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thousands of teachers in san francisco take the next step toward a walkout. >> then shoppers flocking to local targets taking advantage of a sale. they're having on alcohol. the stores where you might be able to find some big bargains. >> i just wish i had an open target. but that's a story for a different day. >> i knew it. >> good morning on this friday the 13th. >> yes, we have a lot to get to. we're going to start the check of our forecast. yeah, good morning. >> so today we begin with a lot of sunshine with that sun's up here in about an hour. clouds will thicken, though, as the day goes on because of a cold front that is approaching us as we speak. right now, though, underneath mainly clear skies, a lot of us starting in the 40s from half moon bay at 45 to san ramon at 4944 in santa rosa, 49, in palo alto. so the jacket i would take it with you out the door this morning. here's a live look at san jose where we do have mainly clear skies. but the planner today shows you those clouds will thicken throughout
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the afternoon, turning partly sunny by 4 p.m. and then at night there is the chance of a shower, mainly in the north bay. we'll take a closer look at that shower chance coming up in just a few minutes. reggie >> thank you, drew. new this morning, a tentative agreement has been reached between kaiser permanente and union members. this comes nearly a week after 75,000 health care workers went on a three day strike over pay and staffing shortages. the coalition of kaiser permanente unions posted the announcement on social media. they are calling the agreement a victory for health care workers. >> developing news on the war in israel. starting today, the biden administration is arranging charter flights for us citizens who are looking to leave israel. a 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 military is urging more than a million people living in the northern gaza strip to leave before midnight there, which is just about eight hours from now. this evacuation alert comes one week after hamas stormed israeli neighborhoods. at least 27
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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 areas 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 that the israeli government released, showing some of the victims a young infant riddled with bullets, a family hugging e other in a death embrace, having been burned to death, beheaded soldiers, more, more >> it it almost it defies human comprehension precisely because
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it's not human. >> the war is already fueling a humanitarian disaster for on the gaza strip. hospital beds are at a breaking point and palestinians are trapped, desperate for water, food, medicine and electricity. the biden administration says it's working to free at least 73 americans still missing, possibly being held as hostages by hamas. reggie thank you, gloria. >> crews unloaded these barriers on capitol hill as law enforcement around the country prepares for protests and possible violence. it's hamas issued a call to all supporters to hold a global day of action today. the department of homeland security says there is no specific or credible threat to the us homeland, but the capitol and us cities are preparing out of an abundance of caution. in new york city, police will have extra patrols at schools and houses of worship . >> we must remain vigilant. new york city is the most diverse city in the world and protecting
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our residents is the most sacred responsibility that we have. >> it says there are also monitoring various demonstrations today and sharing information with local agencies. san francisco police say they are on high alert. >> obviously, if anything turns violent, we will, you know, 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 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 that they have 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 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 threat. that is just out. once again, an abundance of
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caution. this 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-israeli and palestinian protests. >> those same tensions are being felt here at home. students watch what's happening in the middle east. they're becoming worried about their own sense of security. 13 year old ahmad subhi says the conversation he has had at school with friends or other classmates have been welcoming. but 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, 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. the
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council on american islamic relations and the muslim community association say they are working with school administrators and parents on how to have healthy dialog dog their could soon be another strike to add to the summer of strikes that we've seen over the past few months. >> sfusd teachers union say that members have overwhelmingly authorized a strike. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco with what teachers are demanding now in these contract negotiations. lena. reggie more than 3000 san francisco unified teachers cast their ballots just yesterday. >> they and 97% of them voted to authorize a strike. now, just because that this was overwhelmingly approved, that does not mean that teachers are going to walk out, but it does now give union leaders the power to call one if needed 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,
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however, is asking for a $12,000 raise this year and a 7.5% raise next year for 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 and 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 voted voted also to authorize 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. the in a statement, the district said, our employees are critical to creating an education environment where each and every student can learn and thrive. we want to reach an
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agreement that honors our employees contribution and ensures we are responsive stewarding public funds. there is another negotiation session scheduled for monday, but just. but yesterday's vote is a sign that these discussions are not going so well for now. reporting live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> coming up, the new upgrades to crews that the company is hoping the crews. autonomous vehicles. the company is hoping can help them avoid incidents during emergencies and my loving my baby are still out alina luna road. >> for the first time, we're hearing some of the frantic moments from residents of maui evacuate because of those devastating wildfires. is 609 this morning and we are tracking the chance of a light shower later on tonight as a cold front moves through here. >> the best chance of a shower like in the north bay. we'll go hour by hour on future weather
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the ashes are engulfing our car and the flames are going on our car. >> my phone can only reach emergency numbers. can you please call my grandson and have him pick me up? the fire is right near me. oh, my goodness. >> these are just some of the many 911 calls from the deadly wildfire in lahaina back in august. residents panic can be
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heard in several of these calls in a desperate attempt to get away from those flames. the associated press got the calls in response to a public record request at the wildfire killed at least 97 people. it destroyed more than 2000 buildings. most of them homes. >> it's just heartbreaking. 612 this morning, we're looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. here is our next cold front. you can see a lot of cloud cover on satellite. we're starting to see some rain returns on radar. and as this front gets closer to us throughout the day, it will increase the cloud cover. so we'll start out with mainly clear skies this morning. but as we head into the afternoon, there you can see future weather showing you. we turn partly sunny later on today. it's mainly later tonight into early tomorrow morning. we'll watch areas in the north bay for the chance of an isolated shower. but most areas outside of the north bay today are just dry and partly sunny. this afternoon, mid 60s to mid 70s. it's a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday on the three day forecast. we'll keep those partly sunny skies tomorrow pah'-ha-row sunday, it is
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brighter and it is warmer. temperatures in the 70s and 80s away from the coast. kumasi >> thank you, drew. still to come, the cdc director making a visit to the east bay, continuing to encourage everyone to get vaccinated. and then the strange sight floating near the golden gate bridge. what this turned out to but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in those with these health conditions. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems
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and so they can feel safer at work. the national association of letter carriers union held a rally in oakland. union members say crimes against postal workers have gone up since the start of the pandemic and they've gotten worse in the last few months. >> i had finished my route and i was doing another route in west oakland and i was at a mailbox and i thought i heard someone asking me a question and i
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turned around and there's a man with a shotgun. oh, no. >> workers also say some of their former colleagues resigned after being robbed on the job this week alone. the department of justice announced the arrest of ten people for robbing letter carriers in the bay area. the usps raised the reward for reporting postal crimes to $150,000. some novato leaders want to impose new regulations for electric bikes and scooters because of safety concerns, especially for kids. at a city council meeting, the mayor suggested novato adopt an ordinance similar to the one that was adopted in mill valley. it restricts where e-bikes and scooters are used, banning them on trails and sidewalks. according to our media partners at the mic, most members support discussing that idea further. others suggest finding ways to educate parents and students instead. >> new developments with crews and its robo taxis that roam the streets of san francisco. upgrades are being made to better handle emerging
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situations as you know, we've reported on several incidents where vehicles have gotten stuck. they blocked traffic last week, a pedestrian got struck and hit in a hit and run. they had a cruise vehicle run over her and stop 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 lane algorithms to understand, hey, there's an emergency response vehicle categorically the vehicle needs to behave differently, see some of the upgrades are said to help them better navigate around emergency vehicles and better detect sirens. >> crews vehicles will also receive notifications directly from the city to help avoid emergency scenes entirely. >> three bay area target stores are set to close next saturday and shoppers are going to two of these locations stocking up on liquor because it is half off according to our media partner,
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the sf standard shoppers are clearing the shelves out at the stores in oakland and san francisco. so now the sale goes until inventory lasts or until the stores close, which is set for october 21st. there's also a target in pittsburgh that is closing as well. >> and unknown ufo looking vessel sparked some online chatter after being spotted in san francisco's bay bobobo was captured floating in the ocean near the golden gate bridge last month. it's a 12 inch floating dome covered with 600 computerized red white and blue lights, 12 inch. it looks a lot bigger than the 12in. architect eric staller created the boat back in 1986 for the centennial celebration of the statue of liberty. just gets stranger. the more i talk about it. he periodically takes it out for a spin. since relocating to san francisco from amsterdam in 2010. okay >> wow. i could see if you just see that from far away. you're thinking what is that? if you
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have no idea what it is, is that a ufo? >> i would think it was a ufo. >> i don't know where we. we just. we were so ready to see a ufo. >> yeah, we are just ready. >> yeah. yeah, we take me home. >> take me back. but it's not flying. yeah that's true. so. unidentified floating, floating, floating object. >> it's still ufo. >> i'd be like. i wouldn't even think twice. oh, that's nice. >> yeah. same great for you, right? >> this morning, we have a lot of sunshine on the way to start your morning, but cloud cover will take over as we head into the afternoon. here's a live look outside from sfo. this morning. we will begin with mainly clear skies giving way to clouds. it's a little cooler today as a cold front approaches, bringing us that cloud cover. it'll bring a chance, early tomorrow morning in the north bay. sunday is warmer and the brighter of the two days this weekend. here's future weather watches those clouds increase as we go into the afternoon. so 4:00 pm, we really turn partly sunny across the region as that front moves onshore late tonight to early
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tomorrow morning. there's that chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. most areas outside of the north bay remain dry. i'll stop the clock at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning because this is when we'll talk about the eclipse happening across the continental united states for us here locally, we're going to fight some of that cloud cover to see it so that eclipse will begin at 805 tomorrow morning. maximum eclipse time is 9:20 a.m. that's when about 77% of the sun will get obscured by the moon and that eclipse will end at 1042 tomorrow morning. so peek out. i think the south bay probably has the best chance of decent visibility through that cloud cover. but that cold front is going to cause us some issues as it moves through. trying to see that eclipse tomorrow morning. today, it's partly sunny temperatures in the mid 60s to the mid 70s. here is the accuweather 70 forecast. the next seven days for you. we'll keep partly sunny skies for your saturday sunday. it is warmer and brighter monday day we have a chance late at night with another cold front of a shower in the north bay. but sunshine returns and a warming trend
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begins. and by thursday next week, those temperatures in the 80s and 90s away from the coast. >> gloria yeah, drew, you know, right now we're taking a look at your traffic and so far traffic is looking pretty good around the bay area. of course, on fridays we tend to see lighter traffic and that's definitely the case right now. here's a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. the metering lights flipped on at 539 this morning. but you can see traffic is still pretty light right now. and let's get a live look on our richmond-san rafael bridge camera for now. we continue to follow this sigalert here because a three right lanes are still closed after that deadly crash and they're expected to reopen on thursday, october 19th. reggie >> thanks, gloria. now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> reggie kumasi, great to be with both of you. so, yes, it's a friday when we begin with our team live in jerusalem. they are there, of course, covering all the news. breaking overnight in the war. israel urging the evacuation of more than a million people from gaza with
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the region facing a humanitarian crisis as officials in israel and here in the us are on high alert. hamas calling for a, quote, day of terror, a day of rage. also this morning, the new twist in the unprecedented race for speaker of the house. what is next after steve scalise dropped out and a new warning about fake delivery texts, trying to swipe your personal info. also, some secrets from costco. a couple going to drop all their knowledge that they learned trying to get the best deals at that retailer. so that's so much more right here on gma. >> people go crazy for that food . >> it's the line for me. but it might be seriously. >> i mean, i guess it moves. i didn't go for a long time because i grew up with a sam's club and my mom would buy every everything from sam's club. and i'm talking like all of our christmas gifts, every thing. so i had kind of an aversion to that. but i get it now. i get when it when you got to go, i didn't get it for a long time. >> and then i had what is it? it's like a bake. do you know what i'm talking about? what's
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oh, the chicken bake. >> oh, that's good. >> i don't know why i was really, really hungry. >> like, i got to go get that. >> i, i just saw it on the menu and i said, you know what? before i leave, let me get one of these chicken bags. let me just have an opinion on it. look was good. it was really good. it's everything that you want. a hot pocket to be, but it isn't. okay yeah. >> and then. but it's like you got that hot pocket at the end of where you also could get your shoes, your pajamas. a new book. and then, like a bulk of everything. yeah. and like, you just really have to be emotionally ready for something like that. we talked about it yesterday because we couldn't afford birkenstocks, and now they went public. that's why we were talking about them. so so my mom was like, i'll get you the sam's club version, which was called beaver creek. and like, i don't know, it just give me a hot pocket. i still don't want the beaver creek's and some of these like, generic names are a choice. >> they are like, just because it starts with a b? >> yes. doesn't mean that's what it should be called. i'm going to ponder that. ginger, thank you for that. we'll see you a
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it's the best way to ward off the threat of a triple demic. talking about covid flu and rsv. >> i wouldn't recommend something for the american people. i wouldn't recommend for my own family. so i know we wish we could be done with this, but getting vaccinated is the best way to make sure you're going to have a great thanksgiving, a great christmas. >> dr. mandy cohen spoke while visiting the marymount villa senior living center in san leandro. the cdc says it's especially important for people over the age of 65 to get that new covid booster because they're most vulnerable to the worse of the virus. you can visit my turnkey dot gov for location hours and times near you and a reminder, the cdc says it is safe to get the covid and the flu vaccine vaccines at the same time. this morning we recognize menopause awareness month. our abc7 news anchor ahmad daetz spoke with doctor
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mindy goldman, chief clinical officer of medi health. they discuss the effects of menopause and some of the common misconceive options. they also spoke about symptoms ranging from night sweats, sleep difficulties, mood changes, ease joint pains from confusion, perimenopause to menopause and what's happening. and when we have learned so much about hormones in the past 20, 30 years and we have studied hormones in many different ways, we've looked at many different populations. >> and we know that if you have a family history or you have a genetic mutation just by virtue of using hormones, does not increase your risk further. >> dr. goldman says if you suffer from menopause to speak up and find an expert in your area who can help you. next is 630, a san francisco home featured in several movies, including the princess diaries, is on the market where the bidding starts. and happening tonight in the city, the event to honor warriors great klay thompson. that should be fun for
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news now at 630. >> more chaos on the house floor. the man republicans nominated to be the next house speaker takes out his name from consideration. >> then, three people under arrest for stealing more than a quarter of $1 million worth of merchandise from a luxury union square store. now, the mayor proposing ways to stop this from happening again. >> there's nothing i can do. a total eclipse of the heart. >> any excuse to play that honestly? >> we are wild. >> we are wild for this one. >> get ready to potentially see an eclipse. none of the half, but in the sky. maybe both. are you going to be able to see it? yeah >> good. >> maybe try. try >> it's a moment. good morning,
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everybody. it's friday, october 13th, and we're getting spooky dookie with that forecast. >> sure. >> are all you got to do is just look out your door tomorrow morning, okay? >> yes or no? okay >> you got it outside this morning. it is clear we have some chilly temperatures in the 40s and a lot of spots along the coast in the north bay and parts of the east bay. san ramone, good morning. you're at 49 degrees. the same in palo alto. so outside right now, live look, we're just getting our first hints of that sun getting up here. we do have mainly clear skies to start out the day, but that will change as we roll through the afternoon as a cold front approaches, it will bring cloud cover with it later on today for partly sunny skies by 4 p.m, any showers will hold off until the evening after the sun goes down and it's in the north bay that will find those showers. so we'll take a closer look at that cold front, those showers moving through over the next 24 hours. coming up in a few minutes, let's check in with gloria and see how traffic's doing this morning. >> good morning, drew. traffic is looking pretty good this morning. if you see our map right here, you could see mostly green throughout the bay area. so traffic is flowing pretty
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smoothly. but we do want to tell you about a closure. you need to know about if you drive in redwood city. this starts tonight at 10 p.m. it's going on until monday at 5 a.m. there is going to be a closure on northbound 101 between whipple and britton avenues. this is a 55 hour closure. so again, if you drive in redwood city, keep that in mind. northbound 101 between whipple and britton avenue. and right now we're getting a live look on our san mateo bridge camera. and you can see right now it is going to take you 14 minutes to get from westbound 92 from the toll plaza to foster city. >> gloria, thank you. israel's military is telling people to evacuate the northern gaza strip before midnight. their time, which is about 7.5 hours from now. the un says it considers such a mass movement impossible to take place without, quote, devastate humanitarian consequences. is the order could signal an impending ground attack from israel. all but the military has not officially confirmed that. the un says nearly 425,000 people have now
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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 started saturday when the hamas terror group launched a surprise assault on israeli citizens. the us government will begin operating evacuation flights today to help americans leave israel. at least 27 us citizens have been killed and us secretary of defense lloyd austin is in tel aviv this morning offering support to israel. >> america's support for israel is ironclad and i extend my deepest condolences to the israeli people for those killed or wounded in this terrible slaughter by hamas. >> a second shipment of military aid from the us is arriving in israel today. >> the search continues for at least 17 us citizens who are believed to be in israel this
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morning. one of those people is sharon simmons. ariel her family tells abc seven news she was in the music festival at the music festival in south israel celebrating her 40th birthday when hamas militants attacked. her brother in law spoke with abc seven news reporter j.r. stone. >> 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 out of the 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
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threats, nothing. >> the names of the hundreds of people who died at that festival have been released. and sharon's name is not on that list. she is the only one out of her group who didn't escape death. her family says they are remaining hopeful that someone will recognize her. 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 and our website, abc7 news .com. you can also download the abc7 bay area app on your phone to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> the chaos on capitol hill continues. congressman steve scalise, the man nominated to become the next speaker of the house, pulled out of the race after he realized he wasn't going to get enough votes. gloria 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
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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's 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 kumasi. >> all right. thank you, gloria. this morning, san francisco unified school teachers are one step closer to going on strike. the union has authorized one abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with what the teachers are demanding from contract negotiation. lena
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>> well, more than 97% of san francisco unified teachers voted to authorize a strike yesterday and they're hoping to see things like pay benefits, prep time and what they are calling a skyrocketing teacher vacancy rate addressed. 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. >> 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. >> workers and custodians voted also to authorize a strike last
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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 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 strike authorization votes. now, the teachers union and district leaders are expected to head back to a negotiation session on monday morning live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> san francisco mayor london breed is proposing an expansion of foot patrol across the city after a robbery at the dior store in union square. police arrested three people who they say stole $275,000 worth of merchandise. according to police, the suspects crashed into the front of the luxury store, just started to grab everything they could and then drove off. officers eventually
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caught up with the suspects after they crashed on the bay bridge. police recovered 30 luxury bags and now the mayor wants to deploy more than two dozen officers around the city from san francisco's reserve police program. she believes that this will lead to more arrests in light of some challenges that we continue to deal with are having more foot speed on the ground, more officers on the ground is going to help us around public safety. >> and that's the goal. >> it is up to the board of supervisors to approve the plan. >> the san francisco home made famous in disney's the princess diaries is back on the market and it's at a lower price. it's now six and one half dollars million. the mansion on lion street was originally listed in march for nearly 9 million. in the movie, it was fictional. it was fictional. high school. and hathaway's character. i don't know what that was supposed to mean anyway. anne hathaway's character attended a fictional high school in the movie, and this is where it was, i guess
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i've ever seen the movie. have you seen it? okay. the entrance is where she was outed as a princess and ran from the media. the owner of the home tells the wall street journal he bought the 12 room villa when his daughter was seven and was a fan of the movie. imagine having that kind of luxury. you just tell your parents, i really like this movie by mia. >> okay. >> well, i really liked the mrs. doubtfire house. daddy buy me. okay didn't work. coming up, the much smaller cost of living boost for those needing social security and we're taking a live look right now at the big board, the new york stock exchange. >> and we're up right now by about 310 points. another update on the markets next. >> then the san francisco supervisor leaving the platform formally known as twitter, due to calls for his imprisonment and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc, seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 41 we'll take you to the explore torium camera this morning. a live look outside
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mainly clear skies to start out our friday. good air quality today and that will continue well into the weekend and even into early next week. here's live doppler seven along with satellite we're starting out with mainly clear skies this morning but changes will rapidly occur to our sky cover later on today. we'll have a cold front that is approaching. it will bring in that cloud cover. we'll turn partly sunny this afternoon and we will have the chance of a couple of showers in the north bay late tonight and early tomorrow morning as that front moves through. so here's future weather. we'll find those partly cloudy skies giving way to increasing clouds throughout the day. we'll turn partly sunny this afternoon. soon, we're dry during the daylight hours. it's later on tonight to early tomorrow morning, there's a chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. so sunday clouds today mid 60s to the mid 70s and the three day forecast. we'll keep those partly sunny conditions for saturday. but sunday it is warmer and it is brighter to finish out the weekend. even warmer weather moves in next week. we'll preview that on the seven day coming
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people hurt after a car drove off of a cliff near pescadero state beach. it happened around 10:00 last night between highway one and pescadero creek road. the chp says one man and two women were in the car. the male victim did not survive. both women had to be taken to the hospital. it's not clear who was driving the car and how it ended up off the cliff. >> alameda county's district attorney is addressing the ongoing retail theft there. yesterday, she announced a new retail theft prosecution team meant to tackle the problem. am the county received $4 million from the state and the da's office to stop the crime from happening. this new task force will use investigation tactics to connect the dots of what's driving retail crime. that includes monitoring suspects patterns and conduct, and
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partnering with law enforcement to assess data and investigations. >> as 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 communities. >> the da's office says it'll take months to train that new team. a heads up to bay area drivers, a stretch of highway 101 in redwood city will be closed tonight. it'll remain closed throughout the weekend. that goes for the northbound lanes between the whipple avenue and britton avenue exits. drivers can instead take to 80 or go up 880 and cross over the san mateo-hayward bridge. the weekend closure will allow caltrans to finish replacing the cordilleras creek bridge. the closure will last until monday at 5 a.m. san francisco authorities are now identifying the man killed by police after driving into the chinese consulate on monday. >> officers shot 31 year old jingyuan yan of san francisco
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after they say he drove a sedan through the building where dozens of people were inside. witnesses say yan got out of the car shouting about the chinese communist party, but the motive for the crash is still not clear. our media partner, the sf standard, reports investigators found replica guns in a book about political assassinations when they searched yan's inner sunset apartment. san francisco supervisor dean preston has removed himself from x 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. the city leader says he's experienced the spread of hate speech and misinformation ever since elon musk took musk took over the platform. musk called for preston's imprisonment over a legislation that would restrict rules and which store security guards can draw their firearms. >> the organization looking to remove alameda da pamela price from office has started gathering signatures for a
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petition. >> we are launching. we're ready. the wait is over and we are going to recall da pamela price. so if otherwise known as save alameda for everyone has until march 5th to gather more than 70,000 signatures to get the recall on the ballot next year, they'll need signatures from at least 10% of the registered voters in the county. >> critics say price's crime fighting approach isn't working. and crime in alameda county has gotten worse since she took office. price responded to the news that the recall effort has now taken a step forward, saying that she is focusing on solutions as 49 ers tied in. >> george kittle says he is expecting a fine from the nfl. he wore a shirt with an inappropriate word under his uniform when the team played the cowboys last weekend. our sister network, espn, is reporting the league is considering a fine for a personal message. uniform violation that could be up to $10,000. kittle says he doesn't regret wearing the shirt. he'd do it again. he had a huge game
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scoring three touchdowns. the 49 ers won. the niners are on the road this weekend, playing the cleveland browns on sunday kickoff is at 10 a.m. now it's your morning money report. >> senior citizens will see a smaller boost to their social security next year. recipies will get an annual cost of living adjustment of 3.2% for 2024. that means monthly payments will go up by an average of $59 starting in january. see, that is quite a bit lower than the past two years. recipients saw increases of 8.7% this year and 5.9% last year. the adjustments are based on an inflation metric. of course, inflation has cooled after being up a decades high one year ago, taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. you can see we are up significantly, about 276 points. >> happening tomorrow, a rare phenomenon in the sky, the annular solar eclipse also known as the ring of fire, is happening around 930 in the morning. so this happens when
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the moon is between the earth and the sun at and can only be seen really from much of the western us. and if you want to see it, you do need special eclipse glasses or you need to look through pinhole cameras. >> we're not going to play this, are we about to do are we about to do this? why are we playing this again? >> i don't want to do this. i don't want to do this, friend, because this is traumatic for drew. do we have to play it? because a few years back, drew told us how we could make a homemade device, but we could also have you do it now because there's a cereal box back there somewhere. yeah, that's what you use to tell us. yeah but i don't want to, like rain on anyone's parade, and it's just going to be really hard to see it. >> yes. >> so don't even bother with this box. >> i mean, that's a waste of time if you've got some time on your hands, just eat cereal. forget making the you know, check it out because there will be another eclipse next year. >> so you can always in april use it again. but we are going to fight a lot of cloud cover,
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unfortunately. let's take a look at the forecast. so not saying you won't see it completely, but we are going to have cloud cover for a huge portion of the region. so the solar eclipse will begin at 8:05 a.m. tomorrow morning. that's when the moon begins to obscure the sun. maximum eclipse is at 9:20 a.m. locally, and that's when 77% of the sun will be covered by the moon. so i think the best area is probably the south bay to see some good visibility. what about the beach, the coast side? that's going to be rough. that's going to be rough. >> don't do it. >> that's gonna be rough. >> i want to have a moment. >> okay. but not saying because we haven't had the eclipse. back in 2017, it was cloudy, but you could still see part of it. okay. you know, it just wasn't as life changing as some really wanted it to sleep in, you know, uh, friend you don't think people nine i'm going to be up. >> okay? i want to see it. i'll see. >> why not peek your head out, see if you can see anything. the reason why we are going to have
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that cloud cover is a cold front is going to be moving through here this morning, though, we're starting out with mainly clear skies from our sfo camera. but as that cold front moves through late tonight to early tomorrow morning, it'll try and bring a chance of a shower into the north bay. you see areas outside of the north bay will stay dry but we will have a lot of cloud cover over the next two days. so sunday clouds today, partly sunny. this afternoon, mid 60s to the mid 70s. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. we'll keep those partly sunny skies tomorrow as well. sunday is a lot brighter. it's also warmer. and then as we head into next week, a warming trend takes over and by thursday we'll have 80s and 90s away from the coast. gloria >> oh, good morning, drew. we are starting to see a little bit more traffic this morning. we're getting a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you can see the traffic filling in there, the metering lights flipped on at 539 this morning. expect slowdowns from the foot of the maze to the toll plaza. but there are no weights in the carpool lanes right now. and here's a look at your mass transit for this weekend. one thing to keep in mind, bart will
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be replaced by busses between pleasant hill and concord stations. that's for some track repair work. and that's going on all weekend long. kumasi >> thank you, gloria. 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 to herald streets and 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. >> all right, this is hilarious and deserved and celebrating all things klay thompson off the grid. fort mason in san francisco is hosting its very first klay con in honor of the warriors star. the ceo of off the grid says klay is his favorite athlete. you can expect activities inspired by klay, including a paper plane building station, a bulldog soiree to honor his dog rocco and kd. and
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i think this will be the most fun part. a klay thompson lookalike contest right now. klay is not expected to be there as the warriors are in la to play the lakers tonight, but hopefully he'll see it. hopefully he'll see it on social media. >> maybe we can do a little facetime with somebody that would be fun. that would be cool. >> the festivities run from 5 to 10 p.m. that's funny. >> california's great america is back for another weekend of tricks or treats. you can get out your best costume and join the spooktacular celebration this weekend. the special event includes goodies throughout the amusement park, live music and entertainment. and of course, halloween costume contests. guests who want an even more spooky adventure can explore the spooky spires and icky ville in the park that goes from 4 to 10 p.m. every friday through sunday from now. until october 28th. >> can we go? >> yeah. >> well, because it's not. it's
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not real scary. >> okay. >> like six flags is a scarier thing. i know you're not really into scary things, but this great america could be good for you. >> halloween horror nights. no, that was really scary. i don't want. >> that's not for you. i know that's not for you. but i want to go on the roller coaster with you, okay? and i want to play games. okay. one more with animal and make a little scary. >> a little scary. >> like 1 or 2 out of ten. boo! there okay, let me know. okay okay. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break, we're taking a live look outside right now pretty well. this is gorgeous. 655. we'll be right back.
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meanwhile, law enforcement around the us is on high alert after a message from hamas calling on supporters to hold a, quote, day of rage. >> number two, a tentative agreement has been reached between kaiser permanente and union members. this comes nearly a week after 75,000 health care workers went on a three day strike over pay and staffing shortages at the oakland based company. the unions call the agreement a victory. >> 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 to increase wages. >> number four, congressman steve scalise has withdrawn from the house speaker race, leaving the chamber for unable to function normally. republicans will meet again today to discuss the next steps after ousting kevin mccarthy from the job last week. and number five, we have the chance of an isolated shower later on tonight.
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>> but this morning we're starting out with mainly clear skies as a cold front moves into northern california today. it will increase the cloud cover throughout the day. so we turn partly sunny by 4 p.m. temperatures in the 60s and 70. its after the sun goes down later on tonight that we have the chance of a shower in the north bay. look at those rainfall estimates in the next 24 hours. any showers in the north bay are very light areas outside of the north bay remain dry underneath those cloudy skies. >> and number six is stigler is still in effect on the richmond-san rafael bridge after that deadly crash a few days ago. traffic is starting to get heavier there. the three right lanes are closed and they're expected to reopen on thursday, october 19th. >> number seven, this weekend is the annual half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. all there is going to be live music, pie eating contests, costume contests, of course, pumpkin patches. you'll also be able to take photos with this year's
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record breaking pumpkin. san francisco giant jack peterson is going to be the grand marshal for the parade tomorrow. >> wow. one thing they didn't mention, pumpkin beer, which i had last year there. >> and it was really good. it's actually really good. yeah, it has a nice flavor. oh, if you like the pumpkin coffee, you will like the pumpkin beer. yeah. try it. >> in essence, friend. >> are you going to get some this morning? pumpkin spice latte. oh, sorry. not beer, barley. >> he just turned. good morning america. breaking overnight, israel urging the evacuation of more than 1 million people from gaza with the region facing a humanitarian crisis. the conflict intensifying.
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