. >> this is the grass hopper. >> reporter: the outside world may think of grass hoppers as insects,an ingredient. >> it's something that's very unique and you can't find it in any other restaurant. >> reporter: for the last couple of years, the restaurant has served up grass hopper tacos and toa tostada. >> it's saucy and we have some chili. it's like dried shrimp. >> some mexican regions eat grass hoppers for their high protein and vitamins. >> this is what they look like. >> whoa. >> reporter: some customers taste it just to say they did. >> for them it's like a fear factor food. >> oh, god. >> reporter: it's a unique dish, not for the feint of heart. >> it's good if you don't think about it. >> i'm not crazy about the legs, but super tasty. >> and for those who might want to take things up a notch, the menu also includes fried tarantulas if they're in season. grass hoppers are considered aphrodisiacs. and in this mission district restaurant, they may be exotic to some, for others they're simply the taste of home. >> i am a proud mexican but i'm not eating that. everything else lo

our last speaker will be alan gi hopper, director of police practice at the aclu of northern california. >> i'll give you my brief comments. >> perhaps we can do is as we get into public, we can work on fixing the audio. then you will get a chance to do that. >> 14 year-old kyle martinez looks normal until you see this. >> it is really painful. >> 18 staples and six stitches pieced her head back together after she was tasered. doctors told her family that one of the prongs went through kylie's skull and hit her brain. it happened last thursday, as her mother argued with her about pictures of herself on. the police department came and when they got there, kylie bolted for this park. >> i did not mean for my child to be injured. >> the police officer claims she tried to walk away, but he told her to stop. when he pulled out the taser, she ran out of fear. >> you do not go and take a 14- year-old child. >> the officer said he told her to stop warning and -- stop running and warned her about the taser. police say they >> the last moments captured by bystanders. she could not go into the bag

our last speaker will be alan gi hopper, director of police practice at the aclu of northern california. >> i'll give you my brief comments. >> perhaps we can do is as we get into public, we can work on fixing the audio. then you will get a chance to do that. >> 14 year-old kyle martinez looks normal until you see this. >> it is really painful. >> 18 staples and six stitches pieced her head back together after she was tasered. doctors told her family that one of the prongs went through kylie's skull and hit her brain. it happened last thursday, as her mother arguedwi

allen hopper, director of police practices of the aclu for northern california. >> i do want to point out that i have a two-part presentation for you this evening. i would like to present a little video that will take eight or 10 minutes. i have a few minutes of comments. commissioner chan: maybe we will hold off on changing the laptop for now. >> do you want me to go ahead? >commissioner chan: yes, please. >> however you want to do it. commissioner chan: i think you can use it right now. go ahead. >> good evening. i'm the police practices director at the aclu of northern california. thank you for inviting me to speak this evening. is that better? as i said, i have, with your indulgence, a two-base presentation. i have a video and a couple of minutes of commons. -- comments. sorry for the delay. i don't know if you have a way of putting it on the main screen. sound? >> can we pull the camera back? commissioner chan: if we need more time to make this work, we can have another speaker. i want to maximize our time. we will try to make it work. maybe we will have jack speak. sorry about t

cras hoppers aren't just insects. >> oh no, at one san francisco restaurant they're an ingredient. the restaurant 7s up traditional delicacies from oaxaca provinces in mexico. tacos andest toados. eat grasshoppers for their high protein and vitamins but sometimes they eat them for the whole fear factor issue. >> you don't think about it. i think about the legs but super tastey. >> yum. grasshoppers are also considered aphrodisiacs but if that's not enough for you, the restaurant also serves taranchulas when they're in season. >> a little salsa good. >>> a little snub by the warriors. we'll explain. seven years ago, i had this idea. to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make conn

rather let a professional plate you up a salad of artisan lettuce, then head on over to the fish hopper restaurant on cannery row. from any table in the restaurant, you'll have a breathtaking view of monterey bay. here there's a long list of entrees, with most of the menu understandably being devoted to seafood. but executive chef mo tabib believes not only in taking advantage of the abundant natural riches of the monterey peninsula, but also the multitude of agriculture the area is fortunate to have. >> here we--of course we are-- we support all the local growers and the stability of the seafood and the produce. and this is something in your backyard. to get that quality, it's definitely any chef's dream. here we have 3 different kinds of lettuce and artisan lettuce. they're all in one box. i mean, how great thap can get? first of all we have the tundra. the tundra--the thing is, i like--you like lettuce? you know, it's more... you know, you can really see it'a little bit spicy, so we add the--goat cheese goes so well with green beans and heirloom tomatoes and that light dressing we ju

. >> after arrival, the potatoes are dumped from the hopper and moved into the slicer where they are sliced to a specific thickness. then they move through a water bath before passing under air jets that remove excess water as theflow into the frye they stay here for a couple of minutes as paddles gently distribute them in contact with the oil evenly. they are moved, cooled, salted, flavored, and then passed through a computer to check for any imperfections. then they are sent on to their journey into a b that will hopefully find its way into a ste ar you soon. >> i eat at least a bag day. i walk it off. >> they go through about 50,000 pods of kern county potatoes a day at california chips, but each one is needed because it takes about 100 pounds of potatoes to make just 25 pounf potato chips. that's no smallotatoes. for "california country", i'm tracy sellers. so now thawe've learned about a couple of varieties of potatoes, the next question is what do we do with them? here's the chef with a couple of ideas for you. >> hi. i'm richard sluzarz, chef here at the grand hyatt san franci

they called it grass hopperring. this truly an invasive species of empire. [laughter] the far west made its way to the con fliewns of the rose bud river. this is the rose bed in the yellow zone. not large by any means. it was on board the far west that customer would have its last strategic meeting with the commander of the column, general alfred tear -- terry. originally custer was going to lead the campaign, but in the months before this campaign, he was asked to testify before senate committee looking into corruption in grant's republican administration. custer only had here se to report, but he suggested that grant's brother had done some bad things when it came to the indian department. this infuriated grant. apparently all presidents have younger brothers that get them into trouble. [laughter] he stripped custer of this campaign and started terry as the head of the campaign. when he started from the far west in june in 1976, it was terry's orders that he was under, and three and a half days after beginning the march up this rose bud river, they would m

one of the hopper flights. we have a blizzard. ice storm. taking shape over the next 24 hours. some of the biggest delays, minneapolis. chicago, saint louis. washington. new york. as far south as atlanta. could see here in the northeast the anywhere from 6 to 18 inches of snowfall yet again. meanwhile back in east bay. no snow. just the wind for tomorrow. temperatures expected in the 30s. also, another cold start in the south bay. mid to upper 30s. meanwhile tomorrow, temperatures, about 10 degrees above average in the south bay. 67. 66. san jose. mid 60s from dublin to livermore. sweet day. across the peninsula. lot of sunshine. mid 60s coming back from san mateo, san francisco. close to 70. near record setting in pittsburgh. also into fairfield. more, mid is 60s. we talked 70s. let's get a look at when we could possibly see those returning once again here. at least widespread 70s in the bay area. that will be as we head into the upcoming weekend. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. tomorrow, all about the wind. but we e ve ben dpug of talking about the ups bowl. you ma

. >> the outside world may think of gas hoppers as insects. here, they're an ingredient. >> this is something that is very unique and you can't find it in any other restaurant. >> reporter: for the last couple of years the restauranted up grasshopper tacos and toe sta das and he says this is something to chirp about. >> it's salty and you have chilly and it's -- it's like fried shrimp. >> some mexican regions's grasshoppers for their high protein and vitamins. >> this is what they look like. >> some of his customers eat them just to say they did. >> we have a lot of young crowds coming in it for it because for them it's like a fear factor food. >> oh, god! >> it's a unique dish, not for the faint of heart. >> good if you don't think about it. >> i'm not crazy about the legs but -- super -- >> for those who might want to take things up a notch, the menu also includes fried ta ranrantu >> he said they in this mission district restaurant they are exotic but to others they are the taste of home. nbc bay area news. >> i'm going to need cheese with

bar hoppers, watch out. you have new competition in the nightlife world. >> it's called dish crawling with roots in the bay area. people are trying out new and unusual foods in their own communities. mike anderson from our web partner the feast went along for the latest culinary adventure in san jose. >> reporter: it's the new way to find your food community. what we do is take people through food adventures. we go through four restaurants in one night and it's a great way for locals to discover their food neighborhood. >> my wife and i when we heard about dish crawl actually on the internet, i thought it would be something fun to do. we are adventurous with our food. >> today's event is about discovering the exotic side of san jose. we have about 120 people coming out. we will be going through sauteed grasshoppers. it's actually pretty tasty. it's like a salty flavor. >> we'll also be visiting the food truck barbecue to do a little sampler platter of their specialties. they do korean barbecue, tacos and fus

>> yeah, but i've got a little bit more in the hopper here. oh! [ cheers ] ah!ake it all out there. >> jimmy: that's it right there. >> and you've got to use like this oil -- you know, right? you remember that trick? [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: get the foam out. ladies and gentlemen, there's the winner right there. jason! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ we'll be right back with amber heard from "drive angry 3d." there she is hanging out in the bud light lime green room. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] cowhide dries out. so does your manhide. regular men's body wash can dry out your skin. only dove men + care has micromoisture to fight skin dryness. so that manhide of yours stays clean and moisturized. be comfortable in your own skin. so that manhide of yours stays clean and moisturized. ate something loaded with fat? now we got a beef with that. 25 of our campbell's chunky soups give you 100% lean meat and a full serving of vegetables. so, come on. have the chunky soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do.™ >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> a

hopper half '40's low 50s = south bay. lots of sunday showing up on the map. 71 = san jose in fremont. sunday cooler with additional clout in the rain is here for next week. especially monday and tuesday. >> now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >> the first of four g smartphones for at&t hits the market this sunday. it is called the inspire. here's a sneak peek at the new phone. 4 g means up to 10 times faster than three g. this will perform faster than the i phone. i played videos of youtube, loaded websites it was fast. the big deal about this fall, is that it's only going to cost $100. it's a big, fast, fully loaded smartphones. top-of-the- line, at&t is trying to compete in changing up the game. a full like this would normally cost $2 with a two- year contract it will only be $100. the g c inspire is an android mobile phone. the back of the phone is curved sword so good in the hand. it's a touch screen with the big 4.3 in. super lcd screen. it great for watching videos. it features an eight make pixel camera w

it's tempting to call her the digital reincarnation of hedda hopper, nikki bristles at the accusationinsists. in fact her blog is a bible of back room deals and caught the eye of investors. the mail media corporation bought deadlinehollywood in a deal reportedly worth $15 million. >> there are executives that read her to find out what's going on at their own studio. >> right. she's everywhere. >> reporter: that's what makes her such a ghost. she's everywhere yet nowhere. in a city where being seen is so often the key to success, nikki finke seems more than uncomfortable being near the spotlight she signs on everyone else. google her and you will find her name is everywhere, but there is only a single black and white image of her face. you have to dig into the archives of wellesley college for ig anything else. in 2005 she wrote a story for the new york city detailing her northeast up bringing, her debutante ball, afternoon tea at the plaza. she even described an affair with what she called a famously, if unhappily, married man, allowing others to shape her image is a trust she rarely