fortson. napa there is in the orange. that is poor air quality. the rest of us are showing yellow, moderate. even san francisco, you're the cleanest with green. good air. enjoy the clean air while most of us have it. it could deteriorate in the afternoon hours. we saw that in the north bay and down in san jose. look at the cloud cover. a canopy of high clouds and low clouds over us. limited sunshine today. look at these temperatures tank even more. you step outside. it's milder than yesterday with some patchy drizzle in the 50s. 50s and 60s at noon. 60s and barely 70 at 4:00. grab a coat this evening, back in the 50s and 60s. kumasi? >> thank you. debate plans are up in the air right now because president trump is not happy with the next debate going virtual. in a live interview with fox news this morning he said "i'm not going to waste my time doing a virtual debate." the commission on presidential debates announced today it will not hold an in-person debate

next week. instead they want the president and joe biden to participate in a town hall style event from separate remote locations. that next debate is set for october 15th. vice president mike pence and senator kamala harris faced off in a historic vice presidential debate last night. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the key takeaways. >> good morning. we saw more substance last night in the debate between senator harris and vice president pence than we did in the biden/trump debate a week earlier. both candidates directly ignoring questions from the moderator, susan paige. the debate opened up with the trump administration's response to the coronavirus and covered topics from the future of the supreme court, the economy and health care as well. both candidates evaded questions. most notably on whether harris and biden would increase seats on the supreme court and pence

on the state abortion laws. most illuminating exchanges was the back and forth on climate change and california wildfires. >> the climate is changing. the issue is what's the cause and what do we do about it? there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago. >> thank you. >> but many of the climate alarmists use hurricane and wildfires to sell a bill of goods of a green new deal. >> we have seen a pattern with this administration they don't believe science. joe's plan says we will deal with it and also create jobs. donald trump when asked about the wildfires in california and the question was the science is telling us this. you know what donald trump said? science doesn't know. >> you even heard the moderator there struggling to rein in vice president mike pence at one point. something else has may have caught your ear if you were watching live. senator harris gave a shout-out to oakland. she mentioned she was born in

kaiser in oakland. some seeing that as a potential shield against birther comments, a nod to when then businessman donald trump fanned the flames of the idea that then senator barack obama was not american. we should keep in mind with president trump now 74 and the former vice president, joe biden, now 78, either of the two people we saw on stage last night could be called upon to lead the nation and the next four years if the health of either men declines. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. the fact checkers were hard at work during the debate last night. to find out which of the claims hold up, head to abc7news.com. the coronavirus outbreak at the white house continues to grow. abc news has confirmed new cases overnight. jobina has the numbers. >> yes, reggie. an internal memo obtained by abc news says that 34 people tested

positive for covid-19, that's up from 24 yesterday afternoon. the white house is now facing unprecedented criticism from the prestigious "new england journal of medicine" over the administration's handling of the pandemic. in a scathing editorial they wrote that u.s. leaders should be voted out and have taken a crisis and turned it into a tragedy. it comes as 32 states and territories are now seeing a rise in cases. >> we could have from 300,000 to 400,000 deaths. that would be just so tragic if that happens. >> another top military official tested positive after attending a meeting with the joint chiefs. general gary thomas is second in command of the marine corps. all but one of the joint chiefs are now in isolation. reggie? >> jobina, thank you. we are closely following what's happening in california and our road to reopening. this interactive map includes details on where each county

stands. to find out how your county is doing, head to abc7news.com. the employment development department has started taking new applications but many people say they're still running into issues with the new system. edd officials say a new i.d. verification system is in place. 64% of new claims are now automatically verified. people say they're experiencing long wait times or are unable to finish the application. lawmakers say the edd has barely put a dent in the backlog of 1.6 million claims that go back as far as june and that it won't get cleared up until next year. north bay leaders will meet with fema today to talk about federal assistance for recovery from the glass fire. the state has requested a disaster declaration. if that is approved grants will be available to home owners and business owners who have to rebuild. >> everyone save every receipt. because you may qualify for the individual and business

assistance if, in fact, that declaration does occur and especially in the near future. >> the glass fire has burned more than 67,000 acres in the sonoma and napa counties and it's just over 60% contained. more than 1,500 structures have been destroyed, officials say damage assessment is still under way. that is just one of the things that is holding up this disaster declaration. still ahead, tackling climate change in california. governor newsom has a new plan to protect and conserve our environment. and if you're hoping to bring a new puppy home for the holiday season, you better get it soon. the puppy shortage in bay area shelters. don't those look calming and fun? let's look outside. i want to bring you good news. the fog limited, it's around the monterey bay. we have patchy drizzle for the morning commute. i'll give you an update on our chance of scattered rain

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miles per hour, an expanding marine layer that's why it's not as foggy this morning. if you're going to be out and about, monitor the air quality with our app and website it could become unhealthy outside of the north bay like it did yesterday. future radar shows drizzle possible tomorrow morning. you can see spotty showers over the ocean rotating our way. the difference between what we saw earlier in the week is those were going to be steadier and more widespread. so they're random. heading out friday evening there's a chance of drizzle developing through saturday morning and a random shower saturday afternoon. if you receive anything it will be less than a tenth of an inch. let's turn it over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. i'm following two sigalerts this morning. the first is in san jose, the second in benicia. we'll start with the crash in san jose. a live picture there of noun 101 at the hellier avenue off-ramp it looks like they have just towed the box truck involved

here. this crash happened just before 4:00 a.m. there was a box truck that overturned. an ambulance was called out to the scene. extensive backup was happening there. speeds were down to 5 miles per hour. it looks like the chp has this picked up. they were telling us at 5:30 it would be open, but they're still out there working. our second sigalert, i'm bringing in the map, benicia 630 past the lake herman on-ramp. an overturned big rig in the area. lastly i want to take a live look showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not have updates that the metering lights are on this morning. that's good news if you're headed into san francisco. looks clear for the most part. it should be picking up nicely once you make your way on to the bridge. reggie and kumasi? >> thank you. still ahead, the hearing today in the breonna taylor case. what the kentucky attorney general is say being a grand juror's motion to speak freely

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today there's going to be a court hearing to discuss a grand juror's motion to speak freely about the breonna taylor case. jobina is following that from the live desk. >> yes. kentucky attorney general daniel cameron says his office is moving to dismiss an anonymous grand juror's motion to talk freely about the proceedings in the breonna taylor case. the grand juror accused cameron of using them as a as a as a asa cameron says he doesn't object to anyone stating their opinion about his handling of the taylor investigation but he said there is a difference between that and revealing secret grand jury proceedings.

reggie? >> thank you. governor newsom is taking new action on climate change. he just signed an executive order that would conserve 30% of the state's lands and coastal waters. he was asked whether the order will try to limit commercial uses like logging and mining. >> it's about conservation, not a scarcity mindset or taking something away. it's about an inclusive abundant mindset. it's about incorporating those that want to recreate and those who want to do the good work that we need to do in terms of actively managing our forests. >> the governor said california will be the first state in the nation to do this type of land and coastal conservation. new at 6:00, it is a record year for puppy adoptions and purchases during the coronavirus pandemic as families look for joy and companionship that the pets bring. the chronicle is reporting that

the frenzy has created the first christmas puppy shortage from high-end breeders to shelter adoptions, people are turning to dogs to ease the pain and isolation that is caused by the pandemic. the pet market industry surged to 1$100 billion this year. >> you want to know about dogs? let me tell you about dogs. >> tell us. >> i'm holding on to my daughter's collar with my left hand right now out of frame because, what? he threw up. and he's trying to eat it. so, while i've been doing this whole last segment i've been holding him back. >> oh, no. is he sick? >> yeah. >> well, welcome to the dog world, everybody. >> i hope he's okay. >> working from home. >> he's probably fine. i think he ate something weird

on the streets of old mission. >> oh. >> give him some ginger tea. >> we hope he's better soon. way to work that, reggie. like a true parent. 58. looking at south beach with cloudy conditions. so far no fog and limited drizzle to the higher elevations. our accuweather highlights more cooling today. lack of sunshine will help. unhealthy air is possible. we have it in napa county right now. chance of rain fading. a chance of showers and drizzle the morning the next two days. an autumn heat wave for next week. several swirls in the atmosphere. one over top of us. one to the west and one coming out of the gulf of alaska, those are the three main players. today, upper level clouds will keep us cool. friday and saturday, that promises us some drizzle in the morning and rain showers in the afternoon. check out these temperatures.

below average from upper 60s to low 70s through most of the south bay. 73 in los gatos. 73 in morgan hill. 64 to 68 on the peninsula today. upper 50s with limited sunshine along the coast. 62 to 64 from downtown south san francisco to sausalito. and about 68 to 73 through the north bay valleys. mid to upper 70s from cloverdale northward. not quite as influenced by the marine layer. as far as the east bayshores, 64 to 68 is the spread here. look at the refreshing air over the east bay valleys. 70 to 76 degrees. tonight you can see temperatures with the clouds over us, mainly in the 50s. a bit of drizzle possible. my accuweather seven-day forecast, still going to be cooler than average with random showers friday and saturday. winds blow offshore. sunday, smoke could be on the increase. look at the 80s and 90s away from the coast tuesday and wednesday. critical fire conditions, we'll keep an eye on it.

kumasi and reggie? >> thanks. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc7. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> it's great to be with you on a thursday morning on "gma." it is not great to be back here in louisiana. we have another hurricane headed this way. within 36 hours we should see our tenth land-falling storm of the season. that's something we have never done in recorded history. this storm will hit in almost the exact same spot. cameron and lake charles, the ones that were hit by laura a few weeks ago. they have another storm. this one looks like it would be a cat 2, but the water could reach here to morgan city. i'll explain the track and the impacts coming up. the good news is it's a fast mover. and also we're breaking down the vice presidential debate. vice president pence and senator kamala harris going head to head on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, supreme court and so much more. i know climate change got in

there, too. the white house outbreak is growing. the number of people infected is up to 34. the president has gone back to the oval office. and is christmas coming early this year? amazon is counting down to prime day. it is not the only retail giant offering huge bargains. apparently next week could be bigger than black friday. we'll explain all of that coming up on "gma." >> thank you. still ahead, bringing down the cost of food delivery. the measure being discussed today in san francisco. and there may not be trick or treating like there usually is because of the pandemic, but a new feature on next door can help families find safe and fun

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now at 6:30. flags at half staff in san francisco as the city mourns the death of a firefighter. this morning investigators looking into that tragic accident. president trump is now saying he will not participate in the next presidential debate which is set for october 15th. he made that announcement this morning on fox news after the commission on presidential debates announced that this debate will be virtual. those plans are now in question. and once again you gave a non-answer. joe biden gave a non-answer. >> mr. vice president, i'm speaking. the one and only vice presidential debate is in the books. i'm andrew dymburt with a recap. and the company hiring in the bay area ahead of the holiday shopping season. there are thousands of positions open right now.

good morning, everybody. it is friday eve on october 8th. happy you're waking up with us. we want to check in with you, mike, to see what we should expect for today. >> all right. thank you, hi, everybody. let's look outside a lot of cloud cover out there from our exploratorium camera. you can also see the top of the salesforce tower which means there's not much force and just a bit of drizzle near the coast in our higher elevations. air quality now in napa is poor for those most sensitive. everybody else is good in san francisco, green to moderate elsewhere. we have a sea breeze. fairfield, 23-mile-per-hour winds. the rest of us less than 10 miles per hour, but that gives you an idea of why it's cooler today. that and the lack of sunshine as high clouds will dominate and low clouds will be slow to return back to the coast if they even do around parts of the bay. 59 at half moon bay. low to mid 60s for san francisco, richmond, oakland,

san mateo, upper 60s to low 70s just about everywhere else. the east bay mid 70s there. reggie? >> thank you. a somber morning for san francisco firefighters who suffered a sudden and terrible loss yesterday. a training accident killed 13-year veteran jason cortez. amy hollyfield is live in the mission district with what we know so far about how this all happened. >> i want to show you the tribute that's starting to gather outside station number 7. people left flowers and cards thanking him for his service. he was training here at this station when he died. 42-year-old kevin cortez worked for the fire department for 13 years. he was involved in a training exercise when he died. firefighters tell us he fell

during the training exercise and fell three stories. >> i'm unable to say anything about the accident other than it was tragic. we are all heart broken. >> hundreds of firefighters lined up outside of san francisco's general hospital as the flag-draped casket of the husband and father of two was carried out. he was following in his father's footsteps becoming a firefighter. his father also served as a firefighter. cortez worked at station number 3 in the tenderloin. the chief says it is the busiest station in the country. if you look at this live picture of the flag at half staff at fire station number 7 showing the fire department in mourning. the fire chief says if she could clone him she would. describing him as a wonderful human being. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. other san francisco fire stations are paying tribute.

this sign is outside cortez's station, number 3. men and women of station 44 made that. abc7 was there as they passed the sign around and signed the back whiti procession route. they say cortez was well loved. the white house covid-19 outbreak is expanding. an internal government memo obtained by abc news indicates 34 people are now testing positive up from 24 yesterday afternoon. the white house says president trump was back in the oval office yesterday six days after announcing he tested positive. officials said the white house was taking precautions to stop the spread, but several white house aides were seen yesterday interacting once again without masks. regeneron asked the fda for emergency authorization for its covid-19 antibody therapy. it's the same one given to president trump last week. this morning there's question about the president's ties to that company. jobina fortson is at the live

desk. >> yes. the biotech company's experimental antibody treatment is still in large-scale clinical trials. it's been available for compassionate use, which is something the fda has to approve like it did for the president. it's been designed for covid-19, but it's unclear if that helped president trump. it has doses for about 50,000 patients. early data from the company's trial showed it worked fairly safely with few side effects. your voice your vote. with 26 days to go until election day, we may not get another presidential debate. the president is now refusing to participate in next week's debate with joe biden after the organizers announced it would go virtual overnight because of coronavirus concerns. the announcement coming hours after vice president mike pence and candidate senator kamala harris finished their first and only debate.

andrew dymburt has more from washington on this. >> reporter: this vice presidential debate was far more civil than the one last week. this debate still had its moments, no matter what the topics were it seemed to always circle back to the coronavirus. >> reporter: senator kamala harris and vice president mike pence squaring off in the one and only presidential debate with the covid outbreak shadowing the west wing, the coronavirus pandemic was front and center. the running mates separated by plexiglass, sparring over the handling of the pandemic. >> the american people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country. they knew and they covered it up. the president said it was a hoax. >> president trump did what no other american president had ever done. that was he suspended all travel from china. senator joe biden opposed that decision. >> reporter: on the question of

a vaccine, senator harris casting doubt on the current administration's ability to get one to the american people safely. >> if doctor fauci, if the doctors tell us that we should take it, i'll be the first in line to take it absolutely. if donald trump tells us we should take t i'm not taking it. >> reporter: the moderator also pressing pence, the head of the coronavirus task force on what appears to have been a super spreader event at the white house. >> it was an outdoor event. all of our scientists regularly and routinely advise. >> reporter: and on health care, harris with her most pointed attack -- >> if you have a pre-existing condition, heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, they're coming for you. >> reporter: with the next presidential debate up in the air, the trump campaign team says they're considering holding a rally instead. reporting live in washington, ac., andrew dymburt for abc7 wsom

statements about travel from china and the outdoor events at the white house. if you want to find out which claims did hold up, go to abc7news.com. holiday hiring in the bay area. the open positions with u.p.s. as online shopping picks up. and we'll take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up this morning. another update on how we're doing next. and santa social distancing. what your family can expect if you're going to get holiday photos taken at the mall. first we'll check in with mike to see what gift he has for us with our forecast today. >> you probably will regift the first one, i will talk about the hurricane. then i'll get to our autumn-like temperatures. yeah. let's start with the monster that's growing in the gulf of mexico. it's getting bigger. it's winds are still a category

2 level. we're talking about hurricane delta. it's got 100-mile-per-hour winds. you can see how big it's become. as we head into the forecast, you can see more than 8 inches of rain possible on top of a 10 to 11-foot coastal surge. some major damage there. extreme risk to property damage and lives from this storm that could gust up to 100 miles per hour. look at these areas. mississippi, louisiana all under flood advisories over the next 96 hours. the path has shifted to the west, almost like laura, right over lake charles. the path has narrowed as we expect the cone of probability to get smaller as we get closer to the event. it has sha rufrrunk about 50 mi. great news for the firefighters. yesterday we had 72 degrees and 7% relative humidity.

it's 54 with 73% relative humidity. the marine layer has made it to the glass fire. it will stay there through saturday. it will get warm with dry breezes once again monday, tuesday and wednesday. critical fire conditions below dangerous levels that could be our last push for that during this fire season. mid to upper 50s with cloudy conditions around san francisco. milder thanks to the blanket of clouds this morning. the commute is quiet. just isolated areas drizzle at the higher elevations and the air quality issues we'll be dealing with all day. be careful with that. let's talk more about the commute and turn it over to jobina. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. so i do have an update for one of the sigalerts we've been following two this morning. we'll start in san jose. some video of this crash on northbound 101 at the hellier

avenue off-ramp. this overturned box truck was blocking three lanes. they pulled it up. even though there was an ambulance called out to the scene, a huge backup, the chp was worried about the situation. check it out it drives away almost like nothing happened. happy to see that. we'll move over to the graphics. southbound 680 past lake herman road on-ramp we have an overturned big rig here. speeds down to 7 miles per hour in the area. you should expect delays. hopefully it will be out of the way soon. lastly before we head to break, checking out the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:15. we definitely have a backup there. it's busy on the bridge as well. make sure to head out the door on time today if

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welcome back. now to your morning money report. about an hour ago the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobless claims report. 840,000 people filed for

unemployment benefits last week. that is slightly higher than what economists projected. they projected around 825,000. it's the sixth week in a row that new jobless claims are under 1 million. there are more than 10.97 million continuing claims. that's down about 1 million from last week's report. new let's look live at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we're up about 92 points. all right. thank you. now, at abc we're committed to building a better bay area that includes the impact the pandemic is having on our economy. here's our weekly segment, job hunting with jobina. she's searching for open roles for you and she has a company looking to hire thousands of people right here in the bay area as we speak. jobina? >> yes, reggie. i know we have not gotten to halloween yet everybody, i understand. but u.p.s. is already focused on the holiday season.

for anyone thinking, all right, no, this will be just some sort of temporary gig, i'm told many of these roles could turn into full-time positions with benefits. calling you. i was trying to see if you have job openings. you do? thousands? i'm hooking up with u.p.s. >> each peak season our volume nearly doubles. so this year of course is unique with the pandemic. >> reporter: covid-19 has u.p.s. preparing for a bigger spike in packages this season starting in october and continuing through january. nationally the company plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal employees. >> in the bay area we plan to hire over 3,000 people and that's for seasonal positions and even some permanent positions. >> reporter: darren moore is the hr director for the u.p.s. northern california district. he says positions in demand include tractor trailer and package car drivers starting at

$28 an hour. driver helpers starting at $23 an hour and package handlers starting at $16 an hour. there are other roles, too. about 35% of people hired by u.p.s. for seasonal jobs were later hired for permanent positions. nearly a third of the company's u.s. work force started with seasonal work. >> personally i'm one of those examples. i started as a peak season hire, and i was able to stay on after the holiday, and i really found that the culture was outstanding. i found there's a multitude of careers that you can have and i stayed on here. i'm here at u.p.s. nearly 33 years later. >> reporter: moore went from package handler to hr director. maybe you could, too. all right. let's check out job openings. for a delivery driver helper the qualifications include assisting the driver in delivery of packages. you will not drive the vehicle. it involves the ability to lift

and carry packages that typically weigh around 25 pounds to 35 pounds, they would love some excellent customer service. here's something else i learned that's cool. u.p.s. has this program called earn and learn. what you do is for eligible seasonal employees that are also college students they can earn up to $1,300 towards college expenses in addition to their hourly pay. so three months of continuous employment there is all you need for that. i know that reggie is going to continue our holiday vibes this morning with a little message from santa? >> i am. you know what's funny? the music you put in there, it's so strange how the music completely triggers you. i all of a sudden felt like it was december. >> okay. that was my goal. i'm so happy. we needed a little joy in here. just a little sprinkle of magic. >> i enjoyed it. sugar plum fairies and all of that. thank you. so we will talk about christmas a little bit. visiting santa claus at the mall

will look a whole lot different than it usually does because of the pandemic. brookfield properties says it will offer a touchless experience with santa at 135 malls. he will be behind that giant picture frame and he will be wearing a mask in california and other states that require them if you want to skip the mall entirely, brookfield will offer virtual visits with santa starting next month. >> on twitter people were giving you praise about that, kumasi. you want to repeat your idea? >> i said somebody should be the -- we have our little bubbles. someone should be the bubble santa. you know what i mean? get your outfit, do your hair, get your beard or not, and you be the family santa.

do you think the kids will be on board with it? >> i do. >> you think so? >> at this p they'll ben board with exciting. >> i think so. me, too. like we're having a party? santa's here? >> right. >> cookies? okay. >> gifts early? cookies? milk? yeah. my goodness. this may have been a better way for my oldest son who was afraid of santa at the mall and the other kids like him, maybe this will help them. let's look at what's going on at the golden gate bridge. a west-northwest wind at 10 miles per hour. cloudy but not foggy this morning. limited sunshine today. partly sunny. even cooler temperatures than yesterday and lingering smoke on the spare the air day. patchy drizzle from a blanket of clouds covering us tonight and tomorrow night. an offshore wind, warmer temperatures and smoke returns sunday. here's a look at what's going on with our high temperatures.

59 at half moon bay. 60s around the bay. a few 70s moving inland. 75 in antioch. temperatures back in the 50s tonight. a few green splotches out there, that's some of the drizzle that will roll in. by 7:00, watching random showers develop over the coast and rotate eastward towards us. so don't be surprised if it gets wet. you can follow it with live doppler 7 on our app or website. drizzle friday evening late if you're out. that will last through about saturday morning. then there's a slight chance of random showers saturday afternoon. they should be over by the evening. look at these rainfall amounts, just not very impressive whatsoever. less than a tenth op f an inch rain. here's the good side effect. cooler conditions and cleaner air starting friday into saturday. with the onshore breezes turning offshore by sunday, heat is on the way, 90s and the smoke returns as quickly as sunday. all right. stick with

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second presidential debate. president trump is refusing to participate after organizers said overnight that next week's debate would be virtual. joe biden just spoke in delaware, he says he's waiting to see how things unfold. number three, last night voters got to see senator kamala harris and vice president mike pence face off for the only vice presidential debate. they touched on several topics but the coronavirus dominated the debate. today both of them are back on the campaign trail. number four, cal osha investigating the death of a 42 firefighter who fell three stories during a training exercise yesterday morning. jason cortes was a 13-year veteran and is survived by his wife and two children. number five, the lack of sunshine and a stout sea breeze means temperatures up to 12 degrees below average. 60s to barely 70 this afternoon. number six, it's been a busy morning for traffic. looking live showing you the bay bridge toll plaza.

metering lights came on at 6:15. it's going to be a little sluggish as you make your way on to the bridge. number seven, mccauley caulkin wants you to wear a mask. maybe this one. he wrote staying covid safe by wearing the flayed skin of my younger self. don't forget to wear your mask kids. we have to decided this mask is a little too detailed. i mean -- >> it's like a halloween costume mask there. it's kind of scary. >> so this is the way you can trick or treat and be safe? >> there you go. kumasi doing it again. that's three things you solved this morning. >> un-huh. >> she's the queen of ideas. >> write them down. >> copyright them.

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