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is news. >> get ready for fully driverless cars on california streets. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim. >> way mo got the green light to start testing in five silicon cities. >> including los altos hills, sunny valley and mountain hills where amanda castillo is live tonight. >> reporter: the driverless testing we're talking about has already been in place in arizona for about a year now. but way know announced today it would be coming to california city streets, rural roads and along the highways in parts of the silicon valley. >> of an nearly ten years of testing in california, way mo workers took to twitter with the big news. it was just granted the driverless test permit in the state of california. the dmv giving the go-ahead for the company to begin testing fully driverless cars on our state's public roads. >> i won the get in one yet.
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maybe like five years or so i could see myself if they keep progressing the way they have. >> waymo has driven across 25 cities since 2009. today you don't have to look far for the white vans tricked out with technology. >> waymo by my outside observation of the industry is certainly among the most advanced companies in this. >> reporter: sven is the managing director of silicon valley mobility. he says the permit will create a world of possibilities such as mobility options for seniors, those was disabilities or anyone unable to operate a vehicle them selves or autonomous buss that operate when drivers aren't available. >> exciting thing is we don't really know what it might generate. i mean think about the internet. who would have thought what the internet enabled. >> reporter: it will be sometime before the public has chanc to experience the fule chp policepartments in cities i
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testing. i'm told it's way too early to determine or discuss how this testing might impact those communities and i just got at up date from waymo. they are not disclosing a timeline when we might see is the driverless cars on our roads. reporting live in mountain view, amanda delcastillo. >> the dmv tracks all accidents involving autonomous vehicles. in most cases they were not the fault of the driverless car. you can see a full list on the dmv's oakland city council made rules foroc requir pay thousand of dollars every year to operate and shell out other fees per scooter. other regulations will be considered in the future. a fire hazard forced e scooter company lyme to pull thousands of its scooters. they say the issue ached scooters in los angeles, san
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diego and lake tahoe. the company says the manufacturing defect could cause account battery to smolder or catch fire. >> a woman is facing murder charges for a fatal crash in walnut creek last thursday on south broadway off highway 680. police say jessica martin plowed into three other other cars. they charged her with drunk driving and two counts of murder. hecker garza was in one of the cars and died. today the pam jas updated to say his daughter also in the car has died. >> a red flag warning expires tomorrow morning. but it will be a few tense hours still. the contra costa fire protection district is not taking any chances and today called in extra crews, trucks and dozens oziers. cte saticly t.sition tmohey canrhe meorogt conditions can tonight. windy and dry.
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>> definitely, dan. it is concerning with dry vegetation in place. look at the winds. they dropped off earlier this afternoon but picked back up. mo mount diablo 30-mile-an-hour winds. north-northeasterly winds concerning for firefighterses. gusts may reach up to 55 miles an hour. combine it with the low humidity, 9 to 19% in the hills and any fires that develop will spread rapidly. so that's why it's a concern. fortunately the winds are expected to dial back as we head into the latter part of the morning just as all the halloween events take place. >> thanks. a red flag warning means fires can easily start and spread. download the abc news app and get breaking news alerts if that happens. make sure you customize the app cart>>rede a borhood to g controversial visit to pittsburgh, pennsylvania to honor the 11 people shot and
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killed during saturday's synagogue attack. abc news reporter maggie ruehle has reaction to his visit. >> reporter: the president was here visiting this synagogue earlier today. it was a tense visit. neighbors came out of their homes to yell at the president and his family, to yell at him to go home, saying he's not welcome here. standing in a city rocked by hate, trump says he's here to grieve with pittsburgh. >> very, very sad. hopefully we'll learn a lot with what happened. >> reporter: together with the first lady, his jewish son-in-law jared and daughter ivanka visited the site of saturday's massacre. rabbi jeff rye myers who just hours earlier was presiding over funerals was there to greet them. just a half block away, this scene. neighbors shouting at the president. >> it's not about you! let the families grieve. this is our neighborhood. you are not welcome here! >> reporter: as nearby more than a thousand protesters marched.
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>> he is a purveyor of hate speech and he is not welcome in my synagogue and in mile city. >> reporter: the city choosing instead to focus on each other as the first of many funerals begin. dr. jerry rabin know witnesses killed after witnesses say he escaped only to run back in to save others. and a line of mourners for cecil and david rosenthal, the brother who's never missed a service. c brothers beloved steelers and vowing never to let hate win. >> reporter: the president and his family spent time in front of the makeshift memorial and placed small stones and flowers next to every single star of david. in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, ehw city hall tonight for a vigil in honor of the shooting victims. every member of san jose's city
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council attended and the mayor sam lick card doe spoke to the crowd. it was a way to standed together in solidarity and support of the pittsburgh community. >> we are one week away from election day. a controversial measure on the ballot would impose a new tax on hundreds of san francisco businesses. >> the money would then be used to pay for homeless services. abc news reporter kate lawson spoke to an outspoken proponent. >> reporter: i spoke to ceo marc benioff today. he told me other tech ceos shout support a tax on themselves for homeless services. rnhis measure.ust the tech some local politicians are saying they don't want the money at least not this way. >> we found a mother living in one of our forests here in s francisco with a 9-year-old child without shoes. it's shocking. >> reporter: salesforce ceo during the 4:00 p.m. newscast
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discussing proposition c. benioff spent millions supporting the measure which pros a half percent tax on business revenue above $50 million to fund homeless programs. >> people creating their market capitalization on the basque san francisco, they very to contribute to solving our biggest most important problem which is homelessness. >> it's estimated it would cost salesforce as additional, $10 million a year. benioff is willinging to pay but square and twitter ceo jack dorsey are critical worrying if the city city business friendly enough. >> prop c changes nothing about our approach to homelessness. >> reporter: scott weiner says the city needs to first rethinks bere attacksbusinesses. >> we've already dramatically increased what we spend on homelessness over the last ten years by hundreds of millions of dollars a year. the problem has not gotten
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better. >> reporter: london agreed also opposes prop c and would like more time to make sure the measure doesn't come with unintended consequences. >> i also want to make sure we protect plaintiffing jobs, retail jobs and others that aren't necessarily tech. >> reporter: i asked marc benioff if he thinks jobs tech or otherwise will leave san francisco from prop c passes he unequivocally said no. since he's been so visible about the proposition, i asked him if he had any political ambitions of his own and he said he will never are up for public office. back to you. >> kate, thanks very much. still to come, a man seen wielding two clain saws on b.a.r.t. what happened aftershocked ryders is started letting police know about it. >> google's ceo is doing more damage control tonight. whaef said in a new internal memo about sexual misconduct at the company. >> and meet one before san francisco's new safety
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ambassadors coming to a garage near. >> you first leers a look what's.coming up after abc news at 11. >> thank you. you work hard, take a break and revel in this. >> i get emotional as jack watching his kids going through something. >> you turn into jack while you're at
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for the thousands of wounded warriors returning from battle, wounded warrior project has developed the warriors to work program, a unique program that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to the civilian workplace. the warriors to work program also works with employers to find the right job for the right warrior. contact wounded warrior project at findwwp.org.
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welcome home the brave. abc7 news is on a mission to build a better bay area. than means we're focusing on finding solutions to the major issues that we see every day in our flands. you're aware of them, as well. today san francisco launched a flu program in response to concerns brns safety and car break-ins at city garages called garage ambassadors and now available at all city owned parking garages. news reporter jobina fortson tested out today. >> you can grab flynn from like the plaza. >> reporter: we tagged along with francisco lira tuesday as he rolled out sfmta's newest program, garage ambassadors. >> people express concerns about occasionally not feeling safe when they're coming to a parking garage. >> reporter: that on top of worrying about the bay area's widespread car break-ins. >> especially with the holiday shopping season coming, we want
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people to feel comfortable. >> reporter: here's their solution. people who park in the garages can request an ambassador by phone or grab an employee. they're basically buddies to escort you to and from your car and be your eyes and ears when you're gone. >> use your program. >> kay did and fried out the service the moment lira told her about it. >> you never know what may be in the parking garage especially in the mrngs, too. there's a lot of transiyens in this area. >> reporter: and foot traffic late at night. >> if you're going to the symphony. >> reporter: the parking garage got rid of therapist cal booths whether he they turned over to the automated systems. now the tenants can be used as ambassadors. >> roving around, looking for suspicious behavior. >> i think it's wonderful. >> reporter: the best part about this one, it's free. reporting in san francisco, joe bin fla fortson, abc7 news. now, we welcome your thoughts about improving safety.
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we want to hear from you. use the #better bay area on twitter facebook or other social media sites to join the conversation. >> google's ceo is vowing to take a tougher stance dealing with sexual harassment at the company. it comes days before google employees will reportedly stage a walkout over the handling of misconduct. axios obtained mail. it says "i understand the anger and disappointment that many of you feel. i feel it, as well and i am fully committed to making progress on an issue that has persisted for far too long in our society and yes, here at google too." it comes on the same day as richard duvall an executive with google's parent company step down following a crime of sexual harassment. >> a san francisco man was arrested after he pulled out two clain saws on a b.a.r.t. train. one ryder filmed it and reported him to. >> i literally look at a guy
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with two chain saws. >> joe lynn na was on her way home from work on the richmond line when she saw this guy and tweeted for help immediately and says they replayed right away. >> he literally made a sound and everything and the guy was like flow, stop, that's not funny. >> b.a.r.t. police arrest this had man, patrick bingman when he got off of the lake merritt station. he could face charges for making criminal threats and has several outstanding warrants but unnerving for those ryders to say the least. >> speaking of unnerving, maybe not so much for the weather this halloween. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. doesn't feel quite like fall. >> it feels more like september than an approaching november. here's the way it's looking halloween is going to be a treat. take a look at the forecast. tomorrow is a big day for the kids, 9:00 a.m., it's perfect parade weather. mid 50s to mid 60s.
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midday parties in the upper 60s to low 70s. temperatures will be in the upper 50s to upper 60s for just about everyone tomorrow night. let's look at the inland areas. 5 pa parenteau, spooktacular, whether darkness at 6:12. it is still going to be clear. no clouds by 9:00 p.m. in the mid 60s. any of you going out for halloween, to pares at night around the bay, 6:00, 6:12 the gun goes down. ghostly clear 2w50e7b p.m. and 8:00 p.m. it is not going to be bone chilling. temperatures in the low 60s. your forecast for san francisco and the coast, a treat no tricks i should say. it is going to be a haunted evening. temperatures going from the low 60s to the mid 50s by p.m. here's a look at live doppler . a pugh passing high clouds across the bay area tonight.
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in case you're wondering where does the storm track, you can see moisture all the way near hawaii aimed at the pacific northwest where they've been seeing quite a bit of precip. here in the bay area, we're south of that. the jet stream is not steering the storms to our region even though we need the rain. temperatures right now anywhere from the 50s to the 60s. a live look from our sutro tower camera. san francisco, salesforce tower spark alling tonight. high fire danger till tomorrow morning. dry and warmer for halloween. minor cooling late in the week. tomorrow morning temperatures mid 40s to low 50s. windy in the hills. it is going to start off clear. when you get going for the commute, dress it layers. tomorrow afternoon a mildday. 84 inlroy, 79 in je the south bay. peninsula 77 redwood city, 76 menlo park. upper 60s and clear at the coast. downtown san francisco 72 degrees. today's highs came up in the low
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60s to local 80s. we'll butch the temperatures up a few more degrees. 679 in san rafael. 81 in vallejo. 77 oakland, 79 san leandro. inland 82 in kuhn cord. download the accuweather app and track temperatures anytime you want. a nice treat for halloween wednesday. mid 60s to 70s. above average temperatures. cooler over ott weekend with not much change on sunday. we are expecting the time to change. daylight saving time ends, fall back one hour and enjoy that extra hour of sleep. come of you can relate, deion and dan. >> we can relate a lot. thanks. >> tomorrow on "good morning america," mr. feeney from "boy meets world" speaks with abc news how he scared off a would be
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while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007.
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warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay. ed treats.nfo hallowee rees ae. they can swap out cappeddy for a
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reese's peanut cup. it will exchange for up to ten hours. you have to go to new york city to take advantage. a little hiccup. >> it's a great idea for all year. i could trade my salad for a reese's peanut buttercup. >> if was m & m's. >> certainly not a controversy but it is definitely a quarterback quandary for the 49ers as they head into thursday's game against account raiders.
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th for wounded warriorsgram and their families to build new lives together. when my dad left, i was, like, this big, but now i'm, like, this big. my dad got a master's degree in human resources. thanks to warriors to work that my dad has a terrific job. when the warrior project helps them by, you know, giving them another start. now that my dad's home, i get a lot more hugs. i'm really proud of him. find out more about wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave.
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martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal. john f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country...
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abc7 sports experienced by river rock casino. >> doctors cleared joe thornton of a knee infection this morning. he was back on the ice against the rangers tonight. he missed the last nine games. no points for him in this game. still great to see him out there. keep your t rht sidere. bus witth missile.eco for astre. less than a minute later, the sharks allowed a soft goal. mats zuccarello gets a shot off. midway through the third period,
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meyer goes high-stickside is, his fifth straight game with a goal. tied again. but less than two minutes later the rangers answer. chris crieder with his second goal of the game. sharks trailing fine seconds. tomas hertl gets are the goal with two seconds left. that's the latest goal in the nhl this season. from o.t. to a shoot-out. kevin shattenkirk beats jones for the only goal in the shoot-out. sharks lose 4-3 but do pick up a point thanks to hertl's last second heroics. c.j. beathard was held out of monday's practice due to a sprained right wrist. he told the immediate today he's hopeful he will play thursday night but his wrist and thumb are "kind of messed up." his hand struck a helmet. if he can't go thursday, that puts nick mullen in line for his first nafal start.
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the string quarterback was elevated. >> i know it means a lot to our fans, i know it means a lot to everybody and so, of course, we want to win this game. that's every week. but we know how much it means to our fans and how excited they get for it. it doesn't change anything for us. we've got to go out and just play well. >> the first college football playoff rankings were released today. alabama in the top spot followed by clemson and lsu. notre dame holds the fourth and final position as of now. michigan and georgia just out of the top four. washington state the highest pac-12 team sitting at eight. this year's championship game will be played at levi's stadium january 7th. >> so see some good college football here
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all right. we're about to hit midweek and halloween tomorrow. have fun, stay safe. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim. right now on jimmy kimmel, milo vent mia. have a good night. ♪ tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute."
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