of mine posted a picture of a vehicle covered in writing, appealing to potential criminals to give their family a break. turns out not once, not twice, not even three times. felix and his wife had their vehicle broken into four times over a year and a half. so they took pen to glass, writing on the windshield, thank you for let thing glass remain unbroken. we are a poor family with two kids. no value is inside, except diapers. >> maybe they feel pity. >> reporter: on the driver side window, no valuables inside, except baby's milk. and the rear passenger window, nothing to take in this war, thank you. they learned what would take the hardway. the first break-in, they lost $1,500 in sporting goods. >> i think it's my fault. >> reporter: the second break-in, just bag. but that third break-in -- >> my passport and social security, working permit.

>> reporter: and the fourth, on otis street. >> i see the thief just open and steal milk and diapers and left it. >> reporter: could it be a softer side to san francisco criminals? that's when he decided to plead his case as a dad. we reached out on social media asking for your most creative notes to potential thieves and you delivered. with pictures of notes like this one. someone already took the entire glove. there's nothing inside except 8 cds, then listing them. and this one, please do not break into the car. it's broken into six times. we cannot afford paying for more car windows. how about a simple, all valuables have been removed? >> in one sense, it's creative and follows the strategy that people are taking responsibility. but on the other hand, it's sad that people feel that they have to do that. >> reporter: san francisco police chief william scott says car break-ins are down about 15% year-to-date. >> roughly 3,000 fewer.

>> reporter: 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. >> reporter: just not to cukube and his wife. chief scott told me he believes that it's a small group of people responsible for a lot of the issue. he says they are focused on identifying who those people are and bringing the best bases to the district attorney's office for prosecution. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >> melanie, thank you. developing news near redding. the delta fire has forced the closure of interstate 5 in both directions. the fire broke out more than a week ago and closed i-5 for almost six days as you may recall. the fire has burned 90 square miles. it is 17% contained. new at 6:00, catholic leaders in san jose are working to be more transparent about

sexual abuse by priests. bishop mcgraph released a statement saying, a diocese plans to release names of priests believed to have abused minors. we stand with the victims and survivors and families. we can't defend priests perpetrators and those who enable or protect them. >> we don't change the path that we're on today, the future of humanity is at stake. >> star power, the governor, and demonstrat demonstrators. it's been a busy day two of the global climate summit here in san francisco. lyanne melendez is live with more. >> reporter: well, today, two protesters were arrested, cited, and later released. just another day in san francisco. meanwhile, inside, the governor

made it very clear, it is california against president trump. it was just a matter of time before governor brown lashed out at president trump over his policies on climate change. >> on the path he's on now, liar, criminal, fool. pick your choice. >> reporter: governor brown and former new york mayor michael bloomberg are seen as political leaders in the efforts to reverse the effects of climate change. but outside the global climate action summit, both found little support among protesters who believe not enough has been done to stop the extraction of oil in california. today's demonstrations did not sit well with former new york mayor and environmentalist 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.

>> reporter: that remark was criticized by the nonprofit food and water watch. its executive director said there's nothing crazy about opposing fossil fuels. thousands with an interest in the summit came to pledge their support for the 2015 paris agreement. back then, the u.s. vowed to reduce carbon emissions by 26% by 2025. bloomberg said we're already halfway there. hollywood is also weighing in. actor harry hamlin's company has been working with fusion energy. >> we expect to have an absolutely clean, non-toxic power plant available for the world within the next decade, hopefully before that. >> reporter: and the polar bear you see behind me has become one of many symbols of this summit. now the information that i'm going to give you, i can tell you governor brown will sign

more bills tonight in favor of the environment on board an electric ferryboat. we will have that for you tonight. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, "abc7 news." >> thank you. and new details, police say 911 calls about two kids hanging from a second story window ledge were not prioritized correctly. this is the incident that had neighbors calling for help monday. police say there should have been an immediate response. they're now working to improve procedures. the two kids weren't hurt. police have followed up and continue to investigate. >> takes your breath away. boston celtics guard and bay area native jabari bird was in a massachusetts court today. this is video from his arraignment. the 24-year-old was accused of strangling his girlfriend until she passed out in his apartment on friday. he now faces assault, kidnapping, and strangulation charges. a judge ordered him held on $50,000 bail. he released a statement saying

he's taking time off from the team as he deals with this and medical issues. a man wanted for multiple crimes, including sexually assaulting a trial, is in jail tonight. police took 30-year-old alexander rose into custody in san francisco yesterday. investigators believe he broke into a home and tried to rob two people monday. officers traced a license plate on the vehicle to rose. two teenagers are under arrest, accused of vandalizing two high schools and doing $5,000 in damage. the police department shared a couple of pictures, you can see the smashed windows. school resource officers say the two teenagers are students at kasa grande high school. that was one of the schools that was hit. after talking with them, they say the students admitted to the vandalism using a tree stake to break the windows. there will be no

recognition technology at b.a.r.t. stations in the future. as eric thomas explains, the move comes as the agency deals with a new surveillance scandal. >> motion carries unanimously. >> reporter: with that 9-0 vote, b.a.r.t. joins berkeley, davis, and palo ato in placing new restrictions on the acquisition and use of new surveillance technologies. the aclu helped b.a.r.t. draw up the new ordinance. >> public safety requires a conversation about the cost of surveillance. we know that technologies are often inaccurate and directed at people of color. >> reporter: the new ordinance requires b.a.r.t. to have public debate and get board approval before buying new surveillance equipment or seeking money for it. >> it's going to ensure reasonable guidelines are put in place for the retention of the data and the sharing with outside third parties. >> reporter: the ordinance was two years in the making, but passage comes just a day after it was revealed that some b.a.r.t. officials installed a

license plate reader here at macarthur station in 2016 against the wishes of the board. then shared the data with a law enforcement database that i.c.e. could access. b.a.r.t. says the license plate readers were only up and operating for a matter of months. the chief says once he found out about that, he ordered them taken down. >> and we uninstalled the one reader that we had, and no longer sent any information and somebody called and said delete all our information. >> reporter: the northern california regional intelligence center is the database where the information was sent. it's not known whether i.c.e. accessed it. the incident happened before rojas was chief, and despite an investigation, he says they don't know who authorized it. in oakland, eric thomas, "abc7 news." a controversial statue near san francisco city hall that some have called racist is coming down. last night, the san francisco

board of appeals officially voted to get rid of the 124-year-old early days statue. the statue shows a native american at the feet of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary. activists, who have been working to get it removed for years, say it's racist and demeaning to indigenous people. it's unclear when the statue will come down. next at 6:00 -- >> i made eye contact with him through the cracks of the stall. >> a girl sees a male teacher as he goes into the girl's restroom at an east bay school. a lot of questions tonight and a story you'll see only on "abc7 news." more problems tonight for tesla's auto pilot feature. >> i'm spencer christian. increasing clouds and wind, decreasing temperatures. all a part of my accuweather forecast, coming up. a chp isn't buying one driver's explanation after they

only on "abc7 news," an east bay mother is upset tonight with the way and oakland charter school is handling an incident involving her young daughter. another girl, and a male teacher. >> it happened in the girl's bathroom at the oakland military institute. our reporter is live outside the school with more. laura. >> reporter: the teacher here claims it was an honest mistake, but now both the charter school and the oakland police are taking a serious look at the matter, as an angry mother demands answers. >> in my head, i was praying nothing bad was going to happen to us. >> reporter: a 7th grader at the oakland military institute, this

11-year-old student told us 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. >> reporter: do you think there's any way he didn't know you guys were in there? >> well, he did, because he seen our backpacks on the floor in the stall. >> and he saw your eyes? >> yeah, through the crack. >> reporter: the student told us instead of turning around and walking out, the male teacher proceeded the urinate and left without flushing. the girls reported the incident to school officials. >> he walked past the boy's restroom and went into the girl's restroom. >> reporter: tracy sanders is the girl's mother. >> i believe he knew he was in the girl's restroom, because again, there's no stand-up stalls in the restroom and there's a sign on the door that says girl's restroom. >> reporter: sanders took these

pictures of the bathrooms, well marked outside and very different inside. and according to school policy, staff should never use student bathrooms, period. in an e-mail to parents, sent after "abc7 news" called the school, anned a main destroyan a wrote, we understand the actions do not constitute a crime, but we are committed to fully investigating the matter. sanders says school administrators told her the teacher has received a one-week suspension. >> i feel like a week is not long enough. i feel like they need to thoroughly investigate it. you've been working at this school for two years now, three years. how do you not know which bathroom that you're going in? >> reporter: tracy sanders told us if the teacher returns to the school, her daughter will not be back. we could not reach the teacher for his side of the story. in oakland, laura anthony, "abc7

news." >> laura, thank you. tesla's auto pilot feature is coming under fire again. a north carolina man told "the washington post" his wife was backing out of the garage when the car suddenly veered into a wall. the family has relied on several of the cars' autonomous features and never had a problem until now. the crash is the latest in one of several incidents that have brought the auto pilot teacher into question. tesla has not commented on this latest mishap. a warning from the chp about driving in the car pool lane without any other real passengers. take a look at this photo tweeted today by authority, with the text, dummy passengers can't fool us. it happened this morning on highway 4. this person apparently tried to tell the officer there wasn't room in the trunk for his mannequin. car pool violation tickets start at at least $400. in santa clara county, the launch of a new public safety campaign aimed at operators of

unmanned ampircraft, like drone the main goal is to prevent people from interfering with emergency response efforts. chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: outside this civics center, top leaders from various agencies came together to make a plea to the public. >> if you love your drone, don't fly it anywhere that's restricted. >> reporter: those restricted areas now officially include wildfires. after the board of supervisors approved a new ordinance prohibiting the operation of a drone in aanr that interferes with firefighting, emergency services and law enforcement operations. >> we need to protect our public safety workers and protect the public from the fire. >> reporter: last october, drones forced cal fire to suspend its aerial firefighting efforts. this drone was confiscated after another helicopter had to be grounded to avoid a collision in

saratoga last july. the owner was later prosecuted. >> we had to abort water drops. that helicopter had two or three more drops to do. >> reporter: flying drones near jails or juvenile centers is also illegal. a drone carrying meth crashed inside the jail perimeter last fall. >> a contraband is one thing. we're more fearful of weapons being dropped in. >> reporter: those who violate the ordinance would be subject to fines and penalties. >> if you use a drone in these areas that are restricted, you're going to lose your drone. >> reporter: chris nguyen, "abc7 news." word to the wise. >> time to turn our attention to the weather. >> spencer christian is watching our weekend forecast and hurricane florence back east. >> we'll start with our local conditions. we have some high clouds over the area, and a few low clouds along parts of the coastline right now.

but skies are bright and current winds, it is quite breezy out there with wind speeds of 25 miles per hour here in san francisco right now. 17 to 18 miles per hour in many locations. 21-mile-per-hour gusts in santa carlo. so quite breezy. here's a view of some low clouds, just beginning to push on shore. this is the view from our south beach camera looking toward the sutro tower. mountain view is 68. san jose 68. 69 in morgan hill. and 61 at half moon bay. it is currently 73 up north in santa rosa. 71 at fairfield. 74 at concord. and the view here, bright blue skies with a few thin, high clouds around. we'll see a mix of some high and low clouds tonight and tomorrow. it will be a little milder tomorrow afternoon. but only by a couple of degrees

and just minor temperature changes going through the weekend and into early next week. okay, here's the forecast starting at 7:00 this evening. more low clouds moving down along the coastline and pushing out over the pay during the early morning hours. 5:00 tomorrow morning, the commute gets under way, there may be just some -- a few areas of slightly reduced visibility because of the low clouds. we don't expect the fog to be dense or widespread. mid morning, low clouds pulling back to the coastline and giving us sunny skies and inland. and partly sunny along the coastline. overnight low temperatures, generally in the low to mid 50s but a bit cooler in the north bay where most locations from ukiah to napa will see lows in the upper 40s. tomorrow, highs of 64 in half moon bay. 65 in san francisco. 70 at oakland. inland east bay, around 80

degrees in most locations. north bay highs, mid to upper 70s. and here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. as i mentioned before, only minor fluctuations in the temperature the next five days or so. tuesday, inland highs to upper 70s, maybe around 80. low 70s around the bay and low 60s on the coast and warming begins next wednesday. next thursday, temperatures near average again. in fact, nice warmup headed our way next week with temperatures climbing up to more typical summertime levels. >> thanks, spencer. up next, penguin babies are making themselves at home tonight in california -- in a california

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because of the climate summit, ford go bike is holding a free ride day today throughout its bay area network. free passes for rides up to 30 minutes are available. bikes are stationed in san francisco, oakland, berkeley, as well as san jose. three baby penguins are ready for their closeup at a southern california aquarium. >> how cute and fast they are. i think of my own little people.

>> if i was at the beach, i would want to swim that fast to get away from the shark. >> got to do that. today, the penguins were introduced to the public. one of the handlers said they're native to south america. >> they just pop into the water. the water is around 60 degrees. when it's a nice, balmy day, they'll stay on deck and just get the rays of the sunshine. >> this is the sixth year that penguin chicks haveaquarium. the public is getting a chance to help name those, they just help to donate $100 for the privilege. much more ahead on "abc7 news" at 6:00. governor brown is on a ferry on san francisco bay right now. this is a live look. sit a beautiful night out. why he's on the bay helping to change california's environment. spencer christian is tracking hurricane florence, which is now pounding parts of north carolina. the late change in its track that could mean even more rain. kavanaugh controversy.

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we are staying on top of breaking news out of massachusetts. look at this. at least six people are hurt and dozens of families are out of their homes following a series of fires and explosions. it all started about four hours ago, just north of boston in the towns of lawrence, andover and north andover. crews have responded to over 40 fires. officials think overpressurized gas lines caused them. >> all the folks have been helpful. meanwhile, fema, and we got an e-mail from the white house, people have been reaching out to make sure we're okay. the reality is, lawrence is a very resilient community. we're going to be okay. >> we're told two of the six injured people are incredible condition. we'll stay on top of this breaking news and bring you more as soon as we get it. let's turn back to the global climate summit. the governor is on a ferryboat

in the middle of san francisco bay. >> he's about to take serious action to protect the environment. cornell bernard has more. cornell? >> reporter: we are waiting on governor brown. he's just making his way to the bow of this ferryboat. talk about the perfect photo-op here for governor brown, taking a seat. he's about to sign a package of climate bills designed to help the environment. that's what he says, aimed at -- aimed at reducing carbon emissions by boosting the number of zero emission vehicles, getting dirty cars and trucks off the road. the governor's office says carbon emissions currently account for 50% of the state's greenhouse emissions, and 80% of smog forming pollutants. bun will that would expand plug-in vehicle charging

stations, thus -- uh-oh, it is very windy out here. and pretty rough here on the bay. thus encouraging people to purchase electric cars going forward. i have to tell you the governor is choosing to sign these bills on board the very first red and white fleet plug-in electric ferry. think of it, i was told by a press aide, as a giant prius on the water. it's powered by a lithium ion battery. red, white fleet hopes to be all electric by the year 2025. governor brown signing one of eight bills here. as our picture perfect spot here on board an electric ferry continues. cornell bernard reporting live on san francisco bay. back to you guys. >> choppy out there. >> thank you, cornell.

hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas tonight, as this monster storm slowly grinds its way ashore. >> the winds might not be quite as strong as they once were, but they remain at 100 miles per hour and extend out 80 miles from the eye of the storm. storm surge is already causing problems. and the worst may be yet to come. >> there are fears that florence could stall and dutch mp 40 inc of rain or more in spots, which would be absolutely disastrous. >> our radar shows you how massive florence is, about 500 miles wide and the center still hasn't made landfall. >> spencer christian is tracking it very closely. 500 miles wide, that is massive. >> very massive storm. notice the bands wrapping around the center, the eye of that storm, lashing coastal north carolina, as well as parts of virginia. those bands not only contain hurricane force conditions and winds and heavy rainfall, but those bands often contain

tornadoes and isolated storms. and the effects of the storm will be effect for quite some time. maximum sustained winds at 100 miles per hour, moving so slowly. only about 5 miles per hour. expected to makelandfall overnight. it will continue inland as a tropical storm, before turning northward on saturday and sunday, moving up through parts of west virginia and western pennsylvania. and once again, the storm has the potential to drop up to 40 inches of rain on the hardest hit areas. >> thank you, spencer. one of the biggest concerns of hurricane florence is the loss of communication for first responders. >> and san jose cisco systems has that problem covered. david louie shows us one of its special vehicles that's proven its value in past hurricanes and during this year's past

california wildfires. >> reporter: it's one of the most high tech vans imaginable, called a network energy response vehicle. it's -- a team of specialists is ready to move in after hurricane florence knocks out communication systems. cameras help spot fires during the tubs fire earlier this year. >> we saw a fire just exploding on the hillside and we zoomed in, told them the coordinates and the fire chief and the police chief and pg&e all sat in here talking about what was going on. >> reporter: other equipment allows communication seamlessly. the team here at cisco in san jose is highly qualified. some of them have been deployed to the northern california wildfires and also to hurricanes in pueantigua. the unit can be set up in 15

minutes and broken down just as fast. that was true when i went to puerto rico after hurricane maria. >> we were getting requests in constantly and going out to different towns and locations to address needs. >> reporter: another time, a member of the crew helped to direct air rescues of people stranded on roof tops. >> he was redirecting the search and rescue guys to the roof. >> reporter: they provide the support for free as a public service. david louie, "abc7 news." and look at this image. an american flag showing the power of the hurricane. it started the day in tact, but as conditions went downhill, it deteriorated, as well. florence has shredded it. there are supposed to be 13 stripes, but not any more. the stars are still there flapping in the wind. download our "abc7 news" app for the latest storm track and be

sure to tune in to "abc7 news" tonight at 11:00 for late breaking information on hurricane florence. hundreds of puerto ricans who fled to the mainland after hurricane maria are scrambling to found housing. that's because federal vouchers that paid for their hotel rooms expire tomorrow. the clock began ticking last month after a federal judge in massachusetts denied an effort to force fema to continue the housing program. california's dianne feinstein is asking to delay the vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. she said she's received kavanaugh and forwarded it to the fbi. the democrat is refusing to release any details, only that it was have an individual who "strongly requested confidentiality and declined to come forward." she received the information from a palo alto congresswoman who received the letter from a skon stitch went. the committee chair chuck grassley says he has no

information about the letter. next at 6:00 -- >> it's the cadillac of exercise bikes. i love it. >> he loves his stationary bike, probably because he had to jump through major hoops to get it. through major hoops to get it. >> his finance company told him through major hoops to get it. >> his finance company told him (music throughout)

many of us would love to have a home gym, but how to pay for it is the question. >> an east bay man thought he found the perfect deal, zero money down and zero interest for a bike. >> this guy lived in the same house for 20 years. now, remember that. he has a long credit history and a high credit score. yet when he applied for the zero interest deal, the finance company told him, you don't exist. >> it's the cadillac of exercise bikes. i love it. >> reporter: for jim strickland, this is the perfect workout. >> here's the 20 minute tahoe scenic ride. >> reporte my paris ride was the first one. great way to see the world.

>> reporter: even joined a live workout class. all within the confines of his walnut creek home. >> fits in the corner of my office. >> reporter: jim says it was love at first pedal. >> i went to a store and sat on it and rode it. and fell in love with it. >> reporter: the peloton bike links to the internet, taking users through real places, showing everything from calories to heart rate to who else is riding with you online. it also costs thousands of dollars. >> but it was going to be worth it. >> reporter: jim could manage the $2500 price with this offer, zero down, zero percent interest. >> too good of a deal to pass up. >> reporter: but a finance company wouldn't give him the deal. >> they couldn't identify me. >> reporter: the company, a firm of san francisco, said it could not find jim in its system. >> i thought that's weird. everybody who i've gone to for credit has found me. >> reporter: he shows us 35 years of credit history. top score.

a firm wouldn't budge. >> our decision is final, and that just set me through the roof. >> reporter: he contacted 7 on your side and we contacted affirm. it would not discuss jim's case, citing privacy rules, but said our technology is designed to verify the identity of applicants by comparing the information they provide us to third party data, specific cli credit bureaus in as little as six seconds. however, they did another check, this time it found jim and gave him that zero interest deal. we found him too, right here on the bike. >> i love michael finney and what you have been able to do. you guys are the best. >> he's the best. the company said in rare cases information provided by customers doesn't match data from third parties. jim is wondering maybe he did something wrong, like instead of applying as jim, rather than james, either way, we left him

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holiday season. the available jobs are for a variety of roles. hiring event also be held next month. also this holiday season, target will be choosing a tell member at each store and distribution center to a $500 gift card and a chance to donate $500 to the charity of their choice. that's nice. >> very nice. let's update the forecast one last time this hour. >> spencer? >> let's get right to it. high clouds right now, which will be joined by coastal low clouds overnight, and low temperatures in the wee hours of the morning, low to mid 50s for most of the bay area. tomorrow, mainly sunny skies except for low clouds near parts of the coastline. highs range from mid 60s at the coast to low 70s around the bay and up to about 80 in the warmest inland spots. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. very little change in the high temperature range. upper 70s inland. mid 70s around the bay. low 60s on the coast.

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good evening. the sharks open training camp tomorrow and just acquired one of the best players in all of hockey, trading for eric carlson from ottawa for chris tierney, and a couple of carlson considered to be the top defenseman in the league. two-time norris award winner. san jose is hoping to keep him long-term. since coming into the league in 2009, he has more points than any defender in the league, with 518. 126 goals. brent burns happens to be number two on that list. great offensive weapon from the blue line with an incredible shot. >> it's a real good team that i'm going to be joining, so i'm excited about that. and i'm looking forward, you

know, for the challenge that we have ahead of us. >> you need those type of players to win a stanley cup. and they rarely become available and they rarely become available in their prime. >> to bring a guy like carlson is, it's going to make us even more dynamic. and it's exciting for us to be able to get those type of passes and play making abilities back in there. >> parade in san jose? maybe. the 49ers got his with a rash of injuries starting with a preseason that continued through the preseason. wide receiver marquis goodman, out of practice for a second day with a bruised quad. and the niners made a lot of mistakes, but the critical play was the fumble on the 1 yard line. the lions coming off a blowout

loss against the jets of all teams. >> they're a game plan team. good d-line. they get penetration, set the edge. fast line backbackers, they're at every level. we have to have a good mindset. amazing, the a's are 32 games over .500, with their entire pitching staff wrecked by injuries and the latest news is trevor cahill will miss his next start. tonight, a's in baltimore. brett anderson back from the disabled list. allowed four earned runs, two in the first on this single. so in a flash, it's 2-0, orio orioles. steven piscotty cuts that in half. a little oppo taco here. so 2-1 game. two more in the fourth. right back to anderson here, but couldn't make the play at home. right now the orioles leading

the a's in the 8th. it is 5-3. and mercifully, the giants are not playing. over the weekend, two of the nationals and cubs games were postponed because of bad weather in washington. so they completed a game last night at wrigley. the cubs were forced to get on a play and play again tonight against the nats and return home. so anthony rizzo just wore his uniform on the plane. he was unhappy the league didn't wait until the end of the season. he said this whole thing is a joke, so why not keep joking? back here at the coliseum, the a's offered fans a chance to hit a home run for season tickets. hitting one out of a big league park is harder than it looks. spencer's ears perked up. nobody left the yard, but two fans left with with season ticket plans. >> i hit it hard. i thought it was going. i watch it, and it hit the dirt. i'm like, what?

but it felt good? the tememories, you don't get opportunities like that very often. >> look at this, our open producer, casey pratt taking some swings. our sources say at least one of the balls he hit left the infield. i tell you what, worms on the infield were on high alert. they were scurrying for cover. it was a very dangerous place to be when casey was at-bat. >> thanks, larry. join us tonight at 9:00 on cable channel 713. spacex says it signed up its first civilian passenger to travel into space. where they'll go tonight at 9:00. local medical crews are on stand by for hurricane florence. see why these cargo planes are described as an icu in the sky. >> that is this edition of "abc7 news." look for breaking news on twitter.

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