but the chris angel i know is much more than just the guy who does tricks. >>> this is not a magic showe understand that. you're not a magician. you're not some strip headliner. you're a business person >> show business so there's no show if you don't understand the business. ♪ there's 250,000 tourists that come through vegas every day to two days depending upon the seasons. everybody's out there trying to get the attention, get people to see their show you really have to understand the mentality of the public that come to las vegas to really understand how to capitalize on that you really have to understand what the audience wants. >> believe me, chris gets it he just spent ten years at the luxor hotel and casino >> success brought in $150 million a year in direct and indirect sales, revenue, it's incredible number one magic show on the planet >> he's been lured away with a long-term megadeal >>> there's a rumor going around the street and it's no illusion. people are telling me you have struck the largest entertainment deal in las vegas ever >> that is true. but you know something peo

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> so it's going to be a great day.rage begins sunday morning at 10:00 and continues all day with special on the red carpet coverage lead willing up to the 93rd academy award ceremony beginning promptly at 5:00 p.m. so tune in, and it should be fun to watch. >>> tonight world news with david muir is next i am dan ashley. >> i am ama daetz, thanks for joining us tonight, and we hope to see you again right here at 6:00. someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's your turn. santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. welcome to the place where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. where cacique inspires you to add your own flair. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. cacique. your auténtico

arthel: live in los angeles, chris tone that coleman, thanks, christina. eric.ex little back, we'll tell you about some gunfire in the gaza strip overnight after militants launched dozens of rockets into israel. the fresh violence comes after two nights of clashes between palestinians and israelis in jerusalem. all that happening on the streets. trey yingst in jerusalem with the very latest on these new tensions. hi, trey. >> reporter: eric, good afternoon. we're here outside of damascus gate in jerusalem, and what's happening right now is what police feared would happen. dozens of people gathering in the streets following ramadan prayers, and you can see behind me police have lined up in rye to yacht gear, and they are preparing for -- riot gear and they are preparing for clashes that they see as inevitable. clashes have been taking place for the past week, and now we are seeing factions inside gaza getting involved. on thursday a hundred palestinians were injured in these clashes, and members of the israeli security -- 20 members of the israeli security forces

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i am chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> it will be interesting to watch.es could cars are happening this sunday. live coverage begins sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and continues all day long with a special on the red carpet coverage leading up to the 93rd academy awards ceremony. after the last award is handed out, stay with "on the red carpet" for continuing coverage. >> i like your glasses. >> oh, you do? >> stylish! >> appreciate that! >>> at 5:30, a first look at the new guest hosts we will see on jeopardy soon. >> i am excited about that. >>> also, a fight over the future of cruises and when they will be able to set sail from the u.s. again. >>> and the governor standing be covered in at least 40 feet of water right now in his emergency drought declaration. >>> and a live look at sfo this morning. we will be right back. someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the loed o for evn did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect

chris connelly joins us with a preview from los angeles. hris. >> reporter: good morning, eva. yes. this weirdest of award seasons continue tonight with the screen actors guild awards. they're planning to pass out mre than a dozen awards in just an hour's time. just an hour. acceptance speeches have lasted that long. the sag awards where they get their due. this year, no red carpet or live event. acceptances, pre-recorded. even as the oscars hopes to pull off an in-person ceremony later this month, the sags will be virtual, dishing out their awards in an hour. the late chadwick boseman's nominated both for "ma rainey's black bottom," and "da 5 bloods." his co-stars each unaware during the filming of the health issues that would claim boseman's life one year later at age 43. >> yeah. he was so invested in what we were doing and knew exactly what we were doing, starts running up and down the terrain, shooting guns, to dealing with everything and then later on finding out that he was sick. it just really made an impact on me. >> looking back on

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. >> joined now by chris wolfe with our sister station down in los angeles with a look at all the awards happening right now i'm on a red carpet but not the actual red carpet. >> it's not the actual red carpet. we're selling the image selling the fantasy for all of our friends up in san francisco. >> take a look at this here. this is our ktla courtyard here in hollywood. we transformed it into a sprawling red carpet experience with the golden, the glitter and all that good stuff around. and of money talks. we are not near the venue. it's a very restricted venue this year. for the first time in a long time because of the coronavirus pandemic. they are no longer being held this year at the dolby theater in the heart of hollywood. just down the street from us. they have moved the whole ceremony to union station. a major and a major transportation hub in downtown los angeles and they have transformed the giant cavernous sprawling lobby into sort of a small intimate dinner theater experience with several levels and tables and soft lighting and boots very limited audience in person this from w

let's go live now to los angeles and our reporter chris wolfe is standing. >> i'm very solo. red carpet tonight. he's been covering the words for us all evening and you told us last hour that you think that you've got a shout out from one of the award winners. i definitely did. john and i definitely didn't. we have that clip for you tonight. we'll get to that in just a few seconds. but normally i would be coming to you from the elton john oscar party. >> but because of the coronavirus pandemic, there are no big parties this year. no. after parties, no pre parties. but we still wanted to bring you some what of the fantasy, a little bit of the illusion. so we transform our courtyard here at ktla into an expansive sprawling red carpet experience with some gold and glimmer around me and getting back to what you said earlier. i am thrilled to announce that best actress winner tonight. frances mcdormand decided to give me chris wolfe, a shout out this evening. we have it for you. here's the how check it out. we give this one to our wolf. hail and howls to the big winner of the nigh

i am chris connelly, abc news los angeles. >> you can watch the oscars right here on abc seven. live coverage begins sunday morning at 10:00 and continues all day with special on the red carpet coverage leading up to the 93rd academy awards ceremony that begins at 5:00 p.m. after the last word is handed out, stay with us because we have more on the red carpet coverage and the morning after, a very special edition of live with kelly and ryan. look at for appearances from arsenio hall, kristin chenoweth, jimmy kimmel and more. the after oscar show is monday at 9:00 a.m. right here on abc7. >>> clearly, you never know where what you will see in a baseball game, but last night may have been a very first at oracle park. look at this video. a giants fan brought her therapy bunny, alex the great. he is 4 1/2 months old and even has his own instagram page. alex belongs to a woman who lost her restaurant during the pandemic and she told the associated press this was alex's first giants game. he has also been to a nascar event . he has gone snow tubing at lake tahoe and even passed out 40

chris connelly joining us from los angeles with the history-making moments and what it all means for way. >> i like that. >> so do we. >> thank you. >> hasta la vista, baby. >> reporter: did last night's s.a.g. awards offer up to the oscars a new front-runner? >> it goes to "the trial of the chicago 7." >> reporter: with that best cast win, the s.a.g. nominated "nomadland," now have a best picture rival and the oscars set to begin in ten days, and a very different academy awards ceremony to follow april 25th. >> viola davis. >> reporter: an outstanding female actor, viola davis earned the sixth s.a.g. award of her remarkable career in this year's most competitive category. >> this would be an empty world without the blues. >> reporter: winning for "ma rainey's black bottom," outstanding male actor going to davis' co-star, the late chadwick boseman. >> i'm going to get me a band and make me some records. >> reporter: his widow accepting it. >> if you see the world unbalanced, be a crusader that pushes heavily on the seesaw of the mind. that's a quote by chadwick boseman. >> reporter:

everyone safe with extensive protocols and even an in-house epidemiologist, chris connelly at one of the site, union station in los angelesect what nominees will and won't be doing once here. our conversation is maskless because we're six feet apart and because we're in a well ventilated outdoor area. >> it's taking every tool in the toolbox to fight covid-19. i think this is the most ambitious and safest production that i have seen. >> reporter: epidemiologist dr. anne rimoin brings two decades of work on infectious disease to the academy awards as she puts in place the protocols designed to ensure all will stay safe at the 93rd oscars. what kind of testing will the nominees and will their plus ones have to undergo before they set foot inside union station. >> so, all -- everybody will be tested several times before the event, and within 24 hours of the actual show they will have a pcr. >> reporter: every single nominee, every single plus one. >> every person. every person involved. quarantine rues have been put together. >> one of the things that's interesting about what you're not mentioning is vaccinations. >> the vas

but now los angeles is come up with a premium bring innovative solution to that cities water crisis, with an interesting wrinkle. here to explain is msnbc's jacobs over. of jacob? >> chris is quite extraordinary app to tell you. this is the log's angeles aqueduct and hundreds of billions of gallons of water imported from this place, every single year. it was opened by william in 1913, when he figured out, literally, a way to steal water from hundreds of miles away, to fill what we know is modern-day los angeles, and today that's part of the problem. just over five years ago, for all i, and i visited nevada's lake. mean receding from drought in the effects of climate change. okay so where we're standing right now, just five years ago, this area would have actually been underwater. >> absolutely. >> from there we filed its water along the colorado waiver to arizona, we have to being diverted to customers in seven states at the u.s. mexico border, there wasn't a drop of water left. >> it's bone-dry. >> today things are even worse, with projections showing lake mead heading for a record low level by july. the mega drought, has forced less angeles, which by his colorado rive

chris even that doleman -- christina coleman is following this for us from los angeles. >> reporter:t mayor wheeler strongly opposed to former president trump sending in federal agents to help stop the destruction and violence wreaking havoc in portland. the mayor even stood with protesters and regented federal support during a riot last summer. now portland has seen an uptick in the unrest, the it's ramped up. so now wheeler is asking people in the community to help identify members of what he calls a self-described anarchist mob that is seeking to sow chaos. >> we must stand together as a community against this ongoing criminal intimidation and violence. i also want you to know that these people often a arrive at their so-called direct actions in cars, and they're all dressed in all black. if you see this, call the police. >> reporter: but now the mayor is getting backlash from the aclu. they say he's encouraging vigilantes. quote: ted wheeler asks people to take a stand by tracking and calling the police on others for wearing black clothing. his comments are irresponsible and dang

chris, thanks for joining us. we leave you tonight with a live look at the red carpet. keep in mind, this is not the dolby theater like usual. it is still union station in los angeles.for the 92nd gathering. should be really fun. the dolby theater performances are still hopping. hopping. you can see the this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to pie trleic ed. ats erhioueed... just common sense. leaving the d the. no nonsen. ed. you're into your shows, right? ats erhioueed... the office. now you can be really into your shows with xfinity. find your favorites with just your voice. there is no fire. it was only a simulation! what?! dwight. manuel wins another one! get live sports on the go. he's stealing my scene. and if you have xfinity internet, flex is included. so your entertainment starts at free. so go on, get really into your shows. you need lotion. xfinity. it's a way better way to watch. [ sfx: bzzz bzzz bzzz ] [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] [ sfx: honk ] [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] [ sfx: pop ping bloop pop ping bloop ] the day can wait. enter the golden state with real california dairy. as the covid-19 va

at my answer would be no chris mullin to deal with at birth my answer would be no and i guess we were going to law school at the same time but james but i was here in los angeles during the rebellion i'm doing the rodney king beating it's and as well as the rebellion after the acquittal of the 4 cops that beat him and there was a christopher commission i mean there was all of this energy that went into making this different and you know from now on and as we see that hasn't been the case when did you we talk about where can we reduce the police force what can we do when you look at really looking forward to you brother james to use it to all of the folks at al-jazeera and the activist on the ground organizers other attorneys getting into this report because the commissioners heard 44 cases families and attorneys as well as organized as an act of this case by case including the cases in the family members of george floyd briana taylor botham jean kayla moore and others and then heard expert testimony from folks talking about historic violence all the way to andrea richie talking about police violence against black women gender nonconforming and trance people an

chris. >>> don't forget abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. and stay tuned at 7:00 for "good morning america." they'll have team coverage live from los angelesn at 9:00 live with kelly and ryan. now usually they are the first ones to have the interviews with all of the big winners as soon as they get off the stage. this will be pretty interesting to see how they handle all of this when they are doing the show live from new york instead of los angeles. okay. with that that's all we have for tonight. i'm dion lim. for all of us here at abc7 news, thank you so much for joining us! joining us! we'll see you this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. you see, they live in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities. which means that beautiful baby gherkin atop this charcuterie masterpiece is like another brick in the rebuilding of our economy. job well done friends. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. as the covid-19 vaccines become available and you mightstate be asking yourself... should i get it? and

angeles and long beach saw 177 container ships which carried some 800000 containers that adds up to 31 percent more ships compared to february of last year and 49 percent more containers according to chris rogers a supply chain analyst the goods where we have seen the fastest growth in shipments are those that take up a lot of space on container ships relative to their value with the result that the growth in volume of trade has been faster than the growth in value of trade this in turn reveals just how vulnerable supply chains are and the difficulties that lie ahead for american companies are working to recover from the pen demick and now with more competition for containers the cost of importing is on the rise and the port. los angeles and long beach together handle more than a 3rd of u.s. imports as you can see anything right here is going to have a global impact on supply chain reporting for boom bust and possible street art. and with the vaccination process continuing music fans are it seem to once again attend concerts and as most of the events have been canceled over the last year organizers for some of the largest music festivals are planning for gatherings of tens of thousands

angeles and long beach saw 177 container ships which carried some 800000 containers that adds up to 31 percent more ships compared to february of last year and 49 percent more containers according to chris rogers a supply chain analyst the goods where we have seen the fastest growth in shipments are those that take up a lot of space on container ships relative to their value with the result that the growth in volume of trade has been faster than the growth in value of trade this in turn reveals just how vulnerable supply chains are in the difficulties that lie ahead for american companies working to recover from the pen demick and now with more competition for containers the cost of importing is on the rise now the port of los angeles and long beach together handle more than a 3rd of u.s. imports and as you can see any delay here is going to have a global impact on supply chain reporting for news fuse hughes the toughest weeks of our 2. and that's it for today show in the meantime follow me on twitter at the hash tag team n.b.a. make sure you download the portal to the app and we will see you back here tomorrow thank you for watching. seemed wrong. rules just don't. let me. get to shape

jailhouse confession from a los angeles woman accused of murdering her 3 young children during a bitter custody dispute. liliana creo claims she killed her children to protect them. chris wolfe has the details. and we want to warn you this story may be difficult to watch. >> in handcuffs shackles and what appears to be a cast on her left wrist and hand accused killer lillyhanna sits down for a chilling jailhouse interview about the death of her 3 small children, 3 year-old joanna 2 year-old boy, terry and 6 month-old girl sierra. >> ana. what happened to your 3 children in receipt. i to be clear. did you kill your children. >> so i don't want them to be further abuse. and promised them when they reported that i was going to protect them and their a t already saw what was happening already saw i already knew what was going on. and i knew it was going continue to happen. >> to your right or actions. i wish my kids bro livia do i wish that i didn't have through that he has i prefer them not being tortured and abused on a regular basis for the rest of their life. >> creo is being held in kern county and will face a number of charges. officials in los angeles are seeking to

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angeles times. >> mystery, murder, sex, media obsession. >> laci peterson vanished from california in december of 2002. scott peterson says he left his wife eight months pregnant home alone on christ a single fish. as he drove home, he called lacy and left a message on her phone. >> hey, beautiful. i left you a message at home. 2:15. i'll see you in a bit q love you. >> detectives suspected peterson from the start. and then a young woman, amber frye came forward to say she and peterson were having an affair. >> scott told me he was not married. we did have a romantic relationship. >> and suddenly he was declared as the most hated man in america. >> nobody believes you. nobody believes any part of your story. >> four months after she vanished, the bodies of lacy and their unborn child washed up on the san francisco bay in the same area scott said he went fishing. he was arrested. peterson's trial sparked a media frenzy. crowds cheering when he was found guilty. and after he was sentenced to death, some of the jurors spoke out. >> guess what, scottie. >> that's your new home. >> last summer the california supreme court decided that the original judge in the case made a mistake when

angels? # speak now #. good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent.agree on a social media boycott in response to the ongoing abuse suffered by many connected to the sport. and the oscars have a dramatic new backdrop. we'll be behind the scenes as union station prepares for a covid—safe ceremony. good morning. another dry and mostly sunny day on the cards today. if you're desperate for some rain, well, there is some in the forecast for the week ahead, but possibly not enough. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it is just after seven o'clock. it's sunday 25th april. our top story: india has recorded a global record of new coronavirus cases for the fourth day running with 349,000 infections reported in the last 24 hours. more than 2,700 people have died as overcrowded hospitals warn of dire shortages of oxygen. here's simonjones. patients continue to arrive in hospitals, struggling to breathe, needing urgent treatment, but the health system is close to collapse. almost 350,000 new cases in the latest daily figures — another record. this man is

first of all, chris, god bless you for you and your wife pursuing adoption. we all know literally the act of angelsa lot of knowledge about this entire system. the foster care system has been under a lot of stress past year. my co-host, rachel duffy, knows a lot about parenting told me about that. tell us about the foster care system. what it is dealing with during this time? >> i'm not an expert on the foster care system and stuff. we're going through the process, went to several seminars to find out. it is a very onerous process to go through. a lot of background checks you have to go through. my understanding is miss moore, who is the foster care mother, she had multiple other children come through her home. in fact it is my understanding that the two girls who showed up, the two girls showed up to celebrate who were previously fostered by miss moore and so they were there to help celebrate. those two girls got into an argument with miss bryant, mahkia bryant over the ted did iness of the home. that is what has been reported. this story appears to have spiraled out of control. who was at fault?