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lies ahead. plus an eye want it that right away. >> tell me why. >> tell me why your dress outfits. >> i know, right? >> yes. >> let's go into the what is this supposed to be a this is an airport. i always. >> yeah, it is an airport. okay. >> so we are talking about the top, paul. the top pop songs of all time. the billboard is ranking the most memorable tracks over the past 65 years. apparently, there's drama about it. so, i mean, you can't really ever win with a list like this. >> you can't. >> no, but we'll see. >> i think that song deserves to be there. >> absolutely. see, i don't know why everybody knows it. i, i dare say almost everybody. yeah. >> don't fight us on this. good morning. on this friday, october 20th. yes. >> happy friday. and we're starting with a check of the weather with spencer. >> yes, we are. and i'm struggling with my voice this morning. but i'll tell you, i have no cold. i have no covid

and i have no voice. these are our headlines. what to expect today lingering patches of fog during the morning commute. that's with us right now. we have a sharp cooldown from yesterday's record heat and even cooler weather coming this weekend with a chance of some showers on sunday. here's our forecast animation showing clouds lingering this morning. but by midday, we'll have at least partly sunny skies, high clouds or mid-level clouds will continue to pass over the bay area today. and some low clouds will linger at the coast, but we will see some sunshine and certainly a cooldown. right now, we see temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to about 60 degrees. highs today. hey, check this out. mid 60s coast low to mid 70s around the bay and low to mid 80s inland where yesterday we had record highs up in the upper 90s. and as we look ahead to tomorrow, it will cool down even more going into sunday. further cooling is likely and maybe even some showers on sunday. so we have a lovely weekend coming our way. jobina. >> thank you, spencer. good morning, everyone. so

unfortunately, if you rely on the richmond, san rafael bridge, i don't have great news for you. this sigalert was supposed to clear two days ago with the three lanes blocked in the westbound direction due to that deadly crash last week. unfortunately, it is still shut down. so we know that starting around 6:00 this morning, we'll start to see a pretty big backup in that area. our busiest stretch at the moment is going to be in emeryville as we show you a live picture of 8-80. those headlights in the westbound direction. our drive times are looking great, though, for our super commuters. no delay at all. tracy to dublin is 29 minutes. kumasi. >> thank you. jobina new developments this morning in the search for the suspects in an attack against a postal worker in san francisco. echo video has just been released of the moments right after it happened. abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco with more on the investigation. anne and the reward being offered now. lena well, on the heels of mail carriers crying out for more safety on the job in a rally last week, another care worker was assaulted this week but this

time right here in san francisco. >> take a look. us postal inspection service shared with us overnight from an attack in the mission district on tuesday afternoon. june, you can't see the attack, but you can hear the mail carrier scream and then a car speeds away. we're told the worker was not seriously hurt. they believe the gray colored car caught speeding away from the scene had the suspects inside. but at a rally last week, edward fletcher, head of the regional national association of letter carriers, told us this is nothing new. as several of the people in his union have reported, being assaulted, robbed and threatened while on the job, have lost some employees. >> they have resigned after being robbed. some of them are still out and have not come back because of the post traumatic stress of being robbed. >> postal inspectors are also asking for help after another mail carrier was attacked and

this time robbed of their mail keys yesterday afternoon. they shared these photos with us, which they believe was used by the suspects in the robbery. now, the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects in both of these cases has been set at $150,000. and for those in the mission district where this all happened, they tell us that folks can are encouraged to pick up their mail early as early as possible or have it picked up at the post office live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. what a shame. >> lena. thank you. one of the suspects recently arrested in connection with the shootout along san francisco's embargoed arrow is due in court today. bystanders hid behind cars. they ran for cover as people inside two moving vehicles shot at each other on father's day. a dash cam captured the moment a white car hit a ten year old and a black suv hit a 16 year old. both of those victims survived that night, san francisco police

detained two people from the black suv. now three suspects from the white vehicle have been arrested. >> richard tuiasosopo, xavier pittman and a male juvenile. all arrest warrants were issued for all three of these individuals. richard tuiasosopo was already in custody at the time of this arrest. both xavier pittman and the juvenile were arrested. it turns out one of those names, xavier pittman, is the same person who one $190,000 in a settlement with the city after he was shot and injured by an undercover undercover officer in 2021. >> he is set to be arraigned today. prosecutors say they will ask that he be detained without bail pending his trial. >> developing news, president joe biden will be asking congress to approve a $105 billion foreign aid package today in a 15 minute speech to the nation last night, he addressed the wars in israel and ukraine while appealing to

american values. jobina is live with more on the president's message. >> thank you, kumasi. so president biden says support for israel and ukraine during the wars is vital for america's national security. from his oval office, he told the american people, quote, if we walk away from ukraine, if we turn our backs on israel, it's just not worth it. as for that $105 billion package, $60 billion would go to ukraine and $14 billion to israel. the rest would go toward border security and aid for several other countries. the president says the aid will have a generational impact. >> it's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for american security for generations. to help us keep american troops out of harm's way, help us build a world that is safer, more peaceful and more prosperous for our children and grandchildren. >> as tensions rise over seas, the president urged the public to retain american values of free speech and religious

practice. he denounced anti-semitism and islamophobia. the first trucks of humanitarian aid were expected to pass from egypt into gaza today, but sources say those trucks carrying water, food and medicine have been delayed because the roads in the war torn area are not yet repaired. and the first convoy could cross into the border sometime tomorrow. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina president biden's address is coming as governor newsom arrived in israel today. israeli president isaac herzog shared this photo with newsom overnight. the governor is on a one day trip meeting with those impacted by hamas's attack on israeli civilians. the state is sending medical supplies to the region, including provisions intended for the gaza strip starting next week, governor newsom will be in china for a week long tour focused on the country's climate change policies. the council on american-islamic relations is calling on state officials to support a cease fire, humanize the palestinian people because

in these one sided responses, we continue to hear loud and clear that palestinian lives don't matter as much as israeli lives. >> leaders gathered at their bay area office yesterday to talk about the cease fire. >> now resolution. the self self-explanatory resolution was introduced by progressive democrats. the resolution has gotten pushback, including from other democrats like congressman jim himes. he spoke about that on cnn. >> i understand the instinct, but calling for a cease fire is like calling for the united states to stand down and do a cease fire on september 12th, 2001, the organization says it's also focusing on the safety of its community and calls on local leaders to do the same. >> we're continuing reporting in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news .com download the abc7 bay area app

and you'll get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> get ready for a warm and wet winter in northern california. that is the forecast from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> we are favoring above normal precipitation, but it's hard to necessarily say how much actual precip will drawing over the winter. so we do think it will be wetter than normal in your area. >> and that means temperatures might also be warmer than average thanks to an el nino pattern that is settling in across the country. >> bring on the el nino pattern. we can use the rain always. here's a live view from our rooftop camera. looking across the embarcadero. pardon my voice. i'm struggling with it. 57 degrees right now in the city, 59 in oakland. we've got low 60s in mountain view, san jose, palo alto and 57 at half moon bay at the golden gate. we had some low clouds and fog earlier, but right now it's beginning to clear up just a little bit. temperatures in other locations mid 50s at santa rosa and novato 58 at napa we've

got 60 at fairfield and closing in on 60 degrees at concord and livermore. back to the live view from our rooftop camera. this is what to expect today. lingering patches of fog during the morning commute not very widespread though. we have a sharp cooldown today from yesterday's record heat and that cooling continues into the weekend with showers likely on sunday. but for today, our forecast animation looks like this. we'll see some high clouds moving through the bay area during the day, but lots of sun will be burning through, especially in the later afternoon hours. so it's going to be a bright day with just a few clouds here and there. high temperatures ranging from mid 60s at the coast to low and mid 70s around the bay shoreline to mid 80s inland. and we have a beach hazard statement in effect through late tonight. we've got rough surf elevate and wave heights. the increased risk of sneaker waves, dangerous swimming and surfing conditions of course. and i'll give you a closer look at the accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. >> reggie spencer thank you buying jelly belly the company that just purchased the iconic bay area brand crash at the chinese consulate. >> new video from inside the

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witnesses. first call 911 saying someone who had a gun crashed into the building. >> car runs into the china embassy and the guy has a gun. please send the swat as soon as possible. there is a guy drive the car into inside of the office newly released body camera video shows the moments leading up to the shooting. >> witnesses who were hiding in the back are seen running outside as security guards distracted the 31 year old. the guards eventually used pepper spray on the suspect, but when officers came into contact with him, he started waving a knife in the air. that's when officers opened fire and killed him. a loaded crossbow was found in the back seat of his car along with ammunition. police have not said why he was there.

>> time now is 514 and we have new details about the couple killed this week while cycling in napa county. they have been identified as christian and michelle deaton of portland, oregon. investigators say they were riding their bikes along silverado trail when lumber from a truck fell off and hit them. angela fisher, a close friend of the deaton's, spoke with abc seven news. >> they loved and lived as hard as anybody could, and they were the type of people you wanted to. they made you want to be better. exceptional, exceptional people. >> chp is continuing to investigate that incident. a controversial plan to redesign san francisco's marina waterfront is moving forward. the recreation and park commission voted to complete an environmental impact review after it heard concerns from the community. people were protesting outside a city hall

yesterday before the commission heard nearly five dozen public comments. one group accused the city of using money that's supposed to be used to clean up toxins us to build a new harbor. instead >> and p-g-and-e's is providing $190 million to clean up gas toxins that are coming up through the gas house cove. the current plan is to expand the harbor footprint and have more than 200 boats moored along marina green. >> opponents say boats would block bay views. supporters of the idea say the plan will make the waterfront more accessible. >> the bay area's iconic jelly belly brand has just been sold to a chicago based candy company. jelly bellies, headquartered in fairfield and has been family owned since the 1800s. but they are now set to be sold to the ferrero candy company. the mayor of fairfield tells our media partners at the east bay times it'll still be headquartered locally, adding that this does not mean mass layoffs. the deal is expected to

be finalized by the end of the year. a rare piece of apple history is up for auction. it's expected to fetch quite a bit of money. the original rainbow striped apple logo sign is estimated to be worth up to $50,000. it was once displayed outside the cupertino headquarters when steve jobs was there. the sign is just one of about 200 items featured in bonhams history and science technology sale. the bidding starts october 30th. >> what do you think is the top pop song of all time? >> here's a clue. whitney allman after somebody i want to feel the heat. you know what this is? this is right. this is it. this feels right. i want to dance with somebody as the top pop song. according to billboard, it's celebrating the 65th anniversary of the billboard hot 100 by compiling the 500 best pop songs since the chart's debut in 1958. yes of course. we can't show you all 500 right

now, but here are the top five. i want to dance with somebody dancing queen, my girl. i love it. i want it that way. and this is a bit of a surprise for me. i like the song since you've been gone by kelly. but number five, i. >> i would say yeah, yeah. would you? because kelly clarkson was the first american idol when we think about to me, when i think about that era that was like the number one show at the time like that song, it was like, oh, you can be a star from this show. and that song, i don't know. for me, i was in school and that song was like everywhere. oh, okay, everywhere. okay you make a point, you know, but i will survive. >> i will survive. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> i mean, that's huge. >> that's huge. that needs to be near the top. >> i expected a britney song. yeah, in the top five. >> i know people have feelings about this, but there's no mj in

the top five. a little surprising. >> okay, okay, okay. >> beat it. thriller. thriller >> yeah. yeah >> everybody has penguins now. >> what did they. well this story has to come back because now i need to look into my computer. >> is going to be going. >> yes. >> honestly, i'm surprised by my girl, even though that is a really good song. yeah. i didn't think of it as pop. >> true. me either. yeah, but it was very popular on all charts. >> no, seriously. yeah yeah, yeah. >> that's a good song. and that's why there's drama. >> yeah, there's always drama. >> yeah. is that a pop song? >> it's always drama. >> yeah. >> whitney is the. >> that is. yeah, that is. >> that is the song. yeah. there you go. the song. >> yeah. so number one is fine. >> yeah, we're good. >> i wish i could recapture my voice. bear with me, folks. we've got weather to talk about here, and it's important right now. temperature readings in the upper 50s at san francisco and oakland. low 60s mountain view, san jose, palo alto and 57 at

half moon bay and notice the absence of fog at the golden gate bridge. traffic is flowing smoothly. we have mid 50s at santa rosa and nevada right now. upper 50s at napa, concord, livermore and 60 degrees at fairfield. and these are our forecast headlines. lingering patches of fog will be around during the morning commute but not very widespread. not very dense. sharp cooldown today from yesterday's record heat and it'll be even cooler this weekend with showers arriving on sunday for today, no showers, just a few clouds passing over as we look at the forecast animation taking us through the daytime hours, partly sunny, we'll call it, with sunnier skies in the afternoon. then in the morning. and we have a beach hazard statement in effect through late tonight. we've got rough surf, slightly elevated wave heights. that means increased risk of sneaker waves and rough, rarely, rarely fairly dangerous swimming and surfing conditions on we go to today's highs much lower than yesterday's highs mid 60s at the coast low to mid 70s around the

bay mid 80s will be the highs in our inland areas and as we look ahead with the maximum temperature trend, you see even further cooling tomorrow. and on sunday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast and you can see after a few showers on sunday, we've got some sunny days coming our way next week. >> jobina thank you spencer. good morning everybody. so traffic for the most part is looking great. it's a true friday commute. we don't have any advisories coming in from the chp or blocking issues. so we're going to start with this live picture from the san mateo bridge. tail lights traveling in the westbound direction towards the peninsula in oakland are 880 at the coliseum camera here. those headlights traveling southbound right now. no problems to report in the east bay. and we will end here with a look at our drive times. all green across the board. so good news for your commute. kumasi >> we're still discussing this top five. >> we're actually we're actually getting upset to get worse. >> when you go past five, we're just getting upset with this top five. >> we can't get past five.

>> okay. >> we decided that my girl is fun, but it's boring. oh oh, oh. >> well, hey, it's just not pop. it's not. it's not. it's delightful. >> well, thank you. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> top trends. >> uber eats releasing its cravings trend report. the surprising fact about san francisco that

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there is a possibility he will lose even more republican support. >> number four, rip the final day is for three bay area target stores. the stores in san francisco, oakland and pittsburgh are set to close for good tomorrow night. >> number five, what a difference a day makes after record heat yesterday. big cooldown today, a few clouds around, but it's going to be nice and pleasant and mild. >> number six, if you rely on the richmond-san rafael bridge, i'm so sorry to tell you that that sigalert remains in effect in the westbound direction. on 580, it was supposed to clear about two days ago, but it's still in place. so we will expect that back up shortly after 6 a.m. number seven, some san francisco business leaders are pouring millions of dollars into a new campaign plan to improve the city's image. >> and the it all starts here campaign will be blanketing the city with billboards and ads that feature what makes san francisco great. >> in today's gma first look, excerpts from britney spears new tell all memoir have been leaked to the new york times detailing

her struggles with fame. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look. >> the biggest bombshell is leaked from britney spears new memoir. >> there's a lot that people don't know. >> details from the 275 page book leaking the new york times publishing excerpts from a copy obtained from a retail store. the tell all. looking back at her struggle with fame and her recently ended conservatorship that 13 year period, a big chunk of the new book, the conservatorship, putting her dad, jamie, at the helm of major financial and personal decisions. so spears writing migraines are just one part of the physical and emotional damage i have now that i'm out of the conservatorship, i don't think my family understands the real damage that they did. abc news reached out to jamie spears , who had no comment and will have more revelations from the book coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first look, i'm rhiannon ally abc news new york.

>> well, apparently uber eats customers are not shying away from making special requests. the fifth annual uber eats cravings trends report is out out and it ranks the most popular, the most unusual, and the most surprising delivery requests out. first of all, hold the onions. i'm on board with that then. no way. rose apparently people are not as into it anymore. and from mild to hot to true fire, americans are craving more heat and here's a fun fact. san francisco was ranked among the most polite cities in the country. customers say please and thank you the most heat on their order instructions. i do that to you. >> that's interesting. i don't use this. oh, ever. oh, okay. >> you like to walk your neighborhood? >> i walk. okay >> i use my feet. >> do it. i recommend it. >> coming up at 530. why cvs is removing some cold medicine from its shelves. >> and oakland style week continues as we we're taking a look at cocktails and

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ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. oceans. this is abc7 news. >> i want us to really try to create a protective bubble against all that hatred and just focus on the people who are gone. >> now at 530 a candlelight vigil to remember the lives lost in the israel-hamas war. >> the community coming together to pray for people impacted by the violence. >> an apology issued. the manager of the martinez refining company publicly acknowledging the hazardous materials release that caused a major health scare . what are you saying about the incidents that have happened in the last year and the final hours of shopping? >> target getting ready to close three bay area stores tomorrow citing retail theft as the main reason for shutting down these locations. >> good morning, everybody. happy friday. it is october 20th. let's check on the weather.

>> a big change today from yesterday's, oh, a huge change. >> where did you bring on the cooling? right now, we're looking at temperatures in the mid 50s to upper 50s. yesterday morning at this time, we had mid 60s already. the view from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. here's what to expect. lingering patches of fog during the morning commute as winding down now sharp cool down from yesterday's record heat and even cooler weather will follow this weekend with showers arriving on sunday. for today, look for partly cloudy skies, some low clouds will linger near the coastline, but we will see the sun breaking through as well. highs will range from mid 60s at the coast to low and mid 70s around the bay shoreline to mainly low and mid 80s inland. a nice, comfortable day, very pleasant day. certainly compared with yesterday. the cooling continues tomorrow with a high temperatures dropping even more low temperature, high temperatures. what i'm trying to say will range from mid 60s at the coast to upper 60s around the bay to low 70s inland. and that cooling continues on sunday as well as showers arrive jobina. thank you, spencer. >> good morning, everybody.

happy friday to you. you have no issues out there at the moment at least when it comes to your commute. that's for mass transit and also on the roadways. so mass transit, bart, muni, ace, all running on time. let's take some live looks outside, starting with walnut creek and 680. those tail lights traveling in the southbound direction where we have no blocking issues there or in san jose. as we show you 101. and then we will wrap up with a look at a new round of dry times here for our bridges, specifically southbound on the golden gate bridge. six minutes westbound on the bay bridge, just eight minutes. san mateo bridge westbound as well. 11 minutes. kumasi >> thanks, jobina. and a rare oval office address. president biden made a direct appeal to the american people for us support for the wars in israel and ukraine. an the president called this moment an inflection point, a battle between the world's democracies. auto autocracies, and saying that this would be a mistake for the us to turn its back on those nations according to abc news, the president is asking congress to approve an enormous $105

billion for running ukraine, $14 billion for israel, and then another 14 billion for border security. and then building billions more for the indo-pacific region, which includes taiwan, humana, korean aid is also included. >> american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliance is what keeps us america safe. american values are what make us a partner that other nations want to work with. to put all that at risk. if we walk away from ukraine, if we turn our backs on israel, it's just not worth it, president biden said he is making the urgent funding request today. >> it is going to face a challenging path through the house, where legislation has been gridlocked as it enters a second week without a speaker. >> we're seeing some pushback here locally to president biden's address and the us response. sky seven was flying overhead during this massive pro-palestinian demonstration last night. it took place outside the federal building in

san francisco. that is what some protesters excuse me. what you see here is what some protesters did to the front entrance, leaving a message for the us government to end aid to israel. some protesters locked arms and sat down near the doors, calling on speaker. amira nancy pelosi, whose local office is inside this building to sign an immediate cease fire in gaza. >> we saw another large candlelight vigil in san francisco designed to create unity during these unsettling times. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more on the message of healing and more. >> cohen attila shraga hassid one by one, mom hamdam hamad. >> each name represents a life lost in the violence in gaza and israel. >> bassem zar tahrir. >> helen stoltzfus reads each name with a heavy heart. hassan yousef matar i grew up with palestinians in my family and i'm married to a jewish man and my daughter is jewish, so i feel

deep connections to both communities that are suffering together with her husband, they felt attending thursday's vigil was something they had to do here in america. >> we have a chance to just talk to each other, take a prayer together. >> dozens of others also came to manny's in san francisco to light candles for both israeli and palestine. nians killed in the last two weeks. the death toll is in the thousands. manny himself just returned from israel days ago. he was there when the attacks began. >> there's a lot of hatred in the air. there's a lot of hatred all around us. i understand why that hatred exists. but for the next 15, 18, 20 minutes, i want us to really try to create a protective bubble against all that hatred and just focus on the people who are gone. >> vigil attendees tell me they have not been able to find a place where they can pray for all of the victims since the conflict broke out. that is why they came out here this evening.

>> all that polarization gets in the way of being able to grieve. we need to stop and grieve, grieving together as they hope this vigil sends a message of peace in san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc7 news. >> thank ryan for that report. you can get the very latest developments from the middle east and here at home by going to abc7 news.com and downloading the abc7 bay area app, you can get breaking news alerts as they happen. >> new developments in the recent attacks against postal workers in san francisco. we have new video after one of the incidents in the mission district at the first of these happened on tuesday at 26th street in san jose avenue. and then another attack happened yesterday at 23rd and hampshire streets. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco with the details of these assaults and the reward being offered to find the suspects. lena well, in what the union representing these postal service workers calls a growing trend of attacks on their

workers. >> two were attacked in two separate incidents just this week here in san francisco. so both happening in the middle of the afternoon. the screams of a mail carrier after being attacked in the mission district. it happened around 330 in the afternoon on tuesday. you can't see the attack, but you can see a gray color card speeding away from the scene, which investigators believe had the suspects inside. we're told the worker was not seriously hurt. postal inspection says there trying to catch more offenders to help with that. they are raising the reward for reporting mail crimes from $50,000. to $150,000 a letter. >> carriers don't wake up in the morning, you know, wondering, you know, if someone's going to stick a gun in their face. so they are being hunted. and these criminals need to be held accountable. >> postal inspectors are also

asking for help after another mail carrier was attacked and this time robbed of their mail keys yesterday afternoon near 23rd. and hampshire streets, they shared these photos with us, which they believe was used. the car in these photos was used by the suspect in the robbery. now, the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of these suspects has been set at $150,000 for both cases for those folks living in the mission district, they are being asked to pick up their mail as soon as possible or have it held at the post office. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> new developments. the manager of the martinez refinery company refining company is apologizing to the community after a number of chemical releases over the past year. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez in the newsroom this morning. and gloria, he says the company has made some changes. >> that's right. kumasi. the manager of the martinez refinery company gave a presentation during the city council meeting on wednesday night. he

apologizes for the chemical release from a refinery last november. the incident at the refinery sent 20 tons of ash with chemicals into nearby neighborhoods in martinez. a final report released in september found no toxins in the soil and also in the surrounding area and no health risks. then in july, a substance known as coke dust was released by the refinery. people found what looked like ash on their cars and their homes. contra costa health deemed that material released by the martinez refining company in july does not pose a health risk. the manager says that the company is implementing some corrective actions, including some with equipment. also some having to do with training. >> i do want to say, you know, again, that we do sincerely apologize to our neighbors and community for these incidents. and i know that actions speak louder than words. and you've heard me say this multiple times now and i completely understand. and our commitment moving forward is we are working

overtime right now to invest it thoroughly. each and every one of these incidents come up with the appropriate corrective actions that address the root cause of these incidents. >> as the refinery has been operating since 1915, it is the size of golden gate park, and they supply about 20% of the bay area's gasoline supply. during the meeting, the manager says they are being transferred out and he says that residents can call their claims line if they have been impacted by these releases is live in the newsroom. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you, gloria. >> this morning, congressman jim jordan is vowing to stay in the race to be the next house speaker and he's actually planning to have a third round of voting today. he spoke just about 20 minutes ago saying congress cannot take action on key issues if they don't elect a speaker. jobina this comes after a meeting between house republicans yesterday that didn't show a lot of progress. >> yes, reggie, that meeting reportedly ended in a screaming match and failed to change any

minds. now tempoorary speaker, congressman patrick mchenry is threatening to quit. it's after his colleagues tried to give him more power outside of his caretaker role, which he took on after former speaker kevin mccarthy was ousted. congressman jordan suggested the idea so he has more time to round up votes. >> some other alternative here is something that i believe is unconstitu national and not conforming with house rules. furthermore, that i would not participate. >> congress has been without a speaker for 17 days now, and as long as that's the case, congress will not be able to take up president biden's $105 billion foreign aid package. also another potential government shutdown looms next month. so we will continue to follow this one closely. kumasi. >> thank you. jobina laphonza butler who governor newsom appointed to the senate earlier this month, says she will not be running for office next year. butler says she will serve out the remainder of her term, which

is another 382 days in office. and then that's it. in a statement, senator butler wrote, it may not be the decision people expect it, but it's the right one for me, declared candidates are congressional declared candidates are congressional democrats katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee from the east bay, as well as republican steve garvey, the former baseball player. the us army private who ran into north korea from south korea last month has been detained by the us military. >> 23 year old travis king is facing multiple charges, including desertion and child. he's currently being held in pretrial detention in texas before king willingly crossed into north korea, he was released from detention in south korea for an incident that happened in 2022. authorities say he assaulted someone at a club in seoul. >> the popular city of pickleball. a new study shows the support now topping tennis

when it comes to at least one demographic. >> halloween cookie challenge. meet the bay area baker, whose skills earned her a spot on a food network show. but first, check on the weather with spencer. >> okay, reggie, look at current conditions. we've got some areas of patchy fog, but mainly it's clear right now, 57 degrees in san francisco, oakland, 59, low 60s mountain view, san jose, palo alto 57 at half moon bay and no fog at the golden gate. other temperature readings right now mid 50s up north at santa rosa novato, napa, 58 degrees. 60 in fairfield and upper 50s in concord and livermore. and these are our forecast headlines here. here's what we can expect today. some lingering patches of fog during the morning commute, but they seem to be thinning out right now. we expect a sharp cooldown from yesterday's record heat. that means a comfortable day and even cooler weather will follow this weekend with a chance. good chance of showers on sunday. we have a beach hazard statement in effect through late tonight. elevated wave heights, rough surf. that means increased risk of sneaker waves and dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. today's highs much different from

yesterday mid 60s at the coast where yesterday we had mid 80s low to mid 70s around the bay shoreline, low to mid 80s inland and as we look at the maximum temperature trend going into the weekend, tomorrow, even cooler than today with only low 70s the highs in our inland areas similar range of highs on sunday with some showers arriving on sunday as well. but on monday it starts to warm up just a little bit more, more like a seasonal range. sunny skies on monday and high temperatures in a range that you would expect for this time of the year. no extremes one way or th time to win is running out in our prize packed kick off the savings monopoly game! hurry in to play for your chance at over $25 million in prizes and money saving offers like this, and this, or even this. plus, you still have a shot at up to $100,000 in guaranteed prize money. stop in while you can still win and shop your favorite brands sporting the kick off the savings monopoly tag for unlimited bonus game tickets at lucky!

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shelves. target says it's closing the stores because too many people are stealing. six other locations in new york city , portland and seattle are closing for the same exact reason. cbs is removing some over-the-counter allergy and cold medication. >> it comes one month after the fda said that oral phenylephrine n or p does not relieve congestion any more than a placebo. so cvs will no longer sell certain projects that list p as the only active ingredient. the company says it will continue to sell other oral cold and cough medication. >> happening today, a highway closure on 87 will impact some drivers in the south bay. the southbound lanes of 87 between 280 and 85 in san jose will be closed. that starts tonight at nine and it goes through the weekend. caltrans will be making pavement repairs. you can expect the road to reopen monday at 5 a.m. one woman's representing the south bay and the food network show halloween cookie challenge. christina ledesma of

fremont goes by the retro cookie lady on instagram and she tells abc7 news a food network casting producer found her through social media in march. ledesma is a mom of five. and get this she's also going to school at san jose state university. i looked it up. she wants to be a therapist. she's doing all of this, all of this, and doing it well. and can we please look at this disney representation? >> i know she had the font, the disney font. >> she says as a young mom, she always focused on her children and work. and now she has this creative outlet that helps her balance it all. >> no matter where you come from, no matter how difficult your life is, you can still go after your dreams that everybody goes through challenges in their life. but my takeaway from this is that our past doesn't define who we are. >> okay, but when is she coming on the show, honestly? so we can try these? >> i want to try them. i want all the see how cute that is. oh, i want a cookie with my name

on it. so if you want to watch her, it's monday. >> she'll be competing against the nation's top cookie makers as well. >> we are here for this. and listen. oh, did you see she did. >> the mcdonald's pales. oh, i didn't see the happy meal pales iconic. >> i'm just looking at how she's still looking fabulous while doing all of this to the makeup and just fabulous old school and cookies is one of those things was stressing me out she's doing three i think it the cookies will stress you out. >> cookies will stress me out. i can't do that. you can do it. >> you know i can't do it. you can do anything. okay. okay well, today is day three of oakland's style week, and it features an afternoon tea and a fashion show at the claremont hotel. >> oakland wrapped up day two with an event called stylish cocktails and conversation hosted by who is it? jobina. >> all right. >> it celebrated style makers like rapper and entrepreneur mister fab award winning jewelry designer dorian webb and michelin star chef james siebert. yesterday the event was

at the kissel hotel in uptown oakland. >> wow. >> yes, mister fat, mister fab, shut it down. yeah he was so good. so he and chef siebert of komi in oakland two michelin star restaurant there were paired together. it was really interested. so there were three separate conversations happens and it was myself with two pairs and each conversation had someone that was in some way affiliated with style or fashion. mr. fab has a clothing line dope era, but also so what makes oakland style? because you notice we're not calling it oakland fashion week. no, we're calling it oakland style week. and who helps create the style that we see in the city? so taylor j. taylor smalls is an artist and makes these incredible paint things. and we had dorian webb does this jewelry, but also joe melesio, estrella, that is a curator and really choreographer, and they do bandaloop. they dance on the side of buildings and oakland.

yes, yes, yes. feature that. yeah i physically did it. i remember it's not easy, but it was so interesting and really fun and seeing the threads of how people are connected. i mean, there were like tears in the room. we did not like everyone. i mean, maybe it was the drinks. i don't know. but it was it was so moving to see how invested people are in oakland and make and being proud of it. and we need this good news in the city. so i love it. it was really nice. yeah. can you use one of those drinks to restore my voice right now? >> yes. >> well, champagne. going to restore your voice or you need some tea? >> no tea. >> hot tea. spiked, hot tea. >> don't question him. he said what he said. >> yeah, that's it. spike it with a little bourbon. it. that might do the trick. >> the afternoon tea today. meanwhile i sound like i'm going through puberty again. >> oh, no, we w>> here's a lookt conditions. if you're going out the door shortly, you'll notice that it's cool to mild with temperatures mainly in the mid or mid to upper 50s you move a little bit farther to the east

and you'll find 60 degrees. so a pleasant morning. let's move along, take a look at what we expect this afternoon. very different from yesterday afternoon. no record high temperatures today. look for 64 at half moon bay, 68 here in san francisco, oakland, 72 inland east bay, mainly low to mid 80s up in the north bay, a few lingering clouds, but the sun will break through later in the day. we'll see highs of 75 at napa and 80 at santa rosa. and here's our accuweather seven day forecast. it's the cooling trend that starts today continues through the weekend. even cooler tomorrow sunday. see high temperatures inland only in the low 70s showers are likely on sunday as well. it gets a little bit brighter for a little bit milder on monday. it looks like a very nice and dry week ahead. jobina. >> thank you, spencer. good morning, everybody. so i am bringing you a live picture right now from the bay bridge toll plaza. i just checked the chp log. it's not saying that metering lights are on, but you do notice that we have a couple center lanes there that are slowing as people approach the slow toll plaza, i should say.

so i will continue to check in on that, see if those lights and flipping on for you. san rafael looking live at 101 right now. those tail lights traveling in the southbound direction. very clear there. our drive times have shifted a bit for people coming out of tracy in the westbound direction. so tracy, the castro valley is now slow down to about 46 minutes. but as far as everything else, it's clear out there. >> reggie, thanks to jobina. still ahead, a surprise visit. the pro players taking time out of their busy schedule to show up for a young transplant patient. >> and a live look outside right no there it is.

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is badminton and ping pong and people can't seem to get enough. according to a new apple study, it is beating out tennis. it

tracked workouts among apple watch users and it found pickleball workouts surpass tennis activities. i played it in the street the other day. >> what they had pickleball courts on valencia to set up when they closed down. were you good? it was fun. i have to say it was fun. see grammy award winning superstar bad bunny is returning to the bay area. the puerto rican music sensation will perform at chase center march 1st and second. last year, he played a sold out performance at the oakland coliseum. before that show, bad bunny and his entourage stopped by the bay area's much adored puerto rican restaurant soul food for a meal. remember that? we did a whole story on that and we tried. >> their food is good. >> is it good? >> yes. >> tickets for this new show go on sale wednesday. >> between a busy schedule, some 40 niners players took the time to visit a local children's hospital. this is 14 year old jason who is a huge niners fan. he's waiting for a heart transplant. so george kittle, fred warner and a few other

players paid jason a surprise visit. that's nice. >> that's very sweet. >> don't forget, monday night, nine next week, monday night football, they're going to be on the road playing the vikings coverage starts right here on abc seven at 5:00 pm. and it's all followed by after the game. new at six what ex owner elon musk said about his employees working from home as more companies are trying to get people back to the office. >> and what comes next for gun laws in the state as a judge tosses out more than a more than three decades old assault weapons ban, then controversy in the marina. >> the project some are trying to stop because they're concerned about views. >> first, a live look outside it's 557. >> this is abc seven 2407 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes. you're watching abc7 news live. any

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you got two jacks. and then my grand slam. i signed a ball for you. okay. and it says papa i love you. why did you do that? because you've taught me everything about baseball. oh hunny bunny, that's so sweet. (♪) (♪)