meeting between governor newsom and the president of china could be a positive indication that xi jinping is coming to san francisco for the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in less than three weeks time. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm amy daetz. the meeting between governor newsom and president xi is also increasing questions about newsom's future endeavors. it is abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talked with several economic and academic experts about the big picture. >> here she is in the newsroom with the story suzanne. >> so, dan, elmo, we still don't know for sure if chinese president xi jinping is coming to san francisco for apec. if he'll be among the two dozen heads of state here. some say governor newsom's surprise visit bodes well. >> the timing is really important right now. >> a surprise meeting between governor gavin newsom and china president xi jinping. it's part of a week long visit to china to promote green technology and action on climate change. >> it's really important that

the us and china work together to address climate change. and of course it's such a huge topic for california. it's a it's a natural one for them to pursue. >> but with apec approaching, it's also raising eyes with economic and history experts. it's sean randolph is executive director of bay area council economic institute. >> the timing is really important right now. relations of the national level are pretty rough and to have the representative of a state like california to in china firming the importance and value of their relationship is very important, especially right now. >> cal state east bay professor nancy park specializes in chinese history. >> the tenor of the relationships between china and the united states has been getting worse and worse for quite a while now. i feel that the united states and china have a lot of issues that they need to solve, and it works better if they work together on facebook. >> representative michelle steele of southern california criticized the governor's visit. she posted, quote, governor newsom's effort to cozy up to

the chinese communist party is delusional. the ccp is the greatest polluter on the planet. instead, the governor should be concerned about the ccp's control of the critical mineral supply chains as he ppares to ban gasoline powered cars by 2035. climate change aside, the park also questions whether the governor's visit ties into his future plans, including a potential run for us president. >> i think it's quite likely that he has political motives of his own. but i also think if you look at the china-us relationship, it's important for the purposes of climate change, which is why he says he's there. >> as for the upcoming asia pacific economic cooperative summit in san francisco in two weeks, could newsom also be laying the groundwork for a visit by president xi? >> i think that the steps that newsom has taken and others have taken to make this happen are are moving in the right direction. >> there will be a chinese delegation, one way or the other. we hope to welcome them here at the bay area council.

we're hopeful that he will be here and several california governors have visited china governor jerry brown, governor arnold schwarzenegger. >> economic experts say california and china have had strong ties when it comes to trade and investment. in the newsroom. suzanne phan abc7 news. >> all right, suzanne, thank you. we turn now to the latest on the israel-hamas war. the israeli defense forces say they've carried out wide scale strikes in the gaza strip over the past 24 hours. the us is urging israel to delay a planned ground invasion into gaza to allow more time for negotiations to get hostages released. today, the house of representatives passed a resolution defending israel and condemning hamas. meanwhile the dueling resolutions from the us and russia failed at the un. >> and today, across the country, students walked out of college campuses calling for a cease fire in gaza. among other demands. and here in the bay area, hundred showed up at uc berkeley for a rally and a teach in. abc7 news reporter anser

hassan was there and is live with the story. unser dan, good evening. >> that's right. hundreds made it out to sproul plaza. the event ended about 30 minutes ago. the students had a list of demands, among them calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. be free, palestine free, free palestine. >> they marched through uc berkeley to sproul plaza with a simple message. >> the message today is cease fire. now immediately and to allow humanitarian aid to enter into gaza. >> halimah bharucha is one of the organizers of this rally in teaching about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in gaza. churches being bombed, mosques being bombed. >> this felt like a call that i just had to respond to two, three, four occupation. >> no more. >> the event was organized by several palestinian campus organizations with hundreds in attendance. many wearing masks, fearful of being identified. as the political climate heats up on college campuses across the us. >> i feel like as a member of an oppressed minority, i understand

the plight of the palestinian people. >> one of the speakers was professor of history, osama makdisi. it's really the most basic message in the universe. palestinians are human. they deserve freedom. they deserve equality like everybody else. it's as simple as that. a small group of jewish students were on hand with kayvon farr, who is organizing a friday rally involving jewish students, says some of the chants made her feel unsafe on campus. >> she also the chance that they're using from the river to the sea. if you were to ask any of these people, what does that mean for the jewish people who live there? from the river to the sea means annihilation of all of them. that means executing every single jewish person. >> many palestinian students say they dispute that argument. >> a we dispute this claim because what from the river to the sea and what all of 48 means is that palestinians have a right to return to their homes. this right is enshrined in international law in the geneva convention. >> many students say they want to be the voice of change. >> i think it's really important that, like we make our voice as the people of the us heard,

because that's the only way that any of this is going to change. >> there was a lot of security on campus for this event, but the event was peaceful. jewish students are planning their own event for friday. reporting live anser hassan abc7 news. >> all right, sir, thank you. and in san francisco, police are investigating vandalism at the smitten ice cream shop on valencia street. this is video of the shop. it is boarded up after the windows were shattered . according to the news website, mission local, the one window that was not smashed was covered in graffiti that read, quote, free palestine mission local also reports the store's owner is jewish. now state senator scott wiener tweeted about the incident, calling the actions anti-semitic. >> state lawmakers are asking california highway patrol uh- to help with the ongoing public safety crisis in antioch. more than half of all antioch police officers are currently on leave after a massive investigation involving racist texts and violent tactics. the city has been struggling to respond to basic public safety needs with only 4 to 5 officers on duty at

a time covering a city of 120,000 people. it's a problem governor newsom has not yet responded to the request in the south bay. >> the city of san jose is declaring a homelessness emergency. this will make it easier to quickly build tiny homes for interim shelter. the declaration also relaxes requirements for the rvs at safe parking sites, meaning more of those vehicles will be able to use the sites. there are an estimated 6000 homeless residents in san jose and two thirds of those remain unsheltered. >> and in san francisco, a celebration today for a hotel that was turned into a permanent shelter. the change at the oasis inn began during the pandemic. and today, the saint anthony foundation announced an agreement to make it permanent and make sure it stays that way. abc7 news reporter luis pena toured the shelter and spoke with families who are benefiting . >> for two months, atkins and her three children called the oasis inn home. >> right here we stayed in this room. >> odisha moved into the shelter after losing one of her sons and

her housing in contra costa county. >> i just got into a really depression and it led me into homelessness in september, she got the news she had been waiting for. >> she was placed into permanent housing. >> i remember the staff here telling me, stay strong, you got this. >> for the last three years, providence foundation has been offering shelter for families like ladasha. we think that it's about 300 people, probably a few more every year that go through the oasis. today, the saint anthony's foundation announced an agreement to acquire the shelter and continue their partnership with the city of san francisco. >> i'm really proud that this is just another opportunity to ensure that families have a safe, affordable place to call home. >> the 59 unit hotel now turned shelter, has been branded the kaplan family oasis shelter, a dream that started during the pandemic. >> a lot of the hotel owners were not interested in moving

homeless families in and to their credit, the manager here said, let's give it a try. >> the oasis inn was a pilot for other hotels in the city of san francisco to house homeless individuals. it started in 2020 with the city renting 25 rooms in this hotel. and now the entire building is sheltering families in need. we toured the oasis inn with the executive director of the san francisco department of homelessness and supportive housing, who said they would like more places like this. so far, the city funds 312 units of family shelter and transitional housing. >> now we're seeing a slight increase of families in our system as the need increases, families like the avila's are glad the oasis inn was a stepping stone before getting into permanent housing. >> so a week ago, we finally got permanent housing at city garden , una semana. just a week ago. felicidades. congrats. gracias

in san francisco, luis pena, abc seven news. >> we have breaking news to tell you about now. the united auto workers union has reached a tentative deal with ford. that's according to the wall street journal. now, that could signal the nearly six week strike against detroit automakers will end soon. the journal reports ford has agreed to a 25% wage increase with an 11% raise in the first year of the new contract. but the deal could be formally announced as soon as tonight. >> i'm stephanie sierra along san francisco's capp street, where you can see some of the barriers installed to deter alleged sex work. have been destroyed yet again. we have the latest on the cost and

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sierra is here with the latest on the cost of this controversy steph. >> exactly. another development tonight. the barrier is along capp street. were supposed to stop alleged sex workers from crowding a san francisco street. but every time the city puts up a barrier, they are damaged, torn down or destroyed. and as we found out, replacing them is not cheap. it's been four months since these barriers were installed along four blocks of san francisco's capp street. the barriers, also called collapsible steel bollards, cost taxpayers more than $250,000. and within weeks we saw this and this and this bollard collapsed, slanted, broken off the hinges, covered in graffiti, leaving neighbors, relying on these planters to block incoming traffic. >> frankly, the bollards were inadequate. there relatively short and not very sturdy, i would say about a third are destroyed. >> santiago lerma is the legislative aide for supervisor hillary ronen. he says sfmta is considering to replace. these

silver steel bollards that are at least 3 to 4ft tall or these cement planters that are currently being used in berkeley. lerma says the setup would likely mirror what's happening here with two concrete planters on both sides of the street. a metal bar in the middle restricting smaller cars but still allowing bikes to get through, as well as emergency vehicles. >> we're we're looking at which is better, which is cheaper, which is going to be more efficient. >> but some residents are doubtful, arguing the existing process has been everything but cheap and efficient from stalled cars to deliveries. here's a firsthand account from an amazon employee. >> they go to the next block. we have to bust a u-turn. i don't think it's a good idea. the city can't come up with a better solution than than making people's lives harder. >> there was the traffic barriers. there was the cement k-rails. there was consideration of the water based barriers. yes then the collapsible steel bollards replacement of those bollards. so that's five attempts. it's what do you say

to critics who argue this is a waste of taxpayer money? >> well, i mean, i would have i traffic was bumper to bumper. and if you go out there now, that is no longer present. >> most residents we've talked to agree it's been money well spent. it excellent. yeah >> yeah. they really did solve the problem they were meant to address. no more loud music. >> everybody's sleeping. okay. >> each bollard can cost between a couple hundred dollars up to a couple thousand dollars. but lerma pointed out it's not the materials that are expensive, but the labor. if this process moves forward, it's likely all for blocks would need to be replaced, which could be another $250,000 at least. >> but i would like to say that

i hope that it's going to be much cheaper. well i wish they'd spend the money on creating more services for people, more support for people who need it, and divert some of the revenue that goes into like mental health services. >> and but as we've seen before, the reality of the price tag depend on the durability. would you consider doing a phased in approach where, depending on what option you choose, you install it at one intersection to see if they work before purchasing a whole batch. sure. >> i think that's a great idea. >> now, it's important to note the fire department will ultimately have the final say on what is installed to ensure it can accommodate emergency vehicles that decision will happen within the next few weeks. we'll, of course, be following it. well so, steph, are these going to become permanent? >> like are they going to stay indefinitely? >> that is actually being pushed to the sfmta commission and they are expected to vote on it by the end of the year. so we'll we'll keep following it and see posted. >> all right. thank you, stephanie. >> all right. well, coming up, snow in the sierra. just look at

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year. this morning, the storm made landfall overnight around 1 a.m. with winds up to 165 miles an hour. monster storm, massive flooding caused landslides, interrupted communication lines and damaged a local military airport, which is why damage estimates are unknown at this point. noaa says the category five hurricane was the strongest to hit mexico's pacific coastline. otis has since weakened to a tropical storm and will likely dissipate tonight. but it's certainly has left its mark. yes, well, closer to home, it is supposed to get cold tonight. >> we are even expected to see snow up in tahoe.

>> right. here's a live look from our camera at zephyr cove. so for details on this, let's go to abc7 news meteorologist sandy patel. sandy >> hi there. yeah, dan and irma is starting to look like winter up there, that's for sure. let me show you live doppler seven and you will see that the snow is falling right now. 8-80 is required chains, the mountains are getting the snowfall. the snow coming down eventually to lake level. now, we did have a couple of showers move through. ukiah had four hundredths of an inch to trace in santa rosa, about 100th of an inch in healdsburg and occidental. but that's about it with this cold front, a lot of cloud cover right now. and here are some of the views from our tower cameras . there's cal, nevada lodge on the bottom right there where it is also cloudy right now. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. did you notice it? yeah it's cooler across the region and definitely noticeable 14 degree drop in concord, 17 degrees cooler there in livermore down 12 in san jose, seven degrees cooler in santa rosa. a little breezy as well.

21 mile an hour winds right now in fairfield. now let's quickly turn your attention to otis. it has dissipated over mexico, but it was a powerful category five hurricane when it made landfall near acapulco, the strongest to hit on mexico's pacific side. so that is going to continue to bring some more rain. they've already seen nine inches in guerrero, expecting an additional several inches of rain and the flooding will continue across that region. right now, winds of 35 miles an hour. but basically the hurricane center has dropped all the advisories. this is just a look at how much more rain they're expecting going into tomorrow evening. a live view from our south beach camera. and you can see the clouds are definitely stacked up. skies will clear overnight. a chilly morning is ahead, mainly sunny tomorrow with below average high temperatures and we are expecting colder mornings through the weekend as we look at the sierra nevada this evening. still a few more snow showers for us here in the bay area. other than a few high thin, wispy clouds, it's going to be pretty clear. but that just means those numbers are

going to drop down to the 30s in our coldest inland valleys, 40s and 50s elsewhere. as we start off the morning, you'll need those heavier coats and scarves and gloves tomorrow afternoon in staying below average, low 60s to low 70s, but a mainly sunny and breezy day, the accuweather seven day forecast temperatures dropping off a few more degrees on friday. now the latest computer models have pulled out all chances of wet weather for friday. so it's a dry forecast as we head into the weekend. gusty winds developing in the hills saturday night into sunday, which could heighten the fire danger. but certainly will be expecting cold mornings ahead. and then beautiful weather for trick or treaters on halloween. ama and dan. good. >> my costume is made of paper mache so it can't take you better bet there when i'm going door to door. >> yeah. you're hopeful that there's no rain. if you have a costume like that. >> who's that big kid? thanks. >> it's just dan in oakland today. long time community activist sherry hirota was honored with a street naming celebration. >> hirota is the founding ceo of

asian health services, which is a federally qualified community health center that provides primary dental and behavioral health services to 50,000 patients throughout alameda county in 12 languages. the new sherry hirota way is located between eighth and ninth streets on what was formerly known as alice street. the location is adjacent to several of the health clinics in chinatown, as well as an area that used to be oakland's japantown before japanese americans were wrongly incarcerated during world war two. this is abc 724 live in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes, you're watching abc seven news live anytime anywhere. >> we are. >> we are. we are. we are. we are. we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc7 bay area streaming app join us and start watching

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can download it and east bay city is offering kids a safe place to trick or treat this halloween right now. >> livermore city leaders and police are hosting their second annual trunk or treat event. clever title a more than 25 halloween themed city vehicles are parked in the civic center parking lot. they're loaded with candy and treats. children and families can also enjoy festive costumes, free hot dogs and a swat obstacle course. that'll be fun. the event kicked off at 5:00 and goes until 8 p.m. tonight. >> yes. eat the candy after the obstacle. >> that's true. good. good tip. pro tip. >> yes. we still have much more news ahead for you. yeah >> let's go to abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at what's coming up at 530. karina. >> thanks, dan. and tonight, we're going to hear more about the giants new manager, bay area native bob melvin. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez was at the press conference today. why the team says melvin is right for the job and how he feels about returning home to manage a team that he once played for. plus how the city is

preparing for the apec summit as it tries to clean up the streets. reporter leanne melendez joins me with what's happening with unhoused people living near the event areas. join us for those stories and more. at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> dan okay, karina, thank you. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com and join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. >> all of us we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at. my wife magda and i have been married for 39 years. about three or four years ago,

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>> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. finally a new speaker of the house. in new york city, former president trump called to the witness stand and fined by the judge. trump then abruptly leaving the courtroom.