for joining us. we'll have more on those stories coming up. but we begin with a deadly crash that took place in the north bay, a stretch of westbound highway 12 just reopened in santa rosa following this multi-vehicle crash. 11 vehicles were involved in this fiery crash just east of fulton road. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is there live for us with the very latest. cornell. >> yeah, kristine and larry. just a terrible pileup here on westbound highway 12 was just reopened about five minutes ago. chp has been investigating this chain reaction crash. much of the day, they say it may have been caused by a big rig driver who could not stop in time. twisted metal and shattered glass littered westbound highway 12 in santa rosa, where a massive pileup happened just before noon. >> while we were responding, we were getting reports that were potentially upwards of five vehicles involved, as well as at least one on fire. when all is said and done, we ended up with at least 11 vehicles involved in the accident and transported uh- eight individuals. >> ambulances racing to get

through stopped traffic. the chp says one driver did not survive. unfortunately, one of the parties was deceased. >> the scene we're doing recovery efforts right now to clean up the scene. >> sergeant enger says it appears the driver of this semi dump truck hauling dirt caused the chain reaction crash. when he came up on traffic that was backing up on highway 12. >> preliminary investigation indicates that big rig driver was unable to stop prior to colliding into ten other vehicles. pretty bad collision. we just remind everyone to slow down and be aware of your surroundings and always pay attention to the roadway. >> yeah, and the chp says it is unclear what kind of fines or consequences that big rig driver may face once again. highway 12 westbound just reopened here in santa rosa and we're live in santa rosa tonight. cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> cornell. thank you. the father of a high school freshman killed by a wrong-way driver is

sharing heartbreaking details about his son. the 14 year old boy and his mother both were killed on highway 85 in san jose on monday. the father is cameron olson, and he posted a tribute on reddit sharing photos of his son charlie, along with their mother, rebecca olson. with us here at abc seven. these photos are from their trip to antarctica last christmas. charlie's dad said he had just started attending summit tahoma school in san jose and was already excelling there. he wrote that charlie quote was my best friend, my travel buddy, and the only person i ever truly felt at home with. continuing. if you're a parent, give your kids that extra hug today for me. show intention when you're putting them to bed and put away the phone, concluding, slow down on the roads and focus on what you're doing. i've not always done that, but i don't want anyone else to ever be in this situation. >> a dancing with the stars pro is in jail in napa charged with domestic violence. artem chigvintsev was booked into napa

county jail. it's unclear what led up to the arrest. chigvintsev was married or is married to former wwe star nikki garcia. the two met when they were paired together on season 25 of dancing with the stars in 2017. >> and now to a major crackdown on retail theft. nearly two dozen people are accused of stealing from cannabis stores statewide. >> many of these suspects arrested are from oakland. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the details. >> a big bust announced thursday by attorney general rob bonta. authorities arrested 22 people suspected of stealing from cannabis stores all over california. it spanned a period of about nine months. >> it spanned a geographical distance of nine counties, 15 separate incidents. >> the attorney general making the announcement in santa cruz thursday morning. he was joined by oakland police deputy chief frederick chavis, who said some of the suspects are oakland gang members. >> the investigation led investigator cease fire investigators to believe that

subjects involved were also a part of many groups and gangs in the city of oakland. >> the investigation began in february with opd and state investigators looking into dispensary burglaries. the crimes stretched from sonoma county all the diego. the attorney general says stores lost around $1 million in 975 pounds of cannabis. >> we're talking about coordinated schemes, organized efforts that hurt our businesses and pose a threat to our communities. >> thursday afternoon, mayor shengtao joined the deputy chief to say the arrests will also make oakland safer. >> we also know that these highly violent criminals or suspects are also the same people. majority of them are the same people who are committing the property crimes. stealing your catalytic converter, breaking into smaller restaurants. >> for oakland, this is part of a continuing effort to improve public safety. mayor tao, attributing the success to oakland's ceasefire strategy and efforts to crack down on gangs. police said in these robberies,

some gangs would work together. >> what we've also found is that this criminal enterprise, if you will, encompassed a number of gangs, criminal street gangs that we saw working in collaboration in order to commit these crimes. >> of the 22 arrested, over a dozen live in oakland. they're charged by the attorney general with counts of commercial burglary, organized retail theft, and conspiracy. in the east bay. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> san francisco police officials say auto break-ins are down 57% this year, and they credit the deployment of new drones and automated license plate readers. they say the technology is helping to catch organized theft rings. now this is sfpd drone video from last thursday. the drone captured a burglary in progress along the embarcadero. the drone followed the suspect's vehicle through the city. officers then disabled the vehicle, arresting three armed suspects and the stolen luggage was returned. >> okay. happening now. an early start to the busy holiday travel weekend. let's give you some live pictures from around the

bay. the bay bridge toll plaza. not too bad. i mean, 80, not too bad either, but san jose. surprisingly pretty busy. >> yeah, it's typically like that, though, at this hour in the afternoon. so you know more of the same. and the golden gate moving nicely as well. now, starting tomorrow night at six through monday, the chp is initiating a statewide maximum enforcement period. and what does that mean? all available officers. officers will be on patrol. >> right. so along with the roads, the airports are expected to be packed this weekend as well. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez has a preview from sfo. >> reporter we saw some long lines at san francisco international, but many travelers i talked to are taking it in stride. >> i'm handicapped, so i'm going to take a wheelchair. so it really doesn't matter to me because they will be right up to the gate. >> i've seen worse and not in labor day. actually, one of the good things is that we have the global entry. so we have tsa precheck, and we don't have to go through all the hassle. >> sfo is expecting more than

930,000 people to travel to and from the airport thursday through tuesday. that's nearly 9% more than last year. they're almost at pre-pandemic levels. >> it used to be that our peak day of the entire year typically happened in july or august, whereas the last couple of years, one of the days around labor day tends to be some of the busiest days. so what that tells us in terms of travel behavior is people are taking more vacations at the tail end of the summer, and that's good for us as an airport. >> so if you're driving or flying this labor day holiday, you may have to deal with traffic or crowds. but there is some good news lower prices. analysts say airfare, gas prices and overall travel costs are down compared to last year. if you're traveling for the holiday, as always, get to the airport early. they're recommending two hours before domestic flight and three hours before an international flight. they're also recommending you pre-book your parking online at sfo. gloria rodriguez, abc seven

news. >> and oakland is expecting more than 200,000 people to pass through the airport over the holiday weekend. san jose mineta, anticipating 22,000 tomorrow alone. >> wow. okay. so the big holiday weekend. let's turn to abc seven news meteorologist sandra patel. >> sandra, what are we looking at this weekend? >> really nice looking weather. we're talking about mild conditions this weekend. larry and kristen, let's take a look at a live picture right now. kind of have a little bit of both clouds and sun on the golden gate bridge. but one thing that we have all noticed is the temperatures. they're running lower than where they were yesterday by ten degrees in fairfield. two degrees cooler in san francisco. winds are gusting there onshore up to 31 at oakland. as you check out those temperatures. well, we don't have any extreme heat around here, that's for sure. 60s to low 90s right now. looking at your holiday weekend, it's really going to be pleasant. morning clouds to sun for most on saturday 60s to 90s. partly cloudy and breezy on sunday. that will be the coolest day for

most of the bay area. and then milder for labor day holiday. mid 60s to the upper 80s. there are some major changes coming beyond labor day. i'll be back with a full look at the accuweather seven day coming up larry. >> all right. thank you sandhya. uh- take a deep breath. forty-niners fans. the brandon aiyuk drama is over. our national nightmare has concluded. i've been waiting six months to say this. we've learned the two sides finally worked out a deal for aiyuk to stay with the 40 niners. reports say the extension is four years for $120 million, with $76 million guaranteed. so at $30 million per year, that makes aiyuk one of the highest paid wide receivers in the nfl. there's some at 34 some at 32. but with the aiyuk deal done, that leaves offensive lineman trent williams is the only person still holding out for more money. >> a big step today in the effort to make a san francisco intersection safer for pedestrians. today, city officials gathered to mark the installation of a rapid flashing pedestrian beacon at the corner of geary street and 38th avenue.

on hand pushing the button. the sister of larry holman, who was hit and killed while walking through the intersection back in december of 2021. richmond district supervisor connie chan spearheaded the effort to get the beacon installed. >> i think that it's sad that it took a tragedy to make this happen, but it's a truly a reminder of a lot of work ahead of us that we must do. >> chan thanked city departments for the effort to get the beacon installed, but lamented that it took nearly four years to make it happen. she's calling for more safety systems to be installed in her district, and citywide. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, nice home, nice neighborhood. hiding a very dark secret. the crime syndicate. and what's behind that front door? the future of recycling. the new technology developed right here. and why? you'll soon find more places to recycle. and a new funding to help revive a once popular bay area swimming

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plastics could look completely different thanks to a new discovery at uc berkeley. >> we hope that this method can kind of provide a better alternative to traditional mechanical recycling, where instead of a lower value product out of the recycling process, you can get the exact same plastic by just recreating it from scratch. >> that's r.j. kohnke, a chemistry phd candidate at berkeley. kohnke built off years of prior research by cal students and found a new way to take apart some of the most difficult plastics to deconstruct. we're talking about plastic water bottles, soap bottles, shopping bags, and more. according to advisor john hartwig, sandwich bags but also large objects and construction materials, as well as the milk jug, the yogurt containers. here's how it works. chemists combine waste plastics with two catalysts sodium and tungsten, then seal it inside a high pressure reactor. add ethylene and heat it up and stir for about an hour and a half. open up the reactor and this is the

result. no more plastic, just raw materials that can now be recycled. >> i began to start to lose hope, but one day he came to me and actually said, i have the best results i think i have ever going to show you. and at the end of the meeting i said, yes, that's true. on thursday, this research was formally published in the journal science. it is one of the, you know, most prestigious, highest impact publication forums that we have. >> and in science's big picture, they hope this process eventually will lead to less plastic in landfills. >> i think the goal is to provide an economic incentive to collect plastic waste, or at least a disincentive to throw it out into the environment. if you can make it cheaper to recycle plastic, then less ends up out in the environment. >> a feat conquered after years of trial and error with a little catalyst of luck. in berkeley, lena howland, abc seven news. >> now, when it comes to the way we recycle. today, california is investing millions to bring more

recycling options to residents up and down the state. 30 new counties will get new mobile pickup, bag drop or reverse vending machine options, and that includes eight counties here in the bay area. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has our details. >> reporter it's a busy day at the recycling center in west san jose. mike pavian just moved here from michigan, and he's bringing his bottles and cans in to collect his crv money. but unlike in the great lakes state, it's not easy to do in california. >> i take a bag to the grocery store, and they look at me like i got lobsters coming out of my ears. okay so i looked it up and i said, oh, you got to take it to the recycling places, and there's hardly any recycling places around. >> the cal recycle website show. he's right. there are only 19 places to take recycling in san jose, and only seven are recycling centers like this one on meridian, near fabian's home. but he knows others have an even tougher time. >> people that would have to drive 10 or 15 miles just to return a bag of cans. i mean,

that's nuts. that's not facilitating the recycling for years. >> seven on your side has reported on efforts to improve california's beverage container recycling program, including stalled efforts to launch mobile collection trucks. but a new initiative hopes to be different, with $70 million in state beverage container redemption innovation grants. calrecycle plans to provide more than 250 new recycling options across 30 counties. >> i think you would be able to get more people to, to recycle if there was closer locations, you know, more locations. >> yeah, there should be more. you know, we're a green city, so you know, why not walk the walk instead of just talking the talk? >> alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, santa clara, solano and sonoma counties are all getting various new recycling options, including mobile pickup, bag drop and reverse vending machines. san mateo county is getting all three. >> the more locations there are throughout the county for people

to drop off the recycling, the better for everybody because then we can increase participation in recycling programs and therefore conserve our natural resources and help fight climate change. at the same time, building a better bay area one recyclable at a time in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey abc seven news. >> south bay leaders are celebrating an investment that could help revive a long neglected lake. lake cunningham is a 50 acre artificial lake. it was once a popular recreation area for east san jose resident. congressman jimmy panetta secured $850,000 in federal funds, which will be used to improve water quality and restore the lake to a clean, swimmable recreational space. >> we can make this park the place where people bring family, where where families come together and where it continues to be a cornerstone to make this community of south san jose stronger. >> the water quality of the lake has declined since the mid 1990s. >> another big payday for stephen curry. we'll tell you

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today. curry's agent announced that steph has agreed to a one year, $62.6 million extension that will keep him under contract through the 20 2627 season. steph has two years remaining on his current contract. that is paying 55.8 and then $59.6 million for each season. these are big numbers according to sports salary website statista. when steph's current deal is complete, he will have earned nearly $533 million in his career, making him the second highest paid player in nba history behind lebron james and i might add. worth every penny. >> correct. and steph curry and his wife, ayesha, are making a major commitment to advance the literacy movement in oakland. the curry's eat learn play foundation announced this morning a new goal to raise and invest $25 million over the next five years. it will go toward advancing reading and writing proficiency for students in the oakland unified school district.

just top notch on and off the field. >> yeah, i mean, what's nice also is that while the warriors are at chase center in san francisco, steph is making sure that oakland is not forgotten. >> that's right. those connections remain really strong in the support. yeah. all right. are you ready? >> are you ready for the holiday weekend? >> are you ready? >> is it friday yet? no, no. >> not quite. sandhya. >> you know what? when i woke up this morning, i thought it was friday. >> wishful thinking. good afternoon everyone. larry. kristen, let's take a look at this beautiful live picture from our walnut creek camera. you can see the sun is out. it's a gorgeous day. not quite as warm as it has been. the last few days. we take a look at what's happening on live doppler seven. there's an area of low pressure that is out over the pacific. this is pretty much going to be our main player as we head towards the holiday weekend. so look at the satellite picture. you can see the fog is pretty much up and down the coastline right now. and we're not any exception either. we basically have some areas of clearing, but

the marine layer deepened overnight and it definitely drove our temperatures down. a live view from our san jose camera right now where it is 80 degrees. really nice. san francisco 66, oakland you're at 71 and currently 63, in half moon bay, one of our cooler spots from our san rafael camera. seeing the blue sky. upper 70s around santa rosa. you've dropped quite a bit. 88 in fairfield, napa, 7586 degrees. concord and livermore. and from our emeryville camera, as we look at 80 here, a little bit of haze in the atmosphere overnight tonight. fog spreads. we're going to see some spotty drizzle once again like we did this morning. labor day weekend cooling continues into sunday and then starting next tuesday a big heat up is coming, so be prepared for it. and until then, enjoy temperatures in the comfort zone. so 5:00 tonight we've got some areas of gray sky as we head into 930. the marine layer makes its push across the bay. i think tomorrow morning we start out once again with overcast conditions across many parts of the bay area. but

unlike today, i think we're going to see a little more clearing tomorrow. so we might actually see those temperatures come up a few degrees first, and then go down as we head into the weekend. once again, temperatures 5060, a little bit of drizzle in the morning tomorrow afternoon, a wide range of temperatures in the south bay, 90. in gilroy 83, santa clara 84. in san jose on the peninsula. pretty nice looking. day 75 in san mateo. morning fog giving way to some sun 65 and half moon bay, downtown san francisco 70 degrees. the sunset district 68. and in the north bay you'll have the 60s right near the coastline, 84 in san rafael, 83. napa, 86 in santa rosa. temperatures in the east bay, mid 70s, berkeley, oakland, 80, and fremont head inland and it will be a warm summer day, but nothing extreme. 89 in walnut creek, 90 degrees in concord and 92 in fairfield. accuweather seven day forecast near average temperatures tomorrow mid 60s to low 90s. and then the clouds will give way to some sun on saturday. it's going

to be breezy. we head into september and that's going to be a drop in temperatures. it's going to be the coolest day for most areas below average for some cities near average for the rest, by monday, we turn things around and then the heat is on. we're going to have triple digits tuesday through thursday inland. so larry and kristen be ready. >> all right. we have a few days a few days to mentally get prepared. yes, to be prepared for a return of summer. all right. thank you. >> all right. first for california. happening next month in san francisco. mayor london breed office today announcing the state's first entertainment zone event. oktoberfest on front will be held on front street between california and sacramento on september 20th. the entertainment zone program allows outdoor drinking, also intended to help revitalize downtown. all right. coming up, homes in a nice neighborhood. actually, a cover for a cannabis crime syndicate. >> how many houses have you hit in antioch? >> about 50. >> how many more might exist in antioch? >> somewhere between 1 to 200

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is fueling the black. market marijuana industry. it's actually happening right here in the bay area. >> it's creating a major problem for law enforcement, particularly in california, where the growers face little criminal penalties. reporter kelly law has the story. >> this upscale california suburb is a glimpse into an underground world where authorities say a chinese crime ring feeds america's black

market research was the main entrance. doors and windows heavily fortified at three different homes on the same block. when officers finally break through inside, it's a massive marijuana farm. these are family homes worth nearly $1 million. the interior. unrecognizable every part of the home used to grow weed. >> this is from the nursery. there's no deaths. just based off of the way it's set up. >> windows boarded up to control the light. a massive ventilation system running full blast. intricate electrical setups to power lights and fans, a generator in the laundry room. >> somebody hauled that up here. >> mold can be seen growing on walls and ceilings. runoff into makeshift drains and room after room after room filled with marijuana. >> can you even tell this is a

master bedroom? >> it's easy to disguise it here. you're not growing outside. you're growing indoors. and as long as the house looks nice and the yard is taken care of, nobody's going to question what's going on inside. >> investigators say this bus snagged more than $1 million worth of illegal weed cultivated by unlicensed growers, using chemicals without regard for safety that end up in the plants. despite the growth of the legalized marijuana industry, most pot is still sold on the illegal black market. california produces about 40% of the nation's weed. much of what's grown here will be shipped across the country and sold far cheaper than legal weed. how many houses have you hit in antioch? >> about 50. >> how many more might exist in antioch? >> somewhere between 1 to 200 houses. >> up to 200. that they think they know of. law enforcement says this criminal enterprise can operate in california more easily than anywhere else in the country, because california law

says illegally growing weed is just a misdemeanor in most case, it's relatively low risk. >> huge reward. >> this, whether you have one plant or a truck full of plants. what is the penalty in california? >> it's a misdemeanor in california. see your hands. >> your hands up. >> and that offers an opportunity, says law enforcement for organized crime inside the suburban grow houses on walls and doors. instructions in chinese. cnn reviewed antioch search warrants as well as online property records, and found that in nearly every grow house busted in antioch, almost all of them go back to a chinese owner or occupant. >> it's really the chinese criminal syndicate that's dominant. why would the chinese cartel care about marijuana? because it's so lucrative. it is a very profitable crop. >> and it's not just in california.

>> we are starting to see, as we unpack this more, more ties between a lot of these growing operations and chinese organized crime. >> 22 states have illegal grow operations, says senator susan collins, a member of the intelligence committee, including her state of maine. >> why are chinese transnational criminal groups here in the united states buying up these homes and growing illegal marijuana in them? >> how much of this bleeds into a national security issue? >> i believe it does pose a serious national security threa, as well as a public health risk. >> back in california, we learned there's even more financial incentive for illegal growers. it's been about two months since the grow houses were busted. we've learned that one of the houses is going back on the market, and today is the

open house. a manicured home with the for sale sign listed for just under $1 million, flipped. since that day, we watched law enforcement swarm in. hello? hi. are you susanna huang? susanna huang is a real estate agent listing this open house. and the agent who sold three other suspected grow houses in this area. she owns one of those homes where authorities found more than $900,000 of marijuana last year. her attorney tells cnn a house she owns was busted by the state, but it was being rented at the time, and she was not involved in any illegal activity. my name is kyung lah, and i'm a correspondent with cnn. we're recording here. i just wanted to talk profitable. huang did not want to speak on camera, but she did invite us to come inside. this home. she's listed to record video on her cell phone and take a look at this immaculately cleaned up space. the dramatic makeover seen in the master bathroom

before and after the house is listed for $200,000 more than the owner paid for it. >> now they're going to make money off the houses as well as they resell them. >> bill tilson lives on this block. >> what's deterring them from setting up shop someplace else? they got to recover their equipment. so now they just pick another location and do the same thing. oh, bummer. we got a misdemeanor, and then they'll do the same thing. and on and on and on. >> now, one of those antioch homes is owned by oakland police officer samson liu. that home contained what law enforcement said was 80 pounds of illicit marijuana trimmings in piles of garbage bags. >> in a statement to abc seven, the oakland police department said officer liu was placed on administrative leave the day the home was raided. they say they are cooperating with outside law enforcement agencies in the matter is under investigation. >> all right. coming up, smartphones getting kicked out of school and a lawsuit over a loud lambo. the 100% all white meat spicy chicken strips.

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necessity or emergency. it wouldn't be a surprise if he signed it because he had already been talking the last couple of weeks about, hey, school districts come up with a plan, you know, limit the phones use in the school during the class time and all that. sandy, you got kids. do you support that? >> absolutely support it. i mean, first of all, they go to school to learn. the teachers are spending a lot of time not getting paid a lot of money to do what they do, and it makes no sense that they're on their phones. i mean, i strongly believe that unless there's an emergency, they should not have their phones in their hands. >> yeah. are you guys surprised at all at how quickly this has gone from just an idea to now? a lot of schools want to do this. >> yeah, it's very fast. you know what surprised me? your guys's information is probably more current than mine. because i don't have kids in school, and it's been a long time since i've been in school. i didn't know that the phone usage was as bad as it is. so when i was in school, they did have cell phones and it was. the rule was it had to stay in your backpack.

you could not have it out. needed to be off. i thought that's what was happening in schools right now, so i didn't realize it had gotten to this point. yeah, no. >> well it's bad. >> it sounds like it's happening again. back in the backpack. yeah. some oakland ballers fans get to weigh in on what happens during a game. fans who invested in the team, they put up their own money. can vote on an app to influence key decisions. those range from choosing the starting lineup to making pitch selections. 1600 fans invested $1 million into the team in only one week after the ballers opened ownership up to fans. >> i have to say fantasy. fantasy. baseball yeah, fantasy. >> yeah, exactly. >> what's remarkable is the ballers have come in. i mean, they had no organization. they built this thing and so many creative ideas. the only thing that i wish is that farhan zaidi with the giants would institute a similar policy. so maybe i could help him as the giants fall farther and farther out of playoff contention, i heard some other people say they want that too. >> yeah, no, but it's pretty cool that like, i don't know

what your odds of, you know, like i want kristen to pitch today if they're going to go for that. >> i don't know what we're telling the pitcher what pitch to throw next. >> yeah, yeah. >> it's creative though i like i just like the interaction. the possibility to be involved. yeah. true true okay. >> all right. let's see if it works for them i mean promising start a super car. got a super ticket for noise pollution. the owner of a $315,000 lamborghini is suing new york over the $800 ticket. he says the car is legal to drive and wasn't modified to be louder. the fine is $800 for the first offense, 1700 for a second and 2700 for a third. i mean, to me, it's a clear cut case, isn't it? i mean, is it legal or not? and on what basis did you give a ticket? is there a decibel limit that is clearly in the code books about what your car can produce? is it road legal? like why is there a question? >> that's what i'd like to know, i don't know, you asked about ten of them right there. >> sorry.

>> now you see what larry has to get to the bottom of this. no i mean, i don't know. >> i don't know how loud it really is. we couldn't really tell there, but i would say if the car was, what, $800,000? this is very much a first world problem. i mean, whether he pays the ticket or not or how loud it is, i don't know. >> well, sports cars, though, sometimes tend to be loud anyways. i mean, that's part of their draw. so yeah, i don't know. >> zach, how loud is your lambo? >> my camaro is not very loud. kidding. yeah, it's not very loud, but i worry about the guy because he's going to have to pay those higher offenses. it's just going to keep happening. if he didn't modify the car. so. right. yeah >> right. i mean, not that he cares about a ticket of any value, but it's probably just a matter of principle, you know? >> yeah, yeah. well we'll see how it plays out. yeah. all right. starting next week, you can get dinner and a show at one market in san francisco. >> yes. the restaurant is launching first friday's sizzle, a drag dinner extravaganza featuring drag performances and a four course dinner together. each event supports a different

local charity. >> and joining us today is one market chef, mark dorman. mark, first of all, thanks for joining us. you know when they brought the plates down and they showed us what your prime rib plate looked like, we were just in awe. and then we wanted to eat it right away. but tell us, tell us while we eat. what what what's going on here? >> so we're on fridays. we're starting the dinner in a show. it's the first friday of every month. it's a drag show, and it comes with a four course meal, this week or next week when it starts, prime rib is going to be one of the one of the options that people can order. we also do prime rib. every thursday and friday night as well. in the restaurant. and it's what sets it apart from others is we do have we have a live fire pit behind me. and so we roasted on the spit, so you get a little bit of that smoky notes as well as you're eating it. >> it is so flavorful. very flavorful. >> yeah. >> and the beautiful pop over. how do you do that? >> popovers are simple. we just make the batter and then you

have the pan and, and you put it in and it pops up, the pan has to be hot. the key is the pan has to be hot before you put the batter in it and they pop. they just rise. >> and don't say it's simple. i would mess that up very easily. what are some of your most popular dishes? there >> so the prime rib is one of them, we do a new york steak. we always have several fish dishes as well. so our alaskan halibut right now is super popular, and then we pull in ingredients from the farmer's market, for some seasonal salads and vegetarian options. as well. >> i have to say, this is amazing and delicious. even the spinach. so even kids who don't normally like their spinach or veggies will love this version. but how did the idea of dinner and a show come together? >> so we started. we did one one show during pride, and it was super well received, and for us, you know, friday nights are a little bit slow downtown people are are leaving the city instead of coming back in, so we thought

it'd be a creative way to get people to come back downtown. and nobody really does a drag show and dinner in san francisco anymore, so. so we thought we'd capitalize on that. >> like after asia sf closed. right, exactly. >> so, so now, you know, we want to we want to bring that attention to the foot of market street. >> well, the food is fantastic. real quick. sandhya doesn't eat meat. what's the best thing that she should have when she goes to one market? >> the stuff was delicious. >> i would say halibut. the alaskan halibut. and if you're a vegetarian, we're doing a sweet corn agnolotti, with some chanterelle mushrooms. so totally seasonal. totally one of my favorite dishes, actually. >> can i just ask you? i know you said fridays are still a little bit slow, right? still waiting for all the office workers and also the tourists to come back. but are you excited about what's happening there? and, you know, of course, entertainment zone being created down there as well. do you think it's promising for restaurants? >> absolutely. the more that happens, the better it is for

all of us. and, and we're excited about it. you know, we're excited to get the city back. back to where it was. >> all right, chef mark, thank you so much. we'll have to see you at one market. i mean, the prime rib is unbelievable. >> please do come and see us. >> sounds is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too.

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between broadway and vallejo. it's in the same spot that real food company used to occupy. bi-rite is known for stocking products and produce from local vendors, with the motto of creating community through food. there's been a lot of anticipation around this location since it was announced two years ago. >> i think people wanted they wanted. they want a place that they can feel at home, that they can feel that's part of their community, that's going to serve their community. and when people found out that it was us, the excitement just rose. and because of their 26 year history of doing, doing just that, this is the third bi-rite market in san francisco. >> bi-rite has had a presence in the city for nearly 80 years. >> store looks immaculate. just beautiful. all right. heading into a holiday weekend. >> i think it's beautiful. >> well, yeah. yeah, we haven't seen it yet. >> i pronounce it so because sandhya told me so and i trust her. that's right. kristen and larry. it is going to be beautiful for the weekend. let

me show you live doppler seven. we have our cooling influence right near the coast. it's going to spread overnight and tomorrow afternoon we will see a nice range of temperatures from the 60s at the coast to the 90s inland. a little breezy near the beaches as we head towards saturday. notice that the numbers are still very similar 60s to 90s, and then it's cooler on sunday. as we head into labor day, we will notice the numbers coming up a few degrees. so overall just no big swings in the numbers. it is a beautiful holiday weekend forecast as we turn the page into september. things are really going to start to heat up. it cranks as far as the temperatures go tuesday, wednesday, thursday one hundreds inland, seconds around the bay and 70s near the beaches. so enjoy these temperatures in the comfort zone for the holiday weekend. >> larry. all right. thank you. sandhya. happening tomorrow it is national beach day and we're giving you a live look at the beach in santa cruz. where is everybody? >> well, i mean, most people are still working, though. >> yeah, they're at home

watching us. that's what they're doing. that's it. that's national beach day is celebrated every year on august 30th, and this year it kicks off labor day weekend. that is a nice spot right there. >> gorgeous. you probably heard about glass beaches, but how about pottery i think they dumped here almost every day. >> shards of beautiful old porcelain and pottery. >> the bay area

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13 at 10:00. who wants to be a millionaire? and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. there's a beach in richmond. it's covered in much more than just sand. it's covered in thousands of pieces of broken ceramic dishware. the locals call it tepco beach, after the ceramic factory that closed back in 1968. the factory discarded all of the chipped or damaged dishware along the shoreline, leaving a sight to see for all visitors. >> i think they dumped here almost every day. someone in passing said, oh, have you ever been to tepco beach? they said no, so we came here we're at of tepco beach, which is right near point isabel regional shoreline, and i'm dave

weinstein, president of the el cerrito historical society, tepco beach, as we call it now has shards of beautiful old porcelain and pottery that were made by the technical porcelain and chinaware company turned out thousands of pieces of plates, cups, saucers, all kinds of dinnerware. it was dinnerware, actually, which is very thick. they operated at their peak, producing about 30,000 plates a day. >> hotels, places in reno, san francisco, many of the local places. they all got special tepco ware. santa fe land wanted to build a giant industrial place out here,

so they encouraged all kinds of people to come and dump whatever they could to make land. look, for example, these giant pieces of former sidewalk. so for many years, tepco would come out here and they wouldn't just drive to the end and dump it here on the beach. if you walk through out, point this part of point isabel, you find a lot of this stuff buried in the dirt. i don't know what the pattern is for this, but. >> there's going to be breakage. there's going to be misfirings of some kind. bad glazings. those things aren't marketable and they just get tossed. >> people who grew up in the 40s and 50s and 60s have told me about playing right next to tepco, because they would dump a lot of the shards before bringing them here, apparently right out in a big dump, and children would go out and play in, in, in the tepco piles and around this plate. tepco was an important part of the city, one of the few businesses in town i

used to joke, i still joke, it's one of the few businesses where you could go to and not get a drink. >> they became collectible. in fact, my late wife sandy and i started a tepco collectors club about 20 or 30 years ago, and it seemed to us, as we were collecting, that the prices kept going up and it became more and more known and more collectible. and i've noticed over the last 20 or 30 years how the available shards are fewer and farther between, even though it looks like there's nothing but shards here, you could walk all across here and never touch a grain of sand. >> people over the years have come and taken a lot of it, but they should not. these are archeological fragments that should remain here

>> the remains of tepco right there, apparently quite popular. abc seven news is streaming for you 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. all right. that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is coming up seven news at five is coming up next. but starting it eight months pregnant, that's a different story. with the chase ink card, we got up and running in no time. earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase with the chase ink business unlimited card from chase for business.

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