local police departments warning them of possible copycats. serena marshall, abc news, washington. there is a new memorial in las vegas this morning. a man drove 2,000 miles from illinois to install these 58 white crosses, one for each victim of the mass shooting. he's a carpenter and he's made crosses for the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting as well as various shootings around chicago. the national rifle association is supporting a gun regulation in the wake of the shooting. the nra says bump stocks can turn rifles into fully automatic need regulations. the gunman used bump stocks to modify his arsenal. a gofundme account has raised more than $9.5 million. the money will be distributed to the victims and their families. it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up, good morning. good morning, guys.

a beach hazard statement that will start later this morning and will last through saturday night. the reason why we'll see waves increase. could get as high as eight feet. strong rip currents. take note of that. a nice day along the coast and everywhere today, around the bay and inland, lots of 70s and 80s on the board. 76 in san francisco but 81, that high in oakland, 87 in san jose. 90 santa rosa and half moon bay up to 74 degrees. that's weather. a check of the roads with sue. good morning. it's a tough one. it's a tough one up and over the altamont pass as you can see the red sensors here, the hot spot of the early morning drive. a semi and a couple of cars mixing it up. it is blocking the greenville off ramp. you can see traffic stacked up now to the 580/205 merge. so obviously we'll be monitoring

that. we'll come back and take a look at the bay bridge tolls in just a few. >> sue, thank you. fleet week continues, and today all eyes on the water for the parade of ships. >> one of the most popular events every year. tiffany wilson live with more details on this and the other events. hi, tiffany. >> reporter: hi there, reggie and jessica. fleet week activities are under way. one of the activities the parade of ships. i'm standing in front of the "uss essex." we have some better video of it because it is so dark out here now. the first ship will cruise under the bridge at 11:00 and the procession will last about an hour. then later on this afternoon expect to hear some roaring and see some soaring in the skies above. the blue angels will take off from the oakland airport and perform gravity defying stunts. this year three of the six pilots are from the bay area. >> i've seen them for 25 years.

i wouldn't miss it. sound like a groupie. >> reporter: police are stepping up deployment this weekend. there is no known threat to the city but police are telling everyone if you see something, say something. also, if you can't watch the blue angels in person today you can catch them online. we will be live streaming from noon until 4:00 today on both our website and app. live in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> definitely heard the rehearsal yesterday. it was hard to avoid. tiffany, thank you. you can find the complete schedule of events on our dedicated page at abc7news.com or our abc 7 news app. hikers are being reminded to use caution after a woman fell 300 feet to her death off a san francisco cliff. sky 7 was over ft. funston where san francisco firefighters recovered her body. it happened about 4:30 yesterday afternoon near the hang-glider launch site. the victim was apparently alone.

some dog walkers say they avoid the cliffs totally. >> i don't go near the cliffs. we keep my dogs away and stay on the trails. >> it says love you always in the sand. police requested a copy of the photo. they can't say if the message is related. >> a woman is alive thanks to rescuers in the north bay, pulled her out of the water on highway 37. these pictures courtesy of marin chp. the bridge is on the sonoma county line. the woman was in the water for two hours holding on to a bridge pylon. no word on how she ended up in the water. california will be a sanctuary state come january 1st. governor brown has signed legislation preventing police from asking people about their immigration status or from helping in federal immigration enforcement action. the law for bids jails if

they're cleared for release by local law enforcement. the bill does not prohibit federal agents from enforcing immigration laws in california. the oakland police department is accused of violating the city's sanctuary city policy. when federal agents raided a home in august. our media partner "the east bay times" reports oakland police provided traffic control for the raid. the city's pry si commissioner says they provided false information to the public by initially claiming the raid was part of a human trafficking investigation. two people were detained by federal agents during the raid at a west oakland home. one man was arrested. a civil immigration case has been filed against the man who was arrested. san francisco's district attorney has cleared six police officers of wrongdoing in three officer-involved shooting cases, two fatal. one involved a man killed after he opened fire on a police officer last october. nicholas mcworder shot officer kevin downs in the head during a confrontation at lakeside plaza.

officer downs is still recovering. >> watch out, watch out! [ bleep ] >> and this is body camera video from a second case. a robbery suspect firing at officers in may. that's in bayview hunter's point. one officer shot back but missed. the third case involved a suspected carjacker in the financial district in 2014. it followed a high-speed chase through three counties that ended in the city. happening today a group of protesters will set off on a two-week march from san francisco to sacramento demanding police accountability in the shooting deaths of several people including alex nieto and mario woods. demonstrators want officers in each shooting to be charged with murder. the march will begin at san francisco's hall of justice at 2:00 p.m. and is expected to end october 19th at bacera's office in sacramento. and fromks our liv morning the 2017 winner of the

nobel peace price, the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. the geneva-based group won for its work to draw attention to the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, and its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty based ban. when asked by journalists whether the prize was essentially symbolic given that no international measures against nuclear weapons have been reached, a nobel committee said, quote, what will not have an impact is being passive, end quote. on this friday will feel a lot more like summer than autumn. temperatures above normal and expect lots of sunshine to round out the week. live doppler 7 showing you it's a quiet picture. move closer to sacramento, a little bit of fog there. for us we have clear skies and chilly temperatures in a lot spots. half moon bay right now at 41 degrees. 45 in novato. good morning, oakland. you're at 49. warmer in san jose at 44. we'll rebound nicely this

afternoon. nothing but sunshine once the sun gets up about 7:10 in the morning. 81 in oakland. 87 san jose. 76 in san francisco. 88 the high in antioch. 90 in santa rosa. fleet week forecast the next three days, couldn't ask for better weather. look at this. friday, saturday, sunday, nothing but sunshine. your warmest day will be on friday. sunny skies today, becoming breezy saturday and gusty in our hills sunday. that's the weather. a check of the roads with sue. good morning. let's take a look at some problems in walnut creek with road work late to pick up. very slow traffic out of pleasant hill from highway 780 down towards the walnut creek and concord area. that, again, is road work slowing things down and they need to pick up those lanes here rather quickly before that really turns into a ginormous backup. the good news off the altamont pass, an earlier accident done.

a 40-minute delay to get from the central valley up and over into the livermore area. we'll come back and check on the road work in just a few. okay, sue, thank you. an inmate is wrongly released from custody. the social media selfie that led to his capture. new details on a credit card breach at whole foods. the bay area stores impacted. plus, the controversial move the white house

and welcome back. this morning president trump could be getting ready to fulfill a controversial campaign promise involving birth control. the administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to include contraceptive coverage in their health insurance plans. according to "the new york times" the directive could come as soon as today. under the new regulations any employer or insurer that objects to covering birth control based on religious beliefs or moral convictions would be exempt. happening today former secretary of state hillary clinton will be in the bay area. she's taking part in a keynote conversation at an inaugural conference focused on digital policy at stanford university. clinton expected to discuss digital technology, diplomacy and democratic values. tickets are only available to stanford students selected in a lottery. clinton is scheduled to appear at 4:30 at the knight management

center. nine bay area whole food stores are among the 56 hit by hackers. the company revealed the breach last month but only revealed which stores were hit until now. customers who bought groceries were not affected but people who use the in-store table a rooms may have been exposed. you can find the list on our website abc7news.com. a clerical error is the reason an inmate was released by mistake in santa clara county. and then he started posting selfies. of course that's when authorities pounced. katie marzullo is in san jose with the story. >> reporter: david lopez walked out of the correctional facility in milpitas a free man. the problem is hours earlier he had been sentenced to eight years in state prison. >> we realize people make mistakes. we can't allow mistakes like this where it endangers the public. >> reporter: the mistake was made by a civilian clerk in the department of corrections.

lopez was sentenced for two crimes on the 28th. he received eight years for armed robbery and pistol-whipping the victim and time served for grand theft. the clerk processed only the paperwork for the time served case, so lopez was released. what happened next is detailed by lopez himself. he posted selfies on instagram along with what appears to be a shopping spree at the east ridge mall, new shoes, backpack, and a meal at the food court. the mistake was released october 4, six days after lopez's release. investigators went into overtime to find him and monitoring his social media paid off. >> we don't take matters like this lightly. it is unacceptable that this happened when we're working to put in measures to ensure that this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: lopez has been rebooked at the main jail. it's unclear if he faces any additional charges. the clerk who made the mistake likely faces corrective action. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc

7 news. b.a.r.t. police need your help to catch a man suspected of robbing a woman aboard a train in the east bay. it happened september 11th between the hayward and south hayward stations and this is the man that they are looking for. police say 37-year-old fredachi stone pointed a handgun at the victim before taking her purse. detectives say stone spends a lot of time around the 81st avenue in oakland. former most valuable player cam newton went to twitter to apologize for his handling of a reporter's question. >> my word choice was extremely degrading and disrespectful to women. and, to be honest, that was not my intentions. to women all around the world i sincerely apologize. >> wednesday morning the reporter asked the carolina panthers star about the route a receiver ran during the game. newton responded by saying, it's funny to hear a female talk about routes. yesterday yogurt maker dannon

pulled newton as a spokesperson. tourists could be heading into space by the middle of 2019. the ceo of blue origins says it's aiming at a tourist flight by april of that year. 2019 would put them slightly behind elon musk's spacex which is planning for launch in 2018. they want to do frequent launches to the edge of space where passengers can briefly experience weightlessness and marvel at the view. hasn't said how much a ticket will cost. i'm sure it will be costly. i have a question, do you need a passport to go to space? >> i don't think you do but you might need a strong stomach. i don't have that. good morning, drew. good morning, guys. that would be really fun. live doppler 7, clear skies and that has allowed cool temperatures this hour. in the north bay, roanoke park at 39 degrees. chilly in parts of the north bay. 43 novato. that same number in american canyon. widespread across the region.

40s to 50s. 55 in hayward. good morning, half moon bay. you are chilly at 41 degrees. a nice turnaround this afternoon. tons of sunshine warming quickly and well above normal for this time of year, about 76 in san francisco. 84 the high in palo alto. up to 86 in napa. overnight with clear skies, chilly again with our coolest spots dropping into the 30s mainly in the north bay for those upper 30 temperatures. to the tropics right now. tropical storm nate, winds 45 miles per hour. the track will be very important. it goes into the open gulf waters where it likely will strengthen and make landfall on the louisiana coastline late saturday into early sunday morning. it could bring 3 to 6 inches of rain, that's something we'll keep our eye on. high fire danger starts sunday morning. going to turn breezy in our hills. accuweather seven-day forecast nothing but sunshine. the warmest day today and we'll gradually cool off into midweek

next week. that's the weather. a check of the roads with sue. good morning. good morning, we go back to walnut creek where the road work has been picked up. some road work out there longer than chp expected and we were seeing slow traffic back to pleasant hill and the concord area. that is now diminishing so your drive in towards the 24 interchange is about 12 to 10 minutes from concord. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights here yet. friday light so far. we'll keep our eye on that and take a look outside. this earlier accident at the altamont pass has been cleared out of lanes, but we're still seeing slow and go in towards livermore. we'll take a look at your drive times in a few minutes. san francisco's planning commission has unanimously approved the giants mission rock project. this according to "the chronicle." it would bring as many as 1,500 housing units, office space, and eight acres of parks. man, that would change that part of the city.

the mission rock project would be built on 28 acres of paved parking lots across from at&t park. it still needs to be approved by the board of supervisors, the port commission, and the state lands commission so we have a little work ahead of us there. steph curry is hot in oakland's chinatown. >> let's show you these hats and t-shirts, the creation of an oakland dentist. he came up with a design last season and raised money selling the gear for charity. he has a bigger dream this season selling the hats and t-shirts to fund a basketball program for kids. he sent one of those hats to dad dale and is waiting to hear back. >> people walk by and look at it. that's kind of cute. kind of cute what it says in chinese. it says the spies k written in chinese. >> his foundation helped give it a makeover.

certainly the spirit of giving. california is hit by a hepatitis outbreak. how long health leaders say we could be dealing with that. >> and positive news emerging from the tragedy in las vegas. the reunion that brought one man to tears. plus, what lit up weather radar in denver had nothing to do with the weather. first this morning's "tech bites." price hikes are on the way for netflix subscribers. >> the streaming service is increasing the cost of its standard and premium plans. standard goes up $1. premium jumps $2. >> the increases take effect next month. amazon is testing its own delivery service that could move products out more quickly and reduce lreliance on fedex and ups. and a new pint-sized storm trooper robot created by a chinese company may be the ultimate holiday gift for any star wars fan. >> it can be programmed to understand voice command and can

identify up to three people. a jedi mind trick won't get you one but about $300 will. >> those are you can tech bites.

the silver lining to the las vegas shooting are stories of hope and heroism. a man who lost his dog when the shooting started has now found her. she is a french bulldog now back in her owner's arm.

she ran off amidst the chaos and gunfire sunday. her owner spotted her wednesday night in a field not far from mandalay bay. >> we saw her run by as we were talking. i jumped over the fence. as soon as i called her, i kneeled down and she ran straight to me. jumped in my arms. >> he's been living out of his truck for days trying to find the dog. now both of them get to go home together. the hepatitis-a outbreak could continue for a year or more according to state health officials. the liver damaging illness has infected at least 568 people since last november mostly in santa cruz, san diego, and l.a. counties. 70 cases turned up in santa cruz county. they say more cases are likely because it can take up to 50 days for infected people to show symptoms. hepatitis a can spread through contact with food and objects handled by people infected with

the virus. >> there is a smart bandage. it consists of fibers coated in a gel that can be loaded with antibiotics, painkillers or other medications. a tyniny >> that's fancy. let's talk weather. we have a couple things going on in our atmosphere, a warm day, going to feel like summer, not like fall at all. we have a rip current risk along our coastline. strong rip currents as waves get as high as 8 feet. if you head to the coast today take note of that, 70s and 80s widespread. it will be a beautiful looking day with tons of sunshine. your three-day forecast, we'll hold this pattern through the weekend. friday, saturday, sunday, sunny skies becoming breezy sunday in our hills. a check of the roads with sue.

we have fleet week under way with the parade of ships. expect some slower traffic anywhere that you can see the bay this morning and all weekend long especially the golden gate bridge. taking a look at the san mateo bridge, a 14-minute drive to foster city. not bad at all. the zipper truck getting ready to reconfigure your lanes for your morning commute, four in the southbound direction, and two in the northbound. traffic late they are morning around 11:00 when that parade of ships goes under the golden gate, you will find slow traffic around then. >> sue, thank you. a massive wave of butterflies lit up denver's weather radar. this is the national weather service radar showing what meteorologists at first believed to be a big wave of birds on wednesday. so they asked birdwatchers on twitter to verify what they were seeing. people did report what they were seeing, not birds but butterflies. a massive number of them defending on colorado's front

range. this was spotted in the picturesque town in the rockies. >> that must have been beautiful to see. americans hoping to go shopping on thanksgiving day may be disappointed. at least 55 major stores will remain closed for thanksgiving 2017 including costco, neiman marcus, crate and barrel, h&m, ikea, marshalls and padegonia. some retailers may remain closed on black friday. definitely a nice weekend to head to the beach. next at 5:00 a.m. the danger to be on the lookout for if you're heading there. and an emotional vigil at uc berkeley, students remembering the las vegas victims. and do you recognize this man? why police are anxious to get him off the street. mike nicco was born to do weather. >> he's the best at helping everyone get it. >> not your typical morning weather guy. think master of meteorology meets funny man. >> loves fast cars and '80s rock. >> his facebook page --

>> weather and oreos. >> that's his cat. he loves animals. >> he's helped hundreds find new homes. above all, mike is a family man. they are his everything. >> mike just wants to help you out and he does it every morning. morning.

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