projected winner of sunday's super bowl -- at least according to an elephant. forget what vegas oddsmakers say. the chiefs will emerge victorious at the big game according to yod, an elephant calf at the zoo in syracuse, no hesitation in picking kansas city for the win. they point out he correctly predicted last year's winners, also the chiefs. take heart, if you're rooting for san francisco, yad destroyed their box immediately after. maybe it will be a close game. may the best team win. that's "nightline." you can watch all our full episodes on hulu. see you back here same time monday. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. have a great super bowl weekend.

announcer: hey, bay area. it's time to share some amazing stories and feel good. we could all use some inspiration right now, and you've come to the right place. this show is all about good food, good people, and good living. ♪♪ on today's show, a sandcastle competition reaches new heights... a creative way to relieve stress... from trash to treasure... a dance community for all. but first, health and wellness reimagined. it's a shock every time... [laughs] every time you get in. when you leave here, you probably won't ever be the same. it's extremely cold. one of the participants told me a couple years after she'd done it, she looked out at the water and thought, "nancy iverson must be out of her mind

to think that we're gonna do this." ♪♪ 20 years ago was the very first pathstar alcatraz swim. pathstar is a program to encourage and revitalize native american health and wellness. um, it stands for preservation of authentic traditions and healing. it is, um, an intensive week, um, of just wellness, of swimming every day and eating very exclusively healthy foods. i really love the program. it's just amazing. i feel like it touches on so many important parts of emotional growth. iverson: i love swimming. because i'm not that good, i've just had a lot of really good support. it's seriously like, if i can do it, you can do it. ♪♪ our participants are here for a week.

this year, they all came from pine ridge reservation in south dakota. within a week, not only are they doing food preparation, learning menu planning, learning portion sizes, we're doing yoga, hiking, mindfulness, and then we also immerse in the bay every day. they have seven practice swims, and then they finish the week with a swim in alcatraz. diabetes is plaguing our country, and as lakota people, we have the highest diabetes rate, the highest, um, heart disease. we always have to think about the future and the generations and how we're-- uh, you know, how we cook. their formula works. you have six days of preparation, and those six swims, um, acclimate you to the cold into the salt water, and so, um, you're ready. we call 'em swim angels. the swim angels are right there with the swimmer. my swim angels, you know, were so encouraging and so helpful.

it seems crazy, but it's really not when you look at all the support that you get. ♪♪ i have never wanted to impose customs, like saying, "this is the way you--you have to do it." it's something that's grown organically, and i think from the very start, people wanted to smudge, and i-i love it. i love it, but i want always ownership with it. i love seeing people come from within themselves and reconnect with those really powerful spiritual lines that will sustain the next generations, too. i feel like it brought us into, like, this sacred spiritual mindset to help us get through the swim, because i feel like the swim is really powerful and sacred in that way. [chanting in native language]

♪♪ i'm really happy my daughter and my sister are here, um, and i'm just filled with lots of-- filled with lots of pride. today's indigenous people day. overall, this was the best experience. i couldn't ask for more. i'm very grateful for the experiences that i've had here. i feel like once you swim in the ocean, it sticks with you forever. catches: we're hoping to grow the program, to just spread the awareness, and--and that it's doable. we're doing it, and to continue figuring out how we continue to cook and eat without any sugar or salt, you know, after the-- past our week on our own.

it has to be something that comes from us. ♪♪ now it's time to hit the beach. ♪♪ this is the 41st annual sandcastle classic, and it raises awareness about arts education for bay area students. ♪♪ really like making sandcastles, so i really wanted to participate. lee: all the teams come out here with the shovels, a lot of water pumps. [whooshing sound] everyone needs to work together. sand, water, sand, water, the whole nine. [indistinct conversations] it's, like, a lot of layers of sand. they're getting an opportunity to get really dirty and just totally play, just totally play for no other reason than to build. ♪♪

what you're seeing behind me is a mile of sandcastles. and this is an embodiment, a symbolism of what the arts can do for students. i really like art because i think it's fun to, like, create stuff with your imagination. i like it 'cause it gives you a chance to express yourself through drawings, painting, sculpting, and a lot of other things. so, i think without art, it would be pretty miserable. the arts are incredibly essential for all of our students, and it is often sort of the last consideration in a budget. and so we are there as a nonprofit to provide essential arts education services for public schools in the bay area. leap arts in education serves 9,200 students in the bay area every year, and this is our largest fundraising event. we raise about 30% of our organizational budget just from sandcastle alone. we really just wanted students to engage with working professionals, getting architects, engineers,

contractors into the schools and really having that sort of relationship, bridging the professional and academic environment. they work with the students in the classroom before coming out to the beach. so, they're designing and sketching and brainstorming and modeling with clay their designs. we had to submit our design to the kids, and--and they approved it, and they made some-- they had some minor changes, and we respected that. so, it was a true collaboration. dineen: and then they come out to the beach, and they get a true steam opportunity-- steam meaning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. man: yeah, go for it. don't be shy. beatrice: the best part was being able to make the design that we helped to create. lee: that's the whole idea of, like, conception to execution for them, being able to conceive of an idea and then see it actually come to fruition. it was really fun to actually be able to see how things got created. it turned out a lot better than i thought it would be. dineen: these teams mean business. this is very competitive. they have designs on winning the ultimate prize,

this gorgeous plaque with a golden shovel and bragging rights for a year. [amplified voice] first place. are you ready? drum roll. [cheering] mall of the pumpkins! it all came together at the last minute, and i think everyone had a great time. it was really, really fun, and i'm glad i got to participate in it. for me, the payoff is seeing all the kids having that day in the sand that they'll never forget. we actually have grown adults here today who have brought their children, who have done this event when they were in fifth grade, and they remember their time at sandcastle. and now it's become a tradition for their own family. that speaks to the long-term impact of what the arts can do for people. ♪♪ coming up... need to relieve some stress? well, there's a smash room calling your name. ♪♪

welcome back to the show. you can break, throw, and trash anything you'd like at this smash room. ♪♪ ♪♪ it's craziness, glass flying everywhere, speaker shards. -it was great. -yeah! i'm feeling pretty pumped. inflation is up. everything is kind of crazy right now. nothing is stabilizing yet, so people need a place like this right now. just come in here, smash stuff, let your rage out, and have some fun. first thing, i saw a sledgehammer. immediately picked it up, and i just started smashing things as soon as i could. especially with the sledgehammer and the amount of force-- that was pretty cathartic. moises: our sledgehammers are 30 pounds. you're swinging that for 20, 30 minutes.

it is a nice workout, but it also feels good. it's a different type of stress reliever. i see a lot of people kind of like, "whoa, i needed that, and i don't know why." [laughs] [screams] this has been amazing. this has been so fun. ♪♪ like everyone says, everyone needs therapy, and what's best than smash therapy? ♪♪ [yelling] moises: it actually started in japan, and then it kind of migrated out here to america. we are actually the first rage room in the bay area. so, having a space where you're able to let loose and just be by yourself and just pretty much smash anything, i really do feel like, and i'm happy that they were able to bring that to the bay area recently for us as well. moises: we have three big rooms that can do 10 people each. we have two small rooms that can do two people each. so, altogether, we can do around 34 people smashing at the same time. we have all the safety gear here. we'll give you guys hard hats, gloves, safety shields.

you actually get to choose your own weapons. we have a wall full of weapons of crowbars, sledgehammers, bats, sticks. you guys may grab one weapon per person, but feel free to swap your weapons as many times as you like. everyone gets printers, keyboards, glass. we actually let everyone bring up to three items, three electronics, and up to 25 pieces of glass per group. pictures of exes, you know, maybe some old furniture that you don't want anymore, and you can really just go to town on it. aah! [laughs] be mindful not to hit the doors, the walls, and most importantly, each other. you know, we have dinner reservations at 8, so may as well pregame at the smash room and get your frustrations out. woman: so, i went for the big piece because it's easy to aim at, and it kind of gets you in the groove. once you get a swing of things, then you aim for more satisfying smashes, like the lights and the keyboard. zen: i've really always wanted to smash a plate and just, like, see everything, like smash and kind of just pretty much crumble. it's been a great experience having

the chance to do that over here as well. i was immediately drawn to the speakers, the big wooden boxes, 'cause i knew if you hit them hard enough, they're probably gonna explode a little bit. everyone's switching different destruction tactics and weapons, so it was super awesome. i really loved the glass. a baseball bat and some glass hitting against the wall-- that felt like a home run. ♪♪ we do have axe throwing now. just something different for the bay area that i think is much needed. it's actually really rewarding knowing that i'm providing a safe place for everyone to come, let that stress out, let that rage out, let that anger out, and you leave without cleaning it up. ♪♪ sydney: great stress relief, especially for a friday. talk about a long work week. i got a lot of friends who would greatly benefit from releasing some stress in a rage room. aah! ♪♪ coming up, discover a 3-acre yard filled with stacks of reclaimed lumber, timber slabs, and more.

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welcome back to the show. heritage salvage prides itself on turning yesterday's beauties into beautiful tomorrows. ♪♪ deakin: you never stop collecting if you can help it. little stuff, big stuff, and everything in between. ♪♪ you get things like an eastlake hinge, which is incredibly detailed. the rusty bits are the things that people love to pick through and, like, oh, oh. and then it's like, just use your imagination. who knows what that rusty bit will be repurposed as next? ♪♪ walk through the showrooms and see how spectacular that beautiful old piece

of falling down barn wood turns out when you give it some tlc. some of these edges are really fun. -yeah. -you know? our clients and their imagination is who i strive to inspire. it's just what i love to do. ♪♪ i named my company heritage salvage because i love to salvage the heritage of everything, not just salvage. when i started remodeling homes, i was a general contractor at the time. i kept telling people, you know, "we should put some accents in your house of reclaimed materials. we've got all these old buildings falling down around here." so, i put an ad in "the press democrat" looking for old barns, and i had 35 calls in two days, and that's how i started. we're gonna get a 70-inch table out of 'em.

we sell wood wholesale, retail, as-is. take it home. you do it. we'll show you how to do it, even. [buzzes] or we will take it all the way to a finished product for you. where tables are us, now its mantles are us, and floating shelves are us. well, i can show you some pieces that are finished. i was interested in the salvage and reusing and repurposing. i really wanted the stories. "never let the truth get in the way of a good story." i love to quote mark twain anytime i get a chance. these are the bleacher boards from the polo fields at golden gate park, wherein happened the first summer of love. oh, my gosh. that would be an amazing story to tell. you can see this one's got the numbers on it. seat 9, 10. these firewalls were used to house decommissioned icbms. [buzzes]

we've been doing decks, barn doors, tabletops, picnic tables, you name it. this stuff is so handsome. taking this piece and repurposing it as something else, and you end up with a piece of history to walk into your house that looks amazing. so, it can be from totally rustic to totally modern. we can make it all here. heritage salvage is in over 200 restaurants across this country, and we're in at least 10,000 homes. ♪♪ everybody here at heritage selvage-- we are all very proud of the fact that we are repurposing yesterday's beauties into beautiful tomorrows. ♪♪ coming up, this dance center opens its doors to all for a comfortable and welcoming dance experience. ♪♪

♪♪ welcome back to the show. odc in san francisco fosters diversity and inclusion through dance. ♪♪ [piano playing contemplative piece] ♪♪ i'm never happier than when i dance, because i don't worry about the things that i'm worried about. i love dance because i believe it's the best medicine for healing our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. i started out as a dancer when i was very, very young, and so for me, it's kind of a first language. i love dance because it is therapy, it's healing, and it allows me to be free, period. ♪♪ i will say it's a happy place, and people say that when

they come and say, "oh, this is a happy place." and then, i'm thinking, yeah, well, that's the idea-- finding genuine joy in the complexity of your life, you get taken care of in many ways. ♪♪ i'm jocquese, sir joq whitfield, and i'm here live and in color, and i teach vogue and tone. ow. hi, my name is elizabeth soberanes, and i teach latin dance grooves at odc. so, come and dance with me. you'll never guess how old i am. i'm 87, and i'm still dancing. okada: we have just such a thriving center for dance here. there are so many people who are affected by what we do, not just in the school, but we have a presenting theater that has performances, you know, 40 weeks out of the year. we have our professional company. so we have many component parts that offer different portals for people to come through, no matter what they're interested in. it's an organization that is centered in dance,

that seeks to create an environment where art, community, creativity, and performance are the natural way of life. the curriculum, of course, is about training, but it's also about giving everybody access to movement. and so we set up a world in which everybody could do that. okada: it's about your body. it's about trying to feel comfortable in your body, in not feeling intimidated by body image or competitive feelings, that i'm not good enough or whatever. we really believe in a non-competitive environment so that you feel like you can dance and really enjoy yourself and not feel like you have to be a professional and look like a skinny ballerina. and i think that that is really important to who we are. it's that openness to be able to, um, welcome anybody here. i didn't understand what professional dance was, but once i did, and i started to be physical and to express myself as an artist,

and all these things came together, it just was the perfect marriage, and i just started to flourish. way: it's particularly important to give them an environment where they can develop their self-esteem at a women-led organization and women-started. we've had to face that more than men have. certainly 50 years ago, we had to face more. although the company has always been multicultural and multigendered, the leadership structure and the creative structure has been very influenced by the idea of participation and actualization, and everybody has a voice. ♪♪ what i like most about this dance studio is that there are all kinds of dance. but for me, dance tells a story. so, it's something you have to have inside of you so that you feel it and not just do movement for movement's sake, but you're telling a story.

whatever it is, it's something that you feel inside. ♪♪ originally, it housed the collective's, you know, dance rehearsals, all of the classes, um, and all of the performances when they would invite artists to come into the space, and then when they moved across the street and got the commons and built that out as, like, the rehearsal space and the school space, they were able to renovate this building so that it's just the theater. we are able to kind of modulate the space depending on what an artist wants to do. zisman: and so we want to be able to say to individual artists as well as maybe emerging or mid-sized companies, please come find a home here. you don't have to go get your own space. we want you to share ours. we wanna make that accessible and approachable. man: we're so fortunate to be able to have this opportunity to earn a living, especially in the bay area, by being an artist, uh, being a dance artist. yeah. we're full-time employees. we have health insurance. it's pretty great. i feel so lucky that i have a job

that is so meaningful to me, that i come to work every day and i say, this is why i'm here. i love what i do. i love getting to be here. it's hard not to fall in love with--with that energy, and it's hard not to feel invited. it's a welcoming world that, um, is maybe more important now than ever. ♪♪ that's it for today's show, but tune in next week for an all-new episode. in the meantime, keep connected on social for more feel-good stories. ♪♪ announcer: hey, bay area. it's time to share some amazing stories and feel good. we could all use some inspiration right now, and you've come to the right place. this show is all about good food,

good people, and good living. on today's show, a coffee bar by day and a wine bar by night. man: i think there are too few low barrier-to-entry public places where people can come and gather. and i think that's a really special element of kinfolx. announcer: friendship in basketball takes center court for this team. 2nd man: it has greater significance than just our little group. announcer: the boat of the future is here. woman: it is time to rebuild and reimagine the american waterways. this is a boat, and it flies. i mean, that's the best way to describe it. announcer: but first, oakland celebrates black history and culture. ♪

black history month, oakland comes alive. the town comes alive. it really celebrates our deep history and our heritage within the black community. it is where the black panther party started and so many social movements started here in the town. in oakland, we celebrate black culture year-round. it just so happens that, in february, it really comes alive. from our restaurants to our museums, all of our attractions, we all come together and celebrate everything that makes oakland so unique. there are so many ways we can celebrate black history month in oakland. you can support our black-owned shops, dine at our black-owned restaurants, and even travel the equity path on oakland's cannabis trail. ♪ there are so many events happening in oakland. one of my personal favorites is the black joy parade. there are 25,000 people descending onto downtown oakland celebrating a black culture.

this parade was founded here in oakland. ♪ also, if you're a big wine aficionado, you got to try black vines. it's going to be a great celebration of black vintners. it will be located at the bridge yard, also here in oakland. one of the amazing restaurants is the cook and her farmer. we serve fresh, local oysters, and that is a reflection of our background and our oyster farming experience at tomales bay. fresh oysters, fresh salads, really coastal food. the sort of meshes of culture, southern culture and coastal california. ♪ jazz brunch is a celebration of black life, black history, black culture, old oakland, the history and the story of black life in america. - everyone is welcome. - i really do think it's important to actually put out there and share that it's an extension of our community.

it welcomes all communities, all of those that have always supported african americans, wherever they are, in this country - and around the world. - we've been doing the jazz brunch for ten years, and it's on february 24th. it's usually the last saturday of february, and it'll be from 11:00 to 4:00. highlight is that we have jazz mafia performing. jazz mafia is known all around the bay. - they are incredible. - multiple groups are... incredible. ♪ we also have a new event: for the love of the town. it's a tea and pop-up shop that celebrates black culture in oakland. so in 2022, i had the opportunity to do a collaboration with visit oakland. visit oakland chose ten neighborhoods that represented oakland or the town. and with each blend in each neighborhood, i took the time to talk to oakland natives and those in those communities to see what they thought tea time would represent, for their neighborhood. after taking the time to really do the work and talk to the people and talk to communities,