you should go to the california science academy planetarium because it's mind-blowing. they can -- they have astronomy students for berkeley like big --- doings a dictation. and i don't -- when i went there it blew my mind. and i'm an astronomer, so. >> some of the things that you learned about you know things like astronomy, it crosses over because now we're looking at what elon musk was trying to do. was the whole "hyperloop" the whole idea of trying to travel at a much quicker speed. i know peter, you might be able to elaborate a little bit on how that works. >> yeah, i mean the goal would be to get from here to wherever you want to be in no time flat right? and you might ask yourself well what are the limitations? like why -- why can' t we teleport? and i don't think teleportation is coming anytime soon. but we can certainly travel very fast. our bodies don't care how fast we go. and when you have astronauts in orbit that are going all the way around the earth every 90 minutes and they can handle that just fine. the hard part is accelerating to the speeds that will

montforts trauma they took back samples of blood or tissue along with upheld a bone for the california academy of sciences the well is located below a sheer cliff not near a residential area said the smell will not affect a lot of people they're looking for home burglary suspect that as and resulted in one neighborhood being axed to shelter residents on covington road is the mayor monte ave called in a burglary in progress just before noon police alerted everyone in the area to shelter and plays the suspect was described as a black male 5 ft. 9 in. tall wearing dark clothing and a scarf. >>reporter: to see this happen in the parking lot of the nordstrom maxtor police said they stop those men when it tried to drive away and allegedly found in the tools used to break windows the case comes to days after a robbery heavy rain turns one california road way into a river forcing some streets to shut down an east bay cities set to vote on two measures them with an increase while the city behind them is asking you to cast a no vote my mom marnie and then she died life. of lung cancer. so i have a personal interest

scientist took samples of blubber and tissue along with the pelvic bone to the california academy of sciences. they say the whale is located below a sheer cliff. which is not near a residential area. so the odor of the decomposing carcass should only affect a few people. >> marty:in the south bay. evidence of vermin forced the santa clara health department to shut down two hometown buffets restaurants in san jose. kron4's lydia pantazes has the details. tag buffet-oncam >> reporter: customers and shot others upset. dozens of customers turned away from the hometown buffet and somewhat to a window hoping it was a mistake. " as a designer herself the employee's manager have responsibility to their customers. it could realize it its doors as soon as todaya spokesperson for the santa clara county health department says the buffet could reopen its doors as soon as today. >> marty:in bay area news. taking a live look at conditions on the bay bridge this morning. it was a much different situation friday morning. two big-rig crashes brought traffic to a standstill on two major bay area highways.. the

scientists from the marine mammal center and the california academy of sciences completed a necropsy on the wail one day after it washed ashore. the young male had multiple skull fractures and massive hemorrhaging. the whale will be left on the shore to decompose naturally. >>> shoppers at a popular walnut creek shopping center are stunned to learn that two hawks soaring overhead are actually new employees. their job is to dive bomb some unwanted visitors. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley explains. >> in this concrete canyon between nordstrom and macy's, t. k. rules the roost. this harris hawk is more at home in the deserts of arizona but here the hawk is stalking pink john's. >> -- they will never get used to a live wild raptor flying around. >> so veteran chaser is on patrol three days a week, along with a rooffy named remi. he gets easily distract the. >> he's only focused on me. >> they are so good at their job, it's hard to even spot a pigeon anywhere near the shopping center. >> this is the first time using a hawk in this area for this. >> some are intimidated. >> i was wonde

says they believe it's a male blue whale, and scientists will likely partner with the california academy of sciences to determine why it died. >> huh. all right. >>> as we said at the top, rain is coming. a fair amount of it over several days. >> our meteorologist that has the timing of it. >> yes. unlike the last system that came through, this one is going to be a moderate strength storm. live doppler 7 now showing you cloud cover, and the clouds will lead to rain and we're going to be tracking it for you. it starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning until 7:00 amtraking the storm as it arrives. our camera looking at the transamerica pyramid in san francisco right now, and it's a beautiful view. low 60s in san francisco. mount view 62, san jose at 64, and from the tower camera, san fancisco, bay bridge visible now, low 60s, napa looking different tomorrow morning, and you can see the bridge there, eastern span as well, and here's a look at the forecast. thatt emoderate storm arrives i the morning, periods of heavy rain thursday afternoon and friday morning and there's a weaker system for the upcoming weekend

scientists from the marine mammal center and california academy of sciences completed it on the 65 foothursday one day after it washed ashore. it died from injuries consistent with being hit by a vessel. the young male had multiple skull fractures. officials say the whale will be left on the shore to decompose naturally. >>> shoppers are stunned to learn that two hawks soaring over head are new employees. their job is to dive bomb some unwanted visitors. abc 7 news reporter, leslie brinkley, explains. >> reporter: in this concrete canyon between nordstrom and macy's -- t.k. rules the roost. here, the hawk is stalking pigeons. >> the pigeons are smart and they get used to a fake owl and spikes quickly and what you're trying to do doesn't work any more. the pigeons never get used to a wild raptor flying around. >> so veteran pig on chaser is on patrol three days a week, along with a rookie named remy, gets easily attracted. >> he is focused on me and how to get the quail in my pocket. >> they eat quail, not pigeons. they're so good at their job, it is hard to spot a pigeon any where in th