live a vta worker arrested, accused of shooting and killing a coworker today. investigators are expected to give us more details about what happened at one of the transit agency's facilities friday night. >> a side show crackdown is on the table in san francisco. how the city may try to stop sideshows before they start. the proposal heading for a big vote this week. >> san francisco is hurting right now, and this isn't helping hotel guests telling us it's horrible timing for a city on the rebound. >> workers at some of the biggest hotels in the city are on strike this morning. what they want before going back to

the job. good morning. it's monday, september 23rd. >> let's turn to drew for a look at the weather. it was a beautiful weekend. gorgeous. >> so today it's even warmer. we have heat advisories that will kick in by about 11 a.m. for parts of the bay area, where those areas shaded in orange the santa cruz mountains, the south bay, the inland east bay. these are the areas that will find some of the warmest temperatures today. so this heat advisory will start at 11 a.m. for areas inland. it will continue through tomorrow evening. so it's pretty clear out there. a live look from our sutro tower camera showing you we have mainly clear skies. just some patchy fog along the coast right now in the north bay we have a wide range of temperatures in our valleys. we're in the 40s, so it's chilly, but you go up in the hills and we have temperatures right now in the 70s. so warm air is up above that will slowly descend down to the surface throughout the day and warm us up. so inland. forecast lots of sunshine today. the heat advisory is in effect. these temperatures will go into the low and mid 90s for daytime highs. it will be warm around the bay shoreline. even though today is the first full day of fall. we have temperatures that

are more summer like mid and upper 80s around the bay shoreline, lots of sunshine. the immediate coastline will get sunny skies this afternoon. those temperatures will be mild upper 60s to the lower 70s. let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> all right drew we're going to start off with a look at traffic coming off the bay bridge. there was some road work that just cleared within the last few minutes. so it's a much better ride for folks heading into san francisco. road work has been cleared. you can see no delays there for those taillights coming off the bay bridge, and it's very light heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. here's a live shot in san jose. problem free right now as headlights move northbound on 101, it's looking good all the way up the peninsula into san francisco. overall traffic maps. basically, you'll see the usual slowdown out of tracy as you make your way on westbound 580 to the altamont pass and into livermore. elsewhere, it is green, but that westbound 580 stretch drive time from tracy to dublin is read at 46 minutes. reggie. >> thank you. francis, you're not going to be hearing the

question paper or plastic for very much longer. a new law will ban plastic bags at grocery stores starting in 2026. if it sounds like deja vu, it's because we have sort of been here before. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live with the details. so, gloria. governor newsom signed the nation's first plastic bag ban in 2007, when he was the mayor of san francisco. the rest of the state followed in 2014. we're back there again, only with a big difference. >> yeah, there is a big difference because right now, reggie, you know, we have the option of buying a plastic bag at a store when we buy something. but starting in 2026 will only be asked if we want a paper bag. so that is the big difference. governor gavin newsom signed that bill into law yesterday, which bans all plastic shopping bags. thin plastic shopping bags were banned in california, but shoppers could still buy those bags made with a thicker plastic considered to be reusable. bill supporters say the ban did not reduce waste, though. instead the amount of plastic shopping

bags, trash per person grew from 2004 to 2021, and now they hope this ban will meet the original intent of that original ban. but the companies that make these plastic bags oppose this. the american recycling plastic bag alliance, telling the l.a. times that the group was disappointed the governor signed the bill. in the past, saying that bans for stores and shoppers to switch to other products that are more expensive, adding that increased costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices. and these paper bags will cost about a dime. they do have to be made of mostly recyclable material. live in millbrae gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right, gloria, thank you. today, santa clara county sheriff's investigators are expected to give new details about the killing of a south bay bus driver. he was shot to death friday night at vta shibuya yard in san jose. yesterday, another vta worker, a 33 year old man,

was arrested. investigators say the victim and suspect worked together, but officials are still trying to figure out the motive. now this shooting comes just three years after a mass shooting at vta's guadalupe division facility left nine people dead. the shooting in may 2021 is the deadliest mass shooting in bay area history. we'll also learn more today about a police shooting near the powell street bart station in san francisco. that happened earlier this month. police will hold a town hall meeting this afternoon. the shooting happened september 13th. at the time, officers said they confronted a man with a gun who was inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen. the man took off and officers chased him down. that's when shots were fired. this is what police chief bill scott said during a news conference after the shooting. >> again, you know, this city is we're on the upswing. we want to make sure that, you know, we try to prevent these types of things from happening, but our officers are deployed to prevent crime. and when we see somebody armed with a gun, you know, we want to

get that person in custody before they hurt somebody or commit some other violent crime with that firearm. >> the person shot by officers had non-life threatening injuries. today's town hall is virtual. it streams starting at 3 p.m. on sfgov tv's youtube page. >> in the east bay, antioch's mayor is asking for more law enforcement resources to tackle what he's calling an unprecedented level of gun violence. police are investigating nearly a dozen shootings in about three weeks. along the sycamore corridor north of highway four. the most recent shooting happened just friday night. it ended with an 18 year old dead. police believe the shootings in the area may be related. in a video posted this weekend, mayor lamar hernandez thorpe said the violence is being investigated as gang retaliation. he's calling on the contra costa county district attorney's office to launch a task force to address gang violence. the mayor is also repeating his call for governor gavin newsom to deploy the chp to help police, just like they

are in oakland. the mayor says if the violence doesn't end, he'd consider a curfew or road closures. police have already added extra patrols in the area in the north bay. >> another suspected arsonist has been arrested. a 61 year old man is accused of setting four small fires at southwest community park. this is next to meadowview elementary school. none of the fires damaged buildings, but students at the school had to shelter in place because of the heavy smoke. that arrest comes just one day after a cal firefighter or cal fire firefighter. firefighter, excuse me, was arrested. he was accused of starting five fires in the north bay this summer. investigators say he started the fires while off duty. none of them burned more than an acre. a discarded cigarette is to blame for a fire that damaged a building in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. firefighters say the cigarette ignited materials on the roof. they believe it came from the seneca hotel next door. it's a supportive housing site for formerly unhoused adults at

sixth street and stevenson. tena were evacuated as crews put out the fire. fortunately, no one was displaced by the damage. >> san francisco is promising to crack down on dangerous driving this week. mayor london breeds plan to fight sideshows goes up for a vote. the mayor wants the city to use drones, surveillance cameras and license plate readers to help catch the people involved. will hold their first vote on the plan, which would make it illegal to promote sideshows or set them up. >> workers at some of san francisco's busiest hotels walked off the job this weekend, hitting the picket lines to protest their wages and their workloads. it follows a massive labor day weekend strike. and abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at their demands and the broader impact

on what it more than 1500 san francisco hotel workers off the job and on the picket line. >> sunday, one day longer cooks, servers, bellhops, housekeepers and more are striking at three hotels the grand hyatt, westin saint francis and the hilton union square, demanding a new contract. >> we've been bargaining for months now. we're very far apart on our really key issues like our health care, our wages, our pension. >> michelle brown gordon is a hotel phone operator. she's hoping to retire soon. >> the contract the hyatt is offering is garbage. i am 64 years old. i'll be 65 in 6 months. can't retire without a good contract. >> we need to pay our bill or mortgage. pay the food, pay the gas. so everything is expensive. that's why we need to increase our wages. >> the strike following months of contract negotiations between

union workers and the hotels. this is a continuation of the strike which happened over labor day weekend when thousands of hotel workers walked off the job in several u.s. cities, including san francisco and san jose. some hotel guests were surprised to see and hear a picket line out front. we weren't expecting this loud ruckus. >> the kids are like, it's too loud! >> the strike action comes at a challenging time for san francisco hotels, and the tourism industry, still recovering from the pandemic. >> san francisco is hurting right now, and this isn't helping. >> in response, hyatt said, we are disappointed that unite here local two has chosen to strike once again. while hyatt remains willing to continue bargaining in good faith, we have contingency plans in place to minimize impact on hotel operations related to strike activity. and this from westin, owned by marriott, the westin saint francis remains open. we remain available to meet with a local union negotiating committee to reach an agreement that is fair to all parties. striking hotel workers say they

are willing to be off the job as long as it takes. could be days, could be weeks. you're willing to be on the picket line for that long? >> that's right. i'm willing to be on the picket line until we win in san francisco. >> cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> thanks, cornell. 510 this morning. and it's all about a warm afternoon. on the way, we have heat advisories that are posted for today and tomorrow. so this morning, what you'll find is a lot of sunshine. once that sun is up here close to 7 a.m. and temperatures do warm a bit faster today compared to much of last week. already into the 70s and a lot of areas away from the coast by about 10 a.m. so look at the forecast highs today. it's going to feel warm if not hot out there. 80 in san francisco. that's downtown, close to the ocean in the city. let's say the outer sunset, the outer richmond. it's close to the upper 60s, lower 70s, but still nice out there. oakland warm at 87 today. heat advisories in effect for the south bay, the inland east bay, mid and upper 90s from san jose to walnut creek. so looking at the next ten days, this is livermore, for example. typical

daytime high is 85 degrees. we're well above that today. and tomorrow. we will be sharply cooler here midweek, but it's just one day where temperatures are below average. then we warm up again by the end of the week, and for the upcoming weekend and even into early next week, we're going to see a trend of warmer than average temperatures across the board. so the theme of the week ahead warm sunshine. future weather showing you as we head towards lunchtime. we're in the upper seconds inland 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline and look at these temperatures. this afternoon. upper 90s inland, widespread 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. the immediate coastline we're talking about within view of the ocean will keep it in the upper 60s. so highs today it's going to be warm out there. take it easy. heat advisories kick in at 11 a.m. we'll not only take a closer look at these daytime highs, but we'll preview tomorrow's temperatures that are just as warm coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, drew. first, the return of night markets, then establishing a new entertainment zone. coming up, the latest strategy san francisco is

deploying to help the city's revitalization. >> and stuck between a hard place and a hard place. we'll show you how firefighters helped rescue a deer that got itself trapped between a house and a garage at the center of the earth, in the parking lot of the 7-eleven. >> the special celebration in pinole for green day. as they get

is wedged in a small gap. you see him there? this is between a garage and a house on hemlock street. >> i grab this, grab this real pull. there you go, buddy. >> pull pull pull pull pull! >> yikes. the oakland firefighters union shared this video with us. the rescue took nearly four hours. the crew was able to turn the gear right side up. then, with a rope tied around its legs. as you saw there, they were able to free the animal from the small space. >> this morning, a portion of i-680 in the east bay has reopened after a weekend of extensive road work. this was the scene of acosta boulevard in san ramon to i-580 and

pleasanton since friday night. all of i-580 and 680 connectors remain open along the right lane, as well as the northbound side of 680. caltrans finished up road work and reopen the lanes about an hour ago. >> dozens of unhoused people have started to move into san francisco's new mission cabins. we first told you about the new 60 cabins in the city's mission district back in april. the cabins are a new type of emergency shelter, offering privacy for people who are unhoused. the 65 square foot rooms include a twin bed with a locked door, and they are pet friendly. advocates say this temporary solution is a way to get in front of the city's enforcement on encampments. >> as you can see, this is a very clean place. it's a very stable place. it seems very safe. it's not a nuisance to the neighborhood by any means. and so, yeah, i'm a huge advocate for this sort of housing. >> the cabins will be up for two years until the city breaks ground on more permanent affordable housing. so far, san

francisco has added 1800 emergency shelter beds. >> now, to what could be a new era of entertainment in san francisco. over the weekend, the night market moved to the beach. it's an effort to change how people see the city and to help build a better bay area. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> the party is on and people are showing up, taking to san francisco's great highway for the inaugural taraval night market by the beach. building off the immense popularity of the sunset night market, we went to the one on irving, a couple weeks ago, and i found out about this one. >> and so i thought it would be just as fun to bring the kids. >> the event is largely driven by district four supervisor joel engardio, who spoke about it earlier this week. >> the original sunset night market and irving street is a huge success. we just had 20,000 people show up at the most recent one, but we want to move this night market, expand the concept so other areas of the sunset can benefit. >> awesome, awesome because it keeps the momentum going and,

you know, keeps the vibe. so to say, going. and it creates like i said, you know, more opportunities on this side of the city. >> mayor london breed taking to the stage saturday in support. so are you all having a good time tonight? and from the beach party vibe to the vendors creates opportunities for us to come out to the community and you know, produce income for ourselves, for our families and friends. and the community is responding. >> i love it because we have all kinds of vendors. we're supporting our local communities and we're supporting and, you know, getting together with just kid friendly families. and it's fun. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> one of the biggest rock bands to come out of the bay area was back in familiar territory. members of green day returned to pinole for a very special occasion yesterday. they received the key to the city in a ceremony held outside a 7-eleven right across the street from pinole valley high school. it's the same location the band

sings about in several of their songs. the ceremony also served as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's breakout album, dookie. >> well, i guess we spent a lot of time in class and ditching class across the street. >> we both came together because there were so many great bands that were from pinole. >> the band members also took time to sign a mural dedicated to them outside the store. getting back to your old stomping grounds. something special about it? >> yeah, that's really cool. i'm glad that they actually do stuff when they come back home, you know, like get involved with the community, see people. yeah. >> and in front of 7-eleven. yeah. that's such a high school thing. >> get me a slurpee. >> yeah. >> you know coke. only rite coke. >> drew knows my order. >> yes. that'll be yummy today. >> oh, yeah. it's perfect. yeah. i mean, even the beach is going to be nice. the coast is going to stay relatively comfortable and away from the coast. we have

some hot weather sticking around for a couple of days, so here's a live look from our sutro tower camera showing you no fog from this vantage point. just some patchy cloud cover right now along the coast. we will find today and tomorrow sunshine. a heat advisory is in effect. temperatures well into the 90s in our hottest spots inland today. now the middle of the week, we have a sharply cooler looking forecast for one day. wednesday will feel like fall around here, but don't get used to it because as we head into the weekend, we're warming right back up. so here's the heat advisory. starting at 11 a.m. today for the inland east bay, the south bay, the santa cruz mountains where temperatures will be well above average. it's going to be pretty warm in the north bay as well, but no heat advisories there. some patchy fog along the coast. half moon bay coming in at three miles of visibility. so here's the forecast today into the 90s. we go inland. we'll go into the 80s around the bay shoreline even along the coast. will flirt with 70 later on today. so highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay. look at those numbers. 94 in san jose up along the peninsula, 92 redwood city,

but 70 for pacifica. a wide range across the city today. upper 60s for the outer richmond and sunset. but 80s downtown and for south san francisco in the north bay. it is hot 94, in san rafael, 98 in cloverdale, 93 in napa, in the east bay today, 87 in oakland, but 94 in orinda, 91 in fremont and then inland. we have moderate to major heat risk today. look at those temperatures. 98 walnut creek 100 in brentwood overnight tonight stays relatively mild 50s and 60s heading into tuesday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast heat advisory today. that heat is going to linger tomorrow. and then we're sharply cooler for one day here on wednesday. but those temperatures are right back into the 90s. by friday and saturday. so the big theme the next couple of days, warm weather sticking around for the next week or so guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> we're witnessing the final days of the a's at the coliseum. how fans in oakland

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90s around the bay shoreline inland, getting to about 100 degrees in our hottest cities this afternoon. >> number two, a vta employee has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing his coworker. the shooting happened friday night at the sheboygan yard in san jose. the suspect was arrested yesterday near his home. >> number three san francisco mayor london breed is sending a team of city officials and new funding to help stabilize the city's school district. it comes as the district faces a financial crisis and looming school closures. the school board held an emergency meeting yesterday and will meet again tomorrow. >> number four workers at some of san francisco's busiest hotels are on strike for better health care. pay and fair workloads, among other things. hotels remain open. >> number five. no more paper or plastic at grocery stores in california. governor newsom just signed a bill banning all types of plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. if you don't take your own bag, stores will only be able to offer you a paper bag and they're going to

charge for it. >> and number six, traffic is slow on the upper deck of the bay bridge. following some emergency road work that has been cleared, so it should be recovering. also, a minor five minute delay on east train number one and on caltrain train number four. 401 departs on track five. bart reporting no delays. >> number seven your morning cup of coffee may soon cost a little bit more. brazil's worst drought in more than 70 years is cutting into coffee bean production. it's pushing prices higher. now to what will likely be one of the biggest stories of the week to come. the beginning of the end for the oakland a's. >> the team will play its final games in the east bay this week ahead of its move to sacramento, and then eventually to las vegas. abc seven news reporter j.r stone talked to fans about this bitter goodbye. >> thousands of a's fans packed into the coliseum this weekend, as the team is approaching what is likely to be their final game ever in oakland on thursday. it just feels like a punch in the gut for them to be, to be leaving. >> it doesn't seem real, but it

is. >> from former a's executive andy dolich, who i've become friends with during our interviews over the years talking oakland a's. he even showed us his 1989 mini world series trophy during a past interview. now, just three more games scheduled in oakland before the team finishes the season in seattle, then heads to sacramento and eventually las vegas to celebration that a's ownership is talking about. >> this is not a celebration to a certain extent. this is a funeral. >> saturday night's drone and fireworks show after the game included shots of dennis eckersley, rickey henderson holding up that base when he got the record in 93, and the sayin, let's go, oakland. >> this one had a little more emotion to it because it was talking about the last 57 years in oakland and just it's hard to feel that it's the last one. >> but while the wave at saturday's game was impressive and reminded everyone that the wave started in oakland in 1981,

there is tension and anger among fans. this thank you oakland sign can be seen outside the coliseum. this thank you oakland ad was in sunday's chronicle and mercury news. the comments online weren't so friendly. >> to see them you know relocate is really painful. even though you know that may not be my favorite team, but it's you know, they're a key piece to our culture in the bay area. >> the mlb players association has voiced concern over artificial turf being used at the stadium in sacramento. we asked dolich if that and other concerns in vegas could be enough to scrub the a's move. >> taking it out of one of the most significant markets in the country to ultimately take it to las vegas. am i going to put all my money on on the table that it's going to happen? no. but i think in terms of sacramento,

yes, it will happen. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> the next step in the valencia street bikeway project coming up at 530. the plans and layouts being unveiled later today. >> and it's monday night football here on abc seven. the washington commanders take on the cincinnati bengals. coverage starts at 5:00, kickoff at 515, and make sure to stick around for after the game for a rec

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leading nationwide as the trump campaign dodges the embattled republican candidate for governor in north carolina. that story coming up. >> days of plastic bags are coming to an end in california. while this may sound familiar, the new law is changing how you check out. good morning everyone. it is monday, september 23rd. >> all those stories coming up. but first, a hot day ahead. hi, drew. yeah. >> good morning. that's the big takeaway is that it is going to feel very much like summer. this afternoon we have heat advisories kicking in this morning. and they will last for a couple of days. you saw clear skies from our exploratorium camera. here's the heat advisory area shaded in orange but area wide. we are going to feel some very warm, if not hot temperatures today with a moderate to major heat risk this afternoon. now, current temperatures around the bay shoreline. we're in the 50s kind of a mixed bag in the north bay and our valleys right now. we're chilly in the 40s, but you go up in elevation into our hills, and we're in the 60s and low 70s at this hour. so looking at the inland forecast, first, look at

all that sunshine. the heat advisory will begin at 11 a.m. later on this afternoon. mid and upper 90s, a few spots hitting 100 this afternoon around the bay shoreline. shorts and t shirts. going to be your best accessories today to stay cool because we're finding sunshine getting us well into the 80s. upper 80s around the bay shoreline along the coast. not quite as hot, but still warm for this time of the year. look at that. hitting the low 70s with sunny skies this afternoon. let's check in with frances. see those drive times? >> all right. one of the slow surprise drive times is across the bay bridge. this morning. there was some emergency road work on the upper deck. getting off the upper deck into san francisco. looks like it has been cleared, but traffic is very heavy from treasure island into san francisco. so as we check out that drive time, that middle bar there, westbound 80 emeryville to san francisco is 16 minutes. it's also slow getting to the maze on westbound 80 for the top bar, highway four to the maze of 17 minutes, and then also just be extra careful for folks coming in from the north bay. look at how thick the fog is across the golden gate

bridge. but no major problems in the north bay. amanda. all right. >> thanks, francis. your voice. your vote. six weeks to go until election day. and two new polls show vice president harris is leading former president donald trump nationwide. this weekend. vp harris held a record breaking campaign event as mr. trump hit the battleground state of north carolina, where a major shakeup is unfolding. the question is, will it affect his chances of winning there? here's abc news reporter perry russom. >> you may have fallout for the republican candidate for governor in north carolina. several top staffers and mark robinson's campaign quitting after a cnn report claims he made racist and inflammatory comments on a site, including calling himself a black nazi and expressing support for reinstating slavery. abc news has not independently confirmed the report. robinson denies making the comments. oh, what a crowd this is. former president trump in north carolina. this weekend not mentioning robinson by name. trump previously endorsed robinson, describing him as martin luther king on

steroids. trump calling into rallies in virginia and minnesota, where early in-person voting has started. >> our country is in big trouble, and you can do it by mail or early in person or on election day, but make sure your ballot counts and check it. >> a new nbc news poll finds vice president kamala harris now leading trump by five points among voters nationwide, 49 to 44%. a poll by cbs news finds harris leading 52 to 48 and leading in four of the seven battleground states. the harris campaign says it raised a record $27 million yesterday at a single fundraising event in new york. harris, facing criticism for lacking specifics on policy, says she will deliver a speech on the economy this week. harris, calling out trump to debate her again. join me on the debate stage. >> let's have another debate. >> there's more to talk about. and the voters of america deserve to hear the conversations that i think we should be having on substance,

on issues, on policies. >> trump saying no, adding it's too late because early voting has already started in some states, there are new endorsements for both candidate. more than 700 former military and national security officials say they'll support harris and the mayor of a city outside detroit with a large arab american community has endorsed trump. perry russom abc news, washington. >> abc seven news is your place when it comes to the presidential election. you can find complete coverage and live updates on abc seven news.com and the abc seven news app. >> congressional leaders have struck a deal for a short term spending bill that will avert a possible partial government shutdown. shutdown, i should say, at least for now. the bill will fund federal agencies for about three months when the new budget year begins october 1st. lawmakers have struggled to get to this point, as the current budget year winds to a close. this short term deal gives the current congress the ability to put together a full year spending bill after the

election, rather than push that responsibility to the next congress and president. >> new developments in an extraordinary step to tackle the crisis in san francisco's public schools, mayor london breed is sending a team of city officials to look at san francisco unified's finances and support the district, along with nearly $8.5 million in new funding. now, it comes after the school board held a closed door emergency meeting yesterday morning about superintendent matt wayne, with questions about his leadership. as sfusd is facing huge challenges. last week, the superintendent delayed an announcement of possible school closures. sfusd is also facing a financial crisis, with state oversight. school board president matt alexander told us he reached out to breed's office days ago, asking for help. >> we need uh- support in order to get the school district back on track, and we're grateful that she's generously offered staff assistance as well as

additional financial resources. >> yesterday's meeting ended with the school board committing to working with the superintendent, union officials say whatever the next steps are, they should not include school closures. >> i think that the community sentiments are very much so. the same of how he's prioritizing closing schools or the plan to close schools, rather than cutting from the top and then filling the positions that still need to be filled. it's asinine. >> superintendent wayne did not attend yesterday's meeting. the school board plans to meet again tomorrow. >> all right. traffic alert. the metering lights are at the bay bridge toll plaza have been turned on. you saw how we were showing very slow traffic getting into san francisco because of emergency road work. so the drive time now from the toll plaza is extra heavy. you'll find lots of brake lights to the metering lights, and very slow from treasure island into san francisco. so that drive

time is 16 minutes and it is starting to recover. heading into san francisco. but check out this crowded ride there for folks making their way into the city. reggie. >> thanks, francis. cal maritime in vallejo is cutting ties with the major athletic association over a policy that bans transgender athletes. the maritime academy says it is leaving the national association of intercollegiate athletics next summer in april. the naia passed a policy that restricts participation in women's sports only to athletes assigned female at birth and who have not begun hormone therapy. cal maritime's president says the policy is exclusionary and violates state law. the naia has not commented on the departure. a big meeting this week in the fda's effort to reform the way it decides which chemicals are safe in our food. officials will hold a public meeting wednesday to give details on the new process it's been working on. the fda has faced a lot of criticism for its current system. it's outdated and slow to respond to new research identifying health

concerns with chemicals previously found safe. the issue has prompted several states, including california, to create their own laws banning certain additives after the fda failed to act. >> california is taking another big step towards reducing plastic waste. this time by eliminating plastic bags at grocery stores for good. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live outside a store in millbrae, and gloria, the new law takes effect in 2026. >> yes, and the reaction is mixed. advocates are applauding the governor's signing of the bill, which would ban all plastic bags. one group says that these plastic bags that are currently in use, those thicker ones, are rarely reused and that they're almost impossible to recycle. the california public interest research group adds by eliminating all plastic bags as an option at checkout. proponents argue that the new law finally meets the intent of

2014 original bag ban on plastic shopping bags were banned in california a decade ago. although shoppers can still buy bags made with a thicker plastic considered to be reusable. but a state study found the amount of plastic shopping bags trash per person grew from 2004 to 2021. starting in 2026, we will only be asked if we want a paper bag if we don't have our own bag. the american recyclable plastic bag alliance telling the l.a. times that the group was disappointed the governor signed the bill. in the past, the group has said that these bans just forced shoppers to find more expensive methods, and that those costs ultimately get trickled down to consumers. live in millbrae, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. abc seven news was back on the green for the golf world's biggest. and we say best lgbtq plus event. a few of our crew members were on the course swinging away for sf

pride's sixth annual golf tournament. the weekend event kicked off with a special awards reception honoring former professional golfer tasha allen. several teams teed off saturday for the tournament at the historic tpc harding park golf course. sf prides golf tournament is the first ever pga endorsed lgbtq sporting event, and abc seven news continues to be a proud sponsor. >> a monumental birthday for a history maker with roots in the bay area, betty reid soskin celebrated her 103rd birthday over the weekend. betty made history back in 2022 when she retired as the national park service's oldest living park ranger. earlier this week, students and staff at the middle school named after her threw an early birthday party. the celebration included a preview of a documentary about soskin, a little known musical pursuits called sign my name to freedom. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things that are happening in the day ahead

here in the bay area. yeah. >> first, the meeting. plenty of people in san francisco's mission district have been waiting for, as the mta will hold the first of two open houses today to share the final design of the new valencia street bike lanes. we've been covering this for months. merchants have been blaming the center bike lane for hurting their businesses. after a lot of backlash, the city agreed to make a change. business owners get to pick between two options depending on whether they want a parklet. today's open house is from 4 to 6 p.m. at the valencia gardens community room. another will be held wednesday. construction on the redesign would start early next year. >> today, you can get an up close look at the redesigned maps that will soon be going up on public transit across the bay area. we got a sneak peek last week when bart posted these images on social media. today, the metropolitan transportation commission is hosting a public meeting where you can see the maps in person and give feedback. it starts at 1230 online or their offices on beale

street in san francisco. the idea behind the new maps is to make signage and maps standard, no matter which transit agency you're using. >> also happening today, oakland is renaming a street in honor of martial arts legend bruce lee. lee once ran a martial arts school in the area near broadway and garnet street. lee was born in san francisco's chinatown and raised in hong kong. he later relocated to oakland, where he was discovered by hollywood. an event will commemorate the new name bruce lee way. this mornin, an unexpected running of the bulls through the streets of massachusetts. >> we're going to show you what happened when eight bulls escaped a rodeo after plowing through a chain link fence. but first, here's drew. >> hey, there. >> 543. this morning we are going to see about a 30 degree spread in our temperatures from the coast to our inland communities. highs in the upper 60s, lower 70s along the coast. half moon bay coming in at 68 degrees. quite warm downtown today, hitting about 80 this

afternoon. even warmer in the east bay. oakland going to 87 today. heat advisories will kick in inland for good reason. walnut creek in antioch, 98 degrees for a daytime high. so it's for that fact. we do have a moderate to major heat risk. today the moderate risk is in orange. the big portion of the region. and then inland and in the south bay, those pops of red indicating that major heat risk. and that is why we have the heat advisory in effect. just want to take it easy out there today. stay hydrated. find ways to stay cool. because we are finding at least a couple of days of these warm to hot temperatures. so looking at the beach forecast, one of the areas that won't be too hot today. morning clouds to sun. those temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s 74. in stinson today 70 in pacifica, about 74. in monterey or ocean water temperature today coming in at 58 degrees. so here's future weather watch as those temperatures warm pretty fast today, right around lunchtime. we're already into the upper 80s. lower 90s around the bay shoreline. it is going to be

warm today by 430. look at those 80s and 90s. but then the immediate coastline will keep it in the 60s and in the 70s. so today is the hottest day on the seven-day forecast. clearly you can see why we'll hit about 100 in livermore, 87 in oakland, but 93 in napa, 97 in santa rosa, palo alto, up to 88 degrees. we'll take a closer look at these daytime highs and also preview a midweek cooldown on

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the data may be tied to work lynch did for western intelligence services that could now be in the sights of foreign governments. >> in massachusetts, it was the running of the bulls new england style over the weekend. unlike the fame event that happens in spain, this was totally by accident. here's abc news reporter lionel moise. so yo, things got wild sunday at the rodeo in north attleboro, massachusetts. >> eight bulls escaping their enclosure at a local mall and running through the city streets. >> there are six bulls on the loose on our street and here come the cowboys. >> the infamous escapees making their way to a residential neighborhood. >> as soon as i stepped out, when i looked over there and i was like, those aren't horses. those are literally bulls. and oh my god. >> chris mooney was at home when he noticed the bulls in his backyard. >> so i got all my dogs from outside, brought them inside real quick. the kids are inside. safety first. and, that was it. everybody else just started coming. as much people as you

can. >> ranch hands carried out metal fences to corral the animals, working with local police and volunteers to steer them into a transport vehicle. seven bulls were packed into this tractor trailer and safely removed from mooney's backyard. it took abo four hours to corner them, but overnight, one bull was still unaccounted for. lionel moise, abc news, new york. goodness. >> all right, well, fans lined up at the apple store in san francisco's union square. it was the first weekend of sales for apple's new line of products, including the iphone. there one goes to man for the phone has been tough, and some analysts say it's because it doesn't yet have artificial intelligence features. apple intelligence will become available when the next operating system launches in october. >> i just realized that i ran into someone who already had one. what? what? on friday, a new iphone. yeah. and i was like, that's it. >> oh, did they already got it?

play around with it? no. okay. >> it was not offered to me. >> like don't touch it. but the apple stores have been bustling, and it's like, i knew that was going to happen. >> but then you forget that people want it right away. >> i want it. yeah. >> then get it. >> i know, as i said, the pre-teens, you and kumasi still dealing with it. it's my pre-teen phone soon. >> okay. >> it's doing all right. >> it shows the moon. now, i don't know why i didn't ask it to do this. just happened, like, two weeks ago. and now i just feel like, well, i guess my personality is the moon now. >> i'm not, like, not particularly interested in this as my image, not astronomy. >> okay, if that's what if that's what the pre-teen wants, that's what it'll get. because you're about to die. you're about to go to glory. >> no, it'll be recycled. >> someone else will maybe get to. will it inherit? it's going to the farm. it's going to be. it's going to a farm with those bulls where my rabbits went as a kid. >> yeah. no, it's more. >> let's go to the tam cam. a live look outside. just some real patchy cloud cover out

there. we're in store for just a hot afternoon, so prepare for it to feel like summer today and tomorrow. we have heat advisories in effect. then for one day, the middle of the week on wednesday. it is sharply cooler around here. more fall like. but don't get used to that because back up those temperatures will go into the weekend. the upcoming weekend is going to be another warm one out there. so here's a look at today's forecast inland. look at those 90s on the board already by noon. it is going to be hot today. hot around the bay shoreline into the 80s with sunny skies along the coast. will be in the upper 60s to the lower 70s. so highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay. heat advisory kicks in at 11 a.m. 92 in sunnyvale, 94 in san jose, 96, in los gato, 88 in palo alto today, 92 in redwood city, upper 60s, lower 70s for half moon bay and pacifica across the city today, you see a wide range of temperatures. outer sunset, outer richmond we're in the upper 60s, but downtown much warmer in the 80s. 84 in south san francisco, in the north bay.

it is hot today, 98 in cloverdale, 95 in sonoma, 95 in novato in the east bay. it is warm and sunny. 87 in oakland, 91 castro valley, the same in fremont and inland. this is where we have the major heat risk today because temperatures well above average between 97 and 100. this afternoon. overnight tonight we will hang on to some mild air. look at the 60s on the board as we head into tuesday with another round of warm temperatures. the heat advisory does continue. tomorrow it is going to be above average. then watch those temperatures dip. by wednesday. we get one day of fall-like temperatures before those numbers increase once again as we head towards the end of the week. accuweather seven day forecast heat advisory today and tomorrow. much cooler on wednesday. and those temperatures warm up once again by friday and saturday, back into the 80s and 90s away from the coast, guys. >> thank you. new at six. the pope's health under scrutiny again. what it means for his upcoming international trip. >> but first, cards against humanity is suing elon musk. the land dispute brewing between the playing card company and musk's comp

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cards against humanity is suing over land at the u.s. mexico border. cards against humanity bought a plot of land in 2017, in a stunt over then-president trump's border wall plans. the lawsuit says space x bought property nearby. cards against humanity claims space x is now ignoring property lines and putting debris and construction materials on the card company's land without permission. the suit asks for $15 million in damages, including a loss of vegetation on the land, a reversal for elon musk and a battle with brazil over x. >> last month, the site was ordered to take down accounts. a

judge said threatened brazil's democracy. musk called the order illegal censorship and refused. brazil then responded by blocking x from its 20 million users. in a court filing friday, musk's lawyer said x is now complying with the orders in hopes of getting unblocked. that could take up to five days as authorities wait for the proper paperwork. in today's gma first look, damar hamlin is speaking out about his sudden cardiac arrest on the field last year and the defibrillator that saved his life. in an exclusive interview. exclusive interview. here's abc seven abc news reporter will reeve in this morning's gma first look, an abc news exclusive. >> one on one with nfl star damar hamlin. your life changed on that day in january 2023. cardiac arrest on the field. he's opening up about the aed or automated external defibrillator that saved his life. >> i'm a little bit embarrassed to say that i really didn't know much about an aed, but you know, that's the big reason why after

experiencing my situation, you know, i was truly it was life changing. but, you know, i was truly proud to see how many people were inspired. and, you know, it just made me want to even lead the charge. even more to, you know, raise awareness and educate people. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have a big announcement from hamlin on heart health. plus, hear what he has to say about that hard hit against dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa. with your gma first look, i'm will reeve abc news, new york. >> new at six the airline warning its employees there will be tough times ahead and the technique many parents use to get their newborns to sleep may actually be harmful to their health. >> and in the accuweather forecast. look at this a heat advisory for the first full day of fall today. hottest temperatures in the south bay and the inland east bay close to 100 degrees later this afternoon. so stay hydrated today. find ways to stay cool. those 80s and 90s will be found this afternoon around the bay shoreline and our hottest spots.

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