spencer christian is tracking the storm right now. >> this storm is frightening. let's look right now at the image. it's massive and powerful. this was the path, leaving the turks and caicos islands and now the eye is moving along the northern coastline of cuba as a cat 4, expected to take a turn towards the north-northwest tomorrow. by late tomorrow, as a category 5 once again will slam into the southwest corner of the florida peninsula and move on sunday directly through florida, closer to the west side. but still the storm is so massive, it covers -- it's wider than the state of florida. monday, moving into georgia as a tropical storm and continuing northward up into tennessee as a low pressure system. the rainfall is unbelievable. the hardest hit areas can receive 10 to 20 inches of rain

as it moves forward. 3 to 5 as it moves into georgia. we'll continue to monitor this storm for you. dan? >> spencer, thank you very much. more than 5.5 million people in florida are being ordered to evacuate before hurricane irma arrives. for days, we've seen roads jammed with cars and airports packed with people hoping to get a seat on some of the last flights out. >> this storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major and life-threatening impacts from coast to coast. >> this video is just in. the hurricane rolled past here and battered the turks and caicos islands with waves as high as 20 feet. irma has caused the death of at least 22 people in the caribbean. members of the silicon valley air national guard deployed to florida to help with

rescue efforts. most of the unit just returned from texas where they saved more than 100 lives. danielle valdez and her sons are at the airport watching daddy deploy. >> overwhelming at times. but we're very proud of him. >> eric valdez has been a member of the air national guard for 18 years. he's been home for less than a week. he returned from houston saturday. his unit will stay in florida as long as it's needed. and t.j. from the bay area landed in florida to help out where needed. "abc7 news" was in hayward yesterday as the crews packed up their gear. pg&e signed an agreement with florida light and power three years ago that they would help each other out in emergencies. reporter lyanne melendez joins us live from sfo where she met one of the last flights coming in. >> reporter: can you imagine

trying to book a flight out of miami and all they have to offer in terms of cities is san francisco? not that's a bad thing, but not what people were expecting. 2500 miles later, they're here. american airlines flight 3076 from miami to sfo was one of the last to leave the region. san francisco was the last major city they could come to. >> it was sold out. i mean, new york, boston, atlanta. it was sold out. >> reporter: tina gonzalez will now stay with her son in windsor. >> my son, he wouldn't have it that i would stay, so i decided to listen to him. i'm glad i did. >> reporter: laura and her son will wait out the hurricane in a san francisco hotel. >> people are taking it very seriously. >> reporter: there are no

flights coming in and out of the airports in southern florida. the orlando airport will suspend its flight operations tomorrow afternoon. according to austin ba things are hectic. >> the interstate is locked up. >> reporter: he's now staying with his father. joanne moss from tampa came here and was forced to make changes to her business trip. >> we're extending our stay because of the second hurricane. >> reporter: she says she did what she could to secure her house. and it's considered one of the biggest evacuations on record. that makes sense because there are at least four major hubs or airlines that have hubs in that area. i just looked it up. also a spokesperson for american airlines says we're not going to

leave any aircraft in south florida. they're going to park these planes in different cities, especially in cities like dallas, philly, and charlotte, north carolina. i'm live at sfo, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> leeann, thank you. as florida deals with hurricane irma, you can track the latest through the "abc7 news" app if you download it and enable the push alert. you'll get the breaking news sent right to your smartphone immediately. seismologists say last night's 8.1 quake off of mexico's pacific coast was the largest to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 60 people were killed. rescuers fear more victims are buried under the rubble. mexico does have a seismic or early warning system in place. that system saved lives last night. the u.s. currently does not have a seismic warning system, but

seismologists are working together to develop one for california. >> we're hopeful in the next year or two, it's going to become much more widespread. as the system is tested mo >> budget cuts proposed by the trump administration would have eliminated the system before it was developed. but in july, a congressional committee voted to continue funding. >> we're seeing what all these emergency workers are doing in houston and that's going to happen again in florida. first responders are getting ready for these disasters from all over the country in alameda county this weekend, practicing how to deal with everything from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. eric thomas gives you a look inside urban shield. >> reporter: this was the day for vendors to show off products. yes, there were guns and night skoeps, but they make mannequins

with life-like >> any emergency service that requires this equipment, we can train. >> reporter: lieutenant mike carol got to practice his skills working alongside a church group in texas after hurricane harvey. it made for a peculiar partnership. >> when i asked more questions in regards to their religion, he told me we were klu klux klan members. >> reporter: back in february, with the help of police from all over northern california, he had to coordinate the hasty evacuation of 188,000 people when the spillway at the oroville dam threatened to collapse. >> the training they go through here is the foundational elements that they use to come in and help our community through an extraordinary period of time.

>> reporter: critics complain it's about the militarization of police. but sheriff ahern says hurricane harvey and the earthquake in mexico, disaster preparedness is no joke. >> it's not a matter of if but when. >> reporter: urban shield now moves to castro valley. eric thomas, "abc7 news." >> you can find guidelines for stocking an earthquake survival quit at abc7news.com. new at 6:00, oakland police are searching for a gunman who shot a woman at the travel inn on west macarthur boulevard.ard. officers say the suspect shot the victim in the chest while inside her room, then took off on foot. oakland police need your help to find a hit and run driver who caused the death of a pregnant woman's baby. the driver hit a man and woman

crossing on the cross walk near 78th street. the two victims suffered major injuries and are in critical condition. the woman sadly lost her baby. the crash happened sunday, august 27. video shows the suspect driving a white hyundai with four doors. search teams found the wreckage this morning of a plane that disappeared of its way to santa rosa. crews hiked to the area and searched for the cessna 172. crews were able to follow pinging. they also recovered the body of a pilot who was the only one on board. the university of california is suing president trump over his decision to end daca. uc is the first college system in the country to take the president to court.

elissa harrington joins us live. >> reporter: a counselor told me it's been a difficult week, but this lawsuit shows that uc will fight and they're calling on other colleges to do the same. >> i'm outraged on behalf of these young people. >> reporter: president janet napolitano helped create the daca immigration policy when she was secretary of homeland security. now she's suing to keep that program alive. she announced friday that she and the uc system filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration. it challenges the decision to rescind daca, which protects nearly 800,000 dreamers. >> all of a sudden being told that in six months you could be subject to being deported from the united states. just imagine the kind of uncertainty that throws you into. >> reporter: the uc system has about 4,000 undocumented

students. >> it's been a week of grief. students are mad, sad, frustrated. but if there was one word to describe our student community, it would be resilient. even in the face of deportation, they find togetherness and love. >> reporter: an attorney and republican national committee woman, says the lawsuit brings up all sorts of legal issues. >> sure, these are all individuals with dreams and rights. but what are those rights and does the uc system have any rights here? that's the issue. >> reporter: she adds that all president donald trump wants to do by rescinding daca is return to the status quo. alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." coming up next, being grateful and being generous. >> the grateful dead's ground breaking faces leads volunteers to a food bank and they are donating more than just their time. the huge ek which fax breach has millions on edge. did you give up your right to sign up for health? plus, crossing the

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fans got a chance to volunteer alongside phil lesh today. melanie woodrow has the story from the san francisco marin food bank. >> reporter: this was inspired by phil ler of the grateful dead. >> just a chance to help out. >> reporter: it impetus came after a conversation he and his

wife had with their attorney about how another bar association event raised money for the program "food from the bar." >> jill said, well, let me tell you what we're going to do. we are going to get phil out and do a volunteer shift at the food bank, then we'll come back here and have dinner together and he'll do a show in the garden. >> reporter: these volunteers were asked to contribute a minimum of $500 each, raising $15,000. >> people get to know each other when you work together. a lot of people realized how easy and fun it is to volunteer. >> reporter: lesh and his team measured out a pound of rice. >> what takes greater playing the bass or filling those bags? >> this. this is a whole new ball game. >> reporter: he says it doesn't matter who fills it up.

>> all that matters is it gets filled up. >> reporter: perhaps inenti in t song along the way. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." in $200 million per day responding to hurricane irma and harvey, today, president trump signed a $15.3 billion hurricane harvey aid package. the legislation keeps the government funded into december and raises the debt ceiling. a convoy of trucks leaves bound for texas this weekend with supplies from harvey victims and a charity will focus on what's needed following the disasters in florida and mexico. >> reporter: there are boxes and boxes of supplies to sort through here. they usually handle things like syringes and surgical masks. but what is needed now is

different. disaster relief personnel in texas are begging for personal hygiene items for evacuees, like shampoo, baby diapers, toothbrushes. >> to have hurricane harvey followed by irma, and now we're watching hurricane jose, and then the earthquake last night in mexico city is really challenging the organization. but we're up for the challenge. >> reporter: trucks are being loaded this weekend and will roll down to texas. they hope to get more personal care donations next week to get a convoy going to florida. and med share is gearing up to send or periodic supplies. >> we got the call that they're having a special session to come in and help just for harvey. so i came in with my neighbor. >> reporter: if you have

supplies to donate, med shares says collect them over the weekend and drop them off at their warehouse starting next monday. i'm leslie brinkley, "abc7 news." >> a lot of people trying to help. that is going to be desperately needed more than ever when this thing hits florida. >> spencer christian has the forecast. >> we are tacking a lot of activity in the tropical atlantic. three powerful hurricanes all lined up in the tropical atlantic, which includes the gulf of mexico. we have hurricane jose, which is a category 4. hurricane irma, a cat 4. and katia, a category 2. jose is expected to move away from land and away from the east coast of the united states. that's good news. now over to the gulf of mexico, where hurricane katia, a category 2 is about to

landfall on the east coast of mexico. of course, we'll keep tracking hurricane irma for you. live doppler 7 hd, low clouds are building up the coastline. this is the view from the western sky. these clouds are a lot more prominent than they were an hour ago. 62 in san francisco. low to mid 70s at mountain view. 62 at half moon bay. this is from mt. tam looking down at the low clouds. 81 right now in santa rosa. 77 at nevado. 76 degrees at livermore. here's our view. along the embarcadero, low clouds tonight, maybe some spotty drizzle. weekend warmup is coming our way. hot inland on sunday. a chance of showers next week. my, how quickly things change.

mostly clear skies inland. along the coast, low clouds and moving out over the bay. low temperatures will range from low 50s to upper 60s. bringing back to the coastline by midday. tomorrow, much of the coastline will see sunshine. and a pretty wild to warm day, with highs ranging from upper 60s in some coast allocations, upper 70s, near 80 around the bay. it gets even warmer on saturday -- sunday, rather. heating up to around 100 degrees. speaking of around the bay, we have the mountain view art and wine festival this weekend. highs from upper 60s to mid 70s. midday temperatures sunday, range from mid seths to mid 80s. here's the accuweather seven-day

forecast. a lot warmer in some spots. low to mid 80s around the day. 70s on the coast. clouds increase on monday, although it doesn't cool down a lot inland. but the further cooling takes place on tuesday. there's a light chance of showers late friday into early tuesday. spencer told us it's windy. now we want to show you exactly what we're talking about. look at what sky 7 saw about 20 minutes ago. >> a small sail boat toll toppled over. it's proof that is it windy out there. >> the wind was 15 to 18 miles per hour, with occasional gusts. this is not exactly a day at the beach weather. target is trying to make your shopping trip easier and

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signs of a bay area freeways are getting more attention than usual because of the unusual message they show. >> that's right. we spent today making calls and asking questions and found out we're being warned about people walking on roadways. i am the first person in my family about to go to college. >> she may be the first in her family, but in her high school class, every single senior went to college. and pro football season starts this weekend in earnest. mike

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live, where you live, this is "abc7 news." you are seeing those signs that often show alerts and the traffic information on the highway. they have a new message and some don't know quite what to make of it. they're being spotted all over the bay area, and we found out this message is all over the state. >> laura anthony has this story. > seems like a weird message to put on the board. >> reporter: matt has seen them,

but he's not clear what they mean. the signs along freeways that display the message "watch for people walking on all roadways." what is your interpretation? >> i don't have one. obviously when you're driving, you're being aware. but having people on the freeway seems weird. >> reporter: it's not just about the freeway. the signs themselves belong to caltra caltrans, but the message is from the state's office of traffic staffly, part of an effort to commemorate california pedestrian safety month. in 2016, preliminary numbers put pedestrian deaths at just over 900. still, do these signs send a cheer mess a

clear message? >> watch for people walking on all roadways. which roadways, the freeways or the off ramps? >> reporter: we showed one where there are three of the signs on one three-mile stretch. what does that mean to you? >> i don't know. some little kid got control on the buttons of that sign. >> reporter: laura anthony, "abc7 news." a bill to make it legal to cross the street after the countdown clock has done has become a law. right now in california, it is only legal to cross the street when the walk sign is on. well, if you saw smoke over the bay today, it was part of a celebration for san francisco's newest firefighters. >> we will now present the badges and certificates. >> nearly two dozen men and

women graduated after months of intense training. the fire chief praised the class for its diversity and commitment. after the ceremony on treasure island, the 122nd showed off its prowess and alive firefighting demonstration. it included techniques that could soon help save lives across the city. a ground breaking effort to reinvent american high school is taking center stage on abc later tonight with a show called "xq super school live." >> educators and slebltds acelee hoping to change the way america learns and teaches. >> reporter: shasta high school looks pretty ordinary. but what you can't see from the outside is an intense experiment to create a super school. >> i don' know how to explain it. you feel something different when you come here. >> reporter: summit is a public charter school. every student takes a college

prep curriculum and works at his or own pace. the secret sauce is in the laptops that every student gets. >> i sign a piece of paper, and she gets a laptop. that's all her books. >> reporter: instruction is personalized. students take tests when they feel ready. >> they set goals for themselves. the students so what we call self-directed in their work. they essentially learn what they want to learn and what they choose to focus on in any particular day or week. >> reporter: he emphasizes class time focusing on group projects. >> they are sfud studying on t own, we're doing higher thinking level skills. >> reporter: it all depends on

dedicated teachers willing to work long hours. >> they just help us in any way possible. >> we have these groups of people who consider themselves like family. and we're just really close. >> reporter: summit shasta is one of five bay area schools run by summit public schools. they have shown impressive results, and most have a lottery to get in. when they graduated the first class last spring, every senior was accepted to a four-year college. >> i am the first in my family to go to college. >> reporter: summit schools get the same amount of money as other school districts. but last year, they won a $10 million prize from the widow of apple founder steve jobs. and some students are excited to be the inknow va fnoe vvators o.

>> i want to research education after college. >> impressive. looking forward to seeing what helen comes up with. joining us tonight. they all get together to shake up high school as we know at 8:00 right here on abc 7. one expert calls the equifax attack, the irma of data breaches. >> michael finney explains what we can all do about it. and -- >> the third baptist church is gearing up for a big celebration

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>> speaking truth to powerful sectors of this nation, which there's too much racism, division, homophobia. >> reporter: on sunday, they celebrate their faith. but tonight, they celebrate their pass fpastor. >> and my friend, william jefferson clinton, to be here, it means unspeakable joy for me. >> reporter: president clinton will lead an all-star lineup. governor jerry robrown, jesse jackson. >> to take on civil rights issues this day and time, that's a tough fight. >> reporter: all those dignitaries were more than happy to show up, commemorating an event with so many important people took months of planning, even before a single person sits in these pews. >> there was security clearance required for everyone. >> reporter: hundreds of guests,

truckloads of equipment all had to be checked. >> everything has to be cleared. >> reporter: all to celebrate a leader in history's greatest struggles, who believes there's a lot more work to be done. >> my teachers said we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or perish as fools. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, "abc7 news." well, we're taking a live look outside from the top of mt. tam. >> spencer will have

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the equifax data breach has millions on edge. 143 million of us may have been hacked. >> nearly everyone is wondering if their vital information got into the wrong hands obviously. if you sign up for help, are you giving up your right to sue? >> we've been talking about it right here. michael finney is here to sort it out. >> i've got to tell you, i wish i had better news for people, but i don't. i wish i could reassure everyone that their identity is safe. but some are calling this the most serious hack ever, because of its scope. equifax is offering free credit monitoring, but some question

the free wisdom of taking up the offer. credit monitoring right not protect you. the numbers are staggering. hackers stole the most sensitive personal information of 143 million u.s. citizens. nearly half the country. >> 143 million people is most u.s. adults. most people. >> reporter: consumer actions says it's also more serious, because thieves got enough information to duplicate a person's identity. social security numbers. birth dates. address histories. >> everything has been put together for identity thieves to exploit this information. >> reporter: adding to generous equifax provided a link to find out if your data was stolen. however, the credit terms of use say you give up your rights to join a class action and forcing arbitration instead. public citizens robert wiseman says that clause only applies to the credit monitoring, not the data breach.

signing up doesn't mean you give up your right to sue for the breach, but you give up your right to sue for anything in the future. equifax could still try to invoke that no lawsuit clause. >> anybody who clicks through what equifax provides runs the risk of losing legal rights. >> reporter: equifax did say it applies to the credit monitors. but nix clement says credit monitoring needs to continue long into the future. >> in my experience, you will see fraud showing up years later. >> reporter: wiseman agrees. >> it's not information that you gave to equifax. they collected this information on you, on me, on almost all americans to create these credit scores. so you couldn't escape this. >> reporter: some say freezing your credit is the best way to stop the credit thief.

it could be years before anyone tries to use the stolen data. a always, keep checking your accounts often. i want to hear from you. my hotline is open monday through fridays. that's from 10:00 to 2:00 or reach me on facebook or abc7news.com. >> thanks, michael. the bay area is a beautiful place and viewers prove it. rich captured fall colors already in sonoma county. look how spectacular that is. >> that's gorgeous. >> i've got the checklist. here's live doppler 7 hd. we have sunny skies right now, nice little buildup of clouds at the coast. overnight lows in the 50s to 60s. tomorrow, sunnier than today.

inland highs in the upper 80s to around 90 in the warmest spots. near 80 in some bayside locations. and sunday, nice warm day for the oakland pride parade at 10:30 sunday morning. sunny all day. temperatures in the 70s around the time the parade again. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. sunday going to be the warmest day in the forecast for the entire bay area. some locations will have highs around 100 degrees. low to mid 70s on the coast. chance of showers late monday into early tuesday. light showers. and further cooling the remainder of the week. apart from the heat on sunday, looks like a nice weekend. >> thanks, spencer. >> a lot of football to talk about. >> that time of the year. stanford faces southern cal. we have a look ahead. the niners kickstart a new era. what should

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the first regular season game key to set the tone. the real deal starts, a level of play rises immensely. expectations will be at an all-time low as he hopes kyle can turn it around. >> will is a lthere is a lot of. i try to tell everyone, you can never do it on your own. if you're feeling that pressure, just know there's -- everyone else there has your back, and i feel pressure when i feel alone. so i try to let the guys know that you're not alone in anything you do. and we're going to go through this together. >> the expectations are already high for the oakland raiders who are 12-4 last year, and their season came to an abrupt end when derek carr broke his leg. they travel to tennessee to face the titans. the most anticipation has on the at the running back position with marshawn lynch returning. what does he have in the

>> every season is a new year with new opportunities, new story lines. to me, we're excited about the work we put in building up to this opportunity to get started. marshawn is a piece of that. there are several stories out there, and at some point we'll start writing those chapters. at the end of the year, there will be a book at what it was. >> all right. a federal judge from frisco, texas granted a request by the nfl players association for a preliminary injunction to prevent the suspension for ezekiel elliott. with this injunction, he can continue playing. the process plays out most likely the entire season.

cardinal have won seven of the last nine matchups between the two. usc got a stiff michigan. the quarterback has all the tools to play on sunday. usc quarterbacks are always surrounded by great talent and he's no different. >> what jumps off the field is anticipation. against western michigan, there's three or four-balls getting thrown to the screen, and i know they have really cultivated that. he's a fun player to watch. >> first up, kevin anderson facing the spaniard. robert redford in the crowd. busta had not lost a set, where anderson had 14 unforced errors.

anderson in the second wins with the backhand down the line. also winning the third. so how do you go from not losing a set to losing three straight? that's what happened as anderson was just too tough once he settled down. you can see the glee from the 31-year-old. he wins in four sets. raphafael nadal plays tonight. and the giants in chicago facing the white sox. all this tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> thank you, shu. >> join us tonight at 9:00. and right here at 11:00, as hurricane irma nears florida. cu also, a health scare with a possible link to a south bay jail.

coming up tonight at 8:00, watch the xq-super school live special. and catch "20/20." then it's "abc7 news" at 11:00. >> finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. this is going to be another devastating weekend for millions of our fellow americans. two weeks after hurricane harvey smashed across texas, another massive storm, even bigger and stronger, irma, is poised to strike florida as a category 5 perhaps. irma is the size of texas, and has already obliterated much of the caribbean. we humans like to think we're powerful and smart. storms like these or earthquakes like the one that hit mexico last night remind us we can cut down to size any time. i've been through hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, you name it. what i find most comforting in

disasters is how people respond. strangers rushing in to help those in need as survivors face the destruction with courage and grit. that will be tested once irma slams florida. much of the media focus, the donations and recovery efforts will shift away from harvey victims in texas. what really matters as we rush to help floridians, we remember texans need us, too. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook. >> and that will do it for this edition of "abc7 news." you can look for breaking news on twitter at "abc7 news" bay area. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time and hope to see you later tonight.

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