sriracha. following the >> pam: shutdown of the southern california plant where the stuff is made. kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about a possible sriracha sauce shortage and what fans say is nothing less than a 'srirachapocalypse.' >> reporter:ans of the spicy hot chili sauce with the rooster on especially popular in noodle soup. at san jose's case a week. pho ha , they go through a case a week. ut perhaps not for long. a shortage of sriracha sauce looms because of new state regulations that requires huy fong foods of irwindale to hold the product for 30 days before shipping to make san jose there were just shelf the wait could be longer still if the sriracha sauce factory is forced to move as a result of complaints from neighbors about the odor from processing all those chilis. so fans like jarod lustig are stocking up. >> i just enhances everything i can put it on a sandwich, it picks or my soup. eggs or my soup! in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> pam: mountain view police are search

a crisis being called sriracha apocalypse! when the lunch bell rings and the food hits the tables at turtle tower restaurant, it's a safe bet the customers will hit the sauce. >> customers ask for the sriracha all the time. >> reporter: how loyal are people? one time here they tried to swap out sriracha with another sauce. the result? not so good. >> we had a lot of complaints from customers, where's the sriracha? we like it. >> reporter: now a real threat to the sacred sauce supply. the state department of public health is enforcing stricter guidelines at the southern california plant that makes the sauce. that means a complete halt in shipments until at least mid- january. the sauce's distributor says that is nothing short of a disaster. >> we already have letters from the customers saying we are their only supplier for this. we don't give to them, how they going to survive? >> luckily, we just bought a big [ indiscernible ] thing came out so we try to buy some more and prices went up ridiculously. >> reporter: no short of h

don't put it on the tree unless you have a kids that like sriracha.suggest you crumple it over ice cream or a holiday cocktail stirrer. >> actually that would be very good. >> what they say you shouldn't do, and apparently they have to put this on the box because of insurance purposes they don't want you to crush it and snort it up your nose. so don't do that, john. >> that would be a bad idea. >> and also with the sriracha sauce. >> put it in your pocket. >> you should do this to the people you really like. hey. >> help yourself. >> knock yourself out. it's very hot -- way hotter than a red hot, by the way. it is hot. >> i will give it a couple of licks here. >>> if you live in vancouver be on guard for seemingly homeless man begging for change who's actually a rich man doing good. this is what happened to a man named yogi omar, 30 years old. he was a man walking by a guy saying can you spare change. he said he doesn't have a lot of money. he's been watching his dollars as well. he didn't want to give the guy any money but he said it is christmas and

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so sriracha will not be in stores for some time. >>> could you win an extra thousand dollars? that's how much you could win when you click give where you loif our facebook page we will donate $1 to the bay area's feeding america food banks for you and you will be entered to win $7,000 cash. think of all of the good you can do with that. we will uh united states no the winner on december 19th. 2k3w0* to abc7 news facebook page and help us give where you live and spread the word so your friends can help too. >> absolutely. >>> on to the weather and the north bay is the only region that is under a freeze warning tonight. >> when you look at the month of december you see warnings issued almost every day for the past week. saturday is the only day we got a break. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. finally, sand yaw -- sandhya, it eased up. >> we are almost done with this. one more night. it has been a long stretch of the icy weather. one more night like i said. freeze warning for the north bay and valleys until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. still expecting 20

. >>> a 30-day hold has been placed on a popular hot sauce, sriracha.alifornia health officials say it is aimed at controlling microorganisms to make that hot sauce safe to consume. so, the next shipment won't go out until mid-january. the sriracha factory near los angeles, was forced to stop production after some of the neighbors complained. >>> and a supersized seafood dinner for a california diver. this is joseph ali showing off his monster catch weighing 18 pounds. he bagged the lobster off huntington beach, california. the lobster had put up such a fight, that ali had to put it in a bear hug and wrestle it to the surface. >> draw the butter and baked potatoes. >> big dinner. >>> when we come back, mansion mess. $1 million in damage and a group of people under arrest accused of throwing a party in a home that wasn't theirs. the key piece of evidence found online. >>> and presidential encouragement after a heartbreaking loss that people are still talking about. the kicker from alabama gets a big surprise. ♪ [ male announcer ] even well-planned holida

so sriracha will not be in stores for some time. >>> could you win an extra thousand dollars?t's how much you could win when you click give where you loif our facebook page we will donate $1 to the bay area's feeding america food banks for you and you will be entered to win $7,000 cash. think of all of the good you can do with that. we will uh united states no the winner on december 19th. 2k3w0* to abc7 news facebook page and help us give where you live and spread the word so your friends can help too. >> absolutely. >>> on to the weather and the north bay is the only region that is under a freeze warning tonight. >> when you look at the month of december you see warnings issued almost every day for the past week. saturday is the only day we got a break. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. finally, sand yaw -- sandhya, it eased >> we are almost done with this. one more night. it has been a long stretch of the icy weather. one more night like i said. freeze warning for the north bay and valleys until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. still expecting 20s and lo

. >> pam: the popular sriracha hot sauce will be hard to find or so. health officials say the southern california company that makes it has been told it cannot ship the product to food distributors until at least the middle of january. >> pam: the issue stems from complaints from some in the irwindale community. where the company makes the sauce. >> pam: some people complain the smell that comes from the factory makes it hard to breathe. the sauce is very popular in vietnamese restaurants, where it's used as a condiment in traditional noodle soup. >> pam: there were still a few bottles left on the shelf at zanotto's market in san jose. but no telling when orders for more will be filled. >>".out what happens." >> pam: the manager at pho ha in san jose's little saigon neighborhood says he goes through at least a case of sriracha sauce per week. and doesn't know what he will do when it's gone because his customers don't want anything else. >> pam: it was a mistake to conclude that clause and the final deal. dan kermit is outside bart headquarters it's a g

you may want to stock up on sriracha now. >> and how about the market? opened up about 10 minutes ago. take a look at the early numbers on this thursday. the dow is down, the nasdaq is up. s&p 500 down. we'll crunch the numbers much more with jason brooks after the break. ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. but there is one thing signg growing confidence in the economy. eak it down for us >>> more people are applying for jobless benefits but there's one thing signalling growing confidence in the economy. >> let's chat. here to break it all down, kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. good morning, michelle. we'll get the bad news out of the way first

. >>> the maker of the popular hot sauce sriracha is in hot water again. this time there could be a shortage. state health officials told the southern california-based producer it can't ship any more product until next month. that's because the health department is enforcing stricter guidelines that require 30-day hold now on every bottle. >> we already have [ indiscernible ] customer say, uhm, we are their only supplier for this. we don't give to them, how they going to survive? >> last month, the judge ordered the company to stop production after neighbors sued claiming the spicy odors from the facility made their eyes and their throats burn. >>> new this morning, a south african official admits to hiring the man accused of faking sign interpretation at nelson mandela's memorial this week. deaf organizations say the interpreter was signing complete gibberish. the man told a local paper that once he got on stage he lost concentration started hearing voices and saw angels. he claims he suffers from schizophrenia. he was paid 85 bucks to be there. >>> and y

the southern california company that makes that popular hot sauce sriracha has been forced to delay shipmentsw enforcing stricter guidelines, which require a 30 day holding period. that means stores and restaurants will have it to wait until mid-january to restock. it's the latest set back for the company, which was sued by the city of irwindale over air quality concerns. >>> only on 2, an exclusive new ktvu field poll finds not all californians think california is truly the golden state. in a survey of registered voters, 43% said california is one of the best places to live. 26% said it's nice, but not outstanding, and 21% say it's about average. 8% say it's a poor place to live. there were vast differences in perceptions depending on where voters lived. more than 50% of bay area residents calling california one of the best places to live. >>> the mobile laser system has several high resolution cameras, two computers, even lasers. caltrans uses it to plan future construction, evaluate bridges and overpasses for possible damage all while driving. the system developed at uc davis creates 3d im

the southern california company that makes that popular hot sauce sriracha has been forced to delay shipmentsnes, which require a 30 day holding period. that means stores and restaurants will have it to wait until mid-january to restock. it's the latest set back for the company, which was sued by the city of irwindale over air quality concerns. >>> only on 2, an exclusive new ktvu field poll finds not all californians think california is truly the golden state. in a survey of registered voters, 43% said california is one of the best places to live. 26% said it's nice, but not outstanding, and 21% say it's about average. 8% say it's a poor place to live. there were vast differences in perceptions depending on where voters lived. more than 50% of bay area residents calling california one of the best places to live. >>> the mobile laser system has several high resolution cameras, two computers, even lasers. caltrans uses it to plan future construction, evaluate bridges and overpasses for possible damage all while driving. the system developed at uc davis creates 3d images. >> the richness, getti

. >>> well, deliveries of the popular hot sauce sriracha, they're on hold this morning.tate health department is enforcing tougher guidelines and they have order ed a southern california food company to stop shipping products to restaurants and stores for the next month. officials say there has to be a 30-day hold to make sure that microorganisms in the product are treated. this is the latest setback for the sriracha company, which by the way was sued by the city of irwin dale because of air quality you concerns. >>> a controversial proposal heading to capitol hill. the hearing now underway on the debate over whether cellphones can be used on planes. >>> and we're live in west oakland where oakland fire department crews responded to this complex behind me. we will tell you why this isn't the only time they have responded here. >>> and we are still getting slow traffic around the bay area as we take a live look at highway 4. it's improving here, but slow other places. we'll tell you where. >>> lot of sunshine today. that's the easy part of the forecast. tomorrow might be

it's -- >> sriracha. >> these are so good. >> they're so good. >> really spicy after they've been thereways vote for ginger. >> all these cookies are really fun to make as a group. mix them in on a cookie tray for delight to friends. >> go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >>> coming up, christian bale, one-on-one, "american hustle." ♪ the lord is come let earth receive her king ♪ >>> "american hustle" is one of the must-see movies of the year. it's generating all kinds of oscar buzz. it's packed with oscar winners like jennifer lawrence and star, christian bale. he sat down with josh to talk about it. >> it is fair to say oscar winner christian bale is having a good month. he has not one, but two oscar buzz-worthy films. "out of the furnace" and "american hustle," his second go around with "the fighter" director, david o. russell. it just opened this week. it means more christian bale to love, figuratively and literally. take a look. >> i feel like we have a secret, just the two of us. you know, like that thing when you just want to be with one person all the time? you feel like the

. >> sriracha. >> yeah. >> everything tastes good. >> we catch that. >> frequently instagram's baby who>> who's ahead? bianna's ahead. we're told bianna is ahead. >> i had three. i was right. i have three correct. >> more. >> the control room -- >> i know i have three right. >> this celebrity strong enough, hint, to be a queen of twitter. >> katy perry. >> cher. she has great emoji. >> write it down. what cat did not make the most important cats of 2013? true or false? >> false. >> got a chance. >> true. >> most important cat. >> amy robach is sharp. >> the most important cat of 2013, is cat dressed like a shark, riding a roomba chasing a duck. >> we have a tie. we have a tie. how often does that happen on "good morning america"? i can see -- >> it's tied between whom? >> drumroll, please. how about some bells? tied for first place, amy robach and bianna golodryga. the highlight reel tonight on "world news." thanks, ryan. thanks so much. happy new year and 2014. you can share the trophy with ginger and rachel. we'll be back as the party continues here on "good morning america." [ cheers

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