yoshida brought in a large catch of salmon. but about 20% of the fish have been partly eaten by seals. the floats were only effective for about ten days. >> translator: it's no good. they're already used to the floats. they started poking their heads around the side of the floats and became friends. >> reporter: this is erimo, a town on the south coast of hokkaido in the pacific ocean. inside this net full of salmon was a harbor seal, an endangered species. >> translator: i don't think it's cute. look at our situation. >> reporter: today, the haul brought in about 160 kilograms of salmon that was sellable. and about a ton that was damaged. the ministry of the environment has spotted a ranger to study the harbor seal's habitat and see the damage. the ministry is now considering measures to reduce the problem. one proposal was to separate salmon from seals as soon as the seals get inside the nets. the salmons have entered the nets can go all the way to the furthest end, but the seals won't fit through the dividers so they can't g

the numbers right now are on track for a little more than half that. >> there is salmon down there. >reporter: he points out male and female getting ready to spawn. the water district has been tracking the population of these fish for decades. they have seen wild swings from 1300 fish down to just 60. andrew used to say the population was stable but tenuous. >> to say they are stable now is a stretch. >> reporter: people come to see them from late november to mid-january. >> it's quite something to experience. >> reporter: regulars did notice a drop off during the drought. >> the last few years have been pretty thin. >> reporter: the salmon are a keystone species in this ecosystem. trees take up the nutrients. the hope is with more water we'll see more fish. that's not happened. coming out here and looking helps. >> bring your children out with you so they have a sense of importance of salmon being good for them and their life in california i think the what you want to try to get people to do. >> reporter: mark matthews nbc bay area news. >>> anthony slaughter back with a check of the

. >>> it is salmon spawning season. i'm mark matthews. a report how the fish are faring coming up on this edition of nbc bay area news. >>> 40s and 50s right now. but by tomorrow morning, on our way down to the low 30s. patchy frost part of the forecast as we start the weekend and throughout your seven-day forecast. we'll have a look at that when we come back. >>> south bay officers are searching for whoever may be responsible for three car fires set in a couple of hours. firefighters found this suv in san jose's evergreen neighborhood earlied y ed ttues morning. a couple of hours later two more car fireser in delmar high school. according to arson investigators there's evidence the fires are not related. police say arson is suspected in each of those fires. >>> a peninsula lawmaker is calling for a new measure to curb repeat drunk drivers introducing legislation that would require all californians convicted of a dui offense to install vehicle ignition locks that detect blood alcohol levels saying repeat offenders make up one-third of dui

you have your salmon.lmon. >> fruit. >> do this, could i squeeze this into wine and would that still be lucky. >> either that or we can bring wine for you. >> even better. we have a plan. >> eatable delights catering thanks. >> you don't to have eat on new years eve, you have to go party i'm going to four parties tomorrow night. is what the fourth one, quincy. >> well, listen, we have been talk about these parties for at adults, we have a party for the kid at franklin square we will talk bit life's running out of shaving stuff. and thankfully being able to find backups. life's running out of shaving stuff. and thankfully being able to find backups. . >>> it is 9:30. >> tomorrow is the big night. >> it is the big night. we have been sending conditions i all around the area to get ready. adults don't have all of the fun, right? >> got to get the kids involved, acts. >> i we have to talk about the kids. we have to talk about the kiddies, because everyone has kids and everyone, may can't party with the adults,

but if the shark kingdom has a bit player, that would probably be the salmon shark. >> the salmon shark is the smaller cousin of the white shark. that's the picture of one jumping -- until relatively recently, it's been poorly studied. >> salmon sharks may be lesser known than the famous cousin, but they turn up occasionally. munching salmon near alaska on the end of fishing lines or washed up on beaches. >> well, they weren't actually described as a species until 1947. so no one really paid attention to them. >> reporter: but researchers in monterey are now paying these elusive sharks plenty of attention. >> if you're trying to describe what a salmon shark migration pattern is, there's a bunch. and we don't, we're trying to wrap our brains around that. >> to figure out where they go and what they eat, researchers like aaron carlisle are turning to cutting edge science. >> they lay down their backbones, their vertebrae. they lay down growth bans. this is a shark vertebrae. >> by analyzing the vertebrae of the sharks, they are getting a dna snapshot of foods they've eaten. >> if you eat

. >>> well, still ahead hundreds of salmon on the wrong court.ow crews rescued the wayward fish getting trapped in the drainage. >> and technology helped this woman track down her lost phone to levi's stadium. why getting it back was not so simple. >> closed captioning is sponsored by: "covered california." ,,,,,,,,,,,, population. pix 5's >>> with all the rain we have been having, you would think that it would be great news for the imperiled salmon population. not necessarily. kpix 5's don ford shows us wildlife workers are rushing to save hundreds of stuck salmon before it's too late. >> reporter: the department of fish and wildlife is rescuing hundreds of adult chinook salmon. >> we have rescued over 500 fish. >> reporter: saving them from this small irrigation canal just east of woodlands, while back in the delta they took a wrong turn leaving the sacramento river swimming 30 miles in a ditch! ending up here in the middle of john brennan's rice farm. >> the drain that they are headed up is not headed towards spawning ground. it's headed to a

but if the shark kingdom has a bit player, that would probably be the salmon shark. >> salmon shark isof the white shark. that's a picture of one jumping. until relatively recently been pretty poorly studied. >> reporter: salmon sharks may be lesser known than their famous cousin but they turn up occasionally munching salmon near alaska on the ends of fishing lines or washed up on beaches. >> they weren't even described as a species until 1947. >> reporter: at the marine station in monterey they're now paying these elusive sharks plenty of aye tension. >> you're trying to to describe what a salmon shark migration pattern, there is a bunch. and we're still trying to wrap our brains around that. >> reporter: to find out where these mysterious travelers go and what they eat, researchers like aaron carlyle are turning to cutting edge science. >> it turns out they lay down their vertebrae, just like trees lay down rings. this is a shark vertebrae. >> reporter: by analyzing the vertebrae of the sharks saifs are getting a dna snapshot of what foods they've eaten which then tells them where th

now there are salmon spawning where they haven't for a hundred years.y knew where to go even though it had been that long since their ancestors had been going there. these are the things that give me hope. it tells me no matter how much we damaged our rivers the river is still there. if we have the sense and foresight to restore it and take out the dams and clean up the pollution, the river will come back with all of the life in it. our lives ppens, come back as well. i am very, very hopeful though we have many challenges ahead. thank you. >> if i speak from experience, when one drop goes into developing countries and before we even begin implementing a program we need to have both the government and private sector, the social sector make this her to happen and work. i see people very much working, private sector and so on. where do they convene? how do we bring these sectors together to collaborate? . they convene on the river we have a great slogan. it's "rivers connect us." it's true. they connect us in so many ways. for any of these things to happen

congressman salmon, you pointed it out. it is called political compassion. compassion is what is needed right now. us to let this case go by and then deal with the other hundreds of thousands that are suffering by making the same mistake. my testimony is much longer than five minutes. i would please ask the members to read the entire thing. i would like to leave you with one other point. every nation on this planet and all people are judged, no matter what religion, faith you are, we are all judged by what we do for the least of us. andrew is one of the best of us. america's treasure. if we cannot treat the best better than we treat the worst, how dare you ask another gentleman to put on the uniform? thank you so much. >> lieutenant commander, without objection, your full testimony, everybody's full testimony will be entered into the public record. i appreciate your great comments. sergeant buchanan. >> mr. chairman, ranking member, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. i am forever grateful for the committee's interest in

. >>> heavy rain in the bay area over the past several days is benefiting the coho salmon. officials say the rain has filled reservoirs and allowed the salmon to make their way back to local streams sooner than normal to spawn a new generation of coho. officials say they counted double the number of salmon at the creek than what they usually see this time of year. lots of good news comes with all the rain. we need it. let's check back in with drew tuma for a look at what's coming. >> in the next seven days, we have one completely dry day. very progressive pattern where showers are in the forecast. live doppler 7 hd, morning showers we had are out of here. we had dry skies. we'll take you outside, a live look on this evening on saturday. we are seeing dry conditions, but mainly cloudy skies. however, temperatures are still rather mild, into the 60s across most locations. 67 in red wood city and san jose. morgan hill, 66. gorgeous shot from the east bay on our emeryville camera showing sun going down this afternoon, into the evening. and temperatures, look at this, livermore

darren wilson >>> efforts are underway to save an endangered species of salmon.ey have removed 105 fish, all of the salmon they could find from redwood creek. biologists hope to return them to near woods in about two years so they can breed. they also report officials found no signs of any babies surviving. pollution, development and our recent drought appear to be hurting them. >>> back now to storm coverage. lake tahoe making returns today from up to 9 inches of fresh snow from this weekend's stores. up to a foot of powder has fallen at the highest elevations since friday night. of course, we saw that rain come through this morning. more is expected later on this week? >> yeah, we're going to keep these storms coming. storm number three looks to impact the area early tuesday morning. live doppler 7 hd right now will show you after the heavier rain this morning, just a few residual light showers in the peninsula and the south bay. take a look at sfo right now where we are seeing low ceilings. if you are trying to get home, we are seeing travel delays. much of th

. - this is a terrific salmon cured with molasses.friend jean-claude did it for years in his catering business. it does take a little bit of time to do it, but it's really not complicated to make. here is how i did it. first, make the rub. mix together kosher salt, sugar, cayenne, ground nutmeg, paprika, ground allspice, and some cumin. add soy sauce and molasses and mix it all together. spread a large fillet of salmon, about 1 1/2 pound, and spread the mixture on both side. you can do this while the salmon is sitting over a piece of plastic wrap. wrap it tightly and let it set in the refrigerator for, like, 12 hours or overnight. unwrap the cured salmon and pat it dry with paper towels.

and been a real engine for economic development there, they've also done tremendous damage to the salmon runs which are pretty important in that part of the world, too. so nobody is proposing taking out all of the dams but there certainly has been a lot of discussion about taking out the four lower snake river dams which is particularly damaging to salmon that go up into idaho. >> we're getting these messages. thank you very much to both of you. thank you for your questions. i think that we saw this from local issues to global issues, water certainly is top of the agenda. >> another discussion focuses on the environmental impact of large-scale farming. >> hi everybody. i'm -- actually we have decided to shift and not do a panel. we don't have enough time in 30 minutes for discussions so i'll make a little bit of a presentation. let me see if i can get this here. yep. there we go. i'm going to give a bit of a presentation on how do we -- how can we transform our food system to one that can truly nourish 9 billion people by 2050 while mitigating and adapting to climate change and restoring

now there are salmon spawning where they haven't for a hundred years. they knew where to go even though it had been that long since their ancestors had been going there. these are the things that give me hope. it tells me no matter how much we damaged our rivers the river is still there. if we have the sense and foresight to restore it and take out the dams and clean up the pollution, the river will come back with all of the life in it. our lives ppens, come back as well. i am very, very hopeful though we have many challenges ahead. thank you. >> if i speak from experience, when one drop goes into developing countries and before we even begin implementing a program we need to have both the government and private sector, the social sector make this her to happen and work. i see people very much working, private sector and so on. where do they convene? how do we bring these sectors together to collaborate? . they convene on the river we have a great slogan. it's "rivers connect us." it's true. they connect us in so many ways. for any of these things to ha

i want to thank chairman salmon, chairman royce, ranking member gabbard, u.s. marine duncan hunter, and everyone else who came back to be here for this important hearing. marine duncan hunter, and everyone else who came back to be here for this important hearing. your forward leaning support for veterans in our military matters and is noticed. i also want to thank my fellow witnesses who are allowing a soldier to hang out with a bunch of marines. ms. tahmooressi, your courageous advocacy on behalf of your son inspires us all. sergeant buchanan, thank you for having the back of your fellow marine. lieutenant commander williams, using your platform the way that you are makes a huge difference, thank you. seth.me is pete heg i am the ceo of concern veterans for america. our mission is to fight for the prosperity of all americans and the well-being of veterans. we represent a number of growing american families who refuse to accept the status quo in washington. we fight like hell, aggressively and passionately to ensure america's veterans are no longer treated like

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. >>> efforts are underway to save an endangered species of salmon native to the bay area. state and federal officials have removed 105 fish, all confined to redwood creek and they are in a hatchery. they hope to return the fish to muir woods in two years to breed. there was no sign of baby coho salmon surviving because of pollution and development and the drought hurting the endangered species. >> the legal fight over the drake's bay oyster company will end to reverse a ban of oyster farming if drake's bay. federal attorneys have requested to have the case dismissed. court paper show the drake's bay oyster again has agreed to all operations by the end of this month. >> if you are tired of the sailed only picture of santa with your child on his knee, head to oklahoma. can you find santa cuba diving in a 60,000 salt water tank at the oklahoma aquarium. kids are not used to seeing santa in this environment. we are not sure if he is deciding who is naughty or nice but he will swim until christmas eve. >> high level health for the president on how to deal with nationwide outrag

. >> what first appear be to a if start for the coho salmon is turning into a bust. the marin independent journal reports that water managers say the rainfall in late movie and early december brought impressive numbers to the salmon back from the sea and into local creeks and streams. all indications pointed to a bumper crop of salmon but the numbers have fallen off and officials expect the season to be mediocre at best. some environmental groups say this indicates the species is on the november of extinction. >> it is never too early to know how to get rid of your tree. for the 28 the straight year, san francisco is announcing the curb side christmas tree collection between january 2 and january 16 you and park the tree on curb and the city will take it away. trees are chipped which are used to generate energy. last year san francisco recycled 539 tons of christian trees. >> and now the weather forecast, you can use the chips to heat your home? >> yes, eric. i do not understand those would put the tree out the day after christmas. i keep them until at least valentin

his fall is cushioned by his truck's load of salmon and ice. other side of the north sea, england's roads are much tamer, but driving can be just as dangerous. >> oh! >> jack and his son, raj, depend on cars to make their living, installing custom exhausts at their shop minutes from london's heathrow airport. but they never dreamed they would end up using their car to chase down a hit-and-run driver. january 19, 2011, just before 10:00 a.m. jack and raj are on their usual commute to work, when they notice a red mercedes driving recklessly. >> stupid driving. that's stupid driving. >> what caught our attention immediately was the fact that driver decided to break the law by just barging in front of us in the first place. >> jack records his drive to work using a dash cam to avoid of being accused of being involved in a lawsuit. >> we installed them in our vehicles just to capture anything, should it happen, for our safety. that kind of driving, look, look, look. >> this time, jack's dash cam is on the case, recording everything. >> i don't think

officials have removed 105 fish, all the coho salmon they could fine.hery in sonoma and scientists hope to return the fish to muir woods in two years. there were no signs of baby coho salmon surviving because of pollution and development and a recent drought. >>> the fight over the future of the drake's bay oyster company will soon after the case brought by a group of marin county interests wanting to reverse a federal ban on oyster farming this drake's bay. attorneys have requested to have the case dismissed. court paper show the oyster company has agreed to end all operations at drake's bay by end of the month. >> everyone has pictures of the kids sitting on santa's knee. if you want something different head to oklahoma. you can find santa scuba diving in a salt water tank at the oklahoma aquarium with kids not used to sighing st. nick in this environment. we do know that santa will swim until christmas eve. who knew oklahoma had an acquaint. >> is that a wet suit? wet santa suit. reasonable a a wet suit. >> thank you, santa. >> a mile long line for a

to try to maintain a great pacific coast salmon run that is tens and tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity. from the mouth of san francisco bay almost to santa barbara and from the mouth of san francisco bay almost to the washington-oregon border. so this impacts across state lines and the economy that that generates. the economy that generates and the hospitality industry, the tourism industry, the economy it generates in the delta. yes, there's been cutbacks. we've all had cutbacks. all of us. but now you just don't get to go take your neighbor's water. you don't get to go do that. so as we try and try again and with these storms, i assume there's going to be a renewal of the effort that was successful, it was successful for the central valley, it was successful for the biological pains, it was successful for the delta farmer and yet we moved additional water that we hasn't anticipated and now with these storms, hopefully we'll be able to do the same things. but to write into the wall that all of that water must always be moved, as long as this law is in plac

they have counted double the number of coho salmon at the creek than what is normally seen this timecan use live doppler 7hd to track the rain where you live with the abc7 news weather app. ice free online at the apple app store or google play. >> some students in northern california came home with an un settling warning for parents. e. coli was found in their school's water supply. an he will present try school in yuba city said a well the school uses has been fadged not safe and has been shut off. bottled water has been brought in and portable wash stations have been set up but some parents are still keeping their kids at home. >> something from the stomach flu to more severe that could end up being fatal and with three kids i wasn't willing to take a chance. >> school officials said they should know more about the status of the water next week and they are looking to replace the well with a new water treatment system in the future. >> the late steve jobs spent his life developing tech invasions and yesterday technology aloud jurors here jobs of it more than three years after his d

to try to maintain a great pacific coast salmon run that is tens and tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity. from the mouth of san francisco bay almost to santa barbara and from the mouth of san francisco bay almost to the washington-oregon border. so this impacts across state lines and the economy that that generates. the economy that generates and the hospitality industry, the tourism industry, the economy it generates in the delta. yes, there's been cutbacks. we've all had cutbacks. all of us. but now you just don't get to go take your neighbor's water. you don't get to go do that. so as we try and try again and with these storms, i assume there's going to be a renewal of the effort that was successful, it was successful for the central valley, it was successful for the biological pains, it was successful for the delta farmer and yet we moved additional water that we hasn't anticipated and now with these storms, hopefully we'll be able to do the same things. but to write into the wall that all of that water must always be moved, as long as this law is in plac

they have counted double the number of coho salmon at the creek than what is normally seen this timean use live doppler 7hd to track the rain where you live with the abc7 news weather app. it's free online at the apple app store or google play. >> some students in northern california came home with an unsettling warning for parents. e. coli was found in their school's water supply. officials at barry elementary school in yuba city said a well that the school uses has been found not safe and has been shut off. while the well is being treated, most students are still coming to class. bottled water has been brought in and portable wash stations have been set up, but some parents are still keeping their kids at home. >> something from the stomach flu to more severe that could end up being fatal and with three kids i wasn't willing to take a chance. >> school officials said they should know more about the status of the water next week and they are looking to replace the well with a new water treatment system in the future. 6:33, the time. >>> the late steve jobs spent his life developing

. >>> in marin, the endangered salmon population is in trouble.late november and early december, the rain brought more than 100 fish to the creek from the ocean and since then, their numbers have leveled off. we are at the midpoint of the salmon season and recent egg counts predict the fish population will be below average. experts say the salmon are on the verge of extinction. >>> listen to this. missouri is the first state in five years to have its state-wide gas price drop below $2 a gallon. aaa reports the average there today is $1.98. it was almost $3 a gallon there this time last year. the cost of gas across the nation has dropped 12 cents this week and 50 cents in the last month. >> it's $1.99. amazing. >> i had to stop and get gas. luckily i needed some. can't pass that up. >> can't get any better than this in terms of gift giving. low gas prices. >> the national average for a gallon of gas is $2.32. now, here in california, the state average is $2.69, a little higher. bay area prices, a bit higher than that. the average gallon of gas cost

when she was romanced by william sprague, salmon p. chase at first disapproved as sprague was rumored to be a libertine with a well-known affinity for alcohol. he was pleased when the courtship cooled after many months of speculation. when chase's protege brigadier general james garfield came to washington from ohio in the autumn of 1862, he stayed with the chases and became a stimulating companion for kate. he escorted her everywhere, so much so that back in ohio lucretia crete garfield his wife, wrote inquisitively you and ms. kate are taking dinners out, visiting camps et cetera. is ms. kate a very charming, interesting young lady? i may be jealous if she is. garfield's wife was right to be suspicious because whether or not he crossed the line with kate chase during this period, we have evidence he was involved in an extramarital affair with a "new york tribune" reporter lucia gilbert calhoun, a widow, one year kate chase's junior and nearly a decade younger than garfield. as for kate perhaps being squired in public by garfield was

congressman matt salmon, it's good to have you with us. >> it's great to be here.: what was that secretive meeting in what was a motivated by max. >> i don't know that it was all that secret, but the motivation was to do our job and that was to protect the constitution and defend congress. and by doing this illegal unconstitutional act, our job is to try to stop it. the speaker says that he would fight him tooth and nail. the one tool that the founding fathers gave us for a time such as this is the power of the purse. and this has been arguing and so we got 62 of the colleagues to the touch it. and there are colleagues in three short weeks. we are going to raise our hand to the square and promised to defend the constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic. well, this is a violation of the constitution and i think that this is an opportunity to put up or shut up and the option is to put up. lou: what is the speaker saying to you and what are you and your colleagues who are meeting on the issue d contemplate about, given what your interpretation is? he has

now that the dam is out salmon are spawning where they have not for over 100 years. where to go. these are the kinds of things that give me hope. it tells me that no matter how much we damage our rivers, the river is still their. if we have the strength and foresight to restore it take out the dam clean up the pollution, the river will come back. i am very hopeful. thank you. [applauding] >> if i speak i speak from experience, before we begin implementing a program we need to have everyone coming together. when i listen to you i i see that people very much work in silos. how do we bring these sectors together connect. >> they convene on the river. which is become an engine years ago. by working with the community, the federal and state agencies with partner groups in that area, all of those interests have to come together. it is the same in the us as it is in the developing world. >> to give you an example of how challenging some of these situations are the reason this happened in colorado the law of the river it is the first of its kind, the first binational agreeme

what we have is some salmon.good, organic salmon. >> all right. >> we're going to season these. assorted, whatever your spices are, this is my little -- >> dump it on there? >> yeah. dump it on there. you got these guys on here. >> the thing about salmon, you don't want to overcook it. i've done that before. >> i like it better cooked than undercooked. >> as we move along -- >> sorry, hodi. >> whatever. >> we cook these for one to two minutes on each side. i like to slowly roll them over. put flesh side down. >> flesh side down, okay. >> the last thing you do is you'll cook the skin side. put these on there, like so. and then once you get to this point and get the skin a little bit crispy for a couple of minutes, transfer it over to a baking pan. oops. >> are they all the way cooked through at this point? >> no, we'll finish them off in the oven. >> oh. >> here we have are sun dried tomatoes. we're going to dice these up here. mix them up with the butter. >> look at that. oh, my -- >> i didn't say it was noncalor

julia salmon director of infection control says their numbers are up. particularly in the last week we saw a dramatic rise in the tests for influenza. >> my brother-in-law jason who lives in virginia talks to me via skype. >> it hit me hard. >> fatigue, body aches cough fever and chills. dr. salmon says this year could be particularly bad because the strain going around is known to cause severe illness and the vaccine does not protect against all cases but if you did not get the flu shot yet, it is recommended. it includes three to four influenza strains and you may see other strains dominate. >>> and it's vital to wash your hands frequently and if are you sick stay away from others. the flu can be contagious a day before symptoms and up to 5 to 7 days after your ill and. >> one goal is to get better and the other goal is to not spread it beyond me. >> we did not get to see him at christmas but he is on the men. >> tamiflu can help but it has to be given in the first 48 hours. if you or someone you know has the flu be on the lookout for severe symptoms

the bill a water grab designed to help farmers at the expense of others particularly the state's salmon industry. the senate is not expected to take up the legislation before congress adjourns. many lawmakers will likely have to start over next year. >>> despite all the rain we've had. east bay mud voted in favor of voluntary conversation and a possible surcharge for rate payers. they also agreed to buy water from a facility along the sacramento river if it is needed. that water would be paid for from a new 14% surcharge on rate payers bills. one homeowner says he's watched rates go up for years despite his own conservation. >> they need so much revenue too cover their operations and bonds and therefor if we use less water, there's less revenue to them and therefor they need to increase the rates that's been happening for the last few years. >> reporter: if east bay mudd does end up raising prizes that would show up on january 2nd. >>> a pregnant woman stuck in traffic after protesters shut down interstate 80 in both directions last night. and she wasn't the only medical emergency. what

h.r. 5781 would override endangered species act protections for salmon, steelhead and other species in the bay delta. 2008 and 2009, $158 million in congressional aid was provided to deal with the disaster of the closure of ocean salmon fisheries off california and oregon due to a collapse of this very same fishery. these finish riss are an important -- fisheries are an important sort of -- source of jobs for coastal communities which can't be replaced through disaster relief. without adjustments to this bill, we feel another disaster could be repeated in the near future. i ask unanimous consent to include this letter in the record at this time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. huffman: in addition, california's recreational and commercial fishing industries sent a letter on friday. with their concerns that this legislation would, quote, harm potential -- potentially disastrously jobs in california and oregon that depend on the health of the bay delta and its salmon runs. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to include their letter in the record at this time as well. the

>> erica, we have salmon tartar. we use the alaskan king salmon to make this dish. cold and then you do it. >> i love that tip. this look delicious. we're also making -- this is actually a fairly easy beautiful dish. >> this is tagolini with shrimp. we start with oil, garlic, and some onion, and we put in some chopped tomatoes. >> and are these crushed tomatoes. >> tomatoes, but it's been cooked, and then we put in our shrimp -- >> this is the great thing of cooking something with shrimp, they cook quickly. >> they cook in two to three minutes. when they are pink, they are done. then we have -- >> we put this right in the pan? >> right in here and it all cooks together. >> perfect. and we have this beautiful finished piece. >> this is the finished piece and it's delicious. >> ths a vegetarian option? >> unbelievable. it's eggplant. baked. delicious. it's terrific. i floured, egged and bread crumbed the eggplant. that is what it's going to look like when we're done with it. then i'm going to start layering with tomato sauce. then what i've done is this ricotta cheese

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>> erica, we have salmon. we use alaskan king salmon to make this dish.keep it it really cold. >> such a great tip. this looks great. we're also making a fairly easy, hearty beautiful dish. >> we put up -- we start with oil, garlic, and some onion. we put in some chopped tomatoes. >> are these crushed or tomato sauce? >> crushed but it's been cooked. >> okay. >> then we put in our shrimp. >> they actually cook quickly right? >> they cook two to three minutes. when they're pink, they're done. then we have already some -- you want to show? >> i put this right in the pan? >> right the in here. then it all cooks together. >> then we have this beautiful finished piece. >> this is the finished piece. it's delicious. >> so here's the vegetarian option, right? >> unbelievable. it's eggplant, baked, delicious. eggplant parmesan, just terrific. i flowered, egged the eggplant. this is what it will look like when it's done. then we'll layer, if you don't mind, tomato sauce. >> it's the least i could do. >> then what i've done is this ricotta cheese mixture. this is k

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