>> reporter: in san francisco, leeann melendez. >>> the nike shoes made famous by tom hanks in his 1994 role of "forest gump" are making a come back. >> nike will sell the cortez running shoes around the world and online for $100 a pair. >> the shoes were invented by the co-founder of nike and they were made famous by the movie "forest gump." they may be a faxshion accessory now but they will be one of the best running shoes of all time. >>> nbc 7 news at 5:00 begins now with dan and cheryl. >> let's do more to help all women lead on. >> that could be a cry for her campaign. why some say she should clean up her own house first. >> why is my male colleague being paid more? >> to make sure women get paid equally across california.

leeann melendez explains. >> students at this san francisco school were making an effort to strike uponversation with anyone they didn't know. >> we are trying to figure out our next spirit day. what do you think it should be? >> the interaction happens here in the lunch room where kids sometimes eat by themselves. students made it a point to sit down with anyone who was alone. >> i learned that like i can go up to people and talk to them and see how they are and maybe meet a friend. >> almost everyone here knows how it feels to eat alone. >> it's really lonely and you wish someone would sit with you but you know it's likely not anybody will and that's not a good dealing feeling at all. >> the national no one eats alone day started three years ago in marin county. today schools in 38 states have joined in. excluding someone is a type of bullying. this type of isolation almost always has an effect on kids outside the classroom. laura created this initiative. >> when we can find kids who need better connections with each other during the lunchtime, we can prevent bullying from taking pl

leeann melendez explains. >> students at this san francisco school were making an effort to strike uponversation with anyone they didn't know. >> we are trying to figure out the next day. what do you think it should be? >> the interaction happens here in the lunch room where kids sometimes eat by themselves. students made it a point to sit down with anyone who was alone. >> i learned that like i can go up to people and talk to them and see how they are and maybe meet a friend. >> almost everyone here knows how it feels to eat alone. >> it's lonely and you wish someone would sit with you but you know it's likely not anybody will and that's not a good dealing feeling at all. >> the national don't eat alone day started three years ago in marin county. today schools in 38 states have joined in. excluding someone is a type of bullying. this type of isolation almost always has an effect on kids outside the classroom. laura created this initiative. >> when we can find kids who need better connection was each other during the lunchtime we can prevent bullying from taking place. >> engaging ot

leeann melendez, abc7 news. >> abc and disney are partnering with first book to share the magic of story telling by donating 5,000 books to the children's book project in san francisco. and you can help new books reach children. information on how to donate is also at abc7news.com. >>> nonstop flights to china will be taking off from the san francisco airport. the airline also operate the flight between santa fe and beijing five days a week on the boeing 787. it will bring new jobs and $105 million for the city. >> people are tired of sitting in traffic, waiting for fog delays. folks can get to beijing on a direct flight from san jose faster than going up 101. >> flights to beijing starts june 15th. this is the third foreign country served by san jose's airport. the other two are mexico and japan. >>> snack bars are an increasingly popular option. >> but can you get one that's healthy and tastes good? >> michael finney has a snack bar taste test. >> it's unbelievable. consumer reports sampled dozens of items to help you find the best. snack bars are handy grab and go foods. but there's a

. >> reporter: in san francisco, leeann melendez. >>> the nike shoes made famous by tom hanks in his 1994 role of "forest gump" are making a come back. >> nike will sell the cortez running shoes around the world and online for $100 a pair. >> the shoes were invented by the co-founder of nike and they were made famous by the movie "forest gump." they may be a faxshion accessory now but they will be one of the best running shoes of all time. >>> nbc 7 news at 5:00 begins now with dan and cheryl. >> let's do more to help all women lead on. >> that could be a cry for her campaign. why some say she should clean up her own house first. >> why is my male colleague being paid more? >> to make sure women get paid equally across california. >> fields of shatters dreams. why some local baseball fields are locked tight as the season is getting underway. >> i'm sandy patel. the chill, when might you see the second sign? showers? i'll let you know coming up. >> hello? >> hillary clinton talks tech in the heart of silicon valley 622 days away from the next presidential election. i'm dan ashley. >>