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner said he was treated for thyroid cancer while in the white house. the previously undisclosed information is in kushner's upcoming memoir that will be published next month. kushner says he did not tell mr. trump about his diagnosis, but the then president found out anyway. kushner says a substantial part of his thyroid was removed d

. >> i'm betty. we begin in san francisco with new district attorney brooke jenkins with her promise to take harder stance against drug dealers and users. >> video showing open drug use on the streets and group of kids getting off muni bus wading through crowd of people appeared to be using drugs. >> spoke about whether jenkins' approach will improve things. >> get home safe, okay? >> reporter: he was on the bus when he came across school children. he was compelled to shoot video when he saw where they had to get off midmarket. turned the camera around. >> seen just a plethora of drug dealers and homeless people using, smoking off foil, and whatnot. nothing new, right? nothing out of the ordinary that you see, just overloaded with these types of individuals, and they had hijacked the transit stop on 8th and mission. little kids got to walk through this [ bleep ]. it's crazy. >> reporter: a san francisco resident, works with recovering addicts nearby. not unusual. >> made me well up with tears, sensat

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betty: yes.is why we think that the incident actually warrants top reaction from policymakers. this could affect banks, state-owned developers, as well as local bankers and civilians. helping to push the whole process and also helping to make sure that the project will be delivered as this could be the top priority required by homebuyers. so to us, we think that the those homebuyers stopping payment is not to default, they just want their projects to be delivered. so that is why if the government can take some actions to make sure that every single party will ensure that the products are delivered, this could help to calm down the market. shery: we also heard that chinese regulators have been asking for companies to really exert greater caution when it comes to investing overseas. they finally getting worried about those capital outflows, given where the fed is moving right now? betty: the risk has always been there, especially with the fed hiking rates aggressively. it is where we think that fro

the bay area, it's exciting that a lot of people that know us have come out. >> in san francisco, betty yu, kpix5. >> restaurant owners are still facing supply chain challenges, worker shortages, and covid outbreaks among the staff they do have. >>> tonight people are out again across the state tonight rallying for abortion rights as california becomes a destination for women in search of no restrictions. many are finding it hard to celebrate independence day after losing what they had always considered a right. kpix5 has that story. >> reporter: supporters of abortion rights came here to washington park to keep up the momentum that started after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. they say they'll maintain that energy and stick with this cause till abortion is protected across the country. >> i just couldn't sit anymore. i had to form one for myself. >> reporter: rachel sere is just a mom and smbusiss ownewhl more. she knows that in california, most people agree with her but she still believes they should stand up and speak out on abortion rights. >> i understand that maybe i

so betty can be the... barcode beat conductor. ♪♪ go betty! ♪♪ let's be more than our allergies!ith zyrtec. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> millions of t-mobile customers will be getting money back from the mobile phone giant, and moviegoers said yes to "nope." bradley blackburn with more in e cbs w >>eporter: on wall st inveor ings rorts from major techco the dow dropped 137 points. nasdaq was down 225, and the s&p 500 lost 37. >>> u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen is downplaying fears about a possible recession. on sunday she said the strong labor market shows the u.s. economy is not in recession. yellen did acknowledge that economic growth is slowing, but she argued that could help drive down inflation. many economists are predicting a recession in the coming months as the fed raises interest rates to fights inflation. >>> t-mobile is promising to pay $350 million to settle a class-action lawsuit from its customers. last year the company said personal data for some 80 million customers was stolen in a cyberattack. t-mobile is not a

. >> kpix 5's betty yu on a rally happening right now in san francisco. >> reporter: dozens of people skipped their fourth of july traditions and came here to the ferry building to protest the recent supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. people brought signs and protesters wore green to symbolize the international color designated for abortion rights. after rallying in front of the ferry building this group marched down the embarcadero. this is a handful of protests across the bay area. it's part of the national day of protest when women are not free event. >> i made the choice, if you choose not to have an abortion, i 100% honor that choice that you have. but honor my choice to have one or not as well. >> we have to fight for when we really need to do and believe in as a nation, and i'm just so proud of her and, yeah. >> thanks. >> reporter: this protest was organized by rise up for abortion rights bay area. in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> and in san jose it was a celebration of diversity and inclusion as the rose, white and blue parade return. kiet do takes us alon

betty yu spoke w crews. >> reporter: the oak fire is california's largest wildfire this year. and mariposa county is now under a state of emergency. >> typical summer conditions compiled with, you know, years of drought, tree kill through prolonged drought. there's a lot of dead timber and vegetation in that area that just aggravates the situation. >> reporter: alameda county fire said it sent 22 people from various agencies including fremont fire and oakland fire early saturday to help crews battle the flames. sonoma county fire also deployed its strike team. >> long, hard days of work piled on top of already demanding schedules within their own jurisdictions, a lot of people are working a lot of extra days and they're being asked to respond and perform. there's a shortage of resources because of course this time of year there's a high demand. >> reporter: the wildfire, which started friday, has destroyed at least ten structures and threatens more than 2,600 buildings. >> this is first time ever in my life being evacuated. so this is kind of different. a lot of anxiety. >> re

in mountain view, betty yu, kpix 5. >>> new at 11:00, a wild pursuit through the streets of l.a. where a carjacking suspect took off with a child in the backseat. police used spike strips do slow him down but he kept on going. eventually, he surrendered, mother and child were safely reunited. >>> los angeles may be poised to follow petaluma's lead in banning the gas stations. petaluma was the first u.s. city to ever do that when it passed its ordinance last year. the bill in l.a. would only ban new gas stations, but would prevent existing ones from adding pumps. the fuel industry warns it will drive prices up. >> you cut back on the commodity we all use every single day and make it tougher to find, that often means that costs will only go up. >> this is not a difference anyone will notice, in a city with well over 500 gas stations. >> reporter: under the proposal only electric vehicle charging stations would be allowed added. >> a different kind of the running of the bulls near san diego, where a pair of male sea lions sent beachgoers scurrying, running for their lives. is the wo

in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >> that's it for news at 5:00. 6:00 begins now with ryan yamamoto. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on "cbs news bay area," we know there is a summer covid surge, but just how bad is it? we're looking beyond the official numbers. >> i turned up positive and with an at-home test. >> we have a lot of cases, a lot of transmission. not a great lock on what the numbers are. >>> a new technique to stop a smoldering fire. why it took so long to come up with a solution. >>> plus -- >> i just wanted to give some of the locals, put a smile on their face. >> and the new brew offering a sip of san jose history. good evening. i'm ryan yamamoto. we start with that surge in covid cases across california. here is the latest numbers from california health officials. you can see numbers climb in the last 90 days. the test positivity rate now close up to 17%. that's up another percentage point over last week. kpix 5 reporter max darrow shows us those numbers do not tell the whole story. >> reporter: experts know we're in the mid