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

poll. abc7news.com/vote. would you choose lump sum or installment payments over time? >> also asked people what they would do with $1 billion if they won. >> carlos saucedo is live. >> reporter: hyde park liquors in san jose, slowed down a little bit. lot busier earlier but still a lot of customers here trying to get hands on mega millions ticket, now a billion dollars with a b there. asked what they would do with winnings if they won. got a lot of different responses. take a look. >> million-dollar question is now a billion-dollar one. >> what would you do with all the money? question caught some off-guard. >> whatever wife wants. car or vacation.

>> reporter: always best answer. whatever the wife wants. >> ultimate answer. >> reporter: responses varied from helping family to helping strangers. >> spent on people around us who could use it. >> reporter: lot of deserving people out there. mike baldwin, down on his luck. >> laid off after 40 1/2 years at company, so would be really nice to win. >> reporter: surely turn things around if only the odds were better. >> live on a boat a couple of years. >> brand new '55 thunderbird, best on the market. >> reporter: there's no quick way of changing signage but this liquor store owner got creative, paper sign. past winners keep trying. woun time? >> fantasy five. about 70 grand, no big deal.

by the time they take everything else out, it still helps. >> reporter: mention that people would spread the wealth. >> might even buy you a beer. >> reporter: just one? >> one bud light. that's it. >> reporter: i don't even drink beer but people are being generous. cash option is over $500 million, not the $1 billion there but sizeable chunk. i had to try my luck here. guys, these are the winning numbers. so hopefully, you know, we can all get a beer or drink after tonight's drawing. back to you. >> did he say would buy you beer or beer company? i misunderstood. >> he said just one beer. just one. i'll take it. >> all right thanks carlos. votes are coming in. asked you would you take lump

sum or installments. >> big question, obviously. lot of people choose lump sum. whoever wins isn't only one who gets cash. store who sells winning ticket gets bonuses based on the jackpot. this time, $1 million. >> and store gets a commission on the tickets it sells. lotto fever for big jackpots like this works in their favor. and portion goes to state public schools. >> you have until 7:45 to buy a ticket for mega millions drawing at 8:00 p.m. >> we'll send out notification on the abc7 news app. you can download it down and enable push alerts. >> are you in office pool? >> no, i need to get in. >> if no one wins, could reach $1.6 billion by tuesday. need to get in on that.

>> odds are 1 in airport. most have waited for hours on occasion. imagine doing that day in, day out to make a living. life for taxi cab driver, proposal that passed allowed only those who purchased medallions to make pick-ups and drop-offs. >> reporter: hundreds of parked taxi cabs at sfo sfo. >> go from third light go from what me and my friends call great america, it's like riding a roller coaster around. >> but amusement is hard to come by, two to three-hour wait to pick up a ride. >> reading about sleep cycle. >> reporter: others are playing

cards or grabbing lunch inside a tunnel connected to parking lots. >> if going to drive around without a fare, come to the airport and know within two hours or so, will get a fare. >> reporter: passed a proposal restricting pick-ups and drop-offs to drivers who purchase medialion, license that makes a vehicle a taxi cab. intent to ease the burden on drivers struggling to make payments because of uber and lyft. >> barely making it. four kids. >> reporter: obtain medallions for tree or off wait list say proposal isn't fair. >> that's not the case. >> reporter: not a fight between cab drivers and ride share but cab drivers and cab drivers. >> sorry they put down their

money stuck. that's a bad investment. >> reporter: paul rose says helps those who didn't purchase medallions by getting them off the line and back to the city. >> we believe there is a demand for taxi drivers. >> when was last time he drove a cab? doesn't know what he's talking about. >> reporter: will develop a transition plan and exploring backup plan where drivers could be reinstated at sfo. another delay in trial for woman accused of killing father of her children in 2016 and family of the victim is tired of waiting. family and friends of keith green protested outside the hall of justice today. bail adjustment for bayat was pushed back because tiffany lee didn't show up to court citing medical issues. announced in hearing she was

diagnosed with breast cancer. rushed to put out a fire on the airport tarmac. caught fire in front of gate 17 at terminal b. didn't impact any flights. nobody was hurt. may take weeks to repair the damaged gas pipeline that forced evacuations in contra costa county. after a grass fire in bay point, drone video showing the flames glowing. fire triggered evacuation of 4,000 people late wednesday evening, returned home yesterday afternoon. believe started when birds touched pg&e high voltage lines. kamala harris. greeted with chants of next president although yet to commit

to running in 2020. >> madam president. >> harris of course representing california right now. encouraged voters to support several democrats up for statewide elections. south carolina is an early voting state and first southern state to hold a primary in primary season. we looked at whether a harris candidacy could be succeed in what is expected to be crowded field for democrats in 2020. chris nguyen from san jose. >> reporter: senator kamala harris is seen as rising star. supporting midterm candidates as presidential speculation builds. >> taken progressive stances in favor of single payer health care, things that people who are very liberal will like. fortunately for her, make up base of the electorate in a

prime ear election. >> reporter: what's the viability against president trump. worked on mitt romney's campaign and fellow a a a a a >> may not work in michigan and pennsylvania which democrats have to win for the presidency. >> reporter: expect to hear announcements after midterms. >> president trump has raised a lot of money and any candidate who wants to be competitive against him and crowded field will have to get active early to raise money. >> reporter: regardless of who runs, community members say it's clear the landscape is changing. >> wonderful for the younger citizens to see involvement and know they can do it as well. >> reporter: presidential cycle will be much longer than normal. abc7 news. election next month, deadline to register to vote this coming monday october 22nd.

you can request mail ballot until the day before halloween. election is november 6th. six years in the making but pittsburgh school principal's dream became reality. unveiling of the school's namesake. statue of dr. king, intended to symbolize hope for future generations, students and community. property where the school stands used to be site of segregated elementary school. particularly symbolic. community events in oakland canceled due to security concerns. how neighbors react to first friday called off. cracking down on sugar. nationwide initiative launching with ambitious goals to reduce amount of sugar in our foods. warmed up today but weekend will feature changes. coming up.

new video, plane making emergency landing on southern

a shooting this month after a big party sponsored by city of oakland has canceled this went. >> several people shot hours

after first friday in october. >> going to pause a month, applauded by mayor libby schaaf. >> laura hudson. >> reporter: in light of this month's violence after the event, going to take a pause, look at big picture, try to figure out how to keep this area safe long after the 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: the shooting originally a dispute between two men happened hours after first friday was over and blocks away. but mayor schaaf agrees a break is good idea. >> not necessarily related to first friday but they recognize that perception matters and time to step up game and think more holistically and comprehensively. >> 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 first friday will be a big loss. >> for mom and pop businesses, rely on the income to feed families, pay rent. and they have kids. gives them a sense of responsibility, see the parents,

cousins, uncles working. >> reporter: oakland police arrested two suspects after shooting. tell us that first fridays will be back, first friday in december. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. new nationwide effort under way to cut down on amount of sugar in packaged food and drinks. partnership of close to 100 state and local health departments. called national salt and sugar reduction initiative, targets many popular foods, ice cream, yogurts, sodas, 13 categories, each with target goal. you can buy tickets to hit musical "hamilton," coming back to san francisco, oefrpium.

$100 to $686 for premium seats. there is a tickets and there are a raffle. announced future date. we had 60s on the coast, everyone else in 70s and 80s. live doppler 7 showing a few patches of fog along the coastline. compared to 24 hours ago, in the positive. three degrees livermore, seven degrees warmer in oakland. northwest swell continues, keeping possibility of sneaker waves and rip currents up. watch out for high surf. if you like weather today, you're going to really enjoy

tomorrow as well. temperature trend, concord, 85 tomorrow. touch cooler for sunday. then numbers come up latter part of next week. live picture from sutro tower camera. skies are hazy. with warmth building, seeing haze and smoke from wildfires in northern california and oregon may be drifting into the area. 73 in oakland, 78 in san jose. pacifica, 68 right now. beautiful view from south beach camera. 80 in napa, mid-80s from vacaville to concord. download the accuweather app and track the temperatures to plan your weekend. beautiful and sunny from emeryville camera.

cooling trend starts sunday. view from mt. tam camera, hazy across some parts of the region. air quality moderate tomorrow and sunday good to moderate. starting to see improvement but not out of the poor air quality mode. tomorrow morning, cool, fog around the coast and parts of the bay. low 40s to mid-50s. early weekend morning plans, layers. afternoon, shorts and short sleeves. warm in south bay. 78 in redwood city, 67 pacifica. fog will hang around. low 70s today, so another day of

nice weather. up to 66 bodega bay, and fog. sunscreen. inland feel the autumn warmth. san ramon, concord, livermore, pittsburg, all in lower to upper 80s. if you like cloud cover and cooler weather, back to average monday. inland that is. clouds increasing. unfortunately doesn't look like any showers, just cooler conditions through midweek. >> thank you sandhya. plane lands on southern california freeway. a student behind the wheel but not the issue.

this next video is one you should see. imagine driving on the freeway like every day and this happens. >> oh, holy [ bleep ]. what the [ bleep ]? >> laying it on the freeway. >> holy -- >> i think she said darn. >> yeah. >> that's a plane on interstate 8 near san diego this morning. flight instructor and student were on board, knew wouldn't make it to airplane after losing power. said it's miracle didn't hit power lines or cars. people who shot the video, approval of landing. thumbs up as they drove by. all's well that ends well. >> mild flu season in the u.s., of course it's early but said flu activity was minimal across 49 states, district of columbia

and -- one pediatric death in florida. total number of cases is 447. generations of disney characters will be entertaining audiences in bay area. disney on ice extravaganza, 100 years of magic in oakland. disney characters from mickey mouse to elsa and ana from fromm "frozen." >> for me it's special. this is my home town, you know what i mean? for me it's special. i look out, i can see the kids looking back at me or just watching the show in general, just get very emotional. so magical for them. >>

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as a rich developer, she violated clean water laws. now she's trying to buy this election. the lt. governor's office isn't for sale. i'm dr. ed hernandez. as state senator, i worked across party lines. held drug corporations accountable. invested in schools and middle-class jobs. our campaign's people powered by firefighters, teachers and nurses. because i'll put you first - not big money. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. revisit mendocino county after the wildfires that burned down

homes, not back to normal. holiday season, what's on the shelves is coming up. >> michael finney is off but we have free stuff for you. >> pleasanton harvest f f at alameda county fairgrounds. crafts and gifts and special area for kids. >> and free tickets to see mandel october 25th and 26th. recently appeared on comedy central sitcom and released a special on amazon. he's on the move. information for how to get this great stuff for free on abc7news.com. >> great stuff. >> harvest festival looks like fun. >> i've been, great time.

>> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. hope to see you again in half an hour.

minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent

of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. tonight, breaking news just as we come on the air. the saudi press agency reporting just moments ago, the saudis now acknowledge "washington post" writer jamal khashoggi is dead. they claim he died in a fight in the consulate. 18 saudis detained. our foreign correspondent standing by with the breaking news. also tonight, the scenes of chaos. authorities moving in, as thousands of migrants head toward the u.s. some arrested long before they get here. and president trump tonight, doubling down on his threat to use the military to shut down the u.s. border. developing now from the justice department. charges just in, a russian effort to affect the midterms 18 days from now. the scare in midair. a flight out of miami slams into severe turbulence, throwing passengers into the air. several injured.

the u.s. commander and the