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right now at five, the state of san francisco schools parents pleading with the school board not to close campuses. the district's response to their concerns. >> turf war the battle over synthetic fields in one south bay city heating up again. the worries over the safety of artificial turf front and center. >> plus a spectacular sight. orcas putting on a show for whale watchers off the coast of
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monterey bay. this is my dream. i know. i'm so glad it's come true for someone else. >> if we see it one more time and it's not from you. a report from you. >> exactly. what are we doing here? good morning. on this wednesday, august 28th. >> lisa is here with us. and we're going to start with a check of our forecast. >> okay. we are in for another warm day, last warm day in our inland valleys. and there is just nothing on live doppler seven although the coastal fog. half moon bay. quarter mile visibility. so it's there and it will stay there throughout the day. 59 in fremont right now. check out los gatos, 7458 sfo and up into the north bay. we're cooler, mid 50s. there are a few patches of fog around, but overall it's going to be another sunny start and we are warmer. this morning we had our warm day yesterday about 3 to 4 degrees warmer around the bay. so as we go through the next several hours, you'll see that push slightly across over the bay, but it quickly burns back the fog and we'll see temperatures climb to the low 80s by mid-morning here. and then 70s
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around oakland, so we'll see numbers top out in the mid 90s as we get towards three 4:00 in the afternoon, maybe a few upper seconds in our inland valleys. and look at all those 80s arriving from the south bay upper 80s in san jose, 90 in santa rosa. but we'll get into more pronounced cooling as we get into your thursday. the weekend. the long holiday weekend has a bit of a twist. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. amanda. >> good morning lisa. overall, our overall map showing a quiet and calm commute across the bay area. of course, minus that typical slowdown along the altamont pass, we're seeing a major slowdown between 205 and 580 there. and then we'll take you to dublin. and if you're driving here, there is a solo crash that you'll come across, a dump truck actually hit an overhead sign in the roadwork area. so all the right lanes were already closed. and now traffic is passing only in the left lane there. and then i'll end in albany. eastbound 580 after central avenue, a two vehicle crash has moved out of the right lane to the shoulder.
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one vehicle is actually facing the wrong way, causing a minor slowdown. approaching golden gate fields there. let's get back to the desk. >> thank you. amanda. new details san francisco school leaders are laying out how they will make some tough decisions and figure out which schools to close. san francisco unified facing a financial crisis. and it doesn't have enough students to keep every school open. abc seven news reporter laura rodriguez joining us live in the studio with more on this. gloria. >> good morning. kumasi. right now, it's not clear how many schools will close, but the superintendent is set to send letters to families with the district's proposed list of closures on september 18th. ahead of last night's school board meeting, a coalition of unions protested. they're calling out the staffing shortage in the district and also demanding that state financial monitors speed up hiring. the district admits it's struggling to keep classrooms staffed and that many campuses are in poor shape. the district says it will consider how many campuses are in each area. historical inequities in neighborhoods, academic
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performance, teacher turnover and building conditions, among other factors. when deciding on those closures. >> we can better support our students, not by trying to maintain buildings, but by trying to provide in those buildings the resources that our students need. >> i am a single mom, it's exhausting to do this, to have to stand. and i woke up at 6 a.m. this morning, got the kids to school to get here so that we could show up and show how hard it is to do this work of being a parent and now having to worry about whether our school is going to be open next year. just it's not okay. >> parents angry with the closures and the teacher shortage spoke out at last night's meeting. right now, there are more than 100 teacher vacancies in the district. the district told us in a statement, quote, sfusd continues to work
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collaboratively with our fiscal advisors and labor partners to hire for vacant positions. sfusd says it will hold at least two meetings, with each potentially closing school before the board's final vote in december. the closures would take effect for the next school year. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> developing news in the east bay. police in oakland are investigating a deadly shooting outside of a dollar tree. we counted about two dozen shell casings in the parking lot on east 12th street at 25th avenue. it's about a mile from the fruitvale bart station. police say one person was shot and killed there just before four last night. they were at a tent where people could sign up for free cell phone service. police have not shared any details about a suspect. >> we're following the story of the deadly wrong-way crash that killed two people in san jose on monday. dash cam video from another driver on highway 85 shows the truck driven by a man
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from florida, shortly before it hit a tesla suv. that collision killed both people in the tesla, a 47 year old woman and a 14 year old boy. the chp says the truck was heading in the wrong direction for several minutes before the crash. the 39 year old driver truck driver remains in the hospital with major injuries. he hasn't been charged yet, but could potentially face felony manslaughter charges. the man's driving record show that he has been cited for several traffic citation infractions. excuse me, including misdemeanor careless driving. >> we've been looking at the safety and benefits of synthetic turf over the past few years, either as a drought solution or over concerns about chemicals. the debate here is pretty fierce. yesterday, santa clara county delayed a vote on a turf ban until january. the study, though supervisors received from the public health department, admits some health risks. but the conclusions are mixed. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has more on a
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similar discussion happening in the city of sunnyvale. >> these fields used to be filled with sbr rubber, which was basically ground up tires. okay. it's now filled with organic materials. >> supporters of synthetic turf want to make sure their voices are heard. on tuesday night, sunnyvale city council members considered banning artificial turf on city fields. some of the youth sports organizations are questioning what's the rush on a ban? >> and we have so many questions why was there no outreach to the people who rent these fields, who provide services on behalf of the city of sunnyvale to our residents? >> sandra todd is with sunnyvale alliance soccer club, representatives from little league softball and rugby organizations sent councilors a joint letter on why they feel synthetic turf fields add positive value. fair oaks is the city's only public park that has synthetic fields, so you can use an artificial turf field about 3 to 4 times as many hours as a
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grass field because it doesn't get damaged. advocates for artificial turf say it provides accessibility through the winter. the city closes their grass fields from december 1st to march 1st. >> maybe they're an improvement, but they're still a long way to go from safe. >> courtney jensen, co-founder of community for natural play services, is a supporter of a ban. >> today, it was like 95 degrees in sunnyvale, and i measured a piece of grass outside of the play area, and that was, i think like 80 degrees. and i went on to the field and i measured the turf, and that was between 130 and 140 degrees. >> earlier tuesday morning, the santa clara county board of supervisors decided to postpone a decision on artificial turf. opponents of abandoned sunnyvale, hope city councilors will take their time as well. santa clara county just released a great big, long report that our counselors. >> look at that. okay let's use the science and let's use current information. and let's make a really nuanced discussion. >> the supervisors will now vote
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on the issue in january in the south bay. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> oakland unified is the first school district ever to electrify its entire fleet of school busses, helping the planet and building a better bay area. >> they are dope. if i may use that word. yes. they're awesome. >> i'm glad that they thought about the environment and the kids health when he got home, he was like, mom, mom, clean, clean and i was like, they are clean. i saw that, so he was excited. >> families can track the busses through an app that tells them when the bus will arrive at their home, and when the child has been dropped off at school. the busses are owned by a company called zoom, which offsets the cost by using bus batteries to sell power to the electric company. >> former president donald trump is being indicted again for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. this time, special counsel jack smith is adjusting the charges against him. amanda, at the live desk
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with what changes now in the case? yeah, reggie. >> prosecutors issued a superseding indictment, meaning they're reworking the charges against trump. and this comes after the supreme court ruled this summer that all former presidents received special immunity for official actions. so the special counsel is removing aspects of what trump did as president from the charges, and instead is focusing on what trump did as a presidential candidate. now, the new indictment accuses trump of the same four crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the u.s, obstructing the certification of electoral votes on january 6th, and conspiracy against the right to vote and have votes counted. trump called the new indictment a, quote, direct assault on democracy. his running mate, jd vance, reacted to those changes. >> i think it's clearly an effort to try to do more election interference from jack smith. he should be ashamed of himself. and it's one of the reasons why we have to win, because he should not be anywhere near power. >> the former president denies all wrongdoing in the case. the
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new charges were filed 70 days before the election. justice department policy discourages prosecutors from filing federal charges against candidates within 60 days of an election. reggie, back to you. all right. >> thanks, amanda. former president trump says he will take part in the abc news debate with vice president kamala harris. there were some indications that he might back out. one question that remains unsettled, whether the microphones will be muted when the candidates aren't speaking. trump has said he'd like it on, but his team wants it off. the harris campaign has said it wants the mics on and so it goes. you can watch the abc news presidential debate tuesday, september 10th right here on abc seven. our coverage starts at five. the debate begins at six. >> all right. we have just a minor minor cooling trend today. maybe 2 to 4 degrees. you probably won't notice that. but as we get into your thursday, more cooling, the source of it will be an area of low pressure here that links up with the system in the pacific northwest.
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and that is going to allow for a stronger onshore flow tomorrow. as for today, it will be slightly cooler. we saw 101 yesterday in san rafael and 99 in livermore, so maybe about 97 in the hottest locations, 62 in oakland, 59 in fremont. beautiful view from our sutro tower camera. so hot again inland upper 90s for some of you. overnight, the fog will be dense at the coast and will begin to make a move across the bay. and then for labor day, we're setting up the coolest conditions and then by the actual holiday on monday, the temperatures come up, so we'll cool off and then warm up. as for your friday. this is when the numbers will be much more comfortable. but notice we're still in the low 90s here inland, some mid 80s out towards danville. so that's a big improvement. 80 around fremont and low 80s in santa rosa. by saturday not much change. the coolest day looks to be on sunday. we'll see an additional 2 to 4 degrees of cooling with more coastal fog, but we're still going to see plenty of
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sunshine away from the shoreline. here's a look at highs today, then upper 70s in oakland, still hot inland. how about that? 96 in concord, 90 in san jose. you were 95 yesterday. so that's a slight improvement up in the north bay. we'll have temperatures coming down a little bit. but as we look toward san francisco, another pleasant day, 73 in the accuweather seven day forecast shows that cooling trend and then by labor day holiday on monday, we're warmer and even warmer. then at the end of this seven day outlook into next tuesday, back to you guys. >> thanks, lisa. a milestone moment. the funding just approved to continue construction on an affordable housing project on the peninsula. >> airbnb bookings to change. you might see when you're looking for a place to stay on the platform and taking it back to the 90s, the new flip phone you can buy aimed at he
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manager. she's been a major player in the south bay for years, serving on the san jose city council and the santa clara county board of supervisors. she unsuccessfully ran for san jose mayor twice, most recently in 2022. in this new role, she returns to her home state, managing the county that includes albuquerque. >> it's very bittersweet. i don't think i actually knew exactly what that word meant until now. and, you know, and i it's something that, i'm still sort of processing, to be frank with you, because, you know, i love this place, and we've done so much to build it up, and this will always be my home. >> chavez will start her new job in november, by which point south bay voters will have elected her replacement. >> governor newsom signed two bills into law aimed at addressing the state's homeless crisis. the first law clears the path for additional emergency shelter beds by using hotels and motels. the other streamlines the process for local
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governments to permit and facilitate the construction of accessory dwelling units, or adus, throughout the state. governor newsom says the new laws will provide local governments even more tools to provide housing on the peninsula. a milestone moment for san mateo county's largest affordable housing project ever. the county board of supervisors approved a $14 million loan to continue construction at midway village in daly city's bayshore neighborhood, and we were there in 2022 as construction was underway in the first phase of that development near cow palace, 147 affordable housing units opened in may. the loan, approved yesterday, will help to pay for the construction of 111 more apartments. the county is hoping to have more than 550 affordable homes by the time this work is done. >> not exactly the way most of us want to end a vacation. getting a list of chores that we have to complete before we go home. a bill in the governor's desk is trying to add more transparency to airbnb bookings.
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this week, the state senate passed a bill that would require airbnb and other short term rental companies to disclose cleaning requirements during the booking process. if governor newsom signs the bill into law, those rules would would kick in next july. >> check this out. a site captured off the coast of monterey bay. two pods of killer whales put on quite the show over the weekend for a whale watching group. there's been an increase in orca sightings recently along the coast, and they've been closer to the shore than usual. marine biologists say the whales are likely looking for food, with a peak number of ooh, my favorite. >> this is beautiful. >> humpback whales. >> oh, the humpback whales. are you like, more than the orcas? >> i think so. okay, i shouldn't say that. >> they might hear me. >> i heard that they watch them both. yeah, you never know. >> anyway, the humpbacks are now foraging in their foraging grounds off the coast. friend, we need to book a tour. for
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real? >> why are we not there? right now? because look at this as beautiful. this is incredible. and it's right here. >> okay, i'll work on it. >> now to more proof the 90s are making a comeback. a barbie themed flip phone goes on sale soon, but it's made by the same maker of nokia. you can only make calls on suntex. there are no apps. hmd global says it's a good way for people to detox from social media. keep in mind you have to text on a t9 keyboard. do any of you even know what that means? that means that if you're going to spell out something, you have to hit all the letters you know? that takes us back. it includes a flash camera to achieve the early digital camera look. you can preorder it on september 23rd. it's just $129. >> it's cute to. >> you know what? just going through the stress of the texts like a, b, c a i forgot the
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apostrophe are starting over. >> go back. >> it makes you think those days. >> do you need to send it? that's true. what needs to be sent? what needs to be said? >> does it need to be said? >> exactly. >> yeah. >> that's true. >> all right, well, we have a pretty nice day out there. you know, if you headed to the beach any of the past few days, you were fogged in. it was really unusual. had some sun yesterday, half moon bay. but that marine layer right along the shoreline. and once again, quarter mile visibility at the coast. and temperatures are pretty mild here. you notice some 50s, but overall we've got more 60s from livermore at 62 and temperatures in the upper 60s from san jose, looking at upper elevations, a lot hotter than that, where we have low relative humidity and very warm conditions. so starting out with very little wind and then by noontime it picks up to about 10 to 20 miles an hour. and then by the afternoon that sea breeze is with us. this will allow for perhaps 2 to 5 degrees of
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temperatures coming down a little bit. so instead of that 95 in san jose, about 90 today, but plenty of mid and upper seconds. so that's still a warm day for you in the south bay. 74 in santa cruz on the peninsula, it was 95 yesterday in redwood city thinking that sea breeze will allow for those upper 80s today, 83, in los altos and right along the coast there a mix of clouds and sun, so temperatures will be cooler. but in the upper 60s, 70 daly city we'll call it partly cloudy, sunny downtown 73 and up in the north bay. numbers coming down here just a little bit. it's still going to be warm, but we had 101 yesterday in san rafael, 96 in santa rosa. so perhaps not quite as toasty there. 93 sonoma and on the bay shore here, upper 70s in oakland, union city, a hot day at 8688, in castro valley and we were about 99 in livermore yesterday. 97 today. little change. still warm to hot for you, 98 in brentwood and san
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ramon. 93. so the accuweather seven day forecast looking at temperatures coming down tomorrow by about five degrees. another six degrees of cooling on friday. saturday should be the coolest day or sunday. and then as we get into labor day, turning things around warmer and then warmer still into next tuesday. back to you. >> thank you lisa. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> beep baseball. the tech that allows people who are visually impaired to compete on the field. >> and a live look outside right is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers.
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decisions to figure out which schools to close. the district admits to having staffing issues and poor campus facilities. it's not clear how many schools could close next year. >> number four former president donald trump is facing a new indictment over his efforts to undo the 2020 election. the indictment keeps the same criminal charges, but revises the allegations following a supreme court ruling this summer granting broad immunity to former presidents. >> number five get set for another hot day inland. the fog is going to stay at the shoreline, but temperatures once again in the mid to upper 90s inland. >> number six, we'll take you to oakland. northbound 880 before fifth avenue. you'll see fire crews are on scene blocking the right lane there. and the fifth avenue offramp, because a car is on fire on the shoulder, there is heavy traffic backed up to 23rd avenue speeds down to 15mph. take international boulevard to avoid delays. >> number seven apple is cutting another 100 jobs. the layoffs
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mainly affect employees associated with the apple books app and the apple bookstore. >> in today's gma first look, the parents of an 18 year old car crash victim in michigan are pushing for the driver's mother to be charged. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally. reporter in this morning's gma first look. >> searching for accountability. >> our. every day we wake up in shock and disbelief that our beloved flint is gone. >> the parents of 18 year old flynn mackrell, who was killed in a high speed crash in michigan, speaking out to gma, pushing authorities to charge the mother of the driver. after an investigation report obtained by abc news states the teen had an app that shows how fast a car is going. the report states his mother repeatedly texted him in the weeks and months before the crash to stop speeding, and a reasonable person would have done something very, very simple. >> they would have taken the keys away. >> the teen driver was charged
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with second degree murder. pleading not guilty and coming up at 7 a.m. we'll have more on what this case could mean for parents everywhere. with your gma first look, i'm rhiannon ally abc news, new york. >> a high tech baseball is helping visually impaired people play a game called beep baseball. and they are using it to hear using their hearing to play the game. dozens of teams across the country compete and beat baseball. the sport has been around since the 1970s. the baseball actually beeps, so players can hear and detect where the ball is headed. wow everyone, regardless of their vision level, wears a blindfold and steps up to the plate. >> we out here running, hitting, fielding and feeling free like everyone else and it's very competitive. we are here to teach people and have people learn that whatever you want to do, you can do. >> volunteers help to coach, pitch and guide players through games and practices. >> that is fascinating. i once
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did a story about an easter egg hunt that was for the visually impaired, and so they had beeping eggs. >> oh that's cool. >> yeah, but this takes that to a whole new level, really. coming up at 530, an iconic san francisco restaurant returning to its original space when the slanted door is expected to reopen. >> and let's take a live look outside right now at 527. we'll be
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now at 530, another at&t outage. what the company is blaming for this latest disruption that left some customers without service for hours, door to door inspections. >> crews in the east bay on the hunt for an invasive mosquito. what you need to know about the danger it carries. >> and a good update. bridal boutique to the rescue of bride to be's dress disappeared after the shop she bought it from suddenly closed the store that stepped up to help her before
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her big day. >> yes, and here we go, wrangling this angry alligator. a police officer's brave action to get the animal off somebodys okay. ooh. okay off the front porch. >> see? >> is this what it's like in florida? on a daily basis? is this how you live? potentially. >> be okay. this has never happened to me personally. >> in my mind, your family is always out wrangling alligators. >> either come in or get out. like if you decide iguanas falling from the trees, there are a lot of iguanas. see? good morning. it's wednesday, august 27th. >> let's do a check on the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> yeah, she is just not fazed. i love that. all right good morning everybody. we've got mild numbers from san jose to los gatos upper 60s to mid 70s. but temperatures have cooled down in the north bay. still clear though. 55 sonoma. 56 santa rosa. the fog is patchy along the shoreline. it's not going to make much of an impact across the bay, but we are expecting another warm to hot day inland. already we're warmer
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3 to 4 degrees warmer. don't think we're going to see that 101 in san rafael today. we will see the numbers in the upper 90s. this is 5:00. cooling back to the mid 90s and we'll get a few clouds around the bay later on tonight. so it will be cooler as we get into your thursday. today though, the hottest weather once again inland with that sea breeze in the afternoon allowing for temperatures to feel a little bit better around the dinner hour, but still well above average. anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees above average today inland and around the bay. and then we will be looking at that cooling trend getting more pronounced thursday into friday and part of the long holiday weekend. good morning amanda. >> good morning lisa. we're start with a live look at the golden gate. there is a dense fog advisory in effect there. so you're being asked to drive with caution. our overall map showing an otherwise clear and calm commute across the bay area. this is that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. but i will take you into oakland. northbound 880 before fifth avenue. you'll notice fire crews
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are on scene there, blocking the right lane there. and the fifth avenue offramp because of a car on fire on the shoulder, we are seeing heavy traffic backed up to 23rd avenue with speeds down to 16mph in the area. take international boulevard to avoid those delays. now, i'm also tracking a major outage for at&t customers. if you were trying to make calls or send messages yesterday evening but did not have service, you are not alone. at&t customers in california and other parts of the country had their service cut off for up to eight hours yesterday. the company says it has since resolved a software issue that disrupted wireless services, including right here in the bay area. san jose police and pinole police departments said the outage affected 9-1-1 calls. at&t released a statement after the outage. it read, quote, we we've resolved a software issue that disrupted the ability of a limited number of our customers to connect to our wireless network. we apologize for the inconvenience and we appreciate
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our customers patience. that's the end of their quote. the outage came one day after the fcc announced a $950,000 settlement with the carrier. that investigation surrounds whether at&t violated fcc rules by failing to deliver 9-1-1 calls and timely notify 911 call centers during an outage last year. back to you at the desk, amanda. >> thank you. new details san francisco school leaders are laying out how they're going to make some tough decisions and figure out which schools to close. sfusd is facing a financial crisis that includes just not having enough students to fill the schools. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live with more on last night's board of education meeting. >> good morning reggie. the district did not share the school closure plan last night. that will be done on september 18th. but the district did talk about the process it will use to decide which schools will close. sfusd says it will consider how many campuses are in each area. historical inequities in neighborhoods, academic performance, teacher turnover
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and building conditions, among other factors. a coalition of unions protested before the meeting. they're calling out the staffing shortage in the district and also demanding that state financial monitors speed up hiring. currently, there are more than 100 teacher vacancies in the district, and the district says they're working with fiscal advisers and labor partners to hire for vacant positions. some parents and community members pushed back against the proposed closures at last night's meeting. >> and i don't think that school closures are going to fix this issue at all. it's only going to inflame it. we're going to just see our schools balloon in numbers. it's going to stress out our staff. >> we need to have school sizes that allow for us to have predictable resources at our school. we do want to use our buildings. we've invested millions of dollars into, you know, upgrading some facilities that we want our students to take advantage of that. and we're asking our community, that's district superintendent matt wayne. >> he says they can better support their students, not by
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trying to maintain buildings, but by trying to provide the resources that students need in those buildings. sfusd says it will hold at least two meetings, with each potentially closing school before the school board's final vote in december. the closures would take effect for the next school year. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria in the east bay county, crews are going door to door on the hunt for a dangerous mosquito. officials in contra costa county say they found an 8-80 aegypti mosquito in a trap in north concord. the invasive bugs haven't been recorded in the county in two years. now they tend to bite people during the day, and they can transmit diseases like zika. yellow fever and dengue fever. crews will be going door to door in north concord in that area to look for more signs of these mosquitoes. now, on the other side of the country, a man in new hampshire has died from a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes. the man tested positive for the severe central
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nervous system disease known as triple e this year. the cdc has found cases in five states. >> berkeley police say they arrested the gunman who shot and killed a man inside a shelter for the unhoused. this happened sunday inside ursula sherman village on harrison street, close to target off of 580. shelter residents told us a man who lived there was shot in his room. police found the suspected shooter in a parked car tuesday morning and arrested him. officers found guns and ammunition inside the 67 year old's car. the suspect is now in jail, being held without bail. the motive is still under investigation. >> hundreds of united airlines flight attendants are set to protest today at sfo. they will be holding a demonstration as their union reveals the results of a strike authorization vote. 28,000 united flight attendants nationwide voted on whether to strike if an agreement on a new contract can't be reached. they are asking for a double digit base pay increase, among other
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demands. sfo is one of 20 airports across the country where united flight attendants will be setting up informal picket lines this morning as the vote results are revealed. california is launching a new campaign to combat the fentanyl crisis. this campaign by the state health department aims to better educate the public about preventing opioid related overdoses. it will include demonstrations on how to administer naloxone, also known as narcan. that's the drug that's used to reverse opioid overdoses. that announcement is set to take place this morning in sacramento. >> now to a story we've been following. some say they're seeing an improvement. one month after a curfew went into effect in san francisco's tenderloin district. the curfew was implemented in hopes of reducing crime and open air drug markets. it's only in effect for this part of the tenderloin that you see shaded in red on your screen from midnight until 5 a.m, city leaders approved a curfew in june that forces some of these businesses to close between those hours. our abc seven news
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data team sifted through police records, and our team noticed a drop in police incident reports for the month of august, compared to months before the curfew was enacted. people who live and work in the tenderloin say they are noticing a difference. >> it's getting better. it's like a little bit at a time. >> it has been very successful. i would say, for a month, because we have seen less of congregation in various parts of tenderloin. >> despite the progress, businesses impacted by the curfew say they are suffering in addition, other residents tell abc seven they want police to crack down on people selling drugs on the sidewalks and not just businesses. at liberty mutual fire insurance company to the list of insurers ending fire coverage in california. this starts next month. 17,000 policyholders will not have their home fire insurance renewed. liberty mutual says the decision is not specific to california and is not related to
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fire risk. instead, it's claiming, quote, that it's retiring the antiquated tech it uses to manage dwelling fire policies. >> the new technology that insurance companies are using, those aerial drones, the aerial images that drones are giving them, you know, ai data mining, risk scoring systems, insurers are are making business decisions because they are for profit companies. >> liberty mutual joins allstate, state farm farmers and travelers, all companies that are either dropping california policies or raising rates at a time when wildfires are only getting bigger and more destructive. homeowners affected by the change have 75 days from the time their insurance provider tells them they're not renewing. to find a new provider. >> a popular vietnamese restaurant that recently closed its doors in san francisco is coming back to the city. we're talking about the slanted door. it's reopening in the mission. that's where it first opened in
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1995. chef and owner charles fong closed the ferry building location last spring. he cited high renovation costs after the pandemic. the slanted door has locations in napa, san ramon and in france. according to sf gate, it's expected to open on valencia street in 2025. ahead, get ready to have a baja blast. the expanded service taco bell now offering. you have to go to vegas for it, though. >> here's a check on the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi there. good morning to you. looking at low clouds and fog that are really just confined to the shoreline. so otherwise it's a clear start. 65 in hayward. good morning, san jose. upper 60s. it's mild. look at los gatos at 74. upper elevations are all in the 70s with relative humidity in the teens. we've cooled down a bit in sonoma and napa. mid and upper 50s. look outside. beautiful. they're hot again inland. maybe shaving off a few degrees today. overnight the fog gets dense at the coast and it will begin that eastward trek
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across the bay. and that brings a cooldown that's going to last for part of the holiday weekend. but the actual holiday on monday will be warm. here's a look at how quick we're going to warm up in our inland valleys today. by 10:00, we'll be about 80 around livermore, upper 90s today for the afternoon high three 4:00 and then the temperatures still in the 80s by 8:00, and then dropping off into the 60s overnight. so by friday, you'll notice a significant drop in temperatures with numbers coming down at least seven degrees inland. but we'll begin to feel that tomorrow as well, with numbers down across the bay shore, whereas today will be in the mid to upper 80s. this is friday in the 70s from oakland to hayward. saturday little change. the coolest day should be sunday where highs will be just in the upper 80s. so really pleasant here with numbers still in the 60s in the fog at the shoreline. as for today, last hot day with 97 livermore upper 70s for you in oakland, 92 in santa rosa with 80s on the
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peninsula. it was 95, in redwood city. so slightly cooler today in the accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures moderate tomorrow that cooling trend through the first part of the holiday. and then by monday we're warm again. and that trend continues into next week. amanda. >> all right. thanks, lisa. traffic alert here at 542. we're taking you live to the bay bridge toll plaza, where you can see the far left and far right lanes have a bit of a backup, but not too bad. otherwise, metering lights have flipped on. it will take you about 40 minutes to get from highway four into the city of san francisco.
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investigators say the wheel was being disassembled away from any aircraft. officials say the third injured employee is still in the hospital. >> we are hearing now from residents in vallejo who are still dealing with the smell of sewage in the air. repairs are underway at the vallejo wastewater treatment plant. the smell is coming from the plant's giant bio tower. it's currently shut down for much needed repairs, so that has left the plant with just one other tank to filter all of vallejo's wastewater. >> the strength of the wastewater doesn't go down whatsoever, however, our treatment did. so we reduce our treatment by 50% and thus, you know it is what it is. >> if it's like a hot day today and the air isn't moving and you're around there, it's pretty pronounced. it's pretty pungent. >> oh, goodness. the repairs are not expected to be done until november 1st. until then, the flood district has installed misters around the tank that emit a cherry scent in an effort to make the air smell a bit better. now to a story we've
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been following. last week we told you about a bride to be. her nightmare of a wedding dress story. well, the pittsburg bridal shop where she bought her dress suddenly closed without giving her the dress. >> all with only two weeks before the wedding, dozens of viewers reached out to us after the story aired. and now that bride to be has a new wedding dress. abc seven news reporter j.r stone has that story. >> hi guys. we're at nellie's bridal boutique in south san francisco. >> akilah mongtomery is all smiles in this newly recorded video, but last week it was a different story when the bridal shop in pittsburgh, where she bought her dress many months ago, suddenly closed. the owner, nowhere to be found. before the alterations were made. all less than two weeks from akila's wedding. >> completely empty. no dresses. no nothing. >> i was just like, what is going on? i honestly thought something had happened to her. >> days after our story ran, that owner was suddenly around again. even meeting with akila,
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but without a dress and upset that the story went public. he did apologize. >> i was not told that i had to apologize to you. i what do i have to apologize to you for? >> hours later, akila was given a refund, but no dress. but that was then. and this is now. >> i wanted akila to forget about the past and the experience that she had, and i wanted to create a new experience for her at a bridal store. >> that's nellie santana of nellie's bridal boutique, one of many who saw the story and wanted to help, and did so by reaching out to both me and akila's friend, carlina. >> i got emails even this morning, still offering the dress. j.r. >> there were about three ladies. the one lady in michigan who actually upset a dress out here to me. you know, she knew it might not fit, but you know she saw the story and she said she was almost in tears. you know. >> but it was nellie's family run store in south san francisco that came through in the end
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with a dress that fits like a glove and only requires minimal alterations. >> the first dress that i pulled out, it's the it's the dress that akila loved. tried it on and we were all in tears after that. >> wow. tears? >> yes it was. it was very emotional. honestly, in the 20 years that my family has had the business and myself, i don't think i've ever experienced that emotion of the gratitude as well as the happiness. >> there are pictures of akila in the initial dress that she never got, but there are no pictures yet of her in the new designer dress that nellie gifted her free of charge. not until wedding day, which is sunday. where is the dress right now? >> it is in my hotel room. it is not going to nobody but the lady in the alteration shop. >> j.r. you know abc, all of you. all. thank you. you guys have just come through and we can't thank you enough. thank
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you for spreading the word. >> if i got anything from this, it's not to give up on humanity because there are good people. there really are good people. >> j.r. >> stone abc seven news. >> oh, i love that. taco bell expanding its services. you can now get married at the taco bell cantina on the las vegas strip. so it means your reception, dinner could potentially consist of all taco bell food and drinks. the bride and groom also get custom wedding merchandise. all brides get a taco bell sauce packet bouquet as well. you can share your special day with up to 100 guests if you book through the wedding website. the knot if you book directly through taco bell, you can have up to 25 guests for a $777 wedding package. that's for somebody you know the price is right. >> yeah. also, the location is good. i've been to this taco bell cantina. oh, yeah, this is the one i'm thinking of. it's in
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the planet hollywood area across from aria. >> is it giving, like, special? like the one in pacifica? like it has like a unique. >> it's unique. >> it's taco bell. >> you know what it's mid strip. that's a good location. >> okay. you know. >> all right. >> it's not on a beach okay. it's right next to the strip. >> okay. that's good to know. yeah $777. >> you can see like a fake showgirl. you can see a fake transformer. >> well, i mean, if you're in vegas, you can see mickey mouse. >> yeah. >> not slinky, you know, the one that's like taking off their head and smoking. >> you know exactly which one you're talking about. >> i'm done. >> all right. we got that straightened out. you know, we are looking at another hot day inland today. maybe shaving off 2 to 4 degrees because yesterday we were flirting with 100. it was 101 in san rafael was 99. in livermore. right now it is 62 in livermore with 58 in sfo, 60 palo alto. so the peninsula was
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well into the 90s. we should cool off into the upper 80s. not really cool off, but trim some temperatures down there. but tomorrow will really start the cool down. thursday 56 santa rosa 58 napa. here's a look at the low clouds and fog that have been right along the coast. and as we look at the trend for tonight, look how far they move inland by tomorrow morning, 8:00, we've got clouds in the north bay. they pull back, but you'll get that breeze. so more dramatic cooling for your thursday today, though, instead of that 95. how about 90 in san jose? 87 santa clara looking at mid 80s in sunnyvale, upper 80s for you in redwood city. so the sea breeze up to about 25 miles an hour, but still hot, still above average by 5 to 10 degrees today. millbrae that's a nice day for you at 75. mid 70s for you as well. south city a lot of sunshine downtown 73. and as you head up to the north bay it's hot. but instead of the upper 90s in santa rosa about 92
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today, looking at 93 sonoma and temperatures around napa, upper 80s the bay shore here, a mixture of upper 70s from oakland today with 81 in hercules, union city warms to 86. so it's warm here. it's hot inland again today, with 96 in concord and 97 in fairfield. so you need the ac. the pools taking breaks out there. but as we get into your thursday, friday and the first portion of the weekend, notice the temperatures will continue to slide to the upper 80s as we get into saturday, sunday, even a few degrees cooler as september begins with a mix of clouds and sun, and then labor day going in the other direction. with warmer weather into next week. so today, looking like that last real hot day out there, back to you. >> thanks, lisa. just ahead, improving your levi's stadium experience. the upgrades you'll notice as the venue gears up to host two major events in 2026 a live look
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upgrades are in the works. all the improvements are expected to be done by the time the 2025 football season rolls around, ahead of two major events. the stadium is hosting super bowl 60 in february of 2026, then the world cup that summer. the wi-fi is going to get upgraded, there'll be new video boards that will be the largest 4k displays in the nfl. new stadium lights, new patio bars and the suites are getting a renovation after ten years. >> levi's stadium has been a great facility for so many, but we want to continue to stay relevant here. whether it's technology, whether it's just the look and feel we want people to come back and we want them to
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remember levi's stadium. >> $180 million of the funding comes from the 40 niners santa clara stadium authority contributes the other 20 million. >> imagine an angry alligator guarding your front door. body camera video shows the moments a lieutenant wrangled a hissing alligator on a family's front porch in waterfront. >> i know it's not florida, it's texas. just saying >> oh, goodness. this lieutenant so the alligator, as you can see, hissed at him several times, and he just grabbed the alligator by the neck and walked off the porch. police posted the video saying you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy. >> no no, no. >> i mean, it's not that big of an alligator. >> no, but the teeth, that would still really hurt because do you
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think you could get the teeth off of your arm? >> likely, no. >> right. i just like everybody in the video is, like, real calm. they're like, okay, can you take it? >> get it. >> good for them. i don't have the constitution. >> new at six. a new home for one of the bay area's biggest events and data just revealed, giving hope for san francisco's recovery. >> we're going to look at foot traffic i love you. [vo]: and bravery. you got this. [vo]: all in the life... i love you. [vo]: of a child. starlight exists to bring happiness to hospitalized children when they need it most. because happiness matters.
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