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i'm dan ashleyment. >> and i'm ama daetz. facebook is revealing new details about that massive cyberhack, and it may be worse than you thought. >> there is good news, though. nearly 29 million users were impacted, not 50 million as the company originally feared. >> however, a lot of personal information was taken, more than previously revealed. that includes phone numbers, search histories, and details about people's recent locations. >> this hack has a lot of people asking and wondering are there better ways to protect the information out there. >> one local tech company is using an old school novelty item to beat highway. jobina fortson has more. >> reporter: the >> there is a whole lot of love on haight street. but nothing says '60s like a lava lamp. >> they've always been looked at as super tricky and super cool. >> they're hard to find these t cloud flare. >> these lava lamps are doing
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more than setting a vibe at cloud flare. they're helping to encrypt the internet. >> it builds a barrier to websites you visit every day. keeping them secure. a hot button issue since the massive facebook hack compromising the information of millions. >> if you can't trust them, then you ruin the point of facebook, at which point why are we all using facebook? >> could facebook or any website use this 1963 invention to help in the future? >> it's hard to really connect them with internet security. well, one of the major pieces of internet security is encryption. >> most websites have a little lock indicating it's encrypted. >> how the lava lamps play into this, to do encryption, you need to be able to derive a key. >> the keys need to be unpredictable. cloud flare uses this camera to record the randomness of the lava, and turns it into their key, while looking cool at the same time. >> they're a really nice
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addition to our lobby. >> jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> facebook has secured the accounts that were impacted, but it is still in the process of notifying people. in the next few days, users will see a message pop up in their news feeds with instructions. if you don't want to wait, head to abc 7 news with instructions on how to find out now. in grass fire in solano county burned 160 acres of grass north of vacaville. no one was hurt, but it could be a sign of what is to come this weekend. we have some tricky conditions that we should expect, hot and dry. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sandhya? >> we'll be facing critical fire conditions this upcoming weekend. a fire weather watch for the north and east bay hills until 12:00 p.m. monday. northeasterly winds could gust up to 50 miles an hour, lowering the humidity 5 to 10%, and that means any fires that do develop will spread rapidly. hour by hour we go, midnight sunday, the winds are still light. wamp them ramp up coming out of
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the northeast in santa rosa, cloverdale. when it gets gusty like that, it really dries out all the fuels. the vegetation will be dried out. and as a result, the humidity values will go down. not so much sunday at midnight, but watch those humidity values drop to the teens. even the single digits by time we head into sunday afternoon, and again monday morning. this is why fire dangler be elevated this weekend. ama? >> thank you, sandhya. the clock is ticking as search and rescue crews work to find survivors in the devastation left by hurricane michael. at least 14 people are dead. 200 people have been rescued. and 106 homes and businesses are without power. the hurricane leveled entire communities in florida, georgia and the carolinas, hitting florida's panama city and mexico beaches the hardest. emily hanson and her mother were shocked by what they saw. >> it's pretty devastating. everybody we know lost their house. everybody. and their jobs. >> crews have checked at least 25,000 homes and buildings for survivors.
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they expect to finish the search tomorrow afternoon. san francisco police arrested 41 hotel worker, including their union president at a rally outside san francisco's marriott marquis this evening. hundreds rallied on fort street blocking traffic. 3,000 marriott workers went on strike demanding higher wages and job security. it's part of a nationwide action. the protesters arrested tonight have been cited with misdemeanors and then released. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we've devoted more time, resources and reporting to issues reporting your quality of life, like development. >> that's a big one, of course. san francisco's salesforce tower and millennium tower have led the transformation of the skyline. construction cranes crowd oakland like those at the mcarthur bart transit village. >> and today we saw plans for a 17-story office tower across from san jose's plaza de cesar chavez. this as a century old foundry
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prepares to make way for a transit village. >> abc 7 news reporter del castillo. >> the foundry opened 2 eed in and is one of the last remaining. >> a brass cover for a headlight. >> every moment in the last 100 years has made kearney pattern works and foundry the staple that it is today. the once booming business survived relentless shifts. dubbed silicon valley in the 1970s. >> things have changed a lot. back in those days when i came nothing but industry. >>reporter: in 1999, abc 7 news was there as the last cans rolled off the assembly line at the del monte they cannery in san jose, an early sign of what was to come. over the years, work at the foundry reflected what was happening in bay area industry. workers provided parts and
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services to packing firms, wineries, for war support and more. the foundry officially closed in august and should be boymtd march. >> to be honest with you, i see a lot of changing lifestyle. >> and in san jose, an ever changing skyline to match. the operation wagner's grandfather launched a century ago with end with wagner. >> this is the end of my working life. i'm not going try and do anything else. >> in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and we want you to join the conversation. use the #better bay area to share your ideas about development where you live should be conducted. together we can make progress on building a better bay area. oakland's most popular pop-up chef was forced to cancel. he has won multiple best of for dishes like dungeness crab with blackened noodles and blackened
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prauns. chef smelley doesn't have a brick and mortar restaurant. this week the county visited complex. >> the owner was sent the cease and desist note. with that cease and desist note, he can have lost his liquor license if he had kept letting us use the kitchen for our pop-up restaurant. >> alameda county officials hope to have a permit for pop-ups by january. we have visit owe we want you to see. if you have already seen it, you can watch it a thousand times. if you haven't, wait until you see this. it shows a semitruck trying to navigate a restricted road north of santa rosa when it flips off the road and right down the hill. this mishap happened yesterday on state route 175 between hopland and lake court. the caltrans crew doing construction in the area recorded the crash. officials have warned drivers about this area for a while but crashes keep happening.
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amazingly, thankfully, the driver walked away unharmed. the california highway patrol tells us an officer cited the driver for ignoring the warning signs. a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers reaches a crisis point. >> the rope is stretched as thin as it's going to go. >> the i team's dan noyes investigates how staffing issues could impact safety next time you fly. and as you may have seen, first lady a more powerful way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices,
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this is a matter of life and death. you need to get people who are qualified in that tower. >> a warning from a bay area congressman about the shortage of air traffic controllers at sfo and the potential impact on safety for anyone who flies. >> dan noyes is here now with an abc 7 news i-team investigation. dan? >> well, dan and ama, the story started with a tip from a woman who lives in the flight path near sfo. she is worried after a chance meeting with an air traffic controller who says he's overworked, tired and stressed. she asked me to investigate. 1400 flights took off or landed at san francisco international just today. even with all the technology in the cockpits and the control tower, there is room for human error. >> where is this guy going? >> july of last year it took a
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pilot on the ground to figure out that an air canada flight was to be land on a taxi way where four planes were waiting. at the last possible moment, the air canada pilot realized the mistake and aborted the landing, missing the planes on the ground by just a few feet. you can see the air canada jet light them up. >> air canada flew directly over us. >> yeah, i saw that guy. >> we came within ten feet of having america's greatest air disaster. >> federal investigators place blame squarely on the air canada pilots, but the airline encountered only one air traffic duty was on duty at the time controlling everything he was tasked. a second controller was on break. air canada claimed there was a significant air traffic control threat at sfo. east bay congressman mark desaunier who serves on the house transportation committee is concerned about the shortage of air traffic controllers. staffing is at a 30 year low.
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>> it takes a tragedy to say we've got to fix. this. >> the union for san francisco's international air traffic tells me they have only 20 of 30 slots filled. >> the rope is stretched as thin as it's going to go. >> controllers are working overtime and six days. >> we're working later hours into the evening. we're working early in the morning. people cover schedules across the 24-hour clock, and they're doing it on six-day weeks. so it's getting people burnt out. >> same problem at the oakland air route air traffic control center that covers 10% of the earth's surface, including the entire pacific ocean. they have just 165 controllers out of 220, and it takes years to train a controller. >> if it takes four years to train somebody, they should be hiring my replacement today. they're hiring the replacement for the person that left two years ago. >> oakland center's union president scott condi tells me air traffic controllers are professionals who would never put the public at risk.
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if they become too busy they'll slow down the air traffic. >> we will ensure the system is safe by metering the traffic. and you'll see things like air traffic control delays. that becomes more prevalent as you have staffing shortages across the country. >> and then you start pushing the limits of fatigue, you've got something to worry about. >> abc news aviation consultant john nance told me from a seattle office that long overtime from staff shortages can take a toll. >> you can have a controller who slows everything down because he or she is getting tired. but now an emergency comes. can they think as fast as needed? >> just last week several of desaulnier's measures were signed into law. now he is turning to the shortage and the risk that presents. >> we just have to make sure we have the best people. and particularly in the high cost areas there has to be a differential because of the cost of living. we're trying to do that in congress, but we need to get more qualified people in those hours as soon as possible.
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>> the faa declined an on camera interview, but sent an e-mail saying they've made steady gains have upgraded their program to help trainees become more certified more quickly. i'm posting the full statement along with more information and links on this issue if you like to go deeper at abcnews.com. >> it's an important issue that affects almost everyone. >> a huge issue. >> thanks. tonight on abc's "20/20" you heard melania trump talk about a number of issues, including her thoughts on the me too movement. she says she supports it but that people make accusations should have evidence. do. >> you believe in them? do you support the me too? >> i support the women and they need to be heard. and also, men, not just women. if somebody's accused with stuff that it's not correct, that somebody accuse of somebody as they say you are guilty before you innocent, right.
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and i don't believe in that. >> you can see more of melania trump's exclusive interview with abc news on "nightline" tonight starting just after 12:30 a.m. right here on abc 7. stay tuned for that. but for the moment, let's turn your attention to the weekend weather forecast. >> yes. sandhya patel has what's heading our way. sandhya? >> good-looking weather is heading our way. let me show you live doppler 7. we have a couple of clouds going through the bay area. but i want to show you southern california. the last couple of hours, they have seen strong thunderstorms. seeing them now, our radar is tracking it, and some downpours down in so cal. so remember the system that brought us the cooler than average conditions the last couple of days? that's the same system producing this weather that you're seeing in southern california. now since we're on the topic of rain, let's talk about el nino. the climate prediction center has issued an el nino watch. there is a 70 to 75% chance of a weak el nino this upcoming fall and winter. it's too early to say how much precip or what kind of precipitation we will get. one thing is for sure. they've been observing that the
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sea surface temperatures near the equator have been running above average in recent months. so we'll keep an eye on it for you. in the meantime, as predicted, it was a warmer day by a good 10 to 15 degrees. just about everywhere in the 70s and 80s today. 78 in san francisco. mid-80s, santa rosa, san rafael, 81 in oakland. 88 degrees in concord. 84 in san jose and 85 in livermore. right i know those temperatures are in the 50s and 60s. still pretty comfortable as we look at a live picture from our east bay hills camera. it is just a beautiful view because we don't have any fog to speak of. fog is back, though, tomorrow, which means cooler and breezier. warming up again on sunday and monday. but that also means elevated fire danger as it becomes gusty in the hills during that sunday, monday time period. tomorrow morning it's going to be in 40s and 50s. the chill here in the north bay where the coldest areas are expected, in the low to mid-40s. if you have early plans, make sure you have an extra layer. tomorrow in the south bay 80 in
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san jose. 82 morgan hill. 80 in cupertino. on the peninsula, sunny day, 73 in san mateo. 75 in redwood city. mid-60s along the coast, and breezy. 64 in pacifica, sunset district. 68 degrees downtown san francisco. north bay, anywhere from the 60s to the 80s. 80 degrees in santa rosa. 66 stinson beach. a nice looking day there, 77 fremont. head inland, and it's mild and sunny. 83, concord. 82 in livermore. i do want to show you what's going to happen tomorrow evening. we're going to start to see patches of fog expanding along the coast by tomorrow night, and watch what happens as we head towards sunday. while the fog is there sunday morning, it is just going to get wiped out by the down sloping winds sunday night. that's what's going to elevate our fire danger. but for the weekend, it is going to be nice for the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival, if you're going. tomorrow 64 degrees, and then sunday a little warmer, 69 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast, breezy and cooler with mid-60s to mid-80s.
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haven't run out. >> he lucky. he lucky. so i'm going to try to check them out one time, see if that luck will rub off on me. >> tuesday's jackpot is expected to be the second largest mega millions prize ever. and i can tell you this. if larry wins, he will come to work. >> absolutely. >> just to rub it in. >> for five minutes. >> see you later! >> i'm going to miss you. i'll be in the pool. >> well, that's true. >> we got to get the pool started, which we have to buy a ticket first. the warriors closed out the preseason tonight.
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babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. a healthy baby is worth the wait. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> good evening. warriors wrapped up the preseason tonight against the lakers in san jose. no kevin durant, no lebron james. no sense risking injury before the real things starts on
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tuesday. dancing the night away, mama holding baby cannon. stefan came out. he was shooting like a cannon, boom, boom, boom. knocked it down. draymond back from a sore knee. curry had 16 points in the first quarter, feeding damian jones here with authority. jones will start at center in the opener. ex-warrior javale mcgee wants to shoot threes. luke walton ran a play for him and hit it. you know it's going to be a big rivalry, draymond and james. no, they're just joking. lakers win a battle of nerves. the opener is tuesday. warriors hosting okc. dodgers/brewers, game one of the nl championship series. a local burger joint in milwaukee promised freeburg force everybody if the brewers won their 12th straight game. they gave out more than 150,000 last time that happened. to milwaukee, smile and say cheeseburger, cheeseburger. clayton kershaw was serving up
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cheese burgers. brandon woodruff. kershaw, gave up five runs on six hits in just three innings. dodgers battled back down 6-4 in the ninth. chris taylor with the drive. lorenzo cain, i got it, i got it -- i ain't got it. in and out of the glove. jacques peterson scores. now a one-run game. justin turner gets smoked to end it. brewers win 6-5. burgers for everybody. raiders will play in london this week for the first time since derek carr's rookie season in 2014. remember, that was a crazy week. dennis allen was fired almost as soon as the plane touched down back in the bay area. kerr relying on his previous experience to get the most out of the week. >> you don't know until you know. so being able to rely on what we did my rookie year, and the two trips we made down to mexico, that helps as well. >> what a great, great experience this is. i'm excited to showcase our football team with the seahawks
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and hopefully the people here in london have a nice time. >> and the 49ers play the packers, right here monday night football. kickoff is at 5:15. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. i imagine while i was talking, you guys were daydreaming about how you spend all the millions in your beach houses. >> private
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♪ tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >> a good boy. come on. >> rescuers from hope for paws are out. >> giving hope to this four pawed little guy. >> what happens after a skittish pup gets some full on pampering? some of the biggest names in racing are told -- here are the keys, boys. the punishing car rally test run that's pure red bull. a child drops his money. think anybody will tell him? >> i would hope so, but probably not. >> see why this guy does even worse. >> poor kid. and pranksters masquerading as -- >> the united neighborhood citizens patrol.
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>> how they're getting on the last nerve of one very patient homeowner. >> a ton of crappy -- >> a ton of -- >> you got to three. i'm going in the house. hope for paws they're a los angeles based animal rescue. here they are giving hope to this four-pawed little guy. they have a -- they got a call from a woman who spotted that dog and she's already deployed the hamburger defense. >> oh, he's cute. >> it's a cute dog. look at that. they approach again with their own hamburger they realize this dog is not having it. >> he's like, come better than that. i see that you can do this often. >> i'm going to need a bigger piece. >> yeah. they threw out another piece. the dog gets up, walks away. but the dog does take off. but the last thing you want to do is chase down a dog in downtown los angeles which is where they are. >> i don't want him to go to the intersection. a good boy, come on.
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>> kind of runs into that triangular area, that kind of offsets the couple of roads. >> he doesn't trust people at this point. he's been through some stuff and it will take a while to get this dog to warm up to you. >> shh. it's okay. >> eventually they do leash the dog, but the dog, he's still not coming close to them. >> okay. no no no no. >> oh -- >> he's got trust issues. >> you think, yeah? he's nervous. once they get the dog inside the crate, ty nameim maxwell. they feed him some real dog food. this time he's more ready to have something to eat. but once he gets a bath, he didn't want to get out of the bathtub. he was so tired he was ready to sleep right there. >> probably felt good to get the bath and all the pets that come with it and the ear scratches. >> and now maxwell is in the care of l.a. animal rescue. and he's looking for a forever home. >> oh. >> i'll take him. he's cute.
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the dust is in the air already in the decar rally, but that doesn't kick off until january 2019. but what we have is a shakedown of the brand-new car put out by red bull. this is a minijohn super works car, the car is new and so is the star studded team of drivers. tyler, stefan -- you like it, yeah, so, that's basically like having three michael jordans on your basketball team. tyler is the current champion, but stefan has won on a bike, a motorcycle. >> so they're the big three of racing. >> and part of the red bull team. >> this is practice, telling the competition hey, raise your game. >> that's all this is. a shakedown run. they built the car, hired the fancy new drivers and said, here are the keys, boys.
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test it out. >> is that fair to everyone else? >> all is fair in the decar rally ride. >> yeah, my friend is a racer. so one thing he likes to do is race at people who are the best because that helps him elevate his game and get better. >> there you go. i know the viewers out there have a mini. this doesn't look like a mini. >> i have never seen that before and it does not do this. >> this particular mini has been modified. >> beast mode. >> yeah. good to see the all-star team put together. fun to watch the decar this year. just because you were out and about alone doesn't mean nobody is watching. when you've got cameras everywhere. this is a security footage from inside an elevator lobby in russia. you have a little boy. he's about 10 years old, to get himself some tea. he's right there by the vending machine and di
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she drops some cash, picks some of it but doesn't realize there's cash right behind his little foot. when anoth comes into the lobby, spots the money and picks it up. is he going to give it back to the little boy? >> i would hope so, but probably not. >> this jerky jerk just stole money from a 10-year-old. and then gets in the elevator and then just goes away. >> poor kid. >> do we know how much the guy got away with? >> we don't know how much money he took, but we do know he was identified. when that happened he returned the money and apologized for having taken the money. i'm not clear on whether it was after the video started circin before, but i'm going with it was after. >> yeah. >> you got caught. >> yeah. a lesson for the kid. it's your money, you should protect it. >> maybe that's what this guy was thinking when he walks into the atm lobby.
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oh, okay. right to the screen of the atm. according to reports he had tried to retrieve some money and when the atm didn't work, he decided to teach the atm a lesson. >> you feel like it, but don't do that. >> the police are looking for him and the damage was $416. >> yeah. see now, just do it in your mind, homie, don't do it for real. this is great -- >> oh, geez. >> yeah. this time decided he's going to spend 24 hours straight. >> we are preparing for the 24 hours in slime challenge. i literally feel like i'm on the sun. but apparently that's pretty cold so i'll be fine. guys, this is disgusting. you know -- >> did you ask for this? >> for the record, i'm doing this because i failed the underwater challenge and this is way more disgusting, i don't want to do this. but i want to make it up to you guys. >> it looks like green water. >> you're right.
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but we'll call it slime for the sake of calling it slime. but it starts at 3:00 p.m. ♪ tell the world i'm coming home ♪ >> what an intrepid explorer here is. >> they're all having sushi over there without me. >> you can't have your hair messed up. slime. let's be honest it's liquid. >> jimmy? >> i'm worried about your hair obviously because you have that beautiful awesome shower cap. >> looks pretty secure. >> the device is dripping fluid. >> hmm, all right. time to brush my teeth. >> the middle of t he's got nothing else going on. he's just stuck there. >> all right. so does he make the 24 hours or not? >> yes, he's almost ther >> 23 hours 59 minutes and 30 seconds. >> all right. >> 24 hours! t
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