david louie tells us it's a nobel dream. >> it's a huge undertaking with the big focus on the bringing down the cost of sending great over the internet. however, no electricity also can be very dive. -- difficult. mark zuckerberg isn't the first person wanting to help under developed countries. nonprofit groups have been on the ground for years and warn facebook has a steep learning curve. >> we can see the situation that is more complex. >> zuckerberg appears to recognize the challenge. >> we just believe that everyone deserves to be connected on the internet so we're putting energy towards this. >> it's a big problem to get everyone to have internet access. >> professor districts a program at santa clara university center for science, technology and society lofr 11 years taught him ayzm7 major hurdle is 1.5 billion zront a place to charge a fob or april top. >> they need to be able to charge for internet access. and second, literacy is a huge problem. those people are not going to be able to use the internet. >> but when issues like that can be solved there are benefits. heather wor

abc news reporter david louie checking on the evening commute. david?>> but there are indications some people are taking a long weekend to avoid a commute nightmare. commuters took advantage of bart this, is a look at the commute. bart said it carried almost 31,000 more passengers this morning and some people took advantage of the 24 hour service. 6800 road bart between midnight and 4:00 a.m. >> we climbed on pleasant hill and took a seat. and didn't start to stand until two stations further on here. >> natasha noticed lots of new faces on the ferry. >> they also didn't know there are certain seats certain people sit in. >> regulars got aced out of seats? >> yes. likely. >> this banker booked a hotel room last night. >> deciding to come in last night. this is to avoid morning commute. a good straight strath ji. >> here is a rare sight. parking lots, half empty a sign workers are taking days off or taking public transit. >> how many cars can you park here? >> maybe a few hundred. >> how many do you have now? >> no now is 85. >> foot traffic is lighter th

>> no. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> interesting. i've only seen the trailer, so can't comment just yet. >> i read the book. that was good. you know what, there's lots to talk about in weather. we are starting off with the typical low clouds and fog. a pretty shot from our sutro camera ball we have a spare-the-air day, a red flag warning that includes the possibility of thunder and lightning. that's all straight ahead. >> thank you, lisa. also coming up, what happens when the panda races the marlin to first base. >> welcome back, everyone. you are looking live at a quiet golden gate bridge this morning. if you need to come to the city, now is the time to do it. it will be a beautiful day. we are looking at mid-70s temperature-wise. elsewhere in the bay area things will get pretty dramatic. lisa argen will fell you in what is coming later today in the weather. >>> in sports the a's will try to win the rubber game of their series against the cleveland indians at the coliseum. last night the a's needed to win to keep pace with the a.l.

>> no. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> interesting. the reviews will keep coming, no doubt. what are we seeing weather-wise? >> we have some reviews about that, as well. it will warm up late in the day. right now back to the low clouds and fog san francisco. mid-70s today. a mini warmup on the way for most of the bay. before we talk about the threat of thunder and lightning, a red flag warning goes into effect tonight. i'll have the details when we return. >> thank you, lisa. also coming up, what happens when the panda races a marlin to first base? it could be a . >> a live look at san jose. you can see clear skies." you are look being at low 650s right now but it will get into the 80s in san jose. it will be warm in a lot of places around the bay area to the but then things get a little rocky around midnight. meteorologist lisa argen will fill you in on exactly what is happening where. >>> in sports the a's will try to win the rubber game of their series against the cleveland indians at the coliseum. last night the a's needed to win t

abc 7 news reporter david louie explains. >> todd ka percent owe is donating blood. he's a public works director in campbell. his boss showed up to lend support. lowe signed up to give blood going through the lengthy health screening that protects the blood supply. he got rejected. the red cross uses the term deferred. >> after a number of questions, including sexual conduct with another male i was deferred. >> the u.s. food and drug administration has this rules and regulations in effect since 1983 that bar men who have had sex with men from donating blood because of the aids epidemic. >> it's ironic that i can host a blood drive but i can't donate blood myself. let's use this opportunity to demonstrate that there are members of our community that want to contribute of themselves to sacrifice and save the lives of others. >> lowe admits he donated blood in college but not answering truthfully. the fda said there was no penalty for doing that. no one in california's department of public health was able to tell us if the state has a penalty for lying. the fda estimate

abc7 news business and technology report david louie talks with moviegoers. reviews of the movie "jobs." in silicon valley where people worked at apple, the movie rings true. >> i have always heard he was a tough guy to work for, and they certainly didn't hold back in that arena. some of the stuff he did, he kind of looked like a jerk. >> however, not one person offered praise for ashton kutcher's portrayal of steve jobs. >> i'm trying to build apple, and they are taking it away from me? >> they did credit the film for not trying to smooth out the rough edges of a judge visionary known to be difficult to work with. >> he was very tough, he was very committed with a real vision. maybe a little rougher than i even realized based on the movie. but then again, i heard stories that say probably very real. >> a movie fan, whose husband went to school with jobs, said the film revealed something she didn't know. >> i think how tortured he was in his personal life. even more than what i have read before, that he really was tortured, but he was such a visionary that th

david louie dove into the legos kids fest in san jose. >> at last count there are over 400 million lego bricks in existence. this is about $10,000 would recollect of them falling on the floor for the kids to enjoy. >> they are awesome. i have been playing with them for over like i think five years. >> leg go sets have been around 81 years. it's what you can make with them that continues to capture the imagination of kids and inspires them to build things. one of those kids grew up to be chris. at age 30 he's one of seven master builders of lego who make these life-size figures and cars. this car is made of 360,000 bricks. it weighs almost 2 tons and took 1800 hours to assemble. >> the most difficult part of a model like this is all the different colors. it makes the model look dynamic and cool looking, but all the different colors mean you have to have a ton of different trace around you of lego brick. when we do models, the fewer the colors, the faster it builds. >> the bricks are glued together. there are no restrictions so even a person with any age, including mine, can get into it.

david louie dove into the legos kidsfest in san jose. >> at last count there are over 400 million lego bricks in existence. this is about $10,000 worth of them falling on the floor for the kids to enjoy. >> they are awesome. i have been playing with them for over like i think five years. >> lego sets have been around 81 years. it's what you can make with them that continues to capture the imagination of kids and inspires them to build things. one of those kids grew up to be chris. at age 30 he's one of seven master builders of lego who make these life-size figures and cars. this car is made of 360,000 bricks. it weighs almost two tons and took 1800 hours to assemble. >> the most difficult part of a model like this is all the different colors. it makes the model look dynamic and cool looking, but all the different colors means you have to have a ton of different trays around you of lego bricks. when we do models, the fewer the colors, the faster it builds. >> the bricks are glued together. >> the prime age for playing with lego is about five to twelve, but there are no restrictions. so

david louie joins us live. what is the latest?> the latest is that there is a possibility a hold up was captured on video. we've heard about passengers being robbed of the cell phones but now appearing new targets are here on campus. as soon as clasz are over, students leaving with cell phones in hand and possibly tablets and lap tops. they're oblivious for crime target autos people show it around. and brag about it. so they're just asking for getting it stolen. >> that is what happened she was robbed of a lap top brandishing what appeared to be a handgun. >> they're not looking. they know what they're looking for. they put in as a backpack, you're higd it cameras are all over campus but no one will confirm the crime was caught on tape. the principal says the risk of crimes could grow as textbooks are replace bid electronic book autos a lot of times they're walking and texting and easy targets because someone can just walk by, grab at the phone and run. >> security has been beefed up. strangers being questioned and asked to leave

david louie described it this way.>> it is a 4-1-1 directory service where people findformate information on the internet jie. the founders were in their 20s. >> yahoo!. >> what was that? >> yahoo!. >> they created the iconic logo that was the company's brand ever since. unchanged for nearly 17 years, the logo is beginning to show its age if you ask the theademyt school. >> it feels a little state fairish right now. it feels a litt c corny. i think that's what they will be getting away from.ary says yahoo! has to be careful. a new logo should keep the key elements. in this case, the purple, the exclamation point and the playful feel. >> you cannot alienate your customers. that's how you lose the brand. >> if they have to change it, hopefully it is not too drastic. >> loyal users were not too shocked by the demand. >> it is not like, wow. >> some thought it was time for a change. >> just bring a little freshness. i am good with change like that. >> and that changing has to be reflected on the inside if yahoo! wants to reclaim its place as an innovative super power. >> you don't become a te

david louie described it this way. >> it is a 4-1-1 directory service where people find the information on the internet jie. the founders were in their 20s. >> yahoo!. >> what was that? >> yahoo!. >> they created the iconic logo that was the company's brand ever since. unchanged for nearly 17 years, the logo is beginning to show its age if you ask the the head of the academy of art school. >> it feels a little state fairish right now. it feels a little corny. i think that's what they will be getting away from. >> but mary scott says yahoo! has to be careful. a new logo should keep the key elements. in this case, the purple, the exclamation point and the playful feel. >> you cannot alienate your customers. that's how you lose the brand. >> if they have to change it, hopefully it is not too drastic. >> loyal users were not too shocked by the demand. >> it is not like, wow. >> some thought it was time for a change. >> just bring a little freshness. i am good with change like that. >> and that changing has to be reflected on the inside if yahoo! wants to reclaim its place as an innovative s

david louie described it this way. >> it is a 4-1-1 directory service where people find the information on the internet jie. the founders were in their 20s. >> yahoo!. >> what was that? >> yahoo!. >> they created the iconic logo that was the company's brand ever since. unchanged for nearly 17 years, the logo is beginning to show its age if you ask the the head of the academy of art school. >> it feels a little state fairish right now. it feels a little corny. i think that's what they will be getting away from. >> but mary scott says yahoo! has to be careful. a new logo should keep the key elements. in this case, the purple, the exclamation point and the playful feel. >> you cannot alienate your customers. that's how you lose the brand. >> if they have to change it, hopefully it is not too drastic. >> loyal users were not too shocked by the demand. >> it is not like, wow. >> some thought it was time for a change. >> just bring a little freshness. i am good with change like that. >> and that changing has to be reflected on the inside if yahoo! wants to reclaim its place as an innovative s

david louie joins us now with details how he is speen yauj is going to cut workers. david? >> those 4,000 layoffs represent about 5% of the global work force. many of those 4,000 point the finger of blame at edward snowden. >> now, they've been+'n getting banned with a lot of countries and i think they're anticipating a major fall out. >> the tech analyst is battling a perception they might have secret codes embedded to allow nsa to spy overseas that. can impact sales fueled by revelations by former nsa contractor snow den. >> when there are rumors of china doing the same thing, congress banned to do the same thing sort of blocking sales now nsa has been found to do this. >> this with economic weakness could be why they weren't allowed to meet expectations reporting higher profits today but with future growth projected 2% lower, cisco stock price dropped 10% in after hours trading. cisco has almost 17,500 employees global head count is 75,000. the company has a history of layoffs added 7500 work qlerers this year, march laying off 500 people, last summer, another 1300 and 6

. >> we have live team coverage with sand kbratel tracking live doppler 7 hd tonight and david louier lightning show. >> counting nearly 15,000 strikes last night put on a prime time show whether at the ballpark or through the lens of a camera.. >> it was a true light show. abc 7 news camera as top mountain tops captured the draum yaf lightning bolts. certified consulting meteorologist says low pressure system moving west across the state continued to light up the skies over pacific. >> had just write rite ingredients last night over the water. >> noel says thunderstorms and lightning are a once a year or every year phenomenon. >> everyone was home, or getting home.vk it wastazs across the middle of the bay. so lts of people saw it jason bw adveg firm. he took his camera capturing this image of a

david louie is live in santa clara county. david? >> it's a complicated case because there were no witnesses at the party bus struck a tree and rolled down an enbankment. investigators sate driver was unwilling or unable to communicate. wla officers described as a party bus going northbound just about alpine road exit >>> a passenger was killed. he was described as in his 30s. the driver apparently walked away.. >> he's in the cooperating. he had been transported to stanford in order to get it checked out. >> the bus was a convertd bus. the chp said it appears to be set up for nine people. the name of the owner has in the been released. officers said waits not in use as a party bus at the time of the accident. it's is not a typical limb scene or party bus such as one involved in the santa cruz mountains. a spokesman at the public utilities commission was not familiar with vans converted into party buses nor was the staff of senator jerry hill who wrote the law on under aged drinking on party buses. the patrol has not said whether alc

we're live, david louie abc 7 news. >> great idea thank you. >> stay with abc 7 news for live coverage throughout the closure we'll be streaming the caltrans morning briefing. the afternoon briefing on abc 7 news at 4:00 p.m. every day will be live at 3:00 monday for chain cutting and our morning news begins half an hour early at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow as well as tuesday. >> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom tweeted this photo a look at what's happening on the old section of the bridge. and is coming up later in this newscast. >> still head tonight here on abc 7 news live from the rim fire near yosemite. there is a new state of emergency tonight and high school sports now being cancelled. >> in sacramento, california gears up to enroll uninsured for health coverage under obama care. what $80 million will buy. >> i'm spencer christian. live doppler 7 shows sunny skies tonight and sunny skies tomorrow. a warming trend i'll have a look at how high temperatures will be where you are in my after the accu-weather forecast. >> we'll continue our coverage for the bay bridge closure and what's hap

david louie is live at our lady of guadalupe church with the story. david?is is where some people going on that march are having and saying mass right now. supporters believe this is the perfect time to get/u5íÑ attentn of lawmakers so they're going to march ot office of kevin mccarthy. the 22 day journey starts here outside of the chavez family home where workers took shape. hundreds will make their way to bakersfield to rally outside of the district office of congressman and house majority whip kevin mccarthy. >> he was having to decide, having to choose between going with their parents or country that is not right. >> this county worker and others joining her walk and ride for 22 days and hope to enlist other supporters. chavez sees similarities to the way his brother organized mars to support farm workers. >> he used to do his own mars. the idea of what they're trying to do. and at the same time, something people to bring friends. >> there are other group that's will converge on labor day. a separate group leaving in the morning for a two-day bus drip tr

david louie joins us now with details how he is speen yauj is going to cut workers. david? >> those 4,000 layoffs represent about 5% of the global work force. many of those 4,000 point the finger of blame at edward snowden. >> now, they've been+'n getting banned with a lot of countries and i think they're anticipating a major fall out. >> the tech analyst is battling a perception they might have secret codes embedded to allow nsa to spy overseas that. can impact sales fueled by revelations by former nsa contractor snow den. >> when there are rumors of china doing the same thing, congress banned to do the same thing sort of blocking sales now nsa has been found to do this. >> this with economic weakness could be why they weren't allowed to meet expectations reporting higher profits today but with future growth projected 2% lower, cisco stock price dropped 10% in after hours trading. cisco has almost 17,500 employees global head count is 75,000. the company has a history of layoffs added 7500 work qlerers this year, march laying off 500 people, last summer, another 1300 and 6

david louie described it this way. >> it's a kind of 411 directory service to find interesting sources of information on the internet. >> they were in their 20s, but by 1996 they had created the iconic logo that has been the company's brand ever since. unchanged for nearly 17 years. logo is beginning to show its age. >> it feels a little corny. >> mary says yahoo has about to be careful. it should keep key elements the playful feel. >> you can't alienate your loyal customers. that is how you lose your brand. >> loyal users weren't shocked by naught design. one thought it was time for a change. but one says that change has to be reflected on the inside if they wanted to reclaim their place as innovative superpower. >> you don't become a technology company without having a logo. >>> most of san mateo county tsunami warning signs don't work. five out of eight signs are broken. they are supposed to provide tsunami warnings. county officials say repair work will start monday and should finish by september but until then they say extra deputies will alert the public in the event of a disaste

wee live, david louie abc 7 news. >> great idea thank you. >> stay with abc 7 news for live coverage throughout the closure we'll be streaming the caltrans morning briefing. the afternoon briefing on abc 7 news at 4:00 p.m. every d will be live at 3:00 monday for chain cutti and our morning news begins half an hour early at 400 a.m. tomorrow as well as tuesday. >> ac 7 news reporter jonathan bloom tweeted this photo a look at what's ppening on the old section ofhe bridge. and is coming up later in this ead>> tonigh here on abc 7 news live from the rim fire near yosemite. there is a new state of emergency tonight and high school sports now being cancelled. >> in sacramento, california gears up to enroll uninsured for health coverage under obama care. what $80 million will buy. >> i'm spencer christian. live doppler 7 shows sunny skies tonight and sunny skies tomorrow. a warming trend i'll have a look at how high temperatures ll be where you are in my after the accu-weath forecast. >> we'll continue our coverage for the bay bridge closure and what's happening to all th [ female announc

we know david louie does. >> taking you live to the lego kid fest next. hear from master designers what they're doing on the west span to make the bridge safer, smoother. also... >> i about d.what was right. >> a homeless man come together rescue of a san francisco police officer. his brave act and connection to the police department is a shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> look at this. >> these newsly weds did it in van yufr. as soon as they said i do they strapped on skies and headed out on the water. >> kind of high risk don't you think? there is a degree of difficulty there. very easy to bonk forheads but they locked lips and ma

. >> we have live team coverage with sand kbratel tracking live doppler 7 hd tonight and david louie with more on that spectacular lightning show. >> counting nearly 15,000 strikes last night put on a prime time show whether at the ballpark or through the lens of a camera.. >> it was a true light show. abc news camera as top mountain tops captured the draum yaf lightning bolts. certified consulting meteorologist says low pressure system moving west across the state continued to light up the skies over pacific. >> had just write rite ingredients last night over the water. >> noel says thunderstorms and lightning are a once a year or every year phenomenon. >> everyone was home, or getting home.vk it wastazs across the middle of the bay. so lts of people saw it jason bw adveg firm. he took his camera capturing this image of a lightning bolt at 11:00. >> i may have taken 10 shots in 20 minutes. you know long exposures. >> there was hardly a bad place to capture the lightning on a digital camera. and bay area may have another crack of taking in another show tonight. if you're so inclined

business technology reporter david louie spoke with some movie goers tonight. >> review mixed about the movie jobs but in silicon valley where people work at apple or new people who did during jobs life time the movie rings true. >> it's pretty honest because i have heard avenues pretty tough guy to work for and they certainly didn't hold back in that arena. some of the stuff he did, looked like a jerk. >> however not one person offered praise for ashton kuscher portrayal of steve jobs. >> i'm trying to build apple and they are taking it away from me. >> they credit the film for not trying to smooth out rough edges of visionary difficult to work with. >> very tough. he was very committed with real vision. maybe a little rougher than not even realize based on the movie. but then again i heard stories probably very real. >> movie fan whose husband went to school with jobs the film revealed something she didn't know. >> i think how tortured he was in his personal life. even more than what i have read before. that he really was tortured but he was such a visionary that that outweighed the o

abc7 news reporter david louie described it this way. >> it's kind of a 411 directory service for people to find interesting sources of information the internet. >> the founders were in their 20s. >> what is it? >> yahoo. >> what was that? >> yahoo. >> but by 1996 they created brand that's been their logo every since. from their home page to this giant neon billboard over the freeway. unchanged for nearly 17 years, the logo is beginning to show its age, if you ask the head of the academy of arts design school. >> it feels a little state fairish right now. it feels a little corny and that's probably what they will get away from. >> but mary scott said they have to be careful. she said a new logo should keep key elements, in this case the purple, the playful feel. >> you cannot alienate our loyal customers. that's how you lose your brand. >> if they have to change it, hopefully it's not drastic. >> loyal users watching the video weren't shocked by the new design. >> it's not like, wow, for me. >> one thought it was a time for a change. >> freshening it up, i'm good with change like that. >

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