in san francisco at pier15, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> tonight at 6:30 we will show you even more when abc7 presents more to explore. the making of the new exploratorium. anchor dan ashley is going to be hosting the half-hour special with an exclusive inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening day is wednesday, april 17th. >> well, frances dinglasan is here. i see her look at her last-minute details there, preparing that accuweather forecast. >> that's right. we are going to gear up for windy conditions. i looked at some of the windiest witnesses over the last 24 at sfo and burlingame. we had 40, 50 mile-an-hour winds yesterday. it will be breezy again today with clear skies and sunshine. i'll have all the details coming up. >> thank you, frances. also coming up, san francisco gets readily to hold the city's second sunday streets of the year. we will tell you where you >> new this morning a special benefit concert called sing fourth america take place tonight at san francisco's palace of fine arts. it is to singers what a marathon is to runners. it's a chance to raise

wayne freedman, "abc 7 news". >> larry: thank you for joining us abc news at 4:00.abc 7 news" at 5:00 begins with cheryl and dan. >> cheryl: now at 5:00, man accused of mayhem in a san jose walmart. his mother gives "abc 7 news" insight on her son. >> dan: back on the job, a story of resilience. journey from critical condition at the hospital to back on the fire line in san jose. >> i'm sandhya patel, last of the showers are now. i'll let you know when the next storm is moving in coming up. >> dan: this is the man san jose police say drove his car into walmart and started attacking customers. he is hamid zaid. >> big question this evening is why? for answers we have team coverage with mark matthews at san jose walmart. david louie is family home in sea sied. mark, let's begin with you. >> reporter: you never know it from looking at the store right now, except for those wooden doors that are now up over where the glass doors were. yesterday, there was pandemonium scene, this guy racing around the parking lot in his oldsmobile cutlass he hit cars and driving right thr

but as wayne freedman learned, there are much more than movies at stake. it's a way of life. >> along river road in sonoma county you will begin reading about it for miles away. one sign leads to another and then one more atop this strange winkly score gated world war two military surface quonset hut that seems to have no place until you enter the darkness and your eyes adjust and your brain takes it all in. >> it's a rusted old campbell soup can on its side. >> even andy warhol would have liked it. >> this is 1995. the highest flood was right at the top of this line here. right up there. that's 1986. >> and maybe now you can appreciate the mixed emotions that retired firefighterrer don feels about that for sale sign sitting outside. >> you don't want to sell? >> i don't, but i can't figure out any other way to not to work, my wife and i, for twelve hours a day. >> it's been a form of multi-task on the smallest level. in the daytime they run a cafe in the back. >> how long have you guys been married? >> 35 years. >> you talk together all the time? >> no. [

. >> abc 7 news wayne freedman got a look at the new digs and is live with more for us. hi, wayne. >> this is pier 15 here, impossible not to have a hands on a place as visual and as unassuming as this. >> san francisco new exploratorium they're all about balance. not only physical but also intellectual one. >> i think everybody has to rekindle their curiosity. >> tom rockwell is the director of exheb yits. here, new digs on pier 14. >> i would like to believe we brought about 400 exhibits with us. and have brought older exhibits. >> it's been a $300 million project. today, the press had a go at the place. maybe it's only natural there are moments when we forgot we're working. this large convex mirror but any tv reporter in front of a mirror he's likely to get distracted. but disoriented?. >> does that look like my hand going through you? >> here, it n.three, reflections look like holograms. a trick of physics. before taking possession of the mirror, pilots used to use to it train. >> don't drop it. believe me, be careful. >> there is only one. >> now, it has new digs in

. >> those hoping to land a job, the new casino going to open this year and abc 7 news wayne freedman explains it will soon be one of the biggest employers in the county its not so little casino. a project rising from fields and still raising tempers among some. >> a lot of neighbors are against it. we just gave up because we can't fight it anymore. >> it's raising hope many many in the unemployed. people like wendel white laid off from a job he held for 30 years. >> it's hard to get that one spot. have you to be the one they're looking for so just kind of take chances. >> the tribe used jobs as a selling point and expect tomorrow ploy 2,000 people. >> i feel like it would be a great opportunity to get into something new. >> the tribe making good on promise of jobs. >> the tribe worked hard to bring this to where sit today. i look forward to hiring 2000 people and putting them to work. >> they would prefer to hire tribal members and residents first but expect applicants from across california and other states. >> look looking for friendly people that understand hospitality if you've n

wayne freedman has the coverage. >> we like to say every person has a story.rs arrived from san francisco international airport today only one story mattered in so many different versions. >> loud loom. >> two block as head. >> thought it's a cannon. >> people started to run one way. emts going another way. no one knew what is going on. >> you see snok smoke. you know there is chaos. >> there is no getting away from them. after flying across a continent. >> this is pretty emotional. an 8-year-old boy, they came out and watched and knowing that that could have been my family. >> san francisco international airport probably never looked better, baggage claim quiet. travel yefrs more patient. their memories of the day should have ended in triumph now changed. >> i don't know what to say. i don't know. just awful. so dark. and so horrible for someone to think of doing such a thing. it's just heart breaking. >> i'm scared. >> scared vulnerable. >> what is the first thing you do when you go snom. >> hug my kids. >> if you weren't in boston, maybe you did. from sfo,

in monte rio, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >> it's called rambo at the rio and begins at 3:00.ls on this online are on abc7news.com under see it on tv. >>> coming up next, a rebound in bay area real estate. what the laws of supply and demand have done the value to of your home. live look outs, this is from our exploratorium cam. you can see the skyline and bay bridge, it's grey out >>> after five years of declining home values, bay area housing market is finally coming back. take a look at this map compiled by zillo. the areas in red, they are still hurting. home prices as much as 66% lower than peak values but a strong come back in the green zone. san francisco, parts of the peninsula, like san carlos and palo alto and areas of the south bay such as los gatos. laura anthony with more. >> this three bedroom home is about to go on the market. don't expect it to stay there very long. if recent activity is any indication, this house will sell fast and well over the asking price. >> this house here, it's like 975. we're expecting they will receive numerous offers. >> this house cou

in montereo, wayne freedman. >> tomorrow's show is called rambo at the rio. the musical begins at 3:00. details for this and the online fundraiser are on abc7news.com under "see it on tv." we wish them all the best of luck. what a neat place. the weather, not so dazzling this morning. not yet. >> you are right. the marine about 1100 feet. the view from mt. tam, you see the low clouds. this visibility is good, though, and we are looking at sunshine peeling back the fog and bringing warmer temperatures. i'll tell you how warm when we come back. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, a playoff thriller at oracle arena with steph cu >> welcome back, 6:47 on this saturday morning u might want to stay inside a little while longer and wait until some of this gray lifts. >> and once it does we will warm up. we will still have the sea breeze but it won't be as pronounced as yesterday. the sun was up at 6:18 and setting 7:58. with a little bit of fog tonight, it should be pretty nice for this evening because the fog is going to take a little time in coming back. it will clear

and fresh off another world series champ championship fans are pumped and wayne freedman is live tonight. nothing like opening day. >> there is nothing like opening day. their they're looking forward to the season but looking back at last year. home opening day if you're fortunate you know this drill. the traffic. the food. the long line at java house. you know costumes. >> i think they're ordered this from china. >> you know outrageousness it will be two years in july. >> you know big crowds, green grass. hope springing eternal. you've heard this before. >> everything is hopeful. and new. and everybody has a chance. >> the giants had a good chance too look back, then, up. they raised world series championship banner. waits a moment. that is an understatement. >> it was incredible. >> and now you're looking at the game that ended a while ago but these are fans and waiting for giants players to least parking lo. as every player does leave the parking lot he received a curtain call. they're going to be here for a while. >> those came out for the opener found parking hard to come by. the lo

some talked with abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman at san francisco international airport. they came home unharmed but felt scarred by the tragedy. >> just chaos there. and just everybody -- just everybody wanted to get out, get home. >> is your life different today? >> yes. you just never know. day-to-day. >> oim a cancer survivor. every day is a gift. it just reminded me, every day is a gift. >> most rubbers who spoke with wayne said they might race again next year. >> there are extra police patrols outside san francisco city hall today but not just because of yesterday's bombing. that was part of it. officers with bomb-sniffing dogs checking cans and cars for anything sus spishus, this security was also for an israeli flag raising later tt day to celebrate israel's 65th birthday that. was cancelled when the president ordered flags flown at half staff. city crews quickly lowered flags around civic center plaza. >> something else to think b security for san francisco biggest foot race is a growing concern tonight. organizers talked with mark math use who joins us from the

. >> and wayne freedman begin was the ballpark. wayne? >> four teams into a 162 game season. if you believe that, you've never seen opening day at at and t park. you've been there and lived it. in this sea, baseball is back. begin with a burger. >> how many will you sell today some. >> a lot it took bribery. >> i think they're ordering this from china. >> bring lots of money, too. did we mention how san francisco's metered parking around the stadium now tops out at $7 an hour? >> is that is too much per hour, minimum wage is only $8 an hour, right sf. >> yes. parking is bear. pier 30-32 used to be a place to park now warriors putting they're rena there. all is bad news for the people in this car. >> we ran out of gas. >> you ran out of gas? >> as a good wife i'll say i ran out of gas. >> on this day, the one when hope springs eternal. >> we wanted to make the world go around, here. >> for keith, a guy most of us never meet. >> he's here. >> a guy who has in the missed a game in four years but might see every third pitch. >> i was here when matt cane had a perfect game. a thro

. $300 million in san francisco, pier 15, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> thank you. it is world class. and this weekend you can get an extended preview when abc 7 presents a look at san francisco's newest treasure, you can see it sunday at 6:30. >> a richmond man is celebrate whaeg calls his greatest accomplishment. today, the 36-year-old became a u.s. citizen. he says this is his proudest moment. he says he is excited for the future. >> i should go to climb again being a american citizen. i will do that anyway. it's in my blood. >> he hopes to use a climbing background to open a travel business here bringing mountain climbers to the him layas. >> looks like more debris from japan tsunami wash add shore on this side of the pacific. a 20 foot boat discovered on a beach near crescent city over the weekend. researchers who provided these pictures have examined the boat and say the barn cells have been growing for a year and have traced writing on the boat to a high school in the tsunami zone. >> a baby seal rescued today from the wetlands of palo alto, discovered by a c

wayne freedman is live with reaction. >> brooklyn basin. we're south of jack london square. there it is. that is by the port of oakland. it's the type of project with investors prefer. imagine 200,000 square foot of retail space. the signature group managed to get the project approved but that is before the markets went south. now, the developer has a major commitment from investors to help fund the project. you might wonder why it took foreign money to get this done. jean kwan seemed frustrated with american lenders. >> the country needs the housing. and they need the housing and i'm thankful for the chinese investment. >> spoken diplomaticly. beyond this project oakland has a long list from a baseball stadium to an expansion at the airport. they're hoping to break ground next spring and have it finished in maybe six, seven, or eight years. >> wayne, thank you very much. >> still to come here tonight a 12-year-old boy honored for his here yolk yoeics. >> tonight how free market forces may have a bigger impact on gun sales than any law in washington could. >> why months late

but as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman learned there are more than just movies at stake here. along river road you'll begin reading about it from miles away. one sign leads to another z then, one more atop this strange world war ii hut that could seem to have no rightful place around here until you enter darkness. >> they think it's just old campbell's soup can. >> a soup can andy warhol would have liked. it's a story of movies and california this, community. >> this is 1995. highest at the top of the line here and that is 1986. >> maybe now, you can appreciate the mix don shatner feels about the signs outside. >> you don't want to sell? >> i don't. i can't figure out how not to work my wife and i for 12 hours per day its been a form of multi tasking on the smallest town level. daytime they run a catch yeah in the back. >> how long have you been married?. >> 35 years. >> so you're together all the time? >> no. >> if others can't help long faces once in a while it's because the root of the problems begin 15 steps up on the second floor. welcome to the engine room of the operati

wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news is teeming up for a hire event tomorrow and they're looking to fill 300 jobs from engineering to retail and education. >> in washington temperatures rose on a hearing on immigration reform and criticize add tempts to delay action on immigration bill. >> i say that those pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston as a -- i would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months per year. >> i never satisfied sedz that. >> i didn't say did you. >> i didn't say you did, sir. >> i didn't say that. >> i last week says the boston bombings raised gaps. and the white house announced the president and first lady who live in texas and the devastated community of west. there are signs of recovery after the explosion, school back in session for the first time and the explosion leveled homes and businesses 14 people were killed and 11 emergency responders and 200 others were injured. >> an oregon man accused of using his infant son as an human shield over the weekend. police tried to arrest him on saturday. he then jumped a fence a

but as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman learned there are more than just movies at stake here.long river road you'll begin reading about it from miles away. one sign leads to another z then, one more atop this strange world war ii hut that could seem to have no rightful place around here until you enter darkness. >> they think it's just old campbell's soup can. >> a soup can andy warhol would have liked. it's a story of movies and california this, community. >> this is 1995. highest at the top of the line here and that is 1986. >> maybe now, you can appreciate the mix don shatner feels about the signs outside. >> you don't want to sell? >> i don't. i can't figure out how not to work my wife and i for 12 hours per day its been a form of multi tasking on the smallest town level. daytime they run a catch yeah in the back. >> how long have you been married?. >> 35 years. >> so you're together all the time? >> no. >> if others can't help long faces once in a while it's because the root of the problems begin 15 steps up on the second floor. welcome to the engine room of the operation

. >> those hoping to land a job, the new casino going to open this year and abc 7 news wayne freedmanxplains it will soon be one of the biggest employers in the county its not so little casino. a project rising from fields and still raising tempers among some. >> a lot of neighbors are against it. we just gave up because we can't fight it anymore. >> it's raising hope many many in the unemployed. people like wendel white laid off from a job he held for 30 years. >> it's hard to get that one spot. have you to be the one they're looking for so just kind of take chances. >> the tribe used jobs as a selling point and expect tomorrow ploy 2,000 people. >> i feel like it would be a great opportunity to get into something new. >> the tribe making good on promise of jobs. >> the tribe worked hard to bring this to where sit today. i look forward to hiring 2000 people and putting them to work. >> they would prefer to hire tribal members and residents first but expect applicants from across california and other states. >> look looking for friendly people that understand hospitality if you've nev

here's reporter wayne freedman with a preview. >> put a tv news reporter in front of a mirror and watch what happens, especially if it's a convex mirror reflecting back in three dimensions. >> that is really weird. >> it also reflects sound? >> yes. the same place faces blow up opt optically, you can whisper into each other's head. >> so against our tour. we met michael brown irrigating a blackberry bush growing on a 330-year-old tree stump in the east wing. he likes the new place. >> a lot more space and an opportunity to try things on a larger scale. >> so you were cramped in the old space? >> we outgrew that place probably about ten years ago. >> it has three times the space than at the palace of fine arts. new exhibits, mixed with old, classics like the pendulum. once started in motion, no one has been able to stop it in 30 years. >> why won't it stop? >> because it has super bearings in there. friction-less bearings. so once you put any energy into it, it keeps going and going and going. >> the subtle attraction would be science, naturally, or maybe we should say natural science. t

here's reporter wayne freedman with a preview. >> put a steve news reporter in front of a mirror and what happens, especially if it's a convex mirror reflecting back in three dimensions. >> that is really weird. >> it also reflects sound? >> yes. the same place faces blow up opt particularly, you can whisper into each other's head. >> so against our tour. we met michael brown irrigating a blackberry bush growing on a 330-year-old tree stum in the east wing. he likes the new place. >> a lot more space and an opportunity to try things on a larger scale. >> so you were cramped in the old space? >> we outgrew that place probably about ten years ago. >> it has three times the space than at the palace of fine arts. old things mixed with new. what started in motion, no one has been able to stop it in 30 years. >> why won't it stop? >> because it has super bearings in there. so once you put any energy into it, it keeps going and going and going. >> the subtle attraction would be science, naturally, or maybe we should say natural science. the goal? to open people's eyes and minds without inti