sure. >> kristin and j.r, let's take a look at the temperatures right now. good afternoon, everyone. just about everyone in the 70s to 90s range some of our hot spots right now 92 in santa rosa, 90 in morgan hill. as we take a look at the heat advisory, it's up for the santa cruz mountains and the santa clara county area. already it will remain in effect until tomorrow night. tonight at 11 p.m. all other areas shaded in orange will go under that advisory and that will be in effect until the same time period. now, the concern here is anybody who's sensitive to the heat can get sick from the kind of heat we are expecting as we head into tomorrow. so we go hour by hour, 5:00 tonight. still pretty warm if you want to get outside 7 p.m. numbers ranging from the 60s to the 80s as we head towards tomorrow morning. it's a mild start for many of you and it's going to warm up quickly. so we are looking at high temperatures that will come in higher than today. a live view from san rafael. camera spare. the air alert has been issued for thursday. air quality going

downhill, moderate to poor tomorrow, but it does improve as we head towards the end of the week. i'll be back with your exact high temperatures and let you know when we'll get a break from this heat. coming up. >> kristen, sandhya, thank you. president biden is on an urgent mission to keep the israel-hamas war from spiraling into a broader conflict. he spent about nine hours in israel today meeting with officials, first responders and victims families. it comes as rage over an explosion at a gaza strip hospital is spreading. today, demonstrators set fires at the us embassy in lebanon. there were clashes outside the israeli embassy in jordan and protests at the israeli consulate in turkey. the protests come as humanitarian aid is finally being allowed into gaza to help palestinians improve, acted by the conflict. >> the people of gaza need food, water, medicine, shelter. today i ask the israeli cabinet, who i met with for some time this morning, to agree to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance to

civilians in gaza based on the understanding that there will be inspections and that the aid should go to civilians, not to hamas. >> also today, the us treasury department announced new sanctions on key members of hamas. the sanctions will cut off some access to their money, which the treasury hopes will lift or limit hamas from buying weapons. tomorrow, president biden will address the nation to discuss our response to the conflict in the middle east and the ongoing war in ukraine. he'll speak from the oval office at 5 p.m. you can watch that here on abc seven news. and wherever you stream. >> back in washington, d.c. nearly ■300 people were arrested during a protest at the capitol. they're demanding a cease fire in gaza. many wore t shirts with the words not in our name. protesters also blocked the intersection in front of the capitol building and in the bay area high school. >> students were at the center of protest today. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell went to one and is live

in the newsroom with that part of the story. >> yeah, kristen. kristen and organizers say 1500 students from at least ten schools here in the bay area walked out today. and as with other rallies and protests we've been covering , this war is drawing out a lot of emotion really sign calls for a ceasefire here in gaza, reposted from berkeley to san francisco. three palestine students across the bay area joining a national walkout wednesday. >> they have been seeing horrific images on the tv of people getting killed. you know, a million people getting displaced in palestine, palestine, more than 100 students taking to the streets outside galileo high school. >> how does it feel to be walking with so many of your fellow students today? >> it feels powerful. it feels like my voice is actually heard in a lot of times. it hasn't been free palestine and on the

stairs of san francisco city hall, more calls for peace as the daughter of an israeli as a jewish woman, as a human being, i say stop the madness. >> stop the killing. >> we call for an immediate cease fire. we call for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow aid, medical equipment to enter gaza. >> the leaders of the world must come together to negotiate a meaningful peace and lasting solutions so that people of all sides can live in freedom and with safety free palestine. >> you just need to be human, just to feel what these people that are getting killed, they breathe a sigh. >> now, students and organizers are saying there are likely more walkouts to come. i talked to school staff today on the ground and they told me they were proud of the way students were peacefully raising their voices. kristen and j.r. >> tara, thank you so much. we'll 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 on abc7 news.com. >> the secret service has declared a national special security event for aipac. the conference in san francisco next month will bring more than 30,000 delegates from around the world to the city. and that means security will be tight in the designated higher security zone at moscone center and yerba buena gardens, the secret service will put up a 14 foot unscathed fence. that area will be limited to people with credentials only along the outer perimeter. sfpd will be supported by about 1000 chp officers. >> the number one priority for the united states secret service, as well as everyone standing here today, is the safety of the world leaders, the attendees coming to the apec summit, but as well as the general public here in san francisco, the secret service will close 12 blocks around the moscone center or the part of the central subway that runs underneath the security zone

will also be closed. >> aipac runs from november 11th through the 17th. now to the ongoing efforts in san francisco to get illegal street vendors off the streets. >> city officials concede warned about safety of now banned all street vending on mission street and around bart stations. downtown abc7 news reporter luis pena has been following this story for months and is live in the newsroom with the impact on vendors. >> that's right jr supervisor ronen is categorizing the ban on street vending as a necessary emergency measure. she's hoping to start with 90 days, but if it works to keep the ban indefinitely. it's been four months since san francisco's street vendors in the mission district entered a permitting program. but now they're being told street vending will be banned next month for 90 days as an emergency measure to address health and safety issues. >> as vending from mission street from 14th to 25th and a small perimeter around the bart stations supervised for hillary. >> ronen represents this

district. her office is getting reports of san francisco public works employees being attacked and on permitted vendors blocking sidewalks. she's hoping that by banning street vending in selected areas, those who are selling stolen goods will leave. >> it's hard to enforce and it's just not working. it's not working long enough. this is such a safety problem. >> we went to the mission district to speak to vendors. many had no idea this enforcement is about to happen. this impacts us a lot. >> yeah. what else are to be able to live out of? todos, not only me, but everybody. >> every vendor. we spoke to has a permit and now they're confused, asking why they have to pay the price for the group. that's not following the rules, as we are a very clean area here in the mission. but if you look across the street, you can tell that it's a different, different look. cesar has two daughters and says he's concerned he won't

have enough money to pay rent. it's going to impact us. >> it gives us nosotros. no tenemos la culpa, porque nosotros. we're not at fault. mantenido la plaza muy limpia kept the plaza very clean. >> this is how we make a living. this is how we are able to provide for our families. the public works department is hoping this 90 day pause will help them regain control of the sidewalks taken over by many who are selling stolen property and attacking inspectors. our inspectors have been offered bulletproof vests. >> some of them are availing themselves to that opportunity. they are wearing them. they've been punched. they've been poked. they've had things thrown at them. >> but business owners like aaron harber don't see the point of this drastic change. >> it seems like, again, it's a it's a band-aid to look like the government is doing something when there are real problems that need to be solved, even though the emergency measure is still being worked out. >> vendors selling food may not be impacted, but they're still on high alert. this is your income. >> no puede trabajar en otra

cosa. >> my husband is also sick and he cannot work anywhere else. now permitted street vendors will be able to sell anywhere else in the mission that is not part of the enforcement area. supervisor ronen's office also is working with a nonprofit to provide vendors and enclosed space in the mission to sell goods for these vendors, as well as bart to allow some of these vendors to sell on bart property in the newsroom. luz pena, abc7 news. >> thank you. oakland mayor cantor told us on midday live today she will not be rehiring former police chief laurent armstrong. that's despite his making a police commission committee shortlist for the position. >> i am determined to get us out of the federal oversight which we have been under for the last 20 years. the next police chief is going to have to be able to work with the monitor and with the federal judge as well. and i do believe that in this case it will not be leronne armstrong. >> armstrong is one of six

finalists for the position on tao fired him after an investigation found he mishandled two misconduct cases. he has since been cleared of any wrongdoing. new developments in the san francisco unified school district announced it's reached a tentative agreement with its service workers union. >> it would give a 16% pay increase through 2024, plus a one time stipend of $1,300. the union represents just over 1000 employees. the agreement will be finalized by vote in the next board of education meeting. >> after 18 years. finally, some answers for the family of natalee holloway. the new push to stop the flow of fentanyl into the us. and it all starts at the california mexico border. did you get the alert? an earthquake hit the bay area? well, outside of the bay area. but why was the warning so off from i'm just the flu. (coughing, sneezing) i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications...

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okay. neither did i, but there was a 4.2 magnide ethquake that sok parts of the bay area this morng. it was centered in isleton in the sacramentoelta, sacramento county, about 25 miles or 25 minutes northeast of antioch. abc7 news viewers told us they felt the shaking there and in stockton and modesto. so we visited isleton today shortly after the quake. no reports of

damage or injuries, but a clerk at a local store tells us this was her first time experiencing a quake and it made for a few scary moments. >> all of a sudden i see everything shaking, like going back and forth like that. and i hear something falling behind me. there was three bottles of the smirnoff that luckily they were plastic. they were not bottles, but living it life. it was it was a very scary. yeah. >> well the earthquake also triggered widespread inspections of levees and other infrastructure in the area. the delta supplies water to an estimated 27 million people across the state. we checked with multiple agencies, including the state department of water resources, who told us that there was no damage. >> all right. joining us now is dr. robert degroot with the usga shakealert operations team to talk about how things went today. thank you so much for joining us, dr. degroot. thank you. so you're on the team that works on the shake alert, which was used today. i'm hearing that

it was a little confusing that the initial alert showed the quake was a 5.7. but of course, we know that was later quickly revised to 4.1 and then later to a 4.2. so that leads me to the question, why the discrepancy? >> yes, the shake alert system performed exactly as expected today. and i think the one thing that needs to be realized is that we're working with about one second worth of data when that earthquake reaches the surface to get the information processed and then hand it over to the organizations that actually deliver the alerts for the usgs. and so the first few seconds of information was critical. and it turns out that the first stations, the first seismic stations reporting to us actually estimate it'd a much higher magnitude. and there are a couple of reasons for that. the station was really close to the epicenter where i think the best analogy for it is, is that if you're really far away from a

lightning lightning strike, you here, you see the lightning first and then you hear the sound. imagine being very close to that lightning strike where the sound and the light come in right at the same moment. this is what happened with this earthquake is all the seismic waves hit this station all at the same time and really sort of overwhelmed it in the sense that it said, oh, this is a much bigger earthquake than than we thought it was. right >> and, you know, because that number is so important, right, because it could affect how people handle it, what they choose to do. and the agencies, whether they'll push out the alert, i guess. how do you get closer and more accurate? are there things that you might be tweaking or adding or changing in? >> oh, absolutely, yes. and the shakealert system is in a constant state of improvement. and we prioritize human safety. and so we want to get those alerts to the people who need them the most. and so we're constantly looking at our earthquake detection software to improve it. so earthquakes like this actually teach us a lot of important things about how to

fine tune the system. it's kind of like fine tuning a musical instrument. we just need to keep working at it and improve it. and these real cases of earthquakes and all over the west coast in california, oregon and washington provide us with the data that we need to improve the system. >> right. right. and i guess accuracy is important because you might be worried about people becoming desensitized. right? if they see a bigger number and then it turns out it was small or or they go, you know what, this actually i didn't need to hear this. i didn't need to know. i'm pretty far away. that's right. >> and we want to make sure that people are alerted for the for the shaking. that's going to mean something to them. and for us right now, that minimum level is sort of like the if you feel a heavy truck passing by your house and you feel that vibration, that's where we begin delivering alerts to people. but yes, we want to make sure that we minimize these the number of alerts sent out and really get them out for the ones that where people will feel that shaking. >> all right. i mean, look, this whole system is still pretty

new. and the fact that we even have an early warning system is pretty amazing. i guess next next step is to be able to forecast and predict. i know that's going to be tough, but i wonder if so far based on the performance you've seen, you think the system is, you know, what kind of grade do you give it? >> oh, well, the shakealert system, i'm very biased, but i give it an a, it's blazingly fast. it's an amazing system. and the real beauty that's built into it is we not only have an operational system serving 50 million people in california, oregon and washington, but we also have a fantastic team of researchers at universities like uc berkeley and caltech and university of oregon and washington helping improve the system every day. >> all right, dr. robert degroot with usgs shakealert operations team. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> well, not everyone felt the earthquake, but i think it's safe to say that most of us felt that heat. oh, yeah. >> you don't need to be too sensitive to feel that that's coming right at you. sandia yeah, it was definitely noticed today. >> a warmer day when you step

outside, j.r. and kristen, let me show you how much warmer. 11 degrees warmer in san francisco, up eight in oakland, san jose, seven degrees warmer in santa rosa. we did have some fog earlier in the morning, but it is gone on live doppler seven. you see it's a quiet picture. high pressure is in control of our weather. and with the offshore flow temperatures, hours have risen. let's take a look at some of the concerns as we do have the hottest day still ahead of us tomorrow. right along the coastline. beach hazard statement until 7 a.m. tomorrow. there's an increased risk of sneaker waves, especially the west northwest, facing beaches. those wave heights have been coming up 8 to 11ft. right now. we have a high surf advisory that replaces that beach hazard statement tomorrow. so as large breaking waves bring the risk of rip currents. so definitely be careful, especially if you want to go swim or surf to kind of cool off as we expect those temperatures to soar tomorrow. from our sutro tower camera, you can see blue skies, a little bit of haze in

the air. 84 right now in san francisco. downtown site is back in business, 81 in oakland, 88. san jose, 86. in palo alto. the san francisco downtown site has been down for a few weeks from our oakland airport camera. we have a clear view as we look back towards the city. low 90 novato santa rosa, 85 in napa. you're in the upper 80s from concord to livermore and a lovely view from our san jose camera as we are looking at blue skies, heat peaks tomorrow records are likely. relief arrives on friday and we do have a big cooldown with a chance of showers this upcoming weekend. so first thing tomorrow morning when you get out the door, you may notice a patch or two of fog along the coast. but for most of you, it's going to be clear skies, temperatures in the 50s, 60s. so pretty good. cool down overnight, but it is going to quickly warm up tomorrow afternoon. short sleeve weather will do it. 95 in san jose in the south bay, 98 degrees in morgan hill. even places like santa cruz getting up into the 90 range there on the peninsula. san mateo, 91, mountain view,

92, mid 80s around half moon bay. pacifica downtown san francisco hitting 90 degrees, well above average. uh- 88 in daly city, north bay numbers mid 90s from san rafael to santa rosa, 94. in vallejo beaches in the 80s. as we head into the east bay 91 in oakland, 94 for you in castro valley, 92 degrees in fremont. inland areas you're going to feel the heat. of course, 94 in concord, 96 degrees in livermore, 98 in fairfield as we take a look at the accuweather seven day forecast, here's the good news. tomorrow is the hottest day after that relief does arrive on friday. those numbers really back off and over the weekend it's going to be like a whole new season. temps in the 60s 70s we have a level one system for sunday bringing us scattered showers. i mean, definitely a dramatic drop off in the numbers . we're talking ten, 25 degrees monday. those temperatures will rebound and then we'll go with our mild fall pattern tuesday and wednesday. so kristin and

j.r, we can get through it just one day. okay. one more day. >> we were just talking about snow in the sierra last week. >> i know. >> and there's an opportunity for snow on sunday in the sierra once again. >> got to love october. yes >> full of surprises. yep >> thanks, andy. land in the bay area is usually pretty expensive. so why is some south bay land being leased for just $1 and a joyful welcome home for 140 coast guard men and women off at sea? >> for months, the ♪

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on housing site? >> yeah, it's located on the corner of villa del oro and san ignacio in the southern part of the city. abc seven news reporter, a south bay reporter, dustin dorsey explains why the city views it as a big win. >> what can a dollar get? you can a soda, a candy bar? how about a plot of land? the san jose city council unanimously approved a five year land lease to build a 150 bed emergency interim housing site. john sobrato and the sobrato organization is leasing the land to the city for $1 a year. what this would do is open up private land to be part of the solution to homelessness. >> that's not something we've done all of our sites today are on publicly owned land. city owned land. vta land. caltrans. land this is a potential game

changer. >> the units will feature many of the amenities as other tiny home projects, but they will be solar powered with limited hookups to allow them to be moved off site. when the lease is up. mayor mehan says the average stay for residents in similar units is 6 to 9 months, with more than 50% moving to permanent housing. so he says 1500 people could be housed here over five years, creating a pipeline out of homelessness to combat the pipeline into homelessness. >> that it is far too common in our community today. >> while the city views this plot of land as an absolute win, the surrounding community is not as happy. >> we have lost trust and disappointed in our community. representative and mayor ajlouny says. >> neighbors voiced her disapproval to this plan to their council member arjun batra, saying south san jose already has more tiny homes than other parts of the city. councilman potter agreed no more tiny homes in this area and would include this in his memo. >> the community was also surprised when his memo omitted this because the mayor would not agree. council member batra then

told the community he would ask for no encampment zone when the city council would vote. he failed. the community again when he did not mention this in his motion, the approved plan would prioritize unhoused residents currently close to the new site when deciding who gets to live on the property council member batra says the council will explore designated no encampment zones near tiny homes in the future. >> but for now our goal would be to get this new site built, have those encampments which are there nearby, those people move into these things and clear out the encampment and hopefully we never have another encampment appear in that area. >> construction is likely to begin in early to mid 2024. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> today vta celebrated breaking ground on a project that will put affordable housing near public transit. construction has started on the tamien station apartments on lick avenue in san jose. 555 units will be built next to the vta, light rail and

caltrain stations as 135 of those units will be affordable housing and the rest will be market rate. the facility will include a daycare center. construction is expected to wrap up in the fall of 2025. >> finally, an answer in an unsolved murder nearly two decades old. >> joran van der sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter's murder. he is the killer. >> today's confession just ahead . >> and the new task force designed to keep fentanyl out of the us bor ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma.

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that gripped the world for nearly 20 years. a confession in the disappearance of natalee holloway during a high school graduation trip to aruba. abc news reporter melissa don has the details. and the deal reached with longtime suspect joran van der sloot. >> today, the man at the center of the 18 year old natalee holloway missing persons case pleaded guilty to federal extortion charges related to the alabama teen's disappearance. joran van der sloot admitting to killing holloway on a beach using a cinderblock to smash her face and disposing of her body in the ocean. the dutchman making the confession as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. >> uran van der sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter's murder. he is the killer. >> the moment emotional for natalee's mother, natalee, would be 36 years old today. >> i still miss her every day. it's been a very long and painful journey, but we finally got the answers we've been searching for all these years.

>> in court, van der sloot apologized to the holloway family and his own family in 2005. the dutch national was seen leaving a bar with holloway while she was on a high school graduation trip in aruba. today, van der sloot admitted that holloway refused his sexual advances on the beach and then he attacked her. her body was never found. in 2010, van der sloot was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly trying to extort holloway's family. >> despite their grief, the holloway family kept fighting for justice for natalee. their love for their daughter and sister is what brought us to this day. >> the judge accepting the plea agreement, saying van der sloot brutally murdered holloway and another young woman, stephanie flores, who both refused his sexual advances, but that his confession, the holloway case, cannot be used against him. the judge sentenced van der slow to 20 years in prison to run concurrently with the previous sentence. he's still serving for

the 2010 murder of flores, a 21 year old from peru. he will also have to pay more than $21,000 in restitution to beth holloway. melissa dean, abc news, los angeles. >> now to capitol hill and a second day of voting for speaker of the house and still no speaker. >> abc news reporter ike ejiochi ejiochi excuse me, has the latest on the vote and what's next. >> today, ohio republican jim jordan losing his second bid for speaker of the house. a second round of voting on the floor resulting in 22 republicans voting against him. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> jordan did pick up two holdouts who switched their votes and one who didn't attend tuesday's vote. but he lost the support of four other republican offenes, meaning he went from 200 votes yesterday to 199 today. jordan needs 217 votes to become speaker, but jordan says he's not giving up. >> i already proven i can get from the most conservative members of the conference to the

more moderate members of conference. house rules chairman tom cole nominating jordan today, defending kevin mccarthy against the move to oust him as speaker two weeks ago. >> but today calling on the party to rally around jordan. >> i think the last two weeks have vindicate that observation, but we have a chance today day to end that chaos and to end that uncertainty. >> lee cole commending jordan's work on committees and his stance on spending, immigration and more. jordan, however, has not authored a single bill in his 16 years in the house. house democratic chairman pete aguilar nominating hakeem jeffries for speaker again, praising him as someone who can keep a caucus united, all while chastising republicans when the country can't afford more delays and more chaos. >> 15 days should be enough following jordan's failed second bid, sources tell abc news republicans plan to hold a closed door conference meeting where they'll try to figure out a short term solution moving

forward. >> ejiochi abc news, capitol hill. >> former president donald trump was admonished by a judge today after throwing up his hands in frustration and speaking out loud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying. the former president was told to be quiet and to stop commenting. trump is accused of engaging in acts of fraud, meant to inflate his net worth so he could get more favorable loan terms from lenders. now, the former president has denied any wrongdoing. >> the state department of justice is teaming up with a federal task force to stop fentanyl trafficking at the california-mexico border. attorney general rob bonta made the announcement today in san diego. the county has seen a 700% increase in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2016. that's according to the doj. while there, bonta led a closed door roundtable with federal, state and local leaders. >> we cannot afford to be passive observers in the face of this crisis. and so today we shared strategies, lessons learned and potential solutions

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$8 to verify. this $1 thing. would you pay $1? karina >> i mean, i guess i would. we use twitter for work. so i would pay $1. but i don't know. do you think the people that are running these bots or that, you know, create them, they can afford a dollar, right. you would think like even, you know, if it's worth it to them, they could, you know, make a thousand bots for a thousand bucks. so hopefully it works. really. i do want it to work. but a dollar, i don't know. what do you guys think? >> well, call me the cheap one here. you're not doing it. absolutely not. pay $1 to use x now, if there was something good enough on x where okay, you pay $1 and you get to see that great . yeah. but not happening. and i don't think there's been something good enough on x for a very long time. >> sandy is weather forecasts. >> thank you, karina. >> i'll pay you off later. >> yeah, but you know what? >> i can get that. not on x,

but, like, right here. she's right here. so. no, i'll save it for the whopper, junior. okay. when it comes to tipping, which state is the most generous? california of course, according to a usa today study, californians tip. 22.869% on average. and missouri is second. the worst tippers are in illinois at just over 14. overall, americans tip an average of 18. and the best tippers are actually millennials. j.r. you've lived in a lot of different places. have you noticed differences in tipping? >> i have noticed differences in tipping, but i would say i think any study done at this point might be a bit inaccurate because we now get tips on just about anything you could put a tip on. i accidentally tipped $5 at the coffee shop the other day and didn't even know about it. i think they're secretly being put in where we don't often know about it, and i think that's scary. i know. i went off subject there. >> i think here in california we're also more sensitive to the fact that the cost of living is

higher. and these poor people, you know, they're working hard. and so i think we tend to be higher tippers if we get good service, you give a good tip and vice versa, right? >> kristin oh, yeah. >> i mean, when i go into the boba shop, my son works at, he doesn't give me good service. i give him nothing. all right, kiddo, sorry, but i tip his coworkers. yeah. >> are you ready for this? a drone to deliver your next online order. amazon showed off its prime air drones that the san joaquin county fulfillment center the company delivers packages with drones within 3.5 miles of the facility. and lockford, just north of stockton . prime air says it can make deliveries within 60 minutes. has anyone here gotten a drone delivery? >> no. no >> would anyone be interested in a drone delivery? >> sure. if it landed safely and didn't drop something on my head. >> yeah. or, you know, if the packaging is good, because i've had, like, christmas ornaments

come broken before, so i can see that happening with drones. >> we did a drone story one time and one of the production assistants went to reach up to try to grab the drone and began bleeding, got cut by the drone. i think there could be some safety concerns here. when you talk about drone delivery, those are some fast moving propellers. >> okay. yeah. but then, you know, the good thing is, right. more environmentally sound. right. and no one is coming up to your driveway. and so they got to work a few things out. but otherwise, okay, the self-checkout kiosk aren't quite what stores hoped they would be. >> several stores are removing self-checkout lanes or adding more cashiers to monitor areas. the article in the atlantic highlights the fact that technology can be buggy to as many of us have likely been alerted. unexpec heated item in the bagging area. pop up on the screen too often. it happened to me last night. the lady had to leave people that she was helping to help out. if they are

going to hire more people. i like the idea, but i wonder if they're going to do that. >> chris yeah, i like the self checkouts because if you're getting 1 or 2 things, it's quick, it's fast. but, but i've seen the lines that those really back up. so i do think more people need to be hired. but did they say, you know, i wonder if they're doing it because of theft at some of those kiosks. right. you know, i know that that's happened before, but hopefully they get more staffing overall, right? yeah, i like them, too. >> and i think it's economical for the grocery stores because you only need one person for a human to watch. let's say six different checkouts stands, right? the automated ones, instead of having one per one, right? so and that person could fix bugs, solve your problems and expect an item in the bagging area to reset. whatever. what do you think, sandy i agree. >> i agree with you, kristen. i think it's nice, especially when you want to just run in and out and you're just grabbing a

couple of items that one person who's in charge of customer service, let's say, can just oversee all of those people that are going through quickly. so we don't mind. >> i support human workers, but at the same time, i like fast service and i think maybe everybody's in agreement there. >> we can have both. i mean, i like the option. i think most stores still give u an option. right? exactly. exactly all right. that' we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. great on their own, even better together. try cretors, handcrafted small-batch popcorn.

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it's the hot one at that, huh? >> yeah. i mean, everyone's going to feel it tomorrow. no doubt about it. and j.r. and kristen, let's take a look at live doppler. seven skies are clear right now. now, as we take a look at the high temperature for tomorrow, almost everyone on the board in the 90s except for half moon bay. 86 degrees. so, yes, it is going to get hot. that is the hottest day, as you will notice, friday, those temperatures start to drop. i mean, that's relief. 60 to 80. saturday it is going to be dramatically different with most areas. only in the 60s and 70s. and same thing for sunday. sunday is when we are going to see the opportunity for some wet weather here. it begins late saturday night system moving in, scattered showers expected on sunday. this is the wetter of the two models as we head into the sunday afternoon time period. it will wind down the accuweather 70 forecast. we bring you the heat tomorrow. after that, you will get cooler weather heading into the weekend with a level one system for

sunday, bringing us some showers . so it's going to be quite the change. before we go back to a drier pattern next week. j.r. sandhya, thank you so much. >> nearly 150 members of the coast guard are back home in alameda after a five month long deployment. they were sent to the indo pacific for engagements in japan, korea and malaysia. abc seven news reporter lena howland was there as these service members were welcomed home. >> it's been 118 days since the crew of the us coast guard monroe left alameda. >> my last hug was may 4th and i've just so excited to see them and so proud. >> and but on wednesday, after nearly four months of waiting, family members of the nearly 140 coast guardsmen on board were patiently waiting to welcome them home with signs open arms and a few tears. you know, it's one thing to miss my husband, but it's another thing to miss the father of your kids. so

rachel sanchez says her husband left to go on this tour when their daughter was just five and a half months old. >> i'm so proud. yeah yeah. he gives us everything. >> captain rula diker, the commanding officer of the coast guard, cutter monroe, says her crew went to places like hawaii, japan, malaysia and singapore, just to name a few, to working with a number of partners and allies in support of a free and open pacific. >> we did some law enforcement subject matter exchanges. we did some damage control, subject matter exchange cases, and just overall talking. we do a lot of fisheries. the coast guard, there's a lot of similarities between us and the navies over there. >> and she says it was the people on board that made the trip so rewarding. >> we lived together for months at a time and we get to know each other very well, so best part about being on a cutter in the coast guard is getting to know the people and getting to know a little bit about them and becoming a family. >> this ship will stay in port

for the next couple of months to be serviced before it takes off on its next mission in alameda, lena howland, abc seven news. >> now to a different kind of homecoming. there's quite a story behind an overdue library book in new york. the book youth and two other stories by joseph conrad was checked out in 1933, nearly 90 years later, it was returned. >> the man who checked out the book has since passed. his family returned it at $0.20 a day. the fine added up to nearly $6,400. but the library caps fines at $5. thankfully omg well , just ahead, fright night in san francisco. >> i. >> hi. hi >> i'm 1,000% freaked out. >> abc seven mornings anchor reggie aqui takes us on a freaky tour. hi, this is abc 724 live in san francisco.

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then the $100,000 pyramid at ten. then stay with us for abc7 news at 11. if you love halloween you might want to visit the terror vault. every year, organizers. turn the san francisco mint into an immersive horror show. abc seven mornings anchor reggie aqui joins the initiation in. out. >> so dark in here. oh my gosh. okay, we are getting started. this is our introduction to the initiation. who is. >> hello and welcome to eyes inside. >> see joshua. >> was this your baby? >> yes. i feel like i'm about to get birth. yeah literally. we are deep inside the old san francisco mint building, one of the few buildings that didn't

collapse during the 1906 earthquake. and at one time, this building held a third of the country's gold. it also now happens to be home to terror vault. we >> you did this immersive theater. yes. >> mashed up with a haunted house experience. >> yeah. theater but make it spooky. >> father isaac is waiting, but only a select few are welcomed in. >> can i come in? >> you shall come. okay. good luck. >> i think san francisco leaning into its magic and uniqueness is exactly what it should be doing right now. we have people flying in from other countries. we had to do a hotel discount this year, you know, to take care of our guests and we can sort of map the data so, you know, this works. you know, creating experiences, art, celebrating and nurturing these only in san francisco experiences there. what is going to turn the city

around, i think, and keep it, you know, unique but also vital. >> the initiation. what's the story so we made up a cult. >> you as the guest come and you attend a seminar and you're invited to join the insight institute, experience your true inner vision and open your third eye. and so you're pretending to be part of the cult as you make your way through. >> so, danny, what's going on right now? >> so right now i'm getting a natasha ready for tonight, right? her character is the final mutant, and she looks too lovely right now. >> obviously, you're going to uglify her. >> i'm going to ugly fire. yeah, i play a rebel and i'm doing a rebel makeup. >> so we're supposed to look a little gaunt. a little like we've been hiding in the dark. we do this story roughly 30 to 40 times a night. you must be going now. >> come on. this way. okay. go on. all right. he's awaiting boy . try the wafers. >> you're gonna die for america.

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