what george lucas originally had in mind before his blockbuster 1977 film came out. we will have a story coming up. >>> well, they did it, samsung unveiled the smart watch. the watch race is under way. we will take a look in business and tech. >>> seeing temperatures outside right now in the 70s, breezy and mild for now, but watching some big changes. it's going to bring a real taste of summer-like heat back to the bay area. a look at that in the 7-day forecast when we come right back. >>> starting today, the first draft of "star wars" is being brought to life as an eight-issue miniveers of comic books. how does it stack up to the movie? nbc bay area's bob redell is live at a cometic book shop at mountain view. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. here at lee's comics, started selling the dark horse comic version of the "star wars" this morning. they still have issues on the shelves, the variants, the one that had the unique covers, those are all sold out, still maybe ten or a dozen copies so far. one thing you will notice is, of course, said right he

george lucas chose him to launch the new series of "star wars." i am tired of reading these.g guaranteed an audience. let's take a look at -- "lution can't go revolution." >> we searched. she would have never left atlanta. she would have waited for me to her, waited until the skin melted off her bones. i know in your modesty you will not accept this, but my friends and i think you are the most powerful man in television. deflect that.l >> it is obviously not true, but it's a lucky thing to get involved at all. i feel blessed to be able to entertain people in any capacity. tavis: how do you manage -- you asked how i was doing. i said, i am doing great. i know how you are doing. i expected you to be broken down when you come in here. it is one thing to have all these opportunities, but you have only 24 hours in a day. >> i will tell you, it's working with great people. i work with amazing people. sherpas for each other. we are polling each other up the hill. >> creatively, how do you juggle that many balls at one time? it is not like these are inconsequential. these are franchi

thiÑáçwçñ >> you can weigh in on whether the best use of land at pre seedow is a miami build by george lucasa meeting at issue is this piece of land. it's slated to -- lucas proposed building a museum to hold his vast collection of illustrations and graphic arts. there are two other proposals. lucas told "the new york times" he'll build the museum in chicago if his plan is not approved. >>> it was 100 years ago today the first classes were held in burlingame at mckinley elementary school. a centennial celebration was hound this afternoon. good turnout there. the school was built in 1913 because burlingame's population jumped so much after the 1906 earthquake. mckinley elementary was originally called burlingame gramar school and was changed in 1915. >> up next at 6:00, why disney is ending its current program that allows disabled visitors to move to the front of the line. >> a beautiful day in the bay area after our stormy day yesterday. leigh glaser tells us if it's here to stay. >> for the first anytime jim harbaugh's tenure as coach of the 49ers, the team loses lost. defeated be a former

fire crews are cleaning up after a small fire at sky walker ranch in marin county that started at george lucas' studio north of san rafael at 4:30 a.m. we flew offer the scene a short time ago and you can see a parking lot full of items. county fire spokesman said there were no injuries and damage was limited to office furniture. they have their own fire brigade but marin county >> now police have to keep a record when they arrest someone but let them go after complaints that officers stop minorities and make him sit on the curb for an extra amount of time. matt? >> san jose police were battling complaints a few years ago that officers targeted certain racial groups. a new policy is put in place that will let them know who is being held in temporary detention incidents. san jose police have to document when an officer orders a detain career to sit on the curb, when an officer handcuffs a detainee or set as detainee in the back seat of a car. the police departments cross the united states have come under fire recently for policies like stop and frisk because of the possibility of racial profili

. >> you can weigh in on whether the museum proposal of george lucas is the best use of land with thest of two public meeting at 6:30 tonight and at issue is this piece of land, beautiful there, and it is used by the field, scheduled for cultural use. lucas wants to hold his vast collection of illustrations and graphic art. there are two other equally important proposals: the star wars creator says to the "new york times" he will go to the museum in chicago if not approved. >> a record crowd is expected tonight when jimmy kimmel will have a live performance by paul mccartney who is on set with jimmy and go outside to perform a free concert at the boulevard. thanks for joining us. have a great day. [dramatic music] ♪ >> oh, hey! hey! [cheers and applause] what up? what up? baby, what's up? what up? what up? what up? what up? i haven't even started. hey, how are you? >> so nice to meet you. >> come on in. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> yeah. yeah. well, hello, and welcome to millionaire. today's first contestant suffers from a condition she calls fomo. fr from brooklyn, new york

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. ♪ >> you can weigh in on whether the best use of land at pre seedow is a miami build by george lucasat a meeting at issue is this piece of land. it's slated to -- lucas proposed building a museum to hold his vast collection of illustrations and graphic arts. there are two other proposals. lucas told "the new york times" he'll build the museum in chicago if his plan is not approved. >>> it was 100 years ago today the first classes were held in burlingame at mckinley elementary school. a centennial celebration was hound this afternoon. good turnout there. the school was built in 1913 because burlingame's population jumped so much after the 1906 earthquake. mckinley elementary was originally called burlingame gramar school and was changed in 1915. >> up next at 6:00, why disney is ending its current program that allows disabled visitors to move to the front of the line. >> a beautiful day in the bay area after our stormy day yesterday. leigh glaser tells us if it's here to stay. >> for the first anytime jim harbaugh's tenure as coach of the 49ers, the team loses lost. defeated be a form

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george lucas chose him to launch the new series of "star wars." i am tired of reading these.g guaranteed an audience. let's take a look at "revolution can't go revolution." >> we searched. she would have never left atlanta. she would have waited for me to her, waited until the skin melted off her bones. i know in your modesty you will not accept this, but my friends and i think you are the most powerful man in television. deflect that.l >> it is obviously not true, but it's a lucky thing to get involved at all. i feel blessed to be able to entertain people in any capacity. tavis: how do you manage -- you asked how i was doing. i said, i am doing great. i know how you are doing. i expected you to be broken down when you come in here. it is one thing to have all these opportunities, but you have only 24 hours in a day. >> i will tell you, it's working with great people. i work with amazing people. sherpas for each other. we are polling each other up the hill. >> creatively, how do you juggle that many balls at one time? it is not like these are inconsequential. these are franch

you can weigh in on whether the museum proposal of george lucas is the best use of land at the presidio. at issue is this piece of land now being used by sports store slated for cultural use. lucas wants to build a museum to hold the vast election -- collection. he said he will build the museum in chicago if the plan is not approved. >> giants picture is coming to a grocery store near you with a new ice cream which teamed up with mexican chocolate which is chocolate ice cream with cinnamon "it only tastes it level," a play on the t-shirt he wore last year that read "i only look illegal." it will be hold at whole food and independent grocers. >> president obama has pardoned a five-year-old girl for missing school. president obama wrote an excuse letter for the kindergartener while she visited the white house with families whose loved ones haven with injured during military service. her dad said she walled up -- warmed up to the president immediately. >> i thought the secret service would stop her when she went for her but necessity didn't. she jumped into his arms and they gave her hug a

many ways and has been you know he's godfather to my kids who are low base a great man great man george lucas said tested mentor and. in true visionary i've never seen a lateral thinker like that he just is outside the box the movie the most personal movie i ever made my kids were exactly that age at that time so were the writers dan's mendell same with brian grazer and so many of those events came right out of our lives it's a great friend and remarkable artist who has. the elegance of kind of a joe dimaggio he makes it look so easy when you're working with a machine on stage yeah i did he was wonderful you know i am so happy for him because he has so much respect and love for the medium he's a very it's not false humility but he's just very grounded and he's he's earned every achievement given him the good of the. well remarkable figure in my life he taught me among other things that creativity doesn't have to be a bomb or it doesn't it doesn't have it it's hard but yet without focus and effort you know you're you're not going to sustain that kind of connection with with with the audience w

sky 7 was over the parking lot you can see items from george lucas's famous studo a spokesman says there were no injuries and damage was limited to office furniture. the ranch has a fire brigade but marin county also responded. the cause of the fire is under investigation appearing to have started in a roof top motor. >> microsoft with latest phone purchase and apple's big announcement. >> it's meant to turn the phone maker into the engine and help microsoft diversify. it will be uphill battle as microsoft faces increasing competition in the smart phone market. speaking of apple wait for a new pra pro duct is almost over. the tech giant sent out invitations to september 10th event at the headquarters. photography pioneer kodak had to cut $4.1 billion of debt and left shareholders empty-handed. it's quite a bit different from the former self, smaller focusing on printing technologies, touch screen ponents and film for movie industry. wall street today, stocks closing slightly higher economic data overshadowed concern over possible military action against sear area. your bloomberg silicon

george lucas is proposing a state of the arm interactive museum that would bring together art and sciencetional parks conservancy would like to see a cultural center featuring film festivals to hack-a-thons. the public is invited to learn more at a community meeting set for next monday. >>> the bike share program that was recently launched at san francisco already could be expanding. that is if supervisor scott weiner gets his way. the supervisor is pushing to expand the pilot program to the entire city by the end of next year. the program was launched on august 29th with 350 bikes at 35 stations throughout downtown san francisco. bike share also operating in redwood city, mountain view, palo alto and san jose. >> all right, mark is here now. >>> the a's are keeping things exciting. what a thriller tonight. >> no doubt about that. just wish more people were out there to see it but the stars align and it did take a while for the numbers to get magical for the a's tonight. but they do. in the bottom of the 9th inning. knowing all evening that texas had already won their ball game. the athle

was announced it will be shown to fans at the mill valley film festival in the home county of george lucas october 3-october thin. >> weeks after giving birth the duchess hits the red carpet. >> look at the big board, the dow is up 39 points and we will go tokin' -- to jane king at the new york stock exchange >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all pay area, this is abc7 news. >> millions of workers in california could be in for a raise. >> california is a step closer to raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour. katie marzullo is in burlingame with more on reaction. >> downtown burlingame starting to come alive this morning. i break the news to the workers showing up they were smiles. that is the minimum wage could go up. right now the minimum wage in california is $8. in july, next year it goes to $9. the beginning of 2016 it would become $10 an hour. a coffee shop manager i smoke with said her workers deserve it. >> it is a great idea. the workers work hard. why not? it is expense i to live here. >> if $8 kicked up inflation it would be $9.25, if it kept up with inflation. so we

george lucas chose him to launch the new series of "star wars." i am tired of reading these.nteed an audience. let's take a look at -- "lution can't go revolution." >> we searched. she would have never left atlanta. she would have waited for me to her, waited until the skin melted off her bones. i know in your modesty you will not accept this, but my friends and i think you are the most powerful man in television. deflect that.l >> it is obviously not true, but it's a lucky thing to get involved at all. i feel blessed to be able to entertain people in any capacity. tavis: how do you manage -- you asked how i was doing. i said, i am doing great. i know how you are doing. i expected you to be broken down when you come in here. it is one thing to have all these opportunities, but you have only 24 hours in a day. >> i will tell you, it's working with great people. i work with amazing people. sherpas for each other. we are polling each other up the hill. >> creatively, how do you juggle that many balls at one time? it is not like these are inconsequential. these are franchises you

george lucas is proposing a state of the arm interactive museum that would bring together art and science. the national parks conservancy would like to see a cultural center featuring film festivals to hack-a-thons. the public is invited to learn more at a community meeting set for next monday. >>> the bike share program that was recently launched at san francisco already could be expanding. that is if supervisor scott weiner gets his way. the supervisor is pushing to expand the pilot program to the entire city by the end of next year. the program was launched on august 29th with 350 bikes at 35 stations throughout downtown san francisco. bike share also operating in redwood city, mountain view, palo alto and san jose. >> all right, mark is here now. >>> the a's are keeping things exciting. what a thriller tonight. >> no doubt about that. just wish more people were out there to see it but the stars align and it did take a while for the numbers to get magical for the a's tonight. but they do. in the bottom of the 9th inning. knowing all evening that texas had already won their ball game. t

you can weigh in if george lucas proposal for a museum is the best use of land.by a sports basement field and slated if cultural use and lucas wants to build a museum for his art collection. there are two other proposals but lucas tells the not fat not plan is not approved he will build the museum in chicago. you can weigh in on what you think is the best idea. go to our website at abc7news.com. >> giants closer is coming to a grocery store with you as the new ice cream hits the through shelves today "mexican chocolate," chocolate ice cream with cinnamon with a tag line "it only tastes illegal." a play on his t-shirt from the world series we last year that read "i only look illegal." part of the proceeds go to supporting immigration reform efforts. the ice cream is sold at whole food stores and other independent grocers. >> ice cream sounds good. >> and he is so cool so it is appropriate. >> at 5:57. will she? won't she? hillary clinton sparks new speculation about running for president. >> first, a gas leak forces pg&e crews to respond in san bruno and what neig

grand marshal is a great honor with other greats including george lucas and frank sinatra.is a dream come true. >> the future king of england will go for a royal ride in a custom-made stroller built right here in livermore. the man received a call from someone close to will and kate for an order for prince george. the stroller is painted british racing green and has "number two" on the side. the rise is king sized selling for $4,500. he has made strollers for the kardashian and lebron james. >> when kate middle top, anything is standing next to her, it sells. big time. >> place the order now. >> the abc7 morning news continues with the top stories. >> which is minutes away from the release of the august jobs report. will the economy add or lose jobs, we will bring you the new numbers from the labor department. >> pg&e faces new fines these years after the san bruno too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it.

. >>> "star wars" creator george lucas to build an cultural arts museum in the presidio national park one of three projects now being considered for a plot of land in the parkland. his museum would showcase visual, storytelling and house his $1 billion art collection which includes illustrations by normal rockwell and maxfield parish. he plans to finance it himself. >>> oakland has a new bicycle path through piedmont avenue through the mcarthur bart station and into emeryville. the first green bike path is part of a bigger plan to increase bike access to bart stations. oakland is looking to put more paths on major streets. >>> 6:09. while people in colorado are busy assessing floodwater damage the neighbors are bracing for overflows. the next state the water is headed to. >> smartphone users might notice something different this morning. the new software coming to your phone. >> here comes summer temperatures going to be heating up today but there's a chance of showers in the forecast too. we'll talk about it coming up. >> and we have been watching an accident in lafayette may have al

. >>> in other news around the bay area on this wednesday, "star wars" creator george lucas is closer to getting his own museum. the lucas museum would include his $1 billion art collection and is one of three development projects being considered for a plot of land near the golden gate bridge. the governor and film maker martin scorsese back the bid. >>> students at san francisco state are planning to rally to save their school today. they are protesting the planned closures of the fine arts department glass art program. students say the glass program at san francisco state is the third oldest in the nation. >>> 5:39 now. coming up, stuck in the sand. why people are banned from wearing flip-flops at some california parks. >> and armed and caffeinated. starbucks doesn't want guns in its coffee shops. the message it's now sending out to america. >> and talk about a wrong turn. crazy images of a smart car swallowed up in seconds. goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ just seconds before it was swallowed up by a sinkhole.

you sit there -- [ light laughter ] speaking of starbucks, "star wars" creator george lucas recentlyested -- you hear about this? $10 million in the coffee chain. >> audience member: woo! >> jimmy: he invested $10 million. of course, most fans think he should have stopped at three. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ laughter ] [ as jar jar binks ] >> steve: me-za don't know-za. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: uh -- oh my gosh. you guys know i like to use skype every once in awhile. keep in touch with some people. you guys use skype? [ cheers ] well, there are reports that skype is working on a new 3-d video chat service. 3-d. or as anthony weiner put it -- "happy birthday to me!" ♪ la la la la [ laughter ] [ applause ] this isn't good. an 80-year-old weight-lifter has been banned from the sport for two years. [ laughter ] after he was caught using steroids at a competition back in june. officials became suspicious that he was using steroids when he was an 80-year-old man in a weight-lifting competition. [ laughter ] what is wrong with people? dude, check that guy out. that 80-year

so big ups to bill gates for doing what everyone is still waiting for george lucas today.nd the third awesomest thing on the internet today, hell comes to canada. halloween is fast approaching, and the people behind a toronto haunted house are drumming up business by releasing three years worth of photographs, showing their canadian customers in absolute terror, at something just outside the frame. whether it's a bunch of bros or girlfriends out for the night, the bug-eyed frozen faces in these photos are either the best or worst possible approach from the fear factory, depending, of course, on your tolerance for being scared. in the end, it all looks like good fun, but we had to wonder, what could possibly make all of these people recoil in horror? well, we figured it out. ♪ i came in like a rainbow ♪ i never hit so hard and low >> that's not so terrifying, that's adorable. understand, canada. you can find all the links for tonight's click three on our website, wool be right back. life could be hectic. as a working mom of two young boys angie's list saves me a lot of time

land at the foot of the golden gate bridge may be home to a new museum. " star wars " creator george lucasproposal for a new museum to showcase his art collection is one of three development projects being considered for the space. the second proposal is by the golden gate national park conservancy where it will retain much of the sites open space. the third proposal is by and architecture firm which would create a hybrid museum and science and nature center. the final decision will be made by the presidio trust. we love this kitchen! what's next? great! do you have measurements? yeah, i paced it off. it's about twenty by twelve of these. so, we can measure, plan and install it for you. yea, let's do that! ikea. professional kitchen services at a low price. happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. side-by-side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart boar

marin county stay an electric most and a ceiling exhaust fan may be to blame for the fire at george lucas's ranch. this started at a shipping and receiving facility. it costs about $25,000 worth of -- caused about $25,000 worth of damage. it took about an hour to put the fire out. no one was hurt. >>> last night, the national weather service issued a flood warning for the palm springs area. a storm hit the region sing off flash floods. as you can see, a wave of mud and rocks covered up and damaged several roads, forcing them to close down. mountain areas that burned earlier this year are especially vulnerable to flooding and debris flows from rain storms. lance armstrong may have to testify under oath about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. a judge in texas has ordered armstrong to answer questions about his doping and who else may have been involved. the sworn testimony could involve his ex-wife and attorneys. a nebraska insurance group is looking to recover $3 million in bonuses paid to armstrong during his career. the company is trying to prove he committed fraud. >>> diane nyad ha

george lucas owns one. and now, you can, too. >> robin, you would like one?'s "pop news." >>> out to sam for the weather. >> everyone out here live in times square, where everybody comes by to say hello. ladies, why are we all in the same shirts? read it for me. just because we're in new york city at "gma." that's right. now, you didn't have to dress me up like a razorback. let's get to the boards. let's just go. just go. we'll start with a little breckenridge snow. here's the deal. at 4:44 on sunday morning, you're have a little cool chill that will run from the base of your spine between the shoulder blades. that's the official start of fall. chicago, detroit, nashville, pittsburgh, get ready for the numbers to drop. it is 64 by the time we get to sunday. i love it out here with you guys. i may stay out here all day. next. what's coming up next. we're going inside to -- >> lara. >> good job. thank you. >>> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." life for former reality star, jon gosselin. >>> and the letter that's gone viral. josh brings us this

george lucas says that site is perfect for a museum to showcase his art collection.pay to build and maintain the museum. a competing proposal comes from the golden gate national park's conservancy. they want open space and they would include displays of presidio history. and there's a third plan that calls for a museum and a nature center. >>> all right. sal, i'm seeing on twitter and facebook a lot of complaints about traffic this morning. >> you know, people get on there and they say gosh, this is terrible and sometimes they hear about it. i will tell you why. there was an earlier stalled bus on the upper deck of the bay bridge. usually after something like that happens, we have big, big backups. now it's way back to normal, which is good. it's kind of surprising but in a good way. let's move along and take a look at northbound 880 that traffic is moving nicely until you reach the coliseum and slows down at 23rd. caltrain had a breakdown and there were minor delays there. the system seems to be better now. muni had minor delays now. all in all they are doing we. le

star wars creator george lieu cuss says the -- lucas says the site is perfect for a museum.would pay for the construction and the maintenance of the museum which he said would be a world class visual venue. a competing proposal comes from the golden gate national parks conservancy. they want open space that would include displays of presidio history. there's a third idea called the bridge. it would be a museum and nature setting. >>> time is 5:27. we're still following breaking news in oakland. a fast moving fire damages two homes in west oakland just hours ago. we'll let you hear from investigators when we get a live update from that scene. >> plus, a big crash scene in san jose. look at this. the clue left behind that macon effect this incident -- may connect this incident to a wanted suspect. >> good morning. if you're driving any time soon, should abnice drive now as we look at san mateo bridge. it's moving well over to the peninsula. >> the wind has picked up. 28 miles an hour at sfo. 23 gusting in livermore. it will be a cooler forecast today. we'll also talk about wha