>> cora hidalgo holland. >> john holland. >> never forget. today marks 18 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. in new york this morning, the names of the nearly 3,000 victims were read aloud. >> closer to homenan ancisco, people honor those victims by giving back to the community, packing lunches for those in need. ♪ for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ >> the remembrances were not limited to the united states. halfway across the world, in new zealand, firefighters performed a traditional dance to honor the new york firefighters killed in the attacks. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen zee.

thanks for joining us. in the north bay, some residents gathered at a memorial dedicated to one 9/11 victim. but the memorial is now also home to many homeless people. >> that's right, and today, w asked abc 7 news leah melendez to pay a visit to the memorial and get an update on the homeless situation there. she joins us live. >> you mentioned that people around the world wanted this day to be a day of giving, of helping others, and it's interesting because a friend of lauren graham colis told me that's exactly what she would have wanted to do, to help and feed the homeless. lauren was among the casualties of the september 11th attacks. the city she lived in, san rafael, built this memorial one year later. today, peggy butler brought flowers to honor the 38-year-old who was three months pregnant at the time. >> especially the fact she was from san rafael and pregnant. so i always stop here to pay my

respects. >> every year. >> every year. >> but some complain that the site on fourth street has become a regular spot for the homeless and at times drug users. the city tries to keep it clean. >> first is that we have a nonprofit that's helping every day to clean up this area, and that's comprised of people that are currently or formerly homeless. >> but it's not easy. >> by any means. >> for u.n. with, last april, the ninth circuit court of appeals ruled a homeless person cannot be forced to leave a location if a city does not have enough shelter beds. san rafael, like other cities, doesn't. still, the city is making progress. since 2017, san rafael has reduced the number of unsheltered homeless people by 30%. >> we really need to focus on the most visible, most vulnerable people, and we're going to focus on housing them. >> during our interview, we were interrupted by a homeless man singing the national anthem. ♪ through the perilous fight.

>> about two 30s of those experiencing chronic homeless have mental issues. the resource department for the police department was there and tried to reach out to him. >> kyle. >> no. >> another day. >> the man eventually left us alone. not everyone accepts the help offered. >> again, it's a small percentage. it's probably, i could count on two hands the number of people who have steadfastly declined any offers of help over the years. >> but as we were reminded by this homeless man, today was about paying tribute to lauren grancolas. >> thank you for that. that man's name is canyon, and he told me that he's been living in a van for the past three years. now, both san rafael and the

county have a very ambitious plan, very ambitious goal, which is to end homelessness by the year 2022. i'm live in san rafael, lee anima lendez. >> thank you. >> san francisco has a recreation center named for one of the victims of 9/11. the rec and parks depart paid tribute to betty om today. she was a flight attendant and managed to call american airlines ground crews to tell them what was going on. she was born and raised in san francisco. >> so again today marked 18 years since that day, 9/11. and with that, this fall marks the first freshman class of college students born since the attacks. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman was in berkeley today talking with students. >> september 11th, 2019. if we looked 18 years in the future, 18 years ago, these are the children of that day, all grown up. >> june 28th, 1999. i was 2 years old. >> i was 2 years old when 9/11

happened. >> i was born on october 10th, 2001. >> i was 4 years old on 9/11. >> if time heals wounds, so, it would appear, is inexperience. >> what do you remember of that day? >> 9/11? >> yeah. >> i don't remember anything. >> nothing? >> no. >> what did you understand about it then? >> that something bad had really happened. because they, like, my mom came home early from work. >> when were you first aware of it? >> hard to remember. maybe like in like fourth, fifth, sixth grade. >> these are the kids born on the cusp of post-9/11 world, who never think twice about it. for them, this country has always been at war. there have always been long lines at the tsa, survelance cameras a constant. social media, their lifeblood. in 2001, facebook was still three years away. and twitter five. >> can you imagine trun twitter on 9/11? i would --

>> you want to? >> but to this generation -- >> is there any difference for you between watching footage of world war ii and say watching footage of september 11th? >> honestly, there isn't too much of a difference. >> you make it sound like it's an abstract. >> and unfortunately, i think to people like me, it is. >> i can't relate, as much as i would like to feel this really emotional connection to it, i only see the effects. >> something that goes beyond a flag at half staff, beyond this world they inherited and take for granted, because for them, post-9/11 is all they know. what do you think you're missing by not remembering? personally? >> i mean, i'm missing everything that i don't realize i'm missing. >> in berkeley, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> really fascinating to hear the perspective of young people on this. on abc7news.com, we have more on how people in the bay area and around the world paid tribute today to the victims of 9/11. >> shifting gears now. building affordable housing is a

goal of many cities in the bay area. and it's something we have been focused on as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. >> in hayward, they succeeded in reburbishing 68 apartments as affordable unit, but some existing units of the apartment complex ended up getting evicted because they may too much money. >> reporter leslie brinkley joins us from hayward city hall to explain. leslie. >> well, the income threshold for some of these affordable units at leisure terrace basically disqualified some current residents from being able to continue to live there. and in essence, they were getting penalized for making too much money. and others on the other hand got a chance to move in. for them, a hard to find affordable place here in the east bay. >> new patio doors and windows. solar and seismic upgrades, refurbished kitchens and baths. 68 units here at this apartment complex got a face lift.

funded by state tax credits, designed to create quality affordable houtsing for families making less than $74,000 a year. >> we have two kids. it's just better to have two bedrooms so they can have their own and then we have ours. i don't know, i guess we're just lucky and blessed to find somewhere like this. >> but there were unlucky families in this story of created affordable housing. who is caught in the middle? >> if i were to pinpoint a particular population of people, it would be the folks that aren't necessarily low income and are not necessarily middle class. they're right there in that gap. >> booted out were teachers, some seniors, and grocery store clerks. some making $80,000 or $90,000 a year. they had to move and pay more for less space. >> unfortunately, there were many people at leisure terrace who were overqualified. >> the president of the company that owns the apartments outlined a dilemma they face. >> the people at the lowest level of the economic spectrum

at 60% and 60% of their immediate income, we need to give them a voice at the table. and that's why we use this program called the low-income housing tax credit to benefit these people. >> we're looking at in the future, what could we do differently to try to avoid this. and one of the things is to lobby our state representatives to look at the law itself. >> now, the displaced residents were offered incentives to help them relocate, things like first month's rent, security deposit, et cetera. and overall now, there are 68 new affordable units here in hayward, but it does bring up the questin here in the bay area, what qualifies as affordable and who loses out? in hayward, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. today, in oakland, the city began demolishing structures deemed fire hazards underneath bart tracks. sky 7 flew over the work today.

about 25 to 30 homeless people have been living in these structures underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks between 81st and 85th avenues. the people living there are allowed to stay but only in tents. one local organization raised money to buy the tents and other supplies. we would love to hear your ideas for building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. all right, so lovely out there today. as you know, hope you enjoyed it, but we're in for fairly significant warmup. >> yeah, felt that already at lunchtime. sandy patel is here with more. >> the warming has gotten under way, but you haven't seen warm yet. i'll show it to you in a moment. take a look at live doppler 7. you'll notice that other than a small sliver of fog, it is clear across the entire bay area. right now, temperatures in the mid 60s to the low 90s in places like fairfield. heres a sampling of what's to come. above average temperatures for september. tomorrow, half moon bay, 75 degrees. warm in the city. 80 degrees. 83 in oakland.

walnut creek, 95. and it's only going to get hotter in antioch. 97 degrees. so brace yourselves. prepare for a hot couple of days inland, and warmer conditions near the beaches. i'll be back with a full look at your weekend forecast coming up. >> we have been warned. thank you. rmember, you can always check the weather conditions where you live on our free abc 7 news app. we'll also send your notifications with any significant weather warnings. it's free to download in the app store. >> a bill that would give wage and benefit protections to workers in so-called gig economy is now headed to governor newsom's desk. and he's expected to sign it. the assembly overwhelmingly approved the bill this morning. a victory for labor unions and a defeat for companies like uber and lyft, which opposed the legislation. both those companies say they're ready to invest more than $60 million to fund a ballot initiative to overturn the bill. >> we're hiring the best campaign team available, and we're working to expand the coalition to include other

businesses, who also face uncertainty in the wake of ab-5. we're confident that california voters in the millions of riders and drivers who use our platform will expect us to protect these important work opportunities. >> a spokesman for newsom says the governor is committed to continuing negotiations on the issue. to southern california now. just minutes ago, we learned crews recovered the body of the final victim of the conception boat fire. salvage efforts to recover the dive boat also resumed today. postponed for days because of the weather, the coast guard says it has launched a top level marine board investigation after the boat caught fire and sank on labor day, 34 people died. five crew members escaped. the coast guard today also recommended operators of vessels to immediately reduce potential fire hazards and limit unsupervised charging of lithium ion batteries which is a potential cause of this fire. for the first time in the 2020 democratic primary, every candidate who has qualified for

the democratic national committee debate will share the stage, same stage, tomorrow. >> a lot of people. they will all be in houston for a debate you can watch right here on abc 7. this is a time lapse video of the stage being set up for the ten candidates. >> here are the candidates who qualified. joe biden, cory booker, pete buttigieg, julian castro, kamala harris, amy klobuchar, beto o'rourke, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, and andrew yang. >> now tomorrow debate coverage begins after abc 7 news at 4:00 and is expected to run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. we'll have a special edition of abc 7 news immediately following that debate. >> health officials say six people have died and hundreds have been hospitalized because of a vaping related illness. >> the steps the trump administration wants to take now in the hopes of stopping this growing epidemic. >> they were promised a bed and food, but instead, authorities say dozens of homeless people were taken advantage of by leaders of a church.

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♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. america's vaping emergency has now resulted in six deaths and sent at least 450 people to the hospital. >> it's also now drawing the attention of the white house. president trump today promised a ban on flavored vaping products. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in the newsroom with more on the story. >> many e-cigarette users are young, between the ages of 19 and 24. they also make up significant numbers of those who have fallen ill after vaping. the white house says keeping those youngple safe is what the proposed ban is all about. doctors have theories, but no hard faths on what's making e-cigarette users sick. they do know that hundreds of people have been diagnosed with severe lung problems.

today, the trump administration responded with pns for a ban on certain types of vaping products. >> vaping has become a very big business, but we can't allow people to get sick, and we can't have our youth be so affected. >> the data just showed the kids are getting access to these products, in spite of our best efforts, we simply have to remove these attractive flavored prub products from the marketplace. >> health and human services says they're several weeks away from announcing a new product that would leave tobacco flavored products on the shelves but force manufacturers to stop shipping flavors like mint, bubble gum, and others that appeal to young people, like this college student who ended up in the icu. >> it's horrible for you. and i came very close to death, and i'm lucky. >> san francisco already bans flavored e-cigarette products. gary knight, who managed a smoke shot, agrees with it if it keeps kids from vaping, but he worries about a slippery slope. >> already started one thing to the next to the next.

and i just don't think banning cigarettes altogether is going to work. >> the cdc says there have been more than 450 cases of lung illness associated with using e-cigarettes in 33 states and the u.s. virgin islands. san francisco's juul labs, manufacturer of popular vaping products, put out this statement today. quote, we strongly agree with the need for aggressive category-wide action on flavored products. we will fully comply with the final fda policy when effective. and the president says the food and drug administration should have new guidelines in place some time within the next few weeks. e-cigarette manufacturers would then have a 30-day grace period before they must comply. in the newsroom, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. leaders of a church in southern california and texas were arrested today for holding homeless people against their will and forcing them to panhandle. the u.s. attorney says leaders of the imperial valley

ministries promised homeless people and people battling addiction a warm bed and meals. but once the victims moved into one of the church's three ranch-style homes, they were coerced into giving up their welfare benefits and forced to panhandle up to 54 hours per week, turning over all the money they received to the church. >> these victims were hold captive, stripped of their humble finance means. stripped of their identification, their freedom, and their dignity. >> well, 12 church leaders are under arrest. the imperial valley ministries is headquartered in el centro, california, but have 30 locations across the southwest. strange, strange story. >> and very disturbing story. >> absolutely. definitely feeling the warmth, and it's only going to be cranked up more. >> big time. sanldy patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, just a reminder it's still summer. dan and kristen. so brace yourselves for some hot days ahead. at least inland. here's a live look at the

chamber of commerce day. golden gate bridge, blue skies right now. barely a breeze there, so the winds have relaxed. the temperatures have come up. live doppler 7 showing you mainly clear conditions across the bay area. one little patch of fog there. not expecting much in the way of fog, which is part of the reason why you're going to be experiencing even warmer weather than what we have experienced so far today. so take a look at the highlights. temperatures will continue to rise tomorrow. warmer at the coast. hotter inland. and we're expecting much cooler weather sunday through tuesday. live look from our santa cruz camera right now, and the temperatures, you will notice a nice variety. 69 in san francisco to 93 degrees in fairfield. so if you don't like the hot weather, this is really where you want to go. just head towards the coast. because at least it's not going to be extreme heat, but it will be warm. going to be good beach weather for tomorrow. today, temperatures are up, double digit rise in livermore. 12 degrees warmer. 10 degrees warmer in fairfield compared to yesterday at this

time. i want to show you the forecast, warmer at the coast, excuse me, the forecast in just a moment. air quality forecast is what i want. very hazy skies. so a spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow. so moderate air quality, north bay, south central bay. poor for the inland east bay and santa clara valley. definitely be aware of that. first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures in the low 50s to the mid 60s. most areas starting out clear. there will only be a few patches of fog near the coast. then for the afternoon, hot one inland. 96 in morgan hill. 97 in the south bay and gilroy. 90 degrees in san jose. 92, los gatos. on the peninsula, 88 in mountain view. 74 in pacifica. 75, half moon bay. downtown san francisco, it was already in the 70s today. tomorrow, we're going 80 degrees. 75 in the sunset district. north bay temperatures, 89 in san rafael, getting up into the mid 90s around calistoga, santa rosa. 93 in vallejo. ukiah, 95 degrees.

stinson beach, 74 degrees. in the east bay, temperatures will be in the upper 80s. 83 in oakland. inland areas will be hot. 97 in concord, 95, livermore. 94 in san ramon, and 97 in antioch. as you look at the seven-day forecast, warm to hot conditions expected for thursday. mid 70s to the upper 90s. the heat peaks on friday. you see those triple digits inland. low 70s at our coastline. still hot inland saturday, but notice the coast does start to cool. sunday, you're going to really feel the difference as those numbers drop considerably. mid 80s inland. mid 60s coast, and just when you thought the heat was never going to be over, look at monday. chance of showers. upper 70s for the warmest spots. i have to say, one computer model is drier, one is wetter, so we'll see. >> a little variety. >> yes. >> thanks. travelers terrified after a bird hits their plane, creating

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28 counterfeit nba championship rings have been seized at l.a.x. u.s. customs and border patrol put out a photo of these rings, faked to look like rings from the golden state warriors, los angeles lakers and san antonio spurs. they were in a wooden box shipped from china with a final destination of arizona. investigators think the goal was to sell the rings as a collection, all of them at once. if the rings were real, the collection like this could be worth more than half a million dollars. investigators have not announced any arrests here, though they do note along with being fake, the rings are a copyright violation. >> a collision involving a bird and plane midair had passengers terrified they were going to die. it happened yesterday on canada's swoop airlines during a flight from an airport near vancouver to edmonton.

it started a fire in one of the engines. you can see flames flashing from the engine. passengers say the bird strike happened just before takeoff. >> i started seeing flames coming out of the right engine. and you know, i also felt very strong heat. so i looked around for a flight attendant. couldn't find one, so i started yelling there's fire. fire on the right engine. i started texting my mom, hey, something's wrong with the airplane. i love you. >> boy, well, one passenger says they were blessed to have had a skilled pilot who kept passengers calm and made a safe emergency landing. >> well, on friday, san francisco's iconic cable cars will stop running for ten days, and sfmta is explaining tonight the contingency plans. shuttle buses will run along three cable car routes. the agency says it needs the cable cars off the streets to fix their gear boxes. which propel cable cars up the hills. this is the final step in a three-year, $6 million restoration project. an exciting first today. scientists have discovered water

vapor on a planet outside our solar system that has temperatures suitable for life. this is an artist rendering of the planet k218b. they found vapor on the planet, which is 110 light years away. the so-called super earth is the right distance from its star to conceivably have life. but still lots of questions about whether water on the planet remains liquid and how that nearby star would impact life on the planet. >> we're not relocating any time soon. >> not any time soon. >> one year after the camp fire, paradise high school's football team is being featured in an espn documentary. >> players and

i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, the verdict is in. find out if the former judge involved in the brock turner sex assault case will be keeping his job as a high school tennis coach. >> also, tomorrow, opening

statements begin in the trial of tiffany li, the hillsborough socialite charged with murder. at 6:00, abc 7 news vicee reviews the case, one of the most sensational on the peninsula in years. and the decision in santa cruz that's no night at the beach for the city's sprawling homealize population. all that at 6:00. kristen, dan. >> thanks. we'll see you then. >> paradise high school students are reflecting on their resiliency from last year's camp fire, after a documentary chronicling the varsity football team premiered on espn last night. >> the documentary called paradise, from the ashes, follows the varsity football team after the nation's deadliest wildfire severely damaged the town of paradise. coaches held the team so they could watch the program together. >> people still really care about what we have gone through and it feels amazing. then to see the video felt great, watching us go through all our hard work. >> the team says the national attention has brought a little

bit of pressure to play well this year, but they're optimistic about the season and the future. we certainly wish them well. world news tonight with david muir is next. tonight, several developing stories. three ef-2 tornadoes tearing through. the severe weather threat as we come on across several states. the shopping center destroyed. one tornado hitting a hospital. and tonight, just days after hurricane dorian, a new tropical disturbance we're watching now. it could very well affect the u.s. also tonight, the workplace stabbing rampage. several people attacked. an employee allegedly armed with a knife shortly after arriving at work, targeting his coworkers. some jumping in to try to stop him. tonight, amid several deaths linked to vaping, president trump and the first lady saying the white house will now call for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. the stunning new number tonight. the new discovery in the bahamas.