she traveled to north carolina and is along the coast in wilmington. >> reporter: that's right. this is the cape fear river behind me. the rain picked up about three hours ago. we're starting to get the wind gusts. this is how it's going to go now. most hurricanes hit and move out quickly. this will stick around for days dumping 20, 30, 40 inches of rain across this region. i spoke with the city's mayor and some of the people choosing to stick around about what may lie ahead. >> we have prepared as much as we can here. i think everybody heeded the warnings. for three people we've had people who left the area, boarded up their houses, heeded the advice of the emergency management folks out there. we're just now waiting for the storm to come in. it's a slow moving storm, 400 miles wide. we're going to have a significant amount of trees down. we'll have power lines down and a significant amount of rainfall. we're predicting 20, 30, up to

40 inches of rain in some isolated areas. we're going to be battered here for 48 hours with hurricane and tropical force winds for literally two days. that's going to do a significant amount of damage. >> i expect a lot of wind, a lot of rain the next couple days. i expect storm surge. we're worried about the boats that are still in there. we'll be fine. >> i think there's no guarantees. people hope for the best and you always expect the worst, we're kind of prepared to deal with the worst as well, simply because we had a chance to think about it. >> reporter: we're already getting word of power outages and the mayor saying people should expect to be without power for seven to ten days. tens of thousands of properties are expected to flood out. some 7,000 people are now in shelters and this is just the beginning of hurricane florence. i'm sarah bloomquist, abc 7

news. >> sarah, a two-part question here. i understand because of the unique geography where you're at, you may get a double whammy. explain what's going on in that region and where do you plan to go, where do you plan to take shelter? you're right in the heart of this thing. >> reporter: we're on a peninsula here in wilmington, new hampshire, cape fear on one side, the ocean is ahead of me. the river will crest, probably not for a few days as all the water falling inland will make its way here. that's going to be very problematic. then they'll also see the storm surge along the ocean. 13 feet is what's predicted. they know at 12 feet the barrier islands are covered by water. we have a hotel at a high point, not in a flood zone. we expect to be safe there. many of the local residents have evacuated to our same hotel. we will stay there. we will be safe and we will ride out this storm.

we expect we could be here for quite some time. back to you. >> sarah bloomquist live from wilmington, north carolina, stay safe. we'll look for more updates from sarah in the next 48 hours. the flooding caused by florence has already started. this is from the outer banks of north carolina. the roads look more like rivers with all the rain coming down. most people want to own beach front property. this is one of the dangerous moments. it's not clear if anybody is still inside this home which is on stilts, located in nags head, north carolina, but the waves are battering that property. >> let's head right to spencer christian monitoring the storm. >> although the storm has lost some of its force, it is perhaps no less dangerous than it was yesterday when it was a category 4. right now florence is a category 2 hurricane. it's very close to the coast of

north carolina. category 2 storm, maximum sustained winds, 105 miles per hour. one of the problems is it has slowed down significantly. forward speed is only about 5 miles per hour. the more slowly it moves and the longer it's near these affected areas, the heavier the rain will be and the more severe the flooding will be. expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning and travel down along the coastline before moving inland somewhere along the south carolina coast. that will occur over the week end and it will continue moving in to next week. by early next week, the rainfall total could be 30 to 40 inches in some locations. i've been in more than a dozen of these storms, i've seen the z damage they can do firsthand. it's not pretty. >> 10,000 people have been warned they may need to evacuate near honolulu because of a reservoir that could overflow. all the rain from tropical storm olivia has nearly filled the

reservoir. crews are working to pump it out. this is pretty close to downtown honolulu. there are fears they won't be able to keep up with all the rising water and syphon out enough to avoid flooding conditions. a storm stronger than florence is taking aim at the northern philippines right supe hundreds of people displaced. it's expected to hit luzon on saturday. after that it could move to hong kong and southern china. so what happens to a home in hurricane-force winds? go to abc7news.com to see a facility in south carolina that can simulate the impactimpact. also breaking news out of massachusetts. right now dozens of fires are burning. families are being told they have to leave their homes in three neighborhoods. this is all north of button. emergency crews think there's some sort of a problem with the natural gas system.

fires started breaking out 90 minutes ago. at least 39 fires are burning. one police chief said it's so many, you can't see the sky. residents who have homes with natural gas are being told to get out now. the department of building inspection in san francisco says placing a yellow tag on the millennium tower could still happen p the building doesn't e comply with a list of safety demands related to a cracked window. >> reporter: here is some of the reaction to the yellow tag threat. construction crews here right now putting up the latest scaffolding outside the building to prevent glass, potentially glass from falling on pedestrians as they pass down below on mission street. the city's reaction to this, the deadline may not be as hard as they thought. but if this deadline is extremely possible, the yellow tag threat has not gone away. in san francisco it is the closest we will see to a leaning

tower of pisa, millennium tower has a cracked pain of glass and concerns that come with it. >> they're concerned with public safety. >> reporter: that is attorney tom miller who represents homeowners now dealing with the building department's demands for scaffolding all around the building, plus the repair of a broken crane allowing inspection from the outside. all by tomorrow or be subject to a yellow tag warning by the city. >> we are looking at this in the longer term, and we feel this precaution is justified in order to protect the public. >> reporter: late today crews hired by millennium towers set up to begin installing the scaffolding. the crane will take longer. they said as much in a letter this afternoon. >> do you expect the yellow tag tomorrow by tomorrow? >> i don't. we'll continue to work with them. if the city says you need to do something else, we're on 24/7

with the city to respond to whatever needs we haven't responded to. >> it isn't an eminent hazard, but it's more of a long-range or short-term condition that we want to provide protection for. >> you're looking at some of that protection right here as they continue to install that scaffolding that will eventually go all around the building. you might question, where does this lead the two sides? probably the talking and negotiating stage. the ci i listening, the building management is talking. live on mission street in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> wayne, what exactly would a yellow tag mean? >> reporter: a yellow tag is a warning. it's a warning to people who live inside the building that

there might be an issue. a yellow tag out here would be a warning to people passing by, you might get hit by falling glass, or not. >> wayne freedman, thank you so much for that update. there are new images from the ongoing repairs at the ora ville dam. these pictures were posted "today" showing worker's high up on the dam. officials say it should be ready to handle it. both spillways collapsed last year forcing nearly 200,000 people downstream to evacuate. >> some san francisco residents are getting creative when it comes to keeping their cars safe from break-ins. melanie wood roof in the news room right now to explain howadn a story you'll see only on 7. mel, it's sad it's come to this. >> it is. av cpwith. he way, the idea from this story came from facebook when a friend of mine posted a picture

of a vehicle covered in writing, appealing to potential criminals to give their family a break. it turns out they're not the only ones. >> fed up with having his vehicle broken into four times over a year and a half, felix cuban decided to express his frustration. thank you for letting this glass remain unbroken. we are a poor family with two kids. no values inside except diapers. on the driver's side window, no valuables inside except baby's milk. and the rear passenger window, nothing to take valuable in this car. thank you. he and his wife learned what would work the hard way. the first time they lost 1500 in sporting goods. the second break-in, just a bag. the third break-in at golden gate park. >> that time we was really upset because it was all my official papers. >> reporter: and the 4th on otis stream.

i see the thief just open and see milk and diapers and left it. >> could it be a softer side to san francisco criminals. he used a marker to plead his case as a dad. we reached out on social media asking for your creative notes to potential thieves. and you deliver. someone already took the entire glove box. there's nothing except except 8 cds, then listing the eight cds. this one, please don't break into the car. it has been broken into six times. we cannot afford paying for more car windows. how about a simple all valuables have been removed. >> it's creative and it follows the strategy that people are taking responsibility. on the other hand, it's really sad that people feel they have to do that. >> san francisco police chief william scott says car breakins are down about 15%. he says it's thanks to extra foot patrols and educating people to park smart. if you love it, don't leave it.

>> we would like to get it down to zero. but it's still happening. >> just not to cuban and his wife. >> we don't spend our last money on car repairs. >> chief scott told me he believes it's a small group of people responsible for a lot of this issue. he says sfpd is focused on identifying who those people are and bringing the best cases for the district attorney's office for prosecution. melanie wood roof, abc 7 news. >> i like the saying, if you love it, don't leave it. something to remember. >> right. take everything out of your car. environmentalists from across the nation and around the world have gathered in san francisco today. >> you're here. i'm here because we care. >> climate change is at the tip of everyone's sphere. >> from harrison ford, harry hamlin, jerry summit. >> it started with a big protest

and a lot of traffic. what the city is saying about today's gridlock. >> say good-bye to the - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit so when trump says, in effect, we like more methane going into the air, that is highly destructive, very highly destructive. i think he'll be remembered -- on the path he's on now, i don't know. liar, criminal, fool. pick your choice. >> those are some strong words for president trump today at the global climate summit in san francisco.

hundreds of supporters of the environment took to summit. >> the actions took some by surprise including the mayor of new york who said something is crazy here. lee ann melendez outside the center. >> reporter: having lived in new york city i know people protest as much here as they do there. not sure why bloomberg is surprised. i can tell you there were protests, promises and hopefully promises. arrests were made as protesters crowded 3rd and howard streets demanding people inside the climate action summit do more to stop the oil extraction in california. today's demonstrations didn't fit well with michael bloomberg. >> it reminds me of people who want to build a wall along the mexican border to keep people out from a country that we go to

for vacations. something's crazy here. >> that remark was criticized by the non-profit food and water watch. its executive director said there's nothing crazy about opposing foos sill fuels. bloomberg and governor brown are seen as leaders in reversing the effect of climate change. >> climate change is still not at the top of the political issue i don't think in any country. but we're putting it there. >> reporter: thousands of people with an interest in the summit came to pledge support for the 2015 paris agreement. by then the u.s. vowed to reduce carbon emissions by 26% by 2025. bloomberg said we or already halfway there. hollywood also weighed in on the issue. actor harrison ford spoke about a new hope pour the next generation. >> we've accomplished a lot, but all of that is at risk if we don't change the path that we're

on today. the future of humanity is at stake. >> reporter: harrison ford with a beard. the two people arrested were cited and quickly released. live in san francisco, lee ann melendez, abc 7 news. >> lee ann, thank you so much. that climate summit is the main cause for gridlock in downtown san francisco. >> unfortunately for commuters, the traffic pain won't end soon. kristen sze has the details. >> reporter: the protests and the closures were the main e traffic jam extended from the south of market area on to the 280 extension the bay bridge and the embarcadero. >> avoid all those surface streets around moscone center. that's where we're seeing the worst gridlock.

>> 2 is particularly bad. it normally takes me about an hour to get in i. took me about an hour and a half. >> i know people have been ubering everywhere, taking b.a.r.t., trying to stay off the road in general. >> folsom was also closed due to an electrical vault fire. howard street will be closed between third and fourth through september 29th for this summit. construction work and the sales force dream force conference. 18 straight days of closure around an artery to the bay bridge, 101 and 280. san francisco municipal transportation agency said howard is closed about 35 days each year. that's about 10% of the year. >> these events can be disruptive, but at the same time these types of events bring in a lot of tourist dollars and a lot of tourists into the city which is also needed. >> now a live traffic map to see how bad the commute is out of the city. you can see the red as well as

the orange. those are not good news getting on and off the ij bai bridge. you can see 20 miles per hour. they say take transit, bike or car pool for the next 16 days. >> stay where you are and keep watching the news. we need those scooters back. >> i should have taken b.a.r.t. today. instead i was like barlt simpson. we're here now. >> what's happening weatherwise? >> steady pattern. what we had today is pretty much like what we'll have the next few days, mainly sun many skies, passing high clouds, breezy, cooler than average. how breezy is it right now? we have gusts to 37 miles per hour here in san francisco, 25-mile-per-hour gusts in novato, 22 in san carlos and breezy about everywhere else. check out this view from sutro

tower. 63 degrees in the city, oakland 67. 73 in san jose, 76 in morgan hill. 63 at half moon bay. here is mt. tam looking down on the bay. concord 78 and 72 at livermore. a nice view from the east bay hills camera showing passing high clouds we've been talking about the last couple days. forecast future, cooler than average and breezy weather with us again tomorrow. little change in the pattern through the weekend. gradual warming late next week. starting at 7:00, showing lots of low clouds moving over the coastline overnight and pushing over the bay early tomorrow morning. the clouds will pull back to the coastline from mid morning to afternoon giving us mainly clear

skies. overnight low temperatures will dip into the upper 40s in much of the north bay. overnight lows in low to mid 50s. about 64 in half moon bay, 65 in san francisco. oakland 70 degrees, 72 in fremont. inland east bay will warm to about 80 degrees. down in the south bay, 77 at san jose and farther south morgan hill will top out at 80 degrees. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. as i said, we won't see much change through the next five days or so. cooler than average through the weekend. highs on saturday will barely reach mid 70s inland. couple degrees on sunday. we won't experience any significant warming until midweek and late week next week. wednesday and thursday we'll see temperatures trending upward about 82 to 84 inland. 62 on the coast.

that may indicate perhaps more warming to follow as we get into next weekend. it's not just the climate summit drawing people to the bay area. the upcoming visit from former first lady michelle obama. >> halloween is here what does help for heart failure look like? ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten. ♪ the beat goes on. it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. ♪ la-di-la-di. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart... so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. it helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby.

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i know the calendar says september 13th, but it's halloween time at the disney land resort. >> john gregory with our sister station in los angeles has a closer look at all the fun and spooky things going on right now. >> reporter: fall is not yet in the air, but at disney land halloween is. everywhere you look you'll see the creative holiday touches so many fans plan their visits around. >> i've been coming since i was a little girl, but only recently

able to come during the halloween season. you can't beat it. it's so fun and fallish. >> so fun with all the halloween decorations. >> reporter: traffic cones conjure up nightmares as they tower overhead. some of these decorations are really impressive. when you talk to the workers at disney land, they'll tell you halloween is their favorite time at the park. >> halloween? >> why? >> it's spooky, it's fun. tricks and treats. >> reporter: from ghoulish green churros to chocolate dipped marshmallow mummies, john gregory, abc news. >> disney, as you know, is the parent company of abc 7 news. hurricane florence is bearing down on north carolina. >> we're asking citizens to heed the warning. your time is running out.

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here are the store making headlines at 4:30. several hundred arrests were filled outside the moscone center on the second day of the global climate action summit. demonstrators say leaders aren't doing enough to protect the

environment. eric thomas was at the b.a.r.t. board meeting, surveillance cameras were recording and sending information to a data base that i.c.e. could access. more on that story on abc 7 news at 5:00. look at all this flooding, already started from hurricane florence in the carolinas. the worst may be yet to come. even though it's downgraded to a category 2, it's expected to bring catastrophic storm surge with it. >> reporter: hurricane florence making its slow and ominous approach.e storm 500 miles acrs already flooding coastal streets, pounding piers like this one in atlantic beach, north carolina, with giant waves and threatening to linger into the weekend, dumping up to 40

inches of rain and inundating communities with storm surge up to 13 feet. >> my message today don't don't get complacencomplacent, guard. this is a powerful storm that can kill. today the threat becomes a reality. >> reporter: states of emergency declared in the carolinas, georgia and virginia with more than 1.5 million people under evacuation orders. some still making those last-second preps. >> a little scary thinking we may lose some stuff. >> reporter: others ignoring the warnings refusing to leave. >> i'd rather be here and knowing what i'm dealing with than someone else and not knowing what i'm going to be confronted with. >> reporter: authorities are warning people if they stay behind, if they have a medical emergency, they are on their own. it will be too dangerous for

first responders to head out. that will be the case for as long as 36 hours because this storm is so massive and moving so slowly. marci gonzalez, abc news, wilmington, north carolina. here is a great shot hour hurricane florence from the international space station. you zee how big the storm is. this video gives you an idea of how hard the wind was blowing, this is from explore.org, a weather station on the frying pan shoals off 40 miles off the carolina coast. if you live in that area, this bud is for you. not beer, though. it's actually canned water courtesy of anheuser-busch, the company sending more than 300,000 cans from the brewery in atlanta. it also brought its brewery online yesterday in colorado to

can more emergency drinking water. president trump is rejecting the widedeath toll. he tweeted, 3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit puerto rico. he called the figures a move by democrats to make him look bad. san juan mayor cruz called president trump delusional, paranoid and unhinged. quote, trump is so vein, he thinks this is about him. hundreds of puerto ricans who fled to the mainland are scrambling to find housing. federal vouchers expire tomorrow. a federal judge in massachusetts denied an effort to force fema to continue the temporary housing voucher program. >> authorities in bakersfield say the five victims in yesterday's shooting rampage appear to have been targeted. the kern county sheriff's office

identified the shooter as 55-year-old javier cazarez. he shot three people at a trucking company including his estranged wife. he then drove to a nearby home and shot and killed a man and his adult daughter. today the sheriff's office released body cam video from the deputy who confronted him. the deputy demands him to drop his weapon. that's when the suspect shot and killed himself. >> we have at least 30 witnesses that need to be interviews, four different scenes that have to be processed. the koran know's office has to come and do what they do. this is an overwhelming event. no question. >> the sheriff would not confirm reports that this rampage was triggered by a love triangle involving the shooter's estranged wife and a co-worker. the couple had been separated for four months and were going through divorce proceedings. kidnapping survivor elizabeth smart is urging the

decision by court to release wanda barzee. the 72-year-old was convicted of helping kidnap smart from her utah home in 2002. she was set to be released in 2024. authorities say they mystic miscalculating her time served. her attorney says she's not a risk but smart strongly disagrees. >> i do believe she is a threat. she was a woman who had six children and yet could co-conspire to kidnap a 14-year-old girl, and not only sit next to her by being raped, but encourage her husband to continue to rape me. so do i believe that she is dangerous? yes, but not just to me. >> after she's released next wednesday, barzee will be under federal supervision for five years. her husband is serving a life sentence. pope francis meeting with

the u.s. conference of bishops. he said he's summoning the presence of every bishop's conference around the world for a february summit. molly hunter has the details. >> in rome, a high-level u.s. delegation looking for answers, a full vatican investigation into alleged priest sexual abuse. cardinal daniel dinardo requested the meeting with the pope following allegations that the years of coverup of sexual abuse in the church went all the way to the top. >> of course, it's also in the context of the archbishop's allegations against the pope that he knew about archbishop mccarrick and he didn't do enough to take action against mechanic carrick. >> the allegation is that accusations of abuse against the former archbishop of washington, ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick were known in the vatican as early as 2000. yet he was still allowed to rise

through the church's ranks. he's denied the accusations. the current ahb washington, cardinal donald wuerl faces scrutiny about what he may have known. a grand jury alleges that wuerl covered up abuse during his time in pittsburgh which he denies. wuerl announced tuesday night he would travel to the vatican to discuss his resignation with francis. also last night the pope getting out in front, summoning bishop leaders from aroundhe worlde n sexual abuse. today definitely puts the focus on pope francis. what did he know and when. we'll see if there's any announcement after today's audience. the real focus will be on that global meeting next february. molly hunter, abc news, london. still ahead, a no-drone zone. the new effort to improve safety

during wildfires. >> california may have one of the world's largest economies, but also one of the highest poverty rates in the u.s. the staggering numbers ahead. i'm spencer christian, a beautiful day looking

if you happen to be looking for a new job, you might want to check with caltrans. >> reggie aqui has a look at the many jobs they're trying to

fill. >> california transportation department is looking to fill more than a thousand job openings. they're in desperate need of new workers because of a wave of retirements and an increased workload because of the gas tax increase. >> positions range from highway and bridge maintenance to engineers, to administrative assistants. caltrans says it's already hired nearly 600 people, still looking for 1,100 more. if you're interested in applying head to the caltrans event and apply online. you can apply with a link on our westbound site, abc7news.com. california's poverty rate continues to be the highest in the nation. that's according to the latest census report. homelessness and poverty continue to playing california despite the fact that we have one of the fifth largest economies in the world. the primary cause according to analystsing. >> ove the past several years, ho and

s have gone up and up and up. most people's incomes have not kept pace. >> last year the state legislature passed a package of bills designed to help promote the production of more affordable housing. while analysts say this will help, it will be years before effects will be seen. the world's richest man is ready to help tackle america's homeless problem. amazon ceo jeff bezos will start a charitable fund and open new preschools. he plans to call it the bezos day one fun. he's worth about $160 billion. here is live doppler 7. high clouds passing over. we see low clouds advancing. lows in the low to mid 50s, cooler in the north bay valleys where we see lows drop into the

upper 40s. as we get into the midday hours, let me give you a look at our overnight lows. it will be pretty chilly in the north bay where lows will drop between 46 and 49 degrees. most of the remainder of the area will see low to mid 50s tomorrows highs mid 60s in some coastal locations. upper 60s to low 70s around the bayshore line. in the north bay, mid to upper 70s. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have cooler-than-average weather and persistent breezes for the next few days. by late next weekend, expect a little warmup with high temperatures into the mid 80s by next thursday. >> thank you, spencer. bye-bye beetle. volkswagen says it will release

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. the south bay is buzzing with excitement over a just-announced visit by former first lady michelle obama. she'll be appearing at the sap center. abc 7's matt keller has more on mrs. obama's big plans. >> reporter: some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports play at the sap center. this year one of the biggest names in politics will be here. >> hey, everybody, it's michelle obama. i am in my office all alone, just me and you. it's a big day for me, because i am finished with my book. >> reporter: the former first

lady released this video. her memoir "becoming" released november 15th. on that day she kicks off a ten-day city tour kicking off in chicago. tour promoters from live nation say the night will feature intimate and honest conversations between mrs. obama and a selection of to-be-announced moderators. >> i've spent time thinking about the people and the stories and the experiences of the people that have shaped me and helped me become the person i am toda today. i'm proud of what i've created. >> 10% of tickets will be donated to local schools and community groups in each city the tour visits. admission starts at $30. >> i'm a little frightened because it's so candid and honest and open. i can't wait to share it with the world. >> reporter: tickets on sale september 21st. more information on our website,

abc7news.com. matt keller, abc 7 news. facebook is expanding its fact cckprogram.nlo include ph videos as it fights misinformation. it's been checking the image fact check since the checkers use visual verification techniques such as reverse image searching to check the voracity of the photos and the video. photos are untrue, then facebook will label them as such. unusual benchmark for authorities about waffle house restaurants. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with the waffle house effect. you have to explain. >> i love this thing. the popular restaurant chain in the south mainly is paying very close attention to hurricane florence. it opened its storm center at its headquarters in georgia. you're looking at a picture the company tweeted on tuesday. the waffle house is well known

for staying open during natural disasters, so much so fema has come up with the informal waffle house index to measure the damage during storms. if a waffle house is closed or has limited service, emergency crews just know thathe are must be hard hit. another big recall for nera the automaker is recalling more than 1 million 2015 model year trucks and suvs because of e na safety administration says the power steerin can stop working, then suddenly start working again. included in the recall the 2015 chevy silverado 1500, gmc sierra 1500, cadillac escalade, chevy tahoe, chevy suburban and the gmj you con. governor jerry brown signed a bill making it easier to get a property tax rebound. the new law allows the county to simply pay the refund it owes.

up until now, a claim form had to be paid from the county to the tax worker and then the refund could be processed. refunds usually arrive from the overpayment of taxes, penalties, assessment and interest. a long-awaited apology from build-a-bear after the chaos created by the pay-your-age promotion. you may remember it caused massive lines and chaos at stores around the country. some stores actually had to close rather than deal with the large crowd. ceo sharon price johns says she was happy with the sales boost from the event but wished the execution had been better. build-a-bear gave vouchers to some customers unable to get into the crowded stores. >> a nice problem to have, too many people that want your products. thank you, michael. if you're looking for

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vendors and food. there will also be multiple parades along historic grand aenue between california street and columbus avenue. i'm jessica castro for abc 7 news. have a great weekend. m&m about to introduce a new flavor that will melt in your mouth and not in your hand. the brand plans to unveil three new offerings next year. english coutoffee peanut, mexic jalapeno and coconut peanut. fans will get to vote on which one they would like to try. m&m offered three flavors last spring with crunchy mint turning out to be the winner. if you had to pick one of the three, which one? >> the first one, english toffee. >> i'm a coconut guy. >> drones are more popular than ever. that's not always good news. we'll have the effort to get

drones from interfering in emergencies. it is a drone problem. >> new at 5:00, the bay area team that swoops in after natural disasters like hurricane florence. you'll see what they do so rescue workers can do their jobs. plus -- >> remodeling your home, how spending now can save you later. swinging for the fences, the a's prove batting practice is not just for the players.

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tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, celebrity family feud followed by match game. then match game, take two, and abc 7 news at 11:00. a new public safety command for drones. >> the main goal, to prevent operators from interfering with emergency response efforts. >> reporter: outside the santa clara county civic center, a plea to the public. >> if you use a drone in any of these areas that are restricted, you're going to lose your drone. >> reporter: those restricted areas include wildfires after the board of supervisors approved a new ordinance this summer prohibiting the operation of a drone in a manner that interferes with firefighting, emergency services and law enforcement operations. last october, private drones

flying near the bear fire forced cal fire to suspend its aerial firefighting efforts. >> the risk is very real for the pilots. the crews that are within the aircraft. >> this drone was confiscated after another cal fire helicopter had to be grounded during the eden fire in saratoga last july. the owner was later prosecuted. >> we had to abort the water drops coordinated with the firefighters on the ground. they had two or three more drops to do so we can engage directly with the fire on the ground. >> sheriff lori smith says her staff previously found a drone carrying meth that crashed inside the jail. >> contraband is one thing. we're more worried of weapons being dropped in an area where we have maximum security inmates. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. as of 2016, more than 4,500

drones have been registered in legislator county. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4. i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz, abc 7 news 5:00. a girl sees a male teacher .n the girl's restroom a nsonhtn a story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> the latest on the threat to yellow tag the sinking leaning tower. >> b.a.r.t. changes its ways. license plate information to the feds and the plan to prevent future mistakes. senator dianne feinstein's mystery letter she just sent to investigators. governor brown's stunning comments on the president. >> i'm going to remove her from the school if they allow the teacher to come back. >> an east bay mother is upset with the way an oakland charter school is handling an incident

involving her young daughter. it involves another girl and a male teacher. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristin zee. >> it happened in the girls bathroom at the oakland military institute. >> laura, this is a very strange incident obviously. >> reporter: well, it is, dan. the teacher c it was an accident, but now there are two investigations. the teacher is on suspension and the mother and her young daughter are on edge. >> we heard someone come in who had boots on. we knew it wasn't a kid. >> a seventh grader at the oakland military institute, this 11-year-old student said she and her friend were chatting away, each using a stall in the girl's bathroom last thursday when they heard someone come in and recognized his distinctive red boots. >> i made eye contact with him through the cracks of the stall. >> do you think there's any way he didn't know you guys were in

there? >> he d