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kenny choi shows us an art piece with a goal of connecting people and starting conversations with race. >> reporter: two years ago james was using his marketing background working as a labor organizers. he closed that chapter, returning to his roots and passion. >> a lot of the symbolism in my work has to do with paying ohmage to nature. >> reporter: he pivoted to sculpture. designing what he calls watermelon couch. >> i was vaguely aware of why the watermelon represented black people. it was associated to stereo types. i figured it would be a great conversation piece. >> he took his couch on the road last year. starting in california to the deep south states like alabama and georgia. to strike up conversations with farmers who have over come obstacles and racism over generations. >> i never, ever, ever gave up on my dream. i continued forth until i persevered. >> reporter: u.s. census shows less than 2% of farmers are black. selling watermelon in front of the cemetery of a klu klux klan member every day >> there was a need, showing a connection through my art that could platform them.

. >> kenny choi has more on the changes and the complaints. >> reporter: americans crave fast food, butith higher prices more and more simply aren't loving it. >> it's expensive when we have to feed the whole family. >> reporter: how do you know that? what makes you say that? >> because the prices go up like every year. >> reporter: nearly two-thirds of fast food customers say they felt sticker shock this year at the counter. the cost of a quick meal is outpacing inflation with prices up nearly 5% from a year ago. >> it's such a big jump recently. maybe we're splitting meals more often or we are a little bit more aware. >> reporter: to fight the inflation fatigue americans are feeling, mcdonald's, burger king and other chains are launching combo meal deals. starbucks is offering a discounts pairing menu. >> this is not a war against one another. it's really just a response to growth to get some of those customers back, particularly the lower income. >> reporter: fast food chains hope these bargains boost sales as companies try to offset their own higher food and labor costs. customers m

kenny choi now. >> reporter: these residents of deer park just north of here in the hillsides are keenly aware of fuel load, all that dry brush and vegetation around their homes, especially after a massive inferno ripped through napa nearly four years ago. j.r. schaffer vividly remembers walking in his backyard to check what he thought was an odd sound nearby. >> it looked like the sun. >> reporter: charred limbs and trees are a reminder just how close the glass fire came to devouring his home. >> i couldn't believe it when it finally dawned on me. that's fire coming up through there, crazy as could be. >> reporter: since that fire in late september 2020, schaffer has put up a metal fence to harden his home. he's clearing vegetation and dry brush curbside, so any cigarettes tossed from passing cars have less chance to ignite a blaze. >> it's just dry, the grass. everything's dry. >> today the winds will be up. have situational awareness up. >> reporter: nearby residents are doing what they can to maintain defensible space, keeping a close eye on the fire fuel load. >> it's dry. the fire

kenny choi shows us how one company is turning to artificial intelligence and virtual reality to close the gap. >> reporter: it's the holy spirit, amen. >> reporter: mary peruso crutches her rosary and says a prayer each night before heading to bed. >> a feeling of being watched over and guiding me and protecting me. >> reporter: the 89-year-old's catholic faith is a part of who she is. it is difficult now to attend mass in person, so she will turn to tv. >> here i am able to watch the mass. i mean i've been blessed. i have a front row seat and there's the pope. >> reporter: to bring the religious figures into homes of hospice patients. the healthcare companies like care yaya are building virtual reality projects, leveraging artificial intelligence. >> it is really lethargic and it's nice. >> god is our refuge. >> reporter: debuting spirit a.i., the vr experience that could be used with headsets. patients will click to choose their religious affiliation to transport them virtually to a cathedral. mosque, temple, and more. >> a lot of people want to visit a place of worship and they wan

our kenny choi shares how they are being seen in a whole new light. >> reporter: legendary play-by-playouncer john miller still dreams of baseball. sometimes it's the mic that gets taken away. >> i have a stress dream sometimes where they said i couldn't do this anymore. >> reporter: the 72-year-old has been studying baseball his entire life including players from the negro league being recognized in major league baseball's record books. >> these are big league players who were excluded. it wasn't because they never made it to the big leagues. they were not allowed to play in the big leagues. >> it's a game where the negro athlete has left a mark. >> reporter: and it is an infliction point. stars like josh gibson have catapulted to the top of baseball's most heralded records. >> and he's another guy and there are so many names like that. >> reporter: the giants all-time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black barron. tuesday's game at rickwood field is a tribute to the trail blazers who are equally, if not more talented, but denied equality because of the

but as our kenny choi shows us not everyone is following the rules, and he spoke with the man who seesat firsthand. for fear of losing his contract. license. this homebuilder who gave us the name, william, continues to see illegal dwelling units being built from the peninsula. to the south bay and beyond. >>rogers doing petitions in the back. there. making separate efforts is doing what they can in the house are >>failing. william asked us to protect his identity he's built homes for decades. but with skyrocketing prices. lengthy permitting and inspection. processes to name just a few housing barriers. he's been getting requests that put his small business in a difficult position. >>constantly have people call me and ask me to do what unit for me? i said, you know, i really don't want to jeopardize my license. >>dozens of homes, william has built are above board with the required permits, but he has constructed at least 3 on permitted units. >>amount of time that it takes to get a permit. get the plan son gugu planning go through. the process. it's just so time consuming. >>it comes as

group of tech driven artists are honoring historic black figures through a 21st century lands are kenny choi talked with a local muralist about this new path to presenting his work. >>it's >>dusk >>after a long day >>at work. >>is now in a space where spraying of >>paint >>is adding another stroke of creative to his mural. >>on the wall, nothing behind me nothing around me matters as much as what i'm doing in front of me. >>muralist says his trees are reminder of damaged. done in the past. and a call to fix. what's broken. >>figured. let me go ahead and like green. these trees to life more than you know what we know it to be. >>his latest work a canvas for technologists converging in oakland for the juneteenth hack. using augmented reality, tools and apps timothy bees wallet at oakland international high school will take on a new shape in days. >>people to be fully immersed. with the peace even if it's through their phone. right? it's like, ok, i can what would that look like? >>that's where damian mcduffie enters. he's the founder of black terminus and happy designed to blend >>art. >>and >

but as kenny choi shows us, there is one local county that's embracing and even pushing for more in the world of avs. >> reporter: this is the first time gonzalez is hopping on to the autonomous shuttle. the launch last year by the contra costa county agency, presto with its two shuttles moves along a fixed route across bishop ranch. the hub in san ramon, less than a minute into the ride. an abrupt stop. >> and sometimes they will need to come over. >> reporter: the agency acknowledges there is a gap between the technology that is now in the future of autonomous transportation. long-time bus driver, tony haze, is much more skeptical. >> used to go to tellers and the atms, but now i don't trust it. >> reporter: he's been in countless situations in which children and others have asked him for help. >> you want to pull the bus over and ask for help, but the bus won't do that by itself. >> reporter: addressing those concerns is key for the industry and those who see their promise to transportation. tim hale is the director of the contra costa transportation authority. >> we have a first and

kenny choi shows us how a local muralist is finding a new path to present his work. >> reporter: it's dusk after a long day at work. timothy is now in a space where a spray of paint is adding another stroke of creativity to his mural. >> when you're on the wall, nothing behind me, nothing around me matters as much as what i'm doing in front of me. >> reporter: the oakland muralist says his trees are reminders of damage done in the past and a call to fix what's broken. >> i'm like let me bring these trees to life more than what we know it to be. >> reporter: his latest work will become a canvas for technologists converging in oakland. using augmented reality and apps, his wall will take on new shape in days. >> i want people to be fully immersed with the piece even if it's through their phone, right? it's like okay, what would that look like? >> reporter: that's why damion mcduffie enters, founder of black terminus, an app he designed to blend art and tech. he collaborated with timothy in 2020 to present their first augmented reality mural of the founding fathers of the black panthers.

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car, but as kenny choi is about to show you, there's 1 local county embracing and even pushing for morese driverless cars. 1st time margie gonzalez just hopping. onto an autonomous shuttle. launched last year by the contra costa county transportation. agency. presto with its 2 shuttles moves along a fixed route across bishop branch. a 600 acre business hub in san ramon. less than a minute into the ride. on abrupt >>stuff. okay? >>the agency acknowledges there's a gap between where avi technology is now and the future of autonomous transportation. longtime bus driver tony hayes. is much more skeptical. >>i used to go to tellers announced the atm and you know, i just don't don't just i don't i just don't trust it >>has been in countless situation. in >>which >>children and others have asked him for help. >>you know, you want to pull a bus over. hey, you need help. busses not going to do that by itself. >>addressing those concerns is key for the industry and those who see it's promised improved. improve transportation. tim hale is executive director of the contra costa transportation autho

kenny choi has more on the changes and complaints. >>americans crave fast food, but with higher prices more and more simply aren't >>loving expensive when we have to feed the whole family. how do you know that? yeah. what makes you say that? because um prices go up like every year. >>nearly 2 thirds of fast food customers say they felt sticker shock at the counter this year. the cost of a quick meal is outpacing inflation, with prices up nearly 5% from a year ago, >>such a big jump recently. maybe we're splitting meals more often, or we are a little bit more aware >>to fight inflation fatigue. americans are feeling mcdonald's burger king and other chains are launching combo meal deals. starbucks is also offering a discount pairings menu. >>this is not a war against 1 another. there. it's really just a response to grocery to get some of those customers back, particularly the lower income, >>fast food chainsope these >>bargains. still, >>companies >>tried >>offset their own higher food and labor >>caught, >>but customers may need t grab

kenny choi was in the courtroom as pelosi described what he was going through during the attack. >> reporter: pelosi described calling 911 shortly before the attack, saying he was scared as depape stood just feet away armed with a hammer. the defense argued depape never intended to kill pelosi. >> hi. >> drop the hammer. >> no. >> reporter: paul pelosi testified saying in the early morning hours of october 28th, 2022, david depape muttered," it's all over for me," moments before police arrived at his pacific heights home. accompanied by his daughter christine pelosi, the 84-year-old walked into court to testify against the man who bludgeoned him with a hammer, striking his skull, leaving the former house speaker's husband in a pool of blood. pelosi told the court he still has problems with dizziness and balance that he did not experience prior to the attack. doctors told him he was close to being a fatality after suffering skull fractures. state prosecutors charged depape with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. depape was found guilty last november of attempting

kenny choi here with us in studio. you were talking to them today, right? >> reporter: it was a loud peaceful protest from what i could see with no clashes with law enforcement. but as the re-election campaign ramps up for biden and harris, these calls for a cease-fire aren't subsiding. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: from the streets of oakland, protest iting the vice president's visit to her hometown. to san francisco's mission district, just a stone throw's away from where they held a fundraising event. the protesters would try to send a loud and clear message. laura helped spearhead the protest. >> all the people coming to fundraise for harris would be better suited if they spent their time advocating this administration that is not funding an army. >> reporter: hours before harris' arrival if san francisco, democratic fundraisers lined valencia street to get into the chapel. a music venue turned political hot spot. >> everybody should do everything they can to try to elect joe biden because the alternative is too dangerous. >> we cannot anticipate to have t

more than 20,000 miles through the midwest over the next 3 months with his watermelon couch as kenny choi reports, it's much more than just a piece of furniture. he's using it to help people connect and spark of conversations about race. >>two years ago, james shields was use his mark. back. working as a labor organizer. closed that chapter returning to his roots and >>passion of the symbolism in my work has to deal with, like paying homage to nature. >>with abstract art and pivoted to sculpture. designing what he calls watermelon couch. >>was vaguely aware of why the watermelon represented black people, and that was mostly associated to stereotypes. figured it would be a great conversation piece. >>he took his couch on the road last year, starting in california, the a deep south states like alabama and georgia to strike up conversations with black farmers who have overcome immense obstacles and systemic racism over generations. >>i never ever gave up on my dream. continued 4th until i persevered. >>us census numbers show less than 2% of farmers in the country are >>black. >>he sketches a

as kenny choi shows us, not everyone is following the rule, and he spoke with a man seeing that firsthand. >> reporter: for fear of losing his contractor's license, this home builder who gave us the name william continues to see illegal dwelling units being built from the peninsula to the south bay and beyond. >> temporary garages. they're doing additions to the back that are, you know, they're making separate entrances. they're doing what they can to house their family. >> reporter: william asked us to protect his identity. he's built homes for decades, but with skyrocketing prices, lengthy permitting and inspection processes, to name just a few housing barrier, he's been getting requests that put his small business in a difficult position. >> i have constantly had people call me, ask me can you do a unit for me. i said i don't want to jeopardize my license. >> reporter: the dozens of homes william has built are above board with the required permits, but he has constructed at least three unpermitted units. >> the amount of time that it takes to get a permit, get the plans done, go throug

kenny choi spoke with some of the demonstrators as they tried to drown out harris' supporters inside. >> not another nickel not another dime. >> reporter: from the streets of oakland protesting the vice president's visit to our hometown, to san francisco's mission district, just a stone's throw away from where vice president harris held a fundraising event, pro palestinian protesters tried to send a loud and clear message. laura helped spearhead the protest. >> all these people coming to fundraise for vice president harris would be better suited and better served if they spent their time advocating for this administration to stop funding an army of genocide. >> reporter: hours before harris' arrival in san francisco, democratic fundraisers lined valencia street to get into the chapel, a music venue turned political hotspot. >> everybody should do everything they can to try and elect joe biden because the alternative is just too dangerous. >> we cannot anticipate to have the divide which trump created and the chaos and all the kinds of bans and racism and hate which he incited. >> repo

kenny choi has that story. >> reporter: in san francisco, a cook sears a local grass fed skirt steak to make a carney asada taco. >> joe hargrave founded his small business 14 years ago when he charged 350 -- $3.50 for a premium taco, now it is $7.50 and likely to change soon. hargrave is in the process of reprinting menus and determining how much more to charge if service fees like the 6% surcharge which helps him pay for san francisco's mandate to cover health insurance gets eliminated. >> they said, well, just put it in the bill but it is not that simple, we are not being greedy business people, we are trying to find the right solution without jeopardizing our customer base. >> reporter: airlines, hotels and other sectors has grown into a national movement with 11 other states trying to ban junk fees. >> i would love to be able to walk into a store or restaurant and see a price on the menu and pay that price when i get to the cash register, it would make our lives a lot easier. >> obviously it is nice to be up front about the actual cost. >> reporter: it would impact not only the

kenny choi was in court as pelosi described what was going through his mind during the attack. >> hed he was scared as david depape stood just feet away, the defense arguing that david depape never intended to kill pelosi. >> drop the hammer. >> paul pelosi testified, saying on october 28th, 2022, david depape muttered , it is all over for me, months before he arrived at his pacific heights home. accompanied by his daughter, the 84-year-old walked into court to testify against the man who strike his skull, leaving him in a pool of blood. pelosi said he still has problems with dizziness and balance. he testified doctors who treated him told him he was close to being a fatality after suffering skull fractures. state prosecutors have charged david depape with attempted murder, and elder abuse. that was -- he was found guilty last september, he said he was in a dark place at the time but would never do anything violent like that ever again. david depape apologized earlier this week after being sentenced to 30 years in prison. if convicted, he will face a maximum sentence of life in priso

kenny choi reports from los angeles. . >> reporter: americans crave fast food.feed the whole family. >> reporter: how do you know that? what makes you say that? >> because the prices go up like every year. >> reporter: nearly two-thirds of fast food customers say they felt sticker shock at the count their year. the cost of a quick meal is outpacing inflation, with prices up nearly 5% from a year ago. >> such a big jump recently. maybe we're splitting meals more often, or we are a little bit more aware. >> reporter: to fight the inflation fatigue americans are feeling, mcdonald's, burger king, and other chains are launching combo meal deals. starbucks is also offering a discount pairings menu. >> this is not a war against one another. it's really just a response to get some of the customers back, particularly the lower income. >> reporter: fast food chains hope the bargains boost sales as they try to offset their own higher food and labor costs. customers may need to grab the deals before they're gone. >> this $5 meal, it's a temporary thing. i doubt it's going t

and kenny choi shows us how baseball now has a generation of stars from the past being seen in a whole wonderful day for giants' baseball. >> reporter: legendary play-by-play announcer john miller still dreams of baseball and sometimes if the mic gets taken away. >> i have a stress dream sometimes that where they said that i couldn't do this anymore. >> reporter: the 72-year-old has been studying baseball his entire life including players from in negro leagues now being recognized in major league baseball's record books. >> these were big league players. who were excluded. it wasn't because they never made it to the big leagues. they were not allowed to play in the big leagues. >> the game where the negro athlete has left a bright mark. >> reporter: inclusion of negro league stats is an inflection point as stars like josh gibson have catapulted tot top of some of baseball's most heralded records. >> turkey sterns is another guy. >> reporter: giants' all time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black baron. thursday's juneteenth game at rickwood field is a

but as kenny choi shows us, there's one local county that's embracing and even pushing for more in theis is the first time margie gonzalez is hopping on to an autonomous shuttle. >> pretty nice. comfy ride. >> reporter: launched last year by the contra costa county transportation agency, presto, with its two shuttles, moves along a fixed route across bishop ranch, a 600-acre business hub in san ramon. less than a minute into the ride, an abrupt stop. >> but sometimes you come over -- ooh. >> okay. >> reporter: the agency acknowledges there's a gap between where av technology is now and the future of autonomous transportation. longtime bus driver tony hayes is much more skeptical. >> used to go to tellers and now it's the atm. i just don't trust it. >> reporter: he's been in countless situations in which children and others have asked him for help. >> you know, want to pull a bus over. hey, you need help? a bus is not going to do that by itself. >> reporter: addressing those concerns is key for the industry and those who see its promise to improve transportation. tim hale is executive d

kenny choi shows you it's more than just a piece of furniture.help people to connect and have conversations about race. >> reporter: two years ago, james shields was using his marketing background working as a labor organizer. but he closed that chapter returning to his roots and passion. >> oh. a lot of the symbolism in my work has to do with like -- paying homage to nature. >> reporter: he tinkered with abstract art and pivoted to sculpture. designing what he calls watermelon couch. >> i was vaguely aware of why the watermelon represented black people. and that was mostly associated to stereotypes. i figured it would be a great conversation piece. >> reporter: so he took his couch on the road last year. starting in california to the deep south states like alabama and georgia to strike up conversations with black farmers who have overcome immense obstacles and systemic racism over generations. >> i never ever gave up on my dream. i continue forth until i persevered. >> reporter: u.s. census numbers show less than 2% of farmers in the country are

but as kenny choi shows us, there's one local county that's really embracing and even pushing for more is the first time margie gonzalez is hopping on to an autonomous shuttle. >> pretty nice. comfy ride. >> reporter: launched last year by the contra costa county transportation agency, presto with its two shuttles moves along a fixed route across bishop branch. a 600-acre business hub in san ramon. less than a minute into the ride, an abrupt stop. >> but sometimes you come over -- ooh. >> okay. >> reporter: the agency acknowledges there's a gap between where av technology is now and the future of autonomous transportation. longtime bus driver tony hayes is much more skeptical. >> used to go to tellers and now it's the atm. i don't trust it. >> reporter: he's been in countless situations in which children and others have asked him for help. >> you want to pull a bus over. hey you need help? bus is not going to do that by itself. >> reporter: addressing those concerns is key for the industry and nose who see its promise to improve transportation. tim hail is executive direct to have of t