live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. a lot of berkeley workers are making more money today than they made yesterday. the city's new minimum wage increases kicks in on the first day of october. berkeley wage increase today is just the first in a series of approved hikes. amy hollyfield joins us from berkeley with the details and reaction. amy? >> yes, some of the business owners on college avenue, small shops, say they are not big box stores but they feel like they are being treated that way. some workers are feeling pretty

happy. luiz made $9.50 an hour working the overnight shift at 7-eleven and now he makes $10 because of the minimum wage increase. >> looking forward to it. more money in my pocket. the more i can pay child support and the more i can have left over. >> he is grateful the city council voted to help people like him but it is hard to stretch $10 an hour in the bay area. >> taxes are going up, everything is going up, and $10 isn't as much as it used to be, back in the day. >> small business owners say this is not a burden they can handle. >> i understand that people need to make a living wage and we do agree with that. we all need to make a living. but the small businesses are also struggling to make a living. >> her small shop cannot absorb the cost and she will have to some of it on to the customers.

>> why aren't we has been at what is available in terms of reasonable housing for people? >> it should be more $20 something an hour. >> crown leaders in berkeley are not done. >> if you look the at bay area it is hard to make an argument that business is not booming and workers should share, those who wait tables and clean the streets and do task that make this a great place to live deserve to make a minimum wage. >> berkeley is not stopping at ten. they will go to $11 in a year. the next year up to $12.50. the union would like to get $15 minimum wage on the ballot. firefighters in vallejo called to a blaze at a home if vallejo this morning at 8:30 at a house on gleeson avenue and

12th spreading to three buildings before firefighters could put it out. firefighters say it took a while to get through the property because the person has so much stuff stacked inside. unfortunately, a cat did not survive. the cause is "under investigation." police are investigating a deadly shooting outside an oakland night club. at 1:15 a 27-year-old got into a fight with another person in the area of 11th and clay or at some point the second person pulled a gun and shot the victim in the stomach where he died. the suspect got away. police are reviewing the footage for more information. lawmakers in the bay area are celebrating the signing of a bill cracking down on the testing of rape kits. the governor signed the bill yesterday and police have 20 days to collect evidence in a rape case and send it to the laboratory. the laboratory has four months to process the rape kit and enter it into a national

database. one survivor waited 2 1/2 years for her evidence to be tested. she wrote a lay and contacted the abc 7 team which launched an investigation. >> my case was repeatedly mishandled at san francisco police department. influence working and performing this, it has gotten the attention of the san francisco police department and working with hole -- local law enforcement especially the producer at abc7. >> this comes after we discovered thousands of untested rape kits sitting on shelves. >> a ten-year-old girl died from complications of a virus affecting children. foils in rhode island say she died last week of a staff infection sorried with enterovirus d-68 a very rare combination. the illness began with cold-like

symptoms and shortness of breath. >> her parents did not think much of it. they took her to the hospital. by the time she got to the hop it fell apart. very quickly. in 24 hours. >> the centers for disease control say the virus has been confirmed in 472 people and more than 40 states. so far, no deaths attributed only to the virus. the virus has spread quickly. doctors say this are three things to protect yourself: wash your hands, get a flu shop and if you are sick stay home and see a doctor. >> we are lending that several members in of a family could have been spoked to the man with the first case of ebola virus diagnosed in the united states the governor of texas said schoolchildren have come in contact and the victim remains in serious condition. it is the first case of endiagnosed on united states soil. the infected patient being treated in isolation at this

dallas hospital. officials have identified the apartment complex where the facial -- staying and 12 to 18 people he came in contact with after being infected. flee first responders who rushed the patient to the hospital were released from quarantine and sent home after testing negative for ebola virus. they and others who could be at risk will watched closely for three weeks. next governor and officials spoke. >> we learned that some school-age children have been identified at having had contact with the patient. they now are monitored at home for any sign of the disease. >> man left liberia september 19 already infected with the disease but not contagious. >> that was four or five daze before he had the first symptoms and with ebola virus you are not infectious until you have symptoms. he we landed on the 20 and showed simple toms the 24 the the he came to the hospital on

his own but the illness did not seem unusual and they sent him home. on the 28th he was rushed back to the hospital and two days hear on tuesday he tested positive for ebola virus. our chief medical editor reporting from the front lines for the second time says that everyone would flies out of that country is thoroughly screened. >> the man in texas shows even when you do the right things infected people can slip through. the centers for disease control will not release the flight's plan because the parent was not sick while he was traveling and posed no risk to people on the flight. today, two men vying to become the next mayor of san jose will face off in another debate. san jose city council member liccardo and supervisor dave cortese will have a debate tonight in san jose at 7:30. there are three more debates with the information on

abc7news.com. the san francisco giants are six hours away from the first pitch of the wild card game against the pirates. you can get the experience inside the giants ballpark. matt? fans are excited. they are nervous. they can gear up with the ads and their logo and a t-shirt that says "always october." the goal is tonight and hopefully the season does not end tonight. >> orange october is here. san francisco giants' pride runs through the city and fans home the game is not one and done. >> it does not matter to me as long as they win. >> the psychiatryants left for pittsburgh on monday leaving an empty at&t park but tonight the fans are allowed to watch the

game on the home field on the big screen. across the street from the stadium workers at a technical start-up are geared up. more excited for quitting time and optimistic of the odds of moving on. the pitcher of the pirates is the original other out was not so hot. better than any other pitchers. >> the baseball fans are on the shoulders of the giants for a win. the a's lost a heartbreaker in the wild card game. the only a's fan in the office but the surrounding fans say she is welcome to jump on to their bandwagon. >> we could use the support if you want to root for a real team. she is invited if she wears orange and black. >> not going to happen. not going to happen. sorry, guys. >> the giants are holding a wild

card wednesday rally at at&t park. ali is invited. it is free for fans. the games will be broadcast at 5:00 people on the big screen. if the giant as win tonight they have a home game on monday. someone gearing up tonight, are pint-sized fans, a one-year-old would was hand add practice ball and he would not let it go. we want to see your team spirit so e-mail us your pictures at ureport@kgo-tv.com or twitter@abc7newsbayarea. something that will keep pro democracy protesters from occupying government buildings in hong kong. >> the stories behind the colorful crosswalks that will be a local landmark. and our pete

the death toll in japan stands at 48 after the discovery of 12 more bodies after mount ontake erupted suddenly on saturday engulfing roughly 250 hikers in ash and smoke. most were safe but many were trapped in lodges. the victims died of suffocation and falling rocks and poisonous

gas. >> protesters say if hong kong's leader does not step down tomorrow they will step up the rallies. tens of thousands, mostly students, are disrupting business in the financial district and they want china's government to give up criminal over who runs for the top leadership position in 2017. not leader does not resign tomorrow the protesters will move inside the government building. our meteorologist is ahead with the forecast. drew? >> it is bright. it is beautiful. you are hard pressed to find a sky. we are at going of the huge warm-up across the bay area. i will let you know when the heat peeks and how hot we will get with the seven-day outlook. companies that make jeans say new technology may force them to make the pockets bigger. >> rachel ray surprises a have fan in san francisco: the bay area mom says rachel inspired her to make a difference in the

face of personal trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce

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covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. workers are putting the finishing towns to a rainbow crosswalk in san francisco's castro this morning part of an $8 million project to improve the neighborhood. the sidewalks are, widened and repaved and new lights are added and trees are planned loan the street. it will be the home of the rainbow honor walk with plaques from lesbian and gays and transgender heroins.

>> your pant pocket could be bigger to accommodate the new iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus because they can end up bending when jammed into the shawl pockets of skinny jeans so levi and american eagle are working with design teams to make the jeans more technical friendly. a retailer is looking ways to make the clothes compatible. >> i was never sure about the skinny jeans. anyway...how is it looking outside at&t park in the distance? our meteorologist is outside. drew? you probably ditch the jeans you will need the shorts and short looks because we are on the way to a huge warm-up. you will see nothing but cleary skies and live doppler hd is going to have some rest. the big story is not

precipitation but warmth. you look at san francisco's almanac for october 1, usually the high is 72. by halloween, in the upper 60. we will be ten degrees better than that today. downtown san francisco is soaked in sunshine and we are already doing better than the average high and it is only 11 o'clock a.m. and oakland and morgan hill and half moon bay, everyone is in the 70's and another shot looking at sausalito and the bay bridge in the background. napa is the low 80's, but concord and livermore, all in the upper 70's. our bay bridge camera at at&t park you can go this for free tonight to watch the giants take on the pirates in pittsburgh starting at 5:00. there is a major warm-up starting today and near triple digit inland on thursday, friday, and saturday and all the warmth obviously increases our fire danger so the satellite

will show a cold front moving through year, and you probably would not notice it, it just cleared out the clouds and allowed high pressure behind it which is going to sit over us the next couple of days and really warm us up. the winds right now are pretty active from 10 to 20 miles per hour off sure flow and that is helping to warm us up and that is increasing our fire danger from "moderate" to "high." fires can spark quickly under these weather conditions. 81 in san francisco for wednesday, 88 in conquer, and 87 in san jose, 88 in napa and san rafael topping out at 88. pittsburgh forecast is 66 by first pitch and byelection as we are hopefully clearing on a good outcome, temperature is around 61. as you warm today, the heat is going to peak open friday, upper 90 inland and make triple digits and mid-90's along the bay and

the coast you will not be spared the warmth, in the mid-80's to end the work week. we cool off into the weekend, but, it is usually the warmest week all year and not surprising we are seeing the temperatures. thats very much. >> it has been 2 1/2 weeks since the rachel ratio debut. we have a big fan from the bay area. you may remember last month she came to see us on the studio and talk about the new season of her show with eric and with me and answered questions from the viewers and introduced us to the perfect pet that day but you did fought see a behind-the-scenes special moment which you will see today teaming up with ryan account to vice one of her biggest fans. >> a little gift. i want to give you the gift.

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cancer awareness month right here at 3:00 p.m. >> you may notice we are showing our support for the beginning of breast cancer awareness month by wearing pink. >> and our logo on the bottom is pink today. >> this in we invite you to join us by taking the pink pledge. this are several things can you do to protect your self. >> supporting agriculture buying into a popular fall flavor, a seasonal favorite at coffee shops is besting the bottom line at farms across the

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well deserved recognition for a true hero, the award being given to a raiders fan would save add woman who upped from the upper deck at the oakland coliseum. >> a city is punishing people would try to treat squirrels as pets. >> your caffeine fix could give farmer as bests spiking sales because of starbucks introduced the pumpkin spice latte and

sales of actual pumpkins have skyrocketed to meet the growing demand. pumpkin pie. in the last five years, the department offing a has pumpkin sales have jumped 34 percent. you can get pumpkin flavored everything. everything. from barry to beef jerky. >> is there any actual pumpkin in the flavoring? >> someone needs on tell us that. >> maybe it inspires you to eat real pumpkin food. >> as long as it is helping people. >> the great pumpkin, charlie brown. thanks for joining us.

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