some light rain accompanying it around mendocino county, sacramento valley, and then during the overnight hours, the risk becomes moderate in the sacramento valley and other parts of the central valley, and parts of the northbay, even around san francisco and into the east bay hills. we will be monitoring that because it continues into the wee hours of the morning and contributes to the reason for this red flag warning for high fire danger at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon to 5:00 a.m. tomorrow for the northbay in east bay. i will have a closer look at this and the accuweather 7-day forecast a little bit later. back to larry: spencer, thank you. the countdown is on to the recall election, four days and 15 hours away. kristen: today the candidates will think to u unseat governor newsom were across the

state. we have more with the very latest. liz: we know president biden will come to california on monday, the day before the recall. we will first visit the national interagency fire center to survey wild fire damage, then he will head to long beach for a campaign event with governor newsom. today both newsom and larry elder campaigned in fresno, trying to win over central valley voters in the final days. the recall election centered around fresno today as both governor newsom and larry elder made their pitch to central valley voters just five days before ballots have to be turned in. [applause] newsom joined civil rights activist dolores huerta at a union hall, where he said republicans have taken over the recall election. >> the recall process has been weaponized. they can't wait quite literally a few months to go, next june,

and go to battle? liz: letter elder made his own up appearance, attending a breakfast with farmworkers, where he promised to solve the water crisis. >> i am not a climate change denier. i am a climate change alarmist denier. droughts are god-made, but shortages are man-made. liz: the central valley has become a battleground, with both democrats and republicans hoping to win over latino voters. a poll from uc merced shows the recall feeling in fresno by 14 points. voters said driving issues for them are climate change and the pandemic. >> we want to thank you for keeping us safe in california. because of you, a lot of people are alive today and healthy. liz: still, pro recall groups are hoping to gain ground in the final days. this ad is airing across the region. >>. >> you remind me of a guy in high school who took my girlfriend, then went on to the next girl. you still think you're better

than everyone else. liz: the group "rescue california" also held an event today in fresno. among the speakers, a restaurant owner who says her business was negatively impacted by the governor'sgorn uch mo spent t defeat the recall. >> he raised $80 million to save his own job. where is the money for the woman he talked about who is living in her car and lost her house? if you can raise so much money, why don't you raise it for us?! liz: despite voters who feel that way, democrats they they feel confident going into the election. they say the fact that they were able to keep a moderate republican from running have been helpful. they say president biden's visit on monday will help turn out voters. larry: thank you very much. joining us is our abc 7 news insider. phil, that woman was pretty agitated about her situation.

governor newsom has raised more than $80 million to fight the recall. that is a gargantuan amount of money. phil: it is a huge amount of you are seeing it on tv ads hearing it on the radio, if you ssesits l thmbarded huge efft.0 million is an incree amwi it would be something like wha joe biden spent during the democratic primaries. this is president rouhani. those primary dollars -- this is presidential money, spread out over a couple of months. this is an equitable amount of dollars being used to pump up gavin newsom, the likes of which we have not seen before. larry: we have seen as alien commercials for gavin newsom and now in the past few days, larry elder and others getting into their tv commercial race. how much have the other candidates race? probably not anywhere close to

80 million? phil: no, larry elder has raised $18 million. john coxe, the guy with the bear, $9 million, and most of that money comes from him. now you might find this interesting, if you are running as a candidate, there are campaign limits -- you can only contribute so much as a person but. gavin newsom is not running as a candidate, this is an issue for him. the recall is an issue, not an election. his name is not on the ballot. so there are no limits on the amount he can raise. as a result, you are seeing people like reed hastings, founder of netflix, $3 million into newsom. california teachers association, $2 million. health care workers, $2 million. prison guards, $1.7 million. $1.5 million from builders and real estate interests, soap money from all sides is going into the newsom campaign, for

real good reason -- he is a sitting governor and they are betting he will be governor after the election as well. larry: there is no limits on that? phil: no. because, if there is an insurance initiative, say legalizing marijuana, it is unlimited, you can put as much as you want. but if youre cteyou are limited. but gavin newsom's name is not on the ballot. he is not a calendar -- candidate. that leaves him wide open and they are taking every dime. larry: that is fascinating. phil, thanks so much. join us this friday night for the recall special. liz kreutz along with phil will break down the current recall race and present our documentary "total recalled," which chronicles the 2000 three recall election in which arnold schwarzenegger replaced gray davis. california recall airs saturday at 10:00 p.m. here on abc 7.

kristen: now to lafayette where a crossing guard is being called a hero for giving his life to save a child. 45-year-old ashley diaz was killed yesterday outside attending middle school. witnesses say it happened as she saved the life of at least one child from an oncoming suv. as our reporter found out, police are investigating. so far, no charges have been filed against the driver. >> he was a wonderful man. reporter: gretchen was among many who stopped by a growing memorial & flowers paying tribute45-year-old crossing guad killed in front of stanley middle school wednesday afternoon. >> tragic and this street is horrific for dropping kids off, and he is a hero. >> it is unbelievable. reporter: his parents told abc 7 news, there was a kind man who had returned to his job as a crossing guard just a couple of days ago. >> just this morning we spoke to

him. in the afternoon, we spoke to him before he went out to :00 for the crossing. >> the crossing guard saved the kid. reporter: witnesses say diaz pushed one child out of the way before getting hit by the suv. >> my kids were on the crosswalk yesterday. reporter: janine arnold told us her kids were nearby on their bikes. >> i need them down the trail. they rode their bikes, drop their bikes and came to me and hugged me and they were crying. they had a hard time sleeping last night. reporter: this accident comes as lafayette and other districts are facing a severe shortage in the number of people willing to step up and be school crossing guards. the company vice-president told us, "we are having difficulty finding folks willing to step forward. it is not high paid work. people just want to help their community. i don't know how we describe the profound sadness at the loss of this young man's life." >> he was a hero. i feel gratitude for him.

reporter: abc 7 news confirmed the driver of the car was a grandmother picking up her grandson. the woman's son told us her family is devastated by what happened. police are investigating, but so far, no charges have been filed. . in lafayette, laura anthony, abc 7 news. larry: now to new developments in the fight against covid-19. president biden address the nation just a couple of hours ago, unveiling his six-point plan to fight the delta variant, announcing they will be new vaccine rules for federal workers, large employers, and health care staff. the requirements could apply to more than 100 within americans. pres. biden: this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, and it is called by the fact that despite america having unprecedented and successful vaccination programs, despite the fact that for almost five months, free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations, we still

have nearly 80 million americans who have failed to get the shot. larry: the president also addressed the confusion over booster shots saying the decision to administer them will be completely up to health care professionals. he says the u.s. will be ready to distribute those boosters as soon as possible to see an fda give ward. and this just in, the los angeles unified school district decided this afternoon to banded vaccines for all students 12 and up. students have until january 10 2022 to get vaccinated. meanwhile, cdc data shows that 23% of all kids 12-17 are vaccinated. 54% of all americans are fully vaccinated. and cnn found it costs about $22,000 to care for a medicare beneficiary hospitalized with covid, which is about 145x than

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fish need evacuation orders for the lassen county community of all station, population of 50, being told to leave their homes. the dixie fire has grown with no gain in containment. it has charged 927,000 acres, closing in on last year's august complex fire. that fire burned just over one million acres. larry: i know you remember this. one year ago today was the day the sky turned orange in the bay area caused by the smoke from last year's wil historic wildfi. abc seven news reporter wayne freedman takes us back. reporter: when dealing with trauma, time can be a terrific

appointment. case in point, it was just a few hot clouds above us, but also a vivid memory from the same day one year ago -- >> orange. i do remember that day. it was bizarre. reporter: an experience so out of the room that even now we have been the words to describe a silhouetted world of orange and black that would have made unknowing proud. this was the golden gate a bridge at noon. and alcatraz. like an apocalyptic novel coming to life. >> we are in the final days of the dinosaurs! [shouting] reporter: it woke us up, all right. the cause -- wildfires across the state. heavy smoke blown to the bay area by an offshore breeze. what caused those fires? do you remember the august lightning siege? tens of thousands of lightning strikes started an outbreak of fires.

tonight we face a similar threat as dry lightning moves into broad areas of california. >> if this is a normal rainy year, we would not be too concerned. it is just that we have such a parched landscape. that is the game changer. an lightning strike could start a fire very quickly. reporter: the year ago it took days for the lightning strikes to smolder and weeks to put the fires out. this time they will probably start faster, which leads to the question, could we see a repeat of one year ago today? or is today's lightning forecast on this date just a strange coincidence? >> something is going to happen or it's not. worrying about it is not going to make it not happen or happen. reporter: which sounds about right when talking about dawn, yielding tonight. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. larry: so [eerie music -- so.

eerie. what do you remember from that area ago? kristen: i took a picture too, everything being orange. surreal. i hope to never see it again. larry: you think hopefully we are not like the dinosaurs, like that guy was yelling, is it going to be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, or is this going to be an annual thanksgiving the fire, spencer? spencer: lets hope the conditions that caused it are a once-in-a-lifetime thing, but the way that fire season is elongating now, we'll see that again. i am kind of excited about this, we haven't had anything to show you on live doppler 7 in so long , moisture moving up the coast line. some of it moving finland. embedded in this moisture, some isolated downpours and even lightning strikes and thunderstorms are a concern as it moves into the north by, because any lightning strikes could conceivably trigger a fire

or so. red flag warnings through tomorrow for all of the northbay until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow for solano county and down into the east bay hills and the hamilton range. so dry lightning, dry fuel, thunder and lightning overnight and the possibility of fires that could spread rapidly. that spread, should it happen, would be assisted by strong onshore flow. the cool breeze breezes have dropped temperatures sharply from a couple of days ago. we had the heat wave and the poor air quality. right now we have improving air quality and the heat is gone, but temperatures have dropped , 10 degrees in hayward yesterday, 14 degrees in santa rosa since this time yesterday. here is a look at the incoming low clouds. 62 here in the city, 68 in oakland. 89 in morganin the other side o,

watching low clouds move into san francisco. 73 in napa, 76 in santa rosa. 83 in fairfield and livermore. from our rooftop camera across the embarcadero, you can see how breezy it is. high fire danger through tomorrow morning. overnight chance of lightning and possibly thunderstorms. cooler than average temperatures the next few days. here is our overnight forecast animation. as the clouds thicken and the moisture sweeps through, we could see some showers and maybe lightning strikes moving mainly through the northbay. by 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets underway, that threat should be over. on we go to overnight low temperatures, mainly upper 50's and low 60's. tomorrow size, low 60's at the coast. 72 around the bay shoreline. mid-to-upper 80's inland. and that seven-day forecast --

two cooler than average days coming our way with good air quality, i might add. it starts to warm up next week, and then temperatures drop off again towards the end of the week. present weatherhead, larry. larry: nice to see some green on the map there. san francisco is kicking off a project at ocean beach to confront climate change. as the sea levels rise, the city is worried about important infrastructure ending up underwater. reporter amy hollyfield shows us wh ty are ilngamy:whathe. my francisco change --sand, pumpen floor to ocean beach. >> we are putting up roughly 270,000 cubic yards of material along 3000 feet of beach way out here. amy: you can see from the shore, shape that is bringing the sand from the ocean floor and funneling it to the beach.

all this to make sure that the western side of the city isn't overtaken by the ocean. >> experiencing sealevel rise including on the ocean side of the city, and we are experiencing chronic erosion which is threatening critical infrastructure that protects water quality for san francisco. amy: the sand they plan to build will protect buildings like the zoo and the wastewater treatment plant and infrastructure, like roads and pipes. if they didn't do this, officials say the effects of climate change here would be catastrophic eventually the bluff that is protecting critical wastewater infrastructure would continue to erode. we could end up with a major pipeline here breaking and spewing sewage and storm water onto the beach. amy: a southern section of this beach is shut down for the project. they say they will be out here for about a month. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.

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larry: saturday will mark 20 years since the terror attacks of september 11. many security measures have been implemented since that day, the question is, are we any safer since that day. abc news reporter alex: a spoke

with experts sin the terrors, 't even today checkpoints and screenings are the norm. elizabeth newman is a national security expert for abc news. >> we got better at physically screening the. we became more agile and adaptable as a threat changed. reporter: like with richard, just months after 9/11 he boarded a flight from paris to miami with homemade bombs hidden in his shoes. crews and passengers noticed him trying to like the fumes and restrained him. >> we all started taking over issues of going through security. reporter: limited liquid gels in security screenings, that came after police discovered a transatlantic terror plot. another major change, the creation of no-fly lists. >> if somebody is on that list, they don't even board a plane to come to the u.s.. reporter: there were also highly criticized security tools.

the patriot act expanded law enforcement surveillance, and authorized detention of citizens the government deemed a national security threat, and gave loper enforcement, permission to search property and records without a warrant. >> i would argue it was a necessary evil for the short-term. reporter: since its passage in 2001, there have been legal challenges. the ur ruling a number of its provisions unconstitutional. a key part of the surveillance act allowing surveillance of phone records expired last year. but the question is, with all these changes, are we safer? report from the united nations shows terror groups isis and al qaeda have found growth in africa. isis finding growth in iraq and syria. and afghanistan could become a cradle for terrorism with potential plots stateside against americans. experts telling lisicki will be to remain vigilant. reporter: 20 years post-09/11, terrorism budgets are on the

down slope, not increasing, they are decreasing. the workload has notreas.reportc news, washington. larry: on saturday morning, abc news will air a special program called "9/11: 20 years later, america

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no exceptions for incensed or rape. today the biden administration announced legal action against the state. reporter rena roy has the details. reporter: it is the mostusce dertnts suing texas to challenge act is clearl unconstitutional, under long-standing supreme court resident. reporter: this after nearly two dozen house democrats wrote a letter to attorney general merrick garland urging legal action. the abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy makes no exception for rape victims. governor greg abbott under fire for his comments on that. >> texas will work tirelessly to make sure we eliminate all rapists from the street of texas. reporter: congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez slamming him on cnn. >> i find governor abbott's comments disgusting. the majority of people who are raped and who are sexually assaulted are assaulted by someone that they know the law

also gives private citizens the right to sue anyone who aids and abets an unlawful abortion. >> it does not rely on the state's executive branch to enforce the law, rather, the citizens, without any showing of personal connection or injury to serve as bounty hunters. reporter: this teenage activist on tiktok helped crash and abortion reporting hotline in protest. >> i want to make it very clear to governor abbott enter the gop here in the state, this is the beginning. we are not going to stop until our rights are reinstated. reporter: the group "access right to life" launched a pro-life website this summer before the new ban went into effect. . the new law has pronto lawmakers to suggest that they will look into similar laws in their own states like arkansas, florida, and south dakota. several bills have also gotten a renewed attention.

. rena roy, abc news, new york. kristen: a pr firm is taking things one step further. they are offering to pay to relocate employees based in texas. joining us is the founder, curtiss spare. thank you for talking to us today. >> thank you for having me. kristen: so what exactly is your offer, and who is eligible curtis:? our offers to let any person in texas relocate, and we will pay the relocation amount of money, that could be up to $10,000. and we are going to help them in terms of their move, in terms of the time off, and our point of view is that this is a terrible, unjust law, and we want to help the poor get around it. as far as that goes for our company, we have a selfish interest because we want to employ the best people around the world, and part of that is working with people who are talented enough to see that they don't have to put up with this. kristen: are men and women both eligible? curtis: yes, men and both

eligible. kristen: you have six employees, right? any of them take you up on the offer. ? curtis: all of them are in shock. this came about because we were talking to people about what should we do. one woman said, i need to get away. when she said that, i thought, we should really make that happen, and in a way that is easy enough for everyone to raise their hand and do it. so i said, listen, we heard you. . what you said resonated with us. this will be a company initiative, not just for texans, but when another state puts one of these heartbeat laws in place, we will offer it for them at place. kristen: because there are other states considering texas's example. you talked about what it is important for a company to do this. you want to retain good people. that is this important to you on a personal level too?

curtis: absolutely. growing up in texas as a gay man, i was used legislatures trying to pin me down and force a lifestyle that i could not lead. and when this law came to pass, i had memories of growing up in texas and what that was like, and i thought, i have to do something. one of the most impactful people like that was the attorney that won roe v. wade. she always inspired me. . i have. been an advocate for a woman's right to choose since i can remember even got in trouble by my mother for writing an outlet in the dallas times herald when i was 10 or 11. kristen: anything that is what they call good trouble. [laughter] curtis: thank you. kristen: what has the response been from the public? curtis: it has been a little bit predictable and a bit reaffirming. first, the bad news -- i got two

bits of hate mail, both from men, interestingly enough. the responses from everyone else, although, have been overwhelmingly validating. from clients, even from prospective clients. most importantly was when i heard from my staff members who said, "thank you for doing this, thank you for putting your money where your mouth is, thank you for showing that you care about people in a way that is not just for nice things to say, but actual deeds that matter." kristen: curtis sparrer from bospar. taking a stand. thank you so much. curtis: thank you for having me. larry: interesting to see if others follow suit. coming up, elizabeth holmes on welcome to the place where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. where cacique inspires you to add your own flair. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite.

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powering possibilities. kristen: time now for the four at 4:00. the fraud trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes resumes tomorrow in san jose, but the talk is not just about the trial. several people on twitter commented about these women seen entering and leaving the courtroom together, all dressed in black, their hair much like elizabeth holmes likes to do. some commented that they think they are cosplayers, you know, costume play, dressing like

holmes. we don't know who they are but they have been seeing chatting with holmes' family. who has a theory on this, dan? dan: i don't know if i have a theory on this. but these high-profile trials often become theater and this might be the case here. she has got so much publicity all around the country as a spectacle. seems like a coincidence that they are dressed just like that by happenstance, but i think there are people looking for some attention, perhaps. kristen: spencer, i was thinking, are they decoys? the media follows the ladies? spencer: i had that thought. i think like dan said, we will see this kind of thing popping up at high-profile trials. decoys? possible. larry: spencer, you and dan, i hope you guys show up that if and when i am on trial. spencer: more of a wind situation. [laughter]

i think there were people showing up like that at the roger stone trial, right? dan: who has the time for that? larry: amc is going all in to get people back in its theaters, the chain announcing it will launch a 25 million-dollar ad campaign to entice movie fans inside. it will feature actress nicole kidman. it marks the first time amc has advertised its theaters nationwide. ticket sales were up dramatically over last summer, earning $1.7 billion, but there were still more than $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic totals. random question, has anybody gone to the theater recently? kristen: i went twice, to see shang-chi. when you have a movie that is this crucible in theaters and not on streaming and people deem it worth seeing on the big screen, i think you will see people going back.

larry: did you feel comfortable? dan: i did. because there are so many screens because so few actual releases that they are not packed so you can spread out. i was pretty far away from other people. dan: i have been to one theater. before the pandemic i went a couple of times a month. i like the experience. i was comfortable. . larry: that peter was mostly empty. larry:. larry: i know we have all transition because of covid because we like staying home and watching movies that are available to us so quickly at home. i hope movie theaters survive. there is something cool about that experience that is just irreplaceable. dan: we agree. kristen: all right, taco bell is stepping up its recycling efforts. but this seems strange. taco bell wants people to return their used packets to them in the mail so they can be recycled and reused. the fast food chain is teaming up with a new jersey-based recycling company for the program. taco bell says it hopes to save

8 million pounds of used sauce packets from going into u.s. landfills every year. spencer, would you do this? spencer: sounds like a smart thing to do, to million, 8 billion going to the landfill? yes, i would return it. dan: seems like an odd thing to recycle. doesn't it? they are so small and disposable. anything to save the planet at this point. we need every, every ounce of energy to push towards that. larry: i always feel guilty if i take an extra barbecue sauce or something and it goes to waste. dan: i tried not to do that for that reason. larry: how many do you take, dan? dan: [laughter] a baker's dozen, sometimes. larry: wow. [laughter] will lafortune host pat sajak will be back for the next five years. . they have signed on to continue the show until 2024. wi sprerof theiralhe

and he will no longer do the final spin. instead, the person at the wheel at the time will spin. you can catch "wheel of fortune" weeknights at 7:30 here on abc 7. do any of you remember who was the original host of "wheel of fortune?" >> i don't. larry: great story, it was chuck woolery. kristen: oh. larry: love connection, right? he did the show for six years. nobody remembers. he had a dispute over how much he was getting paid. he was getting $5,000 a week, and he wanted $10,000. they couldn't work it out. then, pat sajak came in, and that is the rest of the story. dan: for the record, i had no idea but i am sure pat sajak makes a lot more than that now. [laughter]

larry: $20 million a year? and they work one day a week. they tape five shows in one day. there is a rumor that all the talk show host get together and play golf. kristen: nice work if you can get it. dan: we should talk to the boss about doing our newscast that way. [laughter]

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our team gives you insight on how to navigate the impact of our changing climate, and right now researchers a watching the weather pattern in the pacific that could affect future forecasts. spencer christian here now with the details. spencer: not only has it influenced the weather off our coast but something else -- juvenile but sharks -- juvenile white sharks. for swimmers and surfers in parts of southern california, juvenile white sharks are becoming almost familiar companions. sometimes put it in large groups among beaches that are part of the warm water nursery habitat stretching from mexico. from spring into late fall, it is every single day. they could be beginning at a very busy public beach, and they don't seem to care. spencer: chris directs the shark lab at cal state university long beach where he has monitored the

juvenile nurseries for years. now much of his focus is shifting north after aocd a stunning numbers of juvenile white sharks now populating areas as far north as monterey bay. >> that particular part of monterey bay is known to be the warmest part. it is probably acting as a thermal refuge, one of the things drawing it there. >> they presume it is related to climate change. and it is easy to make that relationship because there is an elevated sea surface temperature. spencer: john of the california academy of sciences in san francisco believes water temperature may only be part of the equation. but for the past several years, it has been the most intriguing part. >> this great difference is going to be felt more and more commonly at shark alley, and the places that surfers like to serve. spencer: the question now how

long is the shift likely to last and make greater numbers of juvenile great white sharks moved even closer to the bay area? the answer may hinge on a specific type of weather event, warm water that can raise temperatures along our coast by several degrees fahrenheit, now popularly named blobs, after a major ocean heat event in 2013 and 2014. noaa actually describes these blobs as marine heat waves, believed to be caused by deviations in wind circulation, ocean currents, and sea surface temperatures. one recent blobs actually raised west coast sea surface temperatures by nearly five degrees fahrenheit. and several recent encounters with surfers and divers may preview the challenges of a northward migration, if the marine heat waves, or rising auction temperatures continue. experts believe we may have to adjust to living in close

quarters with juvenile sharks. >> if water temperatures continue to warm the way they are, we may expect to see these nurseries get pushed further and further north. to places where people haven't historically seen them. mainly because the habitat is conducive. spencer: how conducive remains to be seen and could depend on global factors experts are still struggling to fully understand. there have been some indications pointing to another possible blog event in the northern pacific. researchers we spoke with say the jury is still out on what it will ultimately do. but what is really key is understanding what these marine heat waves are now becoming the new normal, and if we need to keep monitoring them in the way that we do cycles like el nino. larry: five degrees is a lot, though, right? spencer: it is a huge factor in our water.

it affects weather patterns, our climate, marine life, the survivability of certain forms of marine life, really critical. larry: something to definitely keep an eye on. thank you. we want to give a special birthday shout out to the state of california. we may not look a day over 21, but the truth is our beloved state is 171 today. california became the 31st state on this day in 1850. spencer covered it. [laughter] kristen: in person! did you know california's first capital was actually san jose? here is a live gorgeous, indeed it was, all that history we are learning and celebrating today. now to a different celebration. fall favorites have returned to disneyland. the park is ready to celebrate halloween and dua de los muertos. today regarding inside look at all of it. >> we are so excited to have the fall favorites back a disneyland

. the energy is electric. you can tell when you walk in. down main street, the huge mickey mouse pumpkin that greets you. then to the pumpkin festival on main street, it is enormous. but that is just the beginning. . that is when you just walk in the door once you get around here, we have so many great experiences to share. at night we have this amazing fireworks spectacular that only previously would be able to see during our special parties, but now, everyone who comes to visit during the halloween season will be able to see halloween screams . we also have plaza de la familia. that celebrates dia de los muertos. and the everlasting bonds of family, where you can meet miguel from coco. we have so many offers at disneyland.com, where you will be able to see just about every two and cranny. and don't forget you can get the poisoned skull apple. that is probably where i am

headed in a few minutes, to be honest with you. kristen: halloween screams at disneyland continues through october 31. and california adventure runs through november 2. you should check it out. disney is the parent company of abc 7. larry: coming up, a big day for country music. nominations are out. who made the

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rounding out the list is carrie underwood. >> ♪ we should be drinking alone together ♪ sandy fish gabby barrett is the favorite to win best new artist, after she earned four nominations including one for single of the year. the last person named best new artist got into serious trouble by using a racial slur in the video seen by millions on the internet. so the country music association ruled morgan wallin will be ineligible to be nominated in categories that honor individual achievement. but his album called "dangerous" is up for a trophy as the years best, so as not to exclude collaborators. that show will air live from nashville on abc on november 10. larry: so we have a few months to wait for that. sandy canyon reporting there. it will do it for this edition of abc 7 news

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