so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero.wn up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's, all. great wonderful shows that she's sponsored, pacific fusion and others. and you know jan is all around the bay area. all around the san francisco communities. she's helped us on engagement with our public and helping us dialogue with a difficult -- with difficult topics and being moderator or immediate -- mediator and hosted so many nonprofits and being there for every important fundraiser like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchi and always dreaming foundation and being part of the osaka sister city association, founder member of course, and asian-american journalist association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what they do every

david louie reports. >> homeland security admits the technology deployed along stretches of the border has been undependable. this is u.s. border custom video. >> right now, there is no good way how the technology performs in and of itself within the system. so this technology will allow them to decide that. >> this touch screen has been developed by san did have yia. it's part video game and analytical tool. it has tremendous potential to change the kind of technology we have at the border. everything from the low-tech chain link fence to the sensors they put in the ground to detect somebody walking on foot. >> reporter: the goal is to promote collaboration among teams to see problems from different perspectives. >> it's kind of like a football game. they are attempting to get to the goal line and they make decisions about when to hide and when to flee and run back. >> you can see how helicopters interact and how border agents interact and how officers actually at the entry. they are working at the scene how best protect the border. >> they were able to develop this in nine months and

david louie joins us live now with more. david? >> the company is in the hills behind me, the lihi southwest cement company, receiving this letter saying it must comply with an order now within 30 days to get approveal for operations here. the state is accusing him of expanding the mining of lime stein at the quarry to make cement without county arufal. the order has teeth in it because if it fails to do so, it will be taken off a list after proved quarries for government contracts. they supply about half of the cement for santa clara county projects. a group of residents urging enforcement action against lihi gathered to learn more about the action. >> i don't know if they can do it within 30 days. they haven't been able to do it in six years, i'm sure they will at some point come into comply yens, i think what this notice does is put them on notice that they have to take this seriously. >> we're in compliance with the law. and we have been working with the county, the lead agency, it's the santa clara county planning department w

david louie reports on a protest over vacant foreclosed homes that have become dumping grounds. >> residents say they are fed up. some live here on sinbad avenue where foreclosed homes owned by banks become dumping grounds for trash. >> we had a lot of garbage and that makes the properties go down in prices and it is not fair for the people who live next to them. >> reporter: members of alliance for citizens of california bagged up the trash and delivered it to a branch of wells fargo bank, the trustee for the owner of the property. >> it is bad for the community waking up early and seeing all of the garbage and nobody is doing anything about it. >> san jose code enforcement officials issued three citations for the house most recently on friday for $1,000. bank of america is responsible for maintaining the property for wells fargo. code enforcement officials say the banks are slow to respond. >> the banks haven't for the most part. oft oen times it takes one or two citations to get the message to them that you are in san jose, you own property and you are expected to maintain your property a

david louie is in there right now. he was blogging throughout the announcement. he'll have much more for you tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. live in palo alto, terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >> another social networking monster, president obama is answering questions in the first ever twitter townhall. he is answering questions in front of an audience in the east room of the white house instead of answer weigh tweets. the public has submitted questions over twitter. some of the tweets, afl/cio says where are the jobs? republicans have been pounding the president. john boehner, would you admit the stimulus was mistake? we have a link on our website at abc7news.com under see it on tv if you want to ask a question. >> just ahead, a government warning that terrorists are renewing an old tactic. >> currently we have all the sides of the airport. >> dramatic audio recordings after they made an emergency landing because a hole ripped  >>> there is a warning on airlines that some terrorists could be putting explosives on. tsa say that peop

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> in tuesday the santa rosa city council will consider aprovingf fines for residents who put they're garbage cans out too early or leave them out too long. it would place a 24 hour limit on curbside garbage and recycling containers. residents could be cited if they put it out more than 12 hours before scheduled pickup or leave it out more than 12 hours afterwards. the fines would be $100 or more for violators. city inspect source say complaints have increased since the collapse of the housing market with the widespread foreclosures. that ordinance would give the city to act on complaints from residents. >>> lisa arjen here is talking weather. >> there are come planes will the weather because we will be look for cooling in the days ahead. today a sort of a split forecast. late clearing at the coast but some warmer numbersen land. right now cloudy skies around the bay, even some drizzle out there. we will talk about the cool and then warmer weather coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead from massage to acupuncture, the alternative treatments now

david louie reports, that intel's rivals may not be able to catch up for several years. >> the excitements over this new 3-d transistor that took them ten years to create. it will speed up performance, use less power and take up less space. those are important as devices such as smart phones and tablets get smaller. the flat design wasn't keeping up with computing needs. a chip analyst in silicon valley. he was briefed by intel ahead of the announcement. >> when they were lying down you had a transistor gated that was getting smaller and smaller and the number of electron trons that could flow it was being con zbliand they say it whether l allow the number of transistors on the chip to continue to double every four years. the key to this is giving the chip so there is more space for electrons move. >> all the devices it will continue with moore's law and you can pack more things in the same space if you go up rather than sideways. >> watches movies and videos streamed is a big trend on handheld devices and new design should allow them to play more smoothly and be able to watch the entire

david louie is in there right now. he was blogging throughout the announcement. he'll have much more for you tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. live in palo alto, terry mcsweeney, "abc 7 news." >> another social networking monster, president obama is answering questions in the first ever twitter townhall. he is answering questions in front of an audience in the east room of the white house instead of answer weigh tweets. the public has submitted questions over twitter. some of the tweets, afl/cio says where are the jobs? republicans have been pounding the president. john boehner, would you admit the stimulus was mistake? we have a link on our website at abc7news.com under see it on tv if you want to ask a question. >> just ahead, a government warning that terrorists are renewing an old tactic. >> currently we have all the sides of the airport. >> dramatic audio recordings after they made an emergency landing because a hole ripped open in the fuselage. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for ho

david louie explains. >> wells fargo is the first lender to face a penalty by the federal reserve over a list of allegations that it steered potential prime borrowers into costly loans and falsified information as a result of incentives and sales quotas. a group has been critical of wells fargo. >> $85 million is not enough. what we have our community is suffering so much. >> the $85 million penalty is spelled out in an agreement with the fed. the bank do no longer operates the targeted loan unit. they issued a statement that the alleged actions was committed by a relatively small group. it is implementing processes that will identify customers that were harmed. >> up to 10,000 borrowers may be available for compensation but taking out their loans between 2004 and 2008. >> contacting the customers will be submitted in 90 days. >> if you are interested in the settlement. go to our website at abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. >> 4:46. deal or no deal. congress and the white house take one step forward and two back in talks to avert a national debt default. >> new gear. >> one thi

. >> david louie is live in palo alto. david? >> and facebook is the largest social network with 750 users now. it's having to catch up with google and others. new features announced today will likely engage users more. >> there is mark zuckerberg hinted this is just the first of a series of features. it focuses on driving more use of social media in the next five years. he's projecting a spike. >> if you put that forward it will be statistics in so far about twice as much as today a year from now. >> and new features include group chat a built to invite friends and there is a side bar of your contacted friends showing status and availability. and and and there we go. >> for now, it's only one on one video chats, but group chats might be down the road. using skype video conferencing service. >> we're building a plug in for facebook ourselves. they saw skpilt liked i had it and said we'd like to use that ourselves to offer to it facebook user autos and they expect calling by and will triple because of facebook. >> and they handle

david louie is live with the latest on this. david?e coast guard sent in search capability to baja, california because the clock is ticking to find seven missing men. and sun exposure and dehydration are the major concerns. solidarity emerged among 37 survivors of of the cap sized fishing boat. gary wong leave nose doubt about his resolve to locate his missing brother from berkeley. >> we're not leaving until we find him. one way or another. >> extreme conditions will be the seven missing men's greatest challenge wex spoke to one man who rescued some of the men sunday evening. >> it's really hot. into the 100s with 80% humidity f you're exposed, dehydration is a big thing. >> survivors found in little more than tee shirts and under wear. the hope is that strong winds pushed the missing towards a cluster of islands. a 48-year-old is one of the missing. his wife, son and daughter are in seclusion. sean's brother, darrell says they remain hopeful. >> our whole family is confident he's surviving. he's a strong, smart man. avid fisherman, c

as david louie explains there is more to it than that. >> facebook wants to be your one stop place toshare everything in your life with friends. and now, you can connect to them for video chats. >> you start the video. and there gou. it's connecting. and then, with them? there we go. >> facebook is partnering with skype to provide chats. skype expecting this will triple and quadruple amount of traffic it handles. current volume is 300 million minutes per month. skype working on a video chat feature. >> we're building our own plug in for facebook ourselves them liked it and said we'd like to take that technology to use it ourselves to offer directly to userer autos the ceo says that the next five years will see a big spurt in sharing stuff, as he calls it on social networks. four billion things posted, and the numbers are growing at an fast rate. >> if you plot that forward it will be from what we've seen, about twice as much as they're sharing today a year from now. >> face book unveiled a side bar displaying your frequently contacted friends and a group chat. the video chat may pose

david louie reports from silicon valley. >>> it's a cliche to call this a shiny new car but it is.a certain sparkle. venture capitalist say it will remove a major barrier for buyers. it claims to have a range of 300 miles. they explain how that is possible. >> you get your electricity from two sources, one from a battery, which is charged by the grid by plugging it in at night and second, internal combustion engine, when you need it it burns gas to generated more electricity. so it's a single power train. >> the engine can reach a top of 120 miles an hour. it's on the pricy side but they are planning to add more models to the fleet. the interior is environmentally friendly. >> this is reclaimed wood from the bottom of lake michigan. so everything we do, we don't go down and cut trees, we use the beauty of the environment and beauty of the good that is already there. >> and on the vehicle charging front, solar city is starting to sell solar powered units to keep it topped off at home. compare it to $230 if you plug it in the recall. >> it's $55 for the vehicle. >> the price of solar

. >>> david louie, "abc 7 news." >>> people can now get free credit reports starting today. bloomberg business report is coming up. >> and deal or not deal? congress and white house takes a step forward and two back over the debt default. >> new ears that will be listening if you have a beef with credit card companies. >> and one thing lack of sleep will make you focus on -- a hint. revenge. osososososososososososos >>> welcome back. here is a look at live doppler 7-hd. 5:47 this o this thursday. high pressure is dominating our weather and keep it's hot in central valley, palm springs, 109. nice day in tahoe, 79 with sunshine. 88 in yosemite. low 70s to mid-70s around san diego. near 80 in l.a. >> taking a look at stories we are following. san francisco police chief greg suhr says he will be back to the bayview district despite he was boo'd it on of a townhall meeting last night. >>> it could take up to a month to find the bodies of three hikers presumed dead after being swept over a waterfall in yosemite national park. a bay area nursing student is one of three victims. the

abc 7's david louie is live with what those tech leaders are saying. caved? >> ceos say there is a simple proposition for congress. if lawmakers do their job and get a debt deal done, ceos will focus on getting the economy back on track. no region of the country holds more promise to generate jobs and put the economy back on track. but record profits, job creation and growth could become casualties of a default. >> stocks could fall 20% to 30%. and it's going to affect borrowing and sales. it's going to affect everyone. because psychologically, every company holds back on buying because they don't know when they're going to get their worst dollar. >> that is the worst sis kais scenario. they gathered to plan how to creator jobs. >> the government is dysfunctional and creates a complex environment for all of us, making it difficult for me to commit to north american market and to highering. it's not good for anyone. >> that is coming from a senior executive of a company based in china and how an unstable u.s. economy can ripple through the global economy. the

david louie reports from silicon valley. >> it's a cliche to call this a shiny new car, but it s the karma has a certain sparkle. ray lane thinks it will remove a major barrier and this is how it's possible you get electricity from two sources, one, from a battery which is charged by the grid. the second when you need it, it burns gas to generate more electricity. it's a single power train. all electric. >> that is the sound of the karma's twin horse power engine reaching a poptop speed of 125 miles per hour. it's on the pricey side. and they're planning to add lower-priced models to the fleet. >> the wind comes from rescued wood from california forest fires. it's reclaimed wood so everything that we do we use the beauty of the environment and the beauty of the wood that is there. >> there is environmentally-friendly news on the vehicle charging front. solar city is starting to cell solar-powered units. and compare the doft a typical $230 plugging into the wall. >> solar system would be around $55 a month for the same distance. >> the price of a solar powered station is about $1500 f

david louie now with that story. >> some of the top executives have job creation on their minds.they gathered today to focus on an action plan. the goal may unravel draw maticly. >> stocks started to fall 30%. and goitsing to affect everyone, even psychologically, every company holds back on buying. >> the companies in the best position have plenty of cash on ledgers, sheltering them selfs from rising interest rates you don't borrow that much. we're au!p,óreñ california compo it might not impact us. >> executives from top u.s. banks attempted a meeting to discuss impact on rates and have told the president the consequences would be grave. there are also concerns of global impacts, silicon valley is a magnet for international company that's do research and development here and sell to the u.s. market. and this is one of them. >> the governor is dysfunctional this creates a complex environment for all of us and makes it difficult for me to commit to the north american market to commit to hiring and that is not good for anyone. >> other impact of the imtz couldbe reduced government

more tonight from david louie. >> it was not easy getting ashore. it was the dark of night. 105 foot boat had capsized tossing the passengers into storm tossed seas. and shore was some 2 miles away. >> some of the people on the water made it to shore by swimming. and walked to town and that is how they alerted the mexican navy in the first place. >> 43-year-old man clung on to ice chest for flotation with two others. he later tried to swim to shore but couldn't make it because of the strong currents. >> had to do some swimming. had life jacket on and they did have time to put on life jacket so that's good thing he's a strong swirm. >> storm that capsize the boat generated stronger winds than expected. >> if mexican official said the storm generated gust but no one knew they would be hurricane force. it's believed one large swell lifted the boat then followed by a larger"n one that caused the vessel to capsize. the u.s. coast guard launched search an rescue who want they are morning in hopes of spotting survivors in the water from 300 feet. despite

as david louie explains some customers will now be getting compensation. >> debbie lopes says she has been fighting to get a loan modification. she can't handle the payments on her home loan. >> it has been really frustrating. they don't seem to want to work with us. >> wells fargo is the the first lender to face a penalty by the federal reserve over a list of allegations it steered potential prime borrowers into sub prime loans and falsified income information in applications. anna is a leader of alliance of californians for community empowerment a group that has been critical of wells fargo. >> $85 million is not enough. what we have lost in homes in our community is suffering so much. >> reporter: the $85 million penalty is spelled out in an agreement with the fed. the bank no longer operates the targeted loan unit and does not admit any wrong doing. wells fargo chairman and c.e.o. issued a statement that the alleged actions were committed by a relatively small group and reenforcing oversight of mortgage lending pack it tesss and implementing processes to provide compensation to cu

in san jose, david louie 7 news. >>> 2 suspects are still in custody tonight after evading police fornearly 2 hours last night. authorities chased them from newark in the east bay to lathe respect in san joaquin county thinking they were suspects wanted in connection with 2 murder in east palo alt alto. well it turns out they were not the right people but the car they were driving does belong to one of the murder suspects authorities are looking for. the chase ended when officers put down spike strips and flattened the car tires. no word so far on why the 2 men were driving that car or what their connection might be to the murders. >>> another smash and grab robbery caught on tape in los angeles. 3 men rushed into a jewelry store pepper spray the owner smashed the display cases and then left with more than 7000 dollars in costume jewelr jewelry. this is the eighth robbery this month on the same street as this scul ri store. there have been more in other parts of the city. investigators say they saw a similar pattern of robbery last summer. they say the rising price of gold may be the

more on that here's david loui louie. >> retailers have always known what 4 letter word gets people tond. high double digit discount in june produce the biggest one month right in sales in 12 years of 6 and a half percent. some stores did better such as costco with 14 percent jump. also leading the pack were sachs, sooum ies, nordstrom and cole. spending spilled into other areas. >> customers j jumping on to the smart phone that some cost to 300 dollar phones and. >>reporter: economy may not be all rose yes yet. we spoke to golden gate university by skyp skype. >> i don't think it's that sudden my people are feeling fancy free with the money. it's really snapping autopsy bargain? a . >>reporter: people loaded down with shopping bag here and moms like amy with 4 kids in tow. on move by the deep discounts. i try not to buy. i used to do that. and would i buy a ton of stuff and hen half of it would never even get used. >>reporter: her student rachel rose facing higher tuition fee and become cost. >> i have to pay rent and things like that. i don't have the money to spend on l nice clothes

david margolick. welcome. thank you, ken. are there other books out there about a single song? i'm familiar with dave marsh's take on louie louie, but this has to be an unusual premise for a new book. i don't think there are very many. i think there's a book about amazing grace, and i'm told there's a book in the works about we shall overcome. but i think there really aren't many songs that you could write entire books about. this is one of the few. and this was not a tough sell to a publisher because they saw your piece in vanity fair. they saw the piece in vanity fair, and they thought that it could be expanded upon into a book. and it certainly works very well. for a generation of americans who are not familiar with the song-- and it's been conspicuously absent-- how would you describe the song and its impact? well, the song was a song about lynching. you know, it was a song about black bodies hanging on southern trees, and it was a song that came out in 1939 at a time when people simply weren't talking about this kind of thing. you know, it was before jackie robinson. it was before martin luther king. it was before th