mi always excited when we get new emojis but i will say this, 157 new emojis?w long is it going to take to scroll through all those screens now? like i'm just like doing all of this just to find the eggplant, you know? there by the time i find it whole foods will be out of eggplant, come on, people. text them to give me eggplant. i'm just saying at some point you have to make room. you get rid of the old ones to get to the new ones quicker. i think there are plenty of emojis that can go, like the number emojis, those are use its, we have numbers, just type the number. and the fax machine emoji, why are you faxing me emojis? if you are old enough to remember a fax machine you probably not us emojis get the fax out of here, man, and the bulgarian flag, who uses that, just use the hungarian flag, no one will nghts, just get rid of the hungarian flag as well, all of them, gone. and most important, most important, just get rid of that moon with the creepy face, i'm sorry what is that, like tell me that doesn't make you uncomfortable. like do it now with my face, if

more than 100 new emoji were announced this week, and they will be making their way to your smart phonereporter jonathan blum blume has a look at the highlights and the bay area resident behind one of the new emoji. >> do you use emoji. >> absolutely. >> reporter: we all have our favorites. >> i use the smiley face and the monkey. >>> now more than 100 new emoji are coming to an phone near you. >> we are developing this new language at an incredibly rapid pace. who i compare to it the evolution of natural languages. >> reporter: the union code consortium takes proposals from anyone. >> the process is democratic. it's open. >> reporter: each character has a story. >> i don't know when i would use the mosquito. >> reporter: who would propose that? >> it was viral olists who were saying this is going to help us communicate world side the daners associated with moits. >> reporter: but emoji can take on new meanings. what are people going to use the mosquito for? >> whatever sucks, guess. >> reporter: next to the baseball there is a softball. >> they are different sports. >> reporter: next t

new emoaningis coming to a phone near you. the unicode takes proposals from anyone. >> i don't know when i would use a mosquito. >> it was vierologists. >> reporter: emojismeaning. there is now a softball. next to the crab, a lobster. >> a good way of calling your significant. >> yeah. like you are my lobster. >> reporter: success in the online petition for redhead emoji. the founders of how to be a redhead dot com. >> does the rest of the world love me too. >> reporter: curly head and bald heads will be on the keyboard. >> the auto suggesting is helping. >> reporter: that is exactly what inspired a new emoji. >> i typed the word shoe and i was caught off guard that it was a red stiletto. >> reporter: so proposing flats. >> so those images that you use can reflect more of who you are. >> what i believe is the most important language of mass communication happening. >> reporter: in san francisco jonathan bloom abc7 news. >> well, you know, you can tell the weather forecast with just a few emojis, the sun, the thermometer and ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafrai

. >>> new emojis are coming to your phone. kendis gibson and diane macedo have the details. >>> a new warning that your smart tv could easily be hacked. >> smart tvs made by samsung and roku failed the basic security test making it easy for hackers to take control, raise the volume. both brands take security seriously. >>> your apple watch may be able to detect diabetes. the watches pick up the disease with their heart rate sensors. >> the study looked at people already diagnosed with the condition. they say the sensors are 85% accurate. >>> a senator can take credit for helping create a new emoji. >> angus king successfully lobbied for a lobster emoji. it's one of 157 new emojis this year. it includes redheads, aya lacroe stick, mosquitoes and skateboards. >> who lobbied for the mosquitoes? >> no idea. >>> by the way, the study kendis mentioned was done at ucsf. >>> you saw it on tv years ago, now mr. rogers is coming back to your neighborhood in >>> hi there everyone. waking up to 40s and 50s. if you're spending time in the n

the lobster will be 1 of 157 new emojis this year.ludes redheads, a lacrosse stick, a skateboard and a mosquito. >> e., mosquitoes. >>> some people are going to a creepy new extreme in their quest for a flawless complexion. >> yeah, i'd say. a bizarre beauty regimen involves real snails sliding their way across your face. it turns out the trail of slime they leave behind can do wonders for your skin because it's chock-full of properties that promote anti-aging and rejuvenation. >> they excrete things like hopper peptides, hyaloronic acid, which is a great moisturizer, antimicrobial peptides and molecules. if you've got something you want to treat with a snail slime, if you've got a snail, put it on your face. i dare you. >> you first. snail slime has triggered a new craze in beauty products, but the studies were done in labs, so doctors say the medical jury is still out on this one. >> ah, i see. >> you'll try it? >> you first. >> all right, no. >>> finally thousands of eagles fans were inside u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis for the

jonathan blume has a look at the highlights and the bay area residents that's behind one of the new emojisi. >> absolutely. >> we have our favorites. >> i use the smiley face. >> more are coming to phone near you. we are developing this language at an incredible pace. >> reporter: the ooin eun ki code consortium takes proposes from anyone. >> it is open, democrats. >> i don't know when i would use the mosquito. >> who proposed that? >> viralologists who said this will help us communicate worldwide the dangers socialed with mosquitos. >> reporter: but it can take on new meanings. what are you going to use the mosquitos for? >> whatever sucks, i guess. >> reporter: next to the baseball a softball. >> different sports. >> exnext to the crab a lobster. >> it is a good way of calling your significant remember. >> really? >> yeah, you are my lobster. >> reporter: success in the on line petition for red head emoji. >> huge, it was millions of people. >> red headed kids can be bullied. you go on our phone to have something will be like you and it's not like you and you are like does the rest of th

. >>> and an emoji reveal. the new icons that will soon be popping up on your phone. >>> and an eagles player opens up to help pull off the most talked about moment at the super bowl. why he says the coach has a lot of guts. ♪ we are the champions >> we are the champions, the eagles and fans came together for that sing along yesterday following the big parade through the city. and it turns out that eagles quarterback sydney jones lost his cellphone during the parade, and it took a team effort and social media to get it back in his pocket. >> yeah, jones was walking along the puaarade route when his pho fell out of his pocket. some eagled eyed fans noticed it. and then they posted it, guess who dropped their phone at the parade, we will return it. jones tweeted out a thank you to those fans when he got his phone back. eagles fans used two and a half times more mobile yesterday. >> and eagles tight end tray burton kept the fun going. he signed autographs and snapped photographs. >> it takes a coach with a lot of guts to

>> kimberly: i don't like mine mine. >> dana: can america help her with a new emoji? mails are text message misconstrued for tone. sometimes you added an emoji, you can make sure people know you are joking or maybe you are really mad. helps a little bit. >> tom: this could be controversial in this generatio generation. women use punctuation. women use exclamation points more. >> dana: no. it's a no-no. >> tom: you are against it. >> dana: doesn't help you advance and get promoted if you're always using exclamation points, always making things urgent when it's not urgent. all caps, the whole thing. >> geraldo: like avoiding laughing at your own jokes. >> dana: yeah, that's a good one. anything more than one question market is unnecessary. just one. >> tom: i think this is a guy thing. instead of writing email, they put the entire email in the title of the subject. >> dana: you would be banned from email. >> tom: can i end the segment? who's the new guy? they call him the whisperer. the whisperer? why do they call him the whisperer? he talks to planes. he talks to planes

(vicki) new year, new emojis.... 157 of them in fact.nt) the unicode consortium announced the latest additions will be released later this year. they will include a cupcake, lobster, pirate flag and more expressive smiley faces. emojis will soon have a variety of new hairstyles, such as curly or bald.... and more hair color options such as red and white. there will also be more animals. smart-phone users can expect the new emojis to be released in august or september. (vicki) if your partner loves their big macs - then they're really going to want this. the seven-layer, stackable ring is called the "bling-mac." cosmo reports it's worth upwards of 12-thousand dollars. mcdonald's is giving the 18 karat gold, gem-encrusted version of it's classic sandwich away for free. for a chance to win it, social media users must tweet out their love for the big mac...using the hashtag bling- mac-contest. the ring is part of a new promotional launch introducing three different big big mac, and mac junior.big mac, and grand big mac, mac sizes: grand big

is adding 157 new options. emojis a variety of hair styles or no hair at all, different hair like red, white are highly anticipated new additions. update will include more animals, smart phone users can expect new emojis as early as august. >>> well, mcdonald's is celebrating the launch of its three new big mac sizes with some, serious bling. >> fast food giant is giving away an 18karat gold gem encrusted version of the classic sandwich called the bl ing mack. the seven layer ring is worth $12,000, for a chance to win it tweet out your love for big mac using the #bling mack contest. >> would you wear it. >> no. >> would you. >> do you see that silence? crickets came in here. >> i could try to sell it for $12,000. >> yes, that is value but who is willing to buy it. >> true. >> i would wear a apple pie. >>> rain is heading our way she will have your weekend more and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪ like buying a home. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) traveling. ♪ ♪ even getting married

the unicorn consorium released details of the new emojis yesterday. vendors like google, apple and facebook still have to redesign each icon to fit their platforms. >>> good morning, i'm matt delucia joined by what's left after philly's biggest party. we're going to give you more updates on the cleanup that is still under way next. >>> it's his first olympic and his first opening ceremony. i'm keith jones here in south korea. how one athlete is preparing for a life changing experience. this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >>> shutdown showdown. breaking right now, our government is closed as lawmakers do battle over our nation's budget. >>> let the games begin. the winter olympics opening ceremony happens in less than an hour. meet the local athlete making his first olympic trip. >>> the stories behind the

there will be more animals, jim, that is what you like and users can expect to see these new emojis as early as august. >> i like the racoon. >> my husband likes the bald one. >> yes. >> hey, just saying, just saying. >> lets check out the forecast >> we have some rain coming in , sunday, looks like a wash, we will get a couple inches, here's a what you can expect, milder but wet, that is the trade off, okay. high temperatures will be in the 50's which will be nice, right but showers developing late saturday and then heavy rain expect sunday and with that heavy rain we can see localized flooding so keep a use on that to for sure. >>> aim jim donovan. >>> i'm jan carabao. for chelsea and all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" pennsylvania is getting the law requires many to get their child abuse clearances. are you one of them? if you're a coach sunday school teacher a scout leader camp counselor many people who work or volunteer with children may need their clearances. pennsylvania means business when it comes to protecting our children. thank you pennsylvania! find o

that's because 157 new emojis are being released. ey include new hair styles for men and women, such as red hair, curly hair, bald emojis and one that may be popular is the partying face emojis. they will be available august or september. you have to wait for those. just more of us -- you know, more fun messages to send. >> thank you, pam. >>> president trump says he wants a parade to honor the military. we will tell you why some lawmakers say that's not a good idea. >>> also we just learned someone has died in connection with the ac transit bus that crashed into a home. allie rasmus is on the scene and will update the breaking news in just a minute. >> 7:29. right back to breaking news we have been bringing you from south berkeley where an ac transit bus has crashed into a house. >> allie rasmus just received brand-new information. you're near the scene. what do you know now? >> reporter: we just talked with berkeley police sergeant who told us about the investigation going on. 6:30 this morning is when police and emergency responder

. >>> coming up next, over 100 new emojis are coming to a smartphone near you. only one has a special bay area connection. >>> and michael finney okay mcdonald's. i see your one, two and three dollar deals. tell you what, i'll raise you five. introducing value jack's way. five great ways to save. like i tell jack jr., it's all about big values, jr. prices. that's value jack's way. like jack's one-of-a-kind breakfast pockets for $2 each. three of jack's famous tacos and a small drink for $3! or a classic bonus jack combo for $5! it's like i tell jack jr., it's all about big values, jr. prices. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> good evening, last week we were joking about the warriors getting lebron james. they

news is that accident has cleared, and we don't see any accidents. speeds in the 50s. >>> coming up what experts say is the best move for your retirement in this wall street up roar. >>> plus our emoji selection, it's about to grow. coming up in our next half-hour a first look at the new options and when you can get your fingers on them. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. >>> 6:14 this friday morning and with asian stocks plunging overnight it is anyone's guess if wall street can reserve its latest dive. yesterday dow dropped more than a thousand points. industrial index closed at its lowest level since late november. many americans are now wonder if they should make a movement with their retirement savings. >> as long as you can keep your money invested for more than a year, don't worry too much about a few days. >> analysts say the

(catherine) for this new year -- there are new emojis. 157 of them in fact.ore expressive smiley faces. there will bald emoji's...and emoji's with new hairstyles... there will also be more animals. smart-phone users can expect to get them in august or september. the 'uni-code' consortium came up with them -- a committee that includes people who workat apple, google and facebook. (steve) if your partner loves their big macs - then they're really going to want this. the seven-layer, stackable ring is called the "bling-mac." cosmo reports it's worth upwards of 12-thousand dollars. mcdonald's is giving the 18 karat gold, gem-encrusted version of it's classic sandwich away for free. for a chance to win it, social media users must tweet out their love for the big mac... using the hashtag bling- mac-contest. the ring is part of a promotion launching three different big mac sizes: grand big mac, big mac, and mac junior. (steve) take a look at this... a young boy gets himself stuck in an unfortunate situation... he crawled into a claw-style toy machine in the play are

unicode consortium -- a nonprofit that sets the global standard for emoji -- has announced 157- new emojibe coming in august or september of this year. the latest collection includes a cupcake, lobster, pirate flag and more expressive smiley faces. emoji will soon have a variety of new hairstyles, such as curly or bald, and more hair color options.. such as red and white. there will also be more animals. (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right pam and steve...next at nine..we continue to track breaking news out of antioch.where police shoot a suspect they describe as a "dangerous fugitive"it happened at a busy gas station.kron 4's ali reid just got to the scene....standby for a live report.and a live look at the nation's capitol tonight...where we are just minutes away from another government shutdown.we'll tell you which lawmaker is standing pat...making sure a vote doesn't happen before tonight's deadline.((grant)) plus...a bay area family, tied up and attacked in their own home.now the hunt is on

over 150 new emojis are coming to your phone this year.rtium says they will hit phones in the second half of the year. we've got to rethink the way we emoji speak now with these coming. >> you bring up a good point. instead of typing these things in there are new ways to express ourselves. >>> there is a change coming also to your cup of coffee. that is, if you enjoy a cup from dunkin' donuts. they are ditching those familiar styrofoam cups by 2020 and replacing them with new double-walled paper cups that keep in the heat without burning your hand. the styrofoam cups have been the source of con trors because among other things they can't be recycled. >> good to see them take that direction. >>> well, police say someone tried to express mail of all things a baby tiger in mexico. a sniffer dog found the cub right there sedated and packaged in that plastic tub. authorities say shipping papers for the tub were in order but mailing live animals is illegal. small little detail there. the cub was a little dehydrated but is in good health. it was

. >>> now more than 100 new emoji are coming to an phone near you. >> we are developing this new languagebly rapid pace. >> reporter: the union code consortium takes proposals from anyone. >> the process is democratic. it's open. >> reporter: each character has a story. >> i don't know when i would use the mosquito. >> snore who would propose that? >> virologists. >> reporter: but emoji can take on new meanings. what are people going to use the mosquito for? >> whatever secs. >> reporter: next to the baseball there is a softball. >> they are different sports. >> reporter: next to the crab, a lobster. >> a way to call your significant other, you are my lbster. >> reporter: a red head emobily. the founders of how to be a red head.com say red heads can be bullied. >> you look on the phone to look for something that looks like you and it's not there. >> reporter: now curly hair and red heads will be available. >> i typed the word shoe and i was just kind of caught off guard by the fact that it was a red stiletto. >> reporter: so floory from palo alto proposed women's shows without heels. we b

new oemojis. 157 new emojis. you're looking at just a small sample of the latest and greatest and if you feel like a superhero eating lopster on a pirate ship you're in luck. things like teddy bears, skateboard and my favorite morning treat, a bagel. >> is the second one drunk or sea sick? >> a long night out. however you want to look at it, a long night out on the ship or in the city. >> or a mosquito. >> do you have a favorite? >> my mom has started to. and i'm like -- but she does. >> piece the story together. >>> so we start out with the sun emoji and we're going to see that as we go throughout the day again. it's going to be a great day, another warm one. a live look outside. no issues with fog. temperatures mild there. only 41 in napa. cool temperatures in spots. we're going to see those highs in east san jose and morgan hill up to 75 degrees and 78 degrees in concord and hayward a high of 73 and 75 degrees. in san francisco still low 70s again today. another nice one and also for the north bay highs reachi

including new hairstyles for men and women such as red hair, curly hair, white hair and bald emoji's, a superhero emoji and a super villain emoji, we'll pop it up in a second, the partying face emoji. >> today and 9 live with new san francisco supervisor about her plan to carb -- curb radiance. >>> and we's beak i had of the state of the city's theory -- speech. >> how to tell if your child is being cyber bullied and what to do about it. >>> nothing wrong with a little banjo on a thursday morning, in february especially when we have this live picture in our backyard, so much to do by the golden gate bridge, if you get a chance to get outside i would recommend it, a beautiful thursday morning. welcome to the 9, a busy morning, we will start in the east bay, continuing coverage, developing story will been following 66 -- singh 6:30 am when a car collated with a transit bus -- collided with a transit bus, the driver of the car died in the crash. the ac transit bus crashed in the front yard of a house but no one in the house was injured. those individuals on board the bus, the driver and

the consortium announced wednesday that a lobster emoji will be one of more than 150 new emojis addede flag, a softball, a female superhero and a mosquito. the new to be released ( darya ) coming up in just 3 minutes....breaking news out of berkeley where a big homeless sweep is happing right now near city hall. some streets are shut down as a result. we'll have a live report. ( darya ) plus... a fire at a home overnight in the south bay as a man rushes to save his neighbors. kron 4's will tran is live at the scene with the details. ( darya ) plus... we're seeing nice weather across the bay area... but the state is in need of some rain. what experts say about the bay area heading back into drought territory (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:the area of coastal low clouds is starting to get pushed away from the coastline as offshore flow persists. look for another warm day today as high pressure aloft remains over the eastern pacific. the high pressure ridge will weaken during th

over 100 new emoji coming to a smartphone near y >>> all right get your texting thumbs ready. more than 100 new ee moerjs were sbrused today opinion. and they will be making their way to your smartphone in the coming months. abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom has a look at the bay area highlight behind one of the new ee members of the juries. >> we all have our favorites. >> i use the smiley face. the monkey. >> now more than 100 new ee moerj coming to a phone near you. >> we are developing this new language. >> the you know i code consortium takes proposals. >> the process for nomination is democratic. >> each character has a story. >> i don't know when i had use the mosquito. >> it was viralologyis saying in dangerous with mosquitos. >> what do people use it for. >> whatever sucks i guess. >> next is the baseball there is a solve baltimore. >> basebal and softball are different. >> lobster is a good way of calling your significant other really. >> like you're my lobster. >> at long last. >> success in the online petition for redhead emoji. >> it was huge. millions of people.

smart phone users can expect new emojis early as august. >> i can hardly wait. i like the peacocks.ht, maybe i am interested. >> yes, you. >> all right. i refrain then from comment until i check them all out many coming up next, lot of activity on capitol hillment find out what is still needed to officially end the shutdown >> horrified faces on wall street. as the dow plunged yesterday again this week, putting the stock market in correction territory. see how markets overseas are reacting. sean tee? >> big party means big mess. i'm chan tee lance live at the art museum as the clean up continues. >> that is right. the clean up after the victory parade has gun. but that's in the all. we are busy with a few accident out there, as well, plus a disable vehicle, and updates to mass transit. all of the updates coming up. but first a quick break, stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitness i like these yogurt bites. (phone buzzing) and i like these yogurt bites... ah... ooh! apparently, i like them more than i like my phone. where...ah, oh! hello? ah, i missed it. ...my mother-in-law. i'll

you'll thumbs up this latest news that certifies new emojis. es, the unicorn approved 157yo superhero eating lobster on a pirate ship .. it looks like you )re in luck! the new symbols also include items like a teddy bear .. a skateboard .. and a bagel. breakfast anyone? toss to kari. >> fabulous. so we've got the sun emoji going on today, and maybe a little bit of that icon it looks like you are sweating, but definitely not in pyeongchang as we prepare for the games to start later today. it's 4:45 on friday morning there, and it's 16 degrees, and 52 degrees right now in squall valley. really warm temperatures. they are headed up to 59 degrees there if you're lucky enough to watch the games from squall valley this weekend. it's going to be in the mid-50s. for tomorrow, but, luckily, there's cooler temperatures moving in, and still no snow in the forecast, and that's something we'll have to watch as we go into next week. as we get a live look outside in san francisco, golden gate bridge looking more hazy today. that is something i'm noticing looki

about 14% from a year ago, part of that of course is slowing sales and demand for hogs. >>> 157 new emojiso hit your phones later this year. get excited, folks. new expressions like a whozzyozy face, where you can show your friends if you're freezing or burning up and you can turn into a superhero. there's all kinds of races and genders and colors. there's new animals, including the hippo and llama emoji. and then there's always food. cupcakes and bagels and leafy greens if dagen wants to emoji her salad out there. redheads get excited, it's all about you. there's more hair styles and colors and of course the head reds are being represented. >>> finally, there's this, an alarming new study of the role that drowsy driving plays in causing accidents. triple a says the problem is a factor in nearly 10% of all crashes. that's a lot higher than the federal estimate of 1% or 2% of accidents. triple triple amtriple a lookedo from many accidents. it's a huge disparity between what the federal government and triple a found. they have video of people falling asleep behind the wheel. >> maria: it's h

let's talk about emojis, new push for emojis to include inter racial couples. oh, this is tinder, right? the dating website? >> continue err really pushing for this. they may be responsible for more inter-racial marriages. that's why they're getting involved with the push to make this happen, right now emojis representing different races, but there are no mix and match women seans, so change the color of the emojis like everyone is the same color. >> tonight want to make it where it is different colors. nowadays family families, just beautiful blending. >> rainbow. >> it has been for some time. when doing simple thumbs-up or high five or i'm stronger, depending on your skin tone, put whatever it is. i have a picture the most pace i white, white he is white, you're middle, and everything inbetween when your friends sends you stuff, all different colors t makes perfect sense. how many couples do we know here in our own lives that have inter-racial couples. it is about darn time. >> and we've had to do this push when it comes to emojis, i remember they only had me

. >> and usa today says brace your phones 157 new emojis are coming this we're. women. there are also new foods including a bagel, cupcake, lettuce, and salt. they already add to the bake oen last time around, and new animals like a hippo, kangaroo, llama, and peacock. there will also be a lobster em emoji. i like that. that's a good thing. >> i like that too. looking out for his home state. >> i did say that, right? emoj emoji. >> the home pod is priced at $349. this high-end speaker is designed to work with an apple music subscription and itunes. apple's digital assistant, that's siri, is also available on the home pod. a recent report suggests by the end of this year consumers will use more than five billion devices featuring digital assistan assistants. nearly three billion more will be added by 2021. dan ackerman is here to discuss. hey, dan ackerman. you have one of these in your house? >> i do not have one of these yet. i have a couple of echos and a few other devices. i have a lot of smart assistants. >> the device that a lot of people have, the echo, or

. >>> "usa today" says brace your phones. 150 new emojis are coming this year. en. there are also new foods including a bagel, cupcake, lettuce, and salt. they added the bacon last time around. new animals like hippo, kangaroo, llama, and peacock. there will also be a lobster emoji. i like that. that's a good thing. >> i like that too. looking out for his home state. i said that right, emoji, right? >> yeah, you did. >>> apple's smart speak ler be available in stores tomorrow. the home pod is available at $349. it's designed to work with apple music subscription and itunes. apple's digital assistant siri is also available on the home pod. a recent report suggests by the end of this year, consumers will use more than 5 billion devices featuring digital assistants. nearly 3 million more will be added by 2021. dan ackerman of our partner cnet is here. do you have one? >> i do not have this. but i havic co-and other smart devices. >> that's what i mean. >> yeah. it's built into every phone. everyone who has a phone has smart assistant. >> $349 seems like a big price

soon after the proposed images of new emojis were released lobster lovers were really mad. had eight legs and lobsters actually have ten legs, including their claws. who knew. well the lobster lovers knew. the tail was also tweaked a bit to make it more accurate. got to get that right. >> yeah. something to get all buttered up about. >> nora, never good. >> i was struggling. >> tough crowd. >> we admire risk takers at this table. >> yes, we do. >> there you go. >> women's figure skaters on team usa have some challenges ahead in their quest for an olympic medal. all three skaters struggled in last night's short program. they all stumpabled in their routines. the american winter skaters medaled from 1968 to 2006. but in the last two winter games no u.s. woman made the podium in the singles competition. analysts say that could happen again in pyeongchang. dana jacobson is there to show us how american women no longer dominate the sport. dana, good morning. >> good morning. we fell in love with dorothy hamill for her grace in that signature bob. we remember peggy fleming and mic

. >>> redheads rejoice, a look at a new batch of emojis and there are new hair options. ers will have about a dozen options to choose from. bald people and people with gray or curly hair will also find emojis for them. they are expected to be available sometime in june. >>> man, it's going to be some sweet music this morning at pebble beach. they are teeing off and can you guess how many game winning shots lebron has had in his career? a chance for another last night. ♪[ music ] and here you have a bánh mi inspired fried chicken sandwich. you'd never find this at a fast food restaurant - it's a good thing. is that right, martha? why don't you try my asian fried chicken sandwich? it's made with crispy fried chicken strips, crunchy asian slaw and a gochujang mayo - all on a toasted baguette. security! get him! you afraid of a little competition? you want to go to war with me, jack? do you really? oh my gosh! what! i can't smell! i can't smell! introducing my food truck inspired sandwiches. only at jack in the box. >>> how about great weather the greatest field ever, the at&

if they're going above the speed limit the sign will flash and display a sad emoji. >> a new study showsly taking a dale walk. >> ryan seacrest describes his feelings after he says he was wrongly accused of harassment. >> ♪♪ >> the eagles players are already heroes in many of their fan's eyes. this kind gesture by torrey smith called a young fan to tears. he called up quarterback carson wentz for help. >> you got to stand up. >> you all right? >> what's up? >> hi. >> smith was at a local school when he met the young eagles fan. smith learned that wentz is the child's favorite player so he called him up using face time and you can see the young fan was overcome with emotion. [laughter] >> wow. >> that's incredibly sweet. he has made that child's day week, month. >> congratulations. >> when you see like how close and friendly they are as a team. >> call him up. >> hey, i'm going to call him up, he would love to talk to you and he would. >> like the bat signal. >> let's take a look outside right now and check the mid span of the plat sitting pretty because through most of the area the preci

. >>> number 7, a new lobster emoji is getting a makeover before it's released to the public.i saw this, i thought what's different about it? obviously, i have trouble counting. it used to have only eight legs, now it has the correct ten legs. have you ever used the lobster emoji or would you? >> now i'm going to. >> for everything. >> i used that frog and that little cup. >> hey, natasha, are you free this weekend. i'll be like, lobster. >> the lady with the hair. >> that's my favorite. >> back in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. >>> that's a look at the sunrise. "good morning america" starts right now. >>> good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. billy graham has died. one of america's most influential religious leader. he passed away at the age of 99. his influence on the white house. how he affected millions of lives >>> never again. the teen survivors of that florida school massacre march on the state's capitol in morning, face-to-face with their lawmakers, demanding action on gun control, as president trump signals some change ahead of a mee

. >>> new year, newe maine gis, more than 150 emoji are copping to phone, new hair styles including someed hair , they are curly hair, and they even have, some white hair, as well. is there even bald emojis as well, we have all kind of villains, and there is a party fare wonder what that is, a badger, there it is, a party, and then that one looks worried. love. smiling with three or four hearts. but cold face, hot face, a llama and badger wonder what you use those for and, they will come out over the summer time. >>> lets take a check of what our reporters are covering right now, let's start with lauren johnson. >> reporter: well, karen this parade could not end fast enough before other teams started tapping into philadelphia trying to pull our coaches away, we will tell you who is leaving the nest coming up after the break. >>> it has been a violent weekend in philadelphia, we will tell you about four murders that have simply shock the city and how you can this is a happy belly. this is, too. and so is this. at happy family, we're on a mission to keep them that way. it's why our delicio

emoji. more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a check of the wintry forecast. >> taking a look sky 6 hd, cape may new jersey. how long until we can be there. meteorologist, david murphy has the update from accuweather when "action news" comed right back. >>> david murphy is here now. the northern suburbs i have a concern it will stay on the icy side this afternoon and early evening. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan there you go. we have rain from philadelphia south, and we are filling in nicely out to the west now with rain across most of chester county at this point. there is an advisory up there. and you see north out of philadelphia. the blue and that is where we have the mix of freezing rain and sleet. it is going to be a slow progression from the north to allentown and an advisory in place for a while longer, because the temperatures won't be that far above freezing at the surface and we have icing, that is the situation on storm tracker, cloudy skies and rain drops on the camera lens, as we take a look or try to of the commodore next to the union stadium. hopefully that sta

emoji and they did. they came up with one so senator king took to twitter to celebration, great news, we're getting a lobster emoji thanks to unicode for recognizing the impact of the this critical crustacea n who said congress can't get anything done. looks like we're headed for second shut down. the deadline is midnight tonight. yesterday senator agreed to a plan to fund the government to keep it open two years but today senator rand paul of kentucky decided to block the vote so this bill if passed will fund the government two years, cellphone contracts go longer than two years, why is the government making shorter commitments than verizon. today is another bad day for the stock market, dow is down more than a thousand points, second worse drop in history the first worst drop in history happened on monday. this is why i don't invest in stocks. i invest in relationships and emotionally i'm quite a bit richer for it. down market was also tough news for president trump. from time to time he likes to brag how well the stock market is doing. >> our stock market is at an all-time high. >> the dow jones industria

emojis. thing forake on a new me. >> yes, it's how - they have a functional camera. st mmented emojis. the camera is the difference maker. better, a little better than the iphone 10 in low light. video. low mo it has stereo speakers, there's haveber of steps that they gone up from the s8. is it a game changer for samsung? maybe not. it's in the similar form factor s8. he previous it is more powerful. it has better features, it is getting closer to the price that iphone has and apple. still, it is cheaper. goes for $999 in the s9 the cheapest of this new is 720 on t-mobile in the us. bigger version. it is cheaper, is it enough to platforms, o cross right. that's apple and go to android samsung. we may have to wait until the it's espect generation, working on a foldable screen. necessarily an evolutionary phone but an galaxy chain.he the : maybe we'll get to other crux of the conversation. how much of a test is it now ta is free on a suspended sentence. >> i think the phone launch, playing on the safe side with minimum changes. a bad thing, if we think about what happen

. >>> the galaxy s-9 and the s-9 -- several new modes and samsung has also added an emoji. >>> a fingerprint scatter has been moved next to the camera, or if you choose you can use your face. >> intelligence scan adapts to your face, to make it even ease your for you to unlock your phone in more situations. >> preorders start next week and the phones are supposed to hit stores next week. the s-9 will start at $750, the bigger plus model goes for $840. >>> two high profile members of the humane society of the united states have resigned after complaints against them became public. now four employees give their -- an exclusive i team to abc7 tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. >>> a look at the damage ahead. >>> we see some much-needed r n rain. the accuweather forecast is up next. >>> i'm mike schuman and >>> deadly storms with relentless rains and tornadoes. >> reporter: in the days of a possible tornado touching down at a kentucky-tennessee border caught on cell phone video. according to the national weather service, parts of kentucky and tennessee were under a tornado watch until early sunday morning. m

new space race with some bay area ties. >>> did your favorite make the cut? check out the newest emojis coming soon to a smart phone near you. all of that coming up on abc7 "news at 6:00." >>> finally the gerber baby is a much loved tradition. >> it evolved into a nationwide contest to find the perfect baby to fill the role. >> for the first time ever, the company chose a baby with downs syndrome. >> lucas warren is a 1-year-old from dalton, georgia, he will be featured on all packaging for the year. lucas's smile just grabbed their heart. so sweet. >> and the bow tie, so adorable. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. >> appreciate your time, we'll see you in half an hour. >>> tonight, the commuter nightmare. the storm, heavy snow, ice and blinding rain from texas, all the way up to the northeast tonight. the major bridge shut down outside new york city. the passenger plane skidding on a taxiway. hundreds of flights canceled or delayed. the ripple effect coast to coast. and the new storm watches are already up tonight. >>> the white house shakeup. the senior white

that it offers including super slow motion video, the new galaxy s9s will roll out on march 16th. >> i think i might be frightened to see how big my emoji>> 5:16. in the months since the equifax data breach only about half of all americans have even checked their credit reports. those are the findings from a new creditcards.com survey. the same study found more than seven in ten customers are somewhat concerned about the breach which exposed the personal information for more than 145 million people. marvel's latest superhero movie showing no signs of slowing down at the box office. >> "black panther" stays on top for the second week in the row. the film earned $108 million over the weekend as it shatters stereotypes. the movie features the first black superhero in american comic book history, a mostly black cast and black director. that director is oakland native ryan coogler. >> very cool. >> if you haven't seen t get out and see it because today would be a really good time to go see it. >> next few days. >> you won't be doing anything outside. >> this morning will be iffy in terms of trying to get out and do things. as we go throughou

featuring the camera, always good, new location for the fingerprint reader and upgrades to the emoji reader and head phone jack. >> the top movie at the box office is on track to be one of the highest grossing block busters ever. >> black panther kept up the pace in the second week of release. the marvel sensation brought in $108 million, only the fourth move toy bring in more than 100 million in the second week. number two this weekend was the the new comedy date tonight. the three was the children's classic peter rabbit. four was a sci-fi thriller and eye lakes, and 50 shades freed is number five. >> i'm with you, jim, it is cents very early, we've not had enough coffee yet. >> now, you saw black panther, are you going to see any of the other ones? >> i want to see peter ran. >> i peter rabbit. that's with james cord on? >> i think so. >> welcoming up tonight on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11. >> not just another cute dog. >> this girl has cents a job, big job, in fact, that brought her to old city because her knows knows what's dangerous, the girl making us a favorite tonight on "e

. >>> plus the new phone with an emoji that acts just like you. is that a good thing?st here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> a powerful storm system pounded the deep south with strong wind and rain and is to blame for at least four deaths in the area. >> reporter: this area is completely covered in water. we're expecting more rain, which could mean more flooding. >> the tornado rolled through and takes off the second story of this home with a clean cut, almost like somebody had a knife and sliced it off and then tosses it about nine yards. >> sources tell our miami station that its coral springs police officers responded to the shooting, they say they found multiple broward county sheriff's deputies waiting outside the school. >>> rick scott, florida's republican governor has been working on school safety. he and the president don't always agree on future gun control. >> north korea angry about u.s. sanctions said it won't talk to the u.s. for 100 or even 200 years. well that hyperbole now seems to be history. >> thomas with a putt for four and victory. >> time to

new galaxy s9. they are begging of features like augmented reality base emoji's, camera upgrades, and stereo speakerslso want to calm concerns about a possible slowdown in the ceo'sent business and the ability to manage the company following legal drama. and that's your bloomberg business flash. anna: thank you. says the chinese billionaire is the top shareholder in the german carmaker. the industry contemplates a shift toward electric vehicles. they already owns volvo cars, and took a 3.5 billion euros stake in volvo last year. joining us is our asian deals editor. good to have you. what do they hope to get out of this? and they-v holdings, seem to be distancing themselves. what was the investment intent? so basically they are already the largest private carmaker in china and what they are hoping to get his access to the advanced technology daimler has. it has the automotive industry go towards things like electric cars. they have a lot of technology they will need to tap that market. manus: and what overseas experience does geely have? this is what chinese companies really want to do, they want acc

the new phone allows you to create your personalized emojis generated from a selfie. es including facial ?./l<6z fingerprint sensor, but the sensor is centered unlike the last version. the camera also offers new features including shooting for slow motion video. the galaxy s9s will roll out on march 16th. >>> taking a live look outside this morning as we track the rain hitting our area right now. on your left you see right there you can see from santa clara and then on your right a live look at the conditions on i-880 and that rain good news for the sierra, a lot of fresh snow is falling this morning. taking a live look from our cameras along i-80 on donner summit. >> i passed through those roadways a lot. i'm hoping we are able to pass through the roadways in the coming days. >> it's going to come down even more. >> for this initial storm system in the sierra we could get about a foot of snow but then the next rounds could spring up to 80 inches of snow. 8-0 inches of snow this week. we are going to have quite a bit of rain in the bay area. you can see it's wet righ

news. >>> so many opinions. all right. you can see the live emoji reactions coming across.at the bottom of your screen right now. you can see there are a lot of people having the awful emojis popping up there. once again, abc7news.com to weigh in yourself. a quick reminder, you can get the latest news with the upgraded abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features. more customization and push alerts to get more of the news delivered to your phone in real time. >>> with that, thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm dion lim. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> perhaps we didn't look at the weather as closely as we should have. >> a fourth pair of socks would have helped. >>> winter has arrived and it's only going to get colder. >> a man trying to rescue this dog falls to his death. folks in the area said hillside can be as dangerous as it is beautiful. >>> going undercover, a successful crackdown on laptop thieves. a crime that's practically an epidemic. >>> from the view of a firefighter, the second fire in two days at the same condo complex. >> live where yo

. >>> there is still much more to come on "action news" at 4:00 including a story that might make you think twice before you use a certain emojif the truck and into the air. an "action news" viewer sent us video of an amazon driver throwing her package at her door. it turns out she's not alone. the other clips we found coming up. >> ♪ (avo) if you're burdened by belly pain and constipation, and you've tried any number of laxatives, probiotics, and fiber, it could be wearing on you. tell your doctor what you've tried and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six, and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's

mark: what they are including his improvements to facetime and emoji's, and do not disturb will be a newin place of accepting and rejecting calls under location, where you are, if you want to answer your phone or not answer your phone. a new tool for parents to monitor certain apps, so lots of stuff there, and features like enhancements to the ipad and mail application will have to wait another year. there is another development with apple versus google, and google pushes updates whenever they want, and apple has set rules there is ous he said, bucks can rollout. when people look at apple software, where do they see the bloodiest areas that -- buggiest areas that this is a problem? mark: people are starting to recognize that the apple culture is marketing driven, whereas google is not. apple wants to come on stage every year and say we have 200, 300, 400 new features coming to apple software that are going to be part of the new iphone and get people to upgrade, and a mistake that we are this far ahead of google and android. you see android updates over the years have been smaller in scop

the user can also add colors and emojis to their lists. the newst last month, the company announced that it's moving away from news articles and more towards posts from family and friends. (steve) an app that's helping employees speak up about problems at work with anonymity is gaining popularity. "blind" requires users to sign up with their company email address, but posts aren't linked back to the user. the app first launched in 2014 in south korea, but since coming to the united states a year later, it has added tens of thousands of employees from tech companies like apple, amazon, and google. businesses are taking note. last month, lyft began investigating complaints after accusations of improper access to rider data were posted on blind. a dramatic departure from the conversation about sports fromthe coach of the san antonio spurs. his comments about racism coming up and warriors coach steve kerr turned the blackboard over to his players last night.. and it worked.. today he talks about the players as "coach" gary radnich has the details when