she had trouble with ticketmaster, concert ticketmaster, $200 to the concert a month before the big show she had a conflict and could not go. she planned to sell the tickets. no big deal but ticketmaster said no the resell is not available. debbie called us for help. ticketmaster told us that the event promoter decides whether the resale is allowed. ticketmaster then did something it did not have to do, canceling the order giving her a courtesy refund putting $159 into her account. the lesson is whenever you are shopping for any event ticket, you have to read the terms and conditions, the fine print. especially if you are on the fence and you think you might need to sell them later on. fair warning, the restrictions that you read today may not apply tomorrow. when we read the fine print at ticketmaster the website said fan to fan resale may be removed at any time of the event organizer's discretion. if you have hit a sour note with customer service maybe we can help straighten it out, go to nbcbayarea.com and then click on response from the main menu. attach your concert ticket images or

ticketmaster told us event promoters decide whether resales are allowed.tmaster did something it didn't have to, canceled debbie's order and gave her a courtesy refund that is $159.90 back in her account. the lesson here is any time that you are shopping for concert tickets or any tickets for that matter, you really do need to check the terms especially if you are on the fence and think you might need to sell them later on. fair warning though, the restrictions you read today might not apply tomorrow. for example, look at what we found on the ticketmaster website, it says "fan-to-fan resale may be removed at any time at the event organizer's discretion." if you've hit a sour note with customer service, maybe our folks can help straight continue out. go to nbcbayarea.com, click the "responds" option from the main menu or give us a call. the number is 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. >>> with the bay area's back-to-school season now well under way, google is releasing its mbe you're wonderingss wha? old school pencil sharpeners are the most searched item. who

ticketmaster is also kicking off this collaboration, tickets and tiktok.buy ticket -- concert tickets on the social media plot warm. this means it gets to utilize tiktok's recommendation fee to precisely reach fans. music has always been a key element of the app but the move could be a greater dive into the industry itself. last month, it's parent company got the trademark tiktok music described as a platform to purchase, play and share music. next, a major change to your facebook feed that might make you shop a little less. reggie: and he is one of the most iconic disney characters ever now being made into stem form. jobina: plus, business is booming at jack london square. a big makeover. several new restaurants opening this year and next. reggie: a live look outside. flex alert! flex alert! a power outage is looming. that's just alert, he's always getting worked up about something. flex alerts notify us of preventable power outages. that way we always know when to help stop one. okay, flex, just drop some knowledge on me again. oh okay, i will. i'll turn

last week, ticketmaster teamed up with tiktok to do it. now spotify is selling concert tickets.an see a couple local ones. i guess there is a show coming up in santa cruz. kumasi: a thank you note from one queen to another, beyonce is calling madonna a genius and a touching tribute with a "break my soul" collapse -- collab. kumasi: you needkumasi: to the whole thing. these are flowers that she to madonna. madonna shared at the pictures on instagram. beyonce's note said thank you, clean. i am so grateful for you. masterpiece genius. thank you for allowing me to sing in your song and thank you for naming the remix. love always and forever, bee. jobina: spencer, i forgot to play you the song in the commercial break. spencer: it is ok. i like to see the modern stars paying tribute to the oldies. reggie: a contemporary star? kumasi: you know reggie loves madonna. spencer: a preceding star. jobina: he did not say falling star. reggie: ok. ok. queen recognize queen. spencer: there you go. reggie: [laughter] spencer: onto the weather now. wind conditions -- [laughter] 27 miles per hour

reggie: ticketmaster is kicking off this collaboration, tickets and tiktok.hase conc plaor ecels alwayseey element of the app, but this could be a deeper dive into the industry itself. last week, they got the trademark to share music. jobina: the new pc cases on the market and it combines your computer and an aquarium. this is huge. it's a fish tank on the top that can hold about three and a half gallons of water. the company behind this is called metal fish. they hope it will make people feel calm and relaxed. it costs $75 and includes a pump, filter and oxygenate her, which is powered by the usb. i believe the laptop goes on the bottom. that is dangerous. one crack and you are done. reggie: i do not understand this at all. why would i want this? why wouldn't you just want an aquarium next to the computer? jobina: not attached. ♪ i mean, the water damage. i do not know about you, but i have had some moments. reggie: i want this to go on shark tank and i want them to absolutely destroy it. jobina: what if they had a baby shark in the tank? bring it all togeth

ticketmaster ticketmaster is emailing fans with the details on their seats for the show. the change is due to overwhelming demand. i think a lot of people are excited they they are getting back out there and doing shows, but who does not love alicia keys? >> so true. >> imagine buying a ticket for one seat thinking it's going to be the best, and they push it back a little bit. that's what i would be concerned about . >> i'm worried about those people who's trying to get tickets to one of those shows. does that mean we have more availability and some of what you don't have tickets might be able to get in? that is my hope, hope, fingers crossed. >> i think we should look that up. >> see when those tickets are released . > >> snoop dogg is getting into the breakfast the biz. he is coming out with a new serial. [c ] drop it like it's hot, drop it like it's hot. [ music ] some appear >> snoopers outwit snoop loopz. it was part of the line cofounded by rapper master p. it it helps different charities, including door of hope, which supports the homeless community. >> are we goin

ticked talk is going to do an e- commerce and its video and teaming up with ticketmaster. musicians, comedians, sports teams and venues can search for rapid light events and link them on their videos. the feature is open to select creators for now. the list includes demi lovato, usher, the backstreet boys and wwe. a link will appear above the creators username on a video opening browser within the app where you can buy the tickets. i imagine they will start off with those guys and working their way up. you open it up they will crash that thing. >> thank you. >>> fighting climate change. the partnership scientists are the partnership scientists are developing with companies to tliving with metastatic breast dcancer means being relentless. because every day matters. and having more of them is possible with verzenio. the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopause status. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may

ticketmaster now responding. >>> later the backlash over a tourism ad encouraging women of all sizes and shapes to hit the beach. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> i'm andrea fujii in for mona. we'll get to the extreme weather in the forecast in just a moment but we begin with the fallout from that surprising vote to uphold abortion rights in kansas. >> the vote is having implications far beyond kansas. top democrats and republicans alike are now weighing in on what this could mean for the midterm elections and republicans' chances of taking control of congress. abc's em nguyen has more from washington. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. democrats hope what happened in kansas will shape the midterm election this fall but many republicans do not see it that way. this morning, republicans are warning against drawing conclusions after the commanding victory for abortion rights in kansas. >> i was absolutely surprised and i have no explanation and again it was just a gut punch. that's all i can tell you. >> reporter: voters in traditionally conservativ

. >> tickets go on sale on ticketmaster starting at 10:00. you will be able to watch that event in all its glory on be inning's peacock streaming service. >> i remember jimmy hart when i was a kid, we used to show wrestling on memphis television saturday mornings. >> saturday mornings cartoons and then wrestling. >>> 49er faithful are you ready to kick off a brand new chapter. we're live as the niners get ready for the first preseason game. we'll talk about the stars we're keeping an eye on and the drama before the game begins. stick around. >>> the department filed a motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president's public confirmation of the search. >> right now at 5:00, unsealing the warrant. attorney general merrick garland speaking about the fbi's raid to trump's mar-a-lago home. the reason he believes some of the details should be made public as new details emerge about the sensitive information agents may have been looking for. >>> new concerns in the north bay, the bacterium causing legionnaire's disease

well it is 7, 49 , tiktok and ticketmaster. they're working together on a new project for the site, and it's kind of like back to school shopping. but for techies, analysts call it. gadget season cook back in studio with this in dollars and cents, headed down a rabbit hole at my desk because you start reading these gadgets . there's a lot of cool things coming out. august has become a month when some of the big names in tech unveiled their new cool gadgets next week, samsung is expected to show off new foldable phones, apples working on the launch of full or new iphones and, according to bloomberg, a new, rugged apple watch and google, reportedly working on its first smartwatch , so we'll keep an eye on those tech stocks have rallied so far this week. but as that opening bell rang this morning stocks dropped a bit no big huge losses after those big gains yesterday as we take a live look at the big board, they were, they were cheering the opening bell this morning, but the markets are down across the board the indexes the dow jo

. >> the moment she announced at 6:00 in the morning i was on ticketmaster and i thought they were 100 or so, reasonable and then by that evening to ask who wants to go with me it had skyrocketed to $300 or something. >> it is definitely worth it. truck that group of women you just heard from tell me they did not decide to come to the u.s. open until she had announced her retirement and of course they paid a premium for their tickets. other things have gotten more expensive as well. this is the signature cocktail and this year it is $22, up 10% from last year. >> it is $22. >> no matter what happens tonight, certainly not the last we will see her play, right? >> reporter: that is right. serena and venus will be playing together in a doubles tournament later this week and they have not played in a grand slam since the french open in 2018. >>> beer, tobacco, and whip cream canisters. if you live in new york and you are under 21, you can't by any of those and the 21 and up age limit in effect since last november but stores across the state are enforcing it today. kids have been getting hi

tickets go on sale on ticketmaster starting at 10:00. watch that event in all its glory on nbc's peacock streaming service. that should be a fun one. >>> right now at 6:00, unsealing the warrants. >> the department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president's public confirmation of the search. >> attorney general merrick garland speaks out about the fbi's raid of president trump's mar-a-lago residence. the reason he believes some of the details should be made public, as new details emerge about what sensitive information agents might have been looking for. >>> and preventing an outbreak in the north bay, the bacteria causing legionnaire's disease traced to two new locations. what health leaders are doing to contain it. >>> the 49ers kick off their first preseason game tonight at levi's stadium with a new starting quarterback, trey lance, and the prospects for the team this season. this is "today in the bay." >>> here we go, friday morning, and the team is here this morning to get you through

you can blame ticketmaster there. basically a monopoly in the concert industry. pearl jam tried to ban them years go around them to other venues that serve and program joined call a a they need each other, so to speak. but $4,000 for the boss who has been on tour and 6 years, the dell tickets were going for 40,000 recently on $40,000. but those were scout. this is dynamic pricing. and there's some wealthy people are willing to pay it. it's just insane. it's only about 12% of the tickets but it keeps the tickets out of the scalpers hands. it's tough so it just gives artists more money. so you're paying 4,000. see, bruce? all right. the happy knowing that staff and his tory people are getting most of that money not to contest or i all right, rob, that's a tough story, isn't it is a tough story. >> thank you, rob, as always. we'll chat with you again. i'm not tomorrow, but next week and get your questions and comments in now so that he can talk about it, facebook, twitter or reach him on those handles there or email directly. rob rob, like dot directly. rob rob, lik

the music service is reportedly partnering with ticketmaster and event bright to sell tickets through live events feed. they sell tickets on behalf of a third party and the streaming service will charge a booking fee you'll see during checkout. >> of course, another fee. >> another fee. new this morning, high-tech firm in the east bay is looking to put planes into the sky without pilots the same way some car companies are working on cars without drivers. so this comings at a critical time amid the ongoing pilot shortage. >> faa issued about 6,500 pilot licenses each year, but one government estimates that a shortfall of 8,000-plus pilots will happen in the next decade. "today in the bay's" scott mcgrew went to the concord airport to check out x wing. >> reporter: mission control is a one-room office in the second floor of a hangar at buchanan field. down below, technicians double-check the sensors that will allow this cessna caravan to take to the skies all by itself. planes like this one are used every day to transport cargo and people to small communities all over the united states,

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