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>> is just common sense to know how dangerous that job would be on so many levels. >> tonight a bay area stunned by a truly gruesome death of a man trimming trees. ama: it's a debt that's hard to imagine. first responder say they were called out to a stretch of road just before 1 p.m.. that is just up a road. >> tonight amanda spoke with neighbors who are sharing their shock. reporter: neighbor say it is typical to see tree trimming activity across the city. many streets, including here are lined with towering trees. tragedy struck tuesday.

and employee of a tree company died. the worker was pulled into a trooper during treat -- tree trimming operations. >> we all feel sick inside. we are really sad. we are trying to imagine what the poor families and the fellow workers are feeling. it's just a lot. we just feel terrible. reporter: the company did not release a statement. longtime resident lisa mitchell explained the community is quite familiar with the company. >> we see a lot of their truck so i could only imagine what they are feeling because i'm sure they treat their employees like family. it's just awful. reporter: when police arrived they found the man dead from his injuries sustained in that incident. neighbors were previously learned about tree trimming

operations in the area but never imagined it would lead to a deadly incident. >> you don't really see any activity. when i came home around 2:30 p.m., the street was completely blocked off. we thought maybe something happened when bar neighbors. reporter: residents of on peggy lane say they know how dangerous the job can be on so many levels. tuesday's tragedy, just one example. >> you hear about the possibility of horrific things happening. you don't really know that they can. today was clearly proof that they can. >> tonight we are learning about the young men killed in the weekend shooting at uc berkeley campus. 29-year-old studying to live a life committed to his faith. >> j.r. stone has more about the man and how his death his inspiring calls for change. reporter: the 29-year-olds who

went by eli was killed in last saturday's early morning burglary shooting. family and friends say he was studying ministry at the pacific school of religion, involved in the master of divinity program. >> he was a mentor in the simoni and -- samoan community. my thoughts are with the family that has been ripped apart by the census active violence. reporter: he was one of four people shot when a fight or cow. he was the only person killed. some one who was very active, tuesday night numerous people called into the berkeley city council meeting upset over what they say is just the latest recent case of violence near the uc berkeley campus. >> students are still walking to class where bloodstains are on the sidewalk. what immediate action should be

done? when are you increasing officers? >> we cannot wait until another person is murdered. >> the bass shooting was unacceptable. it is a serious wake-up call. the streets of berkeley are not safe. >> police chief jennifer lewis is the department is doing what they can to solve this recent killing but there are challenges. >> we don't have a lot of officers right now. we are at a historic low. >> the city manager and chief say they are doing with they can to fill officer positions. as for those who knew and loved him, they are planning to remember him at a vigil on thursday night. no arrests have been made in this case. at the city council meeting, the police chief would only say they have an excellent detective unit that was out at the scene of the crime. they are actively investigating the case.

j.r. stone, abc7news. >> new details. a driver has been arrested in connection with the crash involving three young students walking home from school. the driver is facing several charges including one count of vehicular manslaughter. one of the three young victims was taken off life support last month. the two of the 12 euros are still recovering from their injuries. the driver was also hospitalized at the crash. >> new details tonight. police pulled over a driver near ainslie park this morning, just before 2:30. officers found items typically used for meth manufacturing in the car so they arrested the driver. please link the items to an apartment. officers searched it and found a drug lab inside. the investigation is ongoing. residents of a luxury apartment high-rise in san francisco are out of their homes tonight

because of flooding in their building. it appears to be intentional. you see the video showing water gushing through the high-rise, early this morning. the water was up to four feet in some areas. residents say there was a delay in the alarm. one man says he was woken up to it by his dog. >> just like a fight or flight reaction. my dog was continuously barking so i went to the bathroom and heard a generator noise. there was water falling from the ceiling. this is something serious and i went outside. i saw water puddles on the floor. >> firefighters arrived on scene . they blew someone intentionally flooded the building. management sent a statement saying the impacted residents are safely relocated while they make repairs. >> we will move now to your

voice, your vote. we are exactly four weeks away from the election with major races and proposition affecting everything from your neighborhood capitol hill. ama: early voting got underway yesterday. tonight a >> debate for mayor. >>i am excited about the opportunities to be mayor of san jose. in order to complete work that is so desperately needs to be done in our city. i want to make san jose the safest big city in america again, as it was when i served on the council. >> the league of women voters hold a virtual forum for the candidates. chavez is a sitting supervisor. mayhem is serving on the santa fe city council. she's calling for more accountability at city hall and said she's willing to spend his own paycheck on it. >> at the end of the year our pay raises should be tied to moving the needle. if we had that level of

transparency and accountability, you would see us fail faster and acknowledge that many of our current policies are not working well. >> both candidates say they intend to make addressing homelessness a priority. a recent study shows the recent homeless population increased by 11% during the pandemic. >> city hall bodie center is now official. -- is now open. you can drop off mail in ballots, or even register to vote. in election day is tuesday, november 8. you can vote in person or by mail. it takes less than two minutes to register. make sure to stay with abc7news leading up to the election. we built a toll that gives you easy breakdowns. you can find it at the website on your screen. calling on california, the reason why president biden is weighing in one ama: cities controversy. ama:the warrior still have work

to do. we just heard major updates. >> how to handle halloween. a new effort underway to make things safe for both kids and adults. >> it's beginning to feel like it is almost halloween. i will let you know how long the cooler than average conditions will last, coming up. a look at what's coming up.

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>> president biden is calling for the resignation of free los angeles councilmembers after they made national headlines over a conversation can't take. outraged protesters disrupted today city council meeting. >> the chance only stop briefly when mike came forward. he chose to address the profanity laced remarks they made about his adopted son who was black. >> my husband and i are both brought and a greedy and heartbroken and sick. these people stopped us and shot us and cut the spirit of los

angeles. >> where has taken a leave of absence and did not attend today's meeting. she resigned as the council president. she has refused to step down entirely. the two other councilmembers involved have also apologized but refused to resign. both attended today's council meeting. >> new developments. some temple city leaders are apologizing for celebrating columbus day. yesterday city officials lit candles and red white and blue light. a message was posted on the city facebook page encouraging residents to check out the tower. several local residents responded with local breast -- residents. today sergio lopez issued an apology saying the water tower is meant to be a symbol of unity. we should recognize that yesterday was indigenous peoples' day and celebrate the

beauty of their culture and not the actions of someone who committed genocide against them. yes somebody hotel will be closing. the closure will last two months from january 2 to march 2, next year. a guest reservation are not being accepted at that time. the project will include reinforcing the support walls and installing structural bracing. it will included renovation of the hotel's kitchen. it will be three months. you may notice a new public service announcement starting today. designed to increase road safety. >> this is video of close calls

until he hit-and-run investigations all in the past we weeks in the bay area. this week the san jose police department said is investigating its 52nd deadly traffic crash of 2022. >> medical experts are recommending children a and older be screened for anxiety. they published a guideline in the journal today. according to the cdc nearly 6 million children were diagnosed with anxiety between 2016 and 2019. the task for said screening should help primary care doctors identify conditions early on, even if children are not showing symptoms. >> halloween is just a few weeks away and folks in this table header gearing up for one of their busiest times of the year. tim johns explains this year's celebration will be a bit different for those in the past. >> it's that time of year again. halloween is back in the castro. >> we all know gay people love to dress up. >> for the first time the 2022

celebration will be different than years past. on the sunday before halloween, the castro station is holding a halloween event to complement the neighborhood's normal festivities. it will include everything from costume parties to recruiting two photo opportunities for kids. >> you can have halloween without it. >> he says it's important for the neighborhood to put on a fun and safe event for everyone, especially given that holidays asked in the area. >> in years past, it's been filled with hundreds and thousands of people. that cause problems. some problems included incidents of stabbing, shooting, and violence. >> when the event outgrows the venue you're going to run into problems. >> the new event will be a way to support local businesses.

the custer was one of san francisco's hardest hit neighborhoods during the pandemic. >> it's nice to have something that brings people together from the neighborhood who don't want to spend the night in a bar. we want to celebrate a different way. >> must people return to the castro. he's hoping this year event will become a new tradition. >> we mostly come to people watch. we think it will be a great event. >> we just finished putting together a grand guide halloween event around the bay area. you can find the best of what's happening at abc7news.com. we have to figure out what costumes we got. >> it's already feeling like halloween. >> it's lovely. >> you have to come up with something clever for those costumes. especially when you have weather like this. if it continues, towards the end

of the month. i want to show you a live picture from our camera. you can see that it is a foggy view of san francisco. the pyramid barely visible. this is what you will face tomorrow morning. gray skies to start the day on live doppler 7. you can see the marine layer right there. it's not just of the coastline. we have visibility that is dropping. center is that is seven miles, as well. san jose reporting eight mile visibility. the low clouds and fog made a good push around the coastal areas tomorrow morning, you will see another round of drizzle. that marine layer is 18 feet. tomorrow afternoon, never quite clear. watch out if you are committing. area of dense fog. use your low beams. leave extra distance and take it easy on the roadway. here's a look at your commute planner for tomorrow morning.

slippery roadways. murky skies. walking it's going to be a cool start. bundle up before you get going. if these and 60's. as you check out what's happening, we have this high pressure system preventing any storms from getting in here. the area of low pressure continues to spin. it brought showers and thunder to southern california. that is where all the moisture is going to stay. the area of high pressure just prevents anything from getting care. but this computer model wants to bring something in, maybe around the third week of october. you will notice from the 19th to the 21st. we will see what happens. it is a very murky view. another foggy morning ahead. mild and sunny inland. temperatures will be well below average for the weekend.

great weather tonight. tomorrow morning watch out for that drizzle and fog. tomorrow afternoon cloudy skies and breezy low 60's. areas will drop out of the 90's. tomorrow, mid-80's. mild and sunny. saturday, temperatures in the 60's and 70's. on sunday, same thing. here's a look at the forecast. the morning, gray and drizzle giving way to basically, a cool to mild afternoon. that continues until friday when we warm it back up. let's just say the week and will feel like november. when you get 70's and 60's. it will be a nice change of pace. >>

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>> angelo lends barry whose career spent almost seven decades has died. the statement from her family says the 96 road died in her sleep overnight. she is best known for playing mystery novelist and the tv show murder she wrote. she also played the role of misses pots and disney's, beauty and the beast. she won five tony awards as well as an honorary oscar in 2013. her 97th birthday would have been sunday. >> we adored angela lansbury. she was great.

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