every address for pasqually's routes back to a chuck e. cheese. rns out pasqually is the name of one of those animatronic band members you see in chuck e. cheese, the fake band. the parent company for chuck e. cheese says it wasn't trying to fool anyone. it said pasqually's is meant to be a premium pizza that's a little more upscale than you'd find at a kid's birthday party. (sot) >> trevor: yes, chuck e. cheese has been pretending to be a different place online to try and sell pizzas. this is officially the weirdest episode of "catfish" ever. by the way, i can also just say i do not trust the person who uncovered this sciem? because what adult knows the flavor of chuck e. cheese pizza so well? ( guy ) "wait a minute... this is chuck e. cheese! i eat this everyday!" ( cop ) "all lright, we're going to investigate, but after that, we're investigating you, too, weirdo." and speaking of ingenuity, in south korea, one soccer team got a little too creative about how to fill empty stadium seats. >> reporter: a soccer team in south korea is in hot water a

pascually's shares kitchen space with chuck e. cheeseizza is not exactly the same. it has a thicker crust with new blends of cheeses they tell us. chuck e. cheese was founded in san jose in 1977. it's got several bay area locations. by the way, applebee's also delivered under a different name, neighborhood wings. so ama, you'd be in the chuck e. cheese market given a 2-year-old. would you feel deceived or no big deal about chuck e. cheese or pascally's? >> i'd say a little deceived. i mean, if i could go to the website and it would say somewhere that it was chuck e. cheese, but hey, we've upgraded the pizza, that would be one thing. and by the way, i feel bad that i'm from san jose and i didn't realize that chuck e. cheese was founded in san jose. i feel like a poor san josan. san josan? >> yes. and because of that, that will be your last four@4 appearance. >> oh, no! >> spencer, no! >> it's normally her show anyways. kristen, a little switcheroo going on here. i don't know if it's intentional or not, but if you were the mind-set that yo

but the pizza was from chuck e. cheese. the rebranding comes from the fictional pizza chef from chuck e. cheese, the chuck e. cheese universe that i just found out existed from our own reggie aqui. >> justice for pasqually. >> for a minute, i thought it was not an ipad. i got nervous real quick. >> would we be surprised? >> no think so. >> in my two years working at chuck e. cheese, i could have bought any merchandise or perhaps lifted any merchandise while i was there, and the only thing i took was mr. pasqually, because nobody used their tickets to get it and i felt, what, compassion. >> i tried the skeet ball trying to get a night bright, and i never got it. >> nobody ever will. >>> the threat for an isolated shower exists throughout the day today. most of us will deal with the sun and clouds. we're in the east bay right now where we find the rogue shower slowly moving off to the south and east. 880 around union city and fremont, you see a moderate downpour happening right now. to the south in milpitas, you can see light

rob: very covert business practices by chuck e cheese. what is this? rley: yesterday, new england g political and chuck e. cheese gain trending on twitter. selling pizza on a variety of different delivery apps under the name pass equally's pizza and wings. has a different sauce for a more premium experience this people we are about to show shows it up regularly. regular vs. fancy winnie the pough. that's not all. apparently apple bee's is delivering under the name neighborhood wings. all of this in an effort to boost sales during the coronavirus pandemic. jillian: i don't really get it. why not just use your name. like do they think people won't want to order it then? carley: i have a feeling adults may thought want to order under chuck e. cheese but pasqually's? rob: nobody really wants chuck e. cheese pizza. carley: unless they're giving us the tokens then you have got to get the pizza. jillian: got to go. bye-bye. >> they are opening. they get it. we understand the disease much better than we did transition to greatness. we are going to be back. what

. >>> a local pizza shop got an undercover version of chuck e. cheese instead. she placed an order from a restaurant in north philly, but when the food arrived she realized something was strange about the pizza and it was actually from chuck e. cheese. the company told food and wine magazine that the rebranding comes from the pizza chef from the chuck e. cheese universe -- i don't know, how do i say this last name? >> please >> excuse me, the band's name is what? mr.unch's cefully. ye ter, lovely hen howo this? >> because he used to work there. >> how do you know the band's name and the bands' names. was he the least sold of all the merchandise we have there? >> yes. >> definitely. >> would you be mad that you got chuck e. cheese pizza and wings? >> no, because i thought it was delicious. >> i remember many parties with that pizza and it was delicious and i have fond memorimemori >> how many band members were there? >> five. >> five. great. name them all. >> i have had enough information about this >> that sounds like a takeoff of mcdonald's. >> no. >> all right.

but the good people at chuck e. cheese have a solution. e been making their menu available for delivery on grubhub under the pseudonym pasqually's pizza and wings. a fake name? really? charles entertainment cheese i've never been so disappointed in my life! mostly by the pizza, but also, this behavior! though i have to say it is very clever. people will never think it's chuck e. cheese if you associate it with food. for all you non-e.cheese heads out there, pasqually is the name of the fictional italian chef in the chuck e. cheese expanded universe. which means they had an italian chef character and still said, "nah, let's go with the rat. it more accurately represents the experience." we've got a show for you tonight. i'll be talking to elmo, and later kumail nanjiani. but when we come back, "meanwhile!" join us. there, jon, it happened. it finally happened. hoorah. ♪ ♪ ♪ effortless is the lincoln way. so as you head back out on the road, we'll be doing what we do best. providing some calm amidst the chaos. with virtual, real-time tours of

the ceo chuck e. cheese told them that they are a character within the company and the name is a spin off brand and they came that it is a different pizza with thicker cross and extra sauce. i do know if i will be first in line for pasquale's pizza. >> how many times have i had chuck e. cheese pizza? >> this is not the same. >>> it is the netflix series millions of people hate to love, and i am included, called tiger king. she is selling facemask. look at this. the founder of big cat rescue is sporting her of cad themed face mask. wht smile and the tagle hey, all you cool cats and kittens. they are $11 each and the websites is a port of it will go to support first responders and of course big cats. >>> it is almost time to play ball. when athletes in the golden state may return to the fields. >>> you can look at current visibility out there for the north bay. there are foggy conditions for santa rosa, and two miles in napa. we are tracking a few showers on high def doppler and i will give you a closer look a

food and wine magazine reports this alter ego for chuck e. cheese a higher end product intended to capture more of the delivery market. i haven't tasted it. i do have to say it's pretty cleav clever. sounds like they're trying to do something with a different market i marketing. >> what also might be new, dining outside for you. there is a plan in the south bay for leaders considering to help follow social distancing rules and make a profit. next a live report of what dining outside may look like for you. >>> president trump has said a number of startling things in the last 24 hours. one could really cause him a lot of trouble. let's take you out to the big board. a huge spike yesterday. the dow was up better than 900 points. not so much today. a little money coming off the table. "today in the bay" will be right back. >>> 6:41 a cloudy start in san jose. spotty rain for parts of the bay area. i'll be tracking this in the forecast and what's ahead coming up. >>> president trump says he is taking a daily dose of hydroxychloroquine. >> and that, scott

apparently chuck e. cheese realized that nobody was ordering their pizza as takeout.o they changed their name on delivery apps to "pasqually's pizza," after a member of their robotic band i guess there's a member called pasqually. so pasqually's pizza, they basically tried to trick people into ordering chuck e. cheese. well today, we found out they're not the only ones. check out this commercial i just saw ♪ >> stop searching for the next culinary revelation and experience the excellence, taste the magnificence indulge in the elegance at grimace's bistro, available on delivery apps or the drive through. >> jimmy: looks pretty good, actually i just saw that for the summer, absolut unveiled the new line of ready-to-drink vodka sodas. cause that was always the problem with vodka sodas they took way too much time to make you got to put the vodka and the soda sometimes you do the soda instead of the vodka you do the vodka and the soda. soda, vodka. soda, you do the soda. this is crazy. a grocery store in missouri had apparently replaced all the items at their salad bar wit

tony, i know teddy's too young but you haven't lived until you had a chuck e. cheeseh it. my older kids have been to chuck e. cheese parties. you don't necessarily go for the pizza but if they could deliver the skee ball i'd get it right here in the house. >> that's right. you've been there. we begin with this, president trump says he is taking the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself from the coronavirus, despite warnings from health officials about the drug. >> so i'm taking the two, the zinc and the hydroxy. and all i can tell you is so far, i seem to be okay. >> the president says he's been taking the anti-malaria drug for about a week and a half. there is no proof that it can be used to prevent the virus and there is no indication that the president has been diagnosed with covid-19. anthony? >> the fda and health officials have cautioned against using it outside hospitals because of its potentially serious and sometimes deadly side effects. >> in the summer report from our scientists at fda cdc and nih and barda that indicated that evidence fo

chuck e. cheese has a secret identity online and it is the pizza and wings. they discovered the children pizza joint had been using that name on grab a. they said that they are character within the company and the name is a spinoff brand that shares kitchen space. they claim it is a different pizza with a thicker crust and extra sauce. that is her cbs mining watch report. >>> restaurants around the world are happy to come up with creative ways to welcome customers and this morning, we are taking a look at some of those unique ideas. on the left, the restaurant in amsterdam plans on giving each patron their own glass. food will be served and a creative solution out of maryland, they have sold numbers around its tables to keep people six feet apart. >>> assistance in the works for east bay artist impacted by the pandemic. the foundation here will be providing 625,000 grants for those economically vulnerable in the pandemic. >>> application will be open to people on the fifth. we post a link on kpix.com. >>> there are messy roads for those traveling through the

chuck e. cheese is listed on grubhub. i might try a place called pasquale's pizza and wings. "food and wine" magazine reports this alter ego is intended to capture more of the delivery market. i've got to say, that's pretty clever. is it also the new normal? i've heard of nom de plume, how about nom de pizza? >> i don't know, i haven't had that pizza in years. a last look at that forecast. kari, how is it looking? >> it looks pretty good, we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds. still tracking a little bit of rain. but drying out and warming up over the next few days, marcus. >> after today, all clear for us. all right. thanks, kari. >>> that does it for our midday newscast. thanks for joining us. our next newscast is coming up at 5:00 and we'll be back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 for "today in the bay." i'll see you then, and we'll leave you with a live look at the golden gate bridge, beautiful and clear today. have a good day. >>> right now on "california live," feeding the heroes on the front line. >> it just felt like the right thing to do, to let the first

this is chuck e. cheese. they do have grub hub which they participate.erally look to the mouse for takeout. i might try pasqually's pizza and wings at the same address. food and wine magazine reports this alter ego for the mouse makes a higher end product intended for capturing the delivery market. i have to say it's pretty clever but it's also -- is that the new normal? will folks have one identity for one market and another for a different marketing scheme? we'll have to see how this plays out. >> wow, interesting. >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:42 this morning. and returning to the game. next here on "today in the bay," what governor gavin newsom is saying about allowing professional sports across california. >>> president trump is startling us with a number of different things. i'll run you through them and tell you which, at least i think, is the most important coming up. >>> and reopening too soon? the growing outrage as disney plans to reopen one of its u.s. locations in the coming days. >>> right now at 5:45 as we start out with a live look outside in th

rob: nobody really wants chuck e. cheese pizza. carley: unless they're giving us the tokens then you have got to get the pizza. jillian: got to go. bye-bye. >> they are opening. they get it. we understand the disease much better than we did transition to greatness. we are going to be back. what you said is very important thing. people expect to go back. steve: there you have got the president of the united states yesterday, good morning, everybody. it's tuesday may 19th. 2020. the president there touting the strength of the u.s. economy as the economy slowly inches back to normal. today people in arkansas will raise glass. that state giving some bars the green light to serve, finally, once again. brian: and professional sports could be back on tv in a matter of weeks. california reversing itself. texas has always been there this suggesting leagues could return by june if they follow strict guidelines. start practicing men and women. ainsley: and the good sign from the stock market. the dow surging by more than 900 points. investors