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

parker, uc davis, trevor, uc berkeley. we asked if there should be a tie breaker. >> solving a rubik's cube. >> mud wrestling. >> tic-tac-toe. >> it's a game of wits. >> and everyone of the kids is exceptional. from lake county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> that is great. congratulations. >> absolutely. >> it's time to turn to weather. >> it's warming up a bit. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> several degrees warmer than yesterday, and warming continues tomorrow, here is mainly sunny skies across the bay area now. little patches of will he clouds forming here and near the coastline. it's sunny out there. second temperature change, you'll notice it's seven degrees warmer in napa. then, at this hour, yesterday, six degrees warmer in antioch. and a couple locations are a degree or so cooler near the bay. a live view from our camera, this is our, i believe this is our sutro camera looking towards the golden gate. it's 16 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland, 66. 75 in san jose. 57 in half moon bay. this is the view from our c

parker, uc davis, trevor, uc berkeley.ie breaker. >> solving a rubik's cube. >> mud wrestling. >> tic-tac-toe. >> it's a game of wits. >> and everyone of the kids is exceptional. from lake county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> that is great. congratulations. >> absolutely. >> it's time to turn to weather. >> it's warming up a bit. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> several degrees warmer than yesterday, and warming continues tomorrow, here is mainly sunny skies across the bay area now. little patches of will he clouds forming here and near the coastline. it's sunny out there. second temperature change, you'll notice it's seven degrees warmer in napa. then, at this hour, yesterday, six degrees warmer in antioch. and a couple locations are a degree or so cooler near the bay. a live view from our camera, this is our, i believe this is our sutro camera looking towards the golden gate. it's 16 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland, 66. 75 in san jose. 57 in half moon bay. this is the view from our camera. and we're looking out ove

this boy is from sacramento being accepted to uc santa cruz and uc davis.this is video receiving one of his three community college degrees. he plans to become a doctor by age 18. so young his mom had to come to classes. >> he's 13 years old and three degrees from community college. >> have you seen this yet, chewbaca mom. her story will probably make you laugh. i think the lead-up to it is part of it. >> i don't know if i want to laugh or cry having heard that shriek. she is a stay at home mom in texas. last week she bought a chewbacca mask at her local kohl's store. the world knows her as chewbacca mom. kohl's gave her a $2,500 gift card for mentioning the store in the video. >> that looks like a snapchat video. >> she was hilarious. just the lead-up to it. i went to the store and i bought something for me and i can't wait to show my kids. >> i haven't seen it in its entirety. >> it would be on somebody's feed. no doubt she will be on the morning shows. >> trick-or-treat. >>> we are in for warmer weather this week. and a slight chance of north bay rain. >

. >>> a former federal prosecutor is leading the investigation into uc davis chancellor linda ka te'i hi. janet na pal tan know -- conflict of interest and ethics policies. this comes after revelations that she hired a company to bury references to uc davis' 2011 pepper spray scandal on the internet. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4, sweeping new federal regulations for e-cigarettes. what the rules mean and the changes for people who like to vape. >>> and you put your trust into your movers, but one family learned a hard lesson after they hired their movers off the internet. all their belonging wrz taken. >>> new at 4:30, hillary clinton bringing her campaign back to the bay area and donald trump stirring up some more controversy today. >>> and at 4:11, a live look at the san francisco sky way, jammed up in both directions, left-hand side trying to get to the east bay and right-hand side heading southbound for the . >> announcer: this is abc 7 news. >>> the fda today has sweeping new rules extending its authority to tobacco products like electronic cigarettes. before today, there wa

. >> reporter: uc davis water expert jay lund says they are trying to strike a balance by allowing individualwater districts to set their own targets based on local rainfall and snow pack. >> the downside is if next year is dry, as dry as the last couple of years have been, we will probably have wished we had a little bit more mandatory conservation. >> reporter: as this graphic shows, much of the state remains in a severe drought. watering golf courses in the desert and growing almonds for export is not a message of conservation, especially as california enters the dry season. >> overall, people have done very well and i would just ... i wouldn't want to see that slacked off until we are far enough away from the drought. >> reporter: the new rule eliminates the governor's mandatory 25% statewide cut. some worry it could breed complacency as some are seen to squander water while others are forced to conservative it. >>> a state commission voted to cut $754 million from highway funding because of the ongoing drop in gas tax revenue. the state gas tax is based on fuel prices and resets annually

. >>> at uc-davis, congressman john garamendi is introducing a bill to help students across the state drowning in loan debt. it aims to refinance student loan interest rates and recalculate interest rates for future borrowers. it also allows students to reinvest in the economy and society without the burden of student loan debt. >>> more bay area news now. graffiti is such a problem in san jose that the city is mulling a plan to pay people to report vandals. this afternoon, the city council will consider offering up to $1,000 to anyone who makes a report leading to an arrest and recovery of damage costs. the report and reward program would also apply to illegal dumping of household items like couches and mattresses. >>> and you could soon have to pay more for sugary drinks in oakland. the city council is considering a ballot measure that would add a tax of a penny an ounce. supporters say it would encourage people to drink healthier beverages and bring in money. if approved by the council, it wouldn't november ballot citywide. >>> -- it would be on the november ballot citywide. >>> co

. >>> a federal investigation is underway to decide whether the chancellor of uc davis violated university conflict of interest and ethics policies. the university president announced independent investigation was started last week into the conduct of chancellor linda cata he. the investigation will be led by former u.s. attorney melinda hage who is from san francisco. the chancellor was put on administrative leave last week amid allegations of misuse of the student funds. nepotism and trying to scrub online references to the controversial pepper spraying of protesters five years ago. >>> house speaker paul ryan said he is not yet ready to support donald trump as his party's nominee. >> i'm just not ready to do that at this point. i'm not there right now. and i hope to go. and i want to but i think what is required is that we unify this party. and i think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee. >> trump quickly responded saying he is not ready to support speaker ryan's agenda. the chairman of the republican party is trying to play go- be

the event at uc-davis is free and open to the public starting at 6:30 tonight. >>> researchers are learning more about what happens after a pregnant woman contracts the zika virus. scientists from the cdc studied cases in brazell. they say there's a 1% chance that an infected pregnant woman will have a child with birth defects and the risk is highest for women who contract zika in the early stages of pregnancy. >>> there's growing evidence the long-term use of some over- the-counter drugs may increase the risk of dementia. the medications include pain relievers, cold and allergy medicines and sleep aids. allen martin reports on the common ingredient to look for and the precautions you should take. it's a story you'll see only on "5" >>> reporter: >> so this is our family's pharmacy. >> reporter: crammed inside a drawer in her home -- >> this is everything we use on a somewhat regular basis. >> reporter: -- over-the- counter medications for colds, coughs and allergies. many include the antihistamine known as benadryl. >> everybody knows benadryl. benadryl is a mom's standby whether it's your

in fact, the title of the book "hard tomatoes hard time" comes from uc davis out there had respondeddell monte corporation wanted to get rid of farm workers. they wanted a tomato harvester mechanical so uc davis dutifully made one but then that machine crushed the tomatoes. uc davis teemed up with the university of florida and they combined a hard tomato that could withstand the machine. that's where those tomatoes that are forced upon us came from, they came from our tax dollars at work. and sure enough very quickly thousands of farm workers were out of business, 5,000 tomato growers in california were out of business, rural communities were hurt and food was turned into a mechanical substance. in fact, demarco went to the head of u.s. department of agriculture research operation. he was very proud of these tow mate toegs. my god, you can ship them clear across the country. they'll be in a bin for a month and you won't notice them. they're wonderful. well, i grew up in new jersey and we had those wonderful sweet tomatoes there and these don't seem to have quite the same taste. and h

in fact, the title of the book "hard tomatoes hard time" comes from uc davis out there had responded to del monte corporation wanted to get rid of farm workers. they wanted a tomato harvester mechanical so uc davis dutifully made one but then that machine crushed the tomatoes. uc davis teemed up with the university of florida and they combined a hard tomato that could withstand the machine. that's where those tomatoes that are forced upon us came from, they came from our tax dollars at work. and sure enough very quickly thousands of farm workers were out of business, 5,000 tomato growers in california were out of business, rural communities were hurt and food was turned into a mechanical substance. in fact, demarco went to the head of u.s. department of agriculture research operation. he was very proud of these tow mate toegs. my god, you can ship them clear across the country. they'll be in a bin for a month and you won't notice them. they're wonderful. well, i grew up in new jersey and we had those wonderful sweet tomatoes there and these don't seem to have quite the same taste. an

she was flown to the burn center at uc davis medical center. investigators here on scene with specially trained dogs to sniff for possible signs of arson. the mother said her and her husband had an argument before the fire. investigators looking to see if there is any connection between that dispute and the fire. a great deal of activity. you might be able to see that k- 9 unit out here as well. there is going to be a long day of investigating over of the course of the day. if you have been following our progress this morning, this morning we were closer to the home and we have been pushed back twice to accommodate more investigative vehicles and more investigators expected through the day in vallejo. >> christian, going on what you said the mother told investigators, do you know whether or not the investigators have talked to the father yet? >> reporter: that's one of the things we are working to determine exactly who they have talked to, how much they have talked to the father. they have talked to the mother. we are trying to track down all o

this is the first significant swarm we've seen like this in the bay area, only an expert from uc davis would say for sure they were african bees but the experts agree that this is the typical behavior of them. >> well, thank you, kate. certainly stay safe out there. >> good thing she had that suit on. for more information if you encounter aggressive bees go to kron4.com about how to stay safe. >>> a cyclist is healing tonight after a police officer hit him with his cruiser. we have the dashcam here, you can see the police car swerve and hit him in the bike lane. >> pretty hard too. we spoke with the victim and he says he has no ill-will towards him but is considering legal action. >> reporter: how are you nothing and. >> well i could be worse, basically a shin and back injury and a couple of bruised ribs. >> reporter: he says it might be a while before he can ride pain free. this camera shows you why. heading south on second street towards mission street, you can see him clearly riding when the officer merged and then goes left suddenly. >> i could see him pull out and he was right the

this proposal would extend the protections to students receiving athletic scholarships at uc davis, irvine, riverside, santa barbara and san diego. it goes to the full uc board of regents tomorrow. >>> a bay area giant is taking a stand tonight against payday loan companies. >> michael finney joins us with that and today's other consumer news. >> this is a huge win for consumer advocates. they've been working on this for a very long time. google announced it would no longer accept advertising for payday loans. consumer advocates don't like the loans because the interest rates are high and borrowers often get trapped in a cycle of paying for the same two-week loan month after month. the center for responsible lending praised the move and "the washington post" says the decision is the first time google has announced a global ban on ads from a broad category of financial products. >>> when you surf the web, your internet provider, mobile or land based, can and do follow you around. they use that information to place ads and potentially build a dossier about you. even if you delete cookies, so

he is already accepted to uc santa cruz and uc davis. he is receiving one of his three community college degrees. he's stacking them up there. he says he plans to become a doctor by age 18. he started community college at age 7. he was so young his mother had to attend classes with him. he thinks learning is fun. >> would you go to a doctor who was 18? >> depends on the kind of doctor. maybe brain surgery, probably not. that's amazing. >> 12 years old. >>> coming up. we investigate the housing situation. >> the people who live on welfare have no place to go. >> just ahead. investigative reporter goes undercover to expose what might be fueling those sky rocketing rent prices. >>> and a popular bakery known for burnt almond cake closes down after a fire. francisco.and many people are looking to earn some extra cash by renting out part of their home on a short-term basis. >>> rent prices are soaring in san francisco. many people are looking to earn a little extra cash by renting out their homes on a temporary basis. airbnb makes it look eas

. >> reporter: uc davis was dominate as a non-scholarship school.r he flunked out. he said the region system wide policy change is overdue. >> it should be across all universities. universities. >>> it is a nice thursday afternoon with mostly sunny skies. temperatures comfortable. lots of 80s showing up. antioch 84 degrees. cool spots near the coastline with pacifica and san francisco in the 50s. the climate is making a comeback. it has been low to mid 60s. we are seeing the temperature range widen. that happens towards june and july. highs today and satellite offshore. with the weather system it will not bring organized rainfall. there is a chance it could bring drizzle saturday morning. right now we traced in the surfaced winds in addition to the fog pattern. we have fog clinging to the san mateo coastline. it will expand in coverage. we have a good onshore breeze that will transport clouds back in the bay friday morning. san francisco 60 degrees. santa rosa in the upper 60s. 70s toward walnut creek and concorde. fair field 79 degrees. live camera

he has been accepted to uc santa cruz, uc davis. is video of him receiving one of his three clenl degrees. he plans to become a doctor by age of 18. the child prodigy started community college at the age of 7. his mom had to go to classes with him. he think learning is just fun. >> he's got three degrees and he's 12 years old. he will be a nobel laureate by the time he's 20? >>> have you seen this? chewbacca mom. >> she is having a good laugh. she is a stay at home mom in texas. last week she bought a chewbacca mask from her local kohl's store. this is the most viewed video ever. watched more than 130 million times. the world now knows her as chewbacca mom. kohl's gave her $2500 in gift cards and "star wars" toys for mentioning the store during her video and the mask sold out. >> i think it's funny the way the mouth opens and she was watching herself. >> she is just a wookie. >> sam brock. >> i haven't seen it yet. >> i haven't seen the latest one. >> get your darth vader mask going. >> let's take a live look at at&t park in san fra

was not afraid to ask questions as for five years at the ripe age of 12 he has been accepted to uc-davisnd received a recent scholarship to you santa cruz. >>reporter: he was to become a doctor and medical research and general shout to this is often thought to be all the his is an ordinary child a pledge of videogames not just microscopes he just likes to learn. >>grant lodes: the shallows in the summer thunderstorms pop and about where it math and as some fog rolling in on short ride on the sea breeze kicking in and carry some low clouds and fog of sfo renowned. >>reporter: 56 and " was some fault of the deficit is 63 degrees are less crowded skies into san francisco the sea breeze had been strong this easing was in the push will insure that would carry a lot of cloud over nine it will be an interesting stuff as we headed to tomorrow morning. >>reporter: not only that but we have snow on the high in mono lot of folks like to go camping at this time of year ahead in that direction be prepared this, but dropping to seven '. >>reporter: 221 to be below normal very mild '60s and 07 is in th

. >> uc davis water expert jay lund says the state is trying to strike a balance by allowing individual water districts to set their targets based on local rainfall and snow pack. >> the down side is if next year is dry, as dry as the last couple of years have been, then we'll probably have gone back and wished we had a lull more mandatory conservation. >> as the graphic shows, much of the state remains in a severe drought. watering golf courses in the desert and growing almonds for export is not a message of conservation. especially as california enters the dry season. >> overall people have done well and i would just, i wouldn't want to see that slacked off until we're far enough away from the drought. >> the new rule eliminates the governor's mandatory 25% statewide cut. yet some worry it could breed complacency and reopen regional conflicts as some are seen to squander water and others are forced to conserve it. >>> one of his former defense chiefs says president obama is doing semantic back-flips to try to avoid the truth about his military involvement in the middle east. we'll exp

>> the zika virus infection -- >> reporter: doctors from brazil at the center of zika joined top uc-davis doctors in a tech symposium exploring the question, what can we do to prevent a zika epidemic in the u.s.? chemical ecologists say the solution may be inside this secure lab. behind all these doors, the professor is breeding mosquitos in an effort to develop a new repellent to ward off the blood sucking insects. >> we can use these mosquitos before they -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he says the synthetic chemical deet is one of the most effective protections against it. the cdc says deet is safe even for young children and pregnant women. doctors worry about its bad reputation. >> the worst thing that we want to happen in an epidemic situation is people end up not using repellent and may end up harming themselves and contracting the disease. >> reporter: back at the symposium a man is paying close attention. his grandmother died after a long battle with another mosquito virus. >> tests come back you expect flu or some sort of illness but not west nile virus. >> reporter: he is stu

it's happening this evening at uc-davis.a experts from around the world will speak about the virus spread by mosquitos and talk about prevention tips. the event is free and open to the public. it starts at 6:30 tonight. >>> meanwhile, researchers are getting a better sense about what happens after a pregnant woman catches the zika. scientists looked at cases in northern brazil. there's a 1 to 14% chance that a woman will have a baby with a severe birth defect with zika virus. the risk is highest for women who get it early. >>> simla and other friends from the lion king were in hollywood yesterday. >> yes. they got a little help from the "late late show" host james corden. ♪[ music ] >> can you imagine being in that car seeing all of this? seth rogen and rose burn helped him put on songs from the lion king during the few seconds when people were allowed to walk and the crowd to watch and you might notice in the video look at there's seth rogen he played a tree. he said he was surprised by the performance but still would have

. >> former federal prosecutor will lead the investigation interest uc davis chance already with napolitanonce say the federal united states attorney will oversee the independent investigation in she violated conflict ofðics policy after revelations that she hired a company to bury reference to the 2011 people reference to the 2011 people more spray scandal afternoon >> in missouri a 130-year-old building topples and this is surveillance video from liberty, missouri, near kansas city. bricks and debris ran from the street and people ran out of the city hall to see what happened. no one was hurt, but the building was empty and undergoing volunteers. >> volunteers are going through hundreds of thousands of photos installed on mount tamalpais revealing surprising things about the wildlife living at the marin county landmark on the scene. a deer. gray fox. coyotes. bobcats. even a one eyed mountain lion. one image shows a coyote carrying a non, 160 volunteers are involved. >> now spectacular pictures like this of a high-rise condo in florida, but, wow, it does not step. whoa! >> it slammed i

park tore uc davis. trevor uc berkeley. should be a value dick attorney tie breaker. >> riding bike. >> solving a rubic cube under aw minute. >> mud wrestling. >> tick tack doe. >> game of wit there. >> how about the difficult year they all shaivrmentd every kid is exceptional. >> from lake county wayne friedman abc 7 news. >>> so true. >> yes. up next on 7 news at 9:00. ♪you lost that loving feeling ♪ . >> can you rehow many years ago tom cruise and fellow airmen belted out that song? >> anniversary of american classic. classic. that's next pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. more complete allergy relief. flon

vets at uc-davis came to the rescue but leah required major surgery. >> i said to him, well, do you think said, if your dog walks again it will be the biggest feat of my residency which was not a comforting statement. >> but these pictures are comforting. with surgery and physical therapy, leah can now stand on all fours and move her head. and she is slowly starting to walk. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell live at oracle arena. warriors playing tonight. if they can win tonight the series is over. coming up, the warriors have two mvps it turns out not just steph curry. and the giants go extra innings at at&t. those stories straight ahead. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to teach her how to you have good rebecca and in may seem like a good -- >>> you have good intentions and it may seem like a good idea to get your grandmother an ipad. who is going to teach her? this woman couldn't stand the thought of technology passing her grandmother by so she took matters into her own hands. ying ying got her ipad as a gift. >> my daughter's boyfriend gave it to me. >> you know why. >> oh!! i see. >> reporter: in trut

national group like citizens against legalizing marijuana, which points to studies like one out of uc davisat said regular users had more debts and cash flow problems as well as downward social mobile. so there is set to be a debate here. maybe in california. if voters do pass this, california would become the fifth state in the country to legalize recreational use of marijuana. >> thank you. >>> an alameda police officer and two others were hurt in a crash overnight t. police cruiser and the toyota crashed last night at lincoln and fifth streets. police say there were 24 hour people in that tobacco. all four are now in custody. the officer in the cruiser was taken to the hospital. we don't know the extent of the injuries. it is not clear what led up to that crash. >>> the sister of a man killed in berkeley three years ago pleading right now for help to bring his kill tore justice. 21-year-old alberto santana of fremont was shot and killed on mother's day in 2013 in grisly peak. today the sister is holding a press conference there. police are also expected to release a sketch of that suspec

. >>> an investigation is underway to determine whether the chancellor of uc davis violated university conflict of interest and ethics policies. california president janet napolitano announced an investigation was started last week into the conduct of chancellor, linda katehi. the investigation will be led by former u.s. attorney, linda katehi -- melinda haag who was from san francisco. she was put on administrative leave amid allegations of misuse of student funds, nepotism and trying to scrub online references to the controversial pepper spraying of protesters five years ago. >>> there are a lot of disappointed san jose sharks fans. their team lost a heartbreaker last night in triple overtime. janine de la vega joins us from san jose. >> reporter: the sharks are headed back here to san jose to play at the shark tank. they are looking to pull out a win in game 5 tomorrow. that was the goal that ended it last night. mike fisher gave the predators a 4-3 when and it ended the longest game of the 2016 postseason. the game went into triple overtime and it looks like the sharks were going t

taking college classes at the age of 7 now deciding between uc davis and uc santa cruz, now, he plans a doctor and medical researcher. >> wow. >> all right, let's say good morning to the facebook fan of the day, there she is, look how pretty show, miss wills said we make her day every day, and fox5 is like her fam >> rocking the red. also said we keep her laughing and she wakes up and goes to bed with fox5 news. we appreciate. that will your chance to be tomorrow's fan just leave comment below the picture on the facebook page. page. >> all right, she will be driving in that car with heroin dose down today? >> you mentioned this earlier. >> yes. >> sunglasses casino of day. >> oh,. >> do you know where your sunglasses are? >> no. >> maybe some of you do, maybe some of you don't. i know where mine are. >> 80 degrees today. sunny, 8 a tomorrow. sunny. few thunderstorms coming back in thursday, friday, with summer like pattern. upper 80s thursday, around 90 on friday, more humidity, too, and as we get into this holiday weekends, at least parts of it are nice. memorial day, not looking as

john garamendi will provide details of the big at uc-davis today. it will refinance interest rates for new and existing loans at 3.2% >>> all eyes on indiana as voters go to the polls to decide if the underdogs have any hope of becoming president. for insight on donald trump's odds and how much california will matter we turn to our washington insider marc sandalow. is this the last chance to "stop" donald trump? >> mathematically no. but michelle in terms of momentum, it is the stop trump movement based on two premises. first that there would be somebody who the party could rally around as an alternative and second that the republican party would somehow come to its senses and the not nominate -- and not nominate donald trump. john boehner called lucifer in the flesh. there's no alternative. if indiana gives donald trump even half of their votes today, it's clear that the idea that the gop would "come to their senses" isn't going to happen. if he wins in indiana today, certainly some are going to start talking about him being the presumptive nominee

she will be studying at uc davis next fall. is a product papa this morning. >>> a san francisco police officer is doing what he can to help a texas family take some of the paper out of car break- in. they were visiting the alamo square when their car was broken into. you can see how quickly this woman breaks the window, stealing bags from the van, including backpacks with stuffeddans they owned all their lives. officer sandon cheung said he could not forget talking to their afterwards, i saw how passionate he was to help his daughters and when i saw the daughters they were so sad about the loss of their dolls and i just felt, you know, i needed to do something for them. >> officer cheung scoured the web until he found a stuffed animal identical to the ones the girls lost. the father an air force pilot calls cheung a gentleman and credit to the uniform for going above and beyond for his girls. >> that's very important to little ones. >> oh, my goodness. >> my daughter doesn't have a certain thing when she goes to bed, forget abo

. >> uc davis water expert jay lund says the state is trying to strike a balance by allowing individual water districts to set their targets based on local rainfall and snow pack. >> the down side is if next year is dry, as dry as the last couple of years have been, then we'll probably have gone back and wished we had a lull more mandatory conservation. >> as the graphic shows, much of the state remains in a severe drought. watering golf courses in the desert and growing almonds for export is not a message of conservation. especially as california enters the dry season. >> overall people have done well and i would just, i wouldn't want to see that slacked off until we're far enough away from the drought. >> the new rule eliminates the governor's mandatory 25% statewide cut. yet some worry it could breed complacency and reopen regional conflicts as some are seen to squander water and others are forced to conserve it. >>> one of his former defense chiefs says president obama is doing semantic back-flips to try to avoid the truth about his military involvement in the middle east. we'll exp

>>> an update to a story about a 12-year-old sacramento boy who has a big decision make to go to uc davis or uc santa cruz. we introduced you to tanishq abraham two weeks ago when he was graduating high school. now he is earning three degrees from a community college and has been accepted to two uc schools. he was only seven years old when he started american river college. he plans to study -- >> i have hamburger in my mouth. i apologize. i want to become a doctor by the time he turns 18. >> blame it on the burger, sal. >>> according to a study, your selfies may not look great. it studied people who take selfies regularly and a group of people who don't. selfie takers perceive themselves as being more attractive and likable than other people do. the selfie takers like photos taken by themselves than photos taken by other people. >> interesting. >> i saw that they tend to be more vain and nsaist i can. >>> thank you for joining us. i am going to dive in and finish my burger right now. >> wait a minute! >> what are you doing? >> that's not fair. >> that's for you. nother break. wake up tho

and i had this completed by a professor at uc davis. >>>the snowpack is having its particular pack downward this year so the weather is looking good currently. upcountryof the numbers on the upper right are the ones to focus on here. they are more than the average annually at hetch hetchy the same is true for the bay area here as well for a bay area station. so, again this is a better than average year at the precipitation at the upcountry area and locally. >>> tuolomne water station if we have currently 800 acre-feet so we are just under completely full so we have a possibility of filling the entire system this year which again is a nice position to finally be in after these years of drought. >>>conservation people are continuing to observe. we had a hot spell a couple of weeks ago where actually the demand jumped up to 2015 levels and if we saw 2015 levels this year i think particularly eric would be happier because that would enforce something right now so the waters have come back down and people are getting concerned and that is tr

>>terisa estacio: we have and the mom being treated at uc- davis medical center a teenage boy was hurten out here going on with it inside of the house trying to trace the stores which spoke of a recession saw the mom running out and she was badly hurt. >>terisa estacio: they're not giving this money be tilt with no special trained dogs are out here this morning trying to pinpoint where this fire started. >>mark d: he said he refers trip with the slow pace of his can see a more what missing in march of 2012 and went to school should never shut up her bus stop her body has never been found he wasn't arrested after police said they found her dna in his vehicle. >>darya f: today he sent to a court for a plea hearing and also his attorney he was arraigned on two felony counts of child molestation and also mr. minutes talking than jennifer's two counts stem from an as sexual abuse of a kron 4 news to go in san jose what he was off doing i handy just to presence at the mountain of evidence pointing to a sudden and dramatic catastrophe is itself a submarine to the mediterranean as what to join

he was transferred from uc davis to kaiser permanente in roseville, where he was declared brain dead.e determination of brain death, it's not a simple yes or no." >> reporter:his parents, are fighting to keep him alive. >>"israel. you gotta stop fooling everybody. how long is it gonna take huh? >> reporter:this is the moment they say they knew he wasn't brain dead. >>"do it one more time? there you go" >> reporter:here it is a different time, what appears to be a slight flinch to his mom's tickles. >>"it's a natural instinct that tells me he's still there. he's very responsive to my voice and my touch, dad's voice, dad's touch." >> reporter:the hospital conducted a set the movement you see in this video is not uncommon. >>"it can look like twitches, muscle contractions but unfortunately, those are just reflexes. they're not coming from the brain because in brain death, there's a cease of function and unfortunately, it's irreversible." >> reporter:but israel's parents are holding onto hope.waiting to hear this little voice once again. >>"if it was your child, what would you do? we're a

the idea of hornless cows that uc-davis is working on. they used this genetic technology that will come up tonight called crisper 9. and there's a variety of ways this is kind of popping up in our agriculture. how can we make our animals convenient for the industrial farming that we do? we think a lot about animals as biomedical models. it's important to know how we are treating animals. so i want to talk a little bit of the history of fixing life and this is something with the new editing tools, these are new on the scene in the last three years, they are cheaper, they're quicker and easier to use and a lot of people have wondered if we have the capacity to now modify a lot of organisms, should we do it with humans, should we do it before they're born in maybe the same met -- metaphor before the cow? what he's basically saying, you know, as oppose the sterilizations, the way we segregated people that we didn't want away from society, now we are able to do this and now seemingly sterile mocular level. and he's also bringing the point that

the idea of hornless cows that uc-davis is working on.they used this genetic technology that will come up tonight called crisper 9. and there's a variety of ways this is kind of popping up in our agriculture. how can we make our animals convenient for the industrial farming that we do?

in the mother was ill and get out and she did suffer severe burns and she's a uc-davis medical centerhe died in the fire. now police are looking for him. many people knew the fighter boy and said he was a great kid and full of energy and and forcefully many of them also knew his father. the authorities find a father and catching some. >>: want to get him. we have the boy in our hearts. right now we are praying for justice. we want to see justice. we believe in our law enforcement. we believe that they're going to catch him. what is and then in the dark he could run but you can never hide. >> jackie: right now please do not know what or where schumacher is. they hope that the summit outcome of the tet. they do say that he is armed and dangerous and do not approach. looking for any information to break this case as soon as we get new information for the vallejo police department we will pass along. >> darya: learning more about the shooting that happen the interstate 580 in richmond. police are investigating the shooting happened sunday and say it was rage. two drivers were on interstat

and [inaudible] we par pisitate in the [inaudible] or easter per aid and columbus day per aid and uc davis parade and got number 1. i wish you pay attention and find out why we were rejected by the cherry blossom per aid. i wish you can help us to find the opportunity so more people can see our parade and understand the beauty. thank you, next speaker, please. >> [waiting for translation] >> in april during the japan choun chair ablossom parade there were dozen of parade units and approved our application and practiced a long time. a few minutes before the parade without a clear reason we were told we could not join the parade. at that time all the parade team walked past us and looking at us in a strange way. at that time i feel very very sad. [inaudible] i was very weak when i was young. i had to go to hospital to take injection and medicine. in 2003 i was really sick and cannot find a cure. i started to practice in [inaudible] in a few days i was able to recover so i have been sickness since then to today. [inaudible] also cure my depression so i use principles which is truth, compassio

she will be studying music composition and chemistry at uc davis next fall. >>> the warriors win andc10 ktvu "mornings on 2: the 9". j?j?j7 >>> an egyptair flight does appears off the radar. >>> the warriors even up the series as the sharks prepare for game three. we are joined live with ktvu sports anchor jason applebaum. >>> imagine keeping a piece of clothing for 30 years. we are talking to a fashion designer who is fighting against fast fashion and guarantees his products for three decades. >>> and look out across the bay on this thursday morning at the golden gate bridge. a little chill in the air compared to earlier this week. that's just kind of how we roll right here in our microclimate. welcome to "the 9". alongside sal castaneda, gasia mikaelian, i am mike mibach. the big story we are covering this morning, an egyptair jetliner crashing into the mediterranean. it does not appear anyone has survived. >> there is word they may have spotted debris from the plain. >> a greek official says searchers saw pieces of white and red plastic and two life jackets in the area where a

ahead we'll tell you the test by uc davis researchers aimed the keeping it from spreading. >>> plus, that company is saying about it this morning. >>> taking a look at the opening bell from earlier this morning, trading has been underway for about two hours and the markets are down again. remember we had that rough day yesterday. here we are at 8:26. dow is down by one quarter of one percent. s&p down by a third. nasdaq down one full percent. >>> the number of americans applying for unemployment insurance is growing. that's up 20,000 from the week before. it's also the highest level we have seen since february of last year. economist call the report surprising and decision -- disappointing. >>> we are going to check the stock in a second here. we know that gap's stock dropped sharply tuesday and wednesday as it continued to report declining sales. >>> a company in the united kingdom has changed its policy after a female worker was sent home for wearing flats instead of heels. sky news reports the british temp agency had a policy that required women to wear two to four inch heels. she

and [inaudible] we par pisitate in the [inaudible] or easter per aid and columbus day per aid and uc davis parade and got number 1. i wish you pay attention and find out why we were rejected by the cherry blossom per aid. i wish you can help us to find the opportunity so more people can see our parade and understand the beauty. thank you, next speaker, please. >> [waiting for translation] >> in april during the japan choun chair ablossom parade there were dozen of parade units and approved our application and practiced a long time. a few minutes before the parade without a clear reason we were told we could not join the parade. at that time all the parade team walked past us and looking at us in a strange way. at that time i feel very very sad. [inaudible] i was very weak when i was young. i had to go to hospital to take injection and medicine. in 2003 i was really sick and cannot find a cure. i started to practice in [inaudible] in a few days i was able to recover so i have been sickness since then to today. [inaudible] also cure my depression so i use principles which is truth, compassio

and [inaudible] we par pisitate in the [inaudible] or easter per aid and columbus day per aid and uc davis parade and got number 1. i wish you pay attention and find out why we were rejected by the cherry blossom per aid. i wish you can help us to find the opportunity so more people can see our parade and understand the beauty. thank you, next speaker, please. >> [waiting for translation] >> in april during the japan choun chair ablossom parade there were dozen of parade units and approved our application and practiced a long time. a few minutes before the parade without a clear reason we were told we could not join the parade. at that time all the parade team walked past us and looking at us in a strange way. at that time i feel very very sad. [inaudible] i was very weak when i was young. i had to go to hospital to take injection and medicine. in 2003 i was really sick and cannot find a cure. i started to practice in [inaudible] in a few days i was able to recover so i have been sickness since then to today. [inaudible] also cure my depression so i use principles which is truth, compassio

this idea of hornless cows which uc-davis is working on. they use this new editing technology called crisper cast 9. one of the things they have been doing in agriculture is like we cut off the horns of a cow while they're living because it makes less likely they will gore farmers. what if we could sort of make this easier and less painful for the cows. we're actually genetically modify cows to not have horns. there is variety of ways popping up in big agriculture. how do we make animals more convenient for industrial farming we do. we think a lot about animals as biomedical models in medicine. i think it is really important how are we treating animals and treating various life forms? is there sort of precursor to how we're treating humans down the line? so, i want to talk about a little bit of eugenics history of fixing life. . long history of trying to engineer life in, what is basically saying is as opposed to sort of the sterilizations or the way the segregated people we didn't want world's vulnerable, away from society we are able to d

and [inaudible] we par pisitate in the [inaudible] or easter per aid and columbus day per aid and uc davis parade and got number 1. i wish you pay attention and find out why we were rejected by the cherry blossom per aid. i wish you can help us to find the opportunity so more people can see our parade and understand the beauty. thank you, next speaker, please. >> [waiting for translation] >> in april during the japan choun chair ablossom parade there were dozen of parade units and approved our application and practiced a long time. a few minutes before the parade without a clear reason we were told we could not join the parade. at that time all the parade team walked past us and looking at us in a strange way. at that time i feel very very sad. [inaudible] i was very weak when i was young. i had to go to hospital to take injection and medicine. in 2003 i was really sick and cannot find a cure. i started to practice in [inaudible] in a few days i was able to recover so i have been sickness since then to today. [inaudible] also cure my depression so i use principles which is truth, compassio