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

this surge in violence. abc seven news reporter tim johns went to antioch tonight talking with neighbors about what's happening and how to stop it. >> it's been an especially violent month in the city of antioch since the start of september, the city has had over a dozen shootings and two homicides. of those shootings, three of them happening just over the past weekend, with one occurring in this strip mall parking lot near a rite aid sunday night football. >> 5 or 6 people in a bar. why? because they're afraid. >> tony nabb owns tony's bar and grill, which is located inside that strip mall. he says he wants city leaders to do more to stop the violence. >> i talked to the city. nothing. talked to the police department? nothing. council. nothing. so it's really frustrating as a business owner. >> in a video posted to his instagram sunday, antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpenity. >> no resident should live in fear. absolutely no one, especially in the city of antioch. >> in a statement sent to abc seven news monday, the mayor's

office saying, quote, mayor thorpe is working closely with the antioch police department to continue increasing police presence within the two blocks that are at the heart of the recent crime activity. if necessary, the mayor is considering requesting mutual aid from neighboring cities to add even more police officers on the ground. welcome news to antioch business owner barney reyes. reyes points to east palo alto as an example of another bay area city that once had notorious crime problems, but was ultimately able to reduce the violence. earlier this year, the peninsula city made headlines after it recorded zero homicides for all of 2023. >> look what they did in epa back when epa was like the murder capital of the world. they brought in all these people, and now it's like one of the safest communities. >> antioch police say while some of the shootings may be gang related, they don't believe all of them are connected. no matter who is responsible, tony says he just wants it to finally stop. so people can enjoy the city he loves. >> and it's frustrating because we come in trying to build this city. i've been in this town for since 98. >> the mayor says he's also

working with other local and faith leaders in the city to try and come up with community led solutions in antioch. tim johns, abc seven news. >> we try to put crime in context here at abc seven news, and while antioch is facing this wave of violence we just talked about. new data shows a dramatic drop in murders nationwide. the stats out today from the fbi show last year saw the biggest decrease in murders in decades, almost 12%. rapes went down by more than 9%. property crime and burglaries all went down as well. the only significant jump was car theft. that's up 13% and you can see detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. it includes information and trends for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find it at abc seven news, dot com or on our app as well. all right. let's turn now to your accuweather forecast. and the hot weather that we've started the fall with. it will it stick around

for a while. some cities saw record setting temperatures today. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with another day of heat. sandhya. >> yeah. dan. and as we take a look at the records for today, it hit 104 degrees in san rafael. previous record was 99, set back in 1956. san jose surpassed the old record of 92 set in 1919, today, coming in at 95 degrees. it was hot elsewhere as well, like fairfield and concord and livermore and santa rosa and napa. upper 90s warm in oakland at 8889. in san francisco, 72, in half moon bay. san francisco had one of its warmest days so far this season. now, here's a look at what you can expect a heat advisory for the inland east bay valleys and hills until 8 p.m. tomorrow. and that's because the risk of heat related illnesses will remain for that region. it is going to be in the moderate to major category for that area and parts of the bay and inland. so as we check out your high temperatures

for tomorrow. san francisco, 78 degrees 84. in oakland. it's going to be above average. very warm. 92 san jose, hot and sunny in walnut creek. 96 degrees. looking at a live picture from mount tam, it is an amazing vie. very little if any fog showing up. i'll be back to let you know when you'll get some relief from this heat coming up. >> dan okay sandhya, thanks a lot. we'll touch base in a couple of minutes. new at 11. thousands of people in san francisco. maybe you are in for a big water bill because of a glitch with their meters. many haven't gotten a bill in months. and soon they're going to have to make up for that. the city's public utilities commission says the meters for more than 8000 customers stopped sending out data, so the agency never charged them. some didn't get billed for more than a year. the city is going to tack all of those months of charges onto future bills. now there are payment plans so folks don't have to pay all at once, but it's going to be a financial blow. an update tonight on a power outage at the san mateo

caltrain station that forced all trains to stop moving. a viewer sent us this video of smoke coming off a train. it happened at about 215 this afternoon. according to a spokesperson, there was no issue with caltrain infrastructure or the new electric trains. they say the outage was caused by, quote, outside interference with the wires. they were not more specific than that. trains started moving again almost an hour later. the superintendent for san francisco unified is promising more transparency after a tumultuous week for the district. the district is facing school closures and staffing cuts, and now the city is sending in extra help. >> 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. reporter superintendent matt wayne shared that video update tonight following an emergency school board meeting this weekend discussing his future

with san francisco unified mayor london breed is sending a team of city staff to help the district figure out its finances and operations, trying to avoid a statewide takeover. >> wayne says school closures will still be on the table. he hasn't given a new timeline for when he'll share what schools could close after he postponed last week's planned announcement. so everything is still in limbo. the longtime president of the university of san francisco resigned suddenly. today, president paul fitzgerald has led the private college for the last decade, facing financial strain, pro-palestinian protests and bringing a social justice focus to the university. fitzgerald says it's the right time to move to his next professional opportunity. in his message, he called it an honor and privilege to lead the university, saying, quote, i am confident that ucsf that ucf has the people and the vision to enliven its distinctive mission, a mission

that is perhaps more critical now than ever before. happening tomorrow, the a's begin their final home stand in oakland. then it's all over. they'll play at the coliseum three days in a row, saying goodbye to the city they've called home for the better part of a century. a's fans are blasting team owner john fisher on social media tonight. really letting him have it. fisher shared a letter today. finally addressing the team's departure and apologizing for it. he wrote, quote, 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. today on abc7 news at 4:00, sports director larry beil shared his take on the apology. and let me tell you, larry did not pull any punches, reflecting a lot of anger over this. >> 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. >> you can read fisher's entire apology, and you can see larry's really forthright and raw response on abc seven news.com. we have both there in their entireties. well, the future of artificial intelligence is the focus of our coverage here at abc7. quite often. and tonight we're getting an inside look at one potential use of the technology in the world of sports. companies are experimenting with play by play done by ai. abc seven news reporter j.r stone got to see it in action and shows you what

this technology can actually do. >> reporter this might look like a pretty little ping pong set up, but that is hardly the case. it's ping pong with generative ai to track your playing ability. the same technology used at wimbledon and the u.s. open. >> this is the first year we've brought in the generative ai component, where you actually have match commentary based off of all of the data. that's being captured, and then match summaries as well. >> the data he's talking about includes things like average ball speed, swing speed, along with forehand and backhand shots to put it to the test. we recently went head to head at dreamforce 2020 for ibm's nick otto versus me abc7's j.r stone. and while i held strong on the rallies, it appeared as though nick had been practicing wide again. oh, man. spin going. oh, i have a friend who used to always kill me in ping pong. and that's just what happened to me with these stats. the ai came at me with a summary

that said, quote, nick's arm must have felt like a whirlwind, spinning the ball at an average speed of 8.45mph. j.r. tried to keep up, but his 30 forehand shots and 5.56mph swing speed were no match. >> this is, you know, both incredibly exciting and amazing. and also concerning because what this means for actual journalists, what this means for human commentators. >> ucla professor ramesh srinivasan believes we need to use caution with this type of technology to make sure that humans are still benefiting. recently, at the u.s. open, ai commentators were used for smaller matches. otto says the ai did not take any human commentators jobs, but there's not announcers for all those matches, so we actually did generate and we were the only announcer for a lot of the matches. while this ping pong setup only had a written review, the idea of the ai system gaining all that knowledge in real or close to real time sure does make you wonder as to what

will come next. and it is just fascinating as to what this stuff does. one thing it was also used for dan is to gather data for human commentators. and so now all of a sudden, they have these interesting statistics. >> yeah, it's heading that direction probably for people concerned. is there anything done to make sure that the human jobs are not eventually lost? it seems like it's heading that way. >> that's a tricky one because one of the professors you saw in that story that i talked with, he said, if they want to make one of these ais, like john mcenroe, who sort of goes out there and, you know, gets a little lively every once in a while, they could do just that. he believes we have to go the political route. we've already seen three bills signed into law. but then you got to be careful because that can take away from some creativity and you don't want to take away from creativity if it's going to help people in the end. but it's all moving so fast, this technology and nobody's really sure exactly where it's going to end up. i know you want good and you want good for everybody, but you don't want people to lose jobs

at the same time. so when i bring this story up, it's so cool. but at the same time, people are like, oh, i don't want to lose my job. >> what's happening? all right. thanks, jay. thank you. appreciate it. all right. well, the high cost of losing weight, putting a ceo in the hot seat. new questions about why ozempic can't be cheaper. also here, a crackdown is coming for cell phones in schools. but some bay area campuses are actually way ahead of things. >> i look at that as a life saving skill, which is a superpower. >> an nfl player helping make kids sports safer. as demar hamilton, hamlin hits a career milestone, the powerful moments on mon i only meant to order five. there's not enough money in my account for these. i'm gonna get charged. two things i just can't deal with.

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a major discussion about the high cost of weight loss drugs that have become ever more popular. the ceo of novo nordisk is expected to be on the hot seat in front of the senate health committee tomorrow. his company makes ozempic and wegovy. the ceo will likely be grilled about prices by senator bernie sanders, who harshly criticized novo nordisk at a roundtable last week as important and groundbreaking as these drugs may be. >> they will not do any good for the millions of people who cannot afford them. a drug, no matter how great it may be, does not mean a thing. if you cannot afford to buy the product. >> sanders says the ceos of major generic pharmaceutical companies have told him they can produce and sell ozempic for less than $100 a month, but it's expected novo nordisk ceo will blame prices on the pharmacy and

insurance systems. now, this comes as the cdc shares brand new data showing obesity is dropping in the united states. more than 40% of adults 20 and older were estimated to be obese between august 21st and august of 23. that's down about one point from the last study, though still higher than a decade ago. the rates of obesity and severe obesity were highest among people between the ages of 40 to 59 years of age. the research is based on bmi, which is the american medical medical association, a standard that says it's consistent for people of all races, ages or genders. bmi body mass index of course, schools across our state have two years to start cracking down on cell phone use. governor newsom signed a new law today trying to limit phones in the classrooms now. it requires all public and charter schools to come up with plans to restrict student phone use by summer of

2026. the law is intended to tackle concerns about social media and mental health in our children. several bay area schools are on top of this already. two high schools in concord started the school year, requiring students to leave their phones in pouches, cannot take them to class. president biden is expected to discuss the progress his administration has made on climate change during a stop in new york city tomorrow. he will deliver remarks at the bloomberg global business forum as part of climate week events. that's according to the hill. the speech is expected to focus on the administration's progress in tackling the climate crisis, cutting energy costs and creating union jobs. a key part of building a better bay area is celebrating progress. when we see it, we like to do that, and tonight we have three breakthroughs to share with you. first, the grand opening of the newly repaired capitola wharf this week. the wharf needed extensive repairs after the storms in january and december of 2023. they were pretty beat

up. it was also an opportunity for the wharf to be beautified and made more resilient against future storms. the celebration will take place wednesday at 230 and capitola, and will feature live music, a beer garden and food trucks. as well. our next breakthrough, more than 50 years after his death, martial arts master and hollywood legend bruce lee is being honored in the city he once called home. the intersection of broadway and garnet street, near oakland's auto row, is now known as bruce lee way. the city held a renaming ceremony this morning near the martial arts studio that lee owned before his rise to hollywood stardom. and our final breakthrough, seven leaders in san jose were recognized this evening for their contributions to the community as part of latino heritage month celebrations. assembly member alex lee and san jose city council member peter ortiz co-hosted the event to celebrate local unsung heroes. the people recognized work in

education, arts, business and other fields as well. congratulations! nice to see them being well received and well recognized. all right. now let's go back and get the full forecast. meteorologist sandhya patel is back with a little more heat. sandhya. >> yeah, i mean, i know we're in autumn, but, dan, it's going to feel like summer again tomorrow. let me show you some live pictures right now from our tower cameras. and you can see the visibility is just fantastic. i mean, you can see for miles right now, a couple of patches of fog were trying to form along the coast so far. we haven't seen a whole lot showing up. so that's just something to keep in mind, especially as you make your plans for tomorrow. so we're going to take a look at what's happening. apparently the clicker is not working here. let me see if i can get this to advance. what you can expect for tomorrow. let's get out of this and try it again. here we go. all right. tomorrow you'll want to drink plenty of fluids. wear lightweight clothing as the heat

builds, you'll want to take some breaks in the shade. especially if you have to work outside and no signs of heat illnesses. never leave people or pets inside vehicles. here's a look at what's going to happen. high pressure is controlling our weather. brought the heat today. brought the records. it's going to do it all over again tomorro. so we'll have some hotter than usual conditions for september. but this trough is going to start to work its way up along the coast, and that's going to set the stage for much cooler weather come wednesday. and you will notice it tonight. it is running a lot warmer than 24 hours ago by 17 degrees in san francisco. it's noticeable 13 degrees warmer in oakland. numbers right now, anywhere from the 60s to the 70s. you get up towards cloverdale and even warmer than that. so let's check out san francisco's high temperatures. 78 is what we're going for tomorrow. average is 71. but look at how much of a drop there is on wednesday 63 degrees and then leveling off with some minor ups and downs. so we go for tomorrow's

forecast. inland areas will be sunny in the 60s at 8:00 90s by noon and 100 seconds for the hot spots inland by 5 p.m. around the bay from the 60s to the 80s. and as we look at the coastal communities, this is where it will be most comfortable. 50 to 60s, eventually to the 70s. live view from our sutro tower camera. looking at san francisco tomorrow. warm to hot again for most wednesday. much cooler and more like fall and the weekend outlook will show you temperatures near average. your morning numbers will be in the 50s to 70s, or maybe a few patches of fog near the coastline. warm to hot weather tomorrow afternoon. south bay, los gatos, 9492, in san jose, well above average on the peninsula 84, san mateo, 90, in redwood city, 70. in half moon bay, downtown san francisco 78 degrees north bay. temperatures upper 90s from santa rosa to calistoga. 95 san rafael. east bay 83, berkeley 84 oakland. 90s around castro valley, inland. triple digit sizzle fairfield,

brentwood 99 degrees in livermore. your accuweather seven day forecast. the sizzle will be only last for a day after tomorrow. no more triple digits. much cooler foggier start on wednesday, and then we'll notice a minor rebound for the end of the workweek before those temperatures drop back closer to average for the

on monday night football game last year can now thank monday night football for his first career interception. it happened in front of the hometown fans tonight. hamlin snagged an overthrown pass by the jacksonville jaguars in the second quarter and returned it 19 yards, setting up his team for an eventual touchdown. hamlin collapsed after a hit in january of last year, suffering sudden cardiac arrest. >> i count my blessings daily. you know, still being able to be here like this, still being able to live life every day after experiencing everything i experienced this morning on good morning america, hamlin and the nfl launched a new program to help get more aeds automated external defibrillators into schools, and on to playing fields. >> all right, the 49 ers suffering with a case of the mondays after a really tough loss in la yesterday. chris

alvarez is here with sports. chris. >> hey dan coming up in sports. the injuries keep piling up for the 49 ers. so what's with brock's back. the latest on purdy and how it affec

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so far for the 20 2440 niners. mondays update, javon hargrave partially tore his triceps. he's likely out for the season. christian mccaffrey flew to germany to visit a specialist for his achilles. meanwhile, there is hope george kittle will practice this week. he's dealing with a hamstring and quarterback brock purdy came out of the rams game with some back soreness. had an mri. he will be day to day this week as the four niners prepare for the patriots on sunday. head coach kyle shanahan said the team feels good about the mri, and they're hopeful purdy will be better by practice on wednesday. brock is coming off his best game of the season, throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns in that loss to the rams in l.a. monday night football double dip the early game starred fireball zone josh allen, and he tore up the jacksonville defense here, extending the play and finds dalton kincaid in the back of the end zone. 13 nothing buffalo second quarter allen going to go

to the rookie keon coleman. and this is going to be a touchdown. he'll always remember his first career td allen 23 of 3263 and four touchdowns. also ran for 44 yards. bills win big 4710. buffalo just one of five undefeated teams left in the nf, saw it right here on abc. seven joe burrow's winless bengals hosting jayden daniels and the commanders since he scored first. washington responds thanks to the rookie qb five yard keeper for the score. washington led 2113 at the break. third quarter. daniels, his first career touchdown pass, goes to offensive lineman trent scott, 2813. commanders. and check out the big man celebration. bengals try to make it interesting. daniels wasn't having it. great touchdown pass to terry mclaurin. oh my. he was 21 of 23. just two incompletions all night. commanders win 3833. the bengals are surprising zero and three. final week of the season for the giants. first three in arizona. hey, she's got a foul ball. top three tied at one. runner on for matt chapman. high and deep to center. will it

go? center fielders got a beat on it. hits the wall and it bounces away. and chappie is on his horse matt williams sends him and chappie is safe. how about some dad speed there a two run inside the park. home run. giants take the lead. he's the first giant to go inside the park since denard span back in 2017. giants win six three, four straight wins and once again just a game under 500 with five games to play sports on abc seven.

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