27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> either he is going to take my car i will not be able to get out of here so it was scary. >> a woman was robbed in the middle of the afternoon by two men, tonight that victim is speaking out. good evening. >> thanks for joining us. that victim said she hopes by sharing her story the suspects will be caught and others will not have to experience the terror she did. >> it happened on ball caster court in san jose. that homeowners say rarely gets much traffic. we have a story that you will see only on 7. >> i thought that two scenario,

either he will take my car or i'm not going to make it out of here alive. >> now suffering from a concussion remembering the moment she was robbed tuesday at 2:30. winn did not want to show her face, still terrified after the ordeal and i it all started when she went to visit her sister after first stopping at the bank. she said she got out of her car on the street and went over to the passenger seat to get her laptop. >> opened the door. i landed my laptop bags on the seat, and i grab the bag for my sister and then i saw a young guys approaching. >> she thought they were neigs coming up to talk. instead, they grabbed across body bag she had over her shoulder. >> i said, go. i started kicking, i kicked him repeatedly. he could not get too close to me. >> that man went away but this

car pulled up in the middle of the street and another person tried to grab her purse. she fell backwards again hitting her head and also accidentally starting her car alarm. >> i thought maybe i fell on the key. i think that is the one thing that saved me. >> the suspects g away with her laptop and a bag of grocerieies. a neighbor said she saw the whole thing all the full -- unfold. >> there were two guys running around with his full face covered in a ski mask. >> days after a beloved dentistr similar circumstances. a fact not lost on winn. >> it seems to happen to asian, especially asian women. i don't know why. it is an observation from others that tell me. >> she leave the suspects followed her after she stopped at the bank. please tell me there appears to be no hate related connection but warn everyone that criminals will try to use a ruse to hate related connection but warned everyone that criminals will try

to use. >> they will ask you a question or complement you perhaps on your shoes or your car some kind of distraction. and that was basically what happened. >> detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward. after this attack, she and her husband have revisited a possibility she has resisted until now, leaving the bay area. >> i always hesitated but after this i don't know. maybe i really can. >> alameda county supervisor nate miley is calling on the open city council to convene an emergency meeting to address what he calls the aquote " lawlessness" in the city of oakland. sunday's murder of the doctor sent to over the edge prompting them to demand action. >> angry, mad as hell. can't take it anymore. the city needs to step up and needs to respond to this public safety crisis. this c crisis of lawlessness w'e

experiencing in oakland. >> miley is a 40 year resident and says he is tired of paying high taxes and getting poor services. he says the city needs to hire more police and embrace community policing. today in response to dr. su's murder the oakland police department announced it is beefing up patrols in little saigon and will work to open a substation in the neighborhood. >> new information on a gruesome discovery in the north bay. a woman is undergoing a medical evaluation after police officers found the decomposed remains of her mother yesterday inside the home they shared on windsor drive. neighbors became worried and called for a welfare check after seeing delivery boxes piled up. they found the mothers remains in the living room and the daughter in the bedroom. she told investigators her mother died of natural causes in april of last year. the house has been declared uninhabitable. >> happening tomorrow, a major

vote as the state moves to become the first in the nation to ban the sale of new cars that. >-- that run on only gasoline. >> a walnut creek for the demand for the all electric mac-e cannot keep up with supply says the general manager. >> it is very popular. it is made 40% of our sales this year actually. and when you include plug-in hybrids, it is over 50%. >> for buyers reducing their footprint tax incentives and the way it drives make this car a hit. and starting in 2035, all new cars in california could be required to be zero emission vehicles like this one. >> firm goal that by 2035 we will eliminate in the state of california the sales of internal combustion engines. we will move forward to green and decarbonizing our vehicles. >> and that is governor newsom's

commitment two years ago. on thursday, the california air resources board will vote on stringent new rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars and set zero emission sales goals fonew cars over the next 13 years. 35% of vehicles sold in the state by 2026, 68% by 2030. governments around the world have set goals to phase out the sale of gas cars but if past experts say california's new regulations can stand as one of the most important climate change policies in the world. california is also the largest auto market in the u.s. which could influence other states. >> if that group of states that tends to follow california's lead were to do so with this as well, it would be roughly 30% of the population in the u.s. would be living somewhere where it would be required. >> critics argue it raises big concerns around issues like charging infrastructure, mineral availability, supply chain

issues, and vehicle pricing. but he says companies like ford have already made headway with electric vehicles, and there is time for more change between now and. 2035 >> there is still a long time to as they say get the price point down, offer additional models to address different buying habits and things like that. i think it is a realistic timeframe. >> earlier this year, abc7 news took a deep dive to see what needs to be done to make this zero emission dream a reality. to check out california dreaming, the road to zero, go to the abc7 news streaming tv app on roku and amazon fire and apple and google tv. >> i-- california voters are set to decide on two propositions that could legalize sports betting. there is a record amount of money being spent on both propositions. liz joins us live to explain

what these propositions and what they would do and who is behind them. >> hi. this has become a very expensive fight over who could or should control the sports betting industry in california. one of the two ballots would legalize online sports betting. those supporting it say the revenue could go to fighting homelessness but many native american tribes including grayton are fighting back and they say it would hurt their business. >> sh ould sports betting be legalized in california and if so how? those of their questions at the heart of two propositions. prop 26 would legalize sports gambling just in person at pry both -- at tribal casinos. prop 37 would allow fanduel and draft kings finding the proper to partner with tribes to allow people to pace -- to place bets from anywhere, even on your from the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue would go to supporting homelessness and mental health issues. >> they are coming tomorrow.

>> that is why community for it currently building a new shelter for women and is supporting it. >> prop 27 bills in funding that is long-term and really matches the size of the crisis that we are facing. >> but some homeless advocates disagree. a no on prop 27 is writing this new ad featuring a domestic violence shelter. >> 9070% of the money goes to the out-of-state corporations who wrote it. >> it is a sham. >> greg is the chairman of grayton casino. he is part of the no on 27 and y es on 26. he said that 27 would hurt native american tribes by giving gambling power to out-of-state gaming companies. >> californian tribal communities have worked so hard to create a business that helps us sustain ourselves. we don't want an outside group coming in.

>> while some 60 native american tribes across the state are against prop27. there are few small tribes including lake county and big valley supporting it. a spokesperson nathan clegg said those rural tribes do not have foot traffic. >> they will be able to participate in the betting marketplace and deliver real benefits to their tribes. >> so far, more than $#5 -- $350 million has been poured in, much of the money spent on dueling and nonstop television ads. >> now, both california republican and democratic parties are against prop 27. the republican party is also against 26, while the democratic party has remained neutral. big picture, prop 26 is backed by the native american tribes and 27 is backed by the out-of-state gaming companies but even that is over cipla

fighting it. it is a web of competing interests that play. voters are being to asked to decide if they want sports betting in california and if so, should it be allowed just in person at casinos or anywhere, even your couch online? >> liz, is it possible that both propositions could pass? >> that is possible. one or both could pass. if both to pass, it could become complicated. the proposition with the most votes could argue the other proposition conflicts with theirs and they could take legal actions to prevent it from becoming law. but that is only if both of them pass. >> thank you, liz. >> after the break, president biden announces a plan to cancel student loan debt from millions of americans. will break down the details as

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it's good medicine. >> a federal jury has ordered los angeles county to pay vanessa bryant 5 $60 million purchase of the county over photos with a helicopter crash that killed her husband kobe bryant and daughter gianna and seven others. the jury awarded $15 million to chris chester whose wife and 13 year old daughter were killed. jurors deliberated for four hours. >> president biden revealed a plan today to relieve student loan debt for 43 million

americans. he promised to do this back in his 2020 campaign. the student loan forgiveness plan applies to individuals making less than $125,000a a yer or $250,000. individuals who received pell grants will have $20,000 in forgiven and $10,000 forgiven for all other federal student loans. >> people can start finally crawl out from under that mountain of debt. to get on top of the rent and utilities. to finally think about buying a home or starting a family or starting a business. >> the announcement comes one week before the pandemic pause of laon payment was set to end. president biden extended that pause until december 31. sarah taylor from cal state east bay says it is a huge relief for many borrowers. >> for one third of borrowers this $10,000 will completely wipe out their debt. >> president biden faces

backlash from republicans calling the hand out and saying his attempt to bribe voters. they say it encourages universities to raise tuition. a form to apply for student loan relief could be expected in the upcoming weeks. >> should they stay or should they go ? considering the future of restaurant parking lost. >> later at six. >> i used to have 200 customers a day and now i have 40. >> san francisco downtown downturn is worse than anywhere else. at 6:00 what experts say the city has to do now before more residents and businesses leave for good coming up at 6:00.

here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours. saying yes to prop 27 means more people get the assistance that they nee they get someone to partner in such a way to see transformation come to them. yes on prop 27, because there's no place like home.

>> on the peninsula the future of outdoor dining leaves business owners and about. >> san mateo county released a report calling for all six cities to come to an agreement. lina howland has the story. >> driving down burlingame, parklets seem to be on every block. >> i think we would never survive if we did not have to parklet. >> the owner of café central put his up a year and a half ago during the pandemic. >> especially at the beginning of the covid, the middle of the covid nobody wanted to sit inside. everybody wanted to dine outdoors. >> it is a similar story for the

cakery. down the street >> i think they should keep them. i think most of the businesses benefit from them. >> although their parklet went up a month ago, it has brought in more revenue. >> if everyone chips and keep them sanitize, it would be helpful. >> many cities have not decided on the future of them, leaving business owners in limo. that's -- in limbo. thand jury analyzed what six cities were doing with parket-- parklets. they had two recommendations. first, cities need to figure out how to prioritize enforcement of current regulations. and second, they decide whether to make the regulations permanent. not everyone agrees with making parklets permanent because some say they take a parking space. >> for the time and place it was perfect but to make it a permanent thing, i think we need to look at the reality of like

the rental space agreement. the street is for us, for cars. >> let's not roll back on the progress we have made with these parklets. >> the supervisor says he wants to continue to make the process as easy as possible for business owners through future regulations. >> for us, as policymakers, to not support these parklets i think would be a front -- an affront to business owners and i think it would really be a slap in the face. >> another pleasant day for us. >> lovely. ouour meteorologist is here with the forecast. >> those temperatures trending lower and we're going to cool it off some more. for fa fire danger we had the drizzle this morning. every little bit of that really helps to add more moisture. 13 degrees cooler in fairfield.

in santa rosa, seven degrees drop in oakland. six degrees cooler in san jose compared to this time yesterday. while the marine layer deeper, the winds strongert, 30o 40 miles an hour, both playing a part in helping to cool us off. if you are stepping out, grabbed the light jacket because it is going to be breezy going into tomorrow afternoon. we would do it all over again. here is a view of that marine layer. looks like whipped cream. here is look at the air quality -- good. the next four days outside if you have planss, ice working -- nice looking weather. this helped to take our temperatures down today. there is another one coming and that is going to reinforce this this weekend. here's a look at live doppler 7. clouds sitting there the coastline. temperatures ranging from the 50's at the coast all the way to the low 90's inland. water temperature 55 degrees

coming down running cooler than where you should be this time of year as we are seeing some northwesterly winds causing the cold water upwelling. it is half-and-half tonight. we have san jose showing you sunshine but sfo showing you the fog. take your pick of where you want to go and what kind of weather you want. san jose camera sunshine right now. fog expands overnight. morning drizzle. sending in the afternoon. inland much cooler for the upcoming weekend. the fog willexpand into our valley tomorrow morning between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.watch out for that. also for some slick roadways. drizzle in the afternoon and the gray skies lingo near the coastline -- linter near the coast line. temperatures 50's and 60's. afternoon highs will continue to come down. highs in the low 90's will start to see more upper 80's. out warmer spot will make it up to 90 degrees at antioch. oakland, 83, san jose 66 in the city.

84 in santa rosa at 63 in half moon bay. seven day forecast, a drizzly morning. temperatures vomr up slightly come up slightly on friday but they will go back down for the weekend as the on short -- on shore windsup. don't worry for those of you who like the hot weather, it is returning by wednesday of next week. >> sounds good. >> get ready. disney plus day is returning. on september 8, you can watch global premiers, exclusive perks for subscribers and early access to disney content. disney parks and amc theaters are getting on the action. disney is the parent company of abc 7.

>> t this week the bluegrass festival will host a round of nitro performances. it's the festivals out of the park series taking place at four locations out of golden gate park including san francisco's alkazar theater and the palace of fine arts and the sweetwater music hall and will saints restaurant you can see artist from rock, folk band mumford and sons. out of the park is free, and will take place september 30 through october 4. >> finally tonight, the san jose barracuda minor league hockey team is celebrating the grand opening of their new arena and san jose. >> the tech ceu is a state-of-the-art arena with 4200 seats. it's located at the shark's ice, a. the arena will have 12 suites and a arena will have. 12 >> tech c.u. arena is the

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tonight, breaking news. as we come on the air in the west. the verdict in the case involving the photos of kobe bryant after his death. also tonight, the flooding rescues playing out. seniors pulled from a facility on a rope. the effort at an assisted living facility in mississippi, under several feet of water. seniors led through those rising waters. the urgent race to get everyone out to safety. highways flooded. stranded drivers rescued. the flood watches at this hour across several states again tonight. trevor ault in the flood zone. rob marciano timing this out. also tonight, the other major headline. president biden planning to cancel thousands in federal student loans for millions of students in this country. 43 million graduates will qualify for this. about 20 million wl