abc7 is proud and excited to be the official tv partner for the exploratorium. museum opens on april 17th but you get to see it now. >> the new exploratorium means more to explore. >> abc7 means more access. >> why not be a team? you get a special look inside the exhibits right here. more to explore the making of the new exploratorium starting now. ♪ ♪ >> this is awesome. this is more i can ever experience. >> it freezes a million a second. >> there is more things to do here. >> it's big, big and fun. [ laughter ] >> i think it's really cool. i'm having as much fun as a ten-year-old. >> dan: look carefully and you might see dennis bartels executive director of the exploratorium dancing with joy. >> all of us feel the same, we can't wait to share it with the rest of the world. >> dan: this $300 million project has three times the space of the exploratorium's original building. many of museum's beloved favorite exhibits are back along with 150 new ones. >> we're trying to figure out what gets people excited to learn. >> for 44 years the exploratorium has been an i

. >>> and the exploratorium coming up next. captioning by vitac, underwritten by fireman's fund >>> good evening. i'm joshua johnson of kqed news. welcome to "this week in northern california." governor brown is continuing the trade mission in china this weekend. he signed agreements between trade between china than california and help one of the polluting nations to improve air quality. he signed for a major development near jack london square. he promoted high speed rail. today, the governor presided over the reopening of california's trade and investment office in shanghai after ten years of it being closed. i spoke with john myers, political editor for kxtv news 10. john myers, welcome. >> good to be with you, joshua. >> how is governor brown doing so far? is he accomplishing the goals he set out to accomplish? >> i think so. jerry brown really had two goals, i would say, on this trade mission here to china. we're in shanghai. we're in the second of the city he is visiting. long term. he wants a long-term relationship with

visitors can touch, play and invent. >> the exploratorium is not a place but an idea.n idea and a way of thinking to change the way the world learns. >> reporter: it first opened in 1969 at the city's palace of fine arts. it moved to make more space. now three times larger, filled with classrooms and 600 exhibits, 150 of those brand- new including a fog bridge across the 150-foot pedestrian bridge, a dancing robot, an animation station where visitors can create videos to be uploaded to youtube. >> this wonderful learning public laboratory where we get to invent and create things all the time and now we have this beautiful new platform on which to do that work. >> reporter: and mayor lee officially named april 27, 2013, exploratorium day in san francisco. elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> three times as large as the old one, huge. for people who make it out on opening day today, anything special happening for visitors. >> reporter: you know, there are a lot of freebies today. the first 200 visitors got in free. there are outside exhibits if you don't want to pay to go in. a

the exploratorium let's kids get hands on experience. here is the latest from the pbs news hour. >> it has glorious views of san francisco bay and 150 new exhibits designed to entice kids and parents into a love of science. among that is a statue of frank oppenheimer. founder in 1969 and brother of jay robert oppenheimer who engineered the atomic bomb. the exploratorium is a place for visitors to interact with the exhibit. with the old quarters, you could touch everything. get your hands dirty and experience scientific phenomena firsthand. >> 12 years. i love this exploratorium. you can experiment. tinker with everything. that's why it is great. >> these exhibits and aura around them inspired other centers around the world. more than 600. the exploratorium tested the theory that hands on is the best way to teach and learn science. especially in a time when science and technology are sought after national commodities. one of the greatest things you can do is watch visitors and how they laugh and smile and enjoy interacting with the exhibi

. >> and science fans, walk inside for their first look at the new san francisco exploratorium. . >>> good evening, it's wednesday, april 17th. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> in boston, authorities have visual images of a suspect. as of now, no arrests despite erroneous reports earlier today, reporter tory dunn live now in washington on where this investigation stands tonight. tory? >> reporter: boston area hospitals remain busy tonight. the latest numbers we had, 66 people are still in the hospital. 13 of whom are in critical condition. investigators are also hard at work. the fbi says no arrests have been made yet. >> massachusetts governor, patrick says the investigation into monday's bombing is going to take time. >> they are doing this in a very truth row thoroughly. >> video shows what could be a suspect. investigators recovered a pressure cooker lid added to evidence already collected. much of which has come from those who witnessed the blast. >> countless pictures, all documenting the moment of terrier, and heroism. >> this veteran saw it firsthand. >> it was the worst day

the making of the new exploratorium. anchor dan ashley is going to be hosting the half-hour special with an exclusive inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening day is wednesday, april 17th. >> well, frances dinglasan is here. i see her look at her last-minute details there, preparing that accuweather forecast. >> that's right. we are going to gear up for windy conditions. i looked at some of the windiest witnesses over the last 24 at sfo and burlingame. we had 40, 50 mile-an-hour winds yesterday. it will be breezy again today with clear skies and sunshine. i'll have all the details coming up. >> thank you, frances. also coming up, san francisco gets readily to hold the city's second sunday streets of the year. we will tell you where you >> new this morning a special benefit concert called sing fourth america take place tonight at san francisco's palace of fine arts. it is to singers what a marathon is to runners. it's a chance to raise money doing what they love. last year's inaugural benefit concert raised

the grand opening of the new exploratorium. after 4:30... >> on treasure i'll yanld, caltrans dumtz showed the agency ordered tests on broken bolts five years ago but the tests were never done. the story is coming up. >> and michael finney will answer your questions live here later, you can contact michael on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> and taking a look live now at the san francisco sky way. traffic very heavy in both directions. particularly slow for drivers on the left-hand side creeping towards the bay bridge and folks on the right hand side of the screen making their way south and beyond. abc 7 news >>> a san mateo county marriage be hailed a hero for getting a family out a burning house. the man getting ready for work. he heard his car alarm go off. he went outside ask saw his suv engulfed in flames and the fire spread to the garage. he ran back inside of the house, woke up his family. his wife and all nine kids were able tos escape unharmed. investigators still have not determined what cause that had vehicle to

the making of the new exploratorium. anchor dan ashley is going to be hosting the half-hour special with an exclusive inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening day again, it is wednesday, april 17th. >> coming up next, are you tired of all the best concert seats being snapped up by promoters? an effort underway to change that will be music to your ears. here's a look from the emeryville camera. it will be a bit cooler today, ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusts of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> now to some news in sacramento that could impact a lot of us. if you have ever bought or sold event tickets you will be interested in what state lawmakers are doing. they are talking about a measure to make it easier to navigate both

the making of the new exploratorium and a look at the new hands on museum. it really will be another san francisco treasure. i can guarantee it. people have seen here last few weeks it's cool. >> it will be fun, thank you dan. >> back to spencer with clear skies, tomorrow, highs 77 in chico. 80s in sacramento. and another sunny day afternoon going to be lovely, breezy at the coast. we'll see mid to upper 70s inland. tomorrow afternoon, the a's taking on tigers and lovely day for baseball. things going to change sunday, turning windy cooler and monday, still cooler conditions. but will warm up again into latter part of the week. >> okay. very good. thank you. >> now an update on breaking news sky 7 is over in south san jose. there is they believe he's hiding in that yard. near monterey road. and weem continue to keep you updated. >> let's move you on to sports. >> young golfer. >> youngest ever in the masters, suffering a rare penalty during the course play in round two. question would it cost a chance making the cut? >>> good evening, tiger woods surged up,

the make of the new exploratorium.shley is going to be hosting the half-hour special with an exclusive inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening day again, it is wednesday, april 17th. >>> come up next, are you tired of all the best concert seats being snapped up by promoters? an effort is underway to change that. it should be music to your ears. and here's a live look from our emeryville cam looking back this way. the wind is the weather star today. frances dinglasan will have all the details and your full accuweat >> welcome back, everyone. it is 5:40 on this sunday morning. thank you for being an early bird, getting up and tuning in to abc7 sunday morning news. we are showing you a live shot of the golden gate bridge. as we told you a bit earlier, demonstrators protesting drones will be walking the span later this morning. we will have more details on that in our next hour. >>> now to some news in sacramento that could impact a lot of us, if you have ever bought or sole event tickets you will be intere

a member of the exploratorium's board of directors. grand opening is later this morning. ceremony includes speeches from gavin newsom and san francisco mayor ed lee. i know our cate caugiran got a little -- there she is! [ laughter ] >> we saw that earlier. i'm like we got tape. >> she had a ball there last week when they were letting reporters get a sneak peek but everyone gets in later today. >> tickets are selling out so you may want to get tickets in advance. >>> facebook ads are about to get more annoying. how many videos a day could pop up in your newsfeed. >> 30 skiers all doing a back flip at the same time. why it won't make the guiness book of world records but it's cool, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, backflip. all in the hopes of mak book of >>> well, check out these canadian skiers. 30 of them did a joint back flip. how cool is that. all in the hopes of making the guinness book of world records. the big news is probably the biggest simultaneous ski back flip in history. they all made it. the bad news is the group missed the entry deadline for guinness so they

abc 7 is proud to be the tv partner of the exploratorium. the new location is across the embarcadero. here is a live picture from the roof top camera. the exploratorium on the opening day with a fabulous light display on the front of the building. the projection being done on the inaugural night. carolyn tyler inside for the festivities. >> when the doors opened at 10:00 a.m. the first of thousands of visitors poured in. >> what do you think? >> i love it. >> six-year-old will part ridge was allowed to skip school for the opening day. >> he will look back on this for his whole life and see it is a beginning of a particular kind of learning that exposes him to a bigger world. >> and we wanted to find a fun place to go to so this is what we learned. >> reporter: at 330,000 square feet the new exploratorium is three times larger than the old space at the palace of fine arts. enough room to showcase more than 600 exhibits. >> going to have some new stuff? >> yeah. i don't think they used to have like -- >> reporter: in fact, there are are 150 ne

sneak peek at exploratorium. sneak peek at the new exhibit >> all attempt to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. >> and the iron lady. talks to bay area man who was among those who knew her best. >> all that is coming up. then later on "jimmy kimmel live". >> thanks tonight. music from kid rock and ryder and rachel is here. i had the strangest dream but last night. >> i dichlt really? >> i dichlt really? was it romantic >> as you have probably heard former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. she passed away at age 87 after suffering a stroke. thatcher took over as prime minister if in 1979 and served for 11 years in that position. she led the nation into war against argentina over the falkland islands and installed difficult vice i have conservative policy in britain. her stand made her quick friend with u.s. president reagan and we talked with reagan former secretary of state shuttle at stanford university today about his relationship working with thatcher. >> very able. she worked hard. she

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the website is exploratorium@edu and this is opening on april 17th? >> that's right. >> okay, any days and in terps of cost and admission? >> we have one cost. >> how much? >> it's $20. >> okay. and what about volunteers. do you need volunteers? >> we always need volunteers. >> and how good to i have to be withance is? >> you don't. >> we want people with skills and interested. >> what kind of a time commitment? >> it depends. we have all scales of time commitments, if you have a couple of hours a week, that is great and a day, that is fabulous, too. >> and i said the address change is only the beginning. >> that is correct. >> and you're not going to expand again and move, are you in. >> no. >> we love our new home, too. >> okay. >> tom rockwall, we thank you. the exploratorium will open on april 17th. i assume opening a is going to be exciting. if you don't get there opening day, they're opened seven days a week in. >> six days a week. >> okay. >> and there is that information. we're going to leave you now with scenes from the smash hit musical "jer

making of the new exploratoriu exploratorium. hour special at san francisco newest treasure and it is a treasure. opening day by the way is april sfaechbility really need to check it out once open it's fabulous. >> back to talk to spencer about the forecast and the wind that sounds like it died down. >> significantly. hears 7 hd and absence of clouds right no now. wendy miniissue that is good news. high pressure tomorrow the the sunny sky ng up mid upper 70's around the bay and inland location and tomorrow night game at&t park giants taking on the colorado rockies. game time 7:15. sunny skies at the start of the gym. milder than tonight. winds much lighter than they were tonight as well. accu-weather 7 day forecast wednesday the warmest day in the forecast period within land high in the mid upper 80's. start to cool opportunity on thursday. still mild into the wean then further cooling on sunday and monday. no rain in sight for awhile. winds calming down. >> we like that spencer thank you very much. >> all right. sports director

behind me you can see the new exploratorium. the exterior of the building which also serves as a video projection wall. this is a big day. there's going to be a lot of celebrations ahead. the party started yesterday with this concert. [ music ] >> it was put on by grateful dead drummer mickey hart also a member of the board of directors of the exploratorium. there are 600 exhibits including an animation station where you can make a video an upload to youtube. high-powered telescopes, musical bench that turns electric current into musical notes and the new exhibit called remote rains that lets visitors recreate past rainstorms. it will ignite curiosity in people of all ages. >> our exhibits are not a push a button and it works. you have to actually think about it and figure out how it works and you can do it wrong! so that when you do it right, you'll laugh. there's something in a human that loves to figure something out. >> reporter: some differences at the museum as new home, it's three times as large has indoor and outdoor spa

sneak peek at exploratorium. sneak peek at the new exhibit >> all attempt to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. >> and the iron lady. talks to bay area man who was among those who knew her best. >> all that is coming up. then later on "jimmy kimmel live". >> thanks tonight. music from kid rock and ryder and rachel is here. i had the strangest dream but last night. dream but last night. >> i dichlt really? >> as you have probably heard former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. she passed away at age 87 after suffering a stroke. thatcher took over as prime minister if in 1979 and served for 11 years in that position. she led the nation into war against argentina over the falkland islands and installed difficult vice i have conservative policy in britain. her stand made her quick friend with u.s. president reagan and we talked with reagan former secretary of state shuttle at stanford university today about his relationship working with thatcher. >> very able. she worked hard. she did her homew

they turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look.e are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. this sunday, get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds passing through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermore. 53 degrees in los gatos. here are the highlights, cool tonight, patchy clouds,

good to kick off exploratorium. >> let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we'll see the temperatures increasing a few degrees into the weekend. clear skies across the bay area, as you take a look at the view, golden gate bridge you can see sunny skies, san francisco, 63 degrees. along with oakland half moon bay a cooler spot into mid-50s. temperatures up today compared to yesterday. look at this view. numbers now santa rosea, 73 degrees. 63 in union city. it's going to be clear, cool overnight tonight. gets hot inland monday. here is a look at what is going to bring us warmer weather this, area of high pressure will continue to get closer to the coast and will see a warm, dry pattern. take a look at the temperatures trend for san jose. tomorrow, 76 degrees you can see temperatures inching up, sunday, by monday close to 90s there. then, numbers start to level off. we have summer like heat coming into monday. this morning we're expecting frosty conditions tomorrow morning not expecting any freezing cold conditions. like concord, 46. we'll see upper 40s to low

official tv partner of the exploratorium. there is another free light show tonight. you can see it's cool stuff. >> that is going to be on our web site, of course. >> still ahead getting down, dirt yes for earth day some students whark they're doing to make the campus more >>> coming up at 6:00 our laura anthony is in the town of west in texas and talks to a man who lived in this apartment about how he survived n boston speaking to the survivor of the marathon bombing and the special message delivered inspired by seeing balloons over the woman bombing scene. tonight in mountain view nasa shows off technology that will pay big dividends during fire season. its coming up in a half hour at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> students at san francisco city college shared ideas on making the campus greener. >> that is right this, car aimed at reducing the number of cars on the road. >> they feel like selling produce is going to help armers -- farmers and provide healthier food for students. >> yes. they want the college to become more sustainable by expanding programs. >

they turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look. we are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. this sunday, get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds passing through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermore. 53 degrees in los gatos. here are the highlights, cool tonight, patchy clouds

they turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look.are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. tha get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermore. 53 degrees in los gatos. here are the highlights, cool tonight, patchy cloudsand mily and mild inl

. >> we're just days away from the re-opening of the brand new exploratorium.l give you a sneak peek. >> why some bay area residents are celebrating earth day a bit early this year. >> winds are still gusty at the coast but elsewhere temperatures are dropping and the primary concern will be cooler temperatures and gusty wind. we'll have a >> ama: an update now to a story we brought you earlier this hour. lefty odollars is stepping up to the plate to help the little leaguers in richmond. thieves stole $1,500 worth of equipment from a league storage room. now lefty odool will donate enough money for the teams to buy the equipment they need to get through the season. a great star. >> the more ander toum is re-opening next wednesday in a brand new building on the water frubt abc7 is the official partner for the museum. we dan ashley has an expliewssive first of -- exclusion skiff look at cool things. >> the exploratorium spent its first 44 years at the palace of fine arts, creating a reputation for cutting edge science and art exhibits. the new building offers thre

oakland one point 6 exploratorium one point 4 the saint helena over an inch. half moon bay over 3 quarters of an n.under 2/10's of an inch. concord under half inch of rain. with all this left over moisture from the rain that we received we are already starting to see the fog. fog is possibly a problem for the morning commute. i'll be back with the details on that and when that rain back again in a few minutes. >> thanks a lieutenant. >> 57-year-old pleasanton woman killed and her son critically injured after the car drove off interstate 5 80 near livermore this afternoon. horrifying accident. we found the vehicle on the roof at the bottom of a hill. police say the car launchedw3 more than 150 feet over railroad tracks and into that hill. the man was air-lifted to john muir medical center remains in critical condition. mother declared dead at the scene. cause of the crash is under investigation. >> new at 11:00. police believe man found hanging from sacramento office building was graffiti tagger who got tangled in a climbing rope on the 9th floor. don't know ho

even the exploratorium tinkerers are on full display. but with the bay now churning at all sides, some of the most compelling new exhibits were created by mother nature. >> the wire pier is a platform for us to do research working with local researchers and with noaa to really understand what's happening, the dynamics of the bay areas, the surface currents, the tides. >> reporter: workers are still installing the finishing touches in time for next wednesday's grand opening. still, this is one of the few places you'll find people celebrating a remodel project that may never end. >> we're still building it. and it will always be a constantly evolving institution. we're always making new exhibits, new experiences. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> california lottery claims powerball is a boon to state schools, but still ahead, how the ball really bounces. coming up, a reality check on the powerball mask. >>> this week, california saw record lotto sales since becoming the newest powerball member, and it doesn't hurt that tonight's drawing

camera top the exploratorium. >> gorgeous. appreciate your >> dickey: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- kaley cuoco. from "red widow", goran visnjic. and music from olly murs. with cleto and the cletones. and now, all i know is here's jimmy kimmel! [ applause ]

. >> we're just days away from the re-opening of the brand new exploratorium. we'll give you a sneak peek. >> why some bay area residents are celebrating earth day a bit early this year. >> winds are still gusty at the coast but elsewhere temperatures are dropping and the primary concern will be cooler temperatures and gusty wind. we'll have a >> ama: an update now to a story we brought you earlier this hour. lefty odollars is stepping up to the plate to help the little leaguers in richmond. thieves stole $1,500 worth of equipment from a league storage room. now lefty odool will donate enough money for the teams to buy the equipment they need to get through the season. a great star. >> the more ander toum is re-opening next wednesday in a brand new building on the water frubt abc7 is the official partner for the museum. we dan ashley has an expliewssive first of -- exclusion skiff look at cool things. >> the exploratorium spent its first 44 years at the palace of fine arts, creating a reputation for cutting edge science and art exhibits. the new building offers

. >>> guess what, the exploratorium is back in action. the iconic museum reopening a few hours ago at a brand-new location moving over to embarcadero in san francisco. >> nbc bay area bob redell joining us live from the new digs with more, the man in the mirror. >> hey, marla and jon. good morning to you. remember at the old exploratorium was 44 years at the palace of fine arts in the marina district. here it is the first day open to the public, brand-new digs, embarcadero. one of the first things you catch is the view. they have tall windows. right here on the windows, back-up here, can you see we're not too far from the bay bridge. a good view of the water, the bay bridge. there's 600 exhibits in here. some you'll remember. there is a lot of oldies in here. i'm trying to remember. lets see, the toilet bowl water fountain. i think a lot of people remember that. that's always kind of hard to dripping out of. they have big parabolic dishes, the old bronze hand. again, these are things you might remember from the old location. there's also

camera top the exploratorium. >> gorgeous. appreciate your citing his work in africa. >> mr. president let me say i am filled with admiration for you and deep gratitude for you about the great contributions you have made to the most needy people on earth. >> reporter: his controversial vice president watched from the front row, no mention of the iraq war, bill clinton joked about the new passion george bush talked about with diane. >> paintings. people have been looking at your feet in the bathtub. >> and i seriously considered calling you and asking you to do a portrait of me. those bathroom sketches were wonderful, but at my age, i think i should keep my seat. >> assessing his legacy, bush left office an unpopular president. >> when future generations come to this library and study this administration, they're going to find out that we stayed true to our convictions. it wasn't always easy. and it certainly wasn't always popular. >> reporter: the president who took pride in his toughness was overcome with emotion as he ended his speech. >> i will always belief our nation's b

i love the location of the new exploratorium right on the water.eally wonderful. >> the new exploratorium is three times the size of the old building at the palace of fine arts with 150 new exhibits for visitors to touch, play and invent. don't forget to check out the free outdoor exhibits like the fog bridge which connects the two piers. cool. >> yes, the fog bridge cracks me up because you can look at any of our bridges most of the time and see the same thing shrouded in fog. >>> 4:57. coming up, tackling crime in oakland. why neighbors will soon start seeing more cops on the streets. >> and devastation in texas after a fertilizer plant explodes. why evacuations are still in effect for nearby communities. >> reporter: and breaking news. san francisco's earthquake remembrance ceremony has been moved to union square because of police activity in downtown. i'll have a live interview with the police chief coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, th >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> tragedy in texas. a giant explosion and fire outside a fertiliz

there will be fog out there exploratorium right now 56 degrees. it's 59 in oaklan oakland.0's around san jose san carlos. 48 half man bay and santa cruz 52 degrees in view from the emeryville camera we look across the bay here. good visibility that the hour but may change. 49 in santa rosa. most other areas are in the 50's. and here's lack at what is coming. highlights areas of fog for the morning. dry and warmer next two days and rain returns on thursday. we'll show you a time line here in just a moment. this is the storm that produced the rain over the weekend and today earlier this morning it's long gone. now watching for foggy areas to develop overnight tonight. we are just seeing the fog in patches right now. want to show you a computer animation what's going to happen. fog near the coast and in over the bay. 5:00 a.m. of the morningart of the morning commute. could be some dense pocket. so be careful out there. few high clouds for the afternoon. patches of fog may linger near the coast but beautiful tuesday. now we fast forward to thursday morning. 5:00 a.m. . this is

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. >> also coming up a tour of the new exploratorium. we'll meet the man behind the cool exhibits. >> and when is computer hacking a good thing? we'll show you coming up. >> a first live look at traffic in san francisco jammed up for those folks going for lower deck of the bay bridge. better on the righthand side of the screen southbound towards 101 and peninsula. back wit >>> nation's largest banks will begin sending payments to millions of american who's may have been wrongfully foreclosed on. officials say $3.6 builtin will be distributed to more than four million borrowers. most will receive $300 but more than a thousand people will get checks for $125,000. the banks reached a settlement with the agencies in january. >> new partnership brings expanded wi-fi access to airports around the globe and service that is managed to double membership in less than two years. >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon. at and t teamed up with boingo to improve wi-fi access at airports around the world. subscribers will be able to access at and t's u.s. hot

we'll give you a look at the exhibit at the new exploratorium. >> why people were cuddling with man's best friend today. >> and coming up, new at 5:00 tired of the best concert seats being snapped up by promoters? efforts to change that will be music to your ears. >> why would a 78-year-old enroll in a fundamentals of basketball class >>> here is tonight's prime time line up at 8:00. back to back episodes of happy endings. then, join us back here for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> bay area seniors got cuddle time today. older dogs spent time with humans today in the community room. look at that sweet. muttville devoted to finding homes for senior dogs. also giving seniors an opportunity to spend time with the dog autos that is very sweet. >> yes. >> brand new building on water front. >> looks great. abc 7 news is the science museum's official tv partner. we've shown you new exhibits planned. >> and now a look at what they're planning for outside. >> creating a representation for cutting edge science, the new building fofrs a permanent spot. the space created out of a giant working lot this,

. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis. using high quality 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 t

. >>> san francisco's new exploratorium held its new grand opening today. building this new facility at pier 15 cost $300 million. >> reporter: just like the old exploratorium, a ringing of the bell signifies the opening for the new one. the world's famous exploratorium is back and better than before. >> i feel like a kid in a family who's just move today san francisco, and about to be shown his or her bedroom. you kind of get really excitedment. >> reporter: the museum officials along with city and state leaders attended the grand reopening ceremony. they along with parents see the museum at not only a fun place to be. >> the amount of gas that's inside, that becomes set. >> reporter: a stepping stone to advance students in science. >> you don't want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one who does what you do. i think of that quote in the context of today. >> reporter: the building itself has 6,000 solar panels to generate power. more than 600 exhibits both inside and out, some you may have grown up with. on top of the older exhibits, ther

you are looking from the exploratorium cam.an barely see the difference between the water and sky. it's cloudy out there. here in san francisco, it will clear around 10:00 this morning, in the east bay, the sun is already out. hang in there. the sun is coming your way, as well. >>> in sports, tonight the san jose sharks close out the regular season in l.a. against the kiss. hoping to improve their playoff positiong. last night the warriors played a thrilling game three of their own playoff series in against denver. larry beil has more. >> good morning, with the thunder stick booming and seth curry scoring, warriors held on tight for a 110-108 victory in the n.b.a. playoff series. 19,000 plus on hand for the warriors. first playoff game since 2007. in the second quarter it was all nuggets, check out the alley-oop here. andrew, a touch pass, he had 19 points. and he was unstoppable with two of his 35 with denver up 12 at the half. and jack attack he had 23. rookie green, no fear, attacking amazing reverse layup but it was all abo

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san rafael tied record of yin degrees. 91 santa rosa exploratorium 77 degrees. holding on to the warmth look from emeryville camera across the bay. 56 right now in san francisco. oakland 61. san carlos san jose low 60's half moon bay caller spots santa cruz in the 50's. high definition sutro camera downtown san francisco and here are your temperatures. santa rosa 65 still real mild in livermore. 64 degrees. we lack at the highlights now and it's record warmth expected later on this week. locally windy tomorrow night with red flag warning going up before the hills beginning tomorrow night continuing through wednesday evening. here's what's going to bring us the wind. cold front that is manufacturing through. high pressure will build in quickly behind the dray cold front and we are going to see gusty winds so whipped advisory for the north bay. east bay hills and diablo range. all starts tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. and runs until 11:00 a.m. wednesday. north winds tend to really dry out the atmosphere. gusting 50 to 60 miles an hour with the low humidity creating

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but this is it, the revamped brand-new exploratorium from the embarcadero and a lot of work went into to this very spot to talk a little more about that process and i want to bring in kent phillips, first of all, how excited are you about this project? >> well, for the exploratorium in general, it took many years of planning and it is all coming to ahead so we are all very excited. >> it is three times as large as the old one and talk about the work that went into demolishing the old work and putting in a new one. >>> they had a lot of issues coming out with the renovation of the peers and the structural work they had. the new building is high tech and it is also a lead project so a lot of work went into the planning for net zero building. >> a lot of families are expected to be here in the coming days and what can we expect from the old building? >> just more of the same and as you know bigger and better, and it is a hands on exhibit so kids enjoy it and it's a great learning experience. >> kids are excited as well as myself are excited to go in there and mayor ed lee will be there a

. >>> san francisco's famous exploratorium is set to reopen next week at its new spags on the city's waterfront. today we got a sneak peek inside. pier 15 was transformed devoted to science. it moved over its be loved exits but also created 150 new ones, like a 330-year-old douglas fir tree. the glass wall building opens to the bay creating more opportunities to study marine life. >> the wire pier is a platform for us to do research working with local researchers and with noaa to really understand what's happening, the dynamics of the bay waters, the surface currents, the tides. >> the exploratorium will officially open to the public next wednesday. >> looks beautiful with the glass walls there. >>> up next, you might not like it, the big changes to the spelling bee. >>> if you can believe it, the scripps national spelling bee just got tougher. competitors will now have to know the definitions of the words they're spelling. organizers say a multiple choice o vocabulary test will be part of the pri limb nair rounds and count for 50% of the score. this year's competition begins may 28t

oakland one point 6 exploratorium one point 4 the saint helena over an inch. half moon bay over 3 quarters of an n.under 2/10's of an inch. concord under half inch of rain. with all this left over moisture from the rain that we received we are already starting to see the fog. fog is possibly a problem for the morning commute. i'll be back with the details on that and when that rain back again in a few minutes. >> thanks a lieutenant. >> 57-year-old pleasanton woman killed and her son critically injured after the car drove off interstate 5 80 near livermore this afternoon. horrifying accident. we found the vehicle on the roof at the bottom of a hill. police say the car launchedw3 more than 150 feet over railroad tracks and into that hill. the man was air-lifted to john muir medical center remains in critical condition. mother declared dead at the scene. cause of the crash is under investigation. >> new at 11:00. police believe man found hanging from sacramento office building was graffiti tagger who got tangled in a climbing rope on the 9th floor. don't know ho

san rafael tied record of yin degrees. 91 santa rosa exploratorium 77 degrees. still holding on to the warmth look from emeryville camera across the bay. 56 right now in san francisco. oakland 61. san carlos san jose low 60's half moon bay caller spots santa cruz in the 50's. high definition sutro camera downtown san francisco and here are your temperatures. santa rosa 65 still real mild in livermore. 64 degrees. we lack at the highlights now and it's record warmth expected later on this week. locally windy tomorrow night with red flag warning going up before the hills beginning tomorrow night continuing through wednesday evening. here's what's going to bring us the wind. cold front that is manufacturing through. high pressure will build in quickly behind the dray cold front and we are going to see gusty winds so whipped advisory for the north bay. east bay hills and diablo range. all starts tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. and runs until 11:00 a.m. wednesday. north winds tend to really dry out the atmosphere. gusting 50 to 60 miles an hour with the low humidity cr

the world-famous exploratorium is back and better than before. >> i feel like the kid in a family who has just moved into san francisco and about to be shown his or her bedroom. you kind of get really excited. >> reporter: city and state leaders attended the much- anticipated grand reopening ceremony. they see the museum as not only being a fun place to be, but a stepping stone to advance students in science. >> you don't want to be the best of the best. you want to be the only one that does what you do. and i think of that, -- i think of that in the context of today. >> it's something everyone can do, not just boys. science is the way of the future. we want her to see that if she wants to do science, that's something she can do. >> reporter: the 330-square- foot museum is beyond cool. it has amazing views of the bay and more than 600 exhibits, both inside and out. some you may have grown up with. and on top of the older exhibits, there's new ones as well, including this very cool parabollic mirror. simply fun for all ages! >> i'm really excited! >>> and that was bryan reporting. >>>

. >> outside of the exploratorium, these folks are in line to get the first look inside. their members but we've seen it and we'll show you. >> days getting warmer and warmer here in the bay area. how high temperatures raise tomorrow in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> later a look at what it's taken to prepare the >>> as we've been reporting the new exploratorium opens in san francisco next week. abc 7 is the official partner and we're excited about the new location at pier 15. it opens next wednesday. abc 7 news is there live tonight. the rest of the media got a chance to see what we've been showing folks for some time. >> you've been talking about it and how good it s we saw it today this, was a day when work does a lot more like play. people here are members. they're about to have their own first sneak peek. as you said media came in today and most amazing part is the exhibits remain intact. put a reporter in front of a mirror, watch what happens especially if it's a convex mirror. >> that is weird. >> it also reflects sound. >> yes. same place you can whisper