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>> the search for survivors this morning in morocco after a major earthquake rattled the region, killing more than 2000 people. the reaction from one bay area family who was there when it struck and it is september 11th, 2023 today, marking 22 years since the deadly terrorist attack on nine divided by 11. >> ceremonies and tributes are happening across the country this morning, including right here in the bay area. >> good morning, everybody, and thank you here for being with us. >> it's monday, september 11th. we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> hey, good morning. it's going to be a nice day today. a lot of sunshine, warm temperatures. look outside. here's our east bay hills camera. we are lacking fog this morning. you can clearly see all the city lights across the region. so we're going to see sunshine pretty fast this morning. but we do have some chilly spots right now. look at half moon bay and nevada waking up to temperatures right now in the 40s. so we do have some chilly air in spots. might need the light jacket and a couple of locations this morning. 50s and 60s for the

most part away from the coast. here's future weather as we go hour by hour. we're getting into the 60s. by 9 a.m, we'll have some patchy cloud cover along the coast. our marine layer is pretty mixed out right now, so we're not expecting any dense fog throughout the day. and as we head into the afternoon, our warmest areas will go into the 90s. we expect a lot of 70s around the bay shoreline. it's a day filled with a lot of sunshine and temperatures, maybe a couple of degrees above average for this time of the year, 70in the city today going to 75. in oakland, 82 in san jose, 88. in santa rosa, up to 90. in antioch, 92. in fairfield . that's your monday weather. let's check out traffic. good morning, sue. >> good morning, drew. good morning, everyone. fog free on the golden gate. just a beautiful morning. a little sliver of a moon coming up and over the waldo grade. you are three lanes southbound, three lanes northbound for now. before the zipper truck gets in action and gives you four lanes in the southbound direction. i did find a stall. it looks like they have moved it out of lanes, but you can see the red cones and the right lane are the red flares, i

should say, blocking off the right lane. it's clear, as you can see, that car just now merging before those flares. so no slow traffic here, but they got that accident or that stall out of the way. that's good news . and we will check another accident car facing the wrong way. middle lane westbound 80 near potrero. things are stacking up into richmond now. ladies thank you, sue. >> new this morning bart is rolling out its latest plan to revitalize the transit agency and that includes retiring older train cars and overhauling the scheduling system. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez live this morning with the details on all the changes. good morning, gloria. >> good morning. yeah, starting this morning, you will notice some big changes coming to bart and many riders are excited about these new changes. so here they are. first of all, there will only be a 20 minute maximum wait for a train. there will be more trains running at night. the wait for a train on the yellow will only be 10 to 15

minutes on weekdays and more trains will run to sfo. >> now we know that more people are traveling on the weekends and in the evenings, so we've increased the service by 50% on evenings and weekends and night was the last time the old style bart trains were running in the system. >> so they'll only be used on rare occasions, trains. and by the way, today is bart's 51st anniversary, and that's why they're rolling out these new changes today. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you, gloria. >> today marks 22 years since the nine by 11 attacks, 2753 people died in lower manhattan that day. and just this weekend , the medical examiner identified the remains of two more people, 40% of those lost are still unidentified. the testing of remains all these years later is part of a pledge so that the families of as many victims as possible can have closure. 341 members of the new

york fire department have now died from ground zero related illnesses. the tribute and lights shined during a test overnight just hours before the tribute to the victims of the world trade center's san francisco's fire department will be holding a commemoration at 645 this morning. >> that is the moment when the twin towers in new york city were hit. the names of the fallen first responders will also be read aloud. today's remembrance ceremony is happening at all san francisco fire department facilities as this list now started over the weekend here in the bay area, santa clara county officials hosted a remembrance ceremony yesterday morning in san jose. in san francisco, mayor london breed and members of the city's fire department took time to reflect on the events of that day at saint anne of the sunset church. abc news will have live coverage of the moment of the moment of silence

that's being held this morning at ground zero in new york city . you can watch it live around 544 right here on abc seven. and wherever you stream, develop news, north korean leader kim jong un is reportedly on his way to russia. >> a multiple south korean media outlets say kim is traveling by train for a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the kremlin confirmed the meeting overnight, but they did not give specifics of the meeting. but putin reportedly already arrived in the city where the meeting is said to be taking place. us officials believe kim and putin will discuss the arms negotiations that have been advancing between their countries in morocco this morning. it's a race to find survivors days after a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country on friday, entire villages have been leveled. it is the worst seismic event in northern africa the northern african country has seen in decades. i should say more than 2100 people have been confirmed dead. thousands more

have been injured. right now, many terrified moroccans are spending the night in the streets to afraid to return inside their homes. the epicenter was not far from the popular tourist hub called marrakesh. historic sites there have been damaged as well. us secretary of state antony blinken says it has been very clear to morocco that the us is prepared to assist in any way it can. a bay area family was visiting morocco as that shaking began and now they are sharing a frightening story. >> they tell abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. the quake ready training they learned growing up here in the bay area helped them stay calm. it's insanely beautiful. >> it's really an interesting mix of cultures. >> it was a dream moroccan vacation for my friends. the garnet hunter family from marin and san francisco. but their last day visiting marrakesh was truly unforgettable. this was the terrifying moment, the 6.8

magnitude quake struck morocco late friday night. >> it was the scariest earthquake i've ever lived through. >> christina garnet and daughter natalie say they feared their three story hotel would collapse . >> me and my mom are just looking at each other and then suddenly we're like, we got to run to the door because we've been training for this. our whole lives. we're from san francisco. we've lived through earthquakes and we know about earthquakes. but there's still a few seconds where you're like kind of in disbelief. >> many ran for safety from homes and restaurants. the epicenter about 45 miles south of marrakesh, the heaviest damage in morocco's atlas mountains. the family capturing these images of quake debris in the old medina section of marrakesh. >> we evacuated after about 15, 20 minutes. our host made us leave and we walked to the main square where there were hundreds of people gathered. >> here's what they saw. patrick says many people were in shock and there was fear of aftershocks. it's really

difficult to hear about the damages that were done. >> the next morning we walked through town and the bakers chimney had fallen off and we had talked to him the night before and he was trying to get bread out to the community, trying to feed people. >> amid the tragedy and rising death toll, the family says there's hope and resilience. >> so it's just this amazing community spirit that really struck us. it was just it it was wonderful. they were just going to keep going. >> the family has now traveled out of morocco but hope to return soon. >> we just want to send a lot of love and support to the people of morocco. >> in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc seven news. happening now, some spectacular images are coming out of hawaii's big island. >> mount kilauea is erupting again just three months after it last spewed lava. and you can see it shooting into the air. this all happening overnight. geologists say there isn't an immediate threat, but the hawaiian volcano observatory has raised the alert level to a warning as they assess potential hazard. they say strong winds

send particles flying to further distances, which if people are exposed to, can cause skin and eye irritation. >> hurricane lee churning in the atlantic ocean is expected to ramp back up after it weakened yesterday to a category two storm. the national hurricane center says it's expected to strengthen to a category four today. now it's still too early to know how significant the hurricane's impact is going to be on the northeast. but for now , the east coast is being warned about large swells and rip currents drew. >> we're watching the storm very closely, the track especially. but of course, those rip currents are the immediate concern along a lot of the beaches across the east coast for us. the week ahead, it is going to be a very quiet pattern. we have a lot of sunshine in store, really comfortable temperatures outside this morning. we have great visibility. we are clear out there. your air quality is good today. tomorrow wednesday, and really for the entire week ahead, our aqi will stay in the green. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. we do have a cold front off the coast. it's a dry, cold front,

meaning when it crosses over us late tonight, early tomorrow morning, it will not bring any moisture, but it will kick up our winds and introduce some cooler weather into the forecast tomorrow afternoon. but taking a look at your day planner today, we have that sun early on coming up here at 648 this morning. it's mild for lunchtime and then it's sunny and warm throughout the afternoon. we'll have some patchy fog along the coastline keeping temperatures there in the 60s. but away from the coast, it is bright, 70 and 80 for most of us. later on this afternoon. and then that breeze will kick up later on this evening. highs today, very nice when it comes to our temperatures. 70 and 80 around the bay shoreline, our warmest spots in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees and a few locations. looking at the three day forecast, we'll have that cold front move through overnight. that drops temperatures a little bit breezier tomorrow, but we'll bounce back a bit by by wednesday. we'll take a look at the complete seven day forecast, jobina. coming up in about nine minutes. >> thank you, drew. still ahead here, the grizzly bear attack that has portions of a national forest shut down this morning.

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where he was once mayor. he called it, quote, remarkably resilient while also touting his administration's push to solve the state's homeless and affordable housing crisis. then came the questions on the 2024 election. governor newsom doubled down on his support for president joe biden's bid for reelection and said he does not intend on running himself. >> i hope we don't have to

experience that, but i worry about democracy. i worry about the fetish for autocracy that we're seeing not just from trump, but around the world. and notably across this country. >> newsom went on to add that vice president and former california senator and attorney general kamala harris would be the one in line to run for president if biden were not available. >> if you're in san francisco, this week, the streets may feel a bit more crowded. 43,000 people are expected to pack the city for salesforce's annual dreamforce conference. it runs tomorrow through thursday at moscone center. >> this year is all about artificial intelligence. it's really three days full of learning, connecting, having fun and giving back. >> now, the one thing on a lot of attendees minds the city's crime, drug and homeless concerns ceo mark benioff has said the conference could be on the move next year if things don't improve. meanwhile, organizers expect dreamforce to pump $90 million into the local economy. >> they convert the city into

like this magical dreamforce land and it's hugely impactful for the hotel industry and all of the restaurants and the uber drivers and cab drivers, the entire economy and we're really geared up at all of our hotels. >> things get underway tomorrow morning starting at 7 a.m. and benioff will hold his hold his keynote at ten. this year's speakers include everyone from the ceo of openai, the company that created chatgpt. actor matthew mcconaughey and animal activist dr. jane goodall. >> salesforce is billing this week's dreamforce conference as the biggest ai event of the year . tech companies everywhere are now seemingly in an arms race to win in the artificial intelligence space. the parent company of facebook and instagram, menlo park based meta, is now reportedly working on an ai system designed to be as powerful as the san francisco

based openai system that created chatgpt. that's according to the wall street journal. meta is aiming for the system to be ready by next year. on wednesday, ceo mark zuckerberg will join other top tech executives to discuss the future of ai in a summit organized by senate majority leader chuck schumer. ceos from openai and google will also be attending a local tech company put up $2 million for the city to host the apex summit in november. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard cryptocurrency platform, ripple labs made the largest donation to the event so far this brings the total raise to 11 and one half million since no public funds can be used. other companies to contribute include kaiser permanente, visa and salesforce. >> fans of the iphone are about to find out about a new change this week at apple's headquarters in cupertino. the iphone 15 is rumored to ditch

apple's lightning charger in favor of the usb charging, which could help streamline the charging process across various devices and brands. the move comes less than a year after the european union voted to approve legislation to require smart phones and other devices to support usb-c charging by 2024. not me, just buying a charger. i know, i know. >> i know. >> friday. and i threw away the boxes. >> no, you know, i like to keep the boxes. >> and i was like, girl, why are you keeping these boxes? you are not returning anything. and then i threw away the boxes. >> is it too late? they are in the trash. >> oh, no. apple's pretty kind. you could try. >> you could try. >> you could try. they're like, well, we don't need these anymore. >> so you keep these. >> yeah. this always happens. >> so say, but it will be nice when they are streamlined because you're looking for the ipad one and then your iphone one and it's just like too much. >> it's too much for cords everywhere. >> all over the house, all the cords, but never the right one, never the right one.

>> yeah, that's true. 50 of the other ones. yes. what was that? white whiterun can't find it outside this morning. we do not have a lot of fog. half moon bay is the only spot right now. that is dealing with any sort of reduced visibility. but three miles is not all that bad this time of the year. we can get visibility even lower than that. so out there right now, we have clear skies, temperatures for the most part are in the 50s. but you see a couple of pockets along the coast and in parts of the north bay, we're in the 40s right now, 48. some of our cooler numbers. so some chilly spots first thing this morning, but we'll bounce back very nicely. that sunshine going to warm us up for above average temperatures, but the breeze will kick up again this afternoon. that onshore flow will strengthen as we watch a cold front move through here. and that will keep wins elevated overnight. tonight we'll find those winds breezy in spots as we head into tuesday morning. and that will lead to another breezy, if not windy afternoon tomorrow. so highs today. enjoy the sunshine. we'll have comfortable temperatures a few degrees above average in a couple of spots, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline and our warmest areas and the upper 80s

to lower 90s. then overnight tonight we'll have more fog than we have right now. that marine layer becomes a little bit more established. so we'll see partly to mostly cloudy skies. it is breezy and those temperatures falling into the 50s and the 60s. here's a quick look at the accuweather 70 forecast cooler and breezier tomorrow. then we'll go bounce back a little bit wednesday thursday day but you notice the pattern little change in our day to day temperatures a little bit cooler over the weekend. but expect morning fog to afternoon sunshine. temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast sue all right. >> we're taking a look at san rafael, a live look outside and traffic is flowing nicely past the north gate mall. those tail lights headed in the southbound direction past lucas valley road and san pedro road. so good traffic there this morning. it's about a 20 minute drive across the golden gate bridge and a solid stream of headlights says 80 westbound through emeryville on into the bay bridge and there you go, highway four to the city. your drive time this morning earlier overturn in richmond west 8-80 has been

cleared out of lanes. ladies thank you sue. >> coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> oakland showing its pride over the weekend. next highlights of the parade that had thousands partying in downtown

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people have been confirmed dead and a lot of other people still are not accounted for. president biden has expressed his sadness and promised assistance number to out with the old and in with the new bar to celebrating 51 years of service. >> today, with its fleet of the future. the agency has no longer operating any legacy cars, which means the old train cars. bart is launching a new service schedule as well, promising shorter wait times. >> number three, salesforce is dreamforce. conference is kicking off in san francisco tomorrow. 43,000 people are expected to attend. so we want to remind you, part of howard street is going to be closed for that event. number four, today marks 22 years since the september 11th attacks. >> there are events happening across the bay area to mark the

day. abc news will have special coverage around 545 this morning for a moment of silence from new york city. you can watch it live right here on abc7 news and wherever you stream. >> and number five, get ready for sunny and warm afternoon. we have very limited fog out there this morning. that sun's up here at 648. it is mild midday with warmer temperatures by 4 p.m. 70s and upper 80s away from the coast. >> and number six for following your monday morning drive with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. no delays. at least two behind the metering lights so far. so good. and there's a look at your drive time from hercules highway four. all the way into the city. >> and number seven, monday night football back on abc seven, the buffalo bills taking on aaron rodgers and the new york jets tonight. coverage starts at 5 p.m. right here on abc seven followed by after the game. there were parades up and down the state over the weekend , the longest running and largest mexican heritage parade in the country rolled through

east l.a. now in its 77th year, thousands of people came out to celebrate mexico's independence and mexican culture. this year, the theme was the empowerment of latino women. the grand marshal was abc's own mark consuelos. of course, you know him as a co-host. co-host of live with kelly and mark, his wife, tv host kelly ripa was also there for the fun. you can always catch live with kelly and mark right here on abc7 every weekday morning at 9 a.m. right after. good morning america pride events have wrapped up in oakland, ending of course with the parade yesterday. >> the route through downtown drew thousands of people. it was also streamed right here on abc7 and abc7 news reporter lester hassan was one of the hosts and has the highlights for us. as has become tradition, first came the dikes on bikes leading off the 2023 oakland pride and pride fest. >> great pride weekend. this is this is huge for oakland. >> small business owner and oakland resident nina joyner was among the thousands who attended

the parade that came through downtown oakland. you've been having fun today. what's been the most exciting part? um marching with my school. among the contingents this year, several schools, including the oakland unified school district , kaiser kaiser permanente, one of the largest employers in oakland, also marched where we see cities urban, large urban areas like oakland and others around the country as we learned through the pandemic, the biggest deficit in disparity levels exist in these communities. >> for a lot of historical and current policy and practice reasons. and so we pay particular attention and partner more exclusively in these environments to make sure we're making a difference. leads to me for police. >> east bay congresswoman barbara lee was the grand marshal. others who took part include pixar and various local churches and cultural organizations. >> pretty much just a ton to like have fun and feel free, you

know, after the parade came pride fest, where local artists could showcase their talents. >> yeah. come on. spooky house sells art made by trans artists co-founder miriam levinson says the hot item this year we have these incredible rainbow pins that everybody says is the hottest pride item of the year. oakland is facing a historic deficit in the summer crime spike. joyner says events like this are big for the city and go beyond just celebrating pride. >> you have all the politicians, people running for office, but you also have like the community organizations that want to see change in oakland. so, you know, pride is not just about celebrating who we are, and it's also about celebrating who we want to be in oakland. >> ansar hassan, abc seven news. it was a nice day today. >> it was wonderful out and about. all right. now i have a hard turn to this tease coming up here because we're talking about an escaped prisoner still at large. but coming up at 530, we have the latest developments on the convicted killer who escaped two pennsylvania prison yard by crab walking up a narrow hallway. >> and what's going to become of

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everything kicks off this morning. good morning, everybody . it is monday, september 11th. >> yes, we're going to start with a check of the weather with drew, who's back with us this morning. >> hi, friends. good morning. and we have a really nice day in store. we have a lot of sunshine on the way, very comfortable temperatures. you take a live look outside from the exploratorium camera and we have clear skies over the city. there's just minimal fog right now along the immediate coastline. we're going to see a lot of sunshine this morning and it's going to warm us up this afternoon. but we are starting out with some chilly spots like a novato half moon bay at 48 degrees. might need the light jacket there. but elsewhere we're mainly in the 50s to begin our monday. here's future weather. just a little bit of patchy fog along the coastline. a lot of sunshine today 70s and 80s by lunchtime and we do expect our warmest cities to approach about 90 degrees later on this afternoon. so we're a couple of degrees above average for this time of year. a pleasant 70 in the city, 75 in oakland hit about 82 with sunshine in san jose, 84 in napa and then inland here's our warm spots upper 80s to lower 90s by

about 4 p.m. that's a look at your monday forecast. let's see how we're doing with traffic with sue. good morning. >> good morning, drew. and we're going to take a look at our friends in walnut creek. 680, those taillights headed south bound past north main on to highway 24. it's all moving quite nicely if you're drive this morning, takes you from concord towards highway 24 all the way towards the caldecott tunnel. you are moving at the limit, no issues. and here's 880 through oakland. if you've got to fly out of the oakland airport this morning, you're looking great. those headlights headed southbound and just past the coliseum as you can see, we had this problem earlier in richmond, el cerrito. it's right on the border westbound 80 near potrero. it was an overturned vehicle blocking the middle lane or i should say a wrong way vehicle that's been cleared and the right lane still remains closed and boom, you are backed up to san pablo. ladies >> thank you, sue. a major change this morning as you take bart during your commute. the agency is launching a new schedule to improve service and they are no longer running the

older trains. i know people are happy about that. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in san francisco with what you need to know before you head out. hi, gloria. >> good morning. jobina. yeah if you ride bar, i think you'll be happy with these new changes. the agency is promising no more of those 30 minute waits and also more service on nights and weekends. and some of the changes that bart is rolling out starting today. also include only using that new fleet of trains. no longer any of the legacy trains. also a new schedule, a bart spokesperson says that people now have different travel patterns so they increase the service 50% on weekends and evenings. bart is moving to shorter trains as well. instead of nine and ten car trains. and that's for safety. >> a couple of advantages. one is that people won't be alone in their train cars as often. also it provides a shorter distance for our police officers and other police personnel to patrol

those train cars and our cleaning staff gets to clean those trains more quickly because there's fewer cars to clean. >> and here's some of the changes. there will only be a 20 minute maximum wait time for a train. there will be more trains running at night. the wait for a train on the yellow line will only be 10 to 15 minutes on weekdays and more trains will run to sfo. and today is bart's 51st anniversary and that's why those new changes take effect today. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. as no way, no how >> no, not now. not now. not ever. never >> voices of frustration in the north bay this weekend. marin city residents are pushing back on an affordable housing project they say is not needed. and they say the five stories 74 unit apartment will block views and

add congestion to already overcrowded and narrow neighborhoods. last week, residents got a temporary injunction in marin county superior court. oakland based kaiser permanente is paying $49 million to settle claims it illegally dumped hazardous waste and patient health information. inspections reportedly found everything from drugs and syringes to paper records, all heading to the landfill. the settlement involves six california counties, including three here in the bay area. alameda, san francisco and san mateo. kaiser said it learned about the problem years ago and acknowledged the items, quote, should have been disposed of differently in the east bay. >> a rise in crime has been a hot topic. that's what hundreds of residents in oakland were doing to or were wanting to talk about when they showed up to a community safety meeting. but there were so many people there that some were locked out. abc seven news was at the genesis worship center, where mayor shengtao talk about her investments in crime prevention.

that includes adding security cameras and chp officers on patrol. some neighbors have demanded a state of emergency be declared, but the mayor disagrees, calling for his state of emergency right now. >> when we are doing everything that this would allow for us to do to i mean, let's just let's just call it what it is. it's just political theater. polly of life in oakland has deteriorated down to a place where myself and many other people are uncomfortable leaving our homes . >> oakland police say violent crime is up 15% this year, compared to this time last year. mayor charles says the search continues for a new police chief after leronne armstrong was fired in february. sheriff deputies in santa clara county may soon be armed with tasers. the device has been banned in the county for decades following an in-custody death back in 1989. a man died after being restrained and tased. tasers were then taken away from deputies. the san jose spotlight

reports sheriff robert johnson wants to bring them back, which would arm deputies on the streets and in jail facilities. he says the new tasers are more accurate and have built in accountability. if used, they would automatically activate a body camera. police say the man who staged a daring escape from a pennsylvania prison more than a week ago now has a new look. >> new images show. daniela, come in. conte has shaved his facial hair and now is wearing a hoodie. police say cavalcante also stole a van over the weekend, drove at 26 miles to a foamer. former coworkers house somehow making it through the perimeter. the van found abandoned behind a barn after it apparently ran out of gas. it has been 11 days since cavalcante escaped from the chester county prison by climbing up the walls. cavalcanti's former roommate is now speaking. >> right now i have anxiety because of this and i was

getting anxious again this week and i was talking to the police for about an hour. i just want him to be caught. >> 34 year old was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two kids. police believe cavalcante is still in pennsylvania. they're urging people in the area to secure their cars. a $20,000 reward is being offered in the search. >> a bear attack has closed part of montana's national forest. a grizzly bear mauled a person on friday. and first responders helped evacuate. the person from gallatin national forest. it happened near big sky in the rocky mountains. authorities say a hunting party was looking for deer in the area when the bear attacked the status of the injured person is not known right now. >> progress finally being made to get an american trapped deep in a cave in turkey back to the surface. ace mark dickey is a cave researcher. he got trapped more than 3400ft below ground. august 31st after falling seriously ill while on an expedition after getting medical

treatment last week. yesterday, dickey and a rescue crew made it up more than 1000ft. at least 150 rescuers from multiple nations have been working to save him. >> i'm not healed on the inside yet, so i need a lot of help to get out of here. >> teams are using explosives to widen some parts of the cave so they can bring dickey through on a stretcher. experts expect it to take at least five days to bring him to the surface. >> new details on the big rebuild for capitola beach and pier crews are set to start construction in on the $7.7 million project later this week . the beach town was hit hard by the winter storms at the beginning of the year. according to our media partners at the east bay times, workers will rip up, replace and expand the wood decking and railing on the landmark pier. there are plans for an improved entrance and a new boat launch area, new restrooms free binocular stations and educational signs

about the bay and its wildlife work is expected to be done by next summer at san francisco's ocean beach. >> five people had to be rescued from a strong rip current yesterday. an adult and four teens, thankfully, were pulled out safely. the person you see here on the right paddled and saved two girls who had gone under. they were drowning. the person on the left pulled the two brothers and the adult who were also pulled out to sea. the san francisco fire department says the family is okay and did not need to go to the hospital. >> move it or lose it. that's the message from officials. as a man attempts to get his sailboat off of upton beach in the north bay. we first told you about this story last week here on abc seven news. you could see the sailboat needing to be removed in this video. the removal deadline is noon today and otherwise, the marin county sheriff's office will intervene. boat owner logan walker claims they will chop it up. walker was on his way to seattle last week

when he got stuck when he last saw or when we last saw walker, he was headed to sausalito to get supplies to fix his sailboat . >> remembering the lives lost on nine over 11. coming up, we are live in new york for a tribute happening at ground zero. >> a florida man out at sea and a human sized hamster wheel. he had to be rescued and now he's facing charges. wow what a story. drew, right. >> that's not shocking at all. >> they had to be okay. wait a minute. >> yeah, there's a lot going on there. here's live doppler seven this morning. we have a cold front off our coastline right now that will swing through here later on this evening into the overnight hours. so that's going to kick up our winds later today and keep it pretty breezy overnight into tuesday morning. we're pretty clear out there. this is the tam cam. see all the beautiful city lights out there. so we'll have a lot of sunshine from the start this morning. just limited fog along the immediate coastline. we expect not only sunshine, but warm temperatures. this afternoon. we'll go into the 70s and upper

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years since the 911 terror attacks and the white house is announcing $4 million in funding for the 9/11 memorial in new york city. today, president biden will be speaking to more than 1000 service members, first responders and their families at elmendorf air force base in anchorage, alaska. first lady dr. jill biden will be a part of a wreath laying ceremony at the pentagon. and vice president kamala harris will be at the 911 memorial in new york. second gentleman, doug emhoff will be attending events at the flight

93 national memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. right now, we turn to abc news for a special report. >> this is an abc news special report says september 11th, a america remembers. >> and good morning. for those of you just joining us. we're taking a moment now to mark the 22nd anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. there you see the sites where the terrorists struck 22 years ago at the former site of the world trade center in lower manhattan. families are gathering to read the names of the nearly 3000 people who died . vice president kamala harris is there to pay her respects as well. gatherings also at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. first lady dr. jill biden will be at the pentagon ceremony. a wreath laying will take place there, followed by remarks from joint chiefs chairman, general mark milley and defense secretary lloyd austin and the first lady in shanksville. the bells of amendments will soon ring paying tribute to those who lost their lives. there are. and

are going to observe a moment of silence, of course, that marks the moment when american airlines flight 11 hit the north tower of the world trade center . right quick spot >> and in a moment, the names of the victims will be read in lower manhattan. >> then another moment of silence when united airlines flight 175 hit the south tower. president biden is returning from the g20 summit. he's going to commemorate the attacks later

today by delivering remarks to service members, first responders and their families in anchorage, alaska. we're going to return now to our regular programing for those of you on the east coast, of course, that is good morning america. we'll have more coverage on abc news live. >> this has been a special report from abc news. >> now, of course, we're thinking of everyone impacted today. and new at six, a world leader is expected to come to san francisco soon. and he could be meeting with elon musk while he's here. >> first, though, ashton kutcher and mila kunis now responding to criticism after the couple wrote a note defending danny masterson and his rape case. >> and a live look outside here at 547. >> this is our golden gate bridge camera. we'll be

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the highest paid player in league history. he signed a five year, $275 million contract extension in last week with the team. that contract lasts through the 2029 season burrow told reporters on saturday. it means a lot to him that the team has invested in him. the bengals play the baltimore ravens in cincinnati next sunday. it's also cool because he's from ohio, so how nice we know sports and it seems like the pretty party and never stopped. >> the 49 ers play the pittsburgh steelers over the weekend it was six months to the day for the quarterback brock purdy returning from tommy john surgery on his injured right elbow defensive end nick bosa and the rest of the defense held the steelers to just one touchdown on sunday. san francisco won 32 seven the 49 ers played the la rams next weekend on the road at sofi

stadium. don't forget, monday night football kicks off tonight right here on abc seven. the buffalo bills taking on aaron rodgers and the new york jets coverage starts at 5 p.m. right here on abc seven, followed by after the game. >> nfl football is back in a big way. one local fan favorite in san leandro. now, i do find it interesting because it's a favorite of raider nation. the raiders aren't here anymore. but you know, we still like to support local businesses. so this is ricky's sports lounge. so this was the first time they had everybody back since the pandemic. ic after a grassroots push to save ricky's, it reopened earlier this year under new ownership. the longtime owner, ricky ricardo, recently passed away. the inside looks a bit different now, along with a subtle name change in the spelling of ricky's. but raiders fans say it still feels like home. >> we're back in the 70s the old school raiders that come before and after the game. i heard the rumors and it's just a

tradition, a tradition that the ricky's have and across the nation, it's the energy and let's go. >> so yesterday they hosted an outdoor tailgate with live music just like raiders fans were used to for the games at the old oakland coliseum. why do we have to say old like that? it's still there. it is old. i guess that's accurate too. in the end, the raiders scored the win, took us on a journey. >> jobina. i know there's so much to unpack with that. >> all right. well, in today's gma first look, ashton kutcher and mila kunis have issued an apology for the character letters given to the judge in the danny masterson rape case. here's abc news reporter zohreen shah. >> in this morning's gma first look backlash and an apology. >> we are aware of the pain that that has been caused. >> ashton kutcher and mila kunis posting this video on instagram in response to backlash over their character letter to their former costar, danny masterson. they were intended for the judge

to reach and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or reach harmonize them in any way . the sentencing coming just two weeks after the 25th anniversary of that 70s show premiere. those scenes of laughter. >> i'm fine. all i need is my buddy hide now replaced with somber images of court. >> and this apology. >> our heart goes out to every single person who's ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse, or rape. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll tell you what danny masterson's accusers are saying this morning with your gma. first, look, i'm zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> a nurse in massachusetts may have saved the life of a woman struck by lightning. all of this happened on saturday. a storm was rolling through the boston area. the victim was hit by lightning while walking her dog . and then tracy cronin jumped in while waiting for help to arrive. cronin says she and her boyfriend, who is an e.r. nurse, took turns performing cpr.

>> initially, we didn't get a pulse, but then we finally got a pulse from her. she didn't. she wasn't awake, though. she was down for quite a while, about 15 minutes after the ambulance arrived and took the woman to a local hospital. >> the condition her condition is unclear this morning, but the cdc says the odds of being struck by lightning in a given year are roughly 1 in 1,000,000. >> all right. get ready, everybody. a florida man is in police custody after he tried crossing the atlantic ocean in this giant hamster wheel. you see here, the coast guard arrested the man 70 miles off the coast of georgia after a three day standoff. authorities say he was using the wheel to make a 5000 mile trek from florida to london. however, a coast guard members say he made violent statements before finally leaving the wheel. he now faces a number of federal charges. >> that's right. nothing else to say. i have questions possibly

go wrong, just like logistics. how do you how do you keep that much food? >> bathroom break. bathroom breaks. >> but the innovation and the push, not the innovation. >> you represent your home state, they try something different. >> you know, to put yourself out there, put yourself out there. >> but how do you steer? you just you're just like one with the ocean. you're like, okay, you go with the flow. >> literally, just hope you end up in london. >> yeah, i know, right? >> just pray. >> i mean, oh, my gosh. well well, the innovation, like. yeah. let's go outside. oh, man . >> halfmoon bay. good morning. we have reduced visibility there. a little bit of fog banked up along the coast, but that's about it for our marine layer. it's very disorganized this morning and away from the coast, we have clear conditions across the board and we'll have a lot of sunshine appearing in the next hour once that sun gets up here after about 640 this

morning. right now, 246 in half moon bay. so it is chilly along the coast, but most of us waking up into the 50s and low 60s to get you out the door on this monday, we'll have a breezy if not windy afternoon by about 4 or 5 p.m. that onshore flow strongest along the coast and through the city. and it does stay a bit breezy overnight tonight through the delta as a cold front will move through here. and that will also usher in some cooler weather tomorrow . so highs today very comfortable. a lot of sunshine, a couple of degrees above average in most spots. very comfortable. 75 in oakland today, 84 in napa, 70 in the city, 77. palo alto, 82 in san jose are warm spots inland upper 80s to lower 90s from livermore to antioch. antioch coming in at 90 degrees tonight. right. our marine layer still a little bit disorganized so we'll have partly cloudy conditions and temperatures falling into the 50s for the most part here is the accuweather 70 forecast. we'll plan the next seven days for you. it's a really steady pattern when it comes to the morning fog and afternoon sunshine throughout the week ahead. temperatures will ebb and

flow. it's cooler and breezier tomorrow, by the end of the week in the evening for rosh hashanah. it's looking nice with pretty clear conditions and mild temperatures. and we'll keep that pattern through the upcoming weekend. so good morning, drew. >> good morning, everyone. let's go to the bay bridge. metering lights turned on about ten minutes ago, about 545 or so. so you can see the stack up already happening past the overcrossings for about a five minute delay. now behind the toll plaza, your drive from highway four, hercules, all the way into san francisco now is about 30 minutes and a beautiful morning in san jose. those headlights are headed in the northbound direction. on to 80 under highway 1780 up towards cupertino for about an eight minute drive. just gorgeous and no problems making your way from san jose. just a little bit slow over the altamont pass and we had an earlier overturn in the middle lane this westbound 80 in el cerrito that's been cleared but still pretty slow. and

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what you need to know if you are commuting on bart this morning. >> then new overnight streets packed as drivers participate in a sideshow in vallejo and showing off their pride. >> the celebrations taking over the east bay as thousands