naff gavigating the world. . >> two girls in college and lamborghini. >> got to get lambo for sure. big plans for mega billion dollar lottery, rush to buy tickets ahead of tonight. good luck, i'm larry beil. >> and i'm dion lim for ama daetz. sped up for the store in atlanta. $2 each. you can pick your own numbers or let the computer choose for you. >> line at krem valley lotto store, nevada border in california. nevada doesn't participate in mega millions, like you in casinos, not buying lotto

tickets. stores along the borde see the big lines. alabama, alaska, hawaii, mississippi and utah also don't participate. >> it's a long shot but if you won lottery, reduced lump sum or 30 payments over 29 years? >> i don't care. just give it to me. come on! lump sum, $565 million before taxes, nearly $760 million, before taxes. >> let us know, abc7news.com/vote. right now folks say give me payments. smaller over time. >> i'm surprised. >> i would take lump sum. give it to me now. >> all in. >> more on mega millions fever from milpitas. >> got my ticket. >> good luck. >> we're talking big money baby.

with a b for billion, mega millions jackpot soaring to its highest ever. lottery fever is everywhere. >> why not? >> this food mart has been lucky before. spending $21,000 on lottery ticket purchases day ahead of the drawing, selling out of the paper pick tickets. >> got your lucky number? >> i have a system i use. hasn't won yet. whether it's better than random or quick picks, can't answer that. >> spend my money on navigating the world. spreading love. >> retirement, two girls in college, lamborghini. >> going to win. >> reporter: manager here tells us they've contacted lottery officials to get more of these to pick own numbers instead of

using automated system. abc7 news. >> jackpot has been growing since july 24. coworkers at san jose wargo won $543 million. purchased in san jose at ernie's liquors. >> enable push alerts from abc7 news app to get sent to your phone. we'll send out alert with the winning numbers shortly after drawn. switch gears here. shooting following first friday last month, next month it's canceled. sanctioned by city and draws thousands of people. laura, mayor libby schaaf is applauding the move right? >> reporter: the event is growing. has grown over the years.

30,000 to 40,000 people come to the event on telegraph avenue on a given friday but have been concerns around maintaining a safe environment, especially after the official event ends. ♪ >> reporter: october 5th first friday went as planned. tens of thousands of people gathering along a five-block stretch of telegraph avenue for food, art, music and each other. it's what happened after peaceful event ended prompted organizers to take a pause and call off next one in november. >> many reasons for the cancellation, most important is the violence that happened after the last event in october. five people were injured in shooting. >> reporter: a dispute between two men happened hours after first friday was over and miles

away. but mayor schaaf agrees a break is good idea. >> first friday is growing in popularity and organizers looking at time of the event and what is going on outside of it, during the hours after event is over. >> reporter: besides beefing up security, working with city and leaders of other districts to come up with strategies to manage the huge crowds after the official event ends at 9:00 p.m. in the meantime independent vendors told us that canceling even one will be a big loss. >> few bucks tucked away but a lot of people don't. live paycheck to paycheck. it's going to hurt. >> reporter: hal runs a hot dog stand here at first fridays. been doing it for years. told me mom and pop vendor like himself can bring in 2,000 to

$5,000 in one event. one night that could be the difference for many folks making or missing a rent payment. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> significant income missed. thank you laura. police in oakland want to find man who shot at officer during a chase. flew over 23rd avenue and foothill boulevard. officer was investigating suspicious activity in the neighborhood when he confronted the man. took off running and fired at officer while trying to escape. officer was not hurt, found a gun but gunman escaped. small fire on the manetta/san jose airport tarmac. firefighters were able to quickly put it out. in front of gate 17 at terminal b. airport officials say no planes or passengers were nearby, no

flights were impacted, nobody was hurt. second crack in broken water main in alameda has been fixed.. over high street and otis avenue yesterday. repairing damage and discovered second crack. fix first failed, main burst again, east bay municipal district says all repairs are now done. it is a gorgeous day out there. look at live doppler 7 right now. few patches of fog near the coast, otherwise enjoying sunshine. this looks attractive. people along the coach enjoying nice weather. 66 in the city, oakland 77. temperatures came up. mid-80s, morgan hill. blue skies, good

skies a little bit hazy. as warmth is building, hazy air quality and smoke from northern california and oregon may be drifting into the area. so air quality advisory is up through sunday. 7:00 p.m., 50s to 70s. few patches of fog that will expand in evening hours, crisp and cool by 10:00 p.m. bundle up if you're heading out tonight. last year's deadly firestorm raced through napa and sonoma counties and caused damage in mendocino county. redwood valley, killing nine people, burning thousands of acres. returned to the region toin a r time more than one year after

tragedy. >> this is my kitchen. >> reporter: fa trailer in campground filled with people still living after the redwood fire. landlord decided not to rebuild. >> it's taken my life, everything i had. >> reporter: continued with home sites cleared and ashes gone. lost 380 homes a year ago. might not sound like much compared to thousands in sonoma county to the south but here 380 homes is one in every four. >> there's not a simple answer to any of this. >> reporter: community has certainly tried. one year after the fire, still sees things in donation center, he toothpaste. lost her home too. >> still fighting insurance company, i'm underinsured. >> eclipsed by most headlines.

if this had happened, and santa rosa had not? >> probably would have been looked at more. >> reporter: received some assistance but not nearly enough they say for underinsured region. >> 400 people, families, displaced. maybe 90 were renters. >> reporter: nonprofit that's moved in to rebuild homes. most of the men have lost their own places. pitch in or never get done. >> six or seven of these next year at reasonable price. >> reporter: acts of faith. >> same story. ran for our lives. i'm tired of running. >> reporter: mendocino county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. migrants making way from central america to u.s., what president trump says he's

willing to do to stop it at border. >> unemployment rate goes up again. bad for businesses trying to hire holiday workers. later -- >> it's perfect. generosity from total strangers, amazing. >> young woman had engagement ring stolen. now has new one. reason a local jeweler offered to recreate the ring for free. live look at traffic jam. free but may not want it. oakland maze is jammed up as usual. emeryville live camera,

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nuns faced off against state of california in battle over birth control, at issue, whether they should have to provide contraceptives. attorneys believe caught in crossfire of political battle, state wants to sue donald trump who wants religio religious exemptions. >> sue federal government over anything all the time. not how the law works. >> state argued if nuns are not providing birth control, state may have to pick up burden. no word on the ruling butskpeda.

>> unemployment rate down. more than 13,000 non farm payroll jobs. but rosy overall picture is making it tough for businesses looking to add temporary workers in holidays. eric thomas near the airport, ups job fair. >> reporter: noon to 2:00 today. if you're looking for job as truck driver, package handler, vehicle maintenance person, ups was looking for you. only problem is, you probably already have a job. >> around the corner. there's a door. go through,name, get a bag. >> reporter: step one at job fair. step two, wait for call to go

inside for the paperwork. >> application, online process too, two-part. then come back in, next week for personal interview. >> sabrina juarez was applying for package handler job. has experience. >> i have experience lifting heavy things all the time. i'll be good for it. >> reporter: hoping to hire more than 1,700 seasonal workers but pool of applicants here appeared smaller. didn't bother misha woods. >> more jobs for me. competition, stay home. >> lowest unemployment rate since 1976. >> michael agency in 2004. good for overall economy but not

for companies that rely on seasonal hires. >> seasonal jobs in particular, employers can't find enough people. >> reporter: ups hiring fair is more than 170 across the country where the company hopes to find 30,000 seasonal hires, many looking for work for reasons like this. >> trying to make more money for next year, get started on saving up for my daughter. and christmas is coming up, got to get ready for christmas trees and dinner. >> reporter: ups is trying to tally the numbers to see if they need to hold another job fair. this one again, little smaller. i mentioned amazon by mistakeon ar t worrs out tre lin kl ec omas,c7 tgh etn, reno's ski resort gota

start. drop in temperatures allowed them to start making snow holders this morning. first resort in lake tahoe area to open this season. we have a list of other resorts schedule, all mother nature dependent. abc7 news app and our website, abc7news.com. >> hard to think about snow. upper 80s this weekend inland? i'm thinking ice. >> in mountains, gets cold at night. >> it does. here it's 80s inland, especially tomorrow. definitely not winter yet, don't see any snow in the sierra forecast just yet but winter is a couple months away. live doppler 7 showing you clear skies around most of the bay

area except near the coast, some fog. look at 24-hour temperature change. you can feel the difference. up seven degrees in oakland, hayward, san francisco, santa rosa. up six in san jose. concord. you're seeing sunshine across the bay. fog fills in. mild day tomorrow, cooling trend on sunday. hour by hour tonight fog is coming back in. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., over parts of the bay. shallow marine layer, can't get over the hills and into the valleys. rest you, bright skies, similar temperatures to today. tomorrow starting cool. fog on the coast and parts of the bay. for those who love the fog, there are people who enjoy it, it's going to hang around parts

of the coast. 71 in san francisco. 62 half moon bay. low 80s from santa rosa to napa. 85 fairfield, 79 in fremont, 81 in san jose and 77 in cruz. there is still a risk of rip currents and possible sneaker waves. air quality not so good. moderate day and tomorrow. continue to see warmth and lack of strong sea breeze to mix out air. sunday some improvement but air quality advisory extended through sunday. smoke from wildfires in northern california and oregon may continue to drift into the area. accuweather seven-day forecast, saturday, mid-60s to mid-80s. cooler sunday and back to

average monday. temperatures continue to come down. cooler, cloudier, lingering thursday, warmer through friday. larry is going to ask, where are the rain chances you were telling us about? >> would never ask, been put in my place sandhya. >> computer models showing possible showers, then went dry. >> things change. >> it's weather. >> i've been told, don't question sandhya when they makes -- >> that's why always checking, it evolves. >> no qualms about the forecast. believe what she says. there's a new face at facebook. new position for united kingdom's former deputy prime minister. fresno man released

a man is free after spending nine years in jail thanks to his brother, attorney in bay area. >> faced double murder charges in robbery, brother helped change longstanding california law. >> the story. >> reporter: outside of the fresno county jail, screams could be heard from inside the lobby after nico wilson walked out. 36-year-old arrested in 2009 for involvement in murder of couple in marijuana home robbery. one of six people in on the plot. however never left car or went into the house where the killings took place. still for nearly a decade faced murder charges under felony

murder rule. allows prosecutors to charge people with murder if take part in felony and someone is murdered in process. >> charged with death penalty and didn't kill nobody. can't fathom that, being in there, get the chance to walk out. >> reporter: a chance made possible because of his brother, bay area attorney, fought to change the law and won last month, getting slight tweak. >> people we're talking about, didn't kill anyone, murder anyone, didn't have willingness to kill. felony law is unjust and barbaric. >> reporter: disagrees. >> criminals don't always act alone. there were several people involved and should be held accountable. now they won't be. not fair to the debartolos or the community of carmen.

>> reporter: says new bill has given her hope because says her son is in jail for crime she says he didn't commit. >> first case in california that someone has been freed, hopeful my son's case comes back not guilty. >> prosecutor believes wilson should have faced murder charges because helped plan the robbery that turned deadly. caravan of california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%.

that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent.

here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. forget about becoming millionaire, could be a billion rear ary in a few hours. you have until 7:45 to buy tickets. if you don't win billion, settle for 470 million? california lottery sent out reminder of the powerball drawing. nearly $1.5 billion up for grabs in next hours. caravan of migrants forcing way through border crossing, running toward a bridge in mexico. taking center stage in u.s.

politics. how president trump is using this on the campaign trail. >> reporter: hi. good to be with you. president trump is right now in arizona, stumping for reen republican senatorial candidate. hoping that issue will drive arizonans to the polls. says he's willing to use the military to stop a caravan of migrants at border. hope not let these people come through your country, fairly big percentage of those people are criminals. >> reporter: says one of the defining issues shaping the midterm election. >>leio of ugh, the caravan, law and order and common sense. >> reporter: secretary of state

mike pompeo is at mexico, hoping caravan will be stopped at border. >> approaching a point that will be a moment of crisis. >> reporter: migrants fleeing violence and economic hardship in central america, president hopes will propel supporters to the polls. >> and crazy democrats refuse to support any form of border security legislation. >> reporter: democrats say it's not true, supported a deal that president trump 96ed. talking about general election in 2020 with new speculation about candidates. >> not about best candidate. >> reporter: and former secretary of state hillary clinton politico publishing a story, run again, highly unlikely to zero but not zero. prompted press secretary sara

sanders to tweet, christmas coming early this year. >> as caravan issue heats up politically in the united states, may surprise you to find out caravan organizer say most of the people you saw intend to apply for refugee status in mexico, not united states. reporting live in washington, lana zak. >> dozens of people demonstrated outside of the guatemala consulate in support of the caravan. >> the people, united, will never be divided. >> abc7 news was there. group demand guatemala help the migrants instead of cracking down and trying to close the ouduransxodus that started last week. "washington post" columnist was indeed killed in saudi

consulate in turkey. jamal khashoggi was kd. saudi media reports after a fight. 18 saudi nationals detained on suspicious. mike pompeo is back in the u.s. after visiting saudi arabia and turkey. said the saudis investigation would uncover what happened. >> whether it's fair and transparrtran transparent, made commitment to me and to president when he spoke to him night before last. >> questioning employees of the saudi consulate. tentative settlement over gynecologist accused of sexual assault. dr. george tindle accused more than 100 women. each woman to receive money.

denied all allegations. retired after investigation, there was evidence he sexually harassed students in examinations. subpoenas out to seven diocese after pennsylvania attorney general launched a separate probe. looking at cover-up of abuse of people dating back years. released name of credible allegations of child abuse. all died or no longer with the diocese. patrick mcgraw released statement. i express deepest apologies for those inions

and violated sacred trust by abusing children. we have it all on the website, abc7news.com. a british politic will join facebook to head up communications and global affairs team. deputy prime minister 2010 to 2015, new role monday. former member of the liberal democrats party report to sheryl sandberg. will face many challenges. facebook continues to deal with scandals, including so-called fake news, privacy and election there are hopes that topical gel can treat breast cancer. active ingredient been in a drug for decades. new clinical

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teslas cost more, $54,000. all heard that exercising can make you healthier. new evidence suggests being inactive can be worse than smoking, heart disease and diabetes. and researchers at cleveland clinic say there's a simple prescription. exercise. 122 people underwent treadmill tests. 500% higher chance of premature death or death from diseases -- everyone's going to die at some point -- >> eventually. >> but less chance with high exercise performers. live doppler 7, sunshine most of the bay area except near the coast, hanging on to a little bit of fog. will be there for san francisco

and san mateo coast. bright skies comparable to today. 79 in san rafael, richmond. 74 in oakland, san mateo. 81 san jose, 77 in santa cruz. accuweather seven-day forecast, warm sunshine, cooldown sunday, continuation through tuesday. more cloud cover next week but unfortunately not any showers at this point. if anything changes, we'll keep you posted. download the accuweather app to track the changes. if you're planning to fly if you're planning to fly over christmas, reason one narrator: he claims to be an education reformer, but marshall tuck's failed record managing actual schools won't work as superintendent of public instruction. as ceo of l.a.'s partnership schools, the teachers gave tuck a vote of "no confidence." and tuck's total mismanagement of l.a. charter schools caused financial problems that cost taxpayers thousands.

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christmas day while everyone else is celebrating. >> that's no fun though, i've done it before. flights are usually open though. last week, story of heartbroken young couple, just got engaged and ring was stolen. >> happy update, saw it live on facebook today. dion lim took us behind the scenes as good samaritan helped out this coupler. >> jeweler got involved to save the day. >> tears in my eyes. 19 years old, saving up for months, barely able to afford engagement ring, thought all hope was lost. then a man with generous heart stepped in. their spirits were broken. >> felt sad and scared and i was crying. >> not long after 18 and

19-year-olds got engaged, ring was stolen working at jack in the box in san leandro. >> saving a long time for it, really trying to get this she's such a special girl to me. >> on this day, sadness replaced anticipation, u sennia has no idea why meeting us on street corner. >> meeting with them, go to this place. >> elaborate plan orchestrated by good samaritan who saw their story. happens to be the owner of ritz jewellers. >> like angel that came and rescued us. so relieved. >> custom ring which usually takes team of artisans more than five weeks, crafted in just five days all for this moment. >> will you marry me? >> yes, my love.

>> but why all of this for a couple he didn't even though? he says it's about paying it forward. >> me and my brother, 18 and 19, this is how we started. good fr us help that was need. i won't forget that. this is the way i want to share it. >> while police say odds of the original ring being returned are slim, this one they say is even more special. >> generosity from total stranger. it's amazing. we thank you very much from bottoms of our hearts. >> you're good people, can't get better than this, good things happen to good people. >> good people around. he didn't want credit at all but we convinced him to go on camera, he's the reason we're able to make the story happen. >> fantastic. >> i know didn't want attention but need to go to ritz

jewellers. right? >> going to get more ring? >> police have identified woman in the video, now just have to locate her for justice. abc has new show called "localish." sharing places and views you may not know of. sierra like no other today. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> breathtaking. it's like you're on top of the world. incredible. >> don't look down. all the way up here. that's too steep, not going up there. >> amazing walking up here. >> it was scary, looks rickety, but walking up the stairs was cool. really pretty. >> amazing, when i went up the stairs, i was really scared of heights but once i looked at the view, it's just beautiful. >> looking about the same really. high cumulus, nothing threatening yet.

♪ >> wow. what views. check out abc's new brand at localish.com, facebook and instagram. hey guys, foodies pay attention. saucy awards coming out next week. celebrate best of the bay area restaurant and bar community. here with us today from the association, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> third year for awards. tell us about the spectrum of restaurants you're honoring. how diverse are they? >> we have everything. saucy awards are industry nominated and voted on except two awards. one is peoples choice, vote on the magazine page and lifetime achievement to nancy oaks that's decided by the association.

done many things over the years. amazing supporter over 30 years of the industry. whole idea is nominate people in different categories. employee to sue chef to restaurants. individuals and restaurants. every kind. >> why important to recognize them all? even fast food restaurants. not james beard award. why important? >> we love to go out and eat in san francisco. wonderful diverse range of restaurants but not a lot of awards to recognize the great work. great way to highlight the local restaurants. fast casual, nonbrick and mortar or have michelin stars. >> restauranture of the year? >> tracy de jardin has quite a few restaurants here.

amazing leader. >> and paganini has everything up to full service restaurants. boris nemechek, richmond district and una novateka. and dosa. >> what are top emerging food trends in bay area? >> it's all about chicken if you haven't noticed. fried chicken, grilled chicken. obviously can't get enough of ramen here and more korean and filipino food, more ranges of food than the past. more asian awards rising. >> you have a gala on november 12th. tell us about tickets and food

there. >> 7:00 p.m. in herb's venice avenue. awards ceremony about an hour. >> and fed. >> after which fed by meadow woods. three michelin star, he himself won't be there but catering arm. and $149 for tickets. good deal to meet hottest chefs from restaurants you want to get into. >> geek out on all things food. we'll have the link to that on our website, abc7news.com. save you a ticket larry. researchers looking for alternative to common medication that treats breast cancer. >> way of delivering drug to the breast and protecting rest of the body. >> instead of a bill, a gel. dan is here, what's coming up?

>> changes are coming to sfo, restricting airport rides for taxi drivers. created a heated debate with drivers, nothing to do with ride share by the way. kamala harris is touring to get out the vote. will she be on the ballot for

researchers at northwestern

university are hoping to prove a topical gel can treat breast cancer. alternative to medicine people are reluctant to take. >> reporter: could this hold the key to unlocking revolutionary treatments for breast cancer? >> this is the first drug tested for this reason. >> active ingredient? >> 4 hydroxy tom ox fin. >> reporter: a drug been used for decades for breast cancer is tested as topical gel, potentially safer option with no known side effects. the drug can cause hot flashes, fatigue and cancer of the uterus and stroke. >> it's a way of delivering drug to the breast, protecting rest of the body. >> reporter: target patient group, earliest stages of breast

cancer. >> dcis, the tumor cells still in the breast. >> reporter: ductal situ. >> got the news. what's next? >> reporter: agreed to participate in the trial. one is placebo, to see if both work as well to fight the cancer cells. >> hope it will decrease growth rate of the cells and provide very important information to help other women in the future. >> reporter: after her successful surgery tennison is free of breast cancer and hoping what researchers have tapped into will change the future of breast cancer treatments. >> what i'm doing in these tests may help my daughter and surely

my granddaughter from going through the path i went on. >> thanks for joining us, abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> reporter: what will you do with all that money? >> anything i want, i guess. >> people across the country and bay area crossing fingers and dreaming big. drawing is hours away. heated debate with taxi drivers at sfo, why taking sides. senator kamala harris getting out the vote today. talk with experts whether people will vote for her for president in 2020. plus -- a plane lands on california. student behind the wheel when things went wrong. mega millions jackpot making

history today, massive prize forcing store owners and billboard makers change it to billion on the signs. good problem to have. >> clock is ticking for chance to win. deadline for tickets is 7:45 tonight. 2:44 hours to go. >> this guy is convinced he's got right one. earlier at so-called lucky store in milpitas. >> nevadaens came across the border for tickets because nevada doesn't have lottery system. >> in chicago, people could step ma t as possible. e and a the jackpot, it's topic of live