afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil and i'm julian glover, attorn richard allen davis went to court today to have his case heard before a judge. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was in court. he joins us live from our san jose bureau with more. zach >> yeah. and today's hearing was for the judge to decide whether richard allen davis is eligible for a resentencing. davis was sentenced to death, like you said. but now, with the events set into motion today, his attorneys are fighting for that sentence to be overturned and the kidnaping and murder of 12 year old polly classes, one that captured the world's attention. it happened in petaluma back in 1993. she was taken at knifepoint from her own bedroom at a slumber party. her body was found months later. richard allen davis was eventually convicted in the case and sentenced to death 28 years ago. polly's father, marc klaas, was there for the sentencing, and i might have said something to the effect that this is finally over. >> yet here we are 30 years later. >> now, davis wants a judge to overturn his sentence. he didn't appear in court on friday, but his attorneys went before a

judge. they say recent criminal justice reform law should apply to him. legal analyst stephen clarke has followed the case from the beginning and was in court for the most recent hearing. >> davis not only was convicted of murdering polly klaas, but he had enhancements for having prior prison sentences and the california legislature has said those cannot be used any longer to implement these very lengthy sentences. so many people are being returned from prison in order to be resentenced. >> davis's attorneys say that under the new rules, his sentencing needs to be reviewed. marc klaas says he's been blindsided by this new possibility. >> they've used a new law, a new trick to relitigate this thing, to bring it back into the public view, to bring it back into my mind. i don't think about richard allen davis until something like this happens. so here we are, 30 years after the fact, and i'm having to relive my daughter's murder again. and that's just so terribly unfair. >> though the case is being heard in santa clara county, the

da's office in sonoma county, where the crime was committed, is the one fighting it. >> what the prosecution argued is that this legislative intent never applied to the death penalty. >> neither the prosecutor or davis's attorneys gave statements after the friday hearing, though the death penalty has been put on hold in california, clark said the decision made in the santa clara county courtroom could have major ripple effects moving forward. >> this case is likely to go higher up on appeal to decide just how far the courts are going to go here to look at these death penalty cases under the sentencing guidelines that have now been imposed by the legislature. >> now, with the case submitted, the santa clara county judge is going to issue his ruling on may 31st. that's when it's expected. if he decides that richard allen davis is eligible for resentencing, then that resentencing would happen at a later date. right now, live in the south bay bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> we will stay tuned. thank you. zach for a deep dive into this case. you can watch our abc

seven originals documentary, struck by justice the impact of polly klaas. it's streaming now on the abc seven news app and abc seven news.com. >> a man was fatally shot in the mission district just a short time ago. police arrived on the scene near 20th street and mission shortly after 130 this afternoon. officers quickly discovered a man shot in the chest near the el capitan hotel. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a glass door of that hotel also appeared to have been shattered by a bullet. san francisco police and emergency management urging the public to stay away from that area. and we'll keep you updated on this story as it unfolds. >> we have some new developments in last year's mass shooting in half moon bay, a survivor and families of other victims are suing the owner of california terror garden mushroom farm, claiming they failed to properly respond to previous reports of violent incidents and take steps to prevent other violent incidents. four workers were killed at the mushroom farm and three others died at a second farm. investigators say the shooter acted after a dispute with a supervisor. the lawsuit

is seeking unspecified damages for economic losses related to the deaths and injuries. >> april is distracted driving awareness month in several cities in the bay area are conducting enforcement today in concord, extra officers were assigned to help out with enforcement, but also to educate drivers on the dangers of distracted driving. abc seven news reporter anser hassan with the story from concord. >> put your phone down and just drive. that's the message coming from concord police. >> it's one of the higher primary collision factors that we see, speed being the number one. >> corporal sean palsy is one of 11 officers assigned to friday's special crackdown on distracted driving, which includes everything from texting and driving to eating or applying makeup. it's a potentially costly habit. that first ticket can start at around $160, and if you get a second ticket within 18 months, the penalty for that

gets greater and greater as the more fines you accumulate, and then obviously then it can count as a point against you on your record. >> but corporal palsy says it's not just about enforcement. officers are also trying to educate drivers about the impact of distracted driving nationally. at any given time of the day, more than 660,000 vehicles are being driven by people on their cell phones, according to the chp. using a cell phone while driving increases your chance of being involved in an accident by 400. other data suggests that five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. if driving at 55 miles an hour, that's enough time to drive the length of a football field blindfolded. corporal palsy says he issued 16 tickets friday morning. in talking with drivers, he explains using a cell phone while stopped at a red light is also a violation and in some instances, even driving with a headset or earpods can be you can only have 1 in 1 if you have two covering your ears that that is another violation. >> at this point, our cars will

have us talk through the radio, and i've done that a few times. there's really no reason to hold the thing up to your ear. >> william sanders says he saw the electronic billboards on the freeway warning of distracted driving while commuting to concord. he's not sure how successful enforcement can be in a smartphone world, but he says it's important to try. >> if they get a few people, then yes. >> in concord, anser hassan, abc seven news san francisco supervisor aaron peskin made his run for mayor official today. >> peskin filed the paperwork necessary to put his name on that november ballot. currently the president of the board of supervisors and supporters on the supporters on the progressive side of the politics in san francisco had been urging him to run. peskin will hold a rally tomorrow in chinatown's portman square to kick off that campaign. >> i want to be a neighborhood mayor that honors every neighborhood in san francisco,

so i don't think that this is about progressive or moderates. this is about taking care of san francisco and being a mayor who knows how. >> san francisco's mayoral election was supposed to take place last year, but it was delayed until this november to coincide with the presidential election. in an effort to ensure a larger turnout. >> it is opening day 2024 for the san francisco giants. as far as their home opener is concerned. didn't start out so well for a couple of other bay area athletes 40 niners stars fred warner and deebo samuel had the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. brace yourself, everybody look out. uh- clearly made it a great choice in football. uh. but as for the game, giants tie it up at one apiece when michael conforto doubled down the right field line, scoring jung-woo lee. the giants ended up winning this game in walk off fashion. bottom of the ninth on a tiro estrada double. they take it a final of three two. we'll have highlights later this afternoon on these newscasts. now a lot of

excitement outside the ballpark as fans headed to the game. for some, opening day is a real tradition, for others, a novelty. my mother and i used to come here with my brother, and it's the best day of my life. >> i look forward to this year after year. >> i've been to probably 300 major league baseball games, and i've been to 22 of the active ballparks. in my first opening day ever. >> kayakers and boaters. also back at mccovey cove, fans will see some changes inside oracle park. the team replaced the sound system with new speakers. they've got this surround sound experience going there. they're also the first park in major league baseball to add spotlights is just ahead here on the 4 p.m, the march jobs report that surprised the experts sent the financial markets soaring. >> also, a 4.8 earthquake rocks the northeast. they didn't know what hit them and a lot of hubbub over handbags. the i-team looked into an anti-trust lawsuit against an elite luxury

design house. it could become a landmark case for retailers. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. just when you thought the undersout, showers and rms moving through parts of the bay area. i'll let

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come after multiple reports that apple was ending its project to build their own electric car.

state filings did not mention the project specifically, but impacted employees include machine shop managers, hardware engineers and design engineers. in all, 614 apple team members will lose their jobs effective may 27th. now, the cuts at apple really are not reflective of what's happening nationally. the bureau of labor statistics says the u.s. added more than 300,000 jobs last month. that's about 100,000 more than what analysts had expected. the unemployment rate also fell to 3.8% from 3.9 back in february. president biden is calling the report, quote, a milestone in america's comeback. and investors certainly welcome the report because the dow, nasdaq and s&p were all up straight across the board. >> you've probably heard about the shake up on the east coast today when a 4.8 earthquake hit it was centered near whitehouse station, new jersey, and it could be felt from washington, d.c. up to maine. this was the strongest quake in the greater new york city metro area since 1884. and of course, we're used

to earthquakes here. and californians know to stay inside. if you're inside, stay outside. if you're already outside to avoid to avoid that falling debris, that information. it was news to people in manhattan. >> so i called my mom. i was like, mom, is this an earthquake? she started screaming. she's like, get outside, get outside. and all my neighbors were outside and they were like, what was that? >> there are no reports of damage or injuries from today's east coast earthquake, but a lot of folks were tweeting about it, talking about it on social for calling mom. >> what do i do? i have no idea what to do in an earthquake. >> yeah, now we're used to it here, unfortunately. but we also had thunderstorms. what else? hail, wind, everything a little bit. >> everything. and some sunshine now too, which has been nice. yeah, a bit of a nice change. sandhya patel here with a look at what's happening. hey, sandy. hi, there. >> yeah, it's sort of a mixed bag of everything. julian and larry, i want to show you live doppler seven right now, because while many of us are seeing sun

and clouds mix, there are thunderstorms that are still firing up. we're going to get you in tighter across parts of the north bay, where we are seeing some thunderstorms developing just east of the yountville area. wooden valley road uh- seeing some downpours along with hail out heading towas yo in fairfield at 445 as we track it here. we've already seen thunderstorms in napa county and some of those storms collapsing and then eventually getting rain into walnut creek, walnut boulevard, 680 alamo. yeah, it's coming down pretty good around the mount hamilton and the santa cruz mountains area. we did see a few snow showers today. that's still going to be in the forecast. as we widen the picture here, it's pretty much active weather parts of california with thunderstorms all the way down to southern california. seeing the snow rain mix and in the sierra as well. so i wouldn't really quite let your guards down yet. winds are gusty. sfo 40 miles an hour, 41 in oakland and it is really cool outside, even though it is not quite as chilly as it was yesterday. we have temperatures

in the 40s to 60s tonight. temperatures are going to drop. frost advisory 1 to 9 a.m. north and east bay valleys. temperatures in the low to mid 30s. so you will want to protect those frost sensitive plants. look at these views from our tower cameras. just absolutely gorgeous no matter which way you're looking. but it is still an unstable atmosphere. so showers isolated thunderstorms through this evening. frost advisory goes up cold morning with areas of frost that you'll need to watch out for. and then sunday we're looking at spotty showers. it's a level one through this evening. scattered showers, gusty winds, some thunderstorms with hail and snow over our highest peaks. as we look at our winds, they're going to remain elevated or higher. i should say 3540 miles an hour at 5 p.m. still gusty at 7 p.m, but the winds will start to back off as we head towards your saturday morning, and your saturday is actually looking quite nice. so tonight, watch out for those showers and thunderstorms between 5 and 730. it's all done by 1030 tomorrow you get some nice weather in there. some clouds start to increase in the evening and by sunday morning a

weak system will bring us some spotty showers that may linger in an isolated form or two well into the afternoon. but really, for the most part, i wouldn't change your plans. i would just have an umbrella handy. i'm adding on today's rain to sunday's rain, and you can see not a whole lot expected anywhere from a few hundreds to maybe 6/10 of an inch tomorrow morning. bundle up upper 20s to mid 40s. it will be a cold one almost winter like tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at 50s and 60s, mainly sunny, high clouds coming through from time to time, but those temperatures moderating tomorrow and it is just really going to get much warmer. so let's get to the accuweather seven day forecast. spotty showers with a level one on sunday. great viewing for the solar eclipse. we're not in the path of totality. a partial eclipse here, but at least the weather's cooperate here. 70s and 80s in our warmest spots. tuesday through friday. you know, larry and julian, the weather you guys have both been waiting for finally showing up. >> yeah, that news is eclipsing

the eclipse for us. i'm looking at 80 and 82. i mean, come on, you guys are speechless. >> you just have to get to next week. there we go. >> yeah, yeah, we'll get there plodding along. >> thank you. appreciate it. well prisoners in san quentin, they are helping train two dogs to take the next step in becoming service animals canine companions for independence was set up last year not only to train the dogs, but help inmates with rehabilitation. an abc seven news reporter, ryan curry, was in san quentin and shows us how these dogs are ready to change lives behind the walls of san quentin, a new way for inmates to better their lives. >> it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service

dogs. but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to dogs, but also >> be a great opportunity for me to. >> leaving san quentin to go for more advanced training, these dogs change the lives of people with disabilities. how do i

know? get kevin meat chip, my mom cci service dog give. he was trained by female inmates at a prison in oregon. >> oh my gosh, they changed my life. >> she feels a sense of independence she's never had. knowing how impactful these dogs can be motivates inmates like george to keep training dogs. >> it's going to make all of us proud, you know, especially san quentin. like we're trying to make sure that that we represent, you know, that we represent like that this organization is going to lead in the right

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town is now a part of current day hayward. but back in the 50s and 60s, black and latino families, they purchased land there because it was one of the only places they could in the bay area. but eventually those families were forced out by policies like eminent domain so that land could be developed. others were burned out of their homes. my new abc seven originals documentary, california's case for reparations, explores the push to get that land back. so what have you been told about this particular tree that we're walking up to right now? >> this is one of two this this

tree was here when my great grandmother bought the property. >> there is a big to do surrounding this even bigger tree in what is now a busy industrial park in the city of hayward, home to dozens of businesses on land worth millions. christian and jordan johnson's great grandmother once owned this property. when this town went by a different name, russell city. it was founded in 1853, just three years after california entered the union. this tree is now the only reminder of what was to be here to see. >> you know, companies here like making generational wealth out of what was just our home. you know, it hurts for sure. definitely. >> long before these two cousins were born, their great grandmother, jesse mae johnson henry and great grandfather, bernie patterson johnson, had settled in san francisco's fillmore district, eventually forced out of that neighborhood due to housing discrimination. in the 1950s, they became part of another thriving community of black and latino families.

christine's dad, jonathan, remembers his grandmother telling him about the magic of this town. >> my family always used to share this great stories of the community. russell city was a very thriving community, very close knit kind of agricultural community. you know, it wasn't a lot of, you know, jobs and opportunities for individuals. >> so why would anyone move here? racist housing policies like redlining, backed by the federal, state and local governments in the first half of the 20th century, limited, where black and other people of color could buy homes across the country. california was no different. the johnsons found russell city was a place where their money was welcomed. jesse may paid $7,800 for ten parcels of land in this unincorporated and undeveloped community. unincorporated meant it was easier for non white families to purchase. it also meant there was no electricity, no water or sewage, but it was full of love.

>> the stories and the memories are told so vividly through so many different, you know, people that i've met from russell city by the early 1960s, another round of racist policies would claw back the land. >> these families owned. the johnsons would be forced out a second time. the city of hayward deemed russell city blighted and used a policy known as eminent domain to force out the johnsons and other families. 1400 people in total urban renewal came from specifically federal policies. >> in the mid 20th century, as it related to california and specifically in the east bay. what that meant was there were areas that were determined to be blighted. what that means is, well, the government can come in and just kind of take over and take away. the assumption is you just have to find another place to go. >> the johnsons and many other families protested the city's order to vacate their home. those that resisted had their homes burned to the ground and

fires, but ultimately they were evicted and moved east to tracy. the mass expulsion of families was completed in 1966. according to city records, two years before the landmark fair housing act was signed into law by president johnson, which made housing discrimination on the basis of race illegal. the johnsons are said to have received a check for just $2,200, the equivalent of $20,000 in today's money for the land worth millions. >> they were offered, like you said, pennies on the dollar for acreage that we're looking at right now. you know, and as i drove down here, i started feeling a real sense of pride, but yet anger as well, you know, because that impacted not only, you know, my mom and my dad, but, you know, future generations. my son, my nephews, my nieces, things like that. that pain is real. >> the johnson family, they are

remarkable. they're just one of the many families pushing for the state of california to consider reparations for slavery and decades of anti-black policies. it can explore their journey. in the abc seven originals documentary, california's case for reparations is streaming now. wherever you watch abc seven, you can also see it this saturday at 8 p.m. on abc seven and our abc seven streaming apps coming up, their classic expensive and difficult to get your hands on next from the i-team. >> the antitrust lawsuit against a leading fashion house over an alleged scheme involving their

in northern california against the fashion house hermes. the

antitrust lawsuit alleges the retailer was tying the purchase of the very popular birkin bags to the purchase of other luxury clothing and accessory items. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here, with more on the story and why fans of this brand are seeing not red, but orange. you got it, larry. >> larry. julianne. with so much happening in the world, it may seem frivolous to be talking about handbags, but experts say that this lawsuit is novel and could become a landmark case for retailers. attorneys aside, fans of this brand are watching closely from social media influencers. >> this is a birkin 30 gold and gold to books like bringing home the birkin by michael tonello. >> i was going to become the houdini of hermes handbags and pop culture, including hbo's sex in the city. it's not a bag, it's a birkin. >> the fanfare over vitamin h, as it's sometimes called, is endless. >> it's interesting that a brand has been able to evoke that much

passion, with thousands on social media glued to unboxings of hermes's highly recognizable orange boxes. >> for years, the brand has been synonymous with luxury. >> there is a degree to which you have to get past the velvet rope to buy the birkin craftsmanship. >> it takes a single artisan anywhere from 11 to 17 hours to make that bag and exclusivity. >> honey, it's not so much. >> the style is what carrying it means. >> but now some are saying hold on, hermes a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the northern district of california, alleges hermes is unlawfully tying the purchase of its popular birkin bags to the purchase of hermes clothing and accessory items, calling it a scheme to exploit market power by requiring consumers to purchase other ancillary products from hermes before they will be given an opportunity to purchase a birkin handbag that you can't have access to one without buying the other. attorneys abc seven news spoke to who were not involved in the case, say the plaintiffs have

their work cut out for them. >> i think it's going to be tough for the plaintiffs to prove that there's an actual policy in place. >> it is highly unlikely that every essay treats every customer in exactly the same way. >> it's hard to really imagine that hermes has so much control over the market that they can really affect or negatively impact competition for items like scarves and belts by email, the plaintiffs attorneys told abc seven news, quote, the legal teams at satori law group and hafner law are dedicated to pursuing justice and holding hermes accountable in court for the conduct alleged and look forward to proceeding on the case. >> they just advertised to the world that they are not close enough to the brand to actually get past that velvet rope, to actually buy the birkin, to understand why anyone would sue a fashion house for allegedly denying them the chance to purchase a bag that costs more than $10,000, you first need to understand hermes. >> tanya antonenko says she began her hermes collection, or rather, obsession, three and a

half years ago. >> when i was starting out, i had no idea what i was doing. i made so many mistakes and i was milked by hermes sales associates. i ended up spending so much money that now i no longer do. >> learning from her blunders and triumphs, she began a side hustle coaching other customers. she showcases their success on instagram in a feature she calls hermes rain. the mood of the moment. the smaller the bag, the bigger the flex. >> this is one of the hardest bags to get. this is the hermes mini kelly. >> in addition to plenty of free advice, antonenko charges followers $1,500 for a lifetime membership to her inner circle for additional assistance, but says she saves them much more in unnecessary pre spend. >> i have done a ton of research on different stores in different countries. basically the hermes game or mass pre spend is, whenever a person wants to buy a birkin or kelly and they would need to spend a certain amount

of money on other products in order to be offered the coveted hermes bag. >> the lawsuit calls it having a sufficient purchase history or purchase profile, and says only once a consumer has a sufficient purchase history will they be offered the opportunity to purchase a birkin. antonin covid considers the bags investments and estimates she spent approximately $150,000 on bags, and an additional $200,000 on hermes. other brand categories, including a nearly $40,000 watch should she ever resell the bags. >> not that i would, they would be worth at least double that. >> author michael tonello is perhaps the og when it comes to pre spend in his memoir, bringing home the birkin tonello describes buying hermes scarves to flip on ebay, only to discover after being turned down in multiple hermes stores for a birkin. a large scarf purchase seemed to do the trick. >> she puts the box down on the counter. she opens a drawer she put on cotton gloves, takes off

the lid, the tissue, the tissue. the tissue pulls out the bag. once i figured it all out that first year, i bought and sold $1.6 million worth of birkin bags. >> but where some sing the praises of pre spend, others say it's an urban legend. i stopped elizabeth brown in san francisco's union square, struck by her noir box leather. kelly, 28, with palladium hardware. >> i haven't had that kind of experience where i was told or encouraged to purchase anything, to have access to any other product from the house. >> there is a scarcity in the market. >> customers with an appetite for orange can satiate themselves on purse pop, dot com. founded by monica aurora in 2013, the website boasts endless pictures and videos of hermes bags but none of aurora. she asked to remain off camera for our interview. >> the website is not about monica, it's about the passion for the bag. >> aurora's team of writers educate site visitors on hermes leathers hardware and prices. >> we want what we can't have,

she says. >> hermes is a complete lifestyle brand and she shops all the categories, from cosmetics to tableware, ready to wear and shoes. her brand loyalty has paid off, with invitations to hermes runway shows in paris and as, like many companies, wants to take good care of its best customers. the lawsuit defines the class as anyone who, in the last four years, purchased or was asked to purchase hermes ancillary products in order to purchase a birkin. what are the damages? >> is it money? is it? do you get a bag? >> yeah, well, that's sort of what, you know, a jury or a judge would have to kind of determine the lawsuit. >> asks for an order stopping hermes from continuing the alleged practice as well as an award of restitution and damages. >> i am very curious to see how this all plays out. >> anthony believes it could become more difficult for customers to get highly coveted bags, with those still waiting for their wish list saying bye bye. birkin the lawsuit says the class could be thousands of people. for as many people as i

interviewed for this report, i was turned down by many more who said they were concerned that talking to me on camera could affect their relationship with the brand. attempts to reach hermes for a comment were unsuccessful. julian and larry, probably one of the most intriguing interviews for this piece was with michael tonello, who wrote bringing home the birkin. we put an extended version of his interview on our website. >> he was the tissues, tissues, tissues guy. yes, it because i'm not. this is not my world. not. first let me make sure i understand this. if i wanted to buy one of those fancy birkin bags first, i've got to buy the scarves and the other stuff to qualify for that. well, maybe. >> i mean, you are larry beil, so i don't know if i'm going to have to buy a lot of stuff then, but. >> and then there's a woman that i can pay $1,500 to help me figure out how to buy the bag. >> she will give you some education about what to spend on your pre spend and what not to use, so that you don't waste too much money and you can get to your dream bag. whether it's a

birkin or a kelly or a constance uh- sooner. >> well, we're in the wrong business, man. yeah >> meeting to working for the birkin work, for sure. >> yeah. oh, i like that. wow thank you. that's. that could be the title of the whole show. thank you. melanie. sure all right. coming up. it's a generation that is turning to booze in a big way. probably because they've seen the price of these bags. uh- and the public toilets. so unique they've become a tourist attraction. the ford force next stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me. my own real tears are my relief. ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya.

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concerns today about ai and racial biases in its programing comes from a study on openai and google chat bots that was done by stanford law. researchers asked for advice on how much to pay a job candidate. all right, the chat bots suggested lower salaries for candidates with names that were more black sounding. the researchers say ai is informed by the data it's built on, and that data can sometimes be racist or sexist. openai says a bias in an industry wide problem. it's working to combat that, but there's no response from google so far. one of the things people i'm not sure that they understand, we use the firm ai so often. a lot of these are just gigantic databases that that computers can search instantaneously to give. you basically regurgitate information that's already out there somewhere else. >> that's exactly right. it's not coming up out of, you know,

with this information out of whole cloth. it's pulling from what already exists. i was going to say, gosh, here we are. even the new level of intelligence has racial bias. so can't we get past this even at that stage? but because it is coming from what's already out there, it's going to be an issue. and i imagine they are trying to find ways to mitigate it. >> yeah. i mean, julie, you're doing the special on reparations . this has to be infuriating. it's just like another example. it's not not exactly the same thing, but it's just come on. it is. >> but it's also very understandable for the reasons that you all just mentioned. right. these large language models, it's all of the information that's ever been put out there on the internet pulling from that. so folks often say garbage in, garbage out, right? you know what i mean? you have racist rhetoric on the internet. you're going to get it in the ai search results. >> it's not original thought. no. coming up with right. exactly right. >> wild times for sure. uh- also some wild times for folks in retirement, apparently. time for a lot of fun things. but experts say an increase in drinking shouldn't be one of them. the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism says

drinking is on the rise for people 65 and older, especially for women. it says that a problem, given the greater health impacts that come with alcohol for older adults. older people respond to a drink. it's going to be much stronger as their metabolism gets slower and can also weaken the body's ability to fight infections off, too. as we heard about this in the pandemic, a lot of folks were drinking more than they had in the past, and apparently it's catching up to retirees here. i wonder, julian, if it's because they're lonely, because during the pandemic, people were cut off from their, you know, social scene. >> and a lot more people were drinking, like you said. so i wonder if that has something to do with it. >> you know, i have a family member. i won't reveal who that person is. >> i hope they're not watching right now. >> he might be, but but but he claims that the stronger the alcohol, the more effective it is at killing the germs in your body. he's he's. and he's doing great. actually it's this

program for him is working wonderfully. >> that sounds a little like some of those bogus covid treatments we heard during the pandemic. >> doubter dan. all right, some public toilets in japan. they're so unique that they're drawing in tourists in droves. the toilets are there in the shibuya ward of tokyo. in 2020, the city started revamping them to make them cleaner and to promote artistic hospitality. it looks a lot cleaner than what we're used to, that's for sure, and it seems to have worked. toilet tours in shibuya are getting as popular as some of the other famous attractions, like temples and cherry blossoms. oh come on, that's that cannot. >> well, they're more useful than cherry blossoms in temples, i suppose. >> i mean, they look cool, but they can't be more popular than the other two things. i don't know, you know, visited more often, perhaps. >> well, certainly. but but you if you were going to go to japan and assuming you don't live in

japan, i don't think i'm going to be spending a couple of hours touring the restrooms. >> it's enough. but i will say it's a novelty, considering. i mean, we've all been in the restrooms here in this country in public spots. yeah. you know, you'd live in one of those. it's so clean, but so it's such a novelty for us to see something like, yeah, for sure. >> maybe when the toilet that almost cost the city of san francisco $1 million to build it. finally gets installed. maybe people will be flocking to see the toilet that almost cost us a million bucks. i don't know, let's see. >> right. i love what you've done with that dispenser right there. that's amazing. yeah fantastic work. yeah. >> a turkish woman has created a unique way for the disabled dogs out there to get shelter and get around. this sweet video right here shows the woman taking her furry friend for a ride on this special train. she made it using plastic barrels that are connected to an atv, and they are along for the ride. the woman says her inspiration came from her father, who is also disabled. more than half of the 560 dogs at the shelter where

she works are disabled. >> wow, look at that. that's amazing. >> that's fantastic. i mean, it's hard to look at the dog and say he's smiling because you know, they don't. it's not like us, but they look so happy as their trucking along. >> she's so creative in her ways to help these poor disabled dogs. >> that's cute. these little guys, as we all know from covering these kinds of things for all of these years, animal people are remarkable. >> they will do anything to help and protect pets. >> and it's great to see these dogs. obviously, they're aware of their situation. they can't move around like other other animals. and just to have the opportunity to kind of cruise around is fantastic. >> and they just want to be with people, you know, they just want to connect and bond with people. yeah, for sure. the only thing they're missing is an hermes scarf or one of those fancy toilets from japan. >> yeah, yeah. all right. that's it

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on november's ballot. >> we've been telling you about the solar eclipse coming up on monday, and it will not be lost on people suffering from blindness or visual impairment. scientists at harvard have come up with a new device that measures the amount of light in the sky, and it converts it into sound when the sun is bright, the device plays high notes. when the moon begins to cover the sun, it plays midrange notes. when it senses darkness, it plays a low clicking sound. >> as the sun is changing. this would be like the bright light of the sun, and then as it starts to dim, it goes away and the sound kind of gets lower. >> even though we can't see something, it doesn't mean that we can't experience something. okay. >> yeah, well, i'm very surprised. >> this is really cool technology, right. the light sound device will be available at eclipse viewing across the u.s, making sure it's inclusive for everybody. if you're staying

here in the bay area, we will have a partial view of that eclipse. it'll happen between about 1015 and 1145. for a list of eclipse events, including viewing parties, head to our website, abc seven news.com. and don't forget, if you can't watch the eclipse in person, meaning step outside for a few minutes. abc seven news, bay area we are your home for complete coverage. we'll bring you the excitement from across the country starting at 11 a.m. >> all right, so that's monday. we still have to get through the weekend and the weekend weather. exactly. >> of course, we got to check back in with sandhya patel for a look at that. >> yeah, julian and larry, let's talk about the solar eclipse first and then we'll go back track into the weekend. really it's we're not going to be in the path of totality as julian just mentioned. that's from texas to the northeast. but we will have a partial solar eclipse. and our conditions look terrific here in the bay area as far as viewing goes on monday. but it's not looking so great for the southern tier states. texas arkansas rain clouds up to the northeast. you have a better

opportunity of seeing it with the weather conditions cooperating right now it is active across the east bay. we're tracking more thunderstorms at this hour as we look at live doppler seven right over alamo uh, crow canyon road, san ramon 680 getting downpours right now. tracking that storm going into danville and san ramon. so you already had one cell go through another one's coming. moderate showers around vacaville. i wouldn't let your guards down just yet because this low is still even though it's pushed off to the east, there's still some instability with the heating from the sun. with this level one system that we're going to keep those showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the next couple of hours along with the snow showers over mount hamilton that we've been seeing. and then it's all going to wind down a little bit milder, sunnier tomorrow. 50s, 60s a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and we do have a level one on sunday with spotty showers, but great viewing for the eclipse on monday. lots of sun and even warmer weather. well above average mid to late in the workweek. larry and julian. >> all right. thanks. the back

end of the week. that's my path of totality. i know that they're looking for me right. >> just got to get there. >> yeah. all right coming up call it a victorian version of social media i reckon. you stupid big stinker. >> next, the new little period film about a conservative woman, a rowdy irish immigrant and wicked little notes that drive a

20. and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a new film starring academy award winner olivia colman hits some theaters today. it's called wicked little letters. it's what the british would call a cheeky little film. abc seven entertainment reporter george pennacchio spoke with colman and the film's director. i reckon you stupid big stinker. >> oscar winner olivia colman stars in the comedy wicked little letters. the story follows two neighbors edith, a deeply conservative woman. the other, rose, is a rowdy irish immigrant played by jessie buckley. when a slew of wicked notes filled with hilariously creative, profane ditties turn up in the mail, everyone wants to know who is behind the scandalous words for the film. colman and her husband signed on as producers. director thea sharrock was thrilled to have colman's experience to bounce things off of and to help

recruit the cast well, i feel bad when people assume i did any kind of producing, i really didn't. >> i? i she did, i did, really, did. i you did. i mean it's quite i can phone up jesse and go hello or that's true. all of that is helpful. is it? >> sorry for your troubles. >> the first conversations you and i had were about the world of people that we had in common. some of which you knew, some of which i knew who we wanted to be in the film. >> is that producing? >> that's producing. oh see? yeah. nailed it. absolutely nailed it. >> wicked little letters may be set. some 100 years ago, but the themes of people being hurtful to one another resonate today just in our new online form. >> the negativity behind social media, i think is really is really sad and sort of loss of empathy, you know, on, on mass loss of empathy, i think to

forget that you are actually hurting someone by saying something unkind. >> i have to assume if you're going to be cruel anonymously about someone you've never met, you must be unhappy or hurting in some way. the old adage, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all, we should be teaching kids that wicked little letters is in limited release now. >> it's in more theaters tomorrow in los angeles. george pennacchio, abc, seven news and you can see just from the interview they have great chemistry that will do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. >> i'm larry biel, abc seven news at five is up next.

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