would require to maintain their weight before we stop tube feeding them. >> brent stewart observes sea lion health at sea world's non-profit research arm. >> so in studying their habitats, are you able to get a better idea of what is happening in terms of global climate change? >> food seemed to have vanished for some reason. the question is whether that is a sign of long term climate change. the bigger issue is are these little intense events that we are seeing recently going to become more common as climate generally changes. >> according to the national marine fisheries service, it's the worst year ever as rescued pups are returning starved again. >> it's the most historically busy year ever. we've already seen 2500 sea lions stranded in california this year alone in the first 12 weeks we are into the year. >> marine biologist and executive director of the pacific marine mammal center, keith matassa, has seen it all. >> they are actually 6 months old coming in to us under birth weight. that's how starved they are. the other difference in this year that we didn't see in 2013 and 2014 is t

that means standing room only for the sea lions. to regain control of one of its big docks on the columbia river. the port has entertained some pretty wacky ideas to get their dock back. remember last spring in that huge fake orca whale that was supposed to scare the sea lions? it wound up sinking instead under its own weight. the port has flown tethered beach balls and streamers to scare the sea lions away, but so far, nothing has worked. they unveiled something that looks a lot more promising. inflatable air dancers. check out what happens when they turned them on for the first time. your initial assessment of this for all intents and purposes looks like it may have worked a% little bit? >> it's about as anticipated. we know that there would be an initial surprise. the random movement and bright colors, we know actually detract the sea lions. >> reporter: the port does have its critics. the defense league says if this is all about money, the port should be encouraging the sea lions to stay. >> these guys are such a huge draw for t

thousands of sea lions have returned to theocks in his tore tor toria. >> reporter: the sea lions are back to eat more migrating salmon and ey wait to regain control of one of its big docks on the columbia river. the port has entertained some yieds to ideas to get their dock back. remember last year that whale was supposed to scare the sea lions? the port has flown tej nothing has worked so far to scare the sea lions away. they unveiled something that looks a lot more promising. inflatable air dancers. check out what happens when they turned them time. your initial assessment of this for all intents and purposes ave worked a little bit? >> it's about as aeped nticipated. we knew there would be an he bright colors we knew would detract the sea lions. >> reporter: the defense league says if this is all about money, the port should bethe sea lions to stay. >> these guys are such a huge draw for tourists and we have 24 cruise ships coming to town. sea lion says with the money, the port could be charging people to see the sea lions up close and could have built themselves a new set of dock

>>> sea lions are washing up on beaches looking very thin.c is live in sausalito where the marine mammal center is examining the surge in starving sea lions and what's going on? >> a big part of the problem has to do with the warmer ocean waters like we're seeing here in the bay behind me. really up and down the california coast. they are going to address that in this assembly committee meeting today. and also today noaa published its result of the study of the causes of the deaths of so many sea lions. a big one is el nino. the warmer ocean waters near sea lions' normal food source, anchovies and sardines, they are harder to come by so the sea lions are eating lower fat fish in many cases. last year the number of malnourished and dehydrated sea lions that washed up on california beaches is more than 10 times the average of the last decade and this year could be even worse and resources to help them are stretched thin. >> because of the available space, staffing, supplies, equipment, funding, that nonprofit agencies like ourselves have, we're

look at all the sea lions on the dock. they when they're turned on the sea lions flash away frantically. workers say as soon as they're turned off the sea lions hop right back to their spots. >>> time now is 4:18. leigh, it's not a great day to be sunning here in tampa bay. >> no, you will be swaying in the wind like the inflatable dancers. it's really windy this morning and that wind is bringing in colder air. around 50 degrees at 8:00 a.m. and 58 at noon. it's just a slow warm up. in fact, by 4:00 p.m. 66 degrees. that's well below average. plus that breeze making it feel even cooler. when you have strong winds from the north it is literally dragging down cold air. go to the north and it's 52 inverness, 54 zephyrhills, 55 lakeland. in north port 63 degrees. colder than time yesterday. we're about 10 to 15 degrees colder plus the strong winds. 13 miles brooksville, 18 venice. look at the individual stronger gusts and that's where you get nearly a 30 miles per hour gust in brooksville, 25 in tampa. so for all the spring br

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>> and anne, so most of the sea lions that are having trouble, are they babies?> reporter: they are. and the reason is twofold. one, they are not getting the food they need, and, two, because the mothers are going farther away to look for food and that means the pups are basically being abandoned on the shore. live in sausalito, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> three sheriff's deputies accused of running a fight club in a san francisco jail have been released on bail. >> it's not just morally wrong but subjecting inmates who are in our care and custody to degrading inhumane treatment makes a mockery of our justice system. >> district attorney george gascon says the deputies forced inmates to take part in brawls with each other. scott neu and eugene jones both face numerous felony counts. clifford chiba faces three misdemeanors. gascon says chiba failed to report the crimes. ...with a cons iet of press conferences aimed ing unquenchable thirst fo self- n." time is 6: a notorious bay area tech mogul is back in trouble with the l this time for h ment of hi personal driver.

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are cheering the move. 3 it's been a huge problem on the oregon coast for a while now.25 hundred sea lions are laying on the docks and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage ever year. but officials finally have a solution. 3 inflatable air dancers are being used to scare off the sea lions.the port has entertained some pretty wacky ideas to get their dock back. last spring they used a huge, fake orca whale that was supposed to scare them.. but tethered beach balls, streamers and plastic fencing also didn't work.only time will tell if the inflatable air dancers work or if the sea lions wise up and plop themselves right back down on the docks they call home.the sea lion defense league says dock workers should keep the sea lions because it's a huge draw for tourists. 3 3 3 3 3 a ten- year- old viral video is trending this morning... and the suspect looks a little like this.we'll have the story coming up at six.plus, dining with man's best friend.we'll tell you which city is now allowing dogs to join you for dogs to join now allowing dogs 3 this.the x- men apocolypse trailer is tre

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look at all the sea lions on the boat docks. in an effort to keep them away they installed inflatable dancers. when they are turned on they go away frantically but as soon as they are turned off the sea lions pop back to their sunning spot. >> it seems almost cruel. >> those dancers sway ing ing in the wind. >>> you'll be swaying in the wind this morning too. winds from the north, 50 degrees at 8:00 a.m. significantly colder than we've been recently and we don't warm up much. inching up to 58 at noon, 66 well below average around 3:00 p.m. temperatures are still falling now. lakeland you just dropped to 52 degrees. 51 brooksville, 61 in north portelli. certainly colder than yesterday by about 15 degrees. the bigger story this morning, you probably hear it, the strong wind coming from the north at 15 to 20 miles per hour and gusting close to 30 in some places. for the spring breakers there's a rip current risk. please, please, please stay out of the water. there's a small craft advisory. those north winds coming in at 20 to 25 kn

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. >>> people at a fish market in san diego were surprised to find a sea lion pub in the parking lot. the animal was not in a big hurry to leave. he jumped into one of the cars and played with the radio and got behind the wheel. sea world rescue was called to the scene and they picked up the pup and safely took him away. >>> the sea lion hopped in the car and played the radio and put his favorite tunes. you have to love it. >>> here's a live look from the beach. have folks enjoying the sunny weather. going back to this morning, we had the clouds and showers and sprinkles. you name it, we had it. all those clouds did clear out. and it has made way for a descent second part of the afternoon. how does the rest of the week look? we have spring breakers in town who want to enjoy this nice weather. tomorrow and wednesday, we'll have morning fog, but still we're looking awesome as far as the beach day goes. you may want to wait for the fog to go away. thursday, nice. friday, okay weather. and then saturday, we're looking at scattered showers, maybe a storm. not quite as nice. i would say betw

they know the sea lions that can't find fish in the ocean are likely to wind up here eating push from whether or not the state's on board, we hope so. >> in sausalito, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> team oracle is back in the water preparing to defend the america's cup. they were practicing in bermuda today on a úa!l45-foot cad ma r whether he it capsized. at least one sailor went in the water. the skipper says none of the six on board was hurt. however, there was some minor damage to the boat's electronics. the crew quickly righted the boat and sailed back to the dock. you might recall several boats capsized leading up to the cup races in san francisco bay two years ago. >>> seems like a good job. >> right. exotic location. >> i know. well if you're sailing anytime soon, you're getting wet. >> plenty of wind for saling. drew tuma is back. >> saturday lots of wind and rain. right now we're tracking a lighter cold front. live doppler 7 hd, the front is picking up steam and racing to the south and east there hour. seeing heavy rain around ukiah. yellow and orange you see on our screen.

sea lions. that would be a different an map. any way. hundreds of sea lions in vait vaid age doc near columbia river. this is in rainier oregon. and i'm having a tough time. in search of fish. that's why they are all lounging around. some love the sea. and others complain their barking is aloud and annoying. fisherman concerned that the weight is doing damage to the wooden dock no. 1 likes. they the city is working on setting up temporary fencing to eet keep them off. maybe they will need to eat some scal john yons. >> robbin: they will and then they will lose weight. >> lynn: want to be them. 7 news is coming right back. >>> >> >> timee now for 7 sports with steve shapiro. >> there are no more um guys on the dolphins. free agent running back particular miller signs with houston four years. 26 million bucks. 14 million guaranteed in hoton. lamar will be joined by quarterback brock os why letter who is leaving den fer. agent drew ross enhouse tells me the dolphins were not even close to those numbers. and the dolphins resintd transition d

neighbors on osgood road called in to report this sea lion pup nicknamed ozzie was already tagged and resting at the tri- city animal shelter. he was found behind a bush. police got to him. the sea lion will get a medical exam before he is released. >>> still ahead, big businesses like disney threatening to cut ties with georgia. the state's bill they say they want nothing to do with. >> plus, shut down almost as soon as it started. the internet blunder forcing microsoft to silence its latest online tool. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good afternoon, everybody. it's certainly a thursday, it's certainly sunny, but we are looking ahead towards your easter sunday. we have that forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, police officer michael john >>> less than an hour ago a stretch of highway 87 was dedicated to fallen san jose police officer michael johnson. the ceremony kicked off at the sjpd substation on great oakes parkway. the dedicated portion runs from route 85 and interstate 280 into the heart of san jose. officer johnson was shot and killed in the line of duty a year ago today t

. >> all right, coming up, sea lion's adventure caught on tape. still ahead, has how this little guy guy ended up through a parking lot, how he got inside a car and where he came from. katy? >> the cutest thing ever? my gosh. well, folks, okay, we've got rain to deal with obviously arely but dow come bearing warming weather news. a day in the seven day that >> we have lift off, the probe attached to russian rocket and is expected to reach mars this october. the mission will analyze the atmosphere of mars and small rover will patrol the surface of the red plan net 2018. how about it? >> fast naturing. >> that rain really depends on where you are right now. >> really does, dear day anyway no matter where you are, but finding little bit of variety i have many pact depending on location, the closer to the coast, the weather you will be. what it boiles down to. also the most windy down the shore towns as well. i'll show you a camera out that way. but we start things off by taking you out to the lehigh valley high atop the hotel bethlehem. normally see

. >> yeah, residents in oregon really don't know how to feel about their new sea lion problem. the adorable creatures are taking over this dock near the columbia river. there's no shortage of them. and there's more coming. they're looking for fish and there's worries about the damage the dock has and it has the city working on fencing to keep the sea lions at bay. they might be cute, but city officials warn they could be aggressive. >> they are adorable. but they stink too. >>> the miami international airport gave thousands of women travelers a sweet surprise. they honored international women's day by handing out nearly 25,000 bouquets of flowers. and they got postcards with information about the mia special relationship with flowers. flower imports to the u.s. come through them. >> yeah, imagine it's fragrant smelling. >> i know. >> i bet they loved that. >>> weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. >>> plus, new updates overnight including a depp thety shooting at a hillsborough county parent. what led up to the confrontation ahead. you're watching news channel 8

worries about damage to the dock has the city working on fencing to keep the sea lions at bay. and while they might be cute, city officials warn they could be aggressive. stay away. >> and they don't smell so good. just saying. airport gave thousands of women travelers a sweet surprise. they honored international women's day but handing out nearly 25,000 bouquets of flowers. how nice. and they got postcards about the information and mia's special relationship with flowers. 91% of all flower imports to the u.s. come through miami. >>> weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. >> plus, new updates overnight including a deputy shooting at a hillsborough county apartment. what led up to the confrontation ahead. >>> it is time for weather and traffic on the 8s here on this wednesday morning. in polk county, 64 degrees which is warmer than yesterday. blues the east to southeast wind at 6 miles per hour. in fact, that breeze is going to be with us all day. it will feel comfortable. it will have the spring-like feel to the air and it will help to warm us to 82 degrees. shoul

soon as the dancers were turned on the sea lions got back in the water. they hope it works because it has caused thousands of dollars of damage to the dock. >>> 80,000 honey bees were removed from a tree in a lake florida neighborhood. they put them in a box and relocated them. the bee keeper had to take apart the hive piece by piece, they believe the honey bees are in the tree for more than a year. >>> starbucks wants to donate all of their food from 7,000 plus locations. they want to donate 100% of their left over food to feeding america. starbuck ceo, howard shultz says the idea came from baristas. they need to keep the food safe until it is consumed. >>> looking live from center city philadelphia, from sky 6 hd meteorologist, david murphy, has your update from accuweather and a nicer day tomorrow especially when we come right back. >>> a dog in new york is getting a bit of a reputation as an artist. this is dagger also known as dog da vinci. dagger paints by holding a brush in his mouth and following his owner's command. his paintings sell for about $

. >>> sea lions are ibvading a port this morning and people want them gone. the whacky technique to try and scare them off. that's next. >>> coming up the detours now in effect in downtown miami. >>> a live look right now, i-75 northbound at royal palm. several lanes are blocked because of a fatal crash. constance has all the details you need to know commute this morning. >>> atown in oregon is taking a familiar photo this time of year, sea lions. >> workers have a new plan this year that might finally kind of scare them off. salmon which has a huge affect on the fishing industry so they set up those inflatable dancers. you see them in car dealerships. they scare these poor little sea lions away. >> that's the best description, whacky, waveie arm thing >> i can visual usize that. >> we'll let you know whether that plan works. >>> an nfl player in critical condition after crashing on his dirt bike. 23-year-old ravens quarterback tray walker suffering head trauma after crashing right into a s.u.v. authorities are looking for a patriots player who may have witne

some sea lions are thriving and they will be released back to the channel islands where they were born. >> the kids had a holiday on monday and we went to the marine headland on monday. they had a huge amount of bbc lions and elephants. >> it's amazing. >>> paying to park at the meters in san francisco at night. coming up, the new plan being explored by the city and the reasoning behind it. >>> some are calling it metro may get in. the safety issues causing washington dc subway system to shut down for the next 24 hours. >>> we are looking at a commute where traffic is still doing very well around the bay area. you can see for yourself it is looking good onto 80 in san jose. we will tell you more about this commute coming up. >>> all systems go for a sunny and warm day. temperatures will be above average. will show you that's coming up. >>> we are following a developing situation in berkeley. a man fighting for his life after a shooting in broad daylight. it happened around 11:30 a.m. at san pablo avenue. the victim was shot once. the burke -- berkeley swat team shut down the neighborho

crews are setting up fencing to keep the sea lions out. three time zones were able to view the rare astronomical event. we will get our turn next year. the scientists were taking this opportunity to do research on how the corona affects the earth. the outer ledges of the sun when -- outer edges of the sun when the moon covers it. you can see where the solar storms are. that sometimes affect us in terms of satellite communication or the aurora borealis which we don't get to see around here. we are seeing a huge warm up. let's talk about the crazy warming trend. we may hit 80 degrees today or tomorrow. last time in raleigh was back in october, you remember what a warm december it was. this long stretch of 70s in march. our last 80-plus degree day was christmas day. 80 degrees fayetteville. last four day stretch or longer of 70 degrees or warmer, in the triangle area, was also christmas. december 24th through 27th. normally we would be talking about some of the last 70 or 80- degree days in october, we had the unusually warm december, that lo

the warm water out there forced certain type of fish that seals and sea lions like to eat in colder partsthe pacific and it's tough for them to feed themselves let alone nourish their young. thousands of animals rescued but thousands more died at sea. >> we see a lot of them coming in under weight in record numbers and are all coming in with a lot of parasites. >> it's heartbreaking. they are skin and bones. they are extremely lethargic and our effort is spent rehydrating them and creating fish smoothies with electrolytes to bring them back. >> reporter: at the mercy of el nino, rob reynolds, al jazeera, santa monica, california. >>> bernie sanders is campaigning today in washington state and will attend rallies in spokane ahead of democratic caucuses on saturday and he intends to stay in the race all the way to the end even though he trails in delegate count and rival hillary clinton will be in california trying to get support there and won the state when she ran against barack obama in 2008 and lost the nomination, the latest polls shows she has a slight edge over sanders in the golden

the state capital. >> people come from all over to see them, the california sea lions at pier 39.swim a long ways to get here, but many don't make it. some found strand on beaches more than ten times the usual number. >> they are skinny, basically bags of bones, and they are very, very sick. >> if they are lucky they are picked up and brought here to the marine mammal center. in most cases they just need food. >> they are having trouble >> they are having trouble finding food in the ocean. we think that's because of the warmer weather. >> in the worst cases veterinarians have even had trouble telling how old they are. >> animals that should be a-year-old are coming in at weights stunted. >> and fewer pups this year, it may be the calm before the storm. >> we are expecting to see an influx of animals in the near newt. >> it requires an influx of money from the state. now in sacramento a hearing on how that money is being spent and how things look for the species going forward. >> the support that we received last year was incredibly important and critical. >> the marine mammal cent

come from all over to see them, the california sea lions at pier 39.hey swim a lopping ways to get here but many don't make it. some found strand on beaches more than ten times the usual number. >> they are skinny and back to bones and very, very sick. >> if they are lucky they are picked up and brought here to the marine mammal center. in most cases they just need food. >> they are having trouble finding food, we think that's because of the warmer weather. >> in the worst cases veterinarians have even had trouble telling how hold they are. >> animals that should be a-year-old are coming in at weights stunted. >> and fewer pups this year, it may be the calm before the storm. >> we are expecting to see an influx of animals in the near newt. >> it requires an influx of money from the state. now in sacramento a hearing on how that money is being spent and how things look for the species going forward. >> the support that we received last year was incredibly important and critical. >> the marine mammal center was one of several to get a $1 million grant. >

in a store in oregon they are used to keep the sea lions away. they cause more than $100,000 in damage every year. the mammals hurt the local fishing industry. so far the plan appears to be working. >> we know it deters the sea lions. michelle: last year astoria used a giant fake killer whale to drive the sea lions away. than before. how about uber? they are launching cross-border service between mexico and the united states. jonathan: can you imagine jumping in uber. going to tijuana. the ride-sharing service is the uber passport allows the riders to travel one way from san diego to tijuana. uber officials say they chose the city to launch passport because they are sister communities that are closely linked. michelle: this is how the pricing works. it begins with a $4 base rate. 30 cents per minute. $2.35 per mile. jonathan: the wait at the border can be a long wait. they opened in 1994 and it's the largest plant. it's en route to germany where the car's buyer lives. special will come with the car. michelle: cool test drive course that you can e

plus warm sea water may be bringing us morrow rain, but it's also hurting sea lions.y >> good morning. thanks for choosing abc7 news. i'm chris nguyen. we are starting this half-hour with a first look at the forecast. here's lisa argen. she's tracking the conditions where you live. good morning, lisa. >> good morning, chris. good morning to you. seems like we have a breakout there, but not really because the sun is just fueling the possibility of more downpours and thunderstorms out there. we do have some rain in the east bay. we've had hail being reported in spots. and livermore and walnut creek, in between concord and san ramon looking at wet weather. this is a preview to a busy evening and late afternoon again. rain set up in san francisco. heavy rain to the north bay. that's a strong cold front. we've got the possibility of blew flooding, gusty winds and this advisory. a high surf advisory until tuesday. starting out pretty high and then going up to nearly 19 feet. we have a lot of advisories to pass on. talking about rainfall totals. and a pretty wet looking week

the coward sea lion. right?alking along with a little basket and i go, i will never, ever do that. two months later -- hi, i'm dorky! [ laughter ] walking out onstage with the sea lion. ♪ >> i was overwhelmed and i was so excited. i mean, just seeing the killer whale. it's breathtaking. >> i was just in awe. it's shocking to see how large they are and how beautiful they are. >> being, you know, in the presence of the killer whales was just inspiring and amazing and i remember seeing them for the first time not being able to believe how huge they were. >> you're there because you want to train killer whales and that's your goal. [ applause ] >> i didn't know it was going to happen so i wasn't expecting it wurn day, sam, okay, you're ready to go. you're going to stand on the whale. you're going to dive off the whale. the whale's going to swim under you and pick you up again and then you're going to do a perimeter ride around the pool. they just told me to go do and it i did's wow. i just rode a killer whale. [ app

. >>> scientists say they found the real reason so many baby sea lions are starving.a lions haven't done a good job of foraging for high-quality food for their babies. we want to note that food is high fat, high calorie diets is harder to find right now because of the drought. the young lions are often found weak on the beach. scientists say the problem is only expected to get worse. >>> tomorrow at 5:00 -- 5:30 of the total solar eclipse. a team traveled to the micro micronesia for the totality. we'll bring it to you tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. "world news tonight with david muir" will air at 6:30. there they get almost five minutes of totality. look for the place to get the longest span to bring back to you. going to be exciting. >> it is. >>> up next, video that's going >>> coming up at 6:00, the cleanup after the storms. the direct hit to santa cruz county. those stories on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> what is cuter than a panda? a bunch of baby pandas, of course. >> add a panda trying to ride a rocking horse. little baby one. the cutest. this video from china shows the baby

you've heard of bird problems, maybe squirrel issues...but a sea-lion take-over? over?that'sthe issue plaguing a city in oregon this morning. morning.hundreds of sea lions have taken over this dock near the columbia river.and even more keep coming along to look for fish. some residents love their new neighbors - others - not so much.there have been complaints that their barking is too noisy.plus, the city's fishermen are worried about damage to the wooden docks. the city is working on setting up temporary fencing to keep let get your latest nine first warning forecast. expect a mix of clouds and sun today with more clouds than yesterday. isolated showers are possible. highs will still be warm thanks to gusty south winds. we'll reach the upper 60s to low 70s. tonight, a few showers are possible with lows traffic drive times rattled madison's sense of safety. safety.what school officials are doing today to show support to both students, and their parents. you won't see ally kraemer reporting this traffic jam.the big mess caused by a big cat. to bring you wendy' s north pa

witnesses say the sea lion even jumped into aar. the experts were called in to get the little guy to safety. >>> and then there's there. the 104-year-old woman. >> california said she surprised a burglar, and herself, and when she scaredhat man away from her home. that woman named lydia said she heard a nose at her window showers thursday night. she said she shew a shadowy figure cutting through her screen. when she turned on the lights she said tt figure went running. >> it was an unusual noise. i thought i'd get up. it disappeared. he moves run away. >> you scared off a burglar. >> yes, i did. ir guess i did. >> janine: sure enough, she found her fence broken, two luckily that man never made it inside. 104! you go, grand map. that's going to do it for local10 news at 4:30. calvin and laurie are back. >> calvin: righthtow at 5:00 wear hearing from witnesses of a deadly market crash, the driver dying after barelying into the back of a buble publix store. >> laurie: senator marco rubio spending the day campaigning across florida make

a town in oregon has been trying to figure out how to deal with too many sea lions that like to hang out on its docks. and i think they came up with a a pretty good solution. check this out. >> we have several hundred sea lions that are on our docks, and this is the day that we've been waiting for to see what these four air dancers. and as we've just noticed it certainly scooted them off the docks safely, quickly. >> jimmy: yeah. yeah. good move. good thing they did that because having too many sea lions on the docks would have looked ridiculous. [ laughter ] we have a great show, everybody. give it up for the roots right there. [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: that is oscar-nominated actor don cheadle sitting in with the roots tonight! [ cheers and applause ] come on! oh, so happy you're doing this. >> thank you, man. >> jimmy: you can catch him starring as legendary jazz film "miles ahead," which opens in select theaters april 1st. i can't believe that's you. that's just amazing. and he's fantastic in it. everywhere april 22nd. check out the soundtrack of the film. it