>> 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. reggie: but i like this. the tumbleweeds that we have now? they literally move. move. good morning, it's wednesday, october 26. kumasi: we are starting off with the f, drew in a turtleneck. looking good. looking fall. drew: i woke up this morning and i just decided to break it out. fresh kicks. come on. let's show you what's going on outside. dressed for the weather, come on, come on. come on, autumn. [laughter] reggie: autumnal. drew: come on, autumnal. [laughter] kumasi: pre-halloween vibes. drew: that's in five days. get it out, guys. for a moment this morning, san francisco dipped to 49 degrees. the coolest start we have had in five months.

we were in the 30's and the north bay a chilly start to the day. take the winter jacket with you stepping out the door this morning. most cities were cooler by double digits by this time yesterday. clear skies out there this morning. here's a live look. breezy conditions later today. a chilly start at 7:30 this morning. breeze picking up, britrew athosewi wind later on coming n ab some partsf the bay eaould experience aftershocks today after yesterday's 5.1 magnitude earth take. no serious damage reported but this is one of the most look at things on our website this morning. lena howland joins us with more from walnut creek. lena: just like we saw

yesterday, all bark trains except for those already in the transbay tube must stop or at least i've minutes just to make sure that it isn't being followed by an even larger earthquake. take a look at this video. swinging our can a classroom, swaying like fixtures and lamps, here's a look at some of the videos shared with us capturing the moments and reactions to the quake that rocked the region yesterday morning. miles from the epicenter, robert b&b shared for surveillance footage showing the decorative windchimes shaking. items surviving this strong earthquake and its several aftershocks. >> you had a 5.1 with an immediate 3.5 after it and we felt it. it was like an earthquake and then an earthquake. >> this is an active fault that could rupture a larger earthquake and it is one we need to worry about.

lena: ross stein of usgs says that it was in the same area as the quake from 1984, the largest on the fault since the 2007 shake centered in allen rock. experts believe that aftershocks as strong as 4.0 are still possible on the calaveras far -- fault for the next 24 hours. live in walnut creek, lena howland. reggie: the last time we had a earthquake the strong, looking back, there have been four magnitude 5.0 or eight or earth eggs in the past 30 years. again yesterday was 5.1. 6.0 was centered in napa in 2014. 5.6 in allen rock. 5.0 in young bill. and of course going farther back , the 1984 morgan hill 6.2 in 1989. kumasi: experts believe northern

california is one of the most seismically active areas of the state and the probability of a magnitude 6.7 striking in the next early years is 63% so we want to do our best to help you prepare for that, head to abc news.com and learn simple steps to get ready, making a kit, getting a plan, being informed. reggie: hospitals across the country seeing an increase in rsv across the country. looks like the camera is having an earthquake. sorry. it's just the wind. some calling this a triple to make. in the bay area one hospital reached capacity already this week. gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with what doctors are saying. gloria: ucf benioff telling us they were full yesterday. naturally pediatric bed occupancy is the highest it has been in two years, 75% of the 40,000 beds filled her. according to the department of

health and hurt -- human services that's a 4% increase up from last week. derek smith's two-year-old daughter got rsv and now the whole family is sick. they are facing a surge at the children's hospital in oakland. it's a common respiratory illness among babies, seen mostly in the winter months. they say they have been seeing cases as early as october of this year. >> it's earlier than usual in having a situation where the beds are full. i came in this morning, i'm on a main inpatient team. a lot of these have respiratory illnesses, immuno virus, sort of a potpourri if you will of respiratory viruses causing an illness in kids. rsv is a main player, though.

they believe that covid played a distinctive role gloria: -- they believe that -- gloria: they believe that covid played a distinctive role, with more severe affecting because of years of isolation. wheezing, cough, runny nose, fever, babies and young children, the early phase is often a mild cold but in some children it can turn into a severe respiratory disease. kumasi: less than two weeks until election day in the most highly anticipated debate of the election season just place in pennsylvania. this is a critical race for control of the senate. jobina: john fetterman and dr. oz faced off on divisive issues last night, candidates clashing on a dozen issues with inflation at abortion becoming the biggest topics of the night. the latest poll shows fetterman's lead shrinking with dr. oz just behind by about

three points. the pennsylvania senate seat is critical, it could determine which party controls the senate. >> i believe we are the land of opportunity and plenty, we can allen some budget without reckless spending. >> i'm all about fighting for anyone who ever got knocked down, who had to get up again. >> -- jobina: fetterman's health was also discussed. debate questions were closed-captioned on screens to help him. over -- early voting playing a big role this year. 2 million people have voted already, a huge increase since the last midterm election. reggie: you this morning, a fire damaged a building on calfire way -- bellowa no injurie of the fire is under investigation. kumasi: still to viral tiktok challenge may have led to a deadly car crash. what police are saying this morning.

reggie: dramatic video showing the moment a drunk driver crashed into multiple cars. drew: going outside, a live look at sso showing us clear skies, waiting for another cold front this afternoon. live doppler 7 moving through this afternoon, picking up the wind once again later on today with wind gusting 10 to 30 miles per hour. we will take a last week i stepped in a bear trap.

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drew: cold start of the morning, 49 right now. napa, 41. mill valley, 42 degrees. grab the winter jacket with you. areawide most of us are waking up to temperatures in the 40's first thing on wednesday.

clear skies out there, future temperature showing you by 11:00 a.m. a ton of sunshine. numbers are slowly warming. only low 60's at that hour. later this afternoon below average temperatures in the 60's and low 70's. lots of sunshine after the brisk start this morning. 66 in the city. 69 in san jose. 72 at santa rosa. half moon bay, 61 degrees. we will preview the all important forecast, coming up, but let's check in on the traffic with jobina. jobina: a slowdown on the map there, southbound 680 before 242 where the speed has dropped to about 29 miles per hour in the area. the bay bridge toll plaza is really filling in. it looks like now we are trending back to that 530 time, sliding back to a little after 6:00 and it looks like we are there to stay, it's crowded. sanibel, a live look there as

well, wrapping up with drive times around dublin, the highway for commute is slowing even more, 36 minutes on time to san francisco. kumasi: still to come, the new amazon payment option that may make things easier for you to hof giant tumbleweedsheading to break, i'e look outside at 6:13 at san francisco this morning. francisco this morning. there's nothing like volunteering at the fire department. there's nothing like hitting the waves. but with my moderate-to-severe eczema it hasn't always been easy,... ...since my skin was so irritated and itchy... ...and even worse with all my gear on. now, i'm staying ahead of my eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the insie to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so adults can have

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jobina: new video showing the moment and allege a drunk driver crashed in wisconsin over the weekend. missing a turn, smashing into a parked car, flying through the air. police say everyone involved

avoided life-threatening injuries and they also say the drivers blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. this morning we are hearing from the family of a san jose football player who died in an electric scooter crash. 18, a freshman spartan running back, dying last week after colliding with a bus. at a news conference his father could barely hold back tears, remembering the last time he saw his son. >> gave him the biggest hug. i could give him. [sobbing] i said son, you know what? i'm so proud, so proud of you. kumasi: the family has started a gofundme to help with funeral expenses. we have a link to it as a part of this story on abc7news.com. reggie: part of building a

better bay area is focusing on quality-of-life issues in neighborhoods. violence is a major issue for the people of oakland right now and police have focused on bringing the crime rate down. is it effective? the city has seen 105 murders so far this year and is on track to have the deadliest year in a decade. they said that they're all hands on deck strategy of the past month is working. last week there were no lives lost. in the past month the homicide rate has dropped significantly and new partnerships with the fbi and atf have helped to get more than 80 guns off the streets. >> we keep doing our best so that people can feel safe in the city. we believe that with the number of guns we have recovered in this operation it has definitely made an impact. reggie: oakland police receiving a federal grant that will go towards hiring 15 officers over the next few years. hundreds of owners or's --

hundreds of homeowners hit with fines for using too much water during the drought. one alamo resident used 9100 gallons per day. keep in mind the average gallon uses 200 gallons. records show other top water wasters are a former chevron executive in danville and former safeway executive. after 1600 gallons per day per household, fines kick in. the more you use, the more you pay. kumasi: buffalo police say that a crash that killed four teenagers may be linked to a tiktok challenge. sick -- six people were in this stolen kia, four of them died. the 16-year-old driver was treated and released. one is in intensive care. the driver was later cited for stealing the vehicle. they believed they were artists fading in the kia challenge, going viral over the summer with videos of people stealing and hot wiring he has and hahn dies.

-- kias and h reggie: more information about the school shooter in st. louis. in the note he left behind he said hs, family, and authorities believe he may have and suffering from a mental illness. armed with an ar-15 style rifle in 600 rounds of ammo. two people died in the shooting. a teenage student and a 61-year-old teacher. seven others, all teenagers, were hospitalized. the gunman was also killed. kumasi: here's something you don't want to happen in your home. a couple in southern colorado says their entire home was surrounded by tumbleweeds. it happened over the weekend. the wind picked up and blew them in and they said they couldn't even get in or out of the house. >> still can't walk anywhere. what we going to do? how we getting ready with those tumbleweeds? it's horrible. kumasi: the homeowner says

neighbors eventually came to help out and move some of the tumbleweeds so they could get through the driveway. now they are working with their insurance company and city officials to figure out reggie: that they need to do. -- what they need to do. reggie: move. drew: think this is the weirdest thing an insurance company has ever seen? claim for tumbleweeds? sure, yeah. reggie: it's getting dry. drew: have you ever seen one question pretty wi. reggie: h but just drew: going sosml, don't mind m. i didn't live with them. [laughter] drew: just amongst them. reggie: yeah. [laughter] it's giving ramen noodle dried hair. [laughter] reggie: that's why i say move. drew: the humidity is too low, the phrase is high. reggie: the shampoo isn't

hydrating. kumasi: i can see that. drew: let's go outside. [laughter] here's a live look at san jose. clear skies this morning. you are going to feel this cold start to the day. stepping outside it's a chilly morning for some of us. coldest morning in five months. bright and breezy, trending dryer over the weekend and through following. widespread 40's from the castro. marina, sunnyside, 45 degrees. take the winter jacket with you. areawide we are waking up mainly in the 40's. earlier this morning we had 30's on the board in the north bay cold out there, slowly warming is the day goes on. 9 a.m., we are just beginning to enter the low 50's as the sun comes up. lunch time, the breeze picks up, temperatures warming into the

60's but then later on dip bel'. a lot of sunshine out there. 66 in the city. 72 in santa rosa. half moon bay, coming in at 61 degrees. overnight there will be a cold morning once again with clear temperatures in the 40's, heading into thursday here's the accuweather forecast. a brisk start to the day, bright afternoon. sunshine today and over the weekend it's additional cloud cover, taking away rain chances. halloween is looking nice. all treats, no tricks throughout the day. cooler and cloudier coming to you today, guys. kumasi: now we check in with greg over in chicago. reggie: what's on gma this morning? >> good morning, great to be with you early this morning. coming up, the midterms. less than two weeks away and there's a big showdown in pennsylvania, more money is

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: the bay area may need to prepare for aftershocks. the app that could save lives if the bigger one hits. kumasi: serial killer mystery, a woman calls police to say that she helped to bury dozens of bodies for her dad. reggie: house prices dropping in san francisco. what's pulling them down? kumasi: good morning, everybody. reggie: first, we check in with fashion icon drew. drew: pull out the turtleneck, why not. chilly out there. [laughter] 40's and a lot of cities for a lot of us. it's the coldest start since may. we dipped into the 40's briefly in the city, it's chilly this morning.

40 in palo alto. san jose coming in at 40 degrees. you can see the widespread cooldown. double digits towards hayward this morning. clear skies, take the winter jacket with you. it's chilly. the sun comes up before 7:30, slowly warming, it's a nice day. sunshine, temperatures later on are below average, 60's and 70's as this cold front moves through. we will talk more about that in a few minutes. reggie: more shaking is what we might feel after that earthquake yesterday. several small aftershocks hit yesterday afternoon and many of us are now preparing for an even bigger quake. lena howland is live in walnut creek. li na? gloria: yesterday we watched -- lena: yesterday we watched as all bart trains came to a complete stop after the earthquake immediately for an exact five minutes following

that earthquake just to make sure it wasn't followed by an even larger quake. trains were then forced to slow down by 15 minutes while the crew could do some visual inspections. swinging artwork in a classroom, swaying our fixtures and lamps, i want to show you some of these videos capturing the moments and reactions to the quake that rocked the region yesterday morning. the earthquake took place on the fault. we asked lucy jones how it differs from the well-known san andreas fault. >> it moves more slowly and has less of the total motion going on there. it moves less often and releases less energy. but it seems to have these small earthquakes more often. it also creek's -- creeps. meaning and moves a bit on the surface without the earthquake.

kumasi: -- lena: she says that they are part of the san andreas fault system and that it's capable of a magnitude seven earthquake. experts say that you cannot predict when the earthquakes will happen, you have just got to be ready when they do. as we talked about all of last week for the california shakeout , the top three things you should do if you are feeling and earth take our to drop, cover, and hold on. drew: kumasi: thank you, -- kumasi: thank you, lena. countless people benefited from the my shake at. created to warn people before the earthquake hits. it worked yesterday, a full circle moment for professor at linde. his students were taking an exam at the berkeley lab when they got the alert. >> in the middle of the exam, all of our phones went off. everybody has the my shake at downloaded so that they get the early warnings. kumasi: students were alerted

about two seconds before the shaking happened. it's sent through the usgs california emergency services system and we need to be ready for much larger earthquakes. reggie: getting your home ready for the next big quake, homeowners in high-risk zip codes are eligible for grant money to retrofit through the state's earthquake brace old program. more cities were added this year including concord, venetia, and san rafael. grants of $2000 to $3000 are available in to see if you all if i, just enter your zip code on the website. registration is open right now through november 29. reggie: our original -- kumasi: our documentary, "earthquake effect," shows the potential danger we all face.

regg a 16-year-old in critical condition two days after being stabbed at a nevada school, the incident happened on the grounds of linwood elementary just before 7:00 monday evening the 16-year-old suffering multiple stab wounds. a 17-year-old also stabbed. his wounds were minor. a group of what -- young people were seen leaving the school in a car. no word on the suspects. kumasi: this morning antioch police investigating after a man says he was punched in the -- after the mayor was punched in the chest. it was there during a lunch and was attending. >> the gentleman raised his fist , the mayor grabbed it. i was like wow, he really just attacked the mayor. kumasi: no arrests have been made in the incident is under investigation.

there have been high tensions lately between members of the city council and the community, over claims of misconduct with the antioch police and accusations of sexual harassment by the mayor. reggie: dozens rallying against a neighbor who they say is making the air they breathe hazardous. they marched in protest outside the foundry facility near 70 7th avenue. the foundry use to make iron products. neighbors say that it spewed toxic pollution into the air for decades. the foundry issued a statement saying they have ceased all manufacturing operations at the east oakland plant. protesters say the damage is already done. >> i have copd. i have been living right here since i was 16 years old, less than a mile from here. i have grown children that when they played on the playground at acorn woodland just had random nosebleeds. headaches all the time. now i have grandchildren and i don't want them breathing in

this unhealthy air. reggie: abn die foundry says they plan to vacate the opened property by the end of january. kumasi: judges to mind a request on what police can say publicly about the accused serial killer wesley brownlee. the man charged in three of six homicides that police say are connected. five are in stockton, the others were in oakland. the attorney had asked for a gag order in the case saying that prosecutors made prejudicial statements to the media, including that browning was "hunting" for victims before his arrest and are concerned the comments could introduce -- could influence the jury pool. reggie: a woman in iowa claims that her father might have killed as many as 70 people and claims to have helped her father get rid of the bodies when she was a little girl. jobina: the is joining in the

search for these potential victims this morning that they have been killed over 30 years. the woman, now 53, came forward claiming that her father, donald studio, ducted transients and female sex workers from the omaha nebraska area. she says that as a child she helped him dump bodies at the bottom of the well. cadaver dogs were sent to the farm land the family used to live. >> brought a couple of cadaver dogs who looked in there. or you know, looked around the area. they did indicate in the area, not going to say was right over the well, but they did indicate the area. jobina: he died in 2013 in the older sister of the woman making the allegations says the story is not true and authorities are meeting next week to discuss how to look for possible victims. kumasi: new at 6:00, oracle east -- oracle says they will no longer hire people san francisco

to work with them and will instead look at talent from cities with a lower cost-of-living. oracle employees said that they are avoiding candidates from the bay area and seattle, new york, los angeles, and d.c., because those areas have too high a cost-of-living, meaning higher salaries. oracle has 140,000 employees worldwide. the average wage for a tech employee in the bay area is more than $175,000 a year. reggie: in the market for home but waiting for the costs to go down? now might be a good time to look again. home prices are falling faster in san francisco than anywhere else in the country, according to new data. prices are down 4.3% since july. economists say there are a few reasons for that. >> interest rates have been going up quickly, faster than since the 1980's. the federal reserve pushing up

short-term rates and mortgage rates have responded as well. reggie: despite being off-peak, real estate prices are still hovering around the all-time high. some experts say that local prices like in the rest of the country will continue to fall for the immediate future. kumasi: at the same time, rental prices are dropping, third-highest now in the country. new york is at the top of the list with more than $3800 for a one-bedroom apartment. boston is second, $3600. san francisco, down 5% from last month, now it's 3200 dollars a month. san jose is the fourth most expensive city to rent but significantly lower, 20 $600 for a one bedroom apartment. reggie: still to come, how much money do americans think they need to safely retire? kumasi: on the big board stock exchange, we are up by 70 points. more on the markets, next. reggie: and the latest example

in a long string of examples why hanging around a wild animal isn't always the best idea. don't forget, you can watch us for a whole extra hour now. we are live every weekday 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on the streaming app, you can download it now for your phone, tablet, apple tv, amazon fire or android tv. drew: 6:41 and we take you to the tam cam. clear skies this morning with the first hint of the sun coming up. it's a cold start to the day. 39, 40 one right now. petaluma, 42. mill valley, napa, checking in at 49 degrees areawide. 40's on the board towards san jose. palo alto, 49. for many of us it's the coldest start since the month of may. clear skies allowing us to cool off this morning. taking a look at live doppler 7,

one cold front moved through yesterday and it's in southern california now and we have another knocking on our door. high clouds coming across this morning, picking up the wind. a breezy afternoon is on the way. brisk start, bright looking afternoon. 66 in san francisco, same in san jose. 72 in concord. 71 is the high and antioch. weekend forecast coming up in nine minutes. let's check with jobina and traffic. jobina: we have to get into a couple of issues right now, following a crash involving a motorcyclist unfortunately down in the roadway right now. we hope they are ok on westbound 80 near hilltop drive. not too far away on westbound for, a stall is slowing things down. speed is averaging six miles per hour. upper deck of the bay bridge, a

crash between a semi and one other car. slowing you down there, you can see how crowded the toll plaza is. live look at the richmond bridge, the commute has picked up. it will take

reggie: starting today, san francisco unified teachers will have ants -- will have access to a call center as they protested problems yesterday where for months teachers and staff members had delayed or missing paychecks. the district is blaming it on technical issues. one teacher said she started the job two months ago but claims

she never got a paycheck and she quit last week. >> asked if i wanted a loan check and then ask how badly if i needed the money and then on top of that being told that i made my choice by not taking the loan check. kumasi: the district hired a management consulting firm last month to help out. i million. reggie: have you received your latest covid booster? on have kept up to date by getting that first booster and then it keeps going down. less than half have gotten there second booster. talking about the new bivalent booster shots targeting the original strain and the omicron subvariant's, less than 10% of the population ages five and up have received it. kumasi: five people are safe this morning after getting trapped 21 stories underground at the grand canyon.

they were on a tour of the grand canyon caverns when the elevator stopped working. one man in the group had to climb the emergency stairs and get help. >> they brought us down food and water. finally, they decided that besides myself, my wife, sherry, the toddlers and the baby, there was no way in the world that we were going to be able to make it up. drew: kumasi: so the rest of -- the rest of the group -- kumasi: the rest of the group spent the night in the hotel sweet that codn't fhe cavern, but the crew had pulleys to hoist the croup up through the elevator safety shaft. reggie: now for your morning money report. your coca-cola products next year might look for an more varieties of cans and bottles. they have already been selling

smaller containers impacts with fewer cans. the company may offer returnablk the can or the bottle. want to retire comfortably? you will have to have $1 million. americans expect about $1.2 million to be the new sweet spot for but higher meant, an increase from last year's $1 billion mark. the average retirement nest egg has climbing value, the survey saw an 11% drop in a one year time and listen to this, 45% of people in the survey could see a future without social security. taking a live look at the stock exchange this morning, they were up about 37 points. friends star matthew perry says that he was supposed to start in "don't look up," but had to leave because of a medical scare. he says his heart stopped for

five minutes in 2019 during surgery. said he was cast as a republican journalist and filmed a scene with jonah hill but after his health scare he didn't return to set and stayed at a rehab center in switzerland. said it was due to a mixture of opioids in his system. he is opening up about his addictions and struggles in his memoir, sitting down for an interview this friday with diane sawyer for an interview. kumasi: more bragging rights for san francisco, national geographic added it to the best of the world list. one of the 25 must travel destinations on the list for two thousand 23. san francisco is picked as an educational journey for all generations. trinidad, tobago, switzerland all in the category. you can see the full list on our website. or you can watch more about the net geo-best in the world right after abc seven mornings. disney is of course the parent

company of abc 7 as well as national geographic. traveling in pennsylvania, you might onto hold off on the airbnb rental you picked out. reggie: that's because there is a new shoe that you can stay in. yep, a shoe on virgo. -- verbo. it's very cute. drew: york, pennsylvania, charming community. you can -- reggie: it's a 1500 square-foot shoe don't in the 1950's as an advertising promotion. it seats six, has a hot tub. has a pool table. a fire ring? drew: that's just a fire pit. reggie: i don't like the name fire ring. let's call the fire pit.

drew: i feel like i have driven by this. reggie: i think i would've remembered this. drew: the only thing i'm thinking is i don't remember it being that color. they may have painted the outside. maybe it used to be beige or something. reggie: i like it. drew: i would do it. usually these him a little like, you know, but this? [laughter] this is cute. plus the hot tub. kumasi: hot tub, hot tub. reggie: and you know where we can go? hersheypark. drew: i was going to say, very close to hersheypark. you haven't been? kumasi: i haven't been. reggie: seasonally they have like christmas candy, a whole halloween thing. we can go into the simulated chocolate factory. they call it chocolate world. hershey's, -- ♪ hershey's, great american chocolate bar ♪ and at the end they give you

chocolate. drew: and the chocolate store is fun because they have different chocolate from around the world. kumasi: ok, i like this. reggie: but mostly we stay in a shoe. [laughter] drew: so fun. halloween on monday, everyone kind of wants to know when we change our clocks back. it's not this weekend, it's the following weekend. 11 days, that's when daylight savings time comes to an end. outside, live look at the golden gate bridge from our tower cam. fog free this morning. it's a chilly morning under those clear skies. bright and breezy over the weekend and for halloween we are trending dryer. unfortunately. we wanted to see rain this week and it's evaporating that chance , so to speak. 39 right now in santa clara. 41 in alum rock. 42 in saratoga.

take the winter jacket with you. 40's with many cities this morning. 45 and half moon bay. 46 is the current temperature in oakland. later today we winnd puts things in the low 70'hine . tonight, clear skies once again with another chilly night on the way. bay. here's the accuweather forecast. a chilly start, breezy and bright afternoon. keeping that sunshine, adding files to the forecast of weekend . trending drive. monday, halloween, no treats in tricks, -- all treats no tricks. kumasi: there is are cute and cuddly from a distance, but don't get too close to these. >> hi, cutie.

why are you so cute? he coming. hell no. kumasi: he coming. [laughter] reggie: my gosh, this is a good video. this is a good one. this is what we are looking for. look, did you see it running? kumasi: it ran. what took me out was -- he coming. reggie: watch how this bear moves. hold on a second. kumasi: boom boom boom. ain't playing around. i learn -- reggie: i actually learned something this morning. i woke up too early today. if it's a black bear, did this?. see if you can see it. don't run. see if there''t run. but if you have to, fight. black bear. brown bear, play dead.

you knew that already? kumasi: i might've gotten them confused. that would be terrible. but reggie: [laughter] that would kumasi: actually be terrible. kumasi:up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: i'm going to say i don't want you to ever have an encounter with a bear but if you do, will you root -- will you record it? kumasi: i am not recording it for you. reggie: that woman did. [laughter] you can find

i see it in my office all the time. kids getting hooked on flavored tobacco, including e-cigarettes. big tobacco lures them in with flavors like lemon drop and bubble gum, candy flavors that get them addicted to tobacco products, and can lead to serious health consequences, even harming their brain development. that's why pediatricians urge you to vote yes on prop 31. it stops the sale of dangerous flavored tobacco and helps protect kids from nicotine addiction. please vote yes on 31.

vote yes on prop 31. kumasi: 6:50 7, 7 things to know this morning, potential for more shaking today after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the bay area hitting yesterday near san jose. no reggie: serious damage reported. reggie:hospitals across the country said they are being overwhelmed by rsv and flu cases in children. the respiratory unit in the bay

area at the benioff hospital was at capacity yesterday. doctors say the surge in cases is about one month earlier than usual. kumasi: russia is promising it will not use nuclear weapons in the war with ukraine, coming as the head of nato claims and troops are failing as ukrainian forces get stronger. reggie: the powerball jackpot is now up to 700 million drawers. -- dollars. drew: waking up to a chilly morning on our wednesday. 40's on the board. napa, down to 39 this morning. briefly in the city, touching 49 . coolest start in five months for some of us. a live look outside later today, the exploratorium camera showing ke yr ntacket warm ight looking and in the 60's anr

hour at times. jobina: a number of crashes to report right now, hilltop drive, we had a stall slowing the westbound four commute near willow pass road. speed around six miles per hour. then it's a big rig crash with one other car on the upper deck of the bay bridge. prepare for delays there. then we've got a hit and run on the richmond bridge as well. expect delays. kumasi: a new app taking the top app spot in the app stores, taking over tiktok, gas -- the gas app. it's only available in 12 states in that doesn't include us right now. drew: how do you make it available in reggie: only 12 states? reggie:that's what i'm saying. jobina: you can't download it because i can tell where you

are? reggie: i guess. kumasi: wi-fi doesn't know where you are, you're going to the app. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, pennsylvania in the spotlight in the race for control of congress. overnight democrat john fetterman and republican dr. mehmet oz face off in the high-stakes election's only debate fighting for the state's open senate seat. fetterman's recent stroke front and center as the candidates clash over abortion and crime. triple threat as cases of respiratory viruses spike, children's hospitals across the country filling up. some running out of space. pharmacies also feeling the strain, and at one virginia high school, hundreds of students calling out sick with flu-like symptoms. the growing fears this morning

over the flu and covid. and when it comes to rsv, what doctors tell us is the biggest