>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: now at 6:00, the search for a suspected serial killer. this morning, the family of the open victim revealing new details about what may have happened the night he was killed. reggie: a semi-truck up in flames on the freeway overnight. kumasi: election day is just weeks away, but starting today, you can make your vote count. what you need to know about casting your ballot. we are going to start with drew. drew: we have the fog with us, that is the theme for the week. gray skies first thing, then sunshine in the afternoon.

the visibility just updated, napa dropping to three quarters of a mile, same in santa rosa. the typical problem spots. it will stay that way for the next several hours. out of the north bay, better visibility. 40's in the north bay, 50's around the bay shoreline. you will need a jacket for much of the morning as the cloud cover is slow to break down. a live look at san jose. cloudy to start, the afternoon we keep the clouds on the coast. sunshine away from the coast. a closer look at these highs in a few minutes. kumasi: investigators are looking for clues that could lead into a suspected serial killer in stockton. this morning, we are hearing from the daughter of the oakland victim. gloria rodriguez is joining us live with more. gloria: miguel vasquez was the potential serial killer's first victim last year. his murder is now being linked to five other murders in stockton. his daughter says it appears he

tried to defend himself, because he had bruises on his knuckles. ines vasquez saying her father was living on the streets when he was killed. she says he was cleaning cars and doing other odd jobs to make money. he was likely staying in his car at the time of the attack. he is one of the five merthyr victims -- murder victims who are hispanic. she says she is confused and upset over what happened to her father and the other victims. >> why is he choosing to do this? lacey killing people, going out there -- why is he killing people, going out there and not knowing the people he is doing that to his leaving behind families, sons, daughters, wife. it is not fair. gloria: oakland police have not given specifics on what happened and to see if he did try to defend himself, but detectives said he was shot multiple times. there are no new updates in the

case. ines says she is upset her family found out about the serial killer through social media about the link and not through the police department. reggie: the man arrested for kidnapping and killing a merced family has been charged for their murder. today, his brother is expected in court to face accessory charges. our sister station spoke with the victim's relatives as they seek justice. >> part of me does not want to call this person a human. this is not a human being. this is people. reporter: dozens of family members and supporters gathered at the courthouse in merced monday, filled with grief. he made his first court appearance over video. the judge read his charges. >> count one alleges murder. reporter: hours earlier, he was charged with four counts of

first-degree murder with special circumstances, along with arson and possession of a firearm by a felon. they are a family member of the victims and says seeing him in the courtroom was painful. >> just the demeanor, it is still with me. the demeanor as if he did not do anything wrong. who expects to lose four lives? as we process our grief, it is hard enough to lose one person. reporter: investigators say he abducted the four victims at gunpoint from their family business on highway 59 last monday. he was arrested tuesday and on wednesday, the search for the family came to a tragic end. the bodies of the eight-month-old, her parents and her uncle were found at an orchard. deputies say he tried to take his own life before he was taken into custody. his brother is accused of

helping with the crimes. he was arrested for criminal conspiracy, accessory and destroying evidence. he has been arrested, but not charged. today, loved ones say they will continue to fight for justice. >> we understand this can be excruciatingly, painfully slow. but we will support law enforcement, the system and the way it needs to be done so we can make sure justice is served. reggie: he is expected to be back in court thursday. kumasi: new this morning, fire crews are investigating a semi-truck fire in oakland overnight on 80 south -- 880 south. there were multiple firefighters trying to put it out around 11:30 last night. thankfully, everyone got out of the truck. it is officially election season. ballot drop boxes are open today, you can vote in person.

lena howland is live with what you need to know to make sure your vote counts. lena: good morning. today is a great reminder to get your voting done and out of the way early to make sure your voices being heard. that is because today is the first day california voters can drop their ballots off in person here at the san francisco city hall voting center. that opens this morning at 8:00. ballots are on their way to voters across the state after being mailed out yesterday. here in san francisco, there are 34 drop boxes that are now open across the city. those opened up over the weekend. the boxes will be open 24 7:00 election night, november 8. -- 24/7 through 8:00 election night, november 8. if you send your ballot, they

must be postmarked on or before the election day and be received by the department by november 15. you can drop your ballots at any of the polling places on election day. live in san francisco, lena howland abc7news. reggie: president biden and members of the g7 are meeting today to discuss more support for ukraine and new punishment for russia. this comes as even supporters of pressure are trying to get putin to de-escalate. jobina: the president of the uae is meeting with russian president putin today and says he will emphasize de-escalation in ukraine. the meeting comes as russia continues to bombard ukraine with new missiles. overnight, rockets hit kyiv, one striking near a children's playground. >> so scary, you know? you know, you can drive to work and boom, you are gone. jobina: the attacks knocked out part of the power grid, leaving major cities in the dark. president biden reiterated u.s. support in a call with ukrainian

president zelenskyy had promised new air defense systems. this morning, there is still a real concern putin could escalate this more with nuclear weapons. that will likely be part of a discussion today during the g7 meeting. kumasi: next, deal rejected. why workers with the third-largest rail employees union in the country have declined a new contract offering a 24% raise. what a potential strike could mean for the economy. reggie: new calls for a daly city councilperson to resign after they were accused of assaulting another councilperson. why some say it was racially motivated. drew: a live look at sfo, showing you gray skies. marine layer is with us. future weather hour-by-hour, the cloud cover certainly slow to break down around the bay shoreline. cloudy coast, a lot of sunshine away from the coast.

drew: looking at visibility, we have thick fog in the north bay. used visibility, but we are not as bad around santa rosa and napa, the problem spots at three quarters of a mile visibility. we keep talking about a traffic jam in the atmosphere, we have high-pressure pressure and low pressure close by. neither of these two features will be moving anytime soon, so it is a steady pattern for the week ahead. cloud cover giving way to sunshine away from the coast, 66 in the city, partly sunny skies. brighter in oakland at 73, 80 in san jose. 86 in concord. three day forecast shows below average temperatures thursday, we keep that trend for the weekend ahead. let us see how we are doing with

traffic. jobina: we are following a sig alert, you will run into this as you approach the richmond-san rafael bridge on westbound 580. emergency crews have been called to the scene, we have not been given an estimated time as to when lanes will reopen. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we are seeing the backup fill in. metering lights came on at 5:49. a live look at the san mateo bridge, everything is moving smoothly. you will tap your brakes when you make it to the western span of the bridge if you are traveling westbound toward the peninsula. drive times before we go, tracy to dublin 60 minutes. any actor concord 30 minutes on highway four, so slight slowdown -- antioch to concord 30 minutes on highway 4. kumasi: coming up, the california crop that could save 50% price hike. reggie: new information about the lawsuit against the owners of a flooded high-rise apartment building. kumasi: a live look outside at

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reggie: residents of the flooded san francisco highways are suing the owners for chronic mismanagement. it accuses the company that owns the building of mishandling to massive water leaks. the first happened in june when a rooftop pipe burst. it forced some of the 600 people from their units. the building flooded again in august. some of the tenants addressed the media, saying they've been treated with a complete lack of respect by the company. >> we were shuttled between various hotels, not knowing where we would stay the next day. we would find out where we were

staying through notes slipped under our door of the hotel room in the middle of the night. reggie: they issued a statement denying the allegations, adding that staff has worked around-the-clock to assist displaced residents. kumasi: new calls this morning for daly city councilmember to resign after she was accused of assaulting another city councilmember. the city's filipino community said the attack was racially motivated. several dozen people came forward to call for her to resign at a meeting last night. >> she needs to take accountability for the disrespect she has shown to the filipino community. daly city must move in a new direction, and that is not possible while racism and violence exist in city hall. kumasi: the alleged incident between the councilmembers happened last month. she says she had a bruise on her back when she slammed the door on her.

daly city police are investigating. she denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated. at least one resident came to her defense. >> i am very disappointed that all of this is being said about pamela. she has done an awful lot for our community. let her run for office. if she makes it, fine. if she does not, fine. kumasi: we reached out for a response but have not heard back. reggie: stanford university's promising new safety measure on campus after two people reported they were raped on campus in the past two months. the most recent happened friday afternoon. the victim said a man came into her office inside a university building, grabbed her, director to the basement and raped her. increased security measures and the universityty guards considering infrastructure improvements. some students are skeptical of the new tactics. >>intelligen can really stop

that in its entirety. reggie: so far, police have made no arrests in either of the recent attacks. kumasi: california's first partner is one of the witnesses testifying against harvey weinstein. jury selection continues today in southern california. the filmmaker is one of five women who accused him of sexual assault between 2004 and 2013. he pleaded not guilty and says all the encounters were consensual. he is currently serving a 23 year sentence for rape and sexual assault in new york. reggie: hot summer temperatures and drought conditions across the state are impacting tomato crops. the price is likely to go out. production of tomatoes and tomato products has dropped off significantly compared to the beginning of the year, i bet you can guess why. not enough water, due to lower

than average rainfall and reduced water allocations the state accounts for nearly 95% of tomato production. experts say prices could jump from 25% to 50% in the coming weeks. kumasi: the nation's third-largest railroad union rejected a new contract offer once again, putting the country at risk of a strike that could cripple the economy. the five-year contract offer to 24% raise. workers say it does not include enough paid time. both sides have a mid-november deadline to region you deal. reggie: a mischievous goat in sacramento got clever to escape or enclosure. you can see her climbing to the top of the structure. this is doddy, the fence is too tall to jump over. so she does what goats do, i think. she climbed to the top and ran across the roof, then jumped out. clever escape. maybe what you would expect to go to do?

am i wrong? kumasi: no. drew: you are right. kumasi: i did not know why i missed that part of the video. reggie: the goat went back to try to get her friend. kumasi: you saw what i just did. reggie: why are you trying defense, that is not it. go to the top, it dips down. do not worry, you will make it. drew: i thought it was a rainy camera, then it started moving. --ring camera, then it started moving. reggie: do it again so we go viral. drew: let's reset, everyone back to one. [laughter] reggie: it was giving that. kumasi: it worked. reggie: it is on the local news. drew: good for dottie, got freedom. let us go outside. reggie: she will have sponsorships. drew: who would sponsor her? let's think. reggie: i'm going to improv.

tipsy elves. [laughter] that company would somehow get involved in this. they're going to put one of those sweaters on dottie. drew: i thought sweaters, too. reggie: same brain. drew: let us go outside. a live look in san francisco, we have a lot of fog. dents in the north bay. drizzle this morning, as well. similar to yesterday, the cloud cover is slow to break down close to the coast. wide range of temperatures this afternoon. highs today, let us go to the south bay. sunny skies, 70's and 80's with good air all at a. lot of 70's for the peninsula. -- air quality. lots of 70's for the peninsula. good air quality in the 60's. north bay, lots of sunshine. 70's and 80's away from the

coast. east bay will see 60's, we are stuck in the fog around richmond. union city 77, 73 in oakland. sunshine and 80's with good air quality, 85 in walnut creek my 86 in pleasanton. the marine layer gets expansive once again. areas of dense fog in the north bay, coastal drizzle as well. next week, looking for rain. the pacific northwest, northern california is trending drive. southern california could get light showers. all in all, we keep apattern ofn sunshine. not only this week, but early next week. great mornings on the way, bright afternoons. weekend saturday and sunday dropping below average sunday, most of us in the 60's and 70's. reggie: good morning america's coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger zee has a look at what is ahead. ginger: great to be with both of

you. it is a tuesday on gma, we begin with ukraine after the deadly missile assault on civilians. the biggest since the start of the war. president biden and allies are meeting this morning to discuss it, and we will discuss it with the spokesman for the national security council, john kirby. this morning, the battle for your holiday dollar is underway. amazon launched a big event, we will tell you where to find deals and how rival retailers are responding. the dramatic rescue. voters shipwrecked and sharp -- in shark infested waters. i do not know how they become shark infested, but we will learn about that and what the rescue felt like. speaking of fighting for your life, they tried but they are out from the ballroom. they will be with us live. a star-studded morning in times square. john stamos, pierce bronson and more. more. that cotton candy.

pink lemonade. bubble gum. when tobacco companies sell candy flavored products, they know exactly what they're doing because four out of five kids who use tobacco start with a flavored product. and once they're hooked, they can be addicted for life. this election: we can stop big tobacco's dirty trick. voting yes on prop 31 will end the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. saving kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31.

kumasi: welcome back. if you're in the market for a new car, it might be boring when it comes to the color. a new survey shows the top four most popular colors are white, black, gray and silver. they make up 78% of colors sold. the first non-grayscale color to make the list is blue at almost 10%, then read it 9%. -- red at 9%. the average price for a gallon of gas in california went down a penny overnight to $6.29. it is down three cents in san francisco to around $6.50. nationally, the average is $3.92. japan lifted its cuba travel restrictions and is once again welcome tourists. starting yesterday, people are touching down in tokyo and beyond. travel economy is expected to bring in a much needed $35 billion boost to the nation.

the daily limit on arrivals is gone. visa free travel is back, and there is a full reopening of borders. many tourists have more spending power, since the value of the yen has declined compared to dollars and euros. next, a new effort to fireproof california. new guidelines could reshape where we build our homes. plus, airbnb is trying to take action to cut down on violence. what you need to know if you hope to rent this holiday gle 27, be right back.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: raising taxes on california's wealthiest. local counties set up a public support behind a ballot measure and what the new taxes would be

used for. kumasi: halloween canceled. the reason a growing number of school district the country are deciding to ban celebrations on campus. reggie: a bay area native shows a cameraman to the ground. the reason behind the outburst and his apology to fans. kumasi: good morning, it is tuesday, october 11. reggie: first, we check in with drew. drew: we have the fog with us, this is that will be like every morning this week. napa, petaluma, we have issues. to two miles of visibility. outside the north bay, we are doing better. a lot of 50's around the bay shoreline. take the light layer with you. you will need it for much of the morning. the fog is slow to break down as the morning goes on. the afternoon similar to yesterday, a lot of sunshine away from the coast. the coast remains cloudy, close

to average temperatures wise. and linda 80's, take a closer look. -- inland 80's, we will take a closer look. reggie: early voting begins for midterm elections. lena howland is live with what we need to know. lena: today is a great reminder to get your voting done nice and early, get it out of the way to make sure your voices heard. today is the first day california voters can drop off their ballots at the san francisco city hall voting center. that opens first thing this morning at 8:00. voters can vote in person, as well. ballots are on their way to voters across the state after being mailed out yesterday. here in san francisco, there are 34 drop boxes open now across the city. they opened up over the weekend. boxes will be open 20 47 until about 8:00 election night,

november 8. you can find locations for those boxes at sfelections.org. you can also send your ballot by mail. they must be postmarked on or before election day, and must be received by the department i november 15. you can drop your ballots off at any of the 501 polling locations across the area by election day. lena howland, abc 7 news. kumasi: california attorney general has revealed a new effort to ensure california builds responsibly in an age of massive wildfires. >> the document we are presenting is a proactive tool for local governments, providing them with clear and consistent guidance to address wildfire ignition risk, evacuation and emergency axis --access. kumasi: among the suggested new

guidelines, local government should consider wind patterns relative to fire history. he also says it should limit of element along steep slopes to increase accessibility for firefighting. reggie: the contra costa county board of supervisors set a vote on formally supporting proposition 30. if it is past, it would raise taxes on people making more than $2 million a year. the money would go to fund electric vehicles, charging stations and wildfire prevention. >> this is also an opportunity for us to take a position and show contra costa county is a leader in going to green and clean environment. >> i do not think we need to take a stand on it, but of all the things on the ballot out there, this is not one i think we should be supporting. reggie: the vote by supervisors is nonbinding, because it is a vote that goes to all voters on the next ballot. kumasi: the supreme court will hear arguments in a case that could potentially raise pork and bacon prices across the country.

it involves a california animal cruelty law approved by voters in 2018. it his pork sold in the state must come from pigs whose mothers had at least 24 square feet of space, that is more space than pork producers provide to animals. the company sued, saying the state did not have the jurisdiction to regulate laws outside its own state. so far, lower courts have sided with california par -- cornea -- california. reggie: a move comes a week after a party at airbnb in oakland ended in violence, with two teenage brothers dead. at least 30 people were at the party. no arrests have been made. airbnb says the party was unauthorized and thrown without the host knowledge. under these rules, airbnb will not let people without a history of positive reviews rent an entire house for just one night over the halloween weekend. less than three weeks to go to

halloween, as excitement grows for kids, some schools are deciding to put an ceions. tre is concern over inclusivity and safety. jobina:nts not happy about the decision happening in several districts. in seattle, one district's ending their 50 year halloween tradition because of cultural concerns. in the past, kids who do not celebrate had to sit in the library during festivities. >> that is exclusionary, it did not feel like it was generating the sense of belonging we hope to have in our schools. jobina: at several other schools in ohio and michigan, officials called off halloween celebrations over safety concerns after a number of shootings on campuses. another district said no to costumes, calling them a distraction. this has a lot of parents fired up, some agreeing with the decision and others upset the traditions are being taken away. kumasi: today, online shoppers will be flocking to amazon because it is its latest crime day event.

security experts warned the big events are big for scammers. 7 on your side helped a man who was scammed out of his money after getting a fake email he thought was from amazon. so, he got this email that had a number, saying his account was locked and he needed to call the number to get a refund. but the person was not an amazon employee and that person got his personal bank information that took out thousands of dollars experts say do not click any links from unknown sources will call phone numbers and emails. go directly to amazon and check your account that way. we help the man get his money back, and amazon has a whole security section where you can ask whether another is legit. we have a link on our website. reggie: the bay area jewish community after kanye west tweeted an anti-semitic message. since then, his twitter account has been locked. kumasi: we spoke with a professor who says the social media giants actions were lawful, but raise questions of

whether these platforms have too much power. reporter: kanye west has been locked out of twitter after tweeting in part that he would go death, three on jewish people, in reference to the defense readiness alert used by the u.s. armed forces. >> right off the bat, kanye west has double the amount of twitter followers then there are jews in the world, something like 30 million. there are 50 million to 17 million jews in the world. that is so scary. reporter: the rabbi said the tweet was an attack against jewish people. >> we pay a lot of money at our synagogue for security guards every time we worship. we have people that are afraid to come sometimes. reporter: over the weekend, twitter locked west out of his account and remove the tweet, citing it violated company rules. from a legal standpoint, the actions are raising questions about the power social media platforms have when addressing

free speech. >> twitter is a private organization. the first amendment, that gives us freedom of speech, says the government can't limit a person's freedom of speech. it does not say anything about private organizations. reporter: instagram took the same action against the rapper. re io reason they can'tso seenhe do that to kanye west, just as they did to president trump. from a constitutional law standpoint, there is no problem with that. reporter: even though the actions by twitter and instagram are protected by law, the professor believes in texas, the actions may be questionable. >> texas legislature passed a law last year, forbidding large social media sites doing content moderation. reporter: the rabbi believes these platforms made the right call. >> the same way racism is inexcusable, homophobia is inexcusable, transphobia is inexcusable.

all of these are connected. reporter: in san francisco, abc7news. reggie: still had, santa clara police chief calling for a new investigation into the city council dealings with the 49ers. kumasi: a look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, down by 60 points. another update next. reggie: comfort care reimagined with robotic pets. the technology that is making a big difference for patients. the national hockey league season kicks off tonight on our sister networks espn. the rangers take on the lightning in florida at 4:30, then the golden knights play the los angeles kings at 7:00. you can watch us for an extra hour every weekday from 7:00 to 8:00, it is abc 7 at 7:00. it is a whole lot of fun. hi, drew. drew: high. --hi.

this is sutro tower going above the fog, a gray start to the day but sunshine later on. if you have been itching, sneezing, coughing, here is the reason. tree pollen is at moderate levels. elm tree is causing the issues. live doppler 7 and satellite, we have a traffic jam in the atmosphere. we have high pressure and close by, they are not moving over the next several days. for us, that means we have a lot of cloud cover every morning giving way to sunshine and temperatures comfortable for this time of year. future weather, hour-by-hour, 9:00 a.m. we find the fog around the bay shoreline. similar to yesterday. the marine layer is thick, meaning it is slow to breakdown. by the afternoon, some turned away from the coast. 60's close to the ocean, 66 in the city. brighter in oakland at 73, 75 in palo alto.

86 in concord, 81 in napa. morning fog and afternoon sunshine, 83 the height in santa rosa. the next three days, the trend is for temperatures to continue to cool off in the afternoon. by thursday, below average for this time of year and that trend continues for the upcoming weekend. foolishly that forecast in a few minutes. will show you that forecast in a few minutes. jobina: starting with the sig alert as he approached the richmond-san rafael bridge on westbound 580. a big rig is overturned. speeds are down to around 12 miles per hour. in oakland, this crash has been moved to the shoulder. you are still going to face residual delays westbound 24. speeds around 24 miles per hour. walnut creek looking live at 680, southbound traffic is beginning to slow. also still crowded at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:49. you can see the red

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kumasi: santa clara police chief is investigating the councils dealing with the 49ers. they lets the council regularly puts the team's interest ahead of the city. it violates state ethics laws. the report says some council members have gotten free handouts from the team as a result of certain votes and it is accusing some members of violating open meeting laws by meeting privately with team lobbyists. reggie: palo alto high school could be fined for an outburst following a loss on monday night football. the raiders receiver pushed a man carrying equipment while walking off the field at kansas city. moments before, adams was the intended receiver on a fourth-down play. the pass went over his head after he read into a defender.

post game, adams apologized. there he did say the man ran in front of him and adams was trying to get by. the raiders lost the game, they fell to 1-4. adams attended palo alto high. for your morning money report, new concerns about people who have autonomous vehicles. some drivers are putting too much trust in self-driving car's. according to research, people are too comfortable with self-driving features. the majority of people surye tae withtching tal researchers say that is ar problem, because the system still rely on drivers paying attention and being ready to take control at a moments notice. what could go a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, we are down about 17 points. youtube is making it easier to

find creators on its platform. the san bruno company just introduced @handles for users. it allows you to mention other users and comments and video titles and descriptions. creators will still hold onto channel names. the future will start to roll out this week end users will get notified when it is their turn to pick. the popular contest is in the middle of a cheating scandal. kumasi: turns out, online trolls stuff the ballot box with online votes to make sure one of their favorite bears would win. organizers recently found thousands of fake votes were cast for hallway on sunday. once they figured out what was going on, they throughout the votes. then747 won. who is holly and 747? is holly on the left? drew: how did they find out they were fake? kumasi: the voting is not over.

there is a grand finale now, because 747 is facing off against 901. drew: that's the first time we heard of 901. kumasi: is this what this is? 747 is on the right. is this 901 or holly? drew: she did not ask for votes. kumasi: i support holly. reggie: 747 has another nickname. bear force one. [laughter] reggie: they are both former winners. kumasi: holly, to? reggie: she wanted 2019, bear force one in 2020. kumasi: so it is 901's time to shine. reggie: i like the 747 name. drew: air force one is cute.

-- bear force one is cute. kumasi: who has time to rig the voting for fat bear week? reggie: why do we have to make everything raked --rigged? we can't have a fun contest, we have to get bots involved? drew: get elon on the case. reggie: someone at the park had a cute idea to get people into it, now never mind. drew: can't have anything nice. [laughter] good luck to 901 and 747, may the best woman win. here is a live look. we find fog down below, a lot of sunshine above. we switch our clocks back next month. the sun coming up around 7:15. a wide range of temperatures this afternoon. highs in the microclimates in the south bay 70's and 80's, a lot of sunshine.

good air quality throughout the south bay. along the peninsula, a lot of 70's. coast line, stuck in the clouds and low 60's. downtown 66. a fair amount of cloud cover over the city for much of tuesday. 70's and 80's for the most part this afternoon. the east, good air quality. mostly sunny skies, the fog stretches through richmond and throw much of the day today. writer in union city at 77. inland east bay, lots of sunshine. close to average this time of year. overnight tonight, we have a marine layer coming back. we wake up to gray skies, giving way to sunshine in the afternoon. let's talk about rainfall potential the next seven days, looks like southern california will see light showers tomorrow and into thursday. outside of some drizzle in northern california, we remained

dry without any real beneficial rainfall. accuweather 7 day forecast, the next seven days we find gray skies in the morning, bright afternoon. preview of the weekend saturday and sunday, temperatures dipping below average. stuck in the 60's and 70's. reggie: pets can provide comfort for people in hospitals, but they are not always available or practical for some patients. so, some hospitals including in the bay area are introducing robotic pets. how this new pilot program is turning skeptics into believers. [mewoing and barking] reporter: before you make any judgments, come with an open mind. >> it is easy to care for these cats, they do not need to be fed or go outside. they stay with you inside all the time. reporter: sucker berg san

francisco general hospital has 50 robotic cats and dogs for patients on the acute care for elders unit. the cost between $120 and $150. the dogs are more expensive. this nurse remembers giving one to an agitated patient. >> we gave her a cat, it was like night and day. she loved it. she was petting it, talking to it. definitely help reduce her agitation. reporter: this patient named her pet ruby. all we were there, there was a sense of calm this. because somehow, calmness -- calmness because somehow, the comfort was brought. >> whether it is a stuffed animal or a robotic pet, it does not matter. it is the opportunity to connect and feel connected. reporter: that is what many

elderly patients need. >> if they benefit the elderly, they are great for children. a columbia university study found these robot companions lowered pain and anxiety in children who were hospitalized. he or she agrees. reporter: she is the ceo of the san francisco general hospital foundation. since 2004, that foundation has raised $34 million thanks to the heart sculptures auction. that is how the robotic pet pilot program is funded. they look at a sound so real, that at times, a few patients seem to not realize the difference. >> we have people think they are real cats that died, then we stuffed them up like a taxidermy cat. one of the patients that i hope he was a happy cat when he was alive. it was a funny story. reporter: bringing laughter

through technology is, in this case, the best medicine. in san francisco, abc7news. reggie: now to real animals. one couple captured a moment on the louisiana bayou when they came upon an alligator with a sweet tooth. kumasi: you know they are from florida, celebrating their 40th anniversary in new orleans. they were on a boat tour, that is the husband. giving it marshmallows. my favorite part is when it grabbed his foot. you have to see. where's the foot video? reggie: that alligator does not want its foot like that. kumasi: it doesn't. i did not know that is what their feet looked like. his wife says he tends to pet all kinds of animals, he has put a white rhino, a draft and lummis.

reggie: none of those animals asked to be petted -- agiraffe and llmamas. reggie: 40th anniversary and you are going on and airboat. kumasi: it is being considered for national historic landmark status. a museum located near port bonita, it is identified by the national park service for service during the cold war. landmark status would protect sites from demolition or significant development. reggie: it has grown to fantastical numbers. the megamillion jackpot now 445 million dollars, the 12 largest prize in history. the drawing is happening 8:00 p.m., and if no one wins, it will go up. the last winner took him a

whopping $1.3 billion. that was the second largest prize in history. i always say you will not win, but i do not know. prove me wrong. kumasi: i am glad you are coming around. so it could be you. it be. know today.en things to reggie: you can watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand through the bay area connected tv app. kumasi: as we had to break, a live look outside.

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kumasi: if you are just joining us, seven things to know this morning. early voting in san francisco starts today. you can drop off your ballot for november's midterm election at city hall. the voting center is open weekdays from 8:00 to 5:00 until

election day. reggie: president biden will join an emergency g7 meeting to discuss support for ukraine and how to hold russian president putin accountable. yesterday, he promised to send advanced air defense systems after a devastating missile barrage from russia. kumasi: airbnb is restricting rentals over halloween weekend an effort to prevent unauthorized parties and potential violence. people without a history of positive reviews will not be allowed to rent a house for one night over halloween weekend. reggie: nasa will update us on the recent test of the planetary defense system known as dart. it could reveal if it worked and if it could prevent a potential asteroid collision with earth. drew: areas of dense fog around napa and santa rosa this morning, certainly a lot of clouds. it will give way to sunshine later on today. temperatures comfortable, closed average. 60's and 70's close to the bay shoreline. 80's and low 90's inland. jobina: the roads are busy right

now. biggest focus is going to be the sig alert on the way to the richmond-san rafael bridge. also, check out traffic in the westbound direction on the san mateo bridge and the toll plaza. it is crowded. kumasi: blink 180 did to they are going back onto her. --182 announced their going back on tour. they will have a stop in san jose and sacramento. tickets go on sale monday. reggie: that is nice. jobina: it is national coming out day, let us talk about it. reggie: it is a safe place. talk to us if you do not have anyone else to come out to. find us on social media, we will be there to support you. kumasi: i love that. reggie: my friend was talking about how 11 years ago, you can mount -- he came out. now he is a proud gay man. jobina: we love to see it.

reggie: and we love you. whatever you are, whatever you like. it is cool with us. ♪ ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, a global condemnation after russia's aerial assault on ukraine's civilians. fallout from putin's deadly strikes. president biden and america's allies set to meet this morning as president zelenskyy asks for more weapons after russia's biggest missile attack since the start of the war, targeting at least ten cities across ukraine, hitting multiple civilian targets during rush hour. >> this is a clear message of terror. plus, a warning shot from russia. the cyberattacks targeting major airports across the u.s. the big question, was it a precursor of something worse to come?