over crime. dozens of shops and restaurants planning to shut their doors for part of the day. their protests hoping to draw attention to their desperation. plus president biden's show of solidarity. >> he's expected to make history today by joining autoworkers on the picket line. what we're

learning about the members demands as their strike approaches. >> two weeks and a live look outside right now. we've been seeing showers across the bay area this morning. drew and jobina are tracking the impact on your day and your commute. >> good morning to you. welcome to tuesday, september 26th. >> yes, let's start talking about that rain, drew. >> yeah, so we do have some slick pavement out there this morning. the rain is not going to last all that long. it's going to wrap up between 7 and 8 a.m. this morning live. doppler seven is showing you a cold front is crossing the region. and what you notice that green, that light rain is really shrinking over the last hour. we're losing a lot of this moisture, but still we are seeing some slick conditions across the city. parts of the east bay and along the peninsula uh- this morning. it's not only some light showers we have, it's also a warm morning out there. and humid as well. we're starting out this morning with temperatures in the 60. see a quick look at your planner today. the forecast changes quickly. we have sunshine breaking out by 9 a.m. and it's a sunny and mild afternoon on the way later today. let's see

how we're doing on that wet pavement with traffic and jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everyone. so we are going to go back to the bay bridge. it's our problem spot so far this morning due to those slick conditions we're following a crash westbound 80 just past treasure island. the speeds have dropped to around 16mph here. and if you're traveling towards the bay bridge, want to let you know those metering lights came on at 530. so it's already filled in there at the richmond-san rafael bridge. we're still seeing those droplets come down on our camera. it's not as much as it was earlier, but definitely still there. and if you rely on bart, they are recovering right now from an earlier problem. so you're going to experience about a ten minute delay in the sfo and millbrae directions, and that is due to earlier unscheduled track maintenance at the macarthur station. thanks. >> jobina. happening today in the east bay, dozens of oakland small business owners are planning to shut down for part of the day protesting rising crime recently, the city missed its chance to get millions of dollars in grant money to help prevent retail theft. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in oakland with more on

what to expect in the protest today. lena >> well, business owners say the goal of this strike is to send a bigger message to city hall that they don't feel safe even in their own businesses. that's why dozens of small businesses, including restaurants, convenience stores, clothing stores, even doctor's offices, are staging a strike primarily from 10:00 to noon today to draw attention to their desperation in. although some merchants may choose to stay closed for the full day, some say the crime has reached a breaking point in oakland and it's hurting their bottom line. restaurant partner of calavera ryan dixon gets emotional about the crime happening in oakland now and how it's threatening the small business ecosystem that makes oakland, oakland and we are all dying literally and figuratively . >> um, so the business community has just gotten to the breaking point where every day somebody else is having to choose to close their doors because they

can no longer stay in business. whether they're getting broken into repeated plea, whether their staff is being, um, held up or assaulted or or shootings in front of our businesses, just people are afraid. to come to downtown oakland right now. >> keep in mind, this also comes in response to oakland missing out on millions of dollars of grant funding to fight retail crime from the state after the city missed the deadline to apply. we are expecting the strike to start with a news conference outside of le cheval, a downtown restaurant that's been around for 38 years but just announced its permanent closure because of the crime and slow sales post-pandemic in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. president biden is set to make history today, becoming the first sitting president in memory to join striking workers on the picket line. jobina his trip to

michigan is the latest way the president is showing support for auto workers. >> yes, reggie, so today is day 12 of the auto workers union strike against the big three auto manufacturers. so that's gm, ford and stellantis. president biden's decision to stand alongside picketers underscores his allegiance to labor unions. historians say they cannot recall an instance where a sitting president joined an ongoing strike. union members are demanding a number of changes, including a 40% wage increase and better benefits. reinstating cost of living adjustments and pensions for all workers and an end and an end the tiered and temporary employer movement where some employees are paid less for doing the same job. the president has voiced his support for the demands. >> if you take a look at the significant increase in salaries for the executive lives and growth of the industry, they should benefit from it. >> on friday, the uaw announced

strikes were expanding to 38 plants in 20 states, but only at gm and stellantis locations. those union leaders say they've made progress on negotiations with ford, but they aren't done yet. tomorrow, former president donald trump will show his support for workers during a rally outside of detroit, gmac. >> they should be in today could be a big day in the effort to officially end the hollywood writers strike. union leaders could vote today on whether to approve that tentative deal if they do sign off the deal would then go to the 11,000 wga members to be approved, and that could take anywhere from a few days to a week while that's happening, the writers will be allowed to start working again. the nearly five month strike had had far has had far reaching impacts across the entertainment industry, especially in l.a. you have dry cleaners, you have car washes, you have restaurants that rely on shows that are in production near them, or writers rooms that are going on near them to order takeout for lunch . no details of the agreement have been released. the actors

union is still on strike and it seems there's one strike ends, another one is set to begin. >> the culinary union in las vegas is preparing for a strike today to demand higher wages and better working conditions from casino owners. 53,000 hospitality workers represented by the union will cast ballots on whether to authorize a walkout. and they're building strike kits for a possible work stoppage. large contract talks between the union and resort owners started in april, but they have stalled over wages. we're hoping not to have a strike. >> and if anybody's ever been on strike, that's something you don't want to do. so we deserve better. >> we are being working really hard, so we deserve it. >> the union is still negotiating with the big three casino owners in vegas, wynn caesars and mgm. none has responded to requests for comment, but after he travels to the uaw picket line in michigan , president biden will be here in the bay area today.

>> his first stop is at the atherton home of philanthropist mark heising and liz simons. there will be a democratic fundraiser to benefit the president's reelection campaign. sky seven flew over that massive property just to get a glimpse of some of the setup going on. the president has two more campaign fundraisers to attend before he leaves town. new developments over what has become a major health scare in and around martinez. >> these heavy metals are particularly insidious, yet this report seems to minimize them. >> the that is the voice of a rodeo resident who says she's also a biochemist. >> she's one of several people with doubts about the county's handling of last year's hazardous materials release from martinez refining company. the contra costa health department hosted a public hearing yesterday to discuss the latest toxic algae report on the incident. the new report shows the level of contamination in the soil was not an elevated risk to the public. contra costa health said that the primary health risk came from the

initial hours and days after the refinery accident, when people may have breathed in dust particles. those residents also raised questions about possible financial compensation for that incident. >> still to come on abc seven mornings supporting lgbt plus students. governor newsom signing a bill making california the first state to mandate gender neutral bathrooms in schools. plus scary moments at an amusement park in canada. >> an investigation now underway after a ride got stuck leaving these riders upside down for 30 minutes. >> 609 this morning, we are tracking some light showers for the morning commute to use some caution, some extra distance between the car in front of you as that light rain moves through here. but the evening rush, we have sunshine in this afternoon and dry pavement as you head home from work. we'll show you live doppler seven and talk about the end to these light running is awesome.

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and for when their ride got stuck upside down for almost a half hour. the ride is called the lumberjack at canada's wonderland in ontario. it spins riders around in 363 360 loops. but the two hydraulic arms suddenly froze in that inverted position on with the guests on board. park engineers were able to bring down the ride and no one was seriously injured. drew. have you ever been stopped on a ride for any reason? nope. never. i think my lucky star is not even like climbing the hill, the coaster. >> but when i see this ride at the fair, i absolutely do not go on it. and that's why it's not for me. have you been stopped on a ride? >> i had my first in show exit

at disneyland this year. >> was it like a the lights come on. yeah it was at mickey and minnie's runaway railway. >> their new ride stopped on that one. i did in the very beginning. it was fascinating, actually. >> did it ruin the magic? were you like, oh, wow. they take, you know, and the kids are with my niece and nephew. >> they were delighted. >> oh, really? >> the whole time they said they wanted a in show exit and they got one. kids these days, man, they can manifest things. they love. >> there's live doppler seven this morning where we track this area of low pressure. the last 24 hours. it's pushing a cold front through the bay area as we speak. and it is bringing some light rain to the region. here's live. doppler seven, the closer view earlier this morning, we had a lot more moisture. now in the last half hour, a lot of this moisture has fallen apart. so the rain showers that we have are really coming to an end over the next 90 minutes. we expect any of this moisture to really be out of here between 7 and 8 a.m. this morning. but it is still creating some wet pavement out there as you go about your morning commute. here's today at 10 a.m. that rain is out of here. that sunshine quickly

breaks out and we're in store for a really nice afternoon. we'll have bright conditions. means the evening commute is totally dry and temperatures later on today feeling very pleasant. 71 in the city today, 75 in napa, 78 in san jose, a very comfortable 80 in antioch by 4 p.m, guys. >> all right. thanks, drew. up next, devil's teeth in downtown san francisco. so the new pop up that is hoping to bring more people to the financial district as we had to break a live look outside. >> it is now 613. and we'll be right back and struggle. and struggle with cpap. you should check out inspire. no mask. no hose. just sleep. learn more and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com why do dermatologists worldwide recommend la roche-posay? effective skincare like la roche-posay double repair face moisturizer delivers double-action to help repair skin's barrier and provide 48-hour hydration for healthy-looking skin. la roche-posay. aah, it's a good day to cough.

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the letter to the county executive and asking him to send three quarters of $1 million to help local city police forces to

hire officers. supervisor made that announcement at the broadmoor police department. that department has only six sworn officers, but it's facing major financial issues and it could be dissolved if we let this department fail, then shame on us as a county. >> if we let the other departments that are experiencing challenges fail, shame on us. >> the hope is, is that we can prevent it through this funding from becoming san francisco. >> canepa is asking for the funding to come from measure k. that's a half cent sales tax extension to pay for county services. voters passed that in 2016. with crime on the rise in oakland. the city is hoping lower speed limits could help businesses by bringing back foot traffic. abc7 news was in the fruitvale district when one of the new signs was unveiled yesterday. it's one of nearly a dozen business corridors with speed limit is dropping to 20 or 25 miles an hour. >> do you see the cars speeding

half of them don't even have a driver's license. and we need to be able to enforce the rules that we have. and in yes, there's a certain communities, individuals that may get cited. but the bottom line is about safety for my children. >> now, over the next two years, more than 50 business districts will have their speed limits lowered. that's going to be more than 25 miles across the city of oakland. >> california has just become the first state to require gender neutral bathrooms in all public schools. under a new law just signed by the governor, all k through 12 schools will have to have at least one gender neutral bathroom on campus by 2026. the bathroom will have to be available during school hours and during any function where students are present. in a statement, the governor said that he hopes the law becomes a model for other states. >> one of san francisco's most popular breakfast sandwiches has a new pop up location in downtown devil's teeth baking company is now open and embarcadero center. the business is one of 17 pop ups that are

opening in nine spaces as a part of the vacant to vibrant program meant to revitalize downtown. devil's teeth is celebrating its opening with a free drag show next friday, and the pop up is expected to be open for about three months. the bakery and cafe has locations in the outer richmond and outer sunset. do you text before you call? if you don't, apparently you need to because that's what you're supposed to do. >> okay. the washington post spoke to an etiquette expert about navigating phone calls in 2023. so here's what they say you need to know. she says the etiquette rules always depend on your relationship type and your age and the context of the call. the closer you are to someone, the less the rules apply. so maybe go ahead and facetime with your mom if you don't have any warning, and if you are still brushing your teeth. but for everybody else, don't leave a voicemail. they say it's best to text what you need to say. number two, you don't need to answer the phone. just because someone's calling you doesn't mean in that moment you have to

pick up, especially if you're in a restaurant. if you're in a meeting, if you're on the toilet and stay still for video calls. if you can't, then just switch over to a voice call. we added a couple things to this today. we did. >> do you ever just, like, put your phone flat when you're on facetime and you're talking to someone? yeah, yeah. and you're just like you're doing some things. okay. i do that often. >> i think that's acceptable. i think so. >> i feel like facetime is like the new phone call in most scenarios. if you're going to do it, just do the whole thing. yeah >> yeah. >> voice memos. voice memos is huge. yes i mean, that's like our primary form of communication sometimes you want to hear the story from the from the person and not just read it. >> yeah. you want all the feeling, you know? yeah. >> yes. but you want a scream. you got a quote. somebody quote. you got to do the voice. yes. >> there should just be a whole thing about, you know, group chat etiquette. >> that's a whole thing because i'm in a lot of group chats.

some people are very silent. yes should we push them out? >> yeah. >> if you have an android. >> oh, i was going to say now that's the violation. >> that's a violation. don't like the message. so sorry. that great, that green bubble. >> so sorry. those people uh- green bubble. >> here's a live look from our south beach camera pointing at the bay bridge. >> we have some light showers out there. mt. tam picked up half an inch of rain overnight tonight. a lot of us from the city to oakland, parts of the north bay picked up a few hundredths to about a 10th of an inch of moisture. we are also seeing some issues along the coastline with rough surf. look at our current wave heights, anywhere from 11 to 17ft right now. so a high surf advisory is in effect through 11 p.m. tonight for these dangerous swimming conditions. some beach erosion is happening in dangerous rip currents. please stay out of the ocean. water while we have this high surf advisory. you're looking at dew points right now. this measures how much moisture is in the atmosphere when those numbers get to 60 or above, it is humid out there. and that's how it feels this morning as this front

moves through here. future weather showing you by 9 a.m. any moisture, we have it is out of here. sunshine quickly breaks out. so the forecast rapidly changes over the next couple of hours. we're in store for a sunny afternoon with mild conditions 70s and 80s away from the coast today. so these showers are ending between 7 and 8 a.m. this morning. sunshine prevails quickly and these temperatures are pretty close to average for this time of the year. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have a very nice seven day coming our way. pleasant weather through the end of the week a bit below average over the weekend but a lot of sunshine both saturday and sunday. jobina. >> thank you drew. good morning, everyone. we're going to start with the maps and a couple of the issues that we're following right now. we still have not seen this crash clear yet on the upper deck of the bay bridge westbound 80 past treasure island. your speeds averaging around 37mph. they're unfortunately. san jose police are investigating a deadly crash . this is in the 40 block of south jackson avenue. we have no estimated time as to when that area will reopen. so the 40th

block there also a brush fire reported in vallejo this is eastbound 80 before redwood parkway. and we're seeing some slowing in the westbound direction right in that same spot, we will end here with the toll plaza we're metering lights came on at 530. reggie thanks for being here. >> we're going to turn now to ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma this morning. hey, ginger. >> yes, reggie coomassie. nice to be with everybody. so coming up here on gma, we'll start with the latest on a story i know you've been following the autoworkers strike. president biden is preparing to join the workers on the picket line. so we'll get into all of that. and then the new scam targeting people who have to start paying back their student loans. how you can protect yourself and why your pumpkin might be smaller and more difficult to find this year. the best time to buy them, too. and then shark tank stars barbara corcoran and daymond john here live answering your small business questions and deals and steals this time last fabulous finds how fun that and so much more right here on gma. >> i was scared of barbara for a while. i was like, she was a

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idea together. reggie, before you go back to barbara. all right. yeah, i'm available later. okay. give me a ring. >> great. >> we're going to work on it. >> but text first. but i will text first. >> as we learned, that's the etiquette. >> yes, please. okay >> we'

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homelessness in san francisco. mayor breed saying the city is taking steps to clear encampments in the coming weeks. >> governor newsom and governor desantis agreeing to a debate two leaders expect to face off in the fall. after months of sparring online over their respective policies. >> a live look outside where many of you are waking up to showers this morning. drew is tracking how long that rain is going to stick around. spoiler

alert, not long. >> good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, september 26th. >> let's get to drew right now. yeah, it is september. >> we do get rain this time of year. we have some light showers out there, but it is quickly coming to an end. here's live. doppler seven. you can see that cold front crossing us right now. and you can see that moisture is falling apart, lot less green over the last 30 minutes and say three hours ago. so this rain is coming to an end between seven and 8 a.m. this morning. it is gray on the explorator camera. once that rain ends by about 8 a.m, sunshine quickly develops. so we are going to see a quickly changing forecast over the next couple of hours. sunshine by lunchtime. it is a mild and bright afternoon. look at those temperatures. very comfortable in the 70s and 80s. let's see how we're doing on those roads this morning with jobina. good morning. good morning, drew. >> thank you. hi, everyone. we are going to zoom in to san jose right now. we're on fortunately, we are following a deadly crash. it's on the 40th block of south jackson avenue. and emergency crews are there on the scene. we don't have an estimated time as to when the lane will reopen.

there at the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to let you know that that crash on the upper deck has cleared. so that is good news. the metering lights came on at 530 and the rain has let up in that area as well. so not too bad for you. we'll wrap up here with the live picture in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera where 880 is actually moving at the limit down throughout the east bay region. >> kumasi jobina, thank you. happening today, dozens of oakland businesses planned to shut down for part of the day. they say they're fed up with feeling like the city isn't protecting them from an increase in retail crime. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in oakland with what business owners are hoping is going to come from this action. lena >> well, many business owners say they've reached a breaking point with how the city is handling an uptick in crime. so much so they're closing up shop to send a bigger message to city leaders now that that is why dozens of small businesses, including restaurant, it's convenience stores, clothing stores, even doctor's offices, are staging a strike primarily from 10:00 this morning to noon

today to draw attention to their desperation. although some merchants may choose to stay closed for the full day business owners say that they don't feel safe even in their own businesses. and it's hurting their bottom line. the mayor says they're working on it with 300 surveillance cameras to be installed by november. and more assistance from chp on the way. but many say they're tired of all the talk. they need immediate action in our businesses are on the brink of closure due to safety and we've been broken into, as i said, six times in the last year. >> we've met with city and council officials and their answer has been to hire private security. >> if we leave, there's nothing and we're all ready to leave been missing. to fight >> all right. we're having some

audio issues with lena. we'll check back in with her in a few moments. you soon might notice fewer tents on the streets of san francisco. mayor london breed says the city is stepping up its efforts to clear homeless encampments. this abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the newsroom to explain why this is happening now. >> gloria, good morning. kumasi city attorney david chu says a judge clarified an injunction which limited the city's response. chu says the city can clear encampments as long as they first offer shelter to those who are living on the streets. this action is just the latest development in a months long legal battle between the city and homeless advocates. the director of the coalition on homelessness, which is suing the city, worries that the increased sweeps could lead to the city violating its own rules on clearing encampments. she pointed to policies prohibiting the destruction of homeless people's property. she says that can be counterproductive. but chu believes it's a step in allowing the city to enforce its

own laws. >> san francisco has really tried to balance providing compassionate services and shelter to unhoused individuals with maintaining a healthy and safe streets. but that balance is really upset, particularly as as over half of the folks who have received offers of shelter would turn it down. >> criminalization in general does not lead to an exit out of homelessness and it, in fact usually lengthens homelessness. the director says they want real solutions, but the legal battle is far from over. >> there are more trial dates on the issue set for the months ahead. and reggie, very interesting. >> gloria, thank you. in washington, lawmakers now have four days to avert a government shutdown. the pressure is on for congress to pass a spending plan that will keep the federal government open past the end of the month. a shutdown would be very hurtful to so many parts of american life. travel public health, food and housing, along with parks and museums. who's to blame? well if you ask this

lawmaker, everyone, republicans are to blame. >> senate democrats are to blame and the president is to blame. and there's real people. they're going to get hurt. everyone thinks that they can just point the finger at someone else. >> now, around here, a shutdown could majorly impact san francisco fleet week, which is supposed to kick off monday. the association tells us san francisco fleet week is standing by to take guidance from the navy and our other military partners. currently our staff is continuing planning, as usual, for the greatest fleet week ever. we'll make adjustments as needed as we receive guidance. well it's happening. >> one of the biggest political fights of the year has been scheduled. it's a debate now jobina governor newsom is set to take on florida governor ron desantis in just a few weeks. >> yes, i appreciate how you distinguished that this debate between the two men who are considered political opposites will take place on november 30th in georgia. now, both men confirming the plan after months

of speculation and taunting from both sides. the 90 minute debate will be moderated by sean hannity on fox news. of course, we know desantis is running for president and this debate has fueled speculation that governor newsom is also prepping for a run. but he's been rallying support for the biden-harris ticket and has repeatedly denied president aspirations, including last night on 60 minutes, just cleaning up the streets of california factor into a potential presidential run. >> i'm never going to over promise that in the short run. i mean, we are struggling in this state. >> is that a yes or no? >> that was a was a never ending response to your question before the governor's square off, seven gop candidates are prepping for tomorrow night's primary debate at the reagan library in southern california. >> former president trump is skipping that debate and will instead be speaking to striking autoworkers in detroit. polls show trump leading the primary

field with 54% support among republican as reggie thanks jobina. >> back to the governor now. he has signed a bill to keep schools from banning books on racial or lgbtq education. this is in response to efforts by some leaders in school districts to censor or remove books. that includes the temecula valley unified school board that was using a textbook that had lgbtq , lgbtq topics like the late san francisco politician harvey milk, or i should say that was trying to ban using it. in a statement, governor newsom said, quote, with this new law, we're cementing california's role as the true freedom state. a place where families, not political fanatics, have the freedom to decide what's right for them. >> a coalition of groups, including 26 law enforcement organizations in the state, want governor newsom to veto a bill that decriminalizes the use of plant based psychedelics. here in california. this legislation would allow people 21 and older to possess and use small amounts of hallucinogenic substances like so-called magic mushrooms.

now, they would still be illegal to sell. opponents say this bill will only make california's current drug crisis worse. >> i can tell you from me and 37 years of law enforcement dealing with people who are high on hallucinogens and or any other types of drug poses severe, severe issues which are alarming for law enforcement advocates say magic mushrooms and other hallucinogen can help people suffering from ptsd and depression. >> the parents of a 16 year old boy who was stabbed to death at montgomery high school in santa rosa have reportedly filed a wrongful death suit against the school district. eight. jane pienta was killed in march, according to the press democrat. his parents say school officials were negligent and failed to protect their son. the complaint says the death was preventable because the student accused of killing pienta was known for fighting and had been seen with a knife on campus. the school

district has not responded to requests for comment. >> california high speed rail. california's high speed rail project, just got a big boost from the federal government. this project is costly, but it just got awarded $202 million in grant money to complete the 170 mile central valley stretch between merced and bakersfield. so far, the central valley section has cost $105 billion, and officials hope it will open in 2029. the state is estimating it's still going to cost another $25 billion to connect those tracks to the bay area. >> today marks seven weeks since the deadly wildfires on maui. a handful of lahaina residents got the chance to see their property for the first time since the fires. and, of course, it wasn't easy, especially since many of them believe the tragedy was preventable. it's possible that power lines sparked the fire. maui county has filed a lawsuit against hawaiian electric. >> a lot of us are sad and a lot of us like myself, you know, we're angry and we're trying to

process the best way and we're trying to be positive. >> the wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2000 buildings. most of them homes. 31 people are still listed as missing. still to come on abc seven mornings is a story you only see on seven. a suspected killer in a decades old vallejo, cold case arrested by police. >> and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. down right now by about 160 points. another update on the markets next. combat in catalytic converter thefts, the event today that would make it easier to trace the device if it's ever stolen. >> and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc, seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. download the app now so you can stream it. >> 641 this morning, we're looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. we're tracking this area of low pressure in the pacific northwest that is pushing a cold front through our neck of the

woods this morning. and it is bringing some slick conditions to our roads. so the morning rush, we are tracking scattered light showers, but they will be ending between seven and 8 a.m. this morning. so for the evening rush, we're expecting a lot of sunshine out there and dry pavement. but use some caution this morning with those slick roads. add some extra distance between you and the car in front of you. we do have a high surf advisory. in effect, wave heights are growing 10 to 17ft along our coast right now. that is dangerous. swimming and surfing conditions and also dangerous rip currents at high surf advisory lasting until 11 p.m. tonight. here's future weather. these showers are quickly ending by about 8 a.m. after that sunshine will break out fast. and we in store for a bright afternoon with mild temperatures in the 70s and in the 80s. so the next couple of hours of forecast is going to quickly change those showers coming to an end over the next 90 minutes. sunshine breaking out and we're drying out throughout the rest of the morning and the afternoon. 71 in the city, 74 in oakland today, 78 in san jose, low 80s for

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stoner was abducted from vallejo, sexually assaulted and strangled in 1987. and for years, investigators focused on one man. but two juries disagreed. and then the case got dismissed. recently a new person was identified using dna and arrested in oregon. he previously served time in prison for rape and burglary. the man's niece spoke with abc7 news. >> i hope he rots in hell. he's got. he got what he deserves. if found out that he died and was able to show up and see him. i'd

i'd literally i would not mourn. i'd spit in the man's face if i could get face to face with him. absolutely >> now, we did reach out to stoner's family members. we were not able to get in touch with them. >> this morning, there's growing pressure on one of the senate's most powerful members who has just been indicted. new jersey senator bob menendez and his wife are accused of taking cash and bars of gold in exchange for favorable business deals. according to the indictment, a $100,000 in gold was found in menendez's home, along with $480,000 in cash, some of it hidden in liners in his jackets, a luxury mercedes benz was also their prosecutors say all of it came from menendez accepting bribes. menendez remains defiant . he says he's not resigning. >> he's where money's drawn from. my personal savings account based on the income that i have lawfully derived over those 30 years. >> this is the second time menendez has been indicted on

criminal charges. the first case ended in a hung jury and prosecutors decided not to retry him. >> the livermore police department is holding a free catalytic converter etching event today. the department is partnering with los positas college again for this. this event gives you a chance to get your license plate number etched into your catalytic converter. so if it's ever stolen, it would help police find the owner or get it back. so the owner runs the event. excuse me? runs from 8:00 until 4:00 at los positas college. and it's on a first come, first serve basis. >> now, your morning money report. levi stadium reportedly made almost $9 million from non nfl events last year, but the city of santa clara isn't seeing any of it, at least not for now . the city is supposed to get about half the money to fund local services like libraries and parks. but there's a legal dispute between the city and the 40 niners, which manages the stadium over security costs. because of that, our media partners at the mercury news

report, the money will be put into a legal contingency fund until the two parties are done with their arbitration. an and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. and we are down about 160 points, chad , gpt is making advances in its human like capabilities with the ability to see, hear and speak. the ai engine can now understand spoken words and respond in conversation with a synthetic voice. it's the company behind the tech, says this new feature can be used to request a bedtime story for a family or settle a dinner table debate. the new voice features have been compared to amazon's alexa or apple's siri voice assistants is now to a real estate listing that is really out of this world. >> a mansion in tahoe could set a record for the most expensive sale ever. let's see what it looks like. okay so it's a lakefront property of course, it's very beautiful. but also very expensive. you see the price there on your screen? 76 million is the listing price.

oh, but look at all of that. it has seven bedrooms. it sits on five acres. it's on the nevada side of lake tahoe. you get a private pier, you get a jet ski platform, you get a nice sandy beach. the mansion itself is more than 12,000ft■!s. and then they have a three bedroom guest house. now, sfgate says of these choices, sfgate says if it is sold for its asking price , it would become the most expensive private home ever sold in lake tahoe. >> it needs to be restaging immediately. tell me joey would not say the same. >> the curtains. >> the curtains. i would say if i had $76 million, i don't know that this would be the property that i would want. >> i might look other places. i'm thinking of beachfront and in malibu. >> oh, yeah. you know, it's beautiful. >> i just don't the price. >> do you have an aversion to,

like, naughty pine? >> what did you say about me? >> i'm. >> did it have a bedspread or is that just my imagination? once i saw the curtains, i filled in with bedspread. the carpets are horrible. >> i'm just wondering how they arrived at the price. 6 million? yeah that's a lot. let's keep tabs. >> let's see if we find out what it sells for. >> yeah, but nothing is selling for asking right now. those interest rates. yeah they'd be sky high. >> let's go outside. here's a live look from sfo this morning . we do have some wet conditions in areas as a cold front crosses the region. look at some of our rainfall totals. mt. tam coming in with half of an inch of rain over the past 12 hours. that's nice. santa rosa mill valley, richmond, more than a 10th of an inch. even san francisco at oakland finding measurable precipitation this morning. but this front, it is falling apart. the rain is coming to an end between 7 and 8 a.m. this morning. but we're still tracking some spotty drizzle out there. we'll take a look at the

peninsula there. you can see from san mateo, the western span of the san mateo bridge, certainly wet. here's sfo right now. some wet conditions on 101 in the region and we have some spotty drizzle over the bay bridge as well. parts of emeryville, alameda right now you still have some wet pavement out there. but again, this is all coming to an end over the next 90 minutes. the exploratory camera showing you that low cloud cover. the forecast changes very quickly over the next couple of hours. that rain exits, the sunshine, enters the picture and it is a nice looking day this afternoon. it is dry. it is bright. those temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast. so we have that drizzle, that light shower out there right now through about 8 a.m. sunshine prevails for the rest of the day. and those numbers are very comfortable this afternoon. it is a bit humid out there this morning. that humidity will drop a bit as the day goes on. overnight tonight, some patchy cloud cover along the coast. a cooler night is on the way. we'll have those temperatures dropping into the 50s. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. that rain coming to an end by 8 a.m. this morning. then we dry out we brighten up looking nice this afternoon and

it's pleasant weather. the rest of the seven day forecast the weekend a little bit below average but bright with saturday and sunday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. san jose, our biggest issue right now is this deadly crash reported on the 40th block of south jackson avenue. so this will really impact people that are coming on and off of 6 to 80 as well. so i have the area impacted circle. so just be aware there. we also have slow traffic throughout the east bay walnut creek showing you 680 where the tail lights are lighting up, even though it kind of looks like our camera has somehow dipped into black and white. off to the right hand side is where you're seeing the southbound traffic. it is also a little foggy now in emeryville as we show you, 80 and very crowded in the westbound direction, which is where you see those headlights traveling towards the maze. it's still a little slick out there. and our drive times. i want to check on these. we haven't seen them in a while. tracy to dublin, 55 minutes. antioch to concord, 36. >> reggie thanks jobina spotify's unveiling a new feature today. it's like getting handed the ox cord virtually.

yeah. >> you can create a playlist with input from all your friends. it's called jam, and it's kind of like the collaborative playlist that blend your music tastes with your friends. except now everybody is going to listen at the same time. all the users will be asked to participate in jam sessions, but only premium members can start them. >> new at six, a new drug that can combat early onset alzheimer's disease has been approved by japan's health ministry. larkin is a drug jointly developed by a japanese and the us to slow progression of mild dementia and other symptoms of alzheimer's disease. 30% of japan's aging population is over the age of 65, and the country is expecting its number of dementia. patients will rise to 7 million by 2025. the fda fully approved. larkin be back in july. >> tomorrow's powerball jackpot has passed the $800 million mark after nobody won in the drawing last night. so now it's estimated at $835 million. so

that makes it the fourth largest jackpot in the game's history. nobody's won the game prize for the last 29 drawings. it's been a stretch of more than two months. the odds of winning the jackpot are one and 292.2 million. >> you can now buy tickets to this year's eat drink sf events. the food festival used to have more than 100 restaurants at fort mason for a one day tasting event. but since the pandemic, it's scaled back to a handful of smaller, ticketed meals. there are three events this year that coincide with restaurant week in november. tickets range from 65 to $195, depending on the event . you can see all the information by going to eat, drink, dash sfgate.com. >> oh, this made me excited about this. and restaurant week because we have so many good new restaurants that have opened to try. >> that's true. >> but especially this pop up. that's right here at the embarcadero center. devil's teeth. >> you got to look at the time up next, the seven things you need to know today because the devil stays busy. but so do his sandwiches. listen you know, let's let's prop it from that.

>> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app. now you can start streaming as we head to break a live look outside. >> where is our friend? >> you go check. >> we have a man that we always see with his metal detector usually and we haven't seen him for a vacations. >> oh well, we miss him. we be right back. >> you all are great. >> you're great students. i heard you're a really good in school. how can the community move forward and make progress? >> what is a viable solution? >> and we just really love to see that kind of support happening. and so many of our communities, the home appraisal process appears to be broken, at least broken for black and brown families every day at abc7, we're building toward something better, a better bay area.

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lows today from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to protest rising crime. many say the city has not done enough to address safety issues. the mayor is saying the city is working to install 300 new surveillance cameras by november . >> number two, wga union leaders could vote today whether to approve a tentative deal that would end the hollywood writers strike if union leaders approve that contract agreement, then the writers will vote. >> number three, president biden is heading to the bay area this afternoon. his first stop is at the atherton, home of philanthropist mark heising and liz simons for a campaign fundraiser. it'll be a democratic fundraiser to benefit his reelection campaign. >> number four, san francisco mayor london breed says the city is stepping up efforts to clear encampments. the action comes after city attorney david chu said a judge clarify an injunction which limited the city's response. chu says the city can now clear encampment s as long as they first offer shelter to those living on the streets and.

>> number five, we do have some morning showers out there on live doppler seven as a cold front is moving through, but those showers are coming to an end over the next hour. here's a live look outside from our south beach camera showing you the bay bridge at 9 a.m. those showers are over sunshine starts to break out. and look at the afternoon. it's a bright day, mild temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast. >> number six, the chp has just issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. it's not too bad, but just be aware of some low visibility as you move into the north bay. as far as our major blocking issues, they have cleared out and number seven, one of san francisco's most popular breakfast sandwiches has a new pop up location in downtown. >> it's called devil's teeth baking company. and if you don't know now, you know, you need to be at the embarcadero center. probably early because you need to be at the other place early, too. it's expected to be there for three months. so so early right now, because i was trying to look it up. i don't know. i

was looking up to. >> okay, i was just looking up. why it's called devil's teeth. >> oh, why? >> because it's named after the farallon islands off the coast. >> oh, yeah. oh, the devil's busy, as you know. but. >> but just as a reminder, the devil is very busy. >> yes, he is. >> but you see, you like a biscuit. you'll love this. >> the biscuit. ooh >> okay. >> we need a watering. >> that might be on the list for this week. i would like to go. >> okay. yeah good morning america for our viewers in the west. the president set to join striking autoworkers on the picket lines. president biden set to make history, believed to be the fir sitting president standing with workers as they picket in their fight for better wages and working conditions. time running out. lawmakers back to work on capitol hill this morning with just days until the government shutdown deadline. as speaker mccarthy scrambles to get enough votes from hold out