>> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning to you and thanks so much for waking up with us on this saturday, october 7th. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> good morning, chris, hi, everyone. we're looking at nice weather this weekend. temperatures are getting just a little bit cooler. if you thought yesterday was too toasty. some patchy fog out there. from two to six degree warmer than yesterday at this hour. 50 in napa right now. how about 44 in santa rosa, 58 in san jose, 50 in livermore. by later on today, the winds are going to kick up, i should say tomorrow, with wind gusts up too

55 miles per hour. a red flag warning from the national weather service from 11:00 a.m. sunday until tuesday. as for today, there's a beach hazard statement with the possibility of some pretty strong rip currents. right now current wave heights five to seven feet. if you're planning your day today, it's a chilly start. by midday, 60s around the coast, 70s around the bay. inland, upper 80s by 4:00. details on the rest of your weekend a few moments away, chris. >> lisa, thank you. this morning family and friends of the bay area victims of the mass shooting in las vegas are trying to start the healing process. ♪ >> there weren't many dry eyes last night as "amazing grace" was sung at a vigil in san jose in memory of michelle vo. the san jose native was one of 58 people killed when hundreds of bullets were fired at unsuspecting concertgoers six

days ago. as the investigation continues, investigators still don't know what drove stephen paddock to do it. >> reporter: investigators are baffled. >> we have run down more than a thousand leads in this investigation. while some of it has helped create a better profile into the madness of the suspect, we do not still have a clear motive or reason why. >> reporter: why 64-year-old stephen paddock would hole up on the 37th floor of the mandalay bay hotel, break the window, and fire down on to people below enjoying a country music start. even the note he left behind. >> 100% it was not a suicide note. it was a piece of paper with a number on it. >> reporter: offering up few clues. officers have found that paddock, a reclusive, high stakes gambler plannedculoususus guns, setting up cameras inside

and outside his room. fbi agents and police still closely watching paddock's girlfriend marilou danley. officials say they're skeptical of danley's claims that she knew nothing of the killer's plans. in las vegas, every day since the shooting, and memorials. >> this just shows everybody the severity of what happened here as you look down at this row of crosses. >> reporter: brian clark, abc news, new york. friends and co-workers cheered for a police officer as he returned home from southern california after being shot in the head on sunday. ontario police officer michael gracia walked off a private plane under his own power yesterday. gracia's fiance summer shielded him after he was shot. she also survived being hurt. gracia will now go to a

rehabilitation facility. he's expected to make a full recovery. vice president mike pence will travel to las vegas today. in his weekly radio address, president trump will be in north carolina for a fundraiser, talking about the massacre in nevada. the president visited las vegas on wednesday and met with first responders and survivors. in his address, mr. trump spoke about how the goodness of the human spirit broke through in a matter of seconds after the shooting began. this week, the president says our nation remembers the people whom we have lost. >> we can never fill the void of those who perished. but we pledge to honor them by living as they would have wished, with lives full of purpose, with hearts full of love, and with hope for a better tomorrow. >> president trump added that americans defy death and hatred with love and courage. a look now at next week's new yorker cover. the artwork shows bullets, 58

total, each bearing the name of one of the people killed in las vegas. learn more about each of the 58 victims on our website, abc7news.com. a family escaped injury last night after someone fired at their car on westbound 24 in oakland west of 51st street at around 7:40. that's when a vehicle described as a gray sedan pulled alongside and fired one shot, hitting the family's white dodge avenger. no one in that car was hurt. chp officials will continue to investigate the shooting. the california highway patrol is also investigating reports of shots fired on the bay bridge. witnesses report a gray fire fired several rounds at a black suv at around 7:00 last night. the chp is looking for the drivers of both vehicles. traffic was never impacted, and there are no reported victims. the u.s. navy helped save a life at san francisco's pier 30 last night. sailors rescued a man from the

bay near the "uss essex" just after 8:00 last night. san francisco firefighters also raced to the scene. paramedics took the man to a hospital. it appears he suffered non-life-threatening injuries. san francisco is hopping this weekend. you can see behind me the blue angels, part of fleet week. that's bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the city. abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera has more. >> reporter: the u.s. navy blue angels had all eyes focused on the skies over san francisco for friday's amazing air show. >> i always like the noise. >> reporter: really? >> a little on edge. but it's fun. >> reporter: the six planes glided through the air, performing cool moves, even sending a heartfelt message. all 45 minutes of acrobatic air shows did not disappoint. >> the operation of whprecision can do, the expertise, it's the pinnacle of what they do. >> how close it is, how loud it

is, it makes you feel like you're right there in front of it. >> reporter: crowds gathered with keepsakes and photos of servicemen and women. >> what's important is you get to see the sailors and appreciate all the work they're doing for us. >> reporter: the velazquez family wanted their kids to appreciate seeing a huge military vessel and service members in uniform. >> i think it just symbolizes a unity and the importance of, you know, what they're doing. >> reporter: on chestnut street, civilians got to pay it forward at a burger benefit for veterans. >> this is our buy a burger for a sailor fundraiser. all the funds we collect go to funding our crew barbecue this sunday in front of the "uss essex." >> reporter: be sure to plan your travels. traffic and long lines are expected. in san francisco, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. the bluegrass festival is taking place in golden gate park through tomorrow. ♪

it's expected to draw about a quarter of a million people. the stages are set up in three meadows. musician s includ musicians. >> the best thing for me is the cloud. >> i say you don't need tickets, just walk through the trees and you'll find the concert. >> because of the las vegas shootings, security is tighter at this year's event. organizers say the safety of attendees is their top priority. this morning an oakland woman is recovering after what she calls a road rage crash. 24-year-old maddison holland has several broken bones and a final injury. she says it started when a man in a maroon truck cut her off in

the tunnel wednesday afternoon. she told abc 7 news the driver chased her on highway 24 until he forced her off the road. >> he was just like relentless. it was scary. it was so scary. like he just thought it was some joke, like it was so funny to be harassing someone. >> holland's car landed upside down. neighbors dragged her out. officials are trying to find the driver. i.c.e. agents will target immigrants at home and work after governor brown signed a bill making california a sanctuary state. that law limits how much local and state law enforcement can cooperate with i.c.e. i.c.e. says it prefers to document undocumented immigrants being released from jail or prison. agents came undocumented immigrants will face a higher risk of being detained and deported once the new law takes effect in january.

alameda county firefighters relied on ingenuity and muscle to rescue a construction worker after he fell into a creek. they used ropes and a special stretcher to set up what's called a haul system in castro valley yesterday. the worker had fallen about 15 feet into a creek from a bridge that's being built. firefighters tell us he was alert after hurting his leg. former secretary of state hillary clinton spent yesterday here in the bay area. her last stop was at stanford where she talked with students about digital technology and the ongoing effects of russia's election hack. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: a standing ovation for hillary clinton as she took the stage in front of about 500 people at stanford. the topic, digital technology. her focus, russian interference in the 2016 election. >> now, let's start with what happened, which does happen to be the title of my new book.

a shameless plug. >> reporter: clinton told the audience russian agents flooded social media with ads and stories intended to whip up support for donald trump and suppress support for her. >> she's angry and she's really upset about and she's really taking that out and trying to get that message out. >> i'm very empowered, just hearing her say we should take her loss to heart and that we should keep fighting just like she's doing today. >> reporter: students have the chance to submit questions for clinton. most asked how they can help make things better. >> you bring, you know, your concerns, i'll bring mine, and let's try to sort them out and have a commitment to figuring out what's true and what's not. >> reporter: clinton's day in the bay area started in san francisco. she autographed hundreds of copies of her new book at a bookstore downtown. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >> the former presidential candidate is scheduled to stop

at uc davis on monday on the tour for her book, "what happened." davis is the only stop scheduled on the tour and it's sold out. so much oing on this weekend, lisa. >> i know, and the october weather with offshore flow kicking into the weekend. how about a 44-degree reading in santa rosa, 45 on the coast. we're chilly, 56 in hayward from our east bay hills camera, still a warm day in many places, i'll tell you where, next. also next, a peninsula high school football team comes together to help raise awareness about a difficult issue. and it's not your normal police call in the north bay. what residents were shocked.

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are warm into the 70s. the air show, 12:00 to 4:00, both today and tomorrow, and lightly cooler with more sunshine of course on monday. if you're looking at the week ahead in santa rosa, today your

warmest day at 87 degrees, slightly cooler throughout the rest of the weekend. looking at temperatures dropping off, average highs about 80 degrees. then look what happens by the end of the upcoming workweek. highs just in the 70s. so today, numbers ranging from about 70 degree range in the coast, 88 in livermore. santa cruz warming to 79 degrees. we have a hurricane in the gulf, the central gulf coast today. nate with winds 80 miles per hour, tracking to the north west at 22. this is hurricane winds out about 35 miles from the storm center. you can see as it moves into new orleans and takes a right hand turn, we're looking at lake pontchartrain, storm surge of anywhere from four to six feet. rainfall amounts anywhere from six inches up to ten inches. it moves into the gulf coast tonight, takes that right turn. and then moves up. and you can see all the rain that it's going to bring up

through the appalachian region. but also it is going to weaken considerably. if you have plans along the east coast, you want to keep that in mind. unfortunately some flooding is likely there. the accuweather seven-day forecast, 60s on the coast, 70s around the bay, upper 80s inland. we're slightly cooler today. gusty winds develop tomorrow. and that will take us through monday. after that, the temperatures begin to level off. if you download our accuweather app, you can track the numbers in your neighborhood. that kind of goes with the theme this weekend, don't you think? fleet week, warm weather. >> such a pleasant weekend on tap. lisa, thank you. just ahead, a special sauce is back at mcdonald's for one day only.

the equifax breach has state and federal officials looking for ways to secure our data and give us more control over our information. 7 on your side's michael finney has been talking with lawmakers and tells us what changes could come as we move forward. >> reporter: former equifax ceo richard smith testified four times this week before congress. various committees trying to find out what happened and why. congresswoman jackie speier is looking to co-sponsor protections starting with unlimited access to your credit report. >> so you access your credit report any time you want for free, to a dispute process whereby you can more simply and easily dispute something on your credit report. a credit freeze that is free and simple to request.

>> reporter: the idea of a free credit freeze is getting a lot of attention at the state level too. california state senator jerry hill is drafting a bill to give free credit freezes to californians whose information has been breached. so instead of paying $10 to each of the three credit reporting agencies, consumers would pay nothing at all. hill is expecting a lot of pushback. why? money. >> if you're over 65, you can lock your credit for free. if you're under 65, you can't. if 34 people people freeze it, that's $744 million those credit companies could lose. if you pay the $30 to get out, that's another $744 million. we're talking about a billion and a half of revenue that could be on the line here. >> reporter: senator hill says it is simply the right thing to do. >> why should we be paying for

protection? it sounds like chicago in the 1920s. we shouldn't have to pay to protect ourselves from something that we didn't cause and in this particular case with equifax, it's their fault, and they're the credit reporting company. >> reporter: i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. a comedy gag on an animated tv show is prompting mcdonald's to announce it will offer its sichuan dipping sauce for chicken mcnuggets today in one location. a character in the series and mortie" tries to track it down. time now is 5:27. still to come on "abc 7 mornings," new orleans is under another hurricane warning as hurricane nate heads toward the gulf coast. governor brown decides whether to approve a smoking ban.

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it. >> announcer: good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning, thanks so much for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. we're starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. hi, lisa. >> good morning to you, chris. cool numbers along the bay, the coast, interior valleys. we're in the 40s. we've seen that in the past couple of days. in the inland east bay, 52 in walnut creek. 40s here's from santa rosa to nova novato, 46. 55 in san carlos. we have a wind advisory in these locations. higher elevations, mainly. we are looking at lower elevations looking at some difficult driving conditions. as you get up higher, those winds could gust over 55 miles an hour. so from tomorrow morning through 5:00 on tuesday, we're looking at those very breezy offshore winds. so beach hazard statement means

that it is dangerous to head out to the shore today with sneaker waves, large shore breaks, and strong rip currents. 40s and 50s right now with 70s and 80s by noontime. still in the 60s around the bay. if you're headed to golden gate park, very pleasant, upper 60s. 80s inland. chris? new orleans is in the crosshairs of hurricane nate. heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge could affect the pumping system in the city. a a abc. >> reporter: this is a state of emergency. they're getting ready for the storm. >> that's why i'm here. otherwise i still be at the office right now. >> reporter: in new orleans, they're especially worried. a dozen of the city's drainage pumps that they need to keep the city dry aren't working. they're out clearing drains. in parts of orleans, st. bernard and jefferson parishes, more

than a thousand families are being forced to leave their homes. >> one of the threats to this storm is not necessarily interior rain but storm surge. >> reporter: by me e >> reporter: billy ross has moved everything off the ground. >> this is this is like a gamble. >> reporter: three feet of storm surge and he's fine. six feet and he's losing everything. he's expecting five. the storm has already killed at least 11 dead in nicaragua, eight in costa rica. dozens are missing in washed away homes. happening today, another plane load of disaster pets will be arriving, this time from louisiana. here are a few of the samples of the pets coming to town. the animal shelters in louisiana are bursting after taking in pets left behind in hurricanes harvey and irma. these pictures were taken by the petaluma animal shelter where 30 of the 80 dogs and cats will go. the rest will go to no-kill

shelters. vice president mike pence and his wife karen visited puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands yesterday to assess the damage from hurricane maria. the vice president toured the area by helicopter and met with u.s. forces on the ground. later, he visited a church in san juan, telling victims of the hurricane that the trump administration will be with them every step of the way. >> as president trump said, we will get through this and we will get through this together for everyone in puerto rico. >> the trip comes days after president trump visited the island and praised relief efforts without mentioning the criticism that the federal response has drawn. the fcc has given google's parent company alphabet permission to send up balloons to provide emergency cellphone service to puerto rico. thousands of cellphone towers were knocked out in the hurricane. google engineers hope to use use

project loon balloons to provide voice and data service to the island's residents. president trump delivered a foreboding message to a room full of military leaders. he said we're in the calm before the storm. >> reporter: in the white house state dining room, this is the image president trump summoned reporters to see. the president smiling, surrounded by his top military leaders and their spouses. then came the unsolicited, cryptic comment. >> do you know what this represents? the calm before the storm. >> reporter: what's the storm? >> could be, the calm, the calm before the storm. >> reporter: what storm, mr. president? >> we have have the world's great military people in this room. thank you all for coming. >> reporter: what storm, mr. president? >> you'll find out. >> reporter: the oval office, we

tried again. mr. president, what did you mean by calm before the storm yesterday? what did you mean by that? >> thank you very much. >> reporter: after a wink and a pause. >> you'll find out. >> reporter: the comment especially ominous as the united states is engaged in a war of words with north korea and the president is on the verge of desertid desertid deassed deassede deassertde decertifying the nuclear deal with iran. >> i think you can take the president protecting the american people always extremely serious. and if he feels action is necessary, he'll take it. >> reporter: cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. california's attorney general is fighting back against the trump administration over the president's plan to roll back access to free birth control under the affordable care act. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains what it

potentially means for employers who are morally opposed to birth control. >> reporter: churches and religious nonprofit groups were already exempt from having to provide coverage for birth control through their health insurance. but private companies claiming to have their own moral objections to birth control were not. 200 of them had sued the obama administration to change that. president trump has now gutted that requirement. >> we have a president and an administration that is so hellbent on putting a bullseye on women in this country. >> reporter: but the trump administration says very few women will be affected. maya manian, a law professor at usf, disagrees. >> this new rule greatly expands the number and kinds of employers that say we will refuse to cover contraception. >> reporter: some corporations have argued they have the right to assert their religious beliefs. the pill, patches, and the

morning after pill are considered contraceptives and to some, life ending drugs. >> birth control is an obstacle to life, if you look into it, it's the truth. >> reporter: california had already strengthened its laws to require all health insurers to cover contraceptives. >> this is about making sure women's health care benefits are equally covered. >> reporter: the state attorney general and the aclu filed lawsuits. many more are expected. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. abc news has confirmed that attorney general sessions consulted with a legal group that defends conservative christian causes before issuing the guidance yesterday. new details now, governor brown is receiving criticism for vetoing a bill that would have banned smoking at california beaches and state parks. in a message, the governor wrote, if people can't even smoke on a deserted beach, or can they? supporters of the bill point out a number of forest fires are

started by cigarettes and cigarettes and cigarette butts make up 40% of items collected during beach cleanups. some tech companies are taking job recruiting to a new level. they're inviting students as young as 13 to consider careers in manufacturing. abc 7 news reporter david louie says a worker shortage is behind an initiative called manufacturing day. >> reporter: this is one of san jose's 1500 manufacturing companies. it opened its doors to students to show them how 3d printing and robotics are ushering in a new generation of factories, shifting manufacturing from overseas back to silicon valley. >> companies like amazon have set our expectations that we can get things right away. and i think as we look at the future of manufacturing, producing where a customer is saves you time and saves you money and it affords really good, high paying jobs. >> reporter: but there's a

shortage in workers, in part because of baby boomers reaching retirement age and insufficient replacements. the hope is that these students will see manufacturing as an attractive career. some jobs require a college degree while others don't. >> you have everything from the service technician who is learning a lot of the skills on the job all the way to a well-educated engineer who is helping iterate the next prototype or to design the manufacturing work flow. >> reporter: students recognize its importance. >> for engineering, there is like one major process that everyone uses but there's multiple ways to determine it. so multiple people see the same thing in different eyes. >> the process of manufacturing, that's what i thought was really cool. it's like a whole assembly line. it's a whole system. >> reporter: some of these students are still eight years away from graduating college. but one teacher told me that two of her students are in a high school welding program and

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a neighborhood near the oakland coliseum is about to undergo a major transformation. the city broke down on coliseum connections. it's a mixed income development

17 years in the making. oakland mayor libby shaff believes it's a sign of things to come. >> this is a phenomenal neighborhood. east oakland is revitalizing. and what a better place to live than right next to a b.a.r.t. station. >> roughly half the homes in the five-story complex will be designated as affordable housing. the city expects it to be ready for occupancy by next year. meteorologist lisa argen is here tracking the bay area forecast. >> cool mornings with 40s out there from the coast to some of our inland valleys in the north bay. 43 novato and half moon bay. 56 in hayward. mid-50s in concord. san francisco sitting at 54. mid-70s today under sunny skies. fire danger increases as soon as tomorrow. we'll talk about it, next. also next, kevin durant sends everyone home a winner. this shot won a group of fans

in sports all three bay area college football teams are in action today. san jose state takes on their biggest rival, fresno state, at 4:30. stanford is looking for their third straight win in salt lake city against number 20 utah at 7:15 p.m. cal will try to snap a two-game losing streak against number 6 washington. watch the game on our sister network espn. tomorrow the warriors wrap up their week-long trip to china with a game against the timberwolves in shanghai. yesterday kevin durant showed off some of his skills for fans. anthony flores has our sports report. >> good morning, everyone. the nba loves the field trip to the far east, in china helping

to grow the game. they were loving kevin durant after he shows off his shooting touch. he cashes in. everyone in the crowd got a free t-shirt from nike. after derek carr was spotted throwing passes at practice the past few days. carr is listed as questionable for sunday's game versus baltimore. keep in mind the typical recovery time for his type of back injury is two to six weeks. at the beginning of friday's press conference, head coach jack del rio shut down any questions about carr's health before they were asked. >> there are a lot of question marks on the injury report. and that's what they are. so not going to really talk about injuries and what we may or may not do and who we may or may not play or when and all that kind of stuff and how we're going to utilize people. i'm not going to get into all

that. we do have a number of guys that are questionable. and, you know, we got time before we tee it up. to baseball, and 13 proved to be a lucky number for cleveland. the tribe needed 13 innings to pull off an epic nikolai khabibulin againcomeback for th yankees. new york up by 3. they would take an 8-3 lead. bottom sixth, still basis full for francisco lendor with the grand slam to rock cleveland and bring the tribe within 1. cleveland ties it up. at the bottom of the 13th, off the third-base line, austin jackson scores, indians walk it off 9-8. they lead the game 2-1. second round of the safeway open in napa. hadley eagled the ninth to finish the front at 30.

at 14, he rolls in the birdie. he had a string of four straight birdies. but he needed a whole lot on 17 for a realistic chance at 59. and it just slides by. 17 and 18 for a course record 61. he's still one shot back of the leader, brendan still, going into the weekend. >> sometimes you can just will, everything just seems to go your way. it did today, which was great. i had a shot at 59, didn't pull it off. but, you know, it's certainly nice to play well and put myself in contention going into the weekend. >> only eight players in pga tour history have ever shot lower than 60. jim furyk holds the record with 58. that's a look at your morning sports. have a great weekend, everyone. good saturday morning to you. a lot cooler in the city today with that sea breeze kicking in sooner. we were well into the 80s yesterday downtown. as we look live right now at

emeryville, nice and dark there. another hour until sunrise. we're still looking at a warm day inland. the cooling will be just designated to areas closest to the coast. today in livermore, 88 degrees. then we'll drop off tomorrow with the stronger sea breeze. also the fire danger goes up the second half of your weekend. temperatures will hover in the lower 80s until we get to the middle to the end of next weekend. that's when we'll begin to really feel like fall. so we are looking at those cooler temperatures this morning. and a live look outside here in the city, where we don't have very much fog at all to speak of. so we'll be looking at full sunshine around the bay today. and those winds will be kicking up those offshore winds as soon as early tomorrow. we'll get to that in just a moment. live doppler 7 right now scanning the area from mt. st. helena and it is all clear out there. another vantage point here looking at 57 in the city, 47 in gilroy. 55 mountain view. 58 in san jose with those low 40s half moon bay and in the

north bay some 40s as well from santa rosa to novato, low to mid-40s. 50 in livermore, good morning concord, 55 degrees. so our forecast highlights looking like this. mild to warm pattern throughout the weekend, although today is cooler than yesterday. tomorrow, the winds kick up. we'll be looking at warm days really through monday. but with fire danger increasing significantly tomorrow. so by the end of the week, though, it should feel pretty good with a big dramatic change in our forecast. so checking out what you can expect throughout the bay today, a nice day in san carlos. on the warm side with upper 70s for the art and wine festival both today and tomorrow. and waking up to numbers mainly in the 50s. but lots of folks probably downtown for fleet week, not only today but tomorrow with numbers in the mid-70s. notice that we'll be cooler tomorrow with temperatures coming down about three to an additional four degrees. but today, beautiful. how about 75 degrees, low 50s

out there each and every night to the mid-50s as we get through the weekend and into monday. so highs today around the bay ranging from the mid-70s in san francisco, the upper 70s in oakland. this is all above average, warmer than we should be, cooler than yesterday. it looks like the above average trend will continue for the next several days. with 80 in richmond, 86 in concord. by tomorrow the winds kick up significantly. we're looking at the offshore component with winds gusting in excess of 55 miles an hour in the upper elevation of the north bay, east bay. today in the upper 80s inland, upper 60s at the coast. upper 70s around the bay. download our accuweather appear and you'll be able to track the forecast trends which continue to show the cooler weather. if you like if wat warm, rememb be careful out there always this time of year, nice this weekend but we're certainly getting into cooler weather by the middle of next week and highs in the 70s. that's fall as well.

we have two kinds of fall, in october. >> at least you're bringing the sunshine for us. lisa, thank you. tesla has big plans to expand in fremont. the company is renovating two office buildings on dunbarton circle that can accommodate more than a thousand workers. but the move will actually impact both fremont and newark. >> reporter: it's another bay area city undergoing a rapid transformation. >> i've seen a lot of buildings, a lot of construction, a lot of new homes. it gets me worried. >> reporter: and in fremont, martha martinez worries about her family being pushed out of her home. >> the rent is going to go up higher. a year ago we moved out because our rent increased $500 in a month. >> reporter: call it a sign of the times, perhaps the new normal, as companies such as tesla make plans to relocate or set up in the city. >> we're part of silicon. we're part of the region now. we're no longer the little city outside. >> reporter: change is coming to this part of dumbarton circle.

renovations have begun on these two buildings that will eventually house tesla as the company makes plans to build beyond its current factory in fremont and its headquarters in palo alto. according to our media partner, the bay area newsgroup, the space can accommodate up to 1,000 workers based on alameda county's typical zoning and planning regulations. no word yet how long the construction will take, but many business owners in fremont as well as the neighboring town of newark say it's good for the local economy. >> it will be more excitement, and then there will be more restaurants opening up, more people coming in. so it's good for the city, good for people, good for community. >> reporter: residents trying to embrace the new while reflecting on the old. >> tesla officials declined to comment. there's no word yet on how long the construction will take. next, honoring sean penn, where the two-time oscar win

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happening today, two-time academy award winning actor sean penn will be honored at the fourth annual mill valley film festival. he won an oscar for "mystic river" as well as "milk," and an earlier generation remembers him for "fast times at ridgemontidge high." it will be at 3:00 p.m. today. next on "abc 7 mornings," an emotional tribute in the south bay. friends and family of a shooting victim gather to honor her memory. this is not your typical police call. a north bay community shocked over what turned up in their neighbor

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good morning, everyone, it's saturday, october 7th. i'm chris nguyen. here's meteorologist lisa argen, tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> hey, chris. right now it is clear, the winds are calm, and we're looking at another day with numbers above average but not as warm as it was. beach hazard statement, if you're thinking of heading to the coast, current wave heights five to seven feet. we have the risk of strong rip currents and sneaker waves. 54 in concord. low 40s in santa rosa. half moon bay is in the lower 40s as well with pacifica in the 50s. looking at the winds kicking up tomorrow. by about 11:00 in the morning, winds gusty in the upper elevations. that's why we have a wind advisory from 7:00 tomorrow night through the evening hours. high fire danger really all throughout the year, and certainly in october. but from a