news. this is the worst case scenario involving a highly skilled gunman who is irrational on the run for more than 36 hours now at five, the frantic search across several communities in maine after wednesday night's mass shooting left at least 18 people dead. >> and now we're hearing from some of the survivors. >> plus, the young baking duo putting their skills to use here in the bay area to help raise money for children in gaza impacted by the war. >> a legal loophole has been protecting some people accused in car burglary is now a state lawmaker wants that rule to go away. >> harm reduction kits being handed out to drug users on the streets of san francisco, though, now under scrutiny. >> why some say they help, but

others say they're making things worse. >> good morning. you made it to friday, october 27th. >> we are here friday, uh. well, why don't we get it started with a check of your forecast? drew, how's the weekend looking? >> yeah, the weekend looks pretty windy this morning. we're tracking some cold temperatures. it's the coldest start in the city since last may. so about 5 or 6 months since we've seen temperatures this low outside this morning. it's a live look from sutro tower with clear skies, but it is chilly out there across the board. we're down to 36 in santa rosa, the same in nevada. we're down to 41 and half moon bay right now. the city is at 49 degrees. the last time we were in the 40s was back in may. it's 48in san jose, 39 right now in san ramon. take that winter jacket with you. maybe even the scarf, because we do warm slowly as the morning goes on. it's a sunny day today, but temperature is just like yesterday. are pretty much limited into the 60s by about 4:00 pm. but it's a bright day today. it's chilly this morning, but we will warm into 63 for the city. 64 for oakland, 68 in san jose up to 65 in napa. we do have a fire weather watch that

will go into effect over the weekend. gloria, we'll get into the details of that coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you so much. and we'll start this morning with the urgent effort to find the man suspected in the deadly mass shooting in maine. as we speak, hundreds of law enforcement officers are involved in the search for robert cod. maine's governor now says 18 people are dead and some of those victims are being identif fillled. they include a youth bowling coach and members of a deaf cornhole club. a law enforcement source tells abc news that the suspect had affiliations at both the local bowling alley and the bar that he allegedly targeted. the source says he may have been looking for an ex-girlfriend. at one, the suspect also now appears to have been fairly thoughtful about eluding police. police recovered a cell phone that he left behind, apparently thinking that it could be tracked and jobina as the search intensifies throughout, sounds of people are essentially locked down, right? >> yes. gloria schools and businesses will be closed again

today and a shelter in place. order now spans across two counties. last night, law enforcement surrounded robert cod's home and bowed in maine, which is about 25 minutes away from where the shootings happened. but after about two hours, most law enforcement left a note, which is being called a suicide note, was found inside and addressed to his son, cod's neighbor says he recently bought a high tech scope for one of his guns. >> it was a $2,000 thermal scope he had just gotten. and it's you know, that's infrared. you can see in the dark with it. it picks up heat signatures, sources confirm with abc news cod's ex-girlfriend is connected to one of the shooting locations . >> the 40 year old suspect has a history of military service as a reservist and has experience as a firearms instructor. he spent two weeks in a mental health facility in the summer after he was allegedly hearing voices. and there are questions now as to why he wasn't flagged under

maine's yellow flag law, which is meant to keep guns from people who could be a danger to themselves or to others. reggie jobina, thank you. >> yeah. and we're now hearing stories from family and friends of the victims, including from the father of joseph walker. he was the manager on duty at a local bar and grill, and his father says he was shot while trying to stop the suspect out. >> my son had grabbed some type of a butcher knife or something and went towards the killer to try to stop him from killing anyone else. and that's when he shot my son, walker was one of seven people killed at the bar. >> many of those victims were part of a gathering for the deaf as more information emerges about this story, stay with abc seven news. if you download our abc seven bay area app, you can get push alerts like this when there are live updates or breaking news. >> we're hearing from the wife of the bay area pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane that was heading to sfo. she tells the associated

press she knew her husband was struggling with depression, but doesn't think that he would have knowingly tried to crash the plane. joseph emerson pleaded not guilty to federal charges of interference with flight crew members and attendants. bay area legal experts say that charge could have a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. emerson is also facing state charges in oregon, including 83 counts of attempted murder. his defense attorney spoke outside of court yesterday and he would like to re reiterate that he had no intention to harm himself or anybody on the airplane when he acted, according to an fbi affidavit. emerson said he was suffering from a nervous breakdown on the plane. he told authorities he had taken psychedelic mushrooms about two days prior. >> developing news, the pentagon says a us military carried out airstrikes in syria overnight at two facilities linked to iranian backed militias. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes were in response to a series of attacks on us military

personnel in iraq and syria. they were not linked to the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. us officials say they are making progress in helping americans escape the gaza strip. a state department spokesman says they're working closely with the governments of israel and egypt and with the un to open the rafah border for us citizens. and back here in the bay area, a brother and sister baking team are selling out of their treats for children affected by the war. to date, they have raised thousands of dollars. abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez introduces us to this sweet business. >> some of the bay area's best young bakers are selling their sweet treats for a good cause. on thursday at the los altos farmers market, nigel chaudhry and his sister panel donated 100% of their proceeds to the palestine children's relief fund. nigel said young adults can also help innocent victims from the israel hamas war.

>> just in general, raising money and just helping the community that it's also a job that us children have to do to because it's to better, better the community, better the world. and that's not only one specific group's job. >> new customers, regular customers and family friends showed up to give their support. being jewish and married to an israeli, i think it's really important to be here and support them and show unity in the two communities and show that there's humanity. >> and we want we want innocent people to have care and support the launched launch larger shop treats during the pandemic. >> they're proud to create asian american fusion desserts in february, nigel was the first pakistani american teen to win on food network's kids baking championship. a big motivation for this duo is representation to this day, we get messages from people who are like, my kid was really embarrassed about his

culture or embarrassed about his religion. >> and when he saw you representing it. i feel happy that like kids, because they come up to us and they say, you're like our role model. >> last farmers market, they raised $3,000. and during a pop up event on sunday, they raised 4000. >> i think that that is a tremendous feat for kids at their age. and i really applaud the work that they're doing. >> thank you so much. >> in los altos, lauren martinez, abc seven news. crews is now pausing all driverless services nationwide. >> that's in response to the california dmv suspending its autonomous vehicle operations over safety concerns. in a statement, general motors run cruz said the decision is about rebuilding public trust while looking inward at its process and systems. the announcement also said this is a proactive measure and is not related to any additional incidents as it's unclear how long that pause is going to last. cruz has driverless operations in phenix houston, austin, dallas and miami, and there's a new effort

in california to make it easier to prosecute suspects in car break ins. >> state senator scott wiener is now looking at revising legislation to tie up a legal loophole and help leaders crack down on crime. abc7 news reporter lena howland joins us live right now to explain that loophole that some say has been protecting criminals. good morning, lena. >> good morning, gloria. current state law says that in order to prove that someone is guilty of breaking into a car, you must be able to prove that vehicle was locked in the first place. that's the loophole that senator scott wiener is hoping to get rid of. san francisco's district attorney, brooke jenkins, says criminals are more brazen and more organized. they're going through windows and seconds to take stuff, often preying on vulnerable tourists. but because of that current requirement, victims are required to physically come back to san francisco to testify that their doors were locked. jenkins says that prevents the prosecution of

these sorts of crimes from being successful. >> my prosecutors could go into court today, even having an eyewitness to an auto burglary, even having video evidence of somebody committing an auto burglary, but without having an individual who owns the car or possesses the car, say that they lock the doors would be required to dismiss a case or see that case be dismissed by a judge. >> it's an absurd requirement that senator wiener introduce similar legislation back in 2018 and 2019, but believes the bills did not move forward because of the leadership at the time. >> senator wieder hopes that the third time will be the charm. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thanks lena. >> time now, 510. it's all about those temperatures this morning. we are down to 48 in the city, which is the coldest start since may. we have 30s in the north

bay. the east bay. you want that winter jacket this morning because it is certainly brisk out there and we're on our way to a bright day. but again, temperatures below average this afternoon. here's a live look from san jose. we have clear skies out there. it's one of those days, again, just like yesterday where it's a nice looking day. we have a lot of sunshine on tap, but it's below average. temperatures are very slow to warm. it's still pretty brisk by noon. we're mainly stuck in the 50s. and then later on this afternoon away from the coast, we're in the mid 60s for daytime highs. your sunrise here coming at 729, 60 for high in oakland today, only 68in san jose, 63 in the city, 68 in santa rosa hit about 67. in antioch. now the three day forecast we are watching the weekend very closely because the winds are going to ramp up and that is going to create high fire danger both saturday and sunday. it's for that fact. a fire weather watch will go into effect early tomorrow morning. it's for the north bay mountains. the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains because this will be the strongest offshore wind event we have seen this season. winds

could gust up to 50mph. and that means any new fires could rapidly grow in size and intensity. we're going to take a look at those wind speeds. we'll go hour by hour on future weather. plan out your entire weekend. coming up in a few minutes, let's check in with jobina and see. our traffic's doing this morning. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. i'm fortunately, we are starting off our commute with a deadly crash reported in san jose. we temporarily have all lanes blocked right now on northbound 85 to northbound 101. the connector ramp there and i will let you know when it reopens. but right now, the chp is not providing an estimated time. our second sigalert is going to be at the richmond-san rafael bridge. we are in week three of this and we will be rolling into week four next week of this issue. westbound 580. close those three lanes there and also a wide load vehicles allowed in that spot. emeryville. we will end here with a live look showing you 80 with those headlights traveling in the westbound direction. reggie, thanks, jobina. >> coming up at winter virus warning, the message from the state health officer issued to every californian san francisco preparing to launch its first

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two former workers, even though it's been closed for months and investigation by the city found that hi, felicia, violated its minimum wage law in oakland, employees are required to get the entire 20% of service charges received ■on any given night. but according to the chronicle. hi, felicia. issued 10% of the service charge to employees. the other 10% supplemented higher hourly wages for all employees. in a statement, the owner said in part, quote, had i known in the beginning how oakland defines service charges, i, of course, would have never opted in. and just done minimum wage and tips. she plans to appeal the city's decision on openai, the maker of

chat, gpt is expanding its operations in san francisco after closing a lease deal with uber. the rideshare company told the chronicle at least two of its four buildings at its mission bay headquarters to open i mayor london breed applauded the move. the sublease deal is one of the most significant transactions to close after the pandemic. openai currently leases office space in the mission district. >> now to an interview you'll see only on abc seven. you're going to meet the judge in charge of san francisco's care court. that court is part of a new state law meant to help people with mental health situations get the care they need, even if they don't want it. superior court judge michael becker is overseeing this. under the care act, anyone from first responders to family can petition for people with severe mental illness like schizophrenia to get treatment. >> how many petitions have you seen so far today? >> we have seen five. >> and is that what you were expecting?

>> i didn't. i tried not to have any expectations. i mean, i didn't find any of the predictions to be very reliable. most of them related to how many people out there might qualify, which is much different than the number of people who are actually going to have a petition filed. >> san francisco county has about 2500 mental health beds and substance use disorder treatment beds. if you want to see this whole interview with judge becker, you can watch it now on our on our apps and abc7 news.com. the court comes at a time when people are questioning if the strategies that we've been using to help people are actually working and that includes so-called harm reduction kits handed out in san francisco. >> the kids have been handed out as a way to stop drug users from dying on the streets, providing them with things like narcan and clean needles. tenderloin resident jj smith showed abc7 news. what's inside the kits as the hypodermic needles in the syringes. >> i can understand you don't want to pass borne diseases with those items, but there's a lot

of items in there that doesn't have anything to do with passing diseases. >> while one side of the argument believes the kits save lives, others say that there should be more of a push to get people into treatment. sources tell abc7 news some kits have no mention of rehab or how to get off drugs like informational pamphlets. >> anything that you give out to encourage safe use should also be giving material to reduce use and to seek treatment. >> the san francisco aids foundation is one organization that's handing out the kits. they say that they include a brochure on how to prevent overdose cases when they hand out narcan. >> the city of san francisco is expected to tighten regulations on pop up covid 19 testing sites. these sites have been in neighborhoods including the tenderloin and the mission. according to the examiner, people are questioning whether the covid 19 tests are legit. supervisor dean preston is proposing legislation that would force these roadside testing sites to comply with basic

privacy and safety standards like establish facilities. california was need to pick up the pace when it comes to getting vaccinated against covid. the flu and rsv. that's according to the state's public health officer. he says a summer covid surge is waning, but doctors expect infections to pick up in the winter. officials urge everyone to get vaccinations to reduce the severity of illness or death. this morning, california's covid vaccination rate is at just 4.6. some people find the vaccination rate for those 65 and up pretty concerning. >> so right now, that's up almost 14. that's not good enough. we want to see we should really be seeing much higher much higher rates, especially among amongst the older. meanwhile while there's a nationwide shortage of the rsv vaccine for infants, a pediatricians report unprecedented demand from parents. >> tonight, the home of the orange and black is going pink. it is barbie movie night at

oracle park with the movie being shown on the scoreboard. people are encouraged to dress up in costumes and there will, of course, be barbie themed food and beverages. so if you've never had pink colored pop corn, tomorrow is your chance. i have not had pink colored popcorn in. tickets are $24 with the doors opening at 6 p.m, the movie starts at 715 and it sounds like it's going to be fun. i'm sure a lot of people are going to be wearing their pink jobina. you'd be perfect. >> i'm prepared for the movie. she knew i'm ready. you know, i wonder if people get to be on the ground field. the field. that would be cool. that would be cool. that'd be fun. yeah. >> it will be chilly, though. it's cold out there. it's cold. >> it is chilly at night. >> it's cold last night. it's even colder this morning. it gets even colder tomorrow morning. so we have frost advisories that are popping up all across the board in the north bay. the latest one will begin tomorrow morning, but it is still chilly out there this morning. we'll see patchy frost in spots as the sun gets up here. it's all about temperature

starting out in the 30s and 40s. we'll bounce back a bit. we have a lot of sunshine on the way. we still have clear skies out there this morning, but temperatures still below average. we're still under that cooler than normal air mass. we'll go into the 60s later on tonight. tonight we're talking about temperatures even cooler than they are right now. we'll see 30s and a lot of spots in the north bay, a lot of 40s for many cities. so, again, we have that chill in the atmosphere. to start out your saturday morning with that frost advisory in effect in the north bay to begin the weekend. now the weekend is not only concerned when it comes to our fire weather, we also have a wind advisory. this will go into effect tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. where the areas is in our peaks, our hills and our mountains of the north bay, the east bay and the santa cruz mountains, where those winds will gust up to 40 and 50mph. that could blow around unsecured objects. but also create power outages. so let's talk about those winds. they begin late tomorrow morning. then they're going to ramp up throughout the afternoon. that offshore component begins early saturday afternoon. but we're watching a window between 10 p.m. saturday and 4 a.m. sunday where those

winds are really going to crank or we can see areas gusting over 40mph. so that's going to drop humidity levels and that's why we have the enhanced risk of fire danger this weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. a chilly start today. we'll track that fire danger will be all over those details both saturday and sunday. good idea. download the abc7 news app. there you can get the latest information right to your devices when it comes to any watches and warnings when it comes to that increased wind over the weekend. but that wind dies down early next week and halloween is certainly a treat on tuesday. >> jobina. thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going back to the south bay. we will continue to check in on this issue in san jose that we're starting our commute with a deadly crash on northbound 85 to the northbound 101. connector ramp. a vehicle went into the bushes and caught fire. emergency crews are in this area right now leading into the weekend. if you rely on bart, especially moving through pleasant hill and the concord stations, i want to let you know that the track upgrades will be underway this weekend. you're going to need to take a free bus

to transfer her. and you're looking at about 30 minute delays in this area. so certainly give yourself some extra time. we will end here with walnut creek showing you a live picture of 680. gloria all right. >> thank you so much, jobina. and coming up, the seven things to know this morning, giving back in more ways than one. >> the east bay shop is giving people convicted of crimes new opportunities. >> and let's get a live look outside this morning. it is 522 and of course, we'll get a check of your forecast with drew coming up. and a live look

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under these conditions, if we have any new fires, start, they could rapidly grow in size and intensity. >> number three, gm owned crews is pausing all driverless services nationwide just days after the california dmv suspended its autonomous vehicle operations here. in a statement, crews said the decision is about rebuilding public trust and looking at its processes and systems. >> number four, closing a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute car break-ins in san francisco state senator scott wiener wants to remove california's current auto burglary statue that requires proof that the vehicle was locked at the time of a break in. he plans to introduce a new bill to change that. >> number five, minnesota congressman dean phillips is running to be the democrats nominee for president. phillips has argued that president biden as a weak general election candidate because of his age and approval ratings. >> number six, we have a deadly crash underway right now in san jose. this is on northbound 85

to the northbound 101 connector ramp. currently all lanes are blocked at number seven, beyonce will hold premieres for her renaissance concert movie in los angeles and london next month. >> the dress code is cozy opulence for la and formal opulence for london. the film will officially debut in theaters on december 1st. amc has tickets available now. they start at $22. reggie i can't wait to get your take on the opulence attire a little later. >> i'm glad that we get to be cozy on the west coast. >> i know, right? well, moving on. a local shop in west oakland is doing much more than just regular business. they give new starts in the form of a fresh set of wheels. the bikes for life shop is hiring people who are formerly incarcerated to give away free bikes and also to do some repairs. >> they have all these goals because their times stood still for a little bit and they want to make sure that when they hit the ground, they hit the ground

running. they don't want to stand still. they don't want to be forgotten about. they want to be a part of the society. you know, so no one is perfect, but an opportunity always helps. and that's what we're here to do as a shop grows, so will the job opportunities they've already expanded to creating a food pantry. >> also selling clothes. and in a few weeks they will bring in youth to show them how to build or repair a bike that they can take home. what a great program and how florida could a competition get. >> coming up at 530, we're going to explain what the florida man games will involve and when it's happening. >> and just like that, the field of republicans running for president gets smaller for the california candidate who's pulling out and now endorsing

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border shut down, warning hamas, the southern borders of israel shut down, warning hamas insurgents could be planning to cross into the country. it's day two of the manhunt for the suspect in this latest mass shooting. >> i'm mike ejiochi reporting in lewiston, maine. coming up, a look at the evidence gathered so far for a legal loophole in the system protecting car burglars. >> the proposed legislation that seeks to fix that. good morning to you. it is friday, october 27th. i'm gloria rodriguez. sorry about that. we're excited on this friday hydra tumor. >> hey, good morning. i'm drew tumor and we are starting out on a really cold note. this is the coldest morning since april in the city. a lot of areas starting out in the 30s. we're at the freezing mark in novato this morning. we're at 35 in santa rosa. 48. right now in san francisco, 39 in palo alto. take the winter jacket. you may even want the scarf and the gloves, especially in the north bay where we have those temperatures near freezing. we have clear skies out there. we have that brisk start today. temperatures slow to warm. we have a lot of

sunshine, but we're below average only going into the 60s this afternoon, a fire weather watch has been posted for the weekend. we'll give you those details in eight minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how traffic's doing. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. so we have some problem spots to talk about. of course. week three of this, a sigalert on the richmond-san rafael bridge westbound lanes. three of them blocked on 580. and we do not have wide vehicles allowed. still on that area. so you're going to need to take highway 37, which i know is disruptive for people. tracy to dublin 32 minutes. so not too bad. minor slowdown for this friday. but unfortunately, our biggest problem on the roadways is going to be in san jose where we have a deadly crash on northbound 85 to the northbound 101 connector ramp. >> i was one of the lucky ones. my if the bullet had been either direction, i definitely would not have survived. >> we got a table to flip over and we had a booth in that corner that we use to put a wall up. but it really isn't much

protection. >> this morning we're hearing from more people who survived the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. this as a man accused of carrying out the shooting is still there. out there, he hasn't been caught. maine's governor now says 18 people have died. some of those victims are being identified. hundreds of law enforcement officers are working to find the suspect schools and businesses in two counties are closed again today. abc news reporter ichihashi is alive in lewiston, maine, right now where police are collecting evidence and giving insight into the suspected killer's actions. good morning, ike. >> good morning, gloria. we are in day two of this massive search and we're learning more and more about the victims from this tragedy, all while law enforcement learns more about the suspect based on the evidence he left behind. overnight, investigators appearing no closer to catching robert cod. the army reservist wanted for the deadly mass shootings in maine. heavily armed police surrounding a home

associated with cod thursday night. loud bangs ringing out through the neighborhood as police shouted for cod to surrender. abc's aaron katersky was there and a number of tactical vehicles and troops come in. >> drones, helicopters and our reporters there heard call calling out commands to say come out, calling the suspect by his name and the suspicion was that they may have had him surrounded . >> but nearly two hours later, most of the swat teams leaving the property. police say cod opened fire at a bowling alley and nearby restaurant in the small city of lewiston wednesday night, killing 18 people and injuring 13. abc news learning cod sister told investigators she thought her brother may have been going after an ex girlfriend at the bowling alley. two counties still under shelter in place. advisories this morning. schools and businesses are closed as far as 50 miles

from the shooting scenes. >> everybody scared? i mean, nobody is used to having a shooter in maine, according to sources, investigators finding a suicide note at cod's home addressed to his son. >> it did not provide a motive for the rampage, but contained bank information and what are described as rantings. cod this past summer was treated at a mental health facility after reportedly hearing voices and allegedly threatening to attack a national guard facility. now, it appears cod was thoughtful about eluding police. he left behind a cell phone which authorities have recovered, but apparently cod suspected the phone would be tracked. gloria, back to you. >> i thank you so much for your reporting. it is well documented that the united states has far and away more mass shootings than any other country in the world this year, the us has seen 565 mass shootings. is this with all but seven states reporting at least one? that's according to the gun violence archive last

year there were 645. they count any shooting with four or more people that were shot. there were 688 mass shootings in 2021. that's one of the highest counts since the data started being tracked. killings in maine are rare, with the state reporting a total of 29 last year. >> lewiston is a fairly small city and to think that this is in our own backyard is just it's just very hard to comprehend. >> maine has had just three, i.e. mass shootings since 2018. what happened at lewiston has at least one lawmaker vowing for change. maine i would point out, has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the country and has a long heritage of responsible gun ownership. >> the time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, which is why i now call on the united states congress to ban assault rifles like the one

used by the sikh perpetrator of this mass killing in lewiston. >> is the second largest city in maine with about 37,000 people. and we want to make sure you have the support that you need to process these events and take on the issue of gun violence. we have a list of vetted resources to help just visit abc seven news.com/take action. >> the pentagon says 900 more us troops are deploying to the middle east to boost air defenses as attacks on us personnel in that region increase tens tions are rising, of course, over the israel-hamas war. us and coalition troops have been attacked at least 16 times in the last week so far. officials from both sides say the war has caused 1300 deaths in israel and roughly 6000 deaths in gaza. the pentagon says troops are only being sent for regional efforts. >> i can confirm that they are not going to israel and that, again, they are intended to support regional deterrence efforts and further bolster us

force protection capabilities. >> in the meantime, some leaders from the european union are calling for aid to be sent to gaza. the un says aid efforts have been blocked by the lack of fuel in gaza, which israeli officials say hamas is controlling. >> the events that are unfolding in the middle east are affecting us security at the southern border. san diego county officials are calling for a partial closure of the border following a federal alert that hamas and hezbollah militants could be encountered there. and jobina, what are supervisors now proposing, gloria? >> san diego county supervisor jim desmond is pushing to keep people without proper documentation out of the us. he says the people have the proper documentation. they should be allowed to cross the border, but it's the new immigrants that he's concerned about. desmond pointed to that memo from us customs and border protection officials sent out last week. the memo warns hamas and hezbollah militants could potentially be encountered at the southwest border. it asks

personnel to be on the lookout for several indicators, including military aged men wearing military gear, traveling alone at the border. >> you've got to secure the border, stop, reset and allow good people in and be able to keep bad people out after supervisors made their announcement, people raised concerns about how the potential move could impact the local economy. >> desmond said the calls for the partial closure is not aimed at the economy, but instead the safety of the american people. reggie, thank you, jobina an effort this morning to crack down on car break-ins state senator scott wiener and other leaders are looking to close a legal loophole that they say has kept criminals from facing justice. >> s abc7 news reporter lena howland joins us live to explain what that loophole is and how they are trying to get rid of it. lena hey, reggie. >> for the third time, lawmakers here in california are working to introduce a piece of legislation which says that it would get rid of a state

requirement which says you have to prove that the vehicle was locked in order to prosecute an auto burglary. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said that there have been 15,000 auto burglaries citywide in 2023 alone and that criminals are more brazen and more organized. they're going through windows in seconds to take stuff often preying on vulnerable tourists. but because of that current requirement, victims are required to physically come back to san francisco to testify that their doors were locked. senator scott wiener says if this requirement gets removed, this means evidence of forcible entry would finally be enough to prove an auto burglary. >> we, because of this requirement, there are clear cases where someone has broken into a car and committed the crime, but either it was a tourist or with a rental car and that tourist is now 3000 miles away and they're not going to come back to san francisco to testify that they locked the car

. or you might have a resident who simply doesn't remember senator wiener introduced similar legislation back in 2018 and 2019, but believes the bills did not move forward because of the leadership at the time. >> now he's hoping the third time will be the charm for senator wiener is planning to formally introduce this piece of legislation when the legislature reconvenes in january. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. we have a sweet update to a story you first told you about earlier this week. a special education teacher in san jose has seen an outpouring of support for his idea regarding a student halloween party. riley vitale started the event last year. this is specifically for special education students and their teachers. it's all funded by parent donations. since our original story aired monday night, people have donated thousands of dollars far exceeding this year's goal. so no, mister vitale would like to

thank everyone who has donated. he tells us a teacher from as far as san leandro is now interested in bringing her students to come to their dance on halloween. >> oh, that's wonderful. i love that. it is really nice. oh, and halloween is right around the corner. it's great for us all to celebrate. well still ahead, new music from the beatles to a song being released by the remaining living members. written and recorded nearly five decades later. >> and we're seeing new images out of acapulco, mexico. all that damage left behind by hurricane otis. but first, we're going to check in with meteorologist drew touma. hey, good morning. >> it feels a lot more like winter in parts of the north bay this morning. we're at the freezing mark right now in novato san rafael. right now, mill valley at 3835 in santa rosa, 37. in that current temperature in napa across the board, it is a cold morning. in fact, in the city. it's the coldest start since last april at 39.5 moon bay, the same in san ramon, the same in palo alto. clearly, you can see you need the layers this morning, maybe even take the scarf in the winter gloves with you. we do have a bright day ahead. here's

future weather, sunny skies once again to finish out the week. temperatures struggling to even hit average again, just like yesterday. we're going to stay in the 60s for daytime highs. looking at the three day forecast, it's chilly this morning with sunshine in the afternoon. soon tomorrow mornings, even colder. frost advisories are in effect for the north bay. but the weekend we have enhanced fire danger because offshore winds are going to develop. in fact, this is the strongest offshore wind event we have seen this season. thus far, it's been pretty quiet when it comes to our fire season. but a fire weather watch has been posted for the mountains of the north bay, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. this will begin tomorrow morning , lasting through sunday evening where we will find winds out of the north northeast, gusting as high as 50mph, dragging in some very dry air, some bone dry humidity levels. and under these conditions, we know we are very cognizant under these offshore wind events that any fires that start could grow in size and intensity. we are going to go hour by hour on future weather.

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taylor swift to the list of billionaires. >> according to bloomberg, the pop star's net worth has reached $1.1 billion. swift is one of the few artists to reach a status based on music and performances alone. her heiress tour is set to gross around $2.2 billion solely from north american ticket sales. swift is also rereleasing a recorded version, a rerecorded version of her album, 1989, and that is going on today. the beatles will also be releasing some music. the last beatles song comes out next month. palmer mccartney and ringo starr. the two remaining living beatles finished a song this year called now and then. it was written and recorded by the late band member john lennon at his new york city home in 1970. the song includes original vocals by lennon that were preserved using artificial intelligence. it will be released worldwide, died on november second, inspired by all

the bizarre headlines out of florida. >> get ready for the quote florida man games. so block out february 24th of 2024. if you're interested in this sunshine state spectacle, the games will poke fun at florida's reputation for producing strange news stories involving drugs, booze, reptiles, all of them. some events include a mullet contest and beer belling, beer, belly wrestling. the rest are a couple of former american gladiators. the competition is billed as a place where the bizarre meets brawn and sanity is optional. oh, they're going to have ice out there. >> oh, why am i weirdly into this? i would go if i was in florida because i was a huge american. gladiators fan. same to see like ice. i'd be like, i want to see ice. i want a picture with ice. an autograph. you're the one that turned me on to the american gladiators documentary, which i highly recommend. >> yeah. ice is prominently featured. yeah it was crazy. >> our resident florida expert, she's not here today to give us

the context about all the crazy stuff that goes on in florida. >> i know, but i always did think it was more like a news thing. like, oh, all the crazy stories. but no, everybody knows about it. >> yes, we have a running joke. is this florida? when a crazy story comes up? yeah, we can't say anything. kumasi he's not here to defend. yeah, that's what i'm saying. you know, no friends? no. yeah, right. >> but you're not going to do good morning. >> okay, so it's cold out there. it gets even colder tomorrow. frost advisories will be in effect tomorrow morning in the north bay. but even despite that, it's cold out there right now. look at these numbers. take the winter coat with you. you're going to step outside early this morning and really feel that chill. it feels like winter in some cities. a lot of 30s on the board, san ramon, palo alto, half moon bay, napa, novato. you're at the freezing mark. even in the city. it is quite chilly at 48 degrees. it's a slow warming process today so you need a couple of layers on your friday that chilly morning leads to a bright afternoon, but temperatures staying in the 60s for daytime highs overnight tonight. that frost advisory

kicks in. we're well into the 30s in the north bay, but even around the bay shoreline, it is a cool overnight period with temperatures in the 40s. let's talk about the winds and the fire danger that increases over the weekend. a wind advisory kicks in here tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. north bay mountains, east bay hills, santa cruz mountains, areas highlighted in yellow have the strongest wind gust potential up to 50mph. that could cause power outages, could blow around unsecured objects. but it's also going to bring in some very dry air. future tracker wins. we start saturday. light winds, winds ramp up in the afternoon. that offshore component really kicks in by 4 p.m. we're really highlighting the overnight hours into sunday. this six hour window between 10 p.m. saturday to 4 a.m. sunday is when we'll find those winds really strong. you can see some areas gusting over 40mph, watching these winds very closely for you over the weekend. we'll be on top of it. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. chilly start today that high fire danger saturday and sunday with that fire weather watch in effect the winds relaxed sunday evening

that leads to bright and mild conditions even into halloween. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to begin in oakland showing you our 8-80 at the coliseum camera. those headlights are traveling in the southbound direction for the most part, our traffic is pretty clear except for a major issue in san jose that we will get to in just a moment. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights on yet, which is a very different story from what we've seen throughout the week. also, these drive times as well, green across the board. our big issue right now is in san jose. crews are still on the scene of a deadly crash on northbound 85 to the northbound 101 connector. we'll let you know when this clears. >> reggie, thanks for being a new at six parking at palisades. the new program, the tahoe ski resort, is implementing its winter to try to reduce traffic jams. >> but first, keeping young kids safe in the new age of technology. how young people feel about their parents digital tracking habits. >> this is abc. 724

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in this morning's gma first look. should teenagers let their parents track them? >> it's great to see where all of my kids are. all of the time. >> the weight of the world is heavy for today's kids and some in gen z are turning to an unexplored tool to relieve some

of that stress. location trackers, some are using features like apple's find my and snapchat's snap map. see where your friends are children wanting to share their location with their parents is also another means of connection and them feeling protected. teens like iowa, 16 year old emory lydig say it's given them more peace of mind that their parents know where they are. >> so when you're seeing constant news coverage of all these things happening, it's kind of hard not to be anxious constantly. it just makes me feel safer overall, knowing where my family's at all times and for them to know where i am and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the parenting advice you'll want to know with your gma first. >> look, i'm erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> in mexico, we are seeing the widespread destruction left by hurricane otis. it has left the resort city of acapulco in ruins. at least 27 people are dead and four are missing after otis slammed into the coast on wednesday. it is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in mexico and the only category

five hurricane to make landfall in the eastern pacific. the full scope of damage and injuries is still unclear. people are desperate for basic supplies. as the president of mexico says, more than 1000 workers are rebuilding the grid. so water service can be restored to the area. at last check, 300,000 homes and businesses were still without power before and after satellite images show the incredible amount of damage caused in acapulco by hurricane otis in just a single day. the mexican government says it has deployed around 10,000 troops to help out, but equipment to move tons of mud and fallen trees from the streets has been slow in arriving, just devastating. >> yeah, those are incredible images back here at home. 556 this morning, we're looking at dew points, measures, how much moisture is in the atmosphere when they start to get below about 35 degrees. we're seeing that in several cities this morning. that's when your skin gets very dry, starts to crack or getting into that season

where you need that lotion. temperatures are cold this morning. 30s and 40s bundle up as you step outside. it almost feels like winter in some spots. bright and brisk. that's the forecast throughout the morning, only into the 60s basically later on today. so definitely below average and heading into the weekend. winds are going to ramp up and that does increase our fire danger. that is why we have a fire weather watch for the north bay mountains, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. the time of highest impact, about 10 p.m. saturday to 4 a.m. sunday. gloria all right. >> thank you so much, drew. new at six. follow the music to bay area legends banding together there to provide music education to some bay area students. cutting costs. >> peloton is closing one of its bay area stores and laying off some of its

the news now at six, the search for the mass shooting suspect in maine. >> the man accused of killing 18 people still on the run this morning. we're hearing from survivors of the attacks. >> cruise car update, the latest decision from the robotaxi company after its operations were just suspended here in california. plus ladies and gentlemen, the real garden of eden right here. >> here. >> god, this is great. so we see them like. like live. yeah >> so cute. sideline surprise. the couple going viral for their reaction to getting passes to see their favorite football players up close