>> that's not a good idea. >> byron: acting alongside the original star is newcomer leslie odom jr. of "hamilton" fame stepping into the horror genre for the first time. my colleague, ashan singh, sat down with him last year. >> i've been such a fan of the genre and of blumhouse. very specifically. being drewintroduced to this fi that at one point had people fainting and hauled out of the theater by paramedics -- you know, it's got such a mythology around the film. >> byron: "exorcist" believer" is now in theeters and is said to be the first film in a planned trilogy of sequels. that's "nightline" for this eing. catch full episodes on hulu. see you back here sim time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night.

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discovery. a suitcase with a body stuffed inside was found floating this morning on halloween of all days. good evening. i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. how that body in a suitcase and who put it there has the full attention tonight of oakland. homicide detectives. it was initially spotted just before 11 a.m. on the eastern side of the lake. that's right by pine knoll park on hanover. abc seven news reporter tim johns is following the new clues tonight. a gruesome discovery near the shores of lake merritt around 11 a.m. tuesday morning, cleaning crews discovered a large suitcase floating in the water inside that suitcase was a

human body. >> kevin shomo was part of the cleaning crew. >> i thought it was a dummy, you know, like one of the human dummies. it looked like, you know, look like a human flesh. and then we opened it up further and realized the oakland police department is withholding the identity of the body for the time being. >> they tell abc7 news they're investigating how and when the person died. part of investigations is trying to determine where the body was was could have floated from as well. >> so it could be any part of the lake. well the suitcase incident has gotten a lot of attention. >> many of the oakland residents we talked to say this is just another example of why they feel increasingly unsafe in their own city, that includes zoe siegel. siegel says while she knows crime in oakland has risen in recent years, this is especially disturbing. >> this type of crime does seem uncharacteristic for the type of crime that has been happening in oakland. >> although bothersome, siegel says this isn't the first time she's heard of a body in the lake. >> i rowed crew on lake merritt in high school and back then we

also ran over a dead body. >> news of the bodies. discovery also came as a shock to bruce kay, the person who told me, i just said, did you hear about the body in the suitcase in the lake? >> wow. >> the couple tells me they live nearby and walk around the lake every day. bruce and kay say they continue to worry about crime in the city and hope that tuesday's incident will force city leaders to do more. we certainly hope that something can be done to try to quell the just it's just really out of control in many ways in oakland. tim johns, abc seven news. >> and we certainly want to make sure you have the full picture of crime where you live with the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. it's live on our website for you right now. it shows you a wide range of public safety statistics dating back through the years for oakland, san jose and san francisco. you'll find it on our website abc7 news.com. all right, let's

turn quickly now to your wednesday weather. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. >> spencer all right dan november will start off with a little bit of a chilly note in the early morning hours we'll have mainly clear skies. a few wispy high clouds around but temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s from bay to inland. but then as you look at the noon hour, sunny and mild, 70 degrees inland, 70 degrees around the bay and almost 70 on the coast. by 12 noon tomorrow, going into the afternoon hours, 4:00, mainly sunny, even milder, upper 70s to near 80, inland, mid to upper 70s around the bay, 70 degrees on the coast. and then after sunset, 7 p.m, skies will be mainly clear. a few high clouds still lingering. it'll be mild from the bay to the inland areas mid 60s. but only about 60 degrees on the coast. a lovely day ahead. >> dan yeah, it looks like it. spencer, thanks very much. we'll touch base a little later. let's move overseas now, developing news from the middle east where dozens are feared dead after an airstrike hit the largest

refugee camp in gaza. the israeli military has taken responsibility for the strike, which it says took out a top hamas leader who was accused of planning the october 7th attack in israel. israeli forces on the ground in gaza are said to be deep inside the strip now taking out terrorists in close range combat. meanwhile, relief workers say the humanitarian crisis is worsening. aid that is arriving into gaza is said to be not nearly enough to meet the growing need. and now the director of the fbi is warning the war in the middle east could inspire other extremists to carry out attacks against americans. it's all happening against a backdrop of anti semitic and anti-muslim hate happening here at home. tonight reporter mike valerio is tracking a disturbing trend. >> a string of alarming hate incidents and a climate of fear emerging in america. a virginia survivor of the holocaust stunned. >> we said never again. it means

never again. and we see it happening again. >> anti-semitic threats, vandalism and outbursts across the us are now being reported. the fbi director and secretary of homeland security both described new threats to the homeland since the latest war between hamas and israel began. >> in the days and weeks since we have responded to an increase in threats against jewish, muslim and arab american communities and institutions across our country. >> the nation's largest muslim civil rights group, cair, reports a three fold increase in complaints about anti-muslim violence, as fbi director chris wray warned the tense environment could lead to attacks at home. >> here in the united states, our most immediate concern is that violent extremists, individuals or small groups will draw inspiration from the events in the middle east to carry out attacks against americans going about their daily lives at cornell university, one person is in custody after online posts encouraged people to kill jews and attack a dining hall for jewish students.

>> my family last night we had a discussion whether it's safe for me to be on campus or whether i should come back home. >> new york's governor, after meeting with students, some are fearful now of attending class or eating in the kosher dining hall. >> and i promise them that the state of new york would do everything in its power to protect them. >> concerns nationwide. and that vitriol may morph into unspeakable violence. i'm mike valerio reporting. and we have new details in the case of vandalism at a popular ice cream shop in san francisco's mission district, the smitten ice cream store on valencia was badly damaged and covered with graffiti last week. >> the chronicle now reports police are looking into this as a possible hate crime. the jewish owned shop was tagged with a pro-palestinian message. the shop had to be boarded up after the windows were shattered. a fundraiser for the store has already raised more than $35,000. a critical face off between two world leaders right here in san francisco. a

surge in jail numbers and getting downtown oakland ready for the holidays. it's tonight's abc7 news to know at 11 improving safety and attracting more shoppers to downtown oakland. the city is working on both with something called five after five just a flat $5 fee to park in the franklin plaza garage after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. oakland is also working to connect businesses to a citywide camera network to cut down on crime during the holiday season. president biden will meet with china's president xi jinping in san francisco during next month's asia pacific economic cooperation summit, or apec. the white house only saying the two are expected to have a tough conversation with intense diplomacy. the two last met in november of last year. those corners is always there for have you noticed, a decrease ? >> yes, there is decrease, but

it's always on and off. >> san francisco jail in san bruno is having to open its annex to handle a spike in new inmates amid the crackdown on the city's open air drug markets. county jails have seen a 32% increase in incarcerated people from this time last year. abc seven news to know at 11. all right. the candy bags are full. there might be wrappers all over the floor where you are and the sugar rush is on. but new tonight, instead of trick or treating, we went out to find the most elaborate halloween house of them all. and we think we found one of them with a huge crowd lined up in san jose. and as abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez shows you they're doing it for more than candy. it's for a great cause. all right. of course i would love to pose with you. >> a san jose couple transformed their home into a huge halloween attraction. >> how many of you are there for the theme this year is based on the movie the nightmare. >> before christmas. like the

character jack skellington, people make their way from halloween town to christmas town with fake snow and all. >> my husband doesn't like this theme as much. there's nothing really scary, i said. but he's like, it's a halloween musical comedy. i said, yes. that's why i love it. >> since august, rita peterson and her husband glen have worked on this walk around experience with several photo ops and interactive games with prizes. yay! tuesday marked the 10th night the petersons opened their home to the public, and it's all for a good cause. >> free admission for the event. but we are requesting people to support our fundraiser for give kids the world village. it's a resort in orlando for critically ill children and their families to have a week of fun together, peterson said. >> so far $4,500 have been raised this year. last year they raised $15,000. >> it's exciting. the kids, you know, they're having fun going trick or treating to the houses nearby. and so during the wait time, they were able to get, you know, candy from the neighbors. >> the line to see the house has

been so long. some people have waited 1 to 3 hours. this is definitely it's incredible how much effort they put on the house. the petersons will personally match, however much money they raised. they said next year's theme will be disney's haunted mansion. >> now say trick or treat in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news isn't that nice? >> coming up here, a potential scare in the skies. the accusations in court that seem like something out of james bond. plus times best inventions of the year. one of them is life saving for us here in california. we'll explain that. and from santa cruz to the world stage, the woman who is proudly representing one of the state capitals of the world. all of that is coming up in a moment. but first, here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc seven news at 11, jimmy thank you, dan, stay out of your kids candy. >> i dressed up. i'm no fun. go into it tonight. >> i'm sorry to disappoint you. if it makes you feel any better,

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jordan van der sloot arrived back in the country to serve prison sentence for another murder that happened in 2000. ten. he was temporarily extradited to america to face fraud and wire charges. the 36 year old tried seeking a quarter million dollars to tell holloway's family the location of her remains. his extortion charges will run simultaneously with his prison time in peru. we're learning about another potential scare in the cockpit of a commercial flight. a pilot from california has been indicted by a grand jury in utah, accused used of threatening to shoot his copilot. now, this happened during a flight in august of 2022. a passenger had a medical emergency on board and the suspect, jonathan dunn, threatened to shoot the captain if he diverted the flight. feds did not say which airline or flight this happened on, but dunn was authorized to carry a firearm on board under a tsa program. king charles and queen camilla in nairobi for a state visit today. apologize for

britain's past wrongdoings against kenya's struggle for independence. >> we must also acknowledge the most painful times of our long and complex relationship. the wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret. >> king charles says by addressing what he calls abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence, he hopes to further the friendship between the uk and kenya. the east african country marked 60 years of independence this year. well part of our daily effort in building a better bay area is to share with you meaningful breakthroughs some high praise tonight for a wildfire detection tool used to alert crews to fires as soon as they break out. the program with the university of california and cal fire has a vast array of cameras all across the state. in fact, time magazine just named it one of the best inventions of 2023. meteorologist list heather waldman walks us through what

puts this wildfire technology on the cutting edge. >> this wildfire detection tool uses artificial intelligence and a vast network of cameras to spot fires when they first ignite, giving first responders more lead time and providing decision makers with more information when working in ongoing fire. the tool was developed as a collaboration between the university of california alert california program. cal fire and industry partner digital path. for years, developers have been gathering data and training a computer program to recognize fire starts and then report them. this video shows an example of the kind of resolution that developers are working with. >> you have situational awareness. you can look at the color of the fire. you can look if it's bent over how fast is it growing? all of this is data feed into driving the decision of the dispatcher. >> cal fire has been using the tool in its decision making this year. >> we're seeing that it's beating 9-1-1 and reporter from passer bys. et cetera. 20% of

the time. 20, 25% of the time. which is. which is a pretty incredible stat if you think about it. >> emmerich specifically mentioned a fire that started early in the morning on september 11th near a populated area of grass valley. by the time the first 911 call came in, crews were already at the fire scene. cal fire will continue to provide feedback on the ai tools, performance and because it is ai, the program can use that feedback to teach itself and become even more precise in the future. >> there. heather waldman reporting. all right. turning to your health now, many of you are seeing more coworkers or family members out sick. so we decided to speak with one of the leading local experts on this topic. ucsf infectious disease doctor peter chin-hong says covid cases are trickling down in the bay area after a summer surge, but they've plateaued. he expects cases to start climbing higher, though, as winter arrives and we start mingling with others for the holidays and there's a new variant too. it's still omicron, but hvr1 is sickening. a lot of

people. >> most importantly, it's very similar to the type included in the vaccine. so if you get the vaccine, it's going to be really helpful for the winter. >> and he recommends getting flu and covid vaccines and the rsv vaccine. if you are eligible as soon as halloween is over tomorrow, the holiday ice rink at san francisco's union square is scheduled to reopen for the winter season. the ice rink is celebrating its 16th year as a lot of fun. downtown opening ceremony festivities start at 5 p.m. the rink will be open until january 15th. tickets start at $15 for kids, eight and under $20 for adults. skate rentals are included in that price. a portion of ticket proceeds go to san francisco rec and parks. well, the holiday season is also getting underway in sacramento. this year's christmas tree was delivered to the state capitol today. the tree stands 67ft tall in front of the building. it was picked from the tour demonstrate state forest near redding. the tree is a red fir tree which is

native to that region, quite stately, beautiful. we'll be very festive when fully decorated. yeah. all right. spencer and i, as we come here and do the weather, spencer and i went out on the break. we're dressed in our holiday or halloween costumes. knocked on doors. people wouldn't even open the door. >> exactly. we were totally ignored. yeah, that's what happens around here, too. >> so. >> no, no candy for us. no candy for us anyway, what a nice night for the kids. it was beautiful. and it's still a lovely night. but let's hope the trick or treaters have gone home and are ready to sleep now. it's calm out there right now. we don't even have wind speeds above eight miles per hour. so let's get a look at the 24 hour temperature change. it is mild for by quite a few degrees than at this time last night. five degrees warmer in novato and ten degrees warmer over in concord. so let's move along and take a couple of live camera views and see what's going on. here's how it looks from sutro tower out over san francisco where it's clear right now the temperature a few minutes ago was about 55

degrees. oakland, 5354, a piece that mountain view in san jose, 47 at palo alto, 57 at half moon bay. looking back toward san francisco from emeryville, all the temperature readings under clear skies, 48 degrees at santa rosa. novato 4547. napa 50. fairfield 51 at fairfield, 50 at concord and 49 at livermore and a nice clear view from mt. tam looking down onto the bay. portions of san francisco as well. and these are our forecast headlines mainly clear skies overnight. just a few high clouds around. it'll be dry and mild for the next couple of days through friday, but it'll get cloudier and cooler this weekend and showers are likely as well for tonight excuse me. we expect clear skies with just a few thin , wispy high clouds swinging through the area and we'll see those in the morning as well as the sun is rising. but it'll be a mainly sunny start to the day and a mainly sunny day all day. low temperatures tonight will be generally in the mid to upper 40s, although here in san francisco and across the bay in oakland, lows will drop down to only about 51 degrees. highs tomorrow, 70 on the coast at

half moon bay, 73 degrees here in san francisco, oakland 75. most bay shore locations tomorrow will actually have highs in the mid to upper 70s and in inland areas we'll have upper 70s to near 80 degrees. we're talking about november 1st. and yet this kind of warmth will be spread all across the bay area. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it will be nearly as warm on thursday. so we've got to unseasonably mild days coming our way. then on friday it becomes partly cloudy. it turns just a little bit cooler cooling continues into the weekend when skies become mostly cloudy on saturday and sunday and there's a chance of showers late saturday and early sunday with a weak system swinging through the bay area. also, don't forget to fall back onto standard time over the weekend. saturday night or sunday morning, whichever is your preference. and then monday and tuesday, it'll be dry, mostly sunny again. and getting a little bit milder. so as october ends on a mild note, november begins on a mild note. well, that's nice. >> october has just been gorgeous. >> it has been.

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be shaky during their three game losing streak on tuesday, the team got former number two overall pick chase young from washington for a third round pick this move reuse knight's young with college teammate nick bosa as both went to ohio state and combined for 33 sacks in two years. young had an outstanding rookie season in 2020 and made the pro bowl, but has not played a full season since tearing his

acl in 2021. along with other injuries. he is a free agent after the season, despite missing the first game of this season, he has played well with five sacks and seven games. the niners hope he stays healthy and hopes he is the missing piece for their defense. the las vegas raiders have fired head coach josh mcdaniels and general manager david ziegler. mcdaniels was three and five this year and nine and 16 in less than two years as head coach. josh mcdaniels still has four years left on his contract. espn says linebackers coach antonio pierce will be named interim head coach world series game four. bruce bochy just two wins away from his fourth title. rangers up three to nothing in the third. corey seager, her third homer of the series, and second in as many days, five nothing rangers. next inning we go, five more runs for the rangers, three of them off the bat of this guy, former a marcus simeon ten nothing rangers. yes, ten

nothing. simeon with five rbis tonight. d-backs fans though they're still swimming. i guess they got to have some sort of fun. rangers win this 11 to 7 and are one win away from their first world champion. chip. we're just four games into the nba season and steph curry has already set a record, hitting 24 threes in those first four games, 24. curry is averaging 33.5 points a game, including a season high 42 last night in new orleans. but curry is more impressed with the three and one star. >> i feel good, but i'm just more excited about our team and how we're putting it all together this early. i know nobody's going to write us in last 78 games off of four games, but the way what we're showing in terms of the cohesive toughness, the ability to mix and match some lineups, you know, and it just gives us so much confidence. >> sports on abc7 is sponsored

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to read before turning in. we pick something out you might enjoy tonight. it's a quick catch up on some of the best halloween houses creeping around in san jose this year. we got some great stuff. we showed you one earlier tonight. but there are plenty more. we went out to find the best displays of the year and from the lights to the theme to scary. they did not disappoint. that story is one of the top things people are clicking on right now on our website. it's up for you on the top news sidebar at abc seven news.com. and a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv google tv , amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. all right. that is our report for spencer christian j.r stone. all of us. i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time as always. right now on jimmy kimmel. marisa tomei. hope you had a great halloween. we'll see you tomorrow.

we're smashing record lows in tulsa, three degrees below the previous record low, most likely this wednesday morning. oklahoma city should break a record low. midland. odessa, texas, 28 degrees. that's a record low there as well. and we're dealing with a burst of snow for some in the interior here. but for areas like new york city to connecticut to boston, rain showers at times we had a burst of snow last night in toledo, ohio. that was pretty significant. and then we're going to turn quieter, but still cold. in fact, the coldest night for the mid-atlantic states will be wednesday night to thursday morning with more record challenging cold lynchburg, virginia, and trenton should break record lows out there. but there's good news here. we're going to warm back up friday through sunday. andrew and rhiannon, back to you. >> all right, jeff, thank you for that. the old adage, you

can't take it with you, but that doesn't mean you can't keep earning it. once you're gone. >> forbes has released its list of top earning celebrities who have passed on just missing out on the top five. prince and whitney houston. on the outside looking in, they actually well, they're their estates. each earned $30 million last year. but at number five, the man who created charlie brown and the peanuts characters, charles m schulz. yeah in fourth place, theodore geisel better known, of course, as dr. seuss. >> he earned $40 million. >> and then ray manzarek, who played keyboard for the doors. he's in third at $45 million. his estate sold his rights to doors songs. this year. >> second place, the king, elvis presley, raking in $100 million from the great beyond. >> and number one, the king of pop. no real surprises here at the very, very top. michael jackson's estate earned $115 million last year. we've seen what is like hologram performing, feared his songs saplings. >> a little surprised an author was on the list. and charles schulz made the list. i was doing some