hum, yuk. slurp, hum... disgusting. i'm almost done. [laughter]. slurp, slurp. i gave up eating noodles. thank you, thank you. >> sometimes notable authors come to main stage and do more than read passages from their work. they sit in a live conversation with a reporter, playwright discusses the relevancy of his work with one of his theatre critics. as part of the yearly 1 city one book event. fields questions from sm scott chauffeur. >> before writing the book you want to louisiana and did a lot of research. what reception did you get there? what obstacles did you find? well -- it depends on which decade you are talking about. i did research, actually starting in from the time i was very small. and we went back every summer even though i was born here in berkeley, as a matter of fact we went back every summer to louisiana and i was always interested and did a lot of -- um -- both formal and informal research. starting in the 50's and the 60's. and i will tell you that when i first startd that research and a lot of the research i did in that time period was i wa

up to 70 in yuk kaia. near east bay highs low to mid-60s, inland east bay, mild, low to mid-60s there up to 65 in pleasanton. and there is up to 67 in santa cruz and 70 in salinas. here is the accu-weather forecast. changes coming our way there is cold, frosty mornings, then, sunday moderating a bit and drop off, clouds thickening monday, valentine's day. rain coming in monday evening and rain continuing into tuesday and a bit of a break. more rain wednesday. the pattern we're setting up for next week. >> box of chocolates and umbrella? >> sounds good to me. >> there has been a mountain lion sighting on the peninsula tonight. two of them, in fact. >> another creature at risk in the threat of global warming. why pacific walrus is a dying breed. stay with us. >>> this just in to the abc 7 newsroom. a pair of mountain lions spotted in redwood city, sighted near the west entrance to the canada college campus. the shaefrs office reminding everyone in the area if you see a mountain lion do not approach it. try t