rest of fall. the district expects to iron out some more details today as a new report reveals how distance learning is going. the cdc walking back guidance about how covid-19 may be spreading. reaction from a doctor who used to wurk with the nation's leading public health agency. eiomoper bso the raiders won big fine. the apology and revelation from coach jon gruden after the game. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, september 22nd and guess what, it is the first day of fall, friend. >> we're here. is that good? that's good, right sph. >> it means we're getting further and further through 2020. >> okay. you know what, i like it. more of it in the rear view mirror. let's check in now with lisa who has our fall forecast. >> good morning, here's a look

at live doppler 7. you can see cloud cover around the bay area and not a lot of dense fog. in the east bay, we have 60 over in danville and closer to the bay numbers are in the low 5s, ro air quality moderate in the north bay today and tomorrow but the rest of you enjoying pretty good air quality. it was pretty nice yesterday, wasn't it? today is the beginning of fall and you equinox. we're feeling like fall. in fact, temperatures climbing through the 70s bys highs and 60s at the coast. >> thank you, lisa. we're expecting to get an update on the fall learning plan as experts give distance

learning disappointing marks. education is one thing we're focused on to build a better bay area. amy hollyfield is live in the marina district with more on this. amy? >> >> all right. looks like we're having some issues hearing amy and we'll get back to that update with san francisco schools in just a moment. first, we want to tell you about more counties expected to move up to the next level in california's reopening plan today. health and human services saerblth dr. mark ghaly is expected to reveal the changes today at noon and this is coming as the state sees another

decline in hospitalizations and icu admissions and in test positivity. the two-week test positivity average is down to 3.1%. and that is the lowest number since the state started keeping track of this back in april. and while testing declined amid wildfires and poor air quality, it is now ramping back up. >> we're making real progress on building out this very large lab where we will substantially increase our testing well above the 124,000 average daily tests you see reflected in the last seven days. >> now during a news conference yesterday the governor announced $236 million in a second round of funding for project home key. that is a project to purchase permanent housing for people who are experiencing homelessness. the cdc has taken down information on its website that coronavirus is airborne. the centers for disease control and prevention said it made a mistake and posted the

information in error. how long the virus lingers in the air and how far it travels after someone sneezes or coughs has been a debate. the new, the evidence was posted friday before being taken down. it suggested that the virus can travel beyond six feet and linger in the air. dr. richard bessler weighed in this morning on "gma." for more details, you could check "good morning america" right here on abc7 starting at 7:00 a.m. senate republicans will meet for the first time since the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg. the fight over filling ginsburg's seat letes up less than two months before the election. here's alex presha. >> now with just 4 it dares left before the election, this morning president trump is pushing forward with plans to nomate a replacement for justice

ginsburg by the end of the week. democrats and republicans are now dchding their positions. both complete reversals from the recent past. republican senator lindsey graham said this two years ago. >> if an opening comes in the last year of president trump's term and the primary process has started, we'll wait until the next election. >> reporter: now as chairman of the judiciary committee he says he'll help usher a nominee to a vote on the senate floor. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell refused to consider president obama's pick to fill justice scalia seat in 2016. saying things are different because the senate and white house are both controlled by republicans. joe biden is also facing questions for comments back in 2016. when he said the president has a constitutional duty to nominate a justice. >> i would go forward with the confirmation process as chairman. even a few months before

presidential election. >> reporter: but the democratic nominee says this year is different because voting has already started. >> how is it any different, though, fr 20 was -- monthseft year. >> it was election year not the midst of an election. there's a big difference. >> reporter: meanwhile the white house says the president met with one of his top contenders monday amy coney barrett. taken interest in barbara lagoa and toy would the idea that picking her may be beneficial to his chances in florida, a key swing state. the president says he plans to possibly meet with lagoa when he visits miami on friday. happening right now along the gulf coast, tropical storm beta is dousing texas and louisiana with winds and heavy rain. so, we're taking a live look right now at galveston, texas. you can see look at the waves showing you intense the storm is right there.

nearly 11 million people are across flash flood watches and some of these areas are the same one that hurricane laura hit just three weeks ago. but texas could actually get the worst of it this time around. the u.s. hurricane center says the slow moving storm is the ninth to make landfall in the continental u.s. this year. that ties a record that was set in 1916. the storm could end up lingering along the coast for two days and dumping up to six inches of rain. >> that's the most flooding we've seen here in about ten years. it's right after ike. >> this is also the first time since the '50s that u.s. forecasters ran out of traditional storm names and had to start using the greek alphabet instead. lisa, that is just a lot to think about. >> yeah, you know, that's right, kumasi. there was, i think it was 2004 or 2007 we did run through the

alphabet, but, yes, the greek letters are new and this storm system is really taking its time. as it does, we're looking at that very heavy rainfall lingering from louisiana to texas and now it eventually takes a right-hand turn and begins to pull up some of this moisture into the mid atlantic states. but you can see from today through tomorrow still has tropical characteristics and then eventually becomes an area of low pressure bringing more rain throughout the gulf states. they had a lot of rain, as well. certainly not a good scenario for the gulf coast and as we come back home, we're going to look at some pretty poor weather headed our way by the end of the week. we're just getting back into a cool weather regime with more fall-like temperatures and the fog is at the coast and a breezy afternoon winds. numbers in the upper 50s to near 60 in fremont right now and that's all going to change. current air quality has been pretty good and moderate to good up in the north bay. as you notice over to the east bay and south bay, you've got greens right now. that is good news. it will continue to be pretty

good as that sea breeze arrives later on this afternoon. but as we look at the look ahead for livermore today, forecasting high of 84. 87 tomorrow. it's pretty nice throughout the weekend and then look what happens as we get into saturday, sunday and even monday. temperatures, once again, well above 100 degrees. 68 today in san francisco and looking at 79 in san jose and mid 80s inland and a little hazy up in the north bay. hey, francis, what is going on this morning? >> a few things going on in the livermore area and a high wind advisory for the altamontn pass. if you're coming out tracy, traffic is slow this morning moving at 13 miles per hour. both hands on the wheel through the altamont pass and eastbound 580 near airway there is a solo car crash partially in the left lane. you could see that as you make your way past the scene, but not causing much of a delay in the eastbound direction. westbound 580 drive time from

tracy to dublin is 42 minutes and continuing on to southbound 680 from dublin to mission boulevard and that's green. 15 minutes and also green in the south bay, northbound 85 and 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. check out the 680 ride right now in walnut creek, the southbound traffic is on the right-hand side. looking good towards highway 24 and another live shot in the east bay. this seems to be the most crowded one of all of our live cameras and headlights are moving on westbound 80 through emeryville heading through the bay bridge toll plaza where no delays right now. kumasi. >> thank you, francis. fire crews will remain on the scene of a grass fire for most of the day. forced people to evacuate yesterday. that fire scorched a retaining wall, some fencing and two acres of land. more than 90 firefighters were able to keep that fire, though, from reaching homes. the number one trend on google overnight the raiders home opener in las vegas.

we're waiting to see if coach jon gruden is going to be fined for going maskless during the game. saints coach sean payton was also seen without a mask. gruden was asked about this after winning and that's when he revealed that he's already had covid-19. >> i've had the virus. okay. i'm doing my best. i'm very sensitive about it, but i'm calling plays. i just want to communicate in these situations and i apologize and if i get fined, i will have to pay the fine. >> yesterday the nfl fined three teams because their coaches didn't wear masks sunday, including the 49ers. you see coach shanahan without a mask. he's going to pay $100,000. the team is going to pay an additional $250,000. denver and seattle were also fined. >> don't they have some kind of see-through clear sports mask they can wear? >> if not, should we invent it and sell it?

friend, we'll talk during the break. tesla's big event happening in fremont today. also breaking for the breonna taylor decision. the state of emergency in louisville as people wait to find out if those officers are going to be charged. also at first glance, might look like a dog. does it? this is a cat. a big cat. >> a big cat. where it was spotted stalking a group of kids.

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good morning. we are looking at some fog here right along the coast. not too much to get in the way, but enough that when it clears, we'll have a nice, sunny day with that sea breeze, again. little bit of moderate air quality in the north bay and 63 in hayward and 59 over in richmond and low 50s in santa rosa. a live look outside where looking at good air quality in san francisco and, in fact, the entire bay area and you might

notice haze from sonoma and napa and marin at times and it hasn't been too bad. let's skip ahead to friday where 90s arrive inland and look at saturday. 102 in fairfield and this warmth is going to make its way to the coast. not as hot as the labor day forecast, but 104 and 106. 90s in hayward and looking at 80s at our beaches today. feeling like fall. really nice day today. >> thank you, lisa. this morning a state of emergency in louisville, kentucky, as police brace for a decision in the breonna taylor death investigation. that decision could come any time as we learn that six officers are now under disciplinary investigation. federal buildings in downtown businesses there are already boarded up. the announcement coming from kentucky's attorney general will decide whether criminal charges will be filed against the officers involved in taylor's death. the 26-year-old died in march when police conducted a drug

raid at her home in louisvillet louisvilletlouisville. they used a no-walk warrant and shot taylor eight times. no drugs were found. >> this is not a woman who would sacrifice her life and her family morales and values to sell drugs on the street. >> last week, the city reached a $12 million settlement with taylor's family in a wrongful death lawsuit and that settlement includes a list of police reforms. san francisco police are treating three targeting the c crimes. fire gutted part of a community center at st. gregory church owns on commonwealth avenue. this happened thursday. in july, someone vandalized the armenian school that is associated with the church. patrols have been increased and early saturday morning officers heard gunshots.

they say a bullet hit a sign in front of the school. so far police have not arrested anyone. a san jose couple is pleading with the community to help them locate a stolen food truck. surveillance video was released to san jose police in the video you can see two men towing the truck away. it's hard to identify the suspects, but the white truck is their lead. the devastated family says their truck named adelita was their only source of income and their american dream. >> my food truck because this is for my kids. because going to college university and right now no pay my rent. no pay my bill. >> a go fund me account was started for the family and as of this morning more than $40,000 has been raised. we had our share of mountain lion sightings and some right here by the station, but nothing quite like this. check this out. this video was taken in pacifica

on saturday. timothy was looking for his cat and he looked outside and sa this. he wthought it was a large dog lying in front of his yard but turns out it was a big cat and stalking a group of kids nearby. >> and so i started yelling for the kids to go back inside. and that's when the mountain lion turned around and saw me coming, saw it coming at me and then jumped over the fence. >> this cat is bold. look. turns out the kids apparently weren't the only thing on the menu. a few minutes before this, the mountain lion was seen chasing after the cat he was actually looking for. his real cat. to escape and the kids were too and the mountain lion just went about his business. >> you said the kids were on the menu. >> i mean look how it was looking. p for those kids.gic and under

>> it was looking for beyond burger. i feel like this cat is vegetarian. >> sometimes you really do want one. >> sometimes you really do. >> not that cat, though. >> not that cat. >> lisa, have you ever seen a mountain lion in real life? >> i have not. and i do get chicken to hike in the hills around my house because they are definitely out there. so, no. buddy system always good. good morning, everyone. live doppler 7. a compressed marine layer here allowing for just that fog a little bit of it out there and otherwise upper 50s at toakland. it is 59 in fremont and 60 in san jose and this morning we are looking at just a little bit of fog, otherwise the sun with breezy conditions and pretty good air quality the next few days. it will be heating up, though. fall arrives at 6:30 this morning. in the south bay today, upper 70s sane h jose and 76 in sunnye

on the peninsula. that afternoon sea breeze and beautiful day here with 72 in millbrae and 76 in palo alto 60s on the was nice yesterday and how about a repeat today. 68 for you and 83 in sonoma with 80 in vallejo. east bay numbers in the low 70s from oakland about 76 in fremont and you head inland. it's going to be nice today with mid 80s. a little hazier yesterday but i think we'll see better air quality today. the accuweather seven-day forecast and fall arriving in just a few hours and looking at pretty nice week ahead and friday begin to warm up but the weekend we have gusty off-shore winds and very warm temperatures. >> all right, thank you, all be off at cash creek casino northwest of sacramento. the casino has been closed since sunday due to a wide spread system failure. technical teams are working on the issue that affects all casino systems. casino says the closure has

nuthing nut nothing to do with covid-19. happening today, tesla ceo elon musk expected to announce a breakthrough. it will follow a tesla shareholder meeting this afternoon. musk has been tweeting hints about the events saying many exciting things will be unveiled including upcoming production for the semi truck and roadster. speculation of a long life battery is also running hot. it's believed among the revelations will be news about the so-called million mile battery. here's a spooky phenomnon that got the national weather service in arizona buzzing. watch this radar image light up with waves of green. that is not a ufo, it is a large colony of bats. >> what? >> meteorologists thought it was rain at first but images quickly showed the clouds were mexican free tailed bats. really?

>> and where are they going? >> they're going to go catch up with that mountain lion. >> that's fine. iust go hang out. don't come over here. >> leave those kids alone. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also, taking a cruise in this time of covid-19. the extraordinary precautions to keep passengers safe

it's 5:24. if you're just joining us, seven things to know. california counties will learn the newest risk tier based on new daily covid-19 cases and the positivity rate. this will determine whether counties can scale back or push forward when it comes to reopening. number two today we're expecting to get an update from the san francisco unified school district on the fall learning plan and it comes as national experts give distance learning disappointing marks. holding a joint voter registration event for the homeless in the tenderloin today. the registration runs from 9:30

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. next this morning senate republicans say they do have enough votes to confirm ruth bader ginsburg replacement on the supreme court. they're meeting today as president trump prepares to make his nomination by the end of the week. and number five. welcome to fall. it arrives today and it's going to be a beautiful day with temperatures in the 60s at the coast to middal 80s and air quality pretty good. >> high-wind advisory for the altamont pass and slow traffic out of tracy eastbound in that direction and accident blocking the left lane. and number seven, cleanup efforts are under way at a huge illegal dump site on monterey road in san jose. workers hope to have the mile-long site cleared by the end of the week. in today's "gma first look" cruise lines are making plans right now to take extraordinary precautions to keep passengers safe when it comes time to set sail again. here's abc's kenneth moten.

in this morning's "gma first look" a look inside the future of cruising. all eyes are on one of the largest cruise ships now back on the high seas off the coast of italy. with thousands of passengers onboard and strict new safety protocols in place. >> i think it's more safe than going out at home into a bar. >> reporter: everyone is tested by the cruise line and the crew is tested at least three times. again after a 14-day quarantine. face masks are mandatory and social distancing is required in all public areas. medical facilities onboard upgrated with extra ventilators and doctors in isolation units. guests seem to be embracing this new normal and still exercising poolside and gambling in the casino and being served at the buffet and much more on our exclusive look coming up at 7:00 a.m. i'm kenneth moten,

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. now at 5:30. scaling back or pushing forward. there could be movement in county reopening plans today. to get this afternoon. a community comes together

to help a local school that got hit by a thief. the touching spris and it is the first day of fall. meteorologist lisa arge has forecast. good morning on this tuesday, september 22nd. >> everyone. we'll check in with lisa to see what this first day of fall has in store for us. >> it is going to be beautiful. little haze in the far north bay and that cleared out yesterday afternoon. and that's going to be the case again today. little bit of cloud cover out there, but, yes, in another hour we welcome the autumnal equinox and the same amount of darkness and sunlight. the sun's direct rays or the equator. 60 in san jose and 57 in mountain view and 58 downtown and 46 point reyes and current check of our air quality we're in the green from livermore and fremont and down through san jose. so, it should be really nice out there today as temperatures

continue to be pretty temperate as we go through the afternoon sunny even at the coast. a little patchy fog along half moon bay. but by the afternoon, we're in the low to mid 80s inland and low 70s around the bay and about 80 up in petaluma. >> lisa, thank you. happening today, a great time to register to vote. in fact, there's a whole day dedicated to that and abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with how san francisco is targeting a very specific population. julian. >> the last day to register to vote is october 19th. 15 days out from election day. now with less than a month to go until that date, there is a push on this national voter registration day to get anyone who wants to get registered to vote signed up. this includes our neighbors who are homeless in san francisco. the register on the block event will sign up people in the tenderloin who are interested in voting. next to st. anthony's dining room. they'll be able to complete

voter registration on site and also learn more of the importance of exercising their right to vote. the partnership between st. anthony's with rehabilitation and social services and the group san francisco rising. in 2016 the last presidential election year in san francisco county wide, 80% of registered voters turned out to do so compared to just 75% across the state. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. more on voting now. menlo-park based facebook says it helped more than 2 million people register and in honor the social media giant has planned a week of action that will include a registration drive on facebook, instagram and messenger apps to make it easily accessible for people. the goal is to register 4 million voters. happening today, counties will learn whether they have to scale back or push forward and reopening based on covid-19 transmission. california's health and human

services secretary is holding a news conference today to give us an update on california's tiered color status. governor newsom says many counties are anticipating moving into orange and red. and there are some that are right on the cusp. the meeting will be streamed live on the department of public health at noon. a focus now on your health and our effort to build a better bay area. we can see a new standard to see counties reopen and involves the difference between wealthy neighborhoods and low income. right now counties are placed in one of four color coded risk tiers based on two factors. the average cases per day and the positive test results. california's department of health is working on a third equity metric to compare neighborhoods. so, for example, san francisco's overall positivity rate is 2%. but the mission district has a positivity rate of 9%. so this measure would require

the mission's rate to come down before the city can reopen. >> this is not just me making a morally compelling argument, this the state and this is local cities telling you, hey, if you don't care, then things will remain where they are. >> the doctor says that we must all work together to overcome the pandemic. santa clara county looking to extend benefits for people in quarantine because of covid-19. county leaders will petition the board of supervisors today to continue the program offering food, shelter and money. the goal is to encourage people to get tested and give them a safety net if they do test positive and need to stay home. saratoga was the first city to he step up and join the county's partnership. >> important in a city like saratoga to make sure that those people have the opportunity to do the right thing. this is a moral issue. this is a public health issue. >> more than three quarters of cities in santa clara county

have joined including gilroy and los altos and the program funded $13 million from the cares act and will last through the end of the year. san francisco is launching a pilot program to help merchants who are dealing with windows that have been smashed by vandals. small businesses in district five that have had their windows smashed could apply for a grant that could pay them up to $1,000. rich table restaurant in hayes valley had three windows broken in recent weeks. across the street at 20th century cafe, they dealt with the same thing. >> work that hard and then to get the call in the middle of the night or to come in first thing in the morning and see that. it's really like, it's disheartening in this way that i can't describe. it feels like a personal attack. >> one contractor we talked to said he had seen vandals target restaurants where people sit outside. a local school hit by a devastating theft just got a major boost.

abc7 news anchor dion lim shows us how the community is coming together to help build a better bay area. >> reporter: on a blustery monday in san francisco, a plan brewing, streamed live on facebook just around the corner from st. thomas the apostle school. >> we're partnering with the community youth center of san francisco. say hi, everybody. >> reporter: back in july, abc7 news first reported on a break in at st. thomas where 100 laptops meant for distance learning were stolen. >> yeah, i was really sad and i was really mad at the people who stole the laptops. and i wanted to go chase after them and give them back. >> reporter: so during lunch break under the guise of doing a follow-up story on the school. >> we'd like to present you with our building a better bay area community comeback award. >> oh, wow, thank you. >> reporter: little did everyone know the ultimate surprise was in store. >> thanks to an anonymous donor and help from the community youth center of san francisco,

let us present you with 50 new computers. come on out, you guys! >> reporter: with a global computer shortage because of a surge in work from home needs during the pandemic, the school was in a bind. >> you know, we ended up on ebay trying to find stuff. you know, i mean, you do what you can with the budget that you have, right? >> reporter: donations poured in but weren't nearly enough. >> the support it was really heartfelt and shockingly good. >> reporter: but with a little coordination and generosity, incredible things can happen. >> i feel really happy and excited that we get to try out these new computers. >> i feel very blessed for all of our children. and thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this for us. >> reporter: in san francisco, i'm dion lim and we are building a better bay area. yay. >> oh, that touched my heart. >> that was so nice. also, who knew we had abc7

balloons. >> we found out. balloons, bags, everything. all the swag. >> you know what, i'll tell you, dion makes it happen. >> didn't she channel her inner oprah and i felt excited. oh, what are we getting? >> there was a build up. she kept the surprise as a reveal. it was all there. >> that was wonderful. i love that. coming up, a search for a suspect. why police in the east bay are looking for this guy right now. also, set up and ready for halloween. the family working hard to give others a reason to smile. but, first, we check in with a beautiful day and meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, reggie. that's right. a the weekend.. live doppler 7 and a few clouds around a compressed marine layer. mid 50s up in novato and 59 down in the south bay and our smoke forecast shows that we're in the

blue, which means very light. we're looking at perhaps a little bit of haze now and again and overall right through tomorrow looking at some pretty good air quality. the worst air quality should be up in the north bay and inner east bay around oakland and el serito and san francisco climbing through the 60s and about 68 today at 4:00 and down the peninsula from belmont to san mateo and redwood city and low 70s to upper 70s. so a really nice day and inland temperatures are really where they should be for this time of year. low 80s. so, beautiful afternoon. the air quality, the afternoon sea breeze and all working in our favor down to the south bay around 79 today from sunnyvale through cupertino and, in fact, we'll keep it there for today but w. noce three area in hange all aroun today to m 80s in san rafael

and novato. i left friday, saturday and sunday off because things are really doing a 180 coming up. frances? >> you've been warning us about the live weather coming our way. san jose, no major problems in the south bay and headlights are on northbound 280 and that's highway 17 coming out of cruise mountains. there's a stall in gilroy, and that is our biggest problem right now to give us an idea of what's going on. in the north bay 101 looking good in san rafael and southbound traffic on the right-hand side there as you make your way towards 580 and golden gate bridge delay free. really the only delay on westbound 80 as you make your way out of tracy and high-wind advisory be careful there. eastbound 580 at airway and an earlier problem that might be cleared from the west lane. tracy to dublin slow spot.

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countdown to fall. are we ready, everyone? the weather has been really nice and has been fall like. the autumnal equinox like 45 minutes away and that's when the sun's direct rays are over the equator and we get 12 hours of daylight and darkness and a nice day out there today. in livermore looking at highs today in the mid 80s and much of the east bay comfortable and little change as we get towards friday and then look what happens saturday, sunday and monday. big ridge of high pressure and off shore flow that is going to make its way all the way to the shoreline allowing for temperatures there half moon bay to be about 80 and could see some 90s around the city and then look what happens into sunday and monday. looks like the heat will stick around as we get into the very

last days of september, but between now and then, we'll just enjoy what we have. kumasi? >> we sure will. thank you, lisa. in the east bay, pleasant hill police are looking for this man in connection with vandalism at grace bible church. police say there was about $1,000 in damage done on saturday mostly to a gate and the fencing. if you know who this is, please call the police. cleanup is under way at a massive illegal dumping site in san jose. this is along monterey road on what is mainly union pacific railroad property. neighbors say it's grown larger over the last few months and city officials are working with utherailroad and the opento by the end of the week. wow. look at this mess. >> i'm really looking at exploring long-term solutions to prevent the dumping and one of the things that comes to mind is potentially installing cameras along monterey road.

>> the city council is $3 millio address 200 illegal dumping trouble spots. mayor sam licardo is reminding that the city has a free junk pickup program. today as we mentioned is the first official day of fall and one spot in san jose is ready. sky 7 captured this pumpkin patch near santa theresa boulevard and bailey avenue. you can see 2020 is carved out with a picture of a pumpkin. i'm trying to look and read. so, this is part of the pumpkin patch and it will open in a week and a half and includes a hayride attraction and 25 varieties, more than 25 varieties of pumpkins. that's pretty cool. well, one south bay family is definitely ready for halloween. they have set up this huge interactive display in their front yard. abc7 news reporter ansar hassan

shows us this spooky fun. >> reporter: it is not nightmare on elm street but this house on emory street is already ready for halloween. >> this year's been not so fun. so we decided to do it early so that everybody could have something to smile about. >> reporter: daniel is the mastermind behind the project. the family has been planning this since july and getting more than 50 people a day. lives down the street came out with his son. >> i think it's super important to just get them out and feel normal in the new world. >> reporter: scary witches, at was your favorite one? >> all of them. >> reporter: all of them? >> yes. >> reporter: were you scared at all? >> no. >> reporter: each stop is set up six feet apart and touch pads to

make it touch free. >> the little ones they come and they just hit the step pads over and over and over and giggle and their smiles make it all worth it. >> reporter: the big motivation for the display was to help her son with special needs. his favorite -- >> the pirate. and all the kids make them happy. >> reporter: the family is also collecting donations to help wounded veterans which is being matched by a local start up. se just wants everyone to walk away feeling good. >> to make people smile and to make it happy. everybody should be happy. >> it's been a tough year. >> it's been a horrible year. >> reporter: in san jose, ansar hassan, abc7 news. >> that was a lot. friend, you know what i was thinking about when i saw that story. last year when we dressed up for halloween minnie and you were disney dad and ywe

walked out passing out candy. we had a whole day. >> we met some real characters around ttsf francisco. >> we sure did. i just want to dress up again this year. i need to start thinking about what i want to be. >> me, too. i always come up with a very dumb idea. i wonder what i could do this year to top it. >> figure out. >> lisa, what were you for halloween last year? >> oh, reggie. you remember. >> wait. do i? i don't. >> you think about that. you just think about that, reggie. >> oh, no. goodern morning, everybody. a beautiful day today. here's a look at nice fall day at half moon bay and 65 degrees and 68 in san francisco and taking you over into oakland and 73 today sunny skies and 83 in walnut creek. the color is getting a little bit darker and the number is really t 86 degrees

in antioch today. much of the east bay low to mid 80s and let's take you into friday. we begin to warm up. still pretty nice. 70s in the city but 90 in concord and 87 in livermore. look what happens on saturday. big ridge of high pressure and that off shore flow allowing for the heat to make its way all to the coast and winds maybe 30 miles an hour north and east bay hills. that's exactly what we don't want but very typical of the fall season. this is saturday. yes, gets hotter on sunday. remember labor day. we were 110, 115 and maybe not as hot as labor day, but, still, hot but, you know what, we have longer nights. we will certainly cool off as that sun sets at about 7:00. so, we have that going for us. but we have several days of really nice fall weather before temperatures are really going to soar. so, we'll have to enjoy that and ponder all those halloween costumes. frances. >> i'll take it from here, lisa. while i ponder what you wore for

halloween. all right. switching gears now. a new study is highlighting the struggles of workin from home. a majority of the people polled say they are now experiencing digital overload. 70% say they have purchased printers since the pandemic began and researchers also found that 60% missed being able to print personal documents for free at work. that's the issue. >> oh, we are one of those. in that survey. >> you bought one or you miss printing for free? >> no, we bought a printer. did you know you could print stuff from your phone now? >> you can do it all. >> we haven't had a printer in how many years. technology. well, new at 6:00, a former cal bear swimmer jumping in the pacific for a jaw dropping feat. what she is doing right now and how we can all follow her journey. first, ng" carole carole ca

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good morning to you. live doppler 7 right now with a little bit of compressed fog around the bay as we widen the view. you can see a system there up in the pacific northwest. it's going to ride to the north and also going to allow for some breezy afternoon winds keeping us pretty comfortable around the bay and that fog very limited. 63 in hayward and oakland this morning. 56 in napa and 53 in gilroy. so, moderate air quality continues today and tomorrow in the north bay. otherwise just pretty nice. good air quality and we'll be looking at that to continue.

autumn arrives in 35 minutes and we'll look for not only good air quality, but as we get towards friday, that's when things begin to change. bedw begin to warm up and then looking at intense heat over the weekend. looks like it will last into early next week. here's a look at the fog. very little from the san mateo coast and hanging out and then evaporating throughout the afternoon today. so sunshine from north to south today with about 83 in santa rosa, 79 san jose and looking at mid 80s today and the warmest locations inland. >> lisa, thank you. children's fairyland in oakland has been struggling to survive since the pandemic started but it's getting help from some local filmmakers. they are going to hold a fund-raiser on saturday. the duo made the film "blind spotting" which is a tribute to oakland. if you haven't seen it, i recommend it. celebrity storytime to raise money and celebrate its 70th anniversary. donations are encouraged and,

please, let's get fairyland into some better financial positions. new emojis are coming and the new company just released these examples and they include a heart on fire, which i'm not sure what that means and a mending heart and a face in the clouds. there will be new skin tone variance. the updates could hit your phone from january to october of 2021. a more complete package is set to drop in 2022. what is the face in the clouds? is that when you've gone to -- >> glory. >> when you're in glory. is that what that means? >> i don't know. i feel like you just got your hea head in the clouds. just up here. let me be. that's how i interpret it. >> and the heart on fire you're passionate and into it. >> yeah. >> got it. >> now that that's handled. guess who is roaring on to

"good morning america" carole baskin is getting candid about her "dancing with the stars" experience and after coming in last place last week. oh. but she can tell you as well as anyone that cats have nine lives and maybe the cat keeper does, too. she is hoping to redeem herself tonight and she has been intensifying her workouts in virtual reality. >> they keep me in shape and i'm lunging and leaping and jumping and i have to do it to the beat of the musimusic, that is me deg with 2020. >> all right. so, look at this, you guys. this is the first look at her costume that she is going to be wearing tonight for the waltz. you can watch the full with ""tiger queen comingi up o

"gma" at 8:00. are we calling her tiger queen. is that new and i'm just late? >> is she going to be doing, i i mean, it's already made for a gif, right? just copy and paste it. oh, my gosh. i'll be watching, though. new at 6:00, setting the record straight. the one bay area county that could make state history by creating a new holiday. president trump is in pennsylvania today pushing ahead with his plan to nominate a supreme court replacement. do republicans now have the votes they need this morning? what grade would you give to distance learning? an advocacy group in was

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