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it's a mandate that local governments plan for housing for extremely vulnerable residents. >> you've seen this sort of tectonic mind shift away from nimby ism to nimby ism. this shift around accountability, this shift of understanding that the state vision is realized at the local level. localism is determinative, particularly as it relates to housing and accountability, and transparency are foundational to advance those goals. >> the law also includes state guidance for more than $2 billion in funding for supportive housing for veterans, the unhoused and those experiencing mental health challenges. your voice, your vote. the presidential election is already underway in some parts of the country. mail in ballots are being sent out in several states. abc news reporter perry russom explains why the u.s. postal service is pushing back against former president donald trump. >> today, postmaster general louis dejoy says former president trump is wrong to

question the postal service's ability to deliver ballots. trump, calling it a poorly run mess, saying it's not possible for the postal service to run the election, questioning whether the government agency can be trusted. absentee ballots are already being mailed in multiple states, including pennsylvania, georgia and wisconsin. early in-person voting begins tomorrow in virginia. it comes as the u.s. intelligence community reveals a new claim about iran's efforts to interfere with the election. accusing iranian hackers of stealing nonpublic material from former president trump's campaign and then sending it to individuals associated with president biden's campaign. biden's campaign ending nearly two months ago. it's not clear how much material was taken or how sensitive it was. the joint statement makes it clear no biden campaign official asked for the material, and there is no indication the information was ever used. the harris campaign says it was not sent any material, and pushes back on iran's efforts to interfere. >> i think these latest attempts are nothing new by the iranian regime. it sought to undermine

democracies around the globe for years, but of course, they're absolutely troubling. iran should not interfere in our elections. >> vice president kamala harris has an event with oprah tonight. oprah is an independent who endorsed harris at the democratic national convention last month. perry russom abc news, washington. >> now to the accuweather forecast. a bit of a warm up today. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma says this is just the start of a warming trend. >> so today and tomorrow we have mild air moving in here. sunshine. it's a nice afternoon. fall starts here on sunday, but the weekend is going to feel a lot more like summer. and we have some hot days coming our way for early parts of next week. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we've been talking about this area of low pressure for more than a day. it's moving away from us. it's going into southern california. as it moves away. we will allow for high pressure finally to move in here. and this is what is going to warm us up over the next couple of days and basically sit on top of us early

next week, bringing some very hot temperatures. so looking at the ten day trend, this is for san jose. but you can see the normal high this time of year 81 degrees. we're close to that today and tomorrow. then over the weekend we get much warmer. and then early next week you see those 90s on the board. the hottest day is going to be monday afternoon, but much of next week we'll keep those temperatures above average. so today's forecast sunshine inland into the 80s we go for daytime highs around the bay shoreline, increasing sunshine upper 60s to lower 70s along the coast. we'll call it partly sunny out there. highs in the low 60s, so enjoy the mild afternoon. we're finding brighter skies. temperatures on a warming trend and that continues over the next couple of days. overnight tonight we'll find partly to mostly cloudy skies, and overnight lows will dip into the low and mid 50s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. next seven days for you showing you clouds of sun. mild days today and tomorrow. then on saturday and sunday full sunshine summerlike temperatures. even though we switch seasons, then monday is just downright hot. we have a

moderate to major heat risk on monday for those hot temperatures, and that heat hangs on again even into tuesday of next week. >> all right. no more fishing for your driver's license at the airport. starting today, digital ids are now accepted at tsa security checkpoints at sfo. that means you can flash your driver's license from your smartphone through apple wallet. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez shows us how it works. >> in a couple of minutes, you could actually set up your digital driver's license on your apple wallet and just hop on a plane here at sfo. i mean, it happens very quickly. they showed us a demonstration this morning. so check out this footage right here from the demonstration at sfo. it shows you how you can present your digital driver's license or id at sfo through apple wallet. and apple says privacy is of utmost importance and that they will not know when or where you use your id. dmv was here talking about the new offering today. >> apple is the latest participant in the california mdl journey.

>> uh- and we've joined their wallet as of today, and they're following google. and of course we've had a mobile dl in the dmv wallet for about a year now. so over 650,000 people are participating in the program today. we expect maybe with this announcement, that number is going to go up a little bit. given the given the demand for apple products. >> so you'll be able to use this digital id on apple wallet at sfo and also los angeles international airport. and they are working on expanding the program. by the way, you can use your apple watch for this as well. and right now you still have to take your physical id. so just keep that in mind. and they're also working on expanding this to vendors, possibly law enforcement. so really just a lot going on in terms of this. gloria rodriguez abc seven news. >> tension is growing in the middle east following a series of major explosions in lebanon, israel launching strikes at lebanon after two idf soldiers were killed in hezbollah rocket attacks today. >> i'm reena roy, and i'll have

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thousands were injured in walkie talkie and pager explosions. abc news reporter reporter reena roy has a look at how u.s. officials are responding. reporter sonic booms shaking buildings in the capital city of lebanon and fighter jets flying overhead. >> israeli defense forces saying they're striking hezbollah targets in beirut to degrade terrorist capabilities and

infrastructure. the u.s. has designated hezbollah a terror organization. the israeli strikes come after multiple rockets were launched by hezbollah today, killing at least two idf soldiers, according to israeli authorities. those loud booms from israel could be heard as hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah addressed the public. speaking after two days of deadly attacks on lebanon. thousands injured and dozens killed on tuesday and wednesday, after walkie talkies and pagers belonging to hezbollah members exploded. >> everyone should consider the fact that as of right now, they can no longer use their cell phone. they can no longer trust their laptop. they can no longer trust anything that has that can receive or send an electronic signal. >> nasrallah, calling the attacks a criminal act and a major terrorist operation. an act of genocide and massacre, saying it amounts to a declaration of war. israel has yet to publicly claim responsibility, but sources confirmed to abc news that israel was in fact behind tuesday's attack. an intel

source confirming to abc news that israel had a hand in the actual manufacturing of the pagers involving shell companies. u.s. officials urging de-escalation from both sides. there is a real problem that needs to be resolved when it comes to northern israel and southern lebanon, and that is the fact that since october 8th, hezbollah has been firing rockets into israel. >> israel has been firing back. >> secretary of state antony blinken insisting that the u.s. had nothing to do with these attacks and was not told in advance of the details. but sources tell abc news that the israelis did alert u.s. officials that there would be an operation against hezbollah. reena roy abc news, new york. >> rapper turned business mogul diddy remains in jail today after a judge rejected his appeal to be released on bail for a second time. diddy, whose real name is sean combs, is waiting for trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. combs appealed to the court yesterday and offered a

$50 million bond backed by his miami estate. but the judge ruled there is sufficient evidence of combs being a danger to the community and witnesses. he's being held at a brooklyn jail in a special unit away from the general population. >> mr. combs has maintained that he's innocent. he's a smart guy. he knows what he did and what he didn't do. >> combs attorney says he plans on appealing the judge's decision and will try to get a move to a county jail in new jersey. combs is accused of running a sex trafficking enterprise that involved forced labor, kidnaping and other crimes. he is set to be back in court on october 9th. happening now. it is the final day of salesforce's annual dreamforce conference in san francisco's moscone center. the tech conference kicked off on tuesday and featured guest speakers from tech leaders to scientists, activists and athletes. this morning, actress kerry washington spoke about the importance of representation in the world of ai. >> we just have to be in the

room. we have to be in the conversations. we have to be at the table. like we can't create a machine that thinks for all people. if not all people are a part of the conversation, right? like, we're not we're not doing that. >> yeah, >> yesterday, mayor london breed spoke with our media partners at the sf standard, saying she's received some assurances that dreamforce will remain in san francisco next year. the tech conference is projected to pump more than $90 million into the local economy. abc7 will provide you continuing coverage of the final day of dreamforce. bringing you the announcements, the celebrity appearances and the big picture impact on the bay area. our coverage continues on abc7 news at four. okay, so you didn't get to go to the dream fest concert with pink and imagine dragons last night? well, not to worry. you have an invite to a free concert tomorrow with a grammy award winning band. details in how it plays into san francisco's

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angelou monument in front of the main library on larkin street in the civic center area near city hall. a new casual branch of the restaurant, limoncello, also opened today, and that's not all. tomorrow there will be a free concert in civic center plaza, and you're invited. joining us live now to talk about the concert and more. alan scott, president of concerts and festivals for another planet entertainment. alan, thanks for joining us. >> yeah, thanks for having me. >> so another planet entertainment is obviously based here, and you're known for putting on some of the best known festivals in the bay area, including outside lands. but folks may not know that you've partnered with the city to hold a series of free concerts, right? how did this come about? >> that's right. in terms of these concerts came about when we extended our outside lands permit to include another weekend to do some concerts in

the polo fields, and this was an idea that we all came up with. the city in terms of how we can revitalize other parts of the city. the embarcadero plaza, the union square and civic center plaza, and this is our civic center plaza show. and we're very excited for this tomorrow. >> all right. you mentioned the first one, i think was embarcadero, right in july with popular djs. but tomorrow for the second event, i know you've got a live band. let's take a quick listen. i'm a rebel just for kicks now. all right, who doesn't know that song? this is portugal, the man. tell us about them, alan uh. >> they're a great band from portland, oregon. via alaska, and they're grammy award winner. they usually play the greek theater in berkeley, and we invited them to do this. we thought it would be special. uh- an act that spans generations and we're excite people in san

francisco. >> i'm excited. but yeah, that's the whole idea, right? you alluded to this. you know, entertainment is a huge part of the city. and the mayor breed strategy to bring people back to san francisco. in fact, i just want to play really quickly what she said on our show this week. >> we have invested in grants and other things and making it easier to get to. yes, so that people can have great experiences, not just in neighborhoods in our city which are now booming and are fun, and our parks and open space, but especially our downtown, our financial district, also mid-market civic center right areas that have had different challenges from remote work to homelessness and drug use. >> but the premise here is to lead with fun and bring people in. do you believe in that approach to problem solving? >> absolutely. i, mayor breed, has been very supportive. and as you mentioned earlier, we are a local company. you know, we believe in san francisco. we know how great a city san

francisco is. and we are shouting it to the world right now. we've been kicked a lot in the national media. and san francisco has always been a music town. live concerts, it's, you know, goes back to the 60s. and bill graham and, you know, we want to carry on that tradition and, you know, celebrate san francisco and all that it has to offer. >> yeah, i mean, especially there's something about a free concert that kind of just brings all the people together, you know, kind of this mass of humanity just enjoying celebrating something together. okay. so tomorrow, portugal, the man. give us the details on time. the place. how long is the concert? is it a full set? how many people can come? >> okay. there. this is in civic center plaza. the stage is in front of city hall. it's occurring from 6 to 9 p.m. there's a dj uh, a support band, and then portugal. the man goes on and, we expect a good crowd and, come ready to dance and

have a good time. >> okay. wait. so they're doing a full set, right? >> they're doing a full set. yes. wow >> okay. and are you going to turn anyone away? like, do you know how many people can fit the capacity? >> civic center can hold a lot of people. we do not expect to have to turn anyone away. >> that's true. we've seen it with, like, the giants and the warriors like the parade celebrations afterwards. so you're good. you can get a spot. okay, so what's next? is there another in the free concert series? >> there is. we're going to be announcing one shortly in union square that we will do as our third concert this year. and we're excited about that. and we're just putting the final touches on the artist for that, right? >> another area where they want to bring back the stores, bring back the shoppers, and again, using music to try to be a piece of that. so alan scott with another planet entertainment, thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. have a great concert. and as people, san francisco entices people to come back downtown. one key effort is to get people back in the office

to amazon on monday became the latest company to require workers to come into the office five days a week. but do these mandates improve output and employee rapport? as some ceos believe? reporter michael yoshida has a closer look. >> return to office or rtl mandates are a growing trend among many major companies, but researchers say they may not have the intended results. amazon corporate employees soon going from being in the office three days a week to five five. the seattle based company joining other large companies such as goldman sachs and jpmorgan chase in demanding workers be in the office more. >> i think some of what you're seeing in amazon is in part rooted in senior executives who, let's face it, in almost any organization, live to work wanting to sort of determine whether or not the rest of their employees are in it to work also. >> amazon's move has faced some backlash from workers. ceo andy jassy justifying the move, saying in a memo the advantages of being together in the office are significant and it's easier for teammates to learn, model,

practice and strengthen our culture. but do return to office or to mandates deliver on their promises. a recent gallup poll found that since 2020, less access to work resources and feeling less connected to an organization's culture were given as some of the top challenges of hybrid work. but the poll also found onsite employees have lower employee engagement than remote or hybrid workers, and a study led by a stanford economist and published this year found employees who work from home two days a week are just as productive, likely to get promoted and far less prone to quit. >> the much better answer to all this is stop sweating. how many days a week people are in the office? start focusing on outcomes. >> a shift brian elliott, author and founder of future forum, says take some initial effort from management, but pays off in the long run, holding people accountable to results is going to take you a lot further than does joe. >> show up at eight in the morning and leave at 7:00 at night? >> and amazon's new policy goes

into effect january 2nd, 2025. reporting in washington. i'm michael yoshida. >> a new feature on some smartwatches could help you get a better night's sleep. we'll check out the high tech way you

shut down to change their fuel mix, thus reducing supply. republican lawmakers have another solution. they say the state should cut gas taxes instead. >> if there's a kink in a hose, the last thing you want to do is have thirstier consumers trying to gobble up what supply there

is. so a gas tax cut is not the answer either. >> oil companies oppose the governor's proposal. they say it would drive up gas prices even more because of the cost to build fuel storage facilities in the south bay. a new tool to help fight crime and empower small business owners in a popular business district. the camera safety program was unveiled today in san jose's alum rock village. business owners can receive the surveillance cameras at no cost and register them with the police department. >> the cameras will definitely help us watch out for one another and get the help that we deserve, because a lot of the businesses here are second language and their culture. they don't like to report. >> right now, the camera safety program is limited to the alum rock village area, but the goal is to expand it throughout san jose. your smart watch may be able to detect whether you have

sleep apnea. the fda this week approved the detection tool for the apple watch. reporter denise todor, from our sister station in los angeles, finds out what a medical expert thinks about it. >> just because a person snores doesn't mean they have obstructive sleep apnea, but it's a sign the chronic condition can lead to many health consequences. >> cardiovascular health. diabetes. hypertension. >> medical sleep apnea tests. need a doctor's prescription can be expensive, and require an overnight sleep center stay or hooking up diagnostic equipment at home. now, the fda has approved apple's sleep apnea detection feature for use on apple watches. >> i don't want to oversimplify it, but it's an over-the-counter way to assess your risk for sleep apnea. >> sleep medicine and pulmonary care expert doctor raj dasgupta says it's not a diagnostic device, but it screens for breathing disturbances without using oxygen monitors. the watch has a built in accelerometer. >> what is an accelerometer do? it detects motion detection so

sensitive that when combined with an algorithm, it can determine your airflow pattern. >> and when it's disrupted. >> no oxygen in no carbon dioxide out. and to have an apnea, it's usually going to be 10s long for fda clearance. >> apple tested the feature on about 1400 people, and then compared it against the gold standard medical sleep test. apple says the watch correctly alerted people who had apnea 66% of the time. >> this is going to be one other piece of the puzzle that you need to bring to your healthcare provider to make sure you get the correct picture. >> other devices, like the ring and fitbit can help identify signs of apnea. the samsung galaxy watch has a similar fda clearance. apple's new sleep apnea detection feature will be available in the apple watch series nine, ten, and ultra two. but you don't have to buy a watch to know there's a problem. doctor dasgupta says. chronic snoring and feeling tired all the time are reasons to talk to

your doctor. denise teodoro, abc seven news. >> all right, and remember, abc seven is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. with that, we say thank you so much for joining us today for abc seven news at three. world news tonight with david muir starts right now. and i'll see you back here for abc seven news at four. bye bye. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. reports a judge has been shot and killed in his chambers. the breaking developments unfolding right now. the governor of kentucky moments ago revealing the judge was fatally shot in his chambers late today. what we now know about the judge's