itay hod, cbs news, berkeley, california. >> small change made a big difference. >>> when we come back, meet the rising rodeo star never thrown off by her competition. >>> we end tonight in arkansas where a rising rodeo star is grabbing the competition by the horns, while breaking barriers. here is sarah horbacewicz from kthv. >> reporter: on any given night, there's bound to be a cowboy roping rodeo. doc levy has been riding his whole life. it's no surprise he made it a family affair. >> i know she can do it. she go out there and get it done. >> reporter: his daughters hopping on a horse as soon as they could walk. >> i feel like i'm a real cowgirl. >> reporter: she was interested in more than horses. at 7 years old, she hopped on a bull. >> i'm in there, too. let me try that. >> reporter: doc says she's the only black female in arkansas riding bulls in competition and the youngest. >> the guys claim to be toughest. when you hear a little girl likes to ride, you encourage her to ride more, do more. >> reporter: breaking records doesn't come easy. sometimes she needs a little help from

in tonight's "weekend journal," cbs's itay hod explains how replacing people with robots is coming up at the cajun crack'n seafood restaurant just east of san francisco, something's cooking and not just in the kitchen. >> we walked in, and we saw it moving around. it was very exciting to see. >> i am leaving for delivery. >> reporter: meet rosie the robot. she's been working here for the last two months now, and she's already a favorite among customers. >> rosie's cute. i like rosie. >> very futuristic. >> that's kind of crazy. >> reporter: waitress michelle magno says from the moment rosie was powered up -- >> i am leaving for delivery. >> reporter: -- not only has the service gotten better. so have the tips. >> people are excited to see her. a lot of my customers call her by rosie now. >> reporter: rosie delivers food, picks up dirty dishes and runs promotions on her screen. she can't actually take orders, at least not yet. >> i am rosie. >> reporter: the best part, she's never sick. she's always on time and, for most part, doesn't have an attitude. >> the meal you ordered has arriv

in tonight's weekend journal cbs's itay hod explains how replacing people with robots is coming up rosieestaurant just east of san francisco something's cooking and not just in the kitchen. >> we walked in and we saw it moving around. it was very exciting to see. >> i am leaving for delivery. >> reporter: meet rosie the robot. she's been working here for the last two months now. and she's already a favorite among customers. >> rosie's cute. i like rosie. >> very futuristic. >> that's kind of crazy. >> reporter: waitress michelle magno says from the moment rosie was powered up -- >> i am leaving for delivery. >> reporter: -- not only has the service gotten better, so are the tips. >> people are excited to see her. a lot of my customers call her by rosie now. >> reporter: rosie delivers food, picks up dirty dishes, and runs promotions on her screen. she can't actually take orders. at least not yet. >> i am rosie. >> reporter: the best part, she's never sick, she's always on time, and for the most part doesn't have an attitude. >> the meal you ordered has arrived. >> reporter: seen as a sol

. >> itay hod continues our coverage. he's been talking to commuters that got stuck in all this. itay? >> reporter: good evening. i'm on seventh street. behind me is the on ramp to 880 south. around 7:00 a.m. about 300 protesters blocked that on ramp bringing the morning commute to a halt. it was all part of a day of action in solidarity with gaza, frustrated drivers sitting in traffic more than five hours. >> getting really frustrate. >> reporter: sal valencia was driverring to work monday morning when all of a sudden traffic came to a halt. >> at the beginning i was kind of afraid, didn't know what was going on. i was afraid for my life. >> reporter: a construction worker, he was rushing to hayward for a job but found himself stuck more than five hours. >> basically this is not fair for a lot of people going to work. they're trying to make some money and look what happened. >> reporter: shortly before 7:00 a.m. pro palestinian protesters shut down lanes of interstate 880 in oakland, stopping the morning commute in two different locations. monday's protest was part of a multicity

itay hod introduces us to two women who are using their baking skills to fight for a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: in the heart of san francisco, nan wiener is stirring up more than just flour and sugar. >> i am making what's called 86 proof chocolate cake. >> reporter: a retired magazine editor, she's always loved baking. but for the last two years, she's been dusting off her old cookbooks for a good cause. >> there's many things i care about and work on and follow. but i thought, this is the one. >> reporter: in june of 2022, nan watched as the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, ending the right to abortion upheld for decades. at that very moment, she knew she had to rise up and do something. so along with longtime friend zoe stricker, she started a neighborhood bake sale. donating the money to organizations that support abortion rights. >> the response was unbelievable and people were just so excited. and we sold out. >> reporter: that is when they decided to turn their half baked idea into a full blown cottage business. called my bakery, my choice. after securing the pe

. >>> continuing our team coverage on this is itay hod live in oakland where all lanes of 880 are back open again after being shut down earlier today by demonstrators as well. itay? >> reporter: good evening. yes. i'm on seventh street. right behind me is the on ramp to 880 south. just before 7:00 a.m. this morning about 300 protesters blocked this on ramp essentially creating a massive, massive traffic jam. basically this was all part of a day of action called a15 as in april 15th , a coordinated demonstration across the country and internationally. the goal was to put pressure on governments to financially divest from the state of israel and bring attention to the ongoing war in gaza. drivers who were caught up in this traffic jam essentially waited for as much as five hours before chp was finally able to clear some of those protesters. we spoke to the protesters and some of those drivers to see what they had to say. take a listen. >> we specifically chose this day because of the significance around it. we will always as just a regular citizen who is not okay, we will always find oth

only one store remains, believe it or not, in oregon whose motto is till the bitter end, but as our itay hodockbuster saga is now getting a sequel. >> reporter: if you're one of the last holdouts to own a vcr, you may want to dust it off as blockbuster is making a comeback. well, sort of. thomas and tony are the owners of the traveling museum, a vintage store in venetia. recently they took their huge selection of dhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries, but instead of books they're filled with old movies. >> we've got gidget, you've got mail, seven years in tibet. >> reporter: since then the old newspaper box painted in blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> when i was a kid, i would spend hours in the movie stores picking up boxes, reading the reviews. >> reporter: kristen, a business owner, remembers hitting her first blockbuster store when she was just a child. fast forward to today, she's back at it. >> there was one summer where i must have rented five from blockbu

itay hod introduces us to a group of uc berkeley students who are giving b.a.r.t. positive pr and they may just land in the record books for it. >> reporter: for a lot of commuters, getting on b.a.r.t. is a race against the clock, but for these berkeley transit students, that daily rush became an actual race with a world record waiting for them at the finish line. >> the day of is making sure all the trains are running on time. >> reporter: amin decosta and jan swenn are part of a group of five friends who recently embarked on a high speed mission to hit every single b.a.r.t. station along every line. their goal, to score a guinness world record for hitting all 50 stops in the shortest time possible. >> we start here in antioch, transfer to pittsburg bay point, then turn around to the red line train all the way down to millbrae and finally took the train down to berryessa north san jose. >> let's go. >> reporter: called speed running, the trend has become increasingly popular with people trying to conquer their transit systems in cities around the globe. there's no

itay hod introduces us to two women who are using their baking skills to fight for a woman's right tothe heart of san francisco, nan wiener is stirring up more than just flour and sugar. >> i am making what's called 86 proof chocolate cake. >> reporter: a retired magazine editor, she's always loved baking. but for the last two years she's been dusting off her old cookbooks for a good cause. >> there's many things i care about and work on and follow. but i thought this is the one. >> reporter: in june of 2022, nan watched as the supreme court overturned roe v. wade ending the right to abortion upheld for decades. at that very moment, she knew she had to rise up and do something. along with longtime friend zoe stricker, she started neighborhood bake sale. donating the money to organizations that support abortion rights. >> the response was unbelievable and people were just so excited. and we sold out. >> reporter: that is when they decided to turn their half baked idea into a full blown cottage business. called my bakery, my choice. after securing the permits, they began taking orders f

itay hod has the story. >> all right.dam baz to work, and you might feel like you're stepping onto the set of a hitchcock movie. but this isn't hollywood. it's oakland, california, where thousands of crows descend on the city night after night. >> crows sleep communally. we call them roosts. they can be hundreds if not thousands of birds. >> reporter: for the last few weeks, adam and his team of falconers have been working hand in glove with jasper, a steely-eyed harris's hawk to clear out a flock of crows from oakland's federal building. >> come on. >> reporter: unlike traditional falconry, the goal here isn't to hunt. it's to chase off nuisance birds. >> their droppings can be a huge problem. they can be unhygienic. >> reporter: jasper functions as a high-flying scarecrow, a practice known as falconry bird abatement has been soaring in recent years as people look for humane ways to encourage birds to sleep somewhere else. >> it was really a huge maintenance issue. >> reporter: mary simms is the spokesperson for the fede

but our itay hod met a group of uc berkeley students who were trying to do just that. actually turned into a fun social media challenge, and the students might actually make the record books. >> reporter: for a lot of commuter, getting on b.a.r.t. is a race against the clock. but for these berkeley transit students that daily rush became an actual race with a world record waiting for them at the finish line. >> the day of i think is just making sure all the trains are running on time. >> reporter: they're part of a group of five friends -- >> we are boarding now. >> reporter: -- who recently embarked on a high speed mission to hit every single b.a.r.t. station along every line. >> all right. >> reporter: their goal to score a guinness world record for hitting all 50 stops in the shortest time possible. >> so we started near antioch. we're on e b.a.r.t. there, transfer to pittsburg bay point, then turn around, take the red line train all the way down to millbrae. and finally took the train down to berryessa/north san jose. >> all right, let's go. >> reporter: called spe

itay hod has their story. >> reporter: when darryl owens and ming way samuel noticed there were no benchesir hands, they decided to take a stand. >> this is just a way to make the world a better place. >> reporter: for months now, they've become known as the bench guys, pulling up to bus stops and installing their own handcrafted creations. >> we weren't looking for any fame or glory. our goal is just to give people a place to sit. >> reporter: it all started when one of their neighbors, who just got out of surgery, was forced to sit on the curb. that's when darryl and ming way taught themselves how to build a bench on youtube and even made sure they were up to city code. so far, they've installed 27 benches. each one takes about four hours to make. >> the goal is to get the cities to put these benches out. >> >> reporter: their project has pushed berkeley to swap one of their benches for an official city bench. >> i would say a fire has been lit. >> reporter: jean walsh is an a.c. transit board member. she says this quirky campaign is forcing officials to find a solution to this deep-seat

store remains in oregon, i didn't even know one remained whose motto is "till the bitter end" but itay hod reports the blockbuster saga is now getting an unexpected sequel. >> reporter: if you're one of the last holdouts to own a vcr, you may want to dust it off, as blockbuster is making a comeback. well, sort of. thomas brungardt and tony bernasconi are the owners of the traveling museum, a vintage store in benicia. recently they took their huge selection of vhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries, but instead of books, they're filled with old movies. >> we've got "gidget," "you've got mail," "seven years in tibet." >> reporter: since then, the old newspaper box painted in blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> as a kid, i would spend hours in the movie store just picking up boxes and reading the blurbs and reading the reviews. >> reporter: kristin demers, a business owner, remembers hitting her first blockbuster store when she was just a child. fast forward to today

these days only one store remains in oregon, the motto is to the bitter end but as our itay hod is aboutuster saga is now getting a cell. sequel. >> reporter: if you are one of the last holdouts to own a vcr, you may want to dust it off as blockbuster is making a comeback. well, sort of. thomas brungardt and tony bernasconi are the owners of the traveling museum, a vintage store in benicia. recently they took their huge selection of vhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries, but instead of books, they're filled with old movies. >> we've got "gidget" and "you've got mail" and "seven years in tibet." >> reporter: since then, the old newspaper box painted in blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> as a kid, i would spend hours in the movie store just picking up boxes and reading the blurbs and reading the reviews. >> reporter: kristin demers, a business owner, remembers hitting her first blockbuster store when she was just a child. fast forward to today, she's back at it.

our itay hod spoke with cal senior about the importance of having a student's perspective in city politicsorter: while most politicians are familiar with the pressures of a campaign trail, cecilia lunaparra's experience was a bit more -- nuanced. election day wasn't just a milestone in her political career. it was also the day her term paper was due. >> i'm very happy and very excited. but it's all been a whirlwind. >> reporter: a senior at uc berkeley, her dream was to become a teacher. but instead of just studying history, she's making it. >> i am the first undergraduate student to be elected to the city council. the first latina to be elected to the city council. and the first openly queer woman of color. >> reporter: at 22, she's won the seat to represent berkeley's district 7, which includes the campus and much of the city's south side neighborhoods. >> students make up between a third and a fourth of this city's population. and we deserve a say in how the city's run. i'll just go after class. >> reporter: a 2023 survey found that 41 million members of gen z will be eligible to vote t

our itay hod spoke with the cal senior about the importance of having a students' perspective in cityar with the pressures of a campaign trail, cecilia luna par's experience was a bit more -- nuanced. >> reporter: election day wasn't just a milestone in her political career. it was also the day her term paper was due. >> i'm very happy and very excited. but it's all been awhile wind. >> reporter: a senior at uc berkeley, her dream was to become a teacher. but instead of just studying history, she's making it. >> i am the first undergraduate student to be elected to the city council. the first latina to be elected to the city council. and the first openly queer woman of color. >> reporter: at 22 she's won the seat to represent berkeley's district 7. which includes the campus and much of the city's south side neighborhoods. >> students make up between a third and a fourth of this city's population. and we deserve a say in how the city's run. >> reporter: a 2023 survey found that 41 million members of gen z will be eligible to vote this year. with 20% of them saying they would run for of

as itay hod reports the blockbuster saga is now getting a sequel. >> reporter: if you are one of thes blockbuster is making a comeback. well, sort of. thomas and tony are the owners of the traveling museum. a vintage store in benicia recently they took their huge selection of vhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries but instead of books, they're filled with old movies. >> we've got beginning it and you have got mail and seven years in tibet. >> reporter: since then the old newspaper box painted in colors has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> as kid i would spend hours in the movie store just picking out boxes and reading the blushes and reviews. >> reporter: kristin demers a business owner remembers hitting her first blockbuster store when she was just a child. fast forward to today, she's back at it. >> like there was one summer where i must have rented like five movies from blockbuster every week. >> reporter: and it's not just in benicia. the so-called free blockbusters are popping up across the countr

itay hod introduces us to a group of uc berkeley students who are giving b.a.r.t.they may just land in the record books for it. >> reporter: for a lot of commuters, getting on b.a.r.t. is a race against the clock but for these berkeley transit students, that daily rush became an actual race with a world record waiting for them at the finish line. >> the day of, just making sure all the trains are running on time. >> reporter: these two are part of a group of five friends who recently embarked on a high speed mission to hit every single b.a.r.t. station along every line. >> all right. >> reporter: their goal? to score a guinness world record for hitting all 50 stops in the shortest time possible. >> we start here in antioch. we're on ebart there and transfer to pittsburgh bay point and then turn around and took a red line train all the way down the millbrae. and finally took the train down to berryessa null /?txu san jose. all right, let's go. >> reporter: called speed running the trend has become increasingly popular with people trying to conquer their transit syst