leaves, stunted growth. this looks totalldifferent. >> we have ben to notice that the forest has become shorter nd shorter has time has gone on. so you can visibly see that the forest is experiencing stress under these conditions. >> reporter: when trees and healthy trees and soil absorb more carbon than what's being released, but woo is finding their abilityo keep doing thamight be in jeopardy. her te measurements of the forest, recording the growth of plants, looking underground at the health of the root system and this device records how much carbon the soil' releasing. we saw a major increase in the - amount of carbon dioxide coming out of these soils. >> reporter: her experiment is showing us rising temperatures cause forests to release more carbon. more carbon in the atmosphere causes the planet to get warmer and the cycle conues.

>> what happens when these ecosystems have far reaching consequences for the climate as a whole. free, free, free palestine! >> back here in the bay area youpeople gathered along the embarcadero to voice their stance against the war in gaza and client injustice, organize by the group youth versus poca high school students all around from the bay area. they say global issues like climate change and war in the middle >> i think young people have the kind of moral clarity people defily see and when they see these little kids in the streets giving speeches and reciting poems, that's really powerful in a way that just ats saying these things wouldn't be. >> organizers say they want ustice as well as climate justice on this earth day. tomorrow we're bringing you back-to-back specials. alert weatherteam looks back at this past winter, another

year of wild weather that will leave lasting impact all across the bay area. ten at 7 a cbs news climate watch special. we look at the species nd how scientists are protecting life on earth. >> guess what, san franciscans? i have some really exciting news. we have some cute, cuddly, black and white beauties coming to our city. mayor london breed announcing from her trip to china today tat giant pandas are coming to the san francisco zoo. this is the first time the san francisco zoo has been chosen to receive the bears from china which has long used them as a form of diplomacy. visitat the zoo told us today they can't wait to get a chance to see them up close and personal. >> it's super exciting estly. >> it is exciting. i think it will bring more people out here and the zoo needs some help. i haven't seen a panda ever, if i remember. so it will be fun.

he's excited too. >> pandas have served as something as an unofficial barometer of china/u.s. relas since 1972. beijing gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian national zoo in d.c.following president nixon's historic ice breaking tripto china. fewer than 2,000 giant pandas remainin the wild species. n a vulnerable up next, after the success of the writers and actors strlast summer, children's entertas could soon hit the picket line. later, how a moment of % man who said he had nothing left to live for.

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labor movement is now reaching children's enterta3 disneyland characters and rade performers took a major step this week to formally join a union while over on sesame stt the writers there voted úto yoshida has the details. >> i love my job, but i know that we alserve better. >> reporte she works at disneyland playing princesses, but far from the royal treatment she and other perforrs say despite recent r' afford living on their own. >> i am confident that by standing together we will be strong. formally requesting the national labor relations board conduct an election with a vote to join the actors equity association representing live country. >> what these cast members are asking for is a drop in the bucket of the $60 billion you have committed to invest in the experiences. >> reporter: a disney spokesperson says they support cast members' right to a

confidential vote. mhile stalledcontract negotiations could soon lead to picket lines on sesame street with their contract expiring friday. sesame workshop writers voted that would begin next wednesday. according to the hollywood reporter, a sesame workshop spokesperson says they're hopeful they will come to agreement. union organizing efforts have picked up in the wake of a number of high profile contract wins last year. history professor joseph n come in waves dating backeph o the rebirth of unions in the 1930s. >> as they engage in disputes and strikes to win better 3 contracts and then workers see t's possible when you'rers see organized, that encourages others as well. coming up after the break, we't some of the world's largest waves to see how one man is using modern tech to try to set a new world record for catg the biggest swell. on this friday night, chaos

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the battle of man versus na takes us off the coast of portugal, hard pass on this. of purfer that was trying to s. break the record for riding the world's largestwave, ian lee tremendous waves crashing nto , the shore. to the eyes of sebastian studner, he sees the potential to break the surfing record. >we don't really know if it's surfable. largest waves. sebset the previouscord there ridina wave roghly 86 feet high in 2020. on this february day the mountainous waves are even bigger. >> what is for sure, it's stormy and it is really big. so we have to bextra alert. >> reporter: sebastian will be

using new surf board technology that lets him reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. a state-of-the-art drone that can measure a wave's height will follow his every turn. >> give ita try. >> reporter: a jetski pulls him is life. sebastian flawlessly navigates tenormouwave, ssly measuring at nearly 94 feet, a possible world record that needs to be ratified later this year. >> the reality is we did define what's possible. >>reporter: sebastian isn't safied. >> it's been a decade hunting and the hunt continues because we again saw the potential. >> reporter: the potential to further nto he record ooks. n >> well, the international surf association will now look at his ride to officially confirm if it is indeed a new w record. let's check in with first

alert chief mete paul heggen. can you imagine taking on the force of mother nature at that level? those guys are crazy. >> i used to chase tornadoes. >> oh! >> and that's beyond what -- ssing from my brain to do that. from my brain to do >> you said that, not me. >> just self-aware. boy, that is just some spectacular video. >> i would love to go see that in person. yeah. that's really somethii'm going to watch ook at what's happening weatherwise, see if i can follow that particular úspecta starting to roll back in this evening, nice view towards the golden gate and the fog rolling in over the marin headlands. that definitely had an impact on ourtemperatures today. let's look at the weather heads. the fog spreads back tonight, foggy start to saturday, temperatures slow to warm up initially until the fog dissipates. then we'll manage normal or slightly above normal

temperatures by saturda afternoon and even warmer weather for a couple days, sunday and monday. that changes by tuesday and wednesday with normal temperatures and even cooler weather, chance of showers late next week. now lookinout over the santa clara valley and san jose, low to mid-70s for most inland spots, 60s around the bay, 50s along the coast which all these temperatures are very close to what's average for the midd of april. might climb by a couple degrees tomorrow depeng how fast the fog retreatsidespread reduced visibiliarly in the day saturday. if you sleep in till gone from the inland valleys by that point. temperatures s off a mix of 40s and 50s, near or slightabove average, and that's where we'll end up in termof departure from normal tomorrow afterno 3 to 7 degrees above normal. the warmest location makes it up to

70s for fremont, 72 degrees expected in redwood city with 59 degrees at half moon bay, a couple degrees warmer than today, mid-60s in san francisco, upper 60s for oakland and the north bay mostly low to mid-70s by saturdaternoon. everyone's temperature should be warmer sundaand with the warmer weather we expect even more of a climb in the pollen count which has been high enough ver the past couple days, but we'll be in the highestcategory by suand monday, the two warmest days in the seven-day forecast. it'oak, mulberry, and grass pollen that could get washed out of the atmosphere next week. there is a decent chance of wetter than normal conditions in the six to ten-day outlook. in our has a rain chance, not much. normal means any moisture because average rainfall this time of year is essentially zero on a day-by-day basis. temperatures drop past monday, near normal highs inland tuesday an wednesday and a couple days

clouds an chance of showers into friday. and the bay, it's an up and down pattern as well. everybodysettles into bw normal temperatures by e end of next week. the last full week of april will feel more like the beginning of april. on the coast, not much vation to temperatures, but more sunshine sunday and monday and back into the clouds and drizzle along the coast wednesday and thursday. >> thanks, paul. time for a check of what's ahead at6:00. we switch over tjuliette. we're talking about death of mario gonzalez while in police custody. it certainly drew national attention. right now his family is speaking out t a vigil in alameda. we'll have their reaction to the filing of charges against three ocers involved. tomorrow is 4-20, but the iconic center of the marijuana officially off limits to pot fans. we talk to business owners who aren't sure what to exp so all that and more

comup in abou ten minutes. let's go to matt and some sports. hey there. >> hi, jules. giants kicked off their four-game home series in style last night against the diamondbacks. manager bob melvin called the 5-0 win their all-und performance of the year. tonight san francisco has a chance to do something it hasn't done all season, win a third game in a row. thace, batters, gave up just two hits in seven shutout innings, a well deserved night off tonight. e might be a little distracted in the dugout. after taking down the warriors on wednesday, the sacramento kings take on the pelicans for the eighth seed in the west. we know webb is a huge kings fan. 'll be keeping an eye on the score. >> it will be fun to watch. t be honest, i might not be able same time as our game, but i'll be checking a little bit hopefu

fun to watc i'm excited to watch the game. >i wonder if logan will be rested in the minor league team moving to sacramento. in golf always on gator watch in south carolina. collin morikawa knocks in one of his five birdies in the afternoon, tied for first entering the weed. stanford university has consistently producedelite golf talent. now one of their most recent stars has a chance to earn his pga tour card right out of college. >> i know i will be playing on the pga tour if it is this summer or next summer or whatnot. it would be nice to havea direct avenue within a

few months. >> michael bjornson has racked up a lot of wins and awards the last four years at stanford, but pps nothing is more impressive than his number one overall pga tour university ranking. ãi mean pga tour is a huge deal. i mean you can't just son your phone and look at the scoreboaror the leaderboard or rankinor tever all the tim >> it would be understandable finishes the season ranked first, he's gred a pga tour card,ething that takes years for most golfers. >> we have i think four or five more events left. i'll take a good long look after the fifth ev >> head coach ray has been inest, including his teammate tiger woods. raybelieves thor bjornson has carved out his own legacy at the farm. >> reporter: what's it been like getting to coach him? >> well, gosh, it's an honor. the guy's a stud. he's a great player.'s a really, ly good kid. he wants to be great and that's all you can

really ask for from a coach's perspective is just to have someone that is open to be coached and is competitive every day to win. >> competitive might be understatement. >> i want to be the best player in the world in five years. >> so much confidence. i can still report at this point he's still number one in the pga tour rankings. that was fun to go out there, wesome to watch. his club head spd compared to mine, a little bit different, ryan. >> just a little faster? >> just a little different. i took some pointers. >> it's amazing, though, stanfo factory. how many guys are in the pga that came out of stanford? >> you put me on the spot. i do not know that exact number, but a lot. > thanks, matt. after the break, a young gmakes lifelong friends

with a recent widower,

now to our kindness 101 series where steve hartman and his children share stories built around kindness and character and the people who mastered those qualities. today's lesson is purpose. this week we find out how one widower was able to find a new purpose in life from an

unlikely source. >> good morning and welcome to our lesson on -- >> purpose. >> and for a definition we turn now to emma at the dictionary desk. ood morning. i got to give credit to marilyn on this one. on june 6th she wrote the inition for purpose. >> purpose is what you do for other people that makes you unique. >> i love that. i love that it's other people and that it's unique to you. pretty rader. you're a genius. >> must have got it from my genius mother.3 >> i would not fix that. >> reporter: anyway, people 3 find their purpose in lots of % ways, throughfaith, their family, or even in your job, but in this story we meet a man who found his purpose in a most unusual place. it may be my favorite story ever bese anyone in search of purpose.

a cemetery outside augusta, georgia, a loving couple was buried. the wife buried below is white bouquet, the husband buried above in a mound of grief. 82-year-old dan peterson sayer mary died he fell into a deep depression. what were you living for? out, frankly. g to figure that - >> reporter: you had no pue. >> no. >> reporter: were you just waiting to die? >> yeah. >> reporter: for six months it was just that bad. then one day you go to a grocery store. it l changed inside this publix. das nearing the end of the canned vegetable aisle. he hates grocery shopping and his expression confirmed his aggravation, but that's when this unapproachable man was approached by a 4-year-old girl

named norah wood. in the secuy footage you can see norah randomly reaching out to . her mom tara says it was quite rrassing. >> she said, "hi, old person. it's my birthday today." >> reporter: old person? >> old person. >> reporter: she said this to this cranky old m >> yeah. >> reporter: and then had the >> i said a hug? i said . >> reporter: norah got her hug a picture of her with her new friend. she zeroed in on him like a úm' anytg from him. sjust wanted to make him feel lod and give him a hug. his little lip quivered and he was teared up and it was just sweet. >> norah says, "you don't kno3 this is the first time for quite a while i've been this happy." >> reporter after that dan's

grin only got wider. 3 >> hi, sweetheart. come in. come in. >> reporter: norah started visiting once a week. >> how's my sweetie? >> reporter: every time it was the grocery store allover again. >> i knew i was going to get a totally unbelievable. e, >> reporter: dan does have norah does have grandparents, but her mom says this is a completely different kind of bond that almost defies explanation. ú>> she fell aslee picture of them. what? >> reporter: to dan it's equallmiraculous, but far lesysterious. he believes norais quite literally an ngel. >> she opened me to a love that i didn't know existed. >> reporter: when your wife died, you felt like you didn't

purpose now? >> of course. norah. watching her grow up. i know i made room in my hearor a lot more. >> reporte: joining us now, norah wood. welcome.3 >> i'm so glad to be here. >> reporter: we're so glad to have you. >> norah, how old are you? >> i'm 11. after my dad's visit? >> yeah. we vid every sunday. was very nice seeing him. >> reporter: dan died back i 2020, right? >> uh-huh. >> reporte you were at the funeral front and center and i know how hard it is to lose somebody, but in the four years since when you look back, what do you think of when you think >> i like to think about it in like a happy perspectiv there's a picture of him in my room actuall >> reporter: is it the same one that you sleith? >> yeah. >> reporter: why do you think

that story touched really the world as much as it did? think everyone thought wow, he got a hug. noi want a hug and i'm hapfor him. >> reporte thanks for being there for dan. tha for talking to us today. >> of course. i love talking to ou. >> reporter: people are always searchifor meaning and purpose, but norah and dan showed us this doesn't have to be some grand quest, that the answer may just be a hug away. we'll see you next time. >> until then, skind. >> good advice there. that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with jette goodrich starts right now. ⌞ the death of mario gonzalez police custody sparked national attention and calls for justice. we are live at a vigil where his family is speaking out for the first time

about the decision to charge the officer involved. praying and od is ood. a car rams into a furniture e in oakland, what we're re learning about this nasty three-car crash. it's the world famous spot tomorrow will people show up an plus this community scholar is going to cambridge university and we there were as she talked about the place that started her love of learnin >> the best professors i've had were here. s is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. ãgood evening. today marks three years since mario gonzalez died in police custody in a case that sparked outrage and protests in the east bay. his family just spoke out the first time one day after the d.a.'s