in orinda with the very latest on this developing story. tim >> yeah. larry. christine. i'm here along las vegas road where, as you can see behind me, there is still a police presence going on. now, law enforcement hasn't released too many details as of yet about what exactly happened. however our crews did see a body near two vehicles further down the road behind me here. we were also able to uncover some 911 dispatch audio. i want you guys to have a listen to some of that just now. >> we have a murphy advising. he defended himself and he's in a dark gray vehicle. one party is bleeding profusely. okay, now, nails on the ground are advising the subject. pulled a gun out and started punching him. and then the rp shot him. >> now one of the vehicles on the road here behind me appears to be a tesla and the other a forerunner. there is no official word yet on what exactly happened between the drivers of these two vehicles. one neighbor saying she believes she heard cars speeding down the road

here. another telling me she was just coming home when she saw the police putting out the yellow caution tape. that woman saying she is shocked that this is happening in her neighborhood. >> it's very quiet little you know, car break ins here and there, but nothing violent. so yeah, it was very upsetting. >> now authorities say there is no threat to the public at this time. they are, however, still advising people to avoid the area while the investigation is ongoing. i'm live in orinda. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right, tim, thank you. fremont man is under arrest, accused of assaulting flight attendants on a frontier airlines flight that was bound for sfo on monday. according to court paperwork, the 30 year old man tried to choke one flight attendant, pushed another and kicked one multiple times in the leg. the justice department says this all happened after he pulled down an oxygen mask from the overhead compartment and then started yelling obscenities. that flight was en route from john wayne airport in santa ana to san francisco. it had to be diverted to ontario international airport in san bernardino county.

>> california's largest investment to combat organized retail and property crime is paying off. governor gavin newsom's office gave an update today on the $267 million investment. the money was distributed to 55 agencies statewide last year. since then, those agencies report more than 6900 arrests. that includes more than 5000 suspects accused of retail theft, more than 1300 accused of vehicle theft and 34 accused of cargo theft. the san francisco police department is looking to change its district station boundaries. the department is proposing 15 changes. the map shows an example of one moving the boundary of the tenderloin station back to market street. the orange area is the current district, and the red outline reflects the commended or the recommended change. chief bill scott says creating these new boundaries would put more resources in high crime areas and improve response times for service calls. the sfpd will hold a series of community meetings on the proposed changes, and those will start

later this month. >> a state of emergency has been declared in la and san bernardino counties as three major fires continue to burn, and they are out of control. dozens of homes have already been destroyed. more than 100,000 acres of land burned. abc news reporter melissa adan with the very latest. >> firefighters are now getting a handle on these three major wildfires burning across southern california, as we are now also getting a closer look at the devastation. a state of emergency for several southern california counties after three major wildfires burned more than 100,000 acres across four counties in the mountains of los angeles and san bernardino counties. the bridge fire has scorched more than 50,000 acres, the largest active wildfire in california. >> it was pretty scary. a lot it's a lot more surreal than you can realize, when you're outside looking at the flames, you don't realize how scary and how chaotic it is. >> more than 30 homes were destroyed by the bridge fire, including this one. you can see

what was their kitchen and oven. some cabinets there incinerated. in riverside county, the fast moving airport fire forcing more than 19,000 people to quickly evacuate. >> we packed up the kids and got out of there and not a couple hours later we heard our house is just leveled in the mountains. >> an ominous picture. the line fire turning the sky orange as firefighters make progress on the firefight. after a break from an intense heat wave. >> flames and the ash was falling and it was just hard to breathe. >> authorities arresting a 34 year old man suspected of starting the line fire. >> i can assure the public that we're going to go hard on this case, that we're going to be resolute on this case and again, it's a developing situation that we hope does not get any worse. >> the national guard is working to assist first responders as more than 100,000 people have been displaced from their homes. this as fire crews work to contain those flames. melissa oden, abc news, san bernardino county, california. >> and those fires are so

intense they actually created this phenomenon. take a look at this fire clouds that actually matured into thunderstorms as we check in with spencer christian for a closer look. spencer. >> yeah, larry, these fire clouds, as we call them, are actually the technical name is pyrocumulus clouds. and they are formed from the heat and the smoke generated by these large wildfires. and as that heat rises rapidly from the fires, it forms a little it rises in sort of a column of smoke that lifts up into the upper atmosphere and sort of caps the top with something that looks like a cauliflower type cloud. now, because of the heat associated with these columns of smoke, these pyrocumulus clouds, there are pockets of instability in the atmosphere where thunderstorms can form. so they don't always form from these clouds, but they certainly can form from these clouds. adding to the complicated adding to the to the difficulty. i should say, of containing these fires. larry. kristen. >> all right. thank you so much. spencer. francine has weakened

to a tropical depression, but the massive storm continues to pound parts of the south. francine hit louisiana as a category two hurricane last night, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. francine is now the sixth hurricane to make landfall in louisiana since 2019. >> back here in the bay in the north bay, to be specific, an unhoused man is taking the city of san rafael to court to fight his eviction from the lawn of the city's public library. >> advocates say he has a right to be there, but city officials disagree. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has the details. >> so i've got my things in there. yeah, i've got my backpack with the important legal papers in it. >> mark rivera is showing us his tent pitched on the front lawn of san rafael's public library. rivera is unhoused, and he says it's his right to be here. >> i'm not asking for anything more than what i deserve. and that's a place to live. it's a basic human right as far as i can read. >> we first met rivera in 2023, when he was living across the

street in the parking lot of the falkirk cultural center. he was forced to move this week after a judge's restraining order against the city expired within three days of displacing him from there is evicting him again, but the city says rivera can't stay here. on tuesday, rivera got this notice from the city, saying he had to pack up his tent because he was in violation of the city's camping ordinance. he was too close to the preschool at this church, where he currently is. >> camping is within 250ft of a school, and so he's welcome to camp elsewhere in the city on public property, so long as he abides by the city's regulations. >> this week, rivera and his advocates filed this lawsuit to prevent the city from making him relocate, claiming a police officer gave him permission to camp here. >> you're all set. you got all your things, you can go right in here. and i said, okay. >> i can't speak to what mr. rivera is claiming or staff has said to him. >> stefanski says san rafael is just weeks away from

establishing a city sanctioned camp for the unhoused along mahoney creek, with health and housing assistance. >> we take a holistic trauma informed, human centered approach to our work in homelessness, and we don't target individuals one by one. >> the city says rivera, has been offered housing assistance in the past, but declined. the city offered you housing. permanent housing. would you take it? >> if they put it right there in my where my home used to be until the judge's ruling, rivera says he'll stay here on library grounds. i don't use drugs. i don't drink alcohol. >> human beings cannot be made to play a game of musical chairs. when it comes to where they live. >> in san rafael. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> after a year of work and a billion dollar investment, the iconic transamerica pyramid is welcoming back san franciscans to its public spaces. now back in 2020, a luxury real estate development firm bought the building and they started renovations. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn had a chance to check out the new

look. suzanne and larry, it was great to see. >> now, for decades, the transamerica pyramid has stood out in san francisco's skyline because of its distinct design, and now the public will be able to see parts of the building in a way like never before. the transamerica pyramid, the icon of san francisco. >> it pierces through the skyline, and it's as famous as the cable cars or the golden gate bridge. >> john krizek can't believe that transformation. he says it's even better than before. >> totally mind blowing experience. it's just so awesomely wonderful. >> was the pr manager for the iconic building from 1968 to 1977. >> this is a very special place. the history of this site is so special that history on display on a table in this conference room on the 27th floor. >> back in the late 60s and early 70s, it really was the

center point of protest in the city. >> fast forward big moment has come for the transamerica building's grand reopening. it's now part of the transamerica pyramid center, a historic block that includes the pyramid plus two adjacent buildings. there's also the transamerica redwood park, a renovated grand lobby and conference spaces on the 27th floor is the new sky lounge. just look at how beautiful everything is. >> we managed to remaster the building while restoring and respecting the past. >> michael shvo is the co-owner. he wants the public to enjoy the modern vibe, but also continue to celebrate the history. >> today is the day that we open this place to the public for the people to come to enjoy the art shows, the restaurants, the activities, or just come and have lunch at the redwood park. >> the park and the lobby of the pyramid will be open to the public. the ground floor will

feature cafes, a bookstore, and a flower shop. >> people will see today that that downtown is not just about work, it's about work. it's about play, and it's about just coming in, relaxing and enjoying. we want people to come here, which is the heart of downtown san francisco. >> and tonight at 830, wherever you are in the city, keep a close eye out on the light show on the east side of the transamerica pyramid building. then starting sunday, the redwood park will be open from dawn until dusk. again, both the lobby and the park will be open to everyone to visit. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thank you. get ready to pay even more on those pricey p-g-and-e's bills. a credit card fraud like no other. the attempt to add 35 users to one woman's card. how seven on your side help fix it, and trouble in paradise. well, at least trouble in sacram

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called for a rematch, but trump, at least so far, is not interested. as we count down to election day, voter registration and participation are top of mind. registration has spiked since taylor swift shared a link reminding people to register. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in the south bay bureau, with the local organizations working to try to get people engaged. zach >> yeah. one local expert i spoke with says she's expecting a large turnout for this election. but even with the voter registration numbers increasing, those local organizations tell me that their work to increase civic engagement is not slowing down. the power of taylor swift can often be illustrated by album sales or concert attendance. now, since her tuesday night endorsement of vice president kamala harris, it's being shown in civic engagement. >> there's no question that somebody with taylor swift's stature and number of followers is going to have an impact. >> swift shared a link to vote.gov. it got more than 405,000 site visits in the 24

hours since her post, up from the 30,000 visitors a day it had gotten in the days prior. the nonpartisan, nonprofit website vote.org said that since swift's post as of thursday morning, it recorded more than 52,000 registrations via its website. more than 25,000 voters have requested an absentee ballot, and more than 144,000 verified their voter registration. experts say swift's endorsement could increase young voter turnout. >> for a lot of young people, they're on instagram. they listen to taylor swift's music, but they're not looking for political content. they're not tuning in to the debate. but if they're following taylor swift and they see that come across their instagram, they're like, oh, well, now it's reaching them where they are. >> all of this as early voting starts october 7th with other key dates right behind it. >> i want to make sure that people, if you do, are registered to vote for the first time, to make sure you register before october 21st. that is the deadline to register to vote for this election. you can register to vote after that, but it's called a conditional voter

registration, which everything needs to be checked before it's actually official. voter registered voter registration and the time between early voting and election day is crunch time for a coalition of groups working to increase voter turnout and education among all eligible voters, not just election day. >> it's an election period based in the south bay that together we vote coalition said it's working to encourage voters of all ages and communities to use the weeks during this election period to know what they're voting for. >> so increase the participation is number one for us. >> but really informing the community of what they're actually voting on is, is a close second. >> so again, a vote by mail ballots will be sent out october 7th. so there is some time to inform yourself. but the santa clara county registrar's office still encourages everyone to vote early and get those ballots sent out as soon as you can. right now, live in the south bay bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you. new developments now on the future of the oakland a's. there's a report that the deal to bring the team to west sacramento next season could be in jeopardy. kfbk news radio in

sacramento reporting that major league baseball has not yet agreed to the upgrades at sutter health park. that's a minor league facility. now, this would include the installation of artificial turf. there are questions about how safe that would be, given that sacramento often gets triple digit heat in the summer and the stadium is open air, so it might be 130 or 140 degrees on that turf. right now, the a's last game at the coliseum in oakland is set for september 26th. we asked oakland mayor xiang tao about this earlier today on midday live. >> i'm not convinced. to tell you the truth, i'm not convinced that this that this will be the a's last game in the city of oakland. and, you know, i always say, if the a's want to stay in oakland, we absolutely welcome them back to the negotiation table. >> but the a's say they remain committed to leaving oakland. the team's director of baseball communications releasing a statement today saying, quote, it is a certainty that the a's will play their 2025 season in sacramento as planned. mlb is continuing to work productively with the mlbpa. that's the players association on the

details of the transition. you know, we've been covering this for years. honestly, the fact that this ridiculous plan has gotten even this far is just the latest bit of absurdity from a's owner, john fisher. just sell it to joe lacob, take your billion cash and enjoy your life rather than go through all of this because it's not worth it. and they will sign no players. zero. nobody will go to play for them. >> meanwhile, the fans spirits are being crushed every single day, every day, every day. all right, well, you know, here we never have the 100 degree plus, you know, issue. i mean, not very often, certainly not today. you can tell, you know, it's cooler and it's going to get even cooler, says spencer christian. >> that's true. and the coming weekend it is going to. but since we're talking about heat, i have some interesting climate notes for you concerning climate notes as well. uh- this august, august 24th, which was just behind us, was the warmest august on record globally, and it was the 15th consecutive month of record high global temperatures. obviously, this long term warming trends are

driven by human activity, primarily emission of greenhouse gases, which we know very concerning, but important information to bear in mind. now, looking at the satellite radar composite image, you see, we still have a strong onshore flow because of the tight gradient between that low pressure system to our northeast and high pressure to our southwest, producing very breezy conditions, but not like the strong gusts we had yesterday. gusty though nonetheless up to 20mph at novato. 22mph over livermore and breezy just about every other location around the bay area. it's also a bit warmer today by just a few degrees than this time yesterday. six degrees warmer in hayward, four degrees warmer in novato, but a cooler weekend is ahead of us right now. it's 66 degrees in san francisco. mid to upper 70s at oakland and hayward. low to mid 80s at redwood city and san jose, and 63 at half moon bay, blue sky and breezy conditions over the golden gate, 84 degrees up north in santa rosa. right now petaluma 79. we have 80 at napa and the warmest region over in the east bay. we've got 86 in

concord, 87 fairfield and 83 at livermore. and as we look down into the bay from mount tam, these are the forecast headlines. sunny breezy and mild to warm tomorrow. the weekend will bring cooler weather with temperatures below average and early next week there is a chance of light rain or drizzle, which i'll get to in a moment. but first, a look at overnight conditions with clouds increasing a little bit, especially down along the coast in the early morning hours, we'll have low temperatures overnight in the mid to upper 50s and then tomorrow's high 64 half moon bay 71 here in san francisco around the bay shoreline, mainly upper 70s 1 or 2 locations may top out at 8082 degrees north bay. highs napa 8489. santa rosa the inland east bay will have highs around 9092 degrees and down to the south bay 86 at san jose and 87 at morgan hill. here's the accuweather seven day forecast and notice the drop in temperatures over the weekend. first on saturday, about a 60 degree drop from the inland. highs tomorrow. and then on sunday further cooling, breezy and much cooler with inland highs only in the mid 70s upper

60s around the bay shoreline and as we head into next week, pretty much the same temperature range on monday, except it will be cloudier and a chance of morning drizzle. actually, that drizzle may develop late sunday night into monday morning. we'll keep watching it to see if that's going to be measurable rainfall or not, but it'll be interesting to have that that fall like pattern continuing. >> seasons changing. thank you spencer. plot thickens. >> all right. taking a ride. the new kind of ride. share in contra costa county and how it's helping those who need it the most. >> and later we're getting spacey. the history

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talks with some of the leaders behind this new technology. abc's rebecca jarvis sat down with oprah for a preview. >> we are in for the ride of our lives in an all new primetime special. >> i in the future of us. oprah winfrey is taking a deep dive into artificial intelligence and life for all of us is about to be very different. i really do think you are a great entry point for this topic, because you can come at it from a very real and curious point of view. >> well, i've always seen myself as the surrogate viewer. i know if i am curious about this, if i don't know the answer, i know that the other millions of people who are watching are feeling the same. >> what was your first encounter with ai? >> well, i have to say i had no encounter with ai until my first conversation with sam altman. just take me to 2035.

>> i think it's hard to say where all this can go without sounding like a crazy person. >> and after he was telling me about all the things he could do, i was saying, okay, don't be scared. go. don't be scared. you can get the chatgpt app. >> while many embrace ai, 52% of americans are more concerned than excited about it in their daily lives. there were a lot of people watching right now who are probably scared and have never actually used it in a knowing way. >> i don't think we should be scared. i think we should be disciplined and we should, honor it and have a reverence for what is to come and respect, because i think it's going to change in ways that are unimaginable for the good. and just as there is for the good, there's the yin and yang of everything. and so we need to do whatever we can so that we are not in the same

position that we are now with social media. now is the time. >> you can watch ai and the future of us and oprah winfrey special tonight at 8:00, right here on abc seven. >> all right. coming up, a truly wild case of credit card fraud. >> i know i have good credit, but i've never seen anything like this ever. >> dozens of users added to an east bay woman's credit card account. how she found out about this, and then why she called seven on your side. >> and get ready to pay more for gas and electricity. the rate hike j probably family. family, why is that? buenos dias, buenos dias. la comunidad es el corazón del barrio. pues sin ella no hay vida, no hay esperanza.

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users to her credit card without her knowledge or approval. >> it is both crazy and scary. 35 credit cards and other people's names showed up in her mail. frustrated by the bank's response, she called seven on your side and i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here with a story that sounds shocking. >> yeah, larry and kristen. >> this woman says that she doesn't even have her kids as authorized users on her credit card, so you could imagine her surprise when 35 names she's never seen before got added to her account. and that's not all that happened. >> marsha rhodes, shantelle brown, tawana rogers, sean jones they're not friends or family. taylor elliott, derrick marble. >> 35 names angela crawford, brandon hemphill, jody hayes has never heard before alicia fulle, kevin amunga with the power to charge up to $19,000 on her marriott bonvoy chase card or get $950 cash back, leaving

hayes on the hook. >> i know i have good credit, but i've never seen anything like this ever. >> hayes and her husband were on a cruise in august when she got an informed delivery email from the u.s. postal service with what appeared to be dozens of credit cards headed her way. >> this fiasco ruined the end of our vacation. >> she says she got in touch with chase from the cruise ship. >> they were just very, you know, basic. okay. yeah. maybe it's some computer glitch. we'll stop it. >> hayes says chase also put her in touch with the fraud department, which she says called her back when she returned home with no explanation. >> just. we'll take care of it. we'll send you a new card, a new number, a response that was less than satisfactory to her. i wanted them to send an email. did you authorize all these people to be on your credit card? and i wanted them to say, we'll investigate it. >> in an emailed statement to seven on your side investigates, a chase spokesperson wrote, quote, we monitor customer accounts for suspicious activity and promptly contact them if something unusual is detected in

this instance, our vigilant customer alerted us first. we closed the unauthorized cards, issued a new account and card, and apologized for the inconvenience caused during her vacation, we put hayes in touch with the united states postal inspection service. >> my immediate reaction is that that sounds like an identity fraud scheme. >> u.s. postal inspector matthew norfleet says using the mail for any kind of fraud scheme is a crime which carries up to 20 years. he says the perpetrator could be overseas or right here in contra costa county. search warrants, surveillance, grand jury subpoenas. >> those are all tools that we use to investigate fraud schemes, big and small. >> the scheme didn't end with these chase cards. >> capital one, discover, citibank. i got from every bank in application. >> all denied. >> not enough credit history, but the names on the applications. >> now sounding more familiar. >> all of these names are the same as some of the people on the credit cards. they sent a lot of repeated names brittany jackson, like four times.

>> once somebody figured out a fraud scheme, they're going to do it as many times as they can. >> it's not clear if the fraudsters were planning to steal hayes's mail, but in addition to informed consent, she also happens to have a lockbox on her mailbox. and while no mailbox is perfectly secure, the u.s. postal inspection service says hayes did a lot of things correctly. in addition to a lockbox on your mailbox, an informed delivery which lets you know what mail is headed your way. the u.s. postal service also recommends having your mail held at the post office when you'll be traveling. the other thing that this woman did was freeze her credit, and that's a good tip here as well. >> i mean, the good news is it could have been worse. there were no charges by from all those people. but chase has got to be a way to like reverse engineer where these requests came from. >> well, they're investigating. hopefully we know the u.s. postal service is also investigating. now and because she was so vigilant. no, there were no erroneous charges. >> that's good. that's good news. all right. thanks thanks, mel. >> uh. for the fourth time, this

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the postal service's new vehicle deliveries or delivery vehicles. they first rolled out in georgia, but they'll soon be everywhere. they have airbags, 360 degree cameras, collision sensors. most are electric. carriers will even be able to stand up inside those vehicles. they'll replace the current mail trucks, which date back to 1987. my first thought when i saw the height of these things is, would they fit in our garage? like not that they would become a mail truck. >> i was like, what? >> we're going back to the mail theft story. no no, but it's just they seem like gigantic. but i guess that's good. you don't have to hunch over if you work for the postal service. >> they remind me of the popemobile. so, wait, do the vehicles they have now not have airbags? please tell me they do already. >> i'm hoping they do.

>> i'm hoping they look like they've been around for a few decades. i know, so does this mean our postal rates are going up? i mean, a whole fleet of them. no. really happy for the postal carriers. that looks a lot more comfortable right now. >> they'll save money going electric instead of having. so. so it's going to be a good point. yeah. going to be better for all of us. well, maybe. >> okay. okay. parents who spend a lot of time on their phones can hinder their child's development. researchers found that parents who were on screens had children who used screens, and those children had lower language skills. experts say verbal interactions with parents are an important way children learn language. the study appears in the journal frontiers of psychology. i mean, that makes sense, but these trends change all the time. i think your kid is too young for this, but i remember when my kids were born, baby einstein was in supposedly those developmental videos where they just watch a ball or something, spin around, and then we plop them in front of it for hours on end, thinking it was actually good for them. like, did you mess up your child

in any way? >> i'm sure my child is messed up in many ways from from me. but anyway, i mean, you know, we do our best not to be on a lot of devices. i think technically we're still saying the ipad only somehow works on airplanes. i'm not sure if we've switched away from that yet, but, you know, you know, some tv here and there. but we don't we don't do like an ipad in the house or anything like that. and devices are away at dinner, breakfast, all the meals. >> so but even if you do use those devices, you can read to the kids and talk about what you've read and those things will help their language skills develop. yeah, true. >> christina, i remember those baby einstein videos, right? i used to watch them hoping that something, something would seep in. didn't work, didn't work, didn't work, my kids are smart, though. for people playing fantasy football this season, the stakes could not be higher. the sports podcast playmaker hq has revealed some of the wildest punishments. if you finish last in your fantasy league, which thankfully i have not done yet.

i mean, i'm not doing it. i'm ever punishments include attending a three day darkness retreat. i'm not sure if that includes aaron rodgers or not doing a stand up comedy set, getting a tattoo of the winning team's name. oh gosh. doing their own espn body issue photo shoot? well, that's kind of what i do anyway. or doing a 24 hour waffle house challenge where every waffle they eat shaves an hour off their time. so i'm going to go out on a real limb here and guess that i'm the only one of this group that actually plays fantasy football. yeah. yes. yeah. >> so what's your punishment? >> well, the one i would >> well oh you know, you're eager to do the body issue. >> well i would be curious about a darkness retreat. >> spencer i would do the stand up comedy routine. >> you'd be good. >> don't you do that every day. >> yeah. >> isn't that what this is? >> ends up at the weather center? >> well, hey, it's a comedy sho.

>> what? >> what would you do? >> what? what >> but we're on television. >> uh. >> what would i do? yeah, what would you pick? i don't know, i'm just looking at all those things, and they just seem ridiculous. there is someone who plays fantasy football in my house. and if he comes in last, he gets some side eye, like, how much money are you putting in? you better win some money. >> oh, side eye is the punishment. >> yes. it's so. >> that can be a devastating punishment. >> losing money is punishment enough, isn't it? >> it's. you don't have to spend a lot of money anyway. >> okay? you got the half the humiliation as part of that. that's >> that's the whole thing. it's about humiliating your foe. okay? >> if you have dreams of mardi gras, you can get a taste of the celebration right here in the bay area. the crawfish and catfish festival is this weekend in vallejo. it includes some music, dancing, and of course, food. and much cheaper and easier than flying to new orleans. >> absolutely. >> joining us now on this tasty thursday, louisiana sue. hey whoa! i'll have what they're having. and, toby, thanks so

much for coming in studio. i cannot believe this. this is the most food that we've ever had on a tasty thursday. >> a tasty. >> it's good, it's good. really, really good. it's authentic. >> made from scratch. >> yes. >> you got some of the best jumbo shrimp scampi with garlic noodles and the best crab on the bay. >> and that's from sharky's chicken and fish. and he's got two locations. we're doing this. it's a marketplace. but with the new orleans flair. and we have great music and food and family fun. and it's happening this weekend. >> okay. can you teach us all how to eat a crawfish? >> yes you can. first of all, kristen sze, you have to take the biggest one in your pile. okay. got it. and you separate the tail from the head with just a little twist. so put your hands on the head and. okay, there's two fingers here on the tail and you twist. got it. okay. and then we in louisiana suck the heads to get that flavor. get the flavor out the butter, and then you get spicy.

yes it is. then you're going to turn for you. we just usually pick the tail meat out. but you take the little part around it, the little knuckle, and pull one off so that you'll be able to eat the meat right out of the tail. got them? got it all right. then you put the meat between here. there you go. oh that is tasty. thank you. >> my goodness is the only one with the guts to do this. now, when we first heard about gator being served today, we all were like, oh, i've had gator jerky in new orleans before. >> well, we're going to have to try it now. >> we're going to have smoked alligator. it's going to be smoked by savory dave, and we're going to have so many different plethora of foods at the marketplace. and yeah, yeah, you're going to be able to just start off on one end and then finish at the end. you have to start all over again. >> and we have children's activities. we have great music. we even have music from louisiana and texas, cajun and zydeco. you can check us out. but remember we're going to lesley bolton's relations. we're going to let the good times roll, and we're going to fill

your belly and your heart and your soul. >> that's right. the gator is good. i know you've heard this before, but tastes like chicken. >> tastes like chicken. well, they feed them chicken. you know, they eat chicken and fish. >> do you fly this in from new orleans? the crawfish? >> yes. the crawfish is from new orleans. >> you can wow. that's right. >> look at look at sue. she's teaching toby. talk to the camera. that's right, that's right. >> sue, she's on it. thank you. sue. >> well, we are a lot of fun. we have a lot of louisiana. there's a car show. there's a kids thing where we got. we have a petting zoo for the kids. >> we have toy baby lambs, toy pigs, toy goats. we have jumpers for the kids face painting, several different kinds of food. sharky's is going to be cooking the frog legs, alligator po'boys, catfish, filet po'boy, shrimp po'boy, zydeco music. >> good. >> exactly. and the music is to die for. we have the best in the west, and we also bringing in from louisiana and texas zydeco, one of our little guys is brand new. it's called ruben moreno,

and he's a creole, cajun, creole, cajun creole with a little bit of chicano in him. that's right. got that accordion going for everybody. look at either so you can come out and see eight bands, have some fun. it's like a european marketplace in vallejo in vallejo, right behind the mall. >> i mean, you guys only do this in vallejo or are there other places to go? >> god willing, we'll be doing it in other places too. >> you know, it's the marketplace and we're creating it for families and fun. it's going to be only in the daytime, and it's going to be we although we do sell. hurricanes. >> hurricanes. we have our special drink. >> now we're talking margaritas. >> plenty of beer. >> yes. yeah. well, we. yeah, we've been drinking on this station before. yeah. again everybody. any. if you didn't eat the crawfish, you missed it. you tell them, darling, it tastes good. >> i put away two of these suckers. >> that's right. too blessed to be stressed.

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news. >> do not miss the emmys sunday here on abc seven. coverage starts at 3:00, followed by the 76th emmy awards beginning at 5 p.m. here on abc seven. >> okay. actor ewan mcgregor now has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the actor was honored with the star in a special ceremony today. the 53 year old scottish actor is known for his roles in star wars and trainspotting. i mean, he's been at it for a long time, so congratulations for him. >> all right, let's get straight to the weather forecast with spencer. okay, larry and kristen, this sunny day is going to give way to partly cloudy skies overnight with increasing low clouds near the coast in the wee hours of the morning. >> overnight lows will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. then tomorrow another mainly sunny day. breezy at the coast. high temperatures even warmer than today. mid 60s coast upper 70s around the bay and a couple of low 90s inland tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. notice the cooldown that begins on saturday and continues forcefully into sunday and monday, with low

temperatures. high temperatures rather reaching only to the mid 70s in our inland areas on sunday and monday. and a slight chance of some light rain or drizzle overnight sunday into monday. but then we'll have a slight warm up going into the middle of next week. >> larry. all right. thank you spencer. should be good weather for this event. a musical tradition returning to san francisco's golden gate park. abc seven was there earlier today for the setup of the flower piano event. a dozen pianos will be placed around the botanical garden for people to play. or maybe just stroll up and listen. organizers have been doing this for nine years now. the flower piano event runs for ten days through september 22nd. >> very cool. yeah. so nice. >> okay. making history in space. >> the high risk endeavor once reserved for astronauts. and how it could help change the future

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hours, billionaire tech ceo jared isaacman and spacex engineer sarah gillis complete the world's first commercial spacewalk for about ten minutes each from outside the capsule. isaacman, taking in views of earth, passing by some 450 miles below. >> back at home, we all have a lot of work to do, but from here it looks like a perfect world. >> the mission commander also bending and stretching this space dance meant to test how their suits move. >> no one has ever used this spacesuit out in space before, so it opens up a whole new capability. we haven't had a new spacesuit in over 40 years, so all the latest technology since then integrated into into a new tech suit. >> former international space station commander chris hadfield says thursday's mission opens the door to exciting new opportunities. >> this space capsule has never gone down to the zero pressure vacuum of space before testing

the hatches and all the equipment inside that everything worked. >> the polaris dawn crew will spend another couple of days in orbit checking off remaining mission goals and working through a list of experiments. the crew dragon spacecraft could make its return to earth. this weekend. in washington, brian abel reporting. >> that is remarkable. if i was a billionaire, that is one thing i would not do. that's it for abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil. abc seven news at five is coming up next

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