warren hellman. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. construction work is going well on the bay bridge. two days into the holiday weekend closure of the upper deck and caltrans said there is a possibility it could reopen ahead of schedule. officials are giving updates on that work that's taking place. let's go head now and listen to caltrans spokesman. >> we want to thank our partners including bart, ac transit, muni, alameda, golden gate and vallejo ferry, west cat, amtrak, greyhound, oakland, the city and county of san francisco, and the entire bay area for working with us on that. i read that long list to give you an idea of how many agencies and groups had to get together to do this. we also want to thank mcm for putting together a great team and finishing their work early. we want to ask greg allen to come up and say a couple words. greg, allen, allen. i. >> i just want to thank my team that organized this group and i want to thank hour subcontractors, danny's crackers, bay cities, cleveland wrecking, acc, crisp company, far west, and bleco electric who all preformed their work diligently and got it done way ahead of schedule. the weather was a -- a real big determiner in this work. we had a lot of overlay work, striping asphalt work. >> okay. hold your questions. we have to get through a couple more things real quick. let's get down it. the bridge will open at 7:00 tonight. we will start picking up cones at 7:00 tonight. that process is going to take a little while. we have to get back and slowishly start this process very safely. in a moment i will ask the chp to come up and talk about safety. we will probably be expecting our first vehicles coming through the toll plaza around 8:00 p.m. tonight. so, sam, if you could come up and say a little bit about safety. >> california highway patrol have helped in the closure of the bridge and will also assist in the reopening. we have people assigned at each of the hard closure locations, interstate 80 west, interstate 580 west and 880 north. we are asking everybody too bit direction of all chp people on scene, to be patient and don't drive past any chp vehicles unless told to do so. do not enter into any coned off areas or interrupt the removal of the cones just to be the first to cross the bridge. we will escort the first group across the bridge so you are asked and warned to obey all directions, if they do not the chp will take the appropriate enforcement action. officer sam morgan, california highway patrol, public information officer, oakland chp. >> all right. thank you sam. okay, lastly we are getting the bay bridge back early and are stressing safety. when you go to the toll plaza for the first time there are changes. i want to go over them. yes you have nice fresh new pavement and great striping but as you come through the metering light area and go into the american, the configuration has changed. there is nothing new that will require a decision but it'll be your first time through it. go easy and be safe. any questions? >> [inaudible]. >> you have been listening to the live news conference, the headline, the upper deck of the bay bridge will reopen ahead of schedule. just a few moments ago you heard it live here on ktvu channel 2. the upper deck will be opening tonight at 7:00 p.m. you may remember caltrans had planned to keep it closed until tomorrow but again the work, the striping the laying of that new asphalt has been finished and they expect the bridge to reopen tonight at seven. you heard a word of warning from them, he about drivers, you may experience changes, it'll look different. be sure to be extra careful but the headline, the bay bridge will reopen tonight at 7:00. >> that's when they start picking up the cones but the first vehicles may not go across until about 8:00 tonight. we will of course monitor this all night long. the closure of the upper deck this weekend is right now creating some big traffic back ups at other bridges. here is a live picture of the golden gate bridge. you can see all the vehicles, that's a southbound direction. this back up traveled all the way back to 580 in richmond, westbound traffic trying to get into san francisco, getting off the interstate, 80 bit at richmond onto web 580. heavy traffic going across the bridge. all the way through man rain and then southbound on 101. the bridge says traffic has increased over the past two days since the bay bridge closed. now we want to show you the san mateo bridge. the vehicles heading westbound on highway 92 from haywood heading toward san mateo of traffic is light but a lot of people taking bridge as well. they can't use it until 8:00 tonight. >> the bay bridge closure is causing problems on san francisco, we want you to take a look. this is lumbar street this is about two as you can see here in the pictures, traffic was bumper to bumper as groups taking the bridge instead of the bay bridge spilled onto nearby city streets. stay with us for continuing coverage of the closure and now the reopening which is scheduled for 7:00 tonight. you can also find updates online at ktvu.com. >> occupy oakland is joining force was prison reform activists to picket outside of the prison tomorrow. its part of a nationwide protest seeking prison reform. ken pritchett is live where preparations already underway. >> reporter: these are some of the barricades that will be nut to place for that protest scheduled to start at noon tomorrow. i talked to a restive of the sheriff's who said the demonstration could be different than the protests we are used to seeing. the no parking science mark the day. crowd control gates in place in advance of the hundreds expected to protest with occupy oakland joinn. >> the movement throughout the country and world and here locally needs to know about the conditions of confinement inside these cages. >> reporter: rallies outside the prison are routine when there is a scheduled excushion. katie said it's just part of -- when you live outside the gates. >> reporter: hopefully it goes calmly it'll be inconvenient for neighbors, these gate also be used to block off traffic closing main street, leading to the prison at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. parking restrictions will be in place an east francisco boulevard. >> hopefully there will be another place to park. >> reporter: the department said the addition of occupy oakland raises worry with what are normally uneventful prison protests with i-580 and the bridge absorbing traffic from a closed westbound bay bridge, extra officers will be on hand to try to stop any disruptions as they to and from the gates. that's where the neighbors many will be stuck on a closed road and spend the holiday at home. >> it's okay. i have homework. >> reporter: with the announcement we heard a short time ago the bay bridge closure opening early, may not be part of the problem tomorrow. we were told that the protest here normally when we have protests here, around a scheduled excushion, the state will reimburse local authorities like the sheriff's department for the cost they it get dealing the protests. since tomorrow's demonstration is like any other, then the county and local taxpayer also foot the bill for the extra law enforcement on hand. ken pritchett. >> a dozen students spent the night on the berkeley campus last night in front of the international house as part of a new roving occupy cal camp. for the past week they have set up debt tents on different parts of campus. organizers say the administration of the international house on piedmont welcomes their one night camp. >> we have an institution, international house supportive, the police have express they don't want further conflict and i think that's really a big step forward. >> the tents are also with a tree day conference called occupy the truth. the group hosted several speakers including cindy she, han and the man credited linking the pentagon papers during the vietnam war. >> homicide investigators searching for clues in two separate shootings. the first just before 12:15 at 98th avenue and c street. someone called the police reporting a shooting and then hung up. when officers arrived they found a man in the street suffering a gun shot wound to the chest. he was pronounced dead. so far police haven't made any arrest arrests. an hour later gun fire broke out at a home on seminary avenue and heys. police got a call from a woman saying her son had been shot. the victim a man in his 40s was found dead inside the home. family members say he walked inside the householding his chest and then collapsed. investigators say they believe the victim may have been shot outside the home. police haven't released any suspect description. >> singing legend whitney houston was laid to rest today in a private buehrle in new jersey. her casket arrived in a gold hearse. fans watched along the route as well as at the entrance. the ceremony was the end of a week of farewells. she was buried next to her father who died in 2003. she died on february 11th at the beverly hilton. washington state an avalanche has claimed at least three expert skiers. authorities say they were skiing out of bounds near a resort north of seattle just after noon when the slide happened. a female was missing for a short time. she has been rescued from the snow with nonlife threatening injuries. a clear but cool day around the bay area. mark is here with how -- a look at the conditions. >> yeah. temperatures only maxing out in the mid to upper 50s but its been a nice three day weekend. a few changes setting up for tonight. as far as current numbers, most of the bay area neighborhoods in the low to mid50s. san francisco checked in at 50 degrees. livermore 54 and santa rose other around 52. look what happens tomorrow morning. most areas back down to the 40s. we bring in more cloud cover and also a few spotty showers, latest on the satellite on live storm tracker two as you can see a few clouds moving in. those clouds will continue to filter into the area. here we go with the updated forecast, model, put this into motion and you notice we are still dry but will continue with the increasing clouds and then look what happens early tomorrow morning. little bit of activity. we could track a few scattered rain showers first thing tomorrow morning. we will cycle through the rest of monday and i will let you know when 70-degree temperatures could return to the forecast. >> all right. thank you. espn said it has fired a writer and it's suspended an anchor who both used a racial slur describing jeremy lin. in a statement they apologized for the slur. the word was used in a story about lin and the knicks loss friday night against the hornets. lin has become an overnight sensation since becoming a surprising force behind a series of wins for the knicks. >> we are in ocean beach 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really difficult and very formal and this is like having an irish wake. it's good we are doing this for him. he would be really thrilled. >> reporter: the bay area native founded fund the strictly bluegrass festival. it stars great entertainers from dollly parton to mc hammer. >> he met a lot and part was the music world. >> reporter: the festival hit golden gate park in 2001. he called it a selfish gift but those who knew him say there was nothing selfish about him. >> he was the real deal when you saw is what you got. he was the most ethical, moral, funny, fun person that i think has ever lived. >> reporter: barbara travel from orange county to pay respects. she has been heading north just for the festival for years and will never forget her first time, especially what happened after. >> when i got home i wrote him a thank you note. in turn he sent me a thank you note for coming to his party. i thought that is some kind of man. >> reporter: hellman left a lot of money to keep the festival going for years to come. it's set to happen this year in october at golden gate park. reporting live at ocean beach, ktvu channel 2news. >> police in pleasant hill are searching for three men in a shoot that left a man in critical condition. it happened around 7:20 last night in a small field behind strand wood elementary school. officers say a 20-year-old was shot during a robbery by a group of three men. he is still in the hospital tonight. police say three juveniles were also robbed . in the south bay a 15-year- old is under arrest after what police are calling a gang related stabbing at a mall. it happened around 7:30 at the east ridge shopping mall. when officers arrived they found two teen victims with stab wounds. they are expected to survive. police say they are searching for two more suspects in the attack. >> wal-mart is pushing forward with plans to expand one of its storing in the east bay. this despite a legal set back. the retail giant wants to add 33,000 square feet to its store on lone street way. the addition would make it a super center complete with a grocery store. wal-mart filed paperwork with the state appeals court late last month after a court halted expansion because of flaws in the county approval process. >> rick santorum on the defensive after saying yesterday that it the president's agenda is tied to a fake theology. >> i accept the fact that he is a christian. i just said what you have a world view that elevates the earth above man and says that we can't take those resources because we are going to hurt the earth, this is just all -- all an attempt to central eyes power. >> robert gibbs, blasted santorum over the remarks yesterday. the stiff rebuick is a sign to analysts that the white house is taking santorum more seriously as a possible opponent in the election. >> romney took part in the celebration last night marking the anniversary of the salt lake city winter olympics. he was hired to lead the games committee after a bribery scandal. romney was accused by democrats and santorum of asking congress for millions of dollars to help foot the bill for the costs. the candidates have just over a week until the next primary. arizona and michigan hold their primaries tuesday, february 28th. the next contest is in washington state. that's on saturday march third. then it's super tuesday on march 6th when ten states have primaries and caucuses, california among the last. it'll be held on june 5th. >> the head of the los angeles school district addressing his employees tonight after a sex abuse scandal involving two teachers >> just because a few members have done terrible thing that doesn't reflect on the amazing teaching, leadership and staff i see every day. >> he released this video to employees addressing the scandal at the school where two teachers accused of committing lewd act was students. in the video he assured the rest of the staff members who have been moved to an unopened school they will be given a chance to return. >> california state university chancellor spreading the word about a college education on this super sunday. he and others went to several african american churches to talk to parents and students. he said they want to make sure kids now how to prepare for college and that parents know a education is acceptable. >> the university is one of the most affordable college or universities in the united states. if you come from a family that only makes 70,000 or less it doesn't cost you anything. you can go for free. >> he said 22% of people without a degree are unemployed. officials plan to visit 104 churches across california this month. >> one the last of five 1906 san francisco survivors has died. rose passed away yesterday in santa rosa at the age of 109. during her past interviews she said she remembered watching the fire that followed the great quake from a hill at vernal heights. she was three then. this year's 106th anniversary on april 18th on market street will 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[ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. . reasoning to the top story. the closure of the upper deck of the bay bridge. about a half hour ago caltrans officials announced the bridge will reopen early, 7:00 tonight. here is what it looked like just before five as news chopper 2 flew over the bridge. as you can see no traffic at all on the upper deck but plenty of caltrans vehicles as crews worked around the clock to take care of repairs. those workers taking on several other projects while the upper deck is still closed from painting to drainage to land cape work, all of that would have taken months to do got finished in a few day was the upper deck being closed . crew has help in getting done ahead of schedule. >> because of great team work, great support by drivers and great weather the bay bridge will open tonight. all critical work including paving, barriers, striping has been done. we still have some demolition work to do on the piece we need to remove all of that we could have done is complete. >> again caltrans is reopening the upper deck of the bay bridge, more than a day ahead of schedule. supposed to open at 5:00 a.m. tuesday, now it'll reopen at seven tonight with the first vehicles going across with a chp escort around eight. >> the closure of the upper deck this holiday weekend has led to a big traffic mesa round san francisco. jade hernandez is live in marin with a look. >> reporter: that's right. we are live just before vista point. you can see traffic moving slowly. that's not unexpected, drivers ran into problems on the golden gate bridge last night nearly the same story today. we can give you the latest data from a few different sources, bart and golden gate bridge officials, the spokesperson said four southbound lanes of traffic were opened by one this afternoon. that's three hours earlier than yesterday. traffic backed up faster than saturday, causing bit of a problem for the drivers. bridge officials noticed northbound back up and the same time on the bridge. we should have official ferry rider ship numbers by tonight. bart's numbers are already in from one until eight, this morning, over nine thousand hopped on bart. about 7700 of them crossed bay. bart is usually closed on weekend overnights. another number to set a record, more than 236,000 people rode bart yesterday. that's the 5th highest rider ship number on a saturday. the number one highest day was set back in 2007 on labor day weekend when the bridge was closed. to bring you back out live caltrans just said the westbound lanes of the bay bridge will reopen tonight. that's more than 30 hours ahead of schedule. we will have reaction on that it for you tonight at ten. reporting live. jade hernandez. >> on the facebook page we asked you how you plan to get around this weekend during the bay bridge closure. betty says we will avoid interstate 80 going to a bart station and stopping near union. another said i'm not, visiting local areas in my own city, good to stay home sometimes. join the conversation and let us know what you think. just look for the page on facebook. >> a mississippi lawsuit against facebook is now being transferred to california as part of a cookie's case. brook of mississippi claims that facebook improperly tracked her browsing history in violation of wire tap laws. she said it happened after she logged out of facebook. facebook denies it. the case bricks together 11 complaints from ten court districts. appears apple has out done itself. a new a analysis of their sales show the company sold morphones, i-pads and i-pod touches than the total number of macks ever sold. that's 156 million in 2011 verses 122 million m ac computers. >> until this month there weren't enough flu cases to signal the start of the flu season. the cdc said this is the latest start to a flu season in 25 years. the season normally starts in december or january. the cdc said california is the only state in the united states that has had widespread cases for the last two weeks. missouri though is starting to see a spike. coming up on the move, why dorothy's ruby slippers being taken out of the smithsonian. and a dark time in american history. how the bay area honored japanese americans. >> and mark joins us next with what you can expect. for hours and hours. i like it. man: i would definitely consider a silverado trade-up from the pick-up truck that i've got right now. [ male announcer ] we dare you to compare your truck to a chevy silverado, the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pick-ups on the road. celebrate president's day. get 0% financing for 60 months on all 2012 silverados. if you trade in an eligible vehicle, get an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. offer ends february 29th. . starbucks has teamed up with squaw valley for the world's first ski through starbucks kioks. it opened earlier this month. it's located 8,000 feet in the gold coast midmountain complex. this is their first attempt at a ski through coffee kiosk. it'll be open from nine to four. >> consumers should expect higher prices on california's citrus because of freezing temperatures in the central valley. growers say they lost 35% of the orange crop and 15% of the navel orange crop. that's after 25 nights of below freezing weather in december and more in january. they say it's worse than first thought. >> time to talk about our weather and the great weather contributed to the early reopening of the bay bridge so nicely done. >> thank you so much. we have been lucking out this weekend with mostly sunny at least for the afternoon and some cool to mild temperatures, things will change as we head into day three of the holiday weekend. right now on the tracker you can see the changes already. clouds moving in to northern california, those high cloud wills continue to push in to the north bay neighborhoods and eventually cross the entire bay area. a look outside. we can show you this we will show you the real deal with the clouds on the increase, low to midlevel moisture already pushing back in to the bay and a factor at least for the overnight hours but especially as we do head into monday morning. forecast headlines for tonight we will continue to thicken up the cloud cover, tomorrow possibility, a good bet of scattered light showers, extended forecast a big warming trend showing up. you will see the changes on the five-day. at least for tomorrow. this weather system moves in from the north and you can bet on monday clouds, also showers, highest chance will be for the morning hours n is not a major deal but still enough, might be dodging the raindrops first thing tomorrow morning and also wet roadways, here is the change, you can see high pressure rebuilding, a weak off shore flow and a big change for tuesday and wednesday. by wednesday, the warmest locations, feels strange to say in february, warmest locations will approach the mid-70s. it'll feel very strange for february but the warmest could be around 74 to 75. here we go with the forecast model. we thicken up the cloud cover by ten. no rain drops but look what happens tomorrow. you may hear a -- some rain coming dunnocks light side, not a lot to show you tomorrow morning but scattered light rain showers, at least drizzle and then into tomorrow afternoon the activity moves out. leaving us with partly cloudy skies by 4:00 monday. temperatures for tomorrow still on the coolest received san francisco around 55, antioch in the mid50s. san jose at 58 and a couple of 60s to report toward morgan hill and gilroy. here is a look ahead. the five-day forecast and temperatures, the citied warm up. the numbers reflect that for tuesday and wednesday. wednesday will be the warmest day of the week. then a little cooler for thursday and also into friday with the weekend always in view. looks like it'll cool off but the forecast model still keeping us dry even for the upcoming weekend. the best chance a few shower also be first thing tomorrow morning, it'll feel strange by tuesday and into wednesday. warmest locations just in the 70s. >> like palm springs weather. >> feels like it. but at least maybe as we head toward tomorrow. i said that in january. i thought february would be wet and maybe at march -- not showing just yet. >> something else. thank you. >> thank you. >> a day of reflecting as people marked the 70th anniversary of president roosevelt signing the order that led to the internment of japanese americans. people gathered to mark the day and to remind others of the internment of 120,000japane section americans. the key note speaker the nephew of one of the three american men who famously deidentified and challenged the internment order. he said the issue of what is legal detention is an issue that is very much alive today. >> we are also trying to encourage people in the public to remember or to think through the emergency detention act that just has been signed because this does give the president power to take individuals as he -- the military and intelligence officials deem necessary. >> last year the president signed a national defense theorization act that lets the government detain without trial suspected members of al-qaeda or it's allies. the governor proclaimed today a day of remembrance and in that he added they remained loyal throughout the second world war and served in famous units. it's a testment to the patriotism that they gave their lives even as they were being deprived of their rights. >> they carried dorothy down the yellow brick road but now the slippers in need of repair. >> slippers, yes. slippers. >> wants she scary back then? those slippers are being removed from the museum exhibit in washington, they need work as they were quickly fashioned together for the filming. they were red shoes with netting and sequins attached. they are expected to return to public viewing in april coming up. >> linsanity continues. >> and could the sharks stop the red wings from their 23rd straight home win? we will tell you, sports wrap is next. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. . welcome to sports wrap. it was a tough task for the sharks, who were in the middle of a nine game road trip and had to face the team setting the nhl record for straight home wins. trying to figure out a way to slow down the red wings, it was 1-0 detroit after a period. they added to the lead in the second. able to turn back justin on a 3- 2 our miller there to put in the rebound. 2-0 wings, sharks cut the lead in half. they rush the net. mcdonald hanging tough but they can't get the puck and san jose gets the goal. you can see that the puck actually bounces off a cross member above the net and then off the stick in to the net, logan getting credit for the goal. not only would the sharks loose they lost defense man mark vlasic. the puck deflects off the skate of boyl experience hits him in the face. the shield on his helmet did him no good as he left, still 2- 1 when they made it more comfortable ; that was helms converting, they scored a late goal. that wasn't enough to keep them from looses for the 6th time in eight games. the sharks one and four on the trip after the 3-2 loss. they are still in first place in the pacific division but by two points over phoenix the wings have now won 23 straight at home. not the biggest name in tennis but making a name for himself in san jose. a group of fellows on hands as he tried to make it two straight wins in the sap. he had a hard time, that one in the first, 150 miles an hour. how about another one at 145 as he won the first set 7-6. he is in the near court now and not as pushed in the second set. easter man will hit in to the net. he wins it for the second straight year. the 21-year-old is on the rice, ranked 32nd at the beginning of this tournament and moving up. it doesn't get easier for the waries, next up is the home game against the clippers tomorrow night. the buzz of the sports world and the big apple right now but as recently as early december jeremy lin was still a warrior and working out in oakland. we know what happened since then. ellis said he isn't surprised about lin's success. >> no different with my second year when nelson came in. that's when i got a chance to do my thing with the system he had. it's at same thing. he worked hard every day, he played with us and stuff and -- we knew he could compete and he came from a similar system where bigger roles, jump side, just got guys that he can throw it up and he just making plays. >> lin back at it today. a one of those half time contests where a man made a half court shot and won a car. he was wearing a lin harvard jersey. he kept the magic going, down by 11 get itself time he just inside seven minutes to play. the knicks were up by nine inside a minute. the knicks led by three. terry three-pointer, no good, the knicks control, lin finds jr smith for the hoop and steals it. he had a 14 assists to his 28 points for a 104-97 win. new york has won eight of nine as lin continues to be the brightest star in the big apple. miami, bill clinton running for nothing, just enjoying the magic and heat. nelson losing the ball and that opens up the court for miami, james on the lob to wade, that is one to remember but that -- they do this all the time it. in the third quarter, court side fans got just a little more james than they barginned for. james into the seats, but, he made sure that the cheers turned to smiles, kid will have a story for life. another turnover by the magic turns into a highlight reel. james doing the honors, miami wins 90-7l 8, they continue to sport the best record in the league. the stanford team trying for an oregon sweep and trying to rice in the pack 12 standings, familiar face on campus. jim harbaugh and family. the cardinal locked up with oregon in the first half. john gauge with the three for stanford. this time they will take tin side. josh owens with the hoop. they are at halftime stanford leading 31-28. we will have that tonight at ten. still more to come on this sunday night sports wrap as the daytona 500 has it's poll sitter and it's three day play off for the winner on the golf tour. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. . after a stirring win, mickelson is trying to make it two straight. jerry west the executive director of the tournament used to be known as the la open. bill hawes started the lead two shots up. his birdie put just made its way to the top. bradley started tied for the lead. unlikely birdie put on the 9th hole. drops and he is back to it. hawes could havended things earlier if he had made this hard putt at number 12. it moved him into a tie and mickelson could have put it away. as they came to 18 both needed birdies to move into a tie with hawes. first mickelson, that's -- putting last week as he concludes a round of 71. then the effort shorter but just as important. he finishes a 71 as well and the three of them head to a playoff. nothing decided on the first extra hole but on the second, hawes rolled in this long effort. neither could match and hawes, the son of jay hawes wins for the 4th time. ? next sunday at this time we will tell you about who won the day daytona 500. they held qualifying today. danica patrick qualified 30 agent as they tries to be the third woman to compete. tony stewart has never won. he isn't in either top two spots, qualifying 10th. the top spot went to edwards. gregeg biffle is joining him on the front row. that's it for this early sunday night edition of sports wrap. see you tonight . >> thank you. >> thank you. we want to update the stop story tonight. the closing of the upper deck of the bay bridge. at the top of the hour caltrans spokesman announced it'll reopen at 7:00 tonight with traffic expected to start crossing at eight. that's more than 24 hours ahead of schedule, he said cooperation from drivers and good weather helped crews get ahead of schedule. >> that's right and tonight of force on the 10:00 news we will be there as the first cars go across. we will bring you some of the relief being felt by drivers for dealing with all of that gridlock. >> thank you for trusting us, we will see you the next time news breaks. >> our coverage continues with the news, and remember we are always here for you online at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. see you back tonight at ten. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. 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