incessant gunfire. >> this is not about party or politics. >> this is about the security of our work. >> and israel now on the offensive after this weekend's surprise attack. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beal. >> and i'm kristen sze. more than 1900 people have died since fighting started early saturday . president joe biden says at least 14 us citizens are among those killed in the violence. >> israel says hamas and other militant groups have taken roughly 150 hostages and some of them are americans. a plane carrying ammunition from the united states landed in israel today. this is just the first shipment. and according to the united nations, 200,000 people have fled their homes in gaza. >> president biden spoke with israeli prime minister netanyahu and met with his team to discuss the crisis in israel. the president also addressed the nation, showing support for both israel and for americans in the region. >> i've directed my team to

share intelligence and deploy additional experts from across the united states government to consult with and advise israeli counterparts on hocovery recovery efforts. because as president, i have no higher priority than the safety of americans being held hostage around the world. the united states is also enhanced our military force posture in the region to strengthen our deterrence. we must be crystal clear where we stand with israel. we're hearing from two california families, both with loved ones taken hostage by hamas. >> and today they're calling on the us government for help. abc's seven news reporter lena howland has their story. >> the first one said, i love you, and immediately early at 811 also it said, i'm sorry. >> those were the last texts rachel goldberg got from her son , 23 year old hirsch goldberg, poland, an israeli american from berkeley, saturday morning, shortly after the first bomb

sirens went off in jerusalem. but later the family learned hirsch was in a bomb shelter that was attacked. >> they were all civilians at a music festival in. they were fish in a barrel sitting in this bomb shelter. terrorists came to the door. they were throwing grenades in shooting machine guns. and we know that hirsch's arm from the elbow down in was seven, said goldberg says she was told hirsch put together a makeshift tourniquet using his shirt, and hamas came in after the gunfire settled down, asking anyone who could walk to come with them, take hirsch and five others away in a pickup truck. >> police telling his parents his last known cell phone signal was on the border with gaza. here's hirsch's father. >> her, by eyewitness accounts from the people that we talked to who are in this bomb shelter , several people independent of each other, said your son and his friend on air saved our

lives. anybody who's alive because as grenades were being thrown in, they were tossing them back out. they were trying to comfort people. >> 66 year old adrian netta from fresno is also missing the mother of four and grandmother of seven is believed to have been taken by hamas to the gaza strip. three of her kids believe they heard it happen over the phone. >> both my brother and my sister were on the call with her as the terrorist barged into her home. and we heard heard a little bit of screaming. and that's that was our last contact with her. the optimist, rick, scenario is that she's held hostage in gaza and not dead on the street of the with few answers on how to find her. >> they're now calling on the us government for help and they are responsible for to bring the us citizens back home safe and

sound. >> we expect nothing less from the us administration. >> and dan cohen, a longtime former oakland resident now living in israel working in communications, says first and foremost, the families are seeking information in the united states is still the only superpower in the world and has the ability to do things that, frankly, individuals here in israel and even israel may not be able to do. >> so i think what they're asking to do is get more information and to get the administration to step in. >> and walnut creek, lena howland, abc seven news. >> march in support of israel will happen this evening outside the walnut creek library. the walk is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. and will continue through broadway and main street. organizers ask for people to wear white and carry israeli and american flags. stay with abc seven news for the latest updates on the conflict in israel. we'll have updates on air and on all of our digital platforms right here in the bay area. >> oakland's police commission

has sent a list of the top seven candidates for police chief to city leaders. >> one of them is ousted chief leronne armstrong, who was fired just eight months ago. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest. >> oakland's police commission has issued its recommendations for the top seven candidates for oakland police chief. out of the 20 who have applied so far, the only name that's been public is that of leronne armstrong, the former police chief whom oakland's mayor qingtao fire in february, alleging he mishandled misconduct charges against a police officer. last month, an independent report cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. i feel good. i feel vindicated today. armstrong released a statement saying, i believe that the mayor should rehire me as chief of police based upon the clear evidence that i acted properly and did not violate any department policies. this should be a no brainer for the mayor and the police commission. >> and we hope that they do the

right thing and right a past wrong and put him back where he belongs as chief of police. >> but there are six other candidates still on that short list and there could be more names since more candidates can still throw their hat in the ring until the end of this week . the mayor's office declined to comment today on the list of candidates, including armstrong, so as to not compromise the integrity of the search for a police chief. since recruitment is open until friday, they said . the police commission is expected to start formal consideration of all of the candidates later this month in the east bay. i'm leslie brinkly, abc seven news. >> alameda county district attorney pamela price says human trafficking has become a public safety priority. that's why she was at oakland international airport announcing a billboard campaign to combat human trafficking coming through the county's largest transportation center. according to the district attorney's office, alameda county is the third largest hub for human trafficking in the us. each billboard displays various resources for victims who want

to safely escape from being trafficked. >> we need to let people know as they travel through our borders, that there are people who are being slaved, who are being traded, and that that is an unacceptable label. >> oakland mayor chantel will also launch a new human trafficking task force on wednesday, october 18th. we've learned from a witness that the driver who crashed into the chinese consulate in san francisco yesterday was carrying a knife. >> and our media partners at the san francisco standard reporting. the man also had a crossbow with him. san francisco police shot and killed that man. no word at this point on a motive. abc7 news reporter luis pena will have more details coming up on abc seven news at five. >> now to a crackdown on attacks against postal workers. ten people have been arrested for stealing mail and assaulting postal employees. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry on why the department of justice is hoping this sends a message to other criminals. >> in the last few years, we have reported on incidents like this mail carriers getting

robbed. now the department of justice is cracking down on some of these alleged attackers. >> today, i'm announcing the arrest and prosecute portion of ten people who have been involved in the theft or interfere with delivery of the united states. mail >> federal prosecutor ismail ramsey announced those ten people have been charged with crimes related to assaulting postal workers and stealing mail . some of the people involved face over 20 years in prison. if convicted, taking robbers off the street where our mail carriers work is a priority for the entire community. >> we look forward to seeing each of today's cases go to judgment in federal court. they say robbers are looking to steal money, credit cards or other valuable items delivered by mail. >> they attack postal workers to gain access to these keys that open larger mail containers. prosecutors say many of the people arrested carried a set. >> these keys are now the keys to prison. if you're found with these. >> the union representing postal

workers in the bay area say those who have been attacked don't want to return to work. they say they don't want to risk losing their life for just doing their job. >> i've started counting since february of 2023. we've had 31 armed robberies and or physical assaults, most of them right here in oakland. but it's also spread out to the valley. >> postal inspection says they're trying to catch other offenders to help with that. they are raising the reward for reporting mail crimes. from 50,000 to $150,000. >> in a letter, carriers don't wake up in the morning, you know, wondering if someone's going to stick a gun in their face. so they are being hunted. and these criminals need to be held accountable. >> the union and postal inspection are asking the public if they see something, report it. they say postal workers should have the right to deliver mail safely. in oakland, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> coming up, it is official now the changes to california's conservatorship law law and what that means for you. the future of tech and the push for ai in

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he's walked off the job for three days last week, marking the largest health care strike in us history. and now their unions have notified kaiser that another strike is looming starting on november 1st. that is, if a deal can't be reached by then. and they say if this strike happens as it would involve more employees and would be longer than the first one, perhaps lasting up to a week, governor newsom today signed a bill updating california's conservatorship laws for the first time in more than 50 years. >> the new law includes people who are unable to provide for their own personal safety or medical care due to either substance use or serious mental illnesses. the change allows courts to take testimony from trained mental health, professional to determine whether someone needs to be in a conservatorship to receive treatment. san francisco mayor london breed responded, saying the bill will enable us to provide life saving behavioral health support to those who are struggling in our city and on our streets today is world health, mental health day and

the theme this year is mental health is a human right, started by the world health organization 31 years ago. it raises awareness about mental health and seeks to spur people to take action 1 in 8 people globally has some sort of mental health condition with depression being one of the leading causes of disability. >> bayer has launched a state of the art facility in berkeley designed to increase what's known as cell therapy production . and today the company opened that facility at its berkeley biotech campus. bayer has invested $250 million to build this plant. they'll grow test and store cells for clinical and commercial use. it's also expected to help speed up manufacture and delivery of regenerative medicines to combat cancers and other illnesses. >> it really signals hope for patients, as there is for example, 10 million patients with parkinson's worldwide died. and i am i'm just thrilled to see us advance in therapies that offer cigna nificant potential for these patients.

>> the new facility is one of bayer's largest manufacturing plants. it's also the company's first fully elected plant, cintos mayor wants his city to be known as the center of ai and is calling on his council colleagues to help make that happen. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey taking a look at the changes being suggested and how the community may benefit. >> while many consider san jose to be the heart of silicon valley, local leaders want that heart to grow and start beating in a new way to benefit the community. >> since before the launch of the internet, san jose has been a place for entrepreneurs, engineers, designers and inventors to come together, often in a tiny garage or windowless basement and change the world. >> so this is a place where we want to continue to cultivate the next great technical things technology and ai is that next great technology. >> mayor matt mehan and council member david cohen are calling on city leaders to help san jose become the city of artificial intelligence, pulling from his past experience working in the

tech industry, mayor mehan believes making san jose the place where ai companies want to be will benefit the city in economic and civic ways. >> we want to be the most innovative city government, the most technology enabled and efficient and convenient city government point in the world to do this, mehan wants to offer more incentives to ai companies to come and stay in san jose like energy discounts, tax rebates and faster permitting and planning. >> he would also like to see incubators develop at places like san jose state to help fuel new ideas. if the city does that, he believes ai companies will boost the economy and help solve san jose's biggest problems. >> we want city hall to be a sandbox of innovation. we want to enlist technology entrepreneurs to invent the city services, the civic solutions of the future. >> cmi founder and ceo krishna rangasamy says his company started in san jose because it was the capital of silicon valley. but he thinks the proposed incentives will help

remain and grow for years to come. >> any help we can get that extends us either in terms of utilities or location or travel expenses for our employees really makes a very big difference. no doubt the brains are here, but the capacity to keep the brains here is equally important as well. the memo will be presented to council before next steps are made in san jose. >> dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> by turning to the weather now. got up this morning. it was cloudy. a few hours later it was sunny and it may be raining. it's a mish mash of all sorts of forms of weather. >> it's a potpourri. >> a potpourri smorgasbord. >> keep going, spencer. >> keep it rolling. >> that's my weather headline right there. we've got mixed conditions around the bay area right now. here's one reason why. take a look at the satellite radar composite image you see over the last 12 hours, we've had this weak, cold front swinging through the bay area and there's still some moisture in the area, but there are also some little breaks in the clouds and little pockets of sunshine breaking through on the live doppler seven image. you can see

this is mainly confined to the north bay right now. but some of these showers may actually work their way south and east of the golden gate. and along with the light scattered showers, we have a rather brisk onshore wind flow right now with gusts up to 20mph at novato 21 at sfo, 26 mile per hour gust over at napa. so it's breezy, it's partly cloudy and there's no real 24 hour temperature change trend here. some locations right now are a couple of degrees warmer than they were at this time yesterday. some others are 1 or 2 degrees cooler. so let's take a view such as it is from sutro tower looking out over san francisco, where we had a little better view just a few seconds ago. but some of those darker lower clouds are now swinging into the picture. it's 63 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland, 69, 70 at mountain view, san jose, 74, palo alto, 71, 64 at half moon bay. now at the golden gate, you see those mixed sky conditions. some clouds off in the distance there , looking north eastward, but lots of blue sky breaking through as well. other temperature readings right now, 61 in santa rosa. novato, 7068

and napa low 70s at fairfield and concord, 69 at livermore and from the east bay hills camera we see a lot of sun breaking through in the distance there. looking south eastward. these are our forecast features, our headlines, scattered showers through this evening, but then mostly clear overnight, sunnier and drier the next two days and then another unsettled pattern comes in late friday into saturday for the evening forecast. animation looks like this. a few more showers swinging through the area, winding down after about 9 or 10:00, giving way to some partial clearing. and that clearing pattern will continue during the overnight hours. overnight the rainfall estimates, by the way, will be very light, only about 1 or 2 hundredths of an inch in places that actually receive measurable rainfall. overnight lows mainly in the low to mid 50s highs tomorrow, mid 60s at the coast up to about 70 around the bay shoreline and mid 70s inland. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it gets a little bit milder and drier on thursday. friday we see clouds coming into the picture again with a late

night chance of showers on friday continuing into saturday and dry and milder on sunday. but another slight chance as another weak front develops monday and tuesday. i want to thank the fourth grade class, mr. sawyer's class at bel air elementary school in tiburon for welcoming me to the fourth grade class today to talk about weather. to learn about weather. i learned from them from the kids exactly. >> imagine how exciting fifth grade is going to be for you. oh, wow. >> that's if you make it. i mean, if i mean, because i don't know, there's puberty after that. >> all kinds of exciting things. >> no, it's going to be great. has gotten harder. >> it's not what it used to be. >> you can't just show up and get own presents. spencer's presents. okay. thank you. all right. okay >> beer. this. this could be problematic for some. may start to taste differently because of climate change. scientists with the global change research institute say that since 1994, global warming has caused hops to ripen earlier than usual and

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trash bags from as recycling bags. plaintiffs say using the word recycling for these bags is really misleading because they cannot be recycled at most facility as consumers who purchased a hefty or great value brand recycling bag between. july 2018 and august 20th, 23 can receive $2 per purchased product. if you are among those who is taking advantage, i should say, of the winter storms tax deadline extension, well, that deadline is almost here. monday, october 16th is a final deadline to file and pay your 2022 taxes. now, if you've already paid your taxes, these deadlines mean nothing to you. but do you guys remember how we were reporting on this and it got pushed back several times. so there it is. it's the day is finally here. >> was that 23 and me calling? yeah i should point out, by the way, i don't know why they would

want my dna because certainly why would you want to replicate this? i mean, you probably just let's make sure we don't get another copy of that. >> yeah, it's to splice it out. >> thank you. thank you. miss genentech here. yeah. okay. thank you, michael. >> yes? the united states postal services wants to raise the price of stamps. usps is proposing a two cent price increase for first class mail forever. stamps from $0.66 to $0.68. the postal regulatory commission still has to review the proposal. if approved, the change would take effect january 21st. all right. >> coming up, more on that escalating war in the middle east, including some bay area residents in israel right now. >> the streets in tel aviv have been empty, but also scenes of hope and inspiration and the search for dozens taken hostage over the weekend. >> plus, unsafe living conditions in some san francisco sros. what the city is doing to protect its

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result. video shows rescue crews pulling a survivor from debris in gaza. and across the border in israel, air raid sirens ringing as hamas terrorists fire another barrage of rockets into the south. the idf telling abc news that they have regained control over the area adjacent to the border with gaza. >> we do have a lot of ground troops in this area. we have a lot of tanks and we're prepared for anything. and this is the area where we're going to be presenting ourselves and finishing this battle. >> but admit it is possible some hamas terrorists may remain. >> these armored jeeps are going towards where we've been hearing this incessant gunfire, which is what our matt gutman seemed to find after being allowed into the area while live on the view . we have to leave. what's going on? >> matt had to be rushed out by israeli forces due to a security threat. >> we were in this town. it's called kibbutz kfar aza earlier today where we saw the evidence of this horrific massacre. dozens of people killed and israel had just tried to gain control of it, but as you can see, they do not have control of

the situation right here. >> president biden addressing the situation this afternoon. >> this is an act of sheer evil . more than 1000 civilians slaughtered, not just go slaughtered in israel. among them, at least 14 american citizens killed. parents butchered, using their bodies to try to protect their children. stomach churning reports of being babies being killed and the idf now saying it is engaging with hezbollah on israel's northern border, raising fears of a possible second front in as de la cuetara abc news, tel aviv, israel. >> the owner of a popular bay area restaurant is in israel as war rages on for a fourth day. many yakushiji the owner of manny's in san francisco, was visiting family when the fighting broke out. he is in beit shemesh, a town about 30 miles from the gaza strip. >> the past few days have been surreal, very, very frightening . i've spent more time in bomb shelters than i would ever have

liked to. i've seen hundreds of children in synagogues having to run for cover and having to see their parents shield them from the streets in tel aviv have been empty, but also scenes of hope and inspiration. i spent half of today and all of yesterday in a in a hangar in a port north of tel aviv, joining the massive volunteer effort to assist the soldiers and the families who are either on the front lines or in the towns that have been on the receiving end of the terrorism that came out of gaza on saturday. and so i feel nervous, afraid and like an adrenaline rush. but also committed to being of use while i'm here. >> manny shared this video with us today that was taken shortly before this interview. he says he had to jump out of his car and run for cover as a missile closed in. please stay with abc seven news for the latest updates on the conflict in israel. we'll have updates on air and on all of our digital

platforms. >> the city of san francisco just filed a lawsuit against the owners of three different single room occupancy hotels in chinatown. according to city attorney david chiu, the landlord has neglected the properties and created safety and health hazards for tenants. there abc7 news reporter suzannephan live in the newsroom now with a look at that lawsuit. suzanne. >> so larry city attorney david chiu says this is the most significant legal action he's taken in chinatown so far as it pertains to substandard conditions in sros, building authorities and tenant advocates believe this lawsuit will be a game changer inside this sro hotel in chinatown, yangfan liu has been living in this tiny ten by ten foot room for nearly three decades with a subsidy, she pays $300 a month because she can't afford to live anywhere else. >> and she says it has not been easy. >> the landlord never fixed anything like broken stove. >> liu says there's an ongoing rat and roach problem.

>> those are rodent trap and she showed abc7 an another big problem the ceiling. >> suhaila say it again ceiling leaks when it rains. >> liu says these problems start in 2014 when laurel realty took over the building over the past nine years, we had to file over 60 complaints with the city. city attorney david chiu is suing three sro hotel owners. they own the building where liu lives at 1449 powell street, along with the property, is at 790. vallejo street and 912 jackson street in chinatown. >> it is not acceptable. it is not humane. >> chiu claims the landlord's neglected properties and created hazardous conditions for tenants and neighbors. we are bringing this lawsuit to ensure that these owners are held accountable. all the chinatown community development center ccdc works closely with sro tenants. the group says tenants taking action plus legal action by the city attorney will send a strong message to problematic

landlords. >> you cannot do these kinds of things, not only in chinatown, but you can't do these kinds of things in san francisco, because if you do, the city is going to step in department of building inspection says it's been working with landlords, trying to bring them into compliance. >> but they say things have gotten out of hand, which is a cycle of neglect. >> that's been very persistent and said the city attorney coming in to ask for civil penalties was the game changer here. >> abc7 news reached out to the three landlords named. we reached one of them. he tells me he acquired the property in june this year and that he's worked to clear the ten violations at his jackson vallejo buildings. he also said the violations cited by the city belong to the previous owner. >> we believe that there is significant liability on the part of all of the actors that are mentioned in this and we will sort these issues out in court, ccdc says. >> the investors who bought the three sro hotels ignored years of tenant complaints and notices

of code violations. many groups say the lawsuit will help end those delays and improve living conditions for dozens of low income seniors and families. live in the newsroom. suzannephan abc7 news. >> on to politics now. thank you, suzanne. former dodgers mvp steve garvey is running for dianne feinstein senate seat. he shared a video this morning declaring his candidacy showed some images from his 18 year baseball career. garvey, the highest profile republican to enter the race at this point. california hasn't sent a republican to the senate since pete wilson, and that was back in 1988. garvey says his campaign will focus on bringing people together. >> steve garvey campaign. it's really a common sense campaign with compassion, building a consensus among people. >> and if he wins the primary. garvey would likely face a well-established democrat in a general election. congressman barbara lee. katie porter and adam schiff are all running campaigns. senator laphonza butler, who was appointed to the seat after feinstein's death,

also could choose to run. >> dealing with annoying coworkers. >> just leave it right there. >> yeah, and tightening up those purse strings ahead of halloween

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myself a personal masseuse. >> i think that would just be fabulous. >> yes. oh, that's so smart. maybe a personal chef, because you know how like, it's hard to eat healthy when you don't have time, but you'll have all the time in the world to have a lot of time. >> then you can cook whatever you want. >> but why do that? >> yeah. yeah. >> all right. but, larry, did you want to chime in with what you were getting? >> you know, i would probably keep, like, 100 million, and i would. i would donate the rest of the money to rebuild lahaina. that's what i would. oh, yes. >> and you would keep working to keep hanging out with us, cricket. >> cricket? >> yes. sorry for the pause. i just. just an allergy thing. >> choked, all choked up, thinking about it. >> okay. >> we're getting our first look at the finalists for the san francisco department of elections. i voted sticker design contest. so take a look. these nine designs were chosen out of more than 500 entries. the first place design will be included in a vote by mail packets ahead of the march in november 2024 elections. you can vote for your favorite on the sf elections website through october 17th. can we can we lose that super so i can see the

bottom row? >> thank you. okay. yeah oh, look at those seals. >> sea lion at the bottom. i like the cable car one. >> some of these are really nice, actually. >> i like the very middle one too. yeah with the golden gate bridge. >> i like the painted ladies. one on the right middle. yeah and also the left top because you have the golden gate bridge and the sea lion. >> i like the left top also. >> yeah, they're all really good . yeah, they are good. >> there are really, really good talent. >> a lot of creative people, huh? >> so which one is the winner? >> out of these? out of the four of us, can we come to consensus? >> no consensus. i think we can. i'm middle. >> i'm totally middle and then bottom middle. i like the representation of different people. >> oh, yeah, that's good too. the cable car is super cute. >> i like the sea lion and the bridge. why don't they just print them all? >> yes, make them. yes. there you go. >> all right. settled? yeah as more people return to the office, we're remembering the things we love. and some things maybe we don't love so much about our coworkers. >> oh, hi, kristen. oh, no. oh, no.

>> a new survey found that loud talkers and office gossip are among the top office pet peeves. by the way, did you hear what spencer said? the study from robert half found that 40% of workers dislike the loud talkers and 39% try to avoid the gossip worker place. experts say those habits are not just distractions. they can be danger worse for your career. i know we don't have any of those situations around here. no, no, no. but is it the loud i think the loud talking anywhere? oh, yeah. you know what? >> speakerphone. yes. >> that's just what i was going to say. >> like speakerphone in an elevator or something like that or on bart. and just like, dude, the gossips. >> i feel like maybe sometimes they don't. i don't know. do they not know they're doing it? some people are just all up in your business. i got to know everything and it's just like, please. yeah, yeah. >> boundaries. boundaries >> yes. let this interview. >> yeah. and keeping the shared

spaces clean. yes. >> oh yes, yes. that's a great one. that's a good one. yeah >> that's is an interesting really good innovation. yes no, not naming names from people who share spaces. >> well, given that, you know, we're all up here from time to time, that's it. i'm just going to share this. what happened to the boundaries? no, i'm violating all the rules and getting kicked off the island. >> okay. inflation is threatening to make halloween just a little less of a treat this year. a new survey suggests people don't plan to spend as much on candy as in years past. roughly 30% told researchers at advantage solutions that they'll be buying fewer sweet treats. inflation is also driving up the cost of candy overall. oh, you're not cutting back, are you on, candy? >> well, here's the thing, because we're going out to trick or treat. we aren't there to pass out. candy so but i thought, oh, i can get some and just put it out on the porch. but then my kid warned me, no,

but the coyotes might come and eat it like, oh, i don't know if they're after the halloween candy, but that's a good point. >> i've actually noticed that the first couple of kids take everything. i was just going to say, if you put a big pot of stuff out there, then the kids are like, oh, well, okay, yeah. >> i'll be like, we're watching you through the doorbell, cam. yeah we know where you live, sugar prices are also going up, which is going to increase the price of candy as well. >> spencer when was the last time you had a piece of candy? like 1957 or what? >> something like that. yeah. wow. oh, my gosh. i can't remember. yeah, you eat a cookie once in a while, but candy is just not my thing. but, you know, sweets in general aren't really my thing, but i understand the appeal because most people like it. >> yeah, that's why he's as fit as he is, larry. >> yes, i know. >> sugar is his enemy. all right

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united with its family. >> reporter rob mcmillan from our sister station in los angeles has this story. hi, baby boy. >> a surprise reunion in more than 12 years in the making. is this something that you ever thought would happen? >> no. >> thought he was dead. >> angelo and kelly castellano adopted butters when they lived in san diego. but one night back in 2011. but disappeared. butters is a pretty adventurous cat, so he would go outside a

lot. >> he learned how to use the dog door and, you know, one day he never returned. >> they thought a coyote got him , but they were wrong. 12 years later, butters is very much alive and they got that news last week. ironically, on the night of their 29th wedding anniversary. >> at first, you know, we didn't pick it up because we thought it was a, you know, one of these scam calls. but when they called back again, my wife picked up and he told her that they had butters. >> turns out butters was found in the back yard of a riverside county animal services officer way out in blythe. we almost think it was meant to be. >> i mean, you're talking about like in the area of blythe where it's in the desert. we have to employees that work out there, animal control officers and this cat decided to jump in his back yard. >> no one knows for sure where butters has been the past decade

, but because he was microchipped, they knew exactly where to find his owners. and thanks to the ask foundation in riverside, an animal services volunteer flew butters all the way to seattle this past weekend. that's where angelo and shelly now live. >> our prodigal kitty has come home. >> hoo. >> butters is not only back home with angelo and shelly, but his brother. barnacles all thanks to a microchip. >> i cannot stress enough how important it is to get your kitty cat and your doggies. shefs. >> rob mcmillan, abc seven news. butters and barnacles reunited. >> so what do chunk and grazer have in common? not cats though. the two finalists in the fat bear week contest. yes, the nual tradition celebrates brown bears in katmai national park in alaska by having people vote for their favorite fat bear and organizers say chunks gargantuan gut casts a shadow on hisompetition. as for grazer described as large and in charge

, this is not a fat shaming thing here, so don't get all up in arms because for bears you want to be bigger because that means you have a better chance of surviving the bears have spent the summer fattening up on salmon, as you can see. we're going to scroll through here and you see some a guy on the left. there's a little lean, but they spent the summer fattening up on salmon berries and grasses to prepare for the annual winter hibernation. the voting is underway at explore.org. slash fat bear week. no, no, i'm not sure i love the name of that, but i don't know what else you would call it. >> rotund yeah, slightly plump. >> so, yes, plus plus size bears, plus size bear. how about that? >> sounds good. we got some plus sized clouds out there today, but who knew there was such a thing as fat bear week this week for everything. >> i guess we'd like a fair weather week right now we've got a few little showers trailing through, trickling through the north bay right now, and that pattern will continue during the

late night hours, as you can see with those showers moving south and east of the golden gate and then winding down later tonight, giving way to partial clearing and that clearing pattern will continue into the day tomorrow. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 50s, under partly cloudy, mainly clear skies and highs. tomorrow under sunny skies, mid 60s at the coast, up to about 70 degrees around the bay shoreline. inland areas will warm up to the mid and slightly upper 70s. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. as you can see, thursday will be even sunnier and milder. and we have another little weak cold front coming in friday. late friday we may see some showers going into early saturday. brighter skies on sunday and then maybe another weak impulse coming through early next week to bring another chance of showers. kristen. >> all right. thank you, spencer. happening now, the port of san francisco is commissioning a meeting is underway. the commission is considering whether to move the golden gate park ferris wheel to an area near fisherman's wharf. supporters want the ferris wheel to be operational at the wharf by the time the apec summit kicks off on november 11th. all

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preview. >> it's always good to have new energy in the ballroom. >> the new energy tonight will come from two sources. one, a guest will join the judges table. gma anchor michael strahan. the other source, the music of motown on for alyson hannigan. that means dancing to marvin gaye and tammi terrell. >> i love motown. i mean, it's just one of those things like i grew up with and just, you know, like even if i don't know know that much, i know all of the words to all of the songs. and i'm like, how did i it's just like my childhood. >> charity lawson will be performing to my girl. >> she's excited about motown. i'm so excited about motown. >> so what is it about motown and you? >> that is a winning combination for me. >> i grew up listening to that music with my family, especially my dad. and so the dance that i'm going to be doing next week, i won't give it away quite yet, but it's very special between me

and my dad. and so he'll be here . and so i'm probably going to dedicate that dance to him. so yeah, it's going to be really special. >> jason mraz also has a family tie to the motown sound. >> my parents, i grew up listening to motown thanks to my dad. so i'm having him come out to the show and i can't wait to dance some motown for my parents. >> meanwhile, lily pons is still learning about the iconic genre. >> she's younger than me. >> 29. >> yeah. so motown, that's an era before our time, right? and so i think that she is going to learn to really love the music this week. >> yeah, i do love it. i chose it. >> yeah, she chose it. so she better love it. >> barry williams in pro peta murgatroyd will perform a tango to a favorite tune from the temptations. >> he is such a showman. he has got performance capabilities that he's had for his entire life. so i think that that will just be one of our winning cards through the season. >> i can say this about motown. get ready, because here i come.

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