zach fuentes explains. ach: views like this are one many reasons people come to visit the bay area. but for many years, this hasn't been open to the public. now that is set to change. >> 2, 3. zach: the property has under private ownership for years, but was transferred to san mateo county in 2020. the construction process will make the beach property what officials call an environmentally responsible public access park. >> it's almost unheard of to take a property like this and make it a public park for the enjoyment of the public. zach: the director of san mateo county parks says the design for the space creates three levels that will offer unique experiences. >> we look forward to people stopping by, taking in the views, the ocean at the upper bluff. we are looking forward to people having picnics and enjoying the california coast at the mid bluff. if you are looking for that classic california coastal experience, you can go to the beach and enjoy a mile of sandy beach and some great surf. zach: of proper

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has more. zach: with only weeks left in office, the san jose mayor is doubling down on a proposed ordinance he said would improve community safety. >> i am preparing -- am requiring that any my check of any's report sexual assault. and to fully inform survivors of their choices about whether to support -- to report their victimization and how to best access services. zach: the proposal is backed by the santa clara county district attorney, who says talks with rideshare companies about the ordinance started months ago. >> their absence of engagement was disheartening. their refusal to move from their position was disappointing. their automatic rejection of even a suggested pilot project was extremely dissatisfying and dangerous. zach: we reached out to uber, who say survivors content police -- contacting police is their choice to make. they say to say that uber somehow misleads survivors is categorically false. we have talked openly about these issues and led the industry to disclosed detailed da

reporter: in the south bay, zach fuentes, abc 7 news.ama: still ahead, reports elon musk has transformed some offices at twitter headquarters into motel style bedrooms. now the department is investigating. dan: plus celebrating 50 years of the transamerica pyramid. a look at the history and how it will be ♪ by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ama: san francisco's department has launched an investigation into twitter after forbes reported elon musk converted some twitter headquarters conference rooms in a makeshift -- into makeshift bedrooms. san francisco officials received a complaint that several offices were turned into motel rooms for employees. the departmen

zach fuentes has more on the effort to close the wage gap. >> equal pay for equal work! ch: it is a call made with dozens of latinas. she says she applied for a job within a financial firm but was passed up and had to train the person who did get it. she found out there was a pay disparity during that process. >> it came out very organically. my training this young man, a caucasian young man. he was brand-new, even less experienced than i was. zach: she says she went to her boss and demanded to be paid more. he turned her down and she gave him a letter of resignation. >> i had a 24% increase in my pay by the next day. zach: the latina coalition of silicon valley marking december8 at latina equal pay day. >> now months in comparison to their white male counterparts to make the same amount of money that a white male would make in a year. that is a huge pay disparity. zach: the loss is more than $46,000 per year according to a report by a nonprofit organization. hope for change may be on the way in california. starting next year, a bill will require wage transparency, requir

abc7news reporter zach fuentes spoke with business owners and local leaders about the work being done more customers. >> this is one o unique neighborhoods filled with small businesses like restaurants, bakeries and clothing stores, all eddie to take on as many customers this holiday season as they can get. >> she owns menswear and says she has high hopes this holiday season. she tells us in spanish that they hope to sell a lot this holiday season and they think and have faith that they will. of at the end of the day, how small businesses do depends on the support of the community, especially with the major competition they face from some of the biggest shopping centers in the bay area. >> many of us go to the big stores to buy those products but we need to remember that the character in our communities are here at the small businesses. >> a six-week cam holidays san jose has been working to shine a spotlight on that fact. neighborhoods in the city are highlighted in this map, showing spots ideal for holiday shopping. >> over 19,600 in san jose, businesses that their owners live in ou

zach fuentes has the latest on the investigation. this is the north san jose neighborhood where the shooting happened on october 2nd the santa clara county district attorney's office just filed the complaint this week against the suspect 66 year old mark henry waters who is white according to the da the victim was a 21 year old black man police reports. we obtained at the santa clara county courthouse say the victim was renting a room through airbnb at this home across the street from the suspect the san jose police officer who took the victim statement reported that he said he was going to save way to get some udon noodles and juice he went on to say that when he went out he crossed the street and before he was even on the other side of the road the suspect approached him and shot him when he saw the gun he turned and tried to run behind a car but was shot before he could make it police say it was the suspect water so called 911 the police report also detailed what he told officer saying the victim walked toward him. he thought that

zach fuentes, abc 7 news. >> keep track of the storms and wet weather with the abc 7 news app.where you stream. >> airlines are blaming the weather for thousands of delayed flights. if you got stranded by your airline, what can you do? >> michael finney keeps track of all of these things and he is here now. >> we were talking about this at 5:00, to get compensated for delays, the airline must be at fault. if your flight is delayed by weather, you're entitled to no compensation at all. but what about your luggage? if your luggage is lost, you're owed as much as $3800 for a domestic flight and $1850 for an international one. you have to prove that you lost what you lost and some high-value items are not included depending on the airline. if your luggage is just delayed, the airlines do have to help you out. >> if the airline mishandled your luggage and it separates you from your luggage, passengers are entitled to some compensation for out-of-pocket expenses such as for toiletries they may need to purchase or items of clothing they may need to purchase. >> once your luggage final

zach fuentes monitored the announcement and has more on what it means. silicon valley is known as the hub of technology and innovation, but internet connectivity leaves a lot to be desired, a fact highlighted during the pandemic, when images like this from california caught attention worldwide. two young girls in salinas doing their schoolwork outside of a taco bell, because that was where they could get wi-fi. an engineering professor says it is still a problem many of his college-age students face when he is lecturing remotely. >> five or six of them will get disconnected and come back and send a private message, i'm sorry, my internet is not working, i'm using my phone to get access, the wi-fi is really bad. all of these things, and i keep asking myself, how come we are in an area where we have this high tech and i still have students who are really struggling with something like that. that's not fair. zach: the complaints span generations and populations. this group of senior citizens and disabled activists took to the streets, demanding wi-fi. relief

right now, zach fuentes. >> thanks so much per it such a mess. all three of the bay area has big airports are dealing with the fallout from southwest mass cancellation. the luggage continues to stack up at sfo. take a look. the airport has had 54 flight cancellations in the past when he four hours according to the website, flight wear. southwest has now canceled more than 1000 flight since christmas in san francisco, oakland, and san jose. about 13,000 last two days around the country. they plan a reduced schedule for the next few days. the airport has had more than hundred 30 cancellations in the past when he four hours. the bulk of those cancellations are once again, southwest flights. >> southwest airline ground worker say the airline made unreasonable demands on them during the meltdown. the president of their union spoke with members of congress. melanie woodrow has the story. >> at -- as southwest air works to recover from a nightmare, when the weather started happening we started dealing with the. we started having issues. >> randy is pres

zach fuentes has more on what is being done to capture the current rain and the calls for continued conservation. >> the storms the bay area has been faced with have not been easy to navigate. amid flooding and other hazards, pg&e says the wind has caused significant outages. >> we want our customers to prepare for any outages because the storm system is not the only one we are going to see this week. cracked even though it has been dangerous and damaging in some cases, experts say the storm and future ones are a good sign. >> is the kind of day we hope to get every winter. long dry spells, making critical to continue conserving. >> a message echoed by santa clara county. >> even having when you're above average rainfall is not going to get us out of the current situation we are in. the data that supports that if you look at reservoirs, they are still only a 90%. >> clara county has been doing a good job with conservation. the hope is that residents keep it up. even if we have a better ring year. work is being done to much rain as possible. we have multiple reservoirs all throughout the county.

abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes is live at the airport. the bay area airport most impacted by the meltdown. >> it has been a mess. what is the situation like tonight? >> it is a lot of the much quieter right now than it would normally be. there are stacks of luggage just waiting to be reunited with their owners and i want to show you the monitors putting a visual to all of the cancellations you just talked about. the majority of the cancellations are southwest, that is confirmed by the san jose international spokesperson here. delays, almost every one of those are southwest airline flights. things have calmed down a little bit in terms of the ticket counters, one of the busiest spots this afternoon has been the rental car center. it has been a last resort for many passengers. greg mcmurray and his family, like many others, are caught in the chaos caused by southwest delays and cancellations. his daughter visiting for christmas was supposed to fly out tuesday. >> at the last minute southwest call us and said the flight was canceled, so we a

zach fuentes got to meet and dance with the boy getting so much attention. williams tearing up the stage at the elementary school winter concert. >> i just started dancing when i was feeling the vibe. >> jaden may sound soft-spoken, but anything but shy. a move for the cameras the second we asked him. >> you did not learn this in elementary school. >> the concert that made his dance moves viral happened before school let out for winter break. he says he could not wait for it. >> i was so excited to do that. i would say to my music teacher, when is it going to start? i was so happy. >> that is spreading across thousands. something neither he or his family expected. >> the mother actually posted on her instagram, they took off. >> it is going viral. >> jaden seems to find happiness and excitement in every activity does for his artwork. >> to playing and watching sports. >> his dad says his son danci talent and presence has been there and all of his eight years. >> he's been like that since he started walking. a friend's house, parties, he's always -- grabs the

. >> i am zach fuentes, o south bay reporters at abc 7.f the most memorable stories for me was the story of the kidnapping of baby brandon, the three month old baby kidnapped from his family's apartment when his grandmother was unloading groceries. a was seen with home surveillance walking in and out of the apartment. the story went national, and for 20 hours the baby's whereabouts was not known. it was beautiful to see the community come together and sharing those news of the images. one of the most beautiful parts of the story was that baby brandon was you -- reunited with his family. a little older now and such a sweet baby. his kidnappers needed guilty to several charges related to the kidnapping. they had made several attempts to kidnap him before. there were a lot of developments that made for shocking headlines in the south bay. right now we will show you one of the earlier stories, the best one, the news that baby brandon was found. >> it was just after 1:00 monday afternoon when the baby was the grandmother told police she was unl

zach fuentes monitored the announcement and has more on what it means. zach: select an valley is known as a hub of innovation, but internet connectivity leaves a lot to be desired, a fact that was highlighted during the pandemic when images like this caught attention worldwide. two young girls in salinas doing school work outside a taco bell because that's where they could get wi-fi. a tech expert says it is still a problem many of his college-age students face when he is lecturing remotely. >> they will send me a private message saying, my internet is not working, i am using my phone. the wi-fi is really bad. i keep asking myself, how come we are in an area where we are high-tech and i still have students struggling with that? >> the complaints span generations and populations. this group of activists took to the streets demanding free wi-fi. federal officials say relief may be on the way. >> we are excited to announce california is receiving initial grants totaling nearly $9 million to plan for the deployment and adoption of high-speed internet surveys

other leaders even after the start of the new year when he's turned out of office in san jose zach fuentesbc 7 mornings the body of a seven-year-old girl found in texas a suspect in custody this morning accused of her kidnapping murder what we're learning about his confession plus iphone production may move away from china as issues persist in manufacturing. what apple is contemplating to keep their iphone business on track. - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the this missing was my memory. i saw a prevagen commercial and i thought, "that makes sense." i just didn't have to work so hard to remember things. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. i just didn't have to work so hard to remember things. moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. good morning everyone. thanks for joining us here on this wet

abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes is important has mourned how the defendant's attorney is try to justify the shooting. zach: the shooting took place october 2. the da's office filed a complaint did not monday, the suspect, 66-year-old mark henry waters, pleaded not guilty. waters is white. the victim is black. he faces more than 20 years on what he is charged with. >> assault with a semiautomatic weapon, inflicting great bodily injury as well as use of a firearm. >> the shooting happened when the victim left the airbnb rental to walk to a surveillance -- convenience store. the surveillance video shows waters left his house and quickly approached him holding a gun. the prosecutors said waters shot him while his back was turned. the victim suffered a broken feed of -- femur. >> he company handed and knew the victim was walking away and shot him anyway. there was nothing that caused him to fear the victim. the victim had not stepped foot on his front door, driveway, front yard. zach: to get waters' attorney to comment, he did not. waters' car was broken in a couple of days before the shooti

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zach fuentes got to meet and dance with the boy getting so much attention.illiams tearing up the stage at the elementary school winter concert. >> i just started dancing when i was feeling the vibe. >> jaden may sound soft-spoken, but anything but shy. a move for the cameras the second we asked him. >> you did not learn this in elementary school. >> the concert that made his dance moves viral happened before school let out for winter break. he says he could not wait for it. >> i was so excited to do that. i would say to my music teacher, when is it going to start? i was so happy. >> that is spreading across thousands. something neither he or his family expected. >> the mother actually posted on her instagram, they took off. >> it is going viral. >> jaden seems to find happiness and excitement in every activity does for his artwork. >> to playing and watching sports. >> his dad says his son danci talent and presence has been there and all of his eight years. >> he's been like that since he started walking. a friend's house, parties, he's always -- grabs the c

zach fuentes, abc 7 news. threatening a day of action unless the school district responds. luz pena spoke to a school spokesperson and have the latest. luz: in the middle of getting improvement thanks to a $40 million bond. as part of that project, they detected elevated levels of lead. lead is invisible to the naked eye. high levels can impact the brain and nervous system. at buena vista school, lead was found to feet below the surface of this courtyard. >>ave 600 students on campus that it is accessed by all students in multiple use, so not just students that are here, but since the contaminant was they are. luz: chandler is a coordinator. he says lead in the school's courtyard is just an example of the many examples that -- issues at the school. for at least a decade, teachers have been documented discoloration in the water. >> they have been told it is safe to drink, it is safe to drink. it is hard to trust better after the number of times that we have felt that we have been endangered by the building. luz: you are saying after 10 years, the water has turned yellow, and

zach fuentes has more the decision to leave twitter has been weeks in the making according to santa claratrict attorney jeff rosen, especially since twitter's new ownership under elon musk. i noticed an explosion of hate speech and racism and anti-semitism on the twitter platform. that really started me thinking as to why my office and the taxpayers and the people that i represent in this wonderful diverse community why i'm using a platform that is making money by getting eyeballs to look at things that are racist and anti-semitic rose in placing the blame on us the straw that broke the camel's back was the owner of twitter posting a well-known anti-semitic and racist meme peppy the frog grant kian a professor of communication at csu east bay points to numbers that show rise in anti-semitic and racist tweets isn't imagined the new york times has on the weekend that racist. warriors against african americans have more than tripled since musk took over. there are 60% more anti-semitic tweets. there are twice the number of hate tweets against gay people. he says that along with a rise in fak

abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes is live at the airport.rport most impacted by the meltdown. >> it has been a mess. what is the situation like tonight? >> it is a lot of the much quieter right now than it would normally be. there are stacks of luggage just waiting to be reunited with their owners and i want to show you the monitors putting a visual to all of the cancellations you just talked about. the majority of the cancellations are southwest, that is confirmed by the san jose

zach fuentes has more on why the project is being called a rare opportunity. ike this are one of the many reasons people come to live in and visit the bay area, but for years, this property has not been open to the public. now, that is set to change. the property has been under private ownership for years but was eventually transferred to san mateo county in 2020. thursday's groundbreaking starts the construction process to make the beach property what officials call an environmentally responsible public access park. >> it is almost unheard of to take a park like this and make it a public park for the enjoyment of the public. >> the director of san mateo county parks says the design for the space creates three levels that will offer unique experiences. >> we look forward to people stopping by and taking in the views of the ocean on the upper bluff. we also look forward to people having picnics and enjoying the california coast at the mid bluff, and if you are looking for that classic california coastal experience, you can head down to the beach and enjoy a mile

zach fuentes got to meet and dance with the boy who is getting so much attention. ♪ [cheers] >> thisyear-old jaden williams tearing up the stage at his winter school concert in menlo park. >> i just started dancing. >> jaden may sound but he is anything but shy. busting a move for our cameras. he attempted to teach me some steps. the concert that has made his dance moves viral happened just before school let out for winter break. >> i was so excited to do that. i just wanted to. i would tell my music teacher, when is the winter concert? >> that happiness spreading across instagram. something neither he or his family expected. >> his posted it on her instagram. it started going viral. >> jaden seems to find happiness and excitement in just about every activity does, from his artwork to playing and watching sports. >> go niners. >> jaden's dad says his dancing talent has been there for nearly all of his years. >> he has been like that since he started walking. wherever we go, he grabs the attention. >> despite his entertaining and dancing, he has different goals. what do you want to be

zach fuentes spoke with business owners and local leaders about the work being done to bring in more. >> the village is one of san francisco's unique neighborhoods ready to take on as many customers as they can get. this owner says she has high hopes this holiday season. well small businesses upf e itee biggest stopping -- to shopping centers. >> we need to remember that the stores that have the character in the communities are here. they are small businesses. >> they have been working to shine a spotlight on that. this map shows spots ideal for holiday shopping. >> there are businesses that owners live in our community, their employees are committee members. >> members of those committees have come together to boost their businesses. not just for the holiday season but beyond. business owners recently reacted there business association, something they hope will be a turning point for the neighborhood. >> we want to the destination point. we want to be a place where family and friends can gather together as a community. >> its community support will keep small businesses going. >> th

zach fuentes, abc7 news.resenting harvey weinstein began his closing arguments. he faces seven charges of rape and sexual assault. the trial is coming to an end following weeks of emotional testimony multiple women, including california's first partner. weinstein was convicted on similar charges in new york and 2020. he has served two years of his 23 year prison sentence. dan: today the u.s. senate passed a bill to avert a rail strike. it forces a labor agreement by codifying a tentative grill -- tentative deal between the rail companies and unions. president biden announced his commitment to getting all workers paid leave. >> were going to keep things moving and go back and get paid leave, not just for rail workers, but for all workers. dan: the house voted in favor of paid sick leave for workers yesterday. today's action is a temporary fix to avoid economic threats of a strike and what it would do to the economy, given how much it relies on rail to move goods. president biden said he will sign the bill just

zach fuentes heard from both sides as to why they are at odds. s since the death of george floyd, which spurred protests. mayor sam liccardo says it since then, he has been pushing for reform into how police misconduct has been investigated. mayor liccardo: we are past the point in which we can continue to believe americans will simply assume the police should police themselves. zach: right now, only san jose pd's internal affairs investigates misconduct. the mayor wants the city's independent auditor to take on a bigger role than they have now. >> they are not empowered to investigate, subpoena witnesses, leave investigations, issue findings to the police chief or the city manager about what they have investigated. they simply review and investigation that the police department has performed and then offered their critique. zach: the proposal is to create a model that has the independent police auditor handle some investigations and internal affairs handling others, but the san jose police officers association says what the mayor has proposed is

. >> zach fuentes has more from second harvest of silicon valley and how you can help. >> these volunteers are hard at work donating hundreds of hours saving second harvest of silicon valley countless dollars that would have otherwise gone to full-time employees. distribute as fresh fruit and vegetables and that gets coupled with lean meats, milk, cheese, eggs and some canned items as well as staples like rice and beans. >> the amount of people they are helping is 15% more than last year and nearly the same as it was two years ago. the chief philanthropy officers says the government food donations and funding that helped get them through the worst of the pandemic have ended here now they are trying to make up for the loss. >> donations are down 37% compared to two years ago and 17% compared to last year. but the need is the same as two years ago and we are getting the same amount of food as we did during the pandemic. >> inflation has also hit the food bank. the left shows you what they were able to source with $25 in 2021. the right shows you what 20 gets them now. they say monetary donat

zach fuentes has more on his history in silicon valley. zach: now devastated by fire, this house was once a main structure on a sprawling 260-acre property in silicon valley. the group working to preserve its history got the news of the fire late tuesday night. >> it is is so depressing, and this happens over and over again. historic properties are not detected. zach: the home was built in 1868 by sam graves who gave away the property so a school could be built. >> this little piece of property with this wonderful old house is completely surrounded by apartments and homes, and this is just a little jewel sitting here. zach: board members say they spent thousands of dollars keeping the grounds here maintained, making this fire even more disappointing and devastating, but still, they say they do not want to point fingers at any one group or specific person. >> maybe because there's a lot of problems we are all facing, maybe we don't take the time to see the importance of a building like this and how it helps tell the evolving story of silicon

zach fuentes custom expert analysis about what we are seeing a. >> new flu hospitalization numbers releasednting a picture that continues to have health care professionals concerned. >> they influence a season started faster and earlier. we usually see these types of surgeries in january or february. >> and earlier cert does not necessarily mean a peak of for the flu. dr. patel says flu season could be longer than normal. we do know that flu hospitalizations naturally are still rising. according to the state of from the cdc, those numbers are higher during this time. than any other year since 2015. this graphic shows that hospitalization rates were lower, back in the first two years of the pandemic. the story for rsv is different. looking at the latest hospitalization rates from the cdc shows the peak have been last month. after say a risk remains. >> what we are seeing this year is one of the worst are saweetie -- rsv seasons we have seen in decades. >> most of the hospitalizations are for young children for rcp. that is kids under the age of four. all the other lines as every other age gr

zach fuentes explains how those companies and school leaders would be involved.ool leaders and law enforcement came together at east palo alto academy calling for more action to combat the growing third of cyber bullying across the state and country. >> social media has made it impossible to escape bullying. it is a 24 hour warfare. reporter: students were hit especially hard last year when a burn book circulated, that is a form for others to say cool things about people's experience ash peoples back on. >> eight times, we were terrorized. eight times. someone's child was not allowed to come to school because they felt unsafe. reporter: these -- the district doesn't know who is behind the page but if called on leaders to help them moving forward. >> working on legislation to hold social media companies accountable with easily accessible tools that allow parents and school leaders to have cyber bullying removed from social media platforms. reporter: we reached out to tiktok, metta and metta said they couldn't comment on the proposed legislation but did direct us t

reporter: zach fuentes, abc7news. dan: great young man. he can move. really cannot have to take lessons. ukraine prepares to celebrate its first christmas since he started the war. up next, a bay area group is making special holiday stockings for the wounded and what it wants you to fill them with. dan: that is coming up, first day closer look of the effective universal basic income programs your heart is the beat of life. if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto, a medicine specifically made for heart failure. entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart, so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and just imagine where a healthier heart could take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or a

other leaders even after the start of the new year when he's turned out of office in san jose zach fuenteso to come on abc 7 mornings the body of a seven year old girl found in texas a suspect in custody this morning accused of her kidnapping murder what we're learning about his confession plus could apple move iphone production out of china what the tech companies considering to keep their manufacturing on track. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: morning, everyone. thanks for joining us here. 6:29 on this sunday get is it still raining out there? lisa: we are getting a break. brief, heavy downpours. an area of low pressure gets close to us with that cold, unstable air. getting a closer to us, sonoma county throughout the morning hours, you can see that there is a whole lot of rain offshore pit we could get caught, some of you, in a heavy downpour. a level 1 system today, tomorrow, it ends on tuesday, where some of the downpours could put anywhere from 1/10 of an inch to one inch. 49 san francisco, half moon bay 52, and you can see a

onoe bay area men went has -- abc7news zach fuentes was there, with the gift of sushi. reporter: things are looking more normal at san jose international, the bay area airport that had the most cancellations. thousands of travelers and their families are reeling from the impacts, including randy. >> my parents had a drive from the bay area down to san diego. i understand the customer perspective. reporter: he owns all sushi confidential location says he understood the employee perspective. >> the challenges they were going through physically and mentally, showing up to work knowing that they're going to get bombarded with a lot more problems. reporter: he says he decided he could use his resources to give the san jose southwest employees a special lunch of sushi and teriyaki chicken. >> i cannot feed millions of people. but i thought, here at san jose, the employees have always gotten us to our destination safely. with this debacle, how can i just put that smile on their face to make sure that they have a good lunch today? reporter: preparations to make them more than 1

zach fuentes will have more coming up at 5:00, including why organizations are not in favor of this proposal. kristen: remembering those who died from aids on this world aids day. the continuing the fight against the virus. pandemic problems. the new study that reveals a find about the effect of the pandemic on teens. and a bay area university merger and a bay area university merger and the fallout for gra first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. even walking was tough. i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. cosentyx can help you move, look, and feel better... by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious... and the lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms... or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn's disease symptoms... develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. watch me. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. last week i stepped in a bear trap. i s

zach fuentes is live at that airport tonight zack. you're seeing signs of progress. we absolutely are we're seeing a lot of luggage being carted out of the airport right now to be shipped to travelers who have been waiting for it, but there's still a lot of frustrations today, even though we know that tomorrow operations are expected to resume back to normal. there's still a lot of travelers who don't know whether luggage is landed. the southwest travel nightmare continues thursday with the airline confirming in a statement that it's still operating 1/3 of its travel schedule. but in that same release they said operations will be back to normal friday those san jose international airport continues to have cancellations. some of the chaos has died down. this is what the lines look like in the rental car center wednesday people waiting hours trying to get one way rentals as a last resort a day later. it is virtually empty and here assign that perhaps he's travel wars are starting to ease up but for many travelers they are still in a state of limbo a state. they're desp