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to friday, september 22nd. >> yes, a lot to get to. we're going to start with jobina. okay. >> so we're going to talk about our air quality. also get into the haze that i know people are wondering about. when is it going to go away? the best answer sometime this weekend. sunday is going to be our best day. as we zoom in here on live doppler seven, you can see those low clouds. we have some fog that we're dealing with this morning around the coast, specifically around san francisco. and also in the east bay as well around berkeley, emeryville, a little bit of oakland as well right now. temperatures are really comfortable. you're starting in the 50s for the most part, low to high 50s, excluding just a couple little spots. you see novato checking in there at 45 degrees for your day planner. it's going to be in the 50s as i just talked about. then we're going to creep up into the 70s inland 60s around the bay 78 and then drop back down to 68 inland. and for the bay it's going to be around the 50s, 60s, low 70s throughout the day. and then the coast is going to be pretty cool. seven day forecast

here as we wrap up. so autumn starts tonight at 11:50 p.m. and then tomorrow and sunday, it's going to be a really beautiful and comfortable weekend. nice and sunny. then we'll have some chance of some showers into monday and tuesday and we'll talk about that a little later in the week. but in terms of traffic, i do have some things i want to bring in for you. so we're going to start with this closure that will impact people in the south bay for sure. caltrans roadwork, a 56 hour full closure of northbound 87 between 85 and 280. so that's going to start tonight at 9 p.m. and then end on monday at 5 a.m. believe it or not, the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they flipped on at 541. and of course, we will let you know if a backup starts there. coomassie. >> thanks, jobina. more foot patrols monitoring parking lots, even bait cars. san francisco police say they have deployed a number of tactics to curb the issue of car break ins. but is it working? and if not, what else can be done? abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez live at fisherman's wharf with one of the hardest hit places for break ins. gloria

>> it is. and that's why they are vowing to increase patrols here. san francisco city leaders had a hearing yesterday about the car breaking epidemic and one of the things that was discussed as part of their plan is more warning signs. now, let's take a look at these numbers right here. san francisco police say there have been more than 15,000 car break ins so far this year. now, that is down about 500 at this time. last year. but the number is still very concerning. supervisor dean preston is calling for a coordinated response across all city departments to cut down on car break ins. >> in my opinion, on the path to reducing car break ins cannot rely on any one strategy to the exclusion of others. we want people to be able to come to san francisco and not have to worry about this. but that ain't going to happen overnight. san francisco police say they are making progress every day with

37 arrests made so far this year. >> connect to car break ins. they have added more officers in neighborhoods where break ins are happening and they're using bait cars to catch thieves. but police say there are challenges such as current policy not allowing pretext stops, such as pulling cars over for no plates . and sfmta says they are working on a pilot program. and so they would update the parking meters to have warnings, reminding people not to leave their belongings in their cars. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. in san francisco, mayor london breed says public safety ambassadors will be expanding their routes, starting on thursday. breed says the ambassadors will be going to clement street and park presidio. the program deploys retired police officers and supports merchant corridors across the city. ambassadors are meant to be friendly faces to help provide directions and to act as crime. deterrence >> san francisco organizers are getting ready to hold the biggest international event in

the city in decades. the asia-pacific economic cooperation summit, or apec, is in less than two months, and nearly 30,000 visitors are expected to attend, including heads of state, ceos and foreign journalists. city leaders believe san francisco is the perfect place for apec. >> yes, i think we're ready. i think san francisco is a great place to hold our apec with our large asian population. i've heard the number of $50 million of direct economic impact to the city. >> hotel managers say dreamforce, which brought in 43,000 people, was a stepping stone for the bay area economy. they expect apec to give it another boost to ease safety concerns. thousands of extra local, state and federal officers are going to be in the area. the summit runs from november 11th to november 17th. now to a pivotal deadline in the autoworker strike. >> the work stoppage could expand this morning unless, quote, serious progress is made in labor negotiations. abc news reporter justin finch tells us about the growing economic concerns. >> this morning. the united auto

workers union awaiting its next steps. >> i'm ready to do whatever my president says. if president sean flynn says it's that plan, i'm ready. >> uaw president sean flynn warning that if there's no serious progress in talks with ford general motors or chrysler and jeep makers stellantis by noon eastern time today, the strike will expand to new facilities. we'll go. we'll go. >> we'll. >> nearly 13,000 uaw members walked off the job one week ago at targeted plants in michigan, missouri and ohio, calling for a cost of living adjustments, a return to worker pensions and 40% wage increases. >> we are offering an incredible an unprecedented increase. all they want is for everyone to make $300,000. that's not sustainable. >> all three auto companies saying they've been in negotiations with the uaw as recently as thursday. as the rhetoric surrounding those talks

escalates. >> i think that you're seeing those media exchanges intensify and that will only continue as the parties, as the uaw ratchets up the tensions. >> meantime, stellantis ford and gm have rolled out short term layoffs for some non-striking auto workers. the union currently paying members on the picket lines, $500 a week amid growing concerns in the auto industry and beyond about the consequences of a long term strike. >> once you lose the labor that you've had to lay off or maybe even terminate. good luck getting it back in this labor market. the white house says it appreciates the uaw and the automakers remaining at the negotiating table, as some economic forecasts show. >> even a ten day strike could be devastating, costing the us economy more than $5 billion in losses, including workers wages . justin finch, abc news, washington.

>> one still no deal after striking writers and major studios met at the negotiating table for a second day in a row. they're expected to continue talking today. sources say progress was made during yesterday's meeting. it lasted more than ten hours. the writers guild of america went on strike back in may, and the work stoppage is now at its 144th day. still to come, the person who just threw in there threw their hat into the ring to face off incumbent san francisco mayor. london breed in the next election. >> then football players to the rescue. >> oh, wow. all right. well, i know a lot of people are wondering about when the smoke and haze is going to get out of the area. we are going to have some onshore winds helping us out. i'll

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you turning a car upright after it got overturned in an accident. police thank the university of louisville athletes and posted the video on x formerly known as twitter. the video shows at least five cardinals players and another driver flipping that wrecked car over before first responders got there. wow the driver in the car had some minor injuries, but thankfully is going to be okay. oh my goodness. i know. it's incredible. wow. >> i'm curious about intersection that is where i used to work. all right. good morning, everybody. so, as promised, i'm going to tell you about this air quality and let you see the map so you know exactly what areas are impacted, especially where that air quality is dipping into the poor and moderate areas. so especially in the north bay, around san rafael and also san

jose, you just want to be aware of that. antioch too. that's where it's going to be the most unhealthy. so this is showing the smoke moving out of our area. we have much better air tomorrow and especially on sunday, so it'll be a nice weekend. it's going to be very sunny and pleasant. so let's check out our current temperatures today. you're going to get into the 60s by 9 a.m. for the most part around the bay area. then creep up a little bit more into the 70s as we progress . and then we're going to just dip right back down. it gets really comfortable. we're not reaching 80 except for maybe in a couple of spots around the bay area. so koumassi, it's a nice time to maybe go someplace where you can see outdoors but not be outdoors to breathe in the air. >> smart. all right. thank you, giovita. still to come abc7 is sitting down exclusively with the ceo of the company that's trying to build a utopian city here in the bay area and the california town banning silly string and shaving cream and a plan to stop those halloween pranks and as we head to break,

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city right here in the bay area. here's a map. for years now, a billionaire backed investment firm has been quietly acquiring more than 55,000 acres of solano county farmland. now the company is revealing its plans, which they say are focused on building affordable housing, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure in an exclusive interview, the ceo of flannery associates sat down with abc7 news. i-team reporter our stephanie sierra to discuss the vision for the future for years people have been wondering what is flannery associates and what isn't it for

our viewers who have been interested in this story, what would you tell them? >> flannery and the parent company california forever is. is a company that is proposing to build a new community in eastern solano county that is to be surrounded by renewable energy like solar farms and by open space agriculture and habitat. >> elected officials told us many times this exact quote if there's truly nothing nefarious going on, why keep it secret? why did you so one of the one of the outcomes of the research that we did in 2017 is that we felt very confident that we could build an amazing project it out there. >> we had to assemble a large landholding. and in order to do that, we had to be quiet about the plant so that we didn't have reckless speculation and tracked home developers coming into the area. >> if you'd like to watch the full interview about the proposed city and specific plans that the group has for it, you can go to abc7 news.com and also if you want to get in touch with the ai team, you can call the

number that you see right there on your screen. you can also go to abc7 news .com, slash it. daniel laurie has officially turned in the forms needed to run against san francisco mayor london breed in the race next year. according to our media partners at the sf standard, he filed the paperwork with the city's ethics commission yesterday afternoon. laurie is expected to officially announce his run on tuesday. the 46 year old is the founder of tipping point, an anti-poverty nonprofit . he also has strong ties to the jewish community federation and the fortune that came from levi strauss, beverly hills is doing everything it can to stop halloween pranks. >> anyone under 21 can't use silly string shaving cream and hair removal products on halloween day, the beverly hills city council unanimously voted in favor of this ordinance this week. the ordinance prohibits the prank objects which were recommended by the city's police department violations may be issued as misdemeanors as it is twin central. >> at one medical center in

southern california. in the past month, 11 sets of twins were born at memorial care, long beach medical center. ten of the 11 sets are currently in the hospital. the oldest set being one month old. the youngest set are a day old. three of the sets were born on the same day, and two of those sets were born in the same hour. the one mom delivered her twins on two different days. one tuesday the 19th, the other wednesday, the 20th. there are 16 boys among the sets and four girls in the crew. >> there's something in the water. it's great. i'm hoping that maybe one day we can all get together and meet the other twins and just have a twin party . >> hospital workers say some of the babies are small. they're going to need to stay a little while longer to as they get a little bigger. but at this is just as cute. how cute. >> yeah, you know what? >> congratulations to amanda delcastillo. oh, yes. who had

her baby? yes. >> ava is here. >> little cheeks. so cute. so now officially abc7 mornings has a baby because we didn't have not a single child in this place. no. >> and we'll speak for drew as well. >> yeah, it's no. so now we finally have one. we got one and now we're good now. yeah i we never had a baby and now we can. i don't know, we'll have to send her some gear. like a mug. i know. like, send her. send her one of those. >> i want, like, a little baby beanie for a little ava. >> a little seven. >> that would be cute. or like, a little abc seven onesie. yeah >> yes. paula so just catching you up on our inside team, okay? it's the only baby news we have around here. that's true. okay. good morning, everybody. so we're starting off here with live doppler seven. so when we zoom in, you can see that we have some fog off the coast in san francisco, also impacting parts of the north bay,

especially around sausalito, san rafael, and also for emeryville , oakland and a little bit of berkeley, too, just right along the coastline there. so we are going to have some onshore wind tonight that are going to move some of that smoke and haze out of the way that we've been experiencing, which is why we still have a spare the air alert in effect for today and tomorrow and especially sunday. we should be much better off. you see, resting in the 50s for the most part. now our highs today, we will still experience those hazy skies and low 80s further out into the east bay and then low 70s and then even 68 degrees in san francisco. further down into the peninsula, 60 as well. so checking out our day planner here for the most part, it's going to be very comfortable. it'll certainly be sunny. and if you are a part of those sensitive groups, just make sure to stay inside and protect yourself from that air, at least for one more day. now, bringing in our traffic graphics here, because i do want to let you know what's going on in terms of traffic, because we have a couple of spots to point out for

you, starting here with the golden gate bridge, it is very clear for you in and out of the north bay, no advisories to report in this spot in san jose. as we look live at 87. we did have an earlier crash here at curtner, but that has cleared also we're just showing you a little bit of the calm before the storm because i have been mentioning throughout our show, we do have a big closure that will go into effect for 87 starting tonight at 9 p.m. and then it will clear up at 5 a.m. on monday. so we're circling that area for you to show you which portions will be impacted. it will be between 85 and two, 80. again, that is northbound 87. reggie and kumasi, thanks to pienta. >> now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hey there. it's great to be with you guys this morning. so it's a friday here on gma and we are following the potential government shutdown. far right lawmakers in open rebellion against house speaker kevin mccarthy. so we're going to tell you what's at stake there. and then our exclusive with the family of the utah mother of three accused of killing her husband and then writing a children's book on grief. also,

the latest on the tropical threat. so this could become ophelia. there's another one that's west of africa that's trying to do that, too. but either way, no matter what it is named or not named, it's going to cause a really wet, windy and some coastal flooding problems from north carolina. all the way up to long island with high surf threat. plus, we've got a feel good story on this friday. how an apple watch and a good neighbor saved a florida grandma's life. you don't want to miss it right here on gma. >> i'm glad that you're telling us that story because we have to clear our brains of the other apple watch story from yesterday. or the woman jumped into the toilet to go get it. >> see? apple watches are good, right? i still don't wear one. my husband wears one now and i don't think you know what i don't want. i'm just not ready for the text to come up and bother me every single time. because even his even his i'm like this like i'm like a dog. like looking at a or a cat at a laser or something. like i. i can't control my head enough. >> so i agree. i also, i have to

admit, i get a little annoyed when i'm having a conversation with somebody and they're looking at their wrist. yes, it's enough when the phone samantha does it. >> yeah. yes and it's not a problem, except that i always think that she's checking the time. and so i get self-conscious. like what am i wasting your time here? like, what's the problem? like, i forget that she's getting messages coming in and i'm like, oh, really? it's 30s later, i'll tell you right now it's 30s from the last time you looked at your watch. and then i realized i'm right there with you. >> i think i'm just going to be team analog for now on the wrist. keep it that way, shores. i'm with you. >> i'm wearing it. >> oh, you stop wearing it. okay i remember when that was the hot thing. and now it's not. why? okay why did you stop wearing it? >> because i got another watch. a regular one. that's a little more like stylish. elegant. yeah >> okay. >> with classic class and dignity. >> okay. that's what we are here, ginger. >> all right, well, guys. oh,

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messaging and marketing and statements that are made publicly to potential customers , patients that are lies, that are deceptive. >> yesterday, california attorney general rob bonta says he filed the lawsuit in alameda county against a group of pregnancy centers called real options. obria and anti-abortion group heartbeat international. bonta says abortion pill reversal or apr, is an unproven and experimental procedure.

during apr, a pregnant person takes high doses of a hormone to reverse the effects of the abortion pill. in response to the lawsuit. heartbeat international says it is not yet been served the suit and says one study shows an 80% effective rate for apr. arrowhead water is being ordered to stop using some of the natural springs it's relied on for more than a century. after eight years and dozens of hearings, the california water board approved a cease and a cease and desist order. the order limits the amount of water bluetriton brands. the company that owns arrowhead, can take from the san bernardino mountains. local groups claim it never had the right to take the water in the first place. while the trust resources of the people of california were depleted over the last hundred years, bluetriton and its predecessors and interests were raking in profits and misrepresenting their right to the water in strawberry canyon. bluetriton argues it took water from the mountains. since before water

use was even regulated in california. the company plans to appeal the board's order next to 630. the bay area residents becoming pod people. we're going to check in on those renting out small spaces to save money for their tech start ups and a planned expansion at the san francisco symphony. it may include more parking as we head to break. a live look outside. it's 627

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. that's what kind of ball is that, though? >> i know what is that? wait >> huh? the way everybody is looking so intently. did it look like liquid to you all? >> yeah. yeah. >> i don't know. between what's the new one called? paddle paddle. >> oh, no, paddle. it's paddle. clancy, would it get a little classy? >> there was tennis then there was squash. then there was the one. >> everyone played pickleball, pickleball. >> and now there's paddle, which we are choosing to call paddle to make it sound french. and now this. >> yeah. great. good morning. >> happy friday, everybody. we're going to start with jobina. >> yes. okay. so we're going to get right to our forecast right now with a live picture from the golden gate bridge and our current temperatures for you. so for the most part, we're still resting in the 50s. low to high 50s low being in palo alto, 50 degrees, jumping up to half moon bay in san francisco around 58 and 59 degrees. we have been talking about that smoke and

haze, which i will certainly get to a little later in just a few minutes, because we want to spend some time on that and show you exactly what it's going to move out of the way. but as we progress throughout out the day, you're going to see your temperatures increase into the 70s, barely reaching 80 a little further out into the east bay. and some onshore winds are going to help move some of that smoke out of the way tonight. it's also the autumnal equinox. so that means autumn begins tonight at 11:50 p.m, right as the sun rays are directly over the equator. so spooky season is here. we are claiming it this morning. so excited about that one. and also just, you know, to get a little cozy. all right. checking in on traffic now because we have a couple things to point out to you. a live look right now at the richmond san rafael bridge. it is packed for people that are traveling in the westbound direction on. we do have a report of it looks like at least a stall on the bridge. so heads up to you if you're traveling in that direction at the bay bridge toll plaza, though, nice and clear, despite the metering lights slipping on at 541. so you're not seeing

much of a slowdown there. it is a bit slower, though, once you hop on the bridge itself, you can see as you travel in the westbound direction, you're looking at about 13 minutes. reggie and kumasi, thank you. >> jobina car break-ins are a prevalent problem here in san francisco. and now we're learning thieves may be targeting drivers who forget to curb their wheels. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live at fisherman's wharf with the story. what's that all about? gloria yeah, well, reggie, police say that the victims of these car break-ins tend to be tourists. >> and officials say they are pretty easy to spot. they usually park in tourist areas like fisherman's wharf where we are right now, and they tend to have luggage in their vehicles. also valuables. also, they tend to have out of state license plate and another thing that a lot of tourists tend to do, they don't curb their wheels, which of course, us locals know that we should do because of our hilly environment out here. san francisco leaders met yesterday in a hearing to discuss combating car break ins. san francisco police say there have

been more than 15,000 car break ins so far this year. that is down by about 500 at this time. last year. but the number is still high. police have made 37 arrests so far this year, connected to car break ins. they have added more officers in neighborhoods where break ins are happening. they're also using bait cars to catch thieves . but police say there are challenges such as current policy not allowing pretax stops, such as pulling cars over for no plates. the woman behind lost and found san francisco.com reunites people with their stolen stuff after smash and grabs she's happy to see more attention on the problem but believes there is a long way to go. so does the mayor. it's not just park smart, it's everything. >> it's awareness. it's ambassadors, it's police, it's arrest, it's accountability. it's not just one thing to deal with this real epidemic, not just here in san francisco, but all over the bay area. >> i feel very buoyed. and just

to hear that attention is even being paid to the issue. as th mta says, they are working on a pilot program to update parking meters. >> so they would have warnings to not leave any valuables in your car. and the sfpd says that officers are working to break apart these groups that are committing the break ins. they say one group can be responsible for dozens of break ins in just one day alone. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you, gloria. nearly 140 alleged criminals are off the streets in oakland this morning as a part of a huge us marshals service initiative called operation north star three. so this operation took place in 20 cities across the us and in total, nearly 4500 fugitives were arrested in oakland. the arrests were for homicides, assaults, sex offenses, robberies and weapons. an investigator is underway after

two people died in shootings at a car service center in albany. it happened yesterday morning at the toyota of berkeley service center and vestigators say a man shot and killed a woman who worked there and then had a shootout with police when officers arrived on scene. >> officers entered the building located a victim, encountered a suspect, and in exchange of gunfire occurred. >> we were told multiple officers from the berkeley police department opened fire. the suspect died at the scene. it's not clear if or how the suspect and victim knew each other. there's now a domestic violence task force in san mateo county. >> five women have been murdered there this year. the task force's goal is to save lives and strengthen response and support systems. systems in the county. all five homicides this year in san mateo county have been the result of domestic violence. that's not counting the mass shooting in half moon

bay. the task force is made up of survivors advocates law enforcement and various officials that the window of time for victims and survivors of domestic violence for when they want to seek help is very it can be very small. >> and so we need to make sure that they have the support needed when they are seeking help. >> domestic violence impacts an estimated 10,000 people in san mateo county every year concern signs are growing on capitol hill over a possible government shutdown. >> infighting among republicans is holding things up in the house of representatives, who've now started their weekend for the second time this week, they failed to muster the votes to begin debating a defense spending bill. there are nine days left to get a deal done and house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing pressure from hard line conservative members to drastic cut spending. >> this is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. that doesn't work. look, i know it's

an obstacle, but i find it as a challenge and you're going to solve it. >> house democrats and senate democrats. senate republicans and the white house have all worked together to come up with a plan to fund the government. but it's house republicans who want to shut it down. and so it's time that they join the rest of us and choose competence over chaos. >> another sticking point is funding for ukraine as the white house announced another funding package republicans would like to see more accountability. >> two adults are dead and dozens of students hurt from a bus crash near new york city yesterday. the bus was carrying 40 students and four adults from farmingdale high school to band camp when it overturned and went down a 50 foot ravine. the school bands director and retired teacher are among those who are those who died. all of the students on the bus were taken to a nearby hospital, one student recalls the bus rolling over multiple times and

screaming. >> and then, like i felt it as soon as i picked my head up, the kid next to me was covered in blood, but blood everywhere. >> authorities are still investigating, but they say a blown tire could have been the cause of the crash. five students are in critical condition as of last night. >> newly released 9-1-1 audio details the events following the f 35 fighter jet crash. the pilot who ejected from the jet before it disappeared near charleston, south carolina, made a bizarre emergency call. he called confused about where his jet ended up after he was forced to parachute from it into the backyard of a home. 24 hours later, the $100 million f 35 was found, crashed about 60 miles from where the pilot fled a resident at the home also made a call to 911 after discovering the pilot in the backyard. >> guess we got a pilot our house and he says he got ejected. so he ejected from the plane. so we just see if we could get some ambulance, please. >> i'm sorry. what happened?

>> uh, we got a pilot in the house and i guess he landed in my backyard. >> the pentagon said it's going to purchase more than 2000 f 35 seconds for $1.7 trillion. >> another project aimed at pumping life into the heart of san francisco is moving forward. yesterday, the board of supervisors gave the green light to chef tyler florence to open two cafes in union square. he told the board the cafes are going to be the talk of the town . >> take what is such a prime piece of real estate and a very visible part of san francisco and plug it back in and turn the lights on in a way that's going to feel very inclusive for everyone in the city of san francisco. so it'll be a place that the city will brag about and it'll be something that the world will pay attention to. >> it's possible the cafes could be up and running in a matter of weeks. the leases are for three years with an option to renew

for additional three year period. >> tonight is opening night for the new season of the san francisco symphony and the symphony is announcing it's planning a 55,000 square foot expansion soon, according to our media partners at the sf standard, it just filed an application to make some big changes. tiffany wants to create an outdoor performance park, build an underground parking lot, update its interior and expand the main lobby. now, construction would not start for a while, though the approval process with the planning department alone is expected to take two years. san francisco's effort to reinvent and reimagine downtown took another step forward, landing at lee's door officially launched as a downtown space. i got to check it out. it was really fun. it's in the heart of the financial district. it's at least north and commercial streets to alleyways are now ready to host people for a variety of events. >> we're not going to allow people to define who we are as a city. we will continue to adapt. we will adjust, and we will be better. i mean, who doesn't want

to go meet with their coworkers after work and have a drink and let the traffic die down? who doesn't want to walk out to bhangra and beats a night market with over 10,000 people all and part of the revitalization includes two new murals showing off san francisco's history. >> now it is really cool. >> it is a nice i had a time. >> they have so many cool restaurants like right there on that corridor. so there's a mix there. so many things. >> oh, you know, i love a mix. >> i know you do. that's all i had to say it. we'll be there. okay. >> still ahead, people are being more stingy with their tips. this year. california might be the worst of the tippers. well let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> see, this is why people not tipping see stocks down in. >> well, i can defend ourselves in a couple of minutes. it's not that bad. and how you can help clean the california coast this weekend. make sure you stay with us on the abc7 bay area streaming app at seven for abc7 at seven i'm going to be talking

to a robot live in studio. what could go wrong? >> wait live in studio studio studio. ooh. >> robot. >> i'm excited about this. >> this show is super fun. if you're not watching the what are you doing? come on, get into it. let's get into this offshore low cloud situation we have going on right now because we are going to experience some fog along the coast around san francisco, east bay, primarily just to berkeley, emeryville, oakland through there, and also a little bit around sausalito. so that's what live doppler seven. but now let's get into the air quality because the spare the air alert, we've been talking about it all morning long. we have poor to moderate air quality around the bay area. there are a couple of pockets where the air is good, vallejo being one of them. but for the most part, especially if you're around san rafael or san jose, want to pay attention to that. if you're a part of a sensitive population, then you might want to stay indoors. so looking at our smoke here, it's going to primarily all be clear on sunday. it'll be better

tonight and definitely tomorrow. and that's reflected here for your seven day forecast. so you can see autumn starts tonight at 11:50 p.m. but then you see that breezy and mild for saturday. but then good air quality on sunday. you won't have to worry about it. it's going to be a really comfortable and pleasant weekend with temperatures ranging from the low 70s at the bay to around high 70s in inland areas and then also the coast. you've got a lower 62 degrees for the most part throughout the bay area.

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christian mccaffrey and deebo samuel each scored touchdowns in a 3212 win. mccaffrey scored a touchdown in his 12th straight game. the niners have won 13 straight regular season games dating back to last year. >> you scored 30 in all three

wins. i would think it has to be somewhat encouraging given that you can see plays, you have more plays to be made. >> that's why we try to struggle in the red zone so we could keep 33 weeks in a row. no, it's yeah, i didn't realize that until after. but i mean, it's great to get 33 weeks in a row, but we felt like we left a lot out there to the fact that we're three and zero is awesome. >> we know it's a long season and there's still so much football left and so i love the mentality of our team right now because i think we're three and zero. we're happy, but we're still hungry and there's still a lot that we can get better at, and that's a good place to be. >> the niners are back at home next sunday, october 1st against arizona at levi's. >> look at this. do you think you would live here? some tech entrepreneur in san francisco are becoming pod people renting out this sleeping pod for about $700 a month. they say they are sacrificing comfort. so they can pour more money into their startup. the big attraction right now is ai, artificial intelligence. and several

founders have come together to form a community in a building where about 20 people rent out the sleeping pods and spend their days working in the common space and networking. >> i actually pushed off coming to san francisco for a really long time, but it's been absolutely net positive, without a doubt. like just within the first couple of days i met some of the smartest people i've met in my entire life. so that's the reason i came and that's the reason i'm staying and that's the reason why i'm living in a pod that's quite a sound bite. >> that was a whole sound. i'm glad this man is happy living here. >> that's what i heard. >> that's what you heard. >> he's also in a pod. >> san francisco is hosting its second ai conference this year. it's on november 15th. this one is expected to draw about 350 of the industry's leading founders. and investors to the city. >> do you think he comes he comes out of the pod most of the time, right? yeah. okay. i'm just going there to really just sleep. okay thank you. now for your morning money report. restaurant tipping rates are dropping and california customers are tipping the least. the average tip servers receive

nationwide dropped to about 19% in the second quarter of this year, which i think is a good tip. okay that is slightly down from the first quarter, but not by much. software company toast reports tipping rates are the lowest in california. our average is 17.4. toast cites following reasons for the decline in tipping fatigue a rising cost of living due to inflation and service charges. >> all of this makes sense. >> i still seems like it's pretty good. like i know that headline looks really bad, but see, because 15 to 20. >> yeah. yeah. 22. >> okay. that's pretty good. >> all right. tipper server taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. you can see that we are down about eight points. >> but this was not your average lecture. astronauts at a chinese space agency showed off their table tennis skills to demonstrate an intriguing space lesson. so the crews members

used a ping pong racket to hit a drop of water. but instead of the water bouncing off, it stuck to it. so they brought out another racket covered it with a towel, tried to play ping pong again. the water bounced off this time the trick was the hydrofoil obesity of the towel of course. the hydrophobicity of the towel. >> okay. wow >> wow. i wish there was some place where we could go and, like, play in a zero gravity room. that would be fun. >> i mean, you can go on that vomit comet, but, yeah, that's not for me. >> there's this ride at space camp coomassie, and it'll really. it is zero gravity for what is it, like five seconds or so? is that the thing that. oh, not that one. but they do have that one too. have you been on that? they have it at carnivals too. >> oh, no. she's about to go on it. but i haven't told her. >> don't tell me, fran, i won't. she's >> do you ever go on mission

space at epcot? >> i don't think so. that's what that is. okay. it's the same ride. oh, it's. >> it's the most intense ride of your life after. >> yeah. eat after. >> we don't want that for you. >> there is a bag in there. >> yeah, because some people and they blow air on your face, so they don't pass out. >> yeah, yeah. >> i'm going. to scare me off this ride. >> no, get on. you have to ride it. yeah, you have to ride it. yeah. >> if you don't ride it, then don't come back. >> we'll discuss. >> yeah. i don't covearge never. >> and she laughed. we don't know her forever. okay we're going to check out weather right now. good morning, everybody. starting off with live doppler seven here. so we have onshore winds that are going to help us out and move the smoke that's been in impacting our area, contributing to all of that haze. so we'll be better tonight, better tomorrow. and then we will have good air on sunday. so this is a live look right now from our kgo roof

camera. checking out temperatures right now for the most part, we are in the 50, a lower to higher 50s. so it's a really pleasant morning. it's going to be a pleasant day and weekend, mostly sunny as you plan out your day, you can know what to expect. and of course, be warmer in the east bay. a little bit in the north bay as well. fair field being the warmest. checking in around 80 degrees as we get to around 5:00 later on today. and then when we cool off into the evening, you can see for the most part, the bay area is around the 60s. so it'll be really nice. i mean, this is like true bay area weather right now that we're experiencing for the most part, aside from the smoke and the haze. so if you are a part of a sensitive group, make sure to stay indoors if you can. and of course it is the autumnal equinox fall starts tonight. specifically autumn at 11:50 p.m. so get ready for spooky season. we've declared it here. get your outfits ready. that's the sweater and also your costume. and reggie, i think you have an idea for halloween for us this year, right? yeah, i forgot. >> i totally forgot to talk about this with you. so we're going to get into it. okay?

>> perfect. now, i think that's all i have for you for the weather. but we're going to get to traffic now because we have a lot to talk about there, too, because we are seeing a lot of slow spots for our friday. we're going to go to the look at the super commuter route coming out of tracy. you can see we have spotty traffic there. but then also over the bridge into san francisco, the bay bridge specifically in the westbound direction you're going to have a slow down. you also have a major slowdown in the south bay this weekend. caltrans roadwork. it's a 56 hour full closure of northbound 87 between 85 and 280. and that will begin friday at 9 p.m. and then it ends monday at 5 a.m. taking a live look outside of san rafael, showing you one on one. and you can certainly see those hazy conditions. i was just talking about for the forecast. so that's something to note here. we have traffic picking up just a bit in the westbound direction at the san mateo bridge. those tail lights are traveling westbound towards the peninsula and then again, an overall view so you can know what to expect out there. thank you. >> thank you, jobina. happening

tomorrow, a focus on cleaning up the state's coast, its california coastal cleanup day. >> this happens every year before the winter rains come. so that trash doesn't wash into creeks, drains or into the ocean. more than 50,000 californians will be cleaning up more than 1 million pounds of trash in three hours. if you're interested in joining and you want to find a cleanup near you, you can go to coastal cleanup. georg you don't have to participate as part of an organized cleanup, though. you can just go out and do it on your own. a program in detroit is prompting more young teens to become professional pilots. the tuskegee airmen flight academy teaches kids 14 to 19 how to fly . it offers flight instruction and ground classes leading to a private pilot license. the academy is free, and it targets young people of color who are underrepresented in the pilot profession. and it carries a legacy of the tuskegee airmen, a group of black soldiers who trained as pilots during world war two. after the army corps was forced to admit black americans. as one teen at the academy this year describes his experience.

>> it was like something i really fell in love with. >> i, i enjoyed it. >> you know, i thought it was so cool. i was, you know, actually behind a small airplane and just, you know, at the controls . >> the government estimates there will be roughly 18,000 pilot openings a year over the next decade. >> that is the job to get. >> that is i'm telling you, feel good about it all these airlines are trying to hire more pilots. >> it's they're great. they get great benefits. the unions have negotiated great deals for them recently. kids go out and be a pilot, right? you just want to be traveling. >> that's true. up next, seven things you need to know today. >> we'll be the spouse of a pilot. >> i don't know. i'd be i volunteer for that, too. you can watch all of 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. download the app now and start streaming.

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will be expanding if progress isn't made in labor negotiations , as the union is demanding higher wages and pensions for new hires. number two, san francisco police are cracking down on car burglary rings, conducting their own counter surveillance suspect s are reportedly trying to identify undercover officers and bait cars set up in tourist areas. >> number three, a spare. >> the air alert has been extended for the bay area today is the third day we've been under the alert because that smoke is lingering from the wildfires burning in northern california and in oregon. >> number four, president biden is returning to the bay area. he

was just here in june to talk about ai. now he's coming back next week. the white house says he is attending a reelection campaign reception on tuesday. we don't know yet where it's going to take place. >> number five, you just heard carmassi mention that spare the air alert. we're looking at air quality right now. it's going to be moderate for the most part and also impacting some sensitive groups around the bay area. we'll have clean air on sunday and number six, bringing in our bay bridge camera here. the toll plaza is empty even though metering lights came on at 541. but it will be a little sluggish once you hit around treasure island and then you travel westbound into san francisco and number seven, here is your excuse to get a sweet treat today because it is national ice cream cone day. >> according to national day calendar.com ice cream cones became popular in the late 1800s. s i started celebrating this yesterday. >> where'd you go? did you go to humphreys? >> yes. and i got my secret breakfast and a sugar cone, and i was like, girl, i have my

friend with me. i'm like, try the different flavors. but this is the flavor. and she got this one. and then we went and got on a cable car. we had you. >> did you have a little day time? >> did you get on right by the ferry building? that one at the bottom of california? that is the best one. >> it is so good when you turn back and you look at the view up there right past chinatown. >> i love it was a time go have yourself a day >> good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, chaos on capitol hill as lawmakers leave town for the long weekend. as republicans paralyzed with less than two weeks until the government shutdown deadline. hard-liners in open rebellion against speaker mccarthy. his efforts to pass a bill stopped again. new tropical