truck. one person was hurt. the cars have been cleared, but there's a big mess left behind, including several traffic lights that are out because of that fallen utility pole. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze and i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us. we'll start with the 40 niners and wide receiver ricky pearsall on the practice field today in santa clara. you can see him there in the gray shirt and pants. he was holding a football. 40 niners. season starts with monday night football here on abc seven, just a few days away. the rookie wide receiver. he actually told kyle shanahan i could play against the jets. no. he's going to miss at least the first four games. >> good idea. well, pearsall was shot in the chest, after all, five days ago in san francisco's union square in what police call an attempted robbery. coach kyle shanahan spoke about the shooting today. >> it's a miracle. i mean, where he got shot is like two inches below his tattoo with praying hands. like it was it's kind of the whole story is kind of amazing. >> now, only abc seven news has this surveillance video of the suspect running, then dropping the gun shortly after the

shooting. the 17 year old is due back in juvenile court on thursday for a pretrial conference. he's charged with attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and attempted second degree robbery. san francisco's district attorney told us it will be at least two weeks before she decides if she'll try to prosecute him as an adult. >> a san francisco chef is speaking out after she was beaten in a racially charged attack in the city on sunday. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns caught up with the woman at an event about anti-black hate crimes. >> tim joins us now live from the newsroom. tim. >> yeah, larry. christine. the woman tells me she had just left a business meeting in san francisco's financial district around 9:30 p.m. when the attack occurred. now, she says the effects of it may stay with her for the rest of her life. the remnants of the vicious attack against wendy drew are evident on sunday night. drew says she was walking through downtown san francisco when she passed her would be attacker. >> this guy with his dog walk by and then he calls me while he

walks by. he calls me the n-word. >> drew says in shock. she stopped to ask the man why he called her the racial slur. then she says he attacked her. surveillance video obtained by our media partner, the san francisco standard, captures part of the altercation after drew fighting back, pushed the man into a nearby store. the man eventually fled the store, but not before landing several punches on drew, leaving her covered in blood. >> customers got up and ran after him and i was like, get in, get him! he can't get away. and just when they got him, the police came around. >> drew, who is a native of south africa, says the events have left her not just physically but also mentally traumatized. she tells me she no longer feels comfortable in san francisco. so after having lived here for 20 years, this is not the first time the suspect, who was homeless, has been arrested for attacking a stranger last year. abc seven news reported on an incident in which he randomly attacked a haight street sandwich shop owner. he was arrested and ultimately released. >> that is the part that really

irritated me when i was told that he has a history of violence and that when i got off the phone with the sergeant, hearing that he's got a history of violence. and i'm like, why is he on the streets? >> sunday's incident is part of a growing trend of hate inspired violence against african americans in san francisco, according to reverend amos brown. >> they feel upset. some are angry and others are depressed. >> on thursday, brown hosted a special news conference at his third baptist church to discuss the issue with city leaders. district attorney brooke jenkins says over the past few years, her office has seen an explosion of cases involving hate crimes. >> i take it as my full responsibility to make sure that we have a justice system that does what it is supposed to do and that it does it fairly. >> as for drew, she hopes her attacker will now be off the streets for good, and she's encouraging elected officials to do their part to make the city safe for everyone. >> part of me feels that if i

didn't have the media attention, what would have had happened? you know, because i have media attention is now is the necessary steps getting taken? >> now, the man who attacked drew is facing hate crime charges filed by the district attorney's office. he was arraigned in court this afternoon. i'm live in the newsroom. tim johns, abc seven news. >> tim. thank you. oakland leaders today announced an upgrade to the city's flawed 911 system. it's the first time it's been updated in 20 years. the improvements include a modern software system that's fully hosted on the cloud. every part of the electronics that go into that system got upgraded to. mayor chantelle says this will improve emergency response times. she says the goal is to meet the state standard of 97% of calls being answered in 15 seconds or less. >> we've taken huge steps towards implementing reliable, secure, resilient infrastructure that our public safety agencies can use to continue delivering the high levels of service that

the city of oakland residents want and deserve. >> the new system was heavily vetted after the city's massive 2023 data leak. personal data was exposed and city services were taken offline. during that incident. >> well, brace yourselves, your p-g-and-e's bill could jump another $6 per month before the end of this year. >> california regulators are scheduled to vote next week to allow the utility to recoup electricity expenses paid during a series of winter storms. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard says the utility watchdog groups are fighting this increase, saying ratepayers have had enough. >> the price of natural gas rose in september, about $5.78 more on an average p-g-and-e's bill. the utility says a decrease in demand for gas is the reason. why do we want fair rates? for months, utility watchdogs have been calling for fair utility rates. but next week, the california public utilities commission could grant p-g-and-e's yet another electricity rate increase. 2.7%.

about $6 more on an average monthly bill. there's no limits to how much the public utilities commission can read in a rate hike. >> this is why turn has been fighting for a cap on increases. no more than the cost of living adjustment provided by social security. >> turn the utility reform network, says p-g-and-e's, has been granted too many hikes this year alone. >> we're looking at the fourth rate hike in 2024 alone, and every rate hike is just the tip of the iceberg. and every hike stacked on top of each other. >> p-g-and-e's says the rate increase is needed to recoup electricity expenses paid during winter storms, which brought widespread power outages. according to p-g-and-e's data, residential utility rates have increased 54% since 2020, when the utility exited bankruptcy. >> anytime there's an increase to the cost of living, we know

it will disproportionately impact our communities of color. low income communities, elderly communities. >> aaron hawkins says community action marin is concerned about another proposed p-g-and-e's rate hike. the nonprofit connects individuals and families with services and utility payment assistance, so we'll always be here to support those communities in any way we can and to advocate. p-g-and-e's declined abc seven's request for an interview but sent this statement. p-g-and-e's is working to limit combined gas and electric bill increases to no more than an average of 3% per year through 2026. p-g-and-e's has adopted company wide savings initiatives to reduce operating costs and limit unnecessary expenses. the puc is scheduled to vote on the increase september 12th. cornell bernard. abc seven news. >> well, today, state senator josh becker was joined by school leaders, including state school superintendent tony thurmond, calling on governor newsom to sign a solar schools bill into law. the state legislature

recently passed sb 1374, which proponents say will help schools with skyrocketing energy costs. >> right here in the oakland unified school district. sb 1374 could save over $1 million a year, $1 million a year if our governor signs this bill into law. let's do it. should we do it? yes. >> state senator becker says his bill would close a loophole in the state's solar rules that restricts schools, apartment buildings and other multi-media properties from using all of the solar energy that they generate. >> speaking of that, solar boy, that sun has been pumping out the heat the last few days, so the heat wave is the good news. starting to wind down. >> but judging from this picture, the place to be is the beach at santa cruz. it's hardly anybody there. sandhya patel, where is everybody? they should be out there enjoying the sun. >> i know, larry, you know what, kristen? maybe they're back in school or back to work. i want to show you a view that is worth

$1 million. this is our newest cam. it's called the skystar cam. it's located on the skystar wheel at fisherman's wharf. and look at this. i mean, it's just a beautiful sunny day. we have a lot of solar energy, that's for sure. triple digit heat. livermore. fairfield. it is 70 in the city, 92 in san jose, 80 in oakland, 94 degrees in santa rosa. unfortunately, that heat advisory that was supposed to expire tonight has been extended until 8 p.m. tomorrow as the risk of heat related illnesses will continue. so we're looking at moderate to major heat risk inland. there is relief coming. i'll be back to let you know when. and it's not the beach. all right. larry >> well, the suspense is killing me, but we'll see you in a few minutes. >> sure. >> all right. a service disruption today for samtrans riders as bus drivers staged a sickout. now they're not reporting to work amid a prolonged labor dispute last month. a union representing 400 operators rejected the san mateo

county transit district's latest proposal. but today's sickout was not sanctioned by the union since negotiations are ongoing. >> it's actually organized amongst the drivers themselves. the bus operators uh- to send a message to the district that not to delay the contract. >> drivers are asking for a raise. the union says the last contract included an average raise of 2.5% each year, but that does not cover the cost of inflation. about 30% of samtrans drivers are part of today's sickout, and that's forcing the transit agency to prioritize some routes over others just to keep things rolling. >> the priority comes with the schools that we serve throughout san mateo county. also, early morning and last pickups because we don't want to leave anyone stranded. >> the route running from san mateo county directly to downtown san francisco is also still running and stopping at sfo. paratransit shuttles for disabled passengers are going as

well. because those bus drivers are represented by a different union. >> okay. a crypto con with a terrifying name. it's called pig butchering and lots of people are falling for it. time for reset the rules. san francisco still follows from nearly 30 years ago. and what's wrong with them? and from the team to the food preparations for the monday night football kickoff right here

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things operate. but in order to build a better bay area, most anyone in city government will tell you it's time to reform the charter. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez is here with a look at what is or is not working. and you know, nothing has changed in the last three decades, so it should be fine, right? yeah, it's time to change the car. >> you know, a lot is not working, but they all started with good intentions, you know? but what do they say? what's the old phrase? the road to hell is paved with good intentions. okay, so we're not in hell yet, but. but there have been so many add ons and changes to san francisco's constitution, meaning the city charter that many officials will argue that all of that has affected how the

city delivers public services, how government serves you. let's skip over the minutia found in this 538 page document called the san francisco city charter. instead let's ask those in the know what's not working in the charter. oh and why it may be time for a reset. >> so what we have at this point, i think, is kind of a mess, a mess. >> according to supervisor rafael mandelman, because of how the city's governance is structured based in part on that charter. here's how the san francisco bay area planning and urban research association spurr explains it. >> who's in charge and who gets to make which decisions, and who ultimately has responsibility and authority and accountability is very confusing. the charter, which was adopted in 1996, had only 173 pages. >> since then, city leaders have added another 365 pages.

proposals and ballot measures that voters have also approved as a result, a lot of that extra stuff has little by little weakened the power of mayors that came after willie brown. >> i was certainly the last mayor that had the authority to be the mayor. >> what most san franciscans don't know is that any mayoral candidate who wins in november will have limited authority over who leads san francisco's city departments. let's say the mayor wanted to pick the next police chief. the mayor can only select someone from a short list given by the police commission. and when it comes to hiring or firing, the head of the municipal transportation agency, the mayor can't even do that and has absolutely no say in the matter because that person is appointed or terminated by the sfmta board. >> all of that has made it really difficult if not impossible, for a person really to be the ceo of a city

francisco. >> therefore, 1st may argue that there are too many cooks in the kitchen slowing things down. have you ever tried to open a restaurant in san francisco? sure. the health department has to be involved, but why does it take 11 city agencies just to get the proper permits and licenses? according to spur, a new restaurant has to go through 61 steps just to open. >> well, there are too many cooks in the kitchen, but there's also too many kitchens. we actually should be consolidating a lot of this. we should be bringing these agencies with responsibility for permitting together and making them function together under a unified authority. >> san francisco also has 126 boards and commissions, some with decision making power that shape how a department operates, according to spur. with so many commissions and departments, sometimes conflicting with one

another, it's sort of like a maze making passing citywide policies difficult not to mention time consuming. how do i get out of here? spur says some commissions are very useful to maintain checks and balances. still, they are recommending a review of all commissions to decide which one should stay, which one should have their role changed, and which ones have already lived out their useful purpose and can be let go. for example, voters approved the creation of the department of sanitation and streets only to have it abolished two years later, even though that department no longer exists today. its own oversight commission is still there. as a result, people are not very satisfied with how things run in the city. a survey conducted last year by the city found residents gave certain departments, mainly b's and c's. there are many now calling the

city charter to be reformed. how do they get there? let's just say in the coming months, lots of people are expected to weigh in to develop a charter reform measure so that the board of supervisors can place it on the november 2026 ballot. >> if we want to do better than we've been doing, if we want to improve the functioning of city government, i do think there are structural changes that we need to make to make our city government more successful going forward, and i think san franciscans deserve it. i think we should do it. >> and one of the proposals is to allow the mayor to appoint deputy mayors to help oversee major departments like new york city has and san francisco had them, too. but that ended during the agnos administration doing away with district wide supervisors is another proposal. before 1996, supervisors would represent the entire city, and should the mayor have the power

to fire who they want. so a lot is coming to us. the question is, will these changes make it better or worse? now, no doubt that the power to govern is spread out throughout the city, and some people say that's a good thing. yes, other people say nothing gets done. nothing is getting done. you know, and i listened to a lot of these mayoral candidates and they all say, i'm going to do this if elected, i'm going to do this. but you know something, larry? >> yeah, this is the charter. >> this is going to stand in their way. okay. >> right there. this is some good. well i could work out with this. i could do with this some good nighttime reading for me. so i appreciate that. good luck with that. thank you very much. yes all right. i'll take it. yeah. for now. good morning. all right, a new bill. >> oh, before we get to the new bill, can we get some new weather? because i'm getting a little tired of new weather. >> can you exchange it? is this, like amazon where you tell them, take it back. i want i want a cooler day, please. so sandy, is that possible? >> money back. >> no refunds. >> oh, what a shock.

>> i know larry and kristen. you know what it is? what it is. it's summer, but i do have good news. temperatures are going to start to go down this weekend in time for your plans. let's check out the 24 hour temperature change running five degrees warmer from santa rosa to napa to san francisco, up a few in oakland, san jose. so we did bounce back. a lovely view from our sutro tower camera. we are seeing the sun, but i'm noticing a little bit a really shallow layer of smoke could be coming from the fires burning to our southeast. 94 in santa rosa, upper 80s, petaluma, napa. it's at 101 in fairfield, 100 in livermore, from our san rafael camera noticing blue sky. it is 70. in the city. it's warm in oakland, 80 degrees, 92 san jose and 85 in redwood city. so this morning you probably noticed there was a lot of fog. there was dense fog in pockets just like last night. the fog pretty much has pulled away from the coast, except one little patch near point reyes. i do want to show you what's going on with the atmosphere. high pressure is

controlling the weather, which is what's bringing all the heat. the heat wave out west from the pacific northwest down to southern california. here in the bay area, that heat will continue to impact us tomorrow. so for our inland communities, moderate to major heat risk will continue. so watch out a live view from our okay camera. and it is a sunny one tomorrow sizzling inland with triple digits for our hot spots. elevated fire danger inland and in the hills through tomorrow. weekend. forecast does feature a gradual cooling trend. the fire danger index takes into account the wind, the humidity and the fuels. now right now it is running moderate. the good news is we're not expecting strong winds in the hills. but the bad news, of course, is this time of year we are concerned about the fire danger. temperatures will be slow to drop off at 8:00. still warm inland. the fog will start to push in across the bay tomorrow morning and then tomorrow afternoon. once again, the warming begins. the hottest spots will be inland, where we'll see some triple digits. as we look at your morning numbers. 50s. 60s. for most of you, 70

degrees in antioch tomorrow afternoon. it's a summer scorcher. inland south bay 101, in gilroy, 92. san jose on the peninsula, 82, in san mateo, 68, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 74 degrees. just a beautiful day in the north bay. mid 90s around santa rosa, 91 in san rafael, heading into the east bay well above average. berkeley. oakland 80 degrees inland areas 101. in fairfield 99 degrees in livermore, 98. in concord. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. and if you don't like the triple digits after tomorrow, we're done for a while. all right, low 90s inland for the weekend. 60s coast side, even cooler next week we'll be in the mid 80s. and one computer model is hinting at maybe ukiah getting a little bit of rain on wednesday. it's a chance kristen sze larry. so we'll see. >> i'd like to discuss your return policy later on. thank you. >> sandhya, how long have we known each other? >> all right, you guys, we love this. abc7 has a new way for you to enjoy the beautiful views of

san francisco bay. we're debuting a new camera at fisherman's wharf today. this is the skystar cam and it's located on the skystar wheel. the ferris wheel at fisherman's wharf. look at that. that's beautiful. yeah. san francisco, move the wheel there from golden gate park in time for a peek earlier in november. right. but now it's giving people a way to see the city a whole new way. >> what? the wheel is providing is a new way to see san francisco and kind of rediscover why so many people around the world think of it as really the most beautiful city in the world. it really is a never before seen view in san francisco, and it just, it it's just wonderful. i just i can't wait for everybody to come and experience it. >> it's the coolest technology. i mean, that camera is literally mounted on one of those gondolas, you see. and so that's why it's revolving and it changes all the time. >> i want to go on that. i don't

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night against the jets right here on abc seven. kickoff around 515. coach kyle shanahan says it's good to see all the stars back on the field together, ready to start what they hope will be another run to the super bowl. it's awesome to have our guys back. i feel so good about our team, especially being able to finish these and get those two guys back contractually, get some of the health back that guys have been missing on offense, >> which feels great. but now i'm all about going to work. >> and if you're going to the game at levi's stadium, there's some new foods that you have to try. today, the 40 niners reveal some of their new concessions,

including food from nearby restaurants like kebab trolley, toto's pizzeria and ivey's berkeley. the new food includes items like beef birria, pupusas, nacho duo, bulgogi, cheesesteak fries and butter chicken wings, along with some old favorites. >> one of my favorite items is our signature crab sammie. it's dungeness crab. a little lemon aioli. a little butter toasted split top bun. it's very, very popular with the fans here. >> yum yum. a new frictionless concession system will allow fans to pay and pick up their food from some stands without a cashier. >> that's cool. some of those items are so complicated. i mean, i'm glad you read it because i had no chance. niners kicking off the season against the jets monday night. levi's stadium. our coverage begins at five here

where there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco.

millions of dollars. this scam is often referred to as, quote, pig butchering. that is an analogy that's likening the effort to gain the victim's trust and then leading a pig to slaughter, basically. >> it truly is frightening. and bay area victims are sharing their stories in an effort to warn others. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here now with the seven on your side investigation now. >> kristin and larry, this is happening internationally and our story is part of an abc news nationwide investigation. the victims are often highly educated and trusting that sense of trust can cost them their savings in a matter of days. warren dang was dancing his way through retirement until he got duped out of his life savings. i

was angry. >> i'm angry for the last few years. >> warren was previously a 30 year scientist in big pharma. college educated? yes. master's degree? yes. in spite of his education, he says he trusted people who contacted him on linkedin with enticing investments. >> hey, i got this great investment. here's some numbers. look at the statistics on these. and so you dive in a little bit maybe 5000 or 10,000 at a time. and you return with like 20%. then they entice you to get more and more money until they pulled out my 401. and that's the downfall. each of those platforms disintegrated. one was my account got dissolved the second the scammer just took off and the third i couldn't even get my money out. the fbi tells abc news that losses from investment scams rose from $3 billion in 2022 to 4, and a half dollars billion in 2023. >> fraudsters are going to fatten up the victims by putting more enticing the victims to put

more money into an investment. and then they're going to slaughter them by walking away and stealing their money. single dad and thai massage therapist shai polonsky met sandy online, who he says broke the bank and his heart. >> she spoke in a very kind of poetic way that spoke to me and that's how we got started talking to each other. >> it was shai who ultimately asked for sandy investment advice. his initial investment $2,000. >> i made about $30 minutes. you know, we did probably 3 or 4 trades that first night. >> he was even able to take out some money at sandy's suggestion to celebrate. no problems until i made a decision to essentially put in my life savings. friends helped shai realize he was a scam victim. >> you know, my heart just brok. >> soon after, scammers told him his account was flagged and that he'd have to pay a $10,000

refundable deposit to take out his money again. >> i certainly thought that that was baloney. >> it's not clear who he was actually talking with, but abc news did track down the woman she thought he was communicating with in these pictures. the real woman in these photos has nothing to do with what happened to shai, but she says she knows her photos have been used in scams for years. she's even received text messages from victims asking for their money back. >> they're very good at building trust. they know how to do that, santa clara county deputy district attorney erin west has taken on the battle against crypto scammers. >> unfortunately, we find ourselves in a period of time that we need to be wary of anyone that comes into our circle. >> the people who lose their life savings aren't the only victims. >> some people are being kidnaped and forced to scam others. it happened to sarah, who agreed to speak with abc news using a pseudonym and with her voice and face disguised. she was living in south africa when she applied for a new job she believed would be in

bangkok. >> well, i was expecting to be a customer service consultant. >> instead, sarah was kidnaped and brought to a compound in myanmar where her passport was taken and her cell phone sim card destroyed. sarah took this photo outside the compound. >> when i got there, the first three days, they couldn't tell me what i was doing. all i could see, people that were stressed, they were not happy, and they would just had their eyes glued on a computer. >> sarah says she was instructed to play a part. >> so i to actually i need to learn to be an asian woman. i used to work for like 20 hours. i wanted to make an honest living, be an honest citizen. and here i am now i'm a prisoner forced to do things that i don't want to do. i feel for the people who are being trafficked in that way and who are being conned. >> on the other side, the crypto con has law enforcement and prosecutors working overtime. >> this is so pervasive and is happening to so many people. >> it's very difficult on the

back end when money goes to china and foreign countries for us to recover the money and for us to necessarily work with the different law enforcement agencies and some countries that may be the united states doesn't have the best diplomatic relations with. >> i'm coming to the realization i'm never going to get that $2.5 million back. so that's why i went back to work as a consultant, and i, oh, $600,000 in back taxes to the state and feds. >> no, no, i definitely was not able to get it back. >> sarah says the compound she worked at is still operating with increased security and worsened conditions. >> i escaped, this is an ongoing battle with wounds beyond broken trust and obliterated savings. >> i don't want to lose my heart. i don't want to lose my love of life and of the world and the way that i live my life. i don't want to become a cynic. >> so what to do if this happens

to you? law enforcement officials tell us you should file a report with both your local police department and the fbi. internet crime complaint center, or ic3. but as we heard, larry and kristen, these crimes are really difficult to investigate and prosecute. and the victims rarely, if ever get their money back. >> oh my gosh. >> $2.5 million. can you imagine breaking. >> yeah, absolutely. and you can tell they're intelligent people. yeah, exactly. oh one other scam that's going around where you get a text from people that say, how are you? >> i'm late to the meeting and you don't know who it is. what's that about, larry? >> don't answer those texts, especially if you don't know the person. right. that is one way that these perpetrators are going about trying to make connections with people. they pull you into a conversation. the trust starts to build, and then we see where things can go wrong. so if you don't know who's texting you don't respond. >> cut them off. okay. yeah. thank you mel. thanks, mel. >> if you have an issue you'd like seven on your side. to investigate, go to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. that's also where you'll find this story. >> all right. coming up, a cloak of invisibility in the medical

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not making this stuff up here. stanford researchers discovered that rubbing a yellow food coloring called tartrazine on the skin of a mouse can make it temporarily transparent. you see, before and after, right there. they were able to see blood vessels through the skin of the skull, as well as internal organs in the abdomen. but once the dye is washed off, the transparency is gone. dan, this is probably not recommended for humans to try, i'm assuming. >> i just hope. >> dan. the cloak of invisibility. i tried it. >> i john, it worked. >> he lathered it on. >> yeah, yeah. no. what a funny idea. i was going to wonder if it would work on people. what a bizarre thing to come up with. >> that was the best bit you've ever done on the show, dan. that was good. >> one does what one can. doesn't one know what a funny idea? just in time for halloween. i wish it did work on people. yeah. >> sandy, you want to see the insides? >> i don't think i do, larry. i will pass. yeah, but i mean, i

definitely think it's interesting. it's fascinating. yeah. >> i don't need to see what you have for lunch. >> yeah. yeah, yeah. see through especially. >> it's not very interesting. let me tell you that. >> thank you. dan. why don't you. >> why don't you go off camera again, tofu, and disappear again? >> yeah. >> a new bill would force the fashion industry to fund clothing recycling efforts here in california. annually, the state throws out nearly a million tons of clothing or textiles. the fast fashion industry has really created the problem. creating clothes using cheap materials that are quickly then thrown away after the trend is gone. it's now up to governor newsom to sign the bill, and i think that's great. and i think the trend is away from that now. right? instead of like all these fast fashions that you don't wear after like a few months, you invest in a few nice quality pieces and you keep wearing it for a long time because it lasts. >> it's much more efficient. it's less wasteful and so ironic. look, i mean, look at the homeless problem we have just here in the city. and there's so many people all around the country and all

around the world who could use those clothes. it's a shame to throw any of it out. >> and you've seen it in stores more and more clothing that's made from recycled materials, and it's actually really soft. even towels and stuff are made from that. >> yeah, that technology has changed a lot in the last few years. >> san diego, i think we could do a better job in all areas of recycling, clothing included. yeah, halloween just around the corner. if you're looking for a costume, chipotle has an idea for you. yes, i said chipotle. they've teamed up with spirit halloween. and here's what they're offering a whole collection of burrito themed costumes, bodysuits meant to resemble a chipotle napkin fork, water cup, burrito and to go bag the costumes. go on sale tomorrow on spirit's website. you know, this is a good time to admit this. i've always dreamed about being a burrito. you know, just just for halloween. walking around the neighborhood, now i have it. now i have the opportunity. >> i'm going with the doritos invisible man, that's why. >> oh, yeah. >> oh. that's fun. that's a

clever idea. >> that is fun. larry, i think we'd like to all see you in a costume in as a burrito or a fork or what? >> do you have any? just anything. >> water cup. just once. larry. >> the ones that always crack me up every single time you do the highlights of the races at the ballpark, you know, what are those with like with like, oh, yeah, like the hot dog. >> like the hot dogs. hot dogs are the big hot dogs. >> yes, yes, that's what i would be. that'd be fun. that's my choice. >> that's the funniest. >> all right, you guys, since the show has been so cheesy, so far, let's get even cheesier. the sf cheese fest is back for the ninth year at the san francisco ferry building on september 21st. cheesemakers from across the state and the west will show off their cheeses and pair them with things like chocolates and wine. >> whoa. >> sounds good. joining us right now is luciano villanueva, cheese director at gus's community markets. thanks so much for joining us. i just the title of cheese director. i love that and oh, no, does she put on that tartrazine thing. >> oh, can you hear me now?

we're good. we got you, we got you. okay. cheese. director, can you believe that there is an actual title and i actually get paid? >> that's a good job. >> it's amazing. i think a lot of people know we have fine wines. of course people know we have fine cheeses too. but to this degree, like a cheese trail map feat these cheese makers and a whole cheese fest, walk us through it all. >> i am so excited! first of all, thank you very much for having me and allowing me the opportunity to talk about my favorite topic. and that is the amount of talent in the cheese making in our backyard. this cheese map is developed and it tells us all about the cheese makers here in the bay area and all the way down south, saint louis obispo, fiscalini, the francisco cheese fest. it's our ninth annual year. it started in 2015 as a celebration of the cheese making. it's a passion.

it's an art form. it is something that speaks very dearly to me. and we have a lot of talent here. and during the san francisco cheese fest, you'll be able to do what san francisco is love to do to play. we are going to provide the opportunity to play with food, with bites, with chocolate, with nuts. we've got port, we've got wayward spirits, whiskey like, fantastic. so what's the secret sauce to great cheese? >> you know, there's so many varieties out there. what makes a great cheese? >> it would be two things. number one, it would definitely be the quality of the milk, and the second thing, it's the passion of the cheese maker. i am so excited to share with you how incredibly talented, we, the cheesemakers, are in our area,

we've got one cheese maker who is featured in oprah as part of our favorite things. yeah, we've got to number three, which i'm loving. >> i think that's the nicasio valley cheese company. oh my gosh, that's what i have. >> it's fantastic. >> right? >> yeah. it's incredible. >> okay, so there is, number three is actually point reyes aged gouda. so it's the harder one. >> oh okay. right. i was reading the map. sorry. >> no worries. >> no worries. >> it's unbelievable. >> shout outs to both of them. yeah >> luciana. >> quick question. can you rate rate your favorite cheeses? one, two and three. >> oh, on this board or in general, the sky is whatever you want to do because we have actually two new cheeses that are made by two of the producers here. >> so the san geronimo, the semi-soft little, little

stinker, the well-worn gym sock. he also developed a new cheese called foggy morning with jalapeno and cilantro. and it is amazing. okay. it is the perfect blend of texture and flavor. >> and then the out of time. and i'm so sorry about that. but how can people go to the sf cheese fest? >> sf cheese fest dot com and there are two tickets vip and general admission. come join us. >> nice. thank you. >> fabulous. thank you. >> meet the cheese director in person. all right. that's it

is this a well-wish for ricky pearsall, who was shot over the weekend in san francisco? abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez spoke with rita oke about what inspires her artwork. >> this is a drawing artist rita carvalho posted online saying ricky get well soon. she lives in portugal and is a diehard forty-niners fan. she went viral in 2022 for drawing a picture of 40 niners quarterback jimmy garoppolo every day until he was traded. it lasted 404 days. she even came to the bay area for a game last year, and we captured it. when carvalho heard about rookie ricky pearsall being shot

in the chest, she knew she had to draw something. >> i was able to build like this great community of the 40 niners fans with my page, and i think that it's a platform where i can where i can express the good and the bad. so i think it was a way of me showing that my love, my support and also for his fans to come to my page and just use my drawing to show also their love and their support and that we're here for him, she says it would be amazing if pearsall sees her illustration, but for now, her biggest wish if he gets the love, that's that's all i can. i can ask for. i just hope he gets better and he focus on himself because, i just hope i get to see him with the niners. so i'm rooting for him and of course, so are all of us as he recovers and many have been commenting on her artwork on social media and reddit. >> she's on social media under the username rita oke. she's so talented in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news yeah,

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>> we are trying to change the stigma of gender roles in the mormon culture. >> macy, neely, and whitney levitt, two original members of the mom talk group, got candid about breaking the norms of the mormon church. >> we're excited to kind of show them that you don't have to be in a box and you can still be like, sexy and be mormon. you don't have to look a certain way. you can kind of do what makes you feel best. >> i think that we are a new generation of specifically mormon moms. you know, even when we think about our parents, the way that they raised their family is different than us. >> who is currently the breadwinner at home? all of us, really. >> but when all eyes were on them, a scandal hit a mormon swinging scandal has hit utah. >> no one was innocent. everyone has hooked up with like, everyone. >> none of us are perfect. even people who are mormon aren't perfect. and i think you see more of it now, because back then we didn't really have social media. so i think that's why it seems more prominent now than it did back then. >> and with tiktok drama a

reality series comes calling where viewers can take a look at the secret lives behind the phone screens on social media. >> you're giving people a very, very small glimpse of your life. they're seeing maybe like 10%. whereas now during this reality show, we're able to show like, how are we really are in real life? >> you're seeing real in the raw. when again, on social media, you're just posting the glitz and the glam. >> yeah, there's so many secrets. there's lies, gossip. the group even survive this. >> there's a whole story that we literally haven't told anyone. >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> and the secret lives of mormon wives premieres tonight at 9:00 on hulu. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming up next

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