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Table. Well, then the president will head to San Francisco, where hell stay at the renowned fairmont hotel. Tomorrow, hes scheduled to meet the president s council of advisors on science and technology. Theyll likely discuss the latest developments in tech, including regulation of Artificial Intelligence ence, among other topics. And as we mentioned, the president arrived in the bay area from michigan. There he became the first sitting president to join striking workers on the picket line. The president expressed his support for members of the United Auto Workers union who have been on strike for 12 days now, telling them to stick with it. He says they deserve to be rewarded for the sacrifices they have made to help bring back the auto industry, which is now enjoying massive profits. All right. Now developing news with target citing rampant theft. The retail chain says its close, saying nine of its 1900 stores nationwide. So three of those stores are here in the bay area. The others are in cities like portland, seattle and new york city. Abc7 news anchor karina nova joining us live at the newsroom with a closer look at those closures. Karina yeah, julie and kristen target says despite adding more security, the effort was not enough to stop rampant shoplifting. The three stores clin the bay area are the San Francisco location. Thats at 13th and folsom streets in oakland at 27th and broaaynd at Century Plaza Shopping Center in pittsburgh. This will leave 32 stores in the bay area. The closures hit on the issue of retail theft in the bay area, something the state is working to address as we recently saw the state provide millions of dollars to cities to fight back. And oakland actually missed the deadline to get the money. San francisco has dealt with numerous Stores Closing because of perceived problems with retail theft as well as slow rebound from the pandemic. Some people we spoke with near the San Francisco target seem to understand the closure. Sometimes when i get there, its the police or the, you know, the whoever is the security guards are with someone who is either taking something. I mean, im not surprised that that people are stealing. I mean, this area is not very nice, but i feel like everywhere in the city faces theft, target estimates that it could lose 1 billion to theft. This year. In a statement, target said in part, quote, we cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests and contributing to the unsustainable business performed. Since we know that our stores serve an Important Role in their communities. But we can only be successful if the working and shopping shopping environment is safe for all. The company says it is closing those nine stores in four states by october 21st. The employees at the three Bay Area Stores will be offered a chance to transfer to another target in the newsroom, karina nova, abc7 news. Okay. Thank you so much, karina. Certainly a story well stay on top of. Meanwhile, more than 200 oakland Small Business owners took action today to send a message to the city hall that they are fed up with crime. Dozens of businesses took part in the strike, some shortened their hours today. Others decided to close for the entire day. Business owners say theyre losing customers and foot traffic because of car break ins, carjackings, robberies and assaults. Oakland has been known as a city that is okay with violence and crime. Were not. Look at all these people here. We are here to say were not okay with this. We want to be safe. Safe. We want to functional and we want a city that we can come back in a town square. We just heard from the owner of popular restaurants calabash and kingston, 11. Some of those striking Business Owners are calling for the Oakland Police department to increase its staffing to 1000 officers. The department is currently budgeted for 741 officers, but is having trouble filling those positions. With just 696 sworn officers on staff. They also want city officials to declare a state of emergency to leverage more resources from agencies like the chp and fbi. A new plan announced today in San Francisco would try to get more drug addicts into treatment by requiring them to pass a drug test in order to get their county welfare check. Its part of a new plan to show compassion while Still Holding people accountable. Abc7 News Reporter suzannephan is live in the newsroom with a look at the proposal. Suzanne. So kristin, mayor london breed says her proposal is part of a plan to hold people accountable if they receive welfare payments from the county of San Francisco. Now as part of the program, people who get cash assistance and are drug users would not be eligible to receive Cash Payments in the future if they refuse Drug Screening or treatment. I think its a good idea. Craig johnson and cedric akbar both recovered from Substance Abuse addiction. They started positive directions, a program thats helped thousands of san franciscans recover from Substance Abuse. Both men support mayor london breeds proposal to make people go through Drug Screening and treatment if they get cash assistance from San Francisco county. I think what shes just really doing is to motivate people to seek treatment. Right now, 5200 homeless or formerly Homeless People in San Francisco get cash assistance from the county Adult Assistance Program or cap. On average, people can get about 697 a month. The mayor and others argue that money often gets used for drugs because its not being tracked. She wants to change that, but no more. Anything goes without accountability 880. No more handouts without accountability. So in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a Substance Use Disorder Program and consistently seeking treatment. Right now, some of the people who get cash help from the county admit they are drug addicts. About 20 of individuals who receive county rental assistance have self declared that they have a Substance Use disorder. The executive director of Sf Human Services Agency believes that number is actually higher. The department of homelessness and Supportive Housing did a survey and in 2022, along with their homeless count, where 52 of Homeless Individuals surveyed self disclosed that they had a Substance Use disorder. Supervisor matt dorsey stands by the proposal. I believe it will better incentivize treatment and recovery for a population that is at wildly disproportionate risk for drug addiction and Drug Overdose fatalities. We heard from several people who oppose the proposition board of supervisors president aaron peskin released a statement saying breed should focus on stopping dealers and open air drug markets rather than drug testing people on welfare. He said, quote, if she cant find a way to prevent several hundred brazen criminals from selling deadly drugs, how does she think she will find the resources to drug test thousands of welfare recipients . As the mayor says, the goal of this proposal is to get more people into treatment. This initiative will now go to the board of supervisor visors if the proposal does not pass. Supervisor dorsey says the mayor should take the issue directly to the voters. Live in the newsroom, suzanne fawn, abc seven news. Fentanyl related deaths across the us have reached a new high. An Organization Called families against fentanyl analyzed recent cdc data. It shows 77,000 americans died of fentanyl overdoses between april 2022 and april. This year. California had the most fentanyl deaths of any state in that 12 month period. A new candidate is announcing his bid for San Francisco mayor. His announcement today and what it could mean for the city. From abc7 news insider phil matier. That will be coming up at 430. California has enacted the first statewide gun in ammunition tax in the country. Governor gavin newsom signing that bill into law today. It doubles the tax already placed on guns and ammunition by the feds. Its typically 10 or 11, depending on the type of gun. The law newsom signed adds another 11 tax. On top of that, there is a pattern thats solved from leadership. And that pattern is being advanced here in terms of the strategies and solutions is that we know statistically the data bears fruit, save lives and reduce gun violence and gun deaths. The money collected from the tax will be used to pay for more security at Public Schools in various various rather violent prevention programs. As a nearly four decade old cold case solved, what led to the arrest in a high profile kidnaping and murder. The clock is ticking. With just days away from a potential federal government shutdown, what it means for you and the new rules of phone etiquette. 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An unsafe solved cold case until a year ago, when two Solano County investigators dug deeper, reexamining evidence from the boys autopsy. And developing a dna profile. Well, it did not match that of melton, the original suspect that we are exonerating him here today. And the importance of dna in exonerating him and actually leading to the suspect that is responsible, that we, our office believes is responsible for the brutal murder of Jeremy Stoner. It led to a suspect by the name of fred kane, who was arrested on september 18th, last monday in oregon. Kane knew the six year old boy, according to the Solano County da, and was even interviewed by investigators as a possible suspect back in 1987. Theyd actually talked to kane once during this time and they were going to follow up on it. But they didnt. But kane, the new 69 year old suspect, is now in custody. We have charged him with murder, with special circumstances, with respect to kidnap, using and a lewd act on a child. Kanes niece reacted to her uncles arrest. I hope he rots in hell. Hes got he got what he deserves now, martinez is. Police are looking at the new dna evidence in the cold case murder of nine year old eric coy a month before stoner was abducted back in 1987. Abc7 news tried to reach out to the stoner family as well. Cant bring jeremy back. Its absolutely horrible what the familys gone through for the last 37 years. But hopefully this will bring a slight bit of comfort. Suspect fred kane will be transported from oregon to Solano County tomorrow and the da says they expect to have him arraigned in court by the end of the week. In fairfield, im leslie brinkly. Abc7 news. In the south bay, a woman was sentenced today for a crime. She says she was forced to commit. The woman initial pled guilty to sex trafficking charges but tried to withdraw the plea. She says she too was a victim of the mastermind behind the scheme. Abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes was in court today. The steps of the federal courthouse in san jose were taken over by a group of advocates showing support for a woman who was to be sentenced in a sex trafficking case. The south Bay Coalition to end Human Trafficking referred to the woman only as alyssa, who did not want to go on camera tuesday. Shes been criminalized for the act of trafficking when in fact she is a survivor of trafficking. The coalition and her attorney say her story represents changes needed in the criminal Justice System. I think its important to understand from today that all parties involved in the criminal Justice System should be able to better understand sex trafficking, especially when it comes to women like my client, who have a long history of abuse and manipulation. This all comes after alyssa became involved with a man in 2015 who was later sentenced for trafficking. She said she turned to the man in san jose after facing difficulties and was coerced into helping him. She was trafficked for three months and she escaped. Those details were also brought up in Court Tuesday, where cameras were not allowed. The judge noted that alyssa was coerced by the man and did not financially benefit from the trafficking. She was exploited on a daily basis. She was even, the judge noted that she was under duress. The sentence saw delays after alyssa tried unsuccess forcefully to change her guilty plea. Still prosecutors said in Court Tuesday that a difficult balance between accountability and justice had to be reached. The prosecution wanted to give alyssa a 24 month prison sentence. Her sentence was time served, meaning she will not go back behind bars. A relative of one of the victims spoke with us following that sentencing. They say it sends the wrong message to traffickers. To me, its black and white. You are either a survivor or like my niece or youre a predator like alyssa, who can claim shes a survivor. All of a sudden. Thats a convenient scapegoat to use. But you werent using that for the time that you were doing it. The Coalition Says the familys perspectives are understandable and says its goal is to keep more people from becoming victims. Were not celebrating today, certainly not celebrating a lot of lives were harmed. We really just want to focus more attention on who should be held accountable for these types of crimes. Zach fuentes, abc7 news. Its not a great day to head to the beach, but be careful if you do a High Surf Advisory for a dangerous surf and rip currents is in effect until 11 00 tonight. Some beaches could see waves between 12 to 20ft. So today more than ever dont turn your back on the ocean. Lets get more now on that High Surf Advisory. Checking in with our abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. Yeah and julian and kristen, those waves have really built as we take a look at the large swells. Notice theyre up to 15ft. Monterey bay buoy, 11 footers around San Francisco, 13ft point arena. So we take a look at a live picture from santa cruz. Camera and yes, some people are enjoying the coastline. But just a reminder, as kristin mentioned, dont turn your back to the ocean as those waves are dangerous. Swimming and surfing is dangerous right now. Rainfall totals, we had some this morning , santa rosa, 16 hundredths of an inch kentfield four hundredths along with oakland, seven hundredths in San Francisco, five hundredths in hayward. But the one that really sticks out is mount tam orographic lifting, providing enough of a squeeze. Got 5000 300 of an inch live doppler seven right now showing you pretty nice weather out there. There are a few patches of low clouds. This area of low pressure is whats been kicking up the surf, the Pacific Northwest and Northern California have gotten quite a soaking several inches of rain in the last 24 hours. We still have a little bit of humidity in the air, 61 degree dew point in oakland and also in half moon bay. So if it feels a little humid to you, thats why its a measure of the moisture in the air from our san rafael camera. Look how blue the skies are right now. 67 degrees in the city, low 70s. Oakland mountain view, san jose, youre at 79. Palo alto, 77 degrees. A live view from our sutro tower camera. And we are just soaking up the sunshine out there. 78 in santa rosa, 80 for you in napa. Fairfield, 84 degrees. Upper 70s, concord in livermore. Nice time of year as you look from our east bay hills camera towards mount diablo. Right now. Rough and dangerous surf through late tonight. Sunny and warmer the next few days and we are looking at cooler weather by the end of the week and as we head into early next week, well turn things around. So tonight, some low clouds right near the coastline. A few high clouds passing through. And look what happens tomorrow afternoon. Soon we start to notice that clearing along the coastline and well have some sunshine. The clouds will roll back in. So tomorrow morning, upper 40s to the upper 50s, its a cool start with some areas of fog in the morning. Tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. Its going to be a nice day. Milder than today. 79 in san jose, 83 degrees for you in gilroy, 76. Sunnyvale, palo alto on the peninsula, 68 in pacifica, downtown San Francisco , 72 degrees. A little breezy along the coastline just like today. Daly city in the upper 60s north bay. Temperature is 80 degrees in san rafael getting you up to 81. In santa rosa, 79in napa in the east bay mid 70s. From berkeley to oakland to san leandro, head inland and its going to be a mild one, 83 degrees in concord, 81 in pleasanton. Your accuweather seven day forecast if you like this pattern, youre going to enjoy the next few days because well be in a Holding Pattern for a few days. Before we go breezy and cooler over the weekend. Maybe some drizzle on saturday. The potential is there for offshore winds to develop after another trough goes through and of course that means fire danger comes up. But for the time being, we dont have any warnings because we dont know exactly how that troughs going to develop. It will bring some showers and snow showers to the sierra, though, so thatll be good. Kristin lowers our risk. Well take it. Absolutely. Thanks, andrea. Appreciate it. Well, a record low for sea ice levels in antarctica. Antarctica reached its annual maximum coverage 13 days earlier than normal, and the yearly ice coverage was a record low of six point 5,000,000mi■ s. Thats. 398,000mi■ s lower than the previous record low in 1986. The milestone adds to concern that Antarctic Sea ice could be entering a state of decline brought on by climate change. A look at the Natural World like youve never seen the images filmed right here in the bay area that get you up close and personal. 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Members were encouraged to support sagaftra this week, which still does not have a deal. Theres also one other detail that has kept the wga strike from officially being over. Its suspended its own pickets, but members have to receive authorization to return to work. Contract language is also in the process of being finalized and the exact details are not available yet. Still to come here at four, a battle underway in washington, dc, as more than just two sides fight over the federal budget. The widening divide up next. Plus, we need new leadership from the outside. A political outsider announces his candidacy for san fr discover the ozempic® trizone. I got the power of 3. I lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. In studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. Im under 7. Ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. Im lowering my risk. 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That deadline is saturday at midnight. And right there, right now, rather, theres no sign that they will actually reach a deal. Abc News Reporter liz landers has a look at whats blocking any agreement. But theres still no deal in sight for republicans in congress to keep the government funded. As a shutdown looms saturday at midnight, speaker Kevin Mccarthy telling reporters he thinks hes got a plan to avert a shutdown. When were sitting here on a deadline having 72 of it done, 0 done inside the senate, that the biggest challenge i see right now that can be fixing some of these problems is the border. Former President Trump encouraging republican nations to hold out for all their demands, even if it means americans will suffer. Trump claiming democrats will get the blame. But the white house says any shutdown falls squarely on far right republicans. Im prepared to do my part, but the republicans in the house of representatives refuse. They refuse to stand up to the extremists in their party. Any spending bills in the house also need to pass the senate before reaching the president s desk and the senate may soon introduce their own short term spending bill to keep the government open. But the impacts of a potential shutdown will be felt by around 4 million federal workers, including military personnel who could miss paychecks if a shutdown occurs. Its infuriating that this cant be resolved in a way in which the military families arent held hostage. Federal contractor willie joe price, who works in the cafeteria at the library of congress, wouldnt qualify to receive back pay if a shutdown happens. Living paycheck to paycheck and cant afford to do anything , you know, and then the government shut down. And like i say, the government will go back and theyre going to get paid. Were not going to get anything. And the Largest Union for federal Law Enforcement says that all those officers are deemed essential and they will continue to protect americans even without pay in washington, liz landers, abc news. State schools chief Tony Thurmond has officially announced his candidacy for governor in 2026. The 55 year old says his campaign will be focused on his life story and overcoming adversity. Thurmans career has included stints on the Richmond City council, the west Contra Costa School Board and the state assembly. Hes seeking to replace governor newsom, who is being termed out of office as a member of one of San Franciscos most prominent families. Meantime, is entering the race for mayor. The philanthropist and heir to the levi strauss family fortune, daniel lurie, announced his candidacy this morning. Lurie says the city is facing a crisis of leadership, blaming mayor london breed. Hes labeling her as an insider who has failed to tackle the citys biggest problems, specifically crime and homelessness. You cant solve San Franciscos problems if you arent willing or able to challenge the systems that have allowed these problems to fester. Thats why we need new leadership from the outside side. The 46 year old lurie is founder of Tipping Point community, a nonprofit working to fight poverty. He also led the effort to bring super bowl 50 to the bay area in 2015. All right. Lets get you more on that announcement that happened today. Abc7 news insider phil matier joining me now. And phil, you were actually at that press conference. You got to look him square in the eye. So what do you make of him . What do you think of his platform and does he actually have a shot of unseating the incumbent mayor london breed well, daniel lurie has been a long time figure in San Franciscos philanthropic community, not so much in the political, but he is a guy that is seen as getting things done now that is easy to do when you are collecting and handing out millions of dollars, which is what Tipping Point did. Its not necessarily the same when youre hurting cats at city hall, but he is a lifetime san franciscan and hes very dynamic. I had to say the room i took to look at the room and if you were going to sum it up, youd say money. Okay, so theyve got money for a campaign, so that makes you viable. Would you need a lot of to be able to unseat an incumbent . But now heres the second part of your question is what does this mean with mayor london breed . And the fact is recent polling shows that shes not in good shape 76 of the voters in San Francisco believe the city is on the wrong track. Which direction that is up to them, but they just dont like the way its going. Maybe some people is going to left other people think its going to right. 60 do not approve of the job shes doing. Theyre not happy with that. Thats the killer number, you see, because daniel lurie, as we heard, is going to run as an outsider, as an insurgent. Hes not different from london breed on a lot of the positions. His argument is shes had her chance. It didnt get done. Lets go for an outsider, somebody thats not part of the San Francisco establishment and get it done, an outsider to the public. But certainly no outsider to folks who have worked in city hall for quite some time. I want to talk about the homelessness crisis in San Francisco right now. We heard from mayor london breed yesterday that the court clarified some of the questions about clearing encampments. And today she announced a new initiative to try and help people who are addicted to drugs, get them into treatment off the streets. What do you make of this program . Will it actually have an impact . Okay. This is not a republican backed measure that would say if you fail a drug test, you dont get your general assistance money. Theres actually a part in the law that allows counties to do this. Okay. No other county in the state has done that. So she is proposing that shes saying what we want is we will give you help. But youve got to do something in return. You cant we cant give you housing in this and you stay on drugs. We want you off drugs. Go to a program. Well find you a program. Well find you something. All right. Whether it works or not, thats one part. The second part is she has to give it to the board of supervisors and get the votes. There to approve it. Sure, that may not happen, but shes not afraid of that, because heres the Political Part of it, is that 60 of the voters in San Francisco back the idea. And if the board says no, shell turn right around and say were putting it on the ballot, were going to go to the voters. So in some ways, shes defining herself. And its no coincidence that this idea came out the same day that daniel lurie announced for the mayorship. Its called matching the news cycle. And thats what shes done. Shifting gears to Something Else that is dominating the news cycle right now. And that is whats happening with target. They announced earlier today that they are closing nine Stores Across the nation, three of them here in the bay area. San francisco, and the mission uptown, oakland and also in pittsburgh. Is this an indictment on whats happening when it comes to retail crime in the country or is this more so showing the shifting business habits of people wanting to buy everything online . I think its got unfortunately, its got to do more with the indictment. I mean , if you look at where the stores are that theyre closing, theres the San Francisco, oakland, emeryville, but also portland and seattle. And they all sort of have that same sort of trouble in common, which is retail theft and massive shoplifting. Youre only going to make so much money. You can make it in San Francisco or you can make it in syracuse, new york. You can go wherever you want. You can open a target anywhere. And theyre opting to say, were losing too much money. Theres no point in being here. We can be someplace else. Now. Theyre not closing them in those other parts of the country right now. Now, yes, there is internet shopping and things like that. But lets be honest. Target is target. You go there because its a place you go. You dont go on the internet to shop at target. Its in my neighborhood. I agree. Its my neighborhood. Now, one of the other things is that theyre talking about also, which really is not being examined enough, i believe, is we hear about retail crime and the efforts the governor is putting out there, the hundreds of millions of dollars hes spending to fight it with cameras and extra police. But the other reason theyre closing him is they cite employee safety, that their employees just dont feel safe. And the customers arent necessarily safe. And thats a liability to these companies. It all goes into the bottom line of whether you stay or go. And unfortunately, they opted to go in. The bottom line for us. Three target Stores Closing here in the bay area. Phil matier abc7 news insider, weppreciate your time. Well take a im quite harmless, really. And when people ask, but arent you linked to dangerous flu complications, like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations . i just say, but, im just the flu. its him who . 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I mean, this is great for the chiefs. They might see a lot of benefits from this. You know, more attendance if shes going to be going to games. I mean, shes helping them out in a big way, dont you think . Totally. Sandia right. Right. Absolutely. Shes helping him out. I mean, its just crazy that its like 400. Yeah, thats crazy. You know, i wonder if this will help nfl with female viewership because theyve been working really hard on that. They have. Yeah it might get some, you know, more female swift fans hooked on watching these nfl games. I mean. Right you know what . This is great, right now, mr. Travis kelce. Okay but if you happen to break up with taylor swift, hes done. Youre right. Julie, it aint going to be pretty. Im just saying that now, come after. It is going to be a massacre. I would say if he does that, if that happens, just do it in the off season right . Right. Listen, you got to put a ring on it or theyre going to be burning. You would have to break up with him. It cannot be the other way. Exactly. Well, listen to this. One of its kind home in tahoe is on the market. And if you have just a 76 million to blow, it could be yours. This Incline Village mansion were showing you pictures here could become the most expensive private home ever sold in lake tahoe. It is gorgeous. The seven bedroom home on five acres includes a private beach and a 1500 square foot g house. Former casino magnate steve wynn had the home built in 1994. The listing website says, quote, this isore than a home. Its a legacy. And thats certainly a legacy price. At 76 million. Its gorgeous, huh, sandy . It is absolutely gorgeous. And julie and i wonder if it will get more than that. 76 million. I mean, location is everything, but its stunning. It really is. And Incline Village is a particularly gorgeous part of lake tahoe. I think. And yeah, i mean, somebody going to want to have that right. Hey, i want to be friends with whoever buys it, okay . If you win the lottery, is it tonight . It could be you. Oh, right. Thats right. There is a drawing tonight, so maybe after taxes come out of that 800 million, you might be able to afford this. Wow. Yeah. Wow. By the way, there is that benefit of incline being on the other side of the state line. So at least you dont pay taxes there right . Like no income taxes. Oh yeah. Nevada states. Yeah, it kind of makes you want to drop the 76 mil, right . Not all right. Do you want to be happy . See, you may have to move to reno. Also across the state line, a new study by outside magazine ranks reno, nevada, as the happiest place to live in the us. Factors include outdoor access, affordability, safety and diversity. Other cities in the top five, wilmington, delaware, where biden is from new orleans, cincinnati and charlottesville, virginia. No california cities made the list. But you know, reno is only an hour across the state line, an hour and a half. So you can get that, you know, that that mansion in the 76 million one. Yeah and then go to reno a lot for your happiness. Okay. There you go. Yeah. Thats a good idea. Or just go there and visit and then just feel happy. Yeah im surprised because its such a casino place. Right . And i dont usually associate casino towns with happiness. Right . Because youre usually pretty ticked off when you leave if youve lost everything. Karina did spot cincinnati on there. As someone who moved here from ohio. Yeah. Yeah. I never lived in cincinnati. I think its a great city. Its beautiful. You know, close to the river there. And, you know, the nice thing about places like cincinnati, i know a lot of people that live there and they love you know, they say, i love raising a family here, but youre close to nashville. Youre not far from chicago, indianapolis, youre not far from dc, new york. I mean, theres thats the cool thing about being in a place like that. Youre driving distance to a lot of really big cool cities, too. Yeah, and the same time it would take us to get from San Francisco to san jose. Oh, right. With traffic with less traffic, too. Yeah. This is a real talker, right here. And, kristen, i know you were all over this on your 3 p. M. Show getting answers. So do you text before you call . If you dont, apparently that is what youre supposed to do. Text before you call. The Washington Post spoke to an etiquette expert about navigating phone calls in 2023, and we got some rules for you. Four of them dont leave a voicemail. Just dont do it. Dont use speakerphone in public. Stay still while youre on that video, call like a facetime and you do not need to answer. If someone is calling you out of the blue, just because theyre ringing your line. So, kristen, i know you also spoke to an etiquette expert. Does this track. Yes. He told me that these days if you just call someone without texting first to say, you know, can you talk right now . Its a little too aggressive and demanding, like its too, you know, urgent and people may not want that. And our poll megaphone poll that we ran for our viewers to vote, 83 said, yeah, texts dont call 83. Yeah. Wow okay. Maybe im old school, but sometimes a phone call is just easier for true, right . And texting . Yes. Sometimes its just easier to text without making the phone call. And all that. But i dont know. I dont i dont go by that rule. Its kind of crazy to me. Thats just bizarre. Im and dont leave a voicemail either, right . Yeah. I mean, i dont go by that rule either. I mean, depends i guess, but i usually just pick up the phone or a text, either one. Yeah, but i dont do both, right . Im not going to text them and say, hey, im going to call you. I might say, are you free later . Right . Yes, id like to chat. Yeah, thats about it. 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Quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car . should i get rid of the mug . Bmo filmed with a special high speed camera 100 times slower than the naked eye can see. This is incredible. A bay area photographer is capturing images like these. In other footage in something called a wonder lab in berkeley. Abc7 news anchor jobina fortson spoke with the National Geographic explorer and author of invisible wonders on our streaming show abc7 at seven. So wonderlab is kind of part photo studio and part science lab and part classroom. And you know, i thought about my career and my life and i kind of had these intersecting identities of being a photographer, teacher and scientist and educator. And im by no means a professional scientist, scientist or educator, but i care about understanding how the world works and sharing my discoveries. And i didnt see any place out there that combines all of those things. So i had to kind of make my own. So when you step in, is it like a room with cameras all over the place or how does, you know, are the animals . I know, i know. Safety of the animals is a big portion of it for you. So how are you keeping them there . Take us to that space. Yeah so this isthe old heinz ketchup factory. And so its an Old Industrial building, and i have aquarium set up where we now have squid and cuttlefish. We were raising chicken embryos in collaboration with the exploratorium ghhere in San Francisco. Weve got classrooms. Weve got action space and weve got a whole workshop full of tools. And the issue you mentioned about the a its a really imt part of my process to collaborate very closely with the scientists who are the experts on that creature. And so they can share the best practices for how to film them, how to photograph them safely. That is a honeybee that i photographed actually in my backyard back before i started wonder lab. And here youre seeing a ladybug. Thats a ladybug that is standing over a parasite that has taken over its mind that was actually one of the first projects i worked on with National Geographic. So this is a book that is a collection of some of my work as well as some of the best science photography in the world. And i wanted to show people what are the ways in which photographs can teach us to see the world in new ways. So, you know, images that slow down time, that speed up time that use light to highlight certain details. Theres all these ways that photography can expand our vision. There are so many kind of secrets in the world around us if we just learn to slow down and look more carefully, we these images are just so stunning. I know. Im looking, im looking. Wow. Its so incredible that we have the technology to be able to capture stuff like this. I know. I mean, it feels like youre right there. Yeah. And you can watch abc 707 live weekdays mornings at 7 00. Well, we are getting our first look at this years deyoung open at San Franciscos deyoung museum. 883 workers at works of art, rather, have been installed for t this community t exhibition. Artists from all nine bay area counties are represented. The exhibit is on display through january the seventh, so you have plenty of time to check it out. And some of the pieces will become part of the deyoungs Permanent Collection on dancing with the stars is back and the stars are ready to make moves. Theres no way i can go home early, so i got to step up. Oh, my god. Its, you know, a minute now hes in it. Now we ha a preview of tonights kevin, what does being the ceo of cashbacking mean to you . The way that i see it, if youre buying it, flying it, or wining n dining it, then you gotta be cashbacking it. [chuckles] come on now. Earn big with chase freedom unlimited. How do you cashback . Premier. It truly is such a family affair. It is nothing but love. Both Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro have a rich history with dancing with the stars. He cohosted the competition last year with tyra banks, and it was in 2014 that alfonso took home the mirrorball trophy with his pro partner, witney. Carson hough first appeared on as a pro dancer in 2007. She won back to back seasons. She returned to the ballroom as a judge for a couple of years. But is now thrilled with this new role. I get to be neutral in this place. Im not trying to win and im not trying to critique and be like, you know, who are my favorite picks . You know, im just like, here to enjoy it with everyone. So pressures off except for i just have to speak. Yes. Yes yes. Which sometimes is hard. Season 32 will have a special meaning for the veterans of the ballroom. Itll be the first time without judge len goodman, who died this past april. Alfonso and julianne say len spirit will definitely be with them in the ballroom. I knew len since i was ten years old and he judged me before i was ever even a thought or dancing with the stars was ever even a thought. But len really was such a centerpiece of what made this show absolutely the integral show that it is. And we will all feel his presence for sure. Yeah, i do know that several of the dancers are already making sure that they are, you know, making sure that the technique is right for len. Even though hes not going to be in the ballroom room physically, he will be there emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The longtime friends say they are focusing on hosting, so we will not see them dancing, saying, well, not yet anyway. There is a lot of talk about us at some point in the season in doing a little routine together. So yeah, for me that would be, you know, part of a dream come true. I get to dance with this legend. She is amazing. But but were just excited really, about, you know, being able to cohost together. But we might, we might move around a little bit, you know, just a little bit in los angeles, george pennacchio, abc seven news, dancing with the stars premieres tonight at eight right here on abc seven. Thats it for abc seven news at four. Abc seven news at five with dan and karina is coming up next running is awesome. But her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. I was always so itchy especially when i was hot. Now my skin doesnt itch as much. Now were staying ahead of her eczema. Theres a power inside all of us to live our passion. And dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. So, they can have clearer skin and less itch. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. Tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. 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