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. >> why the company ticketmaster is now accused of running a secret ticket scalping project. >> and they're making a run for the playoffs, but the stands are still kind of empty, what's the oakland a's team saying now about their poor attendance? can we transpose this? thu0326 - at the chaffee zoo.. rp stating that the man broke into the lion den.. and the lion currently h . >>> a strange story out of the central valley, a man was attacked by a lion last night at the fresno zoo. >> the man broke into the lion den and the lion currently has the subject. >> security guards heard him screaming for help just past 11:00 last night. he claims he was chased into the zoo and the lion grabbed his big toe when he was climbing a fence in front of the exhibit. police say to get close to the lion enclosure he would have had to scale a number of barriers. >> he did have to jump over a fence that has a no trespassing sign and climbed over the barbed wire on top of it to get into the zoo itself. >> the man suffered only minor injuries. authorities believe he was under the influence and he will be c

ticketmaster has responded to the allegations..."it is categorically untrue that ticketmaster has any program in place to enable resellers to acquire large volumes of tickets at the expensive of consumers. ticketmaster has also said they are conducting an internal review of its professional reseller accounts and employee practices. (jr stone) next at 5:30... deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is accused of suggesting removing president trump from office. why the president's allies are urging him áánot to fire rosenstein over the allegations. my name is chris hughes and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communiti

ticketmaster would then take a cut of the profits ticketmaster has not yet commented about the investigation. >>> a new study from uc berkeley and the california housing partnership is looking at gentrification. >> it finds it heavy concentrations of highly paid workers in parts of the bay area great pockets of poverty and racial segregation. bar tal researchers. >> reporter: the study shows the disproportionately african americans and other people of color are being pushed out of san francisco, oakland, and other places where the booming economy is causing housing prices to skyrocket. >> low income people of color are getting displaced from long- standing communities of color and often being pushed to new areas of segregation and high poverty often on the urban periphery. east contra costa county, southern alameda county, hayward, and so on. >> reporter: the study says numerous other things. the number of people of . peop have a far greater difficulties finding new housing. far more than displaced whites who have much wider ranchers of housing choices available to them simply because they a

journalists in toronto who ran an undercover investigation say ticketmaster recruits scalpers to buy millions of concert tickets and those are then resold on the company's platform called trade desk. ticketmaster reportedly collects fees both from the sale and resale and then changes their prices based on demand. in response ticketmaster said it does not own the tickets sold nor does it control pricing. >>> another major airline is raising baggage fees. delta will now charge $30 for the first bag you check, $40 for the second bag. this brings delta in line with recent fee increases at united and jetblue. >>> expect to see a lot more stores in the future without cashiers. amazon is reportedly planning to open 3,000 amazon go stores by 2021. right now it only operates three stores, two in seattle, one in chicago. customers scan their amazon go app as they walk in, pick up what they want and walk out. >>> well, it's been called the most coveted gig of the year. the super bowl halftime show and now we know who is playing it. ♪ look at my eyes and i own you with the moves like jagger ♪ ♪

ticketmaster has any program in place to enable resellers to acquire large volumes of tickets at the expense of consumers. as for the employee in the undercover video, the company says, "we do not condone the statement made by the employee as the conduct described clearly violates our terms of service." ticketmaster says it has already started an internal review. >>> hundreds of hollywood's most iconic movie props hit the auction block today including items from star wars and forrest gump. chris martinez shows us the record setting winning bids. >> reporter: more than 600 film and tv props went up for sale in london. harrison ford's famous fedora sold for more than a half million dollars setting a new record for indiana jones' memorabilia. >> you know raiders of the lost ark when he's in the well of souls, that's the hat he's wearing. >> reporter: another iconic hat made famous by ford was up for bid, hans solo's jacket worn in the empire strikes back expected to bring in more than $1 million. >> we only discovered this a few years ago hanging in the wardrobe rails in a costume renta

i have a gentleman who has over 200 ticketmaster accounts. >> ticketmaster makes a fee., cbc analyzed ticket sales for a bruno mars concert and calculated that ticketmaster can make up to $658,000 in fees, half of that coming from scalped tickets. >> i'm hoping from an investigation like this we are really bringing transparency so that people can look at this and ask whether this is right, moral, ethical, legal. >> in a statement to the toronto star and cbc, ticketmaster says in part that it offers a safe and fair place for fans to shop, buy and sell tickets and that it operates at marketplace more transparently and securely than any other. ticketmaster and it's parent company live nation have not returned our own requests for comment. norra? >> thank you. i've never bought a particularet from a scalper. >> people are upset about ticket prices already and this is not going help. it is so hard to get tickets as it is to concerts in demand and to trust who you're buying from. >> up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including how the '90s sports comedy hit "spa

how has ticketmaster responded?ewers how ticketmaster is making this additional fee from scalpers reselling the tickets. >> first off, they reselling th? >> right. first off, they said these reports of collusion are categorically untrue. what the investigation found based on conversations with members of the workforce with ticketmaster was there's a system called trade desk that allows you to essentially sell on tickets in so-called verified trail transactions. what they said to the reporters who talked to them were there were hundreds of people are hundreds of accounts so they could essentially avoid the restricteded limit on the number of tickets you could buy for an event. they're getting what is essentially a kickback fee from that verified resale transaction. that's the real challenge there. in terms of what this would mean for consumers, higher prices, the expectation. the company says it's begun an internal review on these practices. a bank that's been caught in a lot of inappropriate activity in recent years

. >>> and ticketmaster is denying a report that it is running a secret ticket scalping project. journalists found ticketmaster representatives appeared to purchase a platform used by scalpers. >> they are selling something called trade desk. it's a system purposefully designed for professional scalpers and can manage large inventories.. . >> they say it's untrue that they have a program in place for people o resell tickets at the expense of consumers. the company said we do not condone the statements made by the employee. it violates our terms of service. it has already started an internal review. >>> and pranks can often backfire. for two texas men, it's paying off in a big way. kenneth craig shows us how. >> they'll use the two of you in a marketing campaign. >> reporter: these two pranksters got a surprise of their own from talk show hostelen -- host sprz ellen. it began this summer when a university of houston student and his friend noticed a lack of diversity op the wall -- on the walls of mcdonalds. >> we were eating and we looked around and saw the posters around. there w

emily: there are fresh reports about a secret deal with ticketmaster and scalpers, ticketmaster has pushedn this. how do think -- what do you think about that can of behavior? how do you enjoy your own transparent relationship with customers? julia: when we think about driving trust, it is not just with event creators, but with consumers. we see about 50 million active consumers use the platform every month and being able to drive engine ofhe core growth of the eventbrite transactional platform. we certainly think that being able to extend and that trust to more and more consumers, is going to be a key ingredient of eventbrite continuing to extend its brand equity. what we have been able to show investors is that our market is really different from the head of the market that you see ticketmaster. it is a vast middle market opportunity for of creators who create their own content, so it is a slightly different business proposition. also, consumer trust is just as important. emily: do you think ai and machine learning technology will to do these sort of shady business practices, or make it

ticketmaster in hot water for reportedly hiring scalpers of their own.me, find out the musical group reportedly taking center stage during the super bowl half time show and how much is nordstrom's charging for these old sneakers? you better take a seat because it will knock you off your feet. and to our top story this half hour, florence's fallout, president trump touring the carolinas, seeing areas impacted by the deadly storm. this as we're learning that the cleanup could last years. fox news correspondent griff jenkins is live in fayetteville, north carolina as the sun is rising on that very beautiful part of the country. good morning, griff. >> reporter: it's beautiful. but it will take days, probably weeks for fayetteville get back on its feet because of the flooding in the cape fear river. this is the main bridge over the cape fear river in downtown. it flooded at record levels, 61.5 feet, the flood stage is just under 35 feet. if you look at the drone nottage that the city council gave us, it's unbelievable the damage it's done. we were able to si

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. >>> ticketmaster says allegations it is running a ticket scalping operation are untrue.ournalists in canada reported they were colluding with scalpers to collect extra fees and drive up ticket prices. ticketmaster says the conduct described in the report is a clear violation of its terms of services and it's conducting an internal review. >>> a fight worthy of a mike tyson match broke out at a sushi restaurant in houston. three women throwing punches pulling hair for nearly a minute. it finally ended in one woman's driveway where it took four officers to drag her out of her car and carry her away kicking and screaming. no word on what started that fight. >>> california is cracking down on drinking straws banning restaurants from automatically serving them. anyone who wants one will have to ask. restaurants that don't comply will get two warnings then a fine. >> okay, so this is the first weekend of fall. like it or not, time to plan your weekend i guess or costume. according to pinterest, tonya harding will be the most popular costume this year. i didn't even think of th

ticketmaster controls 80% of the event ticket market.ketmaster and a parent company were using that monopoly position to drive up prices. now the justice department is >>vestigating. etails on plans to redevelop a well travelled area in downto bethesda. a local developer hopes to build a high-rise building on old georgetown road where the bakery is currently located. >>> a rare gem stonen now display atsmithsonian. >> it's a rare gift a the museum of natural history. it comes fro brazil. it's stunning. >> it's now 5:11. >> the meat that the federal government says is making people sick acro the country and it's not the only consumer alert we're tracking. we also learned of one concerning a type of flea and tick medication that could your pets. >> free at last. a wrongfully convictedan walks out of prison after some help from some georgetown stwents. about a weather check. >> not bad weather around for today. watching a chanceew for a hours early this morning. and sundayould be on the showery side and if you're going to the mountains inst

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. >> ticketmaster controls 80% of the eventicket market. report already found them using that monopoly position to drive up. pric now the justice department is investigating. >> new details this morning on the plans to redevelop a well travelled area in downtown da beth a local developer hopes to build a high-rise on old georgetown road where the bakery is currently located. it's planning to approve the propal, a 200 unit apartment building would replace that bakery. >> a rare gem stone hidden for decades is now on display at the smithsonian. >> this is a beauty. this is a red topaz. 49 carats. a rare gem for the natural gem collection at the museum of natural history. it comes from brazil. only about 2% of topaz are of gem quality. stunning. >> pretty impressive. >> too nice to be made into a piece of jewelry. point?'s t >> to look at it and be in awe. >> okay. s >>ll ahead, a major warning before you plan tonight's dinner. >> the meat that the federal government is saying is making people sick across the country and another consumer alert

there are tickets for tonight's concert on ticketmaster. thief lost a lot, though. 675 bucks.want to show you this live picture from outside oracle arena. fans called the bts army, are already lined up. hundreds of them out there are waiting for the gates to open so they can enter the fan experience where they can then buy merchandise and take photos. doors at oracle don't actually open until 5:30. the concert doesn't start until 8:00 tonight. amy hollyfield is live at oracle, talking to fans. much more from her at 6:45 this morning. look, there are hundreds of them. >> oh, to be young and obsessed with your teenage love affair folks that you stick up on your walls. >> our idols. >> they are a youtube sensation. millions upon millions of views for each one of their videos. >> even more than the mack reena? >> i don't know about that. i would have to look that up. 400 to 500 million views. >> we are kind of clowning around but that is impressive. hope everyone has a good time. it is 54 degrees over there at oracle. a gorgeous sunrise about to develop from south beach camera. if

anyone interested in purchasing tickets has to register with ticketmaster before 10 pm this coming tuesday. there's registered can purchase tickets thursday between 10 am and 10 pm. >>> looking for a job can kie.t week's jefferson award winner. >> it is all about networking, networking, networking. >> reporter: he teaches jobseekers what he has learned when he lost his silicon valley job 17 years ago. he asked a stranger to lunch. >> i told them the reason for this was my goal was not to be alone and have lunch with someone. i have an operations background. what about you? he said he was out of a job, too. >> we started meeting every week . >> he founded the nonprofit c6 connect in 2001, a free in person and online job resource. in the first years du e n silin average of five people a week were getting jobs through them. they gather weekly at saratoga church to network, sh costs. guest speakers give job hunting tips and employers share openings. pam livingston tells how she landed a job at a startup. >> i found that opportunity because i spoke to the gentleman who stood up and said he migh

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through ticketmaster. >> that's awesome. always giving back. >> it's nice when bay area folks can come back and do that for us. it will be interesting. >>> let's jump right into this warm weather. well, not quite this morning but it's coming this afternoon. we have clear conditions, 56 degrees this morning. in fact, my first accuweather highlights, summer warmth is here. hazy sunshine. fire danger is over tonight. summer in september will continue through the accuweather seven-day forecast i put together. 85, sunnyvale. low to mid-90s in morgan hill, gilroy. 78, that's the cool spot. that's millbrae on the that philli peninsula. mid to upper 70s along the bay. 87 in san rafael to 95 in cloverdale. napa, you will hit 90. east bay shore, just about everybody in the low to mid-90s. really close in richmond and berkeley, 79 degrees. inland, 92 to about 95 degrees. house is going to be a little toasty when you get home later this evening. good news, you can open up the windows if you're comfortable doing that. temperatures in the

and ticketmaster is accused of helping drive up prices that you pay. we all hate when that happens. we'll talk to the undercover reporter who helped expose the alleged secret program, not so secret anymore! we'll see you at 7:00. that's about 10 minutes from now, michelle. can you wait? can you wait? >> i can't wait but i'm going to be forced to, gayle. all right. thank you so much. see you at 7:00. >> see you. >>> back here in the bay area, the plan to expand smart train service to windsor is moving full speed ahead. according to the "pressdemocrat," the smart board of directors approved $24 million in funding to extend the rail line north by three miles. there is one big potential roadblock if voters decide to repeal the gas tax hike in november, this project would lose a major source of funding. >>> let's talk mass transit because that's, like, the best way to go this morning, right? >> yes. definitely want to use mass transit and avoid the roads. it's been a mess out there this morning. if you are leaving, be careful. we'll start by taking a live look outside 680 at 242. we had

risk iq identified the hackers as the same group responsible for an attack on ticketmaster that affectedjune. the british airways hack affected purchases made between august 21st and september 5th. >>> i vacuum at home depot, it may be under a recall. emerson tool company is recalling more than 200,000 wet/dry vacs. these are the things that you use out in the garage. emerson says the on/off switch can become loose exposing wiring that the potentially shock the user. the orange and black vacuums were sold exclusively at home depot. they're 6 and 9 gallon models on the screen. consumers should contact emerson for free replacement parts. >>> this holiday season, amazon will deliver your christmas tree. the online retail giant says it will ship christmas trees within 10 days of being cut. they'll be bound and shipped without water. they say it shouldn't be any problem with just ten days. amazon will start taking orders in november. >> wow. that's kind of cool. >> what i want to know is will they show up in january and take the thing down? >> i'm with you. >> that's the hassle. thanks, micha

following recent bombings in manchester and paris, live nation, the entertainment company that owns ticketmasterng facial recognition that would scan your face as you enter the arena. it's the same technology that allows you to tap and tag people on facebook. facial recognition is already a fixture in daily life. recently amazon unveiled new technology in a pilot program with the orlando police department to identify criminal suspects. >> this is to enhance public safety. it's really to prevent the next tragedy. >> reporter: but in a recent test the american civil liberties union of northern california found this incorrectly matched faces of 28 members of congress to suspect's mug shots in police departments saying the false matches were disproportionately of people of color, including six members of the congressional black caucus. amazon responded in a statement saying facial recognition, apis and recognition is 80%, which is good for a broad set of general use cases, such as identifying celebrities on social media or family members who look alike in photo apps but it's not the right setting fo

ticketmaster last month now said they were closing their secondary sites.about when tickets are going on sale and where and what terms and conditions on those tickets that will try to prevent them going on to sites like viagogo. as matt pointed out, become addition and markets authority is pursuing legal action against viagogo for, amongst other things, not warning customers that its tickets didn't guarantee entry to an event. that's massive, isn't it? that all came after people who had bought tickets on the website reportedly being turned away from ed sheeran concerts. also being taken to court for potentially breaking consumer protection law, including not telling customers which seat in the venue they will be given or who was selling it, giving misleading information about the availability and popularity of tickets and failing to process refunds. still quite a lot to do. if there is incremental change this is definitely part of it. to draw an analogy, it is like if there was a ticket shop in the high street on oxford street that sold ed sheeran tickets a