now at five. >> president biden touching down in israel this morning. the high stakes meeting he's attending after a deadly explosion at a gaza city hospital. >> all taking a stand against street vendors. the problems police say street vending caused in parts of san francisco, say for san francisco. >> the new measure, mayor breed, is proposing to increase safety in the city. plus mariah carey's christmas collection. >> we are taking a look at her collaboration with both the children's place as we get ready

for the holiday season. >> good morning. it is wednesday , october 18th. >> friend is back. yes >> yes, we're here. we're ready. >> welcome back. >> i missed you all too. yeah. yeah >> yes. and it's been warm since she left. girl. >> okay. >> it's been hot. >> okay. i was prepared for that jet bridge blow yesterday, and it did not come. it was your place hot. you know what? you have the air on? no, no, no, no, no. >> the bills. the bills. >> no, it was toasty. yeah it was. >> yeah. and it's going to get warmer. so heated visors will go into effect starting today. the last a couple of days. first, we'll have that heat advisory in the south bay. this will last until tomorrow evening. so we start to feel that heat today and then it builds across the region, especially by tomorrow afternoon. right now, we are starting out mainly in the 50s, 58 in hayward. good morning. 60, though, in san jose, we're at 51 currently in santa rosa. let's go hour by hour on future weather. we have very limited

fog out there this morning. we'll warm pretty quickly by noon, you'll see we're well into the 70s and low 80s across the board and we'll continue to warm even more. we're going into the mid 80s. today in the city, we'll start to see low 90s up here in our hottest spots away from the coast. so we're getting toasty out there later today. that heat advisory in the south bay 91 in san jose, 84 in the city will go to 85. in oakland, 89. in napa, 88. the high in santa cruz tomorrow is even hotter than today. we'll take a look at those numbers coming up in about eight minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how traffic's doing this morning. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are starting with the richmond, san rafael bridge because we still have that sigalert in effect due to that deadly crash that happened last week. so a couple things to note here for people that are commuting in to marin county. so this is everyone traveling westbound on 580. we still have three lanes closed here in this area and also wide loads are not allowed on the bridge right now. so you need to take highway 37 if you want to

get to the north bay from their live picture here from the san mateo bridge where everything is moving at the limit. and we do have some slow spots to point out right now, tracy to dublin around 36 minutes for your drive time. and then antioch to concord and san rafael to san francisco are moving smoothly. kumasi thanks, jobina. >> new developments on street vendors in san francisco. the city is now taking an aggressive stance against them all. street vending on mission street and around bart stations will soon be banned. abc abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with more on how these sales are putting people in danger. lena well, come november street vending will soon be a thing of the past off of mission street. >> and that's because supervisor hillary ronen office says the sale of stolen stuff is putting other people in danger. now her office says they've seen mission street flooded with large scale fencing operation over the last year and a half, which involves the buying and selling of stolen goods. just last week, police chief bill scott said investigators recently recovered $17,000 worth of stolen goods

all being sold on mission street from lululemon and victoria's secret. and these fencing operations have led to some major safety concerns. as an aide to supervisor ronen says the situation is so bad that city workers fear for their safety when asking vendors for their permits to the point where our public works inspectors are now wearing bulletproof vests while they're walking the streets. >> they are escorted by police, but that is the level of danger that's out there for city workers. they have been subject to attacks, assaults, verbal and physical assaults. >> and so it really makes it difficult for them to do their job. >> san francisco police chief bill scott is well aware of the problems in this area, along with other city leaders. he blames a 2018 state law that they say basically decriminalized street vending for some of the recent problems with stolen goods. now, supervisor ronan's office says that they are working on finding an alternative place for vendors

to legally sell their items in a permanent way. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> a huge change for the city. lena, thank you. san francisco mayor london breed is taking her plan to increase police power throughout the city. straight to the voters. >> we are taking something to the ballot. we're going around the board of supervisors. we're going around the police commission. we're going straight to the people of san francisco. >> mayor breed introduced her new, safer san francisco measure yesterday. it would roll back some of the police commission's restrictions on things like pursuits and the use of surveillance technology. breed says the measure would also limit police paperwork, giving officers more time to patrol the streets. the mayor says she's putting this initiative on the march 2024 ballot. the police commission says they are in full support of breed's plan. >> mayor breed is also pushing for a controversial drug treatment initiative that will be on the ballot in march. if

this is passed, the measure would require the single adults with a substance use disorder to take part in treatment programs in order to continue receiving welfare from the city and county . it would also require people in assistance programs like food stamps to undergo screenings for dependency on illegal drugs. financial assistance would be revoked if people refuse to get help with their substance abuse. we know the drug crisis touches on a lot of issues, and if you're looking for an ally when it comes to things like abuse, mental illness and more, you can turn to abc7 news.com/take action. we put together a list of local resources to get started and san francisco has introduced a new labor law aimed at better protecting employees. >> the pro act legislation would hold bad contractors accountable. they will be monitored for things like wage theft and unfair labor practices . any company that violates the rules would be eliminated from bidding on city contracts for future projects. >> and this time we're families are suffering from inflation.

when we have so much food insecurity, a high cost of living. the one thing we're going to make sure is that our workers are taking care of that our wage laws are enforced, that our labor laws and our labor practices are enforced. >> the board of supervisors unanimously approved the pro act legislation at their meeting yesterday. >> developing news. president biden is in israel this morning on a high stakes diplomatic trip to try to prevent the war between israel, israel and hamas from expanding. it comes after an explosion at a gaza hospital left hundreds of people dead and jobina the president is expected to address the world anytime now. >> yes, kumasi so the president is expected to speak after his meetings with israeli leaders have finished and we will bring that to you live when it happens. the president arriving in tel aviv just hours ago greeted by prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who as he got off of air force one. the meeting coming just hours after that devastating explosion at a hospital in the gaza strip. officials estimating that at

least 500 people taking shelter inside the hospital were killed and israel has denied it, fired a rocket at the hospital, saying instead that it was a misfire from a militant group in gaza known as the palestinian islamic jihad. president biden has called for his national security team to investigate that further. he spoke about the incident with israeli prime minister netanyahu. i was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday. >> and based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not not you. >> president biden says the us supports the protection of civilian life during the conflict, but president biden was also supposed to meet with leaders from jordan, egypt and the palestinian authority today. but those meetings were canceled. we're learning that the biden administration is drafting a 100 billion foreign aid package that includes security assistance for israel.

reggie, thank you, jobina. >> dozens of people took part in a vigil seeking a cease fire in the middle east. they gathered at dolores park in san francisco last night, many of them holding candles as speakers pointed to the recent events, including that blast at the hospital in gaza as a reason to bring the conflict to an end. several groups, including jewish voice for peace and palestinian youth movement, organized this event. >> 508 this morning. and we are heating up today. heat advisory is go into effect for the south bay later on today and then area wide, we have a heat advisory tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be the hottest day of this week where records are possible. we have a ridge of high pressure that is essentially sitting on top of northern california. this morning, acting like a heat pump . we have very limited fog out there. this morning. we do expect a lot of sunshine today and tomorrow, but a beach hazard statement is in effect today. and what that means is that we do have the increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. and when it gets hot

this time of the year, a lot of folks like to go to the coast. just be aware that the ocean current is rather strong, not only today but tomorrow. high surf advisory will go into effect. we'll show you that coming up in about eight minutes. live doppler seven invisibility mode. we're doing fine. we're watching santa rosa. we're down a three miles, but certainly not as thick when it comes to the fog as we talked about yesterday. this morning, we're dealing with mainly clear conditions. a live look outside from the exploratorium camera showing you we are fog free. we warm fast today. it is a warm to hot afternoon everywhere. by 4 p.m. we have lots of sunshine and temperatures well above average. it gets even hotter here tomorrow where records are very likely. you can see everybody's in the 80s and 90s. but this warm spell doesn't last all that long. cooler weather moves in by friday, but tomorrow it is going to get hot. reggie, we'll look at those numbers closer in about eight minutes. >> thanks, drew. the threat to tech. the warning from top heads of intelligence during a summit in silicon valley. and castro halloween celebrations, especially events happening next

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condoleezza rice made of the discussion. abc7 news reporter laura martinez explains why the bay area is one of the biggest targets. >> the fbi on tuesday hosted an unprecedented summit in palo alto. security leaders from the five eyes, a group formed after world war two in an effort to share intelligence, are focusing on technology threats. >> but the chinese communist party is the number one threat to innovation, period. china has made economic espionage, stealing others, work and ideas a central component of its national strategy. >> intelligence leaders of the five eyes represent the us, the

uk, australia, canada and new zealand. the summit is a joint effort to denounce china's hacking program. now bigger than that of any other major nation. stealing intellectual property is the first step. >> then they use talent programs , joint ventures and acquisitions to harvest the expertise to exploit the intellectual property. sometimes that technology is put to military use. >> the heads of security are coming together in silicon valley to discuss the threats affect different sectors, not aimed just at government or military secrets, but aimed at start ups, aimed at academic research. >> the threat landscape is particularly high in the bay area. >> you look at san francisco, they have a they have a specific area with almost 20 top companies of ai. >> and they're going to be a target for espionage. they're going to target for stealing the secret. they're going to be target for so many things. >> bernafas said. having the

summit in silicon valley sends a message that intelligence leaders are aware of the threats at the silicon valley is the future of technology of the united states and protecting this intellectual property is a national security more than anything else in the south bay. lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> with no end in sight for the sag-aftra strike, another picket is planned today outside netflix headquarters in los gatos. we've seen similar actions after the actors walked out in july, joining the writers guild of america, which was also on strike at the time. negotiations between sag-aftra and the major studios broke down last week and the two sides are reportedly very far apart. according to variety, the major sticking point is a $480 million gap between actors and studios over streaming pay. >> this morning, we are learning more about the official return of halloween festivities in san francisco's castro district. the party is set to be held during the day next weekend, october 28th and the 29th. it's going to include costume contests for kids, pets and adults. hosted by

sister roma and sister morticia. a spooky movie marathon at the castro theater. there's going to be a pie eating contest, cornhole photo booths and pumpkin carving. an official castro halloween festival hasn't happened in the castro for about 15 years. a new developments. >> federal regulators are now investigating reports cruise robotaxis are not using proper caution around pedestrians in the road. the national highway traffic safety administration says it's received several reports. the organization confirmed two incidents where pedestrians were injured, one notably came earlier this month when a cruise car rolled over a woman on market street in san francisco after she had been hit by another car just before her cruise issued a statement saying in part, cruise's safety record over 5 million miles continues to outperform comparable human drivers at a time when pedestrian injuries and deaths are at an all time high. >> for the third time this year,

another bay area robotaxi company is reported cutting jobs. according to our media partners at the sf standard. waymo is laying off more workers. google parent company alphabet owns waymo and google laid off dozens of workers at the start of the year. in march, another batch was let go as well a waymo spokesperson tells the standard the new round of cuts are part of an internal reorganization process. spokesman didn't say how many employees would be losing their jobs, only saying that the number is small. the city of vallejo is honoring bay area rap legend e-40 this weekend. that's where he was born. earl stevens. that's his real name, will receive a key to the city on saturday. on top of his illustrious music career, he's donated to numerous charities in vallejo over the years. a one mile stretch of magazine street is going to be named e-40 way as well. this is a street he lived on as a kid and it was a part of his 2015 album. well the holidays, lest we forget. two

months away. >> but mariah carey is helping you get ready with a new holiday collection in collaboration with the children's place. the children's place shared this video on instagram, sharing the new lineup starring carey and her 12 year old twins, moroccan and monroe. not ready. what do they look like now? oh just cute. >> just 12 and 12. adorable they are so cute. >> it features matching family christmas pajamas and matching family outfits. the company says it's excited to partner with mariah and her kids on this magical holiday campaign. the collection is available now. they really do look cute. >> they do. >> i like that sweatshirt. look at this. >> i just i always like looking at the comments. yeah, this person can. mother. >> mother looks amazing. >> oh, we are family. oh that's cute. that's cute. >> you know what i'm here for it. why does she age backwards?

she's reversing it. she took the jlo pill. whatever that is. >> or something like death becomes her. she made a she made a deal. >> she made a deal with the devil. >> you know now. warning. but she looked good. but the holidays, let's say we still have halloween. two weeks. >> thank you. it's like, yes, we do. >> we got time. >> thank you. >> but you need to get your favorite holiday. >> thanksgiving. do not erase that. please do not. what were you saying? >> but you should get the outfits ready. >> correct. for christmas and get them early. >> get like if you're going to coordinate with your family, you know, you need to, like, plan ahead, get it together, order it. >> that's true. >> don't. don't open it. and we're order it so order it. no no. >> but if you want to look like mariah, you need to get started. >> last year. >> yeah, we're just. >> when we were born, january 1st, dna is out and. >> and she's giving us crop top christmas which is rude. >> here's a live look from the tam cam. we have great visibility out there this morning. get ready for warm to

hot temperatures today. we have heat advisory in the south bay today where some of our warmest areas going into the 90s. but the city, oakland into the mid 80s. today it is going to feel well above average. we have a lot of sunshine out there tonight. we'll keep clear skies and temperatures. we get relief in the overnight hours from this warm weather. we'll dip into the 50s, however, watch what happens on thursday. future tracker temperatures, it is going to get hot around here. and this is when we have the possibility of breaking records. a 90in the city tomorrow afternoon, the same in oakland, going to 94. in san jose, 96 in danville, 95, in santa rosa, even along the coast, we are going into the upper 80s to near 90. in half moon bay, we do have a heat advisory tomorrow that encompasses a huge portion of the bay area for these hot temperatures. thankfully, cooler weather does move in here by friday. but tomorrow we will have a high surf advisory going into effect for large breakers. waves could exceed 20ft along our coastline. so please be

aware of that. if you're thinking of going to the coast to get a little bit of relief from the most intense heat, the active ocean current is something to have concern of with those large waves. here's the accuweather seven day forecast heating up today with records possible tomorrow than it is noticeably cooler on friday, cooler air rushes in and then it's even cooler over the weekend with a chance of some morning showers on sunday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to start here with the live look from the golden gate bridge where the chp has issued a fog advisory, but it doesn't look too bad from our camera, but just want to let you know that that is in place, especially if you're traveling northbound on 101 through that area. mass transit, bart, muni and ace all running on time right now. so no problems to report in this section. emeryville looking live at 80 showing you that westbound traffic is where you see the headlights. it's one of our busiest stretches this morning. and before we go checking back in on those drive times because we have a big difference in that tracy to dublin ride it's now up to 43 minutes kumasi. >> thanks, jobina coming up, the seven things to know this

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hadn't arrived in israel overnight amid growing outrage over a bombing of a hospital in gaza. hundreds of people may have been killed. israel has denied responsibility, blaming a misfired rocket from a palestinian militant group. >> number two, house republicans are expected to hold another vote today to elect a new speaker. yesterday congressman jim jordan failed to get the votes needed to secure that job. >> number three. federal regulators are investigating reports cruise robotaxis are not using proper caution around pedestrians. the national highway traffic safety administration says it's received several reports. cruz said in a statement its safety record outperforms comparable human drivers. >> number four, starting next month, san francisco will ban

street vending on mission street. it comes after some city workers say they were assaulted and threatened by people selling things on the street. the city is now trying to find an indoor space where permitted vendors can legally sell their goods. and number five, we are heating up this afternoon in a heat advisory will go into effect for the south bay. >> we'll have temperatures in our hottest spots well into the 90s, but it is equally warm around the bay's shoreline. lots of mid and upper 80s later on this afternoon. >> number six, the sig alert that we've been following since last week is still in place at the richmond-san rafael bridge. so three lanes are blocked in the westbound direction. wide load vehicles are not allowed here, so you will need to take highway 37 if you need to get to the north bay. >> number seven, los gatos based netflix is expected to reveal a boost in subscribers thanks to its crackdown on password sharing. the company is also expected to set the stage for a price hike when its latest earnings report is released today. in today's gma first

look, you're on vandersloot. >> the suspect in the natalee holloway disappearance case is expected to plead guilty in an extortion case. here's abc news reporter erielle reshef in this morning's gma first look, a major development in the extortion case against joran van der sloot. >> the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway, the dutch national serving a 28 year sentence in peru for the murder of another woman, but was brought to the us a few months ago to face these charges. natalee holloway vanished during a high school graduation trip in aruba in 2005. beth holloway's attorney saying van der sloot is expected to change his plea to guilty, offering up clues about what happened. the fbi was charged with determining whether he was being truthful or not. >> they used what they had available to them to corroborate or test the veracity of what he was saying. >> and we'll have much more coming up at 7 a.m. plus, legal expert dan abrams weighs in live

with your gma first look. i'm erielle reshef, abc news new york. halloween is almost here and if you're looking for a fun place to stay, an oakland woman has transformed her home into a wild experience. >> it is called moon light manor and it's on airbnb. the 150 year old victorian is located in the heart of oakland and the post says jump back in time to the 1920s or enter the world of beetlejuice. adventure awaits at each section of the house is its own little universe. the host, christina, has experience in costume design and stagecraft. she says she recently had a baby and decided to open her home to airbnb to support her family. it's listed for around $200 a night to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the national toy hall of fame. >> you can vote for a finalist at a special board will pick four inductees, but one is going to be chosen by you. the public. and you have this these options. see? okay. so there's a

transformer. you see what i'm talking about? the fisher price corn popper. my little pony. there's the fisher price corn popper. i like that. pez there's pogo stick and. and i mentioned transformers already. you can cast your vote by going to museum of play.org. you can vote once per day through tuesday. the winner and the other inductees will be announced november 9th. which one are you voting for? kumasi um. i like the pez. >> i think. >> oh, interesting. i'm going to go with my little pony. you do? >> don't you get candy with the pez, though? >> you do see, i consider that more of a candy rather than a toy. >> okay. i can see that right, my little pony. >> i was a brony one year for halloween. oh, you know what that is? >> i can imagine. >> but right, boys who like my little pony. >> where's the picture? >> it was. i was just trying to find one. it's somewhere in my phone. okay. you'll see it. >> i'm looking for. >> no one knew what i was. it

was friend. >> they never know what you are. they really don't. >> it was a flop once again. coming up at 530, search for a thief, a bay area store pleading with the person to return a vintage poster featuring the spice girls and remote public comment. >> why san francisco supervisors just voted to ban

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who's now at 530, a second house speaker vote today. >> congressman jim jordan losing his first bid for the speakership as the chaotic battle for the gavel continues. >> president biden in israel this morning vowing support for israel as members of his administration are meeting with the israeli war cabinet today, cutting down on crime. >> the focus of oakland mayor shantel's state of the city address, her first one since taking office. >> and a thanksgiving dinner tradition gone viral. two strangers becoming friends after a text to the wrong number. what

one of them is saying about the get together for this year? good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, october 18th. >> we start with warm weather today. hey, drew. >> hey, good morning, reggie. that's exactly right. we are heating up today. we have a heat advisory that will go into effect for the santa cruz mountains and the south bay later on today. this will last two days, so we'll start to feel that warmer air move in this afternoon and it gets even hotter around here tomorrow. right now, temperatures were mainly starting out in the 50s on your wednesday morning with generally clear skies. we don't have that widespread dense fog like we were dealing with yesterday morning. future tracker temperatures, we are going to warm quickly today. by lunchtime, you'll feel that warm weather 70s and 80s already across the entire region. and then we warm even more. we expect our hottest cities to go into the low 90s, but even close to the bay shoreline it will be warm today. in the 80s, 84 in the city, 85. in oakland, a hot 91. in san jose, 89. in napa, 9092 in concord. but look at that hotter afternoon coming your way tomorrow in about eight

minutes. let's check in with jobina. so traffic's doing. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so for the most part, traffic is looking really nice, except for our major issue on the richmond-san rafael bridge, which has been in place over the last week. so we'll get to that in just a moment. but in terms of these drive times here, highway four, westbound 80 and also northbound on 87, all on time for those commutes so far this morning. so you're in great shape. walnut creek, live picture here. those tail lights traveling in the southbound direction. no problems to report there. and the richmond-san rafael bridge, like i mentioned, that's sigalert still in effect. three lanes blocked in the westbound direction and wide load vehicles will need to take highway 37 this morning. reggie thanks, jobina. >> developing news this morning. president biden is in israel right now meeting with israeli leaders as he tries to prevent the war from hamas from growing. the meetings coming hours after officials say at least 500 civilians were killed in a hospital explosion in gaza. abc news reporter justin finch live in washington tracking all these developments. justin reggie, we are standing by for remarks from the president at any time

following those meetings. >> the white house says he is using today's meetings to ask some tough questions of israel's leadership. president biden arriving in israel as tensions intensify across the middle east in. to iran, angry protests tests prompted by reports of a deadly missile strike at a gaza city hospital, killing hundreds. many of the dead were injured. palestinian civilians, others seeking shelter from the fighting. videos circulating online showing that hospital in flames as hamas militants blaming the blast on an israeli missile. israel insisting they are not at fault, according to our intelligence. >> hamas checked the reports, understood that it was an islamic jihad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened.

>> gaza residents angered and afraid. >> we went to schools. they bombed schools. we went to the south. they bombed the south. >> meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu hours after the gaza hospital explosion. president biden saying it appears israel did not fire the rocket, though us officials say it will take some time to determine. >> americans are grieving with you. they really are. and americans are worried. americans are worried because we know there's a this is not an easy field to navigate. what you have to do. we have to also bear in mind that hamas does not represent all the palestinian people, and it has brought them only suffering. >> the president saying the us supports the protection of civilian life during conflict and that he's directing his team to investigate a us official tells abc news it is uncertain who launched the strike and it

will take a while to determine following the hospital rocket strike talks between the president and the leaders of jordan, egypt and the palestinian authority were canceled. but biden's talks with israel's prime minister and leadership will move forward. in the meantime, the abc news has learned the biden administration is drafting a $100 billion foreign aid package that includes security assistance for israel. in washington, justin finch, abc seven news. back to you. >> thank you, justin. as justin mentioned, the president will be speaking any moment now. as soon as that happens, we will bring that to you live here on abc seven. and of course, you can find out what's happening with the latest updates by going to abc seven news.com and downloading the abc seven bay area app to get breaking news alerts and livames. >> oakland mayor shang tao stressed the importance of community safety during her first state of the city address, the mayor pledged to focus on bolstering the 911 system and installing 300 new license plate readers. in her 45 minute

speech, tao says community safety is her top priority as the city's top official. i am committed to increasing the number of police officers on our streets with a strong preference for diverse, home grown officers who know our community. she did not mention homegrown police chief lauren armstrong, who she fired back in february. he is now one of seven candidate s that she could hire as police chief. a former police commissioner that mayor tao fired back in june, spoke outside of city hall. >> mayor shengtao is the most incompetent mayor ever i have seen in the 53 years since my family moved to oakland. she does nothing for our city. crime is rising. >> mayor tao says the city will double down on its commitment to

prevent and to solve crimes. so far this year, there have been 103 homicides and vehicle thefts are up more than 50% in the past year. today, abc seven will be speaking with myrtle live to get her thoughts on the state of the city address, her progress in finding a police chief and her vision for the future of oakland. you can watch it at 11 a.m. on midday live right here on abc seven. >> new developments on street vending in san francisco. supervisor hillary ronen says vendors on mission street and around bart stations will soon be banned in a community newsletter. ronen says the practice of selling stolen items has left city workers injured. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at city hall with a look at this new plan. lena >> well, supervisor ronen's office says over the last year and a half they have seen large scale fencing operations, flooding, mission street and those fencing operations mean the buying and selling of stolen goods. now, san francisco police

chief bill scott says legit vendors and vendors want to be able to sell their items and make a living. but there have been a number of people taking advantage. and now he says markets have exploded where this never existed. just last week he said investigators recently recovered $71,000 worth of stolen goods from lululemon and victoria's secret, all being sold on mission street. now city workers are fearing for their lives when asking vendors for permits, with some being subject to verbal and physical attacks. >> yes, we've done operations. we've we've arrested some fencers. you know, people that are is what they do. they buy stolen goods for very little money and then they sell it on the on the you know, the black market, if you will, along with other city leaders. >> chief scott blames a 2018 state law that they say basically decriminalized street vending for some of the recent problems with stolen goods. now, supervisor ronan's office says they are working on finding an

alternative indoor space for permanent vendors to legally sell their goods. this street vending ban goes into effect at the beginning of next month. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. new developments. remote public comment during san francisco board of supervisors meetings are now discontinued. our media partners at the sf standard report the decision was approved during tuesday's meeting. supervisor aaron peskin introduced the rule change after the supervisors meeting was disrupted by racist comments during virtual public comment last month. the new change to the public comment is effective immediately. exceptions can be made for callers granted accommodations because of a disability. >> happening today, house republicans will try again to elect ohio representative jim jordan as house speaker jim been. it's been two weeks since former speaker kevin mccarthy was ousted and the house is still paralyzed. >> yes, reggie, so congressman jim jordan says he is confident he'll get the votes he needs to

be the next speaker during today's vote, but he is facing a lot of criticism over his track record as a lawmaker in his 16 years in congress. jordan has not passed any of his own legislation in and a decades old sex abuse scandal from jordan's time as a wrestling coach hangs over his head. wrestlers from the team are calling out jordan's alleged inaction surrounding claims that the team's doctor was molesting students. the fact that the doctor was around us in our in our saunas and our showers changing with everyone, you would have you would have to know about what is going on. >> everybody knew what was going on there at that point in time. >> jordan has denied any knowledge of the abuse during yesterday's vote, jordan got just 200 votes. he needs 217 to win the speakership. minority leader hakeem jeffries got 212 votes. pressure is mounting to name a speaker because lawmakers

face a november 17th deadline to avoid a government shutdown. kumasi >> thank you. jobina. reward for the arrests of robbery suspect san francisco dealing with at least two incidents in less than a week targeting postal workers. >> call for changes to a controversial bike lane. the solution one san francisco supervisor is proposing after some say it's killing business in the area. but first, to check on the weather with drew. >> good morning. 541 and we're tracking live doppler seven along with satellite. it is extremely quiet across california this morning. we have this ridge of high pressure that is essentially sitting on top of us this morning. and it will act like a heat pump bringing about hot temperatures today and likely record warmth tomorrow after noon. but we do have some issues along our coast, starting today with a beach hazard statement. it'll bring about the increased risk of sneaker waves, wave heights right now, 7 to 8ft. we'll likely see them increase a bit as people try by and beat some of this heat by heading to the coast. just know that the ocean current is going

to be active today and it gets even rougher around here tomorrow. waves will likely exceed 20ft in spots by thursday afternoon. here's a live look from our tam cam. we have good visibility, very limited in terms of any fog out there this morning. we're not dealing with that dense fog like we had yesterday morning. today is all about sunshine. take the sunglasses out. your best accessory that water, too. you want to stay hydrated today as sunshine takes over the forecast east and warm to hot temperatures today. we're going above average, 80 and 90 away from the coast. even the coast is mild in the mid 70s, but we get even hotter around here tomorrow. heat advisory expands to include most of the bay area thursday records are very likely in several cities. the coast little relief we're going well into the 80s, tomorrow afternoon and then away from the coast. essentially everybody is going into the 90s, but relief does come very quickly. starting on friday, we will take a closer look at these daytime highs, these records. very possible tomorrow coming up in

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standard of reporting. the first incident happened on saturday, near 17th and guerrero streets. a mail carrier was shoved to the ground, their keys stolen. officials say thankfully the worker wasn't injured. and another mail carrier was targeted on tuesday near 26th street in san jose avenue. a person tried and failed to rob that postal worker. authorities say these incidents are targeted and they affect thousands of customer hours. the us postal inspection service is offering $150,000 in reward money for any information leading to an arrest in these cases. i hate to hear that they're just trying to do their job. >> a screen printing shop in arcade in san francisco is investigating after their beloved spice girls poster was

apparently stolen. so here's a look at what the poster looks like. it features sporty, scary baby and posh, but not ginger because she was already out of the group at the time. but that's not the point of the story. they're promoting their 1998 performance at shoreline amphitheater, where, according to an instagram post by the store, a free gold watch. their vintage poster was stolen from the bathroom over the weekend, and it's not the first time in 2018. the original vintage poster was stolen and then replaced by the local artist who created the original free gold watch says there's a reward for information leading to the posters safe return. >> well, there are new talks over a highly controversial bike lane in san francisco. the sfmta discussed the valencia street middle bike lane in the mission yesterday. some business owners we spoke with say that this thing has really been a nightmare or they want that bike lane removed. they say customers are confused when they're trying to find parking on the street. we heard one city supervisor

propose this as a solution. >> if they made it a one way street, maybe we could have a place for people to double park. we could have bike lanes that are, you know, on the on the sides of the streets. >> the middle bike lane is a one year pilot program that removed 70 parking spots in the process as thousands of volunteers from across the state are taking a pledge to join the california service corps to help with challenges like poverty and natural disasters. >> it's dirty and it's stinks and you get sweaty and your hands bleed. >> sometimes and your nails get dirty and we're okay with that, you know, like because, well, for me, i know it's making this place better than than i found it. >> san jose mayor matt mehan commended the work these members do year round, making better places to live by joining what is now the largest service force in the nation. an arizona grandma and her friend are

getting ready for another thanksgiving. after that, accidental texts brought them together in 2016. >> yes, you may remember wanda dench. she thought she was texting her grandson but had the wrong number. the teen she was texting accepted her invitation to thanksgiving. anyway and has been at that feast every year since. so now the teen is an adult. jamal hinton. he shared this post that says thanksgiving is around the corner and i'm still getting texts from a random number. year eight plans are set with a great surprise, guys. i'll be like a surprise. now we don't know what the surprise is. we don't know what these two are planning, but what this thanksgiving will be bringing their families together again. cute oh, i do like this every year. >> keep it going. a new tradition in. >> and i think he has the same girlfriend every year. >> i was wondering, is this a surprise? >> oh, jobina. oh, with the tea that's got to be the surprise. >> that has to be right. >> oh, you think it's an engagement? engagement?

something >> okay. yeah. >> or they're already married and there's a baby announcement. something's going to happen. >> yes. yes. i was thinking the same. >> exactly. why did my eye go directly to her nose? >> is that her? is that same one? >> same the same girl? >> well, good for them. these are very consistent, loyal people. >> yes, we like that. standby. we like that. >> and you know what? the american people need this story comes around. everyone's waiting still. >> everything's fine. >> yeah, we're still here. >> we're still going. >> my family is going to absolute, but they're fine. >> there's was hope. i mean, most are on thanksgiving. it's not the greatest for everybody weather wise. it is warming up. so get ready. hot weather is expected today. heat advisories in effect for the south bay. the santa cruz mountains. look at your highs today, well above average. a lot of sunshine, an a little relief along the coast, but it's still mild in half moon bay in the 70s tonight, mainly clear skies. you do get a bit of relief from the heat in the overnight hours with temperatures dipping well into the 50s. but watch what happens on thursday. future tracker temperatures, it is hot no

matter where you are. you can see these temperatures well above average. lots of 90s on the board from santa rosa to oakland to san jose at 94, 96, in danville, even the city will hit about 90 degrees the coast, minimal relief. it is going to get warm there as well. upper 80s for half moon bay and point rays as well. so we'll find cooler weather quickly arriving here on friday, though. so this warm spell lasts about two days today and tomorrow. but tomorrow records are possible. that heat advisory expands to include almost all of the bay area tomorrow afternoon for those hot temperatures, not only that, we'll have some pretty dangerous surf tomorrow. high surf advisory will be in effect tomorrow. we could see breakers exceeding 20ft. so i know folks may try to go to the coast, get a little bit of relief from some of this heat. but just know that ocean current will be very active with dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. we're heating up today. records are possible tomorrow and then it's noticeably cooler

here on friday and even cooler over the weekend with temperatures going below average sunday morning will track the chance of some light showers with a cold front moving through jobina. >> thank you, jill. good morning , everybody. so we are starting here with the live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are officially on. traffic is into the bay. so you can expect delays in this spot and i'll have your drive times for you across the bridge in just a moment. and emeryville live picture here showing you 8-80 headlights traveling in the westbound direction. our highway four commute is beginning to slow and you have to concord now around 25 minutes. tracy dublin drive time has remained about the same and the bridge drive time. so once you make it through the metering lights at the bay bridge, you're going to be around an 11 minute drive or so as you travel westbound on highway 80. and then also know the golden gate bridge is a five minute drive southbound on 101, which is great. we also still have a fog advisory in effect for this spot as well. >> reggie, thanks for being a paying to post the plan. elon musk has introduced making users pay to be on the platform and a

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effort to speed up the boarding process. it's the airline's way of avoiding the foot traffic jam that happens in the aisle when people are boarding a plane. so now travelers who by that window seat can board first passenger with aisle seats will board last . the jobina did a deep jumpiness. it starts thursday. so get ready for some domestic flights in international for domestic flights and some international ones. the new york times reports the change could cut up to two minutes from the boarding time on each flight. now, this is a lot of questions about this. >> i have i have a couple of answers. one of them is that it says it cuts it by two minutes, but the other part of it is that boarding now takes two minutes longer than it used to. so this is only bringing you back to where we used to be. >> i'm just thinking about being able to board first in the overhead bin space. that's the thing. are you going to have to

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