napster founder shawn parker will divide the money among six cancer centers nationwide. when you buy a product marketed as all-natural, you assume there are no synthetic ingredients, but that isn't always the case. the federal trade commission reached deals with four companies that claimed their products were all natural when they weren't. >>> a drop in air pollution has been tied to better breathing in kids. researchers say as the air got cleaner, kid's breathing improved. billions have been spent to replace school buses and other transportation that produce too much pollution. here's an easy and cheap way to prevent blisters, surgical tape. doctors say it's easy to tear and it's just paper tape and works better on blisters. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. >> and jane mentioned shawn parker's big donation to cancer research. coming up on "abc7 news" at 5:00, wayne freedman looks at the local researchers involved in the project and somewhat it will mean for the bay area. >>> first, tesla, now ford. only this electric sports car isn't actually lower

. >>> billionaire shawn parker plans to donate a quarter of a billion dollars to help fight cancer.napster. tomorrow he will announce a $250 million donation to six cancer centers, including ucsf and stanford. he hopes to develop better ways to fight the disease. >>> facebook took over ft. mason for the f-8 developers conference. >> and mark zuckerberg spoke his mind. >> reporter: for mark zuckerberg, facebook is about connecting people. >> i hear voices about building walls. >> reporter: he said facebook's work is more important than ever. >> instead of building walls, we can help people build bridges many. >> reporter: they'll use things like this. >> this is an engine pod. >> reporter: part of the solar-powered airplanes they're using to beam down internet. >> this drone flying in from the back of the room. >> reporter: drones will soon be able to broadcast live to facebook. already anyone can go live with the facebook app. >> going live is a lot of fun. >> reporter: it's real, and it's raw. >> that's a really flattering picture of me up there. >> reporter: all of these live vide

. >>> billionaire shawn parker plans to donate a quarter of a billion dollars to help fight cancer. he developed napster. tomorrow he will announce a $250 million donation to six cancer centers, including ucsf and stanford. he hopes to develop better ways to fight the disease. >>> facebook took over ft. mason for the f-8 developers conference. >> and mark zuckerberg spoke his mind. >> reporter: for mark zuckerberg, facebook is about connecting people. >> i hear voices about building walls. >> reporter: he said facebook's work is more important than ever. >> instead of building walls, we can help people build bridges many. >> reporter: they'll use things like this. >> this is an engine pod. >> reporter: part of the solar-powered airplanes they're using to beam down internet. >> this drone flying in from the back of the room. >> reporter: drones will soon be able to broadcast live to facebook. already anyone can go live with the facebook app. >> going live is a lot of fun. >> reporter: it's real, and it's raw. >> that's a really flattering picture of me up there. >> reporter: all of t

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this grant comes from shawn parker, who's a big name in the social media world and now in the cancerresearch one. this focus, his focus, parker's focus comes on the heels of vice president joe biden, his visit the vice president met with researchers at the university of pennsylvania in january, touting his national initiative to fight cancer. now, this new announcement that just came down, means that top doctors here at penn and at half a dozen other cancer centers nationwide will work side by side with drugmakers to develop vaccines to fight and cure cancer. in the past it was difficult to forge this union because researchers would closely guard their work until published and drugmakers would fiercely protect their money-making discoveries. parker whose co-founder of the file sharing site napster predicts they will make progress against three or four cancer types in the next several years. coming up in the next hour, we'll take a close look at how patients who are being treated here at penn will specifically benefit from this infusion of money and focus. reporting live in university

shawn parker, the guy behind napster and the founding president of facebook, has announced he's giving $250 million to six cancer centers nationwide. the donations will go to fund a consortium of more than 300 scientists researching cancer immun immunotherapy. you may recall former president jimmy carter was diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. after being put on a treatment, he announced in december that he was cancer free. >>> new developments in the killing of former nfl star will smith. police say they found a loaded gun inside smith's car leading to more questions about the circumstances surrounding his death while new surveillance videos are shedding light on moments leading up to the deadly encounter. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: this surveillance video from a restaurant blocks away from the shooting appears to shed new light on former nfl star will smith's final moments. police have said that smith was driving a mercedes suv, and the man now charged with his murder, cardell hayes, was driving a hummer. in this new video, a hummer matchin

shawn parker behind napster and the founding president of facebook has announced he's gives donations nationwide. it will go to fund 300 scientists researching cancer and it's a new field that looks to use the body's own immune system to kill the cancer cells. former president carter was diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. after being putting on a new drug treatment he announced he was cancer free. >>> new developments in the killing of will smith. police said they found a loaded gun inside smith's car leading to more questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. while new surveillance videos may shed light on the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: this surveillance video from a restaurant blocks away from the shooting appears to shed new light on former nfl star will smith's final moments. police have said that smith was driving a mercedes suv and the man now charged with his murder cardell hayes was driving a hummer. in this new video, a hummer suddenly stops and is bumped by a mercedes suv. t

cofounder shawn parker is spending $250 million for cancer research.ll be used to get researchers and drug makers to team up like never before. the researchers will share their findings and drug manufacturers will help fund the tests needed to get drug approval. cars says it's basically impossible to tell if they're going to be safe. the rand corporation says you would have to test self-driving cars for hundreds of millions of miles to find out if it's safe enough for the roadways. according to the reports, that could take hundreds of years. the national highway traffic safety administration says more than 90% of traffic accidents are caused by human error. >>> new today, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the capitol dome. the restoration project is almost completed, and by summer all that scaffolding is expected to come down with the project on budget and ahead of schedule. and then crews will focus on the inside of the rotunda. nbc's peter alexander followed along as house speaker paul ryan got an update on the work. >> reporter: on this stunnin

shawn parker is working on a new company called screening room to allow people to watch movies at homey they debut. people are projected to own their own by 2020. this joining the 4dx theater with seats that move, wind and smells piped in which they say has been a huge success. >> if we can provide an immersive experience, people want that. there's a new generation of movie goers that want to be brought into the movie more. >> the more your living room feels like a theater, the more high tech movie theaters will become. >>> right now we've got some sunshine with high clouds coming in. temperatures in the 60s. we'll briefly touch near 70 degrees. mild afternoon showers after that. cold night ahead becoming windy late tonight and a freeze tomorrow morning. after we reach near 70 today, it will be down near 30 tomorrow morning. after those showers we'll dry out tomorrow, and more showers moving in on thursday. >> tom used to always say spring is a fight between summer and winter, and we're really feeling it right now. >>> that will do it for midday. thank you so much for joining us. >> do

. >> shawn parker is donating $250 million to fight cancer, based in san francisco. >> when it comeso heart home, diets rich in vegetable oil and low in saturated fat may not be everythi, according to a study. reducing saturated fat is not enough to reduce the risk of death from heart disease. >> a grandmother in her 70s is telling quiet story of survive. strand alone in the arizona desert for nine days. ann rogers was driving with her dog from phoenix to visit her grandchildren and ran out of gas. she left her car to get a better cell phone signal and got lost. after six days, searchers found her dog but still could not find her. until saturday. rogers spelled out "help," using sticks and rocks. someone saw it and a were -- chopper flew in. >> they lap asked i was sobbing and the officer held me while i sobbed and let me know my dog was safe. >> how did she get by? >> she said she survived by drinking pond water and eating laboratories in the desert. >> she is a survivor. >> if you are trying to avoid pesticide there is a new fruit on the top of the dirty dozen list. the strawberry

. >> best known as shawn parker, face book's first president, now a cancer fighter.day he gave $250 million to fast track the development of amino therapy. grant bind researchers at six universities including ucsf at stanford to one based institute. >> the one goal with any cancer therapeutic is to go after the cancer and spare the patient. >> unlike chemo, or surgery, this triggers the body's own i hun system to fight the cancer cells. it has been a treatment of last resort but cancer survival rates lat in the last 20 years. maybe time to try something new to a hard lesson, even for cancer survivors. >> i always think that i'm in control and it is not an illusion of control. you just never know what will happen. can you plan as much as you want but you're not in control. >> you know that now? >> oh, i do know that now. >> in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> an anti-virus group is teaming up with medical marijuana dispensaries to get guns off the streets. holding a second gun buyback in the past four months. more than 240 firearms were turned in during t

. >> again, you can hear more from keith morrison's exclusive interview with shawn parker at 6:30, nbchtly news." >>> right now at 5, one of cape may ferry is in for repairs. the lone ferry making full runs a day back and forth between cape may and lewis. local business owners are disappointed the ferry isn't bringing more tourists to area beaches. the folks with the ferry say they'd rather be safe than sorry. >> we want to make sure we have our boats, like most businesses at shore we do our business during peak summer tourist season. it's important to have all of the vessels operating at peak efficiency during the tourist season. >> second ferry should be up and running by the end of may. >>> delaware lawmakers considering a bill that would mandate all school elections in state be done by mail. legislation limits participation in school to registered voters. looking into the story after a complain about tax referendum. supporters of the bill would increase voter participation. por opponents are concerned about voting. >>> an hour ago he stopped in north philadelphia to take part in a

. >> to fighting cancer, a big silicon valley name, shawn parker, is donating $250 million to cancer research. stanford and ucsf will set some of that money. parker will fund immunotherapy. this grant is one of the largest private donations for cancer research. >>> butt out at california beaches. lawmakers are pushing a bill to stop smoking at all beaches including e-cigarettes. similar bills have failed in the past, but lawmakers say they're confident this one will pass this time around. >>> two south bay students are at the white house today showing off their invention to president obama. it's for the white house science fair, which recognizes academic achievement. 17-year-old mia varma created a cheaper version of the spirometer. varma created her version with a 3-d printer. then a 12-year-old from cupertino who invented the elementer, a portable teaching tool to help visually impaired students learn the periodic table of elements. two schools for the blind are already yousing that technology >> so proud of them. how impressive. >> what they have achieved at the age of 12. >>> 11:

weekend in a row you buy popcorn and drinks, and that's why something like this screening room shawn parkere is getting traction because people want to stay at home and pay $50 to sit at home and have their own food and drinks. >> but with sha shawn parker service suspect that production company going to fight him on that? aren't they pushing back? you have steen spielberg a supporter and james cameron not with four avatar sequels coming out and there's a reason to go to theaters. you want to see it in threat or. batman versus superman in theater that's again jungle book third weekend in a row number one again. s there's movies that you really want to see in theater and that's why services are great when you can go to theater to sit in a nice reclining chair and gourmetted to and not worry about people texting that was a bad idea people were talking about. >> movie makers aren't going to give it away so that's why you see upset in directors. kim god good to see you thank you for oning us there. first round of the nl draft in the books. two time football winning is ahead with us. back in a m

shawn parker is donated $250 million to support therapy research. it's going to bring together the biggest cancer centers and the biggal network is here with parker's big idea. good morning. >> last june he launched a foundation in a goal to do change across the fields. his donations have backed research from everything from cancer to allergies. >> i am very interested in the science of therapy. that's what gets me going. >> he was on the frontlines as the brains of the sharing site and the first president of facebook. he announced that he is going behiends the growing field to fight cancer. it uses the body's system to attack cancer cells. the institute is going to bring together six top centers. they will clollaborate to bring treatment sooner. >> we find ourself here at a movement in cancer research that many of us believe actually has the best chance of cancer once and fora all. >> he touched on it and then the collaboration has been sadly limited. >> with the new moon shot america can cure cancer. >> cancer research has been a major goal of the

shawn parker who helped launch napster is donating $250 million to launch an institute aimed at developing treatments in the field of cancer immunotherapy which uses the power of the body's immune system to fight the disease. it's considered the largest single contribution made to immunotherapy research. >>> after 15 hours, surgeons in texas have successfully separated twin sisters who were conjoined at the waist. the 10-month-olds shared a colon and a bladder. doctors are very optimistic about the girls' recovery. >>> well, the texas teenager who used the so-called affluenza defense at his drunk driving trial claiming he was too spoiled to know right from wrong is back in court today. violating his probation. newly released documents show taxpayers spent $150,000 on his court ordered rehab because his parents couldn't afford it. >>> well, consumer alert. the government is cracking down on skin care products that claim to be all natural but are not. the ftc says four companies have agreed to shop using the phrases all natural or 100% natural. one of the companies, the maker of rocky mounta

and the founder shawn parker donates $250 million to fight cancer we'll take a closer look at the largest donation for immuno therapy. >>> and making minds safer to a prosthetic leg we'll take you to the science fair and a new cookbook out which will be good for you because you like to cook. >> no i don't. you should know that. >> i got wrong information so maybe we'll both learn some things today because she has a >> having a cookbook does not make you a good cook. that's true. but she can actually cook. >> we'll see you guys in a few minutes. >>> i can't wait to see you. >>> what you need to know next. . >>> a live look at midtown where verizon employees are on strike, skipping on health care benefits and out source jobs, the goal is to provide good jobs with competitive benefits wireless service should not be affected. >>> a man wanted in a series of knife point robberies in nassau county strikes again, he held up the carvel store last night accused of at least 9 robberies since march first including hold ups at 6 dunkin' donuts shops. >>> a judge convenes a hearing in connection with