>> some bart stations are still closed this afternoon. >> i'm anser hassan at the san francisco bay oakland international airport. we'll tell you what's behind these white walls and what it means for passengers. >> plus, students at one bay area school district are kicking off the new school year without their cell phones. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm larry beil and i'm kristen z. major delays today for bart passengers. a network computer outage temporarily shut down service at multiple stations. >> now, at one point, that closure stretched between the berryessa station in san jose. all the way to hayward. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in fremont now at one of the stations that is still closed. zach >> yeah, this all started at ten this morning and it impacted all of those stations you mentioned. but just before noon, the three southernmost stations did reopen. but still hayward, between north fremont, where we are right now, is still closed. bart saying it's all due to that computer issue. gates were closed and system monitors blank

at the berryessa bart station in north san jose, leaving some bart passengers and even employees confused. >> we're roaming to the other side, and then we see, like, almost all the gates are closed and people are just exiting. and so we asked them like, oh, what's going on? and they're like, oh, the busses, the trains are shut down. something happened in the, the computers at one point thursday morning. >> it was a similar scene at all bart stations serving the green and orange lines between hayward and north san jose, though three stations in south fremont, milpitas and san jose did eventually reopen before noon. bart officials telling us that its system experience and network computer shut down. >> one of the reasons we're not running trains is out of that abundance of caution for safety. whenever anything impacts the train control system, that requires us to respond and to be assured that that is working properly, because that system is what allows us to avoid any sort of, collisions on the system. this latest issue comes almost two weeks after an electrical fire that forced several bart

stations to close in oakland. >> ripple effects from those closures caused delays in service that lasted for days after. >> it does appear to be separate issues, but certainly any time that we can provide service that is not reliable and not what our riders are typically expecting, that's a disappointment for us as much as them. >> passengers impacted by the latest shutdowns were encouraged to find other transportation and also offered alternatives. >> there is mutual aid from both ac transit and vta that means they are honoring bart fare. if somebody already paid to get to on the bart system, they can use those busses without a charge, and there is also a bus bridge, an additional bus bridge still for many of the passengers, it's been a frustrating day. >> i was coming out, going out to go visit family. so there's there is a chance i might not be able to today, and i might have to just do it till tomorrow. it is a bit of an inconvenience. the real inconvenience for me is more of i had to come from the other side of town to get here. >> yeah, a lot of people still coming up to the station right now just to find out that it's

closed. now. the latest update we got from bart was at 320, and really not much of an update other than to say that those four stations hayward, south, hayward, union city and right here in northern fremont are still closed with bus bridge being provided. we'll continue to track all updates for you right now. live in fremont. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you. a lockdown on the uc berkeley campus has been lifted. now after hours long search for a suspected shooter came up empty. it all began around 715. this morning following reports of shots fired near the clark kerr campus that is a residential dorm area. one neighbor we spoke with said he heard the shots. >> i was laying in bed about 737. i don't know what time, and i thought i heard a pop, you know, a gunshot. and then all of a sudden, about two minutes later, all you heard was sirens and everything going off for about ten minutes. >> so for several hours, the public was asked to avoid the area of the clark kerr campus and the area around the lawrence berkeley national lab and the botanical garden. this is video from sky seven. you see

authorities searching a home on panoramic way around 2:00 this afternoon. officers left, though without finding anything there. witnesses described the suspect still on the loose as a white male with bleached hair. possible red or orange highlights. they say he had a black shirt, black pants and was carrying a red backpack. >> more trouble for the tow truck company, whose truck was captured on video in april. trying to tow a moving vehicle in downtown san francisco. that tow truck company was banned from operating in san francisco after that incident, and today, fbi agents raided several sites connected to specialty towing. abc seven news has learned two people were detained on federal charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. it's all apparently tied to a scheme to defraud an auto insurance company. a neighbor at one of the raid locations told our reporter luz pena she heard what sounded like a flashbang go off around dawn, and then looked out to see agents with weapons drawn. >> yo, no estaba apuntando.

>> i didn't see them shoot anybody, but i did see them point to the location. >> one of the detainees, jose vicente badillo, operates two towing businesses in san francisco. jose's towing and auto towing, which is affiliated with specialty towing. dozens of people living in rvs along one san francisco street will soon be on the move again. today, authorities began citing vehicles parked on zoo road, letting owners know they must be out by this sunday. at least one vehicle was already towed away. owners are upset, telling abc seven news they just don't know where else to go. some of these vehicles just moved to this location from winston drive between lake merced and stonestown galleria, where they were parked for years. they were ordered out ahead of a repaving project that's scheduled for next month. >> former president trump and vice president kamala harris are ready to debate today. trump agreed to the face off on september 10th right here on abc at a news conference today, trump said he was looking forward to debating harris and

that he has agreed to debates with nbc and fox, in addition to abc. oakland mayor santo, who faces a recall vote in november, is fending off powerful new calls for her to resign immediately. this week, the oakland police officers association asked the mayor to step down. they say the city is a more dangerous place now as a result of her leadership. earlier today, i spoke with mayor tao on our midday newscast about those claims. >> it was not actually the whole association. you know, i want to commend all of our working officers who come in day in and day out to do the hard work driving crime down. and so what this is, is that it is a four member executive team who took this unanimous vote of four members of the opoa executive board, who is calling for this and who is stating actual fact. i mean, false facts, right? crime is trending down and that is because of the great work of our officers. and i have received so many calls from our

rank and file, so many calls from officers who are doing the right work every day to say, we do not stand with this statemen. >> leaders of the oakland police officers association have said they will back the recall efforts unless the mayor resigns. >> building a better bay area includes making changes to improve education, as well as mental health. and for one school district, that means keeping cell phones out of classrooms. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry was at mount diablo high school, where the changes are taking place. >> new classes, new teachers and new opportunities. but on this first day of class for mount diablo high school, there is a big new rule everyone has to adjust to. >> we got these on orientation day. it was kind of like mandatory. it was one of the big things. we didn't really care about classes or anything like that. it was yonder pouches and data. >> nicky klosinski is holding a new pouch that will carry her phone while she is in class. they are from a company called yonder who makes these pouches specifically designed to get people off their phones. >> we have to use it. we can't

unlock it at all. we can't have it during lunch, brunch, anything. only for emergencies. >> every day. students have to put their phones in these pouches, seal them, and they won't be able to get them back until the end of the day. >> students were finding that they were more engaged in class, that they were actually meeting people on campus, that they had never met before, and during during lunch time. and passing periods. >> the district is joining others around the bay area in instituting this new policy. studies have shown that student cell phone use can lead to increased anxiety, bullying, and even suicide rates. but there are also academic improvements. one study by the university of texas in 2015 showed test scores rose as much as 6% after cell phone bans were enacted, superintendent clark says as students return from pandemic home schooling, phones had been their only link to the outside world. >> what we were finding as we were doing class visits and walking around campuses that students were on their phones all the time. and as we're talking to teachers and even talking to students and students, actually admitting, like i'm watching tiktok during class and i should be paying

attention to the teacher. >> but on the first day, kluczynski says it hasn't been a smooth transition. >> second period a lot of kids still don't have it to lunch, and that's about 4 or 5 periods in. so it seems like they can't get to every kid, and it's just it's completely wreaking havoc. kids are getting in trouble for just having them on them, even though they haven't got their pouches yet. >> expect the trend to continue. the governor has called on legislature to restrict cell phone use in schools statewide in concord. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, san jose unified is one of the bay area school districts where students went back to school. today, it's only august eighth. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez went to san jose for morning drop off. >> it's the first day for students at willow glen middle school in san jose. and yes, mom still wants to take a picture. a little nervous and happy. >> exciting and nervous because it's new for parents. >> safety is top of mind.

>> i always walk to school, so i always get out of my car and take that to school and see them off, and then leave from there. >> so far, we didn't find any trouble on crossing, crossing and all the way to malone to here. >> san jose is urging drivers to slow down when they're around school zones and look out for students walking to and from campuses. colin haynie with the san jose department of transportation, says the police department is going to be stepping up enforcement around schools, and there's more. >> we're going to be rolling out electronic message boards near school sites where we know there's high, high traffic volumes or high traffic speeds nearby. we also have a school safety initiative that has begun a long project of upgrading hundreds of crosswalks near schools to high visibility crosswalks, to crosswalks like this one, referred to as a ladder style. >> you can see it has lines on the outside, and haney says this makes them more visible to cars from a greater distance away. in

san jose, gloria rodriguez abc seven news. >> it's almost time to cue the music. san francisco's biggest musical festival is just hours away. roads around the festival grounds in golden gate park are closed already. thousands of people are expected at the three day event. outside lands, of course, generates about $40 million a year for the recreation and parks department. headlining this year's lineup are sabrina carpenter, post malone and chappell roan. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, a 72 year old fired from her job at home depot. she's claiming age discrimination, the company say. otherwise, we'll tell you exactly what happened. a new name and coming soon, a new look for oakland's airport and a cat turned artist. how it all began later this hour. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, an air quality advisory has just been issued for the bay area. i'll let you know why and how long the current cooling trend is going to las

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boarding, they stopped for coffee. but they didn't want a chain store because it's local. >> it's. it's an oakland coffee shop, right? in the oakland airport. so not going to the chain. >> instead, oakland coffee collective is among the many new stores opening at the san francisco bay oakland international airport. it sells coffee from local roasters and merchandise from local retailers. >> many of these passenger improvements are to help make okay even an even better gateway to the bay area. so certainly passenger experience makes a difference for some people when they choose which airport they want to fly through. >> airport spokesperson kelly scant says construction is already underway for a total of 16 new shops, 12 new restaurants. the specialty retail will range from electronics to cosmetics. even a cvs pharmacy with some kiosks already set up, and there will be a distinct east bay vibe here at okay, we have an amazing local area to pull from. >> we have fantastic small businesses that we are able to feature here to showcase the

culture of the east bay and the bay area. >> the store east bay trails will sell local merchandise. the berkeley based restaurant cancun, just opened in april. pick your favorite menu item uh- mama tierra burrito is steak and shrimp, >> so it has everything in it. >> bernadine simon vanhook is the general manager of cancun. she says it's not easy to get into the airport, especially with competition from fast food chains. so this opportunity is huge. >> so when a company comes and they brand that into the airport, it gives that local entrepreneur person as well a chance to be in the airport as well as we help building their business as well. from inside the airport. >> passengers say the changes are already making a difference. >> i really like the changes. yeah, from the last time that i've been here, it was pretty quick to check in and get back here and enjoy some good food. >> construction will continue through next year in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> the two giant pandas at the san diego zoo made their public debut today. governor newsom

spoke at the kick off ceremony after declaring today california panda day. >> by the way, there's nothing i enjoy more than watching the press report on pandas, the panda mania. that's right, bob, it's panda mania here in san diego and all that. yeah, it's a real zoo inside with the crowds and everything else. so that's the wonderful part of the morning news and a big part of the experience of these pandas is doing like ron burgundy there i was going on yunchuan and xingbao arrived in june. >> they've been acclimating to their new home there. the first two giant pandas to enter the country in 21 years. san francisco continues to try to raise funds to host two pandas at its zoo, with a pair possibly arriving next year. everybody wants to see the cute pandas. >> i know there's such a draw. would you like it if people just love to pay and watch you eat and sleep and all that kind of good stuff? >> is this a business idea? >> yes. check out larry. yes. >> contact me on twitter if

you'd be willing to pay for such content. in the meantime, we have weather to talk about. >> hopefully somebody sold on that idea. larry. kristen, let me show you our air quality right now. let's talk about the air quality advisory that has been issued for the bay area by the air district. purple air, you will notice, has a lot more sensors, but they're not the official reporting agency. you will notice a lot of poor air quality in the inland east bay right now, indicated by the oranges and the reds. the air now website, which is the official reporting agency, showing you moderate air quality across parts of the east bay, but it doesn't have as much in terms of the number of sensors. now, when you combine what's happening in the atmosphere, it's pretty clear that we do have some smoke and haze impacting us. and so they are basically saying that the smoke from wildfires in the western u.s. and canada will continue to impact us. going into tomorrow morning. you'll see that haze and it continues into tomorrow night. air quality advisory up

for today and also for friday. so as far as the air quality goes, good to moderate expected officially, but we are going to continue to see some of that haze, which we're already seeing from our walnut creek camera. if you're sensitive to smoke, you'll definitely want to limit your exposure to it by closing doors and windows. and definitely if you can safely obviously low 60s in san francisco, oakland, 68 degrees in the 70s from hayward to san jose to redwood city. marine layer is still with us at sfo, 78 degrees in santa rosa. nice breeze, 68. in petaluma. you're in the 80s from fairfield to livermore looking at live doppler seven, we're still seeing a few tropical clouds moving through. but also that established marine layer. and look at this getting active in the sierra with some thunderstorms. the monsoon flow is starting to develop again. fog along the coastline is going to stick around. noticing the change in the temperature is 16 degrees cooler right now in san carlos compared to 24 hours ago. the winds are picking up 25 at

sfo and fairfield. as the winds continue to pick up, you may temporarily see some improvement in our air quality through this evening. breezy to gusty winds overnight. we're looking at fog and spotty drizzle just like this morning and your weekend outlook will be cooler than average. as we head into sunday, let's talk about outside lands. starts tomorrow. the music festival in golden gate park, and it is going to be gray in the morning. afternoon sun, breezy, mid 60s. saturday upper 60s and then it's going to be cooler on sunday. so i would just definitely pack some extra layers as we head into the overnight hours. the fog will fill in. morning is going to be drizzly along the coastline, and then in the afternoon and evening, we'll keep that fog around near the beaches. your morning temperatures beginning in the 50s and 60s. afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s. inland low 60s. coast side with partly cloudy conditions. quick update on deb. it is now a tropical depression, but it made that second landfall and it's going to continue to weaken as it rapidly moves up the eastern

seaboard. certainly still a major flood threat as several more inches of rain is expected. accuweather seven day forecast. we are looking at a wide range of temperatures, mild to the coast, hot inland, and then it's going to be cooler the second half of your weekend going into early next week, with only 80s for the warmest spots. kristen and larry. >> nice mild. yeah. all right. thank you. thank you. >> okay. a lake tahoe state of the lake report shows climate change is having an impact on the lake. clarity dipped last summer after near record clarity. just months before uc davis. researchers say that clarity declined to 53.5ft in july 2023. that's the fifth worst summer figure on record. it's a stunning drop considering visibility reached 92ft in the winter of 2023, the clearest observation since 1983. researchers blame the drop on sediment from meltwater from the large winter snowfall and the growth of microscopic plants and algae. >> coming up rebuilding after

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lives lost. thousands of people were displaced. so one year later, we returned and we found hope, resilience and the will to continue. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally. >> one year ago today, the town of lahaina on maui was nearly burned off the map. i immediately knew that morning something was off just the way the wind blew. left behind were barren landscapes of charred debris. at least 102 people were killed, 12,000 were forced from their homes. today, the community says it is committed to rising from the ashes. >> the first year was about survival. the second year will be about rebuilding. >> hawaii's governor yesterday toured a newly completed temporary housing project. >> a lot of housing is going to be going up in the next, say, month to three years. >> 83 year old tom liu lost everything in the fire. his neighbors rallied around him, providing housing and support, and now he is rebuilding what

was his dream home. >> i tell people that i actually lived in the aloha spirit. you know, everybody hears about aloha spirit. you know, it's just saying, oh yeah, yeah, aloha spirit. but i experienced it. >> officials say only a small fraction of the 4000 displaced households are still staying in hotels. two major investigations into the fire and the government's response are still not complete. but days ago, a settlement was reached for the victims. the defendants, including the state, the county and hawaiian electric, agreed to pay $4 billion to settle claims related to the fire. as the community heals, so does nature. >> we will be cutting out some more of the tree, but it's doing okay. >> this 151 year old banyan tree scorched in the fire is coming back to life and the trees are looking really well. >> a big beautiful leaves on it. matter of fact, it has fruit. it's fruiting, which is great. it has giant seeds all over it. >> ryan and allie, abc news, new

york. >> as we remember the anniversary of the maui wildfires, abc news has an all new primetime special, maui rising the fight for hawaii's future. >> i feel like fighting for the water. i'm looking for a less fire prone lahaina, a more green lahaina. >> we do have the unique opportunity where we can build back and we can build back better. >> i'll fight tooth and nail fighting to protect our environment, our water, our people, all of those things would have helped to prevent the fire. >> you can watch maui rising, the fight for hawaii's future tomorrow night at 8:00, right here on abc seven. >> a 72 year old woman was fired from her job at home depot after processing two fraudulent purchases. >> he was demanding he wanted the transaction done as fast as possible. i was scared. >> the other factor that made her even more frightened, and the family of those killed in that submersible that was heading to the titanic now say

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suspect names. austria's interior ministry says the 19 year old suspect was radicalized online, preparing for the attack since last month, researching bomb making techniques. austrian officials searching the suspect's home, finding possible explosives. authorities say the suspect quit his job july 25th and mentioned he had big plans ahead. the head of security and intelligence saying the 19 year old fully confessed during an interrogation. three of swift's sold out vienna concerts now canceled. disappointing fans. >> they said that the concert is canceled. and i just started crying in the restaurant. >> swift's team releasing a statement saying we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone's safety. after austrian police said that an abstract danger remained. >> this is an epic tour and i'm actually heartbroken. >> alison strauss traveled to vienna from new jersey with her son andrew, excited to see swift in concert for the first time. but she's understanding of the decision in today's world.

>> unfortunately, we have to go with safety first. >> it's not worth like risking, you know, people's lives for. >> taylor swift's team have promised full refunds for all the tickets to the canceled vienna shows. as for the rest of swift's european shows, they're currently planned to go on, including her final performances in london starting next week. melissa don, abc news, los angeles. >> new allegations about the terrifying moments before the june 2023 implosion of the oceangate submersible, a $50 million wrongful death suit filed by the family of one of the victims claims those on board realized they were in trouble long before the titan submersible was crushed under intense ocean pressure. >> 90 minutes into the dive. there were problems, and they and the crew knew and the passengers probably knew that there were problems because there were all kinds of warnings going off. and that terror that they were feeling in that submersible, in that very tight space, knowing that they may di,

that is an element of damages that they should be asking the jury for the head of the board investigating the incident says they found no evidence passengers were aware of their fate. >> uh- former home depot employee is suing for age discrimination and wrongful termination. the 72 year old was fired for failing to stop fraudulent purchases worth thousands of dollars. >> the incident happened at the san ramon home depot just months after a loss prevention officer was shot and killed at a pleasanton home depot while trying to stop a theft attempt, and abc7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here with the details on this. >> larry and kristin, we hear a lot about theft in the bay area. this one is a little bit different. carlene acevedo says that she was fired from home depot last july for creating a security or loss prevention risk that was according to her termination letter. she says she felt scared and intimidated by the person who was at her register, who was paying with a suspicious card. >> your phenomenal in every way. we are grateful to have you. >> during her seven years

working as a cashier at the san ramon home depot, carlene acevedo says she won multiple awards for exceptional service, including cashier of the year in 2021. i loved working there, but last july, home depot fired acevedo after she rung up for fraudulent transactions, resulting in a more than $5,000 loss for home depot. >> i was so upset, i just i just wanted to get out of there. i was, i was i never, never been fired before. >> acevedo says she was working alone in the garden center when a man approached her cash register with a card that had written instructions on the back to process the transaction. as cash. she rung up a purchase for a little more than $1,300. >> the card was suspicious. it was very suspicious, but i went ahead and ran it. >> approximately 30 minutes later, she says. the customer returned. >> and then i knew for sure that he was targeting me because i was alone. >> acevedo says she tried to call her supervisor the head cashier, but no one answered. >> he was demanding he wanted the transaction done as fast as

possible. he got upset when i made the phone call to my manager. i was scared. >> according to her termination letter, acevedo ran three additional separate transactions as cash, this time for more than $4,000. she says she kept duplicate copies of the receipts that she took to her manager. >> four days later, i got fired. the incident happened three months after pleasanton home depot lost prevention officer blake mose was shot and killed while trying to stop a theft attempt, a story acevedo was familiar with. >> it was devastating. >> i mean, it was sad, acevedo says. >> as an employee, she received annual computer based training by home depot on what to do in the event of a shoplifting or active shooter. what were you instructed to do? >> i was instructed not to do a thing. do not touch. do not try to, dissuade, not to interfere. just let them go. >> she was doing everything she could. she asked for back up. she's making copies of the receipt. you know, she can't risk her life for merchandise.

and employees are explicitly taught not to risk their life for merchandise. >> acevedo's attorney, chambord. benton hayes, also questions the timing of her termination, according to the lawsuit. six months prior, acevedo learned a teenage new hire at the store had a starting salary of $21 an hour. acevedo, who was 70 at the time and had been working at home depot for seven years, was making $20.17 an hour, she complained, and the following month received a $2 raise. >> they really just wanted an excuse to terminate her the moment she complains she's terminated within a few months by email, a home depot spokesperson told the i-team, i can't discuss ongoing litigation. >> i lost so much. i lost my health care. my health declined because of as a result of that, i had difficulty finding work and paying my rent was put into question, acevedo says. >> it took a while, but she was able to find new part time work. >> it was a devastating emotional experience, acevedo's attorney says that she'll try to

obtain surveillance video from the store as part of discovery, as well as any employee handbook or instructions that might exist regarding what to do in a situation like this. >> we know that retail theft is so big in the bay area, and we always hear if somebody's walking out with items, don't stop them. of course, this one was a little bit different, right? because this customer went to the register and was paying for the items right? maybe in a questionable way. and so she lost her job. >> it sounds like the company's got to do a better, better job training its people and then supporting them when they have a question, where's your manager? let you know. get other people involved. if you're not sure, right? >> thanks to see how this plays out. >> yeah, keep us posted. >> thanks, melody. all right. coming up, a spam celebration. >> yay! >> and a pocket sized home,

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is, you know, you put all these people on there and then you go out to the middle of the ocean and then dump all the trash when you're done. like, that's what happens. and so the water gets, you know, polluted. >> there's that. right. and then there's too many people all at once descending on your little part of town. i mean, that's even true of the embarcadero, where we have the piers. great business and all, but it's like, you know, you guys, you know, the traffic when the cruise ship is pulling in. and, yeah. so there are a lot of ramifications and you can just tell when there are so many people on the embarcadero too. >> you're like, oh, i bet there's a cruise ship over there. yeah, yeah. >> and i mean, i think it speaks to the growing popularity of cruising, but also, i mean, we all need to do our part for the environment. i feel like, you know, as more and more people want to go on cruises, they're getting larger and larger. it's not beneficial from the environmental standpoint. >> exactly. and let's not have those three year ones. the three year cruise, those don't seem to be working out anyway. yeah, airbnb is getting nostalgic again. this time it's all about polly pocket, a life size two story slumber party funhouse is a replica of the 90s icon

compact. it includes a vanity stuffed with hair and nail accessories and throwback looks in the closet. it's open for single night stays only from september 12th to the 14th, do you guys know where this one is? anyone look up the location of this? so interesting. but you guys remember the polly pockets, right? yeah, absolutely. >> remember 90s? it was from the 90s. i never had it as a kid because i was not a kid in the 90s. but i will tell you, somebody gifted my child a polly pocket. they know who they are. and i was like, you have got to be kidding me. the tiny little pieces. and then trying to shove it back in that thing, i'm like, your kid's getting a polly pocket right back. >> wow. >> gift retaliation. >> yes, i just i just remember when my daughters were younger, and these things are, like, tiny the size of, like, it's just so small. and you lose the piece under the table or somewhere, a couch, and you're like, i got to go hunt this thing down now. >> yeah, but they were super popular. >> yeah, they were popular.

we'll see. this house is, by the way, in massachusetts. so nowhere near us, so we probably won't do it. but yeah, if you go check it out. >> yeah. and don't send an apology. >> no, no. >> return to sender. yeah, yeah. >> slime is also banned in our house, just fyi. >> oh, okay. >> we'll remember. >> yes. >> another item off your list. you can get your own spam merchandise today. this is national spam day. who knew the spam musubi inspired collection includes apparel, even a musubi shaped ottoman? it's not musubi. a lot of people, you know, make that mistake. it's spam. spam musubi. anyway, hormel says the products pay homage to hawaii, where musubi is beloved, proceeds will be donated to the aloha united way in support of restoration efforts. one year after the lahaina wildfires. kristen, i know when it comes to spam, you are first in line. >> oh yeah, spam musubi spam. you know what else? chop it up. throw it into a little leftover rice, a little soy sauce and eg. best fried rice ever. yeah, and they're portable. you know how

they're great for kids basketball tournaments and sell them there because, like, they can just grab and go and eat it. i've got a whole recipe book. yeah. >> i hope you're cooking for all of us. >> yes, yeah. maybe you can get me one of those spam, like, hoodies or, you know, ottomans. yeah, and i promise i won't get you the polly pocket. okay. perfect >> yeah. or cook for us, or. >> yeah. okay. yeah august is transgender history month, and this today, we'd like you to be aware of a new pop up featuring food, art, and a transgender chef. it's called sister, mother crone, honoring the women in chef holly wallach's family. the family, the restaurant at the midway event space in san francisco features new midwestern food like seduction chicken. >> it's a great name who came up with that name, >> well, let's find out, because chef holly is here and we're trying seduction. >> it smells so good. >> i have already, by the way, chef, i have already been scolded by kristen for eating, trying to taste the chicken during the commercial break, which is apparently is not allowed. >> no, i was complimenting you.

>> yeah, you know, it smells so good. >> and it's. it's just perfectly flavored. >> and i like the heart in mine. yeah >> right there. thank you. yeah. we use a branding iron on it, the menu is broken up into four different parts. what my grandfather said were the keys to a happy relationship. so a lot of, like, a lot of love. a lot of lust and a lot of luck. >> lust. >> all right, so i'm looking at the skin. it looks perfect, tell me about how you came up with a recipe, how it differs from other chicken out there, yeah. maybe you don't have to tell us all your secrets, but. but, you know, give us an idea. what is it for sure, >> the seduction chicken. it's from my family recipes. my grandmother and my mom, they they i will never be able to make it as well as they can. so as good as that is, imagine it, like, a little bit better. even my grandma in college, she was part of a sorority that they had engagement chicken as a recipe passed down and she altered it a couple different ways because to her she would rather get, laid

than married. >> all right, chef, nice. bringing his a game, so i guess i guess it was grandma that labeled it seduction chicken. >> yeah. i mean, it's, you know, imparted with the flavor. try and let me know. it's the first feeling of just comfort and crush and satiation. that to me is, is pretty seductive. >> wow. >> how did you get started. have you been on the food scene here for a while. and you know tell us what you're doing here. >> i actually moved to move to san francisco about a year and a half ago. i was living in chicago for five, six years, i'm originally from cleveland, ohio, and i've been cooking professionally since i was about 15, 16 years old. >> wow. >> that's incredible. well, how old are you now? you don't look that old. >> i'm 37. all right. >> okay. >> so is this your mother crone? only available at the new midwest at the midway event space during this pop up. or how can people you know, get you stuff? all your good stuff? the seduction chicken, seduction chicken, amongst many others,

>> we are going to be at the midway for starting on august 16th. we have a six week friday, saturday run check on rezzie for any of the available dates as well as this menu is presented. i'm also the executive chef for 620 jones in the tenderloin and we're going to be bringing over a couple of the main entrees because we just want as many people as possible to try this food, try our experience. but at the midway, this is the only place you'll get the full immersive art experience. >> is there any way to get it online? like let's say we can't get to the midway, can you? can you order this seduction chicken online? >> you can. unfortunately, you got to be here in person for a big part about this is bringing people together, eating at a table with people you know you don't uh- part of the midwestern cuisine tradition, to me, is really about the homecoming and that feeling of like, glad to be here, glad to be engaging with the people around me. >> it's worth it. seduced by the green beans. that's really good. >> they are. >> and i'm not a big green bean fan. right?

>> i got to try the green beans. >> yeah, that's a little all you need, little star, a little lemon. >> oh my gosh, this is fantastic. okay, so what else is coming up for you next. >> what's coming for next? well, the pop up is really breakfast, lunch and dinner of a lot of it, 620 jones again trying to really get them in the forefront of the cuisine and drink scene in san francisco, we've got a couple projects. we've got big block parties at thed also big projects happening out in napa with, the barns and a couple awesome concerts. >> we got to check it out. >> yeah, well, the chicken is great and everybody's going to love it. chef ali, thank you so much for joining us here. thank you so much. yeah delicious. absolutely delicious. even the green beans are but uncontrollable movements called td, tardive dyskinesia, started disrupting my day. td felt embarrassing. i felt like disconnecting. i asked my doctor about treating my td, and learned about ingrezza. ♪ ingrezza ♪

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feel like you know the people that he's talking about and that he did brilliantly with the father with a constant need to create, henson tells us what idea man means to him. that's what my dad was. he was constantly full of ideas and he, they flowed from him like like a volcano. he always had more that he wanted to do than he could possibly do. that idea that time could run out. it was just unthinkable. just after my dad died, there were quite a few good quality television documentaries about my dad. they always emphasize too strongly the early loss and his early death. so we let a lot of time pass by, >> there's so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side. >> i think he'd be very, very pleased with the film. i mean,

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