signed into law will help crack down on sideshows across the state. plus, drop the gun. >> drop the gun. drop the gun. >> new perspectives on a police shooting in the powell street bart station. show just how dangerous this situation was. also ahead. but, john, you

surround yourself with incompetent yes men. >> and because you were born into a billionaire family, apparently never learned, you have to spend money to make money. >> sports director larry beil goes off on a's owner john fisher. you've got to see it for yourself. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, tracking autumn heat. your tuesday and seven day temperatures coming up. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> are we being deliberately deceived when it comes to recycling? today, california files a landmark lawsuit over what it says are false recycling claims. good evening. i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we'll begin tonight with a massive lawsuit by california's attorney general that accuses the oil giant exxonmobil of a, quote, decades long campaign of deception beyond fuel. exxonmobil is one of the world's largest producers of polymers. the building blocks of plastic products. abc seven news

reporter suzanne fawn explains what the company is blamed for playing a role in the plastic pollution crisis. >> bottles, containers, plastic utensils. state attorney general rob bonta says exxonmobil plays a big role in creating plastic pollution and misleading the public about how much can actually be recycled. >> while many of us here at exxonmobil and think of the gas pump, the company is the world's largest producer of polymers. basically, the building blocks of plastic. >> ag bonta filed a landmark lawsuit against exxonmobil, saying the company has been deceiving the public for decades and telling people, buy as much as you want, no problem. >> it'll be recycled, they say, lies several environmental nonprofit groups have also filed a lawsuit against exxon, saying that exxon made misleading claims about recycling and that has damaged california waterways. >> san francisco bay has been incredibly inundated with plastic pollution over the

decades, and 7 trillion tiny pieces of microplastics enter san francisco bay every single year. >> san francisco baykeeper says exxon is a major polluter and that it needs to stop lying to the public about how much recycling actually happens. >> exxon really is trying to promote recycling and so-called advanced recycling as a solution to the plastics problem, but we all know that actually plastic cannot be recycled. less than 5% of the world's plastic is actually legitimately recycled. >> litigation from ag bonta and a group of nonprofits aims to hold exxon accountable for the pollution problem in california. exxon has responded by issuing this statement saying, quote, to date, we've processed more than 60 million pounds of plastic waste into usable raw materials, keeping it out of landfills. we're bringing real solutions recycling plastic waste that couldn't be recycled by traditional methods. the two lawsuits come as governor gavin

newsom just passed a law that would ban multi use plastic bags in california starting in 2026. critics say it's time to address the pollution problem at the source by holding exxon accountable and preventing more polymers from single use plastics from ending up in our waterways. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> and another big environmental story happening tomorrow here in the bay area, the city of richmond will meet to discuss how to spend $550 million in settlement money from chevron. chevron agreed to pay that money over ten years in exchange for the city dropping a proposed tax. the city council meets tomorrow evening to discuss ways to spend all of that cash. some of the ideas include city infrastructure improvements, enhancing public safety and quality of life services. we'll see what they decide. the coast guard was able to keep some spilled diesel fuel out of the bay at coast guard island in alameda this morning. the

alameda fire department showed up as a precaution while coast guard crew cleaned up diesel fuel that leaked inside the cutter as it was being prepared for deployment. some crew members were exposed to the fuel and sent to the hospital to be checked out. we're glad to say they're all going to be okay. well as you know, it was a beautiful day outside, but a warm one in some spots. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look ahead at some more. really hot weather is pretty toasty today, sandy. >> it was indeed dan. we had triple digits for our hot spots as a matter of fact, hot enough to set a new record in san rafael at 104 degrees. previous record for san rafael was 99, set back in 1956. san jose 95 degrees that surpassed the old record set back in 1919 of 92 degrees. it was warm in the city, 89 degrees, one of the warmest days of the year so far 88 in oakland, 99 in fairfield, 98 santa rosa livermore. look at half moon bay. got up to 72 degrees. the heat advisory

continues for the east bay hills and valleys until 8 p.m. tomorrow. and that's because those areas will still be under a heat risk. risk of heat related illnesses is possible. moderate to major heat risk around the bay and inland. as you will notice. so we go hour by hour tomorrow morning. very little if any fog. but tonight temperatures are going to be slow to drop off. so tomorrow, starting off in the 50s to 70s as we head towards the lunch hour already in the 80s and 90s. and by 2:00 you're in the mid 90s. and that's not when you max out. i'll be back with a look at those tuesday toasty temperatures coming right up. dan boy it is toasty. >> sandhya thanks a lot. new at ten four new bills just signed by governor newsom to crack down on sideshows. we've seen their danger and destruction all the time in the bay area this? this sideshow took over the bay bridge back in april. as many as 100 cars blocked the

lanes. the governor's office says the new laws signed today, quote, expand vehicle impoundment authority for law enforcement, including for spectators and those aiding in illegal speed contests and sideshows, while also standardizing technology for sideshows and street takeovers. statewide and targeting reckless driving activities on highways and parking lots. end quote. now, one of the new laws allows officers to remove cars that are blocking areas for sideshows without having to also make arrests. another law expands the ability to impound cars in sideshows that take place in parking lots, not just out on the highways. another expands the penalties for sideshows to include impounding cars for 30 days and requiring restitution for victims. a final law the governor signed increases the penalties for both participants and organizers of sideshows that endanger children and cause property damage. now, governor newsom also signed today a bill

aimed at limiting or just flat out banning student cell phone use. the new law, called the phone free school act, requires school districts, charter schools and county education offices to come up with a plan by july 2026 to limit or outright ban cell phone use by students. a bipartisan group of lawmakers supported this bill. backers say limiting cell phone use in class will help students do better in school, as well as improve their mental health. well, cell phones are the least of the problems facing the san francisco unified school district, which is struggling with serious financial challenges as it discusses staffing cuts and closing schools. new at ten. we're hearing from the superintendent. >> as a district, we need to balance our budget and eliminate the structural deficit. we also need to rehabilitate our fiscal and operational systems and then we have to have the tough discussions about closing and merging schools, so we use our resources more effectively.

>> today, we learned about how the city is stepping in with millions of dollars and a new team to support the district. abc seven news reporter luz pena has that story. >> san francisco's unified school district is in crisis with a $400 million budget deficit over a three year period. the state is threatening to take over. now, san francisco's mayor is stepping in. >> the school district is facing some serious financial challenges, and our plan is to go in and to make sure that by the end of this year that we help them with a balanced budget, that we help them make the right decisions based on facts. >> despite the mayor not having control over the school district, on sunday, her office announced the creation of a team of top city leaders to help advise the school district on ways to tackle this crisis. she's calling it the schools stabilization team, and they will be taking a lot of guidance from our stabilization team, and

we will be making a number of recommendations that we expect them to implement. the seven member team includes the city's executive director of the department of children, youth and their families. we are walking into a very critical situation at the school district and we want to bring our experts in the city to provide support to our school district. this announcement follows an emergency sunday meeting where the sfusd board of education spoke about terminating superintendent matt wayne. instead, they reached out to the mayor's office for help. >> we are committed to working with superintendent doctor wayne as a governance team to really tackle the significant challenges facing the district. >> last week, superintendent wayne was set to announce a list of sfusd school closures, but that announcement was postponed until october. adding to the uncertainty many feel, including sfusd teacher and parent heidi sheridan. >> no one school is safe and

with the lack of transparency, it's nerve wracking. >> the creation of this team is giving her hope. >> we can use any of the help we can get. i feel confident that there's representation from the department of rec and park and department of children, youth and family services, so i think anything and any expertise we will take to avoid a state takeover. >> the school district has to provide a clear plan and a balanced budget to the state by the end of the year. that is what the city's team will be focused on. i also asked the mayor about a list of schools she said they're still evaluating this. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc seven news. >> still to come here on abc seven news at ten. the encouraging news about hiv infections in san francisco. local trends are even better than national. also ahead. >> seriously, john, we've been trying to interview you for years. >> it's our sports director, larry beil. like you've never seen him before. on the topic of

a's owner john fisher's letter to the fans in oakland.

fisher is finally addressing and apologizing for the team's departure from oakland. fisher wrote a letter. abc seven news sports director larry beil joined us on abc seven news at four to read that letter and to rip into it. >> so many a's fans would say this explanation is both weak and long overdue, but we're finally hearing from fisher about exactly how we got to this point in time. fisher says he knows the a's are part of the fabric of oakland, and then goes on to explain his version of reality. fisher says when he and his business partner, lou wolf, bought the team back in 2005, quote, our dream was to win world championships and build a new ballpark in oakland over the next 18 years. we did our very best to make that happen. we proposed and pursued five different locations in the bay area, and despite mutual and

ongoing efforts to get a deal done for the howard terminal project, we came up short. now he goes on to say, i know there is great disappointment, even bitterness, though i wish i could speak to each one of you individually. i can tell you this from the heart. we tried staying in oakland was our goal. it was our mission and we failed to achieve it. and for that, i am genuinely sorry. now, over the weekend, the a's hosted the yankees for the final time at the coliseum and it was emotional. they got swept in three games. the a's did, but the series brought out some of the biggest crowds of the season to the coliseum. the final series ever in oakland starts tomorrow. the a's hosting the texas rangers the very last game at the coliseum is set for thursday afternoon, starting at 1245. that game is sold out, by the way, cheapest resale tickets are going for around $65. in typical a's fashion, they raised the price for the last game all right, so you heard fisher's statement. let me tell you what reality is. okay, john, you

tried five different extremely flawed stadium proposals. you never got even close to a shovel in the ground. yes. oakland politics is often a mess. i will give you that. but, john, you surround yourself with incompetent. yes men. and because you were born into a billionaire family, apparently never learned, you have to spend money to make money. see, joe lacob and the golden state warriors, your buddy who still wants to buy the team. john, you're a serial penny pincher. you've destroyed your family's great name and legacy because of your cheapness. as for the statement about loyal a's fans, quote, i wish i could speak to each and every one of you individually. end quote. seriously, john, we've been trying to interview you for years, but you always choose to remain invisible unless you're begging politicians for public funding and then you're out in front in las vegas. okay, okay. okay. so let me just deal with

this for all a's fans. i can't i can't do this enough. but here's the thing. there's one glimmer of hope they're going to supposedly play three years in sacramento. if other owners and the players association had any spine at all, they would say, no, no, no, we're not doing tha. we have yet to see a real financing plan for the a's stadium in las vegas. we're still waiting. vegas is still waiting. they don't have one. yes, 18 years they've tried and they've screwed it up every time. i don't know that that's going to change. i would love to see another massive failure by this ownership group and then maybe major league baseball would force a sale to somebody locally. and there's a bunch of groups. don't listen to anybody that says there's no fan base or there's no money in oakland. that's total nonsense. i can go call three billionaires right now that would buy the team. okay, so yeah, that's who i hang

with. >> i wish i had a microphone for you so you could drop it right here. i was going to say you can take the rest of the show. we only have about 53. oh oh. >> i can i can continue. >> all right. yes >> no. anyway, i mean i guess like most a's fans, i'm balancing between sadness and anger. and right now, i think anger is winning. >> and so i've never seen you like this. that statement does nothing for anybody. any a's fans out there? no. >> no, it's i mean, you sort of have to release a statement. i mean, what would be nice is a news conference where you take questions, but but we haven't seen we've never seen that start now. why start now? exactly it's only been 18 years. >> anyway, speaking on behalf of a's fans everywhere. the frustration. thank you. >> i'm going to go. calm down. >> yeah. do some yoga. take deep breaths. >> he's calmed down since. but larry, reflecting the frustration and the anger that so many oakland fans have at this situation. all right, let's move on now and go to the weather forecast. meteorologist sandhya patel is here a little

slightly less exercised than mr. deal, but still excited nonetheless about this weather forecast. >> yeah, i'm not angry that's for sure. let me show you a live picture dan, and you will see from our pier 39 camera. hopefully you're not angry with the weather. beautiful view. you're looking at the ferris wheel there from pier 39 in san francisco. and here's a look at what's happening on live doppler seven. we do have some patchy fog right around half moon bay and some higher clouds passing through, but they're pretty much harmless. looking at the wider picture, high pressure is starting to really gain control. today. it did, which is why we warmed up so significantly 10 to 15 degrees above average for our hot spots. but things are really going to change come wednesday. and i draw your attention to this low because as it works its way up along the pacific, here, it is going to drive the temperatures down in a big way, but not immediately. so first we have to deal with the moderate to major heat risk for bayside and inland communities once

again tomorrow. shades of oranges and reds. so if you're sensitive to the heat, keep this in mind right now. look at the temperatures 19 degrees warmer in san francisco compared to 24 hours ago, up 12. concord 14, santa rosa 11. in san jose. and as we check out our hilltop temperatures, it is 83 degrees on hood mountain. and big rock ridge right now, 79 in the oakland hills, 79 in the east foothills, giving you an indication of what's to come. so the average high for san jose is 80 degrees. tomorrow you're going to be at 92, a good 12 degrees above average, but a sharp drop on wednesday before those temperatures recover. and that low is going to play a role in dropping the numbers. a live view from golden gate bridge. and it's looking good. san francisco 72 degrees oakland 69. you're still pretty warm in san jose and hayward and redwood city in the 70s from our east bay hills. camera visibility is terrific as we look across the bay. seconds from napa to concord to livermore. 63, petaluma 69, and santa rosa. and

this is a cool view from our santa cruz camera. tomorrow, warm to hot again for most uh. good day to be out at the boardwalk. wednesday. much cooler and fall like and your weekend outlook will feature temperatures near average to slightly above, so we go hour by hour. limited fog tomorrow morning. numbers will range from the 50s to the 70s as we head into the lunch hour. you're already warming up rapidly, and by 4:00 in the afternoon, we're starting to see some 90s, even some 100 seconds. as we head into the evening hour, we'll hang on to some of that warmth from earlier in the day, 50s, around places like santa rosa to the 70s and antioch. so kind of a wide range of temperatures tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, 93 in morgan hill, 92 in san jose on the peninsula, 90 in redwood city, 73 pacifica, downtown san francisco, 78 degrees north bay. numbers 97. in santa rosa, 92 vallejo, heading into the east bay. mid 80s oakland, san leandro well above average inland 100 in fairfield and brentwood 98.

concord 99 degrees in livermore. so triple digit heat again tomorrow we are expecting a summer like sizzle 70s coast side. it's going to be foggy and much cooler on wednesday, and then the temperatures do recover heading into the end of the workweek, but they'll drop back down closer to where they should be for autumn. dan that's nice. >> tuesday, 100 degrees. >> yeah, it's going to be steamy. all right. >> thanks very much. one day at the checkout counter, here's the question. paper or paper? that's going to be the choice. but when we'll have details

bruce lee is being honored in the city he once called home. the intersection of broadway and garnet streets near oakland's auto row is now known as bruce lee way, as you can see. a community celebration was held this morning at a renaming ceremony. lee owned a martial arts studio nearby before his

rise to stardom as a pioneering actor. renaming the intersection for lee was a long process championed by many city leaders. >> oakland is a beautiful, special place in our hearts. as you know, my brother was born here, jeet kune do. the beginning of my father's art started here uh- his film career actually started here because he was living here when that happened. and that's where the fame began. >> lee died in 1973 while filming in hong kong. he was only 32. oakland mayor shengtao says the city is ramping up efforts to clear homeless encampments. she says the city will move to shut down encampments that pose the most danger or pose the most pressing public safety hazards. she spoke in a video announcement posted on social media. this morning announcing this new executive order. >> departments are directed to ticket, tow or remove to

preserve access. if an encampment is creating fire hazards like blocking hydrants, burning fires within 30ft of structures, or illegally tapping into electrical wires. we must clear it. >> mayor tao says the city will shut down sites with compassion, offering alternative housing to people who need a safe place to stay. a new law that will ban plastic bags at california stores starting in 2026. governor newsom signed that bill yesterday. thin plastic shopping bags were banned in california a decade ago, as you may remember, although shoppers can still get bags made with a thicker plastic considered to be reusable. environmental groups like ocean, though, say the idea behind those heavy duty plastic bags just did not live up to expectations. >> these thicker plastic bags actually led to more waste going to landfills around the state, as people weren't taking them back to the grocery stores.

>> in an interview with the l.a. times, the american recyclable plastic bag alliance calls the new law disappointing. if you don't bring your own bag, you'll have the option to pay for a paper bag at checkout. but no more plastic. coming up next. new testimony today as the coast guard reviews what happened during the titan submersible implosion. witnesses highlighted glaring safety concerns. also ahead. hands up! >> hands up! hands up! hey >> he's got the gun. he's got the gun. >> we're going to walk you through new video of the moments through city streets and a bart station. that led up to san francisco police shooting a man with a gun.

five people on its way to see the titanic wreckage last year.

today started the second week of a two week long hearing by the coast guard into what happened. today, the co-founder of the company behind the sub and an engineer shared stunning insights about that troubled vessel. abc news reporter tim pulliam has the story. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? i do. >> ocean gates, former co-founder, testifying today before the u.s. coast guard and its probe into the possible failures leading to the deadly titan submersible disaster. ocean gate owned the vessel. guillermo söhnlein left the company a decade before the deadly dive. today, söhnlein fending off claims from previous witness testimony that the company's exploration trips to the titanic were not for science, but rather to make money. >> we wanted to give humanity greater access to the ocean and specifically the deep ocean. anything deeper than 1000m. >> söhnlein also testified that it was his co founder, stockton

rush, who convinced him they could develop and build their own subs. rush was among the five people killed when titan imploded last year. pieces of the sub found on the ocean floor about 300 yards from the titanic wreckage. söhnlein said he didn't know if the vessel was insured and admitted he never took a deep sea trip. >> so going to see a shipwreck that had already been well documented and that a bunch of people had already gone to, that didn't excite me. it didn't excite stockton. >> the coast guard releasing video today of a robot slowly working to salvage the pieces left of the titan, which were brought to the surface for the investigation. an engineer with american bureau of shipping who did not work with oceangate testifying. the carbon fiber used to make titan should not have been used. >> they have very low resistance to impact loads, and the hull is susceptible to deformation under applied external loading. >> oceangate suspended its operations after the implosion

online, saying he hopes the disaster does not mean an end to deep sea exploration. tim pulliam, abc news, los angeles. >> new at ten we're learning more about a police shooting near the powell street bart station in san francisco earlier this month. san francisco police presented body cam video of the incident in a virtual town hall today. officers say they confronted a man with a gun on september 13th, who was inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen. they boxed in the car before instructing him to come out on foot. but he then took off with the revolver, went into a liquor store on fifth and eddie streets, and then hid behind the counter. he came back out and was pursued down the street. police attempted to lasso his legs a number of times with a device called a bolawrap, but the man continued to move, heading toward the transit station. officers chased him into the bart station. they fired after the suspect raised his arm, pointing the gun toward the officers.

>> the officers involved used time, distance, less lethal devices, and their training to attempt to arrest this individual without using force, but he refused all commands and continued to flee from them, ultimately ending in an officer involved shooting inside the powell street station. >> the suspect had non-life threatening injuries. it's unclear when he will appear in court. the district attorney's office will also investigate the shooting. happening tomorrow. the firefighter arrested for a series of fires in the north bay is expected in court. the suspect works for cal fire. he's from healdsburg and was arrested last week as we reported to you at the time on arson charges. he is suspected of igniting five blazes dating back to early august in geyserville, healdsburg and windsor. educators say all of the fires were set while he was off duty. the suspect, in a 37 year-old murder in san jose, is also expected in court. joseph anthony abeyta is accused of strangling jesus ibarra to death

with a power cord. this was back in 1987. dna testing just linked him to the crime. abeyta is already in jail for gun possession and identity theft. now he'll face these charges. the vta employee accused of shooting and killing a coworker over the weekend is expected in court wednesday to answer the charges in that case. it's the second deadly incident of gun violence at vta in three years time. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has the latest information, including the identity of the latest vta employee to die in a workplace shooting. >> steps away from where the tragic vta mass shooting took place three years ago. investigators gave us more information about the latest workplace shooting, this one taking the life of ten year veteran vta bus driver, 45 year old regulus regis teotico, shown here in his linkedin profile picture. >> he was a kind, hardworking driver who was well known amongst his colleagues. regis

was father to two teenage children and everyone at vta extends their deepest condolences to his family and friends. >> the suspect in this shooting is 33 year old duc bui. another vta bus driver and a man. investigators say teotico knew bui and teotico were assigned to the vta yard, the site of the shooting, friday evening just before 10:00. santa clara county sheriff's office captain sue hay says bui and teotico participated in many of the same activities outside of work. >> and most importantly, although this investigation is still ongoing, we believe the motive had to do with money owed between the two from their betting activities, which had nothing to do with their employment. >> sadly, teotico is not the only vta employee killed on vta property in recent years. in 2021, a disgruntled vta mechanic shot and killed nine coworkers before he died by suicide. >> and so, for many people, this is reliving one of the worst experiences they've ever had in

their life. >> in that shooting, many criticized the transit agency for missing red flags that could have prevented the loss of life. investigators say bui did not exhibit similar red flags and had no involvement with law enforcement. based on their early investigation. the sheriff's office will increase security across vta for the foreseeable future. bui will appear in court for the first time on september 25th. >> this was a senseless crime without question, and while it was an isolated, targeted event, we recognize the profound impact it has had on all of us. >> vta is offering grief counselors for employees after they are once again forced to face a tragedy at their place of work. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> on the peninsula, a political fight is brewing between the san mateo county sheriff and a county executive. san mateo county sheriff christina corpus alleges inappropriate conduct, collusion and abuse of power by county manager mike kelly. she claims his toxic behavior happened shortly after she took

office in 2023. >> he made an inappropriate and offensive request, ordering me to inform him who i dated within the county and when a request i found demeaning and discriminatory. >> but it comes after corpus fired assistant sheriff ryan monahan. supervisor ray mueller called the move possible retaliation due to monahan's participation in an investigation of the sheriff's office. now, the sheriff corpus calls that claim pure speculation. two supervisors shared a statement today about county manager kelly, saying he rejects the sheriff's claims as false and defamatory, and he welcomes a full, transparent and independent investigation into any allegations made against him. end of that statement. sheriff corpus then responded with her own statement, saying, quote, their response doesn't address the serious concerns i raised related to mr. kelly's inappropriate conduct. it sends a clear message when you raise a

complaint in san mateo county. she goes on, as a woman, you will be dismissed. she also says she thinks supervisor mueller should recuse himself from that issue. coming up next, how soon donald trump will return to the site of the first assassination attempt and new details we learned just today about the second would be ass

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and today donald trump campaigned in pennsylvania at the rally near pittsburgh. trump once again made false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. >> now we have this stupid stuff where you can vote 45 days early. i wonder what the hell happens during that 45. let's move the city's votes. we've got about a million votes and then let's move them. we're fixing the air conditioner in the room right now. it's terrible what happened. the last time was disgraceful. including right here. but we're not going to let

it happen again. >> mr. trump is expected to return to butler, pennsylvania, next saturday, october 5th. that, of course, in butler is where a gunman tried to kill him. the bullet nicked his ear. meanwhile, the man accused of the second assassination attempt against trump was denied bail while he waits for his trial. ryan ruth was arrested last sunday after secret service agents spotted him with a gun close to where mr. trump was golfing. federal law enforcement today shared evidence, they say ruth wrote a note several months ago that starts with, quote, dear world, this was an assassination attempt on donald trump. but i'm so sorry i failed you. officials say ruth visited the area around the golf course and trump's mar-a-lago resort. a number of times in the month before his arrest. well, no campaign events today for democratic presidential nominee kamala harris. she spent today in washington, d.c. she and president joe biden met with the president of the united arab emirates to discuss security in

the middle east, including israel's conflicts in gaza and lebanon. a statement released by the white house says that in the meeting, harris emphasized the need to continue to deliver humanitarian aid to the millions of people in gaza and sudan who have been displaced by war. concerns about an all out war are really growing in the middle east by the day. today is the deadliest day of fighting between israel and hezbollah in nearly 20 years. almost 500 people killed, according to lebanese officials. president biden deployed more troops to the region. he's expected to address the issue with un leaders tomorrow in new york. here's abc news reporter tim pulliam with the latest terror and chaos erupting in lebanon, people left scrambling from israel's deadliest airstrikes in the region in nearly 20 years. >> israeli fighter jets targeting 1600 sites, leaving hundreds dead, including

children with more than 1600 wounded, according to lebanese officials. dash cam video capturing the moment one rocket explodes. it's not clear if the driver survived. traffic backed up on highways as many flee to the capital of beirut, only to find israel launching strikes there, too. hezbollah, already setting off counterattacks, launching more than 250 rockets with some hitting israel's third largest city, according to israeli emergency officials. israel defense forces accusing hezbollah of storing defense weapons in civilian homes. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling the people of lebanon israel's war is not with them, but with hezbollah. >> the idf has warned you to get out of harm's way. i urge you, take this warning seriously. don't let hezbollah endanger your lives and the lives of your loved ones. >> these latest attacks in the middle east come just weeks before the one year mark of the israel-hamas war, and in

russia's war with ukraine. this week, president zelenskyy will present a plan to the u.s. and other allies requesting military resources to stop the war. tim pulliam, abc news, los angeles. >> all right. coming up next, a look at the seven day forecast for the first week of fall. autumn is here. still feels lik

bonhams san francisco. the auction house in the financial district. items include jewelry and art worth tens of thousands of dollars each, and chinese pottery dating as far back as the tang dynasty. more than 100 years ago. the items will be auctioned off october 8th in los angeles. >> we thought it was really important to have this exhibit in san francisco open to the public for four days. san francisco is her hometown, and many of the paintings and pieces of memorabilia in the auction

are very specific to her time as mayor. in san francisco. >> personal items also include things like personal notes from former presidents, roll call votes for major pieces of legislation and campaign memorabilia. many items of great importance in history. the federal government will offer free at-home covid tests at the end of the month. there's already so much interest in this. the website crashed for a time today. visitors to covid test.org. today just got an error message for a while. the site is back up, but doesn't say specifically when the tests will be available. the government will allow for per household and again, the website for that is covid tests.gov. so try that when you have a few moments. there's some encouraging news really tonight on the fight to stop the spread of hiv in san francisco. the san francisco public health department says the number of new cases is decreasing. in 2023, there were 133 new hiv diagnoses diagnoses,

a 20% increase from 2022. the decline in cases is even more dramatic among latinos, a 46% decrease from the previous year. and get this, the city is outpacing the nation nationally. cases dropped 3% in the past decade. in that same time, san francisco saw cases go down 59%. the health department also says 95% of individuals diagnosed in san francisco last year, 2023, were linked to care and resources, and services within one month. very encouraging news. nice to see that. all right. let's go back and talk about the weather forecast. autumn is here. fall has arrived. but sandhya doesn't feel like it. >> no, it feels more like summer. dan. and let me show you live. doppler seven. right now the fog is struggling to come back. as you know, this morning we had some very dense fog, but tonight it's mostly high clouds, a few patches of fog trying to form near half moon bay.

tomorrow afternoon it will be another hot one. upper 90s to low 100 seconds inland, warm along the coast and around the bay. we're looking at 70s and 80s as we look at wednesday though, the temperatures are going to really drop. it's going to feel more like fall. low 60s to low 80s. i want to turn your attention to the caribbean, where a potential tropical cyclone nine is developing. now they've already got storm surge and tropical storm watches for parts of florida. as it is expected to intensify into a category one across the caribbean. cuba, the yucatan peninsula. considerable flooding is expected and storm surge is going to be dangerous. expected to become a category two hurricane, making landfall somewhere across the florida panhandle. so stay tuned to look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a summerlike sizzle tomorrow. but the good news is, diane, after the triple digits tomorrow, temperatures will drop considerably on wednesday. and then when they do recover, it's going to be nothing like the one hundreds.

>> thank you very much. all right. coming up here, a new strategy to becoming a homeowner is gaining steam. hear from the founder of a real estate startup called hot friend compounds. what is

well maybe not. our media partner, the san francisco standard, has a new article about taking a look at hot friend compounds about co-owning real estate with family and friends. the founder of the real estate startup lived near friends. phil levin spoke with abc seven news anchor kristen sze about it on abc seven news at three today. >> all right, so what's the big idea behind hot friend compound? what is it and how is it different? >> yeah. so the big idea here is that we would be happier, healthier and more connected. living near friends and family, and so this is, i think,

especially true, if you're, if you're raising, raising kids, and, you know, the surgeon general just released a report just a few weeks ago saying that parents are some of the, like, loneliest people in the country right now. and like, the loneliness epidemic is most, most acutely impacting them, so we've come out with a service, as live near friends, which helps people essentially buy properties that are a good fit for living with your friends and family, and so we look at how people buy things like duplexes, homes with accessory dwelling units, and, and sets of apartments, where they can, they can move a friend or family member near them and have sort of that social support around them. >> so, you know, before and as we look at this website, you know, walk us through how people can come to what kind of co-owning arrangement or living arrangement works best for them, because like you said, there are different types, right, and maybe there are different types

that are right for different demographic groups or different goals. >> absolutely, absolutely. yeah. so like, you know, we talked to users who, you know, gold is they want to buy a duplex with their sister, and one lives in one unit. one lives in the other unit. we talked the groups of friends who all want to rent like a apartment. units on the same floor of a building, and you know, sort of support each other socially. we talked to people that want to, like, have two, two homes on the lot, and so we support all these. and the way we do this is, is you can sign up and we will essentially send you a list of properties that we already sort of think are a good fit for this, and then we'll help you sort through the financing, the legal questions, and get you set up with a real estate agent who can sort of help you actually do the transaction. >> is this concept gaining popularity also because of the cost of living? >> yeah, absolutely. i think it's the cost of living and the cost of childcare, both of which are very high in the bay area, and so, you know, you the cost

of owning a duplex as two people is much about 30% less than the cost of owning two single family homes, so we people, we think people can save money this way, but mostly we think they can live a better life, >> so i get this whole idea of wanting to be near your support system. you know, your friends or family. and i get this idea of trying to buy together. but why would people need a service? like, couldn't they just look for, you know, like two units in this apartment or in this building or perhaps two homes in this subdivision on their own? >> yeah, it can be tricky to find these places, and so, you know, a lot of the most popular search services, for example, don't even allow you to search for, like, a duplex or a triplex, and so we sort of do all the legwork of figuring out, like, what are all the properties right now in san francisco or the east bay, let's say that are a good fit for this, and we will do the legwork of basically laying out for you how you would do it for this specific property, why this

property is good or bad for it. so you don't have to do that work on your own. >> we've talked about the benefits of living in that kind of arrangement. right. let's talk about the challenges of such a thing. because what if, let's say you go in with some friends and the friendship breaks up, and now you've got three people instead of four paying the mortgage, or you got to find someone to replace them. seems hard. >> yeah. i think it's important to set up structures, that that allow for graceful exits. and so we think we think it's important to sort of go about this in a very thoughtful way, that being said, we've we've seen a lot of these, almost all of them end up working out very well for people, and they end up doing it again, but it's certainly something you need to you need to think about. but we think the problems of the problems of social connection are better than the problems of being lonely, and so, so we think people will be better served often, even if there's a bit more risk. okay. >> yeah. i mean, definitely legal and financial considerations, but real quickly, we got to go. but how do you see this trend evolving in the bay area. and metropolitan regions in the future?

>> yeah, i think because, housing laws are changing, we're starting to see a lot more two, three, four unit, developments. and we think these are the perfect sort of places for friends and family to share with each other, so i think with all these new housing units coming online, this will also be a great opportunity for folks to do that. >> phil levin with hot friend compounds, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> some financial news. the president of the republic of south africa rang today's closing bell at the new york stock exchange. and today's trading got the week off to a positive start with all three major indices ending the day in green. the dow adding 61 points, closing at a new record of 42,124 points. the nasdaq gained 25. the s&p went up 16 points for a new record finish at 5718. well that is this edition of abc seven news here at ten. abc seven news at 11 is coming up

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grappling with violence in one east bay city, more than a dozen shootings in just three weeks time, and antioch may not have enough police officers to handle it all. good evening. i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the city may now ask for more law enforcement help to fight