for example, in vancouver and really the vancouver graffiti management mural program is almost identical to what tyra is talking about doing here. it's similar to public art murals, but similar in scope. when we were doing our murals, almost 200 of them, there was no permit in place, but there was a selection process. and, so, if that was the heritage property, that had to go to heritage. and they had to decide whether or not that building had been painted and if a mural would go there. if so, did it work with the heritage esthetics, et cetera, et cetera. it also goes to the community group or the business group in that area. it goes through the graffiti department primarily because we do engage past graffiti vandals who are now legal and are doing artwork. so, in vancouver there is no active graffiti tag names, crew name used in our murals. we've come up with a fairly loose guideline which is being defined by a new graffiti programmer, program coordinator david over there. and they're coming up with some parameters so that the city can work with people that come from graffiti so that th

for example, in vancouver and really the vancouver graffiti management mural program is almost identical to what tyra is talking about doing here. it's similar to public art murals, but similar in scope. when we were doing our murals, almost 200 of them, there was no permit in place, but there was a selection process. and, so,

so, in vancouver there is no active graffiti tag names, crew name used in our murals. we've come up with a fairly loose guideline which is being defined by a new graffiti programmer, program coordinator david over there. and they're coming up with some parameters so that the city can work with people that come from graffiti so that there is still some incentive for them to become artistic, to go into doing murals and other art. use their style, use that medium that they enjoy. but if they were to use active graffiti tax or names, we know from our experience of having 200 murals in vancouver it's going to attract graffiti. it's very likely going to have a negative effect on the artwork itself. so, we are building parameters around that and trying to work with the subculture, trying to work with those artists, but also understand graffiti is graffiti. our by law in vancouver states that even if you give an artist permission to put up graffiti on your wall, it has to go. they don't permit graffiti on your walls. whether that's in a mural or whether that's just a tag on yo

see, the vancouver maritime museum has a new exhibit called "tattoos and scrimshaw: the art of the sailor," which features nine erotic engravings made on the teeth of sperm whales in the 19th century, or as one concerned parent calls it "whale bone porn"! incidentally, to get your whale bone porn name, take a name from the first line of your favorite whaling novel and combine it with your favorite dish at red lobster. so my whale bone porn name is "ishmael unlimited shrimp." [laughter] [cheers and applause] for more on this story, we turn to ctv news, canada's whale porn news leader. >> vancouver's maritime museum wanted to show what sailors on whaling ships often long for when far from home but the tattoos and sailing exhibits showed a little too much for one mother. whale erotica that ann pimentel says she should've been warned about. >> i was appalled. i had my two sons with me it wasn't on their website. there were no signs when i purchased the tickets for my family. >> stephen: folks, if children see this harpoon-tang it will give them ideas. [laughter] thar she blows! [laughter] now

they were hoping to get a big boost in vancouver. looked good early. but then they let them back in it. >>> well, the sharks started the season on fire winning the first 7 games. but the seven of-game losing streak dropped it from first to worst. the sharks open the scoring seven minutes into the game. scott gomez rips the slapper past schneider. gomez's first goal as a shark and san jose goes up 1-0. vancouver is on the power play, but the sharks do the damage. he splits the defense. he slaps the sharks firsthanded goal of the year. it is 2-0 sharks. san jose lead it in the second. it is tied at two and this goes to a shootout. the sharks are down a goal when he ties it and little joe pivelsky with a chance to win and the sharks with at least a po nie t in the last four games. 3-2 the final. the chicago blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th straight victory. furthermore they are the only team in the nhl with a regulation loss as they are 2-0-3 with a 5-3 win. they are hoping to gain some ground with the longest home stand of the season, se

they were hoping to get a big boost in vancouver. looked good early. but then they let them back in but then they let them back in it. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ the season on fire winning the first 7 games. but the seven of-game losing streak dropped it from first to worst. the sharks open the scoring seven minutes into the game. scott gomez rips the slapper past schneider. gomez's first goal as a shark and san jose goes up 1-0. vancouver is on the power play, but the sharks do the damage. he splits the defense. he slaps the sharks firsthanded goal of the year. it is 2-0 sharks. san jose lead it in the second. it is tied at two and this goes to a shootout. the sharks are down a goal when he

vancouver on the power play. do the daniel. slap shorthanded goal. first one of the year his first goal shark up 2 to nothing. leading 2 1 late in the second. hanso hanson. feeds and tied at two goes to over time then shoot out and just ended with joe making the final goal shark go on to win it have it for you coming up tonight at 11. mav over to cactus league. indian good day for guys named brandon but didn't get the results they were lacking for. madison on the mound. daes interest outing. l 1 run 3 hits struck out 3 second base and nasty play to rob. trying to get that back up infielder position and does it again. check out the range. all balance throw an gets him at first. looking good. to the fourth. crawford all of this. 2 run shot. first of the spring that ties the game up at 2. former a swisher playing long ball in the fifth. see you. solo blast to right. 3-2 lead. brandon bell homer to tie to 3. cameraman right by the pole trust me indian score late beat the giants 4-3. young brand is bell and crawford become the defensive blue that hold joh

they were hoping to get a big boost in vancouver. looked good early. but then they let them back in it. >>> well, the sharks started the season on fire winning the first 7 games. but the seven of-game losing streak dropped it from first to worst. the sharks open the scoring seven minutes into the game. scott gomez rips the slapper past schneider. gomez's first goal as a shark and san jose goes up 1-0. vancouver is on the power play, but the sharks do the damage. he splits the defense. he slaps the sharks firsthanded goal of the year. it is 2-0 sharks. san jose lead it in the second. it is tied at two and this goes to a shootout. the sharks are down a goal when he ties it and little joe pivelsky with a chance to win and the sharks with at least a po nie t in the last four games. 3-2 the final. the chicago blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th straight victory. furthermore they are the only team in the nhl with a regulation loss as they are 2-0-3 with a 5-3 win. they are hoping to gain some ground with the longest home stand of the season, se

a few days of no rain -- which is rare in vancouver, because it rains a lot. but when it doesn't rain, the smell -- >> jimmy: you get a waft of something awful. that sucks. >> the whole thing stinks. >> jimmy: in l.a., they have this thing, you go on the universal tour, and they go on a tram, it takes you around. i highly recommend it. it's awesome. every time i go to l.a., just to remind you how fun this business is. and you drive past the norman bates house, and you're like, that's where they shot "psycho." and then this actor comes out with a fake dead body. [ laughter ] and then he starts chasing you after the tram with a knife, and he's so convincing and scary, he deserves an oscar. whoever that guy is, i want to say, you're awesome. >> it really is norman bates. if this doesn't work out, i could be that. >> jimmy: i'll let him know you can take his job. [ talking over each other ] you should just do the thing and then pull out your own knife and just stare at him. "i'm you as a younger." i want to show a clip of "bates motel." do you want to set this cli

the pilot reported a problem with the hydraulic system after taking off from vancouver. crews were well prepared. >> declared million so we had all the emergency equipment on the airfield to meet the aircraft. >> ama: the plane had 107 passengers and ten crew members. it was an hour late on arrival due to a late departure from vancouver. >>> let's head to spend -- spencer christian. >> spencer: the skies continue to threaten but not much right now. little batches of moisture developing offshore. taking aim at the golden gate and san francisco. some scattered showers occur dug occur during the nighttime late-night hours. here's the live view from the rooftop temperature, cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50s, san francisco, oakland, san jose. another view of the bridge. downtown san francisco, showing communities in the 50s, santa rosa, fairfield, livermore. we don't see any rainfall hitting the ground in the bay area yet, but there is a chance of showers overnight and tomorrow. >> ama: oakland police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead. neighbors calle

the pilot reported a problem with the hydraulic system after taking off from vancouver. crews were well prepared. >> declared million so we had all the emergency equipment on the airfield to meet the aircraft. >> ama: the plane had 107 passengers and ten crew members. it was an hour late on arrival due to a late departure from vancouver. >>> let's head to spend -- spencer christian. >> spencer: the skies continue to threaten but not much right now. little batches of moisture developing offshore. taking aim at the golden gate and san francisco. some scattered showers could occur during the nighttime late-night hours. here's the live view from the rooftop temperature, cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50s, san francisco, oakland, san jose. another view of the bridge. downtown san francisco, showing communities in the 50s, santa rosa, fairfield, livermore. we don't see any rainfall hitting the ground in the bay area yet, but there is a chance of showers overnight and tomorrow. >> ama: oakland police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead. neighbors called po

it can cause tremendous damage that'll run to northern california to vancouver island in canada. the biggest danger is here in northern california but such a quake can also hit southern california. >>> the impact already having and what some driver ls have now miss. what the future holds after midnight tonight. >>> the weather is working its way to the area, we'll have what you can expect for tomorrow and your easter weekend. >>> investigators are looking at what causing this fire. firefighters told us the fire se third floor unit. damages estimated at $1 million and no one was hurt. >>> half of the 28 tole takers rs being transferred to other positions and others are walking away with several packages. drivers who don't pay will be sent of an invoice to the address of the vehicle's registration. >> open today and busy, the new tom tunnel double slide got different reviews. one occasional driver told me he's disappointed. >> i am disappointed because there is no view anymore. it was nice to look at the ocean and see all the stuff. >> after decades regulars are thrilled. >> i coul

vancouver forcesover forces -- forces overtime. now couture, that keeps san jose alive. then it's povleski and he wins it right here his first goal in the shoot out. 39 saves in the net for anti niemi. >>> games that won't be remembered for anything other than how quickly they're forgotten. that would be exhibition baseball. kc worked over colon and the giants taking a whipping at the hands of the indians. it is a 2-2 ball game. 5th inning with the indians nick swisher in his first year with cleveland. he whacks one solo shot 3-2. then a doosey from the camera man. that's a good shot of the pole but it was a homer. wind up winning the ball game 4- 3. >>> as far as rumors go this is a good one. but there may be basis in fact. it's the old where there's smoke there's fire. and one of the best corner backs in all of the football derrell rivas coming to the niners with a trade. he missed much of last year due to injury. he's only 28 and is a three time first team probowl player. known as a shut down corner and he has heard the rumors himself and seems to like the idea, of ma

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vancouver forcesover forces -- forces overtime. now couture, that keeps san jose alive. then it's povleski and he wins it right here his first goal in the shoot out. 39 saves in the net for anti niemi. >>> games that won't be remembered for anything other than how quickly they're forgotten. that would be exhibition baseball. kc worked over colon and the giants taking a whipping at the hands of the indians. it is a 2-2 ball game. 5th inning with the indians nick swisher in his first year with cleveland. he whacks one solo shot 3-2. then a doosey from the camera man. that's a good shot of the pole but it was a homer. wind up winning the ball game 4- 3. >>> as far as rumors go this is a good one. but there may be basis in fact. it's the old where there's smoke there's fire. and one of the best corner backs in all of the football derrell rivas coming to the niners with a trade. he missed much of last year due to injury. he's only 28 and is a three time first team probowl player. known as a shut down corner and he has heard the rumors himself and seems to like the idea, of ma

the pilot report add problem with the hydraulic system after the plane took off from vancouver. although the landing went smoothly, sfo crews were well prepared. >> it was a declared emergency so we did have all the emergency equipment out on the air field to meet the craft. >> the plane had 107 passengers and ten crewmembers aboard. the flight was about an hour late on arrival but that was due to a late departure from vancouver. >>> the unmanned space x dragon spacecraft has just arrived at the international space station to dock, delivering a ton of supplies, including experiments designed by some south bay high school students. this is a life look from n.a.s.a. tv. the privately-owned rocket arrived a day later than planned. right now it is preparing to dock. that is great news for students at fremont christian school who spent five months designing experiments to see how microgravity affects plant growth. the spacecraft almost didn't make it there at all. shortly after lift off the second stage thrusters failed to work. it took southern california flight controllers several

the pilot reported a problem with the hydraulic system after the plane took off from vancouver. although the landing went smoothly, sfo crews were well prepared. >> it was a declared emergency so we did have all the emergency equipment out on the air field to meet the craft. >> the plane had 107 passengers and ten crewmembers aboard. the flight was about an hour late on arrival but that was due to a late departure from vancouver. >>> the unmanned space x dragon spacecraft has just arrived at the international space station to dock, delivering a ton of supplies, including experiments designed by some south bay high school students. the privately-owned rocket arrived a day later than planned. that is great news for students at fremont christian school who spent five months designing experiments to see how microgravity affects plant growth. the spacecraft almost didn't make it there at all. shortly after lift off the rocket's second-stage thrusters failed to work. it took southern california flight controllers several hours to regain control and continue the mission. the dragon wil

let's bring in former fbi assistant director tom fuentes joining us now live from vancouver. to what degree are federal authorities -- the fbi in particular -- being involved in this investigation in trying to connect any dots here? >> hi, fredricka. the fbi will be trying to animalize any of the leads and help with leads especially that go out of state. so you're in a situation now where the field is wide open in terms of suspects. you have prosecutors whose job it is to prosecute people and ultimately have people convicted and end up in prison. that's certainly going to create a lot of enemies with people who may be very prone to violence. so the enemies list would be long. for both men, for both the assistant d.a. hassey and for the district attorney, mclelland. his wife, unfortunately, was at the wrong place at the wrong time, being at home, unfortunately. but my heart goes out to the clement family in colorado. now you have these two families affected in texas by individuals who obviously have a reason in their mind that they want to seek vengeance or attack law enforcem

the majority is actually shot in vancouver but viewers will see a few local landmarks. the rosenberg was borne and raised in marin county and decided to set the story in the north bay. >> absolutely why. i know it fairly well. and, two, it mirrors the dutch period in terms of being a suburb across the bay from a larger city, and being kind of a water -- >> ama: you can catch the first episode of red widow tonight at 9:00. >>> find out how soon the rains going to be approaching. high, leigh. >> leigh: by wednesday night some parts of the north bay could pick up close to an inch of rain. we'll get to the snowstorm system in -- the storm system in a minute. the live doppler 7hd showing a few cells towards modesto and higher peak necessary north bay. otherwise sprinkles from this morning have moved out of the picture as a little weak improduce pushed on towards the south and east of the bay area. so we're looking for clear conditions overnight tonight. the fog gathering near the coast will make an appearance as well. high definition east bay camera showing you a live beauti

in vancouver, you have the convention center with a great public walkway that connects restaurants and hotels along the waters edge. this kind of convention use is sort of meeting that urban design standard that we would hope to meet with 30-32 with the proposed project. this is boston contemporary art which opened in 2006. a 65,000 square foot building. it's leaning over the boston harbor and it's got cafes and the main anchor to the pier and water front. and finally the copenhagen to denmark. it opened in 2005 and seats up to 2000 people but very similar kind of active public use activating the water front. so finally there are some other trust issues that we hope to accomplish with the project. first the pier itself is self directed. storm water is direct properly. they are coming up with a storm water design guides and this project is a rare opportunity to provide storm water treatment for the entire pier which will improve better quality water for the project. the project includes up to 200,000 square foot of retail which is predominantly retail uses like restaurants. so moving in

the majority is shot in vancouver but viewers will see a few local landmarks. the producer was born and raised in marin county and chose to set the story in the north bay. >> it's absolutely why. i know it fairly well, and, two, it mirrors the period in terms of a suburb across the bay from a larger city and being a water -- >> ama: you can catch the first episode tonight at 9:00 here on abc7, and it's already creating a buzz on twitter. >>> leigh glaser is here checking on the weather and rain to come. >> leigh: a few sprinkles this morning. a little bitty system sneaked by. live doppler 7hd picking up just a few returns. really heading out towards the central valley. stockton, this area of rain has been sitting here for the past 15-20 minutes, and will continue to move on to the south and east, and you can tell in the last few frames, starting to lose at lot of its dimension. we had some sprinkles today. get ready for more rain as we head in through the first and middle part of our work week. here's a look from the high definition east bay cameras. some cloud

you might recall back in 2010, pretty mild temperatures in vancouver. left that whole city scrambling for snow. they don't want that to happen there. they are trying to be better prepared in russia. 400 snow-making cap nons already shooting out snow. the city wants is to stockpile 500,000 cubic meters of it. they are going to cover it with insulated blankets to protect it with the summer heat. fry to hold on to whatever they can. the hope is that at least half the snow will be there next year so it can be used just in case russia has an unseasonably warm winter. >>> you can bet on sports. what about elections, the new gamble lawmakers are taking? >>> a multimillion dollar decision for >>> nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize betting on federal elections. backers say this kind of betting is legal in london and gaming companies there are making a fortune. it would allow betting on senate, congressional and presidential campaigns. >>> 5:53. san jose will decide whether to give a silicon valley tech giant millions of dollars in tax in

the sharks were in vancouver hoping to start march off better than they ended february. and in south bend, indiana. senior night turned into senior fight. gary's has that story and all the rest of the sports. next when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. [ man ] it's big. quickly reconnects families. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. sharks/canucks >> gary: todd mcclellan looking for franchise-record tying 206th win 1st period/ scoreless scott gomez puts in the slap shot from in front for his first goal of the season and first as a shark 1-0 sharks second period/ 2-1 sharks jannik henson off the sharks turnover gets the back pass and wrists it past antti niemi to tie the game 2-2 1-1 in the shootout joe pavel

united flight 378 reported a hydraulic fliewld problem after taking off from vancouver. >>> police in east palo alto are investigating a shooting that killed man and injured a boy. police say 22-year-old gerardo segue gara was found shot last night. he died at the escape. a juvenile -- died at the scene. a juvenile was shot. no details about the boy's condition. police say someone in a black car pulled up and spoke to the victim before firing shots. >> police in san francisco are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run two people were hit by a car last sunday. one person remains hospitalized with serious injuries. police believe the car is a 2008 to 2012 honda accord sedan, dark, with major damage to the front right side. >>> tonight, very special treat for a young girl touched by tragedy. she lost her father and sister when a 17-year-old driver crashed into the family as they were walking down the street last year in concord. and tonight, group is trying to help her recover from the tragic loss. lisa amin gulezian is live in concord with the story. lisa? reporter: very emotion

my nephew just sent me a video from vancouver having a skype conversation with his cousins in england. and as our last lesson, we want to help each other. i want to reinforce this. a part of the reluctance is this fear that people are going to say no. the recent community vitality report says that three-quarters of us extend to a family, friends, and neighbors. this man's name is charles, 86 years old. he has an early stage of dementia. he starts the network, he invites the sisters. why in sydney and one in singapore. he also invites the neighbors. they refer to it as the neighbor lady. she says, thank goodness that you ask. i have been worried about charles. and creating that meaningful exchange. let me share a new idea or a new term that i am using thinking about this idea of staying connected and having a good life. this is an idea that i am calling -- this is a little picture of dale, somebody that has a f and hisuture -- that has done his future-proofing. this is what has happened to him when he went into the hospital. his daughter of everyone with one message. there was emergenc

the majority is fully shot in vancouver, but viewers will see a few local landmarks. the show was created by melissa rosenberg. she was the screenwriter for the twilight saga films. she was born and raised in marin county, and that's why she chose to set the story in the north bay. >> it's absolutely why. one, i know it fairly well. and, two, it mirrors the series of being a suburb across the bay from a larger city and being by the water. >> you can catch the first episode of "red widow" tonight at nine here on abc7. >>> coming up next, the day for the dogs. alaska gets ready for this year's iditarod. we will tell you how many teams are ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> one of the world's most grueling competitions is getting underway in alask

including a son and father from vancouver. >> we don't get much of it in canada. i thought he's on spring break. came down to enjoy the games. >> worked out perfectly. there are four games tomorrow with two more on saturday. 12th seeded cal takes on number 5 unlv tomorrow afternoon. >>> we have a follow-up to our lead story yesterday. santa clara is putting it all on the line for super bowl l. they agreed to give up millions of dollars in revenue if the niners end up hosting the game in 2016. miami, the other city in the running refused the nfl's demands. they include a waiver on ticket surcharges and hotel charges for employees. the league will announce the host city in late may. >>> we're learning tonight that bay area commuters are so tired of traffic they'll pay to avoid it. that's the case here. where tolls are coming in 25% higher than expected. the mercury news reports the toll lanes on interstate 80 and highway 287 are bringing in 58% more money than expected. the toll charge ranges from 30 cents to more than 5 bucks. cal transis converting to toll ways ov

officials to united airlines flight was flying from vancouver set canada saturday afternoon when brown started with the hydraulics the plane was carrying hundred and seven passengers managed to land safely. they are competing in the escape from alcatraz triathlon. we talked to two competitors this morning about what it takes to get ready. next line i want to stay as warm as i can in the water. 18 mi. bike ride and a swim through the bay. it will finish at the marina green. 40 different countries are competing. >> and we're watching washington this morning. one day after 85 billion dollars worth of federal spending cuts went into effect. the defense department is expected to feel the cuts first. >> now to the latest on washington's failure to avoid billions of dollars in spending cuts. the effects of those cuts isn't being seen yet by the average american. but washington says the full impact is coming. likely in april. the defense department is expected to feel the cuts first. other programs also impacted include *government agencies. the f- a-a; the fbi *kids head start programs *unemp

,,, last time they played the ince >>> the sharks were a perfect 7- 0 the last time they played the vancouver canuks. todd mcclellan is fighting for a playoff spot. less than 30 seconds to go in the second period, hanson ties the game. stayed that way until the shootout. little joe, shoots it through corey schneider. the sharks pick up a point in canada. >> the blackhawks, incredible .3 continues against the wild. patrick scored one of five chicago goals. they have not lost in regulation. you knew that? giants and indians, struck out three, walked one in three innings against cleveland. still looking for that control. tied at 2 in the 5th. nick hit a laser out of scotts dale stadium. indians win 4-3. matt

both governments announced the funding on wednesday in vancouver. the tsunami sucked an estimated 1 1/2 million tons of debris into the pacific ocean. some of it has already reached north american shores. a motor bike ended up on canada's west coast. styrofoam products and fishing buoys ended up on the containers. they transferred the funds to the province of british columbia to go to a variety of cleanup projects. they decided to offer money to canada and the united states because of the tsunami debris. they have given $5 million to the u.s. >>> one of japan's most famous >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. vast tracts of land awaiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster won't be easy but step-by-step people are moving forward. find out how on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time right here on "newsline." >>> relatives of japanese abducted to north korea called for the establishment of a new u.n. committee to investigate human rights in the country. nort