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...uniting the world. ♪♪ and that breaking news is out of the east bay where a 3-year-old boy was shot tonight. oakland police say he was driven to the hospital and has now been moved to the children's hospital oakland. the shooting happened not far from the san leandro border. investigators are trying to figure out if it happened at a home or out on the street. we'll continue to follow the story. our other major story of the redes e being bnis e danger. are goingp around the bay area. we'll begin with sandhya patel tracking the conditions out there. >> there's a reason why that red flag warning is in effect for the 3/4 bay hills right now. take a look at the wind gusts.
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they're starting to the crease. the east bay hills will be under that red flag warning shortly. it's in effect until 6:00 a.m. wednesday. north-northeasterly winds gusting up to 55 miles an hour. a combination of that and lowering humidity 9% to 19% with the dry vegetation means fires will start rapidly. so we extra vigilant. live picture from our east bay hills camera showing you just how shaky that is. hour by hour look coming up, dan? >> sandhya, thanks a kate? >> yeah, that's right and you know we've been here all night. the wind has not picked up yet, but you can see right here the fire danger in the east bay hills is high today. we know these winds conditions can change quickly. i can tell you that the firefighters here at station 2
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are on alert ready to respond, and if they need extra patrols tomorrow, that'll happen. >> by the end of the october we haven't had any substantial rain since the spring, so all the fuels are really dry. >> reporter: drone view 7 flying over the east bay hills sunday. gusty wind and low humidity make controlling the fire very difficult. berkeley chief says the design of east bay hills is problematic when it comes to fighting fires. >> the neighborhoods were built so long ago they were built with tiny little streets, houses a lot of which are wood shingle, trees and vegetation right up next to the houses. so it's really hard to get in and out at the same time people are trying to evacuate. >> everything is dry. >> reporter: he remembers the 1991 oakland hills fire storm which killed 25 people and
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destroyed more than 3,000 homes. he worries about evacuating from his north berkeley neighborhood in the event of a fire. >> a heck of a lot of people trying to get out, so big time.o >> reporter: the fire department is also urging people to decorate with fire safety in mind this halloween. >> a long time ago we switched away from putting candles in the pumpkins to the little battery powered flicker lights that look like candles. >> reporter: and if you smell, see or otherwise know about a fire in your neighborhood chief brangon says to get out, evacuate even if law enforcement or fire officials have not told you to do it. that ensures you can get out quickly and safely. also be prepared with your ways of information. make sure you know what radio or tv shows like us to sign into. check the city and county twitter websites for information as well. i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >> all right, kate, thanks.
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great advice. and on the subject of staying informed you can get alerts on red flag warnings on the abc 7 news app. there's a section dedicated just to weather. you can customize the news app to get breaking alerts on topics you are most interested in. moving on the judge has denied bail of the shooter of the synagogue in pittsburgh. abc 7 reporter maggie ruly is in pittsburgh. >> reporter: these streets opened up earlier today and almost immediately a large crowd gathered in front of the synagogue. as we learned chilling new details from those inside this synagogue as the shots rang out. appearing in federal court today wnlss say the alleged gunman seemed calm and quiet, a chilling contrast to this. when police say robert bowers walked into this synagogue and opened fire on innocent worshippers. >> we're hearing people
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screaming and it's seared in my brain. i can't erase that tape. >> reporter: rabbi jeffrey myers was the first to call 911. >> i heard one woman, i think i know who it was, my husband's been shot, screaming. and then that was afterwards she was silenced. >> reporter: she says that woman bernice simon died alongside her husband sylvan together in the very same synagogue the two had been married in nearly six decades ago. 11 people killed because of their safe. the shooter's hatred could be found online. posts like these on a fringe site embraced by white supremacists where the suspect openly discussed his hatred for jewish people. in the face of these dark r revelations rabbi myers says hate will not win.
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and he says he's now planning funerals. the first of many begin tomorrow. the president and first lady say they'll also be here tomorrow to mourn with the community. >> and in the south bay tonight an outpouring of sympathy and support for victims in the pittsburgh synagogue shootig. students at san jose state university and other community groups gathered from on campus candlelig candlelight vigil. amanda? >> reporter: dan, dozens surrounded the ceaser, chavez arch here on campus for the vigil. 11 blows to honor the 11 men and women killed saturday morning. the vigil organizer and san jose state student spencer brody says he like many was
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observinobserving observing chabat. >> to turn on your phone and see this, it's mind-blowing. >> brody can other community groups spent monday mourning. serena says she hopes the vigil reminds people we're more alike than we are different. the group collectively herding at hatred. jewish students at sgsu tell abc 7 news the attack brought out real fear. >> it breaks my heart when i hear jews tucking in their star of david on campus. >> i took off my star of david necklace, and that was really big because i haven't taken it off in three years. >> reporter: but she wore the necklace. >> i think that ipsun
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spiritual time that jews were killed for just being jewish and not anything else, it's so, so sad. >> reporter: and tomorrow san jose city leaders and other religious groups where coming together for a 5:00 p.m. vigil outside of city hall. this is going to be an interfaith vigil. live at san jose state university tonight. >> abc 7 news was also in san francisco where people gathered at sixth and natoma streets to remember victims and survivors of the shooting in pittsburgh. sharing the message that kindness to others and strength in community are the best ways to overcome the worst of times. the attack has forced a film festival in the south bay to hire armed security officers. abc 7 news was in san jose where the silicon valley jewish film festival runs through november 11th. people from a nearby islamic
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center are offering to volunteer the monitor the festival. christian churches have also extended support. now, we are honoring the victims of the pittsburgh synagogue shooting on the abc 7 facebook page. that's where you can share this badge listing all 11 of the lives lost during saturday's vicious attack. crews are getting ready to release a mountain lion after it was captured in pleasanton. the mountain lion was tranquilized several times. the dark made it difficult to shoot and sea. the l.a. county sheriff's office even brought a drone to keep an eye on the animal. it was first spotted around 4:30 this afternoon. it was in the bushes near an office park full of people working. >> we came outside. there were police waiting for us, security guards escorting us to our cars. i wanted to stick around and see what happens. >> officials say the mountain lion is a 9 to 12 month old
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male. they're making sure it's healthy. if he is, the goal is to release him somewhere safely tonight. venice under water. what is causing the worst flooding in the city's history. plus playing with the pros. meet the east bay teenager overcoming the odds to excel at the sport he just loves. and one after another we're going to show you all of the records broken in tonight's wariars game. even if you're a casual fan you've got to see what they did tonight. and what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> wait until you see this. who would you dress up? >> nobody. just went trick or treating. >> no
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the man accused of mailing explosives was in court today but another suspicious package has been found. a suspected package bomb was intercepted at a coastal facility in atlanta this morning addressed to cnn's headquarters there. the fbi says it is similar to the 14 other packages allegedly sent by this man, cesar sayoc. in court today a judge ordered sayoc to be held without bail and another detention hearing is schedule for friday. let's go overseas now. right now 70% of venice, italy is under water. video shows what people are dealing with. stores boarded up, people trudging through water more than 5 feet high. schools are also closed tomorrow. vnice also floods as you may know as high-water and winds push flooding in from lagoons. but flooding like this is exceptional. other parts of italy is also
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experiencing heavy rain and flooding. sik six people have died. coming back here, we now know a couple that died were wee natives of india. the couple wrote a travel blog and just recently warned people about the danger of taking selfies on the edges of cliffs. park rangers recovered their bodies thursday from below taft point. their names were just released today. all right, let's move to something that'll make you smile. a pleasant hill teenager will soon be rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest stars of the pga tour. he's overcome the odds to play the sport he so dearly loves. >> reporter: john scott is practicing for what will be his biggest tournament yet. he'll be playing alongside some of the biggest names in golf. the 18-year-old from pleasant hill is heading to las vegas
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where he's been invited to play in the pro-amshriner's hospital for children open on wednesday. john scott was born with cerebral palsy and has been a shriner's patient for years. >> we were told when he was born he would not walk, would be in a wheelchair. and now look at him. >> reporter: not only can he walk, he can swing. one of the best players on his team. every day john scott is either practicing or playing. a level of commitment that requires focus and dedication that his dead says helps him in school. because his dad knows doing well in school will help his chances of doing well in college where he wants to continue playing. >> just the whole part of it, just playing, socializing with a lot of people. >> reporter: john scott can't help but feel a little nervous about the upcoming tournament. he wonders if he can keep up with the pros.
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but his dad isn't worried. >> you can't count john scott out. he's overcome so much. >> we will be pulling for john scott. great story. let's turn our attention back to what we talked about at the top of the broadcast and that's windy conditions and dry. >> this is the time of career where you need to be extra vigilant. fire danger is high. strong winds expected in the hills, humidity will plunge and we are looking at dry vegetation, the wrong combination. an area of low pressure has passed. high pressure is starting to build in, and that's why you're seeing that north wind developing. here's a look at live doppler 7 where we're seeing pretty much clear skies other than some passing high clouds. temperatures right now anywhere from the 40s to the low 60s in places like nevado and brentwood. you see those temperatures remaining a bit milder than what
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we're used to this time of year. let's take a look at the highlights. basically looking at gusty winds through the hills tonight, fire danger elevated through the morning. comfortable conditions. and a live look right now and you can see that camera is just bouncing as the winds over the higher elevations have picked up. they're already gusting over 30 miles an hour. in the overnight hours we'll continue to see the wind coming out of the the north-northeast. places like napa 24 miles an hour tomorrow morning. still gusting at 9:00 a.m., and the winds will subside a bit only to pick back up again, which is why we're concerned. i do want to show you what's going to happen with the humidity. you see here it's pretty good humidity in terms of the overnight recovery. but then watch what happens. humidity levels drop tomorrow 11:00 a.m. and in the 20s and 30s for some of you.
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by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon we're talking teens. 15% in livermore. that is very dry conditions here locally. so please remain aware of your surroundings, like i said. can't emphasize that enough. windy in the hills tomorrow morning. temperatures anywhere from the low 40s to the 50s. clear skies to start off. and the sloping wind will push those temperatures up. tomorrow up to 80 in fairfield, 79 in livermore, 75 san jose, oakland, 76 san rafael, 66 decrease in half moon bay. nice looking weathers, and here's a look at your halloween planner. 7:00 a.m., 50s for your temperatures. when those kids start to parade around scool it is going to be comfortable. 4:00 p.m. you'll have a halloween treat. tricker treaters will not have to worry about any inclement weather. although we do need to rain, i don't have it on the accuweather
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seven-day forecast. and those temperatures will continue to rise away from the coastline thursday before the cooling begins friday going into the weekend. we'll drop those temperatures down some more. some fog will return, and don't forget to fall back sunday morning. daylight savings time ends so we will definitely be seeing that change in our time. you can download the accuweather app. and dan, track those temperatures. they are changing. >> yeah, quickly. thanks, sandy, very much. well, what is another way to get your jeopardy fix? you'll soon be able to stream episodes. we'll show you where. and tomorrow on good morning america writer, producer, director tyler
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jeopardy is heading to netflix starting tomorrow. the streaming site announced today it's acquiring 45 live episodes of the show. hulu scored 60 episodes of the show back in august. if you want to watch new episodes of jeopardy tune in to abc 7 weeknights at 7:00 p.m. it's a classic year in and year out. okay, speaking of classics what a game and a show the warriors put on. >> it is a sports trivia question. what is the latest mba record to be set by the warriors? not by curry, not by kd, four years ago, we rejected marshall tuck and his billionaire backers for superintendent of public instruction. but they're back. the corporate billionaires
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and their handpicked candidate, former wall street banker marshall tuck. tuck's billionaires have spent over $25 million distorting tony thurmond's outstanding record on education. all because they know tuck shares their agenda: diverting funds from our public schools into their corporate charter schools. the same agenda as trump and betsy devos. protect our public schools. say no, again, to marshall tuck. protect our public schools. california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent,
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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.
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. the splash brothers where back to their record setting ways. stephen curry was named conference player of the week if he'd averaged, but the night in chicago belonged to klei thompson. he busted out of that. he connected on his first four shots and had six threes in the first quarter. he had only five threes through the first seven games. he ended the half with ten three pointers made. kevin durant, watch this, drives into three bulls defenders and somehow gets it to fall. he's therenelnelnelnelnely and he ends up with was two for two for distance this evening. curry had two threeofs of the night. klei had it going. in the third quarter he knocked
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down four more for an nba regard. 14 three pointers made. klei also had 52 points and a little less than thirty-two quarters of a play. that's the most in any nba game this season. the warriors win in a drought. >> even before the second half steph went in and said go get it. and that just shows what's in him and the same with everyone out there on the floor, trying to find me and give me good looks. >> and after the game he posted this photo of the box score and the record holder. the a's had the lowest payroll this past season but they're investing in their future. they extended contracts. bean says melvin enforced loyalty to the organization when it needed stability to the team.
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>> i ensure you're they're employable outside of here. so the fact we all want to stay and have stayed, there's something pretty special. >> this is the place i've always wanted to be. >> the loyalty they've shown be being here at home, being able to play and, you know, manage in front of the bay area fans and so worth, there's nothing like it for me. >> this abc 7 sports report
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