this selfie moments after he voted. >> i've been voting ever since i was 18. yeah, i've been voting for quite a number of years now. >> others want more than just an ivoted sticker. some are documenting the event taking selfies. >> it seems like a relatety simple thing taking a selfie with your ballot. that's illegal in california. >> north bay assembly man says the law is rarely enforced, but a law he wants to change. in fact, he's been posting selfies for years with his kids. casting a vote for himself. the real motive? getting voters to the polls. >> voter participation is at historic lows. a selfie can really help promote that it is election day. >> the stroeters are posting proud ballot selfies today.

>> can a picture really get people to vote? >> definitely. it's exciting and fun. >> not everyone is condition vinced. there's a reason these signs are posted at polling places. no cameras allowed. >> what is enhanced by the idea of taking a selfie. as far as i'm concerned, nothing. i's not whether your vote counts. >> hugh gregory, not so sure. >> there's some things you might want to keep to yourself. >> the new law will be introduced at the capital in january. >> the race for the distriblgt three supervisor in san francis ke is now the most expensive in the city's history. nearly $2 million has been spent. the outcome could change the board of superstrie southerlies from a moderate majority to a progressive one if peskin wins. >> now, the sharing economy are

facing a big test in san francisco where voters are deciding to post regulations. promp sigs f would limit the number of fights a unit could be rented to $75 a year. it enkriess the availability of affordable housing. they've spent $8 million to try to defeat that measure. >> you can find all the election results starting right after the polls close at 8:00 tonight. we'll also have live coverage at 9:00 on tv 20, and an abc 7 news at 11:00. >> moving on, sexually vie lent child predator rob ert bates needs a lace to live. a judge in the case admitings it's nearly impossible to find a place that won't spark out rage. today, san jose city leaders welcome their independent police

officer. he specializes in reviewing data about police use of force. the panel who hired katz was impressive and his preparation. during the interview, he already had ideas on changes that could be made within the department. katz hopes to become the unopened channel communication for everyone in the community. >> for many people, their point of contact with government is the police. and if they don't have effective policing and in fair policing, they will not have faith in government, as well. >> katz replaces former auditor candell. >> happening now, a long-awaited hearing. the gun club is on parkland. the future is being weighed in oakland. that's where abc 7 news reporter is live for a contentious

hearing is still underway. >> it is, can. >> reporter: more than 50 people signed up to speak at this hearing. some say this range is a valuable resource used by both law enforcement and the public. others view it as a costly nuisance. >>. >> time may be running out on a 52-year-old institution as an east bay park debates on whether or not to renew the lease on a gun range. >> we have so much gun violence in oakland right now that for people to hear guns going off while they're hiking, while they're enjoying picnicking, hieginging, camping, it's just totally inconsistent. >> i want to teach my son and my daughter how to hunt. it's great places for how to shoot. >> it's been part of the regional park system since 18963. the gun club is at the tail end

of a lease signed in 1989. and at least two major petition drives are underway to expose it permanently. >> i think that's completely incompatible with parks that are supposed to be a place for community. >> some largest issues resolve around two environmental conc n concerns. noise and the cause to mitt good day and clean up potential damage. >> through mediation, the figure we're using is $6.5 million. >> we're certainly meeting all of the legal numbers and all of the community ordinances. >> the board will study the issue with a decision about the fate of the range expected by the end of the year. in okayland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> just a short time ago, firefighters were able to put out a mobile home fire on the highway 87 near highway 85.

the department tweeted out the picture overhead with the colonial mobile matter. you can see what crews are doing here. it is destrolled, but fortunately, nobody was hurt. >> harris may soon be facing a state investigation over gifts. the fair political practices commission has notified that gifts may have excited the limit. harris spokesman says that former san francisco d.a. has known ken fault for years. state regulators with hefty fines. they'll pay $350,000, blue cross will be $250,000. regulators say the inaccuracies from the companies, provider networks led some patients to get treatment out of network

resulting in big medical bills. >> reporting tonight a counter fit prescription drug ring may be linked to two recent overdosed deaths. it's what they thought was the antianxiety pill. two of those men have died. a third is on life support. san francisco recently experienced three similar overdosed deaths. the fake drug seen on the right is a popular opiate sentinal. >> transportation officials volted to be nort of the cable car turn around at p, well and market. it's to increase pedestrian safety and protect cable cars. when they're stuck in traffic, it increases the chance that the cables will get frayed. the ban will last for 18 months.

the ban could then become permanent. >> climate change in silicon valley today to help enlist help from tech companies. peter turksan suggests that all of us could make a contribution. >> silicon valley can and will play a key role in addressing climate change. that's why he's here. but he says individuals can make a difference, too. >> it addresses people to very basic life stale changes. one of them which may not be too popular here is conditioners. >> he says individual voices that need to be heard is a position also embraced by brother keith warner. >> the challenge to the human family is to find the way so

that the voices of those already affected can shape the debate and can help overcome the intransigence. >> they've grown up around solar panels and renewable energy. >> i think whether it's for good or bad, my generation will have an impact. i just hope it's for good. >> but turning off the air-conditioning? >> i don't see a shutdown completely. what i see is better use of how we use air-conditions. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, we'll take a look at the die cease of san jose and how their solar panels are setting the agenda for the future. in san jose, david louis, abc,7 news. >> m coing up, a new update that affects every tweet. >> also ahead, how a bed and a couch are changing lives in the bay area. >> and dream run 234 iceland that turned into a nightmare for

a kra ka woman. >> and. >> the simple ribbon cutting that could save lives. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist.

when it comes to access to swimming pool, african americans are usually left far behind. but in oklahoma, they got o to reopen a gem for something that had been lost for years. >> it was a moment of exhilaration for these students. it's been 25 years since the decline in west oakland had a swim program. and for a while, only the public had access on weekends.

>> we can come together and meet people and stay out of trouble. >> it's like a form of relaxation for what goes on outside of campus. >> after aligning resources, the school district decided to reopen the pools. >> this shows the effort by our partners and our district that the investments will be made and return to its glory ri cases. >> including names like basketball stars bill russel and antonio cay vis. >> but reopening the pool is also about safety. >> it's critical that they are taugt this way. not only with this wonderful skill and exercise, but also knowing that they are not subject to drowning. >> when we talk about high school students, african americans have the highest rate of death by drowning among all racial groups. >> i've never gone to a school where they've had one.

so i've never tried it out. >> even the principal acknowledged she's not a swimmer, but is willing to learn. >> this is like the urn leashing of hope. >> for many, hope and a future. >> well, today was a big day for some veterans in san francisco. >> i gist wanted to say thank you to the source of cloud shares with the mayor and everybody who has been involved in abdicating for this country. i am truly grateful for this opportunity and i thank you all very, very much.

>> the mayor says although this is a great help, he says he will be asking for more systems to get veterans home from the federal government. >> meantime, federal regulators have issued a multimillion toll lar fine that had to recall millions of potentially dangerous air bags. the company's air bags have been blamed for eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. so far, 23 million have been recalled after they sent shrapnel flying through car sboor i don't recalls. the exact cause of the explosion is not really known, not yet. they must prove their remaining air bags are safe.

the fines will be increased to $200 million. >> no let-up is in sight for the e migs scandal. another 800,000 vehicles may have issues with carbon monks ied emissions. a accomplished california runner is now suing nike after fracturing her leg. the most miles ran, kate was among them. she and all participants were allowed to wear only nike gear. she fractured her leg back in

the 2013 event and says she would have been safer if allowed to use the non-nike, equipment. >> >>. they collected 760,o 00 candy and noticed somebody had taken all of that candy out of the garbage. they said this is the first time there's been a halloween candy heist. >> well, take a look at this. a beautiful, snowy yosemite. this picture from the national park service one day after yesterday's storm. >> absolutely gorgeous. we have some wonderful images around the bay. a little drier.

>> you can feel the difference in the air. it really feels like december right now. we'll talk about what's ahead. no fog to speak offen our ray dpar right now. no rain here in the bay area. but it certainly still is snowing in the area. we've seen some scattered showers with a flood advisory for the san gabriel valley. up to our north, first freeze of the season expected. we have frost advisories up for tomorrow morning. 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. we do have the potential for seeing some frost tomorrow in the north bay. so if you do have any frost-sensitive blan plants, you might want to bring them inside. it is clear right now, temperatures in the upper 50s through san francisco. low 60s, oakland, san jose.

most areas in the 60s. pa civico was 59 degrees. is this gorgeous or what? this is really what you expect to see in the winter. and we love this picture from our lake tahoe camera. up to a foot of snow has fallen in the resorts. isolated snow showers still possible tomorrow in the tahoe area. nosz a clouds in siegts. our next chance of rain the coming in this weekend. how cold tomorrow morning? when you get going, 35 degrees in napa. 38 in santa rosa. 42 livermore, md 40s around stan jose, oakland, 49 degrees in san francisco. san mateo, 44 degrees.

turn up the heat tonight. we'll see milder readings sunday and monday. so here east a look at the satellite and radar. high pressure keeping it dry right on through saturday. the jet stream taking the storm track away from us. but that will change as we head towards sunday. take a look as we have pretty clear skies. monday, we'll be trarking some rain moving flu the way air bay area. really, it will continue through the latter part of monday morning. right now, it doesn't look like it's going to be as quite as heavy an e vebt as we saw this last storm.

5: 5: 5: 5:00 accuweather 7 day forecast, a chance of rain sunday night going into monday. and that will be a welcome sight for those mornings coming up. definitely chilly enough to where you'll need to pull the scarves out and perhaps some gloves starting tomorrow morning. cheryl? dan? >> thanks very much. >> well, as you probably know, google is already reading your e-mail. now, it wants to have you help them. that's next. at 5 scln 30, world news. >> the plane tumbling from the sky. the former chief of walmart using a parachute attached@plane and then crashing into a truck with a woman and children inside. also, that e. coli scare and a major chain worsening this hour. now, new clues about the possible culprit. >> all right, david, thanks.

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the company says the star caused some confusion among the new users. but it says the heart is a more universal symbol. the heart will also be used on vibe. it's already a favorite button in twitter's per scope app. of course, people were having fun with the icon change of social media. they thought the change was insignificant. daddy, how did the war start? well, my mutant son, a long time ago, twitter changed heart. >> a comment on the upgrade to the loving heart icon. how are we supposed to politely

end confers? >> well, google is working on self-driving cars. but, first, it wants to rom out self replying e-mail. the tech company is updating ilgts inbox with a feature that replies automatically to certain e-mails. fist, which require a quick spobs. response. all g-mail users have to do is click the reply button. and there you go. >> facebook removing one button and adding another. the maybe attending button is gone. facebook is rolling out a button called interested. >> amazon has opened a brick and mortar store. amazon books opened in seattle. it opens based on pre-orders and sales. prices at the store are the same as the ones you'll find online.

the company would not say if more stoers are planned in the future. >> more americans than ever are using prescription drugs. new research shows nearly 3 in 5 adults take a prescription drug. that's 60% of the population. up from 60% a dozen years ag. the main reason is obesity. cholesterol leads the pack. that's according to a report in the journal of medical association. >> there's a new non-invasive treatment that can freeze the fat under your chin. >> once the fat is gone, it's gone. after you complete the fat, it's permanent e innocent. >> how it works and wha you can expect tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> looks pretty cool to me. the capitol christmas tree arrived in sacramento. >> it was a big job. what

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. in the news room, coming up new at 6:00, the survival in police work. but, tonight, only on abc 7 news, if local police force accused of not looking at surveillance video to make their cases. also, what you can do in 10 minutes to help protect your home and family. and your access to the body scanners that check your health. that's all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >> we will see you then. thank you very much. >> and the mvp steph curry somehowed off his moves last night. the memphis dwrizlies dancing alongside a warrior's fan. >> when you're winningings by that much, that's okay. >> curry scored a game will have high 30 points last night. he said if he gets out of

rhythm, his answer was no, we're winning by 30. isle take that all day. >> it's beginning to look a little like christmas already. >> halloween is just a fading memory. that's because the capitol christmas tree arrived today. >> it stantsds an impressive 66 feet tall and weighs more than 5,00 pounds. >> this was plucked yesterday in the middle of the season's first snowstorm. >> the tree is free because it's donated to the tour state demonstration forest. if you were to buy that tree, it could run you anywhere from $10-15,000. >> it will look a lot like christmas. >> plenty of time to get it ready. world news tonight is coming up next. >> and i'm dan ashley.

we appreciate your time. hope to see you again at 6:00. >> bye, bye. tonight, the new polls here. and what they reveal about donald trump. can he regain the top spot? tonight, you will hear him ripping into his two key rivals. the new clue in the midair catastrophe. the passenger jet that broke apart. the heat flash and what it reveals. here at home, the plane tumbling from the sky. the pilot, a former chief of walmart, using a parachute there attached to the plane, then crashing into a truck with a woman and children inside. at this hour, the e. coli scare now worsening. the number of sick and the list of restaurants now closed growing. and our exclusive. robin williams' widow. what she believes led him to take his own life. the condition revealed in his autopsy, and what she wants everyone to know.