>> it's disgusting. >> it's like yellow brown. >> no one wants to have a child actually ingesting those nitrates that are used to kill pests. >> they deserve better than what they're getting. >> outrage over contamina ated drinking water at two san mateo county schools. it's a decades old problem that's now resurfacing. good evening. i'm karina nova and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with new information from the abc7 news i-team. the issue is that the middle and high schools in pescadero which share a campus tonight. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging into the problem and why the proposed solution is drawing even more questions than she joins us now. stephanie. >> yes, it's a big problem and the data makes it even more concerning the drinking water at pescadero middle and high school is contaminated with nitrate at a fertilizer chemical that has been plaguing the school and surrounding area for decades. tonight new data from the state

is exposing how this problem stands out across the bay area. you can't taste it, smell it, or even see it in the water. but according to the epa, consuming too much can reduce the ability of blood to carry oxygen, which can turn your skin blue, cause cancer and in some cases even be deadly. >> it's horrible looking right now. >> i mean, it's disgusting. >> it's contaminated not only with nitrates, but with magnesium oxidation. >> pescadero middle and high school has period typically seen high levels of nitrate for decades. it's a fertilizer chemical that's been known to contaminate drinking water in agricultural areas. when mixed with other chemicals or compounds, it looks like this not clear water. >> it's like yellow brown immediately. >> i don't even have to ask, oh, can i drink this? i knew just looking at it and i can't drink this, i'm going to get sick because of the chemical, the schools drinking faucets are shut off and students like jessica garcia rely on shipments of bottled water to stay hydrated at school.

>> it's a service that's been in place for the past 25 years, but recently, students say it's unreliable. >> since we can't drink our water from the sink, we have water station in every classroom. sometimes we run out of the water. >> how often are way too many times? >> greg vergeletto, the school's p.e. teacher, says it happens often on hot days deliveries can be spotty. >> we often run out. it can be cause for a real possible health situation. >> abc7's analysis of state drinking water data found pescadero middle and high school is the only school system in the county to have nitrate failure. as of right now across the bay area. three other areas also failed. twin valley inc in morgan hill valley, ford water association in valley ford and the robin way water system in santa rosa in pescadero. the district says the latest water test from october 12th showed 5.3mg of nitrates per liter, with no bacteria detected, adding bacteria has not been detected in our water in the

past and samples are taken from the school taps. but earlier this month, kern rose, the high school science teacher, says experiments by students found higher rates of bacteria washing their hands using the school water than without. >> what we found in our results is that the hand sanitizer was much better at cleaning the bacteria off our hands than the school water here. when we did research beforehand and we found that, oh, washing your hands with soap and water should be more effective at removing bacteria. and so our students came to the conclusion that that's probably due to our water. >> it's like that. it's like chirping. >> students see evidence of the problem from the toilet to the faucet. teachers saying the water is so bad even for the plants, it'll just kill the plants because the amount of sediment in there. this video taken last week showing muddy water next to clean bottled water. according to documents obtained by the i-team, nitrate levels began exceeding the maximum state and federal limit in february of 2014, where one well was measured at 14mg of

nitrate per liter. that's 40% over the legal limit of 10mg/l. the limit was exceeded again in december 2014, october 2015, and several times in 2017, which is why the district is now required to test on a monthly basis. the county has been discussing plans to connect pescadero middle and high school with clean water since 2020. it involves relocating a local fire station with maintenance of an underground water line to be able to provide clean water to the school. it's called the fire station 59 relocation project. but san mateo county supervisor ray mueller says the project has hit a big roadblock like a regulation imposed to preserve agricultural land. >> it's a regulation that's being imposed upon the county that we can't meet. it's incredibly frustrating to the administration, but not everyone agrees that's the right solution. >> we need to really look at our finances and how spending can be

done efficiently and effectively . and i think that the firehouse where it is, is a good place and the firemen deserve to have an excellent state of the art facility. and i think we could do that at the existing location. >> it's supposed to be right behind those trees right there. >> b.j. burns is the president of the san mateo county farm bureau and the owner of yankee flowers ranch right across the street from the school grounds. >> it's just it just don't make sense. it just doesn't make sense. you don't need to move a firehouse to get the water. i mean, if it's the water and they cannot find it here. yeah. then bring the system out. but you don't need to move a firehouse out here in order to bring the water out here. that, to me is a poor excuse. but i think it should be researched more before we spend millions and millions of dollars. according to the district in 2019, the county drilled for a new water well, but it did not have sufficient flow to support the school. >> four years later, students still don't have clean water and they're tired of waiting. >> unfortunately, we can't provide them with safe, healthy drinking water. >> they deserve better than what they're getting now. >> we've contacted the state to

address the delayed water bottle shipments as it oversees funding for it. in the meantime, the san mateo county coastal commission will discuss if plans to move the fire station could be feasible next month. and that's officially on the calendar for december. >> really? so we'll know by then. no more anyway. yes absolutely. thanks, stephanie, very much of course. >> and to get in touch with stephanie and the i team, you can call this number on your screen, 1888 40 i-team's or go to abc7 news.com slash i-team. some one sprayed bear mace inside an east bay hobby lobby this afternoon and police think he did it on purpose. >> dozens of people who were inside the antioch store were exposed to the bear mace two had to go to the hospital to get checked out. police say the man had been asked to leave the store right before he deployed the spray. some people experienced skin irritation, watery eyes, trouble breathing. the store on lone tree way has since been decontaminated, contaminated and reopened your p-g-and-e's bill may be going up way up. >> the utility is asking the california public utilities

commission to approve a rate hike that could increase bills by up to $31 per month. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is in the newsroom with the request and cornell, the considerable pushback. >> yeah, karina activist utility customers are sending a very loud message to california's public utilities commission not to approve a proposed rate hike for p-g-and-e's. they say they want more accountability from the power company. what do we want? >> fair rates when do we want it? at 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. >> depends on how they vote. >> and at a time when families have been struggling to pay the monthly bills, food, rent, healthcare, transportation, p-g-and-e's executives seek to reward themselves with large bonuses as 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 no tightened its belts while 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 undergrounding power lines and the highest fire risk area will make our hometowns and 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 costs 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 push back against higher rates seems to be getting louder. >> we have had enough. have we had enough? have we had enough of have we had enough? we are going to keep fighting. >> tpc regulators were supposed to consider the rate hike at a meeting tomorrow, but it's been postponed until november 16th. officials say the issue is being held for further review. we'll see what happens live in the newsroom, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> okay, cornell, thanks a lot.

well, it's back to the future. health care facilities will require people to mask up as flu and rsv season is underway. and as covid continues to spread, a new order in santa clara county now requires health care providers, caregivers and patients to wear masks in hospitals, clinics and long term care facilities. as alameda, san mateo contra costa and sonoma counties require masks, required masks been worn by health care staff. only it's a preventative measure. health care providers are using using now to lower the number of hospitalizations, of course, this flu season, trying to protect as many people as possible. they say they're most focused on protecting patients who are vulnerable. we're all at risk during this winter virus season. >> we all need to play a role to protect ourselves and protect each other. >> health care officials urge everyone to get their covid and flu vaccines. >> rsv shots are now available to vulnerable groups, including pregnant people close to their due date. >> close to 8000 people are currently unhoused in san francisco. many live in their

vehicles and find places to park throughout the city. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to a woman who became homeless this year and now sleeps in a hearse with a casket on top. luiz has a story this evening. you'll see only on abc seven news in this daly city parking lot, there's a car that stands out. >> i bought i was going to buy a van, but i didn't want to go in debt. hearse i bought it. it's mine. the casket was a bonus. people stopped to take photos of it, thinking it's a halloween prank, a reality hits hard when the owner, julie sue jones, comes out and shares her story. >> it's my house. >> i'm homeless, and that's where i live in. >> she became homeless less than a year ago. >> i turn around, put my pillows down. lay here, relying family has now been an option since transitioning to a woman. >> sorry, uh- >> they just when i transition,

it's like no. >> the san francisco lgbt center where julie has gotten help, says many in this community suffer in silence. >> it's our lgbtq community. she is disproportionately impacts by homelessness. >> this was julie when she had a full time job and housing had a nice apartment up there. >> we had a two bedroom, two bath and it just fell apart. when i after i had my surgery in august, she bought the hers with her savings, costing her $3,200. >> she did it to avoid sleeping out in a tent. once you close it with all the curtains, it's pitch black. >> the fun part is if you're parked somewhere and you as you come out in the morning, somebody sitting behind you, it freaks them out. oh, i wasn't expecting you to come out of the hearse. >> her optimism and the hearse are what got her her latest job at the seasonal spirit halloween store where she first came in as a customer there. so this is where it started? yep. >> i walked in and. and i was talking to sarah, the manager, and got hired on the spot.

>> we had the idea of using the hearse to promote the store and it really brought a lot of people in. she's a great sales person. >> julie parks, the hearse right outside the store when they've needed someone to work extra hours. she has been ready. >> knock, knock, knock. and she's like, let's go. >> just last week i was working from seven in the morning to 1:00 in the morning, go outside, sleep for six hours and come back in and work again the next day. i did it four days in a row, so i'm making the money if i can. it says, but this job is going to end because it's seasonal. the store's manager saw herself reflected in julie's story growing up with a single father who she got us out of being homeless and not being on the streets. >> wednesday was julie's last day at the spirit store and now she's taking the hearse to a different parking lot where she's starting a new job. >> i'm getting ready to start a job at a new career company here in san francisco. >> but if anyone is hiring full time, she says she is ready and promises to take the hearse and the casket as far as she needs

to. i don't mind overtime. i'll work holidays, i'll work weekends, i'll work graveyard. i'm just here. i'm your go to person in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> we were so glad to get to meet julie for her all the best. all right, well, getting sports betting back on the ballot just ahead, the new push to legalize wagering in california with a mystery player driving the effort. >> and a new assessment on the state of the economy. later the outlook from the federal reserve today and how it impacted its decision on interest rates. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it was a mild to warm first day of november, but we do have changes on the way. i'll let you know when we might see some rain around here when abc7 news at 6:00 to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music]

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your point, marina in south san francisco, just north of the airport. witnesses say they heard what sounded like an explosion before the fire. three boats that were moored together caught fire. people who were on board jumped into the water to escape. but one person who couldn't swim had to cling to a boat until rescue crews arrived. >> there is now a renewed effort to legalize sports gambling in california. and it comes just a year after voters overwhelmingly rejected two competing propositions on the 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 legalized 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 on 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, the nation's 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 lenehan 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. linehan 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 just 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 dawsey, abc seven news. all right. >> let's turn our attention now to the weather. just another gorgeous day around the bay area. >> it was beautiful. didn't feel like november first, right? let's check in with sandhya patel. it did not, indeed, but

we've seen this happen and we're going to hang on to the mild weather. dan and karina, good evening to all of you. let's take a look at some live pictures from our tower. cameras pick your favorite shot. gorgeous view from our santa cruz camera. the sunset at 611. we are seeing just that afterglow from oakland airport. and you can see just some high thin, wispy clouds passing through the bay area. all right. let's talk about temperatures. as karina mentioned, it didn't feel like november 1st. that's for sure. it was 81 degrees today in san jose and santa cruz, 74 in santa rosa, 75. oakland, 76 degrees in fairfield , 74 in half moon bay and livermore getting up to 77 degrees. these temperatures anywhere from a few degrees to about nine degrees above average for this time of year. still mild for most of you. half moon bay, you have cooled off to 57 degrees. but 60s and 70s elsewhere, the atmospheric river pushing into the pacific northwest. they are getting that soaking for us. we're just getting some higher clouds which is giving us this gorgeous view

from our santa cruz camera. high clouds overnight, mild tomorrow afternoon, cooler this weekend with a chance of rain. i'll explain in just a moment. remains unsettled early next week. so tonight, going into tomorrow, we'll continue to see these thin, wispy clouds going through, filtering the sunshine tomorrow night. there's a weak system that is coming in and that's going to bring the opportunity for some sprinkles around mendocino county for the rest of us here, it's just slightly cooler your morning temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. as we look at the afternoon highs, you are going to see that numbers will be in the 60s and 70s. not quite as warm as today. maybe an 80 degrees there in morgan hill. now i'm going to show you what's going to happen. so this is the first in a series of systems that one is staying to our north. the second one comes through as we head towards the weekend. and that gives an opportunity for rain down to about the north bay. this is going to be a northern california pacific northwest event. but as we head towards sunday, a piece of energy wants to come through here and bring

us the opportunity for some wet weather models. haven't been real definitive on this early next week, still looking wet. this is one computer model, but they've been going back and forth. so as much as i would like to tell you, it's going to rain for sure this weekend. it's not as definitive. but for now, we're looking at a pretty good likelihood on sunday. rainfall estimates right now between saturday night and sunday, a few hundredths of an inch to about a quarter of an inch. we'll get the high resolution models as we get closer and we'll give you a much better idea by tomorrow. the accuweather seven day forecast filtered sunshine, cloudier skies for friday followed by cooler weather. this weekend. don't forget to fall back one hour on sunday morning. daylight saving time ends and we are looking at a level one system bringing us opportunity for some rain, breezy conditions as and then next week, karina and dan still looking like we may need to hang on to the umbrellas. really? >> yeah. nice to get a little rain. >> it is indeed. thanks andy. well, just ahead tonight, what happened at sfo today that hasn't occurred there since before the pandemic

says an air china flight arriving in san francisco from beijing. it is the first direct flight from mainland china to san francisco since march of 2020. back then, there were 300 direct flights per week between

china and the us. and 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 visitors to chinatown came from china. also in san francisco, city leaders are taking a stand against license plate covers that drivers are using for sideshows. >> the product covers plates with a screen at just the push of a button. look at that. and today, city attorney david chiu sent a cease and desist letters to four companies that sell these things. our 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. >> officials say people are also using the covers to evade tolls and speed cameras. >> today, oakland mayor shengtao launched a new innovative program to help families in need of child care and housing. ready, set, go is a mobile head start classroom vehicle that provides educational services to unhoused families who don't have access to family child care centers. today's launch included activities such as car seat safety checks, a food pantry, book distribution, family lunch service, laptop and wi-fi technology support. the mayor says resources to support early childhood education shouldn't be limited to families who can afford it. the service is provided to families with children under five years old. just ahead, hear what president biden told a protester tonight after being prodded about a cease fire in gaza and the rosy economic outlook being predicted after the fed leaves interest

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working non stop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. >> a pledge from president biden saying more and more americans will soon be leaving gaza. as foreign nationals, including five american aid workers, are allowed into egypt through the rafah border crossing and tonight, president biden is calling for a humanitarian pause to the war. >> he issued that call while speaking at a fundraiser in minneapolis, and 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. his comment comes as israel's military says its ground troops have endured heavy fighting to advance to the gates of gaza city. meantime, more aid is on the way. >> 59 trucks entered gaza through the rafah crossing yesterday, representing the highest number of trucks in a single day to enter gaza since the humanitarian corridor began

on october 21st. >> not include aid for ukraine and it slashes funding. >> today, maine's governor announced a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the mass shooting that killed 18 people. one week ago. democrat janet mills issued a statement saying she knows that a thorough and comprehensive investigation is under way. but an attack of this magnitude demands a higher level of scrutiny. her announcement came just hours after a maine newspaper reported that there was a 12 hour delay between the time officials found the suspected shooter, robert cards vehicle and when investigators began using it for tracking and evidence is a new study tonight claims that the number of people

who are shot but don't make it to the hospital is on the rise. the report published in the journal of the american medical association, shows than the number of victims dying at a shooting scene increased from 51% to 56. that's between 1999 and 2021. researchers suggest a possible connection between the growing use of high caliber weapons and larger magazine capacity. they say more investigation is needed, including looking into other factors like the number of ambulances available in a given area. >> donald trump's eldest son testified in a new york courtroom today saying that he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial. donald trump jr. ran the trump organization while his father was president, which is accused of exaggerating its wealth on financial statements to secure loans. he's blaming irregularities on the organized actions. outside accountant donald bender. bender testified last month that the trumps weren't always forthcoming with

all the required information for financial statements. eric trump will testify tomorrow and donald trump himself will testify on monday. >> delegates from 28 nations, including the us and china, today agreed to work together to contain the potential catastrophic risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence. the pledge came in day one of the first international ai safety summit in the uk. speaking today at the us embassy, vice president kamala harris urged countries to go further and faster, stressing the transformation is ai is already bringing and the need to hold tech companies accountable. the summit is focused on so-called cutting edge ai that some warn could pose a risk to humanity's existence. >> today, the federal reserve kept its key short term interest rate unchanged for a second straight time, saying the economy is expanding at a strong pace. abc news reporter reena roy looks into the fed's decision and the rosy economic outlook now being painted by

some economists. >> a big announcement from the federal reserve deciding to keep interest rates on hold wednesday. >> given how far we have come along with the uncertainties and risks we face. the committee is proceeding carefully. >> the fed may be getting close to the end of its rate hiking cycle as inflation cools, but a few months of good data are only the beginning of what it will take to build confidence that inflation is moving down sustainably toward our goal in the past year and a half, the fed hiked interest rates 11 times, which has made it a lot more expensive to borrow money but has helped tame inflation during the past 18 months. mortgage rates have reached a 23 year high of around 8. the average credit card interest rate also at a record high, nearly 21. but some experts predict inflation will continue its trend lower next year. >> the best news is that inflation will return to between 2 and 3. this will allow for households and businesses to

return to a sense of normal. the type of normal that we enjoyed before. >> covid powell did stress that even though inflation is down, it is still too high and future rate hikes may be needed to slow inflation to the fed's 2% target. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> and us stocks rallied following the fed's announcement . the dow gained 221 points oraq composite jumped 1.6% and the s&p 500 rose 1.1. a major move today by disney. >> it announced that it's set to purchase comcast stake in the streaming service hulu. comcast, which owns nbc, has a 33% stake in hulu. the acquisition will cost disney at least $8.6 billion. that number could go up depending on hulu's appraisal. a final sale price won't be set until 2024. disney says the move will further the company's streaming objective, as disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> all right. today is dia de

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lives of loved ones who passed on. and while some families are coping with loss, they're also celebrating new life. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains why and what those families are calling on everyone to do. >> this was brandon castellano. >> he was like a big teddy bear. he loved people. he loved to help people. he loved animals. and of course, he loved cars. >> in 2006, two weeks shy of his 19th birthday, he was killed in a car accident. his mother, sharon castellano, works at santa clara valley health care in high risk obstetric x. >> i have had unfortunate only had to tell parents they lost their child. okay. never did i ever think i'd be on the other side. but i was. >> brandon was one of more than two dozen honored at this dia de los muertos ofrenda at the hospital wednesday. each life celebrated not only because they were loved by so many, but also because they are organ donors who have helped give life.

brandon helped over 50 people with his donations. brenda gutierrez lost her 16 year old sister, nancy, to suicide. she says nancy was an organ donor and has since helped five other people live. last year, her family got the chance to meet the recipient of her lungs. she was saying that nancy has traveled with her to malaysia, australia, to fiji, and she no longer has to carry a tank of gas, you know, or oxygen tank with her. >> and she can now get on airplanes. and knowing that nancy made an impact. it brings us comfort. >> right now, though, experts say not enough people are registering as organ donors, and it's led to tragic statistics. >> x 22 people die a day waiting on an organ transplant through grief, castellano continues to devote her life to let others know the immense impact they can have as donors. >> what helps me is to put this word out, to have people start to think about it, have people start to talk about it, and hopefully be be about it so we

can help humanity. >> for more on registering head to donor network west.org in san jose, zach fuentes abc seven news. >> coming up the connection between a bank and a new fence that sparked a protest by dozens of avid cyclists

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but now it's off limits. and cyclists say that puts lives at risk. abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, is when do you want us bank to take down the fence? >> the protest in front of the us bank in danville is over this fence in a diablo neighborhood. >> i started riding probably 30 or 40 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. >> it's scary. it's there's no shoulder for 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 out 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. see 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 the bank has no right to block the public's access over that easement. >> 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 and 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. tear down this tear. down face. geoff urios, a diablo resident. he hopes a resolution is reached soon. >> public taxpayer dollars maintain our roads and therefore there are public is allowed to use them any time, day or night. >> in danville, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> today volunteers began the process of putting care packages together for military veterans. they assembled 250 packages that will be sent priority mail to service members in time for veterans day. the program is run by operation care and comfort. the packages include gifts and personal care items for military personnel. this is the 20th year

of operation care and comfort has sent packages and then, you know, people are going to do it around the holidays as well. so good time to start thinking about that. >> and you can just imagine how excited and grateful those service members are to get those packages, especially over the holidays. all right. let's turn our attention back to the weather one more time. yeah, that's right. >> and it is november 1st. so thanksgiving is going to be here before we know it. sandy, i know. time is flying. karina and dan and let's take a look at live doppler seven. it may start to feel like thanksgiving by this weekend. let's talk about what's ahead right now. just some high clouds passing through the bay area as we look at those temperatures for tomorrow, remaining mild, but not quite as warm as today will go. upper 60s to the upper 70s, a mix of sun and high clouds. and then for your friday temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s. look at saturday. numbers are dropping closer to where they should be for this time of year. as you know, it was warmer than average. sunday is going to cool even further and as we look ahead to the rainfall projections, atmospheric rivers

will dump heavy rain across the pacific northwest, far northern california eureka could be looking at over two inches of rain by sunday night for the bay area. this model wants to bring in a few hundredths to maybe about 1700s. in san jose, one quarter of an inch in the wetter spots. that's just one computer model. accuweather 70 forecast it's cooling off over the weekend time changes fall back one hour sunday morning. we have a level one for sunday opportunity for rain and then still remaining unsettled early next week. dan and karina. >> all right, thanks, sandhya. >> okay. the warriors are going to be tipping off here. any moment. >> they are. chris alvarez is live at the chase center tonight with all the sports. hi, chris. >> hey, dan and karina. the warriors just took the floor. they are ringing the bell here at chase center. relive getting ready for the warriors and kings and we know steph curry is the king of the court. i talked with the warriors iron man center, kevon looney. he'll talk about steph. the chef is cooking. he'll cook tonight. chase, we'll see you in a couple minutes

five sports. it's the warriors and kings. top of the hour. the dubs just took the floor for pregame warm ups. now, on the injury flank, klay thompson, dario saric will play for the warriors. jonathan kuminga who went through pregame warm deal with a left knee injury. he's going to be a wait and see. de'aaron fox, the superstar for the kings he is out with an ankle sprain. as for stephen

curry, who we'll see here on the court tonight, he is on an absolute heater to begin this season. he's made 24 three pointers through four games. that sets an nba record for a player's first four games of the season. we all remember his 50 apiece in game seven at sacramento in the playoffs last year. he scored 41 in sacramento on friday night, night night in that game, not many rebound opportunities for center. kevon looney who i caught up with ahead of tonight's game it's incredible you know try not to take it for granted kind of get used to it sometimes but for him to do what he been doing start the year off, he's been it's not a shocker. >> he's been incredible. all training camp, it didn't feel like he missed a shot. all training camp. so i'm glad it translated to the game and whenever we need him to put him on our back he's been doing that down the stretch. and that's what you expect from an all time great. all right. >> so i'm looking at the stats. you've played in 232 straight games. do you remember the last game you didn't play? oh oh, actually, i don't. >> it's been it's been a while. >> it looked like the streak started in march of 2021 at philly, somewhere in that range. yeah, but how much pride do you

take in this streak and being available every night? because the best availability is availability. >> i take a lot of pride in that, you know. you know, you know, i'm dealing with injuries. early in my career, i wanted to be on that sideline was really, really tough. and i made a promise to myself when i get back, i'm going to try to be there as many games as possible and start over with one season, i was going to carry on there two and three, so it's something i'm proud of and i want to keep keep going. >> all right. so a good start to the road this year. last year, the struggles were well-documented. what's the chemistry like on this team? how important was it to get off such a good start on the road? >> the chemistry's been great. it was definitely really important to get off to a good start, especially after what we had last year. and we wish you want to set the tone for the year and you know, a lot of our games are going to be on the road to start the year, so just want to get off to a good start. so we have don't dig ourself a hole. i know every game is almost the same, but this kings rivalry is fun for the fans, especially northern california. >> how good is it to have this rivalry between you two guys? is

it good for basketball in general to have kings and warriors playing high level games early on? >> i think so. you know, all our games are pretty exciting. yeah, the fans love it. everybody gets into it. they're down the street from us. so you feel the intensity every time we play them. so it's just good for the sport, good for our team to test ourself early. somebody we playing playoffs, somebody that we know is going to be there in the end. you know, in the playoffs again, maybe so it's good to test our team. >> last one for you. you got some great heat on your feet, man. i saw the shoes and i love them. let's talk about your shoes. i know you went with klay to overseas and let's talk about your kicks and maybe where people can buy them to go to klay thompson.com. >> that's where we get all the new kits that today i got on some halloween edition since we didn't play yesterday i'm gonna wear them today just the pre game and transition to some sad news tonight hall of fame basketball coach bob knight has passed away at the age of 83. >> the man who was known for his fiery and passionate demeanor. you see him throwing a chair right there, won three national titles at indiana, including one undefeated season. he also coached the 1984 olympic team to a gold medal and football. now the 49 ers adding to their team during the bye week, officially acquiring defensive end chase young in the trade deadline. that deal becoming official today. the team trading a 2024

special compensatory third round pick to get the former number two overall pick in defensive rookie of the year in 2020. he was in santa clara passed his physical today young reunites with former college teammate nick bosa to help a struggling niners defensive line. he has five sacks and seven games this season. the niners will play in jacksonville sunday. no vember 12th and the message is the las vegas raiders continues. yesterday they fired their head coach and gm and today they benched former 40 niner jimmy garoppolo, interim head coach antonio pierce making that news today. they're going to start rookie aidan o'connell. the raiders are three and five. they lost two straight jimmy g. remember he struggled. he's battled some injury this year, signed a three year deal worth nearly $73 million. so the warriors and kings here tonight and then they'll head back on the road for four straight games before returning here in a couple of saturdays. so seven of the first nine games of the warriors on the road. remember, they struggled so much on the road last year. they're much better this year. chris paul coming off the bench tonight for the warriors. a lot of fun this this rivalry is so fun. words

and kings. it's going to be fun here tonight at chase center. one of the highlights and a plus for the world series. bruce bochy going for another title with the rangers. they're playing the diamondbacks tonight. they can clinch in arizona. we'll have all that tonight at 11. a busy night, october, november. we're staying busy, busy night and a fun night. >> thanks a lot, chris. >> it'll be loud there. okay coming up tonight on abc seven at eight, catch celebrity jeopardy! followed by celebrity wheel of fortune and at ten, watch out the $100,000 pyramid. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11 with dan and that's it for this edition of abc seven news. i'm karina nova. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. chris alvarez out of chase center. all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening. we'll see you again tonight at 11.

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