michael finney, 7 on your side. >> and michael finney reached out to the airbnb host but they have not yet connected. >>> all right. tuesday lawmakers from southern california introduced a bill aimed at speeding up reopening of disneyland and other theme parks. it proposes allowing large theme parks to reopen when the county enters orange tier. the governor's plan doesn't allow large parks to reopen until they're in yellow. most of the state is in purple tier. disney is the parent company of abc7. we'll see what happens. >>> still to come on abc7, the super bowl is one day away. state officials are warning not to gather with people outside your household. hear their tips to watch the game safely. >>> seniors among first groups getting access to the coronavirus vaccine. but getting an appointment can be daunting. now there's a group ready to it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring... exactly. no problem. and... done. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% in

. >> i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> lots of problems. joining to talk about this from the e.d.d. is spokeswoman lori leavy who had been on the show many times before. lori, i just want to start by saying, i know it can't be easy to come on when you know it's bad news for a lot of people. and people are angry. but their concerns need to be addressed. it's been hard for people. we're doing as much as we can in the next half hour. how does that sound? >> sounds good. my pleasure to be with you here today. >> well, let's first talk about what happened yesterday. stateke this big at michael finney's story soota addressed, found dons of problems and this is what one said, right? the californians are frustrated, unfutured, fed up. they want a system that works for them. do you acknowledge that right now, even now after you tried to have the fixes to the fraudulent claims, the id system it's not working for millions of californians? >> actually, no, i wouldn't fully agree with that. and let me tell you why. you know, obviously i think what's hap

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michael finney has advice that could turn your tax status from owing money to getting money back. >> if we all get protected quickly, we'll just stop the virus in its tracks. >> good news tonight means we might be about to get a new weapon in our arsenal against the coronavirus. also, more people are eligible to get vaccinated in san francisco. we're going to look at the details of phase 1b tier 1 and what else in the grocery workers, emergency service workers and educators can sign up to get a shot. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> you lost your job in the pandemic, but you got employment benefits. now it's tax time, and a surprise might be just around the corner. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. some barely making ends meet during this pandemic will have a bigger tax burden than they expected, unfortunately, and 7 on your side's michael finney explains why. >> he works ten hours a week for a school bus company, much less than the full-time job he had prior to the pandemic. so he qualifi

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michael finney is live with the answers tonight. michael? >> it was a close one, dan. it was a close one. look, the government bombarded us with warnings about scams, but then they sent out fishy looking debit cards. so here's how you can tell the difference from the real from the fake. >> so i thought this has got to be a scam, are you sending me a card? >> reporter: to karen peterson of richmond, that plain white envelope looked like junk mail, or maybe even a scam. and the debit card inside seemed a little fishy too. >> it naturally makes me suspicious when i get cards in the mail. >> reporter: the insurance said it was her economic impact payment. but last year's came in a paper check. this didn't seem right. >> why would they switch their normal way of sending us money? >> reporter: a sticker on the front said to call this number to activate the card and she would have to provide the last six digits of her social security number, which made her even more suspicious. so she did what seemed safe. >> i threw it in the recycle bin that we have. >> reporter: little did

michael finney is live to explain what's going on here. michael? >> oh, dan, imagine this. so san mateo woman found herself in a nightmare she could not wake up from, at least not until she contacted 7 on your side. desiree is like so many moms. sometimes she barely has enough time to breathe. she says she orders takeout at least a couple of times a week. >> yeah, to supplement the whole working from home, managing a child and not always wanting to cook dinner. >> reporter: desiree likes using the doordash app. whenever she has a question or issue, the app connects her directly with her dasher or delivery person. one day days ray suddenly went from being a doordash customer to a dasher herself. i started to get text and phone calls from customers of doordash asking me when their delivery was coming, where i was, if i could add ketchup to the order. and clearly i'm not a dasher. >> reporter: the calls and texts started before christmas and have been going late into the night ever since. >> honestly, that 11 -- the 11:30 call, the 11:30 call made me mad. that's when i was lik

. >>> i'm michael finney with a warning about booking travel during ♪ >>> our special series "california dreaming" takes a closer look at the issues threatening the california dream, and we're introducing you to the people finding solutions to these problems. it's a special collaboration with our sister stations in los angeles and the central valley. >> today's focus earthquakes. next week marks the 50th anniversary of the magnitude 6.5 sylmar quake, a real turning point in building codes. >> it sure was. the put in place since the loma prieta and the northridge earthquake can now give us seconds to prepare. >> i used to think earthquakes were so much fun as a child because you would kind of roll. and it was ooh. this was not exciting. this '94 northridge quake was scary. >> reporter: at 4:31 this morning, their world came crashing down. the top floors of the three-story northridge apartments on reseda boulevard collapsed. >> anyone who lives in california, pretty much wherever you are, we are in earthquake country. these earthquakes, they're like waves rippling in a pond. it doesn't sta

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michael? >> yeah. zoom has enjoyed a meteoric rise during the pandemic with americans being stuck at home and still having to carry on with life's activities whether it's work, school or just staying connected. however, it go the in trouble last year with the ftc over the privacy and security of its software. zoom was accused of misleading users. the two sides reached a settlement this past november and today the details were finalized. one way to look at this. zoom is being required to really up its security game. as part of the settlement it must establish a security program. any software updates have to be reviewed for flaws before they can be released and they cannot interfere with third-party security features. zoom also has to change how it names video conference meetings. it saves -- it has to change the name of the video conference meetings and it saves or stores and comes up with a policy on how it will delete the data. zoom had 10 million users in december 201. by april of the next year it ha

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an east bay woman almost did, but a second thought led her to call 7 on your side and michael finney, which saved her stimulus payment. >> so we haven't seen a number like this in quite some time. >> when does it become good news that 12,000 californians were diagnosed with coronavirus in one day? well, when you realize that number used to be over 50,000 not so long ago. >>> as the covid-19 virus continues to mutate, a ucsf doctor says counties need to vaccinate as many people as possible as now and then take care of the second dose appointments later on. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> if it wasn't for the variants, i feel really god that we would get to something resensationaling normal by summer. with the variance, i think it's a little bit of a andemic virus is up. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. coronavirus has been in the bay area for more than a year. boy, it sure feels like forever, doesn't it? the end may be in sight. all of california's key stats are dro

if they don't, they'll be stuck paying taxes on it. 7 on your side's michael finney is live with the solution. >>> what will our lives look like in the spring, summer, fall, and in 2022? we take a look. >> now from abc7 news, live breaking news. >> and sky 7 is over a small plane crash in livermore. fire officials tell us the plane lost power shoredly after takeoff and made an emergency landing on isabel avenue south of 580. it crashed into a car. check out this individual joe from the ground. really amazing no one was hurt. you can see it look likes the plane pushed that white car right out of its lane on isabel avenue and on to the road. imagine you're in the driver's seat when this happens. airport officials are investigating the cause. we will bring you more information just as soon as it comes in. >> what a scary situation, as was this. in southern california, the investigation is just beginning. and so is the recovery for golf great tiger woods after he flipped his car in an early morning crash. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. th

michael finney has their surprising story. michael? >> reporter: listen to what they got put through. this is truly amazing. this couple, they're heros of sorts. they tried for weeks to alert the edd about a fraudulent claim. edd just wouldn't listen. now the couple is stuck with a huge tax bill, but there is a surprise at the end. they also uncovered a bunch of stolen edd money. >> and you have this big cloud looming over us. >> reporter: frank and linda resak of brentwood were enjoying a quiet retirement, playing a little golf, touring a few sites. the last thing they expected was to be swept into an unemployment fiasco at the edd. >> we're not enjoying our retirement. >> reporter: their quiet life was disrupted five months ago when out of the blue the edd sent frank this baffling notice, awarding him unemployment benefit, $167 a week. >> and i had been retired since 2002. >> reporter: of course frank never applied for benefits. he hasn't worked in nearly 20 years. so he wrote back to the edd. >> that's when i says we have never file

the answer depends on your circumstances. 7 on your side's michael finney is live to sort out the confusion. michael? >> reporter: that is good thinking, dan. nothing about the tax law is ever simple, however, but let's sort it out. i mean, we try to make it as simple as we can. let's say your office shut down during the pandemic, so now you're working at home. you buy a desk, a chair, maybe even a computer. are those extra expenses deductible? what about the extra costs in utilities such as heat, electricity and water because you're spending more time at home? is that deductible on your federal tax return? >> no. >> whether or not you can take them, it doesn't really matter. there is no place you can deduct them. so if you're an employee, you're out of luck. >> that's norm goldman, the tax expert and enrolled agent. he says the 2017 tax reform measure signed by president trump did away with itemized tax deductions. now, what happens if you turn in receipts to your company and you get reimbursed? about one out of three companies are doing that. is the reimbursement taxable as wages? you'll

there is a new player in town, and 7 on your side's michael finney is here to introduce us to its service. michael? >> kristen, the service is new. the company is well-known, verizon has offered video for years and years. but now it has a new wireless broad band service it's calling 5g home. streaming services like disney plus are making fast inroads into our homes, distributing video, you need brud band service, the faster the better. >> in order to have a really great streaming experience, you need a reliable and super fast network connection. and that's what verizon is bringing to you with 5 g home. you get super fast speeds. we're talking 1 gig into your home without any wires. >> reporter: the industry watch website broad band search says there are about two dozen companies in the bay area offering broad band service. now you can add one more. verizon calls its new wireless service 5g home. but you night want to think of it as broad band in a box. the equipment is shipped to your home and you install the receiver in a window like this. the 5g signal is beamed directly to the box, and

michael? >> hey, kristen, air friars have definitely changed the wayway we cook, but consumer reports cook pros say there are some foods that are better off not cooked in an air frier. you can make a multitude of food and desserts in an air fryer, and most veggies that you would usually oven roast come out perfectly in the basket if you pat them dry and toss them with oil. but certain vegetables will disappoint. although broccoli is delicious, it doesn't do well in an air frier because of the tough skins and the time it takes to become tendler leave the top scorched and bitter cooks. >> you might not get the same sear that you get from a fry pan or grill. >> can you make a juicy burger? yes. an air fryler quickly cook one to medium rare, but the pale gray surface pails to the tasty char you get from pan. and is crispy chicken a dream? skin-on parts will cook through, but the skin might not brown evenly. and you won't get the crispy skin that pan roasting acheeves. fish can come out nicely cook

. >>> time now for consumer news and 7 on your side's michael finney here now with a look at the headlines. hi, michael. >> hey, you guys. as more and more of us get our covid-19 vaccination, people are becoming a little bit more excited about their lives and they're feeling better about the future, especially the economy. the consumer confidence index has risen to 91%. that's up from 88% in january. the number of consumers who said business conditions are good right now, that's up 1%. however, there are still concerns about how long the pandemic will linger, the percentage of consumers expecting economic conditions to improve over the next six months, that has fallen about 3%. >>> the federal trade commission is looking at a plan to provide poor americans with the internet. the proposal would grant $50 a month to offset the costs of broad band internet service to low-income families. those living on tribal lands would get $75. the ftc is set to vote next month. right now about 14 million americans don't have access to broad band internet. >>> more car buyers are going electric. new data s

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here now with a looked a today's headlines including another warning that everyone is fair game when it comes to scams. michael? >> those guys never sleep, let me tell you. an investigation by the website cyber news has found that 500,000 facebook accounts were recently compromised by a phishing attack. it starts when the user receives a message that appears to be from a friend who claims to have found a photo or video with the user in it. when the user clicks on the link, it infects their device and social media accounts. this attack mostly targeted users in germany, but be cautious when receiving a message with links or files, even if it looks like it came from a friend. >>> uber and walgreens are partnering to provide transportation to people in underserved communities in order to get their covid-19 vaccine. it includes free uber rides to walgreens stores and offsite clinics and the ability to schedule those rides after making an appointment. the ceo of san francisco-based uber says transportation should not be a barrier to health care. >>>

and 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a look at today's headlines. michael? >> hey, kristen. quite a bit going on today. let's start with the biden administration has put a hold on a ban against chinese messaging app we chat. this comes a day after the administration put a hold on the proposed tiktok ban. the trump administration was in the process of banning the two apps citing national security threats. the commerce department is reviewing the original justification for the proposed bans. >>> mastercard says it will soon accept some cryptocurrency as a form of payment. in a blog post, mastercard said in part we are preparing right now for the future of crypto and payments. there aren't many detail, but it did say crypto partners will likely convert the digital currency into traditional currency, and then transmit those funds through mastercard's network. >>> amazon and italian luxury brand salvatore ferragamo filed joint lawsuits against four sellers and three businesses for allegedly selling counterfeit goods. the suit claims fake belts were sold on amazon

time now for tonight's consumer news, and 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a look at the headlines today. michael? >> reporter: good afternoon, dan. a mysterious malware is targeting thousands of computers. a top security firm says 30,000 macs have been infected with malicious malware called silver sparrow. it was first detected last week mainly in the u.s. and europe. researchers say silver sparrow includes a self-destruct mechanism. but it appears not to have been used. >>> a heads-up to anyone using a visa debit card to pay their bills. consumer site mouseprint.org says some users are getting new cards with what's called visa account updater. visa will inform merchants you have an -- that you have an a autopay account with that your new expiration date or card number is now available. now, this is good if you don't want merchants to bother you when a card expires. but it's not good if you deliberately use the expiring card to keep your account from renewing. you should check with your bank if you care about this and find out if they will allow you to opt out of this au

. >> that's why 7 on your side's michael finney joins us now with some money-saving tips. michael? >> just printing news scripts can be expensive, i'm finding out. printer ink can be really expensive. so i've come up with a few ways for you to save some ink and save some money. when it was announced it sounded like a great promotion from printer maker hewlett-packard. free ink for life. 15 pages' worth a month. but then in fall 2020 hp changed its mind and said it would begin charging customers. after outcries on social media, hp reversed course and reinstated the program for existing customers. >> and hp isn't the only one with a subscription program. brother, canon, and epson each have their own versions too. >> reporter: most of these plans rely on a company remeetly monitoring your ink levels and then sending you cartridges when you're low. no matter how you get it, "consumer reports" offers some clever tips to help you save money by saving ink. >> consider a refillable tank printer. te ink that comes with it should last you a long time. and replacement bottles are a fraction o

. >> reporter: i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> now here is a bit of good news that may affect you. if the tax credits drop your taxes owed to zero, unused money from the child tax credit will come to you in the form of a refund check. >>> today bay area counties moved into the red tier of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in months. both marin and san mateo counties can now expand indoor business openings and capacities. abc7 news was in redwood city where a line of people waited to get inside 24-hour fitns.the re dining to reopen which was a welcome change for customers and restaurant owners who can rehire some staff. >> i within the next month or so, i'll probably be back to ten employees. so i had 15. so little by little, we'll see how it goes. >> in addition to indoor gyms and indoor dining, the red tier allows theaters and indoor museums to open. retail can allow up to 50% capacity. just a few hours ago, we learn lead local movie heatlers open on friday, century northgate in san rafael, century at san bruno, and in redwood city, redwood downtown 20. amc and rega

they're coming to 7 on your side for help, and michael finney is live with this story. he has been on this from day one of the pandemic. michael, the stories are almost more unbelievable every day. >> dan, can you believe this? can you believe this? these law-abiding workers have been collecting unemployment for month, and then suddenly the edd says you can't have benefits. you're in jail, but they're not and they never have been. >> well, it's pretty crazy because we've both been here together for ten months. >> reporter: john johnson of ukiah lost his job in the pandemic and was collecting unemployment all along. then suddenly in december, the edd cut him off. the reason was shocking. >> i got the letter saying i was disqualified because i'm incarcerated. >> reporter: this notice from edd says you're not eligible to receive benefits because you were incarcerated beginning last march. >> what do you say about that when you know this person has been right by your side? >> reporter: john and his wife jenette live on 27 acres in ukiah. they say their only incarceration ha

michael? >> reporter: kristen, if you're one of those still checking your mailbox or bank account for that government relief check, and you qualify for it, there is a solution. the irs says for many, the only way to claim the $600 now is to file a recovery rebate credit form when filing your 2020 taxes. now that includes those who do not traditionally file. most commonly, those receiving social security or disability payments. to qualify for the stimulus check, you must earn under $75,000 annually. you may remember, heads of households must earn under $112,500. >>> the housing market got a strong start to the new year. the national association of realtors announced today that home sales in january rose 24% when compared to a year ago. home prices were also rising last month the median home price was $304,000. that's an increase of 14% from last year. so what's causing the demand for home ownership? experts say low mortgage rates, millennials entering the market, and americans working remotely

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michael finney is here to tell us about that and the rest of the consumer headlines. michael? >> good news for a lot of folks. today president biden announced that he is extending the federal ban on housing foreclosures to offer relief to millions of people in america. the move extends the enrollment window for borrowers who want to request mortgage payment forbearance and provides an additional six months for borrowers who entered forbearance on or before june 30th of last year. the federal ban on foreclosures was set to expire attend of march. the white house says right now more than ten million homeowners are behind on their mortgage payments. >>> apple says it will fix some of its older watches for free because of a software project. it involves a series 5 and se versions. apple says its 7.2 and 3 ios updates may prevent the watches from charging while in power reserve mode. if your smart watch is not working, contact apple support to send in a mail-in repair. the company has since released the 7.31 update which should prevent the problem from ever happening again. >>> as

. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney here now with a look at today's consumer headlines. >> including the irs mistakenly telling tens of thousands of people they won't get their stimulus checks. michael? >> all of this stuff is just a problem every single day. they find a new way to have a problem every day. this time the irs sent out notices telling people their stimulus payments were being used to cover unpaid federal debt from 2007. but that's incorrect. the letters were supposed to inform taxpayers that the irs couldn't issue that first $1200 stimulus check because their 2019 return hadn't been processed. and there was no 2018 return to base the payment on. now if you're eligible to receive stimulus payments and cannot, you can claim the recovery rate rebate on your 2020 taxes. >>> educators can now deduct out-of-pocket expenses for covid-19 protective items. we're talking about masks, disinfectant, soap, sanitizer, those type of things. this if you're a kindergarten through 12th grade teacher, counselor, principal, or aide and worked at least 900 hours during the last school year

. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, a vaccine clinic mystery, and it comes from "7 on your side's" michael finney. >> he's part of the abc 7 news vaccine team. he heard from patients who signed up to be vaccinated but when they arrived there was no clinic. >> so here's the question. was it a scam or a mistake? michael picks up the story live from there. michael? >> reporter: when vaccine doses become available, word spreads fast. but sometimes the vaccine grapevine isn't accurate. and this is one of those times. norma chow had been trying to get her mom, emma, a covid vaccine appointment. so she was thrilled when she heard from a friend about a vaccination clinic. >> he forwarded me a text link to be able to book the appointment for the vaccine. so i was able to get both my parents in, and i then knew of several co-workers who had been trying to get their parents in. >> reporter: so norma passed the clinic information along to others, including maya metrican. >> norma sent me this link. so i went in there and made an appointment for my mom. >> both moms were set to get a vaccine at seton medical

. >> that means 7 on your side's mihael finney is here now with a look at today's headlines. hey, michael. >> hey, guys. che tesla is recalling 135,000 vehicles for defective touch screens. that's a lot of cars. a certain model s sedans and model x suvs built through 2019 can go dark. the malfunction can affect turn signals, disable the backup camera, cause the windshield defroster to malfunction. tesla agreed to the recall after the national highway traffic safety michigan the process of taking the car company to court. the automaker says it will start notifying affected owners next month. >>> uber is ready to bring the booze. the ride hailing company announced today that it's acquiring the alcohol delivery platform drizzly for a billion dollars in stock and cash. the boston-based company was formed back in 2012 and delivers alcohol in 26 states. that includes california. drizzly says it partners with more than 3500 retailers in 1400 cities to deliver beer, wine, and spirits to customers through its mobile app. the deal is expected to close in the first half of the year pend