carolyn johnson tells us how it works and effort to bring it to other hospitals and schools as well. ♪ >> reporter: childhood stroke has interrupted his speech but not his ability to express himself. ♪ >> he is starting the beat with the help a therapist at the children's hospital. the program introduces music to young patients helping them cope with the stress and discomfort of being hospitalized. >> so the way i was working but he was fully engaged in the drumming and nothing else matter hat at that point is a truly a therapeutic moment. >> reporter: foster for several hours, the sessions are a break from ongoing treatment. in steven's case, it's cystic fibrosis. >> one of your favorites? >> yes. ♪ ♪ >> it doesn't have to be intimidating. music can be a supportive vehicle to express emotions the story. >> music therapy program is cooperation between the ucsf and a nonprofit to get it in public service. it was started by a musician kip gallagher. the group now places what it calls musician corps fellows in schools and hospitals. >> health corps and green corps and why wouldn't you h

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. more than 200 people were on that train. >> passengers on board from chicago arrived in sacramento a little over an hour ago. this is video of some of them as they got off a bus and on to a train bound for emeryville. leslie brinkly is live at the amtrak station where the passengers are expected. >> they are expected. we are understanding that some could possibly be on a train that should arrive anytime now. some others could be on special buses arranged by amtrak to bring them to their final destination. the amtrak station here in emeryville was the destination for train number five, the california zephyr. but then the unexpected happened before the train even got to reno. flames engulfed several passenger cars on this amtrak train after a big rig truck struck the westbound california zephyr around 11:30 on friday morning after crossing 60 miles east of reno. some passengers were trapped inside. the smoke from the burning car soared into the blue desert sky. 204 passengers and 14 cre

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the harsh reality of the budget crisis is hitting home tonight. >> the police force will have to serve and protect from 70 fewer officers on the streets. abc7's lisa amin gulezian is live with more on a difficult time for those who wear a badge. lisa? >> very true, dan. tomorrow starting at 8:00 a.m., officers will be coming by at the police department to turn in their badges. today they leaned on their union for support and for options for the future. >> i do feel worried about where the city is headed. crime is on the rise. >> he is not just a san jose resident and taxpayer. he is also a san jose police officer. and tomorrow he will be laid off. he is one of 68 officers losing their jobs because of the city's $115 million budget deficit. and he is angry. >> i am mad at the politicians involved that are doing this for the politics side. i don't think they have their heart in the right place. >> in a statement mayor chuck reid says, "we have some of the finest officers in the country,

i am carolyn johnson . i am larry beil. we'll continue with dan and car lin and the news at five.refighter is dead and ever others injured. >> these pictures show the diamond heights' house in flames and the firefighters' battle to distingish it. 48 year old vin cent perez and injured colleague is nonthny vallejo . we'll have the live coverage of the tragedy and how it happened. >> the cause is beinged but we know that the firefighters who were inside of the home reported experiencing a flash. that is when everything inside of the home that is combustible suddenly ignites all at the same time it is the most dangerous time of the fire. here is a phototaken by a neighbor of one of the three injured firefighters taken away on a stretcher. you can see another firefighter with less severe injuries treated outside of the ambulance. neighbors describe how things unfolded. >> i came out to walk my dog and i saw three girls run out and there was smoke coming out of the garage. i said what is going on. calling 911, there is a fire. >> i saw the fire men gearing up . then tons of black smoke

carolyn johnson has more. >> in just a fraction of a second, this mosquito will be blasted out of the sky. even in this super slow motion video provided by the developer the speed of the kill is something out of a video game. technically speaking that is not far off the mark. stan is senior vice president of the company that power the intense 3-d animation in today's video games. but those chips known as gpus do more. >> it's evolved into gpu that uses in a variety of applications that you have to simulate information. >> everything from 3-d imaging from hospitals to facial recognition for homeland security. now a research company found in part by bill gates also turned to the gpu to help power a laser based system to kill mosquito.oa mosquito and female mosquito and shoot it down. the recognition of trying to find it is done on a gpu. a laser fence that could protect villages from mosquitoes. if it seems like overkill, consider the real enemy is malaria. so richard is the director of global health sciences and involved in the worldwide war on malaria. he doesn't have direct knowledge

protection. >> that was carolyn johnson reporting.different manufacturers offer different degree of protection. if it's a feature you like, ask about the level of u.v. protection. >>> the cal bears baseball team will be honored at the oakland coliseum in the game between a's and marlins. they made it to the college world series for the first time since 1992. after coming back from the threatened loss of the baseball program because of the budget cuts. they named the coach the collegiate baseball coach of the year and second baseman was named the pac-10 player of the year. they did all of that facing the threat of losing status of the school. >> to the drink of elimination from existence. >> and then all the way to the world series. a great bay area story. >> go bears. >> go bears. i no eyou didn't go to cal, but you feel it. >> are you a jayhawk? >> yes. >> we didn't make the college world series. >> you won is that basketball thing so it didn't matter. >> that's kind of our thing. >> yeah. >> what is the thing today? sunglasses later

carolyn johnson reports. >> mike bike has anyone stores all over the bay area. business is good.tarted a foundation to send used bikes to africa where the need is huge. >> most people will never own a private car. >>reporter: owner of mike bike says a bike can make a big difference. >> it can add so much to their productivity. to theirability to get to school. to get to work. to bring goods to marke market. >>reporter: for the last 4 years mike bike have collected used bikes and parts to send to africa. >> something like this in the garage. that's fine. we can find all the parts to make that thing a complete bike. thing will be perfect for somebody. >>reporter: this company video shows how they pack hundreds of bike noose a single shipping container. use every bit of space because it costs 10,000 dollars t send each one. and now they have a new partner. moving and storage company called pod. pod put container at each mike bike parking throat give the store more room for donated bike. next shipment goes out next week so there's a big push to get donations this weekend. >> we hope

i'm carolyn johnson. we begin tonight in san francisco where police have shot and killed suspected bank areer. happened in upper haight ash bury near buena vista park and that's where john is live tonight. john. >> this facility very active crime scene here along the park. behind me you can see the vehicle that was involved in the shooting. surrounded by members of the san francisco police department. also the fbi and members of the san francisco district attorney's office. they have been snapping away pictures of the vehicle on the left right there. it is a bmw. shots fired in the windshield as well as the car door. driver side door and driver side window. now this happened at about 5:40 this evening. we have some video from earlier tonight when this went down. it began to unfold earlier today when the fbi called san francisco police and told them that a vehicle and suspect involved in some southern california robberies was here in san francisco. the car was put under surveillance. at that time this is a

i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. we will begin at the state capital where lawmakers just passed the budget. >> it is a deal brokered by the governor himself and with democrats, not new taxes not a single republican vote was needed. >> carolyn and dan, it is a done deal. in the past few minutes both houses of the legislature passed the budget as a $86 billion plan, and sent it on to the governor. there was a little arm twisting tonight. and so it went. virtually every vote on party lines. early on the senate vote was a tie leaving democrats two votes short of passing the main budget, something darrell steinberg called a hiccup. >> maybe what i need is to have a couple of those members hold their ears like this and take a couple sips of water. that i'm told cures hiccups. >> one of the democrats who broke ranks and voted no is ?arly land ye from -- is senator leyland le. >> it will affect our children and another $3 billion worth of cuts in addition to that we will be looking at higher student fees. >> the uc and csu s

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i am carolyn johnson. >> don't forget we have the nba finals.regame at 5:30 and tip off after six. i am larry beil. we'll have more news with cheryl jennings and the news at 5:00. an independent panel blasts pg&e for creating an unsafe culture that led to the pipe line disaster . a home in the south bay that is serving as a wake-up call . how elizabeth taylor's death led to a tug of war over the san francisco gay pride flag. >> we begin with the murder of two oakland men with guilty forward. anton makey and yusev bey were found guilty. we are outside with the court with the story. >> cheryl, defense were surprised by the verdict given the amount of time that it took the jury to reach the decision today. it came after 10 full days of deliberation . former head of oakland, once very powerful muslim bakery. antoine makey and found guilty in the death of chauncey bailey. >> his family said justice was finally seshed. >> he would be here, you know, if it was -- this didn't happen. >> inside of the courtroom. former bakery owner bey and makey showed n

i am carolyn johnson. >> and i am larry beil. 90 minutes of local news continues with dan and care linn - carolyn tyler. >> police go door to door in one south bay community warning residents of a dangerous predator lifing in the neighborhood. >> june roar in like a lion. we wave goodbye to la nina. that is nothing compared to the twister that blew through parts of massachusetts today. >> good evening. >> yeah, good evening, everyone. no tornados here. but a tornado warning was issued in northern california this afternoon. >> that's right it was for the sacramento area . though a tornado never materialized there was a picture of a funnel cloud. in davis. raymond took it and sent it to you report site. >>> and this is the downpour seen in downtown oakland this morning. it caught those without umbrellas ducking for cover . the bay area saw hail pounding down in napa this morning. serena sent this video. >>> and sent a close up picture of the miniature golf balls and gives you a good idea how strong that hail storm was today. don sanchez is live. tough day to dine outdoors. >> this is the

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. >> carolyn johnson reporting. >> 7 on your side is next. >> go agree and with the latest on solar incentives for homeowners. 7 on your side is coming up. >>> no adjustment of your set is necessary, that is color picture from south lake tahoe. heavenly mountain, heavenly valley, thunderstorms are possible, highs in the low 50s. more from lease about our area in just a few minutes. >> going, going, gone. a rebated offer encouraging you to install solar panels is going away and that means disappointed homeowners. one of them called michael finney. >> gina points to the solar panels on her home, her utility bill came out to $21. >> looking good. my meter goes backwards, of course. >> she is one of many californians who have received a rebate under the solar initiative. >> the success of the program where we have had to get it over 250 mega zblats he says the amount of the rebate check gets smaller as costs to install it declines. >> we started at 250 a watt and now we're at 35 cents a watt. >> it's locked in once they submit the forms and documentation. she shot was locked in $1.10 a watt. since

i am carolyn johnson. >> a crime of fashion. a man taken off of a flight and arrested for sagging pants. >> back to the drawing board as governor brown vetos a budget that lawmakers passed. >> a charity program that is accused of profiting. >>> and we have breaking news. >> the wreck is cleared on the golden gate bridge but traffic is backed up for miles coming in san francisco. we can see the snarled traffic. >> all lanes opened a half an hour ago but it will take time to clear out the back up. head on collision happened near the south tower of the bridge. you can see the tow truck removing the cars. >> the drivers had minor injuries and the wreck shut down all southbound lanes and two northbound lanes for more than an hour. >> this is video from bridge level of that accident. you can see at least three cars are involve they were badly damaged and all lanes are open now . it is quite sometime and slow going across the golden gate bridge particularly southbound. >> and a young bay area man kicked off of an airplane because he wo

i am carolyn johnson. >> and i am larry beil our news continue with dan ashley and karina. >> we havecrit beingal firefighters and i am transporting one critical. >> dispatched tapes from a deadly fire that has one san francisco firefighter fighting for his life. >> and the rain that will not go away and the reader it could set this weekend. >> also the mock funeral taking place in oakland for what could be a fatal blow to the library system. >> we'll start about a deadly fire that killed a san francisco firefighter. >> and vincent perez did not survive. heat and smoke and flames racing through the home. tony valerio suffered horrible injuries but is still alive. vick lee is live at the scene to begin our coverage tonight. vick? >> the san francisco fire detail and arson detail and fire department investigators are sifting through the debris right now. one firefighter going into the house to find out what happened and caused the fire. firefighters referred to that fire as a bread and butter fire that went terribly wrong. >> 911 call came in at 10:45 and white smoke surged out of the h

carolyn johnson has the details. >> many. >> she has something in common with the star, johnny depp neither one of them can enjoy the movie in 3-d. >> it's the ability to focus together. >> it's also known at a vernacular disorder. depp told interviewers he can't see in 3-d. he did not give details but they say is a it's common. >> one in five people watching a 3-d movie will experience no 3-d related to a binocular vision disorder. >> it results from a lack of coordination of the muscles that control the eyes. it can also affects reading and general depth perception can be treated in several ways including with collective lenses. >> it's to get the proper prescription, you want to make sure both eyes have proper focus to see what is projected on the screen. >> vision therapy can help retrain the eyes. >> very close together and move it further and further apart. >> when these images shift back and forth, it forces the patient to engage and relax. it has helped her focus and she can see in 3-d she still finds it unco

health and science reporter carolyn johnson has details. >> one shredded care on the. >> reggie credits diet for helping reverse the symptoms of diabetes. now, he wants others to do the same. >> this is a unique project it does offer a holistic approach. >> he teamed with a film maker to make a documentary that they first produced in arizona. that project followed six diabetics who agreed to switch their diets in one month. >> 100% live food, vegetables, sprouts, nuts and low glycemic fruit. >> all of it is uncooked. simply raw shows improvements lowering blood sugar levels and producers say several of them have been able to stay off the insulin on the long term by staying on the diet. >> blood sugar, it's coming down while they were coming off the insulin just by eating, high mineral, high nutrient dense it food. >> they are recruiting diabetics for filming hoping that reproducing the results will make it an alternative for managing diabetes. >> it's the model to show folks you are able to make this transition, this transformation in your health. >> doctors we spoke to was supportive o

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. >> carolyn johnson, abc7 news. >> well, if you would like to learn more about the oakland diabetesvention project and the documentary, we have links posted at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." doan go away, 7 on your side is next. >> the consumer here is ringing in the middle of the night and can't get it to stop until 7 on your side is called. that story is sttttttttttttttttt >> welcome back. it's 5:50. thank you for waking up and watching our newscast this morning. this is a live look from our emeryville cam, showing you a bit of the uc berkeley campus. congrats to all the recent graduates of that fine learning institution. we we shall you well in the job market. no one wants to be disturbed in the middle of the night so imagine being on the receiving end of a wake-up call night after night after night. well, that's what happened to one bay area man, a problem he could not fix until 7 on your side's michael finney got involved. [phone ringing] >> dennis said it happened like clock work every night. >> i'm in a dead sleep and the phone rings, like i say, religiously right around

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for joining us. >> that was good, spencer. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a zoo docent from chesterfield, an agribusiness finance attorney from denver, colorado... and our returning champion-- a student of government, originally from bethesda, maryland... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--