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adopt a controversial resolution condemning the nation of israel. >> the reaction from residents, as some are calling it, anti semitic. >> then, parents forced to pay up if their kids act up. how a restaurant is adding a dining surcharge for, quote, adults unable to parent. okay. >> i'm sure that'll go over just fine. good morning on this wednesday, october 25th. >> we're going to start with a check of our forecast with drew. >> good morning. we're doing a lot better out there when it comes to our fog. we will see live doppler seven visible, 80 not seeing that widespread low cloud cover like we had yesterday. no dense fog advisories out there, but we do have one spot, santa rosa, you're down a half a mile. but it was a lot worse yesterday morning outside. we'll take you to sutro tower. you can see it shaking a bit. it's breezy this morning. winds will ramp up throughout the day as we watch a cold front move through here. and what it will do, it will increase our cloud cover. we turn mostly cloudy this afternoon and that cold front's going to limit our temperatures

today. it's going to feel cool out there. temperatures only in the 60s across the board. let's see how we're doing on the roads this morning. high jobina. hi, drew. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. so we're going to start with the sig alert in san leandro because that's been our biggest backup so far. this morning and it's still that way. northbound to 38 before 880, a rollover crash there. and it's extending into castro valley. and then we have a new crash reported. this one is going to be in fairfield westbound 80 before air base parkway speeds down to around 18mph. and that spot, we will end with a live look in emeryville showing you 80 and we have heavy traffic as you approach the maze in the westbound direction. >> thank you, jobina. we begin with an urgent alert this morning, a possible kidnaping of this four year old girl. take a look at the photo. san francisco police believe a woman who is a relative took fatimah abu zahra from her home without her family's knowledge or consent. the tima has brown hair, brown eyes was last seen wearing a pink pajama top and tan pants. her dad reported her missing to police yesterday morning. a mass

robbery is the relative of accused of taking fatima. the woman's eight year old son was also with her police say it's possible that they are staying at a hotel in the tenderloin where they were all last seen. anyone with information is asked to call san francisco police. >> a new overnight the city of richmond has become the first city in the nation to adopt a resolution condemning israel, accusing it of ethnic cleansing in gaza during its war with hamas. the city council heard hours of public comment during last night's meeting. the majority of speakers applauded the resolution in support of the palestinian people impacted in gaza. some people opposed to the resolution claim that it is anti-semitic. the resolution before us is a resolution calling to basic humanity, basic humanity in the name of innocent and helpless. >> it is a resolution of heroes. >> this resolution is divisive. it is inflammatory free. it is one sided. it is factually incorrect. there are many, many

ways that i would love to sit down with you and explain to you the language that is being used and why it's and why it's inaccurate. >> in the end, the resolution passed in a 5 to 1 vote before the meeting even got started. the jewish community and many others voiced strong opposition. the chair of the contra costa county board of supervisors, john gioia, wrote a letter to richmond city council. it says in part, the resolution fails to condemn the terrorist hamas killing of innocent israeli men, women and children, which unfortunately started this recent brutal warfare. i believe it's important at times like these to bring our community together rather than create divisiveness. the passage of any resolution regarding regardless of attempts to amend it, will only contribute to the divisiveness. now to details about the talks underway to free more hostages being held by hamas in gaza amid ricans are among them jobina negotiations are being described as intense. yes, right. >> so according to abc news sources, these negotiations to

release more hostages are going on between the us, israel, egypt and qatar. this comes as conditions grow more desperate inside gaza. the world health organization says at least six gaza hospitals have been forced to close due to a lack of supplies, including fuel. israel says hamas has fuel stockpiles but is refusing to distribute them. this morning we're learning a us ship shot down missiles and drones shot by rebels in yemen over the red sea last week. the pentagon also revealing there have been 13 attacks on us military bases in iraq and syria in the last week. an iranian backed militant group claims more us bases in the middle east will also be targeted as a result of the israel-hamas war. if iran or its proxies attack us personnel anywhere. >> make no mistake, we will defend our people. we will defend our security swiftly and decisively as the war appears to

intensify. >> the us is still asking israel to delay a ground invasion into gaza. the white house is rejecting calls for a cease fire, but us officials have suggested a humanity driven pause. reggie jobina, thank you. >> this morning there's a major roadblock for self-driving car company cruise. the dmv has suspended the company's permits to operate fully autonomous cars in san francisco. abc7 news reporter lena howland is in the city with what this means for the industry moving forward. lena reggie, we're coming to you live just outside of cruise headquarters where all morning long we have been seeing these cruise cars coming and going. >> the only difference today is that they each have a driver behind the wheel. that's the only way they are allowed to operate. right now in san francisco until the company can make a number of changes that the dmv is calling for. now, the dmv says these driverless cars are not safe for the public. the public's operation. and they say the manufacture has

misrepresented information related to safety of the autonomous technology of its cars. we have seen several times where cruise cars stall on the street and block both traffic and first responders. earlier this month, a woman was trapped underneath a cruise av after being hit by another car. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says cruise needs to be more transparent when it comes to sharing data for these companies. >> know when their cars are breaking. these companies know when their cars are doing, you know, charging a pedestrian or going through an intersection with a red light. they need to make all of that data transparent. and if they do that, we can actually see whether or not their software is evolving and becoming safer. we also checked in with san francisco mayor london breed shortly after the news of this suspension came out, came out, she says she wants to see cruise operate in san francisco, but she wants to see it done safely. >> in a statement from cruise,

the company said, we will be pausing operations of our driverless avs in san francisco. ultimately, we develop and deploy autonomous vehicles in an effort to save lives. the dmv says it will not allow cruise to use their driverless cars until their inspectors deem them safe. there is no set timeline. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> we are getting new information about the plan san francisco is making to host the asia pacific economic cooperation or apec summit in just two and a half weeks. leaders from around the world will be converging on the city police in san francisco have made it clear there will be no mass sweeps of unhoused individuals to prepare for under a revised city guidance, a person will be asked to move their tent and belongings if they decline an offer for shelter. people who move to a shelter can take up to two suitcases with them, and they're offered storage for the rest of their belongings. the city's health streets operation center handles the work, and we spoke with the person who's been

moving around and just refused an offer for shelter. >> so you would prefer to live out on the streets than get shelter? >> that's correct, ma'am. is it that bad? yes, it is. yes, it is. it's awful how they treat you like garbage. some people living on the streets close to the major events planned at moscone center have started to clear the area because they believe they will be ultimately forced to move. >> mayor london breed also addressing concerns for seniors living inside apex secured perimeter or those impacted by street closures. >> we know there's going to be impacts. we know that there are people who are concerned. we're going to do everything we can to address what people's concerns are. but make no mistake, this is going to have a significant impact on our economy. so we anticipate almost $53 million into the san francisco economy. >> mayor breed says efforts are being made to assist seniors

living inside the secured area, especially those who rely on paratransit. the city urges anyone with questions or concerns to call three one, one or to access the apec website. city leaders are calling on san francisco mayor london breed to make payments to businesses that could potentially be hurt by apec. the board of supervisors voted yesterday in support of a resolution that would help cover portions of losses by businesses and impacted by the conference. the chronicle is reporting this move would happen to the $10 million set aside in the city's public fund for logistical costs , as local businesses are expecting a big financial loss because of the tight security measures around moscone center, licensed street vendors in san francisco's mission district are reportedly pushing back on a temporary vending ban that is slated to start next month. >> vendors and city officials held a meeting yesterday to discuss the params of this 90 day ban. our media partner, the sf, the sf standard, reports the ban would be in place along mission street between cesar

chavez and 14th sf public works. employees say they've been attacked and unpermitted vendors are selling stolen goods and blocking sidewalks. officials say enforcement details haven't been finalized and some vendors say they are worried the ban would impact their ability to provide for their families. still to come, designed to addict children. >> the federal lawsuit accusing madd of targeting kids and how the company is responding. >> 610 this morning, we are tracking a cooler, cloudier and breezy afternoon on the way as a cold front approaches the region, expect temperatures only in the 60s feeling very fall like. we'll talk about those winds how breezy it gets whe

last night, five miles south of acapulco, and what the national hurricane center called a nightmare scenario. the reason why this is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in recorded history in mexico, and it's the only category five hurricane to make landfall in the eastern pacific. this storm exploded in strength yesterday, went from a tropical storm to a category four hurricane in just 12 hours. that is incredible growth. and again, it made landfall as a category five major hurricane. ian, late last night. back here at home, it will be breezy this afternoon. winds gusting about 15 to 30mph. it keeps temperatures cool very fall-like the next couple of days, that slight chance of a shower on friday. reggie, it's dwindling. we'll preview that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> drew, thank you. ahead on abc seven mornings, a fee for bad parenting. the restaurant that's apparently done with kids who misbehave. dave. plus, thousands of dollars worth of puppets and

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worth of puppets and show gear after it was stolen in san francisco's marina district creator and director hamid rahmanian says the gear was inside a u-haul in the parking lot of the comfort inn on van ness. when he came out monday morning, it was all gone, he says. roughly three years of production materials got stolen from that truck. >> i'm not from here. i'm from new york. and we thought, okay, we are in the affluent

neighborhood in marina. i thought, my car is in the parking lot of the hotel. what could go wrong. >> rahmanian told abc7. he hopes the thieves have a change of heart and return his production equipment. menlo park based meta is preparing to release its third quarter earnings today just one day after dozens of states joined to sue the company . they're alleging facebook and instagram enable features that are harmful to young people's mental health. >> we know that meta knows that instagram is addicting. it even used that word internally. addicting metas conduct act is deceptive. it's dangerous. and as we make clear in our lawsuit, it is illegal. >> the federal lawsuit filed in oakland accuses meta officials, including ceo mark zuckerberg, of publicly lying about the addictive nature of the platforms, saying they lower young people's self-esteem. the suit also accuses meta of violating federal law by routinely collecting data on

kids under 13 without parental consent and here's meta's reaction in a statement. it says , we're disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear age appropriate standards for the many apps teens use it. the attorneys general have chosen this path. a georgia restaurant that's tired of unruly kids has taken a controversial move to remedy the problem. >> they have added a fee for adults who they say are, quote, unable to parent. you can see the warning on the menu. they posted it on their website. it doesn't give a specific fee. but one person who posted a review on google said the owner charged them 50 bucks. there are several other bad reviews from people upset about the charge, but the restaurant still has a 4.1 rating out of five on google. >> wait, please look at the wi-fi password. silly beans. >> oh no. we put that all out on the news. such a draconian restaurant, silly beans. >> just seems like. well, y'all

remember opposite this year. >> that restaurant in i think it was new jersey. the italian restaurant. they banned kids under ten. and i looked on their website. the kids are still banned. so if they make that stand ban, that's fine. >> i'm totally fine with banning kids. this is weird. like this charge is weird. then just ban the kids. maybe go, go in that direction because this is now going to be up to the discretion of who the server, the manager, depending on how the children act like they are. >> you know, one let me tell you, $10, it's one it's a storm impacts storm impact scale. >> that's open you up to all kinds of discrimination and potential lawsuits. i just don't know why you as a company would want to make that liability for yourself. >> i hear that. i hear no. >> well, they banned the kids. they did. the kids are still banned in new jersey. >> yeah, the ban is one thing. when i was a waiter and monday nights where kids eat free. ooh, nobody wanted to work monday

nights. >> it was wild. it insane? >> well, you know where i worked . >> well, okay, but you worked at a kid place. you were a kid. place a kid can be a kid, chucky to the cheese. so i would say, like, assumption of risk on your part. >> my part? i was like, man, mondays. >> and now what establishment was this? >> it was called houlihan's. it's still around. >> oh, yeah, i know houlihan's. >> yeah, i like the houlihan's. >> i didn't like monday night's. and you needed one adult for one kid. i had people they brought in like ten kids. i'm like, we only have two adults. so eight of those kids are going to pay. and then you know what? that turned into you. can i see the manager? sure. can jeremy, we got another. we got another jeremy. got another one. >> wait, just really quick. i saw a video where someone said, can i see the manager? yeah. and the woman goes, oh, sure. she ducked behind the counter and pretended like she was walking up the stairs and she's like, hi, i'm the manager. >> oh, i love it. i love it. oh oh, man. it's a clear picture out there. >> we have some chilly numbers in the 40s to begin that jacket.

maybe take the heavier one out there. this morning and you'll likely keep it on for much of the day because temperature is stuck in the 60s thanks to this. a cold front that's approaching us from the north. it'll add additional cloud cover. it may try and bring a sprinkle to cloverdale and ukiah, but that's about it. for most of us, it's just a cloudy day. a little breezy this afternoon. temperatures basically stuck in the 60s for your daytime highs. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. breezy and cooler today feels like fall tomorrow it is brighter out there on thursday that slight chance of a shower friday with the latest forecast information we may need to take that out because it looks a lot drier. the weekend bright but still below average in the 60s. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so we have good news in terms of that sig alert we were following in san leandro that i'll get to in just a moment. but unfortunately, the backup has extended even more in fairfield from this crash on westbound 84 airbase parkway. your speeds around 11mph there. there's a thumbs up for our cleared stick alert in san leandro. you're facing some residual delays there. metering lights came on at the bay bridge

toll plaza at 539. traffic is into the maze and we do have a new crash reported in emeryville on westbound 80 past powell street, which is why you see traffic so heavy on our camera. reggiane kumasi. >> all right, thank you, jobina. now we're checking in with ginger zee who is live with what's coming up on gma. good morning. >> good morning to you, reggie kumasi. nice to be with everybody. so coming up here, the latest developments on the speaker showdown overnight we learned the new nominee for speaker of the house is mike johnson. but there's a big question, does he have the votes to end the three week stalemate? and then an abc news exclusive with the family of travis king speaking for the first time since the us army private who voluntarily crossed over into north korea came home. linsey davis sitting with them there and we're going to hear from the family whose dog helped save their teenage son, alerting them while he was suffering a stroke. we'll see that only here on gma and we don't want you to miss our magical make-a-wish moment. this morning, the superstar trio of aaron judge jayson tatum and tom brady surprising a resilient

group of kids. so all of that and more right here on. good morning america. i love it. >> also. i did get the britney spears since we've been talking about that for several days now. i have the book. oh, you know what? >> yes, i'm on chapter 18. you are chapter 18. >> are you really? yes how many are. >> wait, you're being. >> yeah, i listened a bunch yesterday. oh, i went and got my nails done and i listened and. yeah, i'm deep in it, but i still have like, three hours left, so. >> yeah. how many chapters are there if you're on 18, let me tell you. >> i don't know. oh there's short chapters. there's 49. oh, they're short. yeah, they are. they're really short. >> okay. >> also, ginger, i just want to let you know that when i picked up this book from the local bookstore, i opened it up and there was a private message inside. and. but for, for like a half a second, i said, is it possible that britney spears in my delusional mind, wrote me a message? no, it was a message not for me. it was for kumasi from the bookseller. oh passing messages through me to her.

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police just put a big dent in a retail theft ring targeting lululemon stores. several suspects were arrested just ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. here's how it happened. last week, suspects tied to thefts in the north bay showed up at the walnut creek store. they were trying to return 3 to $4000 in stolen merchandise to get cash or gift cards. well, employees managed to stall them while officers moved in. ultimately arresting two people inside the store and then two other people waiting in the car two days after that for thieves stormed that same store. >> they go in, they grab as much

as they can and then and then they leave and the officers that responded responded quickly and were able to detain those individuals and subsequently arrest them. >> as far as a security plan for the holiday shopping season, the street through broadway plaza is going to be blocked off to traffic. and there will also be a heavy police presence with officers in cars walking and patrolling on bikes. next at 630, pumping the brakes on cruise, how the dmv's decision to halt its permits will impact the company's fleet here in san francisco. and help for gaza. how east bay and south bay restaurants are coming together to send support the prawns are delicious. oh, i have a shellfish allergy. one prawn. very good.

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first thought maybe like we just ascended too high and they were kind of normalizing. but it just it felt like a little weird and different than other flights that i had been on. >> and it was now at 630. new

details about the off duty pilot accused of trying to crash a plane on its way to san francisco. what court documents reveal about his mental health and the use of psychedelic mushrooms is the fourth time the charm. >> another house republican nominated for house speaker for a vote expected today. does he have the votes needed to win? >> plus, the rallies expected across the bay area as negotiations between actors and major studios continue today. >> good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, october 25th. >> first to check on your forecast. hi, drew. >> hey, good morning. so a lot less fog out there this morning. live doppler seven showing you just one area, santa rosa right now at a quarter mile visibility. but if you recall yesterday, it was a lot worse across the region. no dense fog advisories is in effect. in fact, we're starting out with mainly clear skies. here's our abc7 oakland airport camera this morning. it is quiet over the east bay. you can see the city in the background and here's how our day shapes up. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds early on. we'll find those clouds thickening as a cold front approaches the region. what it

will do, it will turn our winds up a bit. it's gusty this afternoon about 15 to 30mph, and it's certainly fall feeling those numbers. we are only in the 60s for daytime highs. so certainly below average for this time of the year. we'll track that cold front. we'll go hour by hour on future weather coming up in just nine minutes. let's say hi to jobina. your traffic is doing. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. so we are going to the richmond, san rafael bridge because that backup has arrived now due to the sigalert there. three lanes blocked in the westbound direction. no wide, wide load vehicles allowed the backup is extending about 3.7 miles back right now. so not a great situation. fairfield, still a large backup here, but it's improving a bit westbound 80 before airbase parkway that crash blocking at least two lane speeds down to 12mph. and we will end with another look at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 539 kumasi thank you. >> jobina this morning, new developments on the bay area pilot accused of trying to shut off a plane's engine as it was heading to sfo. joseph emerson appeared before a judge

yesterday and new court documents are outlining what he told police happened on the flight. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez with the details coming out in court. gloria, good morning. >> kumasi officials say had emerson pulled the handles all the way down, the plane would have turned into a glider within seconds. 83 people were aboard the alaska airlines flight operate by horizon air. 44 year old alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. he's accused of trying to shut off the engines during a flight to san francisco. video shows emerson being removed from the plane, which took off from everett, washington, on sunday. emerson was off duty, sitting in the cockpit at jumpseat when authorities say that he stood up, said, i'm not okay and tried to pull the plane's t handles. the federal criminal complaint says a pilot then grabbed emerson's wrist and wrestled

with emerson for a few seconds for control of the aircraft before the emerson stopped. emerson reportedly asked one of the flight attendants to cuff him, one of the passengers on board, saying the flight had a different feel for the next thing that happened that i that i knew that something was wrong was the flight attendant got on the speakerphone phone and said that they were going to be diverting to portland because they were experiencing an issue. >> and the flight attendant's voice was kind of shaking. so definitely seemed like something was wrong. >> court documents show emerson told investigators he had not slept in 40 hours and felt he was having a nervous breakdown and mentioned using psychedelic mushrooms. about 48 hours earlier. the court documents also show that emerson said he had struggled with depression. and by the way, faa records show he passed his medical exam just last month. live in the newsroom, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria, thank you. if you're in san francisco this morning,

you're going to notice the cruise cars are going around with people in the driver's seat . that change comes after the dmv suspended the company's permit to operate operate fully autonomous cars in the city. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco this morning with the reaction from crews and what the mayor is saying about all this. hi, lena. >> hey, reggie. we are live right now just outside of cruise headquarters where all morning long we have been seeing cars coming and going from this lot. the only difference today is that they each have a driver behind the wheel. now, we have seen several times where cruise cars stall on the street and blocked traffic and first responders hours earlier this month, a woman was trapped underneath a cruise av after being hit by another car in response to that incident, crews said the av detected a crash bringing the car to a stop. attempted to pull over to get out of the way, but pulled the woman forward and around 20ft, dragging her underneath the car. the dmv said the manufacturer has misrepresented information

related to safety of the autonomous technology of its cars. shortly after the suspension, mayor london breed told us she still wants to see cruise operate in san francisco, but she wants to see it done safely. >> they can spend some time working on improving their safety measures because we want to welcome this technology, but we want to do so responsibly and safely. >> within an hour of their suspension, cruise said its team is proactively working with the dmv and other state agencies in a statement, they said, our teams are currently doing an analysis to identify potential enhanced guidance to the avs response to this kind of extremely rare event. now the dmv says it will not allow cruise to operate their driverless cars until they are deemed safe by one of their inspectors. there is no set timeline. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. today, house republicans are expected to try

again to elect a new house speaker. last night, they picked their fourth nominee for the job and jobina, there are questions if he can get enough votes to win. >> yes, kumasi this morning, house republicans are projecting unity after the vote last night made louisiana congressman mike johnson their nominee. but 44 republican voted for other candidates, including kevin mccarthy, who was ousted from the job three weeks ago. mccarthy late yesterday floated a plan in which he would return as speaker with jim jordan, another nominee who fell short of votes as assistant. interesting. so the proposal came after the third nominee, john emmer, dropped out of the race just hours after securing the nomination. politico reports. after emmer withdrew, former president donald trump was quoted saying he is done. it's over. i killed him, end quote. one lawmaker appeared to be stunned by all of the chaos, hopelessly divided.

>> we are struggling to find our way to continue to go through this exercise. exercise is, i think, in existential threat to the, you know, to the constitutional republic. >> as for what happens next, the full house is expected to vote on johnson's nomination today. but it's unclear if he will get enough votes to be elected on the house floor. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. this morning. we want to get you updated on what's going on in the middle east. according to israel's ambassador to the un, israel is set to stop awarding visas for un officials. soquel's. this is coming after secretary general antonio gutierrez made comments this week about the war between israel and hamas. the israel defense forces says it carried out a wide scale strike or multiple wide scale strikes in the gaza region. sources tell abc news talks are ongoing between the us and regional partners to release a large number of hostages being held by

hamas in gaza. the death toll on both sides of the conflict has risen to more than 7100 people. >> family members of the more than 200 people taken hostage by hamas militants during their siege october 7th are accusing world leaders of failing to work for the release of their loved ones. families of the kidnaped joined forces at the un yesterday. among them, rachel goldberg. she is the mother of berkeley native hirsh goldberg, poland. he was wounded and taken captive during the attack on a music festival. >> why is no one crying out for these people to be allowed access to the red cross? why is no one demanding just proof of life? this is a global humanitarian catastrophe. >> goldberg decried what she sees as a lack of compassion for the victims of the hamas attack on israel. she says it's time to stop the hatred that exists, saying, quote, in the competition of pain, there's never a winner.

>> happening today, merck cheese cafe with locations in dublin and fremont is hosting a giving back to gaza event to raise funds for children in gaza. restaurant al-hilal amigos in san jose hosted a similar event yesterday. 50% of proceeds went to humanitarian aid. organizers say it's a growing fundraiser effort that started with two restaurants, and now 14 establishments are involved. >> so devastating to see what is happening right in front of our eyes. we had to be a part of it. i've been feeling blessed as an owner to be in a community where people support a cause and the cause is for the children. >> in again murchie's cafe in dublin and in fremont will be hosting fundraising events today with half of the profits going toward humanitarian aid for children in gaza. >> new at six san francisco's unhoused are 16 times more likely to die a sudden death than the rest of the population. that's according to a new study published this week in the jama internal medicine journal. the study followed more than 800

sudden death cases over an eight year period. ucsf researchers found that 151 of those cases were unhoused people. researchers say greater access to automatic defibrillators in areas with a high population of unhoused people could help save lives. >> happening today, two rallies in the bay area to keep the momentum going for the screen. actors who are still on strike. san francisco's northern california sag-aftra members and supporters will be rallying at san francisco city hall at 5 p.m. before that, sag-aftra members will do the same in downtown san rafael starting at noon. negotiations continue today between the main screen actors union and major hollywood film studios. today we could learn if the giants are bringing on peninsula native and cal alum bob melvin as the new manager. multiple reports indicate melvin met with giants executives on monday. he still has a year left on his contract with the san diego padres. but the giants got permission to speak with the

three time manager of the year. melvin managed oakland from 2011 to 2021. still ahead, pride tape on ice. >> the controversial ban reversed by the national hockey league. >> and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up by about 50 points. another update on the markets next. and climate change takes center stage in the south bay. >> how innovators are finding new ways to reach local climate goals. and stay with us on the abc7 bay area streaming app at seven for abc7 at seven today i'm going to take you across the pacific to my homeland of hawaii . we also have the artistic director for the upcoming trans film festival and a stanford student who is the youngest us advisor to the un is joining us live. we are live every weekday from 7 to 8, but you have to stream us, so please download that app now at 642 this morning. >> here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a cold front that's approaching us that will bring about cloudier conditions as the day goes on. it will kick kick up our winds and it will keep temperatures

only in the 60 today. i do want to get you the latest on hurricane otis. this was a major category five hurricane that made landfall about five miles south of acapulco late last night with winds of 165mph. and it is historic. it's the strongest hurricane to make landfall in mexico. it's the only category five hurricane to make landfall in the eastern pacific. and it just had explosive growth yesterday, went from a tropical storm to a category four hurricane in just 12 hours. that is unpressed dented and then it strengthened to a category five storm as it made landfall. it's now weakened to a category two storm as it moves its way across land. back here at home, we'll find clouds on the increase throughout the day. temperatures only in the 60s. today it does get breezy out there. winds gusting about 15 to 30mph. later on today, certainly feeling like fall today. it's brighter tomorrow on the three day forecast, less wind and that slight chance of a shower on friday, that chance is dwindling. we'll take a closer look at that chance. and also

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now the lgbtq nightclub plans to reopen by the end of the year at a new location in the city. the new venue will be managed and operated by survivors. the night of that shooting, michael anderson was tending bar. now he's the vp of operations for what will be known as the q, located inside the satellite hotel about four miles away. anderson says he wants the local lgbtq community to have space again after was taken away by the shooter. >> i freaking love the view of the mountains right there. i that is like seals the deal for me right there. during the shooting, i got trapped inside the building and that is one of the worst feelings you could ever feel here in a new space. and we can create new memories

with all, new everything. and you know, we don't want people to be triggered going into a space that they should feel relaxed. >> anderson says he's excited for a reset with a stage for more performances. they'll also have better security within the hotel. there'll be more exits to go out of and more protocols that they'll have there in that building. the nhl is reversing course on its controversial ban on pride tape and other colored stick tape. for years, players have used specialty tape to support causes during games and in practices, as the league's decision comes after public outcry from players and fans who are saying that this was a homophobic decision. when the ban was first instituted by the nhl earlier this month in an attempt to crack down on the use of special on ice gear for theme nights, some players have continued to use that pride tape to protest the ban. >> new at six san francisco lawmaker are reportedly proposing a plan to strip sfmta's ability to set transit fares and parking meter rates.

according to the examiner, the proposal was reviewed by the board of supervisors rules committee and recommended for approval by the full board. if this passes the board, it will appear on the march 2024 ballot. supporters say the mayor already exerts this control. opponents say it could really restrict the agency's ability to increase revenue at a time when finances are already difficult. >> now it's your morning money report. apple is teasing some new products. the company already revealed its new iphone and apple watch last month, but now i guess they have another event on monday. and they're calling it scary fast. it playing off of halloween of course, that's leading some to think that apple will debut its new faster processing chip and perhaps the next model of computers. the news comes as apple's making a major commitment to california's new right to repair law signed a couple of weeks ago. the company says it's making all apple parts tools and information available to consumers and third party repair shops. so they can fix it. now we take a live look at

the new york stock exchange and you can see that we are down about 55 points so far. >> if you are on tinder, there is a new feature that lets friends and family weigh in on potential dates. it is called matchmaker. so if you see somebody and you want a second, third, fourth, 15th opinion on, you can use this because you can send that link to up to 15 people. so then they can log on. they give their feedback on your pick and then once they respond, you'll be able to see the profiles that your friends and family have approved. uh- now, tinder says they added this feature because a survey found 75% of single 18 to 25 year olds discuss their dating lives with friends. multiple times a month. >> so are they just not doing this in like the group chat? >> that's what i'm saying. >> you know, is this just to make it more streamlined? >> i think streamline the process instead of like screenshotting on your photos moving it in. exactly. >> yeah. and there's probably

like a lot of information on the profile. like you can look at how they responded to different questions, right? which is too much. well it's too much jobina and i as an adult, can't you make these decisions on your own? >> no. >> haven't you ever been with somebody and you're like, how have they made it this far in life? you know, you're just like, mm, they made it. well what do you mean by that? >> you mean like you mean friends that are not good at making decisions on their own. oh, and decisiveness. >> yeah. everyone has those friends. what do you think? what do you. what do you think? it's your life. >> true, true. >> why do you care what i think? >> exact exactly. >> but i like to be involved. >> that's what i'm saying. i love giving info. i love input. you know, if you want my opinion, i'll give it, you know. >> you know, maybe you want to know. is the height truthful? oh, wow. >> yeah. >> you gotta do some investigative work. it always helps. here's a lovely view from our town this morning. mainly clear skies to start out. quite a different picture than

yesterday. with all that fog we were dealing with. no dense fog advisories today, but changes are coming. here's a cold front. it's moving into northern california as we speak. it will bring additional cloud cover to our sky kick up the winds and around ukiah and cloverdale. there may be a light sprinkle early this afternoon, but that's about it. we're not tracking widespread rainfall with this system, just an increase in cloud cover and increase in our winds. this front passes through tomorrow morning and that will clear out our skies for thursday . here's the winds, though. later on this afternoon. we expect those winds gusting about 15 to 30mph. that's just going to usher in a cooler fall feeling today. temperatures today limited to the 60s. so you take that jacket with you this morning for some of us, you may or may not take it off all day because temperatures are below average for this time of the year with that limited sunshine. that front clears us overnight tonight. it takes the cloud cover, but it allows even cooler air to move in here. we're tracking 30s from santa rosa to lakeport to ukiah first thing tomorrow morning. even around the bay shoreline, upper 40s to lower 50s. so that heavier jacket needed thursday morning.

here's the accuweather 70 forecast. breezier cloudier and cooler today chilly start tomorrow feeling like fall that slight chance of a shower on friday. we may need to take that out all the forecast models are trending drier or brighter for the weekend. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we're starting here with the richmond, san rafael bridge. we do have that backup extending even more now to 4.7 miles due to the sigalert on the bridge in the westbound direction. again those three lanes are closed due to a crash up in two weeks ago. now, know wide load vehicles allowed there and we are still working to get some clarification on when all of that should reopen for you in san jose. looking live at 101. things are moving smoothly in both directions. our highway for commute is beginning to slow down in the westbound direction. antioch to concord, you're looking at about 35 minutes. and we also have reports of a brush fire along eastbound four. and that's going to be just before you get to bailey road in pittsburgh. reggie and kumasi, thank you, jobina trailblazing actor

richard roundtree has passed away. >> abc news confirms roundtree died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. his career spanned more than five decades. his role as detective john shaft in the 1971 action thriller shaft established him as the first black action hero in cinema. he was 81 years old. >> hurricane otis intensified into a category five storm before making landfall near acapulco, mexico. here's new video from the beach resort town. and you can hear and see how fierce the winds are. the national hurricane center says this is an extremely serious situation for the area after the storm grew very strong, very quickly. this is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in mexico and the only category five hurricane to make landfall in the eastern pacific. >> a conference underway in san jose is highlighting potential answers to climate change. 5000 people representing large corporations and municipalities from around the world are

attending the verge and bloom conference. they're looking at things like new ways to clean feed and power our society, including the moxie and battery energy storage system. it is strong enough to power a single family home for three weeks or even a construction site. >> we have an opportunity to use 100% clean electric. this contains construction from the top to the top to the bottom. it's a industry from a global perspective that that global emissions come from 40% of construction. and we want to make sure that we do a small part to help us reach our climate goals. >> the conference wraps up today. >> a young boy from texas is seeing the world in an all new light thanks to his generous classmates. jaron is colorblind. his fifth grade class never knew until the students were asked to name their favorite colors one day. that's when his teacher asked him about those special glasses that you hear about that can help people with color blindness. see colors as vibrantly as the rest of us. jaron said they were too expensive, but what jaron didn't

know was that his classmates heard that and immediately asked if they could all put all of their allowed money together and buy jaron a pair of those special glasses as what's the bigger gift, the glasses or the message that your classmates really love you? >> honestly, i think it's the message they were probably being the kindest people on earth in that moment. >> oh, well, that's very sweet. >> oh, my goodness. >> color blindness is hereditary. and actually, his grandfather and great grandfather are also colorblind. when the glasses company called and chroma found out about this, they sent grandpa an and great grandpa a pair of glasses for free. >> they are really trying to make us cry. >> okay, that's really nice. look at this boy hugging him. >> beautiful. >> oh, and they're cute. >> the shades look good. >> i love that. what a neat idea . >> up next is seven things you need to know today as we head to break. >> a live look outside it is now 655 and

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who's. the dmv says crews can no longer operate its driverless taxis in san francisco. it is suspending its permits, citing safety concerns. in a statement, cruz says its team is doing an analysis to identify any potential enhancements to its technology. >> number two, the off duty pilot charged with trying to shut off the engines of an alaska airlines flight from washington state to san francisco has pled not guilty. according to court documents, joseph emerson told police he had been struggling with depression and took psychedelic mushrooms and hadn't slept for 40 hours prior to the flight. number three, richmond has become the first city in the nation to adopt a resolution condemning israel, accusing it of ethnic cleansing in gaza during its war with hamas. >> the city council vote came after hours of public comment last night. >> number four, louisiana congressman mike johnson has become the fourth republican to win the nomination for house speaker. we don't know yet if he

has enough votes to win, but a vote on the house floor is expected as soon as today. >> number five, look at this picture. a live look from our mount tam cam. enjoy the mainly clear skies this morning because we're going to cloud up our skies as the day goes on. it's breezy this afternoon and it's a cooler day as a cold front approaches us from the north. here's how your day shapes up. it's a mostly sunny start to the day mix of sun and clouds. by lunchtime, and then we'll find thicker cloud cover by the afternoon. it's limited sunshine . by 4 p.m, those winds crank up about 15 to 30mph. and those temperatures, they feel like fall and they are below average, certainly cooler than yesterday across the board from the coast to the bay. and inland were all in the 60s. >> number six, our biggest issue right now is going to be at the richmond-san rafael bridge, due to the sig alert that's been in place. we're on week three of this now with three westbound lanes blocked on 5 to 80. the backup extends to about five miles behind the toll plaza and number seven, the infamous order

known as otter 841. >> there's been interacting, we'll say, with surfers near santa cruz is apparently a new mom. a photographer says he spotted her with a new pup. he says from his vantage point, they both seem to be doing just fine. let's go back to the baby. >> does anyone remember what we were calling this? otter had a number we renamed. >> no, no, no, no, no, no. >> yes. it was like. was it otesha? >> was it? what was it? otesha >> it was something in that family. >> yeah. >> well, why not? >> middle name nunya. >> yeah, but more about the baby is >> good morning america. with the floor vote just hours away, the republicans have their fourth nominee for speaker in a single month. overnight house republicans attempt to project unity with another nominefo