don sanchez, abc7 news. >> thanks, don. congratulations to the folks at pixar. >>> by the way, oscar was the number one trending topic on twitter. you can see how many people were dweeting about the uh -- tweeting about the show throughout the night. this is what we found when searching for hash tag oscars. >>> coming up, if he will ever leave libya. >> and clepto the cat has been a letterman and leno? but will his new found fame end his crime? what a home once worth $800,000 sold for at auction today. >> and i'm leigh glaser. we actually warmed up a little bit this afternoon. we also had some sunshine and we have seen some clouds out there. rain is being reported. we'll check in on that and talk about our rape chchchchchch >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> anti-government rebels are bracing for an attack by moammar qaddafi loyalists. they offered assistance to libyans looking to overthrow the leader from power. secretary of state hillary clinton continued to pressure qaddafi to call off me

>> yes, you do. >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> i like don's predictions. new for the oscars, the on the red carpet i-pad app. it will give you access to exclusive cameras along the red carpet, inside the kodak theater and the governor's ball. it works on the i-phone and i-pad touch. the academy award's coverage begins with on the red carpet at 2:00. the oscars actually start at 5:30 followed by a post-award special and then abc 7 news at 11:00. and with academy award winning weather, give it to lisa argen for a final look. >> another hour for north and east bay valleys. we're looking at upper 20s right now in napa and the livermore valley. look at san jose, 34. 32 freezing degrees at our coast. a sunny and warmer day today thank goodness. back in the mid-50s. so it will be another cool one but enjoy it. we've got rain off the coast. a pretty rainy day coming our way by the middle of the week. so we've got some time to enjoy a dry weather trend but still cool, 55 oakland today, 56 in san jose. >> all right. i'd like to thank my mother and [ female announcer

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don sanchez puts the script all together for us on the aisle. >> while the king's speech continues to march towards best picture and best actor award, the social network has been inspiration for big changes. the oscars are reaching out to a new generation. >> they're twittering and using facebook.com and connecting with younger viewers in a way that's never been done before. what better way than to reach out to young people for social net working sights. i'm trying to figure out which one i am. i think you're hip and i'm young. >> franco grew up in palo alto. his mom betsy played his mother on general hospital last year. the academy uses rank choice voting. it's like a political race. and the 26th academy awards won by walt disney, the museum, it includes a special oscar for snow white and the seven dwarfs. there are charm bracelets, each engraved by a winning film. it was found by phil collin's ex-wife. >> it was i just can't think the disney family would have sold it. >> you got it back? >> i bought it back. >> across the bay, ocean fashion designer is one of nine people competing f

here's arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez with his on the aisle picks. >> we've already seen the critic's choice, the golden globes and the sag awards so we have a pretty good indication how voting could go. i think this year, if anything, it's more predictable than usual. december i gave a full bucket to the king's speech. >> what do i call you? >> your royal highness. >> only the british can do historical drama like this. it's been the front runner after the social network took an early lead. that with an interesting look at the passing of facebook.com. spent his early years in san anselmo. i like his chances. however, prediction shows director of the best film usually wins which means the top honor will go to the king's speech director tom hoover. >> my position says it likes it. >> best actor, no contest. classy colin firth in the king's speech. picking natalie portland as black swan as best actress, i raved about her performance as the ballerina going mad. i liked jeffrey rush in the king's speech. i thought he'd win it until i saw this. christian bail as mark wallburg's

>> don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> on the record ipad app. it will give you exclusive looks at the awards program. it works on i-pod touch. you know the coverage going begin with on the red carpet at 2:00. oscars show at 5:30 followed by post awards special and then "abc 7 news" at 11:00. very exciting times i think, and the weather, it's a little chilly but weather here. >> a little chilly there. in fact, starting out, you'll see numbers in the 0.5, sunshine. dropping to the 50s, so, yeah it will get cool later on in the afternoon there. early evening and back home, numbers warm up anywhere from five to seven degrees from yesterday's readings. 53 with sunshine in san rafael. mid-50s in san jose and who's are gone. highs in the 40s yesterday. how about mid to upper 50s along the central coast. clouds and chance of rain, north bay tomorrow and tuesday, more rain on wednesday. >> that is going to do it for us. next newscast at 11:00 after the oscars. have a great sunday everyone. bye-bye.

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don sanchez, abc 7 news. >>> classics do live on. coming up here, half a dozen people trapped by australia's worst can cyclone in a hundred years. what happened after they were told a rescue effort is unsafe. stay with us. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ >>> it is 12 minutes before 8:00 a.m. thursday in cairo. this is a live picture you can see after a day of violent protests in cairo where three people were killed, 1500 wounded. lots of smoke be juch just a fw minutes ago. we will have to see what this day brings. the protests which have been going on against president hosni mubarak had been peaceful but te they took a violent turn the past 2

don sanchez offers up some clues. >> huge stones weighing up to 24 tons carved in impressive figures and designs. colossal heads made 3,000 years ago by america's oldest civilization, here before the standards. >> he's fascinated by their sophistication and degrees of technical and san francisco knowledge. >> it's about quality and significant works of art. i think the almac culture produced some of the most refined and elegant and simple works. >> leaving behind mostly massive pieces like this throne underscoring the power of the ruler. yet there are some delicate ceramics and jade work. >> his face is rather unique in the sculpture because he's smiling. the minute detail being done with such simple instruments. but the almac are shrouded in mystery. no one knows anything about their life, their language or where they went. >> you can have a culture like this with art, with religion, everything, different food apparently from what we know. everything. and then what happened to them? >> these decisions don't disappear like this. in many, many aspects. their social groups. >> why this

our don sanchez makes his picks. >> plus, the new ipp china is building a theme park base bassed on the world of war craft and star craft video games including a number of thrill rides with a double free fall tower. it was slated to open next month but the time frame appears to be premature. i will pass on the double free fall to you. >>> if you have an old library card and a new ap ipad you can download books for free. it lets you wirelessly download ebooks from the local library. it's free and there are no late fees. >> the book expires as soon as the due date ariefns. to could be 7, 14 or 2 21 days depending on the library and right at that date it is no longer accessible by the use. >>> the catch, it only works if your library provides e books so keep that in mind. we have an app on our ipad for the weather but we can go back to the real thing and get it from spenc spencer christian. >> last time accumulating snow at sea level was february 5, 1976. a different location, same day, this picture sent by be debra through you report. snow then and maybe snow in a couple of

coming up the academy awards will roll out the red carpet for don sanchez. and an east bay designer is hoping that her fashions will play a starring roll on sunday. well this year our garden's simply amazing. how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of love. the real difference is, this year we went to lowe's. well all our lowe's garden club select plants are grown for your local region and selected for peak performance. we get new plants delivered throughout the week and we guarantee our plants and flowers for one whole year. and nobody beats our prices. nobody. so it wasn't me? well, you provided the love. [ male announcer ] experience. lowe's. let's build something together. me in to lowe's and get 1 pint of primrose. was $1.18. now only 98 cents. >>> a homeless man in new york has been reunited with his daughter after su8gs years thanks to twitter. they reunited in new york city yesterday morning. daniel recently received a prepaid cell phone and twitter act in part of a project. >> a great moment for myself. i feel rejoiced, to get in touch with my daughter a

in beverly hills, don sanchez. >> honey, does if look like a tragedy? >> no. looks like it's funny. >> this version looks awesome. lisa in for mike this morning. and you brought for us tada! >> hope you're enjoying this weather. we have a lot of haters back east. dangerous conditions midwest and east coast. >> i feel sorry for my brother back there. >> i'm sure you heard about it. if you have friends and family back east, immobilized the next couple days. airport visibility is pretty good. it's north of sfo where we have some big problems and the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory for our north bay valleys. some chilly temperatures and the fog is sneaking on over to the carquinez strait, the delta and a little bit in livermore this morning. good morning, santa rosa, 39 for you as well as redwood city. fog as well in parts of the east bay but from mountain view and san jose and los gatos mid to upper 40s with visibility 7 to 10 miles. half mile to a quarter mile visibility all throughout the north bay and heading into sacramento as well so

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez takes us to a rehearsal. ♪ >> a cole porter classic in an all singing, all dancing review called everything goes. the performance of the arts and education project which brings them the experience of live musical theater and it expands their possibilities. >> it helps me learn how to speak in front of a bunch of people and how to sing and more about music. >> jackson and his younger brother oliver share the stage in what their father calls a life-changinger. >> changing the way they actually behave, much more open and outward. ♪ >> san francisco arts is part of a program started in 1965. now it's expanded to summer programs after school with artists teaching them something that is uniquely american. >> we think that that's a powerful thing, to have them perform it so they learn that music and that they begin to connect what this form is. ♪ >> it is also a confidence builder. >> you have like a solo, it makes me feel special about my voice and what i have. >> having the chance to express yourself in that way without being afraid of what o

and don sanchez shows what would be different about this year's oscars broadcast skpf bay area connections to hollywood's biggest night, coming up at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> stars ever sunday's academy wards goring to find something different in their with the goody bag autos there will be a stuffed version of heidi the cross-id possum. >> not the real thing. heidi has become an international sensation. >> and there is a facebook fan page. >> coverage begins at 2:00. >> go, heidi. >>> tonight on "world news," ordinary americans fighting terror. two local businessmen led the fbi to the saudi arabian student. a shackled suspect in court today.

don sanchez takes us inside. >> it's the kitchen table where harvey m planned to run for office. it's the real thing. it's collected for the past 25 years, the history museum is an i illuminate niet nate go life ofople gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the bay area. >> straight people learn about their history in school or from their families. gay people's families don't have gay histories to them them. >> they are donated to the museum, a drag queen gown with the jewelry. there is men in dresses. match books from many gay and lesbian bars. it's about life changing events. he wore these clothes when they were san francisco's first gay married couple.uple. and people remember it again. >> i often say that we are the community like grandma's attic where i can find traces of your ancestors. >> struggles, failures and triumphs. >> it's how people saw themselves. their ideals and fantasies. of the gay liberation of the 60s to 60s to the 70s and the tragedy of aids in the 80s. >> it was tragedy and when violence flared. they have 3,000 periodicals and 27,000 t-shirts. th

don sanchez has you covered in today's what's hot. ♪ >> the vienna philharmonic orchestra made its first bay area appearance 20 years ago. ♪ >> what's to celebrate is the newest production from disney on ice, our parent company walt disney with all your favorite characters next week in oracle arena. a civilization in mexico 3,000 years ago greeted these colossal heads and carvings of stone. solving mystery in the museum. the greatest music from broadway with a dazzling cast of theater stars, neil's 100 years of broadway friday night at the marin center. the monster jam brings the roar of monster trucks as they invade the oakland coliseum in a showdown, a power-packed motor mic and brawny of steel. ♪ >> kid kalama appears at the culture club part of the noise festival. indy bands and films are show cased throughout the city. works of art, quilts, created like great paintings. includes wearable art in the concourse exhibition center. >> romania. >> don't, stop! using her noisy reporter skills. >> it's comic book action and nonstop adventure. nonstop adventure. 

in oakland, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> that's not good. since tomorrow's valentine's day, you can expect to see feathers flying in san francisco's justinterman plaza. it is time for the 6th annual san francisco pillow fight. thousands gather in the evening each year in front of the ferry building. they quietly wait for the clock to strike six and then it is just madness. it may look like fun but it ruffles the feathers of san francisco's department of public works. no one has ever taken out a required permit and the cost of cleaning up those tinny feathers runs about $35,000 each year. i don't know about that. soggy, not good. you ready for valentine's day? >> i'm gettin' ready, still. gettin' ready for the rain because it's on the way. not today though. still that weak high pressure over us. the wind shift will keep it breezy at the coast. partly cloudy and cooler with more 60s today. no 70s tomorrow. light to moderate rain, heavier rain tuesday into wednesday and then cold with sierra snow, much, much colder. >> that's gonna do it for us

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has a look at some of the big ones. >> if commercials cost $3 million for a 30 second spot, you just watched a half million dollars worth of godaddy.com. you remember the success betty white had with snickers. this time richard lewis and rose ann have a series of ads for the candy bar, one of the sponsors willing to spend the money. >> you get great coverage in the game but of course now with social media, you get a lot of repeat viewing. 40% of the people watch the ads they like again online. >> super bowl ads have legs. jones is one of the partners which has producing outing ads for the fourth year. most often humor works. >> excellent! >> three well-dressed guys trying to escape from a luxury prison. >> younger americans are now intrigued by super bowl. best buy understands that with the unlikely combination of justin bieber and ozzie osborn. >> the distracted get engaged. they're texting about what they're seeing. so the opportunity i think is to really make a play for that audience. ♪ >> among the big spenders, doritos and pepsi mac te

don sanchez is live in concord where that event is about to get underway. don? >> we are in concord and here's the problem. almost an 11% unemployment rate. the issue you probably know is there just aren't as many jobs being offered. the good news about this job fair is as they get it set up is there are maybe 250 jobs available. if you stop by between noon and 4:00 today, kathy from the job journal is here. how many jobs? >> over 200. >> what kinds of things are we looking for here? >> we have a good variety of positions. we have a lot of banking jobs. we have pay lot of information technology positions. we have public safety, both police officers and firefighters. we don't usually have firefighter positions so come on down. >> what should people do? what should they bring, a resume? i think you probably have resume experts. >> we have critique services free. we have managerial positions called supervisor positions. >> the idea is really make a good impression and hopefully you can talk to the representatives of the companies that will be here. is that key? >>

in san jose, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >>> isn't that a great story? let's go to update the forecast. spencer christian h here. we are talking during the piece at how fascinating opera work simmers are to watch. >> i don't do opera but i do weather. another winter storm in the east traveled across oklahoma and arkansas and now moving up into the mid atlantic and northeastern states. a sharp contrast to what we can expect tomorrow. sunny skies. after a chilly morning high temperatures tomorrow approaching the 70-degreing mark in the warmest locations and down at pebble beach the at&t proam kicks off tomorrow, four days of sunny great golf weather. the accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny skies and mild afternoons through sunday. clouds thicken on monday which is valentine's day. rain develops monday evening and continues into tuesday and wednesday. next week is probably going to be a pretty wet week. >> the bay area. that is funny. >> a church in brazil is trying to crack down on late brides. one priest says he is tired of all of the masses being disru

i'm don sanchez. >> enjoying that. >> good. from all of us at abc 7 n oprah: all new -- how singing sensation jennifer hudson got that "holy-moly" new body -- will you tell us how much you've lost? yes! then, a world-premiere performance -- next "oprah.".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".".

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has a look at some of the big ones. >> if commercials cost $3 million for a 30 second spot, you've just watched a half million dollars worth of godaddy.com. you remember the success betty white had with snickers? this time richard lewis and rose ann has ads for the candy bar. sponsors willing to spend the money. >> great in the game but with social media you get a lot of repeat viewing. 35% of the people are going to watch the ads again online. >> so super bowl ads have legs. terry jones is one of the founding partners which has produced audi ads for the fourth year. most often humor works. >> scandalous. >> two well-dressed guys trying to escape from a luxury prison. >> younger americans are intrigued. best buy knows that with justin bieber and ossie osborn. >> they're going to be texting about what they're seeing. so the opportunity i think is to really make a play for that audience. ♪ >> among the big spenders, here's a series that also justifies convention. 5,000 entries. six finalists air on sunday. this one costs just the $30. >> i wo

don sanchez has the story of a bay area chocolate maker who ramps up production of his gourmet sweets all by himself other like works of art. pieces of sculpture. so many shapes and flavors. chocolates from michael misher with his shop that looks more like a gallery than a candy store. >> i still enjoy my craft. >> he starts with quality south american chocolate. he makes molds which will eventually hold his fillings. it's put on a vibrating table to shake out bubbles that could cree yacrate a hole. there's so many choices from the lavender and honey and all dark chocolate to, yes, barbecue. sometimes the flavors don't work. a dry tomato on a chocolate bar totally didn't work out. >> but the experience is filled with richness i'd be tempted to sample. >> if you're around something all day long, you don't stuff yourself. it's not like in the movies where somebody works on the production line, one in the box and one in the mouth. >> michael came here from northern germany more than 25 years ago. he opened a store in 2004. now it's valentine's day which means special chocolates and packa

don sanchez is live in concord where that event is about to get underway. don? >> we are in concord and here's the problem. almost an 11% unemployment rate. the issue you probably know is there just aren't as many jobs being offered. the good news about this job fair is as they get it set up is there are maybe 250 jobs available. if you stop by between noon and 4:00 today, kathy from the job journal is here. how many jobs? >> over 200. >> what kinds of things are we looking for here? >> we have a good variety of positions. we have a lot of banking jobs. we have pay lot of information technology positions. we have public safety, both police officers and firefighters. we don't usually have firefighter positions so come on down. >> what should people do? what should they bring, a resume? i think you probably have resume experts. >> we have critique services for free. we have managerial positions called supervisor positions. >> the idea is really make a good impression and hopefully you can talk to the representatives of the companies that will be here. is that key?

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez takes you to the legion-honor. >> they look like fine works of textiles from the feathering and painting. all made of paper. necklaces, head pieces and all of the shoes. stunning in their detail. for the belgian artist it began with making paper costumes for her children 20 years ago. now it's much more involved. >> it's difficult at the start but you play with the paper first. you have to place -- you change the aspect of the paper. >> she works for the team creating the piece. they shape the design and she paints it. >> as a painter, i look at the fashion. i look at the painting. i look at the fabric. >> after they arrive here, the pieces have to be shaped and ironed. she finds inspiration in classic paintings. this became this. this is the first time all her work shahs been shown together in this country. she was inspired by four european paintings in the region of honor collection. >> this is more than fashion. and i do not want anybody to say, oh, this is just no show fashion at the fine arts museum. this is fine saturday and that's what

don sanchez takes tout legion of honor in san francisco. >> they look like fine works of textiles. and elephant gowns and dresses made from paper. buttons and all of the shoes. stunning in their detail. for this artist it began with making paper costumes for children 20 years ago and now it's more involved. >> it's when you play with the paper first. you change it. >> she work was a team creating a piece. she shape a design. she paints it. >> i look at fashion and painting. i look at many things. >> after arriving here, pieces had to be shaped. and this became this. this is the first time her work has been shown in this country. for this exhibition she was inspire by four european paintings and made five figures like this, of a duchess and child from this painting. >> this is more than passion. i do not want anyone to say this is just another show of fashion at fine arts museums this, is fine art. that is what we do here. >> they're not meant to be copies, closer tomorrow pregss. >> it's so unique. that everything is painted paper. so in fact it's an illusion in large part. it's ju

don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> as he noted, precious artifacts are on display at c.b.hearst museum. for more, go to www.abc7.com. >> chicago was found had with nearly two feet of snow, third largest snowfall in the history. 250 drivers stuck for hours had to be rescued from their vehicles all along lake shore drive. at least 5,000 flights were cancelled today including 40 at sfo and another three at oakland. by this afternoon most of the streets in chicago had been plowed but tonight, temperatures could fall as low as minus 20. can you imagine? >> they are used to bad weather there but nothing like this. even they are overwhelmed by this. >> and wind shear, it's extremely cold and that is what they are going to have to deal with. we are talking about windchill factors in the single digits in some areas, getting cold already. i'll show you that in a moment. let's get you outside, completely different scene in the bay area. look at this view from high definition emeryville camera. a few clouds going through. here is another glimpse from sutro camera where it's been a nice day all acro

don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> those are stunning. the show opens today and the artist will be there showing how she makes the gown and that's only going to happen today. a google executive is being called a symbolic spokesman of the youth uprising after he disappeared last week. and de-iced. ♪ >>> in the news this saturday morning, february 5th, in egypt protest leaders say they have met with the country's prime minister

don sanchez watched from the gala at the san francisco design center. >> san francisco show biz, a look at the oscar shows and each other. always glamour and a year where most of the films were a bit serious. >> the economy is so low. i don't know if everyone feels the same way. >> they say the front runners become the winners. colin firth i said would win since last december. >> i thought he was wonderful. >> when natalie portman won, big cheers. she was a clear favorite. maybe it's something about all those feathers. >> and when melissa took it, no one heard her censored speech. >> i think shoe she had the strongest role. i'm glad she won. >> it was a good thing for local guys, coppola and pixar also won for toy story 3. this was a new concept. fleelg a younger crowd, don't know if it made it or not, based on the voting, maybe the academy is still about nostalgia. >> another chance in the movies, more films are being shot in san francisco and that is great for the local economy. >> one of the reasons they shoot so many films because they have so many days they can shoot because people

don sanchez has you covered in today's what's hot. ♪ >> the vienna philharmonic orchestra made its first bay area appearance 20 years ago. ♪ >> what's to celebrate is the newest production from disney on ice, our parent company walt disney with all your favorite characters next week in oracle arena. a civilization in mexico 3,000 years ago greeted these colossal heads and carvings of stone. solving mystery in the museum. the greatest music from broadway with a dazzling cast of theater stars, neil's 100 years of broadway friday night at the marin center. the monster jam brings the roar of monster trucks as they invade the oakland coliseum in a showdown, a power-packed motor mic and brawny of steel. ♪ >> kid kalama appears at the culture club part of the noise festival. indy bands and films are show cased throughout the city. works of art, quilts, created like great paintings. includes wearable art in the concourse exhibition center. >> romania. >> don't, stop! using her noisy reporter skills. >> it's comic book action and nonstop adventure. >> [ female announcer ] this is not a prescr

and there is don sanchez predicting it will be number one this weekend at the box office. >> before me there comes others. no they'll come from me. >> and alex is number four and a hit squad is after him. they've taken one two, and three. they're from another planet. weird things happen and he's upset. alex and his guardian are on the run. and this time he wants to stay in this high school because he's meet dianea. she's quinn on "glee" and theater goers remember when she was attending burlingame high school. >> you can go where you want. see whatever you want to. >> a lot of teens can relate to feeling like an outsider. and there is a big role in the finale. go for the action. this film is aimed at the crowd that flock to twilight. you know, young teen-aged girls and there are similarities. young love, attractive cast. however when i did the junkett, the cast kept down playing that connection. they should be so lucky. they're hoping for a sequel with this one. good looking people, special affects. it's not an epic but i'll give it a half bucket. >> and coming up next a boxer trying to

don sanchez has the story. ♪ >> blue mirror club on fillmore. jesse fuller thinking about san francisco bay. but in 1960 one man with a microphone and tape recorder started making history. >> i was fascinated with the variety of regional movie. >> chris had come here from germany after the war and there was nothing like this music there. >> it was really the rhythm section and especially african-american powerhouse rhythms. >> he launched the record company 50 years ago. the music caught the ears of emerging musicians like bob dylan. >> they were fascinated by the music. he recorded country joe mcdonald's biggest hit. >> first big check came in after woodstock, i put the money down on this building. >> it's the home of down-home music. there are thousands of records. he has released a book called hear me howling and comes complete with four cds. >> he has created a foundation to preserve the music. >> it contains 17,000 78s. >> old friends like ry cood er will be at a festival. >> all right. when punxsutawney phil came out of hiding. >> and foun

abc 7's don sanchez caught up with sir elton in beverly hills. >> there is a repealing with out the majority. you know little figures in gardens, here they come to life. >> what is in a noem? -- gnome? 50 sir elton john is the executive producer and tells me it almost didn't get made it died within its 11 year life span. and so do this the wau i want to do it. >> so there are old favorites and two new ones. >> this is music and love songs are the emotional glue of the movie. >> this director used to work at pixar. and this is with successes starting with the lion king. >> they've opened every door for me. up until that point i was doing records and touring and videos, that is about it. >> and he says he looks forward to showing this film. and his partner says they'd like more children z look for a gnome blitz in stores soon. he says they're coming. >> and they're seeping into the country. >> you better look in the car when you leave. okay? >> and it opens february 7th. >> that is a neat new career for him. >> and there is a couple beautiful sun sets. there is through you report powered by yo

and don sanchez tells us san francisco holds a dubis distinction. >> hold on to the pump handle and wallet. san francisco is now the most-expensive city for gasoline. it's $3.79 for regular at this station, prices headed in one direction. for many that means a life style change. >> probably try to drive less. use public transport. >> check out this restored 1941 chevy. the vehicle doesn't see much asphalt anymore. >> i just don't drive as much as we used to. because of the gas prices and san francisco, and the meters and... tickets are higher. >> i only work in the city. i don't have the gas prices that are not affecting me. he commutes to silicon valley. he has to pay. >> he does carpool. and business has been good. people are still interested in suvs because the gasoline price barrier hasn't been hit yes. most have not been affected yet but there is one car dealer told me prices hit $4 and voters begin to rethink priorities driving less, using public transportation or considering fuel-efficient cars. >> once i can afford a hybrid it's where i'm headed. >> there are more drivers using bar

don sanchez takes us back stage. >> once all things technology were his world. and he was a chip maker. and now... he's a resident artist. a base to reinvent himself. >> i had to reprogram how my brain works to do this. being an engineer and being mental sort of stops you. when you're an artist you have to be able to flow through things. >> it began 10 years ago. his daughter started taking voice lessons. he joined her. >> i thought i'd be an intelligent parent. basically discovered i found a new career. >> when this tech company down sized he was out of a job and skided it was time to go for it. >> i didn't want to say what would have happen fd i had try that had? >> his wife believed in him and kept him going. look where he's landed. and in three seasons he's learned technique, languages and moved into starring roles. this is his 14th opera. >> sticking with me as i built other pieces of the puzzle. >> he's using engineering side to write a book on voice. that seems logical. there is a connection between math and music. >> big life style change but i have a ce

and don sanchez takes us to a rehearsal. >> in a singing and dancing review called "everything goes". they're performers in arts education project bringing experience of live musical theater and expands possibility autos helps me learn how to speak in front of a bunch of people and how to sing, more about music. >> jackson and his younger brother share the stage. their father calls it a life changer. >> they actually behave. they're more open and outward. san francisco arts ed is part of a program from 1965. now this expanded to summer programs with artists teaching them something american. >> that is a powerful thing to have them perform so they learn that music and begin to contact with what this form is. and this is a confidence builder,. >> if there is a solo it makes me feel, like special miff voice and like, what very. >> having the chance to express your swefl out being afraid of what other people will think of you is amazing. >> this requires dedication, rehesals twice a week after school, six hours saturday but it's igniting flames of create activity foremost. >> she gets to

don sanchez took us to a rehearsal. ♪ >> a classic, all singing and dancing review called everything goes san francisco arts and entertainment that brings them the experience of live musical theater. >> you have to live how to speak in front of a bunch of people and more about the music. >> they share the stage in what their father calls a life changer. >> it's changing the way they actually behave. they are much more open and outward. ♪ >> san francisco arts is a program that was started several years ago and now it's expanded to summer programs with artists that are teaching something that is uniquely american. >> it's a powerful thing, of having one performance so they learn that music and they begin to connect on. ♪ >> it is also a confidence builder. >> you have a solo and a special about my voice and what i have. >> having the chance to express yourself in that way, without being afraid of what people will think of you is amazing. ♪ >> this requires dedication, rehearsal twice a week after school but it's the flame of creativity. >> they give their all on stage this weeke

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don sanchez has the story tonight from san francisco china town. >>reporter: this is what they are talking about. the shark caught. fin cut off then the shark thrown back that the ocean. >> all they care about are the fin. so the shark justices spirals down bleeding to the bottom of the ocean where it dies. what a waste of life on earth. >>reporter: and he says it it wreaking havoc on the ecology. >> this is like a deck of card cards. we knock them over the whole lot goes behind it. >>reporter: shark fin is considered a delicacy and it is pricey. up to 85 dollars a bowl. economic boom in china any creased demand there. shark population is declining. assembly members say their legislation is aim at reducing demand. >> we are trying to give a message to the rest of the world that shark fip is not healthy. >>reporter: state senator yee says while he's opposed to illegal fining he will fight the legislation because it is incentive to chin he's culture. >> solution is over reaching one and what we are saying is find a better solution rather than somethi

don sanchez gives us a sneak peek at some of the ads that they'll show you and wow you during the super bowl. >> if commercials cost $3 million for a 30 second spot you watched a half million worth of godaddy.com. remember what happened with betty white and stickers. one of the many super bowl sponsors willing to spend the money. >> not only great coverage in the game but now social media, you get a lot of previewing. they're going to watch the ads they like again online. >> jones is one of the founding partners which has produced ads for the fourth year. most often humor works. >> excellent! >> trying to escape from a luxury prison. >> younger americans are intrigued by super bowl. best buy understands that with the unlikely combination of justin bieber and then osborn. >> get them engaged so we hooked them and texting. so the opportunity i think is to really make a play for that audience. ♪ >> among the big spenders, a theory that almost defies convention. doritos and pepsi for a clash of the super bowl challenge. 5,000 entries, six finalists air on sunday. this one costs just $30.

story tonight from don sanchez. >> hundreds of chefs 25 restaurant on the google campus try to come up with healthy interesting food for google l employee daily. searching the internet for creative cuisine got easier with a single click. >> you now have a recipe to click on and gives you a lot of extra capability you wouldn't normally have right at your finger tip. >> chili. normal search function 76 million results everything from recipe to restaurants to beer. who has time for. that but click on the rest pee icon and new world opens up. >> slice dies by cooking technique. and amount of time it takes. calorie content. >>reporter: slice and dice. chef talk. >> like say you have a whole chicken in the refrigerator. a chicken breast. type in chicken breast and asparagus. i'm on a budget for time under 30 minute. what you ask for you have it there. it's there. how long did it take. took us point 1 3 seconds to get there. it comes with user ratings. he says kids will probably want to get involved too putting together their own ingredient they will have to try. way to get them to eat brocco

arts entertainment reporter don sanchez has a look. pass pa. >> this ad tied for no. 1 according to usa ad meter chosen by viewers. >> hi guys. about. >> dog also starred in the other top commercial for bud light. >> you show up at the big game. you have to entertain. now entertain could be provocative and poignant or funny and range of humor. >> ad agency was talking superbowl ads on the owens show on kg o radio. he proud the audi ad 2 men escaping from a prison and received positive response. when it comes to sawp bowl commercials have mreing. >> -- leg. >> no other time to place an ad really good and give it the credit and attention and buzz that you get from the superbow superbowl. >> she's talking about it in the marketing classroom today. >> he even when at party and you watch them out of the corner of your eye. >> method had changed. >> gone are the day big marquis in the superbowl and done. >> you work it before and after the game commercial success is not limited by just the appearance in the game. all of them are on line now.

our don sanchez explain why the movie i am number 4 may become y >> today bart officials and riders gather for the station grand opening. located right in the middle of interstate 5 80 between the castro valley and dublin pleasanton station. this marks the first time since 2003 that bart has opened a new station. >>> he nearly 1 million people expected to attend saturday night chinese new year parade in san francisco. event begins at market and second street and will proceed down geary and post before ending on kearnyy and columbus avenue. public work crew have been sprucing up the parade route for week now, removing graffiti steam cleaning streets and broadway opportunity he. if you take bart you should exit at the montgomery or powell street station. parade start at 5:15. streets along the route will close to traffic beginning at 5:00 p.m. so dheep in mind if in the city. >> so the question will it rain on the parade? let's go back to update the forecast with experience. >>reporter: chance diminish it will rain on the parade as we may have widely scattered showers but chance will diminis

tonight don sanchez had a the story of a bay area chocolate person who ramp up production of the sweet all by himself. >> they are like work of art. piece of sculpture. shape and flavor. chocolate on grand avenue in oakland are exceptional. he make all of them by hand himself in the shop that look more like an art gallery than candy store. >> this is like again the old fashion oned thing. i still enjoy my craft. >>reporter: quality south american chocolate, mold that eventually hold the fillings. vibrating table to shake out any bubble that could create a hole. he hand paint the heart shape chocolate and chocolate red. so many choices from the lavender and honey and all dark chocolate to yes barbecue. sometimes the flavors don't work. >> dray to mate on chocolate bar totally didn't work out. >>reporter: but the taste experience filled with richnes richness. tempted to sample. >> all day long you don't stop yourself. not like in the movies. where somebody walk in a production line one in the box and one in the mouth or something lick that. >>reporter: michael came from northern germany

don sanchez takes us to the rehearsal. >> a cole porter classic in an all dancing review called "everything goes." performance at the arts education project which brings them the experience of live musical theater and it expands their possibilities. >> it helps me learn how to speak in front of a bunch of people and how to sing and more about music. >> jackson and his younger brother oliver share the stage in what their father calls a life-changer. >> it's changing the way they actually behave. they're much more open and outward ♪ >> san francisco arts is part of a program started in 1965. now it's expanded its summer programs after school with artists teaching them something that is uniquely american. >> we think that that's a powerful thing, to have them perform it so they learn that music and that they begin to connect what this form is. >> it is also a conference-builder. >> you have a solo, like special about my voice and like what i have. >> having the chance to express yourself in that way without being afraid of what other people will think of you is amazing. ♪ >> this requires

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez puts it together for us on the aisle. >> the social network has been the inspiration for big changes with host james franco and ann hath way, the oscars are reaching out to a new generation. >> they're twittering and using facebook.com and connecting with younger viewers in a way. that's never been done before. what better way to reach out to young people. the young and hip seem to be the buzz words thrown around. i think you're hip and i'm young. >> franco grew up in palo alto. his mom betsy played his mother on general hospital last year. the academy uses rank choice voting. it's like a political race. and if the oscar is the award won by walt disney. it includes the special oscar for snow white and the seven dwarfs. there is a charm bracelet walt bought for his wife, each charm engaved with the name of a winning film. it was stolen and found by a dealer by phil collins' ex-wife. >> i just could not think the disney family would have sold it, you know. >> so you got it back. >> i bought it back. >> across the bay, oakland fashion designer zo

arts entertainment reporter don sanchez explains why he came back. >> contrary jewish museum looking at exhibit called black sabbath. history of jaw issue relation. how jewish song writer transform them into hit sojs. he grew up here. track star in washington high school and san francisco state but always wanted to sing is. >> something that my fat taught me an every time i sing i think of dad. >>reporter: he left in 1957. >> i had a hit record. first record that i had was called wonderful wonderful. i had had another one called chances are. >> reporter: his success singing he then tried something else. he recorded an album of relimb us music in 1958. he says he was inspired by the music he heard in churches and synagogue in san francisco. it is johnny sing ago hebrew song. part of the surprising collection. also a chance to address issues that have separated jew and black. >> if we could talk to one another and be close and have communication that is the thing that will breakdown all these problems. >>reporter: nothing like that but music. >> black music and hebrew mix is so similar

don sanchez indicate up with sir elton in beverly hills. >> it's a retelling of shakespeare's romeo and juliet. here they come to life. >> what is in a name? >> sir elton john is the executive producer. he told me it almost didn't get made until a disney executive gave eight green light. >> it died several times within the eleven year life span. they said do the movie the way you want to it but i would like to hear elton john classic stuff in it. >> there are old favorites and two new ones he wrote. >> their music their love songs are the emotional glue of this movie. >> he used to work the pixar for elton john it follows successes on stage and other films starting with the lion king. >> you really expanded. >> opened every day for me. after that point in my life i was doing records, touring and video, that was about it. it gave me another opportunity to expand my horizon. >> he looks forward to showing this film. they say and look for a noam blitz in stores. they are coming. >> one day they will take over. >> romeo and juliet opens february 11th. >> final check on the weather with mete

don sanchez takes a look. >> reporter: this doritos ad tied for number one accord together ad meter chosen by viewers. and dogs started in another top commercial for bud light. >> you have to entertain. it could be provocative or funny and there is a range of humor. >> reporter: this ad agency owner was talking super bowl ads on the ron owens show on kgo radio. he produced the audi ad about two men ses es caping from prison. commercials have legs. >> there is no other time to place an ad that is really good giving it credit that you're going to get from the super bowl. >> she's talking about it in the marketing classroom today. >> you're in a party you tend to watch them out of the corner of your eye. >> and methods have changed. >> gone are the days when you bought a big marquis and you were done. >> he says you work it before, and after the game. the commercials success is not limited bit game. all are online now. the best ones have staying power. go to you tube and there is a little darj volkswagon ad topping the polls. chrysler's two minute epic was a show stopper. >> i might go online

and don sanchez caught up with her in southern california. >> he's a teenager who changes high schools, on the run because he's an alien targeted for elimination. john smith meets sarah. and on the peninsula they remember her at burlingame high school. >> during summers i would do you know all of the community theaters. >> in her last year she decided to commit to drama at burlingame high. >> and we had an awesome teacher mrs. bishop. >> at burlingame high? >> yes. yes. >> i just always had as spir raigs to be an actor. as a kid from you no fears. >> here she plays a student photographer. >> i started in high school. just fell in love with it only shot film those days and there was a dark room just experience so magical. and i've taken into my adulthood. >> she owns 10 cameras. but the dark room is gone from burlingame high. there is a lot of affects in the presidio. >> to be able to get them to do the film was a dream come true. >> this is big stuff. >> including video of creatures that hasn't been out yet. >> and with this film aimed at teen mashlgt his life is about to change. >> th