of a terror attack this morning

after exploding pagers kill a dozen people and injure several more. american officials say they weren't involved and had no advance warning. >> then more beef over the names of two bay area airports. as we look live at the oakland airport this morning, san francisco saying people are going to go to the wrong one because of the change. >> then two twins turned 102 years old as they are as close as ever. their secret to a long and healthy life. >> good morning. welcome to wednesday, september 18th. >> let's check in with drew. >> yeah. good morning. so today is going to be the cloudiest day. it's also a day where you find some mist and drizzle out there. we were talking about this low pressure yesterday. it's now sliding down the california coastline. it's right off the coast of eureka this morning, and it's on our way into our neck of the woods. it's not going to move on shore, meaning we're not going to get this moisture overhead. what it will do, it will parallel the coastline. and we're going to get scraped by some of the outer

fringes of the shower. so we're talking mist and drizzle today. not heavy rain by any means. a live look outside from our emeryville camera. this is 80. you can see there is some moisture in the atmosphere. we do have some damp pavement out there, especially areas close to the coast right now, mid 50s to the low 60s. those are our starting temperatures. you'll also notice it's a bit humid out there. this morning. the inland forecast today. it's mostly cloudy. highs in the low and mid 70s. so we continue that trend of below average temperatures around the bay shoreline. you see these percentages. that's the possibility. we'll still find some mist and drizzle even later on this afternoon. it's just a cloudy day with highs in the upper 60s for the most part along the coast today. just expect a gray day. this is the best area to find any sort of drizzle and mist out there. highs in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times? hi drew. >> back to that mist and drizzle that you have been talking abou. and i'm going to take another live look from our emeryville cam. of course, headlights headed toward the bay bridge. so that's westbound 80 highway four

to san francisco that will take you just about 45 minutes. and then i'm going to take you down to the south bay 101 and our 880 overcrossing. you can see conditions also kind of reflected in the pavement there as the lights hit it, that wet pavement that drew had mentione, dreamforce, you know that there are going to be closures that are continuing today throughout the week. howard street is closed between third street and fourth street. fourth street is closed from howard street to mission street. and i'll leave you here with drive times. that typical slowdown from tracy to dublin at 57 minutes, 17 minutes to get from dublin to mission boulevard south and then 101 to cupertino that drive just 16 minutes. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. happening today. dreamforce continues. it is day two for them in downtown san francisco. tens of thousands of people set to return for what's being called the largest ai conference in the world. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live this morning at the moscone center. big concerts tonight, gloria. but we also need to talk about the governor being in attendance yesterday. >> yes, he was here yesterday. and of course, i was the big

focus. the governor definitely focused in on that. newsom and salesforce ceo marc benioff took the stage yesterday for a one on one interview, and nearly 20 minutes in, then this moment when the conversation centered on ai regulations and the 30 plus bills on the governor's desk. >> i don't want to put you on the spot, because i know it's kind of like a stunt, but i do have those three bills that i can sign today with you or not. it's just up to you. i just i happen to bring them and they're the ones you want to sign. >> some laws does this comport with? it's your interview. you can really do whatever you want. really. i'm well there's one is signs. >> there's two. >> two are signed and uh- and three are signs. >> and this is very good. >> slosser. >> one of the new laws focuses on forcing online platforms to remove deepfake videos that

target voters. another requires the consent of performers to use their digital likeness. and the third extends protections to performers who are deceased, involving digital recreations of them and looking ahead to day two of the conference. the theme for today is unlocking your data. it will include a demonstration on how salesforce customers are building and testing ai agents. and tonight, of course, the attention shifts from downtown to oracle park for the dream fest concert and pink and imagine dragons will be there tonight. this is a charity concert and the proceeds benefit ucsf benioff children's hospital. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria. thank you. we'll be covering dreamforce all week long, bringing you the announcements. >> the celebrity appearances and the big picture impact on the bay area. >> developing news out of the middle east. this morning. iran is accusing israel of carrying out a terrorist act. this after an unprecedented attack on members of hezbollah in lebanon.

at least 12 people have died after thousands of pagers exploded yesterday. at least 2800 people were also hurt in this. israel has not claimed responsibility, but an abc news source says israel was working to coordinate what's called a supply chain interdiction attack. former state department official steve ganyard explains how it may have worked. >> the israelis likely saw an opportunity, bought up thousands of pages, took them apart, inserted explosives and then put them back on the market to sell directly to hezbollah, and then using the radio frequencies that normally bring data into that pager, they simultaneously detonated all of the pagers. >> u.s. officials say they had no involvement in this attack and no warning. hezbollah stopped using cell phones earlier this year due to safety concerns. >> tomorrow, uc regents will vote on whether to approve requests for military equipment for campus police. >> the equipment includes drones, robots, pepper balls,

projectile launchers, and sponge bullets. the requests are from several campuses, including uc berkeley, ucsf, and uc santa cruz. a spokesperson for the uc president says the equipment consists of non-lethal alternatives that allow police to de-escalate situations. the vote will come months after pro-palestinian protesters clashed with uc police at several campuses. >> stanford is issuing new freedom of expression policies, following those protests. the new rules prohibit unauthorized tents on campus and require students to remove face coverings if asked to by an official. similar rules were issued last year, but were ignored when students set up camps to protest the israel-hamas war. provost jenny martinez sent the campus a website that lays out these new rules, along with another website for students to report discrimination. >> hundreds of new housing units are coming to bart ashby station. the berkeley city council approved an agreement with the agency to build more than 600 units on the lot currently used for parking. at

least 50% of these units have to be affordable. berkeley also plans to develop another bart site across adeline street for use by the berkeley flea market and community organizations. construction could begin by 2026. in oakland, crews are cleaning up a homeless encampment under an overpass on mlk way between 20th and 25th streets. according to the city, the decision to close the encampment is because of a rise in crime, including a double homicide at the encampment earlier. this month. they say up to 30 people have been living there. outreach workers have been on site to help find shelter for those who want it. the cleanup is expected to last two weeks. >> in san francisco, people living in rvs and their supporters are pushing back against a proposed ban on overnight rv parking. many gathered during a rally to request that city officials abandon the plan, which calls for rvs to be towed if they are in violation. they say it will only make things worse for the unhoused. this ban will destroy the fragile stability at the

center of the lives of hundreds of extremely vulnerable families. >> just because you live in an rv doesn't make you less. >> so we're putting together the resources, but what we are doing now is just not letting things happen the way they used to, because now the capacity and the laws are on our side and we're making it more difficult for people to just pitch a tent in our city anywhere, and we're making it harder for them to also be out on the streets, especially when we're offering them an alternative place to go. >> the rally happened ahead of yesterday's sfmta meeting. the proposed ban would prohibit rvs and oversize vehicles from parking on city managed streets from midnight to 6 a.m, and it would also allow the city to tow vehicles violating the ban. but only after offering shelter. the proposal still needs approval from sfmta's board of directors. and as you just heard, mayor

london breed says the city is working to address this issue. breed says those resources include help getting into shelters or addiction treatment programs. >> san francisco is petitioning a judge to immediately stop oakland from using its new airport name. san francisco's city attorney, david chiu, filed the legal motion, saying the name san francisco bay oakland international airport is causing confusion for passengers, specifically, it's that san francisco part that's an issue, chiu says. there have been multiple incidents where people ended up at the wrong airport. >> sfo conducted a survey that demonstrated confusion levels over 20%, which is again just truly indicative of the impact of this very confusing name change, chiu says the city has tried to find a compromise with oakland, but nothing resulted from those discussions. >> the port of oakland defends its position. in a statement, officials said the legal action is, quote, an attempt to stifle

competition and travel choices by bay area residents and position sfo as the only airport that serves the san francisco bay area. it is not an okay will continue to aggressively fight for its position on the san francisco bay. >> 610 this morning, looking at the accuweather forecast, you will find that we do have temperatures again below average in the 60s and 70s. but we have some drizzle, some mist out there. this morning, mainly for areas close to the coast. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we were preparing you for this low yesterday. it's now spinning off the coast of eureka. there's the center there and it's moving south. it will parallel the coastline so it's not moving onshore. we're not going to get the bulk of this moisture. we're just going to get clipped by some of these outer fringes of that mist and drizzle as we head deeper into the morning and into the early afternoon. so looking at the drizzle chances, they're not all that impressive. but we're really highlighting later on this afternoon that's the best chance. and mainly along the coast and around the bay shoreline, finding some mist and drizzle out there. live look

from the exploratorium camera. you can clearly see that moisture kind of hanging in the atmosphere right now. we have some lower visibility, certainly some damp roadways across the city, so just be aware of that. slick travel would be the biggest impact with any moisture. today it's very cloudy today inland, overcast skies, temperatures in the 70s around the bay shoreline, some pockets of drizzle. we'll stay in the 60s and along the coast. this is the best area to see any sort of drizzle and mist lows or highs, rather in the low 60s. so today is the cloudy. it's a cool day. it's also a touch humid out there, but tomorrow and heading into the weekend get ready for summerlike warmth to get here. we'll show those numbers coming up in just a few minutes. reggie >> thanks. just ahead, a local man's big surprise when he did some digging into his power bill. it turns out he's been paying someone else's for nearly 15 years and more delays before we see the reopening of the iconic cliff house in san francisco. then protecting the city's legacy businesses, the work to make sure decades old shops in san

grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions,

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it was ice cream, which has been serving scoops in the richmond district for nearly 65 years. supervisor aaron peskin, who is running for mayor, says the building was recently purchased by a real estate mogul from texas and is being targeted for redevelopment. peskin introduced legacy business protections to businesses in the city's fillmore district and now wants to expand them citywide. >> i firmly believe that san

francisco can build the housing that it needs, can continue to grow and evolve without displacing the businesses that make each and every one of our neighborhoods so special. >> peskin and supervisor connie chan, who serves the richmond district, introduced the citywide protections during yesterday's board of supervisors meeting. no word on when the measure could be scheduled for a vote. today, supporters of no on prop k will share more about why they want to keep san francisco's great highway open. they'll hold a press conference focusing on the excelsior and ingleside neighborhoods. voters will decide if a two mile stretch between sloat boulevard and lincoln way will close to traffic. proponents of the measure want the area to turn into an oceanside park. no. on prop k, supporters are concerned about the impact traffic would have in their neighborhood. a vacaville man is warning others to look at their electric bill after an investigation found he's paying someone else's bill and has been for possibly 18

years. ken wilson said he bought several devices to keep track of his energy. every those devices tells him how many watts his appliances use. wilson said when he started taking a closer look at his bill, something wasn't right. >> even after i turned off my breakers, i was. i kept going outside to check my meter to see if it was still running and it was still running, and i couldn't believe it. when i was seeing these spikes with my breakers off. then i said, i'm not looking at my meter. this is somebody else's meter. >> it turns out he was paying for the unit next to him. p-g-and-e's apologized to wilson and said he'll be billed for the correct unit going forward. but what about all the money that he already lost? that's crazy. what about that? >> read the fine print. right. my gosh. new meaning? wow. two twins are celebrating turning 102 years old together. marking this milestone birthday with their family. known as the johnson twins. here they are.

marilyn wright and madelyn casper were born in 1922 and were reminiscing over how close they've been over the years, even in their old age. the sisters say they think alike and they've kept in touch throughout the many decades and when they were living in separate states, even. their secret to a long life. >> how about a cocktail before dinner? >> you got to love that. jokes aside, the twins said their message is to be kind and don't hate their family, including a combined 13 children were happy to celebrate their long life and good health, so i was going to say something like stay busy, right? >> you always hear people who you know, get older and are, you know, so incredibly active at, you know, in their late 90s. they always say their secret is to stay busy, stay active, keep moving. but to her point, have a cocktail. >> i mean, don't pay for other people's p-g-and-e's. don't do

it. yeah don't do it. >> don't don't be mad. be happy. be happy and have that cocktail. you know i love that. just drink. thankfully, it's that and not something that's just like exercise. well, and get a lot of rest and be like, well, who needs that? >> okay, i like their method. >> i'm on their i'm on their method. good for them. 102 they look so young to i know they do. they look good. all right. outside this morning at sfo we are cloudy out there. we also have some mist some drizzle areas close to the coast. we've been showing you cameras from the exploratorium, the golden gate bridge, even emeryville. excuse me. we are seeing moisture out there. so the accuweather headlines we were preparing you for this yesterday. today that low pressure is nearby, giving us the clouds upstairs. it's another cool day. it also feels humid out there this morning and we are tracking drizzle throughout the morning and early afternoon. once we get rid of this low, everything changes. tomorrow. friday it's sunnier, it's warmer, and then the weekend. i mean, i cannot wait to show you the weekend

forecast. nothing but sunshine and warm temperatures. we deserve this after this week has been so cloudy and cool out there. here's live doppler seven, the center of the low right here, right off the coast of eureka. it will continue its path down the coast. it's not moving onshore. that's why we're not forecasting any downpours, any heavy showers. we're just going to see some mist and drizzle as it waves by to us throughout the afternoon. and the clouds will stick with us throughout the day. so here's future weather. the center of the storm is staying offshore. that's where the bulk of the moisture stays offshore. but you can see will likely see along the coast. some drizzle at times. i wouldn't even uh- i would think that we'd see some drizzle as well around the bay shoreline underneath a lot of this cloud cover. but as we head into the evening, the clouds will depart and that will set the stage for a nice sunny end to the week. coming here tomorrow and friday. so today it's cloudy, it's cool, it's humid out there. temperatures in the mid 60s to the mid 70s. we'll track some pockets of drizzle. the biggest impact would just be some slick roadways out there overnight. tonight will turn mostly cloudy once again and lows in the 50s.

looking at the weekend forecast, get ready for this tons of sunshine out there both saturday and sunday. even though fall arrives here sunday morning, those temperatures above average for this time of the year. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it's drizzle today. cool temperatures humid. then we'll start to increase the sunshine tomorrow. increase the temperatures friday. and then it's warm over the weekend. with those warm temperatures continuing early next week guys. >> thanks, drew. now let's turn to greg dutra. >> he is live with what's happening on gma. good morning greg. >> good morning reggie and stephanie. good to be with you. now coming up the latest on deadly explosions across lebanon that killed at least 11 people, injuring thousands. these were caused by pages belonging to hezbollah. our chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, is on the ground in the middle east. also this morning, donald trump back on the campaign trail for the first time since the second attempt on his life as vice president, harris criticizes his false claims that he's made about haitian migrants in ohio. plus, sean diddy combs is waking up in

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thank goodness she's still with us. but at least if she wasn't, then she had a good time in chicago. >> that's right. and, you know, you want to go out having a good time in chicago? >> absolutely. no. you do architectural tours? yeah. >> you do the tours and then you go to glory. >> and, greg, we've promised you a tour when you come visit us here at kgo. >> yeah. >> you're welcome to come here. >> i would absolutely love it. i'll take you up on it. i'll just be waiting at the door. hey, guys, let me in. >> yeah, guys, knock three times. that's the key. oh, we just told everybody that's fine. oh, shoot. gotcha. well, greg, thank you for giving her the tour. >> i know that she had a really good time. she she she showed us the pictures. >> no problem. okay, greg, i hope portillo. anytime. all right. yeah, it was portillo's in there. oh. >> oh my gosh, i love portillo's. i'm a big combo guy. and then i sun myself on a rock when i'm done. >> yeah, that's that's how you do it. you know what? >> the cake shakes are unreal. okay. cake shake. >> oh, i just they're my favorite. >> i see you. all right. >> and i'm a giordano's person myself, having also lived in chicago, so we'll just leave it

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the chronicle. crews working to repair the site have discovered major infrastructure issues since they began demolition months ago. the new operator is anticipating more than $10 million in repairs. the hope is to reopen next year instead of this year as originally planned. the space will be occupied by a to be announced food and beverage business. there's been plenty of news about the giant pandas. the san francisco zoo is hoping to get next year, but the zoo wants to put a spotlight on a smaller animal. this weekend. the zoo is prepping to celebrate international red panda day on saturday. it will be commemorating the ten year anniversary of the zoo's red panda, tenzing. prior to tenzin, the last time the zoo had red pandas was back in 1982. the zoo will be hosting educational talks to inform visitors about the endangered animals. next, at 630. passports are now much

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now at 630 if you're in town for dreamforce. >> sorry, it's going to be cloudy. there might be some light drizzle. drizzle but the cooler weather won't last long. as soon as you get out of town, it's going to be warm. >> seriously, that traffic though. then sean diddy combs waking up in a new york jail this morning facing serious sex crime charges. why a judge denied bail and what's expected when he heads back to court today. >> and speaking of dreamforce, it is day two. salesforce ceo marc benioff speaking right now about the future of ai. a day after the governor signed three bills regulating it. that's not him, but i assume he's there. he's right next to him. so great. did i get your forecast right? >> drew, you did they get started early? >> they do. >> wow. before the sun is up. >> it's 630, sir. wow. >> good for them. you know, the early bird gets the worm. i guess so. i don't know. but. wow. you were right, though. i wish you had better weather for all these visitors. it is so

cloudy. it is so drizzly out there. but as we head into the weekend, we do find better weather headed our way. got some action on live doppler seven along with satellite. we were preparing you for this yesterday. this low that was going to spin down our coast and that's what we have right now. the center of it off the coast of eureka. it's making its way close to us, but it will just parallel the coast. it's not moving on shore. so that means we're not talking about any heavy downpours with this system. we're getting scraped by the outer fringe of some of the mist and drizzle. today it's cloudy out there. it's humid and temperatures mainly are in the 50s and 60s. all this moisture, you see, the bulk of it is going to remain offshore. so don't be worried about that. but we do have some damp roadways along the coast. this morning. 50s and 60s. right now as we look inland, just a lot of clouds today. overcast skies, low and mid 70s. we continue that trend of cooler than average temperatures now around the bay shoreline will likely find some pockets of drizzle even throughout the afternoon. there's that 20% chance of even some moisture falling. upper 60s near 70 degrees with cloudy skies along the coast. our

coastal communities find the best chance of seeing any moisture today. we'll find that in the form of drizzle. daytime highs under cloudy conditions in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning. >> good morning. drew colors on our overall map signaling a few slowdowns, especially over there in the east bay. and then that typical slowdown along the altamont pass, you can see 62 minutes is what it will take you to get from tracy to dublin. 17 minutes to get from san rafael to san francisco and then a 37 minute drive to get from antioch to concord and then in newark, southbound 880, before mallory avenue. a two car crash is blocking the two left lanes there. that back up to alvarado boulevard and then our bay bridge toll camera. the backup is to the foot of the maze. there's also a two car crash reported after the toll plaza, and it's blocking the right lane and the shoulder with one hour drive time from highway four to san francisco. back to the desk. >> we're less than seven weeks from election day. vice president harris and former president donald trump both hitting critical swing states, hoping to court undecided voters. yesterday, vice president harris was in philly

speaking with the national association of black journalists. trump was in michigan holding his first rally since sunday's apparent assassination attempt. both candidates are focusing on the economy. >> day one, we're doing two things closing the border and drill, baby drill. two things we're going to get down the prices. >> we came in during the worst public health epidemic in centuries. we came in after the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war. and a lot of it due in large part to the mismanagement by the former president. >> today, trump heads to new york for a rally on long island. tomorrow, vice president harris will be participating in a unite for america livestream with oprah in michigan and vice president kamala harris is expected to make one more bay area stop before the election. >> according to the san francisco examiner, she will return to the city for a fundraiser at the end of the

month. it will be the second time the bay area native has fundraised here in person since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee. the upcoming fundraiser will be significantly more affordable than the last one. the cheapest ticket is about $500. tickets for her last event started at $3,300. >> efforts are underway to target certain groups of people who may be less likely to vote, according to the u.s. census, the 18 to 24 year old demographic in california tends to see the lowest turnout. that was especially true in 2022. students and staff at csu put up informational booths on campus yesterday for national voter registration day. senior malik diaz is urging his peers to use their voices. >> young people aren't voting as large as they need to. and, you know, we have a lot of issues on the ballot. a lot of issues in this country that i think that affect young people, and that will be continuing to affect young people throughout these years. >> a coalition of nonprofits

also came together in san jose. their goal is to increase voter turnout among marginalized communities. the last day to register to vote is october 21st in the east bay. >> antioch police are asking the community for help solving a series of shootings that have happened in the area. this map shows the locations of all of the shootings over the past week. there have been almost a dozen. many of them happened along pepper tree way and near sycamore drive. police believe the incidents may be related to the death of 21 year old elijah scales, who was shot in the same area earlier this month. several other people have been injured by the gunfire. antioch police are hoping anyone with information will call them. in the meantime, they have assigned extra officers to patrol the sycamore corridor for at least the next week. >> we continue to follow the chp surge in oakland and its impact on crime. halfway through a new four month enforcement. the california highway patrol says it's made 329 arrests, seized 35

firearms and recovered 606 stolen vehicles. that's a 218% increase in seizures since the initial enforcement period in february, as both violent crime and property crimes spiked since that february surge. the chp has arrested 930 people and recovered more than 1800 stolen vehicles. installation of a camera network to identify vehicles linked to crimes is now complete. >> developing news now. sean diddy combs is due back in a new york courtroom today to ask for bail. he's in jail after being arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. amanda, yesterday, a judge denied bail, saying combs was too much of a risk. >> yeah, the judge said combs is a flight risk and was concerned witnesses and victims in this case could be in danger. during yesterday's hearing, combs pleaded not guilty to charges he led a criminal enterprise. prosecutors say combs subjected young women to violence, the use of firearms, threats, coercion

and verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. the indictment claims combs manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male prostitutes, called freak offs. >> combs abused, threatened, and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct. >> combs attorney insists the freak offs were consensual. combs will be back in court today to appeal the bail decision. if convicted on the charges, he could face the rest of his life in prison. back to you at the desk. >> dreamforce continues at san francisco's moscone center. it's day two of what's being called the world's largest ai conference, and abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live downtown. gloria, the governor made an appearance yesterday. >> he did. and he actually signed some legislation about ai. and that part of it appeared to be a little bit of a surprise. check out this footage from yesterday as governor

newsom and ceo of salesforce marc benioff took the stage at dreamforce. salesforce's annual tech conference yesterday for a one on one interview. the conversation centered on ai regulations and the 30 plus bills on the governor's desk. the governor asking if he could sign three bills, which he did. one of the new laws forces online platforms to remove deepfake videos that target voters. another requires consent of performers to use their digital likeness. and the third extends protections to performers who are deceased, involving digital recreations of them. benioff seemed to be neutral on this. uc berkeley professor olaf groth reacted to how it all went down. >> there's also the chance that benioff was not briefed and prepared for that kind of moment. right. and that the governor used it to have a, you know, make a political splash. uh- all of that is possible. of course. >> and there is another bill on

newsom's desk written by state senator scott wiener. it is the first ever ai safety bill in the country, and it requires large corporations to do safety testing on the most powerful models before they are released to prevent any possibility of catastrophic harm. and the governor says he is still processing that bill. now looking ahead to day two of the conference, the theme for today is unlocking your data, and it will include a demonstration of how salesforce customers are building and testing ai agents. and tonight, of course, the attention shifts from downtown to oracle park for the dream fest concert. pink and imagine dragons will be at the concert tonight. i'm also told celebrities that will be here today include jane goodall, will.i.am and matthew mcconaughey. so a lot going on at dream fest day two. live in san francisco. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria. thank you. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of

highlighting some events that are happening in the bay area today. >> first, your chance to get an update on what's happening with california's high speed rail project. today, the state's high speed rail authority is kicking off a series of open houses. you'll be able to find out about the project's status, see maps and ask questions. today's event starts at 4 p.m. at the burlingame community center. another will be held in san jose tomorrow. then in gilroy and san francisco next month. >> public hearings begin today on a proposal to tackle gas prices that has divided the state legislature. the governor wants lawmakers to pass his plan to require oil companies to maintain a backup supply of gas. he says it would avoid shortages and price spikes during refinery shutdowns. there's been a lot of opposition. oil companies say the idea will actually drive up prices because of the cost of storage. republican state lawmakers want to tackle gas prices a different way by reducing gas taxes. even the governors of arizona and nevada have asked governor newsom to shelve this plan. they're worried it will drive up prices

in their states. a final vote on the gasoline storage measure is scheduled october first. >> and here's something we don't hear about too often. tonight, sonoma county residents will debate one of the most contentious issues on the november ballot. factory farms measure j would prohibit large farms where animals are raised in confined areas. supporters say they exceed animal population limits and lead to several health and safety concerns. opponents argue it would have catastrophic impacts on the local economy. the debate will be livestreamed starting at 6:00 tonight. >> still to come when amazon's next prime day is going to go live, and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> you see the dow is down 21 points. we'll have another update coming up. >> then when the proposed merger between alaska and hawaiian airlines is going to move forward. but first here's drew. hey there. >> 642 this morning, looking at the forecast, it's a very cloudy one out there today. we keep the trend of cooler than average

temperatures. and now we're adding some drizzle into the mix this morning thanks to low pressure sliding down our coast. so look at the forecast this morning. it's just going to be an overcast day for much of the day. temperatures pretty much staying in the 60s through lunchtime. it's humid out there and you can see an increased chance right around lunchtime of finding some mist and drizzle as the center of the low is right off our coastline at that hour, so our drizzle chances today they're not impressive by any means, but you look closer to one 3:05 p.m. this evening. that's when the center of the low is pretty much off our coastline, and that supplies the best chance of some mist and drizzle. the most likely area. seeing any of this moisture is along the coast, but i wouldn't be surprised if 1 or 2 drops do fall in our inland area, so expect a lot of cloud cover today. it's muggy out there. highs in the low to mid 70s. cloudy with some mist and drizzle around the bay shoreline. we'll keep it in the 60s all day and the coast is the best area of finding any moisture. this morning into the

early afternoon. it's just a cloudy day today. those highs in the 60s so cooler than average today. but tomorrow we finally start to warm up. we brighten up the forecast and heading into the weekend, get ready for a return of summer like warmth. we'll show you th

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i managed at the live desk with what's changing, starting today, tens of millions of american travelers can renew their passport online for the first time ever. >> this only applies to adults 25 years or older who have had a passport before, though. so if that's you, you'll no longer have to print out the paper application and mail a check or book an appointment to start the process. you have to set up an account on the state department's website, then enter your old passport information and upcoming travel plans. you can even upload your passport picture online. the state department says no selfies. it has to be recent and in front of a plain white background. >> so many americans, when you get your passport picture, it's a whole ordeal. you have to go somewhere to get it taken. now you can do that on your phone. >> you can upload your photo and apply completely online without having to do anything in person, or send anything through the mail. >> the modern change comes as more americans are traveling internationally. the state department processed a record 24

million passports last year. it is important to know expedited services will still be done by mail or in person. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. now to a seven on your side investigation. a consumer advocacy group is accusing california's insurance commissioner of betraying his oath to regulate insurance rates. consumer advocates say ricardo lara's plan to expand fire insurance coverage in certain areas across the state, and to increase transparency on rates is full of loopholes. they say the plan violates a state law that prevents insurers from arbitrarily increasing rates by allowing companies to use catastrophe models that aren't verified, use computer models and software, and algorithms to jack up our premiums. >> they're not allowed to do that under proposition 103. >> consumer watchdog also says the fine print in lara's latest proposal also removes transparency requirements, and the deadline for insurers to

implement this. commissioner lara says he's launching local assistance centers near areas of major wildfires to help consumers answer questions and file claims. today in the bay area. history. the fbi captured newspaper harris, patricia hearst after 19 months. on september 18th, 1975, hearst and another woman were arrested at a san francisco apartment. in april 1974, the symbionese liberation army kidnaped hearst in berkeley. however she soon became a fugitive wanted for bank robbery and other crimes. during her trial, she claimed she was brainwashed, but a jury found her guilty anyways. she served two years of a seven year sentence after president carter. commuted it. president clinton gave her a full pardon. years later, the merger between alaska and hawaiian airlines has been cleared for takeoff. >> the department of transportation signed off on the $1.9 billion deal yesterday. there are some conditions alaska

will have to maintain service on key routes in and out of hawaii. and if you're a member of either company's loyalty program, your current points cannot expire and must transfer to any new loyalty point system at a 1 to 1 ratio. both companies expect the deal to close in the coming days. >> today, the federal reserve is expected to reduce interest rates for the first time in about four years. analysts say it could lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. weeks before the presidential election, fed officials are focused on supporting a weakening job market and trying to achieve a rare soft landing. that's when it curbs inflation without causing a sharp recession. >> if the fed nails this, if they manage to cool the economy down without sort of sending it careening off a cliff, we're all going to feel that because it means the job market will stay stronger than it otherwise would. unemployment won't shoot up as much. >> the fed is expected to cut rates by a quarter of a

percentage point. analysts also say the rate cuts could make it less expensive for americans to repay certain loans. >> now it's your morning money report. we're getting another prime day. it's next month. amazon will have 48 hours of deals from october eighth to the ninth. for amazon prime customers. adobe analytics reports that the that during the summer, prime day shoppers spent $14.2 billion. that's an 11% increase from last year. the e-commerce giant says millions of customers joined prime in the weeks leading up to the sale, so they can get in on the discounts, and that is the whole point, isn't it? it's $139 a year for our membership or $15 a month. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange. as trading gets underway, you can see that we're down about 87 points. >> the golden bachelorette premieres tonight here on abc. >> i know i almost hit joan. dan smoked one right by her face. oh, that is not how you get a rose.

>> the woman handing out those roses, joan vasos, will be live in times square talking about her journey to love. that's coming up on good morning america at 7:00. >> it's not how you get a rose. i know clearly why she's screaming. >> and that is the reason. also, you might be wondering if you're looking at the seven day forecast that drew does. that's the reason why you see a rose. yes. on wednesday. yes >> many people have been asking what this golden rose is. and now you know. the golden bachelorette, it's so much more popular too, than the bachelor in terms of, yes, the records of, i mean, more than 9 million viewers. >> yeah, yeah. >> it's interesting to see, like an older generation finding love. yeah. gary, you know, didn't work, didn't work, didn't work out. so. well, but we had a fun time watching, and now we'll have a fun time watching her, too. yeah, i know i tend to think when it's a bachelorette, it's messier because i think the men are messier than the women. oh, interesting. i think the men

tend to be more of, like, an alpha. and like. >> i hope so, i want drama. i didn't really get that last time, so i want a lot. the women were fighting. >> i want physical fights. >> i want emotional fights. >> let's hope the men are just like, pull hair. >> all right. pull, pull, pull. >> not pull, pull hair systems pull. >> toupee. all of it pulled >> you just rip the toupee off someone's head. rip it. do it. give me the drama. go viral, baby. i want to see it. all right, check out the forecast. this morning, we are finding a lot of cloud cover from our south beach camera. live. look at the bay bridge. it is foggy. we have mist and drizzle hanging out there. this morning. don't be surprised. especially across the bay bridge, certainly across the golden gate bridge. and for roadways along the coast that they are damp this morning. so the biggest impact with some of this mist and drizzle is going to be some slick travel. we're not tracking any downpours by any means, but we prepared you for this yesterday. that low pressure would bring us the drizzle today. a lot of cloud

cover and some cool temperatures. tomorrow we're changing the forecast. we're bringing back the sunshine. start to warm up those temperatures and that warming trend continues into the weekend. the weekend is looking so beautiful. lots of sunshine. anything outdoors will be just fine and you'll find summerlike heat coming our way. but it's all about the low pressure. pretty active this morning. live doppler seven along with satellite. here's the center of the low. it's getting closer to us, but you notice the movement of this system. it's paralleling the coastline. so it's not moving onshore. that's why we're not going to find any downpours or heavy rain showers with this system. we're just getting scraped by some of these outer bands supplying us with the mist and drizzle today. so here's future weather showing you the bulk of the moisture stays offshore with the center of the low. but there you can see some pops of green along the coast, and even a chance as we head into the afternoon underneath all this cloud cover. so overcast today. temperatures continue that cool trend mid 60s to the mid 70s. also a bit humid out there as well. overnight tonight we'll see lows dipping into the 50s heading into

thursday. now by the end of the week we're warming up those temperatures. here's a look at friday. we're back to average so to speak. and then over the weekend those temperatures do take off. lots of sunshine on saturday. above average and even warmer here on sunday. fall officially begins sunday morning, but it feels a lot more like summer with widespread 80s and seconds. here's the accuweather seven day forecast drizzle today. it's cool and it's cloudy. we'll brighten up the forecast tomorrow. we'll warm up on friday. and then there's that summerlike warmth over the weekend. with those warm temperatures continuing into early next week, guys. >> thanks, drew. starting today, all libraries in alameda county will offer. golden state warriors themed library cards. the warriors and the county will hold a pop up event today where people can sign up for free and get all the warriors swag. it also celebrates national library card sign-up month. the warriors organization recently announced similar cards for the san jose system. today's pop up is happening at. reach ashland youth center in san leandro at

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sex trafficking and racketeering charges. yesterday, he pleaded not guilty. he was denied bail. >> number two. unlocking your data is a theme for day two of salesforce's dreamforce conference. tonight, thousands will head to oracle park for dream fest pink and imagine dragons headlined the charity concert benefiting ucsf benioff children's hospitals. >> number three, san francisco is asking a judge to immediately stop san francisco bay. oakland international airport from using its new name. the city says it's confusing travelers and infringes on sfo's trademark.

the port of oakland, though, says it will fight to keep the name. >> number four today we'll get an answer on where interest rates will be going. the fed will decide if they're going to cut interest rates and by how much. >> and number five, we're tracking a cloudy and cool day with some drizzle out there. live doppler seven showing you low pressure is traveling down our coast this morning supplying us with that mist and drizzle overhead. just expect a cloudy day today across the board. overcast skies will keep those temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s. the best area with the highest chance of that drizzle likely along the coast today. so highs. it's a little humid out there as well. we'll keep that below average trend going. mid 60s to the mid 70s. warmer weather arrives by the end of the week. >> number six a live look at the san mateo bridge cam that mist and drizzle really impacting your wednesday morning drive. you can see a lot of brake lights there. it is slow. westbound 92 from industrial boulevard to just after the

tolls. drive time from the tolls to foster city. 15 minutes. >> number seven the warriors promotional schedule for the upcoming season is out, and the first giveaway is a bobblehead honoring steph curry. 1500 gold versions will be in the mix to honor steph's first olympic gold medal. they will be handed out at the october 11th game against the kings. >> oh, i'm just finally getting this. so there's only 1500 of the gold ones, so the rest of them are the regular ones? yes, correct. >> so fight, fight, fight. get there early, get there, and then be prepared to fight. i mean, do what you got to do to secure the gold. i mean, you were talking about pulling hair a second ago. pull hair? not a bad. not a bad tactic. >> we want it all. >> don't do any of these things by the way, please s ♪ ♪ >> robin: good morning america, for the viewers in the west, gnaw details on the unprecedented attack, israel behind it, and the region is on edge.