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tanks and tens of thousands of troops amassed at the border, while in gaza, rescuers search for survivors from the latest air strikes amid hopes more aid is allowed through. americans trapped in gaza trying to get out. >> we want to survive. everyone here wants to survive. the u.s. military moves in the region overnight and the new details we're learning about the two american hostages freed by hamas. a synagogue president stabbed. the shocking murder in detroit. 40-year-old samantha woll found dead outside her home, known to work to improve relations between muslims and jews. the latest on the investigation. janai: murder mystery arrest. former baseball pitcher danny serafini facing charges in the death of his former father-in-law, a case going unsolved for two years. the surveillance video that may be used as evidence against him. ♪

whit: and sports showdown. max verstappen losing out on pole position at today's u.s. grand prix. the phillies join the astros with just one win away from the world series. and on the gridiron, espn's herm edwards previews "monday night football," the vikings hosting the 49ers, both teams looking to cut their losses. live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." good morning, america. happy sunday to you. glad to start your day with us. we're glad you're starting your day with us. we have a lot to get to as we watch the developments in the middle east. this morning, smoke seen rising over northern gaza after israel's promise to ramp up air strikes ahead of an anticipated ground assault. one reported to have hit a cafe. a nearby hospital saying 12 people were killed. israel claims it's targeting hamas members and installations. >> whit: word this morning that another small group of aid

trucks crossed into gaza from egypt. 20 trucks brought in supplies yesterday, but aid workers are calling it a drop in the bucket, far too little to address the humanitarian crisis. close to 200 more trucks are still lined up to go through. >> gio: with the situation as it is, the hundreds of americans still trapped in gaza are hoping for a chance to leave and escape the worsening conditions. we have team coverage, of course, in the region. we begin with abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman in tel aviv. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, gio. gaza is again today cut off from food, fuel, and medical supplies as we're seeing striking images out of gaza, entire blocks pulverized into dust, and as israel continues its nationwide ramp-up towards this war, even setting aside 500 additional icu beds. this morning, israel creeping ever closer to a large-scale invasion of the gaza strip, amassing hundreds of thousands of troops on gaza's border. the air force continues to bomb

gaza, rescuers frantically searching for survivors, clawing through the rubble of residential buildings after an israeli air strike. nearly 4,400 dead in gaza, and in israel, over 1,400. in gaza, 164,000 residential units destroyed, and today palestinian officials reporting that over 1.4 million have been displaced. with that ground invasion looming, the rafah border crossing with egypt briefly opening saturday, allowing 20 trucks with critical supplies to pass into gaza. >> we know that the priorities in gaza right now are water, food, medicine, and fuel. we are prioritizing our outline accordingly. >> reporter: unicef saying the drinking water supplied was only enough for 22,000 people for a single day. 2.2 million live in the gaza strip. and now questions about when the next round of vital aid could pass through. with international concerns soaring over palestinian casualties, we spoke with the head of israel military's medical corps.

have you instructed them to help care for palestinian casualties if this incursion happens? >> to us, it does not matter who is the one lying on the floor. it could be an alien, tourists, palestinians, it could be my friend. we are committed to our ethics and values. >> reporter: this comes as american citizens are still trapped inside gaza, including a 10-year-old and his mother who went to gaza to spend time with family when the war broke out. he and his mother are waiting at the rafah crossing for the next opportunity out. >> i hope we're going to leave. sad to be hearing the bombs, everyone is dying. >> reporter: along israel's border with lebanon, fighting intensifying between israel and the iran-backed group hezbollah, firing and israel responding. an air strike overnight at an alleged hezbollah cell on the border. in one skirmish, an american citizen who was in the israeli reserves was killed by hezbollah anti-tank missiles.

over the weekend, hamas in gaza releasing two american hostages, judith and natalie raanan. it was brokered by qatar and facilitated by the red cross. it spawned hope in israel for the other 200 hostages held by hamas. a daily protest outside the military headquarters growing overnight. this woman's daughter was one of those taken. have you been here every day? >> we are here every day. since last saturday. >> reporter: now concern is growing. are you nervous? are you scared now because israel is closer to this invasion? >> yeah. of course, of course i'm scared. because what does that mean? i don't know where is my daughter. nobody knows. >> reporter: nobody does know. in fact, this is where the families of the hostages have been camped out now. we understand that israel has not yet decided when exactly to launch that incursion into gaza. there are a host of reasons for that. first is the welfare of those hostages, echoed strongly by u.s. officials in the u.s., and of course concern over igniting a regional war and concern over mounting casualties. gio?

>> gio: absolutely, matt. listen, we've heard so much about this probable ground incursion. so, what will that actually look like, though? what are you hearing? >> reporter: we hear that there are going to be three stages. the first will be the massive assault. that will likely last for a month. israel might only take the northern part of the gaza strip at first. the second phase will last, we're told, about two to three months. they're calling that a mop-up. they'll be looking for hamas cells, looking for weapons and tunnels. and the third stage, we're told, could actually last for years. that will be the rehabilitation of the gaza strip, trying to restore services, setting up a group that they can work with that is not hamas. again, they're saying israel could reoccupy gaza in that stage, and that could take years. janai? >> janai: a long road ahead. matt, we appreciate your reporting. this morning, as we mentioned, about 200 trucks packed with relief supplies waiting on the egyptian side of the border with

gaza, drivers wondering when they'll be allowed to cross with that much-needed aid. abc's matt rivers is there as questions remain also about when foreigners will be allowed out. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, janai. some breaking news here. we can confirm a second small group of aid trucks has managed to cross from egypt into gaza, about 17 trucks in all. we have video of some of those trucks. you can see them lined up. this happened not long ago. you can see them lined up and then crossing over, where they'rement inned before crossing further into gaza. today's aid according to a source at the border includes food and water, though we're waiting on confirmation what supplies were sent in. this is on top of the 20 trucks from yesterday that included mainly medical supplies. this, of course, is just a drop in the bucket of the aid sthast actually needed, though. doctors without borders saying in a statement, "prior to the siege, hundreds of trucks with supplies entered gaza every day as the strip is crucially

reliant on external aid. food, water, and medicine are still desperately needed. it is critical that fuel be allowed into gaza, as this is essential for lifesaving hospital operations as well as the availability of clean water." the u.n. says it would need at least 100 trucks per day to begin to meet the demand right now. that would require that rafah border crossing to essentially remain open. but that has not happened. that's part of the reason no american citizens and other foreign toers trapped in gaza have been allowed to cross into egypt. there are hundreds of americans still in gaza, but a source telling abc news egypt is reluctant to allow those people to cross unless they guarantee consistent flow of aid gets into gaza. egypt basically saying if they allow those foreign national ls out, they would lose leverage in these ongoing negotiations with a very difficult situation for all involved at that border crossing.

>> whit: the u.s. is sending additional firepower and resources to the region as a result of the israel-hamas war. selena wang joins us from the north lawn with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. is boosting its presence in the middle east following escalations from iranian proxy forces throughout the region. the secretary of defense say these changes follow detailed conversations with the president. the u.s. aircraft carrier carrier "uss eisenhower" headed to the middle east instead of the mediterranean. more defense systems and patriots are headed to the middle east. and additional u.s. troops in the u.s. being placed on a higher state of readiness to be ready to deploy if needed. the biden administration has clearly said there will not be u.s. troops directly involved in the conflict. that is not changing. the purpose of all of this, is to deter others from getting further involved. but on thursday, a u.s. warship shot down missiles and drones fired by houthis in yemen. that shows how quickly the show

of force can turn into a use of force. >> whit: and now quickly it can escalate too. with american citizens and hostages still in gaza, how is the white house preparing for this expected ground invasion? >> reporter: i've been hearing that biden administration officials, they have been counseling both restraint and caution to their israeli counterparts. there's a lot of fear about how a groungd invasion could impact getting hostages out and aid in. there's concerns that with a ground invasion hamas would be less willing to release hostage, and it could impact the humanitarian aid that is just starting to trick until. the white house has made clear that the president is not dictating anything to the israelis, that the u.s. is not interfering with israeli military operations. bhoip thank you so much. tune in to "this week" this morning. michael mccaul will talk about the latest in the war. plus, john speaks with republican senator and presidential candidate tim scott about the state of his 2024 campaign.

gio? >> gio: this morning, we are hearing from the relatives of those two americans held hostage by hamas for two weeks. britt clennett joins us from haifa, israel, about what we're learning about that release. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, gio. that's right. the family of judith and natalie raanan have said their focus is helping to return the others still held captive, including their eight relatives, and israel saying it's notified the families of the now 212 hostages still held in gaza. this morning, new details in the astonishing release of two americans held hostage by hamas for nearly two weeks. 17-year-old natalie raanan and her 59-year-old mother, judith, clearly in shock in this hamas video as they are handed over to red cross workers in gaza on friday. >> we were able to drive our red cross land cruisers. we picked up the two women, and we drove them to the border and released them into israeli

hands. >> reporter: president biden speaking to the raanans on the phone, telling them he plans to retrieve others still stuck in the hands of hamas. >> we want to thank you for your services to israel. >> that's been long serving. i'm delighted to do this. we're going to get them all out, god willing. >> reporter: their family overjoyed that the two will be heading back to the u.s. judith's cousin saying, "the relief we feel now over the release of judith and natalie is far beyond what words can describe." the raanan family now turning their focus to the other roughly 210 hostages, which include several americans, saying in a statement, "we remain entirely focused on the efforts to secure the return of our eight other family members that remain captive in gaza. we will work around the clock with the other families of those held hostage until each and every one of them is back home."

families around the world watching, seeing a glimmer of hope for their own missing loved ones upon natalie and judith's release. >> it's giving me hope that my son, oman, will be out as soon as possible. >> reporter: now, we know that qatar has played a key role in securing the release on friday of those two americans. and now the families of the others hoping it will continue to act as a critical mediator. janai? >> janai: so many still need help getting out. back at home to the investigation into the death of a synagogue official found stabbed to death outside her home. abc's alex presha joins us with more on what we're learning this morning. good morning to you. there aren't many details about this. >> reporter: no, janai, there aren't. but samantha woll, the board president of a detroit-area synagogue, brutally murdered, and police acknowledge that her

death is raising many questions. this morning, shock and hurt in this detroit community over news that a popular president of a local synagogue was brutally murdered. according to detroit police, samantha woll was found around 6:30 a.m. saturday outside her home, the 40-year-old was stabbed multiple times. >> i'm just now at this moment -- you know, sam was such an amazingly kind person. i can't imagine anything like this happening to her. >> reporter: woll had led the isaac synagogue in downtown detroit since last year. she previously worked as a staffer for congresswoman elisa slotkin. and on the e re-election campaign for dana nessel, both mourning her death. the congresswoman writing she's heartbroken. the attorney general post toing, "sam was as kind a person as i've ever known." so far, politician have not identified a suspect or a possible motive, and authorities have not connected her death to tension spilling over between the war spilling over between israel and hamas. detroit's police chief saying "understandably, the crime leaves many questions.

it's important no conclusions be drawn until all facts are reviewed." >> she was a huge part of, you know, the revitalization that's happening in detroit, and i think our community really lost a truly beautiful soul. >> reporter: again, police are urging the community not to jump to conclusions as this investigation plays out. they're doing that because there's been a rise in islamophobia and anti-semitism across the country. over the weekend in albuquerque, there was a bomb scare at a synagogue there, and earlier this month, a 6-year-old boy in illinois was brutalitily stabbed to death, his mother in serious condition, allegedly attacked by their landlord simply because they were muslim. in this detroit case, the fbi and state police are now assisting in that investigation. whit? >> whit: truly disturbing cases, alex. thank you. turning to the drama on capitol hill, house republicans are expected to hold a candidate forum tomorrow as a number of new names are now in the mix to be the next speaker of the house.

abc's ann wynn is joining us from capitol hill. good morning. what's next here? >> reporter: good morning, whit. a free-for-all race for speaker is heating up right now, a much larger group of house republicans just announcing they're interested in the top job after jim jordan was forced out of the race by his gop colleagues who voted against his bid for speaker on friday. that secret ballot was after his third failed attempt to get elected. at least seven republicans are vying for the position, including kevin hearn, mike johnson, and house majority whip tom emmer. emmer is seen as the front-runner, but he's disliked by donald trump's conservative allies. he is one of 64 house republicans who voted to uphold biden's electoral votes in 2021 despite having former kevin mccarthy's support, it's not sure if he can secure the 217 votes he needs, this as president biden has officially

requested a $100 billion foreign aid package, which includes funding for israel, and as congress stares down another spending deadline in november. without a funding bill next month, the government could shut down. house republicans will be back here tomorrow night, back to the drawing board, again, scrambling to choose a new speaker. gio? >> gio: we'll see what happens because it has everything at a standstill. shank yo thank you so much, em. let's turn it over the meteorologist somara theodore here. you're following hurricane norma. we see that, cabo san lucas behind you. >> somara: a big vacation spot, right. this made landfall as a category 1 hurricane just to the west-northwest of cabo san lucas. you can see the trees strewn about. we saw winds as high as 80 miles per hour, power lines down. they lost electricity but no loss of life, so we're thankful for that. trucks stuck in the mud, lots of debris. this will be a major cleanup effort in the coming days.

there were thousands of tourists that had to hunker down through this storm. where is norma going now? it is entering the sea of cortez. it will impact the simaloa coast there. you can see on the satellite imagery, it does weaken, so it will be making a second landfall around midnight as a tropical storm on the coast there. we're tracking hurricane tammy in the atlantic. we'll see impacts with rain and maybe some winds in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands this afternoon. as this storm enters open sea, we could see it strengthen to a cat 2.

>> somara: something we'll talk about later in the show is the fact we are in a drought in states like texas and parts of louisiana, and the rain from norma is actually going to be helping to alleviate that a bit. >> janai: look for somara on espn later. we're about to go to some sports. >> somara: thank you. >> janai: a big formula one race today. in austin, texas, espn's nicole frisco is covering the u.s. grand prix for us. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning. thanks for having me with you. we're in austin this morning for the second of three u.s. grand prix this season, and austin marks the return of a fan favorite. daniel riccardo is back in the car. he's missed the last five races with a broken hand, but he admits he's feeling rusty. one of the drivers to watch

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out arizona diamondbacks' corbin carroll for the win last night. philadelphia now leads the mlb national league championship series 3-2. the two teams will face off again on monday in philly. meantime, the houston astros will try to clinch the alcs title tonight in game six. and the texas rangers inching closer to the -- to the world series. >> gio: like a thriller. >> whit: i don't know what that is. >> janai: and -- and -- phillies pitcher. >> whit: it's gone. >> gio: it's out of here. >> janai: good luck, philly. let's look at the other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. happening right now, israel stepping up its attacks on the gaza strip as it prepares for the next stage of its war on hamas. while the border crossing between egypt and the besieged gaza strip is now closed after it briefly opened saturday morning, allowing the first wave of humanitarian aid to be delivered.

>> whit: also, a fiery crash on the pennsylvania turnpike has left two people dead and one injured. police say a vehicle was pulled over because of a flat tire. another car stopped to help, and then a tanker truck carrying jet fuel was unable to stop in time and slammed into both vehicles, causing all of them to go up in flames. >> whit: and remembering a soccer legend. bobby charlton, wildly considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time, has died. charlton played a starring role in england's 1966 world cup victory and held the record as england's top scorer for 45 years. he also made headlines for surviving a plane crash that took the lives of eight of his manchester united teammates in 1958 when he had just joined the team. sir bobby charlton was 86 years old. >> gio: what a life. a legacy. >> whit: yes. >> gio: we start with a former

major league baseball pitcher in v arrested in connection to a two-year-old murder mystery. danny serafini has been arrested in the shooting death of his former father-in-law. abc's jacqueline lee has that story. >> reporter: officials are saying they believe the suspects and victims knew each other and state that justice has finally been served. this morning, a former major league baseball pitcher is behind bars, arrested on suspicion of murder of his murder of his former father-in-law. 49-year-old danny serafini, a former pitcher for the minnesota twins, and 33-year-old samantha scott were arrested friday in nevada for their possible roles in the 2021 murder of 70-year-old robert gary spohr discovered in his home with a single gunshot wound. >> it's a huge loss. my brother was real close. the two of us, best friends. >> reporter: they've also been linked to the attempted murder of his wife, 60-year-old wendy wood spohr, who was severely injured after being shot multiple times in the head.

in and out of rehab, she died a year later. investigators believe serafini and scott knew each other and that scott had access to the family. police releasing a surveillance video showing a hooded man outside the home hours before the shooting. they believe it may have been serafini, connecting him to the murder. >> so, if you have a video where somebody's face is covered, in this case apparently with a mask and maybe with a hood, is that can you take the items that the person had on and connect those items to this person and to that location. >> how about danny serafini. >> reporter: serafini was drafted in the first round of the 1992 draft and has been in and out of the public eye after spending more than a decade playing for different teams. >> i'm just thinking what a disappointment i am to everybody. >> reporter: in june 2015 he appeared in a show that revealed he lost his $14 million fortune in a series of bad investments and a bitter divorce settlement.

and this morning, following the arrest, the victim's daughter speaking exclusively to "gma" in a statement, saying, "this was a heinous, calculated crime. my parents had been incredibly generous to daniel serafini and erin spohr throughout their marriage." serafini and scott are waiting to be extradited to california, where officials say they will be arraigned. formal charges are pending. >> gio: thank you, jacqueline. >> janai: time for another check of the weather. somara theodore, you are tracking the storms. >> somara: that's right. we talked about hurricane norma hitting cabo san lucas. now we'll see that moisture drive into parts of the u.s. this is an area that really needs the rain, okay. if you live if the gulf coast, texas, good morning, you have rain moving in on tuesday as a result, and you can see the timing on here, not just tuesday but wednesday with this influx of moisture streaming in continually. that's really going to the help to alleviate some of the drought in parts of texas. how much rain? two to four inches.

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>> janai: welcome back to "gma," and the popular radio >> janai: welcome back to "gma." a popular radio personality, dj envy, denying any involvement in an alleged real estate scam. he's not been charged, but his longtime business partner, often promoted on his show "the breakfast club" is facing charges of swindling investors out of millions of dollars. >> reporter: this morning, dj envy facing scrutiny. >> it all starts with credit. >> reporter: over his connection to a business associate who was arrested by federal agents for his involvement in an alleged real estate ponzi scheme. cesar pina charged with wire fraud was often featured on the massively successful syndicated show "the breakfast club." envy, who says he never made any money investing in real estate in the business venture, maintains his innocence and has not been charged. >> i've never stole anything

from anybody, and i'll just leave it at that. >> reporter: the well-known deejay, whose real name is rashaun casey, often advertised his real estate business with pina, also known online as flipping mj, 4 million listeners on nearly 100 stations across the country. >> we're here in one of the properties that we own. this is 24 units. >> 24 units. six store fronts. >> store fronts. we're going to go over some of the things with rentals. >> reporter: according to court documents, federal agents alleged that pina used dj envy's fame to conduct real estate seminars around the country and promote real estate enterprises linked to pina. >> he also very aggressively and vocally promoted mr. pina as his business partner on social media. >> reporter: court documents describing pina as far back as 2017 accepting money from investors for the alleged purchase, remodel, and sale,

of specific real estate projects, often promising 20% to 45% returns on investments within five months. but instead, using new victim investments to pay off prior investors and cover personal expenditures. in all, defrauding dozens of victims of millions of dollars. dj envy's attorney insisting the radio host did nothing wrong. >> dj envy is a victim, just like the others. he's actually a double victim because now there's a bunch of false reporting, and, again, an element of sensationalism that's attached to this simply because of his celebrity figure. >> reporter: dj envy claiming he never made any money from the business venture. >> i didn't see a dime of return. i do nothing but try to uplift people and show people a different way. >> janai: dj envy has faced lots of questions. earlier this month, speaking out on "the breakfast club," he said against his lawyer's advice, saying if pina stole any money,

he was unaware and reiterated he, too, lost money. as for pina, he has entered a not guilty plea and is on a $1 million bond. if found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison. lots of people talking about this. >> gio: fascinating story. >> whit: a lot of victims who did lose money. >> janai: lots of people lost a lot of money. coming up on "good morning america," espn's herm edwards joins us to preview the "monday night football" game between the vikings and the 49ers. stick around. - while serving in iraq, our vehicle was hit and it was bad. back home, i had to learn to live with the scars both visible and invisible. having someone on your side means everything. - [announcer] dav helps veterans like latoya get the benefits they've earned. they help more than a million veterans every year. - my victory is overcoming my wounds

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>> whit: all right. who's ready for some football

today? we are back now on "gma" with a look at the big monday night >> whit: who's ready for some football? we are back with a look at the monday football matchup, the vikings hosting my san francisco 49ers, both looking to turn things around from last week's losses. espn football analyst herm edwards joins us with a preview. good morning to you. janai only let me do it today because we get to talk about my 49ers. >> here we go. >> whit: start with brock purdy, the last player selected in the 2022 nfl draft, mr. irrelevant, as he's known. now he's the starting quarterback for the 49ers, a huge part of the team's success, but struggled a bit last week. how does he and the team bounce back now? >> it starts with the running game and mccaffrey. that's what hurt them a lot when he was injured. then the pressure. the cleveland browns, you know, people don't realize that the cleveland browns were ranked number one in defense. when you go to cleveland, it's cold, it's wet, it's outside. you're playing the cleveland browns.

and they let them hang around. when you do that, that's how you get beat. i think he bounces back this game against the vikings. he'll have his players. kittle is the guy. you have to get the ball to kittle. last week he was only targeted twice. >> whit: kittle, the monster tight end. mccaffrey scored a touchdown in 15 straight games in san francisco, but he is dealing with that oblique injury. do you expect him to play? and what impact is he likely to make? >> well, if he plays, he's a big impact. the offense revolves around him, obviously, his ability to run and catch the football. he's an mvp candidate. there's no doubt about that. he's gotten off to a fantastic start. he's just one of those guys, he can do everything well. he catches well, he runs the ball well out of the backfield. it's an offense suited for his skill set. >> whit: let's hope he plays and he is able to do his thing. now, the vikings here, they've

mastered this art of winning close games last season, but they've been struggling so far this year. what do you expect from them? >> well, i expect them to obviously to try to play well against the 49ers. their problem has been simple. they've given out early christmas gifts. they've turned the ball over 14 times already. that's the difference. when you turn the ball over, give it to your opponent without it being a kick, that's generally not a good situation. so, the vikings have to clean that up. but they're playing really good defense. this will be a very interesting game. jefferson's not playing, so it will be interesting how they run their offense today. >> whit: who do you have winning this one? >> what team do you like? >> whit: i tried to be as objective as possible. >> you go ahead. i'm picking your team. you'll be fine. >> whit: there you go. thank you very much. i just wanted to hear it from you. herm edwards, ladies and gentlemen. my friends in the san francisco

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♪ ♪ >> gio: and we are back now with our "play of the day," and you're hearing that music. >> whit: we are back with our "play of the day." we are back with our "play of the day." you're hearing that music. check out these pups getting into the halloween spirit. dogs in an array of costumes. there they are trick-or-treating at the front door. >> gio: good boys. how and how. oh, i like that. >> how? oh was that? >> did that come out as geo? yes. yes. i thought it was like a sound effect from you like

that. oh howling at the moon. >> yeah. >> all right, larry. have it, folks. thank you so much. >> we've still got 30s left. so what should we talk about? >> well, for the record, speaking of dogs, dressing up, i showed samara a picture of my dog dressed up, and she was. she was like, oh. oh, you guys. as if my dog was not cute. do you know why? i don't. >> i'm on the spot. it's too much pressure. the dog is adorable. so cute. it was an adorable bunny. >> nice save. but my dog nala is even cuter. >> nala's big dog too. so thank you. dress him up and maybe we'll put it on instagram. >> it's on the ground. it's already on the ground. thanks so much for watching, everybody. we're always on good morning america.com by number one news comes the all new abc news app breaking news. >> incredible video. faster, smarter and customizable to your interests if you love being in the know you're gonna love this experience. the all new abc news app download it now. >> israel the battle against

hamas breaking new reports from the war zone plus presidential hopeful tim scott this morning on abc's building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions this is abc7 news. >> good morning. >> i'm stephanie sierra. if you take the main street alameda ferry. keep in mind tomorrow the east bay terminal will temporarily close the closure will allow crews to begin a $10 million refurbishing project. officials say ferry service to the main street terminal will be rerouted. crews are set to begin construction later this month. the terminal will be closed for the duration of the project. service is expected to resume in january. well, boo at the zoo returned to san francisco this weekend. it's one of the most popular annual traditions at the san francisco zoo. kids dress up and yes, animals get pumpkin treats throughout the entire day. there's a costume parade and a contest at noon. the zoo is also setting up a giant hay maze. kids will get candy bags.

and if you can't make it today, boo, at the san francisco zoo, does return next weekend. if you're going today, you'll certainly need an umbrella. drew is tracking the latest. >> yeah. good morning, stephanie. live doppler seven showing you. we have light showers scattered in nature moving through this morning as a cold front approaches the bay area. some light showers in the north bay, parts of the east bay as well. we'll take you along the peninsula where you have some scattered light showers around sfo, even palo alto, portola valley right now seeing some wet weather on the exclusive abc seven storm impacts kill today. it's a level one light storm with those scattered showers. the biggest impact slower travel thanks to those wet roads out there. and later on this afternoon, there's a slight chance for a clap of thunder. you could take a wet picture over sfo. the best chance of finding widespread rain between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. this afternoon. that five hour window after 2 p.m, the showers diminish and the rain is out of here after the sun goes down. stephanie >> drew, thank you this week with george stephanopoulos is next.

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