solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 5:00, facebook in the spotlight. the former employee who will he her entire experience. >> extra protectively people who got the johnson & johnson covid-19 shot. pushing out a booster. the steps you can expect to see next. reggie: one lucky winner right here in california. this is the grocery store that sold the powerball ticket worth nearly $700 million. what we know about the massive win this morning. good morning on this tuesday, october 5. you are watching kgo studios morning, that you are watching abc 7, live on abc and wherever you stream. who is this?

[laughter] >> is going to get cooler. yesterday, look at the changes underway. five degrees to eight degrees cooler out there right now, and that trend you can see for this afternoon. we have got some cool spots, down to 48, 30 nine in cloverdale, so you definitely need a jacket to be out the door first thing in north bay. around the shoreline, mid to upper 50's, a couple of mild spots fairfield brentwood coming in. the big take away today, that cooler air. will be felt areawide. . . highs today under cloudy skies. it will feel a lot more like october. reggie? drereggie: drew, thank you. the facebook whistleblower will testify before a senate subcommittee looking into social media platforms impacts on kids and teens.

delbene is at the live desk with what we can expect. jobina: good morning. frances haugen is expected to testify. the hearing is expected to begin in about two hours. it will focus on how facebook and instagram impact teenagers. haugen first made an impact sunday night on "60 minutes," revealed herself as the whistleblower who provided "the wall street journal" with facebook's own research. it shows how facebook profits off of users. frances: facebook has realized if they change the algorithm to be safer, people will end less time on the site, they will click on less ads, they will make less money. jobina: today's hearing comes after facebook, instagram, and whatsapp crashed yesterday for at least six hours. users could not use or access the website or facebook owned

apps. the outage could cost the company more than $70 million. at one, facebook stock dropped 5%, and at one point, there was a concerned user data may have been compromised. but facebook says no data was exposed during the outage, kumasi. kumasi: thank you, jobina. the company recorded its worst day of the year yesterday following the whistleblower's revelations and that outage. at closing, the stock was trading down almost 5%. in a matter of hours, mark zuckerberg lost $6 billion of his networks. reggie: breaking vaccine news, johnson & johnson has provided data to the fda to authorize booster shot of covid-19 vaccine. the company says is given 56 days after the first shot provides4%teionst symptomatic covid.

clinical studies have shown the vaccine demonstrated strong and long-lasting protection. an fda advisory committee is going to discuss the booster he, and it could be authorized shortly after. a new covid. site could be opening soon, tuesdays and fridays at the crocker amazon sports complex. it can administer 150 tests every day for students and hat -- and staff. you do not need an appointment to get tested. kumasi: a south bay school district is feeling the pinch of a teacher shortage. they are asking other personnel to step up and teach. abc 7 amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom with more on that. amy: yes, they are having a substitute teacher shortage in san jose. it is happening around the country. y members are having to go

in and act as substitute teachers. they say they can usually work on 200 people to be available to sub every day. now the number is cut to 100, so cut in half. they are having to return to other specialized personnel. one counselor told us she is now a counselor 80% of the time. the other 20%, she is an on-call substitute teacher. >> counselors are not trained teachers. those not people we have in classrooms number two, we are coming back from a global pandemic. there is a mental health license. our students are -- crisis. our students are struggling. and to pull counselors is not good. amy: they can say which grade and subject they prefer. this is not standard operating procedure, but this is an emergency and they have turned

to and approved only because it was their only option. they just don't have enough people willing to come into the classroom and sub in for teachers. life in the newsrm,ll. thank yo. uc berkeley is planning to hold all classes in person starting in the spring 2022 semester. they say classrooms present a low risk for covert transmission. the school is still looking at alternative options for immunocompromised, disabled, and international students. plans to change based on the guidelines. reggie: governor newsom will visit the central valley as part of his california comeback plan to expand opportunities for every child across the state. the governor will sign a billion-dollar education practice to provide free kindergarten -- prekindergarten for all four-year-olds. you can watch his news conference at 11:00 a.m. this morning on our connected tv out and abc7news.com.

kumasi: developing news, we have just learned the first lawsuit has been filed in the oil spill. this comes a day after governor newsom declared a state of emergency in orange county. 143,000 gallons were spilled into the ocean, killing wildlife, closing beaches. officials say the pipeline, which is the source of the leak is 17.5 miles long. the coast guard is looking into the possibility that a ship's anchor because the rupture. this morning, there are questions about when authorities first knew of this disastrous spell. >> i definitely want a full investigation of what happened, and i want to hold all individuals accountable for this spill. i also want to understand our response team, when they got the information, when it was sent out, who was informed. kumasi:kumasi: you can watch that full interview on gma right

here on abc 7. reggie: the caldor fire is currently 93% contained with full containment expected next saturday. the fire for started in mid-august near the grizzly flats community in el dorado county. it has burned more than 220,000 acres and destroyed nearly 800 ruptures, a total of 50,000 people -- 800 structures. a total of 50,000 people were displaced. look at this, lightning strikes lit up the sky above disneyland's sleeping beauty castle. we are not going to do this again. i was going to say cinderella castle. is sleeping beauty castle. [laughs] nope, already went through this last week. thunderstorms made their way through l.a. and orange county last night, bringing lightning and heavy downpours. disneyland visitors also reported hail after an 85-degree day. this is how it goes -- sleeping beauty castle is at disneyland. cinderella castle is at disney world.

disney world is in florida. drew: i don't think i would have known the different names. that is where you come in, our expert. reggie: [laughs] i am here for one thing and one thing only. drew:drew: making sure that video and that text matches. reggie: look at me. drew: i love it. there is that area of low pressure that really brought some wicked weather, a ton of lightning like you saw in the video over disneyland hail, torrential down rushing off to the east. but we will get some blowoff cloud cover in the bay area from that system, so partly cloudy skies here today. also noticeably cooler. this cold for you see all of our coastline is going to push through late tonight and tomorrow to continue that cooler trend across northern california. across the state, it is pretty quiet after that lightning storm yesterday across southern california. a mix of sun and clouds for most of us. could see a shower in eureka, but the bigger issue here in the bay area, that cooler air finally moving in with that

marine layer we established. future tracker temperatures, slow to warm today, so grab the jacket this morning. 50's and 60's by about 10:00 a.m. air quality is improving as we speak. look at this air quality today, good if not moderate, even better air coming away tomorrow. that is a check of weather. let's get a check of traffic with jobina. good morning. jobina: good morning, drew. i am following a sig alert due to a truck on fire northbound 880 past thornton avenue. it is off to the shoulder, so you should not run into too much of a slow down, but the chp has this in effect. they do not have an estimated time when everything will be clearing out the way. a live look at the golden gate bridge. chp has issued a bob good by three this morning. wrapping up here in oakland, headlights are traveling south, at the limit. kumasi: all right, thank you. someone who bought a powerball ticket on the central coast is really rich this morning. there was one lucky winner in last night's drawing, worth

nearly $700 million. here are the winning numbers -- the winning ticket was sold at this albertsons store in san luis obispo county. the cash value is $496 million, and this is the sixth largest in powerball history. that job pat -- that jackpot skyrocketed after ticket sales shot up in the last hours before the drawing. the next shot is $20 million. reggie: it is so funny, my best friend lives in san luis obispo. kumasi: and? reggie: i can't recall her name, so if they could just in the exact same are my me real quick. [laughter] kumasi: that would be great. reggie: yeah, that would be great. it was all about britney in the ballroom. that first ever remote performance on "dancing with the stars." kumasi: shutting down

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kumasi: oakland just reported the 106th homicide over the weekend. in september, opens all 17 homicides, making it the most violent month of the year. guns off the street. so far, they have recovered 900 this year, including 10 this past weekend. family members of homicide victims are urging the community to help. >> each and every life whole 106 we have lost as of today, have mothers and fathers. they are hurting. it is a whole community that needs to come together to make a difference. the police cannot do it alone. the parents cannot do it alone. we need to step in.

department will hold a community meeting about its efforts to fight crime. reggie: today marks 10 years since the data -- death of apple founder and ceo steve jobs. one decade later, jobs' friend and longtime collaborator johnny isakson is -- johnny ive is sharing nice words about him. "now above all else, i miss his singular and beautiful clarity, beyond his ideas and biz in, i miss his insight that brings order to chaos. he was not distracted by money or power but driven to tangibly advance the creation of our species. he truly believed in making something useful in powering and beautiful, we express our love of humanity. jobs died at 56 after battling pancreatic cancer. kumasi: talks are expected to resume today between the union

that represents 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers and producers that represent studios. union members have already voted to authorize a strike. the unions that the pandemic has increased unsafe and harmful work hours. it is saying pay increases for the lowest paid members and restrictions on long hours and weekends. >> workdays and over the weekend with the actual meal break during the day to eat, drink water, use the restroom, and just take a break. kumasi: 98% of union members voted for the strike. it is not clear when workers might walk off the job, but if they do, production on tv shows and movies will stop. reggie: it is the countdown to disney on "dancing with the stars. last night, it was britney spears" ' music in the show. we had a fully remote performance. george nacchio has the latest --

george pu at the latest. george: reality star christine sho is the latest to be eliminad from "dancing with the stars." >> i think i'm winning, and i am absolutely winning, i am stronger they than yesterday, and it has been such a great experience. george: the cast and crew experience something brand-new in this 30th season, one company quarantined due to covid. one did a jazz routine via zoom, and then performed not in person but remotely from their individual homes. >> i cannot even imagine how difficult that must have been. >> we put in a lot of hard work this week, not battling covid, sound technicians, like technicians, we had to build a second and once it came

performance time, we give it our best and were living our best britney vievma. >> i had a chance to go to the ballroom. i thought i had a great job, given the circumstances. >> i think it gives us all hope that we will have remain. george: we will see a double dose of disney on "dancing with the stars" next. monday nights theme is heroes. george pennacchio for abc news. reggie: they did pretty well for the circumstances. kumasi: for the virtual, i like it. you know how hard it is to build a set? drew: you do know. mentally, 2020 never happened for me. [laughter] reggie: delete it. drew: i am waiting for jojo to take it all away, guys. reggie: i think you are right. you know who called it in the

beginning? this lady sitting next to us -- virtually. [laughter] kumasi: virtually. drew: weather-wise, the fog has occurred. we can thankfully enjoy some cooler weather. you step outside, changes already, some five to seven degrees cooler. we are looking toward which richmd.e eachin the east bay. the marine layer getting deeper and deeper. 40's cloverdale, so jacket first thing this morning. the take away today, noticeably cooler. enjoy these temperatures, closer to where we should be this time of year. 74 redwood cooler along the coast, half moon bay only 62 degrees. today in the city, you will feel that cool fall weather. the north bay, cooler air moves in.

about 10 degrees to 15 degrees cooler today compared to yesterday. 75 santa rosa, 74 in sonoma. the east bay, mainly in the 60's and low 70's, 68 later on today. oakland 73. inland, very comfortable, upper 70's lower 80's later on this afternoon. overnight tonight, we find that marine layer continue to deepen, a lot of cloud cover temperatures mainly settling again in the low to mid 50's. by wednesday, even cooler weather moves in. by thursday, it will feel like november. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast -- breezy over the next several days, ushering in that cooler weather. we will watch early friday for the slight chance of a sprinkle. right now it is isolated. we are looking good for fleet weekend, guys, saturday and sunday, increasing engine and warming temperatures. reggie: that is good. kumasi: you just want to be warm. reggie: i really do. and fleet week weekend is typically one of the nicest weekends we have here, and we missed it last year, so we deserve it. kumasi: coming up, the seven

things to know this morning -- reggie: three bears reported in south lake tahoe. kumasi: and the five former athletes just indu

kumasi: it is 5:22. overnight, johnson & johnson announced it is asking the fda to authorize user shots for its covid-19 vaccine. an advisory committee will discuss boozers at a hearing next friday. reggie: number two, the facebook whistleblower expected to testify on capitol hill this morning. a senate subcommittee is investigating facebook and instagram's impact on teens a day after the company suffered a worldwide outage. kumasi: the subsequent teacher shortage is so severe, san jose unified is now asking school counselors and others to help out. the district says each person is being asked to sub, and they have teaching credentials -- and they can say which grade and subject they prefer. reggie: number four, this store in marbury is where a massive winning powerball ticket was sold. the cash value -- 496 million dollars. this was the sixth-largest prize in powerball history. drew: cooler weather is finally

arriving, and it is feeling a lot more like october today. 65 the city, 77 san jose. kumasi: number six we are llowing a sig alert in fremont right now. there is a truck on fire on northbound 880, past avenue. just a heads up, you can see that slowdown on the map. kumasi: number seven, san francisco mayor london breed will welcome fleet week back to the city. reggie: five former pro at least will that have been inducted into the bay area sports hall of fame. giants manager bruce bochy, former oakland athletics hall of famer rickey henderson, former san francisco 49ers defensive bryant young also there. >> storied careers. every one has done amazing things in their sport, and it is great for them to be honored that way. >> i feel honored to go and.

the people that are in there, going into night, one of them played for me, rickey henderson, so i guess that shows you are getting old, when your player goes in with you. reggie: others include 12 time olympics swimmer natalie coughlin and olympic sailor paul cayard. kumasi:kumasi: 150 golfers took part in the friends of concord tournament. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has hosted this event since 1995, and it raises money to send underserved kids to summer camp. >> we are just so glad to be back in person this year. we had a scare at camp concord because of the fires. everybody is ok. the campus ok. we are excited to hold this event in person and send holdings kids to summer camp this summer. it will be a great one today and a great summer for a lot of kids next summer.

kumasi: this event has sent more than 20,000 kids to camp. reggie: a beary nice day to hang out by the pond. three bears were spotted in south lake tahoe. when bare attempts to tap the other on the shoulder, saying "yo, that is my spot." the person who share this video -- see? doesn't like that. they jokingly named them larry, curly, and mo after the three stooges. he says it looks like the three are friends. they showed up together and left together after taking a dip in the pond and also let them know who is in charge. i guess this is how you do it if you are a bear. kumasi: i don't want to be stressed out when i'm trying to relax. reggie: you know when you are at the pool, when you get to the hot tub, and there's a bunch of kids in it. kumasi: i don't even get entered [laughs] bye. you have it. [laughter]

coming up at 5:30, the one major airline that has not yet required employees to get vaccinated. reggie: ready for the holidays. a tracing homeowner all decked out for halloween. we love seeing this. . a sneak peek at this year's creation. kumasi: taking a live look outside at 5:27, people making their way

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teacher shortage being felt in the south bay. the staffing switch ups. good morning, it is tuesday, october 5, abc 7 mornings, live right now on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. kumasi: we want to check the forecast withdrew. drew: good morning, everybody. it has been a couple of mornings since we have seen the exploratory and camera filled with fog. that is san francisco. mid to upper 50's aroundpper 5'd shore a couple of pockets in the upper 40's. the jacket will be the first thing. later on today, it will feel a lot more like october compared to the last couple of days, closer to average this time of year. 77 the high-end san jose. 55 in the city. 68 oakland, widespread 70's in the north bay. you can see even inland, really comfortable, most cities topping out in the upper 70's.

kumasi: thank you, drew. new data shows we are currently the only state with moderate covid transmission. you can see california and puerto rico are yellow, while the rest of the u.s. is read on the cdc map. in the last week there have been about 41 cases per 100,000 people. covid cases and hospital admissions are also dropping across the country, but the death rate is nearly eight times higher than it was in july. this is coming amid some confusion about the cdc's holiday celebration guidance. jobina: days after posting its covid-19 guidance for the holidays, the cdc pulled it from its website. the agencies to celebrations are safer when held outdoors and at a distance, with meal dropouts and virtual celebrations. now they say guidance is coming soon. just 24 hours after saying it is too soon to tell if you could gathy fod to you saying he was taken out of context and he says vaccinated people can have

a traditional holiday. dr. fauci: i encourage people, particularly the vaccinated people who are protected, to have a good, normal christmas with your family. jobina: meanwhile, tensions remain high over vaccine mandates going into effect. new york city public school teachers had to get the shot this week or get fired. despite some protests, officials say 96% complied. the fda has authorized a new rapid covid test that they say it will double at home testing capacity in the coming weeks. reggie? reggie:reggie: all right, jobina, thank you. are you on board with showing proof of a negative covid test or vaccine before you fly domestically? we told you about senator dianne feinstein proposing a bill to do just that. medical experts say it could provide for a safer holiday season. you probably saw dr. jha of brown university document his own experience sitting

beside an unvaccinated woman who did not keep her mask on during the flight. . 's conclusion -- the u.s. should require proof of vaccinations or a negative covid test to get on the plane. >> if they made it more acceptable for people to get the -- accessible to get the test, easier. where i'm from tomatoes hard to get the test. >> if they do it, it will be safer not just me, for everybody who flies. u.s. travel association says it is against a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel. it says the policy would have an unfair negative impact on families with young children who are not yet eligible for the vaccine. the airline lobbying group airlines for america says it also does not support a mandate. the group pointed to research showing that air travel with masks is safe. there's only one major airline left that is not requiring its employees to be vaccinated, to work and travel, delta airlines

has no plans to mandate vaccines. a spokesperson says 84% of the company's staff is already vaccinated. delta employees are required to undergo weekly testing. they require them to pay an extra $200 a month for their health insurance. kumasi: the national -- the director of the nationalist of health will step down. he was selected by then president obama to lead the agency in 2009. the 71-year-old told the "washington post of the nih will benefit from new vision and leadership. he has been an advocate of the vaccine and mask wearing during the condemning. the looming deadline over the nation posting that limit, president biden is urging republicans to support raising the debt ceiling. dan lieberm the on track to default for the national debt in less than two weeks. failure to raise the debt limit

by october 18 could trigger the first u.s. default in modern history. pres. biden: a meteor is going to crash into our economy. democrats are going to do all the work stopping it. republicans have to let us do our job. dan: president biden warning of dire consequences, saying stock prices will plunge, social security benefits put on hold them and millions of jobs will be lost. senate republicans recently blocked action to raise the debt ceiling. pres. biden: i think, quite frankly, it is hidden critical, dangerous, and your obstruction and irresponsibility knows exactly no bounds, especially as we crawl our way out of this pandemic. dan: they are trying to force democrats raised on their own as part about $3.5 trillion spending plan. in a letter to biden, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell writing "we have no list of demands.

for two and half months, we have simply warned that since your party wishes to govern alone, it must handle the debt limit alone as well." majority leader chuck schumer is now bowing to bring a debt ceiling vote to the floor this week. dan lieberman, abc news. reggie: as if schools did not have enough to deal with right now, one south bay district is scrambling to put teachers in front of students because they have a sub shortage. amy hollyfield is here with the classroom crunch we are seeing in san jose. officials say they have lost about half of their substitute teachers. they usually can rely on having about 200 subs to call each day. now they are down to 100. with fewer people now willing to come to the classroom to teach, the unified school district is having to turn to other personnel, like counselors. counselors say this means they are giving kids in need less attention. administrators say this is not

ideal, but they need everyone's help in this situation. >> ima full-time counselor. now i am an 80% counselor, 20% on-call stuff to do teacher. >> normally we count on 200 people a day to be able to 70 classroom. this will your -- sub in a classroom. this year, it is 100. people are not coming back in the same numbers yet. amy: counselors say, post-covid, their busy dealing with issues like suicidal thoughts and safety concerns, and it hurts kids people them out of the counseling office and into the classroom. administrators say this is an emergency situation. they have of this because they just don't have enough people. they point out that everyone being pulled into the classroom has their teaching credentials. life in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: amy, thank you. the effects of drought will be a lot more visible starting today in the north bay terrace several trees will be -- in the north bay.

several trees will be cut down. an arborist on three are dead and 13 others have decay or defects. he says although not all the damages water-related, the drought has had an impact. >> we are and i drought right now, and the trees are suffering. the sun is shining and the weather is hot. reggie: the public works director has asked the arborist to examine other trees in the area. the arborist recommended planting drought-tolerant trees, like olive trees. kumasi: drawing water from the sacramento river is part of the drought response. customers might see a change in the characteristics of the water. the water transfer will lessen the need for mandatory water restrictions and rationing. on the run nearly three weeks later, authorities are still searching for gabby petito's boyfriend, brian laundrie, and this morning, we are hearing from his sister.

reggie:reggie: this local house ready again for halloween. they do it every year, and we are going to give you a preview for what is in store for this year's display, plus, the price to run it that you might not expect. first, welcome to the stage drew tuma. drew: let's get an update on the drought monitor. the entire state is in some form of drought category, but nearly half the state is in that exceptional drought category, and it does include a huge majority of the bay. folks at home, the deep red, that exceptional category encompasses most of the region. we are not tracking any rainfall the next couple of days. we have thunderstorms actually in southern california you may have saw on your social media feeds late last night come a lot of lightning, some hail around southern california, especially the greater l.a. metro area. that storm system is going to push off to the east. what we are watching in northern california, this cold front will

approach, it will actually cross us early tomorrow morning and bring us some cooler weather. we will feel that cooler weather later today. 50's and 60's by 10:00 this morning. our warmest sponsor only in the 70's, so enjoy this noticeably cooler, more fall like day. it is accompanied by some gusty winds later on this afternoon. by 3:00 p.m., those winds gusting 15 to 20 miles an hour. with those gusty winds will bring in some fresh air. today and especially tomorrow, the air-quality forecast looking good by wednesday, fresh air no matter where you live. let's take the roads with jobina. good morning. jobina: good morning. i am following a sig alert in fremont. this is our biggest issue on the roads. there is a truck on fire blocking at least one lane right now. emergency crews are there. thankfully no injuries have been reported. you can see the slogan on the map, northbound 880 past thornton avenue. and a life picture in emeryville. check out 80 in the westbound direction. it does not look like we have lights on at the bay bridge toll a live look here at the san

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received dozens of potential sightings, but none have checked out. in a video, petito laundrie hit her and showing a cut on her face. >> we all want to know the truth. if you truly loved her, you should turn yourself in. >> we will have the latest from bryan's sister in the gabby petito case coming up a simple clock a.m. kumasi: help is on the way to improve maternal and infant outcomes in california, particularly for families of color. state senator nancy skinner will improve research and data collection of racial and social economic factors on infant deaths in communities of color. >> we are grateful for her attention to this issue and to reimagine maternity care for all californians.

because when we improve health care and outcomes for all families, we will improve outcomes for all. kumasi: here is why advocates say this legislation was so badly needed. black mothers are six times more likely than white mothers to die within a year of their pregnancy. black women in california have a higher rate of death than black women nationally come and the rate of black infants dying in california is more than double the statewide infant mortality rate. california will soon add a 12.5% excise tax on e-cigarettes. this tax will help to fund public health and education programs to curb teen vaping. . governor newsom approved this yesterday. it is expected to generate more than $38 million by 2023. last year, the governor signed legislation to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. that measure is on hold, because the tobacco issue is pushing for

it to appeal -- for the issue to appear on the ballot. reggie: an effort to get homeless families off the streets by 2025. a clinician just lost a campaign calleda campaign called heading home. the goal is to help 1200 families in the south bay and an additional 600 families every year after that. >> being homeless is not a crime, and living in poverty should not be reason to separate families. our residents should not be living in constant fear of being torn from their loved ones because of their housing situation or lack thereof. reggie: emergency housing vouchers will help support households for up to 10 years. the campaign also includes a plan to expand homeless prevention services. kumasi: what is greener -- an old car or a new electric one? a new study may surprise you. trading in your own cook -- old car for a brand-new electric vehicle may be doing more harm than good.

researchers in japan say most of the debate focuses on fuel emergency and co2 emissions they produce, but keeping your old car longer can help the environment more than buying a new electric car. researchers say the carbon footprint of the car goes beyond just the fuel. it takes a lot of energy to build new vehicles, and factories are pumping out more harmful in missions as more and more cars -- even the electric ones -- are rolling off the assembly lines. reggie: a homeowner in tracy is back at it for halloween. he uses led lights to create the amazing light displays to celebrate. abc news reporter will dance has a sneak peek at this year's celebration. michael jackson: ♪ thriller ♪ will: every year, something strange in this california neighborhood. >> ♪ ghostbusters ♪ >> every year, we have a few thousand kids trick-or-treating, and it is a spooky environment.

will: this year, tom trying what neo approved. >> i know you are afraid. you are afraid of us. tom: i remember vividly going to the theater and being blown away by "the matrix" and what i did to the visual effects world. i saw a new one coming out, and i thought of the way to make my house look like th "the matrix." will: this year set to the rage against the machine song "wake up," which play during the ending scene credits of "the matrix." tom: typically is 150 hours of work to display. will: it has become a holiday tradition for many. tom: we get a few thousand people. will: the show is free, but tom accepts donations on behalf of a local shelter. he says it is all about being accessible to family and friends. will: my sons loves listening to

the live program. with mom or dad doing the decorations, and that is important. will: tom leaves the wires up. and yes, i asked about the electricity bill. because he uses led lights, he only spends about three dollars per night to run the show. will gans, abc news, new york. reggie: amazing. that answer so may questions i had. drew: the baby rocking out. reggie: the fact that he programs it in his car and looks at the cross, that makes total sense. and he keeps the courts and the lights all year also makes sense. kumasi: i have questions about the neighbors. are they ok? [laughter] drew: i would imagine you would have to be next to that. reggie: to me, it is the best.

drew: i love spooky season. reggie: do you have a custom already picked up? drew: i have ideas. i am not saying them, because i do not want them to be stolen, but one of the may have been at the met gala. over the next 90 seconds, to talk about weather, see if you can figure out which one it is. reggie: i think i know. drew: it is finally feeling like october. i know some people like the warmer weather, but we are well above average, especially over the weekend. today, we will be 15 degrees cooler. here in oakland, 880, cloud cover overhead, our marine layer deepening, ushering in that cooler weather. mid to upper 50's on the bayshore right now. light jackets urgently needed on this october morning. all in all, pretty close to where we should be this time of year. noticeably cooler. pe stapartly cloudy skies.

we cannot ask for a better day. 69 san bruno, cooler pacifica, 63 there. downtown today feeling like october, 65 for a height, and into the north bay, noticeably cooler. 75 the hyatt santa rosa. 75 in vallejo. the east bay today, upper 60's low 70's, 68 oakland bay. 79 walnut creek, and 78 elsewhere. here is your accuweather 7-day forecast, breezy, gusty winds, it does usher in some better air quality. well below average on thursday, a slight chance friday of the morning shower. it is very isolated, but right now, it looks like saturday and sunday each weekend, brighter, dry, warmer by sunday. reggie: drew, is this it?

drew: nope! close, though. that would be hard to make. you think i can make that? reggie: it is just, like, a quilt. drew: i want you to make that for me. kumasi: that's not the one i was thinking, reggie. i think it is going to be gold. reggie: oh, shoot. drew:? really, reggie? reggie: it is going to be that kind of halloween. kumasi: i think we are going to have options. sue: that is a good one. -- reggie: that is a good one. you get to choose this year's hibernation check. kumasi: listen to this, a group of

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