the 100th anniversary of the panama pacific international exposition. bay area neighbors at the palace of fine arts. we look back at the world's fair that celebrates the completion of the panama canal. for the next year visitors will be treated to a look back at history. now, here's your chance to become a part of history, when the 23rd annual noise series unleashes talent in venues across the bay area. this monday marks the start of a favorite indy arts and music film festival. >>> this weekend at the marin center in san rafael, art of the america's is on display, the california academy of sciences has joined in feature rarely scene baskets, including ones made by temporary master weaver s s. for more information about these and other events where you live, go to our website at abc 7 news.com. >> layla's not done, she's helping us count down to the oscars, she talked to songwriters, christian anderson lopez and brian lopez about the big number they're putting together for the host neil patrick harris. layla asked them what was more nervewracking, being

more than 1,000 people came out for the panama pacific international exposition.abc7 news anchor sheryl jennings. the world's fair including a ford model t made by ford motor company, of course, and great, great grandson attended the event. that's it for abc7 news at 9:00. next is 11:00 on abc7. have a great night everyone. >> warning--please do not attempt any of the activities presented in this show. they are dangerous and could cause serious injury. you got that, guys? guys. oh, yeah, they got it. >> oh, [bleep]. oh, my-- >> idiot. >> ohh! >> "what went down." today on "what went down," rope knockouts... >> oh, my-- >> tree knockouts, actual knockouts. and later, tiff throws a party for anna, but anna's unhappy, because jess and amy are sleepy. ok, th

more than a thousand people came out for the 100 year anniversary of the panama pacific internationalexposition. cheryl jennings emceed today. inside memorabilia from the 1915 worlds fair, including a ford model t made famous by ford motor company and its its founder, henry ford, whose great-great grandson attended today's event. >> tomorrow, breezy in the afternoon, temperatures in the 60s for oscar sunday. brief taste of winter and then next week back into the 70s. >> thank you and that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. have great night. go sharks. ♪ >>> coming up today on "intelligence for your life" we will share the latest study on three things never to say on a first date. when is it time to come to the truth with your personal baggage. the reason einstein was so brilliant was he used both sides of his brain. experts say knowing the right way to doodle can unlock the instein in you and your kid. >>> and we'll share the early warning signs of a toxic friendship and what you may need to do to save yourself from a toxic relationship. those things and more

more than a thousand people came out for the 100 year anniversary of the panama pacific international cheryl jennings emceed today. inside memorabilia from the 1915 worlds fair, including a ford model t made famous by ford motor company and its its founder, henry ford, whose great-great grandson attended today's event. >> tomorrow, breezy in the afternoon, temperatures in the 60s for oscar sunday. brief taste of winter and then next week back into the 70s. >> thank you and that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. have great night. go sharks. >> male announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the wen healthy hair care system brought to you by guthy renker. >> female announcer: what's got these crowds of people so excited? it's the hottest trend in hair that started in hollywood and has spread all around the world. wen hair care. millions of people are throwing out their shampoo and have started using wen, getting the healthiest, best-looking hair of their lives. >> male announcer: created by world-renowned hair expert chaz dean, wen is the first ever c

the tower will illuminate for the 1915 in white lights exactly as it appears during the panama-pacifictional exposition 100 years ago. it's part of the centennial celebration of the world's fair that celebrated the opening of the panama canal and the rebuilding of san francisco after the 1906 earthquake. crews will turn on the lights after a free public ceremony that begins at 5:30 on march 3rd. and they will remain on until december 4th the night the fair closed. >> that should be neat. >>> coming up next on abc7 news at 9:00, today's windy weather helped make for a beautiful day in the bay area. drew tuma has the details next with the forecast. >>> plus steph curry, the warriors star could not play tonight. the warriors started their six-game road in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. i make a lot of purchases for my business and

more than a thousand people came out for the 100 year anniversary of the panama pacific internationalosition. cheryl jennings emceed the re-open. the even was held among the arts. >> henry ford and ford motor company had an assembly line right here and built model ts. they set up an assembly line in front of everybody. a cool thing to watch a vehicle be built from scratch to finished product. >> one of those model ts along with other memorabilia from the 1915 worlds fair is on display at the palace. >>> the san francisco police were among those who braved chilly bay waters to raise money for special olympics. [shouting] >> chief was among some colorful characters who took part in the polar plunge this morning. the chilly dip and 5k run raised money for special olympics in northern company. they raised a minimum of 125 tuesday each and goes to support the nearly 2,000 special olympics athletes in northern california and nevada. >>> we call it the polar plunge but i bet later a lot of people just jumped in the water to cool off, just like any other february day right? >> so typical arou

arts is the last souvenir of perhaps the greatest celebration the bay area ever hosted the 19159 panama pacifictional exposition. >> on february 20th 1915 following nearly two years of construction, the 1915 world's fair opened its gates at san francisco's northern waterfront in spectacular fashion. >> on opening day, the city was awakened before dawn by bells and whistles. this huge parade. >> the fair was officially a celebration of the opening of the panama canal but for san francisco it was a symbol of the city's rebirg from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. >> what would any sean city do in they would say well, let's build a giant party and invite the entire world. >> 658 acres of thewf)(x marina district from the presidio to van ness where is filled with 11 palaces, of 00 acres of a midway racetracks art, food, fountains, exhibits from around the world. >> it was truly a sense of wonder, a way to travel the word "in" your own backyard. >> the actual liberty bell was shipped in from philadelphia and put on display. teddy roosevelt, thomas edison and henry forward who set up a worki

. >> the fair also called the panama-pacific international exposition to celebrate the completion of panama canal was an opportunity for san franciscans to show the world that they had risen from the ashes of the earthquake and fires that demolished the city in 1906. the fair's aura of opulence was intended to set the stage for san francisco's rise as a cultural and economic powerhouse establishing it as america's gateway to trade with the pacific. to make the fair a success the city's diverse communities had to come to the table and put aside polarizing social and political tensions, some of which persist today. >> we had the unions and the commercial organizations and the city itself. and many of these people really didn't like each other very much. and yet they banded together and really worked in concert towards this goal of creating the jewel city. >> the fairgrounds featured exhibition halls dedicated to everything from machinery to horticulture within which were some 80,000 displays. there was also an area called the joy zone, with amusement park-style rides and concessions. vi

as you may know the panama pacific exposition was a world's fair in 1915 which celebrated the completion of the panama canal and was also used to remind the world that san francisco had recovered from the 1906 earthquake and was up and running and a welcoming place. it was a year long party or almost a year long party in 1915, marked by the very fact that the ferry tower -- where's the camera? there it is -- the ferry building tower, which was only a couple years old in 1915, was still a teenager, was lit entirely and remained lit for the entirety of 1915. and so to commemorate the 1915 exposition the ferry tower will again be lit for the entirety of the year, running through i believe december 4th of 2015. the lighting is made possible by sponsors and donors led by taub nraupb throw pee, platinum advisors, the friend family, sterling bank, auto deck, the mabeck foundation, michelle and chris meany and pier 39. so there will be a ceremony in which the ferry building tower will be relit on march 3rd at 5.30pm, everybody is welcome to come and join the mayor, the port commissioners, the ca

the site was one of the original locations of the panama pacific exposition.were fascinated by airplanes which did stunts over the bay. >> did a full loop upside down. >> the california historical society will have it's own event sunday, more events plan planned in both locations throughout the year. and you should know awbc7 news anchor cheryl jennings will be hosting the event this saturday at noon. >> a las vegas murder arrest. >> there is the animal. a block away. >> the capture of a suspect today in the road rage killing of that man's wife. a south bay congressman reveals a sensitive family matter. his public embrace of a transgender grandchild. >> in a laboratory in search of a >> las vegas police arrested a teenager in the shooting death of a woman after a road ranl incident. they arrested a 19-year-old and police say the teen and victim tammy meyers had a sort of confrontation meyers drove home, got her son and went out looking for nosh. her son and nosh exchanged gunfire and meyers was killed by a bullet to the forehead. her husband watched the stando

the site was one of the original locations of the panama pacific exposition.were fascinated by airplanes which did stunts over the bay. >> did a full loop upside down. >> the california historical society will have it's own event sunday, more events plan planned in both locations throughout the year. and you should know awbc7 news anchor cheryl jennings will be hosting the event this saturday at noon. >> a las vegas murder arrest. >> there is the animal. a block away. >> the capture of a suspect today in the road rage killing of that man's wife. a south bay congressman reveals a sensitive family matter. his public embrace of a transgender grandchild. >> in a laboratory in search of a >> las vegas police arrested a teenager in the shooting death of a woman after a road ranl incident. they arrested a 19-year-old and police say the teen and victim tammy meyers had a sort of confrontation meyers drove home, got her son and went out looking for nosh. her son and nosh exchanged gunfire and meyers was killed by a bullet to the forehead. her husband watched the stando

they want the building to look just like it did 100 years ago when the panama pacific acquisition wasck then it was lit up with thousands of lights for a 10 month period at 19 million people came to san francisco to visit the expo. this time around the lights will be low energy led bulbs. there will be a ceremony to turn on the lights and they will remain lit until december. >>> hollywood's finest graced the red carpet for the 87 annual academy awards. >>> birdman won for best picture. >> eddie redmayne won as best actor. >> i know you were a little disappointed. you really thought michael keeton was going to win. >> i thought they went for the older actors and let the younger actors wait till later and get better but they were both good. >>> are you leaving ? >> no because we don't have any where to go yet. >> despite orders to leave, some are telling us they're staying put. >>> families hopes to stay in their homes in walnut creek continue to fight an uphill battle. despite orders to leave to make way for new development, some are refusing. a developer wants to build a new high end

it was also called the panama pacific exposition, palace after glittering palace showcased the wore'streasure and technological innovations, spanning 35iacers of the area that is now the marina district. this animation shows the transformation, now a century later the palace of fine arts is the only building still standing and opening this weekend is an exhibit celebrating its history. these are the palace's original 100-year-old doors. as part of the exhibit, they will be opening up the doors to the piric for the first time in four decades. it chronicles all the showcased items. >> an electric iron and volkswagen cleaners vacuum cleaners and modern world were brought in. the first transcontinental phone call from nyc to san francisco was made and henry ford created a model-t assembly lynn. >> he walked the line explaining to thomas edison and if you could ever walk next to two people and hear a conversation, that would be the one. >> reporter: there were exhibitings for children and adults. >> the thing we're trying to focus on is the juxtaposition between then and now. ♪[ music ]♪ >

of fine arts is lit up in spectacular colors tonight to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the panama-pacifical exposition. the event was held among music, art and displays of appreciation for innovation just like back in 1915 during the world's fair. >> they had an assembly line right here and built model ts. they had an assembly line in front of everybody. you could watch a vehicle be built from scratch all the way to a finished product right in front of their eyes. >> one of those model ts, along with other memorabilia from the 1915 world's fair is now on display inside the palace of fine arts. >>> today it was warm for sure. but now it seems to be transitioning into cooler weather, maybe feeling a little bit more like winter, drew. >> winds of change coming in the next 24 hours. breezy out there, tomorrow the winds will make it feel much more winter-like around the bay area. we'll take you outside and talk about current temperatures. right now 54 in downtown san francisco. 49 in napa. and mountview sitting at 53 degrees. satellite and radar is going to show you generally we have quiet con

. >> this old film from the california historical society shows the panama pacific international exposition world fair to celebrate the opening of the panama canal in 1914. >> it was beautiful. >> it was more than a world fair. come out party that less than a decade earlier was nearly destroyed by earth quick and fire. >> for san francisco i think what it meant was really a chance to put very young city in very young state on the world map. >> planning actually began before the 19 06 quake. continued amid the quake destruction. city quickly raised millions to fund the fair. business and civic leaders thought as chance to show the world san francisco was recovering. >> site selected this that was mud hole at harborview. >> the marina district 6 35 acre fair had everything. center pisa tower. covered in jewels that glimmer in the sun light and lit up the nature. now 1 years later. california historical society is piecing together an exhibit. to give people a glimpse of the spectacular and queshingy past on display photo drink el small part of the fair. something there for everyone. parade in

the new exhibit is part of a larger centennial celebration at the 1915 panama pacific international expositionrt of that celebration kicks off on saturday at the palace of fine arts. that was the center piece of the 1915 expo. the palace of fine arts has been closed for seven years for an overhaul but this weekend it's reopening as a renovation hub called i hanger. visitors will find prototypes and a place to try out ideas. >> it's about sense of place. in this location we are connecting our past. people are coming up all the time about how their relatives were here and we get a chance to look at what san francisco looked like. >> reporter: the exposition marked the rebirth of the city after the 06 earthquake. the free event is set to begin at noon on saturday. >>> she wowed the judges. but a pleasanton team was sent home tonight. her message to her fans. >>> this warm weather beginning to warm up. the staying power of sunshine as we head into the weekend. >> but up first, a show of support for a man who lost his home and suffered third degree burns in a devastating fire. ♪ food is more than j

this was the site of the original locations of the panama pacific international exhibition with artifactstive 100 years ago such as the telephone. >> cheryl jennings much host the community day celebration tomorrow at night, free and open to the public. >> $70 to $80,000 a month is how much a mom is bringing in through a market place known for homemade colleagues jewelry and other items that you can sale. she thought she would make a few books by creating three bird nests selling head bands and socks and she had no idea the creations would make her the top five grossing stores on the site. >> i wanted to pay for my son's soccer hoping to making $100 a week. >> she is making a lot more than that now, 65 percent of sellers make less than $100 but not her, she has fired friends and photographer to help with the exploding online business. >> way to go. >>> we are now just to days away until oscar sunday and the pace is picking up. >> crews condition to get their work done and that is just the outside. an insider gives us a look at what is going on inside. >> the stage looks incredible, stunni

marking the 100th anniversary of the panama pacific exposition.u know about that, you'll know why they're celebrating that. levi's stadium happens this evening, san jose sharks taking on kings. outdoor rink set up. temperatures comfortable, falling into the 60s, back into the 50s by 9:00. this area of low pressure, this is one i was telling you about, expected to bring showery activity tomorrow. tomorrow morning 5:00 in the morning, this starts to slide down. snow to sierra and spotty shower to the foothills. by 3:00 in the afternoon, showers hang around even through monday. again, thing about this system, not a huge system, not going to bring heavy amounts of rain. really for that matter, we're going to see a good amount of sun and clouds tomorrow. every now and again, brief light shower. the key is light. it's not a heavy shower. most of us won't see it unless you live across the foothills. they's where we have vast chance of seeing. san jose livermore, brief shower. back to seeing sunshine towards monday with comfortable temperatures, even thou

the palace of fine arts was lit up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the panama-pacific internationalchor cheryl jennings mced the reopening of the palace yesterday. the event had music, art and displays of appreciation for invasion just like back in 1915 during the world's fair. >> we had an assembly line here and built model 26789's. they literally set up the line in front of everybody and it was a cool thing to be able to watch a vehicle be built from scratch all the way to the finished product right in front of their eyes >> one of those model t's along with other meme beil way from the 1915 world's fair is now on display inside the palace of fine arts. >>> help is on the way this morning for hundreds of emaciated sea lion pups stranded off the coast. the sea mammal center in marin is stepping up to give them antibiotics. there is a tsunami of abandoned pups this year. they believe the moms had it leave to find food and the pups don't know how to fish for themselves. they say they will be back in the oaks after four to six weeks of care. >>> this morning east bay water officials a

site was one of the original locations of the panama pacific international exposition. visitors able to see artifact and innovative 100 years ago like the telephone. people were fascinated by airplane which performed stunt over the bay. but there was one fatal maneuver involving a san francisco pilot. >> full loop came down without sufficient altitude upside down sufficient altitude upside down. the wing sherd off and he dropped into the bay. >>reporter: california historical society will have its own event honoring the 1915 world fair on sunday. more events planned at both location throughout the year. if celebration at the palace of fine arts this saturday at noon event free and open to the public >> san francisco china town to san jose little saigon bay area asian american community celebrating the first day of the lunar new year. >> firecracker setoff all over china town. this is the year of the ram also known as year of the get to or year of the sheechlt might everyone zacharia moussaoui see some real ram. they tack narcotic a lunar new year celebration in china to

and we've talked about the 100th anniversary of the panama pacific expo.here are south bay connections to celebrate as well. today from 1:00 to 4:00 the saratoga history museum where physical artifacts as well as info on sar uatogaens who participated will be on display. kids may especially love the interactive items like the photo booths. that's where they can use their phones to take a selfie and post it internationally in just second. things have changed. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a new report this morning says prince harry will leave the british armed forces later this year. >> royal contributor robert jobson reports that harry is ready to end his active military career. the prince served two tours of duty in afghanistan and he is expected to serve in australia before his service ends. jobson reports harry will then focus on his charity work after retirement from the military. the royal palace has not confirmed the report. >> we'll be back in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> one small hungarian village is so broke that the mayor put the entire village up for re

. >> this old film from the california historical society shows the panama pacific international exposition. a world's fair to celebrate the opening of the panama canal in 1914. >> and it was beautiful. >> it was more than a world's fair. it was a coming-out party for a city that less than a decade earlier was nearly destroyed by an earthquake and fire. >> for san franciscans, i think what it meant was really a chance to put a very young city in a very young state on the world's map. >> planning actually began before the 1906 quake and continued during the destruction. the city quickly raised millions to fund the fair. they saw it as a chance to show the world that san francisco was recovering. >> the site selected was this mudhole out at harbor view. >> built on what we now call the marina district. the 635-acre fair had everything. the centerpiece, a tower covered in jewels that glimmered in the sunlight and lit up the night. now 100 years later the california historical society is piecing together an exhibit to give people a glimpse of the spectacular and quirky past on display. photos,

. >> this old film from the california historical society shows the panama pacific international exposition. a world's fair to celebrate the opening of the panama canal in 1914. >> and it was beautiful. >> it was more than a world's fair. it was a coming-out party for a city that less than a decade earlier was nearly destroyed by an earthquake and fire. >> for san franciscans, i think what it meant was really a chance to put a very young city in a very young state on the world's map. >> planning began before the 1906 quake and continued during the destruction. the city quickly raised millions to fund the fair. they saw it as a chance to show the world that san francisco was recovering. >> the site selected was this mudhole out at harbor view. >> built on what we now call the marina district. the 35-acre fair had everything. the centerpiece a tower covered in jewels that glimmered in the sunlight and lit up the night. any 100 years later the california historical society is piecing together an exhibit to give people a glimpse of the spectacular and quirky past on display. photos, trinkets an

course the last souvenir of perhaps the greatest celebration the bay area ever hosted, the 1915 panama pacific international exposition. on february 20th 1915 following nearly two years of construction the 1915 world's fair opened its gates at san francisco's northern waterfront in spectacular fashion. >> on opening day, the city was awacened before dawn by bells and whistles and a huge parade. >> reporter: the fair was officially a celebration of the opening of the panama canal. but for san francisco, it was a symbol of the city's rebirth from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. >> what would any sane city do? they'd say, well let's build a giant party and invite the entire world. >> reporter: 635 acres of the marina district were filled with 11 palaces, 600 acres of buildings, a midway, race tracks, art, food, fountains, exhibits from around the world. >> it was truly a sense of wonder, a way to travel the world right in your own backyard. >> reporter: the actual ib lerty bell was shipped in from philadelphia and put on display. there were dignitaries like teddy roosevelt, thomas ediso

arts is the last souvenir of perhaps the greatest celebration the bay area ever hosted, the 1915 panama pacifictional exposition. on february 20th 1915 following nearly two years of construction, the 1915 world's fair opened its gates at san francisco's northern waterfront in spectacular fashion. >> on opening day, the city was awakened before dawn by bells and whistles and a huge parade. >> reporter: the fair was officially a celebration of the opening of the panama canal. but for san francisco, it was a symbol of the city's rebirth from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. >> what would any sane city do? they would say well let's build a giant party and invite the entire world. >> reporter: 635 acres of the marina district from the presidio to van ness were filled with 11 palaces, 600 acres of buildings, a midway racetracks art, food fountains, exhibits from around the world. >> it was truly a sense of wonder, a way to travel the world right in your own backyard. >> reporter: the actual liberty bell was shipped in from philadelphia and put on display. there were dignitaries like teddy ro

. >> in 1915 the panama pacific international expossession was held in san francisco known as world fairt on a 635- acre site along the northern shore. this year marks the 100th anniversary of that world fair. one of the original structures still standing from that 1915 celebration. >> >> reporter: good morning. we have moved just outside the palace to what's called the innovation hanger. it's next to the palace of fine arts and talking about that 1915 world fair, now it's easy to take for granted how easy it is for us to find out about the latest technology and innovation. we go online and everything is at our fingertips a hundred years ago it wasn't like that. if people wanted to find what the latest was they had to come to the world's fair which is what hundreds of thousands of people did when they came to san francisco for the 1915 world's fair. technology was a big part of what was showcased and they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of this world fair but as part of it people can come into the innovation hanger and take a look at some of the latest technology today. dan is the

just go up to vancouver, put it on canadian pacific and canadian national and you will take care of this. >> there's a widening happening in the panaman we're talking about the east coast ports that would happily take this traffic. >> it's easy to say vancouver is a lot closer to los angeles -- >> and it's not america which makes it more of a threat steve. >> a point there though kelly, vancouver is actually -- there's reports that they're already maxed out a little bit. that so much traffic has shifted both vancouver and the mexican ports are seeing, you know, they're beginning to have a little traffic struggle too, because so many people are trying to divert the traffic. with expanding the canal, that's one option. it won't come online for a long time but a lot of ship lines already have services going from asia up around and directly to the east coast going the other way. >> and florida allen, is another alternative. there are terminals on the west coast of florida that are receiving asian ships. >> that's right. and the gulf coast if they're the right size to squeeze through the panama canal, the big honking ships you hear about,