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storytelling for all. >> invited to a very special celebration. 100 years in the making. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> presidential plans. president biden will begin a trip to israel tomorrow. good evening. i'm ammodytes. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. tomorrow it will be ten days since hamas launched an attack on israel. israeli authorities say at least 1400 people have died and 3400 others have been injured in israel, according to the gaza ministry of health, nearly 2800 people have been killed in retaliatory strikes from israel, with roughly 10,000 more injured. in gaza, the blockade of supplies into gaza continues, according to a spokeswoman for the united nations relief and works agency. >> the pentagon has placed about 2000 american troops on a heightened state of readiness to possibly deploy to the middle east. their purpose would be to serve as a deterrent and as we mentioned, president biden will

travel to israel. >> he'll leave washington, d.c. tomorrow and is expected to arrive on wednesday at uc berkeley today, hundreds of pro palestinian students filled sproul plaza and blocked access to the cal campus at sather gate. >> the demonstrators called for a free palestine state and for better representation of palestinian students on campus. the rally also attracted a handful of counter demonstrators who held up israeli flags. today's rally remained peaceful last week, protesters supporting israel clashed with pro-palestinian groups on campus . >> a billboard in berkeley condemning the hatred of jews has been vandalized. someone wrote, gaza is a concentration camp over the jew belong billboard on university and san pablo avenues. the graffiti also showed support of the coordinated attacks led by hamas in the gaza strip. jew belong says this is the third time it's billboard in berkeley has been vandalized. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins is apologizing for a tweet. she posted about one of the protests that took place in the city over

the weekend. in it, jenkins described the event as a pro-hamas rally and blamed protesters for death to israel. graffiti left behind in the downtown area. jenkins has since deleted the tweet after she says members of the muslim and arab communities reached out. jenkins wrote, i listened and understand their concerns, and as a result deleted the tweet. i do not support violence. the clearly anti-semitic graffiti has no place in sf and we must be mindful that a person who chooses to engage in hateful acts is not representative of an entire community or faith and the world is bracing for an imminent israeli ground invasion of gaza as the jewish state escalates its war against hamas. meanwhile, the us and allies are racing to step up diplomatic and humanitarian efforts as hundreds of thousands of civilians try to evacuate. >> abc news reporter melissa adan has the latest. >> president biden will now travel to israel on wednesday to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. said secretary of state antony

blinken announcing his visit tonight and how the president is standing firm against the terrorist attacks of hamas president. >> we'll hear from israel what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet those needs. president biden will underscore our crystal clear message to any actor, state or non-state, trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. don't >> the white house saying president biden will also meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas, as well as leaders of jordan and egypt. this comes as israeli troops are now gearing up for a ground war against hamas tanks and troops gathering along the border with gaza. >> is israel ready to go right now or are they just waiting for the order? >> we're ready. >> we're prepared. >> their mission is to root out hamas and find the 199 hostages believed to be held in gaza. hamas releasing this video of an israeli hostage animation. >> the undated video shows 21 year old mia sham saying, i just asked that she'll bring me home

as soon as possible to my family , her family giving us permission to show these images. >> heavy israeli bombardment of the gaza strip have continued in retaliation for the hamas terrorist attack on october 7th. a surgeon from doctors without borders describing an apocalyptic scene. >> it's absolutely horrendous. the bodies are stacked up. people are too afraid to bury their dead. when you drive by one of the targeted buildings, there's the stench of decaying bodies. there no longer are able to take the bodies out from underneath the rubble. >> the united nations says nearly half of gaza's population of 2 million is displaced. civilians running out of medicine, shelter, food and water. secretary blinken saying tonight the us and israel will develop a plan to get humanity an aid to civilians in gaza. melissa adan, abc news los angeles. >> we are continuing to keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com

download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> let's move on now. one person took themselves to the hospital after a freeway shooting today in the east bay. our cameras spotted a white toyota corolla with at least two shattered windows. this was on i-80 in richmond near the el portal drive exit. the chp says the shooting happened in the westbound lanes around 3:00 this afternoon. all lanes on that side of 80 were closed briefly while highway patrol officers investigated the chp did not reveal how badly the injured person was hurt. >> in oakland, three more homicides over the weekend bring this year's total to 103. that is right on average for post-pandemic years on the eve of the mayor's state of the city address, local leaders are calling for bold decisions on crime. here's abc7 news reporter leslie brinkly. we have over 100 homicides this year in the city of oakland, which impacts us all directly or indirectly.

>> at a press conference this morning, city officials launched love life week in oakland. >> there's a lot of tragedy in the city of oakland. however the best way to combat tragedy is to come together, heal together, care and love and uplift the town. >> just to point out that three lives were lost over the weekend , which is the counterposition of what live life? love. love is supposed to be in the city, which is disappointing. the oakland police officers association says it's a critical moment in what's the public safety plan for oakland. we just don't seem to have a plan. we are at nine year low budget numbers for the police department. no permanent chief of police, abc seven's neighborhood safety tracker looked at data from the oakland police department that shows reports of burglaries, vehicle thefts, robberies and carjackings are all increasing

since this time last year. >> burglary reports are up 36. vehicle thefts up 51. robberies 35% and. reports have increased 22% since last year. >> right now, everybody's just pointing fingers. the council points the finger at the mayor. the mayor, the council. then we blame the district attorney for everything. council member gallo hopes the mayor, in her state of the city address tomorrow speaks out on the crime crisis in oakland. we need to get back to enforcing the laws that we have. certainly we're at a time that if we need the national guard, well, let's call in the national guard. >> leaders called on the mayor for decisive action to change the course of the crime surge in oakland. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. and our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of public safety statistics for oakland, san jose and san francisco. >> you'll find it on the front page of abc7 news.com. com. >> police in sunnyvale are

calling an early morning shooting involving three people a murder suicide. officers responded to a 911 call about gunshots around 5:30 a.m. they found two women in a car outside a home on keremeos drive, both suffering from gunshot wounds. one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene when officers located the suspect, but he was able to escape a short time later, santa clara deputies tracked him down in cupertino. investigators say by that point, he'd already taken his own life. >> when they did find the suspect again, his vehicle was parked. the suspect was located in the vehicle, deceased with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the second woman shot during the incident was taken to a hospital. >> her condition tonight is unknown. investigators say the suspect and the victims did know each other but would not reveal the nature of those relationship tips. it's all being investigated. bomb threats shut

down several bay area schools today. stratford schools in fremont and dublin closed for the day after receiving an email claiming there were explosives on campus. dublin police checked the campus with bomb sniffing dogs as staff waited outside and nothing turned up in any of those searches. police say private schools in los angeles and other parts of the country receive similar online threats. the fbi is now involved in the investigation. >> new developments today. california's attorney general announced another new reform agreement with the vallejo police department. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has been covering issues with the department since 2015 and has today's update. >> california attorney general rob bonta announcing a new agreement with the city of vallejo and the vallejo police department. >> each of us is here because we are committed to serving and protecting the members of this community. the stipulated judgment outlines reform to vpd's policies and practices as it builds off a prior memorandum of understanding that expired in june. to date, the vallejo

police department has substantially complied with 20 of the 45 recommendations as progress. yes, for sure. but also not enough. >> the new five year plan requires the vpd to comply with all 45 recommendations, as well as additional reforms related to bias, use of force searches, seizures and arrests. >> it also adds accountable equity components, including an oversight and reform evaluator who will assess if vpd is complying with the agreement. >> interim police chief jason to addressed concerns regarding staffing shortages. >> it's going to be a challenge and explain why vpd missed the mark in the prior agreement. what we learned in hindsight was a lot of these reforms had to be completed. at the same time, initially when we started our our efforts, we were working at chronologically the previous mou was entered into days after vallejo police officer shot and killed sean monterrosa from the back seat of an unmarked police vehicle. >> his sister michelle says she's pleased with the

announcement because there was a time when we didn't hear anything from anyone. >> monterrosa's sisters have been advocating on his behalf for the past three years. >> all our pleas haven't gone unheard, not just our families, but communities and to see this collaborative agreement come forward is just a testament to all the work that everyone has done. >> during the announcement, there was little said about the ag's investigation into monterrosa's death. >> we're looking into monterrosa , of course, but his sister says that's okay. >> they are patiently waiting when things are rushed. >> they're not always done right. so, you know, our family has always grounded ourselves and understanding that when the time is right, we'll get the answers we need. the new agreement has the full support of the vallejo city council and mayor who said it could become a roadmap for others as we build together the success, full transformation of the vallejo police department into the first california police department to be a daily living example of the highest level of police professionalism in the state of california. >> the mayor called on the

vallejo police officers association to support what needs to be done, perhaps even faster than five years. i reached out to the vallejo pio for comment and have not yet heard. back in the newsroom for the i-team. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> a lot more to come today. this was the last day for the first philz coffee in san francisco. tonight you're going to hear from phil himself. >> also ahead, danny asked the recruiter explicitly do they care about about college degrees? and the answer was no. it's a clear no, not maybe. or if it's just no, only on abc seven news tonight, hear from the father of a high school graduate who got rejected by 16 colleges but got a job offer from google. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures spiking this week. i'll show you when some cities may actually see records coming up, when abc7 news at nine continues.

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the coffee chain got its start on 24th street in san francisco more than 20 years ago. abc seven news reporter loose pena went to the mission where many coffee fans came to say their final farewell. >> for two decades, philz coffee has captured the hearts and mornings of millions across the country. today they closed a coffee shop where it all started in san francisco's mission district. >> this is really sad. >> this feels location served their last cup of coffee at 1 p.m. mark in an end of an era for customers like chair soto, who grew up coming here as a teenager and also years later as a mom. >> personally, i love phil. we used to come and sit out here and he would sit on the bench. he would talk to my kids when they were little. >> a spirit of community is what kept many coming back. we've been coming here for how many years? >> about a dozen years. yeah. >> after opening in 2003, phil's has expanded to over 60 locations with the majority in california. and even though they're closing the first one,

the business continues. >> we're just closing because we did not renew the lease. well, it's the original. the spirit is built from here, despite foot traffic not being the reason behind phil's closing this store throughout the mission district, a lack of business is leading to many closures is one of them is medianoche, a cuban restaurant set to close at the end of this month after six years in this neighborhood, the restaurant does a lie. >> my home 40 hours on the week. it's one of my house. this that's so hard. >> according to the golden gate restaurant association, in 2022, san francisco reported twice as many restaurant closures as openings. and now it's not looking promising for many. >> unfortunately. it's just been pretty slow in that area, particularly around valencia street, 16, 17th, 18th and onward. the restaurant owners we've talked to who've made those such, you know, such hard decisions to close. it's been a lack of sales as many enjoyed

their last moments at phil's original coffee shop chair made a call to bring closure to many. >> she called phil on speakerphone. phil had a message for everyone. okay, everybody, i want to tell you all, thank you so much for your dedication and your love in san francisco, luis pena, abc seven news. >> san francisco restaurant week starts soon. this year it will be extended an extra four days for the apex summit, which will bring more than 30,000 delegates from around the world to the city on our 3 p.m. show called getting answers, we spoke with amy cleary from the golden gate restaurant association about what to expect. >> it's a real diversity of cuisines. it's not just it's not just one thing. there's chinese, there's japanese, there's mexican, there's a little bit of everything. and i think that's really great. it's a chance to, you know, we always say to like, go back to your favorites because they need your support. but also, you know, to take a look at the list and see, wow, i've heard about this place.

i've always wondered. it's a great chance to try it. >> san francisco restaurant week starts november 3rd and runs through the 16th. >> and tomorrow is a great day for those who love their carbs. it is national pasta day. apparently october is national pasta month, actually, but tuesday is the special day itself. there are many ways to celebrate whether it is baking, lasagna, ordering in with a pasta deal or going out to a great restaurant and getting some pasta and today, it's time to show our love to our feline friends. >> it's global cat day. aside from posting cute pics of your pet, it's a chance to help out cats adoption and fostering programs are one way to do so. there are also trap, neuter and release programs that allow feral cats to live full lives while controlling the population . so i feel like we should curl up with our kitty in a big bowl of spaghetti. right? see, that's for two birds with one stone. >> cats are so fascinating, aren't they? i love watching sweet. they are sweet. all right. let's talk about the weather as we start another week. gorgeous. yeah >> sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya yeah, absolutely.

>> beautiful weather. and i like the way you think. i'm ama and dan let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. you will notice that there was a weak cold front that came through. brought a few sprinkles to the north bay. really isolated that front that came through fell apart. and so we didn't get much out of it other than clouds and certainly rain up to the north. they have seen upwards of a half an inch to about 8/10 of an inch in northern california. so that is encouraging. obviously as we take a look at live doppler seven here locally, we do have some lingering clouds and certainly fog down below. a look at the temperatures with all the cloud cover today. numbers were running lower, but right now they're running a little bit higher anywhere from a few degrees to six degrees. they're going to run much higher later on this week. santa rosa's average high is 77 degrees. tomorrow, the warming begins mid 80s. we're going to bump you up into the low 90s as we head towards thursday. but then temperatures will take a nosedive towards the end of the week and into the weekend. so keep that in mind. kgo roof

camera, all is calm along the embarcadero. we are looking at good air quality for your tuesday, wednesday and thursday. moderate air quality as those temperatures begin to rise, the air quality will begin to decline as we're not expecting strong winds. golden gate bridge camera showing you a little bit of fog there and maybe a little mist. 62 in san francisco, mid 60s, oakland, mountain view, 68 in san jose right now it is 64 in palo alto and half moon bay, a comfortable 61 degrees from our oakland airport camera. we are looking back at a very quiet scene looking back towards san francisco, low to mid 60s from santa rosa to napa. so it's pretty mild out there. upper 60s, fairfield, concord and 64 in livermore, san jose. camera showing you the shark tank now and we are looking at areas of fog overnight. it may be dense in patches by morning. a warming trend begins tomorrow and there is a possibility of records for your midweek time period. so tomorrow morning you will notice that there will be a lot of fog around and the fog will be around even through late morning . by the early afternoon and

into the evening, we start to see the fog pulling away. it may not completely clear the coast, but certainly most areas will see the sun. your temperatures will begin in the low 50s to low 60s with the areas of fog. and then tomorrow afternoon, it's sunny side up in the south bay. nice day 83 in san jose, 84. los gatos 86. in gilroy on the peninsula. you're looking at 77. in palo alto, 67 pacifica. these numbers coming up by a few degrees, 72. downtown san francisco, 68 in the sunset district. north bay. temperatures 60s coast side, 83. in san rafael, 85 for you in santa rosa. these temperatures running a few degrees above average in the east bay, 76. oakland 79. fremont head inland and you're going to feel the warmth out there, but not anything extreme. 85 in livermore, 88 in fairfield. as we look at the accuweather seven day forecast, mid 60s to upper 80s tomorrow, those temperatures will continue to climb into the low to mid 90s wednesday, thursday inland 70s coast side 80s around the bay and then it's

going to be a big drop off in temperatures for the weekend. friday is your transition day, but we'll be back to reality this weekend. slight chance of showers on sunday. >> dan and i don't want to go back to reality. >> i know you like the heat. okay we'll enjoy the midweek and then we'll deal with that. >> thanks, sandy. according to a congressional report released today, us wildfires are dealing a massive blow to the us economy . >> the new report from the joint economic committee says climate exacerbated wildfires are costing the us as much as $893 billion annually. the committee's report examined costs beyond the initial damage. it examined the additional economic toll on real estate value. health risks, income loss insurance and watershed contamination. the numbers are nearly double those previous reported by the trump administration. thousands of federal firefighters face a pay cut in the coming weeks. last year, firefighters were awarded a temporary pay bump as a way to help recruit and retain workers. it would be up to congress to permanently boost federal firefighter pay. we're talking

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website abc7 news.com. >> gas prices are continuing to drop across california and here in the bay area, san francisco gas dropped to 566 according to triple a, oakland drivers are paying 560. that's down $0.12 a gallon in a week. and in san jose, gas is 5.48. the deadline to file your 2022 tax return is being extended again, both for federal and state. late this evening, california's franchise tax board postponed the deadline from today to november 16th. earlier today, the irs had done the same thing for federal filings. the extensions apply in nearly all california counties except three lassen, modoc and shasta. this is all because of the devastating winter storms we went through at the end of last year and the start of this year. it resulted in a six month extension from april to october. and now as we're talking about here, one more month to november . >> still to come, nasa ames research center is teaming up with a new partner. see what it

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effects are being felt here in america. in one case, in investigators think it led to a little boy losing his life. >> the fbi has seen threats targeting jewish and muslim communities increase in the weeks since the israel-hamas war began. abc news reporter melissa melissa adan has a look at the fallout across the country. >> but today a funeral was held in illinois for a six year old palestinian american child who police allege was killed because of his religion. >> investigators claim the boy was stabbed to death by his landlord, 71 year old joseph zuba, who they also accused of

attacking and seriously injuring the boy's mother in their plainfield, illinois, apartment. a authorities allege the landlord stabbed them because of their muslim faith. the young boy reportedly stabbed 26 times by the time she came out, he had located and murdered her child, six year old wadiya, by stabbing. >> this all happened in seconds. >> the council on american islamic relations or care, a muslim civil rights and advocacy group, condemned the brutal attacks. the justice department opening a hate crime investigation, and he paid the price for the atmosphere of hate and otherization and dehumanization that, frankly, i think we are seeing here in the united states since the israel-hamas war broke out, the fbi has been monitoring threats directly related to the conflict. this has divided. protesters hold rallies across the us supporting israel and the palestinians from pro-palestine rallies in philadelphia to pro-israel rallies like this one in new jersey.

>> when nine divided by 11 happened, we all together protested together and we realized there was islamic terror and islamic terror needs to be uprooted and destroyed. arvato today, supporters of jewish voice for peace demanding president biden call for a cease fire in gaza, asking to protect innocent palestinians. >> the fbi and police across the country remain on high alert for potential violence driven by anti semitic or islamophobic sentiment. daetz melissa on abc news los angeles. >> joran van der sloot, the prime suspect in the murder of natalee holloway, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges on wednesday. prosecutors say he extorted and defrauded holloway's mom after she paid $25,000 in exchange for the location of her daughter's remains. but he gave her fake information, the exact charges and potential sentence are unknown. van der sloot is the last person known to have seen holloway before her disappearance in aruba in 2005. authorities there dropped

charges because of insufficient evidence. van der sloot was transferred to the us from a prison in peru in june. he was there serving a 28 year sentence for 2012 murder. under the agreement, he will return to peru to finish the murder sentence before being brought to the us to serve whatever sentence he gets in the holloway case. >> it's been nearly two weeks since the house had a speaker. ever since members removed kevin mccarthy from the role. now, tomorrow, representatives will try again to elect a new speaker . abc news reporter ejiochi is in washington with a look at the crucial question does the nominee have enough votes? >> house judiciary chairman jim jordan plans to go ahead with a vote on the house floor to see if he has enough support from his fellow republicans to become the next speaker of the house. >> i feel i feel real good about the momentum we have, and i think we're real close. >> the ohio lawmaker who lost a majority leader, steve scalise, in the first round of voting lost the support of 55 republicans in a secret ballot last week. still jordan believes

he can shore up enough gop backing before tuesday's public vote through lobbying, an effort that appears to be changing some republican minds. representative ann wagner, who just days ago said hell no. when asked if she would support jordan now announcing he has her support and representatives ken calvert and mike rogers also announcing their support for jordan. still other republicans remain on the fence right now. >> i think the american people are tired of watching this this fiasco unfold. >> the house is unprecedent. the state of limbo comes as war continues to rage between israel and hamas as well as in ukraine. and a potential government shutdown is just a month away. president biden preparing to request more than $2 billion in aid for ukraine and israel. treasury secretary janet yellen hopeful the house will approve the additional spending once they have a speaker. >> there is a strong bipartisan majority in favor of this. it is the president's top priority.

>> meanwhile, house democratic leader hakeem jeffries telling nbc that he's working on a bipartisan solution to, quote, end the chaos in the house. >> it's time to end the republican civil war so we can get back to doing the business of the american people. >> abc news obtained a letter jordan sent to his gop colleagues stating the role of speaker is to bring all republicans together. and that's what he intends to do. i khajanchi abc news, washington. >> ian, the fda has taken a big step toward banning menthol cigarets and flavored cigars. all that's left is approval from the white house. it's unclear when that could happen. scientists say menthol makes smoking more addictive and appealing to young people. experts predict the tobacco industry will fight a ban in court if it gets final approval. >> first lady dr. jill biden was in florida today to tour rocket and launch facilities. space force personnel met with her and the secretary of veterans affairs at patrick space force base, patrick space force base.

doctor biden stopped at cape canaveral space force station and also gave a talk to local stem students as well to inspire them. and there is skyrocketing excitement in silicon valley. nasa and uc berkeley announced the launch of the berkeley space center coming to nasa ames in mountain view, abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for the big announcement. >> the berkeley space center sees nasa ames and uc berkeley joining forces to create an all new campus for research and advancements. they say the $2 billion project will bring the private, academic and governmental sectors together. >> it feels so wonderful that we're at this point in the game because this public announcement makes things actual. it makes it known to the world, the campus is planned to be built at nasa ames in mountain view. >> those behind it say it will bring technological breakthroughs in fields like aeronautics, quantum computing, climate studies and more. some of the biggest beneficiaries of it will be uc berkeley students. it's so exciting.

>> i mean, these are going to be world class institutions that are not only going to bring students, but industry for us to learn from. >> phd student taylor waddell already works as an engineer in an existing program the university has, with nasa being able to have world class research facilities is really exciting at first. >> and then we also have all these hopefully commercial companies that are going to be coming in that allow us to get industry experience, work with these companies, maybe even have full time jobs that experience. and that's what students love and need. just as excited about the project are officials at nasa ames. >> this will be a completely different environment for a nasa research center where we're really going to blend and integrate the best of the academic community as well as government laboratory like nasa, the center will be built on 36 acres and feature one point 4,000,000ft■!s of research and development buildings. >> developers, partners still have a lot of work ahead before the campus is up and running. >> it's anticipated that that first building could begin construction within about three years. >> they'll move into the new buildings isn't expected until 2027. those most excited for the project are willing to wait. >> it's going to have a lot of

these undergraduate and graduate students at uc berkeley to get, you know, their dream job at nasa, their dream job at the space company, their dream job at innovating the future. and that's what it means a lot to me in mountain view. >> zach fuentes, abc7 news. >> some south bay students are learning a little something extra at school thanks to the folks at google and rite aid has officially filed for bankruptcy as it tries to dig itself out of billions of dollars in debt. >> see what effect that could have on your neighborhood store. stay

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takes to build a better bay area . abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how the school hopes new programs on campus can start students on a stem path. there's hope that the next solution to the world's problems may come from a student on the campus of adelante to dual language academy in san jose. >> because here in the heart of silicon valley, a new google dawg grant aims to help students grow their stem skills in order to be the next innovators in the field of ai. >> we've seen ai solve many pressing issues, so making sure that the next generation of youth in our nation are going to be taking those jobs and helping solve the next problems that we will confront as a nation that work began monday for these middle school students. >> google announced a $10 million grant to support robotics clubs across the country to start work in stem. early $450,000 went to the rec foundation for california. schools include including adelante. >> there's mindsets that are

adopted by these students at such a young age that they can or they can't do technology or they can or they can't do math or they can't or they can't do science well with robotics. they do it all and they don't even know it. >> monday, these students got their first taste of the world of stem and robotics. but there's more to come. the rec foundation will offer robotics classes during the school day and more advanced robotics clubs after school hours for students to compete in competitions across the country. principal jose cortez says this is a beneficial opportunity for these dual immersion students. this is an opportunity for kids to discover some talents that they may not know that they had because a lot of times the students in this area don't have the opportunities for enrichment activities such as this. the goal is that this program builds self-confidence for students so they can end up in the field of stem one day, maybe even google. all to ensure the future of ai will feature south bay students. >> if you think about all of us that are in the current workforce, if we had started doing ai and touching robots when we were seven and eight

years old, that would be us innovating now and i'm just so excited to see the future with these adelante students in it in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> right. aid has officially filed for bankruptcy as it tries to dig itself out of billions of dollars in debt. the company is facing slowing sales, increased competition and recently settled lawsuits for its role in the opioid crisis. with a bankruptcy filing, the company says it was able to secure $3.45 billion in new financing from lenders. one pleasanton woman says she has relied on her neighborhood rite aid for 28 years. i would be very sad to see this one go. >> as you saw, i'm about to head off driving somewhere and this is my stop point to get a few things before i go, you know, because it's so handy. i just live two miles that way. >> the company plans to close 400 to as many as 500 underperforming stores, but hasn't announced which locations . in the meantime, walgreens is also struggling financially. it

announced last week that it plans to cut $1 billion in costs next year, drastically shrinking the company. walgreens lost $180 million in the last quarter and shares have fallen almost 40% this year. new ceo tim wentworth begins his tenure later this month. >> taylor swift's concert movie was the box office giant this weekend. taylor swift, the eras tour took in more than $96 million in its opening weekend in seven out of every ten movie tickets sold in north america this weekend were for her movie. and it was an event. people got dressed up and even exchanged friendship bracelets, just like at the concert. check out our producer's cousin, olivia lopez with her stack of bracelets. looks good. eras isn't the only major music tour with a movie version. renaissance announce a film by beyonce chronicling the tour that drew 2.7 million fans, opens december 1st. >> well, coming up next, the newest trend in farming. we're talking about kelp grown right off california's coast. >> and we'll get a look at the weather for the week ahead, see

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professor and kelp biologist michael graham is turning decades of marine science into sustainability. the commercial operation is known as monterey bay seaweeds, one of the largest producing seaweed farms of its kind in the country. >> and so it's a relatively simple system. you know, you pump water in offshore, you run it through some tanks, you use natural sunlight and you perpetuate seaweed to the point where it over supplies itself. and we're able to harvest it and put it into the commercial market. >> the aqua farm, which sits several hundred yards from the moss landing marine laboratory, is a joint venture with san jose state. the tanks, which provide a bubbling saltwater home, are dr. graham's own design. but he says the key is their ability to draw in the critical ocean water through an existing pipeline. in the pipe was originally built for an industrial plant many years ago and later used for research, a legacy structure that would have been difficult, if not impossible, to permit in recent decades, the state of california has a pretty rigid

regulatory environment. >> when new things go in the water. and so once we start getting those applications through and getting some pipes in and locations that aren't going to do environmental damage , you're going to start seeing these types of systems show up. >> and there is growing support on several fronts. a number of marine labs in northern california are growing specimens to help repopulate offshore kelp forests under threat from environmental pressures. north bay congressman jared huffman has also introduced legislation to streamline commercial regulation, arguing that an expanded kelp farming industry would have both economic and environmental benefits. >> and there are all sorts of really interesting uses for kelp. people may think of it as something that, you know, maybe you see in a sushi dish and that's it. there's actually all kinds of interesting products and applications. >> back in moss landing, michael graham is already planning a major expansion at a second location with an existing seawater pipeline in place, potentially making kelp seaweed

and other farm products available to a broader market. >> and we're going to start being able to make seaweed and abalone and other shellfish at a price point in which normal consumers and what i mean by normal consumers is people who in their normal lives and eating would be able to afford, including these into their diet and agricultural revolution in the making along the california coast. >> pretty remarkable. the san jose state moss landing marine lab and another facility run by uc davis at bodega bay have been key partners in efforts to cultivate bull kelp. that's the one of the main species under severe stress along the northern california coastline. and projects are underway to replant sections of those kelp forests. very fascinating, right? >> all right. let's get another check on the weather. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is back. >> sandhya yeah, and dan and those temperatures are going to trend higher starting tomorrow. right now on live doppler seven, we do have some fog out there and it is going to become a little more dense as we head towards tomorrow morning and patches tomorrow afternoon. sun

will be shining mid 60s to the upper 80s for your tuesday. if it's not warm enough for you, check out the numbers on wednesday. we're going to bump up those temperatures into the low 90s and our warmest inland valleys up into the low 90s to even possibly mid 90s by thursday. that's going to be your hottest day. so wednesday and thursday is when we may see some records. and as we fast forward high pressure in command of our weather until sunday this model wants to bring in the possibility of a few showers in the morning. the other computer model is completely dry. so for now, sunday, we're going to go with a slight chance. all right. the accuweather seven day forecast does feature the heat. midweek 70s to 90s and then a cooler afternoon on friday with cloudier skies over the weekend, bringing in temperature was in the low 60s to mid 70s by sunday with the possibility of showers on monday 94, though well above average. thanks andy. >> an update on a story you'll see only on seven about palo alto teen stanley xiong rejected

by 16 colleges, some of them were certainly expected. >> you know, stanford, mit, you know, it's it is what it is. right. but yeah, for some of them like cal poly, some of the state schools, i really thought, you know, i had a good chance and it turns out, however good of a chance i had, i didn't get in. well despite the rejections, stanley got a job offer from google to be a software engineer. >> now his dad also works at google, and today he spoke with us about the reaction the family has received and the changes they want to see in the college admissions process. >> they received a lot of emails from parents who shared their their kids went through college admission process maybe a year ago. a couple years ago, and got actually similar results than stanley did. just looking at the admission rate, if an accident student, a student was a good record can only get about 10% admission that is not a great way to guarantee they can

actually get a good education. stanley asked the recruiter explicitly do they care about college degrees? and the answer was no. it's a clear no, not not maybe. or if it's just no. as long as you can pass the interview, solve the technical problems. that's all google cares about as far as i can tell. but but again, i'm not speaking on behalf of how do we elevate students, all students, out of the zero sum game of college admission because let's face it, college admission is a zero sum game. there are only so many spots somebody is getting in and somebody is not getting it. so there are some ideas around that as well, including setting up some sort of incubator for really talented kids that they no longer need. the technical training of the colleges, but they can use some help in other aspect of getting their own business going. so that is one way of thinking about how to go beyond the traditional path of college admission. >> and stanley's story is one you'll see only on abc7 news. you can read it and share it by

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in september, she underwent treatment and was declared cancer free in august. so that's good news today, madison's favorite princess, tiana, surprised her with a message. >> madison, i hope you know how very special you are. i know we do. >> we are very happy to be able to tell you. madison you're going to disney world. >> jennifer. shop >> disney is giving madison everything she needs for her

trip, including luggage. the remaining 99 wishes that will be granted as part of the make-a-wish and disney partnership will be shared on gma. what a sweet little girl. >> glad she's doing okay too, with her health. >> and it was on this day in 1923, walt disney and his brother roy founded the walt disney company. >> reporter rob mcmillan from our sister station in los angeles has a look at decades of memories on buena vista street at disney, california adventure park. >> it's like we're back in the 1920s, back when walt disney and his brother roy formed the disney brothers studios. later to become the walt disney company. now celebrating 100 years, many guests here today just for the occasion. >> there's no better place to be to celebrate the 100 years. >> i mean, how many companies are 100 years old? >> and over the years, the disney studios have been responsible for hundreds and hundreds of movies. what's your favorite? >> mary poppins? >> oh, gosh, there's so many. i've always been a fan of sleeping beauty. >> lately it's probably been

moana. it's my little nieces. that's the one they love. so that's the one that's always on. >> but it's not just the movies. it's the memories as well. >> just being with family. my father was close to 50 and we were driving down the street and he saw the matterhorn and he was as excited as a five year old. >> natalie guzman. garcia is a disney ambassador. >> i just am so excited to see what's to come in the next weeks, months, even years. so here's to another 100 years of disney magic and storyteller being rob mcmillan, abc seven news. >> and of course, we remind you that disney is the parent company of abc seven. and coming up next on abc seven, catch wheel of fortune at ten, jeopardy at 1030. >> and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> but that's this edition of abc seven news. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ahmed daetz for sandhya patel the entire abc seven news team have a great night. we'll see you in just a little bit.

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