they have done a lot of research, universities out here -- uc davis. we have been visiting the research stations of uc -- the kind of seeds or the saplings or the different technology that are used here, how we can adopt it to the situation in afghanistan, how we can transfer some of the technology back then. then we come to the fresno. here we were talking with the research stations. they are working mainly on pistachios. >> pistachios in fresno. >> yes. and likely, in afghanistan, we have wild pistachio. we have hoards of pistachio, so trying to see how we can become a main exporter. we have a project with uc davis, washington state, texas a&m together, that they are working with extension programs in afghanistan. their extension officers are working out with the ministry. so they will be the key partner of us to let them know how we can adopt some of those technology. at the same time, we'll be sending some of our students, our government employee, to learn and work in these research stations. our researcher will come here to learn the new technolog

. >>> federal judge sided with uc-davis in lay suit over strawberries. n san francisco court ruled two former professors infringed on uc patents when they deviled upped a new strawberry for their own company. damages yet to be determined. california grows 87% of the strawberries eat een in north america. strawberries developed at uc davis account for 60% strawberries worldwide. >> researchers developing food of the future, transformative appetite. created from a thin film made up of common food materials, protein, cellulose, starch. mit provided video. shapes are customizable. researchers came up with several dishes including caviar canolli, pasta salad with edible film strips. you just add squid ink, potato extract or seaweed. the thin shapes reduce shipping costs and storage space. the return of the alamo, neighbor to the painted ladies reowns. what's difference after a $5 million makeover. >>> today, abc 7 received permission to fly drone view 7 over alamo square. the iconic park is open after multimillion dollar restoration. and wayne friedman has rea

the top qualifiers will advance to uc davis. >>> a fund-raiser to help hundreds of childrens battling cancer. 600 children get to spend the day at california's great america and meet former 49er ronnie lott, all part of the american cancer society's courageous kids day. they can go on rides, watch a magic show and join in on the barbecue lunch at 10:00 this morning. >> good morning, everyone. mother's day shaping up to be a nice day. you will notice clouds and maybe an isolated shower. the winds not a factor yet kicking up throughout the day. 53 in san francisco, 56 in oakland with 55 on the peninsula. partly cloudy sky and we'll look for gusty winds again. in fact, they're going to stay with us not only today, tomorrow. it looks like a portion of the middle of the week before things turn around. 57 in novato. 57 in concord. livermore, 54 degrees. our tower camera, this is how it looks looking at the partly cloudy conditions. incoming weather system. we will see mid-level clouds over higher elevations, mt. tam, lake county. mt. diablo and they allow chance of a shower today and even t

special olympics for 29 years because she loves, today's top qualifier will move on to final at uc davis. >>> in san jose abc 7 news was at the santa clara fair grounds, young women in marvelous costumes danced while others checked out various food and culture. what weather lasting through the spring so much snow that will be open through next saturday, the longest operation in history. will operate every day through june 4th and switch to just weeken weekends until july 4th and possibly longer. >>> nous your foreca foreca for tons of sunshine. bright start to the weekend. winds gusting over 20 miles an hour. even i 40 miles an hour along the coast. that will continue over the next 24 hours. look at the forecast through the next day. winds are increasing through the early morning hour on sunday and even is tomorrow the wind will gust over 20 miles an hour and that's going to keep us cool. there's the beautiful san francisco golden gate bridge. winds have been gusting rather high. peak wind gusts 45 miles an hour. concord and oakland 28 miles an hour wind gust. 41 miles an hour at sfo. 24

anna-lysa: now she is heading to california to get her phd at uc davis. what you think your keys to success were? >> my mom. >> you want your child to do well. anna-lysa: kimberly, she says she is also working on a book that will break down her experience as a teenager in college. she said this was her mother's day gift, her degree. kimberly: and her mother was clearly the engine behind this. anna-lysa: she was a moving force to getting her daughter in college early, making sure she was a success. she even had access to her email, making sure she was taking all the steps. all a's. mom was on top of it. kimberly: did you feel like you were talking to an 18-year-old? anna-lysa: no, mature, very smart, and the support from her mom. kimberly: thanks. great story. and a great story with the weather. molly: beautiful weather for mother's day and the early half of the week. right now it is quite windy. in the midd gusts 30's earlier today near hagerstown and frederick. if you are driving late tonight, just be careful due to the gusty wind. right now, reagan nati

special olympics for 29 years because she loves, today's top qualifier will move on to final at uc davis>>> in san jose abc 7 news was at the santa clara fair grounds, young women in marvelous costumes danced while others checked out various food and culture. what weather lasting through the spring so much snow that squaw will be open through next saturday, the longest operation in history. will operate every day through june 4th and switch to just weeken weekends until july 4th and possibly longer. >>> nous your forecast. tons of sunshine. bright start to the weekend. winds gusting over 20 miles an hour. even i 40 miles an hour along the coast. that will continue over the next 24 hours. look at the forecast through the next day. winds are increasing through the early morning hour on sunday and even is tomorrow the wind will gust over 20 miles an hour and that's going to keep us cool. there's the beautiful san francisco golden gate bridge. winds have been gusting rather high. peak wind gusts 45 miles an hour. concord and oakland 28 miles an hour wind gust. 41 miles an hour at sfo. 24 nav

fox news host kimberly guilfoyle, a native of the mission district in san francisco graduate of uc davis and she served as san francisco's assistant district attorney from the year 2000- 2004 and the ex-wife of former san francisco mayor and lieut. governor gavin newsom. guilfoyle reportedly top candidate for the job during the trump transition period. >>> cybertek that hit on friday continues to spread this morning. thousands of new cases of ransomware attack are being reported in asia but there are no large-scale breakdowns to report. more cases are expected to pop up today as people arrive at work turning on computers. damage being felt by companies, organizations and governments in more than 150 countries including the u. s. and china and russia united kingdom france in india. >> we never seen anything like this. we have seen the rise of ransomware becoming of the principal cyber threat but this is something we haven't seen before the global reach is unprecedented. >> international authority say it is too early to say who's behind the cyber attack. microsoft released a security patch

he is also an assistant professor at uc davis.essing waste products could be used to turn it into fuel and looking at how it could improve your health. it is part of a growing trend that started about a decade ago. >> the skins of the grapes in particular, the pigment is very rich in antioxidant compounds that evidence has shown play a role in preventing heart disease and cancer. >> reporter: there is a growing number of grape skin extracts on the market but it is the seed that peaked jeanette's interest. >> my theory was if i can get into that seed and make body and skin care products based on that, you would have the natural oil right inside the seed. i was like, this could be really cool. >> reporter: jeanette was one of the first to see value in wine waste. the seed for her idea was planted in 1997. today she has released grapeseed oil into a line of skin care products called envy organics. >> doing the body scrubs with this, you get a gentle exfoliation, then the natural oil stays on our skin. >> reporter: at a skin spa in so

now doctors at uc-davis say it could be bad for health. people who skip vacations are usually more stressed, have more anxiety, and have more problems in their relationships. >> vacations are good for you. they're a chance to recover and to get yourself going again. >> it's a top benefit according to employees but we don't have conversations about it so people don't feel like they are empowered to take off the time they have earned. >> many workers say their biggest reason for not taking time off is guilt. the property shows millennial women take the least amounts of vacation days. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, join elmo cookie monster, abby cadabby big bird and all your child's sesame street friends as they discover that everything makes music from cookie jars to spoons and so much more its sesame street live elmo make music sing along with furry friends and stomp your feet to a sesame street beat don't miss sesame street live elmo makes music playing city national civic san jose june 10th & 11th tickets on sale now through ticketm

today as top qualifiers will advance to uc davis. >> it has been so much snow that olympic valley resortkeep the kt-22 chairlift open until next saturday. that is the latest closing date for the lift. they will switch to weekends through get this, july 4th. and maybe longer. >> now, your forecast with drew. >>> it's incredible that skiers are enjoying a record snowfall this season. two more months of snowfall. here, temperatures are below form for the week and the winds have been whipping throughout the day. live doppler 7 showing you, it's a quiet picture. we have mainly clear skies. we will take you outside. and show you the picture. showing you it's bouncing around the lens camera, slightly. we have good visibility with this picture. and the winds although they have backed off from the levels they were at earlier, it's still rather breeze i.t. oy out there. sfo gusting up to 45 earlier this evening. 18 in san carlos. and half moon bay gusting to 17 miles an hour. that wind coming off the cool ocean water. and we are in the 50s in most spots. antioch 62. and 57 in oakland, 54 san jose

installation will take less than an hour and you can already spot test turbines at home in pacifica and uc davis. traditional wind farms operated rule areas. they rely on speeds of 30 miles an hour or greater to operate. the wind turbines are notorious bird killers. surveys estimate each year there's more than 5,000 bird deaths. these new turbines are safe for wildlife. >> i'm going to stop it just to show you how it is to stop it. >> they actually say it is the the best wind turbine on the market for homes and businesses. the smallest model starts at $4,600. to offset the cost you can qualify for incentives from the state and federal government. >> if you are living in a very small apartment in san francisco, you can put one on your balcony to generate queen energy there. if you want to charge your electric car, sell one. >> reporter: by comparison solar energy averages about $0.08 per kilowatt hour. if your pg&e bill faunder $150 a month, one medium-sized turbine could generate 100% of your energy usage. all you need is this converter. you plug it in and it sends energy back into the grid. you

. >> according to a uc davis study about 70% of california's farm workers are undocumented. >>> time now 4:41, more and more women being diagnosed with lung cancer despite having never smoked. who doctors say is most at risk. >>> plus one bay area school pays special tribute to the nation's oldest park ranger. ,,,, who are these people? the energy conscious people among us 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. the pa >>> we have learned more about the suspect in a police chase that turned deadly in concord. the passenger of this white car died on saturday night during a chase that started in clayton. the driver, amy fiescanaro was hospitalized and survived. she was pulled over in 2009 for allegedly stealing a car but when an officer tried to arrest her, she sped off dragging him f

. >> a professor at uc davis his lab studies how food processing waste products might be used other thanrds and looking to turn that waste into fuel and how it could improve your health as part of a growing trend that started about a decade ago. >> the skins pigment have a antioxidant compound that evidence shows play a role in preventing heart disease and cancer. >> there's a growing number of grape skin ex tracts. >> my thought was you could have the natural oil in the seed. i was like this could be really cool. >> she was one of the first to see value in wine waste. the seed for her idea was planted in 1997. today she's released grapeseed oil into a line of skin care products called envy organics. >> doing the body scrub with this you get gentle ex foliation and natural oil stays on the skin. >> at the spa in sonoma relaxation comes from the nearby wineries. >> we use local grape seeds rushed with therapy oils and spa ingredients. >> the wine treatment is a favorite among guests. for $235 you get red wine grape seed bath, body polish and oil ma massage. >> the others are more course i

and strawberries grown at uc davis account for 60% of all strawberriesati strawberries nationwide. >>> we'll have cooling clouds the next couple of days, but memorial day weekend will bring back the warmth, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> making the perfect wine with an eye in the sky. why drones a s ars are buzzing napa valley. >>> and >>> we have breaking knew details on the mystery of a missing uber tridriver. a husband and father that hasn't been seen for ten days, they have identified a person of interest and believe foul play is involved. he owed money to a manage for a gaming debt. police were going to interview tang, but they believe he got scared and possibly fled to his native cambodia. last night investigators from the special crimes unit says that they found his car stripped of everything on saturday. >>> tennis superstar sarina williams is going from the tennis court to the boardroom. she hopes to inspire change when it comes to encouraging companies to diversify their ranks. >> reporter: she's known as one of the greatest athletes of all time. and now

and strawberries grown at uc davis account for 60% of all strawberriesati strawberries nationwide. >>> we'll have cooling clouds the next couple of days, but memorial day weekend will bring back the warmth, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >>> making the perfect wine with an eye in the sky. why drones a s ars are buzzing napa valley. >>> and every day, you're thankful for the ones you love. and every day you promise to protect them. off! is here to help with proven protection against mosquitoes. trust our family to protect yours. sc johnson, a family company when you you act fast.er, boo. so do we. raid kills roaches seven times faster than the next leading ant and roach spray. seven times faster? (gasps) raid! get raid and get tough on roaches fast. sc johnson. >>> we have breaking knew details on the mystery of a missing uber tridriver. a husband and father that hasn't been seen for ten days, they have identified a person of interest and believe foul play is involved. he owed money to a manage for a gaming debt. police were going to interview tang, but they believe he

>> kimberly: that was also very instrumental in my life, it was part of the assigned reading at uc davisetoric and communication class. i loved the book, and i underlined, i highlighted it, no big deal. i never forget the day i was on cnn, roger ailes would like to speak to you i was like well. like "the wizard of oz" ." i want to tell you i think you're doing a great job on television, interested in coming to the fox news channel. i was so excited i bought my book and it was all marked up and i was so happy to have him sign it. to meet somebody that had such an incredible, form of impact on so many people's lives. i came over here and he took a chance on me and developed me from a prosecutor into a talent, he saw something in all of us, each of us have a unique story. what i really loved most about him as he was such a loyal person. he was very devoted to his employees whether you were on camera, off-camera, we all mattered. he cared about our families, what my father was dying he was there for me. he became a second father to me. this is a complicated life he lived, he made me a better

and you can already spot them in pacifica and uc davis. traditional wind farms operate in rural areas. rely on speeds at 30 miles per hour or greater to operate. the blades are notorious bird killers. each year there are more than fiver thousand bird deaths. these new turbines are safe for wildlife. >> i will stop it to show you. >> reporter: the company believes its product is the first and most affordable on the market for homes and businesses. the smallest model starts at $4,600. to off set the costs volunteers can qualify for rebates and incentives. >> liveringane small apartment in -- living in a small apartment in san francisco, clean energy there and if you have your electric car. p wind energy could be generated at 2 cents per kilowatt hour. solar averages 8 cents per kilowatt hour. if your pg&e bill falls under $150 a month. one turbine can generate 100% of your energy usage. all you need is this converter. you plug it in and it sends energy back into the grid and you can keep traffic of your savings with your app. >> they have go

. >> reporter: chris is a biological systems engineer and assistant professor at uc davis.ab is studying how food processing waste products might be used other than this compost in the vineyards. they are experimenting with ways to turn it into fuel and looking at how to improve your health. it's part of a growing trend that started a decade ago. >> the skins of the grape, the pigment in them is very rich in something in antioxidant compounds. >> reporter: there's a growing number of grape skin extracts on the market. it's the seeds that piqued her interest. >> if i can make body and skin care products based on that, you would have the natural oil right inside the seed. >> reporter: she was one of the first to see value in wine waste. >> doing body scrubs the oil stays on the skin. >> reporter: at the spa in sonoma, relaxation comes from nearby wineries. >> we use local grape seeds ta are crushed and mixed with other aroma therapy oils. >> reporter: for $235 you get a grape seed bath, body polish and essential oil massage. >> this is my favorite of our scrubs. the other is

. >> reporter: chris is a biological systems engineer and assistant professor at uc davis.studying how food processing waste products might be used other than this compost in the vineyards. they are experimenting with ways to turn it into fuel and looking at how to improve your health. it's part of a growing trend that started a decade ago. >> the skins of the grape, the pigment in them is very rich in something in compounds. >> reporter: there's a growing number of grape skin extracts on the market. it's the seeds that piqued her interest. >> if i can make body and skin care products based on that, you would have the natural oil right inside the seed. >> reporter: she was one of the first to see value in wine waste. >> doing body scrubs the oil stays on the skin. >> reporter: at the spa in sonoma, relaxation comes from nearby wineries. >> we use local grape seeds ta are crushed and mixed with other aroma therapy oils. >> reporter: for grape seed bath, body polish and essential oil massage. >> this is my favorite of our scrubs. the other is coarse. this is refined and nurtu

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another adult male is also at sutter health, and a teen is at uc davis. marhler also represents a family of 3 sickened from eating the cheese. this man, 47 year old x died. representing 6 victims - marhler has filed a lawsuit against gehl foods out of germantown wisconsin the manufacturers of the jalapeno nacho cheese sauce. the california department of public health has tested other batchs of jalepeno cheese from the gas station to see if it too was tainted. but says lab tests show no signs of botulism. earlier this week there was a case of botulism in napa, but it is unrelated to this case from the gas station. as for lavinia she remains in poor condition and her prognosis is uncertain. her sister says she has shown some signs of improvement - from when she first came in. 16 year old johnny villasenor at children's hospital is also reportedly doing better then when he first was admitted. - botulism usually strikes fast with those hit experience blurred vision, drooping eyeslids and slurred speech. marhler says all of his clients recevied a vital antitox

. >> this week for the very first time she met the uc davis professor with the name and family tree inooking for a living relative and found a candidate. >> we contacted that person, got a saliva sample from him. >> at the same time the professor and his team were doing dna tests on strands of edith cooke's hair. >> then we found out that it was, we were confident enough to say 99.9% certainty that it's a relative of this particular person. >> 82-year-old peter cooke said he was beaming ear to ear upon hearing he is the grand nephew of little edith cooke. >> the professor says part of the research found that edith died of severe undernourishment. >> it's likely that she was sick from some type of disease and at some point stopped, her immune system wasn't developed enough to combat the disease and so she stopped eating and probably went into coma and then eventually pass eded away. >> as the current homeowners there tell they often hear her. >> they would put their two little girls to and we had hear running feet upstairs and they'd go who is out of bed and the girls are sound asleep.

caltrans is working with researchers from uc davis to eventually expand this pilot program statewide.with this pilot program that is the next generation of wrong-way driver counter measures. >> it would provide the data in the future to be able to, for example, look at every highway off-ramp in california. >> reporter: now, the sacramento area was selected for the pilot program because the region led the state in the number of deadly wrong-way accidents. hector ramirez lost his sister and two nieces in a crash in 2015. they were heading home to the small town of arbuckle, north of sacramento after a visit to the bay area when a wrong-way driver slammed into their car, triggering that fiery crash. and ramirez and of course many others are hoping that all of this new technology will hopefully save lives down the road. >> thank you, alex. >>> major upgrades are coming to an east bay bart station. more on the changes to the lafayette bart station and how they could affect your commute. also -- >> who is the only current warrior player that used to play for the jazz. >> i know. i know. no,

and stanford, takes the second spot, and uc davis, tuition is $13,000. the rankings are based on colleges with a meaningful return on investment. >> $45,000 a year? >> i know. >> that's a tough one to swallow. that's considered a great value. >> imagine if you have two kids in college. >> that's why i have the dog. >> woodstock, love him. >> you can see traffic is picking up right there. hope the air-conditioner works in your car. this is one of the areas where you need it the next couple of days. the highs keep warming, and clear and comfortable the next few nights. a cold front comes in on friday and showers are possible across especially in the north bay. and the wind is blowing offshore a little bit to nearly calm and the warmth will reach out to the coast. the sunset is 70. look at downtown san francisco, 78 degrees. bright and beautiful over along the east bay with 82 today in oakland and fremont, and 81 in union city. down in the south bay we are going to hit 83 in milpitas, and santa cruz, 82 to san jose at 85. inland east bay, the hottest neighb

>>reporter: this week, for the first time, she met uc davis professor, with the name and family treeologist began looking for living relatives and found a candidate. >> we contacted the person, got a saliva sample from him. >>reporter: at the same time the professor and his team did dna test on strands of edith cook's hair. >> in the end we found out that it was -- we were confident up to say 99.9% certainty, that it is a relative of this particular person. >> 82 -year-old peter cook said in a statement he was beaming upon hearing he has the grandnephew of little edith cook. part of the research found edith died of severe undernourishment. >> likely she was sick from some type of disease and at some point stopped -- her body could not -- or immune system was not developed enough to combat the disease so she stopped eating and probably went into a, and eventually passed away. >> the contents were moved around 1930, somehow edith cook was left behind. as the current homeowners tell us they often hear her. >> they would put their little girls to bed and they would hear running feet upst

[ laughter ] >> doctors at uc-davis says is bad for health.people who skip vacations have stress, anxiety and relationship problems. >> better chance to recover and to get yourself going again. >> it's a top benefit according to employees but we don't have conversations about it. so people don't feel like they are empowered to take the time off that they've earned. >> yeah. many workers say their biggest reason for not taking time off is guilt. according to the report, millennial women take the least amount of vacation and feel the most guilty when they do. >>> good morning. it was the most talked about base-brawl of memorial day. giants and the nationals. a word from the combatants in that one in a jiffy. hat's cool ab out your school? email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may feature your school on the show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, everybody. let's face it. hunter strickland and bryce harper are not besties. harper took him yard twice in the 2014 play-offs. and admired his shot. the giants well, they d

guilfoyle the native of san francisco mission district a graduate of uc davis and she served as ever as assistant district attorney from 2000- 2004. she's the ex-wife of former san francisco mayor for lieut. governor gavin newsom. she was reportedly a top candidate for the job during the trump transition paper -- period. >> president trump taking part in the 36th annual peace officers service. thousands attend honoring law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty at this is part of national police week in dc. names of 143 officers who died last year will be added to a memorial in washington. may 15 designated as peace officers memorial day by president kennedy in 1962. >>> 50 years later california historical society is celebrating the summer of love with the viewing, exhibit beginning with a room dedicated to the rise of the poet in north beach and a separate area focusing on free speech movement on uc berkeley. there's rare photos of janis joplin, jerry garcia and curator of the exhibit says social and political events that happened during this period fall unde

another adult male is also at sutter health, and a teen is at uc davis.ler also represents a family of 3 sickened from eating the cheese. this man, 47 year old x died. representing 6 victims - marhler has filed a lawsuit against gehl foods out of germantown wisconsin the manufacturers of the jalapeno nacho cheese sauce. the california department of public health has tested other batchs of jalepeno cheese from the gas station to see if it too was tainted. but says lab tests show no signs of botulism. earlier this week there was a case of botulism in napa, but it is unrelated to this case from the gas station. as for lavinia she remains in poor condition and her prognosis is uncertain. her sister says she has shown some signs of improvement - from when she first came in. 16 year old johnny villasenor at children's hospital is also reportedly doing better then when he first was admitted. - botulism usually strikes fast with those hit experience blurred vision, drooping eyeslids and slurred speech. marhler says all of his clients recevied a vital antitoxin bu

and uc irvine and uc davis came in eighth and ninth. >>> turning it over to mindi bach with a look att's coming up in sports. >> coming up, it was a marathon game at at&t. we have the highlights of the giants/padres rubber match. plus round two of the nba playoffs is set. draymond green gives his keys to success. that's coming up during sports. >>> the warriors now know they'll face the jazz in the second round of the playoffs. reserve shaun livingston and matt barnes are likely to return from injury because the team had a week off. still no decision if steve kerr will be on the bench due to complications from back surgery. whoever's on the court, draymond green said the focus should not be on scoring. >> it all starts on the defensive end with us. we're locked in on the defensive end, we'll score enough points. even on an offnight, we'll score enough points if we're locked in on the defensive end. that's the most important thing. if we're locked in like that, i think we can beat anyone. i don't care who it is. when we have that type of focus level, i think, no matter who you put in f

she's a mission district native and a uc davis graduate. she served as the san francisco district attorney from 2000 to 2004 and the ex-wife of former san francisco mayor and lieutenant governor newsome. she's a top contender for the position during the trump transition period. >>> on this mother's day, president trump supporters might say we're seeing the mother of all overreaction to last week's dismissals of the dismissal of comey. john roberts has more from washington. >> reporter: a relatively quiet day for president trump ahead of what will be a busy weekend. an indication he may name a new fbi director on friday. >> almost all of them are very well known, embedded over their lifetime potentially. very well known and highly departmented and very challenging. >> reporter: the attorney general is well into the search for his replacement interviewing eight candidate yesterday. but the fallout over the firing continues. casting an increasingly suspicious eye. >> do you believe the president fired comey to interfere with the administration

today's top qualifiers will advance to the summer games next month in uc davis. >>> animals that aremanently disabled, abandoned or displaced need a home just like everybody else. that was the purpose of a fund-raiser today in san mateo county. abc 7 news was in portola valley at a home with 50 wild animals ranging from elephants to alligators. the money raised went to conservation ambassadors. that's a rescue group that takes animals to schools and deals with what they call a nature deficit disorder. >> kids are not going out and catching worms and crawdads and things in the stream. they're inside. and we're often the only chance they get to mac a connection with nature. and it's amazing when they get to see the animals up close and meet them. >> conversation ambassadors also have two zoos, one in paso robles. the other in weimar near auburn. >> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >>> in accuweather today it was breezy with winds gusting over 30 miles per hour in a lot of cities, and the wind will continue for the second half of the weekend as well. live doppler 7 it was a

. >> for the very first time she met uc davis professor with a name and family tree in hand the anthropologistbegan looking for a living relative and found a candidate. >> we contacted that person, got a saliva sample from him. >> at the same time the professor and his team were doing dna tests on strands of edith cook's hair. >> and then in the end we found out that it was -- then we were confident enough to say 99.9% certainty that it's this -- it's a relative of this particular person. >> 82-year-old peter cook of marin county said he was beaming ear to ear upon hearing he is the grand nephew of little edith cook. >> and you'll keep these. >> yeah. >> part of the research found that edith died of severe undernourishment. >> it's likely she was sick from some type of disease and at some point stopped -- her body couldn't -- her immune system wasn't developed enough to be able to combat the disease and so she stopped eating and probably went into coma and then eventually passed away. >> the coffins from the odd fellows cemetery were moved around 1930. somehow edith cook was left behind. as th

top qualifiers advance to the summer games next month at uc davis. >>> a bay area theme park will hostdreds of children battling cancer as well as their families for a day of fun. 600 children get to spend the day at california's great america and meet former 49er ronnie lott. it is all part of the annual american cancer society's courageous kids day. families can go on rides, build sand castles, watch a magic show and join in on the barbecue lunch. the event starts at 10:00 this morning. >>> good morning to you. we should have pretty good weather for your sunday, your mother's day. we are starting out with a little bit cloud cover in the peninsula area and also in the south bay. this could expand but numbers are pretty cool in spots as well. 47 in santa clara. 45 in los altos. half moon bay is at 50 and low 40s in the north bay. a live look outside where we are looking at calm winds right now. partly cloudy, chance of showers today. breezy and cool throughout the middle of the week. then, wait until you see the outlook for the end of the week. we're not only get being warmer, we're go

altran is working right now with researchers at uc davis in hopes of eventually asked banding this programowing the flashing led lights and surveillance cameras trying to stop people before they get onto a freeway coming in the wrong direction. >>> 637 affects threes in the castro district open again this morning. they were closed last night because of a scare involving a suspicious item. it was near castro and market before 10 pm last night. police is a several people called reporting a propane tank within the words, this is a bomb , on the sidewalk or people are told to shelter in place or stay far away. place eventually said the item was safe and streets were reopened by 11:30 pm last night. stock east palo alto police looking for help in identifying a driver involved in a hit and run accident elected to teenagers seriously hurt. the crash happened at intersections of cooley avenue. 215-year-old boys crossing the street at about 4 pm yesterday. a car did not stop at a stop sign and hit them. it and kept going. both boys were taken to stanford medical center. doctors are not giving us an

it unfolded during uc davis' picnic day april 22. dash cam video released yesterday shows an unmarked van making a u-turn towards a crowd, blocking the road. officers get out and you see what happens there, just a melee ensues. two officers were injured, one is seeing getting kicked in the head repeatedly. an outside investigator says the video only tells part of the story. >> video evidence is persuasive but it needs to be buttressed by context and by information that goes along with it that shows exactly what took place. >> part of the controversy involves the initial police report which suggested the car was surrounded and officers were clearly identifiable. it also said someone in the crowd simulated pulling a gun. the video released yesterday contradicts those statements. >>> a san francisco man clinging to life after being randomly attacked during a trip to atlanta. police say mark caleb seen here who was leaving a nightclub saturday night with his two friends when a group of men came up and started beating them. those suspects

. >> reporter: this week, for the very first time, davey met uc davis professor with a name and a family tree in hand. the an throw poll gist started looking for a living relative and found a candidate. >> we contacted that person and got a saliva sample from him. >> reporter: at the same time the professor and his team were doing dna tests on strands of cook's hair. >> we found out that it -- then we were confident enough to say, you know, 99.9% certainty that it's this -- it's a relative of this particular person. >> reporter: 82-year-old peter cook of marin county said in a statement that he was beaming ear to ear upon hearing that he is the grand nephew of little edith cook. >> you will keep these. >> yeah. >> reporter: the professor says part of the research found that she died of severe undernourishment. >> it is likely that she was sick from some type of disease and at some point stopped her body couldn't -- her immune system wasn't developed enough to combat the disease so she stopped eating and probably went into a coma and then eventually passed away. >> reporter: the coffins f

altran is working with researchers at uc davis to eventually expand this program statewide. >>> we camerogram that is the next generation of a runaway drivers countermeasures. it would provide the daytime future to be able to look at every highway offramp in california. choke at the sacramento area was selected for this pilot program because that region led the states in the number of deadly broadway accidents. and there was one such case a couple of years of back. hector ramirez lost his sister and two nieces in a crash in 2015. they were heading back up to the town of arbuckle north of sacramento after visiting people in the bay area. they were heading over there were killed in the crash and obviously cal tran is testing out the new measures hoping the new technology can save lives down the road. socket that is scary. i ran into the on my way to work in the maze. macarthur maze that there was someone heading the wrong way. i had been heading there earlier, it is confusing in that area. stock is sal covering these things as well. i would people doing crazy things. backing up at the tol

internal investigation into a large brawl that involved three undercover officers, it unfolded during uc davis' picnic day. dash cam video released yesterday shows an unmarked van making the u-turn you saw towards a crowd blocking the road. the officers get out and you see what happens. a melee ensues. two officers were injured, one is seen getting kicked in the head repeatedly. an outside investigator hired to review the case says the video only tells part of the story. >> >> video evidence is persuasive but it needs to be buttressed by context and by information that goes along with it that shows what took place. >> part of the controversy involves the initial police report which suggested the car was surrounded and officers were clearly identifiable. it also says someone in the crowd simulated pulling a gun. the video released yesterday contradicts those statements. >>> oakland schools have found their next superintendent and they didn't have to search very far to find her. board members selected the interim superintendent, kyla johnson trammell. she's an oakland native who worked in the di

the outbreak started with 50 case also. 40 public schools including uc davis have been hit. here in the bay area at least 14 schools are dealing with the outbreak, and the number of cases reported since may 4 up to 368. >>> well, we did not start the week out in summer, but we seem to be intent or finishing the week in summer-like conditions. you will want to get your shorts bld tank tops ready as it will be awfully hot by the time the weekend rolls around. >> here are windows one over san francisco and one from dublin. == is going to be warm in both places. carey, it is kind of a shock to the system because it's been really cold. >> yeah, it started out really cold this week. when you think about tuesday when we were all in the 60s, we're already now at 70 degrees in the tri-valley and peninsula. 69 degrees in the south bay. so we are already above those high temperatures we had a juuple of days ago. 62 degrees now in san francisco. it is warming in the north bay. we are at 71. and 62 degrees with some clear skies over the east bay. our high temperatures will be much milder

at least 40 public schools including uc davis have been hit.lso cases right here in the bay area in san jose. >>> authorities right now in lake tahoe trying to put a quick stop to what has become a startling trend -- vandals are tagging rocks across the lake and on popular hiking trails. volunteers with the tahoe vandalism removal squad have been busy trying to clean up the graffiti popping up all over the lake tahoe area. the group tries to scrub away the graffiti but it doesn't always come off quickly. >> hours, not just minutes, it might take blasting and scrubbing, sometimes they paint over, they don't -- it doesn't always come off. >> just a shame there. this is one of the real national gems. volunteers say that it's hard keeping up with all the tagging and that the problem even stretches out as far as donner summit. >> that's hard to see. >> i don't disagree. 5:58, happening today caltran's crews are going to be back out delivering construction equipment to the site of the now demolished pfeiffer canyon bridge on highway 1 in big sur. chp

. >> reporter: this week for the very first time, davey met uc davis professor with a name and a familymember. >> we contacted that person and got a saliva sample from them. >> reporter: at the same time they were doing dna tests on the strands of hair. >> we were confident enough to say, you know, 99.9% certainty that it -- it is a relative of this particular person. >> reporter: 82-year-old peter cook of marin county said in a statement that he was beaming ear to ear upon hearing he is the grand nephew of little edith cook. >> the professor says part of the research found that he died of severe undernourishment. >> it is likely she was sick from a disease and at some point stopped her body couldn't -- her immune system wasn't developed enough to combat the disease so she stopped eating and probably went into, you know, a coma and then eventually passed away. >> reporter: the coffins from the cemetery were moved around 1930. somehow edith cook was left behind. as the current homeowners there tell davey, they often hear her. >> they would put their two little girls to bed and hear runni

another adult male is also at sutter health, and a teen is at uc davis. marhler also represents a family of 3 sickened from eating the cheese. this man, 47 year old x died. representing 6 victims - marhler has filed a lawsuit against gehl foods out of germantown wisconsin the manufacturers of the jalapeno nacho cheese sauce. the california department of public health has tested other batchs of jalepeno cheese from the gas station to see if it too was tainted. but says lab tests show no signs of botulism. earlier this week there was a case of botulism in napa, but it is unrelated to this case from the gas station. as for lavinia she remains in poor condition and her prognosis is uncertain. her sister says she has shown some signs of improvement - from when she first came in. 16 year old johnny villasenor at children's hospital is also reportedly doing better then when he first was admitted. - botulism usually strikes fast with those hit experience blurred vision, drooping eyeslids and slurred speech. marhler says all of his clients vital antitoxin they cou

students at uc davis who think that the american flag is offensive. that you can't reason with these social justice warrior college students not because they have a good argument but because they don't have one. because their protests and riots are largely based on feelings and on a subjective interpretation of what's right and wrong. and in so doing, they are donning the same refuse righteous bigotry that they actually condemn conservatives for having. they are becoming the totalitarian fascists that use physical violence to shut down violent speech. and it's extremely hard for me to understand how they don't see their own hypocrisy and their stance. ainsley: did you go to college with some people that did believe that, they were very in touch with their feelings and what was the problem? were their parents setting them up for failure? is it the college's problem? >> you know, i think it's probably more the college's problem. in my experience, when i was in college there was also an election that happened in 2012, there weren't riots, there weren't p