in the middle east. nine americans among the victims after deadly attacks in israel and on the gaza strip. israel's prime minister is warning of a long struggle ahead as he orders a complete siege. >> some of your houses are still hot from the weekend. i get it. but don't worry, because the cooler weather is coming in. we

might even get some rain. drew is following your forecast. >> plus, how'd you like to start your workweek with some giant pumpkins? we are live in half moon bay. it is the 50th edition, one of the annual fall tradition in. >> good morning to you on this monday, october ninth. >> yes, we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah, good morning. it's finally feeling a lot more like fall after our heat wave the past couple of days. a lot of that heat broke yesterday. we now track some moisture moving into northern california. this cold front is going to reinforce some cooler air today and likely bring a light shower to the north bay. for a lot of us, we will remain dry, but we'll find mostly cloudy conditions today. here's a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. our marine layer is back, so expect limited sunshine today. a lot of cloud cover between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. there's that chance of a shower in the north bay. most areas stay dry today. and those temperatures actually below average for this time of the year in the 60s and 70s as coomassie. >> thank you, drew. developing news an all out war in the

middle east this morning with israel imposing a total siege on gaza, saying authorities would cut electricity and block the entry of fuel, fuel and food. glory is at the live desk with the latest on the crisis. gloria >> good morning, kumasi. israel says it has retaken control around gaza. the total number of deaths has surpassed 1100 as fighting continues for a third day. now, the violence began early saturday after the militant group hamas fired a barrage of rockets catching israel off guard. this music festival turned to panic. jennifer dantes, 2082 year old daughter kim was at the festival. she is now missing. kim didn't realize that there was like 7 or 8 toyota vans full of terrorists and they just shot everywhere. >> they just shot them, slaughtered them like ducks. >> this says more than 260 bodies were recovered at the scene. video show palestinian

militants taking israeli hostages near the border with gaza, including young children and the elderly. the government says as many as 100 people have been kidnaped. speculation is growing over iran's possible involvement, but iran says it had nothing to do with israel's invasion. prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned israelis to brace themselves for the days ahead. he issued this statement. it says, we are embarking on a long and difficult war that was forced on us by a murderous hamas attack. president biden is pledging us support for israel. a us carrier strike group is on its way to the middle east. the pentagon sending weapons and ammunition. and it's also moving us warships and fighter jets to the region. reggie >> gloria, thank you. new this morning, we've learned at least nine americans have been killed in those attacks. the israeli minister of strategic affairs confirms there are americans among those taken hostage.

>> i think it scores of hostages . i can tell you there's also american hostages as part of that number as well. i don't want to get into a specific number here, but these are women . they're children. they're elderly. they're holocaust survivors. this is sick. this video appears to show hamas taking hostages. >> the american deputy national security adviser said the us believes iran is broadly complicit in these attacks, but doesn't have direct information linking them yet. >> a prayer service for israel is held in san francisco. speaker emerita nancy pelosi and mayor london breed attended vowing their support. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has their reaction. shall i? >> prayers for the people of israel. members of the jewish community from across the bay area gathering sunday at congregation sherith israel in san francisco to show solidarity in the wake of violence launched by hamas. >> this is the time to stand

with us to stand with israel as we face a merciless, merciless enemy. >> we stand with israel. >> speaker emerita nancy pelosi drawing applause after saying there is bypass artisan support and unity for israel in congress. pelosi sharing a personal story about her own friend in israel, and she texted me just over the well yesterday that her niece and nephew and their infant child had been murdered. >> so what does that say about these terrorists? i don't i mayor london breed who traveled to israel earlier this year on a sister city visit, vowing her support and these attacks here here in san francisco, we do not support. >> we condemn and we stand with the people of israel. >> i just felt that we need to be with our community. >> jean epstein from san francisco brought his kids who

were wrapped in the israeli flag . he is still processing disturbing images from across the world. he's racines for us. >> reminiscent of holocaust women and their children being dragged outside of their homes, murdered in the streets. >> this community taking comfort in their solidarity now praying for peace. nation shall not lift up sword against nation. >> neither shall they experience war anymore. and let us say amen . >> now israeli americans from the pro-democracy group unacceptable are appealing to nancy pelosi to help ensure the us do everything it can to bring hostages taken by hamas home safely. they say some are american citizens. us in the newsroom. cornell bernard, abc seven news, baytown typekit san francisco, a rally in support of palestinian self-defense took a turn when pro israel demonstrators came to counter the protest. >> organizers say they stand by

the palestinian people's right to defend their homeland. at the hands of oppressors. this resistance has been ongoing for 75 years and we will stay in the streets until palestinians are liberated. a demonstrator tells us. pro-israel counter-protesters were throwing things at them like water bottles, cans and eggs. david muir will be reporting and anchoring world news tonight from israel. from israel starting tonight. you can catch him at 330 right after getting answers on abc seven. >> coming up, tourism returning to parts of maui devastated by wildfires earlier this year. but not all locals think the island is ready. >> then a part of one of san francisco's busiest streets is set to shut down for two weeks. the workarounds if you're going down market street any time soon . >> 607 on our holiday, we have cooler october days ahead, you'll get daytime highs in the first column. some areas more than 12 degrees below average later on this afternoon. we do

have the chance of a light shower in the north bay today. we'll go hr by hour on future weather time. that we care for all those who make your family, well, your family. that's why all of us work together to give them the care, and caring, that any family would. kaiser permanente. for all that is you.

brown public transit from fifth to eighth streets will be rerouted starting october 14th and going through the 28th. sidewalks are still going to be open for pedestrians, but bicycle lanes will be closed. sfmta says they're still working on how to reroute the impacted busses. the closures happening for a repaving project. >> 610 live doppler seven along with satellite. we are tracking an area of low pressure in the pacific northwest that is bringing rain this morning to seattle, portland, even parts of northern california. eureka seeing some light rain already

this morning as this cold front approaches us. these early season fronts tend to fall apart as they make it into our region. and that's what we're going to see later today. we will have a chance of a light shower in the north bay later on this morning and this earlier in the afternoon. here's live. doppler seven starting to see a little bit of moisture move close to ukiah this morning. but for a lot of us, it's just mostly cloudy and it's dry today. the exception parts of the north bay this morning from santa rosa points to the north. by 9 a.m, we could see a light shower. but then this front just really falls apart. so any moisture we do see is very light in nature. and rainfall totals less than about a 10th of an inch. it's a cool day today, below average, a far cry from that heat we had last week. 60s and 70s. but warmer weather is on the seven day forecast. carmassi we'll show you that in about nine minutes. >> thank you, drew. coming up, the latest workers set to go on strike today as they fight for better pay, schedules and benefits. and governor newsom vetoing several bills, including vetoing several bills, including one that could protect t

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wildfires devastated lahaina back in august and claimed at least 97 lives. some residents signed a petition to delay the reopening as families continue struggling to recover. one food truck owner says business traffic is down dramatically and now they're just trying to survive. rally for like 800 to 1000 people a night between, you know, tourists and local people . >> and right now, we have about 20, maybe 30. the most. we just need to keep moving forward. i understand a lot of people are having issues with opening, but we need to survive. it's the only way.

>> the hawaii tourism authority says tourism is the number one driver of the state's economy. mac truck workers are planning to strike this morning after voting down a deal with the company. union members and workers at plants in three states are seeking their fair share in wages and other issues . those benefits include better work schedules, health and safety, health care and overtime . 73% of workers voted against the tentative contract deal, and the union says, quote, clearly we are not there yet on an agreement with a total of three different earthquakes shook northern california yesterday. the first was a preliminary 3.0 magnitude quake, which hit around. 8:39 a.m, just over four miles west of cobb in lake county. then a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, earthquake was later detected at 2:30 p.m, five miles west of cobb and then the third one at 230 in sonoma, sonoma county. it was a magnitude 3.8. near the geysers is the us

geological survey says there was no reports of damage. >> the now infamous airbnb squatter in southern california was actually evicted for the same thing in oakland just two months before elizabeth hirschhorn moved into a brentwood airbnb guest house. she had legal issues with the rental in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. that's where she made a rental agreement for a room in the home. but after a cleaning dispute, she stopped paying rent. similarly, her sean had an issue with repairs done to the guest house and the owner offered her an extension. she has since stopped paying rent and the original six month stay has turned into more than two years. happening today. >> it is the time of year for the annual fall tradition in halfmoon bay that involves a lot of big pumpkins. abc7 news reporter lena howland joining us live from the world championship. pumpkin weigh-off with a look at what we can expect. good morning, lena. good morning, kamasi. >> this is the super bowl of pumpkin playoffs and it's

happening right here in half moon bay in less than an hour. we are joined now by last year's reigning champion. this is travis gienger. he's coming here all the way from anoka, minnesota. he won last year and he also won in 2020. so travis, what brings you back for maybe a potential third win? >> yeah, we're hoping. we're hopeful. but you never know until it gets on the scale. so, yeah, it's just a great community of people out here. and the town goes nuts over giant pumpkins. >> it really does. it really does. that's kind of the understatement this morning. but i want to talk about your drive over here. i realize you drove some 33 miles and or 33 hours through the night to get here. tell us about the journey, bringing this pumpkin here. >> so bringing a pumpkin, 35 hours is no joke. i mean, you got san francisco traffic. you know how that is. and you know, you're dodging bob and weave and motorcycles. but yeah, we got it here. so >> wow. what are you looking forward to most this year?

>> i guess it's just seeing the people and putting smiles on people's faces when they see the size of these things. >> they're like, how did that even grow? >> so wow. and you were trying to break your own record. >> i remember last year, your pumpkin, we were here for that, weighed in at just over 2500. and i think the 60 pounds. >> yeah, 2560. so this should be close. we'll see. >> yeah, it could be close. >> yeah, it could go quite heavy and it could go a little lighter. who knows. but it feels nice. so. >> and organizers have said that they actually had to purchase a completely new to scale. >> do you know anything about that? >> yeah, i said this thing's not going away on a 4x4 scale. i said, it needs something bigger. i mean, the thing's seven foot five long by six, seven. so it's pretty big. but yeah, they had to buy a new scale for it. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. and are you hopeful that you will shatter your own records and potentially be a world record? yeah >> yeah. i mean, there's always

that hope. i mean, we're right there. so so it's just these things can go 500 pounds bigger or smaller. so so there's that range. >> but and my last question, what is your secret to growing the perfect giant pumpkin? >> a lot of water, a lot of fertilizer and a lot of care throughout the year. i mean, it's 184 days of straight labor of love. >> amazing. well, good luck to you, travis. we are so excited for you and thank you for joining us so early. our 2022 reigning champion hoping to win his third title here this morning. again, this weigh-off starts at 7:00 and is expected to wrap up right around 11. for now, reporting live in half moon bay, i'm lena howland, abc seven news. >> i'm pulling for travis lena i don't know if you knew this, but anoka, minnesota is considered the halloween capital of the world. that's where this man is from. oh, wow. >> i wonder why that is. yeah >> what do they do there that is so special? >> i don't know. >> they grow a world class gourds. >> i mean, it's got to be a part

of it. >> it could be a thrice winner today, right? >> right. i like that. i would have felt like salem would have been the halloween capital of the world. right? or somewhere like that. >> yeah. although, you know that that history is like a little. it's interesting. >> there's a lot going on there. it's a little spooky ooky. >> it's a little problematic. >> you know, the witch trials. yeah. >> but they go all out for halloween. i have been there and it is pretty incredible. >> yeah, they do a they do a lot as they should. they embrace their history. they're like, listen, here we go. some stuff happened and. and now here's our haunted house. yeah. and a haunted hotel, you know. okay, let's see. a ghost. yeah. outside this morning. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. our marine layer has returned, and that's going to bring us cooler weather the next few days. now we're tracking back to back cold fronts. one today, one tomorrow. and with these fronts in the north bay, we could have a couple of isolated light showers in the forecast. but for a lot of us, it's just a lot of cloud cover. it feels a lot more like fall this week. but as we head towards thursday and friday, we

will see some warmer weather move in this morning. live. doppler seven have a couple of returns on live doppler seven near ukiah. lakeport right now this is the area we'll watch closely later today for the best chance of seeing more light showers. for most of us this front as it gets closer, it's just going to fall apart. there is a lot of moisture in eureka right now, but these early season fronts, when they go south, they lose a lot of their rain. so we're not tracking any widespread steady rainfall for today. it's more isolated in nature. and the best chance is in the north bay looking at today and tomorrow, those two cold fronts there you can see the best chance of any measurable precip is mainly in the north bay and mainly around ukiah. for a lot of us, when you start seeing these numbers around 1/100, it's very unlikely that we'll see steady rainfall, but not out of the question that we could see a light shower along the coast even today and tomorrow. so we have a lot of cloud cover today because a lot more like fall 60s and 70. and we'll keep those temperatures close to average over the next couple of days. accuweather seven day forecast a lingering chance in the north bay

tomorrow. then we're brighter and we're warmer by thursday and friday. the early call on the weekend mix of sun and clouds and temperatures very fall-like both days gloria. >> all right drew right now we're going to get a look at your traffic. and so far, traffic is looking pretty good this morning. this is a look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera traffic is starting to stack up a little bit in the middle lanes to the end of the parking lot. the metering lights flipped on at 538 this morning and going from the toll plaza to san francisco, it'll take you about 22 minutes. and taking a look at your drive times this morning, we are seeing a bit of a slow down from tracy to dublin on westbound 580. that'll take you about 41 minutes. also westbound four from antioch to concord. that'll take you about 19 minutes. >> thanks, gloria. now we're checking in with ginger zee who's live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, reggie coomassie. nice to be with everybody this morning. so coming up here on gma, we will start with the latest on the story. i know you've been following the worst surprise

attack on israel in 50 years. the death toll rising after hamas bombard the country with rockets. and on the ground attacks. our team coverage is across the region. david james, matt, everybody's there and we've also got folks in washington because they'll have the latest on the casualties. the hostages, the response from the white house and what could happen next. the deputy national security adviser is going to join us live to discuss it all. and we'll have more on the security measures being taken here at home. you'll see those stories and so much more on gma . >> there's no bigger story to talk about right now. ginger we appreciate it. and we'll see you at every day, businesses everywhere are asking: is it possible? with comcast business... it is. is it possible to help keep our online platform

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center. the center is not far from the dominican university of california campus. the chapel is part of the santa sabina center, a non denominational place for meditation and refuge and spiritual retreat. dwindling numbers and rising costs of maintenance has forced the sisters to sell the center that

they love. >> it would feel like a total desecration if it were destroyed or replaced, but we have to accept whatever comes next. we're surrendering this to a future that we know not and control, not. >> the asking price for the center will start at 11.5 million potential buyers must state their intentions for the property. a push to use cannabis to help revitalize california's struggling downtowns went up in smoke this weekend. the governor vetoed the measure that would have allowed amsterdam style cannabis cafes in california. san francisco assemblymember matt haney authored that legislation. it would have let local governments license cannabis shops to offer food and beverage and sell tickets to live performances. the governor said he vetoed the bill out of concern that it could undermine the state's smoke free workplace protections. governor newsom says the cost is what stopped him from passing a bill to supply condoms in california high schools. newsom vetoed senate bill 541 that would have

mandated condoms in schools for ninth to 12th graders and make it illegal to refuse to sell condoms to youth. the governor shared that it would create an unfunded mandate to public schools that should be considered in the annual budget process. right now, the state is operating with a budget deficit of $30 billion. the governor signed sb 253. it requires more than 5000 businesses in california to reveal how their companies may be contributing to climate change. companies that make more than $1 billion every year will have to report direct and indirect emissions, as that includes everything from shipping products, emissions from buildings or stores and business travel. companies will have to start disclosing direct emissions by 2026 and indirect emissions by 2027. next is 630. while you're still not too late to pay your taxes if you haven't already. but you are running out of time. and to california police officers fired for playing a video game instead of

responding to a nearby robbery. as we head to break, a live look outside. it is

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to care for all that is you. fighters in the wake of this weekend's deadly attacks. americans are among the casualties in the violence. local organization is here in the bay area, are calling for humanitarian aid and a celebrity chef who opened several restaurants across the bay area and in wine country dies suddenly in napa. >> the statement from his family . >> then the 49 ers stay perfect with an absolute dismantling of dallas. the players react to their blowout win, not dismantling. >> we just proved today the alliteration. >> good morning, everybody. it is monday, october 9th. >> here's a look at your forecast with drew.

>> good morning. we have fall-like temperatures today. we're actually tracking a little bit of light rain approaching parts of northern california. this is a cold front that has brought a lot of cloud cover this morning. it'll bring the fall like temperatures today. and you can see there is some light showers falling around ukiah this morning. the north bay is the most likely area to see any moisture as the day goes on. for a lot of us, it's a lot of cloud cover today and temperatures a lot cooler after we broke that heat wave yesterday. cloudy from our exploratorium camera, a mostly cloudy day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. we'll have a chance in the north bay of a shower outside of the north bay. we're dry. and those temperatures later on this afternoon in the 60s and in the 70s. gloria. >> all right, drew. happy monday to everyone. we're going to get started with a look at our richmond-san rafael camera and right now, traffic is starting to stack up as you approach the toll plaza. but then the good news is it does get better after that. of course, that is one of our usual slow spots. and now a look at your drive time graphics

. and right now everything is in the green. >> guys, thank you. gloria back to our top story this morning, israel has declared war after a terrorist attack by the palestinian palestinian militant group hamas. as abc news reporter justin finch explain has 1100 people are dead, at least nine americans. morning. >> israeli forces unleashing relentless airstrikes targeting the gaza strip after formally declaring war in the wake of a surprise strike from the palestinian militant group hamas . >> and as you just heard, that that's the sound of a mortar coming in from gaza. this is being fired by hamas militants while israelis are trying to deal with hamas, not just across in gaza, but also here still inside israel. >> israel pounding hundreds of targets in the palestinian territory, retaliation for what's being called the worst attack on israel in 50 years as

that is intolerable for any democracy. >> it's intolerable for israel over delete altitude restrictions on the us, mobilizing military assistance for israel, deploying a carrier strike group to the middle east , the pentagon sending weapons and ammunition and us warships and fighter jets in route the united states stands with israel . >> no, we will not ever fail to have their back. >> the white house, pledging continued support for israel while working around the clock with palestinian officials and leaders across the region to stem the fighting. >> we think it's not about all kinds of issues. it's not arabic in israel is and jewish. it's really about humanity. >> across israel, families pleading for hamas to release loved ones being held hostage, including young children and the elderly near the gaza israel border. hamas rockets targeting a music festival with many young israelis attending. officials reporting hundreds of bodies

later recovered at the scene in gaza city. streets in shambles. a mosque leveled. this man says the attack scared the elderly, children and women nearby. the state department hasn't officially connected iran to the hamas attack, but a senior official says the agency isn't ruling out iran may have had some influence. justin finch, abc news, washington. >> senator cory booker says he was jogging in jerusalem when the attack on israel began and he rushed back to his hotel for cover. >> when i got back to the hotel, i joined others in the bomb shelter or the stairwells of the hotel, frightened faces. there were children and elderly families. many americans there was a sense of fear and worry. >> the democratic senator from new jersey says he and his staff were safely able to leave israel . booker arrived in israel friday for a planned visit. in a statement on social media

yesterday, booker said, quote, i emphatically condemn hamas horrific acts of violence, kidnap and terror targeting israeli families, children and other civilians. he added, quote, i stand with the people of israel and the families of those who have lost loved ones. as the conflict unfolds in israel, local organizations are calling for humanity. maren ade, abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with groups who say community support is needed now more than ever. fight ing in israel continues as the death toll rises in the bay area. >> local groups are calling for the violence to stop. i think that there's a combination of shock and mourning that's happening right now. >> some soul searching. we're trying to figure out where we go from here. >> tyler gregory, the ceo of the bay area jewish community relations council, says members of his group are still processing the fighting overseas. he is calling for members of the public interested in supporting lives impacted by the conflict to donate to the jewish federation and nonprofit helping with relief abroad. >> there are international efforts supporting humanitarian

needs on the ground from supporting medical responses to broken families. >> he is not the only organization calling for a peaceful solution. the coalition for american-islamic relations tells abc seven news it is encouraging anyone interested in supporting palestine to donate to islamic relief usa. in a statement, kerry is calling on us and arab governments to exert maximum pressure on the israeli government to honor their obligations under international law to respect palestine and human rights and end the occupation. we reached out to other arab community groups in the bay area to see if they are helping with humanitarian efforts. we're waiting to hear back. meanwhile, this week, jewish community centers like the one in lafayette are holding vigils to pray for not just innocent israeli lives, but palestinian lives as well, as they say, both are wrongfully impacted by the ongoing conflict. >> we know that most israelis and palestinians alike want peace and that there are extremists on both sides of the conflict that are trying to derail that.

>> gregory says he hopes to see members of the bay area step up to help innocent people overseas, with hopes it will save lives. >> really, our top request is for financial support for the victims of terror. and we know that as this escalates into what we expect to be a full war, there will be a greater need for that. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> it is 636 and we're seeing new video evidence of two police officers playing a video game instead of responding to an emergency call. gloria is at the live desk with that story. gloria >> good morning, kumasi. this is video that lapd took years to release. it's a patrol car recording of two officers playing the online game, pokemon go instead of responding to a call about a robbery in progress at a macy's in crenshaw. now, on the recording, you can hear the officers just after driving away discussing how to catch the pokemon character snorlax ignoring the robbery. call this even though, according to court documents, they were only 200

yards away from the store before the officers were fired. but they sued to get reinstated. their case going all the way to california appeals court. this is everything i don't catch everything, but you're still pretty high up there for not catching everything. >> oh, you go to back it up. were you the party, the officers arguing that their patrol car recordings should be dismissed because they were private conversations, but the appeals court disagreed and sided with the police board, which ruled that the officers committed misconduct. >> that was unprofessional, personal and embarrassing. and violated the trust of the public . they ignored robbery. call was back in 2017, but the video just came to light because of a public records request. >> reggie, thank you. gloria a bay area celebrity chef died over the weekend. we're talking about michael chiarello excuse me. he's appeared on various food network shows, including east entertaining as well as top

chef. he was based in napa and opened various restaurants across the region, including coco, to here in san francisco. a family spokesman says he died at a napa hospital a week after being treated for an acute allergic reaction. he was only 61 years old, a boy that was raised picking vegetables in the fields of california becomes the first migrant farm worker to make it to space. >> that is a story of former astronaut jose hernandez. it's now been made into a movie in prime video's a million miles away. hernani yes. grew up in stockton and learned english as a second language when he was 12. after earning degrees in engineering and working at the johnson space center, he was chosen to go to space. in 2009 as a mission specialist. he says watching the 1972 apollo 17 mission was his first introduction to space. >> he see people somewhere on that looks like them. you know, brown skin speaks english with an accent. he came from humble beginnings, and i want them to

feel empowered and say if he could do it, why can't i? hernandez currently serves as a university of california regent, runs his own aerospace company called tierra luna engineering. >> that's awesome. >> that's a really cool. i saw that come up on my feed this weekend. i was looking at stuff, so i have to check it out. yes. still to come, going for a run. maybe it's helpful to cure depression, then taking certain prescription drugs and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, down by about ten points right now. >> another update on the markets next. and we'll take you back to half moon bay, where some of the biggest pumpkins in the world could make some people a lot of money and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. >> we are live there every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 640 this morning we'll take you outside to san jose where we start out with mostly cloudy conditions across the region. today we have cooler october days ahead. we finally broke our heat wave yesterday and that

cooler weather continues to move in here today. here's a look at your highs in the first column. some areas like santa rosa, about 12 degrees below average. but across the board, everybody will be below average for this time of the year. here's the reason why. live doppler seven along with satellite, we have this cold front that's now approaching northern california . light rain falling around eureka this morning. we're seeing a few light showers developing around ukiah. the north bay has the best chance of finding showers today as this front moves south. it really just falls apart. very typical of early season fronts. so for a lot of us outside of the north bay, it's just a mostly cloudy day and very fall like when it comes to our temperatures. here's future weather. we'll go hour by hour. there's that chance this morning of some light showers in the north bay. and really that front, you can see that moisture here just cannot keep it together. so it's not an organized system by any means when it comes to the rain and for much of the day, we have limited sunshine. those temperatures feeling like autumn. so highs today in the 60s and in the 70s. so that

chance of a shower in the north bay, we'll still keep a chance in the north bay tomorrow under partly sunny skies. but by wednesday we're dry, we're brighter and we're warmer. and that warming trend does continue for the rest of the week. we'll show you those numbers coming up with the seven d

way to see if they are the biggest in the country. and this year, organizers are anticipating bigger pumpkins, so they bought a new scale. abc seven news reporter lena howland has so much fun. last year she's back again this year. checking things out. hey, lena. >> hey, come on. say good morning. all morning long, we have been watching as pumpkins have been rolled in here getting ready for that pumpkin weigh-off about to start in about 15 minutes from now. so i wanted to bring in one of the main

organizers for this event. this is ronan fowler. he's helped. he's helping to put this all together. so, ronan, give us a quick rundown of what folks can expect to see out here. >> yeah, starting at 7 a.m. today, they will be weighing pumpkins brought in from all over the country. and we're hoping, you know, to, you know, potentially break some records this year. the world record right now if somebody does shatter the world record, if they shatter the world record, it's a $30,000 prize. >> we also have a couple of other prizes for the winner, which is a sewn jacket. and we also have a handcrafted gold ring that they will get to come home with. >> so that sounds amazing. so tell us a little bit about what's going to happen over the weekend with the festival. well, it's happening saturday and sunday sort of in in cahoots

with this. >> yeah. so that's that's the fun part about this is it really ties in with the event this weekend and so people can come out and they can come see the pumpkins themselves. they can get a photo with the winner and there's lots of other fun things that take place, such as costume contests, pie eating contests. there's a great pumpkin parade. and so there's a lot of real fun things to do for the whole family. >> and ronan, all morning long, we've been talking about how organizers have had to bring in a completely new digital scale. tell us about this industrial strength scale that was needed to accommodate these massive pumpkins this year. >> yeah. so this year, the pumpkin that we have that's coming from minnesota is almost eight feet in circumference. and it's so big that our old scale would not accommodate it. this the size of this new pumpkin. and so we had to get a new scale. and we also have a metal supports underneath the stage just to support the weight. so it's pretty wild.

>> have you ever seen anything like that before? >> no. this will be a first. so, you know, and they just keep getting bigger. so, you know, who knows what next year will bring? >> oh, wow. they just keep getting bigger. well, thank you, ronan, for being here. we are very excited to watch this. weigh in, start to watch the weigh ins. start right around 7:00. that's coming up in about 15 minutes. and then it's expected to wrap up right around 11 when we will see the 2023 winner crowned live in half moon bay. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. >> the 49 ers are waking up still undefeated this season. they thrash out the cowboys in a battle of heavyweights at levi's stadium. last night. george kittle scored his first three touchdowns of the season. he is the first niners player to catch three touchdowns in a game since 2009. the defense forced four turnovers and gave dallas its worst loss in ten years. the 49 ers won 42 to 10. next up, a game in cleveland. next sunday

afternoon. >> it was fun. it was fun, but it was a little boring at the same time. it was a lot of fun. any time you get a win. but, you know, i didn't even play in the fourth quarter. so i would say like last week versus the cardinals, i thought i was going have 150 yards and three touchdowns and you just didn't, you know, just not the way that the game went. >> and, you know, kyle calls, you know, whatever's hot, that's how he feels and that's why he's such a talented play. caller it was just just fun to be able to get in the endzone. >> it means something because being five and zero was important to us. you know, winning every week is important because we know we can not. >> i got bored, he said. >> i got bored. oh well is some graduate level shade tonight. monday night football is on abc seven. the raiders host the packers from vegas. coverage starts at five followed by after the game and then a special edition of the abc seven news at nine. >> running's not only good for your body, it's also good for your mind. this is a new study that came out that focuses on

mental health that says going for a run can be just as effective as taking medication for some people. researchers in amsterdam asked 141 patients who had depression and anxiety city to choose between a group run or taking antidepressants. they tracked everyone's mental and physical health for four months, and in the end, nearly half of the people in both groups showed improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms. >> but you have to run that part. >> so now for your morning money report, if you haven't filed your 2022 taxes yet, you have one week left. >> the tax filing extension deadline is monday, october 16th. everyone here in the bay area got extra time because of the severe winter rain. irs officials say they automatically identified taxpayers in the covered disaster areas, which included all the bay area counties and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange.

underway this morning. you can see that we are down about 40 points now to a record breaking charcuterie board featuring more than 300 pounds of cured meats. >> this massive board is also filled with cheese crackers, nuts, dried fruit and gourmet chocolate. let me see this thing. a florida company called borderie put the impressive spread together for smashing the guinness world record by weighing 769 pounds. if borderie sounds familiar, this was featured on shark tank. it was also a part of oprah's favorite things last year. so they the company itself. what makes prepaid shark? i mean, not prepaid but pre-made, prepaid and maybe prepaid shark? is that what they do? have you heard? do you know? >> i don't i don't know much about them. we love weighing things this morning, though, don't we? pumpkins, people, people telling people to run. i know, right? >> i know. we're cooling down, but i got my entire life this warm bay area weekend. i went to the beach. i was on on a boat. i

was like, where am i? it was i lived. it's the best. >> it was so nice. so the first week of october, it's always lovely. and now you're going to be sad and now it's gone. i'm so sorry. >> i enjoyed it. i'm glad i did. >> you get. you got your, like, fill for the year now you're like, i sat on that beach for hours. >> i was on that boat for hours. >> you want a boat? i was on a boat. you know, somebody with a boat. we got to talk about that later. what is this? i know. doesn't look like boat weather, though. no, this is the tan cam. so we have our marine layer. it is back this morning, and we're also tracking cooler days ahead and even some light showers in the north bay today and tomorrow. we're tracking a pair of cold fronts, ones approaching right now. now another one approaches us tomorrow. the best chance of those showers really is going to remain in the north bay for a lot of us, it's a lot of cloud cover. the next couple of days, but we'll start to warm up and we'll have brighter skies by the end of the week. here's a live doppler seven. you can see some moisture on live doppler seven from cloverdale points to the north. ukiah, some light showers right now near lakeport

as well. this is the area that really just has the best chance of seeing moisture because this front, as it moves south, it will fall apart. very typical of early season cold fronts in october. they have a lot of moisture around eureka and then they move into our neck of the woods and they lose a lot of that moisture. but the north bay will likely see a few scattered showers over the next 24 hours. future weather showing you rainfall estimates highest in the north bay and along the coast. but outside of those two areas, the numbers and the moisture really drops off. it's not out of the question. some areas in the east bay could see a quick light sprinkle, but the best chance is really in the north bay today and tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast feeling like fall the next couple of days then we'll dry out our skies, brighten them up, warm them up by thursday and friday. the early call for the weekend mix of sun and clouds and very fall-like gloria. >> all right good morning. we're going to get a check of your traffic this morning. it is a holiday, so we are seeing a little bit of lighter traffic today out there on the roads. this is our emeryville camera and you can see your drive time right here. westbound 80, highway four to the toll plaza

that will take you 26 minutes and then your drive time graphics we're seeing in the yellow which of course means a slowdown from tracy to dublin on westbound 580. that will take you 40 minutes. simone biles is back. >> the 26 year old american gymnast took home a total of four gold medals and a silver medal at the artistic gymnastics world championships. the event just wrapped up in belgium. this was biles first world championship since 2019. she took a two year break to focus on her mental health, and she just got back into competing this summer. this makes biles officially the most decorated gymnast of all time. she's won a total of 37 medals across the olympics and world championships . >> yes. taylor swift's new concert film is breaking records, and it's not even in the theaters yet. swift already racked up more than $100 million in worldwide advance ticket sales. the heiress tour opens this friday, october 13th, at more than 8500 theaters and 100

countries. amc theaters is distributing the film and says it already beat a single day ticket sales record. that single sale reached $26 million, passing spider-man no way home with 16.9 million. get ready to relive the renaissance tour with beyonce, too. the grammy winner released a trailer for renaissance, a film by beyonce. this one's going to be released in theaters december 1st. the synopsis says the project, quote, accentuates the journey of the renaissance world tour from its inception to opening in stockholm, sweden, to the finale in kansas city, missouri. tickets start at $22, and they are on sale right now. >> i really like it when you see beyonce get feedback. why? because i like to memorize it and then repeat it at the perfect time. yeah some of her feedback lines are i mean, it's good, but it ain't great. another one is are we ready to give notes now? because i have a million of them. oh beyonce. i

just really like seeing her being the boss. >> i feel like this film is going to give you some more moments. >> a lot more moments. >> up next is seven things you need to know today. >> don't forget, somebody is getting fired and it's the best one. 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. just download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break here and take a live look outside right now at 655. we'll 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 in so many of our communities. >> we. 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.

militant groups. the wave of attacks is now blamed for at least 1100 deaths. several others are believed to have been taken hostage. >> and number two, house republicans meet tomorrow with a goal of picking their next speaker. a proposal to punish far right lawmakers who spearheaded the ousting of kevin mccarthy could also be addressed tomorrow. >> number three, health care workers at kaiser permanente are back on the job this morning. the planned strike was supposed to end saturday, but it went on until yesterday morning. if negotiations fail at this point , the union is planning for a longer strike in november. >> number four, if you haven't filed your 2022 taxes yet, you have one week left. the tax filing extension deadline is monday, october 16th. everyone here in the bay area got extra time because of severe winter rain storms. the irs officials say they automatically identify taxpayers in the covered areas,

which are all bay area counties . >> and number five, it is cooler or cloudier and even the chance of an isolated shower today, you can see those clouds with a live look from our walnut creek camera. most of us starting out with overcast skies. and as we go throughout the day, it's mostly cloudy between 10 a.m. and about 4 p.m. there's an isolated chance of a shower in the north bay outside of the north bay. we stay mainly dry and temperatures very fall like. we broke that heat wave yesterday. today, temperatures only in the 60s and low 70 soquel's. >> and number six, traffic is looking a lot lighter all around today. it is indigenous peoples day. so some folks are observing the holiday and you can see right here your bay bridge toll plaza camera. the metering lights did flip on at 538 this morning. but you could see it's pretty empty out there. >> and number seven, an annual fall tradition kicks off in half moon bay this morning. it's time for the pumpkin weigh-off. the world championship to find the biggest gourd coming from all

over the country. this is this is travis who won last year. he is back this year and ready. he'll win again. >> he feels confident my money's on him. >> what about what's our friend named ron? >> ron root. >> ron root. ron root. can't forget that name. >> yeah, i think he's going to come in hot, but i still. i see minnesota as a winner. >> yeah. didn't you say they brought a bigger scale this year? >> yeah. he thinks that's how confident he is. so, hey, let's give him the bigger scale. >> give him pumpkin to talk about >> good morning america. israel at war after the worst surprise attack in 50 years. the middle east exploding into violence. israel bombarded by thousands of rockets, an all-out assault by the militant group hamas. gun men inside israel killing soldiers and civilians, taking hostages. >> these terrorists have one goal in mind, to slaughter as many as poss.