always great to have emeril here.. you're not going to surprise us this time, right? you're right there? >> i'm right here. by the way, it's not only a loft kentucky. but that gentleman is my blood brother from college. >> he has all of the secrets. >> he has all of the secrets. that's why -- let's go to the tape. you probably heard us talking about the great ideas and the projects that are getting money through the pepsi refresh project. doubled its monthly grants to fund projects aimed right at recovery for the gulf oil spill. thanks, pepsi. the oil spill affected every, living thing in the gulf of mexico. and coastal wildlife rescue facilities have been overwhelmed. so, the pittsburgh zoo and the ppg aquarium have stepped in. the grant from pepsi will shelter and rehabilitate sea turtles that were at centers. and free up space for centers for turtles in the spill. the zoo will also provide visitors on the site and online, about sea turtle conservation. see? i told you, it was good work being done there. now, all of

special quality of these your old chum stones that won't appear on any scale but why did they see emeril of the supposed to be a green color i will create a look at this one you see a trace of blue in that this means they come from a pit yes this blue streak tells you that they were dug out from. the village of the emerald capital of the year olds it's seen better days beryl was produced here in the soviet era a strategic material used in nuclear reactors before the early one nine hundred eighty s. it was mined in an open pit later an underground mine was built on the site. parents live in militia. his father is a mining engineer he spent a lifetime working in the chefs. with the. produce a more strategically important enterprise. in those days. were just a byproduct so to speak the break up of the soviet union and the economic downturn that followed in its wake eventually brought production to a halt demolish if pit has been closed since one thousand nine hundred three its equipment is gradually falling into disrepair only heavy duty pumps are still in operation pumping out subterranean

. >>> it smells good in here this morning because emeril is here. it's fall. that means apples.rward to that. >>> a little more than a week to go to halloween. we'll be counting down on our website. everything you need for halloween. one-stop shopping. recipes, costume ideas. that's all week long on our website at abcnews.com/gma. >>> it's time for the weather. and sam is in houston this morning. hey, sam. >> hey, sam. >> george and juju. a lot of folks have been stopping by to visit us in houston. and the westside high school marching band came by, as well. what are they playing for us today? >> today, they're going to do an original composition called "aqua." >> all right. let's get a little weather in this morning, too. it's friday. why not a little music? gang? ♪ ♪ let's get to the boards. one or two things going on that we want to tell you about. as you look toward the weekend, we have one area of strong storms that kicks off for the weekend. this stays in place at dodge city, oklahoma city and dallas. there's a brand-new storm system in the northwest that's a little toughe

now it's not just me that's out there it will be emeril, we'll be doing demos to take your tail gettingext levelers this is one that is wonderful. take that news ard. >> this is what you are putting on the brat. >> we're doing cooking demos, there will be restaurants from all over. >> that's cool. >> it is a great event. >> people are into food and chefs. >> it is about tail gating, we have our drinks and grills, you are making burgers and taking it to the next level. look at that, that's a great, great brat. we'll put that. i'm excited for you to try this. it thickens with the cream. >> i'm a yellow news ard girl. >> that's too bad. >> look how the onions are melted, let me cool it. >> so this saturday tickets are available. come up to the gate they're starting at $12. which one of these laid disthat you brought with you do i talk to. >> you can get it on the web site or come up and you cannot talk it is so good. it happens all the time. >> go on line. >> four cork and style. >> it is good, you have lipstick on yours. >> very good. >> not too much. >> i like frenchs. >> it is good, it'

, who i'm meeting with today, and a guy like tommy santanovich who runs drago's, or even our guy, emerilies done by a company in this country that wants to build a state of the art kitchen so that new orleans can have a top of the notch as you look out this world, one of the great high school programs that teaches kids how to get a high school education in culinary arts. >> john ridley? >> mr. phelps, john ridley. i think a lot of people see, like the saints win the super bowl, and they just assume, hey, the city's back, it's all good. explain for a lot of people like me, what is the city like right now and what are the urgent needs years later that still need to be addressed in new orleans? >> well, one thing, people have jobs, they still don't have homes. that's why i decided once i saw katrina, i built two homes with my own money and other people who donated money to me for the second house, which were given to the collins family as well as the elders family. hay do community service work, give back to the community. they didn't have a place to live. there are still a lot of families