the deadliest industry is your friend. shh... you do have real problems at a number of our pharmacies and grocery stores in our city that need to be addressed. so our hope is that this will help millions of dollars on the way to help stop retail theft here in the bay area, counties, cities and law enforcement are set to benefit. >> the reason oakland was left out of the governor's major investment and thousands of auto workers on the picket lines this morning after a critical deadline passes with no contract deal. >> the historic demonstration against the three big automakers was and here in the bay area, what could become the largest health care strike in us history . >> good morning. it is friday, september 15th. i'm going to

start the check of our weather with drew. >> hi, drew. >> hey, good morning. so we do have a little bit of drizzle out there. the marine layer is with us overhead and it is on the way to a cooler afternoon to end out the workweek. here's live. doppler seven, see a little bit of green on the screen, mainly over the city and along the coast. you need your windshield wipers close to the coast this morning with that light drizzle. overhead temperatures were actually elevated thanks to that marine layer. it's keeping numbers in most spots in the low and mid 60s. so we're off to a mild start. it's a bit muggy out there, but temperatures will be cooler today compared to yesterday because the marine layer is going to be slower to break down this morning. here's future weather. all of that cloud cover at 9 a.m. it's one of those days, even by lunchtime am, it's still quite cloudy over the city. we're still seeing fog across parts of the east bay shoreline around emeryville. and we'll find that sunshine away from the coast. but temperatures will be on the cooler side compared to yesterday. so a cooling trend gets underway here today, mid and upper 80s in our warmest spots inland 60s and 70s

around the bay shoreline and that cooling trend does continue over the weekend. kumasi i'll show you that in a few minutes. thank you, drew. >> now to the historic coordinated strike against detroit's big three auto companies all at once, thousands of united auto workers members are walking off the job in three states overnight after failing to reach new labor deals with the big three jobina. the strike has the potential to get even bigger. yes, kumasi so right now, just about 13,000 of uaw, 145,000 members are on the picket line at three auto plants, and that number could grow if a deal isn't reached soon. >> the presiden of the united auto workers union is not backing down in the fight with ford, general motors and stellantis members want a 40% increase in wages and stronger benefits like cost of living adjustments, more paid time off pensions and an increase in retiree pay. ford and gm offering a new 20% wage increase , just half of what the union is looking for. abc's terry moran

is asking ford ceo about his own pay increase, something union members often bring up. >> they're asking about ceo pay yours the ceo made $20 million and they say 40% increase since the last contract. why can't they get a 40% increase? well i think, first of all, we are offering an incredible, unprecedented increase, but we can't even get any feedback from the uaw about what they want. >> all they want is for everyone to make $300,000. that's not sustainable. we'll go bankrupt if we do that. >> we make this company billions of dollars on our backs. you know what i'm saying? my parents retired from here. you know, give us what we deserve. that's all. that's all we're asking for. nothing more, nothing less. we are the union. >> there are ten states from michigan to texas with union plants for all three automakers that could be impacted by the strike. automakers say they're facing extraordinary financial pressures as they build electric

and gas powered vehicles. they fear labor costs could drive up vehicle prices above their foreign auto competitors. reggie jobina, thank you. >> we've seen a lot of high profile strikes this year, and that's led to some calling it the labor hot strike. summer some of the strikes include oakland teachers is walking out of their classrooms. of course, we know what's happening in los angeles and elsewhere with sag-aftra and the wga. experts say some of the unrest can be tied to the pandemic. >> the rise in workers strike since the pandemic is significant. and again, think it goes back to the fact that the pandemic mc ruptured the status quo. and when you are in the midst of a crisis where a lot of things that you took for granted have become unraveled, you also recognize that this is an opportunity to make changes, to move yourself forward. >> and as for all these labor actions potentially doing damage to the economy and might not be

as bad as you might think, the increase of strikes is an interesting sign of unrest in the labor market and you might think that having a lot of strikes would disrupt out industries and whole sectors to the detriment of economic well-being. >> but in fact, history shows that that is not really the case . there are very few labor actions which have seriously disrupted in the long term. >> of course, without the power of collective bargaining, workers would have little hope of making gains against these huge corporations. another strike is looming. about 60,000 kaiser permanente workers have voted to authorize a strike if there's no contract agreement by the end of the month, it would be the largest health care strike in us history. kaiser workers across seven different states are demanding new contracts. workers want better pay and for the company to address staffing shortages. kaiser says there are two bargaining bargaining sessions with the union next week. kaiser

tells us it's committed to reaching an agreement that ensures market competitive pay before that contract expires september 30th, a bill that would provide unemployment benefits to striking workers is now heading to the governor's desk. >> the state senate passed a bill yesterday after it was approved by the assembly earlier this week. if governor newsom signs the bill, it would take effect in january. the bill would allow striking workers to get unemployment benefits after being on strike for two weeks. san francisco co is cashing in big on governor newsom's new plan to crack down on retail theft across the state. today, the city's police chief and da will be joining the governor to outline how that money is going to be used. ed, abc seven news reporter lena howland live in san francisco this morning with the impact the money is going to be having here and in other cities across the state in bay area. lena kumar as businesses here in the union square shopping district have been no stranger to retail theft, we have learned the biggest chunk

of funding for the bay area is being set aside for san francisco. >> so we have learned that around $15 million will go to the city's police department. it'll be used to hire more officers and boost crime prevention efforts. another $2 million is going to san francisco's district attorney's office. mayor london breed said. this is increasing the police department's capacity to be more effective and proactive in the city. but she thinks more changes are still needed. >> our hope is that this will help, but ultimately, you know, like there are some state laws that make it more difficult for us to be as aggressive as we want to be. and we hope that in addition to the resource that are desperately needed, that we look at some real changes, she says. >> a 2018 state law, which was meant to decriminalize street vending, has made it impossible for the city to enforce a lot of the illegal vending from retail theft. that's been going on now. three other bay area district

attorneys offices are each getting $2 million. those offices are in alameda, santa clara and sonoma counties and three other local law enforcement agencies are getting money to 15 million to the san mateo county sheriff's office. 11 million to the santa clara county sheriff's office and 8 million to the san jose police department. now, at 10:00 this morning, we have learned that district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott will join governor gavin newsom along with two other law enforcement agencies, for a press conference about this plan. we, of course, will let you know what happens. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. now, city leaders in oakland say they are planning to petition the governor's office to try to get some of that money to fight retail crime. the city was disqualified because state officials say they missed the deadline. a city spokesperson says the police department had its application materials ready, but the city's department of economic and workforce development did not submit the

application on time. the city administrator called the outcome unacceptable. if you are looking for something new to check out this weekend, we got you covered . the highly anticipated sunset night market is kicking off in san francisco tonight. 80 vendors will be packing irving street and offer an array of asian foods ranging from boba tea to beef noodle soup to ube pies. the event will also include a dance zone with live music and djs and a fun zone for kids. sunset night market will happen between 20th and 23rd avenues and it runs from 5:00 until 10 p.m. that is very cool. >> 509 this morning. we'll take you to san jose. we do have mostly cloudy conditions. we have a pretty deep marine layer. this morning. it's about 2000ft deep. and when it gets to that level, we do have pockets of drizzle out there this morning. be aware of that air quality. we have fresh air continuing. what a week of just good air quality that does continue into the upcoming weekend. dense fog right now along the coast, half moon bay, we're down to a mile and a half there with that drizzle away from the coast. we

do have mainly overcast skies in most spots, but where you see the number ten, that's as good as it gets when it comes to visibility. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we do have changes heading our way over the next couple of days. high pressure is losing control and with low pressure now gaining traction, this will move into the west coast over the next couple of days. usher in that cooling trend and it will keep us with a pretty deep marine layer each morning through early next week. so outside right now, clearly you can see that cloud cover overhead. we'll have mostly cloudy conditions early on this morning. that cloud cover very slow to break down. so we'll see sunshine slower today compared to yesterday. and it is a cooler afternoon thanks to that slower clearing of the cloud cover for those brighter conditions. now the three day forecast, we have a cooler afternoon today for rosh hashanah this evening. it is pleasant, but temperatures will be on the cool side in the 60s and 70s. that cooling trend continues over the weekend and much of next week, we'll find those temperatures below average . we'll preview that coming up with the seven day forecast in

about nine minutes. let's check in with jobina, see how traffic's doing today. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. we are starting in walnut creek here with a live picture of 680, that southbound traffic is where you see the most vehicles moving there with those tail lights. no advisory or blocking issues to start off the commute is a true friday out there. just a few cars coming across the richmond-san rafael bridge, you see here in the westbound direction where those headlights are. and you know, it's a friday when the tracy to dublin ride is only 33 minutes and it's after 5 a.m. antioch to concord and san rafael to san francisco are on time. reggie sabrina, thank you. >> ongoing technical issues on the las vegas strip. still ahead, the effect by hackers and casinos and hotels bringing some of those destinations to a standstill. >> and a piece of star wars history in the north bay could soon be going away. how some are putting up a fight to keep it intact. >> a local pet peacock is looking for a new forever home. we'll tell you about wingo star where you can meet h we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix.

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proposed move to nevada at their meeting in november. the a's submitted its relocation application to the league last month, and the plan calls for a 33 000 seat ballpark on the strip, which would open in 2028. last week, a group called schools over stadium filed a petition to put the bill to fund the ballpark on the ballot in nevada. some unfortunate news this morning. the man behind oakland's famous warriors home has died. and now there's a group trying to save the home and the man's two dogs he left behind. lloyd kenmore's home was decked out in blue and gold and all kinds of warriors memorabilia. his superfan status entered the spotlight as a dubs dynasty took off cannamore nearly lost the home because of a reverse mortgage that his mom took out. he passed away late last month, and now oakland animal services is desperately trying to find homes for his dogs, baby and rambo. they're at the shelter. if you are interested or you know, anyone who is just check them out.

>> applications are now open for a new program in oakland. it's an effort to help boost local businesses, as mayor shengtao just announced, activate oakland. it offers $400,000 in grants to help facilitate events like festivals, block parties and pop up shops. >> when we activate our streets , this is how we keep each other safe. we get to know our community and of course we deter criminals from coming in. and at the same time, we are pumping the economy with funding. >> officials say the plan includes an equity component to make sure events are held across the city. the deadline to apply is october 12th. >> do you think the names for uc berkeley are too confusing? that's what a 19 member task force believes. and now that task force has released an 18 page report to outline the changes they suggest. and here's what it would look like. so currently, the academic part of the university is called uc berkeley. the task force is recommending changing that to

just berkeley, the athletic entity is currently cal the task force says that should be changed to cal berkeley. according to the chronicle, chancellor carol christ cabinet has accepted these recommendations. but the co-chair of the task force says a final decision has not been made. what's likely the end of an era for a north bay studio that made movie magic? the original sound stage in production facility in san rafael for industrial light and magic, founded by george lucas, is going away. lucas ended up moving his special effects shop to the presidio in 2005. however many props and models from famous movies are still right there in san rafael, including the millennium falcon and anchor from pirates of the caribbean and a model of chewbacca's head. the building currently houses 3210 studios, which is going out of business. a longtime employee says the landlord is planning to repurpose the building. >> it's a travesty. i mean, this is a historic place. the other part of it is it's a tragedy for the bay area filmmaking

community. >> this employee is now launching a gofundme campaign trying to save the campus. we reached out to the building's owner. we haven't heard back yet. disney is the parent company of industrial light and magic, as well as abc seven news. >> cruz wants to make its autonomous taxis more accessible to people in wheelchairs. the company unveiled what it says is the world's first wheelchair accessible self driving vehicle they call it the wave. people who are invited to check it out at an event yesterday seemed impressed. this can open so many opportunities. >> it's basically like to have more accessible alternatives to move around. hopefully like better prices because normally, like accessible transportation is much more expensive. this is very exciting to the disability community. >> cruz provided this video of wave, which was designed over three years in cooperation with general motors. the autonomous car company hopes to launch it next year, starting with the pilot for a small group of

users, a one of a kind pet is up for adoption on the peninsula. >> we told you about this. now you get to see wingo in all his glory. wingo star is a domesticated peacock and a few weeks ago he was running around a school parking lot in east palo alto. rescuers captured him. the vet's examined him and now he has a clean bill of health. an ideal situation is that, you know, he's in a relatively predator proof environment that can protect him. >> but he has like places where he can jump up to and maybe fly, you know, because they'll fly to like low branches and things, you know, perhaps if there's like a tree or even like a house tree or something like that. >> look at this cane ended up at the peninsula humane society. >> he is only looking to adopt wingo star to someone who is an experienced bird owner. okay. it's also important to know what kind of food peacocks like. they like chicken feed. they like nuts and veggies and fruit. now if this is something that you're

interested in, the adoption fee is $20. >> oh, wow. okay >> i wish i knew how to keep ringo wingo. >> was it wingo? wingo? >> now in the city, my friend. and not in a place. no, no, i couldn't walk him down the embarcadero. >> probably not in the top ten. >> weirdest things i've ever seen in the city. if you did that. true like. oh, that's cute. >> no, i like that. the predators of peacocks are. >> are foxes and coyotes. >> right? because we have seen some on the way to work. >> so we'll not be you practically have a pet coyote here just wandering around. we do. >> we do. yeah. and a pet rat. we saw him on the way in this morning. >> pet rat. >> good morning to that rat. >> good morning to that rat. >> now, is it like a new york city style rat? stressed? >> i was stressed. was it a big one? was like, what happened was like a rat. >> did you see? i don't see it. i don't see it. >> is it. >> it just went by there quick, quick, quick. anyway, anyway,

outside, let's go to abc seven's oakland airport camera this morning where you can see it's busy in the airfield this morning. >> we have overcast skies. we have drizzle out there. it's just a day where our marine layer is deep to start out. our friday, we will see sunshine around the bay shoreline and inland later this afternoon. but the coast, you're going to be socked in with cloud cover all day today. we begin a cooling trend and that trend continues really not just through the weekend, but for the foreseeable future. when i show you that seven day forecast, you'll see those temperatures are below average. just elise, update on hurricane lee continues to weaken as a category one storm. pretty wide wind field. you're seeing some clouds already from the outer bands moving into new england, parts of the mid-atlantic. the latest track of lee does take it into parts of eastern maine and nova scotia. but the bigger risk for a lot of americans along the mid-atlantic and northeast coastline are dangerous. rip currents from this storm through the weekend. back here at home turns breezy this afternoon. winds about 15 to 20mph. so we've certainly seen windier afternoons this past couple of

days. we'll see those winds strengthen a bit tomorrow, likely tomorrow looks breezier than today with those winds gusting closer to 25mph. so today is our cooling trend gets underway here mid and upper 80s in our warmest spots inland, 72 in oakland today, 82. in san jose, about 67 in the city with mostly cloudy skies, 81 in santa rosa. accuweather seven-day shows you that cooling trend just continues over the weekend and we are going to keep those temperatures below average really for the next seven days. >> jobina. thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. very quickly on camera, i just want to mention that we are getting a new report of a hit and run on the grant line road off ramp to eastbound 580. so if that's a part of your commute as it to you there, thankfully, no injuries involved in terms of mass transit though we're looking great bar muni is all running on time at the moment. i'll let you know if that changes a live camera outside. this is oakland, our 880 at the coliseum. camera headlines traveling in the southbound direction for you northbound and starting to get a bit busier for

people that are traveling further into the east bay or maybe into san francisco, sco, the san mateo bridge. everything's at the limit. no wind advisories here. also a steady flow, though, for people traveling towards the peninsula. and then we'll end here with this round of drive times, highway four to the maze bay bridge going westbound and san francisco to sfo specifically along 101 southbound, all on time koumassi. >> all right, thanks jobina. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> it is here again. cold and flu season beginning to creep in. up next, what the cdc is predicting about this year's respiratory virus and why they're saying everyone needs to get up to lowe's knows to expect the unexpected. so, when you need an appliance fast, we've got you covered with trusted brands the moment you need them. you don't have to sweat the unexpected. get what you need, when you need it. now at lowe's.

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>> number three, san francisco is cashing in big on governor newsom's new plan to crack down on retail theft across the state. today, the city's police chief will be joining the governor to outline how that money is going to be used. >> number four, president biden's son, hunter, has been indicted on felony gun charges as he faces up to 25 years in prison. biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun in october 2018. >> all right. number five, cooling trend gets underway here today. low pressure begins to take over the west coast. that's going to bring about a cooler weekend by sunday. look at those temperatures well below average for this time of the year. >> number six, bringing you a live picture from emeryville. this is our busiest stretch at the moment. coming down 80 in the westbound direction as you approach the maze. otherwise traffic looks clear. and number seven, authorities in maui have started to announce plans to escort residents and business owners into the fire ravaged lahaina area to survey the property.

>> and that will start on september 25th. people will be given protective gear and instructed on how to properly sift through debris. covid 19 hospitalizations are on the rise again in the us. >> the centers for disease control is recommending everyone get the updated covid shot. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live in the newsroom with what we need to know. gloria. >> good morning, reggie. you can already make an appointment to get the covid booster at bay area, walgreens and cvs stores. walgreens starts administering those shots on monday. cvs is already offering them. health experts say that the latest covid 19 vaccine is safe and effective and offers additional protection against the subvariants that are currently spreading, as well as helping reduce the risk of severe illness and death. the cdc is recommending that everyone over six months old get the shot, including pregnant women and those who have had covid before. >> when we looked at the data, everyone could be at risk for hospitalization or death if not

vaccinated. certainly if you have immunocompromising conditions or other medical issues, they can put you more at risk. but no one is safe. it's important to be vaccinated. >> experts say the vaccine may even help decrease cases of long covid, but it's unclear exactly how long protection lasts, according to cdc data. covid hospitalizations have increased in the us, though numbers are still near historic lows overall. but because of those new variants that are circulating, experts say it is important to have the updated vaccine and that vaccine is covered by insurance if you are uninsured. the cdc has a program to help make it accessible. and if you want more information on that, you can go to the cdc's website cdc gov. live in the newsroom. gloria rodriguez, abc7 news. thank you, gloria. >> for more information on when, where and how to schedule your booster, just head to our website abc7 news.com. a decision eight years in the making coming up at 530. what a judge has just ruled in a case

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it's coming to the bay area to help combat retail crime. but one east bay city isn't on the list. now, a 530, the mistake that left oakland out and president biden's son, hunter, is now the subject of a federal indictment. >> the felony charges that could lead to a decades long prison sentence. some las vegas resorts are still offline this morning. >> the obstacles guests are facing on the strip while hackers hold casinos and hotels hostage. good morning, everybody. >> it's friday, september 15th. >> we're going to start with a check on the weather. hi, drew. hey, good morning.

>> we are underway with a cooling trend starting today and it will last really through the weekend and early next week. we have a deep marine layer this morning. a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you that cloud cover. we have some drizzle as well. live doppler seven, just a little peppering of green, mainly across the city and along the coastlines. you need your windshield wipers and spots and a little bit of wet pavement. first thing this morning, we're also on the mild side, a little muggy out there as well. most of us actually beginning our morning in the low 60s. but despite the mild start, later on this afternoon, it will be cooler compared to yesterday and the day before because our marine layer on future weather clear it's thick through 9 a.m. it's very slow to break down today and that's going to slow the warming process. so our warmest areas away from the coast inland will go into the mid and upper 80s around the bay shoreline for the most part. we'll go from clouds to sun and temperatures mainly in the 60s and in the 70s. we'll take a look at how traffic is shaping up on this friday, which will be in a good morning. >> good morning, jay. thank you. it's a true friday out there.

look how empty it is in san jose as we show you 87 right now. for the most part, i'm going to keep your traffic updates pretty quick for you unless something happens out there, because i don't want you to worry if you're traveling this morning. you really are in great shape. emeryville is our busiest stretch, though, so i'm sticking with this camera for you, showing you 80. we have no metering lights on. if you're going towards the bay bridge toll plaza, i'll let you know if there's an update there. tracy to dublin. the drive time is actually decreased. you're now at 32 minutes. >> thank you, jobina. millions of dollars in new funding to fight organized retail crime heading to the bay area. and today, governor newsom's office is set to give us more details about the new plan to improve safety across the state. abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with a breakdown of how much some local cities are expecting to get. lena >> well, we've learned the biggest chunk of funding headed specifically to the bay area is coming here to san francisco. it's meant to provide some relief to these businesses here in the union square shopping district that have been hit hard by retail theft. but now we've

learned that the san francisco police department will be getting a little bit more than $15 million. it'll be used to hire more officers and boost crime prevention efforts. while $2 million is going to san francisco's district attorney's office. mayor london breed says their focus is not just on the higher end shops here in union square, but also on pharmacies and grocery stores as union square has not been as problematic. >> and in fact, when we've had a few incidents, people have been not only arrested but are facing prosecution as we speak. and many of those items have been returned to the various office locations. so we have a bit of a grip on what's happening in union square, but we do have real problems at a number of our pharmacies and grocery stores in our city that need to be addressed. and. three other bay area district attorney's offices are each getting $2 million. >> those offices are in alameda, santa clara and sonoma counties

and three other local law enforcement agencies are getting money, too. 15 million to the san mateo county sheriff's office. 11 million to the santa clara county sheriff's office and 8 million to the san jose police department. now, at 10:00 this morning, district attorney brooke jenkins will join police chief bill scott with governor gavin newsom and two other law enforcement agencies for a press conference about this funding live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. you might notice that lena didn't mention the city of oakland. that's because it is scrambling to figure out how it missed the crucial deadline to get some of these state funds is abc seven news reporter tim john spoke with local leaders on what went wrong and how local business owners are feeling about that mistake. >> oakland has lost a chance to receive millions of dollars to help fight retail crime in the city. the reason why? because city officials missed a deadline to apply for a special state grant. >> we need every nickel and dime

that we can get, but by us not applying, i can't believe we would miss that opportunity. >> tsay oakland city council member noel gayo tells me the city is currently suffering through multiple crises. the worst he says he's ever seen in his lifetime, where the city administration making excuses that we didn't apply on time or submit the proper work. >> that's just an excuse that the residents and businesses are not going to accept. >> state officials say oakland blamed their late application on a technical issue. a spokesperson for the city says they're reviewing everything that went wrong to try and prevent something like this from happening again. oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass says they're also actively exploring other grants and partnerships. >> we are incredibly committed to getting the resources that we need, and we do have a strong proposal that we can shop around to other partners to get the resources that oakland's business community needs. >> whatever the reason, the failure is little comfort to many business owners in the city. it is very frustrating, upsetting and especially during

this very difficult time. >> you know, for a small business owners, carl chan is a community leader in oakland's chinatown. >> he says many in this community believe the oakland police department would have greatly benefited from the extra cash. chan introduced us to shirley, who works at a nearby restaurant. she spoke to us with the help of chan's translation and said crime has gotten so bad in this area that her restaurant closes hours early. >> they are so afraid, the employees are afraid and so they are having a tough time and making a tough decision. >> some city leaders say they're going to petition governor newsom's office to try and get oakland some of the money it missed out on a plan chan supports and one he hopes isn't too little too late when we're hearing other cities getting billions and billions of dollars and we missed out. >> are you kidding me? >> and another interesting thing the city told us was that they plan to formally hire someone who will help with future grant applications. asians in the newsroom. tim johns, abc seven

news. >> how frustrating. let's talk about dreamforce, the mega tech conference sponsored by salesforce has come to a close. the three day conference drew nearly 43,000 people to san francisco's moscone center. there's no doubt the city put its best foot forward for this conference. so the question is, if the city can transform for visitors during a conference like this, why can't it be like that? every day we went right to mayor london breed to get a reaction and she pushed back saying things are getting better overall. >> well, it's not just because of dreamforce. there are other conventions. this is what we do for every convention that comes to san francisco. so my push back is, you know, that san francisco is changing, things are getting better. >> mayor breed was also quick to mention that jp morgan chase hosted its convention in san francisco in january and wrote about its incredible experience in the city. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says painful cuts could be coming after the city approved new contracts for its workers earlier this week.

>> we are already making modest cuts this year, but it's really the projects next year and the year after where our budget office tells us we will likely need to cut $20 million in ongoing spending. that's going to be painful. and sadly, it will disproportionately impact our most vulnerable resident unless we get very lucky and have higher than expected tax revenue. >> the city council has approved agreement is with two unions representing 4500 workers to pay for those raises. san jose is looking to cut school crossing guards and may even reduce the number of days for the bike and pedestrian friendly viva chi event. mayor mehan says san jose's parks and rec department is now looking to outside fund raising to keep that event going . a walnut creek woman is talking about a really scary attack that happened on bart. she was riding from walnut creek to san francisco back in may. in the middle of the afternoon, she says a man started to follow her from car to car. she was moving to avoid him and eventually he yelled at her. she decided to

get off. and that's when he grabbed her purse. she said when she held on, she said the man dragged her, hitting her head on a bart car and strangers helped and called police. >> it was such a scary situation, being stuck on bart and having somebody who i felt was a predator. i didn't really know what he was going to do to me. >> the attacker has not been found. the woman says she will not take bart again. bart's police chief says the transit agency has been making security improvements ever since this happened. that includes running shorter train cars so they don't feel as empty. still ahead, a bill calling for a constitutional convention cleared its first hurdle here in california for the issue. governor newsom wants a new 28th amendment to address. >> and new music from nsync. yes, that's it. that's the tease. and here's drew. >> we better get that five seconds. that's all i'm saying. i want to hear that song outside this morning. we have good air quality, a deep marine layer, green dots across the board

showing you we have good aqi to begin your friday. dense fog along the coast right now, one and a half miles at half moon bay. and we also have some coastal drizzle there as well. we do have overcast skies across the entire region, but away from the coast, visibility is not an issue. you're doing just fine out there. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite shot yesterday, we had high pressure in control. that brought about a very pleasant afternoon. now, this low pressure, this cut off low is going to move over california the next couple of days and bring about a cooling trend and a deep marine layer each morning, you can see that overcast sky from our san jose camera this morning. so we begin with mostly cloudy conditions today. it's going to be a morning where that cloud cover very slow to break down. so sunshine appears slower compared to yesterday in the day before. and that's going to slow the warming process. so it is a cooler afternoon today. it's breezy as well. by 4 p.m, we'll have those winds about 15 to 20mph. looking at the three day forecast, we have that cooling trend beginning today for rosh hashanah in the evening. it's

pleasant with increasing cloud cover as our marine layer starts to surge inland once again, that cooler weather will continue through the weekend. look at sunday day, barely touching 80 degrees inland. lots of us staying in the 60s and 70s and that trend does continue to for much of next week. we'll show you that s for the best price. and when you save more on the things you need, you can get more of the things you want. that's why if you find the same product for less, we'll match it. shop now with the confidence of our lowest price guarantee.

joe biden. the visit comes as congress is debating a $24 billion aid package to ukraine for its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. zelensky is looking for more support as conservative lawmakers look to rein in broad foreign spending. the ukrainian president came to the us last december, where he delivered an impassioned speech to congress. >> the second round of republican primary debates will take place in california september 27th. the ronald reagan presidential library in

simi valley will serve as a backdrop for the event. the debates could play a crucial role as republican candidates struggle to be seen as a party alternative to donald trump. trump skipped the first primary debate in milwaukee last month and currently leads the gop primary polls by an estimated 60. that's up from 53% taken in pre-debate polls in early august. >> this morning, hunter biden's attorney is telling gma prosecutors are bending to political pressure by indicting the president's son on felony gun charges. hunter biden has been charged with two counts of false statements in purchasing the firearm and a third count of illegally obtaining a firearm while addicted to drugs. the charges were brought by special counsel david weiss, who was appointed by donald trump to investigate hunter biden in 2019. experts say it is rare for the justice department to bring charges like this against a nonviolent offender. this is the only case i could find where it was just this charge where there

was one gun. >> no criminal record, no other crimes were committed, and that the gun wasn't used in a crime. so when you take all of those factors together, this is very unusual. >> if convicted, the younger biden could face up to 25 years in prison on a federal jury has awarded a kentucky couple $100,000 after they were refused a marriage license by kim davis in 2015. >> the story gained national headlines when the former rowan county clerk declared that issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples went against her religious beliefs. earlier that year, the supreme court declared same sex marriage legal in all 50 states. dave has lost reelection to her clerk position in 2018. a major gun control proposal by governor gavin newsom has cleared the state assembly. newsom's right to safety bill calls for the legislatures in other states to come together to vote in favor of a constitutional convention. the governor wants to impose a so-called 28th amendment, which would require universal

background checks and raise the firearm. purchase age to 21. it would also institute a firearm purchase waiting period and ban civilians from purchasing assault weapons. >> this week just keeps getting better. for fans of boy band, insane inc. so just days after they reunite it to present an award at the vmas, they are now getting ready to release a new song for the first time in more than 20 years. mm hm. this is me waiting for a clip of the song, but they released a 42nd clip of the song. it called it's called better place. it's part of the soundtrack for the new trolls movie. justin timberlake voices , one of the characters in that movie. but the song itself officially comes out in two weeks. so of course, this new song is sparking rumors online about a possible reunion album or maybe even a tour. >> you know, it seems the people want the tour. >> yes. >> tours, tours. more tours. yeah.

>> you know, it's an experience. >> yeah. we want some throwbacks. we want the throwbacks. >> our producer, topher, said we will have the sound at six. okay. yeah the next hour. are you ready? people >> we will have how many seconds? five. five seconds for sure. >> and we will enjoy it. >> give us a good idea of what is it going to be now? >> will it will it be justin or will it be jc's vocals that we're going to hear? that's the question. >> gauaranteed is his movie. >> justin that's true, yeah. >> gauaranteed so is it giving like favor? like, do you guys want to do a song? i'm in a movie. trolls and what's the sound? >> is it giving early 2000 late 90s vibe or is it today from the first movie? >> remember that song was like can't stop the feeling. oh yeah, yeah. so maybe it's like, dance, dance, dance. come on, maybe it's more like that. yeah that vibe outside this morning. let's take you to our king street camera in the city, you can see we are dealing with quite a lot of cloud cover this morning, not only in san francisco, but across the majority of the bay area. we're beginning with our marine layer. it's about 2000ft deep. and when we get that

depth, we likely see drizzle in spots. and that's what we're experiencing close to the coast this morning. we'll see that cloud cover break down very slowly for sunshine around the bay shoreline and inland this afternoon. but the coast, we're going to be socked in with that fog most of the day today, cooler than average. that trend begins today, continues over the weekend. and really cooler than average temperatures for much of the seven day forecast. winds will pick up a bit later on this afternoon. that onshore flow, about 15 to 20mph in most spots, likely a little bit stronger tomorrow afternoon. you can see saturday, this is 4:00 pm. may see some gusts over 20mph at times. just kind of reinforcing that cooler air as that cooling trend begins today. so a lot of cloud cover this morning pulls back to the coastline. but you can see that gradient of the cloud cover, it is going to stay along the coast all day today. only 67in the city today, 72in oakland. bright sunshine in san jose at 82. later today, 77 in napa. antioch, only 87 degrees overnight. tonight, we turn mostly cloudy once again and we will have those pockets of drizzle developing, heading into saturday. saturday is even cooler than today. sunday's even

cooler than saturday. look at sunday. i mean, most of us are just in the 60s and 70s to finish out the weekend. so here's the accuweather 70 forecast. expect a deep marine layer each morning through the weekend, giving way to sunshine in the afternoon and we'll keep those temperatures mainly below average for much of next week. jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so i do want to let you all know this is the last weekday that you will have to deal with the closures here in downtown due to dreamforce us because it will be closed until the 17th. so that's howard street between third and fourth street. so just a reminder there, it may not look like it from our camera, but metering lights flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they flipped on at 534. for your planning purposes is and then we'll end here with the live look at the golden gate bridge where it's nice and clear for you. reggie jobina thank you. >> next six collecting data without consent. how google now has to pay millions of dollars to the state of california over location tracking. first, though

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year long independent study on ufos. now also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or uap. now, this is the truth is out there, but it's going to take a lot to find it. this 33 page report was put together by scientists and experts who reviewed reported encounters from military and commercial pilots. unless you look at the fly, the technology that we faced was far superior than anything that we had. >> nasa, india pendant study team did not find any evidence that uap have an extraterrestrial origin.

>> we don't know what these uap are. oh as a mysterious flying objects are still a mystery. >> nasa will continue investigating them and has appointed a director of uap research. the agency says it will also be working hand in hand with other government agencies and using artificial intelligence to search the skies for more evidence. a new study found an abandoned apollo 17 spacecraft could be causing a moon quakes. >> the lunar lander is a few hundred yards away from where the moon tremors are being recorded. it was left there by astronauts on the apollo 17 space mission in 1972. experts say the moon quakes are not dangerous and are too small for humans on its surface to detect . the federal aviation administration says they could launch their space mega rocket as early as next month. it comes after starship explorer ended during a test launch in boca chica, texas, earlier this year. the spacecraft started a small brush fire and damaged the

launch pad. faa officials say they've taken corrective action since then, and spacex now needs to pass an environmental review. they say the review could be completed by the end of october. abc news has learned new details on the hackers who breached several prominent hotels in the las vegas strip. it is still causing problems. the group reportedly compromised hotels, computer systems, casino machines and guests personal data. in one case, it only took ten minutes. jobina is tracking the latest now from the live desk. >> thank you, reggie. so you win in vegas, but you also get an iou. well some aren't having it, but that's what reportedly has happened here. so abc news has learned a russian hacking network provided the software ransomware used, i should say, to a group known as scattered spider, reportedly based in the us and europe. mgm property computers, including at the bellagio and the mgm grand, went down tuesday, resulting in days of long check in lines and

casino machines offline, with reports of ious given out to winners. the financial times reports the hackers originally tried to manipulate the slot machine software on successful. they then hacked the resort's systems in exchange for money. they figured out who worked at mgm and they decided to call into the help desk and pretend that they were one of the existing employees. days earlier, hackers targeted caesars palace, compromising the hotel's loyalty program data, including social security and driver's license numbers. caesars paid the ransom, reportedly $15 million. experts warn all big corporations are at risk for similar hacks and less employees are properly trained. caesars is now offering identity theft protection and credit monitoring services to those affected. and at mgm, it's not just las vegas hotels are affected. other properties

nationwide side were hit, too. coomassie >> thank you. jobina. in today's gma first look, convicted killer alex murdaugh made an appearance in court yesterday as he waits for a response from the attorney general regarding his request for a new trial. here's abc news reporter eva pilgrim. >> in this morning's gma first look, alec murdoch waiting to learn if he will get a new trial . today is the deadline for the attorney general's office to respond to the disgraced lawyer's request. >> this is state versus richard alexander murdoch. your honor, this as murdoch appeared in a courtroom for the first time since he was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and son. >> the 55 year old now facing state charges for financial fraud. that case playing out as his attorneys are pushing for a new murder trial, claiming the original one was tainted by bias . >> the clerk of court had improper private communications with the jurors and the subject matter for the subject matter of those communications was the

credibility of the defense. >> and we'll tell you what's next for alec murdoch coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> let's get that dog walk out there this morning. or maybe you're just going for a run. you can see we are going to be dealing with a lot of cloud cover. this morning. that marine layer very slow to break down. early on, we could even have some coastal drizzle and temperatures really slow to warm this morning. mainly staying in the 60s for the next several hours. dense fog right now along the coast where we do have some coastal drizzle. but elsewhere, we're doing just fine with visibility. it's mild out there this morning. a lot of us starting the low and mid 60s. it's also a little muggy out there, too. but this afternoon, a cooling trend does get underway. here's a live look from san jose. cloudy skies in most areas this morning. that slow breakdown of the marine layer for sunshine this afternoon. it is a cooler afternoon and that cooling trend continues into the weekend. the ne

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