now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> parents and students set to rally over san francisco.

unified's plan to close schools amid a budget crunch. the district and superintendent responding as these closures and staffing cuts loom. >> then the beginning of the end in oakland. the a's are set to begin their final home series in the east bay as the team's embattled owner writes a letter to fans that hasn't been exactly well received. >> and you get a bakery, you get a bakery. one of oprah's favorite places to get an english muffin is expanding here in the bay area. >> good morning. it is tuesday, september 24th. we're going to start with a traffic alert. >> frances. yeah. >> our own jim huntington. we came into work across the bay bridge. said it was horrible. just horrible. let me show you what it looks like. right now. bay bridge toll plaza. it is jam packed beyond the metering lights. in fact, from the maze into san francisco, it is 49 minutes, folks. that is an extra 30 plus minutes for your ride this morning. and you can see those brake lights all the way on the incline past treasure island into san francisco. and this is the culprit. it is road

work coming off the upper deck of the bay bridge, blocking a couple lanes approaching ninth street. so traffic is jammed because of this. it's supposed to be cleared at 6:00, so we'll keep you posted on this and let you know when it clears. in the meantime, you may want to consider bart to avoid this mess. san mateo bridge is also looking good and just a heads up, there is a four car crash heading into dublin westbound 580 before doherty blocking two right lanes. you can see traffic is starting to back up into livermore. we've got hot mess on the roads and how it's hot weather today. >> drew, i like that. that's good information. francis. yeah, at least the weather is not an issue this morning with all that traffic out there. we do have another hot day on the way today. a live look from our exploratorium camera. we have clear skies. in fact, we have mainly clear skies across the board. so once that sun gets up here at 7 a.m, it is going to be a bright morning. it's also a mild morning. we're ten degrees warmer right now compared to yesterday, widespread 60s out there. so this is a launching pad to get us into another warm to hot afternoon out there. heat

advisory continues. it's been trimmed back a bit. the south bay and the santa cruz mountains no longer in the heat advisory but area wide. it is going to feel warm for this time of the year, so we'll start inland. yesterday, our hottest areas hit 101 102. we're close to that once again today. look at all that sunshine. those temperatures warm very fast back into the 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. sunny from the start. we're not expecting any fog out there this morning. it's a warm one later on this afternoon around the bay shoreline back into the 80s and along the coast today we'll keep it mild. upper 60s to the lower 70s for daytime highs. amanda. >> all right, drew. thank you. happening tonight. students, parents and teachers, they're planning to rally at san francisco unified school district headquarters. the district is holding a school board meeting around the same time. the big question, which schools will close and when? abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here live and, gloria, tonight's meeting comes after the mayor assigned a team to help the troubled district. it does. >> amanda, the mayor, announced that she's stepping in to help the school district avoid a state takeover. the district

needs to provide a clear plan and balanced budget to the state by the end of the year. the san francisco unified school district is facing a $400 million budget deficit over a three year period as it discusses staffing cuts and school closures, and the state is threatening to take over. on sunday, mayor london breeds office announced the creation of a team of top city leaders to help advise the district on ways to tackle the crisis. she's calling it the school stabilization team. the seven member team includes the executive director of the department of children, youth and their families. >> 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. >> the announcement follows an emergency sunday meeting where the district board of education spoke about terminating

superintendent matt wayne. instead, they reached out to the mayor's office for help. last week, the superintendent was set to announce a list of school closures, but that announcement was postponed. and tonight, parents are planning to urge the district to pause those school closures. they're planning to speak at tonight's school board meeting at 630 in the evening at district headquarters. and they're going to start rallying an hour before that meeting. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. the latest bill signed by governor newsom aims at limiting or flat out banning student cell phone use. it's called the phone free school act, and it requires school districts, charter schools and county education offices to come up with the plan by july of 2026 to limit or ban cell phone use by students. a bipartisan group of lawmakers backed the bill. supporters say limiting cell phone use in class will help students, academics and mental health, and four other bills signed by the governor aim to crack down on sideshows. videos of these dangerous and often destructive

events are nothing new to us here in the bay area sideshow. this sideshow took place over the bay bridge in april. as many as 100 cars blocking the lanes. one of these new laws allows officers to remove cars that are blocking areas for sideshows, without having to actually make an arrest. another law expands the ability to impound cars in sideshows that take place in parking lots, not just on highways. another expands the penalties for sideshows to include impounding cars for 30 days and requiring restitution for victims, and a final law increases the penalties for both participants and organizers of sideshows that endanger children and cause property damage. >> the vta employee accused of shooting and killing a coworker over the weekend, is expected in court tomorrow to answer to charges in the case. it's the second deadly incident of gun violence at vta in three years.

33 year old duck bowie is accused of shooting and killing 45 year old regulus teotico, seen here in this linkedin photo. the santa clara county sheriff's office says the suspect knew the victim and the two took part in many of the same activities outside of work. >> 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. >> teotico isn't 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. the sheriff's office is increasing security across vta, and the agency is offering grief counselors for employees. >> new developments in the shooting of 40 niners. rookie ricky pearsall in san francisco's union square. the gun the teen suspect allegedly used in the shooting was reportedly bought legally in phoenix in february. according to the chronicle, a person

bought the semi-automatic gun from a store in downtown phoenix. the gun is popular among police agencies. it's unclear how the weapon traveled across state lines and here to the bay area. the 17 year old boy accused of shooting pearsall is charged with attempted murder. the da's office has not decided if it is going to try to have this case moved to adult court. in the east bay, the city of antioch is dealing with a surge in violence, and there may not be enough officers to handle it. now, the mayor is considering asking outside agencies for help. since the start of september, antioch has had over a dozen shootings and two homicides, three of them just happened over this past weekend. business owners in the area are asking for more law enforcement. >> talk to the city. nothing. talk to the police department. nothing counsel? nothing. so it's really frustrating as a business owner. >> police say some of the shootings may be gang related, but they do not believe all the incidents are connected. antioch mayor sent a statement to abc

seven saying he is working with the police department to continue increasing police presence in the area where most of the violence has happened. he's also considering requesting mutual aid from neighboring cities and is working with local leaders to try and come up with community led solutions. >> i'm at the live desk tracking some high profile hearings happening today on capitol hill. first, a hearing to examine the high cost of weight loss medications in the u.s. the ceo of novo nordisk, which manufactures ozempic and wegovy, will appear before a senate committee. senator bernie sanders is accusing the ceo of, quote, ripping off americans with the high cost of the weight loss drugs. a second hearing today will focus on abortion care. this will examine how former president trump's overturning of roe v wade and subsequent state abortion bans have threatened access to lifesaving medical care for women across the country. this hearing will be the first time in history the senate finance

committee convenes a hearing on the topic of women's reproductive health care. a third hearing will focus on the faa's oversight into boeing. the faa administrator is expected to appear before a house panel today to ensure boeing is building safe airplanes and revamping its safety management program. it comes after several scary incidents, including that door plug blowout in january. all three hearings start at 10:00 this morning, and in the next half hour, i'll dive into additional high profile hearings expected today. that's at 630. now, let's check in with drew. >> hey, amanda. yesterday was a very hot afternoon. look at some of these highs yesterday afternoon, 102 in san rafael, 89 in san francisco. in fact, that is the hottest day in the city in nearly two years. oakland, san jose, livermore, redwood city, all in the 80s and 90s. and we have another warm afternoon on the way. high pressure in control for one more day, supplying us with that summerlike heat. and then finally, this low will win out tomorrow, and this will bring back a return of fall like

weather for one day on wednesday. wednesday will feel dramatically cooler compared to today. so highs once again above average. not as hot in the city today instead of the 80s will be in the 70s, but still that is more than ten degrees above average for this time of year. 84 in oakland today, 90 return in san jose at 92. 96 in walnut creek. so future weather will have full sunshine this morning. no fog out there. we warm very quickly, just like yesterday. dress for summer. it will feel hot this afternoon. heat advisories do continue inland for one more day, so highs around the bay shoreline. we're back into the 80s and 90s for the most part. inland, our hottest cities once again closing in on 100 later on this afternoon. but tomorrow, get ready for much cooler air to move in for one day before another warming trend arrives here. by the end of the week. we'll talk much more about that warming trend reggie aqui in a few minutes. >> thank you. drew. coming up, a water bill glitch will lead to thousands of san franciscans paying months worth of bills.

then the woman prosecutors say helped ftx to fail learns her fate, her attorneys arguing she doesn't deserve prison time because she cooperated with investigators. and the new evidence uncovered about the man accused of trying to shoot former president trump at a florida golf course

in san francisco, the roadwork that was causing the big backup has just been cleared within the

last minute, so all lanes are now open, heading into san francisco off the bay bridge. but look at what it's done because of the closure it has caused, caused long big traffic delays on the incline section. in fact, a stall has just been reported to heading into treasure island and that means metering lights were turned on and the drive time from the maze into san francisco is 50 minutes. so it's just been a slow ride this morning. you'll want to avoid this if you can, although it is starting to improve, the san mateo bridge is a better option for you that is moving at 70mph. and then also better news this earlier crash in dublin has been cleared to the right hand side, so hopefully traffic will start recovering on westbound 580 approaching 680. reggie. >> new details into the investigation into the second apparent attempt to kill donald trump. the justice department says it will seek to add an attempted assassination charge against the man accused of staking out trump at his golf course. the accused had written a note detailing his plans to kill the former president. the

note was found in his car, included a list of dates and venues where trump was set to appear. during a hearing yesterday, he was determined to. he was determined to be a flight risk and ordered to remain in custody without bail. this afternoon, the a's begin their final homestand in oakland. they'll play at the coliseum three days in a row, saying goodbye to the city they have called home for the better part of a century. so here's a live look at the coliseum property from our camera along interstate 80. a's fans are blasting team owner john fisher on social media. fisher shared a letter finally addressing the team's departure and apologizing for it. he writes, 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. on abc seven news at 4:00 yesterday, sports director larry beil shared his take on the apology and larry

didn't pull any punches. >> 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. woo! >> you can read fisher's entire apology and see all of larry's response. i mean, it's totally worth watching the entire thing. we just gave you a small snippe. he left. no. that's it. he left? no. he left. no crumbs. although he did leave a lot of paper, a

lot around the set. anyway, go to abc seven news.com and check it out. >> you have to watch it all. i say it, he left no crumbs because a north bay bakery. get it? bakery. >> here we go. transitions. >> famous for its fluffy english muffins, is opening its largest location next month. model bakery is set to open in walnut creek. this will be their first location outside of napa valley. the bakery's english muffins have made oprah's favorite things list four times. the new store will have other breakfast items like eggs benedict, breakfast sandwiches, and an english muffin burger. an opening date has not been set. >> okay, i love an english muffin. >> do we? okay. i didn't know we got excited about english muffins. oh, really? >> oh, i do. i do. good. >> i know, but she's talking about english muffins. but i'm looking at a burger. >> well, you know, amanda, you can do a lot with bread. ooh. >> oh, it's an english muffin smash burger. i see that, okay. >> i tend to go, like, the more breakfast route. eggs, bacon, cheese. same breakfast sandwich. >> yeah, yeah. i would rather have that. you know what?

>> i would eat it. >> i'm willing to try that. that looks pretty good. >> smash burger. i'm just hungry. >> i know 9:00 comes and i'm ready for, like, my big slice of lasagna. >> drew's like, here's the thing about amanda. she eats. we have weird hours, right? and amanda will eat. like what? i call dinner time foods. yes. at 9 a.m. >> yeah. i like chicken caesar salad. chicken is a very fragrant chicken. caesar salad. and drew's like, you're not going to eat that right now. i was like, i can't watch you eat this at 9 a.m. >> i'm with you, amanda. i would eat anything at any time. yeah. >> i eat this. this is what i eat. oh, yeah. >> no wonder you look so good. your body is a temple. how exciting. i have sushi for breakfast. my leftover dinner. yeah, i'll be eating that soon. >> what you got? >> yeah. yeah. >> i made lasagna soup last night. >> wait, what is that? i don't know, it was trending. >> it was trending. it's like. it's so good. you'll see it. >> it's just a soupy lasagna. yeah, a soupy. >> you don't bake it. you, like, make it at. okay, you guys, it's good. okay, i'll send it to you.

okay. this is for my italian. >> mother. would be. >> call me right now. call me right now. let them know it is good. >> okay. i see no phone call. yeah, i see no one calling you. all right, let's move on to that atrocity. we'll go outside for our sutro tower camera. right now it is clear. another hot day on the way again. we have heat advisories in effect inland tomorrow. if you're really craving that fall like weather, you'll enjoy wednesday, but just for one day. for the rest of the week. we're talking about another warming trend taking over. so we'll take san jose, for example. look at our temperature trend over the next ten days. normal high in the south bay, 80 degrees. well above that. today we're back into the 90s. but look at tomorrow we take a big drop in our afternoon highs. this will feel pretty cool compared to the heat we had today and yesterday, but by the end of the week we're back up. we'll finish the week with warmer than average temperatures, and really, for the foreseeable future, we'll keep those temperatures pretty elevated through the early parts

of next week. so look at the forecast today. inland we're back into the 90s once again. heat advisories in effect around the bay shoreline warm in the 80s. and then along the coast. we'll keep it in the 60s and in the 70s. so highs today in our microclimates, we're back into the 90s in the south bay, 92 for san jose, 90 for redwood city. today, as you head up along the peninsula, 84, san mateo 86, in palo alto. it's warm in the city, not as warm as yesterday. yesterday we were close to 90. today will be in the 70s, but still more than ten degrees above average in the north bay. we're in the 90s, 92in petaluma, 91 in napa, but 98 in cloverdale, the east bay. it's another warm one today, 83 berkeley, but 89 in fremont, 87 in orinda and then inland. our heat advisory in effect 94 to 100 degrees. the range we have today. overnight tonight, get ready for some chilly weather to return. our fog is back. it will surge inland first thing tomorrow morning and that will create a dramatic cooldown. here's your high temperatures tomorrow. this will feel chilly in some spots compared to the heat we had today, and

yesterday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days through summerlike sizzle today, but then it feels like fall for one day tomorrow before another warming trend takes over. the early call on the weekend. sunny skies and close to average temperatures, guys. >> all right. thanks, drew. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> hey reggie. amanda. great to be with you. coming up here on gma i am covering what will soon be hurricane helene. it will make it through the yucatan channel and will end up with seeing this storm become potentially a major hurricane. so that means cat three or above. that's why we've got hurricane watches up from sarasota, bradenton, tampa, all the way around the bend to tallahassee. so crystal river in there, steinhatchee all the places we've seen hit. we have a lot of precedence, unfortunately, to know what this is going to look like, a lot of piling of water all the way down to even key west, which is why you see tropical storm watches. i'll time out the rest of it, because georgia and western south carolina and north carolina also have to pay

attention. and then the escalation of attacks in the middle east. israel launched hundreds of airstrikes into lebanon, with hezbollah retaliating. we are live in the region with the latest and top national security official, john kirby is going to join us live. plus, robin's exclusive with president zelensky and ukraine's first lady. it is their first joint interview since the war started. he will talk about his, quote, victory plan and a lot more and then show me the money goes to cincinnati helping football fans find lost cash. we're going to show you how you can do it too. and oscar winner kate winslet is here. you don't want to miss it on gma. >> i was looking at your storm tracker there and i used to live in atlanta. and it's unusual, isn't it, that you would see a storm go right through the heart of atlanta? >> yes. to see it move that fast and have that type of power still. and that's the thing is, if it's only 12 hours, by the time it gets up, we were running some of the short term models and it had augusta, georgia, with a 72 mile per hour gust. 7 a.m. on friday. so that's her, you know, nearly a hurricane force still, or at least with

the gusts all the way up into the southern appalachia. so yes. don't see that every day. >> yeah, that's strange because you usually think of coastal parts of states and not the atlanta is so landlocked. so that's interesting to watch. >> oh my gosh. right, right. and then but the impact to like even jacksonville or brunswick or charleston like the wraparound with the coastal flooding mixed with those outer bands that, you know, that's the thing is a cone is only a cone. the impacts go so well beyond that. >> yeah, absolutely. okay. well that was fascinating to watch. thank you ginger. we'll be seeing that at 7:00. i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but i'm just the flu.” (sniffs.) it's him! who? i'm just the flu. demand more from your flu shot. sanofi higher-dose flu vaccines are proven to provide better flu protection than standard dose flu shots in older adults.

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caroline ellison pleaded guilty to fraud in 2022. prosecutors say she deserves leniency for what they're calling her. extraordinary cooperation during the investigation after the cryptocurrency company collapsed. her lawyers are asking for a lighter sentence because of her testimony at the trial against her former boyfriend and ftx founder sam bankman-fried. they cited the trauma of ellison's relationship with him in march, bankman-fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. next at 630. oakland, now set to ramp up efforts to clear a homeless encampment. details of the mayor's new

executive order. then san francisco, now working to cut down on sideshows throughout the city. the discussion going before the

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

san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. now at 630, a toasty tuesday,

you can break out the shorts to tease as a heat advisory continues. drew is here with the forecast that's going to cool down in the coming days. >> then vice president harris campaign putting up billboards claiming the former president is a chicken for not debating her. the election is six weeks from today, and this poor dog learns the hard way that it's not a good idea to try to sneak out of the house. >> help her. okay, what is this trend that we just let animals and babies babies suffer, suffer in uncomfortable positions while we get the video, look at the little tail. help her. i could never allow my dog to just hang there like that. no. >> absolutely not. and it's a heavy dog, too. >> all right, you know what a bad morning, spca. yes, i have a crime to report. >> okay. good morning everyone. >> it's tuesday, september 24th. >> adopt that dog. >> you're saying do better? >> yeah. we have a backup in the

bay bridge. what is going on? >> oh my gosh, it is a mess. reggie. amanda. drew, we have been tracking this problem heading into san francisco because of earlier roadwork. so it's a crawl right now. here's some drive times for you. westbound 80, highway four to the maze. it's over an hour, 62 minutes, and then westbound 80 as you continue the drive from emeryville into san francisco. 42 minutes. traffic has just been jammed. you can see it is starting to recover across the upper deck into san francisco because of roadwork that has been cleared, but the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up well through the maze and beyond that onto westbound 80. as an option, you may want to consider the san mateo bridge, but it is slow getting there on southbound 880 and then the richmond-san rafael bridge, also under the speed limit. as you make your way across. a new crash just reported two in the north bay, two cars westbound 37 at mare island, causing delays from highway 29. hi, drew. hi, francis. >> man, it is busy on the roads on this tuesday and we are in store for another warm afternoon. it's a lovely picture

from our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero. current sky conditions. we have clear skies out there so that sun is on its way up. we have full sunshine today and another hot afternoon coming our way. it's mild out there this morning. temperatures about ten degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. a lot of us starting the morning in the 60s. so dress for summer. today we have another heat advisory. it's been trimmed back a bit yesterday. it also included the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. those areas no longer included, but across the board. it's going to be another warm afternoon. so looking inland yesterday, our hottest areas hit 102 101 for daytime highs. we're pretty close to that again today. lots of sunshine, temperatures, flirting with 100 inland again around the bay shoreline. it is warm, full sunshine, no fog this morning. temperatures back into the 80s. later on today and along the coast it will be mild. we'll stay in the 60s and 70s along the entire coast. now tomorrow feels a lot more like fall. amanda will preview that coming up in about seven minutes. >> all right drew, thank you. happening tonight. the san

francisco unified school board will meet amid a budget crisis that could force the closure of several schools. parents and students will hold a rally to protest these potential changes. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live in studio and, gloria, what are these financial problems that the district is having? >> well, amanda, the district is facing a $400 million budget deficit over a three year period. they've been discussing staffing cuts. also school closures. and the mayor is now stepping in to avoid a state takeover. mayor london breed s office announced the creation of a team of top city leaders to help the san francisco unified school district. she is calling the seven member group the school stabilization team. last week, superintendent matt wayne was set to announce a list of school closures, but that announcement was postponed and yesterday wayne released a new video and is promising weekly updates on their top priorities 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. >> i'm not always for creations of task force, but i think 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 to organizations that we collaborate with and i have very strong respect for. so i think anything and any expertise we will take to avoid a state takeover. >> that parent says the help is giving her hope. some parents have been frustrated by the recent uncertainty, and the new team follows an emergency sunday meeting where the district board of education spoke about terminating the superintendent. instead, they reached out to the mayor's office for help. tonight, there's a board meeting, and students and parents are planning to speak during that meeting and rally before. and they're asking that the district pause school closures. the meeting starts at 630 in the evening at district headquarters. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. all right, gloria,

thank you. >> we're learning more about a police shooting near the powell street bart station in san francisco. it happened earlier this month. san francisco police presented body cam video of the incident in a virtual town hall yesterday. officers say they confronted a man with a gun on september 13th. he was inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen. they boxed in the car before instructing him to get out, but police say he then took off with the revolver that was in the front seat. there 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 say they attempted to lasso his legs multiple times, but then say the man continued to try and get away. heading toward the transit station. officers chased him into the bart station. they fired after they say the suspect raised his arm, pointing the gun towards 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 is unclear when he will appear in court. the district attorney's office will also investigate the shooting. >> oakland mayor shengtao says the city is ramping up efforts to clear homeless encampments. tao says the city will move to shut down encampments that pose the most danger or pose the most pressing public safety hazards. in a video announcement posted on social media yesterday, she introduced the bullet points of the 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, tao says. >> the city will shut down sites with compassion, offering

alternative housing to people who need a safe space to stay. >> california's attorney general is suing exxonmobil, but the landmark lawsuit isn't about oil and gas. it's about plastic. exxon is one of the world's largest producers of polymers, which are the building blocks of plastic. for decades, exxon has promised that recycling would address the global plastic pollution crisis. california attorney general rob bonta says in reality, less than 5% of plastic is recycled. he claims exxon has been lying to the public to make money. >> i as much as you want, no problem. it will be recycled. they say lies. it's time exxonmobil pays the price for its deceit. it's time. exxonmobil is held accountable. >> several environmental groups have also filed a lawsuit against exxon. also claiming that exxon has damaged california's waterways. exxon responded to the suit with this statement, saying for decades, california officials have known their recycling system isn't

effective. they failed to act, and now they seek to blame others. 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 for recycling plastic waste that couldn't be recycled by traditional methods. >> election day is now just six weeks away. vice president kamala harris reportedly making a move to convince americans she is serious about border security. the new york times reports the vice president will make a visit to the southern border in arizona on friday. it would be her first trip there since becoming the democratic nominee for president. this trip comes after a new poll shows former president trump leads by five points in arizona. it's also where the harris campaign has been hitting trump hard with new ads depicting trump in a chicken suit with the caption there's no debate. donald trump's a chicken. >> let's be clear we are the underdog in this race, and we have some hard work ahead of us.

>> in pennsylvania last night, trump attacked vice president harris energy and manufacturing policies and promised to keep u.s. steel american owned. earlier, speaking to farmers, he threatened to impose a massive tariff on john deere if the company moves production to mexico. abc seven news is committed to bringing you all the major developments in the presidential election. you can find complete coverage and live updates at abc seven news.com, and on the abc seven news app. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, the cal fire firefighter arrested for a series of fires in the north bay is expected in court today. the suspect is from healdsburg and was arrested last week on arson charges. he is suspected of igniting five fires dating back to early august in geyserville, healdsburg and windsor. investigators say all fires were set while he was off duty.

>> today, richmond city council will meet to discuss how to spend $550 million in settlement money from chevron. chevron agreed to pay that amount over ten years in exchange for the city dropping a proposed tax on the company. some of the ideas include city infrastructure improvements, enhancing public safety and quality of life services. >> san francisco's board of supervisors will hold its first vote on a proposal to make it illegal to promote sideshows, or to even london breed wants the city to use drones, surveillance cameras and license plate readers to help catch the people involved. >> coming up, the once popular retailer that is set to close its last full size store. >> you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 51 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then a fast growing hurricane in mexico finally starts to weaken, but still leaves behind big flooding. first, though, here's drew. >> hey there. 641. this morning we're looking at your morning planner and it's just like

yesterday. we have a lot of sunshine and it's going to warm very quickly. it's already mild this morning in the 60s. we're already into the 70s by 9 a.m, the 80s by 10 a.m. and our hottest spots already flirting with 90 degree heat by noon. so high pressure is still in control for one more day. acting like a heat pump. but tomorrow this area of low pressure will win out and bring a fall-like feel to the day by wednesday afternoon for one day. speaking of low pressure, i just want to get you updated on the system. we are tracking in the caribbean. you're going to hear a lot about what will eventually become tropical storm helene. this will move its way north over the coming days, and it will strengthen, likely becoming a tropical storm later today and then going into the warm waters of the gulf of mexico and becoming a major category three hurricane by thursday, with its sights set on the panhandle and the gulf coast of florida, where hurricane watches are posted. so we'll keep you updated on the storm. but many big impacts in terms of rain and wind coming to florida by the end of the week.

back here at home, it's all about sunshine, hot temperatures, future weather showing you our heat advisory still in effect inland today. temperatures well above average. we have our daytime highs in the 80s around the bay shoreline close to 100 degrees inland in our hottest cities. again this afternoon we'll preview that fall like forecast they will grow up. (♪) discover who they are (♪) what they want from this world.

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francisco. it's recovering because of earlier road work, but that caused a big jam at the bay bridge toll plaza with metering lights on. there was even an earlier problem on the upper deck of the bay bridge, so traffic is jammed all the way through the maze. you can see these headlights are crawling and stacked approaching the maze on westbound 80, and it's even bad before you get there, if you want to take an alternate route, the richmond-san rafael bridge is an option or the san mateo bridge, but it is crowded getting there and there's also a problem in richmond. it's a new four car accident blocking the two left lanes. westbound 80 after central avenue. so check out the is these very slow drive times westbound 80 from highway four to the maze is now about an hour and ten minutes. it's only about 20 minutes when there's no traffic. so it gives you an idea how bad it is. and then from emeryville into san francisco, 41 minutes. so bart, also a great option. reggie aqui. thanks, francis. >> this morning we're tracking hurricane john. the storm slammed into mexico's pacific coast overnight as the category three hurricane before being

downgraded to a category two. people are being warned of life threatening flooding and mudslides in some areas. the storm is expected to produce up to a foot of rain through thursday. thousands of people in san francisco are in for a big water bill. that's because of a glitch with their meters. many haven't received a bill in months, and soon they're going to have to make up for it. the city's public utilities commission says the meters for more than 8000 customers just 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 those months of charges onto future bills. there are payment plans to residents don't have to pay all of this at one time. >> i'm at the live desk tracking more high profile hearings today on capitol hill. this morning, retired nfl quarterback brett favre will testify before a republican led congressional committee. the hearing will focus on how states are falling short on using welfare to help families. favre has repaid more

than $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in mississippi, but it's unclear how much he might say, because in 2023, a mississippi judge put a gag order on him and others being sued by the state. house republicans have said that a welfare misspending scandal involving favre points to the need for serious reform. another hearing today will focus on the supreme court's controversial ruling giving former president trump special immunity for official actions. the senate judiciary committee will discuss the fallout of the decision. committee chair senator dick durbin says the hearing will, quote, highlight the blaring dangers of this far right ruling for the american people. >> the 40 niners are looking toward europe to figure out some of their injury woes. christian mccaffrey visited a specialist in germany about his achilles. mccaffrey got injured in the beginning part of training camp and hasn't played this season. he's not eligible to return until week six against seattle, but that seems unlikely. the

niners next game is on sunday at levi's against the patriots. now it's your morning money report. kmart is officially closing the doors on its last full scale store next month. kmart used to have thousands of stores across the u.s, but that number has slowly dwindled as the company has struggled over the past couple of decades. the last full scale kmart store is in a small town east of new york city called bridgehampton. that's in the hamptons, by the way, which is interesting. once that closes october 20th, that will leave only one small kmart in miami, florida, and a handful of stores in guam and the u.s. virgin islands. the department of justice is on the verge of suing visa. according to bloomberg, the lawsuit will accuse the company of illegally monopolizing the county's debit card market. the lawsuit could be filed as soon as today. and taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we're up about 61 points. okay. of course, we've heard the saying sun's out, guns

out for cc the dog. nothing can hold her back when the sun goes down. well, maybe one thing you just didn't learn that clearly the trash can didn't work. a dog mom in detroit shared this video. it shows her pocket bully cc stuck on the fence, bottom up, head down and still wagging her tail. she says cc has tried this many, many times before. apparently, as soon as it gets dark, cc wants out. she says she has other videos of cc in the same unfortunate situation. >> cc is about that night life just like sons down. time to have some fun. well and that explains why they're taking a video like this has happened before. >> they weren't really upset running. they're trying to rescue her right? no, no. >> rescue her. >> yeah i don't i don't love it. >> yeah. looks awkward. >> it looks really uncomfortable. you know what, cc? >> but cc does look pretty calm.

>> she's like, i'm here. i am again. you caught me. yeah. >> go viral. mommy, right. >> what are you dog? all right. this morning we are talking about hot weather once again. yesterday was some of the hottest weather the city has seen in at least two years. today will keep that heat advisory in effect. you look live outside our tam cam showing you. we're fog free. it is clear out there. that sun is about to rise over the horizon close to 7 a.m. this morning. so warm to hot again for most. we say most because the coast is still relatively comfortable in the 60s and 70s. tomorrow feels a lot more like autumn. it is much cooler. temperatures actually below average tomorrow afternoo, but that's just for one day because the extended outlook. another warming trend comes our way by the end of the week. so look at your forecast today. inland it's another hot one. heat advisories are in effect. stay hydrated. stay cool out there. wear lightweight clothing. seconds around the bay shoreline. dress for summer today and then along the coast will be in the 60s and in the 70s. highs in the microclimates starting in the south bay back

into the 90s for another day. 92 in san jose, 90 for cupertino, up along the peninsula, 86 in palo alto, but 90 in redwood city. it's warm in san mateo once again, 84 for a daytime high. not as hot today in the city. yesterday we were close to 90. today will be in the 70s. that's still about ten degrees above average. so you'll feel that mild air later on this afternoon in the north bay. it is hot 102, in ukiah, 96 in novato. the same in sonoma, 98 in calistoga. napa. it's hot today at 91. in the east bay. it's sunny. it is warm. we're at 81 in richmond, but 84 in oakland, hitting 89 in fremont. and then inland. we have the heat advisory because temperatures range anywhere from 94 to 100 later on this afternoon. tonight get ready for our cool marine air to return in a big way. widespread fog is back and that is going to help to usher in that fall like feel tomorrow. look at future tracker by tomorrow afternoon. these temperatures in some spots close to a 20 degree drop in our daytime highs tomorrow compared

to today. accuweather seven day forecast shows you it's summer like today. much cooler tomorrow, but just for one day. warmer weather returns by the end of the week, and for the upcoming weekend, we'll have mostly sunny skies both saturday and sunday. guys thanks to you. >> happening today, a task force made of bay area transit riders will get to weigh in on new prototype signs aimed at standardizing the look of maps and bus stops across our region. we got a first look at them yesterday and it looks like a sign they'll debut first. i don't know, i'm not sure. full debut first at the el cerrito del norte bart station and the santa rosa transit mall. those are places served by multiple transit agencies, each with different looking literature. currently, not all transit agencies are convinced this is going to work. >> i do have a an overarching concern that we're not thinking from the person getting out of bed in the morning to going to work to go into extracurricular activity and getting home. how

they do that trip planning and they do it for a resident, most often on 1 or 2 systems, and for a tourist, there is someone out here who who is very invested in this and for that person. >> here you go. seven other bay area transit hubs will see the new signage installed in the next two years. >> one person. >> all right. >> one. you know, there are tens of people interested in that. >> lives of people, maybe. >> all right, well, many of the late senator dianne feinstein's personal items, they're on display this week at 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. that's more than 1100 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. >> items also include things like personal notes from former presidents, roll call votes for major pieces of legislation and campaign memorabilia. well, up next is the seven things you need to know today. >> a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside the time now. 654. we'll be right back. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city

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in orange underneath that advisory. right now temperatures it is mild out there this morning running about ten degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. starting out in the 60s in most cities as we get going on this tuesday. so just like yesterday stay hydrated. stay cool out there. those temperatures in the 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline inland, just like yesterday. our hottest cities likely hitting about 100 this afternoon. >> number two, the chaos within san francisco unified the school board is scheduled to meet today, just days after they held a rare sunday meeting to discuss the future of the superintendent. it will be the first meeting since mayor london breed announced a team of city officials will work to try and stabilize the district. >> number three, the a's final home stand begins today in oakland. they will play at the coliseum today, tomorrow and thursday. and then it's goodbye

to the city that they've called home for the better part of a century. >> number four, the ceo of the company that makes ozempic and wegovy will be on capitol hill today. lawmakers want to know why the hugely popular drugs are so expensive in america. >> number five a live look at the un in new york. president biden is set to speak just a few minutes from now at the un general assembly meeting. it will be his first speech there as president. >> and number six, we have big delays heading to the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. right now, it's about a 30 minute drive from the maze to the metering lights because of earlier problems, and also to add to the mess. westbound 80 after central, a four car crash is causing drive times to be an hour from hercules to the maze. >> number seven marvel fans, the first trailer is out for thunderbolts. it's about a group of marvel villains and outcasts who team up for a secret operations on behalf of the u.s. government. it's set to hit theaters in may, and i said that it's president biden's first speech at the un. >> it certainly is not. it's his final speech at the un. so there

you go. >> a little correction. i know a lot of people are excited for this marvel. are they? oh, yeah. >> i'm not a big fan of disney villains, so i'm assuming that the marvel villains take on it is going to be excellent to. >> yeah. i'm excited. >> florence pugh will play a pretty good villain she's played before. >> i just have to study marvel right now, and i like how the characters are more complex. >> they're not all bad. they're not all good. everything's a little bit of both. >> a little gray area. >> yes. on the spectrum. >> oh, and they're working with the u.s. government, not no. >> we'll see you tomorrow >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west. florida bracing for a major hurricane. hurricane watch. helene ramping up. the florida gulf coast preparing for possible 115 mile per hour winds. ginger has the track and timing, where and when the storm could make landfall.