what to do. >> thanks for joining us. >> you have probably noticed the warmer temperatures today and they are going to keep rising to unhealthy high levels this weekend. it is a concern for firefighters like those in the north bay who battled his fire this afternoon. here is time lapse of smoke from the hog fire which burned eight acres outside cloverdale along highway 128. firefighters on the ground and in the air stopped it from spreading further. >> we have live team coverage on the weather and its impact. leslie brinkley is in one of the hottest parts of the bay area. let's hear from sandhya patel. >> let's talk about this excessive and extreme heat that is ahead. we have an excessive heat watch covering all inland areas from 11:00 a.m. friday 10:00 p.m. sunday. that is going to be the duration of the intensity of this heat that could bring a significant

increase in heat related illnesses. that watch is in effect for monday night in solano county. upper 90's to near 110 degrees. let's talk about those temperatures, where they were today and where they are going saturday. i'm livermore goes up to 105, that is nine degrees higher than where you were. vacaville from 97 to 107 degrees. if you are traveling south come up 10 degrees from today. livermore 105 degrees. stay hydrated with plenty of fluids. never leave people or pets inside vehicles. dues the time you spend outside. know the signs of heat illnesses. certainly fire danger is a concern for inland areas. in the moderate to high category now. as we head toward thursday right through the weekend, that is going to be inching up as the fuels dry out.

i will be back to let you know how long the hot weather will last. >> those temperatures are dangerous to anyone not paying attention. leslie brinkley is live from the east bay where temperatures will soar above 100 degrees in some places. >> i a it was hot in the mid-90's this afternoon. the breeze is blowing through making it a little more comfortable. the temperatures that are predicted for here and inland look to be so extreme that there are some new warnings today. hot tomorrow. hotter the day after. hottest by the weekend. >> california hotter and drier future is here now. >> the governor's office launched a new heater ready california campaign aimed at getting vulnerable populations to cool places in heat waves with information available in 30 languages.

the state is increasing coordination among state agencies and look partners starting to -- in local partner starting today. >> stay cool. look for air-conditioned spaces which can include cooling centers. and could also include shopping centers, places that are air-conditioned. >> plan in advance where to go and when to not venture out. two years ago 37-year-old went for a run on a trail in pleasanton ridge regional park on a 160 degree day. gps showed he wandered off the trail disoriented and likely suffered heatstroke. his body was found by volunteers august 5, 2021. livermore temperatures are expected to be up in the 105 degree range again this week. you should only hit a hiking trail with a buddy in a heat wave deciding what time to go out is also critical. >> plan ahead with plenty of water. if they are going to do fitness

activities limit it to the morning between 7:00 and 10:00 and in the evening. >> the key thing to remember with water is to bring enough. you need a leader of water in one hour's time in this kind of extreme heat. that means if you are doing an hour long walk or hike you need two bottles of water with you, 30 3, 32 ounces. maybe just plan set -- change some plans and stay indoors or find a swimming pool. >> whatever we do, take it easy. thanks very much. >> an investigation is underway into today's release of a substance called coke dust from the martinez refining company in contra costa county. health officials say the release started at 8:30 this morning and lasted a minute. they issued a health alert and begin the process of collecting samples.

they believe the health impacts may be limited. >> if there is than expected or other substances there is a potential health impact but just washing it off with water. we don't expect it will the material to cause inhalation . >> investigations are still ongoing into the release at the plant thanksgiving. some 24 tons of ash rained down on cars and homes. a possible hazmat situation resulted any evacuations in alameda. abc 7 was on the island when firefighters from both the city and county responded to the neptune plaza shopping center on central avenue near webster street. alameda city fire told us a worker smelled something and became concerned it was a possible natural gas leak. firefighters evacuated other businesses and ultimately it was

determined there was no gas leak or hazardous terrio and everyone was allowed back in. >> san francisco, supervisor dean preston is calling for a public hearing to address the ongoing car break-ins at some of the city's top tourist destinations. as suzanne phan found, the supervisor once an honest conversation about what is working and what is not. >> everyone i know who has been in the city long enough has had their car broken into. >> chances are you or someone you know has had a car broken into in san francisco. >> in the last month there's been a series around here. >> at alamo square entry has seen it happening. >> has been happening a lot around here. kind of in the middle of day. >> we see broken glass almost all the time especially near alamo square. >> take a closer look at the data. while there is no publicly available up-to-date stats around san francisco car break-ins, we do have a list of the theft incidents reported to police. though show a dramatic decrease

in 2020. slight increases each year after but not a return to pre-pandemic levels. what can be done about it? supervisor dean preston wants to know. that is why he is calling for a public hearing. >> we are not trying to reinvent the wheel. a lot of people have been working on this and thinking about it. what we want to emphasize is what we are doing as a city is not working. since 2017 the city launched the parks market campaign. we could be doing way more. at minimum so taurus understand they cannot leave anything in their car anywhere in the city of san francisco's. >> tourist destinations like fisherman's wharf have been a big problem for car break-ins. rivers are preston points out other trouble spots. >> we have three major hotspots in district five. tip-in town, alamo square and the hate ash very ongoing time -- ongoing problems. people are seeing more instances

in their neighborhoods. also partly from the frustration of not knowing what is the city doing about this right now. >> preston is calling for a public hearing on car break-ins to be held in september. > take a hard look at what is working and what is not. >> we are giving you the power to look through crime rates where you live thanks to the abc7news neighborhood safety tracker. the tool is right on our website. there is data for san francisco, oakland and san jose. we are working on adding more cities. you will find it on our homepage at abc7news.com. >> the body of the petaluma man has been found after he went missing in yosemite earlier this month. he at yosemite july 2 when he fell into a fast-moving creek and was swept away. >> charles minton follower leslie helton walked out of prison today. she was freed after serving 53

years for her role in two murders ordered by men centered this comes on days after governor newsom said he would not fight a court ruling that fan helton should be granted parole. she is expected to spend a year in transitional housing learning basic skills like how to shop for groceries and is a debit card. build a better bay area we highlight others'efforts to improve their communities pin san francisco has set aside more than $100,000 to give to entrepreneurs. luz pena spoke to the leaders in charge of these grants. >> the search has begun. san francisco is looking for 32 entrepreneurs to equip and give money to. >> there will be a panel of entrepreneurs representatives from different city departments and potential investors. they will be scored and have an opportunity to receive a grant. >> think shark tank but with a neighborhood in mind, the fillmore.

>> we want them to be successful. we are setting them up for success. dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who live in the fillmore or have lived in the area before as well as any business owners who need help and are currently in the fillmore. the first of its kind program will give the $4500 toward a new or current business. that is a total of $144,000 from the city. one of the main requirement is to be part of the city's small business training program. go through a training that teaches you how to run a business. >> this will be the next step because they will pitch their business idea and get a grant that is flexible on how they use it to cover some of the startup costs that can be a barrier. >> this program will provide a network to help the fillmore, a once predominantly black neighborhood. >> in the fillmore in an area that has been so under invested and had urban planning policy that harmed the community, we do

not have the generational wealth. > erica scott will be one of the panelists choosing the 32 entrepreneurs. more than a program to her, this is an opportunity to bring back black entrepreneurs to the fillmore. >> this is what the fillmore used it to look like. >> yes. this was a thriving community filled with black culture, black as news. my goal is to see this happen again. >> you want this in 2023. >> in 2023. >> it ship to leave san francisco after it got damaged while docking. the abc 7 i team talks with the expert who ran the repair drug. >> still to come, michael finney joins us live after he helped unite two moms to fight a facebook scam involving taylor swift tickets.

>> we are getting an exclusive look at the effort it took to fix a cruise ship stuck in san francisco for days. the ruby princess hit pier 27 while docking last thursday. with repairs finished it left san francisco over the weekend. lenny woodrow talked with the team that helped make that happen. >> there it is again. it is leaving. >> as the carnival miracle departed pier 27 monday afternoon, ocean wine repair marine superintendent ryan wilson was reflecting on the miracle's crew was a part of in recent days. >> and thousands of people reliant on me to get this job done.

i had to rely on my men to get the job done. >> the ruby princess hit pier 27 creating a hole in the ship. >> it definitely took me by surprise. was working a job on the other side of the bay. i knew time was of the essence. >> he said he flew the best welders up from los angeles. > it is about two feet by two feet. it is a giant puncture in the side shell. my first reaction was i went to know where is it in reference to the waterline. thankfully this was about 10 feet above the waterline and it happened to be in a tank called the healing tank that was designed to have water pumped in and out of it. that was some good news. >> good news and momentary relief. soon wilson realized the crew would you repairing the ship from inside a giant walk in fish freezer. >> everything was filled to the brim with frozen fish ready to leave for this giant cruise. >> the repairs taking place on the other side of a 25 inch diameter manhole.

wilson had to cut the material small enough to get through the manhole and then reconstruct it on the others. he says the crew worked around-the-clock to isolate the damage creating a watertight barrier. >> even if it were to fill with water the ship would be completely safe sailing all the way to canada and back. >> to allay passenger concerns about a visible hole into the ship, the team fixed a stainless steel piece of sheet metal over the hole. >> this was the first one for me where it was this close to the waterline. i could see why the coast guard had denied the vessel sailing all it was being repaired. the fact everything was able to be coordinated so efficiently and to get the right welders at the right time was incredible. i was not surprised we passed coast guard inspection first time. these guys are the best. close to a quarter of million dollars and share this message from the captain thanking them. >> we are doing well. we want to thank you for extreme professionalism and

dedication to make this happen . >> i knew i want to do whatever i can to make these guys happen . >> it is onto the next job wherever that may be. >> what a fascinating job. >> safe travels. interesting. >> getting to the weather once again and the warm-up. more like a scorcher. >> it is dangerous heat that is coming. >> it is going to be extreme. it is going to be dangerous. we all need to take precautions. let's take a look at the temperature trend compared to 24 hours ago. almost everyone running warmer by eight degrees in livermore as you will notice. seven in san jose and santa rosa. today's high temperatures anywhere from 50 in half moon bay to 97 degrees in walnut creek. we are turning up the heat this weekend. it is going to be dangerous to

extreme category as high-pressure nudges closer to our area. inland high temperatures will soar. we have the fog right near the coast line it is a shallow layer for the time being. here is what is happening in the atmosphere. there is a low-pressure system to our north. it is going to cause our temperatures to briefly dip tomorrow before they come back up again for the rest of the work week and into the weekend. we are seeing plenty of sun right now. maybe in san jose. 61 in the city. 74 in palo alto. look how cool it is in huffman a. 50 -- in half moon bay. 54 degrees. 84 in santa rosa. 91 in concord. 90 in livermore. the evening planner showing you temperatures in the 50's to 80's range at 7:00 p.m. breezy coast side at 9:00.

chapters falling with the fog along the coast. here is what you need to watch out for. it is a shallow layer. you cannot make out the golden gate bridge. fog and spotty drizzle tomorrow morning. why do have temperatures tomorrow afternoon. intense heat this weekend with possibility of records. the fog pushes in over the bay again. towards the afternoon the peels away from most of the bayside communities but hangs around the coast side pin out for the fog and pockets of drizzle. 79 in santa clara. 80 in san jose. it is going to be warm down there. 59 in pacifica. san francisco, 65 degrees. 59 in daly city.

some lingering fog. 92, cloverdale. 82 in san rafael. 71, oakland. 77, fremont. it is a warm summer day inland. 92 degrees toward pittsburgh and antioch. friday, the heat is on. saturday is your hottest day of two 106 degrees in our inland east valleys. hotter to the north around cloverdale and ukiah. sunday the heat persists you don't have to worry about it at the coast. triple digits friday through sunday inland. 80's and 90's around the bay. 60's coast side so it is definitely records possible and sizzling this weekend. >> we will be ready for relief after that. officials are calling it a sign of the state's strong water

supply following the winter storms. nearly 100 pounds in the south bay that were almost empty are expected to stay full all summer. southbay reporters x went has has more on the purpose the ponds serve and the story they tell about the statewide water supply. >> for months we have heard that the state water supply is the best it has been in years. >> this year's april 1 result from the snow sensory network is greater than any other year we have recorded since the snow sensor network was deployed roughly in the mid-1980's. >> we are beginning to see amazing visuals at the local level that prove it. not too long ago this pond was empty. while ponds like this might be nice to visit for humans and wildlife, but is not the purpose they were created to serve. they are water life -- there water facilities. >> it is funny to look at a beautiful pond like this and considered a water supply facility but this is percolating down into the ground and feeding

our underground aquifers and that is an important part of our water supply. >> because valley water has been able to start recharging the groundwater supply for the first time since 2018 nearly all of the ponds can stay full. take a look at this dam set up by valley water. this is blocking water from the guadalupe river. >> this is exciting. we all dealt with the big atmospheric river's that came through during the winter. it was a boon for the water supply locally and statewide. now it is paying off through our recharge program. >> with more people expected to visit the ponds and see how robust the supply is firsthand valley water urges everyone not to ease up on conservation efforts that were developed when the supply was worse. >> everyone made great changes during the last row and before that. we are asking everybody to keep those changes in place. >> from groundwater recharge overcharges. the $100 million inc. of america

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almost 30. tamara's report is expected to show inflation is slowing slightly though it is still abnormally high. the federal reserve has signaled more interest rate hikes that are looming as regulators try to cool the economy. >> bank of america has been ordered to pay more than $100 million to customers. the bank is accused of double dipping on fees, withholding credit card room words and opening fake accounts. it will have to pay $150 million in penalties. bank of america ended the practice of double dipping on late fees earlier this year. the bank has not issued a statement. >> coming up next, the future of self-driving car spirit we are talking about problems and promises. >> two north bay moms team up to stop a taylor swift ticket scam. coming up, 7 on your side helps

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> california public utilities commission has delayed its vote on whether to expand paid

autonomous taxi operations to 24 hours a day across all of san francisco. instead of voting on this thursday, the commission will wait another month. >> ryan curry spoke with experts about what the delay means for the city. > for the second time in just a few weeks the state utilities commission delayed a vote that would allow crews in waymo self-driving cars to offer paid rights across san francisco. abc 7 has documented car stalling in the street. > it is a big yellow flag because folk for the status quo. ella flag includes ongoing operations and of the city. >> reporter with automotive news says a decision to postpone the vote is not surprising and likely due to lack of data. >> san francisco is looking for data on these incidents. they are not getting what they want. >> whether it be stalling in the

middle-of-the-road or malfunctioning your an obstacle some in san francisco are wary about having more access to ev's. if you ask waymo they is beyond time they have access expanded. > delay of deploying the type -- the driving to knowledge he has critical impact on road safety. in june meeting the board asked for data about the times stars -- the car stall and block crews. reporting minimal risk conditions. we think there is -- there are some commissions -- sometimes it is a noteworthy event. >> we don't currently have something that matches exactly what has been proposed here. that is something we would have to develop.

>> a professor of engineering and transit research at arizona university says despite the stalling self-driving car's are intended to be much safer than ones with drivers. >> an awful lot of accidents are not accidents. they are human errors or bad behavior of humans. we still have in the 30 to 40% of fatality accidents associated with a drug impaired or drunk driver. >> county's board of supervisors voted to adopt an ordinance to crack down on spectators at sideshows within county limits. people attending a sideshow could face fines of up to $1000 or spend up to three months in jail. that ordinance will be enforceable in unincorporated areas of alameda county. some bay area cities have similar ordinances including pittsburg and san jose. a bit of progress and in the

city of hayward. two days after getting hit by a cyberattack. the city website and some applications are actually coming back online after a precautionary shutdown. city leaders detected the problem sunday morning and as of yesterday afternoon they had not found evidence of a data breach. >> a story about two bay area mothers who never met each other until they both fell victim to the same scam. >> this involved a hijacked facebook account and phony taylor swift tickets. >> both moms got in touch with michael finney who is here about how they teamed up. >> it started out quite rocky. when mom was tricked into flying -- into buying fake concert tickets. she thought the other mom was the seller. turns out they were both scammed. out of the stressful ordeal a friendship was born. >> i was like i am these tickets. -- i am getting these tickets. >> it all began when julie was trying to take her daughters to see taylor swift in concert.

>> i am a single mom and i thought this is going to be amazing to do with my daughters. >> the tickets sold out instantly last fall and now they were going for thousands of dollars each. > i've been keeping my eye open as it was getting closer hoping i could find a deal. >> then she saw this ad on facebook marketplace showing leslie was filling four tickets to the show. >> i looked at her facebook profile. she was a mom should she was not far from me. >> julie and leslie had a mutual friend. it seemed perfect. >> i jumped on and set are the tickets still available. yes they are. >> the seller messaged back giving the price, the seat numbers. even showing the ticketmaster receipt. > i kept thinking this is great. >> i cannot even let people know it is not me. >> 25 miles up the road, leslie was at her wits and.

hackers had taken over her facebook account and she could not get it back. >> i will cope with in email from facebook that said we have removed purity no address. > the hackers had switched the email and password on her account walking her out. >> i tried to click on that was not me. >> she tried to reset the password but facebook santa links to the hackers email. >> it takes you in circles. there is no phone number. there is no one to do a chat with. it is end of this. >> she found out the hackers were posing as her and selling phony taylor swift tickets on facebook marketplace. >> my name is there. my face. the flood of text messages. is this really you. >> the hackers had blocked her from her own account so she could not see the offers pouring in for tickets or worn other potential victims like julie. >> my emotions were like this. >> julie had just sent $1300

through venlo to a person she thought was leslie and then waited to surprise her daughters with tickets. her excitement quickly faded. >> once i sent the money, they responded back saying we cannot send the tickets. need to pay h you hundred $50 name change fee. >> no tickets came. julie panicked. >> i sent a message saying please just send the venlo back. >> the imposter blocked her messages. >> a pit in my stomach. i think i got scammed $1300. > quickly she stopped the payment from her bank. benbow had already gone ahead and paid the scammer. a venn mode email said even though the bank stopped the payment quote don't worry. we covered you. it was like a punch to the gut to >> they give you a link and the link does not work. >> leslie was desperate to get the imposter out of her account knowing a crime was underway with her name attached. facebook's automated reset system gave him the error

messages and facebook had no life person to help. >> i thought to myself i have to find another avenue to try to get this resolved. facebook was not an option. > i was super upset and i texted my daughters. >> julie posted scam alerts on facebook. thank fully friend sold them and told julie that was not really leslie. >> i noah lesslie. she is a mom. she is a great person. i got her cell phone number and we started talking. >> once we spoke on the phone we knew we were both real people. >> the two of us were like we are not letting this -- we are going to take him for all we can. >> i just want to to have her money back. >> she and i teamed back and said let's contact 7 on your side. >> we contacted vae facebook. first venmo said julie should have used this purchase protection feature.

buyers can claim a possible refund if they don't get what they paid for. the company said it kicked to the scammer off the platform and is going after the money he took. venmo refund of the $1300 after all. >> i was so relieved. >> as for leslie, a facebook staffer sent us a special reset link. it took several tries but the hacker is gone. leslie is about. i was the -- leslie is back. >> i was thrilled. >> we are going to try to meet and celebrate. >> why wait? >> leslie. >> we brought truly and leslie together virtually. >> i think they picked the wrong two gals to mess with. >> out of a crisis a friendship group. >> unfortunately we will not be going to taylor swift together. >> but they did defeat a scam. the better business bureau reports the very same taylor swift ticket scam is growing on

social media so watch out. a huge thanks to venmo for returning julie's money in the facebook staffer who helped restore julie's account. as for taylor swift tickets they had to shake it off. >> good one. >> my takeaway for this, toggle your brains out your own venmo. >> why wouldn't it just automatically -- >> that is a question we will need to ask them. >> coming up next, a sea otter versus servers. scary encounters that resulted in warning signs g

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>> wouldn't it be nice to over the -- nice to be over there? >> an aggressive sea otter is attacking surfers. here is south bay reporter dustin dorsey. picture-perfect site in santa cruz, the backdrop of many social media posts but the picturesque images are being overshadowed by the surfing sea otter captured in june by mark woodward. >> since then in the past five days there have been three more incidents and they have all been

much more aggressive. i have photographed a lot of auditors over the years -- a lot of otters over the years. >> warnings on full display on the coastline warning visitors of the aggressive sea otter. we cannot tell if any of these is the one with the blue tag from the viral images. through his lens he has seen the female otter approach many surfers and kayakers at the popular location to >> it was a true wrestling match over the surfboard. the person finally got it away and it was damaged. the board was destroyed. the day before i filmed the surfer was so freaked out he left his board and swam back to shore. >> behavior that the department of fish and wildlife calls unusual. the five-year-old otter exhibited unusual behavior in the santa cruz area in september 2022 but nothing else until recently. >> they are pretty aggressive animals.

they are not the cute and cuddly like people tend to think. >> the moss landing marine lending observatory -- it says it may be due to hormonal urges or because humans have fed her. human interaction can have adverse effects. >> they don't want to be around humans but if they have an association from the time they were born the sea otter may not have any fear of people and it might have -- it may cause it to be more aggressive. >> a team is working to capture, study and find a long-term home. there -- they are urging everyone to give her distance until that time. >> coming up, it is feeling like beach weather as it heats up and we take a look outside. sandhya pat

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or heavy rain is expected across other parts of the northeast this week. sq teams and officials are preparing for the risk of washed out roads and flooded homes. a woman was killed in new york as she tried to escape her home during a flood. new york's hudson valley has received a somersworth of rain in six hours. >> a state of emergency is expected to be called for homes under the southern california of rolling hills estates due to a landslide. fire officials are still investigating the cause of the slow-moving landslide that began shifting over the weekend. 16 homes are being monitored and a dozen homes have been rick perry to. 10 of the homes have collapsed into the canyon. people have been evacuated. officials are still looking into what caused the landslide and how much the damage will cost. >> back here up here we are concerned about the heat. >> contending with that and health concerns.

>> it is the heat illness risk that is going to go up significantly. what's talk about the heat illness risks down the signs. pale skin, dizziness. if you have heatstroke, there body temperature is high, that is an emergency situation. much of the state under a heat watch. that is the concern. landry 14 in palm springs. it is going to go on for days. 118 in needles. 111 in reading. saturday, would hundred 15 degrees up north. 119 in palm springs. 120 in vegas. we have the fog along the coast which is going to keep it cool tomorrow. 59 in half moon bay. 92 and warm inland. triple digits for antioch. one of our hotspots friday through sunday.

the air quality goes from good tomorrow to moderate friday and saturday. accuweather 7-day forecast, sizzling for several days. dangerous heat. possible records this weekend so watch out. >> at least we got the extra warning. >> we have some baseball to talk about. >> chris joining us with a preview >> the boys of summer coming up in sports. find out how a san francisco connection played a role in last nights home run derby. stefon perry prepares for

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they become the first father and son duo to win the derby. that is just so cool. it is about time for tahoe. the american century championship celebrity golf tournament gets going tomorrow with practice rounds. stephen curry is part of the 7:45 a.m. shot gun. he loves to shadow box with canola. watch out. as for his head coach check out this cool moment in las vegas. >> ok. what is about to happen? >> someone wants to say hi to you from many years ago. >> behind the doors, a person. warriors pr legend helping set up coach kerr in las vegas. it is his teacher from his days in egypt. they have not seen each other in nearly ready years and she in las vegas to say hi.

the reaction is priceless and this interaction is perfect. >> i came all the way from cairo to get your homework. >> what? >> where is it? >> my dog ate it. >> steve is so funny. 40 under training camp begins at the end of the month. another bay area football team clinching and historic when in san jose last night. the bay area panthers are going to the playoffs. scored a franchise record 75 points in a win over san diego. the panthers will host either tucson or northern arizona. so much fun. congrats to burlingame native. just won the jr. championship in pleasanton. quite a run for him who just won the british columbia jr. boys championship record north of the border just a week ago. keep your eye on this young man.

he is quite the golfer. what a great story. 30 years and counting. steve is like my dog ate my homework. he is just like ready for it always. > he did not miss a beat at all. >> young and spry and ready to talk. i thought it was really cool. warriors do stuff like that all the time. >> that is what makes them champions off the court. >> coming up tonight on abc 78:00 you can catch celebrity will fortune followed by celebrity jeopardy. at 10:00 at a shark tank and stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. abc7news is trimming 24/7. you can always get the abc 7 bay area news app and join us wherever you want wherever you happen to be. that is it for this edition of abc7news. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening. we will see you again at 11:00.

♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" [applause] please welcome today's contestants-- a library science graduate student from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... a director of orchestra personnel from overland park, kansas... and our returning champion, a senior editor from blandon, pennsylvania... whose 1-day cash winnings total...

[applause] and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to "jeopardy!" our champion james tyler told us yesterday that 17 years ago, shortly after beating cancer, he met the love of his life. and now today, still in remission, he's got a "jeopardy!" win under his belt, and he joked that maybe he should just call it quits right here. luckily, we've talked to james. he's graciously agreed to come back, so he's going to play today against justin and erin. good luck to all three of you. let's see what categories we have for you in the jeopardy round. ♪♪ first up... then... ...in quotation marks. that'll be fun. followed by... and... james, where do you want to start? let's go first name verbs for $200.