good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, september 16th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with frances. >> good morning. we have another shiin sunny day as you can see. the clouds are breaking up and there is some fog in napa where visibility is less than a mile right now. here is your 12-hour day planner. sunrise at 6:52. most temperatures in the 50s and we'll have low clouds but by lunchtime, the clouds will pull back to the coast, sunny everywhere else and the on shore breeze will keep things cool in the upper 70s today around the

bay, upper 60s and at the coast low 60s. the clouds start to move back in for dinner and sunset at 7:15. we have some cool weather ahead but we also have a big warmup and i'll tell you that with the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. carolyn? >> thank you, frances. >> this morning a deadly hit and run in santa rosa. officers were called just before 9:30 last night. witnesses called 911 after watching a car hit a man. he died at the scene. the driver of the car involved took off. >> looks like it's a white said d sedan, possibly smaller sedan with a spoiler on the back. officers searched the area and have not located the vehicle or the driver at this time. >> investigators are going through surveillance video from nearby businesses, any witnesses are asked to contact santa rosa police.

developing news, florence is now a tropical depression still dumping massive amounts of rain and prompting flash flood and tornado warnings in the carolinas. at least 13 people died. hundreds of rescues took place overnight. the national hurricane center says the effect of torrential rain is expected to be quote catastroph catastrophic. >> reporter: as the relentless rain continued pounding the carolinas, florence offering reminders she's not over yet. >> we'll have to stop coverage right now because we have got to get to our safe zone right now. >> reporter: our affiliate in wom wilmington stopping the broadcast because of a tornado warning early sunday morning. and water rescues stillhaenin in jacksonville, north carolina, coast guard crews in helicopters swooping in to help, and when this military humvee drove too

far into a flood zone, good samaritans stepping in to rescue rescuers. >> i've never seen flash flooding like this occur in our state. >> reporter: state officials navigating deadly flooding as they coordinate efforts. the death toll from florence at 13 people. two deaths happened in wilmington, north carolina when this huge tree fell into this home crushing a woman and her 8 month old baby. frank henderson lives a few doors down and also chose not to evacuate. >> i definitely considered it, but if i wouldn't have left, i would have lost my house. >> reporter: others vow this hurricane may make them think the next one. >> after this experience, i would never stay in a cat three or cat four. >> reporter: nearly 800,000 people were without power in north and south carolina. that is the case here where heavy rain is still falling. emily rau, abc news, north carolina. residents in hong kong are huddling indoors as strong winds

are sending debris flying after the arrival of a typhoon. this video shows winds ripping off the roof of a structure. they warning the super typhoon could be the strongest ever to hit the city. it struck the philippines yesterday flattening homes and small towns and villages. at least 28 people have died. that typhoon is impacting travelers right here in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter amanda spoke with some who caught a flight out just in time. >> reporter: half a world away from hurricane florence, this typhoon is being called the strongest of the year. the forecast shows another landfall west of hong kong sunday. >> my flight is original tomorrow, but i change it to today so that's why i came here earlier. >> reporter: she and others flew from hong kong to san francisco saturday afternoon. many travelers were only

slightly concerned about relatives still in the heart of hong kong. >> we experience like six to 12 typhoons a year in hong kong and so we're quite used to it, and thankfully, we have really good infrastructures and really good sewage system. >> reporter: however, experts estimate the super typhoon will put at least 5 million people at risk and cause more casualties than florence. many saturday say their hopeful precautions taken after last year's deadly typhoon helped. >> seems like a lot more prepared than last time. >> reporter: while those travelers sounded pretty confident in their preparation, i should mention that abc news reports current projections show it could be one of the strongest storms to hit hong kong in the last six decades. i'm reporting at sfo, abc 7 news. and let's go over to our meteorologist frances

>> the typhoon moving at 90 miles per hour and we're tracking tropical depression florence. here is the doppler image still hovering over the carolinas continuing to dump rain. so the problem with all this rain is the flash flooding that's expected and there are some flood flash warnings and flood warnings infect. you can see it is throughout the day. the flash flood warning in dark green and the flood warning areas in light green. in addition to that, there is also a tornado watch, so tornados still possible and again, they have just been inundated with so much rain. they are still expected to get another additional two to ten inches with storm totals reaching all the way up to 40 inches by the end of this. we'll be keeping an eye on this because it's still continuing to dump a lot of rain in the carolinas right now. carolyn. >> thank you, frances. >> the american red cross is

organizing relief for those impacted by the storms. you can make a $10 donation by texting red cross to 90999. hillsborough police are looking for five men they broke into a home on churchill drive friday night. the suspects hopped a fence, got into the home through an unlocked door. that set off the alarm just as it went off, the homeowners came home and saw three of the men running away. police say they drove off in a dark-colored 2015 honda sedan with paper plates. san francisco police are looking for the person responsible for a stabbing that happened just steps from the entrance of the ritz carlton building. this is video from the scene near market. police say two people got into some kind of verbal fight around 7:30 last night. then one man was stabbed. police say the suspect just walked away. officers recovered a knife at the scene. the victim is expected to

recover. major milestone in san rosa following the devastation of the tubs fire. the first rebuilt house in fountain grove is home for a man that lost nearly everything last year. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: long-time fountain grove resident help cult the ribbon outside his new home. last october he and 1400 neighbors lost their homes when the tubs fire swept through their community. now he is the first one to move into a brand-new home, build from the ground up. >> it's overwhelming because when this all started, little did i think we were going to be rebuilt in 11 months. people were saying two years. >> reporter: other houses are starting to take shape near where he is moving back in. >> my son called it the phoenix

rising. >> reporter: a company called sonoma county buildings llc erected his home and and and and finishing several others. it's more than just a job. >> my family built it the first time 20 years ago. my father was the superintendent on the job site and built these homes. we're a family owned company. >>. >> reporter: he is finding it hard to contain his joy. >> it's disneyland, man. it feels that good. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. rebuilding in fountain grove is taking longer because of issues with removing hazardous debris from the area. still ahead here on abc 7 mornings, fighting back against thieves. the unique way some drivers are keeping criminals from breaking into their cars. and a live look outside at or camera at pier 15.

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some san francisco residents are getting creative keeping cars safe from break-ins. they are writing messages to th >> rorter: nce,ot twice, not everyone threes,lind vehie broken into four times over a year and a half. so they took pen to glass. writing on the rear windshield, thank you for letting this glass remain unbroken.

we are a poor family with two kids, no values inside except diapers. >> maybe they feel like empathy. >> reporter: 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. first break in they lost $1500 worth of sporting goods. >> i think maybe it's my fault i left car in such a place. >> reporter: second break in, just a bag but the third break in, at golden gate park. >> my passport, social security, working permit, everything. my wallet. >> reporter: the fourth on otis street. >> i see the thieves just open and see 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 box. there is nothing inside except 8 cds and listing them and this one, please do not 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. >> in one sense it's creative and does follow the strategy that people are taking responsibly but on the other hand, it's really sad that people feel they have to do that. >> reporter: san francisco police chief william scott says car break-ins are down 15% year to date. >> roughly 15,000 fewer. >> reporter: he says thanks to extra foot patrols and educating people to park smart. if you love it, don't leave it. >> we want to get it down to zero but it's still happening. >> reporter: not to he and his wife. >> we don't spend our last money on car repairs. >> chief scott believes it's a small group of people responsible. they are focused on identifying

the people and bringing the best cases to the district attorney's office for prosecution. in the newsroom, melanie woodro, abc 7 news. many of us would love to have a home gym but how would you pay for it? an east bay man thought he found the perfect deal, an exercise bike for zero money down, zero interest but it was too good to be true until he game to 7 on your side's maichael finney. >> it's the cadillac of exercise bikes, i love it. >> reporter: for jim stricklen, this is the perfect workout. >> here is a 20-minute tahoe ride. >> reporter: even with a nagging foot injury. >> my paris ride was the first. that's a great way to see theor workout class within the confines of his walnut creek home. >> fits in the corner of my office. >> reporter: jim says it was love at first peddle. >> i went to a store and sat on it and rode it and fell in love

with it. >> reporter: the pelotonpelotonn shows everything from calories to heart rate to who else is riding with you online and it also costs thousands of dollars. >> it was going to be worth it. >> reporter: jim could manage the 2550 price with zero money down and zero percent interest. >> too good a deal to pass up. >> reporter: over his excitement flattened like a popped tire. the 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 really weird. everybody else 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 sent me through the roof. >> reporter: he contacted 7 on your side and we contacted a firm. it would not discuss jim's case siting 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. specifically credit burroughs in as little as six seconds however, a firm 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 abc has been able to do. >> reporter: the firm says in rare cases, information provided by customers doesn't match data from third parties. jim is wondering if he did something wrong like applying as jim instead of james. either way, we left him rolling along through the streets of paris. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. hi, i'm meteorologist frances din glasan. we saw clouds along the coast

now and clear areas inland. the winds are breezy andglasan. we saw clouds along the coast now and clear areas inland. the winds are breezy and fairfield 15 and san francisco 9 miles per hour but will pick up this afternoon from the west 10 to 20 miles per hour and that's why temperatures will be on the mild side in the inland areas similar to yesterday. possibly a degree or so within yesterday's temperatures. here is a live shot in san francisco. you see it's looking beautiful out there towards the bay bridge. currently most spots in the 50s. san francisco 55, oakland 52 but we do have chilly areas in the valleys like morgan hill. 46 right now. half moon bay 55 and this time we're taking you up towards south towards san francisco. you'll notice the cameras bouncing around a bit. we have breezy conditions out there now especially in higher elevations. so there is some cool spots in the north bay. santa rosa 49. napa 42. novato 48. concord 57 but livermore cooler at 51. i want to show you the forecast

animation with how the clouds play out by 9:00 this morning, we'll see clouds at the coast and this evening it will start to fill in but mainly just along the north bay coast and peninsula it will still be clear around the bay and then of course, the fog and low clouds push inland overnight to tomorrow morning. we should have a little bit of a milder start with less temperatures in the 40s as you wake up and head out the door. highs today will be similar to yeterday's numbers. mild numbers once again through parts of the south bay like morgan hills 76 and gilroy 77 and san jose 73 and sunshine earlier on. we'll see upper 60s to lower 70s. palo alto 70 but breezy conditions, that sea breeze and on shore flow will keep temperatures on the cool side near 60 at the beaches and daily city 59 with partly cloudy conditions through san francisco 63. breezy as well through the north bay. in fact, in some of the north bay, the breeze could gust up to 30 miles per hour. lots of mid 70s.

73 in sonoma and vallejo 7 look for breezy conditions along the east bay shoreline with temperatures ranging from the mid f60s to upper 60s. hercules 70. and we'll see some 70s, as well through the interior valleys. san ramon 74 and brentwood at 78. lows tonight will be mostly in the 50s around the bay with low clouds but then we have cooler, clear skies as well through parts of the north bay where temperatures will drop into the 40s overnight. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. enjoy the sunny sunday with breezy conditions keeping things, temperatures slightly below average. tomorrow cooler and it will stay that way through tuesday and temperatures start to rebound on wednesday. in fact, high pressure builds so we're looking for a very warm afternoon on thursday with some

mid to upper 60s to the beaches, mid 70s around the bay and it is going to get warm possibly hitting 90 degrees inland and will drop back down to near average by friday and then we have the equinox on saturday. >> oh, all right. look forward to that. thank you very much, frances. beaches and waterways all over the bay area are a lot cleaner this morning. thanks to an army of volunteers who spent their saturday picking up trash. it was coastal cleanup day. here is abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard. >> reporter: they came armed with buckets on a mission fanned out every inch of the beach. >> we'll go out and pick up trash off the beach. way too much of it. >> reporter: some little ones could barely carry the buckets but others finding everything from cigarette butts to sofa cushions out there.

>> it's pretty gross. >> reporter: gross but a good turn for the environment. >> they choke. >> why don't with doe bottles and cans in here and trash in here. >> reporter: the trash was sorted by plastic got a closer look. >> cigars. is that paper or plastic? >> plastic. >> the non-profit foundation was documenting items taking part in the first brand audit to find the source of plastic pollution. >> we're looking at brands and packaging and seeing how much is local and foreign and what is washing up from the ocean and what people are leaving on the beach. >> reporter: the amount of plastic and trash can be daunting but a cleaner coast and ocean is the goal for everyone. >> it will be the world we live in because people care and we're full of love. >> reporter: 53,000 volunteers came out statewide and they picked up 367 tons of trash. in san francisco, cornell

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we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather with our meteorologist frances dinglas dinglasan. >> there is broken clouds and scattered clouds, clear spots in the north bay and we're seeing the coolest temperatures. we lose the heat overnight. temperatures in the 40s in some spots like napa and santa 45, novoto 46. after sunrise at 6:52 temperatures in the 40s and 50s. a cooler start today. by noon the clouds will pull back to the coast but then by this afternoon, we'll see breezy skies and lots of sunshine inland temperatures in the upper 70s around the bay look for upper 60s and at the coast, that on shore flow will keep everything cool. sunset at 7:15. temperatures start to cool and the clouds move back in. now we have cool days ahead but also a big warmup and i'll have the details coming up.

carolyn. frances, you're well aware of this developing news. florence a tropical depression but major flash flooding will continue over the carolinas. at least 13 people have died. nearly 800,000 remain without power this morning. that storm has trapped people in flooded homes. florence dumped more than 30 inches of rain in north carolina breaking the state record for rainfall from a tropical system. the previous record was just over 24 inches back in 1999. >> i have never seen flash flooding like this occur in our state and it's tremendously impacting our ability to help move travel on our interstates and u.s. routes. >> the national hurricane center says life-threatening flash floods are likely all this week over portions of the carolinas. coming up, the u.s. coast guard and north carolina emergency management director

will discuss the latest. you can watch the full interviews on this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 here on abc 7. >> in the east bay, a little boy said to be fighting for his life maybe taken off his breathing machine tomorrow. the 6 month old is in a coma. his parents are praying for a miracle but says the hospital is about to pull the plug. abc 7 news reporter carlos has the plea for help. >> reporter: he is seen here in better days. he's been at children's hospital on a breathing machine after suffering brain injury after cardiac arrest at home more than a month ago. >> i think my son deserves a fighting chance because he is in fact improving. >> reporter: parents have been praying for a miracle but time is running out. >> they dropped this bomb on us

and we have to move forward. >> reporter: on friday doctors gave him this letter stating the breathing machines will be turned off on monday due to ir revensble bra -- irreversible brain injury. >> he still has life in his body. >> reporter: they said they will continue to fight until the end but options are limited. >> i'll have to have either a lawyer, a second opinion or a new facility to transfer him to. i don't know how i'm supposed to find that over the weekend. >> reporter: abc 7 news reached out to the hospital for comment but i've yet to hear back. the letterer says hospital staff notified the parents well in advance with a cut off date fast approaching, they are asking for more time before they are forced to say good-bye to their baby boy. you might remember the story of the girl laid to rest.

she under went surgery for her tonsils to be removed. she suffered a heart attack. her family refused to accept the brain-dead diagnosis and took her to new jersey and kept her on a ventilator and feeding tube. the 17-year-old died last month from liver failure. a u.s. border patrol supervisor is facing murder and kidnapping charges. prosecutors say he killed four women in texas. officials took the 35-year-old juan david ortiz into custody in laredo yesterday. officials say he committed the crimes over a two-week period. the killing spree ended when a fifth victim was able to escape and call police. all of the women are believed to ortizs n being heldn a. an aalillion dollar bond. a beach in cape cod, massachusetts is closed following a deadly shark attack.

the victim was a swimmer in his 20s. a tv news helicopter captured video of a shark swimming near the scene of yesterday's tragedy. it's not clear if that's the same shark that attacked the victim. rescuers tried to save the man before he was pronounced dead at a hospital. this is cape cod's second shark attack since last month. but the first deadly attack in more than 80 years. happening today, some residents of three neighborhoods near boston will be allowed to return home following numerous gas explosions last week. over pressurized gas lines caused the fires and explosions on thursday. a dozen families lost their homes and an 18-year-old died and 25 others were injured. the ntsb is looking into the system >> we haveline of the

events surrounding this disaster. any failures that may have occurred. >> more than 5,000 customers were without power. a promise to support local educators. the new partnership to help bay area teachers buy their own homes. and here is a live look from which camera is this? our sutro cam. gusty winds today at times. rather cool, in fact, slightly below average. temperatures in the 60s and 70s but could there be a warming trend on the way? frances with the answer in just a few.

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today is your last chance to celebrate the moon festival in san francisco's china town. now in the 28th year this is a wonderful festival with 200 booths with food, arts, crafts and jewelry and marshall arts demonstrations and dance performances. there are several street closures you should be aware of in the area. the event runs from 11:00 until 6:00 tonight. the closing ceremony starts at 5:30 along grant avenue. a large hip-hop festival wraps up in the oakland coliseum parking lot today. sky 7 flew above the coliseum complex when crews were putting finishing touches on attractions for the rolling loud festival.

promoters say it's the world's largest hip-hop festival and if you live or work near the coliseum, you're probably going to hear it. police have set up a noise complaint hot line. the coliseum sits about two miles north of the oakland san leandro border. >> it's an outdoor concert, should be good weather for dancing or head bobbing or anything like that. >> yes. we'll get lots of sun shine there in the east bay. we're dealing with low clouds but we have clear skies over the bay bridge as we look from the east bay towards san francisco. temperatures warmer today than yesterday but we got a big warmup coming up and all the details in my accuweather seven-day forecast. also ahead, cal looking impressive in a win over idaho state. the college football highlights are coming up next in sports. it's finally here. the ross fall fashion event has the brands you want...

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in sports this afternoon the niners will play against the lions looking to rebound from last week's loss in minnesota. all fans will receive a jimmy garoppolo bobble head like the one you see here on the 49ers website. kick off at 1:05 this afternoon, and the raiders will try to get their first win of the season in denver against the broncos. kick off at 1:25. cal will open pac 12 play in two weeks at 3-0. yesterday the golden bears notched their third win of the season against idaho state. here is abc 7 sports anchor mindy balk with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> there is big matchups in

college football saturday around the country but locally, sanford and cal hosted lower division h. the first time these two schools have met. first quarter, dancey in finishing with 80 yards and the t.d. second quarter, chase garber rolls out and would find jordan duncan, 28 yards for the touchdown. that's the first of two tds for duncan. cal led 14-0. after a field goal on the ensuing kick off, ashton davis on the 1 11. can you tell he runs track? he's a hurdler. look at the camera man with a low angle look. 89 yards for the touchdown. the bears win 45-23. that's the most points the bears scored j ox.owut stanford hosti u.c. davis? brace love out with an

undisclosed injury. the 11:00 kick off early in cardinal history and offense not quite awake. stanford's first three drives with a punt and two picks. stanford finally wakes up in the second quarter. costello with back to back touchdown bases to j.j. white side. 36 receiving yards to go. stanford had 137 yards on the ground, as well. that's cameron scarlet with the loan rushing touchdown from five yards out and the cardinal defense did the rest. quarterback hunter rodriguez sent it right -- i mean, murphy, murphy returned that for six. stanford won 30-10 and the cardinal improves to 3-0. a first ever in major league baseball between the a's and ray's. both teams pubullpening. the teams combined to use 14 pitchers saturday night. top of the sixth off number two matt olson with this moon shot.

and remember this gentleman right here in the blue striped shirt? tided at two. top of the eighth tied at four. bases full of a's and strike three on marcus siemian. number six but siemian is not happy. you know who is angrieangrier? bob melvin. he argues with the home plate ump and gets tossed. the a's didn't score. number seven familia and jake bower crushed that one. it was a three-run shot. remember that blue shirt guy? yeah. he got that one, too. a's lose 7-5. they are three and a half behind houston for the division and a game and a half behind the yankees for the top wild card. look out for cute babies at the giant's game. this must have been the good luck charm. playing against the rockies for a winning streak of two. madison bumgarner at the plate. doesn't have a home run but the second doubl outs, marquez with

wild pitch and bumgarner is going to come around to score. the giants' third run of the night. all right. bumgarner on the hill, as well. goes six scoreless innings. he allowed five hits. gets him out of this jam in the fifth. giants shutout the rockies 3-0 and the 49er hosted detroit lions in santa clara and the raiders are in denver to face the broncos. we'll bring you highlights on abc 7 tonight 5:00. we'll see you then. hi, i'm meteorologist frances dinglasan. we have broken clouds, mainly along the coast and then some clearing in parts of the north bay and around the bay. winds aren't as bad as yesterday. right now san francisco nine miles per hour. fairfield 15 miles per hour. they will pick up again this afternoon and that's why temperatures will be a little bit cooler than average again today. even though we got plenty of sunshine.

here is a live shot out towards the beautiful bay bridge right now. most temperatures in the 50s but it is cooler in some of the valleys. san francisco is 55. oakland 52. san jose 52. morgan hill only 45 degrees right now. we see the camera bouncing and winds picking up and hills, as well and temperatures in the north bay have been cool with the clearer skies. so santa rosa is 48. napa 43 and novato 46. here is how the day plays out with the forecast animation. 9:00 this morning, clouds off the coast. they will start to spill in again along the north bay coast and peninsula tonight and then they will spread inland around the bay but not too far inland for tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning we should have a milder start. highs today will be close to yesterday's numbers. so look for the sea breeze and on shore flow to keep things cool. san francisco 63 but lots of 70s

in the north bay. 76 and plenty of sunshine should be really comfortable in napa and vallejo and in oakland 67. look for some mild weather inland. fairfield and antioch. fairfield 78 and antioch 76 asa san jose 73 and sunshine and temperatures will hit the low 70s. if you're headed to the beach, the u.v. index is high. we'll see partly cloudy conditions but it's really the sea breeze that keeps things cool so low 60s through the bay and ocean beach and half moon bay and monterrey bay at 64 and overnight lows cool tomorrow morning when you wake up, look for 40s in parts of the north bay like santa rosa. and we'll see low to mid 50s around the bay. san francisco with the cloud cover on the coast spilling into the east bay and through parts of the valleys. livermore 52 and san jose 54. i want to show you what is going on with the week ahead. we're below average and will be

that way over the next few days. we'll be cooler the next couple days. wednesday things turn around, thursday will really be the warmest day of the week before we drop back down. also, the first day of fall. fall starts saturday. this saturday, september 22nd at 6:54 and what happens with withh equinox, the sun rays move north of the equator. here is the seven-day forecast. temperatures close to yesterday's numbers. we'll be below average and cooler monday, tuesday will be another cool day. temperatures start to rebound. warm and sunny by thursday. near 90 inland. mid 70s around the bay and it could be a good beach day, mid to upper 60s and drop on friday and have the equinox on saturday night. >> all right. i know you're keeping an eye on florence, which is downgraded

but still just so much damage and rain. >> it has been downgraded to did depression but they are dealing with flash flood warnings and warnings and that's the big concern because they are getting up to ten inches of rain. >> and at least 13 deaths so far. thank you, frances. the college football national championship doesn't come to levi stadium until january but the bay area host committee is making good on its promise to support local educators. a new partnership aims to make the dream of homeownership a reality for some. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: as the cost of living in the bay area continues to rise, local educators are feeling the pinch. >> we have great teachers and we want to be able to do what we can to keep them here and local and just prevent them from leaving. >> reporter: that's why ahead of the college football national championship at levi stadium in january, officials with the bay

area host committee and college football play-off foundation announced a partnership with bay area based landed. their goal is to help essential professionals with making homeownership a reality through financial coaching and down payment assistance. >> to try to make sure that this dialogue is being had at the right levels and people understand how serious this problem is and security a a education. >> three educators will receive a 25,000 grant to help with buying a home. others will receive smaller with $150,000 in support. >> i'm a fourth grade schoolteacher. my dad was a social worker. i had a lot of love but not a lot of money growing up. i recognize the challenges with being dedicated to a profession you like and care about but i'm not getting paid enough. >> reporter: according to a recent study by trulia, less than 1% of homes on the market

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good morning, everyone. i'm caroliyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this september 16th. let's start with a look at the weather with francis dinglasan. >> good morning. we have less cloud cover. you can see that. clouds off the coast and some scattered broken clouds over the east bay and interior valleys. temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s. cooler in some of the valleys where we have clear skies. there was fog in napa but now less fog and 45 degrs.