be honoring the tradition of the exploratorium. thank you for your time and i hope you approve this lease. >> thank you. >> thank you or next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is gerard fortunato and i'm a 5th grade humanities teacher at town school and i teach gina's kids. when i was approached to take the time to come here today i was very excited to come and speak on behalf of town school and its short-term lease at the exploratorium site. i think the main thing i want to communicate to is among the many values that we try to instill in the students that we teach is the idea of sustainability and stewardship and what a great way to instill that lesson in a building that we could maintain a stewardship of during our short-term occupation. i'm actually very nervous, thank you very much. and i hope and urge you to approve the lease. thanks. >> thank you. >> next speaker. >> good morning. i am nancy dowdy with town schools for boy, director of finance and operations. it's an honor to be entrusted with the opportunity to care for th

the inquiry institute at the exploratorium. so we have had this partnership with the exploratorium in the past. being in the exploratorium space next year had will allow us to try out some different kinds of lessons, experiences, learn experiences for our students and bring some of those idea s back after our renovations are complete. we have been looking for how to create that space and if we're able to occupy the exploratorium it would really fill a need for our skill that has been around a long time. in addition to developing our students intellectually through academic programs and inquiry learning experiences we're committed to developing the socioemotional skills for our students. we want students to develop into empathetic and caring individuals. we're committed to being excellent stewards of the exploratorium site, preserving the outdoor spaces for public use and provide something use for the public as required in the lease; of the internal space as well. and again, we're very, very excited with the possibility of this

pi day started 25 years ago at the exploratorium in san francisco. is the exploratorium official tv partner tonight we have a pi primer. >> 'twas the night before pi day round and about the circles were dancing the numbers were out. the staff was teaching pi lovers with care in it hopes that the pi prince soon would be there. when what to our wondering eyes should appear but a band of musicians with a song of pi cheer. ♪ one, two, 3.14 pi day the visions of pi days past from the exploratorium san francisco's hands on science museum where the idea of pi day was born 24 years ago. >> march 14, 314 which is the first three digits of pi. >> no matter of size of the circle the answer is always pi. starting with 3.14 and going on for areever. pi has been around since ancient times but now the poster child for a mathematical movement. pi day also happens to be albert einstein's birthday and observed in classrooms around the country. congress even voted to make it official. the internet is packed with pi propaganda and product. a nobel prize winning pro fess

abc7 is the official tv partner of the exploratorium. we are really excited about the opening at their new location on the embarcadero on april 17th. and over the next few weeks we are going to bring you exclusive access. and the first look at the new exploratorium will be here on abc7 news. >>> developing news, oakland police are investigating that city's latest homicide. a title shooting that occurred just a few hours ago. police aren't saying much about the victim they found when they checked a report of shots being fired around 3:00 this morning. when they will eight ride near ninth and clay streets, they spotted someone suffering from a gunshot wound. that victim died at the scene. >>> daly city police are looking for witnesses to a car crash on eachmore avenue that left three people dead. it happened shortly after 8:00 last night. police are trying to piece together what led up to the crash. the second driver did same at the scene but police still want to talk to anyone who may have seen the accident. i >> any witnesses tell you ab

. >>> the exploratorium has always been hands-on but now they are taking it a step further. >> all we do is touch our hands together and it makes a musical note. >> next, an exclusive inside look at how they are tinkering with the whole exploratorium experience. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:30 and we are starting this half-hour off with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. gorgeous shot. this is from mount sutro u see mount deab bro in the background underneath the clear conditions. sun coming up 7 minutes after 7:00. it's looking to be another ball day around the bay. so enjoy it. we are looking at the last in a series of sunny and mild to warm days. almost. tomorrow should be pretty nice as well. we are looking at a series of weak systems that will begin to break this ridge down. and eventually a system that could get us wet for easter. as you head on out, 40s this morning. upper 50s to the mid-70s again this afternoon. a few occasional high clouds. the sea breeze kicks up tonight. that will cool us at our coast. details on th

john 0 allegeston, abc7 news. >> ama: and abc7 is the official partner of the exploratorium. we're excited about the opening at their new location on the embarcadero on april 17th. over the next few week's we'll bring you exclusive access and a first look at the exploratorium here. >>> still to come at 6:00, a big raise for thousands in the south bay. we'll tell you what is changing. >>> garbage angering neighbors in one bay area city. the big mess that is piling up. >> a new reason to learn how to ease your stress. the heavy toll it can take on your long-term health. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. delightful afternoon. get ready for big weather changes the >> gas prices are finally starting to drop. nationwide it dropped one cent overnight. the national average is now 3.69 a gallon. in california, the average is 4.17 a gallon. bay area, 4.22. down three cents from last week. >>> san jose's minimum wage workers are getting a raise, a big one. $2 an hour. the minimum wage goes up to $10 an hour tomorrow. opponents say the hike will hurt employees and businesses. how

exploratorium has been a hands-on experience., they are taking that to a whole new level. >> we touch our hands together and makes a musical note. >> dan: coming up next, i'm going to give i an insider look going to give i an insider look how they are [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. nice job ben. [ male announcer ] next up, the gutters. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> dan: san francisco's new exploratorium opens april 17th. we have exclusive access to historic hands on south africans museum exhibits that have delighted people over the years. tonight we get behind the scenes look how they are taking hands on to a whole new level. >> new exploratorium is at pier 15 on the waterfront. building has been completely renovated

. >>> san francisco's brand new exploratorium opens april 17th.um's official tv partner with exclusive access to the historic science museum. this morning abc7 news anchor dan ashley shows us a behind the scenes look at how the exploratorium is taking hands on to a whole new realm. >> the new exploratorium is on pirro 15 at the san francisco's waterfront. the building has been renovated and the scramble is on to get the exhibits finished. a lot of that work is being done here in the machine shop but one big change for the new exploratorium is that in the past the focus was on exhibit made by the staff. that's what these guys are doing. but in the new building there is an entire gallery dedicated toughie'stors, to give them the chance to go right in there and make things for themselves. >>> this is the future home of what's called the tinkering studio. it's a concept the exploratorium tried out last year at the old building with a cozy make it yourself space and several huge events where people reconnect with how things work. no right or wrong, jus

exploratorium, you might know, shut its doors in january. now the staff is racing to get ready for opening at the new building april 17th. over the next few weeks we will bring you exclusive abc news settle and our first look at the exploratorium here on abc7 news. to morning reports dcan ashley shows you what it takes to move a museum. >> here's a puzzle for you. you have all these exhibits and back rooms crammed with stuff that might some day come in handy. how many people, trucks and hours will it take to move to a new museum? add in the fact that your new building is a historic pier undergoing top-to-bottom renovation and it's not quite finished. when you are ready to give up, call valerie, a moving expert. >> i am. i know it's a funny job, isn't it? >> valerie and the moving team determined they will could move 60 exhibits a day. then they factored in packing time, thousands of feet of plastic wrap, carts, blankets and some serious labeling skills to make sure everything i ended up in the right place. >> the choreographing of the exhibi

. >> ama: tonight in san francisco the exploratorium wrapped up with a spectacle. on. it wrapped up a day of events showcasing some of the displays visitors to the new exploratorium will see when it opens next month. the official tv partner to the exploratorium and we are excited about the opening april 17th and we'll bring you first look at the new exploratorium here on abc7 news. >> coming up, google is showing off a new concept tech item talking shoe. also we had inside the wildlife sanctuary that was opened for the first time since a woman was killed by a lion. a rare sighting off the southern california coast this weekend. >> i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. lots of sunshine and temperatures a few degrees warmer and get ready for tuesday warmer and get ready for tuesday and wednesday. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot,

exploratorium, you might know, shut its doors in january. the staff is racing to get ready for openingdale at the new building april 17th. over the next few weeks we will bring you exclusive abc news settle and our first look at the exploratorium here on abc7 news. to morning reports can ashley shows you what it takes to move a museum. >> here's a puzzle for you. you have all these exhibits and back rooms crammed with stuff that might some day come in handy. how many people, trucks and hours will it take to move to a new museum? add in the fact that your new building is a hills storic p. er undergoing top to bottom renovation and it's not quite finished. when you are ready to give up, call valerie, a moving expert. >> i am. i know it's a funny job, isn't it? >> valerie and the moving team determined they will could move 60 exhibits a day. then they factored in packing time, thousands of feet of plastic wrap, carts, blankets and some serious labeling skills to make sure everything i understanded up in the right place. >> the choreographing of

a pre-opening festival for the new exploratorium is bringing art into the streets. let's take a live look at an event called "on the move." it's giving people hands-on experience with the new displays. now, the highlight of the festival is the mechanical octopus. a flame-throwing exhibit that will be illuminated around 8:30 tonight. they also brought out some supplies to two other locations. this one in the bay view and the other in the mission. the exploratorium has create more than a thousand exploratory exhibits that make signs an art. >> we can't wait for the physical museum to open so we decided to put everything we had, our favorite things, on trucks and create three outdoor museums. >> i look at everything and it looks so cool, i want to do everything in the exploratorium. >> ama: she is a believer. abc7 is the official tv partner of the exploratoryup. we're excited about its new opening. we'll have a first look at the new exploratorium here on abc7 news. >>> up next, tourist say it's a big -- look at this mess. the san francisco street corner turned into a d

abc7 is the exploratorium's official tv partner.means we get exclusive access to the historic science museum. this morning abc news anchor dan ashley shows us a behind-the-scenes look at how the exploratorium is taking hands-on to a whole new realm. >> this is the tinkering studio." it's a concept they tried out last year with a cozy make-it-yourself space where people reconnect with how things work. no right or wrong, just tools, supplies and imagination. it was a huge hit. >> you learn and think differently when you are conducting things. >> karen wilkinson is director of the tinkering studio. karen and her staff are very busy alexei semenov bling a wild collection of interesting gadgets to get your creative juices flowing. this table is full of parts that you would find inside things. >> inside of toys, inside of school alarms. this one is the doorbell from my house, my old house. >> tinkerer ryan jenkins showed me some of the crazy contraptions that will be on display for inspiration. >> this is a scribbling machine which is som

of the exploratorium. exploratorium shut doors in january. and now, the staff is racing to get ready for opening day at their new building april 17th. over the next few weeks abc 7 news will bring access to the new exploratorium whai. takes to move a museum. have you 43 years of history and exotic creatures and bathrooms with stuff that might some day come in handy. how many trucks will it take to move to a new museum? now adding it's a historic pier wh. ready to give up, call valerie. she's a moving expert. >> i know. i am. it's a funny job. >> the team determine they can move 60 exhibits per day. then factoring in packing time, thousands of feet of plastic wrap and some labeling skill autos we choreographed to work with speaking of the construction completion. >> final answer? it took 9,000 man hours and 200 truck loads. the group and museum in two months including a giant wind tarp. >> we built the harp it was welt above tree line. but over 20 years they grew up and started to block the wind. >> a steep

abc 7 is the official partner of the exploratorium. >> that is right.have access to the new exploratorium. >> tonight celebrating pi day. here is jonathan bloom. >> this is one of my favorite tee shirts. >> this is here. >> seems concern they'd find themselves here on pi day. >> on march 14th at 1:59 this pro session circled the golden pi shrine approximately 3.14 times surrounded by kids tossing pizza pie and eating apple pi to the tune of pi. >> larry shaw leads the procession. think of him as the pi piper. >> i was just curious about pi and eating pie with pi. >> over the past quarter century it's spire spiralledded out to celebrations around the world including up the street. turns out pi day falls just as the class begins stud yeef circles. so to help them, how about circles? >> my favorite part of pi day is pie. the food more so. >> pairing pie with pi became popular. >> congress passed a bill declaring march 14th as national pi day. >> it's a more special day for the exploratorium senior scientist. he and his sweetheart married at 3:14 in the aft

the "on the move" festival celebrates the historic location change for the exploratorium. the event include art cars, sidewalk cafes, and marching bands. the special finale was at pier 15-- where its new location will be. the fiery octopus was, of course, part of the grand finale. the museums opening day at pier 15 is on april 17. >> is kind of cool out there. only in the low 50s. perhaps it would be more comfortable if you are standing next to those plantflames. it is a bit difficult to see san francisco skyline because of those clouds. and the golden gate. as we are watching those low clouds push in for tonight. mainly sunny skies. along the coast to coast should clear away fairly quickly. perhaps by 10:00 p.m. of those will give way to sunshine. temperatures will warm up. '70s on tap for tomorrow. low 70's for concord. a bit cooler for san francisco and on to stay a bit warmer. concord mid- 70s even 80s by wednesday. will talk more about this warmer forecast, coming up. >> at this time next week. we should know who will be the next pope. cardinals from across the globe

. >> coming up here next exploratorium concert cut shor short. >> she was serious. people in the audience were screaming. stop it please people started walking out. >> san francisco night club pulls the plug on a sinker for the first time in its history. what she said that stirred so so many people up got them to get up and leave. >> are you kidding me? you have no clue what you are doing. >> fireworks outside of court following lindsay lohan sentencing. why her dad was so fewer with us an attorney. >> and the world tiniest medical microscope. what make this is device potential life safer. >> later on "jimmy kimmel live". >> we have money from walking dead steve young here and jennifer like hewitt. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think?

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. >>> a fiery finale to a celebration at the new exploratorium. among the exhibits outside its new waterfront headquarters yesterday was this guy. the big giant octopus. that shoots fire. it's made out of recycled junk from a scrapyard and was originally constructed for the burning manifest till but instead, it's putting on a show here. >> that's what i thought was the burning man when i saw this. but pretty cool. >>> operators of the exploratorium are not waiting for the grand opening next month. so they have created a mobile museum. 10 moving trucks are in the process of taking the exhibits from the old home at the palace of fine arts to the new site at fire 15. the stops include various neighborhoods such as the mission and the bayview. and the new exploratorium opens up on april 17th. ♪ [ music ]♪ >>> thousands of people got to enjoy the city's first sunday streets event. organizers closed off a route a little over three miles long stretching from king streak on the embarcadero to fisherman's wharf and down 3rd street to pier 52 in mission bay

it was a day of events looking at the new exploratorium. john alston shows us what happened. >> on the off chance you have never seen a 23-foot metal:00 tau pews spewing fire, this is the mechanical octopus. scut -- sculpture was the main feature of the new location. >> who won't want to see that? it is amazing. >> like sometimes the fire goes up and it makes everyone really hot, and it is fun. >> a grown up also having fun was the fire inspector who tested the control box who makes the propane flames shoot-out. >> what was it like to hit the buttons and make the fire come out? >> it was really neat. i felt like i was in a lot of control and a lot of power. >> he has taken his baby the past two years. >> we don't go to a lot of events. it takes a lot to move this. it takes two flat bed semis and a lot of money to run it up and down the state. >> it was the culmination of a day-long festival to get people interested in the move to this new space on pier15 along the embarcadero. they set up some popular displays in a parking lot across the st

it was a day of events looking at the new exploratorium.n alston shows us what happened. >> on the off chance you have never seen a 23-foot metal:00 tau pews spewing fire, this is the mechanical octopus. scut -- sculpture was the main feature of the new location. >> who won't want to see that? it is amazing. >> like sometimes the fire goes up and it makes everyone really hot, and it is fun. >> a grown up also having fun was the fire inspector who tested the control box who makes the propane flames shoot-out. >> what was it like to hit the buttons and make the fire come out? >> it was really neat. i felt like i was in a lot of control and a lot of power. >> he has taken his baby the past two years. >> we don't go to a lot of events. it takes a lot to move this. it takes two flat bed semis and a lot of money to run it up and down the state. >> it was the culmination of a day-long festival to get people interested in the move to this new space on pier15 along the embarcadero. they set up some popular displays in a parking lot across the street

visibility just fine here but we have some low clouds and fog around exploratorium 54 right now. 58 currently in san jose. here are the highlights. partly cloudy overnight. warmer weather tomorrow and showers are likely this weekend. you will see here on our commuter animation in a moment. pacific satellite picture showing you what happened today. saw few showers early in the day. weekend system developing here in the pacific. wind flow out ahead of this area of low pressure is out of the south and that's what is going to bring the warmer air in for tomorrow. you are going to feel the difference. feel like spring around hear basically. it's spring. should feel this way. warm inland. mild at the coast. occasional high clouds for friday afternoon. looking fabulous. then things start to change. saturday morning could see few early showers by 5 pam few showers scattered in nature and then as we head into saturday night is when you start to sea some organized ban of rain moving on shore. sunday morning is looking wet. 6:00 a.m. some of you heading to sunrise service or if traveling fo

visibility just fine here but we have some low clouds and fog around exploratorium 54 right now.oakland 57 degrees. it's 58 currently in san jose. here are the highlights. partly cloudy overnight. warmer weather tomorrow and showers are likely this weekend. you will see here on our commuter animation in a moment. pacific satellite picture showing you what happened today. saw few showers early in the day. weekend system developing here in the pacific. wind flow out ahead of this area of low pressure is out of the south and that's what is going to bring the warmer air in for tomorrow. you are going to feel the difference. feel like spring around hear basically. it's spring. should feel this way. warm inland. mild at the coast. occasional high clouds for friday afternoon. looking fabulous. then things start to change. saturday morning could see few early showers by 5 pam few showers scattered in nature and then as we head into saturday night is when you start to sea some organized ban of rain moving on shore. sunday morning is looking wet. 6:00 a.m. some of you heading to sunrise se

. ♪ ♪ the new exploratorium. the museum won't open for another month.xploratorium held a street festival outside of its new headquarters. among the exhibits was a giant octopus that shoots fire. it's made out of recycled junk from a scrap yard, and it was ated for the >>> the museum does not open for a month but today, the exploritorium held a street event. aperateor -- operators can not wait for the grand opening next month so they created a mobile museum to take to the neighborhoods of san francisco. people enjoyed some of the popular attractions. >> reporter: if you never been to san francisco's exporitorium today was a chance to see it come to you. >> we decided to throw a little housewarming party with some of our favorite exhibits. >> reporter: this girl might think she is just playing pinball but she is learning about gravity, electricity and physics. >> kids love playing them and how they work. >> 10 moving trucks in the process of taking the exhibits from the old home to the palace of their new home at pier 15. >> easy ac access soon, he just w

visibility just fine here but we have some low clouds and fog around exploratorium 54 right now.and 57 degrees. it's 58 currently in san jose. here are the highlights. partly cloudy overnight. warmer weather tomorrow and showers are likely this weekend. you will see here on our commuter animation in a moment. pacific satellite picture showing you what happened today. saw few showers early in the day. weekend system developing here in the pacific. wind flow out ahead of this area of low pressure is out of the south and that's what is going to bring the warmer air in for tomorrow. you are going to feel the difference. feel liker spring around hear basically. it's spring. should feel this way. warm inland. mild at the coast. occasional high clouds for friday afternoon. looking fabulous. then things start to change. saturday morning could see few early showers by 5 pam few showers scattered in nature and then as we head into saturday night is when you start to sea some organized ban of rain moving on shore. sunday morning is looking wet. 6:00 a.m. some of you heading to sunrise servi

vision of pi day blasts are from exploratorium. the idea was born 25 years ago. >> march 14th is 314. >> pi is what you get dividing a circle by the diameter. no matter the size of a circle the answer is always pi. pi has been around since ancient times but now, it's the poster child fr a mathematical movement. pi day happens to be albert einstein's birthday observed in classrooms around the country. congress voted to make it official. internet is packed with products. a professor helps create this web site. >> pi appears all over the place. physics, science, exploring properties is a great way to get kids ask adults interested. >> this is the prince of pi. marchers sirk yelt shrine embedded. >> a place if -- a number. >> but it is moving. so a new tradition is about to start. last year, it was lifted and placed in a storage containor this, is the spectacular brand new building on the san francisco water front. now, it doesn't open until next month. tomorrow, it will be placed right here. just steps from the embarcadero. one part o

. >> just ahead, behind the scenes of the new exploratorium. we have exclusive access.it takes to move a museum. pedestrians are taking over where you want to go tomorrow if you are on on foot and where you wanted to steer clear of. >> it's going to be a terrific day depending on wherever you are across the bay area. we are seeing clear sky right now out there. temperatures in the 50s and even some 40s. some 40s. of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (woman) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. ♪ burning like a fire ♪ building up from deep inside it was 3 days of pure joy. susan g. komen's investments in early detection and treatment have helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the u.s. by 33% since 1990. help us continue serving

. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis.ity plywood, they created henches shaped like a bird wings that double as musical instruments. serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this. you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster, the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists. as a collection, these art works tell the story of the

oakland 68 degrees. 67 san mateo exploratorium 65 and in santa rosa 74 degrees.difficult forecast dip in the temperatures on st. patrick's day. bigger drop in the numbers tuesday. see mid 50's to mid 60's with the rain by evening. written turning to showers for the first difficult of spring and then dry it out for you. getting milder thursday friday. >> we have the saint pats day parade. >> it's dry and the temperatures will be quite comfortable. low to mid 60's tomorrow. >> terrific thanks. >> larry is here now with sports and this isn't exactly how the warriors wanted things to go. >> not at all. they wanted to close-out the home stand with some momentum. instead they get bull rushed by chica for your first day? yeah. ♪ dad: you'll be fine, ok? girl: ok. dad: you look so pretty. ♪ i'm overprotective. that's why i got a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> coming up tonight on 7 news at 11:00. police ammon after a violent bank take over and then mistakenly let him go. now they can't find him. tonight we fend out who dropped the ball on this. >> a

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. >> people converged outside of the new exploratorium to celebrate pi. >> it's the racial circle circumference to its diameter. not that? >> now, including a number of pi-related events. it is march 14th. >> look how smart you are. right? >> it's my love of pi. >> thanks for watching. >>> this is "world news." tonight the new clues. on his first day as pope, slipping in the side door of a church to pray, picking up his own bag. tonight america learns where pope francis stands on abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage. >>> not again. power out on a carnival cruise ship. passengers tweeting and calling from the ship after being told their vacation is suddenly over. now what? >>> air scare. tonight you'll hear the pilot at 27,000 feet. his speech fine one moment, suddenly slurring the next. another pilot in the air, alarmed. >> i don't know if you can hear that guy, but he does not sound good. >> tonight the air traffic controller who had to act -- and fast. >>> and free fall. the american husband and father skydiving, his parachute gets stuck. the backup chute is stuck too. two and a hal

he is helping drum up enthusiasm for the reopening of san francisco's exploratorium.exhibits at the city's sunday street he is festival but clearly, he is the star. >> three and a half months to build this whole thing, took it out to burning man and we did it again. here to is right here, all made out of giant scrap metal and junk. >> he called the monster junk? i wouldn't want to be him tonight. the octopus is retiring so create door begin work on a more outlandish creation. a lot of outlandish stuff there the project is top secret it will have wings and also spitfire. that is worth waiting for. >> i think so, too. but i want to go see the octopus before he leaves town. >> do it during dinner. >> i might just do that. really cool. >>> rob, it was a gorgeous day to be out along the waterfront today. >> the octopus tanning itself out there e bark dare row, temperatures reach the 70s in parts of the bay area. throw mid-70s. now cooling off. 62, san francisco, 67, san jose, 67, livermore, interesting blend of winds, a little bit of an offshore breeze through the trivalle

there's a wonderful, wonderful experiment at the exploratorium in san francisco. it's my favorite. and all it is, is there's a cylinder, a plexiglass so you can see inside, and a vacuum pump. and you squirt a little water in a little cup. and you put the water in the cup at room water temperature, you can even put your hand in there and everything, and you close the thing. you throw the switch. stretch it. take the air out. it starts to lower the pressure. and guess what the little water in the cup starts to do, gang. boil. begin with a b. - boil. - boil. and people walking by don't know what's going on, and they see the boiling water. and they ask questions like, "gee, how are they heating it up?" they're not heating it up. "but it's boiling." "the only time you ever see boiling "with someone heating it up, honey. but there's boiling when you don't heat it up too." there's two things that go on with boiling. what are they? the heat you give and the pressure you exert. and if you change either one, you're gonna change the temperature which-- you're gonna change the temperature of t

the numeric form is 3.14, and the san francisco exploratorium will serve pie in honor. >> hot apple pie. >> i like all pie. >>> good morning. we'll have a look at the san jose crash, what it's doing to traffic. it's not good. also looking at the toll plaza, a big delay there. let's go to mark. >> good morning. the fog making a comeback, coastside right around the bay, not as widespread as yesterday but still a factor. a big batch of high clouds moving in and temperatures cool off into the weekend. we'll keep an eye on the fog and have an update in the 7:00 hour. >>> coming up, a jolt that may surprise you. >>> growing number of threats at local schools, one mentioned today's date. we'll be right back. >>> we're live at foothill high school in pleasanton where a threatening note is found on campus. we'll tell you what it said and how either schools are reacting to the problem. >>> an overnight jolt in the area. where a 4.6 earthquake hit just hours ago. >> reporter: we're live at st. mary's college in morago with what vatican scholars say we can expect from pope francis. >>> and carnival

and chief justice john roberts lesbian cousin jean pad will also be there exploratorium resident. hoping to marry her partner after the court ruling. now carolyn is in washington tonight. she has already claimed one of the coveted seats in the criminal for two days of hearings tomorrow and wednesday. for live reports beginning tomorrow night right here on abc 7 news. >> mother and baby girl are home safe tonight in the south bay after a terrifying ordeal trigger amber alert. 11 month old girl became separate from her mother early this morning outside the east san jose home. lillian is live on am door court where it all started. >> carolyn mother daughter came home couple of hours ago and while it has been a long and emotional day for them, mom was able to share a few words. she emerge from the home wanting to thank the community. daughter gabriel was subject of amber alert. after wide spread media coverage and intense search the baby was found safe and sound. >> my baby is okay thank god. i was happy find her and have her with me and i want to say everybody thank you thank you tha

and chief justice john roberts lesbian cousin jean pad will also be there exploratorium resident. hoping to marry her partner after the court ruling. now carolyn is in washington tonight. she has already claimed one of the coveted seats in the criminal for two days of hearings tomorrow and wednesday. for live reports beginning tomorrow night right here on abc 7 news. >> mother and baby girl are home safe tonight in the south bay after a terrifying ordeal trigger amber alert. 11 month old girl became separate from her mother early this morning outside the east san jose home. lillian is live on am door court where it all started. >> carolyn mother daughter came home couple of hours ago and while it has been a long and emotional day for them, mom was able to share a few words. she emerge from the home wanting to thank the community. daughter gabriel was subject of amber alert. after wide spread media coverage and intense search the baby was found safe and sound. >> my baby is okay thank god. i was happy find her and have her with me and i want to say everybody thank you thank you tha

of the street fair this weekend drumming up excitement for the reopening of san francisco ace exploratorium. they moved it over to pier 15. they had several exhibits and san francisco's street festival. the octopus is set to be the biggest draw. >> it took 3 1/2 months to build this whole thing. we took it out two years ago and it was a big hit. we did it again. here it is right here. all made out of giant scrap metal and junk. >> i thought it looked a little like that. the octopus retiring so its creators can begin work an an even more outlandish creation they will take to burning man this fall. the project is top secret. we hear it will have wings and will also spitfire. >> el poco mechanico and the traditional banjo music that goes with that. >> a little something to get you going. >>> the oakland zoo has three new reasons, not one or two, but three new reasons to celebrate. >> the zoo has the first successful litter of mircat pickups in over a year. they are given african names that translate to joy, happiness, and sweet. they joined the family of five other mircats. the adults are taki

and chief justice john roberts lesbian cousin jean pad will also be there exploratorium resident.hoping to marry her partner after the court ruling. now carolyn is in washington tonight. she has already claimed one of the coveted seats in the criminal for two days of hearings foray. for live reports beginning tomorrow night right here on abc 7 news. >> mother and baby girl are home safe tonight in the south bay after a terrifying ordeal trigger amber alert. 11 month old girl became separate from her mother early this morning outside the east san jose home. lillian is live on am door court where it all started. >> carolyn mother daughter came home couple of hours ago and while it has been a long and emotional day for them, mom was able to share a few words. she emerge from the home wanting to thank the community. daughter gabriel was subject of amber alert. after wide spread media coverage and intense search the baby was found safe and sound. >> my baby is okay thank god. i was happy find her and have her with me and i want to say everybody thank you thank you thank you. >>reporter

different advantage point from our high definition roof cam are beautiful day today. 73 in santa rosa exploratorium scene degrees. got up to 74 in livermore. this is nothing. wait until you see how warm it's going to get in the coming daisy. back with look at the temperature trend in a few minutes. >> i lake it. thanks so much. >> coming up next. strong reaction to the tsa new rules. should small knives be allowed on planes? how the tsa is defending the controversial decision. >> we call our daughters bossy not our sons bossy we need to change this. >> also. facebook executive cheryl sandberg dives head first into the he shall of women and the way they are treated in the workplace. >> all that coming later on jimmy kimmel live. >> tonight on the show jennifer lopez bob and my dramatic one-on-one sit down with mark wahlberg who finally confesses that he 40's boston. i knew were people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! ahh ! finally, there's cepacol sensations. serious sore throat medicine, seriously great taste. plus the medicine lasts long after the lozenge is gone. ahh ! mmm

different advantage point from our high definition roof cam are beautiful day today. 73 in santa rosa exploratorium scene degrees. got up to 74 in livermore. this is nothing. wait until you see how warm it's going to get in the coming daisy. back with look at the temperature trend in a few minutes. >> i lake it. thanks so much. >> coming up next. strong reaction to the tsa new rules. should small knives be allowed on planes? how the tsa is defending the controversial decision. >> we call our daughters bossy not our sons bossy we need to change this. >> also. facebook executive cheryl sandberg dives head first into the he shall of women and the way they are treated in the workplace. >> all that coming later on jimmy kimmel live. >> tonight on the show jennifer lopez bob and my dramatic one-on-one sit down with mark wahlberg who finally confesses that he 40's boston. i knew were you from was ton. sf about. >> this week the head of the transportation security administration plans to defend his decision to allow some knives back on airplanes. the new tsa policy would allow fol foldable knives with blad

different advantage point from our high definition roof cam are beautiful day today. 73 in santa rosa exploratorium scene degrees. got up to 74 in livermore. this is nothing. wait until you see how warm it's going to get in the coming daisy. back with look at the temperature trend in a few minutes. >> i lake it. thanks so much. >> coming up next. strong reaction to the tsa new rules. should small knives be allowed on planes? how the tsa is defending the controversial decision. >> we call our daughters bossy not our sons bossy we need to change this. >> also. facebook executive cheryl sandberg dives head first into the he shall of women and the way they are treated in the workplace. >> all that coming later on jimmy kimmel live. >> tonight on the show jennifer lopez bob and my dramatic one-on-one sit down with mark wahlberg who finally confesses that he 40's boston. i knew sf about.fro >> this week the head of the transportation security administration plans to defend his decision to allow some knives back on airplanes. the new tsa policy would allow fol foldable knives with blades up to 2.36 inches

the exploratorium this weekend was also touting their grand opening that will come in about four weeks on april 15th and it was one of the most enjoyable sunday streets that i've been at, able to enjoy with families and seniors and others sharing the streets for everyone in one of the most beautiful places, not just in the san francisco area, but probably in the world. so, i hope people take the chance to explore other neighborhoods like the richmond and the new neighborhoods that are part of sunday streets as well. the rest i'll submit. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor tang. >> today i just have an in memoriam for jerry meister. she had been a public school teacher for 42 years in sacramento and san francisco and she passed away last week at the age of 77. she spent 38 years at george washington high school teaching economics government and history. for the last nine years she led the 900 members of the united educators, sf retired division and served as co-chair of the protector of benefits. focusing on benefits for retired teachers and all retirees of the city and county of

>> and a look inside of the new exploratorium.hibits more hands on. >> and that breaking news is taking place right now in san jose this, is a live picture from sky 7 police officers going yard to yard searching for a man who stabbed a woman to death. >> the stabbing took place around 2:30 aafternoon not far from san jose international airport. david louie joins us live with the latest. >> the search underway three skmours continuing. they look for a suspect wanted for that stabbing death of a woman. police believe that he disappeared in this neighborhood north of heading street. they're searching for what is described as a philippino man. the stabbing occurred at 940 north 1st street. it's not clear whether the victim and suspect knew one other. there are many witnesses from the advice nitty. skm next to the parking lot there is a sandwich shop where an employee saw the woman on the ground. >> i asked to come and he said oh... he said close the door, close the door. you know? one guy killed someone on the side. and i scared. and