>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news.me today. kumasi: a surge in rsv cases in kids. the impact on local hospitals. reggie: a message about reducing gun violence. kumasi: facing another fine. how much p&g maybe expected to pay for causing a deadly wildfire two years ago. reggie: wednesday, october 26. kumasi: let's start with a check on the forecast. drew: the coldest start to the day in five months. it is a brisk start to the day. cooler across-the-board by 13 degrees. nine degrees cooler in nevada then we had yesterday 10 degrees cooler in oakland so we are checking in with widespread 40 degree readings this morning 46

in oakland. 47 henan san jose. last hour, san francisco was at 49. 50 int akheinter are slow warme morning goes on. we are totally fog free, clear skies above. n ts a lth arhe 's a's by noo btaking a closer look at those ties and that we can forecast coming up. kumasi: some parts of the bay area could experience more aftershocks after yesterday's magnitude 5.1 earthquake. no damages or serious injuries reported but this is one of the most looked at things at abc7news.com. lena howland joining us with more on this.

lena, we are life right now at that walnut creek park station where after an earthquake all chains except already in the to of messed up for at least five minutes. just to make sure it isn't followed by an even larger quake. take a look at this from swinging artwork inside of a classroom to swing lamps. here is some of the video shared with abc 7 news capturing the moments and reactions to the 5.1 quake that rocked the region yesterday morning. miles from the epicenter surveillance footage shared showing this families wind chimes shaking with the quake. also surviving this strong earthquake and its several aftershocks. >> you had the 5.1 with an immediate 3.5 after it and we felt that here. it was like an earthquake and then an earthquake. >> this is an active fault.

this is one we need to worry about. lena: tuesday still happens in the same spot as the morgan hill 6.2 magnitude quake that happened in 1984 it is the largest on the fault. since 2007 shake is centered in alum rock experts believe aftershocks as strong as a 4.0 magnitude quake could still be possible over the next 24 hours. life in will not creek, lena howland abc 7 news. reggie: we looked back and there have been for magnitude 5.0 or greater earthquakes in the bay area in the last two years. yesterday was five point one, magnitude 6.0 was in napa in 2014, 2007 5.6 in alum rock and 5.0 in rockville.

if you go further back the 1984 morgan hill 6.2. experts believe northern california is one of the most seismically active areas of the state. the problem ability of a 6.7 striking the area in the next 30 years since the -- sits at 63%. we want to help you prepare. you can go to abc7news.com to learn how to be ready, make a kit, make a plan. kumasi: hospitals across the country are seeing an increase among rsp cases -- rsv cases. some are calling this a triple demic. abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us. gloria: good morning.

pediatric that occupancy is been the highest in two years with 75% of estimated 40,000 beds filled according to the u.s. department of health and human services. that is a 4% increase from just last week. derek smith two-year-old daughter got rsv and now the whole family is sick. they are facing a surge at ucsf children's hospital in oakland. pediatricians tell us what's different now as older children are getting rsv and testing positive for more than one virus. >> we are earlier than usual and having a situation where our beds are so i came in this morning, i am one of the main inpatient teams. our respiratory unit is full and there were 5-7 kids in the emergency with the respiratory illnesses. sort of a will, of respiratory viruses that are calling on it -- causing illness in kids. gloria: g5.

tricks pulmonary medicine in stanford believes that covid played a distinctive role in the surge of rsv cases due to isolation. many older children are getting it for the first time and are more severely affected. parents, signs include wheezing, cough, runny nose, fever, forbear -- babies and young children the early phases seem like a cold and in older children it can turn into a severe respiratory disease. reggie: part of building a better bay area is focusing on quality of life impacting your neighborhood. violence is a major issue for people living in oakland right now. focused on bringing crime rate down. is it working? the city has seen 105 murder so far this year and is on track to have the deadliest year in a decade. police chief says all hands on deck strategy over the past month is working. last week, there were no lives

lost. in the past month, the homicide rate has dropped significantly. partnerships with the eight tf -- atf and fbi help get guns off the streets. >> driving by, people can safe -- feel safe in our city. we believe the number of guns recovered definitely has made an impact. reggie: oakland police announced they received a $1.8 million federal grant to hire 15 officers over the next few years. kumasi: a fire damaged a condo building in sunnyvale overnight. firefighters were called after 2:00 a.m. no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. pg&e is facing another fine for its environment in a wildfire.

it burned parts of shasta county. four people died in that fire. pg&e has 30 days to pay the penalty or request a hearing. reggie: homeowners hit with the fine for using too much water during the drought. a resident used more than 9100 map -- gallons of water per day. the average home uses around 200. other top water wasters are former chevron executive and a safeway ceo. y.e limit is 160 u, e drew: 5:08 a.m. we have clear skies out there. it is a chilly morning. widespread 40's out there. one of the coldest mornings in the last five months. take the winter jacket with the you will need this morning and we will find fog free conditions

disability right now, we are doing really well. reduced a little bit along the coast but seven miles is good for this time in the morning sometimes there is dense fog in that area. here is live doppler 7 what we are tracking, we are looking at one cold front that moved through. we are seeing a second cold front about to move through. it's going to reinforce colder than average temperatures later this afternoon and will kick up our winds later today. the coast will feel the winds strongest first. 30 miles per hour along the coast and later on this afternoon we will see the winds again 10-30 miles per hour as the cold front moves through. after a brisk start this morning, you will see a lot of sunshine. 66 in the city. 72 san rosa,se. numbers are below average for this time of year. sunshine continues tomorrow. we will add clouds to the sky on

friday and not temperatures back down to the 60's and low 70's. the weekend features low temperatures. i will show you those numbers coming up in just a few minutes. jobina: i am loving the turtleneck. we are giving fall today. here is the look at oakland showing you 880 at the coliseum camera headlights traveling south on for you know advisories coming in. no blocking issues to report as we show you this picture of emeryville showing you 80. headlights going westbound. southbound on 680 14 minutes, not bad at all. when he two minutes and this has been our usual situation around this time of morning the part of for the earthquake retrofit. it's that they are doing it because look what happened yesterday. 20 minute delay in both

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tithe election a mosce.jo jn republican tv personality dr. all spaced off in plenty of divisive issues. they clashed on more than a dozen issues from inflation and abortion coming to biggest topics of the night. fetterman's lead is shrinking with dr. oz now three points behind. the senate seat is critical because it could determine which party controls the senate. >> i believe we are the land of opportunity. we can balance a budget without recklessly spending. >> my campaign is about fighting

for anyone in pennsylvania that ever got knocked down that had to get back up again. >> fetterman's health was also discussed. the debate questions were closed-captioned on the screen to help him. early voting is playing a big role in this election in georgia of a almost 2 million people have already voted. that is a huge increase since the last midterm election. kumasi: this morning we are hearing from the family of a san jose state the ballplayer who died in an electric scooter crash. he was 18. and a freshman spartan running back he died last week after colliding with the bus. at a news conference his father could barely hold back tears. >> it be the biggest hug. that i could give him and i

said, son, you know what i'm so proud of you. kumasi: on saturday, during the homecoming game his team will honor him with the ceremony and decals on their helmets. the family started a gofundme to help with funeral expenses. it is linked to the story on abc7news.com. reggie: efforts to revitalize market street. the city is being forced to return $15 million in federal funding after missing a deadline. the money would've been used for a new break gro banned from the downtown portion in 2020 to make the change more permanent. it is years behind schedule. the first phase of work from fifth to 8th street is scheduled to begin in january. happening todayf the golden gate national recreation area. nancy pelosi will join national park service partners and community leaders.

the ggra and balls -- includes places like stinson beach, and even alcatraz island. moorpark anniversary events will happen early next year. kumasi: today is the 75th anniversary of saving the san francisco cars. at 11:00 this warning there will be remarks at the powell and market street cable car turnaround from transit and community officials including the mayor. to show off newly restored restorative minibuses from 1947. this was originally supposed to replace the cable cars before activism and a ballot measure saved them. the cable cars the first historic monument that moves and carries us interest. we know nobody really likes to sit in the middle seat on the plane. reggie: but what if you got a price for it? a weekly price being offered worth about $145,000.

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luck. is going to happen. outside this morning it is a brisk morning. 30's and 40's with good visibility this is one of the coldest starts for a lot of us since last may. it's address with with the winter jacket this morning you will feel the cold temperatures is you step out the door it is bright and breezy this afternoon. lots of sunshine. the weekend and halloween we are trending drier rain chances are evaporating from the forecast. looks like the next seven days. right now 39 in napa, 41 nevada, 40 three half moon bay, look at how it is palo alto. clear skies allowing us to stay pretty chilly this morning. here is future weather showing we are in the 50's by 9:00 a.m's to pick up. sunshine out in full force.

we will be in the 60's and low 70' today 66 in the city today. 71 concorde overnight tonight we do expect another chilly night. pockets of 30's in the north. a lot of 40's on the board as we get into thursday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. chilly start today but it is a bright afternoon. a little bump in our temperatures. we cool off on friday. we will have clouds over the weekends but again we are dry so just trick-or-treating on monday and then cloutier and cooler on tuesday. kumasi: the seven things to know this morning. reggie: the plan to rebuild forests across the country. kumasi: elton john live in your living room.

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the respiratory unit at u.s. ucsf children's hospital was at capacity yesterday. the searching -- surge in cases is earlier than usual. kumasi: the faa wants to use the avian industry into the 5g area. it's asking to keep smaller companies to not activate service near the airport until airlines can upgrade their plans. concerns 5g could impact critical equipment during landing verizon and at&t agree to limit service airport earlier this year. reggie: tonight's powerball jackpot is sitting at $700 million. that is the biggest prize it so far this year. the next ring is at 8:00 p.m. drew: widespread 40's if not 30's this morning soak crept the heavier check it it is a bright afternoon. it is breezier this afternoon. jojo --

jobina: everywhere else around the bay area. kumasi: rent might be a little bit cheaper next week san francisco dropped to third for most expensive in the country. reggie: a boy wants to be the youngest person to climb el c apitan. >> meet the eight-year-old climber as sending one of the most challenging summits in the world. >> it's an epic adventure with my dad. >> sam and his dad speaking to gma from their campsite 1000 feet up after completing day one of their vertical climb. the colorado springs father and son say they trained for a year and a half to scale the 3000 foot high rock formation. >> way to go. >> that is two and a half times the size of the empire state

building. carry water and sleeping gear with them. >> you have to have all of your tent, sleeping bag, pretty much everything for a camping trip. we still have a long way to go. >> i will have more on this potentially record-setting climb coming up at 7:00 a.m. i'm andrew dymburt, abc news new york. reggie: i still can't believe they are doing this. kumasi: i can't either. reggie: an ambitious plan to combat the deforestation crisis and you can help. the goal is to plant more than a billion new trees across the country over the next decade. an increase in wildfires have left about 5 million acres of land in need of trees. federal legislation called the replant act and provided funds and resources. you can help as well by planting trees in your own yard or somewhere in your community. kumasi: if you look missed elton john's show earlier this month there is good news for you his

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 5:30 and alleged attack on the mayor of antioch. how he is responding to the incident. kumasi: but area rocks by a 5.1

magnitude earthquake. the shake alert app looking to be pretty effective. reggie: why the city by the bay has been named one of the top travel destinations. kumasi: it is wednesday, october 26. reggie: we are going to turn to drew. drew: it is certainly a cold start for a lot of us. this is the coldest morning since last are in the 30's in n2 santa rosa, briefly this morning we had 49 in the city. 41 palo alto, take the heavier jacket with you this morning you will need it as we are slow to warm as the morning goes on. 24 hour temperature change, you can see we are a lot cooler this morning than this time yesterday. clear skies out there, it's a lovely picture out there. we are totally fog free this morning so we will see a lot of sunshine once the sun is up shortly before 7:30. it is a chilly start to our day.

warming through the upper 50's and low 60's by lunchtime. lots of sunshine, it's a bright day. breezy later on this afternoon. went to gusting over 15 miles per hour and at temperatures below average for this time of year. we will take a closer look coming up in about eight minutes. kumasi: this morning antioch police are investigating after mayor lamar thorpe said he was punched in the chest. it happened yesterday during a lunch he attended. >> you need to note the record what happened. >> stopped. up and this is the last time i tell you. >> numerous individuals thrown out of the council meeting tuesday night. as tensions continue to flare and the community -- in the community over various issu havt now. you are instigating. >> these moments came after the city's mayor reported being attacked by someone at a public event early tuesday. >> this gentleman hit me like

that with some type of comp -- altercation it was disappointing. i was blown away and his behavior. >> antioch city councilmember described what she witnessed saying it was a physical attack on the mayor. >> it just happened instantly. he raised up his hand and just shoved the mayor really hard, like, under his neck. and then before we could react to the other lady who was there, the gentleman raised his hand again and the mayor kind of grabbed his wrists. i was, like wow. he really just attacked the mayor. >> police say the incident is under investigation and no arrests have been made extra security was on hand at this meeting. the tension at this city council meeting centers around ongoing investigations and the possible

misconduct within the police department and possible sexual harassment by mayor thorpe. claims that the mayor denies. he said there are racial undertones here is police reforms and other measures are taking place within the city. >> individuals are upset about the progress we are making an they are disgusted with the fact that we keep in franchising people's voices. >> some of it is fair and some of it is absolutely undertones of racism. >> we were unable to speak with the man accused of attacking the mayor and at this point the lease have said -- have not said if they made contact with him. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. reggie: today we may feel more shaking after that earthquake. several smaller aftershocks yesterday afternoon now it has many of us preparing for an even bigger quake area lena howland is life in walnut creek. what can you tell us about that?

lena: yesterday we watched as all trains except for those in the train to came to a complete stop for five minutes immediately following the earthquake just to make sure it wasn't followed by an even larger quake. trains were then forced to slow down by about 15 minutes while crews could do visual inspections. take a look at this video from swinging artwork to swing like fixtures. i want to show you some of the videos capturing moments and reactions to the quake that rocked the region yesterday morning. the earthquake took place on the calaveras fault. we asked a seismologist how it differs from the more well-known san andreas fault. >> the calaveras moves slowly. it moves less often, releases less energy. but it seems to have the smaller

quakes more often. it also creaks which means it does move a little bit at the surface without an earthquake. lena: dr. jones says the calaveras and hayward alts are both part of the san andreas fault system the calaveras is capable of a magnitude seven earthquake. experts say you can't predict when these earthquakes happen you just have to be ready when they do. as we were talking about this last week during the break california shake out the top three things you need to do if you do feel an earthquake are to drop, cover, and hold on. life in walnut creek lena howland abc 7 news. kumasi: countless people benefited from date my shake cap. it was crated to warn people before an earthquake hits. it worked in yesterday's earthquake. a full circle moment happened for professor richard allen. his students were taking an exam

at the uc berkeley lab when they got the quick alert. >> we were in the middle of the exam and all of our phones went off. everybody has the my shake app downloaded so they get the early warnings. kumasi: students were alerted about two seconds before the shaking happened. warnings are set through emergency services system experts say we need to be ready for a much larger earthquake. reggie: areas help to get your home ready for the next big quake. homeowners in more than 500 high-risk sickos are eligible for grant money to rich a fit through the states brace plus bolt program. more cities were added to the list. grants of up to $3000 are available if you want to see if you qualify just enter your zip code on the website, earthquake brace bolt.com. registration is now 2

kumasi: abc 7 originals documentary that earthquake effect reveals intentionally dangerous area resident faces shouldn't earthquake like 1989 happened today. the earthquake effect can be streamed on the app and you can find it on abc7news.com. reggie: a judge denied a request to restrict what prosecutors and police can say publicly about accused serial killer wesley brownlee. raleigh was in court for yesterday's ruling. he is the man charged in three of six homicides believes they are connected. five of those happened in stockton, the others it in oakland. his attorneys asked for a gag order they say prosecutors and police it made presidential -- prejudicial comments. kumasi: a new mystery involving potential serial killings is unfolding in iowa this morning.

a woman claims her father may have killed as many as 70 people. this woman also claims to have helped her dad get rid of bodies. jobina: it is a stunning story this morning. the fbi searching for the potential victims that may have been killed over 30 years ago. or over a 30 year period i should say. a woman who is now 53 came forward claiming her dad females and transients from the omaha, nebraska area. he then killed them and says as a child she helped him dump the bodies at the bottom of a well. cadaver dogs were sent out to the farmland that the family used to own. >> did bring a couple of cadaver dogs, the cap denver dogs looked in their -- cadaver dogs looked in there. they did indicate in the area. not going to say if it was right over the well or if they did indicate in the area. jobina: he died in 2013.

the older sister of the woman making the allegation saying the woman is not true. authorities are meeting to discuss how to look for possible victims. reggie: if you are in the market for a home but have been waiting for the cost to go down, you may be able to start looking again home prices are falling faster in san francisco than anywhere any the country according to new data. housing prices are down 4.3% since july. there are a lot of reasons behind the drop. >> we have seen interest rates going up very quickly. faster than they have gone up since 1980's the federal reserve has been pushing short-term rates and mortgage rates have responded as well. reggie: despite being off their peak real estate prices are still hovering near all-time highs so keep that in mind. prices will continue to fall for the immediate future but again, interest rates. kumasi: at the same time rental prices are dropping in san francisco. the third highest in the country

now soaked new york is top of list and boston comes in second at 3006 hundred dollars. san francisco is done about 5% from last month. $3200. san jose is the fourth expensive city to rent a one-bedroom apartment at $2600. payroll problems launching today to help teachers. reggie: picking perfectly ripe fruit. the device that can tell you when your avocados are ready-to-eat. the first, drew. drew: you need that 22nd window. clear skies. look at napa. it is a similar story across starts since last may.

47 in n are looking at anothert coming through. it is going to move through today and just reinforces the cooler than average temperatures this afternoon and it will kick up our wind once again. the wind increased first along the coast this morning and later on this afternoon we will see the winds gusting 10-30 miles per hour. right skies later with the brisk start to our day. 66 in the city, 72 santa rosa and napa, 72 napa and up to 76 in san mateo. lots of sentient over the next couple of days. a little bit warmer tomorrow. additional cloud cover on friday and we will bring temperatures back down to below average numbers. we will preview weekend weather

coming up. jobina: walnut creek showing off 680, clear conditions. life picture of the richland bridge headlights are traveling west on 580 no problems to report there. drivetime tracy to douglas 57 minutes for that right heading out to concorde, not to bed 23 minutes. light of what happened yesterday we are really glad that bart is doing this earthquake retrofit work. it has been a problem for a lot of people to take the earlier trains. you're still going to face a 20 minute delay in both directions

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kumasi: five people are safe this morning after they got trapped 21 stories underground

at grand canyon. the group was on tour when the elevator stopped working. one man right in the group had to climb the emergency staircase to go get help. >> we had water to begin with and they brought us down food. they finally decided that besides myself, my wife, the toddlers and the baby, there is no way in the world hooper going to be able to make it up. kumasi: oh, goodness. so the rest of the group ended up staying the night in a hotel suite located in the cavern while the crews worked to fix the elevator. that didn't work so they had to use police to hoist the group up through the elevator shaft. this is my nightmare. starting today san francisco unified teachers will have access to a call center to answer questions about paycheck issues.

a group of staff members started in a costume, they are protests -- they were protesting yesterday. teachers and other staff members had a late or missing paychecks. the district blamed it on technical issues with the new payroll system. one new teacher said she started her job two months ago and claims she never received a paycheck so she quit last week. >> being asked if i wanted a loan check and being asked if i -- how badly i needed the money and on top of that being told you made your choice not taken the loan checks. reggie: whoa. a firm was hired last month to help out. the cost, nearly $3 million. kumasi: have you gotten your latest covid booster shot? there is declining interest even among older adults. the cdc is reporting about 72% of those eligible not kept

up-to-date. less than half of eligible people got the second booster shot. less than 10% of the population ages five and up have gotten the latest booster. san francisco raised hooper and doordash wilson deliver the antiviral medication paxlovid for free. taken in the first few days of symptoms it reduces risk of hospitalization and death. to get the delivery you need to fill out a prescription at walgreens and it launches in the coming weeks. reggie:lyft is launching its pink subscription plan. they cost $10 a month. that is about half the price tag from last year. it says it will save writers --riders money per ride. it also includes roadside assistance for your own car up to four times every year.

lyft says drivers will still be paid the same. kumasi: nasa announced a team that will study mysterious and identified aerial phenomenon. formerly known as ufos and it includes a scientist from the bay area. ana maria is a research affiliate with the study institute her focus is astrobiology which is the study of the universe. there are a total of 16 members on the team. they started working together on monday. the project will look at classified data and scientifically analyze unexplained observations in the sky. new this morning, more bragging rights for san francisco. national geographic added the city to the best of the world list. it is one of the 25 must see trouble destinations on the list for 2023. san francisco is in the family category. trinidad and tobago, columbia, and chester, and switzerland are

also in the same category. you can see the full list on our website abc7news.com or you can watch more about best of the world right after abc seven mornings and disney is a parent company of national geographic and abc 7. if you have trouble finding the avocados while you are shopping there may be a device that can help you out. reggie: it is called the ripe finder. you put the avocado on top of the scanner than the tech shines a beam into it and a sensor measures how much light is reflected which can indicate when it is ready-to-eat. right now the tech is only available for avocados but the company plans to expand it to things like limes, mangoes, and mandarins. this is just a picture of someone holding avocado. kumasi: it has to be.

you can just put it up there. reggie: it's not that impressive looking. it's like, even if it's not necessary for the product give us some more. drew: i want to hear noises that don't mean anything. reggie: like a little light. drew: three second countdown? how do you do it now? kumasi: i don't. and then they go bad. they're good and then the bad. reggie: robot. r drew:obo-cado. drew: i just squeeze limes. am i the only one that squeezes my produce? kumasi: mangoes of stress me out. i like a nice ripe mango and i

hate when i buy it and it's too hard. reggie: can you get it from the smell? kumasi: i'm like it's a soft but then it's too soft. juricova -- new loan drew: folks are wondering when we change our clocks. not this weekend but the following weekend. in 11 days is when the clouds go back thanksgiving believe it or not 29 days. it is a chilly morning out there bright and breezy we are trending drier for the weekend and halloween. nlolt. take the winr you youl he cooleair outthere rsth's morninwenly the 60's and by

about two, 3:00 p.m. we are below average in the 60's and 70's. 66 in the city we are expecting a lot of sunshine today. the same in concorde. overnight tonight and another chilly night clear skies, light wind, widespread 40's. some 30's on the board as well. chilly morning bright skies couple of days. the king at the weekend, we will at some clouds to the sky but people take away the rain chance. it looks dry even through halloween. additional cloud coverage on tuesday. reggie: the new option amazon is rolling on out. kumasi: this is what you want for the avocado. students learn their phone for learning. reggie: unwrapping a holiday special. guardians of the galaxy adding an actor that will have

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i didn't know could measure this stuff. how it worked and how it is applicable to real life. reggie: teachers across the country have already downloaded the course material from the lawrence livermore lab website. really cool. kumasi: a holiday tree from movie lovers. reggie: the guardians of the galaxy movie is about to be footloose. >> we are looking for kevin bacon. >> we are looking for the legendary kevin bacon. >> i just said that. reggie: that's right, the kevin bacon is pointing the cast and he plays himself. the trailer shows the guardians going to earth to find bacon thinking it will make the perfect gift for prep character --pratt's character star lord. it's a cute idea.

juricova i have never seen it. reggie: it's about a town where you can dance. drew: all he wants to do is dance but the town while let him. reggie: it sounds like we are making this up. drew: that is the actual plot. it wasn't bad at first. we have clear skies, perfect if you are flying anywhere. it is a chilly start this morning for a lot of us we are seeing widespread 40's look at santa clara right now at 39 degrees. 42 kandel, 42 morgan hill, take the winter jacket with you this morning. widespread 40's on the board for most of us right now. wind will pick up later today we will find those winds strongest first along the coast and they will pick up area white later this afternoon. gusting around 10-30 miles per hour things to a cold front that will be moving through later on

today. we are seeing a lot of sunshine today. a brisk start, a bright afternoon we see temperatures in the 50's and low 60's by lunchtime. we are below average for this time of year. kumasi: no at 6:00 the tiktok trend police believe may be to blame for a deadly crash. reggie: a company will not hire people from the bay area. your coke bottles and cans is going to look different soon. reggie: another hour of news is straight ahead.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: now at 6:00, one of the largest earthquakes to hit the bay area in years rattles the region and we could see more aftershocks today. an expert explains everything we need to know. reggie: one local hospital reporting full beds with children having respiratory issues. kumasi: and then a woman trapped in her own home because of giant tumbleweeds. reggie: that's when i move. this is the universe telling i'e patio. reggie: until a tumbleweed ataxia. jobina: those tumbleweeds get big.

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