theft while in the bay area, governor newsom announces the biggest single investment to combat similar crimes in california and child care providers in the south bay get much needed funding. >> how? $15 million will be spent for hundreds of these facilities. >> then, ken back in the public eye after being one of the main

characters of this year's biggest movie, y barbies sidekick, may no longer be just a ken. >> good morning on this thursday , september 14th. yeah, a lot to get to. >> we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah, good morning. we're in store for a very pleasant afternoon out there right now. temperatures are starting out in the mid 50s to the low 60s. as you get outside. this is the mount tam camera. and what you're looking at is all that fog down below kind of bouncing off the city light. so our marine layer is with us this morning. there are areas of drizzle close to the coast. so we'll have that blend of sun and clouds early on. we'll have that cloud cover pulling back to the coast as the morning goes on. it's a bright afternoon. maybe 1 to 3 degrees cooler than yesterday. but all in all, we are in store for a mild to warm afternoon mid 70s around the bay shoreline. low 80s and i should say upper 80s in our warmest spots inland. but a cooling trend is going to get underway here as we head into the weekend. so don't get used to those numbers. we'll talk all about the changes coming our way

in just a few minutes. but let's check in with jobina and see how we're doing with traffic on this thursday. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everyone. so we're going back to the bay bridge. this is where our mess is this morning. a motorcycle crash on westbound 80 past treasure island. it is in the process of clearing. so you're seeing the speeds come up according to the chp, a ten year old was on this motorcycle when it crashed this morning. this is a live look as you approach the tunnel here on the bay bridge. this is on the eastern span, i should say, in the upper deck there. so the problem here is that it flipped metering lights on early and now the backup has stretched well into the maze much earlier than usual. we still have two lanes blocked there. so those metering lights flipped on at 533. thankfully, no injuries involved and we'll let you know when it clears. >> thanks for being a governor. newsom is doubling down on calls for san francisco to find a permanent solution for homelessness and drug use and crime. he sat down with salesforce ceo marc benioff at dreamforce yesterday saying that elected officials have to do more. the two discuss the challenges, possible solutions and how the city seemingly

cleaned up the streets for the more than 40,000 people here for dreamforce this week. >> why can san francisco so not be like this every single day? why does it take us having to say what is it? what what is that what the answer is? >> yes. it can be like this. >> the governor is taking action to stop organized retail theft across the state, committing hundreds of millions of dollars to 55 cities and counties, including some right here in the bay area. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco with how all that money is going to be used. lena hey, reggie. >> the state of california will soon be sending $267 million to law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices across the state. and we now know some of that money is coming right here to the bay area. if you take a look at your screen right now, here's a look at some of the places we're seeing in the bay area on that list that includes san mateo

county, santa clara county, san francisco county, sonoma county and alameda county, just to name a few. as part of the governor's real public safety plan, 41 sheriffs and police department s will be awarded up to $24 million each. that would help create retail theft, investigative units, train loss prevention officers and install advanced surveillance technology. in san francisco. that means funding for blitz operations and crackdowns on crime and the selling of stolen goods. san francisco police say they're on board would love to have these resources to help hire more officers to help combat the issue of organized retail theft. attorney's offices across the state could also get a little more than $2 million each. that money is geared toward creating new teams dedicated to prosecuting organized retail theft and to establishing countywide de facto intelligence centers to serve as prosecution hubs for all related investigations within a county.

now, if approved by the board of state community corrections, these 55 different communities could see this money as early as october first of this year. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. governor newsom is promising to intervene in the court case blocking san francisco from clearing encampments. during an interview with politico. the governor said the state would file an amicus brief with the court. that's a way for him to weigh in on the case in the courts, even though he is not directly involved. newsom also said he hopes the case goes all the way to the supreme court. this stems from a lawsuit filed by advocates trying to prevent san francisco officials from clearing encampments unless there are enough shelter beds for every unhoused person. >> developing news and what could be an unprecedented strike for thousands of auto workers. a midnight deadline is looming and workers say they are ready to walk off the job if their demands are not met. jobina this possible strike could have an impact across the country. >> yes. coomassie if this strike happens, it would be the first

time in the united auto workers 80 year history that workers would be striking at three major automakers. all at the same time. so that's ford general motors and stellantis, the company that makes chrysler and jeep vehicles. members are calling for a 40% wage increase, a return to traditional pensions and a four day workweek. a strike would have implications for the entire us economy, with economists saying it would likely cause car prices to increase the union and automakers have been negotiating for months and appear to be far apart on an agreement. >> an all out strike is still a possibility. we're keeping all of our options open. >> ford's president and ceo says they put out a new offer and are, quote, optimistic, but also say some of the union's demands, like a four day workweek, are not sustainable. well, if this strike does happen, the uaw has a plan that includes beginning at a specific site of plants and then expanding if negotiations

don't make progress from there. that deadline for a new deal is 1159 tonight, reggie, thanks, jobina. >> teachers in the sausalito marin city school district are poised to walk off the job. members of the teachers association voted unanimously to authorize a strike, which gives union leaders the power to set a potential strike date. it comes after a state appointed mediator failed to resolve the dispute between the union and the district over a wage increase. >> teachers in two bay area school districts are taking action and demanding higher wages. and lafayette union members staged an informal informational picket, i should say, before school hours yesterday. the teachers say they've been in contract negotiations since march, declining the district's final offer of a 12% raise. >> we're not retaining our qualified teachers and we're not attracting new teachers because our salary schedule isn't competitive with those in the in the in orinda in moraga and in neighboring communities. if you

look at the poverty level, for contra costa county, a single teacher is making under that the district issued a statement calling its offer of a 12% raise highly competitive for the region and saying it looks forward to ongoing talks. >> fallout from a controversial decision this week by the sunol glen school board to ban all flags except for the american flag and the california flag from school campuses yesterday. some parents reportedly kept their kids home from school. parents tell our media partners at the east bay times they were concerned about the safety of their kids and possible hostility. after the meeting. they're now considering a recall against the board members who voted in favor of that ban. the meeting on tuesday was closed to the public after parents, board members and the superintendent got into multiple arguments. >> coming up. expect to pay more to attend college at cal state university schools. the increased tuition worth hundreds of dollars and a doordash driver

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will continue into the early part of next week. here's future weather. there's that marine layer early on burning off, pulling back to the coastline for afternoon sunshine. temperatures maybe 1 to 3 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. but all in all, it's a very average day when you look at our numbers. this afternoon. a lot of sunshine today, 73 in oakland, 82. in san jose, about 68. in san francisco, 84. in santa rosa. we'll look at the all important weekend forecast in detail coming up in about ten minutes. kamasi? thanks, drew. >> coming up, school will be back ■in session today in the east bay after a student is accused of punching the principal. then the new changes at bart might be having a positive impact on ridership. the new numbers showing the in living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is a complete hiv treatment for some adults. no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. detect this: most hiv pills contain 3 or 4 medicines. dovato is as effective with just 2.

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of power lines to cut the wildfire risk. but according to the chronicle and a hearing yesterday, the california public utilities commission made some other suggestions. it proposed bearing less than 1000 miles of power lines and instead insulating wires in risky areas . it's not clear how that might impact customer bills, but overall, state regulators say it could save billions of dollars. a vote is set for november. the tuition is going up for students in california state university system. the university trustees voted yesterday on an increase of 6% each year for the next five years. that means that tuition will go up by $342 a year next year, and by $2,000 by 2028. >> i'm. it's going to affect us in the most negative way possible. i'm already in immense debt for what the csu costs right now. >> trustees believe this will save faculty and staff positions and avoid more courses being cut from institutions. six weeks.

that's how long the city of san francisco says it's going to take to completely repair a cow hollow intersection where a huge sinkhole opened up this week after a water main break caused flooding. this hole opened up late sunday at the intersection of fillmore and green streets. now the broken pipe is fixed, but there are all sorts of other problems that need to be dealt with after crews inspected. they also need to replace sewer and gas pipelines as new money for child care providers in santa clara county hit hit hard during the pandemic. the county and valley health foundation have launched a $15 million grant program to boost child care. officials say more than 700 licensed child care facilities over the last ten years, including 161 that shut down during the pandemic. they can apply for the grants to help renovate, reopen or expand existing operations. >> chief children's officer sarah duffy noted that all applications must be in by mid november. so today, today is the moment to move on this. i've

been told that we have already received 140 inquiries just this morning. >> grants are available to child care providers who operate out of homes or commercial spaces. >> today, the principal of freedom high school in oakley will answer questions from the community after he was punched by a student multiple times. it happened when principal steve amaro was trying to break up a fight between two students. s oakley police chief paul beard released a statement saying principal amaro is, quote, choosing to focus on the freedom students who exude positive traits and accomplishments. he suffered injuries to his face and ribs. the case report has been forwarded now to the da. >> new at six san francisco officials are asking the california public utilities commission to rethink its vote to expand driverless taxi service. >> according to our media partners at the sf standard this week, the city's attorney's office formally applied for a rehearing on the vote. the filing claims a cpuc decision was flawed and ignored. public safety hazards. the city's

request will be voted on in a closed session in the future. no date has been set. what's your favorite toy? >> barbie sidekick is among the 12 finalists for the national toy hall of fame. the mattel doll, introduced in 1961, was brought to life by ryan gosling in the blockbuster barbie movie. ken is now among the inductees being considered. he's up against baseball cards. battleship bingo bop-it sorry, ken, but the screen went black because you're done. oh, once you bring it bop it. yes. then the conversation has ended. >> yes. and bop it, flip it, twist it. yes. yeah. like the original one. the yeah. the three part. not the extreme. yes. there's like a flick one. i was like, i'll take it too far. >> this one where you have to like talk, think. oh i think so . >> yeah. >> i think my nephew or niece had one. yeah. >> i mean they keep leveling up each time. yeah. >> bop it is. >> is it. i love bop it magic

eight ball and twister. yeah twister yeah. yes so true. although it's battleship super fun. >> see now battleship felt a little slow so yeah. >> also there's easy ways to cheat just that way. i wasn't aware of that part. yeah. >> what? >> you can kind of tell where people place their. oh it's like, yeah. oh what's the other game? >> not the, not the, the operation operation. >> the most frustrating game of the shaky hands to begin with so that that's the moment i knew i wasn't going to be a doctor. yeah which i guess is good. it weeds kids out early. yeah >> how did you know you were going to be doctor operation? i played operation. >> okay. last game. guess who did you all like? guess who? >> yes. and we made our own version. oh, husband did. >> i played it during the pandemic. yeah, we met them at the park. yeah, it's a drag version. >> a drag version? >> it's rupaul's drag race. >> we had a lot of time in 2020. >> yeah. you used it wisely. >> we met at dolores park and we played it.

>> you made it? yeah. my husband made it drag. guess who? drag. guess who. it's really fun. >> not a lot good came out of the pandemic, but that was fun. we still have. >> okay, i'll show you pictures later. that's cute. this morning. it is foggy out there from the tam cam. here's a live look outside. you can see the marine layer down below. but once we burn it off, we will have sunshine peeking out out there. here's the accuweather headlines. foggy morning dense in spots with some areas of drizzle close to the coast. it's mild to warm this afternoon. it is very pleasant later on today . over the weekend though, we'll start to flip the script, so to speak. temperatures go below average and we'll keep that trend really for the foreseeable future. look at the next two weeks. this is a temperature outlook across the entire west coast. we are going to keep cooler than average temperatures in place not only through the end of summer, summer officially ends next week, but also pretty much through the end of the month. we're not tracking any intense heat waves on the horizon right now. fog is dense in the north bay and along the coast, 3 to 4 miles there from santa rosa to half moon bay turns breezy later on this

afternoon. we'll have that onshore flow about 15 to 25mph. and we will do that once again tomorrow. looking at today, we're calling it sunny and seasonal. all these temperatures are very close to where we should wind up for this time of the year. morning fog to afternoon sunshine overnight tonight, we'll bring back that marine layer, turning partly to mostly cloudy. some coastal drizzle and numbers dropping into the 50s and 60s. accuweather 70 forecast shows you a cooling trend gets underway here tomorrow. that continues over the weekend. below average temperatures saturday and sunday. but we will have a fair amount of sunshine and we'll keep those temperatures below average early next week jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everyone. so we are sticking with the bay bridge. it's been our problem spot for over an hour now due to a motor cycle crash on westbound 80 past treasure island. it still is clearing, but emergency crews are also still on the scene. those speeds have dropped to around 30mph. in terms of details here, according to the chp, a ten year old was on this motorcycle at the time of the crash. thank fully no injuries involved. but it did flip on the

metering lights early at 533 and traffic is stacked through the maze. it's really rough through that part. once you make it through the metering lights, it'll take you about 21 minutes to get across the bay bridge in the westbound direction. we'll end here with a busy look at the richmond, san rafael bridge. >> reggie now we're going to bring in ginger zee. she is live in lakeland, florida, and she is just off of not long ago an extremely interesting plane trip. yes >> good morning. we have to see how that went. but i know you've got to tell us what's coming up on gma. >> eight, eight hours ago, stepping off that thing, i was pretty happy to hit ground, i'll tell you that much. but truly, i'll tell you, the hero hurricane hunters were so incredible to watch. the physicality of what they do, the ability for them to get data. there's more than a dozen instruments that are just gathering basically a ct scan of the storm that helps us put great info into the computer models and makes our forecast that much better. without these planes, as our forecast would be

pretty, pretty bad. so we'll get into all of that, plus where lee is going because coastal nova scotia, new brunswick, right along the maine border, downeast, maine, all preparing for kind of the landfall by saturday night. but big impacts all the way up the coast for waves. and then the cape cod, rhode island, up to coastal new hampshire and maine in a tropical storm watch bar harbor itself in a hurricane watch. so we'll get into all the impacts of the hurricane lee, now that i know it's so intimately. also coming up here on gma, we will talk about that caver and we actually have him, the american caver who was rescued from thousands of feet below ground after falling ill. he's joining us live and he'll talk about his partner and his harrowing story. plus designer and activist kenneth cole here live talking about the new initiative on youth mental health to help safeguard kids online. we're going to have those stories in. so much more coming up right here on gma. >> okay. so i know you love adventure. you love adrenaline. having said all that, were you scared.

>> i don't know if scared was the word. i was so brazen when i went in there because i never get seasick. i don't get carsick. i usually am the only one on our big adventures out on the ocean. that's not sick. that wasn't the case yesterday. so it was it was more that i was like in my phone, writing my script, doing all my stuff. and then i was like, whoa, this is crazy. and you know, i only tell you guys these kind of details, but i used the air sick bags, bags. >> no, no, really paints a picture because for you to actually feel ill is saying a lot. >> not writing a script in the middle of the hurricane. >> that's her job. >> then part of it was my fault. yeah >> okay. the other quick thing i need to ask you about. did i see a picture of you in the. the captain's seat? what was going on there? were you flying the plane? i don't know why they let me do that, but yes, i was. >> they gave me a little lesson. they were like, do you have any

flight hours? and i was like, no, but i know a lot about meteorology. yeah, cool. all right. you want to try? great and then he passed over the controls, and i was able to sit behind the yoke. that's what it's called. it's cool. i know the lingo. and then i was able to turn the plane and they were like, it's just like a video game. i'm like, but it's not. it was hard already. and we were in clear air like, well, before we got to the hurricane. so the physical me of watching what they do when they're like just riding the winds and there's points where they call it crabbing and the whole thing has to go like this just to go straight doesn't even make sense. like the physics works, but it is wild that they're doing all of that, but then collecting this data, some of which we've never seen before, and that's what, you know, made it all worth it. i would do it again. many, many times. and hey, i got a little hoarse voice out of it. so that was good. >> got so much out of it. and we did too. it's fascinating to listen to and to see. we'll be watching at seven. ginger thank

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to get really to public safety. >> now, at 630. tensions run high when alameda county. alameda county's district attorney pamela price talks to neighbors. the conversation got so heated and protesters were outside and former house speaker nancy pelosi defending her handling of the first trump impeachment as a gop takes steps to try to impeach president biden. then, runway of dreams, the special fashion show allowing people with disabilities to strut their stuff. >> yes, good morning, everybody. it is thursday, september 14th. >> let's see what the weather looks like. hey, drew. >> hey, good morning. so we do have fog out there to start our day. it's a pleasant afternoon. we're going to get that sunshine breaking out. we just have a really nice pattern that we're underneath for much of this week. right now, temperatures we're starting out in the mid 50s to the low 60s. as we get you ready on your thursday morning this is a live look. our east bay hills camera showing you that fog even pushing as far inland and we'll have that cloud

cover first thing mixing with sunshine that sun's up here in about 20 minutes. at 650, it's a partly cloudy lunchtime. and then we'll find brighter skies into the afternoon, maybe one or 2 or 3 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. but we're very close to average for this time of the year under mild to warm conditions. let's see how that commute is doing on this thursday. hi, jobina. >> hi, drew. thank you. good morning, everybody. so the good news is that that crash we were following involving the motorcycle and ten year old, which is still hard to believe, has cleared on the bay bridge. but look at all these residual delays that it created. so starting in emeryville, all of those headlights are traveling in the westbound direction. your average speeds are tracking around 30mph. there if you get to the bay bridge. and that's a part of your commute. 17 minutes across into san francisco, once you make it through the metering lights that flipped on early at 533. so there's the backup at the toll plaza and we'll end showing you that cleared spot on the bridge. your average speed as you approach that site is going to be around 37mph or jobina. >> thank you. a heated town hall meeting in the east bay last night. that's where alameda county district attorney pamela price hosted her latest talk

with neighbors price has been doing several of these town halls in the communities over the summer. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with why some of price's policies are dividing the community. gloria, good morning. >> reggie yeah, there have been many heated moments in these town halls and last night was no exception with some even storming out of that event. alameda county district attorney pamela price's town hall meeting drawing about 100 people to the niles discovery church in fremont on wednesday. more than 300 people joined on zoom. there was a recall rally before the meeting. her opponents, who believe she's too soft on crime, are spearheading a recall effort. but price hit back at those claims and says she believes the amount of guns in the community is playing a large part in the violence. she also talked about reforms that she's brought to the da's office. and one particular point of contention was her view on charging enhancement. it's something many in the audience say they want to see more of, but it's something the da

doesn't always agree with and an issue that price campaigned on. >> the use of those enhancements has driven the explosion of prisons has forced us to invest in prisons versus education. >> i believe in reform. i don't believe in letting murderers out on close to no charges. so there has to be punishment before you can have reform. >> patricia harris's son was killed and she believes that price didn't prosecute his killer harshly enough. she says that the killer's charges were reduced to involuntary with enhancements taken away. da price defended her record since taking office and remains committed to her platform of criminal justice reform. she says a crime wave started before she took office. live in the newsroom, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria, thank you. and there's more on the story. you can watch our one on one interview with da price about

her first nine months in office. it's streaming right now at abc7 news .com or our abc7 news bay area app. we have seen scenes like this far too often retail theft from smashing grabs to mass organized theft. >> it's happening all across california. and now we're learning more about governor newsom's plan to stop the crime by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in dozens of cities and counties. abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with how the money could help here in the bay area. lena well, governor newsom says californians can soon expect to see more takedowns, more police, more arrests and more felony prosecutions. >> when it comes to organized retail theft. this thanks to a $267 million investment being made by the state and we've since learned some of that money is being sent right here to the bay area. take a look at your screen. the governor's office says that includes san mateo, santa clara, san francisco, sonoma and alameda county's 41 sheriffs and police departments

statewide will be awarded up to $24 million each. san mateo county has been no stranger to retail theft with recent heists at sephora and a lego store. supervisor david canepa says he welcomes the grant money slated for his sheriff's department. but he thinks more changes are needed, especially with current legislation. >> we have to look at these penalties and the penalties that we have in place aren't working when it comes to retail theft and organized crime. that has to be revised. and we have to look at prosecuting at a higher level than is currently being prosecuted at. >> that's why 13 district attorneys offices across the state could also get a little more than $2 million each in the bay area. that includes alameda county, santa clara and san francisco. if approved by the board of state and community corrections, these 55 different

communities across the state could see this money as early as october 1st of this year. a live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. now to the growing frustration over choosing oakland's next police chief. mayor shengtao told the chronicle she will declare a state of emergency by the end of the year if she doesn't receive a list of finalists for the position from the police commission. opd says violent crime is up 15% this year compared to last. tao fired the previous chief, lauren armstrong, after an independent investigation found he failed to hold some of his officers accountable for misconduct. >> five east bay police officers appeared in court on charges of conspiracy and accepting bribes that allegedly includes tequila in exchange for avoiding citations of friends. contra costa county da's office filed the charges against four antioch officers, one pittsburg officer now in court yesterday. none of them entered a plea. instead, they waived their rights to a speedy trial court documents show between 2020 and 2021.

antioch officer timothy manley williams allegedly tried to help clear a speeding ticket and prevent officer andrea rodriguez from appearing in court, all in exchange for a bottle of tequila. officer manley williams is also one of the ten officers indicted back in august in the fbi's ongoing investiga gation into the antioch and pittsburg police departments. abc7 news spoke with one community activist who's been regularly attending court hearings surrounding these cases. >> i've seen the look on some of their faces. they look like they're ashamed and they look like they didn't want to be there. of course, and i feel like it's just it's time. it's time for this change to happen and this needs to happen. they need to have their day in court . >> officer manley williams, his attorney and several other officers and their attorneys declined to comment. former house speaker nancy pelosi is defending her approach to the first impeachment of former president donald trump. >> her comments come as current speaker kevin mccarthy calls on his committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into

president joe biden. this means there would be no floor vote to formally authorize the effort. mccarthy is justifying the move by saying pelosi changed house precedent when she announced the formal inquiry into trump in 2019. >> he saying, well, nancy didn't bring a bill to no, we did. we had a few weeks where we had to make our case and i had signed six committee chairs to get the information and the rest. and that then prepared us to bring the bill to the floor. they've had, what, nine months of collecting information? they have nothing. >> pelosi claims. mccarthy likely doesn't have the votes to put an inquiry on the floor. >> aaron rodgers achilles injury from monday night's game has ignited a new debate over playing surfaces in the nfl. many are claiming that rodgers may not have sustained this season ending injury if metlife stadium had grass instead of artificial turf. the nfl players association is now calling for the league to switch to all

grass fields, much like levi's stadium in santa clara. but nfl commissioner roger goodell says fillled choice is complicated. >> you also have other players who like playing on a turf field because it's faster. yeah, that's true. so you've got know you've got a mixed opinions on what we want to go is on science. we want to go on what's the best from an injury standpoint to prevent the injuries to give our players the best, best possible surface to play on. >> aaron rodgers recently posted a statement on instagram vowing to return to the game. >> still to come, what we've learned about how that escaped inmate in pennsylvania survived for two weeks on the run and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> up right now by about 137 points. another update on the markets next. >> then, the attempt to rescue hundreds of cruise passengers who are stuck in greenland after their ship ran aground. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at 7:00 for abc seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m.

you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 640 this morning, we'll take you to the exploratorium camera, starting out with our marine layer overhead. we have some issues with pollen. tree pollen is at moderate levels. your main offenders right here, elm and pine weed pollen and mold spores are low. once we have that sunshine breaking out later on today, your uv index is high. a seven out of an 11. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we have this weak ridge of high pressure that will bring about very pleasant weather. this afternoon. temperatures close to average, but into the weekend this low, this trough is going to win out across the west coast and that will create cooler than average temperatures through the weekend and early next week. here's future weather. cloud cover pulls back to the coastline. temperatures a few degrees cooler compared to yesterday. but these numbers you see on your screen right now, this is pretty much where we should be for this time of the year. the three day forecast shows you were mild to warm today, but that cooling trend starts to move in here tomorrow. and it will accelerate over the weekend

. and we'll take a look at the complete weekend forecast coming up in about 11 minutes

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that's the value of ownership. to him several times. >> yes. authorities say danilo cavalcanti admitted during hours of questioning that law enforcement came so close they literally stepped on him three times during their search. he also revealed he survived on watermelon from a farm, drank water from a stream to survive and was able to change his look after stealing a backpack. investigators say cavalcanti told them his end goal was to make it to canada. he escaped to philadelphia area prison on august 31st, days after a jury convicted him of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her

children. the exhaustive search through rural areas of pennsylvania to finally came to an end yesterday, 30 miles from the prison after cavalcanti was detected by a plane with a thermal imaging camera around 1 a.m. they were able to move in very quietly. >> they had the element of surprise. >> meanwhile, for the first time in days, schools and businesses in the area will reopen today as local residents breathe a sigh of relief. the district attorney will now decide whether cavalcanti will face additional charges related to this escape. reggie, thanks, jobina the luxury cruise liner that ran aground off the coast of greenland with 206 people on board is finally free. >> the operator of the cruise ship reports the vessel was successfully pulled free by a fisheries research vessel at high tide. the mv explorer has been stuck for more than 48 hours on greenland s eastern coast line and recently reported an outbreak of covid 19 on board. the ship's owner says the

ship will now be taken to a port to assess any damage. a spit and run caught on camera by a doordash worker might make you think twice about your food delivery. as video shows, the delivery driver set the customer's order down to take a photo and confirm the delivery. he then mumbles something under his breath and spits on the bag of food. and not once, not twice, but three times. the 13 year old customer who placed the order did so with his mother. >> i wanted to throw up because it's so disgusting. and who does that? i guess he thought it was a little tip because he spit on the food. >> oh, no. >> he says they paid $30 for the order and added a $3 tip. isn't that good? they eventually got a refund for the order after doordash rejected their first refund request. it can you imagine rejecting the request? why? what has to happen for you to not reject the request?

doordash says that the delivery driver is no longer able to deliver orders with the company. well, i should hope not. oh, my gosh. >> this makes your stomach hurt . all right. the fda is sending a warning to cvs and walgreens for selling unapproved eyedrops . the letters were sent to the pharmacies and ten excuse me, six menu facturers saying that the products are illegally marketed for cataracts, glaucoma, and pinkeye. the fda also said that quality control of the products has them concerned about the safety of the eyedrops. those warned have 15 days to respond to those letters in writing and show what steps have been taken to correct these violations. >> now for your morning money report. a new round of layoffs is happening. one of the bay area's biggest tech companies, google, is cutting hundreds of jobs in the area. that usually goes first, which is the global recruiting division. workers began receiving notifications yesterday, but the company did not release exact numbers as the move is part of a decision to pull back hiring overall. and

now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. you can see that we're up about 141 points. pat sajak got a jump scare when a contestant got a little too excited on wheel of fortune. >> well, we couldn't. sorry. sorry. i'll be fine. >> oh, my goodness. he threw the prize card. it had the winning car on it during last night's episode. this is an elementary school principal, lauren nelson. now, she lost the final round through the final clue. being obtaining my goals. she joked that one day she will finally obtain her goal. ryan ryan seacrest is going to be taking over for pat sajak as host starting in 2024. that was that was that was a lot. >> what does she win? nothing. she win a car. >> oh, i know of. okay. she lost the final round. oh >> oh, i know, but.

>> but season 41 just got started. you can watch it right here on abc7 right after the jeopardy at 730 every weeknight. that's like when you did that clark fan by me and i wasn't ready i didn't understand that she was upset. >> i thought she was celebrating but instead she was mad. >> oh, she was like disappointed. yeah, yeah. >> okay. >> all right. olivia rodriguez world tour announcement forced her website to crash, and this was even before the tickets went on sale. the outcome could hint to a pretty successful 2024 tour for the 20 year old singer and songwriter. the guts tour starts in february in her home state of california. she's making one bay area stop at san francisco's chase center on august 2nd. the pre-sale tickets go live on ticketmaster on september 20th at 3 p.m, celebrating all of our differences through fashion models. >> hit the runway at new york fashion week to highlight adaptive apparel for people with disabilities. gear includes sweatshirts for people in wheelchairs. organizers say

fashion week is a chance for designers and models to shine. and when it comes to swag, there's no reason why anyone with a disability shouldn't look good or feel good. the show was put on by runway of dreams, which empowers people to have confidence and self-expression through fashion and beauty inclusion. that's cool. that is so cool. >> i love it. yes. >> you ever been to fashion week ? >> no. have you? >> you should. i've been around it like in the city when it happens and it just seems like it just takes over. i can see that looks all the pictures, all the things. yeah. >> you all know we're having an oakland style week in october. yes >> can we get in the front row? >> yeah. >> will be shows there'll be things. it's going to be exciting. >> we were really dark glasses. i want to do. >> yeah, me too. >> we should do already has the anti bob. you already got the bob. you do. yes >> it's just that we have to do the tiktok song to that i don't know this we'll catch you on. >> okay but that's the stance reggie already has the stance. >> it's like, i don't know if you can really see it. yeah, but

yeah, that. >> cheer up. yeah. >> it has to be like this. you have to, like, unbothered. >> yeah. you also be very close to each other. like, uncomfortably close, but really, really snug. no emotion. >> i would like to bring opera glasses for no reason. >> oh, the. with the stick. no no. >> even though i'm in the front row, i still want to see detail . >> let's do it. i'm here for this. i'm excited. >> next month. >> oakland. very cool. oakland let's take you to oakland, the airport right now. here's our abc7 oakland airport camera where we do have overcast skies to start out our morning in the east bay and it's really just a day where we have that cloud cover burning off to the coast for sunshine and really comfortable day ahead. we do have fog that is dense in spots in the north bay and along the coast. some patchy drizzle as well. mild to warm in the afternoon, but then we'll kind of do a 180. we'll take below average temperatures this weekend and that will stay that way for much of next week. here's the fog, the visibility, it's reduced in the north bay and along the coast, not too thick right now. 3 to 5 miles isn't too bad. we'll keep our eyes on that. but away from the

coast, we're doing just fine. onshore flow picks up today. find those winds gusting about 15 to 25mph with that sun peeking out behind the cloud cover. here's the latest on hurricane lee. it is a category two storm. it has a pretty massive wind field. it will weaken as it moves north. but much of the mid-atlantic and the northeast for the coastline, we will see dangerous rip currents from this storm. we do have tropical storm watch is up for the cape and boston, a hurricane watch up for parts of coastal maine where we will see rough surf and some strong winds later on this weekend because of lee as it weakens as it heads north . back here at home, it is sunny. it is seasonal. temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year, just underneath a really steady pattern of morning fog to afternoon sunshine and nice temperatures today. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll find mild to warm conditions this afternoon on a cooling trend begins tomorrow that continues over the weekend. accelera daetz early next week with much of next week staying below average for this time of the year. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so if you are traveling through the east bay westbound because of all those

issues at the bay bridge from earlier this morning, we are seeing the impact from el cerrito down through albany, berkeley into emeryville. look at those speeds ranging from 16 down to 38mph. busy in the westbound direction on the san mateo bridge. so give yourself some extra time. moving smoothly, though, at the golden gate bridge. but a good steady flow of traffic in the southbound direction into san francisco. our drive times are super commuters have not been bad at all today. so that's at least a highlight. tracy to dublin 46 minutes and you can see antioch to concord now slowing at 40 minutes. >> reggie, thanks, jobina. >> we're learning more about the food haul that is set to open in the same space where san francisco's new ikea is now there a bakery by klausmeyer is the first business to be announced as part of that scandinavian food court. myer is known for co-founding a copenhagen restaurant that's been named the world's best restaurant, multiple times, according to the chronicle, the market street food hall will have five food stands and three bars. it's set to open next year. >> san francisco's famed cliff

house is soon going to be back in business with three new restaurants. >> it's the golden gate national recreation area announced a new lease with the company that operates restaurants in san francisco and los angeles. the plan is to reopen the dining room, plus have a new cafe in the former retail space and then a restaurant, of course, in the lookout space. the cliff house closed at the end of 2020 after being in business for 157 years. >> police in springfield, missouri, found themselves in a wild pursuit when a suspect in stripes escaped from captivity and here it is, a ring tailed culprit. it's a lemur. it's a pet lemur, which why do people have pets anyway? it it was running loose in a neighborhood park. police thought they could quickly apprehend the furry fugitive, but they soon found themselves in a high speed chase. the officers finally captured the lemur with the help of some just people who were walking by. the lemur was later reunited with its owner or something, but that shouldn't be

a pet, right? >> well, you never know what you know, speaks to you. from the heart. >> a fish, a dog, a cat, a lemur , a bird, a lemur. not a lemur. >> up next is seven things you need to know today. >> and there's a you can watch. am i saying that right, zoboomafoo. is that what his name was? >> you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break, oh, this is nice. a live look outside this morning from our mount tam cam. we love to see that at 655. we'll be right back . >> you are great. you're great students. i heard you're a really good in school. >> how can the community move forward and make progress? what is a viable solution? >> are we just really love to

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golfers from the big three automakers are inadequate and they are ready to go on strike. they set an. 11:59 p.m. deadline tonight to reach a deal. >> number two, california's investing $267 million to stop organized retail crime. this morning, we know some of that money is coming to the bay area, san francisco, san jose, fremont, palo alto and san bruno are among some of the cities benefiting san mateo county and santa clara county are also set to receive millions. >> number three, a judge has just ruled donald trump and 16 co-defendants will be tried separately from two other co-defendants in the election

interference case in georgia. that trial is set to start october 23rd after the two defendants requested a speedy trial. >> number four, a tuition hike has been approved for the california state university system. students can expect to pay 6% more each year for the next five years. and number five, get ready for a sunny and seasonal thursday. >> here's a live look. this is sutro tower. that sun now appearing above the horizon, that marine layer down below. it's a mix of the marine layer and sunshine early on, giving way to brighter conditions and a really pleasant afternoon. 70s and 80s away from the coast. number five or excuse me, number six, bringing you a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. >> we're metering lights came on at five 533. we have a lot of slow traffic throughout the east bay, primarily on westbound 80 and 580, but no major blocking issues and number seven, barbie sidekick is one of 12 finalists for this year's toy hall of fame. >> and mattel doll introduced in

1961, was brought to life by ryan gosling in the barbie movie. ken is up against battleship bingo. bob pit cabbage patch kids and others. why aren't these already in there? >> i know we're old. >> we're getting old. yeah. >> how did cabbage patch kids not get in another year? all right. >> bingo. bingo been around forever? yep. yeah >> yeah. >> at this point, should we? bingo needs to be skipped. skip. skip. oh >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. the hurricane and tropical storm watches right now. on alert. new england bracing for dangerous conditions, already seeing monstrous waves. where and when we could see landfall as ginger soars into the eye of the storm, flying high with hurricane hunters, releasing 150 mile per hour winds. behind bars.