3000 members showed up and 97% voted in favor to authorize a strike. >> another strike brewing here in the bay area. now at five, the demands being made by the teachers union in san francisco and how soon they could be on the picket lines and it is a race against the clock to evacuate in gaza. >> the israeli military issuing a 24 hour warning for 1.1 million people who are living in the northern gaza strip. they now have less than nine hours to

leave the major cities across the united states on high alert following a call from a former leader of hamas for supporters to hold a global day of action. >> the bay area university already taking precautions. and the conflict in the middle east is causing tensions here at home, especially for young ones. >> we're hearing from one family in the south bay who says the war has shaken their sense of security. >> good morning to you on this friday, october 13th. >> we have a lot to get to this morning. want to start the check of our forecast with drew. hey, good morning. >> we're beginning today with partly cloudy skies. a live look from the explorator camera showing you it is a quiet start to the day. but as the day rolls on, we'll find cloud cover thickening ahead of a cold front that will likely bring a few light showers to parts of the north bay later on this evening. right now, some of our coolest spots beginning in the 40s in the north bay, around the bay shoreline. we're starting our day mainly in the mid 50s on this friday. here's future weather. we'll start to see those clouds thicken before lunchtime. temperatures right around 11 a.m. in the 60s and

70s. and then there you can see by 2 p.m. or turning to partly sunny skies and then into the evening hours, we'll likely track the chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. again, it's nothing widespread. it's another weak, quick moving front that is going to cross us over the next 24 hours. so sunshine to cloud cover, partly sunny today. temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s kumasi. >> thank you, drew. developing news on the war in israel. starting today, the biden administration is arranging charter flights for us citizens looking to leave israel. white house spokesperson john kirby says the flights are for americans and their immediate family members. details are still being finalized, including if the flights will be free. israel's military is urging more than a million people who are living right now in the northern gaza strip to leave before midnight. there is which is just under nine hours from now for these evacuate alerts come one week after hamas stormed israeli neighborhoods, at least 27 americans have been killed. and this morning, there are new signs that israel may be on the

verge of escalating its strikes against hamas. gloria is at the live desk with the details on this. gloria good morning, kumasi. >> the israeli defense forces is calling on all residents of gaza city to evacuate their homes before midnight. there and move south for their own protection. the area is under relenting and devastating israeli airstrikes since hamas militants crossed the border seven days ago. us secretary of state antony blinken described to abc news the horrifying images the israeli government released showing some of the victims is a young infant riddled with bullets, a family hugging each other in a death embrace, having been burned to death, beheaded soldiers, more, more >> it it almost just defies human comprehension. precisely because it's not human. the war

is already fueling a humanitarian disaster on the gaza strip. >> hospital hospitals are at a breaking point. and palestine lions are trapped, desperate for water, food, medicine and electricity. the biden administration says it is working to free at least 17 americans, possibly still missing, possibly being held as hostages by hamas. reggie. >> gloria, thank you. crews unloaded barriers on capitol hill as law enforcement around the country. we are preparing for protests and possible violence after hamas issued a call to all supporters to hold a global day of action on the department of homeland security says there is no, quote, specific or credible threat to the us homeland. but the capitol and us cities are preparing out of an abundance of caution. new york city police will have extra patrols at schools and houses of worship. >> we must remain vigilant in new york city is the most diverse city in the world, and protecting our residents is the most sacred responsibility that

we have. >> the fbi says they are also monitoring various demonstrations today and sharing information with local agencies. san francisco police say they are on high alert. obviously see if anything turns violent. >> we won't stand for that and we'll take appropriate action in order to protect lives and property. but people are coming out to make their voices heard and practice their their first amendment rights. we will absolutely facilitate those and we'll be on hand to make sure it's done in a peaceful and safe manner for anyone who comes out. >> california's homeland security advisor says they've been in touch with faith leaders and communities across the state. abc seven has learned stanford law school is moving all of its classes to zoom today over fears of violence because of the ongoing tensions on campus. that's according to the stanford daily newspaper. a message from the interim dean reportedly says the school is not facing any credible threats, that this is out of an abundance of caution. the war is causing a jolt at several of our nation's

universities and college campuses. yesterday, a group of students at the university of north carolina protested in support of palestinians. columbia university in new york city closed its manhattan campus to allow for dual pro-israel and pro-palestinian protests as those same tensions are being felt right here at home, as students are watching what's happening in the middle east, they're becoming concerned about their own sense of security. >> abc seven news south bay reporter laura martinez found one example of what community leaders say is a concerning trend. >> armored shubert is 13 years old. his favorite subject at his south bay school is music. this week, he's had to field a lot of questions about the israel-gaza conflict. >> i felt a bit worse towards the beginning of the week, but i got more questions actually today. >> his parents say they've raised their sons to know the history of palestine, where they still have family helping them just constantly be aware and think about what's happening around them and not be afraid to talk, because that's sometimes

our most powerful tool is being able to talk and raise awareness. ahmed says the conversations he's had at school with friends or other classmates have been welcoming. but he said one parent told him not to speak up and this was his response. >> i don't think it's very just to lower my voice about how palestinians are being oppressed and losing their lives. >> the executive director for the local chapter of the council on american islamic relations said she's been overwhelmed with the amount of concern members in the community are coming to her with. >> someone said this to me right before i started talking to you, she said. the fear and tension on campus is palpable below said a contributing factor to the concern in are the statements some school districts and leaders are issuing. we saw statements that were gentle, gently one sided, and then we saw statements that were vitriolic and said, you know, we stand with israel, which implies that the expense of the over 2

million people, of which more than half are children at the muslim community association, volunteer samir lemoine said he too, is working with school administrators and parents on how to have a healthy dialog. >> i understand if you want to support the victims of the conflict, atrocities are horrific that are being reported. it is difficult to wrap your head around, but it's impacting everyone in in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> well, there may be some tough conversations for parents and kids and we want to make sure you have helpful ways to approach the topic on our website. we just uploaded a full page of ideas, videos and workshops to get the conversation going. and there's advice for every age. it's all in one place at abc7 news.com slash take action. there could soon be another strike to add to the summer of strikes we've seen over the past few months. >> sfusd teachers union says that members have overwhelmed knowingly authorized a strike. abc7 news reporter lena howland

is live in san francisco with what teachers are demanding from these contract negotiations. lena >> well, reggie, just yesterday more than 3000 san francisco unified teachers cast their ballot and 97% of them voted to authorize a strike. now even though it was overwhelmingly approved, that does not mean the teachers are going to walk out, but it does now give union leaders the power to call one. after the strike was authorized, the district put out a new offer with a $10,000 raise for all credentialed teachers with a 4% raise for next year. the union, however, is asking for a 12 for a $12,000 raise this year and a 7.5% raise for next year. >> our educator vacancies are skyrocketing, impacting every child in sfusd and every school site. we cannot we cannot agree to what the district currently has, and we will make that

known. so many schools are performing staffing, gymnastics, putting teachers in positions that are not their expertise, asking them to wear several hats. >> this is not fair and it is not sustainable. >> the union that represents 900 para educators food service workers and custodians also authorized a strike last week. they want the district to keep up with what the city pays for similar jobs, which they say is up to 25% higher in a statement, the district said, our employees are critical to creating an educational environment where each and every student can learn and thrive. we want to reach an agreement that honors our employees contribution and ensures we are responsibly stewarding public funds. now there is another negotiation session scheduled for monday as as soon as any information comes out of that, we will let you know what happens for now, reporting live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news.

>> thanks, lena 5-10 this morning we have some cool numbers right now in the north bay where some of our chillier spots starting out in the 40s from santa rosa to rohnert park to petaluma, sebastopol. good morning. you're coming in at 46 degrees outside of the north bay. it's a little bit warmer. we're finding numbers mainly in the 50s as we begin our friday. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. we're tracking our next cold front. you can clearly see it with all of that cloud cover right here, a few showers getting picked up on radar as this front approaches us throughout the day. we'll go from sunshine to increasing clouds by the afternoon, we turn partly sunny across the region. and then later on this evening into the early overnight hours of saturday, we'll likely find a light isolated shower, mainly in the north bay. but this morning, the tam cam. here's a live look. you can see we have generally good visibility out there, but we'll start out with sunshine, bright conditions and then you'll notice those clouds thickening as the0 pmit's partly with temperatures in the 60s and

70s. and then later on this evening, after the sun goes down, we'll introduce the chance of a shower in the north bay. looking at the three day forecast it we'll keep partly sunny skies tomorrow, even early tomorrow morning before the sun gets up here. we'll still have an early chance of a sprinkle in the north bay during the day tomorrow. we're totally dry. sunday is brighter and it's warmer to finish out the weekend. we'll take a look at next week, which features even warmer weather coming our way. but first, let's check in with gloria and ceo. traffic's doing. >> good morning, drew. right now, we don't have any major slowing issues on the road, so that's some good news. we're getting a live look right now at our emeryville camera on highway 80. and you can see traffic is flowing nicely westbound towards the bay bridge. and let's get a look at your drive times for this morning. so far, everything is in the green. so looking good out there guys. >> thanks, gloria. preparing for what could be another big year of rain and snow. coming up, the state's plan to address flooding in communities throughout california and big changes coming for the controversial driverless cruise cars in san francisco. >> the main issue, the company

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and union members. it comes nearly a week after 75,000 health care workers went on a three day strike over pay and staffing shortages. abc seven news is working on getting the details of what exactly has been agreed upon. but the coalition of kaiser permanente unions posted this announcement around 4:00 this morning. kaiser permanente will be paying a $50 million penalty under a settlement after the state found $150 million over five years to make improvement in that area. the investigation started last year after patients and providers complained about access and oversight of behavioral health care. complaints got worse after health care workers went on

strike last august. >> new developments with crews and its robo taxis that roam the streets of san francisco. upgrades are being made to better handle emergency situations. we've reported on several incidents where vehicles got stuck and blocked traffic. the final straw might have come when a pedestrian was struck in a hit and run. then had a cruise vehicle run her over and stop on top of her when a lot of the companies are trying to do is collect video data from their driving operations in which the av is nearby. >> one of these emergency response vehicles and specifically train an algorithms to understand, hey, there's an emergency response vehicle categorically the vehicle needs to behave differently. >> tsay cruise vehicles will also receive notifications directly from the city to help avoid emergency scenes entirely. >> the home of san francisco's historic anchor brewing company is now on the market, according

to the chronicle. the two buildings at 495 and 501 haro streets in potrero hill are going for $40 million. anchor brewing is currently owned by the japanese brewing company sapporo. the anchor brand is also available for sale, but that is not included in that $40 million price tag. well, how would you like to become the owner of a bay area bakery for just a little dough? oakland's grand bakery is for sale for $1. it's on macarthur boulevard. it opened in 1961 under a different name, but it's the oldest kosher bakery in town. so here's what you get. the staff f the name and the recipes. the owner also has a stake in saul's restaurant and delicatessen in berkeley, and it's becoming just a lot to run both. so he says he wants to sell this one. if you are interested, you need to fill out an online form. >> maybe we can all pitch in a quarter and we can run it together. what do you think? i

don't even know if we could find a quarter. >> i have some somewhere in the house somewhere. >> venmo, maybe venmo. there we go. nice >> look, i worked at a donut shop. you have to get up even earlier for that job than this one. absolutely not. >> oh, really? yeah. >> no, i do see bakery trucks when i'm driving in in the morning. >> i see them already on the road. but the smell, the joy y'all can enjoy the delight at 1 a.m. >> yeah. okay. >> let us know how that alarm goes. sounds lovely today. >> we'll find a mixture of sun and clouds for our friday chance of a light sprinkle. here's a live look from our sutro tower camera showing you that we have good visibility this morning, so we'll begin with clear skies, but we'll bring in that cloud cover throughout the day. it's a little cooler today compared to yesterday. late tonight to early tomorrow morning in the north bay. we'll track that chance of a light shower for sunday is the brighter and warmer of the two days this weekend. if you're thinking about if you do your outdoor activities saturday or

sunday, here's future weather watch those clouds increase throughout the day as you head into the overnight hours that cold front is going to cross us. so we'll track the chance of a light, isolate and shower, mainly in the north bay where we see those showers set up. they'll be very minimal in terms of their amounts of rainfall. and heading into saturday, i'm stopping the clock right here at about 10 a.m. because we do have that solar eclipse occurring and we're fighting a lot of cloud cover to see it. i think the best visibility is likely in the south bay tomorrow morning, but nonetheless, we will see a part of it through the cloud cover as the morning rolls on tomorrow. highs today, it's partly sunny. temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s overnight tonight, it's mostly cloudy and the chance of a shower in the north bay. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you sun and clouds today and tomorrow much brighter and warmer on sunday and then much of next week features a warming trend with 90s returning inland by thursday. gloria, good morning, drew. >> traffic is pretty light, right now. of course, it's very early in the morning, but we want to remind you about that sig alert that is still in effect. this is on the richmond-san rafael bridge. there was that deadly crash

there a few days ago. and so the three right lanes are still closed this morning. they are expected to reopen on thursday, october 19th. and when it comes to mass transit, we want to let you know about bart services, busses will be replacing bart this is between pleasant hill and concord because they're doing some track repair work there that's going on this weekend. so keep that in mind if you take bart. thanks gloria. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> it's called the ring of fire and it's happening tomorrow morning. what you need to know about the solar eclipse and the we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. great on their own,

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>> number three members of the sfusd teachers union overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a strike. negotiations are ongoing with the district and another bargaining session is set for monday. the union wants the district to address staffing issues and increase wages. number four, three people are in custody after a smash and grab at the dior store in san francisco's union square. >> more than a quarter of $1 million worth of merchandise was stolen. officers caught some of the suspects after they crashed their car on an on ramp to the bay bridge. >> and number five, we'll start out with sunshine. rain giving way to clouds as the day goes on. so it's a partly sunny afternoon. and late tonight we have the chance of some light showers in the north bay. look at your rainfall estimates next 24 hours. there you can see any rain that does occur is very light in nature. later on tonight at number six, we want to tell you about a road closure that's going on this weekend. >> this is over in redwood city. this is a 55 hour closure. and this is going on on northbound 101 between whipple and britton avenues. it starts tonight at 10

p.m. it's going on until monday at 5 a.m. o number seven, rudolph isley, one of the founders of the famous r&b group the isley brothers, has died at the age of 84. >> the isley brothers were one of the biggest acts in r&b and motown. their hits include shout. twist and shout and that lady with the music dating back to the 50s. >> state officials are getting resources ready ahead of the potential impact of el nino. the state says it's provided flood training to over a dozen agencies and other groups around the state. >> every region in the state is at risk of flooding. we really have to be ready to respond anywhere within the state and really depend on our local partners to have that preparedness as well. >> he also says the department of water resources will have items like sandbags ready in case local supplies are not available. and there will be several meetings with local and state partners to address potential flooding in the coming months. california was battered with heavy rain, dangerous

floods and a lot of snow. this past winter. tomorrow the bay area will be treated to an eclipse, but you do have to be up and out of the bed around 930, which if you're up now, you will be. people looking up may see the sun and moon in alignment and what's called an annular solar eclipse. abc's seven news bay reporter, south bay reporter i should say dustin dorsey has more on the phenomenon known as the ring of fire. >> when you get up saturday morning, make sure to look up our skies will be transformed during a rare annular solar eclipse, passing right by parts of the western us, including here in the bay area. >> this is an opportunity to see a very rare event and that is an occasion when the moon actually is between the earth and the sun from our point of view. and can actually get in front of the sun and block a large portion of it in this case for a couple of hours. it's known as the ring of fire for three hours saturday morning, starting around 8 a.m, the sun will begin to be blocked by the moon during its orbit.

>> its path is much closer to us here in the bay area compared to the 2017 total solar eclipse and the one coming in april 2024. that's good news for us because around 930 we'll see the moon cover about 70% of the sun. since the sun will still be visible, you can only look at it through special eclipse glasses or through pinhole cameras. these can be naturally made from using the shadows of trees or even homemade. >> it's a really simple process. all you need is a cereal box, a white piece of paper, and some aluminum foil. so once again, once you have your viewing device all done, you're going to want to put your back towards the sun, put your i in one hole and watch as the sun goes through the other hole. what you're seeing is a projection, an image of the sun and the shadow of the of the moon as it passes across the sun, as millions around the country prepare to watch the eclipse. >> cal iso is preparing for how to handle it. the three hour event will reduce output from grid scale and rooftop solar generation compared to a normal day. advanced planning and forecasting have been critical

to mitigate any loss. >> we do expect that with the amount of coordination and planning with the stakeholders will be able to safeguard the reliability of the grid. during saturday's eclipse. we expect that we'll successfully manage all of the loss and return of the solar cal iso will do an analysis on how the grid handled the partial eclipse for more advanced preparation of the total solar eclipse on april 8th, 2024, in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> okay, well we just asked are we going to be able to see it? what are you saying? >> no, i can't even get the sentence out. i said no, no. he said, maybe in the south bay. yeah, perhaps so we were talking about like specifically at your house. in my house. he's absolutely not. >> so dream crushed. >> crushed. >> sorry. >> information. yes knowledge is power, you know, go try. >> just go look outside at 9:00. just see what you see. okay. >> you know, you could be surprised. >> you could be. >> that's true. it could be given a gift.

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the job. >> and there are so many developments regarding israel and hamas. this morning, we're hearing from people here in the bay area still waiting to learn the fate of friends and family taken captive by hamas. good morning, everybody. >> it's friday, october 13th. >> we begin with a check on the weather and meteorologist drew tuma. >> oh, hey, good morning. here's a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. we have mainly clear skies out there. we will find clouds on the increase throughout the afternoon. but what we're seeing right now is some chilly spots in the 40s, especially in the north bay outside of the north bay. we're mainly in the 50. so here's future weather. we have partly cloudy skies giving way to increasing clouds. we're tracking a cold front that is going to move closer to us as the day goes on. and as it gets closer, we turn partly sunny in the afternoon. later on this evening and overnight tonight will likely find the chance of an isolated light shower in the north bay for most of us today, we are dry. once again with another weak front and temperatures a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday. 66

in the city, 69 in oakland, 78 in san jose, a high of 72 in napa. that's your friday forecast. let's see how we do on the roads with gloria. good morning. >> good morning to you, drew. right now, we're getting a live look at our eight 8-80 camera at the oakland coliseum. and that's because traffic has been a little busy there this morning on the southbound side because there was a two car crash a little bit earlier. that has cleared. so traffic is getting better right now. and let's get a look at your drive times for this morning. if you look there, everything is in the green. things are moving pretty smoothly this morning, guys. >> gloria, thank you. israel's military is telling people to evacuate the northern gaza strip before midnight. that's just under nine hours from now. the united nations says it considers a mass movement like that impossible to take place without, quote, devastating humanitarian consequences. the order could signal an impending ground attack from israel, but its military has not officially confirmed that's going to happen. the un says nearly

425,000 people have been displaced in gaza out of a population of about 2.5 million. the associated press reports at least 2700 people have been killed in both israel and gaza. the crisis began saturday when the hamas terror group launched a surprise assault on israeli citizens. the us government will be operating evacuate flights today to help americans leave israel at least 27 us citizens have been killed. >> the search continues for at least 17 missing us citizens in that war torn area. one woman's family and friends reached out to abc seven news reporter j.r stone. >> the whereabouts of sharon shmunis aral are unknown. she was at the music festival in south israel celebrating her 40th birthday when she and others came under attack from hamas militants saturday morning she sent him at 907 in the morning. >> the last message, the message was they are shooting at at us and i'm hiding.

>> her brother in law, ohad ariel, spoke with us from israel wednesday night. sharon has family members and friends in the united states who originally reached out to us. uh- ohad says he immediately picked up his brother, drove an hour and a half south to the music festival on saturday morning. >> drive on the car, missiles go on top of you every few minutes you see on both sides of the roads. you see burning bushes. okay, you see people running like a festival. people you know, not all the painted like this. yeah, they will. colorful people, you see them running and every now and then you see a body. >> what is what is your belief? do you think she is still alive? it's the only thing that keeps me optimist.

>> i told my brother, if i don't have a body for me. she's been kidnaped. that's it. >> she made any contact that that, you know, she was taken as a hostage or nothing except of you. >> telephone calls from. people who threatening or call us and say that she's with them and they will rape her and they will kill her and all this threats, nothing. >> while names of the hundreds of people who died at the festival have been released at sharon, his name has not been given her friends escape, but she did not. and her family, including her two kids, are hopeful that someone finds her. j.r. stone, abc seven news, the nfl, the chiefs and the broncos

ask that. >> you join us in a moment of silence. >> all nfl teams are holding a moment of silence before their games this weekend to recognize as a situation in israel and the nba, the brooklyn nets held one prior. held one moment of silence prior to their game against a team from israel last night. of course, this is an ongoing situation. we will continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel and here at home. we'll bring you the latest local connections on tv and online. our website is abc7 news.com. you can download the abc7 bay area app on your phone. so you can get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> new developments in the chaos on capitol hill. congressman steve scalise, the man nominated to become the next speaker of the house, has pulled out of the race after failing to secure enough votes. glory is at the live desk with what happens now as the house marks ten days

without a speaker. >> good morning, reggie. this morning, there are new questions about who can unite the republican party. majority leader steve scalise withdrew from the race to replace kevin mccarthy. scalise won the nomination earlier this week, but some members have voiced concerns about his health as he battles blood cancer. >> there are some folks that really need to look in the mirror over the next couple of days and decide, are we going to get it back on track? are they going to try to pursue their own agenda? you can't do both. >> congressman jim jordan, the man scalise beat for the nomination, appears to be throwing his name back into the ring. sources say he has been working the phones asking members for support. republicans will meet again this morning to try to find consensus. one house member said, quote, right now, the lord jesus himself couldn't get the 217 votes needed to become speaker. >> oh, not the lord. wow okay. >> well, thank you, gloria. there could soon be another strike to add to the summer of

strikes. we've seen over the past few months. sfusd teachers now say they have overwhelmingly authorized a strike. abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with what teachers are demanding from contract negotiations. good morning, lena . hey, good morning, kumasi. >> more than 30. more than 97% of teachers here in the san francisco unified in the san francisco unified school district voted to authorize the strike. and they're hoping to see things like teacher pay benefits, prep time and what they're calling a skyrocketing teacher vacancy rate addressed. even though it was over whelming approved, that does not mean the teachers are going to walk out. but it does mean it does now give union leaders the power to call one. after the strike was authorized, the district put out a new offer with 10,000 with a $10,000 raise for all credentialed teachers with a 4% raise for next year. the union, however, is asking for a $12,000 raise this year and a 7.5% raise

next year. one parent told us students deserve a permanent teacher in every classroom. >> nobody wants to go on strike. teachers and educators don't want it. parents and families don't want it. however, in order to avoid a strike, sfusd must support our teachers and support staff and agree to a fair contract.■ >> the union that represents 900 para educators, food service workers and custodians voted also to authorize a strike last week. they want the district to keep, to keep up with what the city pays for similar jobs, which they say is up to 25% higher. in a statement, the district said sfusd is working diligently and in good faith to reach an agreement with our labor partners. we recognize that there might be concerns and questions about potential impact of escalated labor action, given the recent attention on the

strike authorization vote. now, the teachers union and district leaders will head back to a bargaining session on monday morning. we will let you know what happens. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> and we've heard the cry of the community. >> still ahead. alameda county district attorney pamela price announcing a new plan to fight organized retail crime as a petition to remove her from office is set in motion. >> plus, having more splits, feet on the ground, more officers on the ground is going to help us around public safety. a similar call to action across the bay in san francisco. >> mayor london breed saying the city will adapt the way it goes about fighting crime. but first to check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> good morning. we'll take you to our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero, where we do have just a light breeze. this morning. good air quality today and through the weekend. our aqi is looking very pleasant even through sunday afternoon. here's a live doppler seven along with satellite. here comes our next cold front. you can

clearly see it on satellite. all this cloud cover and a little bit of rain getting picked up on radar this morning as this front advances closer to us throughout the day, we'll find increasing clouds. we'll turn partly sunny by the afternoon and late tonight to early tomorrow morning in the north bay. as that front crosses us, we'll likely find an isolated shower at times. so here's how today looks. we'll start out with mainly clear skies giving way to increasing clouds throughout your friday. by 4 p.m, it's partly sunny temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and then late tonight, after the sun goes down, there's that chance of a shower in the north bay. looking at rainfall estimates again, this is another weak front early in the season. so that means any rainfall is going to be very light and it's showing you that the north bay is really the best area, again, like it has been for the past week, to see any moisture outside of the north bay. it's just a mostly cloudy night tonight and temperatures mainly in the 50. so taking a look at the three day forecast, we'll go from sun to clouds today with that late night chance of a shower. we'll keep a chance very early in the north

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sunset apartment in san francisco. >> supervisor dean preston is no longer on the artist formerly known as twitter. according to our media partners at the sf standard, preston left the social media site after ceo elon musk publicly called for his imprisonment. and the city leader says he's experienced the spread of hate speech and misinformation since musk took over the platform. musk called for preston's imprisonment over legislation that would restrict rules in which store security guards can draw their firearms. >> the organization looking to remove district attorney pamela price from office, has started to gather signatures for a petition. >> we are launching. we're ready. the wait is over, and we are going to recall da pamela price. so safe or save alameda for everyone has until march fifth to gather more than 70,000 signatures to get the recall on the ballot next year. >> they will need signatures from at least 10% of registered voters in the county. critics say price's crime fighting

approach is not working. and crime in alameda county has gotten much worse since she took office. price responded to the news that the recall effort has now taken a step forward, saying she is focusing on solution options. >> and one of those so-called solutions da price is working on is the ongoing retail theft in alameda county. yesterday, she announced a new retail theft prosecution team that will tackle the problem. the county was funded $4 million from the state and da's office to stop the crime from happening. the new task force will use different investigation tactics to connect the dots of what's driving retail crime. that includes monitoring suspects, pattern and conduct, and partnering with law enforcement to assess data and investigations. >> we are having the opportunity to interrupt thefts at the lower level, essentially choke off the demand that is driving a lot of what we see happening in our community cities. >> the da's office says it will

take months to train the new team and until the end months for the plan to go into effect. >> san francisco mayor london breed proposed an expansion of foot patrol across the city after a robbery at the dior store in union square. >> police arrested three people yesterday who they say stole. $275,000 worth of merchandise. they say the suspects crashed into the front of the luxury store on grant, grabbed everything they could and just drove off. officers chased the car down and eventually crashed on the bay bridge. police were able to recover 30 luxury bags in response, mayor breed wants to deploy 30 officers around the city from san francisco's reserve police program. she says they can make arrests unlike the city's current ambassador, police ambassador program, in light of some challenges that we continue to deal with, having more boots, feet on the ground, more officers on the ground is going to help us around public safety. >> and that's the goal. >> the city's board of

supervisors will need to approve that plan first before any officers can be deployed. >> and today's gma first look, a couple who spent over five years visiting more than 200 costco stores around the world are investigating the secret behind the company's success. here's abc's rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look. >> secrets of costco. >> we love the fact that you never know what you're going to find when you go there. >> david and susan schwartz have been researching the ins and outs of costco from around the world for more than five years, all in their new book, the joy of costco. and this morning, they're sharing what they found with gma. >> costco sells half the world's cashews. they sell seven times more hot dogs than all major league baseball stadiums combined, which is mind blowing. the schwartz's also say pay attention to other services like the pharmacy. unbelievable discounts on pharmacy. >> costco takes the actual cost of the generic and marks it up 10 to 14. and the difference is quite, quite significant point.

>> and if you have a pet they do pet drugs as well. >> we'll have much more secrets from costco coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first, look, i'm rhiannon ally abc news new york. >> 548 and we'll take you to our sutro tower camera where we do have mainly clear skies this morning. that will change as the day goes on. clouds will thicken as a cold front gets closer. a little cooler today compared to yesterday. late tonight and even early tomorrow morning will likely find an isolated shower in the north bay. but sunday certainly brighter and warmer. but that cold front is going to give us a lot of cloud cover early tomorrow morning. and that's when the solar eclipse is occurring around here. saturday morning. so the eclipse begins at 805, a m tomorrow. it will maximize at about 920. that's when about 77% of the sun will be obscured by the moon. but again, we'll be fighting a lot of that cloud cover tomorrow. i think the south bay has the best chance of finding the best visibility, but nonetheless, that eclipse will end right around 1042 later on tomorrow morning. so check it out. see if

you can see part of it tomorrow morning. but you'll notice on future weather, we'll have sun and clouds today. overnight, there's a chance of a light shower in the north bay and then we'll find tomorrow morning. i stopped it here at about 9:10 a.m. there is a lot of cloud cover, maybe partly cloudy in the south bay and that's why we're seeing the south bay probably has the best chance of being able to see that eclipse tomorrow morning. today, partly sunny, we'll find those clouds thickening as the day goes on. 60s and 70s for your daytime highs overnight tonight. it's mainly cloudy with a chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. here's the accuweather 70 forecast by next seven days for you. we'll keep it partly sunny tomorrow much brighter and warmer on sunday and that warming trend will continue you throughout much of next week. by thursday, 90s return in our warmest spots inland. gloria. >> good morning, drew. we're going to take a look at your traffic for this morning and we want to tell you about a road closure that will impact drivers in redwood city. this is happening over at northbound 101 between whipple and britton avenues. that closure starts tonight at 10 p.m. it's going on

until monday at 5 a.m. this is a 55 hour closure and getting a look at your mass transit for this morning. so far, we are learning that bart will be replace it by busses. this is between pleasant hill and concord stations. and this is for some track repair work. this is going on this weekend, guys. >> thanks, gloria. new at six san franciscans flocking to target to load up on cheap booze . how long that sale will last. >> first, though, a success story in the north bay. how homeowners are helping people who'd been chronically unhoused. >> and a live look outside. it is 550 and we're coming right back. >> this is abc 724 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. we are. we are. we are. we are. we are. >> we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the

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and one nonprofit finding success in renting shared homes to people who were once homeless . but this is where i spend my day is in the kitchen and the dining room and outside. group is called share in rohnert park. it leases three bed, two bath homes. residents pay what they can for rent based on their income. each house has a case

manager to help tenants with medical financial or employment issues. it gets people off the streets. >> they get a place to live. >> we get people in our homes. you know, obviously this is our rentals. so, you know, everybody wins. >> the creator of the program started with one home. now she has 22 homes and more than 80 tenants. >> well, that's not all. there's also a new project in san francisco to get more affordable housing in the city. we checked out the transformation currently happening in the dogpatch neighborhood. it's called power station block seven b, it'll upgrade the 29 acre site of what is now a decommissioned power station on. >> so what do we have here for when we're done with this project? what we're going to have 2600 units, 30, which will be affordable. >> the first phase will bring 105 new homes to the area, but the full project will add seven more acres of parks open space

restaurants, cafes, shops and stores. >> and there are changes at the state level. governor gavin newsom has signed three new laws to help alleviate the housing crisis. one of them allows churches and nonprofit colleges and other approved organizations to build affordable housing on their land. and according to state senator scott wiener, another law will give san francisco funds to build 6000 affordable homes, 555 this morning, live doppler seven, along with satellite. >> you can see here comes our next front, all that cloud cover we're starting to see some returns on radar of some rainfall within this front as it approaches northern california. we begin the morning today with a lot of sunshine. but as the day goes on, that cloud cover will thicken as that cold front gets even closer to us. and then late tonight or early tomorrow morning, we have a chance of an isolated sprinkle in the north bay outside this morning. great visibility from our east bay hills camera, bright skies early on, giving way to that cloud cover as we head into the afternoon by 4:00 pm. it's

partly sunny. temperatures topping out in the 60s and 70s for daytime highs into the evening after the sun goes down. we'll likely find that chance of a shower popping up in the north bay and that chance even lingers into early tomorrow morning. here are the rainfall estimates. it's the north bay that has the best chance of finding some moisture the next 24 hours outside of the north bay. we're just dealing with increasing cloud cover today and those temperatures a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. here's the three day forecast. we'll keep it partly sunny on saturday , early before the sun gets up here. there's a chance of a shower much of saturday is dry. sunday, certainly brighter and it's warmer. we'll go into the 70s and 80s away from the coast to finish out the weekend. kumasi >> thank you, drew. new at six, a san francisco home featured in several movies now on the market. how much it's going for. >> and local postal workers say they don't feel safe at work. their demands to protect them on the job. >> then the north bay community mulling safety changes for e-scooters and bikes.

>> but first, this live look outside. it is 557

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