building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> israeli airstrikes continue to target hamas strongholds within the gaza strip while ground forces rally at the border. now at five. the aid sent from the us now on the ground in israel from that war in the middle east to the one being waged online. >> how the conflict is being viewed on social media sites and the bay area school issuing a warning about the sensitive content. young people could be

exposed to plans to add a ferris wheel to fisherman's wharf are being discussed in san francisco, but there may be some complications with the logistics to make it happen. >> good morning. it's wednesday, october 11th. >> it's going to start with a check of our forecast. andrew, good morning. >> we're in store for a really beautiful day today. a bit breezy this afternoon, but the sunshine is back in full force later on today. here's a live look from our rooftop camera at kgo. you look at the flags atop the piers and they are moving this m morning. we have this onshore breeze that'll gust over 30mph later on today. and that's going to bring about a lot of sunshine and a bit of a warming trend in some spots. but we do have some chilly numbers in the north bay right now. we talked about how some of our cities would start in the 40s this morning, and that's what we're seeing in santa rosa. most areas, mid 50s to low 60s. as we get you out the door today, take the sunglasses with you. that's your best accessory on this wednesday. we'll have a lot of sunshine all day today and a very comfortable day when it comes to our temperatures. a lot of us getting into the 70s today. but again, that wind is

going to pick up this afternoon. 71 in oakland today, 74 and sunny in san jose. windy in the city at 68, 74 in santa rosa. we'll take a closer look at that wind coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with gloria and see how traffic is doing. all right. >> good morning, drew. yeah, you know, right now, so far, looking light out there. of course, it's early in the morning. not as many cars on the road right now. this is a live look right now at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you can see traffic is moving smoothly. if you're going westbound on 80 from the toll plaza to san francisco, it'll only take you 13 minutes. right now. >> thanks, gloria. israel's aerial attack on gaza continued overnight, hitting hundreds of target s. we're going to take a live look now from gaza. it's just after 3:00 in the afternoon. the death toll continues to grow with more than 2000 people on both sides of this conflict, including at least 14 americans. abc news reporter justin finch is on capitol hill this morning. >> the israeli defense forces air assault on gaza pressing ahead. the idf striking hundreds

of sites across the hamas led territory from above. an idf spokesman on why their targets appear to look like gaza civilian sites if it's above ground, they locate themselves in civilian buildings. >> and hamas being the cowards that they are. >> the idf also mobilizing more than 360,000 reservists, potentially preparing for a ground invasion with destruction all around many families in gaza for asked to shelter in place. >> there's no electricity. there's no food supply. there's no water there is no internet connection in gaza and israel. >> heartbreak as the number of dead rises. as abc's matt gutman in an israeli village near gaza . >> this is the town of kfar aza. there are military jeeps, tanks everywhere, we understand that there were dozens and dozens of

people killed here. there may still be bodies out in this town right now, days after hamas militants carried out a deadly surprise attack on israel, the scope of loss still not fully known. >> families in the region and around the world on edge as hamas claims to hold 150 civilians captive. president biden confirming a americans are among those hostages and assuring us support for israel's fight. >> we will make sure the jewish and democrat state of israel can defend itself today, tomorrow, as we always have here in washington. >> house members say there is bipartisan support for sending emergency assistance to israel, but nothing can go up for a vote without a house speaker. and that vote could come down today. justin finch, abc news, capitol hill. >> thank you, justin. another big question about this conflict in the middle east is how is the war between israel and hamas being viewed online? gloria joining us at the live desk with

more on that part of it. >> good morning, kumasi. if you've logged on to any social media platform over the past few days, you've probably been bombarded with posts and messages about the conflict in the middle east. experts say since the war broke out several days ago, the amount of hate and vitriol being spread online has exploded. jewish community high school of the bay in san francisco sent out an email to students, parents urging them to protect their children from some of the harsh realities of war. if you have a child in this situation, university psychology artist thomas plante recommends talking to them very broad strokes and say, do you have question about that? >> you know, what do you want to know about this? and to try your best to try to give that message that you're willing to talk to your children in a developmentally appropriate way, plant says while hatred online can impact anyone, those with connections to israel and gaza are at particular risk.

>> according to the jewish telegraph agency, several schools around both the us and israel are urging parents to limit their children's use of social media during this time. among other things, they say that they worry about threats coming from hamas, that they would live stream the execution in of hostages. hamas oh, so scary. >> thank you, gloria. we continue to see widespread rallies and demonstrations across the nation, including right here in the bay area. locally, pro-israel supporters rallied in walnut creek at civic park yesterday. pro-israel neighbors also came together in san jose for an evening of prayer in san jose, community members and leaders gather for songs and prayers at the synagogue chabad of almaden. >> one rabbi said the meeting was powerful. >> what did we do at every challenge that came our way. came together like we're doing here now. tonight san jose

matt mehan also spoke at the event, saying the city stands for religious freedom and against hate or violence. >> district attorney jeff rosen also shared some words. he said he was in israel six months ago and met people there who are now dead or missing. stay with abc seven news for the latest on the conflict in israel. we'll have updates on air and on our wide range of platforms. just search abc seven news bay area. >> san francisco's largest mall will now have a new manager who is expected to turn it around, according to the chronicle. greg williams of trident pacific has been appointed as a receiver of the san francisco center. this half empty mall has been plagued with crime, prompting a lawsuit and the departure of longtime tenants, most notably nordstrom . the owners stopped making payments back in june and handed them all back to their lenders. nearby union square is losing another retailer. clothing store express will be closing its doors later this month. a sign on the front door says it's not goodbye and it directs shoppers

to its stonestown galleria location. an express is the latest store to exit the hard-hit shopping district. it will be closing on october 22nd. >> plans for a ferris wheel to move into fisherman's wharf are now in the works. the san francisco port commissioners are considering a proposal to move it across the city. it is now sitting in golden gate park. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live this morning. and lena, they're trying to get this all done in a really short period of time. >> yeah, that's right. reggie and some officials believe a ferris wheel is exactly what fisherman's wharf needs to bring people back as this area is still recovering from the pandemic. now, the san francisco port commissioners have adopted a revitalization plan that could move the ferris wheel in golden gate park to appear here in fisherman's wharf. the plan still needs a couple more approvals, but it could become reality within the next month. the ferris wheel has been in golden gate park for the last three years in the shadows of the academy of sciences and the

de young museum. but moving it to the wharf would put it front and center or high and towering the bay. san francisco board of supervisors president aaron peskin says it's never really felt like the ferris wheel ever belonged in golden gate park, saying the plan to move it will soon go in front of a state agency, tsay, for approval. >> it's a good fit. it's the right place. it kind of has that coney island feel. and i think folks will embrace it. and it'll be an attraction that will help fisherman's wharf during this recovery period. if it moves forward. >> peskin says this is only a short term plan for just six months. the city is also still in the midst of testing to make sure the ferris wheel isn't too heavy for the pier. now the goal is to have the ferris wheel here to the wharf in just one month, and that is just in time for the apec economic forum. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. >> let's take a look at the 24

hour temperature change and you can see it is a lot cooler this morning, especially in the north bay compared to this time yesterday. so we have clear skies, bit of a chill in some spots, but later today, it's a bright day. it's a five, an looking fall forecast when it comes to our temperatures. but the winds will be an issue. the reason why live doppler seven along with satellite, we had a cold front move through here over the last 12 hours. we had a little bit of moisture from it in the north bay across the city and along the coast yesterday evening. and the wake of that front, it's kicking up our winds this morning and they will increase as the day goes on with the strongest winds expected along the coast. so later on this afternoon, this is 3 p.m, you can see coast side. we're seeing winds in excess of 30mph. and in the evening, we'll see those winds and a lot of areas gusting 20 to 30mph. but they will calm down as we head into the early morning hours of thursday. but you can see sutro tower. it is shaking this morning with that wind picking up. so it's a bright looking forecast. but the winds will be an issue throughout the

afternoon, especially close to the coast. but temperature wise, it's feeling very lovely out there, 60s and mid 70s. by 4 p.m, we'll have a warming trend hit us by tomorrow 80s return and our warmest spots by thursday. friday we go from sun to clouds with a chance of a shower early on in the week and we'll preview that weekend forecast. reggie coming up in about nine minutes. drew, thank you. >> according to san jose leaders, i is the way of the future. coming up, the incentive offer being considered for companies willing to set up shop in the south bay. and it's a new day in the fight against crime. >> those are the words of one east bay district attorney and response to the latest effort to curb human trafficking here in the bay area. >> a temporary housing for the victims of the maui wildfires at no cost. the company helping communities and familie

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armstrong mishandled misconduct charges against a police officer. last month, an independent report cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. armstrong released a statement saying, quote, 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. >> it 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. the mayor's office declined to comment on the list of candidates. >> there are six other people on the short list. more names could be added since candidates can still submit it until the end of this week. >> there's a new campaign to crack down on human trafficking in the east bay. it comes in the form of billboards at the oakland international airport. alameda county's largest transport center. according to the district attorney's office, alameda county is now the third largest hub for human trafficking in the country. the billboards display resources for

victims who are being trafficked through the airport and want to escape it. >> but we're not doing enough. we're not getting to the problem. it is $1 billion industry and our efforts have to step up to that. >> oakland mayor shengtao will also launch a new human trafficking advisory council next wednesday. the city of san francisco is suing the owners of three different single room occupancy hotels in chinatown. the city attorney says the landlords neglected the properties and created safety and health hazards for tenants. we spoke with one tenant who has a subsidy and pays $300 a month. she said there's an ongoing rat and roach problem and the ceiling leaks when it rains. >> we are bringing this lawsuit to ensure that these owners are held accountable. >> abc7 news reached out to the three landlords named we heard from one of them. they say they require the property in june and that they've worked to clear the

ten violations. he also told us the violation does belong to the previous owner. >> san jose's mayor is proposing an incentive offer to companies to come and stay in the city. mayor matt mehan and council member david cohen just revealed a new memorandum. the incentives would include things like energy discounts, tax rebates and faster permitting and planning. >> since before for 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. we the next step is to present the memo to the city council. >> bayer has launched a state of the art facility in berkeley designed to increase what's known as cell therapy. the company opened the facility at its berkeley biotech campus yesterday. bayer has invested

$250 million to build this plant, which will grow test and store cells for clinical and commercial use. it's also expected to help speed up manufacturing and delivery of regenerative medicines to fight cancer and other illnesses. >> it really signals hope for patients. there is, for example , 10 million patients with parkinson's worldwide and i am i'm just thrilled to see us advancing therapies that offer a significant potential for these patients. the new facility is one of asia's largest manufacturer plants. >> it's also the company's first fully electric plant. >> millions of californians who have the myshake app will be part of an earthquake drill next week. the app will alert residents through their phones with a quake simulation. that's at 1019 in the morning next thursday, october 19th, is international shakeout day, which is a day focus on

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afternoon. but that coast is windy overnight. tonight. we keep those clear skies. we will have some cool temperatures in our valleys in the 40s and our coldest spots mid 50s for the most part around the bay shoreline. future tracker temperatures heading into thursday day. thursday will begin to see some 80s appear on the board tomorrow. feels warmer and above average for this time of the year. by friday, little change but we will find sunshine giving way to cloud cover by early saturday. there is the chance of a light shower. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. a windy afternoon today with warmer weather tomorrow. sunny clouds on friday very early saturday. there's likely a sprinkle but much of the day saturday is dry. it's brighter on sunday and warmer to finish out the weekend. hi, gloria. >> good morning, drew. so, so far, traffic is pretty light throughout the bay area. we are still continuing to monitor our richmond, san rafael bridge camera and right now, you could see the right two lanes are still blocked from that deadly crash that we were covering all morning yesterday. today, this is as you approach the toll

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♪ strongholds in gaza as israeli forces are gathering near the border. the death toll of this war is now more than 2100 on both sides. >> number two, house republicans will convene to launch internal party voting, but lawmakers warn it could take hours, if not days, to unite behind a nominee. the two leading contenders for the gavel are representative steve scalise and jim jordan. >> number three, kaiser's health care unions are warning of a second strike starting november 1st if a deal can't be reached by the end of this month. the next strike would involve more employees and would be longer than the one staged last week. >> number four today is national coming out day. it's an event to encourage members of the lgbtq+ community to demonstrate that we are everywhere with hundreds of

anti lgbtq bills introduced in states like florida, tennessee and texas. supporters say national coming out day is more important than ever. it's the anniversary of the national march on washington in 1987 for lesbian and gay rights. >> number five, it's a bit breezy this morning with a live look from sutro tower shaking a bit. we'll find a windy afternoon along the coast, but it is a sunny day. no chance of showers in the forecast today. it is bright this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and number six, traffic is moving smoothly throughout the region. >> this is a live look right now at our san mateo bridge camera. if you're going westbound on 92 from the toll plaza to foster city, it'll only take you 13 minutes right now. >> number seven, tonight's powerball drawing is worth $1.73 billion, which is a second largest jackpot in us history. the cash prize payout is about $756 million. >> families who lost their home to the maui wildfires can apply to live in modular homes rent

free. thanks to a non profit based out of california. the collapsible steel homes are first built in hungary, then shipped to long beach before finally getting to maui. from there, it will take a few days to set up the modular homes which are 160ft■!s and up to eit feet tall. nonprofit family life center plans to create a neighborhood with 80 of these homes. >> and so we would like to gift these to those owners who may not have the means to rebuild once the toxins are cleaned up off of their land, they could they could relocate this to their land. >> so the neighborhoods expected to be called the ohana hope village, the family life center says everything is designed to be fire resistant because of the trauma informed design. >> the homes had to be at least five feet apart from each other with gravel all around for the most fire abatement, more than 500 people have already applied to live in these structures. >> they'll be delivered to maui,

october 23rd. >> two big bears known as chunk and grazer are the finalists in the fat bear week contest. i'm still calling them fat. >> we really are. >> the contest is an annual tradition in celebrating brown bears in katmai national park, which is in alaska. so people will vote for their favorite fat bear. organizers say chunk will we see there on the left, they said chunks gargantuan gut cast a shadow on his competition. as for grazer, she is described as large and in charge. i'm not reading this, but apparently we know for bears, fat equals survival. they've spent the summer getting thick. they've been eating salmon, berries and grass, preparing for this annual winter hibernation. if you want to vote, you can do that at explore.org. org slash fat bear week.

>> mhm. well i'm thinking i'm going to go with the lady. oh no, not jon. >> sound about chunk? >> you like chunk? i like grazer. okay okay. now to a heartwarming reunion. 12 years later, a tabby cat named butters is back with his owners this morning after he ran away from their old san diego home in 2011. the owners figured that butters was dead, but a decade later, they received a call from riverside county animal services. apparently, butters was found wandering in the backyard of an animal services officer. once officers figured out the cat was microchipped, they knew exactly who to call. butters was then flown to his owners, who now live in seattle . >> our prodigal kitty has come home. >> woo hoo! >> the owners say the cat is also back with his brother. barnacles wow. these names? yeah. butters was found nearly 220 miles away from san diego in the city of blythe. never give

up hope. guess? nope the butters want to be found. we don't know. >> sometimes you just need a break. >> yeah. >> and now butters lives in a place that's totally unfamiliar. but he will survive. okay a kindergarten teacher in texas is in hot water after handing out melatonin gummies to a students. coming up at 530, we're going to hear from one of the outraged parents and a first of its kind sentencing here in california. >> a man convicted of murder for selling fentanyl. how long h

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the former major league baseball player who wants to become california's first republican senator in the past three decades. >> california now cracking down on postal worker attacks. the big increase in the reward to help find mail thieves. good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, october 11th. we start with a check on the weather. >> and jerry, you say it's going to be pretty nice. >> it is going to be very nice looking a bit windy later on this afternoon. but here's a live look from sutro tower where the light of the city are sparkling. you can see great visibility. the lights of the east bay in the background. but a breeze in our hills already. you can see the camera shaking a bit. it's also a cooler start to our day compared to yesterday. some spots more than ten degrees cooler right now compared to yesterday. some 40s on the board in our coldest spots right now, mid 50s to low 60s around the bay shoreline. here's future weather. a lot of sunshine today. take your sunglasses with you. we'll have bad sun glare initially when you have that morning commute underway. temperatures really comfortable later on this afternoon. most of us going into the 70s, 71 in oakland today, 74 in santa rosa,

the same in san jose, 70 for san mateo, fremont, palo alto, 68. in the city. but the coast will get windy. those winds will gust in excess of 30mph this afternoon. we'll take a closer look at those wind speeds in eight minutes. but let's check in with gloria and see how traffic's doing today. >> good morning, drew. right now, traffic is flowing smoothly throughout the bay area. one of our busier spots right now is our emeryville camera. so you can see a live look right now. this is on highway 80 and the drive time right now on westbound 80 from highway four to the toll plaza is 24 minutes. and then as far as your drive times, we're seeing a bit of a slowdown on westbound 5 to 80 from tracy to dublin. that will take you 40 minutes. thank you, gloria. >> developing news on the war in the middle east. israel is continuing to intensify attacks ahead of a likely ground assault. a spokesman with the israeli defense ministry excuse me, defense forces says more than 1200 israelis have been killed since the fighting erupted on saturday. officials

in gaza say more than 1000 people have died thereafter. israeli airstrikes, around 150 people are now being held hostage by hamas and other militant groups. and some of them we've learned, are americans. the white house says there are 20 us citizens who are not accounted for. president biden has promised unwavering support following a call with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> we stand and with israel, we stand with israel and we will make sure america has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack. there's no justification for terrorism. >> and all the response i'm getting from israel practically 24 over seven has been very grateful to the president for the leadership that he has had. the clarity of his message. >> the first shipment of ammunition from the us arrived in israel yesterday. more

military aid is on the way in israel, the military is expected to launch a ground assault in gaza any time now. >> they're calling up 360,000 reservists. abc news chief foreign correspondent reporter ian pannell is on the front line. if anyone had any doubts about what israel's intentions were, then this should dispel it. >> we've seen tank after tank armored vehicle after armored vehicle and soldier after soldier pour into this area. it's now looking like the start of a major land military operation in there are american citizens who are trapped in gaza and are pleading for help to get out. >> but so far, they've had no luck with the us embassy. >> i don't know if we're going to make it, but i am absolutely looking forward to the help of the us embassy. we are all here feeling abandoned. that and we're feeling that we're left alone. so we really looking for

the us embassy to help the us citizens who are living in gaza . >> the aerial assault on gaza is going around the clock while that us citizen was being interviewed, there were at least two explosions that could be heard in the background. and you can stay with abc seven news for the latest on the conflict in israel. we'll have updates on air and on our platforms. just search for abc seven news bay area house republican is on capitol hill are trying to rally behind a new speaker with two candidates emerging as most likely to win the gavel. >> it's a difficult task given the deep divisions in the party after kevin mccarthy's historic ousting from that post earlier this month. blair is tracking the latest at the live desk. >> good morning. kumar tsay today, gop members are set to discuss who will be house speaker. two candidates from two completely different backgrounds are vying for the gavel. majority leader steve scalise and representative jim jordan. the gop conference gathered last night to hear from both scalise

and jordan. scalise is technically next in line for the job and has been readying his career for this moment. jordan is the chairman of the house judiciary committee and leads the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. at least for now. representative matt gaetz, the man that led the charge to oust kevin mccarthy, seems ready to go easier on the next speaker. >> i'm very confident that both of these men would represent an upgrade over speaker mccarthy. so i'm not concerned that the things that really imperiled his speakership would would be bad, carried by either a speaker jordan or a speaker. scalise >> then comes the hard part of the process. whoever becomes the nominee still has to win a majority on the house floor. so there are questions on whether or not either candidate can unite the conference and gain that majority vote. house republicans keep facing pressure to unite behind a candidate so the house can provide aid to israel and prevent a possible government shutdown. reggie

>> thank you, gloria. the first person convicted of murder for selling fentanyl in california has just received his sentence. 22 year old nathaniel cabacungan pleaded guilty to second degree murder after giving 15 year old jules wolf a deadly dose of fentanyl last summer. her mother delivered a victim impact statement to a judge yesterday in roseville. >> i'll usually always make everything better, but i couldn't this time. i couldn't save her. and to know that somebody just left her that could have potentially saved her, i feel i failed her. as a mother. cabochon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison before being eligible for parole. >> this is the first murder conviction for a fentanyl dealer in state history. attorney general rob bonta was there for the sentencing. >> if you are pedal thing fentanyl and you have conscious disregard for the life of another, you can be charged and

charged and convicted for murder. jules family hopes this is the first of many that deliver justice for victims of fentanyl. >> there's a new crackdown on attacks on postal workers. the department of justice northern california division just announced ten people have been arrested and charged with crimes relating to attacks on postal workers or even stealing mail. one of the suspects faces attempted murder charges. officials say robbery is are looking to steal money. credit cards and other valuables in the mail. they attack postal workers to get the keys that then open larger mail containers. prosecutors say many of the people arrested carried a set letter. >> carriers don't wake up in the morning 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 us postal service, the us postal inspection service, says it's trying to catch other offenders. it just raised the reward for reporting mail crimes

from 50,000 to $150,000, plans for a ferris wheel to move into fisherman's wharf are now in the works. >> the san francisco port commissioners are considering a proposal to move it across the city from golden gate park. some leaders want to get it done in time for next month's apec conference. abc7 news reporter lena howland has reaction now to that plan. hi lena. >> hey, reggie. well, this plan still has a couple more approvals to happen, including one from state officials. this could all become a reality within just one month. now take a look at this. the ferris wheel has been in golden gate park for the last three years. in the shadows of the academy of sciences and the deyoung museum. but moving it to the wharf would put it front and center or high, towering the bay in the wharf. you don't have to go far to find empty storefronts. so some city officials believe this will bring people back as it still recovering from the pandemic. here's what some folks in the area had to say. >> i haven't seen much change

around the pier in a long time, so it'd be really cool to see something new. we've been on the cable car and we've been on the where were we yesterday? >> queuing for a long while to go to alcatraz. >> so if there was a ferris wheel down here, you'd probably go on. i think you'd have a good business, really. >> if it moves forward. san francisco board of supervisors board president aaron peskin says this is a short term plan. for only six months, the city is also still in the midst of testing to make sure that ferris wheel isn't too heavy for the pier. and as you heard from reggie, the plan is to have this ferris wheel in place just in time for that apec economic forum live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> new charges against jorge santos. coming up, the latest accusations against the congressman. >> plus the new helmet technology giving deaf and hard of hearing football players extra support on the field. the first to check on the weather. hi, drew.

>> hey, good morning. we are in store for a bright looking day today. a windy afternoon soon and we're starting out cooler than we were this time yesterday. across the board, our biggest cooldown occurring in the north bay. this morning where santa rosa, 11 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. the story we're tracking, we had a cold front move through here over the last 12 hours. we saw that in the form of some light showers in the north bay, even across the city along the coast. now, in the wake of that front, the winds will kick up later on this afternoon, but that front has cleared out the cloud cover this morning. 40s and 50 c in the north bay right now around the bay shoreline, we're starting in the mid 50s to the low 60s. winds right now are already breezy in the city. we're gusting over 20mph. and we do anticipate those winds to pick up even more as we go throughout the morning and the afternoon. so here's 3 p.m. later on today. strongest winds initially will be along the coast where we'll find winds in excess of 30mph. but as the evening goes on, you

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>> a 33 year old man could face criminal charges after jumping into the reflection pool at the world trade center memorial. first responders rescued him monday and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation . they say that the man jumped down 30ft to the bottom and hurt his leg and told an officer he, quote, did this for his father. it's unclear if he actually lost anyone during the 911 attacks. rescuers went through an access door used for maintenance to get him out of there and back to safety. >> we saw the fire fighters and the emergency personnel come down the escalator as we went into the memorial hall and they said everything's fine. but they were coming in and going to like a back room. and we figured that down there where we were was where they could access. >> the man has not been identified and outrage in texas this morning as parents find out a kindergarten teacher was slipping. >> melatonin gummies to kids. the school district located just

north of houston says the teacher gave out melatonin to kids in class without a parent permission. a mom of one of the kids who ate the gummies says she might apply for a district transfer to notice at least on three occasions when he came home, he was completely lethargic. >> he was stumbling to get off the bus. it's a breach of trust. we don't want this happening to somebody else. it could. it was melatonin. this time. but what if it was something else? the district has launched its own investigate station. >> the teacher has reportedly resigned and no longer works in the district. >> gallaudet university in washington, dc is known for its groundbreaking work for the deaf and hard of hearing. a new invention is turning out to be a game changer for the university's football program. the university and at&t partnered to create the first 5g connected football helmet. it helps deaf and hard of hearing players communicate with their coaches on the sideline. in the gallaudet, bison got to use the

new augmented reality technology for the first time over the weekend. >> to know that it actually happened and we made history, it's even better than than i thought. >> so how does this work? well, the helmet allows coaches to send plays through a tablet to a digital display that's located in a player's visor. >> with this helmet, you don't have to look to the sideline to try to see what the coach is saying. you can just focus on the huddle, get the play directly from the helmet. >> okay. >> the ncaa only approved the helmet for trial use in this one game in the bison beat hilbert college 34 to 20 for its first win of the season. all right. >> that is really neat. i remember i went to usc and there was a football player who was deaf, so i could see that this could help players like that, you know? yeah, very interesting. yeah. cool so neat. >> what are we in store for today, friend? it's going to be nice out there. >> we're getting rid of the cloud cover. we're getting rid of the drizzle. we're going back

to sunshine today and temperatures very fall like in the 60s and 70s. a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. it is clear as could be our cold front move through rid us of the cloud cover, but it's creating a cooler morning and a bit of a breeze in our hills later today. it's nothing but sunshine. the coast, though, will be rather windy and for the next couple of days, sunshine and warmer weather is in the forecast right now. we are watching visibility. it's dropping a bit in santa rosa. we're down to a mile and a half here. we'll keep watching this number because it's likely going to drop a little bit more. we typically find our densest fog right before the sun gets up here at 7 a.m. but nonetheless, most other areas are doing just fine when it comes to any sort of fog out there, sunny skies, it will get windy along the coast today where winds will gust in excess of 30mph. most of us going into the 70s today. so it's a bright forecast with temperatures at or just slightly above average for this time of the year. overnight tonight, plenty of stars, 40 and our coolest spots at 50s around the bay shoreline heading into thursday. future track

temperatures thursday afternoon is one of our warmer afternoons this week. we'll see some spots getting into the low 80s. most of us going to the 70s. so thursday features a lot of sunshine and some pretty mild temperatures. here's the accuweather 70 ■forecast, a winy afternoon today with warmer weather. tomorrow we go from sun to clouds on friday, very early saturday, likely before sunrise. a chance of a shower most of the day. saturday is dry, it's brighter on sunday and warmer to finish out the weekend. gloria, good morning, drew. >> right now, we're continuing to follow our live look on our richmond-san rafael bridge camera. and this is because of that crash that we were following all morning yesterday . mostly it has been cleared up. however, the two right lanes are still blocked this morning. so keep that in mind if you are driving in this area. caltrans says that there was significant damage to one of the toll booths from this crash that needs to be repaired. but the good news here is that traffic is moving nicely into marin county. and we're also going to get a live look at

our walnut creek camera a little bit later on this morning. so stay tuned for that, guys. thanks gloria. >> coming up at six, the newly signed law in california that san francisco mayor, london breed says will help the mentally ill across the city. >> first, though, politico commentary from alexa. what the amazon assistant device is now saying about the 2020 election and what the company is planning to do about it. >> and a live look outside it is 549. >> this is abc 724 over seven on . live in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes you're watching abc seven news live anytime anywhere. here we are. we are. we are. we are. we are. >> we are where you are. never miss a moment of the news that g

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prosecutors allege santos stole the identities of some of the people who donated to his campaign. it was a chaotic scene on capitol hill yesterday as reporters tried to question santos as he was leaving a meeting and heading to his office. will you step down? >> what is your message? i will not. i have no comment. i was in conference like everyone else without my phone, so i have nothing to talk about. i need to take a look at the whole thing. >> did you commit wire fraud, though? it's a pretty basic question. >> oh, okay. santos now faces a total of 23 charges. this indictment comes just days after his campaign treasurer pled guilty after admitting in court that she took part in reporting a fraudulent half million dollar loan. >> amazon says it's fixed an issue with its popular voice assistant after it falsely made claims about the 2020 election. you might not expect alexa to weigh in on politics, but apparently she did. according to

the washington post, when asked about fraud and the race between joe biden and donald trump, alexis said it was, quote, stolen by a massive amount of election fraud, end quote. it cited rumble as its source, which is a video streaming service popular with right wing commentators. multiple investigations into the 2020 election have revealed no evidence of fraud. amazon says it will continue to audit and improve the systems it use for blocking inaccurate content. >> former dodgers mvp steve garvey is running for senate. the former first baseman shared a video declaring his candidacy if elected. garvey would be the first republican senator voted in by californians in the last 30 years. garvey says his campaign will focus on bringing people in the state together. >> steve garvey campaign. it's really a common sense campaign with compassion in building a consensus among people. garvey will race against democratic candidates barbara lee, katie

porter and adam schiff. >> the next elected senator will succeed the late senator dianne feinstein. >> we're getting our first look at the finalists for san francisco's department of elections. i voted sticker design contest. oh, so these nine designs were chosen out of more than 500 entries. first place design will be included in vote by mail packets ahead of the march and november 20th, 24 elections. so here's what you can do. you can go vote on your favorite one on the sf elections website, but you only have a few days. it ends on october 17th. i like this one. >> which one? the one on the right. bottom right. the bridge. that's cute, but i'm going to go with the sea lions. where? right here. bottom left. >> that is cute. you don't like the cable car? >> i like it. i like her afro puffs. >> i know little puffs. >> they're all good, though, because look at this parrot up here serving face. that's the one i'm going to say no to. oh because the parrots have gotten

a lot this year, you know what i'm saying? they have the official animal well earned. i just want my sea lions to get something. >> okay. in today's gma first look, several major retailers are battling for your shopping dollar with thousands of items on sale this week. here's abc news reporter becky worley in this morning's gma first look ready set shop up retailers are trying to keep that momentum and they're doing it with an early and aggressive sales strategy from amazon. >> and its retail competitors with holiday kickoff sales in full swing already over the past few years, we've seen the holiday shopping season just kind of expand and grow out. >> so retailers have kind of seen this trend grow and now they're just sort of seeing how far they can carry it, not only are retailers trying to get you to buy from them, but they want you to buy earlier than ever, and they're enticing you with sales like the 64 gig ipad. >> it was 329. now 249. and

coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the shopping strategies you need to figure out if you should buy. now now or wait until black friday with your gma first. look, i'm becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> thanks, becky. we will take you to your outside forecast walking the dog maybe this morning. get that running it's gorgeous out there. we have clear skies, lots of sunshine as the morning goes on. we're really in store for a nice looking day, but it will be windy along the coast. just be aware of that. temperatures later today going into the 60s and 70s by 4:00. guys. >> thank you, drew new at six climate change coming for your beer. the issue that could cause a shortage of the drinks key ingredients. then the local school district still fi

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