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proposed p-g-and-e's rate increases. it comes as 16 million customers brace for another round of hikes. good evening. i'm karina nova. and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this month the utility is asking the california public utilities commission to approve a rate increase and one plan would increase rates by 9, which is about 25 extra dollars per month . >> while the other proposal is an increase of 13, which is about 31 more dollars per month. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is in the newsroom with the story tonight. cornell. yeah >> dan karina, activist utility customers are sending a very loud message to california public utilities commission. not to approve a proposed rate hike for pga. they say they want more accountable from the power company. what do we want? >> fair rates. >> when do we want it? >> advocates demanding fair rates on the steps of california's public utilities headquarters, where regulators will soon decide if p-g-and-e's will be granted a steep rate hike which could raise the average monthly gas and power

bill between 25 and $31, depending how they vote. >> and at a time when families have been struggling to pay the monthly bills, food, rent, healthcare, transportation in p-g-and-e's, executives seek to reward themselves with large bonuses. the cost of greening the grid should not be cutting off low income children of color because the bills are too doggone high at a time when many families are struggling to cut costs to make ends meet. >> officials say the utilities should be to p-g-and-e's has not tightened its belt. >> instead, they spent millions of dollars of ratepayers money. now on commercials to improve their image. >> in california, we're on a journey to make energy cleaner, safer and more reliable. >> a company that is out of control with regard to spending. we need accountability and we need both affordability and

safety. and we can have it. we've got a p-g-and-e's that's transparent about how it's spending money, and we don't have that today. >> we're undergrounding lines because it's safer and more affordable in the long run. >> in a statement to abc7 news, p-g-and-e's defends the proposed rate hike, saying underground power lines and the highest fire risk area will make our hometowns in california safer. improve electric reliability and save customers billions of dollars in avoided annual tree trimming and overhead line maintenance costs. we are working to keep customer cost increases at or below assumed inflation. between 2 and 4% a year. will abrams and his family lost their santa rosa home in the 2017 tubbs fire. >> undergrounding, as an example, is a fantastic thing in the long term, but they're going to be cutting back a lot of things in the short term to make room for that. so they're going to be doing less vegetation management. >> meantime, the pushback against higher rates seems to be getting louder. >> we have had enough. have we had enough? have we had enough?

>> have we had enough? yeah we are going to. >> yeah. some advocates want to see the cpuc set a cap on how many rate hikes p-g-and-e's can ask for annually. meantime, regulators have moved to vote on the increase to november 16th. it was set for tomorrow. live in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> a cornell, before you go, do we know why tomorrow's cpuc meeting was postponed? >> yeah, karina, it's a very big and expensive proposal to consider. a cpuc spokesperson would only say today the issue is being held for further review. so we will see what happens in two weeks. >> well, thank you. >> in south san francisco, three people had to be rescued from the water just before sunrise today after three boats caught fire at oyster point. marina investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke with witnesses and is live from the scene tonight. suzanne >> so, dan, it was a pretty

dramatic scene out here today. witnesses thought they saw one boat on fire and actually turned out to be three boats. witnesses also heard a lot of yelling and they later learned that one of the people rescued actually could not swim. >> i could hear somebody yelling. >> it was terrifying. i mean, i saw it from the parking lot an early morning emergency at oyster point. >> marina on the water, flames and a lot of smoke. ashley pelayo captured this dramatic video of the fire. there was a cloud of smoke, so i came rushing over here and i called 911 immediately because i heard an explosion not so soon after. kristin bering, who works nearby , was out for her morning walk. i smelled the smoke. >> i heard the sirens and i saw the billowing out of the clouds. and fire about 20ft in the air. >> bering says she initially only saw one boat on fire, and when she got closer, she realized it was three. the fire department explained what they came across. >> the three of them were moored together out there, caught fire and spread apart. bering learned

people who lived on the boats had to be rescued. >> that development brought tears to her eyes. and i just hope they were okay. >> they know the folks that live in these boats are several of them, and they're part of the community. they dock their boats and they come out and frequent the establishments. >> pelayo and others on shore were stunned to learn about the people rescued. >> i saw people jumping out of the boats and there was one person who was still clinging on and the person couldn't swim because i was the first thing he yelled, i can't swim. and it wasn't until a rescue team came and they tried throwing over the life raft that the person was like, i can't swim. so the folks had to get closer to the person, throw it again so that the person can actually hold on to it. >> one person went to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the fire department, redwood city fire and south san francisco fire managed to put out the flames on all three boats. the us coast guard was also there to deploy booms to help contain any oil and debris and tonight, you can see the oil booms in the area and some of the debris from the

boats. the fire department is still looking into the cause of the fire. and investigators are also interviewing people who were on board those boats. we're live in south san francisco. suzanne phan abc7 news in the east bay. a small bike path that cuts through an upscale neighborhood is causing a big stir and a lawsuit in danville. thousands of cyclists were using that path in the diablo neighborhood as a way to get to the summit. but now it's off limits and cyclists says say that that puts lives at risk. abc7 news reporter anser hassan explains. when do you want us bank to take down the fence? >> yeah, the protest in front of the us bank in danville is over this fence in a diablo neighborhood. >> i started riding probably 3040 years ago. >> diane thompson says the fence, which was put up in september, closes off an easement that leads to the mountain. cyclists are now forced to use the much busier diablo road. it's clearly marked for bicyclists, but thompson says it's still unsafe. >> if it's scary, it's there's

no shoulder traffic is moving fast. it's a two lane road and it's a curvy road. so people are coming around a corner and they don't see a cyclist among the crowd, a man who filed a lawsuit against us bank. >> he didn't want to reveal his identity. according to his lawsuit, the easement was dedicated to mount diablo state park in 1979, but the state park never formally accepted it. he admits the easement sits on private property land that was recently foreclosed on by us bank. >> we're claiming we want the court to declare that through its actual use for the purpose for which it was dedicated, it is in fact a public easement. and therefore residents who wouldn't speak on camera point to the already small roads in the neighborhood and how large groups of cyclists can pose a challenge. >> an add that there are alternative routes. but mike roberts, coach of the san ramon valley mountain bike club, says alternates can be just as dangerous for his students because the other options to

access the mountain are either a extremely steep so some of our older students can potentially make that. >> but our sixth, seventh and eighth graders, our younger students or maybe are less fit students are going to have a very hard time in an email to abc seven news. >> us bank says it's the trustee of the foreclosed property and directed questions to the loan servicer for the trust, a company named mister cooper. the company and its lawyers do not return requests for comment. there down this tear down the fence. jeff is a diablo resident. he hopes a resolution is reached soon. public taxpayer dollars maintain our roads. >> therefore, there are public is allowed to use them any time, day or night. >> in danville, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> in berkeley, police are looking for a hit and run driver who struck a seven year old boy last night. it happened around 630 on derby street near maple street. the boy was trick or treating with his parents when he and several other kids attempted to cross the street. a passing car hit him. then kept

going. the boy was taken to children's hospital with a broken leg. thank goodness it wasn't worse. berkeley police do not have a good description of the car. they think it might be a dark sedan. san francisco city leaders are taking a stance against license plate covers that drivers are using for sideshows, shows the products cover plates with a screen at just the push of a button. >> they can be bought on amazon, ebay, etsy and at walmart. city attorney debbie chu says that the cease and desist letters to all four companies this morning are profound hope is that these four online retailers will do the right thing and ensure that these products are not displayed on their sites. >> if these things are on the cars and we can't detect and see the license plates, it prevents us from doing the follow up work that we that we do nowadays with these sideshows. >> and it's more than just the sideshows people use these covers to evade tolls and speeding cameras. our team

reached out to each of those companies, but we have yet to hear back. >> fast food workers set up a day of the dead altar outside san jose city hall today to bring attention to their working conditions. the altar contains photos of fast food workers who were injured on the job. a recent study from worksafe reports that nearly 80% have experienced burn or heat related illnesses. nearly 40% say they've been exposed to chemical or biological toxins like excessive smoke, sewage and gas leaks. >> y seguridad i mucho abuso. >> fast food workers are working under terrible conditions such as unsafe workplaces, violence on the job, wage theft uh- the workers are asking san jose city officials to enforce health and workplace safety standards. >> new developments out of memphis, tennessee, now, where one of the five former memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of tyree nickels has now changed his plea. desmond mills, jr now

plans to offenses along with the federal charges. mills and four other former officers also face. state charges include second degree murder. nickels died in january 3rd days after a traffic stop turned into a violent encounter and left him badly beaten. he grew up in sacramento before moving to memphis. >> breaking news now on the war between israel and hamas. moments ago, president biden called for a humanitarian pause in the war. he issued that call while speaking at a fundraiser in minneapolis. the president was interrupted by a protester calling for a cease fire in gaza. biden responded, saying he supports a pause to allow for the release of hostages. the heckler was escorted out of the event, chanting cease fire. now >> coming up, taking another shot at legalizing sports gambling here in california. we're going to tell you about the latest attempt to get a measure on the ballot. when abc7 news at

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overwhelmingly rejected two competing propositions on that subject. >> abc7 news south bay. reporter dustin dorsey takes a look at this new push and how experts think it will fare. >> for many sports are a way of life and as popularity grows, so does the popularity of sports betting. it's not legal in california yet, but it could lead to a lot of revenue. if it was california sports betting would likely be the most profitable and largest sports betting market in the country, which is why another potential sports gambling legalization ballot measure has been introduced. >> it would be, um, exclusive to the state's native american tribes who could offer sports betting in person at their

casinos or across the state online using apps and sites that we would be branded with the tribes. >> branding covers .com jeff zaccardi says we've learned the state's major tribes have to be involved in a deal in order for it to pass. these initiatives were introduced by two men, reve collins and ryan tyler walz. experts say there's just one problem with their initiative. >> it seems like it's something for the tribes, but it's not necessarily by them. >> the california nations indian gaming association said not only do they not support these measures, but they weren't even involved in their planning, saying decisions driving the future of tribal governments should be made by tribal governments while the sponsors of these initiatives may believe they know what is best for these tribes, we encourage them to engage with indian country and ask, rather than dictate. >> it's been a complete mess. >> sports betting dimes. robert lenihan says. collins and walls are unknown in the sports betting regulatory world. when we reached out, we were unable to get in contact with either of them, lenihan says. these measures likely won't make the ballot, but the odds of other

attempts to legalize sports gambling in california are pretty good. >> california's is simply too big of a prize. there's too much money for sports betting operators to leave this alone. there's too much money in taxes for the state to ignore. this is certainly not going to be the last time you hear somebody trying to find a way to legalize sports betting in california. >> dustin dorsey, abc7 news. few moments ago, indiana university just announced its men's and women's basketball teams will wear a special patch on their uniforms this season to honor legendary coach bobby knight. >> we learned earlier this afternoon that he has died at the age of 83. knight won three national championships at indiana and led the 1984 us olympic basketball team to the gold medal. >> gene trebek is teaming up with the stand up to cancer organization to launch the alex trebek fund in honor of her husband, the late jeopardy! host. she's pledging $1 million for pancreatic research. november marks the start of pancreatic cancer awareness

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direct flight from mainland china to san francisco. since march of 2020. back then, there were 300 flights per week between china and the us. right now, there are only 48. china hopes to double that by the end of this year and reestablish those close ties with san francisco's chinese community. >> people are not 100% out of the pandemic unless we are able to travel conveniently and

freely, just like before the pandemic. >> these direct flights are very important to san francisco and its chinatown. before the pandemic, one third of the visitors to chinatown came from china. air china also promises to drop ticket prices to mainland china, and that will help a lot. >> obviously, people getting back and forth. all right. all right. let's move on, talk about our weather forecast as we hit midweek inch a little closer to the weekend on this november 1st. >> let's check in with sandhya patel. yeah, and dan and karina. it doesn't even feel like november. that's for sure. today, those temperatures were in the 70s and 80s for many parts of the bay area. let's take a look at a live picture right now from our san jose camera, where there's plenty of sun, still a few wispy clouds. low 70s from san francisco to oakland mountain view, you're at 75 degrees in san jose right now. 64 in half moon bay. and as i mentioned, we did have some 80s early in the day from our mount tam cam. we are seeing the sun getting filtered by layer of high clouds. looking back

towards the city, just a gorgeous view, close to 80 degrees right now in santa rosa. so without a doubt, well above average. mid 70s napa, novato, fairfield and concord and livermore. right now, if you do want to step outside, it is just so pleasant right at this hour. now things are changing. we have an atmospheric river heading towards the pacific northwest. they are getting the stormy weather right now and that's where it's going to stay pretty much other than northern california for a couple of days. but our temperatures are slowly going to come down as we hit the weekend. that's when we're expecting the possibility of some wet weather. so on live doppler seven, we do have those high clouds going through uh- as we look towards mount diablo from our east bay hills camera, looking at the sun mixing in with those clouds. so high clouds overnight, mild tomorrow afternoon, we're looking at cooler weather this weekend, a chance of rain and it remains unsettled. early next week. so we go hour by hour and notice those high clouds coming in tomorrow morning, filtering the sun. the sun will continue to get filtered throughout the afternoon and the evening hours.

now, by tomorrow night, there could be a few showers around mendocino county with the first in a series of weak systems that initially come through and then we'll see a stronger system coming through the bay area. but at this point, models are kind of being shifty as far as definitive ness of the rain. so stay tuned. your morning temperatures in the 40s, 50s. we'll start out with those high clouds tomorrow afternoon. still mild, still pleasant. maybe not as warm as today for most of you. upper 60s to the upper 70s. so we'll call it mild for your thursday. now we're going to show you what's going to happen with the computer animation. so the storm track is up here tomorrow morning. notice the storm starts to sag southward as we head towards the weekend. saturday night, best chance of some rain. northern california and the north bay. sunday is when we may see a piece of energy come through here and bring us a better opportunity for some wet weather. and right now, this model wants to keep it unsettled for early next week.

so rainfall projections as we head into the weekend, that's our best opportunity for rain. anywhere from 100th of an inch to about a quarter of an inch. stay tuned to accuweather. seven day forecast does feature mild weather for a couple of days. a best chance of some showers saturday night in the north bay and then a level one system looking like we'll have some rain on sunday. chances continue early next week. and don't forget fall back one hour before you go to bed. karina and dan, saturday night hours sleep for some of us, the ones without little kids. yes, but it's always nice to get that extra hour of sleep. oh, it is. thanks, daddy. >> all right. disney announced today it is set to purchase the remaining stake in hulu from comcast. it will pay out $8.6 billion to comcast owner nbc universal for its 33% stake in hulu. disney says the acquisition will further the company's streaming objectives. they're still in the appraisal process, so the final sale price will be set in 2024. of course, as you know, disney is the

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tonight, for the first time, hundreds of civilians allowed out of gaza, including five americans. hundreds of u.s. citizens remain trapped. donald trump jr. on the stand today. and the deadly pileup on i-80. first tonight, the rafah border crossing in gaza opening for the first time since the start of the israel-hamas war. at least five american aid workers getting out. hundreds of americans still unable to get out tonight. we hear from those families right here.