including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. abc seven mornings live. >> now at six. foreseeable and preventable failures. that's how a senate investigation has described the secret service's actions. on the day someone tried to kill former president trump in pennsylvania. the overnight findings of this bipartisan report. >> then, with two games left at the oakland coliseum, at the coliseum, many concession and stadium workers wonder if it's

also the end of their jobs. baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo. >> baby shark. >> and it's a day to celebrate songs like baby shark. it's national one hit wonder day. >> oh my goodness as a one hit wonder. >> name another song. >> they did. did we expect another song from that child? >> you never know. >> why are we picking on children? we couldn't find who. >> i'm trying to think of it. >> yeah, but you know what? that one's still going strong. i have a two year old who, every day wants to hear baby shark. really? it's crazy. i thought it was more popular years ago, but it's still. yeah, i'm just like, oh, no, i have it on my phone, you know, ready to go. but he calls it baby shark because he can't really see bay shark, not baby shark, but bay shark. i want to hear bay appropriate. yeah >> oh, what are you thinking? i'm trying to think of another one hit wonder. >> i think that's tough. i'm sorry for her loss. >> gosh. >> okay. weather wise on this 25th day of september, we are

back to that fall. feel finally, after such a warm to hot start to this week, we're going to see a dramatic cooldown. so put the summer clothes away today. dig out the fall wardrobe. you're going to need layers this morning because we start out with our marine layer in spots this morning that will bring about the cooler afternoon today. as expected, we are running cooler compared to this time yesterday. temperatures right now we're basically in the mid 50s to the low 60s. so take a look at this inland forecast. temperature wise we're about 10 to 20 degrees cooler today compared to the past couple of afternoons. lots of sunshine today we're slow to warm temperatures pleasant, low 80s for daytime highs now around the bay shoreline. it's going to feel pretty cool. we have a lot of cloud cover this morning. giving way to sunshine pretty slowly this afternoon. highs only in the upper 60s to the lower 70s, which is slightly below average. believe it or not for this time of the year could even see some drizzle along the coast today. pretty cloudy all day long. we'll keep those high temperatures only in the low 60s. let's check in with gloria.

see those drive times this morning? >> good morning. so far everything is looking pretty good this morning. we're not seeing any major incidents. so that's always a good thing. we're getting a live look right now at our bay bridge camera. it is starting to get a little crowded out there, as it usually does this time of the morning, and you can't see it here. but there is a report of a crash that's blocking the right lane on the lower deck before treasure island, so there might be a slight delay there in that area. if you drive near there, keep that in mind. and looking live at our san mateo bridge camera. no major delays on the span. it's pretty quiet. you can see the drive time right there on your screen from the toll plaza to foster city. it will take you 11 minutes right now, happening today, we're going to hear from antioch's mayor and the police department about a recent spike in violent crime there. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us in studio. lena, this has a lot of people in the community very concerned. >> reggie. that's right. community members have been sounding off over this spike in violence, with business owners saying it's affecting their bottom line and others saying

this has been a city without order. this is in response to a string of several shootings along a one mile stretch of sycamore drive since the beginning of the month. the city has had more than a dozen shootings and two homicides. the mayor of antioch has called them gang related and retaliatory in nature. the public weighed in for well over an hour about the violence during last night's city council meeting. >> this is not a handful of people that are shooting. it's a whole city that understands there is no order. it started with our police department. it has trickled down. they see that you're not doing anything. the police is not doing anything. and so they think it's open season. they're coming from other communities and they're coming in and tearing it up. i'm also calling for mutual assistance from our regional law enforcement partners, so that we can continue to add more patrols to both the sycamore and the carvalho and carvalho road. >> lastly, i'm calling on governor newsom for more chp support in the mayor's message posted to instagram over the weekend.

>> he also discussed limiting access to the sycamore community and carvalho road, establishing a curfew and asking governor newsom to send in the national guard. this comes a year after the fbi uncovered a racist texting scandal at the antioch police department. ever since, more than 40% of the force is out on paid leave, the mayor is expected to hold a press conference with the police department this morning at 11, we're told they will propose a funding plan for mutual aid assistance. live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. new this morning a just released bipartisan senate report highlights the secret service failures in the july assassination attempt against former president donald trump in pennsylvania. gloria rodriguez is at the live desk with the details of that report. gloria. >> good morning. amanda. the report says the secret service failed to make clear decisions and did not communicate properly with local law enforcement. it also states the agency did not

provide necessary resources that caused foreseeable, preventable security failings. the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee released that report. it interviewed multiple secret service personnel and found that some declined to acknowledge individual areas of responsibility for planning or security, which contributed to the failure to prevent the shooting. before the trump rally, local law enforcement raised concerns about the building. the report found the line of sight from the building plagued rally planning, but no steps were taken to mitigate the threat. trees obstructed the view of the sniper team that was positioned to top one of the nearby roofs. an emergency services unit commander told the committee about a walkthrough two days before the event, and he said it was, quote, incredibly disorganized with no coordination, and said he felt like there was really no plan since the attack. the acting secret service director has acknowledged that the event was a failure by the agency. amanda. all right. >> gloria, thank you. san

francisco supervisors are one step closer to stopping what many see as dangerous, destructive and disruptive sideshows and illegal dirt bike rides. the board unanimously approved new legislation yesterday. the plan would make it easier to crack down on people who promote, organize or attend sideshows. police would also be able to use drones, license plate readers and surveillance video. >> sideshows are dangerous. they're infuriating to people who are caught in traffic. and really, it's a kind of lawlessness that is designed to overwhelm public services. >> it's not going to work if everyone isn't on the same page. so it's us. it's the da. it's the court to hold people who are doing these reckless and dangerous acts accountable. >> the ordinance will go before the board for a second and final vote next week. >> now to a story from seven on your side and a warning about

scams. two financial crimes in the south bay resulted in victims losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. the scam is known as a business email compromise. that's when a suspect hacks into a business email account and uses it to reroute payments into their personal account. in january, san jose police say their investigation found pennsylvania resident alita torres was the primary suspect for the scam. police recovered most of the money and returned it to the owner, but an arrest warrant has been issued for torres. as police search for other victims, this isn't just happening locally, but it's also happening nationally and a lot of perpetrators are involved. >> so suspect torres is one of many who are behind this scam, and so a lot of them are also international and a lot of these tips you've heard of, but worth repeating, obviously, because people keep getting hit by them. >> don't give up personal or financial information and no scammer payment methods. gift cards, wire transfers or cash by mail should all raise a red flags.

>> a live look now at the coliseum property from our camera along interstate 880, in oakland. the a's have just two more games left at the coliseum. we know it's been a tough week for fans preparing to say goodbye and for staff. many who have worked at the coliseum for decades, it's more sadness you know, it's sad that they're that they're leaving and that they couldn't hold on to, you know, everyone is a little sad. >> so we're trying to trying to get through it. >> a bittersweet moment for people trying to make the best of their last days at the coliseum. >> when that final game happens on thursday. have you thought about it? do you think there will be tears in their eyes? >> yeah, there probably will be. a lot of people have been here a long time, longer than i, but we're all going to miss this place. >> workers are not just losing the a's. they also might be losing their jobs. according to the union representing stadium employees, when the team leaves oakland, hundreds could be left without severance pay or health

care benefits. just two games left at the coliseum, as we've been saying. be sure to tune. turn to abc seven news.com. i should say, for complete coverage of the a's final home stand. >> time now for the accuweather forecast. 609 on our wednesday and you will notice a big change to our sky this morning. compared to the past couple of mornings, our marine layer is back. it is slow to break down, so that means the warming process is so much slower today. in fact, as we approach lunchtime, we're still stuck in the 60s. so you really want to dress for fall? put the shorts and t shirts away because we have a fall feel that is coming. this afternoon. a significant cooldown compared to the hot temperatures. take monday, for example, where our daytime highs in san rafael were at 104. widespread 90s. today we're mainly in the 60s and 70s. that's a nearly 15 to 30 degree temperature drop over the past couple of days, so it's going to

feel a lot cooler today in fact, across the city it's mostly cloudy, 64. that is it. compare that to the 90 degree heat we had on monday. oakland 69 san jose, walnut creek back to average. so to speak. much cooler in the 80s compared to the past couple of afternoons. the marine layer very slow to break down. we'll keep it cloudy along the coast and across the city. all day today. that means temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70, so the autumn air arrives today. it will feel cool compared to how we started out this week, but we do have a one day spike in our heat coming our way. by the end of the week. reggie. we'll show you that in the weekend forecast in about eight minutes. >> thanks, drew. still to come, a controversial execution despite pleas from a victim's family and pleas of possible innocence. a convicted murderer is put to death. then two hurt when a flight to sfo made a sudden altitude change and the rare california condors that

calls from prosecutors and the victims family to spare his life. 55 year old marcellus williams insisted for years he did not commit the crime. his attorneys raised questions about jury selection in his trial and how evidence in the case was mishandled. the u.s. supreme court denied a stay of execution following a rejections by both the state supreme court and the governor of missouri. the victim's family pushed for williams death sentence to be commuted to life in prison. some

of the bay area's busiest transit agencies are in critical financial condition. the san francisco county transportation authority hosted a meeting to address the laundry list of issues. money from both the federal and state government is drying up. muni, bart, and caltrain could face a collective budget deficit as high as $700 million by 2027. the various transit agencies have been warning us about their budgetary issues since ridership cratered at the start of the pandemic. >> we can't afford right now to take any options off the table. we really need to follow any kind of path that might lead to some relief to address the problem, the agencies and some lawmakers have proposed placing a taxpayer funding measure on the november 2026 ballot. >> at yesterday's meeting, several officials acknowledged that even if a funding measure made it to the ballot, it would not be an easy thing to get past. i want to tell you about some closures coming up at three of the bay area's major bridges.

so first off, the bay bridge, and this is going to last a long time. so this work starts tomorrow night if you're heading to san francisco. the far right lane will be closed from the yerba buena tunnel to the end of the western span of the bridge. this will happen from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m, monday through friday through may of next year. there's also work closing lanes on both the upper and lower decks of the richmond-san rafael bridge. overnight that work started earlier this week and it runs through october 4th. and finally, the golden gate bridge. work is happening this week. it starts every night at 9 p.m. and it goes through friday depending on the night, you may experience only one lane going north or south. officials also say some nights the sidewalk on the east side of the bridge will close an hour early at 8 p.m. to accommodate the work. seven endangered california condors have been detected in the east bay. the conservation group save mount diablo says the birds flew into alameda and contra costa county august 18th. this is previous video of california condors. the birds are fitted with gps and radio transmitters. they did not appear to land

during their time in the area. save mount diablo says more condors will be in the wild toward the end of the year. went up to a dozen young birds raised in captivity will be released. >> petco will stop selling rabbits after it received criticism from animal welfare groups. the company was called out by rabbit.org for failing to end sales. as promised, most recently in 2008, petco says it will now encourage adoption from animal rescue groups. rabbits are one of the most abandoned animals. many people buy them from pet stores without realizing they require a lot of care and specialized diets. >> today's national one hit, wonder day, celebrates songs that reached number one on the billboard charts, with the artist never having a song break the top 40 again. a little bit of jessica, here i am, a little bit of you makes me your man. can you remember his name? you got it. >> i had that cd, i had that cd,

you had the whole. you bought the whole cd. do you only listen to this? you did this in the 90s, so i don't know. >> oh, my mama number five was released in 1999. >> it's actually a cover of a 1950s instrumental track. the song earned baker a grammy nomination for best male pop vocal performance, and we never heard from him again. other notable one hit wonders, who let the dogs out by baha men i love it by icona pop i expected more from them and also move your body girl, but then kehlani brought that back. kehlani did bring it back. we know kehlani name. do you know the move your body name without looking at >> oh, i knew it nina sky. >> you really did know that you were nina sky girl. yeah, you bought the albums. >> they were like they were all mtv always played move your body. >> interesting. i mean, it is a really good song on trl or just like in general on trl always. yeah. >> i did not know that name at all. >> no, i wouldn't have known it.

>> what about you gotta be. >> you gotta be bold. you gotta be, you gotta be. >> that just throws me back into the 90s. that song. yeah, it does. >> and i know you don't need to tell me it's desiree. >> i know it's desiree. >> okay? that's the. >> that's the one that i made. >> the mistake. >> the disrespect. you didn't know that song. >> also, the one that was in the early 2000. bad day. do you remember that song? cause you had a bad, bad day. >> yeah, that song was on repea. >> and that man, i think, is daniel something i'm trying to remember? oh i'm too sexy for m. >> yes, that's. do you remember anyone? you were taking us way back. oh. you're good. drew's always so good at all stuff. like remembering all these facts. >> random music. >> yeah. can i do my taxes correctly? >> i don't know, can you do it? >> can you do the weather competently? >> oh, i sure can. wow. two things music and weather. my two loves of life. here's a live look outside in our kgo rooftop camera. you'll find that we do have a light breeze out there. cloudy skies up above the marine

layer is back. dress for autumn. i know we had all of our summer gear out the past couple of days. the shorts, the t shirts. now you got to dig back into your closet, find the layers. it's going to feel a lot cooler today. a significant cooldown arrives this afternoon, but we're kind of on a roller coaster ride the next couple of days because we find another warm up by friday that heat spikes once again with warm to hot temperatures. then over the weekend, we'll find those numbers cooler closer to average. it's a nice weekend. clouds to sun both days with a pretty comfortable daytime highs inland today. lots of sunshine. look at those temperatures, mainly in the 70s this afternoon that feels very nice compared to the 90s, if not triple digits. we had the past couple of days. lots of clouds around the bay shoreline. we're basically in the 60s, so you'll probably keep the layers on all day long here with those temperatures about 10 to 20 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. along the coast, it's pretty cloudy and highs in the low 60s. so highs in the microclimates. the fall feel returns today 70s and 80s in the south bay, 80 in san jose, 77. in cupertino up along the

peninsula 73 palo alto only 69. for san mateo, it's going to be cloudy across the city for much of the day today. it's breezy. it's going to feel chilly. temperatures only in the 60s, a far cry from those near 90 degree temperatures we felt on monday in the north bay we have heat relief 73 in petaluma, the same in vallejo, 74. in napa, the east bay. it is morning clouds, the sun only 69. in oakland, 74 union city and inland. it's pleasant 79 to 82. the range of temperatures overnight. our marine layer returning some coastal drizzle. overnight lows will be in the 50s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so our autumn air arrives today. then we have that heat spike on friday with warm to hot temperatures over the weekend. we will cool off closer to average, but here we go early next week. break out the summer gear once again. we turn hot and sunny monday and tuesday guys. >> thank you drew. good morning america. coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> ginger zee has a look at

what's ahead >> reggie and amanda. it's great to be with you. i'm headed down to florida to cover halloween right now. it's by the yucatan peninsula, but it is going to slingshot into the big bend and the eastern panhandle of florida. 10 to 15ft of surge. that's a wall of water. and as we discussed yesterday, it moves fast. and so georgia is going to have power lines down, trees down. the winds will be big, but also major rain. there's a high risk for flash flooding landslides even in western north carolina. so we'll talk about all of it. also, the latest on the escalating war between israel and hamas, with about half a million people displaced in lebanon, secretary of state antony blinken is here with how the administration is trying to prevent the fighting from expanding. and then the house unanimously passing a bill to help stop hazing on college campuses. we're going to hear exclusively from families who have lost kids to hazing. lara's got takeover of deals and steals, and then niecy nash-betts and joshua jack i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications

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collision last week. this is a live look at sfo. the faa says air traffic control alerted the flight that another aircraft was in the vicinity, forcing the plane to change altitudes. the chronicle reports two people were hurt during the incident. one of them seriously. the flight landed safely at sfo. we

have reached out to united about the incident and are still waiting to hear back. on october 17th, we will mark 35 years since the loma prieta earthquake devastated the bay area. that same day is also the day of the annual great shakeout. it's the day millions of people around the world practice what to do when an earthquake strikes here in california. that means millions of us will get an alert on our phones at 10:17 a.m. from the shakealert early warning system. when it happens, we're asked to stop what we're doing and conduct an earthquake drill. if you haven't already prepared for an earthquake, get a kit and make a plan and be informed. if you need help, check out abc7 news.com/prepare. norcal and we are less than two weeks away from fleet week. returning to san francisco. the week long celebration of the armed forces will include military ship tour, educational exhibits, and a neighborhood concert series. this year, fleet week will take

place from october 7th to the 14th. on october 10th, there will be a special honor our fallen concert featuring a marine corps band at the herbst theater, the iconic air show will happen october 11th through the 13th. next at 630, the deadline looming for lawmakers to avoid a government shutdown. details of the likely deal then opening day along the coast. the capitola wharf set to re

right now at 630. a man holds people hostage on a bus in la. a bus driver forced to go through the city with a gun pointed at him. the wild scenes that unfolded overnight. >> and a big drop in temperatures today. a much cooler day is on tap after two days of the heat across the bay area. drew will tell us how low the mercury will drop. >> and it's almost fat bear week. everybody and this year, they're adding some cubs to the mix. we'll show you some of the nominees. and no, i am not talking about folsom. >> oh, we love fat bear week. >> good morning everyone. it is wednesday, september 25th. >> check on your forecast now with drew.

>> yeah, let's talk about it. the dramatic drop in temperatures we're going to see. it is going to feel like autumn once again today. this week has been so hot with temperatures so above average. today it is going to be a dramatic cool down significantly cooler air is moving in. that's the big headline today. so you got to dig back out the fall wardrobe. the layers put the shorts away for the time being because temperatures about 15 to 30 degrees cooler compared to the heat we've had for the start of this week. temperatures right now underneath some cloud cover are running a bit cooler as expected compared to this time yesterday. we're mainly in the 50s and in the 60s. look at the inland forecast. no heat advisories today. in fact, temperatures a bit below average in the low 80s for daytime highs. it is going to feel very cool today compared to the past couple of days around the bay shoreline. a lot of cloud cover this morning. breaking for sunshine slowly upper 60s to the lower 70s. that's about it. along the coast today we'll keep it cloudy, some mist and drizzle

at times and highs only in the low 60s. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> happy hump day to you all. so we're going to get started right away with those drive times from tracy to dublin 69 minutes. right now we know that's always a little bit slow. san rafael, the san francisco 17 minutes antioch to concord, 36 minutes right now and let's get a live look outside this morning from your bay bridge toll plaza camera. you can see it's really gotten pretty busy out there. even just in the last half hour or so. the metering lights flipped on at 530 this morning, and from the toll plaza to san francisco, it will take you 18 minutes. right now, the backup is approaching the foot of the maze, and the delays continue across the span to fremont street and looking live at our richmond bridge camera, if you look over to the right, you might still be able to see there's a couple of crews out there on the scene. still looks like a tow truck. there was a crash earlier. it was not a major incident. they did move it over to the side. but again, you still see crews out there dealing with that and traffic is

stop and go from richmond parkway to the mid span at this time. >> gloria thank you. breaking overnight a person is dead after someone a bus in la overnight and held people hostage dramatic situation. lapd says around one this morning, someone got on the bus and held the driver and two passengers at gunpoint. the gunman then shot one person on the bus. police used spike strips to stop the vehicle and punctured a tire. at one point, the bus even flashed. call 9-1-1 on the back of it. about an hour later, the bus stopped where police blocked off the area. police took the suspected hijacker into custody. the person who was shot died at the hospital. the motive is unclear. >> in antioch today, we're going to hear from the mayor and police department about a rash of violent crimes. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio and, lena, how is the community reacting to

this? >> amanda, the community sounded off for well over an hour about the spike in gun violence during last night's city council meeting, with some calling the city out of order with police not doing enough to stop it. in a video posted to the mayor of antioch's instagram over the weekend, the mayor called for mutual assistance from regional law enforcement agencies and chp support in order to add more patrols. since the beginning of the month, the city has had more than a dozen shootings and two homicides. of those shootings, three happened just over the past weekend, with one in the same strip mall as tony's bar and grill near rite aid. that business owner is calling on city leaders to do more to stop the violence. >> i talked to the city. nothing. talk to the police department. nothing. council nothing. so it's really frustrating as a business owner, i will continue to push for tougher action and tougher measures to end the violence. >> that will include restricting access to the sycamore community

and restricting access to carvalho road. a curfew and calling on the governor to send the national guard. >> and that's just a piece of how the mayor is responding to this spike in violence. in a video posted to his instagram over the weekend. he's also calling for mutual support from surrounding law enforcement agencies and the chp. the mayor's joint press conference with the antioch police department is set for 11:00 this morning. that's when we are told they will be proposing a funding plan to bring in mutual aid during this unprecedented spike of gun violence. live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> new developments in the war in the middle east overnight. hezbollah fired a missile at tel aviv. the israeli military says they were able to intercept it. no reports of damage, but this is the first time a missile launched from lebanon has reached central israel. the israeli military responded by bombarding lebanon with more

airstrikes in the past ten minutes. the united nations revealed more than 90,000 people in lebanon have been displaced in just the past five days. >> happening today, the house is expected to pass a three month funding bill to keep the government from shutting down. the measure will fund the government through december 20th. house speaker mike johnson believes he has enough votes to get it through the house, despite objections from some republicans. others say it is the right thing to do. >> look, there's no way politically a government shutdown on the eve of an election is good for you, not good for the president, not good for the republican house majority. and more importantly, it's just not good for the country. >> once the house approves the funding bill, it heads to the senate for final approval. if for some reason this bill does not pass, congress is just a few more days before the government shuts down and thousands of federal workers face furloughs. >> new at six governor gavin newsom signed new gun legislation to reduce gun violence in the state, according to the governor's office. more than 20 bills were signed yesterday in order to strengthen

gun safety in california. local senators matt haney, nancy skinner and buffy wicks among others, authored some of the bills now turned into law. the laws will now expand restrictions on firearm ownership, prevent the spread of ghost guns, and increased domestic violence protections. the state justice department ranks california as the number one state in the u.s. when it comes to gun safety. >> it will soon be easier to build farm worker housing in santa clara and santa cruz counties. governor newsom just signed a new law to expand housing for that community. it will allow farmworker housing to be built within 15 miles of a farm. this makes more parcels of land, whether city or county owned, to be options for development. >> it was difficult to implement because the housing had to be located on farmland, and farmland doesn't always have access to water and sewer and other things that you need for living. >> governor newsom also signed two other bills yesterday, one helping migrant farm workers

secure housing year round. another extending paid sick leave. >> president biden personally invited the founder of a half moon bay organization to the white house. doctor belinda hernandez arriaga will attend the first ever white house office of gun violence prevention event. she founded a los, which provides resources for farm workers families, including those impacted by last year's mass shooting. her most recent project was supporting a new farm worker housing development. she says this is an opportunity to call attention to gun violence prevention and farm worker rights. abc seven news reporter luz pena put together an abc seven special about the challenges farm workers face with housing in the wake of the half moon bay shootings. it's called hidden crisis tragedy in half moon bay. you can watch it on demand at abc seven news.com or wherever you stream. abc seven news, bay area. what do we want? >> transparency. when do we want it? now. >> dozens of parents and

students rallied outside the san francisco unified school district headquarters over a possible school closures. the school board did meet last night, but the closures were not on the agenda. sfusd is looking at closing several schools, citing declining enrollment, but it has not given a clear timeline yet as to when a decision will happen. >> before last night's meeting, the superintendent addressed the decision by city leadership to call in a stabilization team to help the district. it's something that he is embracing, at least right now. >> what the stabilization team offers is an opportunity to really go more in depth on some of those fiscal and operational issues we've identified, and leverage the expertise of an organization that is much larger than ours, dealing with these complex issues, and can come in and provide on the ground support and analysis of what we need to do. >> over the weekend, the board of education held an emergency meeting, decided not to oust the superintendent. however, his status is expected to be reviewed again before the end of

the year. >> the federal judge in the ftx lawsuit has finally determined how long caroline ellison will be in prison for. for her role in the $8 billion fraud. yesterday, the judge sentenced her to two years in prison. prosecutors said she deserved leniency for her cooperation throughout the trial and her testimony against her former boyfriend, sam bankman-fried. others involved in the case cited clear differences between ellison's and bankman-fried's trial, believing the that ellison was truly sorry for what had happened. in march, bankman-fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. >> 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, a three day meeting on the use and regulation of ai kicks off today in the east bay. >> uc berkeley's center for law and technology is hosting its seventh annual ai institute. the summit is focused on exploring how artificial intelligence, law and business all correlate with

one another. experts are set to dive into the latest developments in ai and ethics surrounding the topic. >> happening today, it's the grand reopening for the capitola wharf in santa cruz county. the wharf needed extensive repairs after severe storms from last december and this january. the public has actually had access to the wharf since august. not everything is back to normal. some buildings and businesses are still trying to make a comeback. the grand opening event starts at 2 p.m, with live music and food available at the end of the wharf. >> the san francisco police department mounted patrol unit is celebrating its 150th anniversary today in golden gate park. the unit will host an open house from 11 to 2 p.m. at the sfpd stables. that's on jfk drive. police chief bill scott will also be there for a special anniversary presentation. since 1874, the city continues to maintain the second oldest mounted patrol unit in the nation. >> still to come, the fight over a proposed costco could come to a head today in the south bay.

>> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down about 36 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then coca cola pulling one of its new flavors from shelves just after a few months. we'll explain why. but first here's drew. >> yeah. hi there. 641 i do want to give you an update on tropical storm helene at this hour. the latest from the national hurricane center does have the center of the storm. just off the yucatan peninsula right now. winds 70mph, and it is strengthening into a hurricane over the next several hours. so later on, this morning, it will become a hurricane. then later on this evening, it will strengthen to a category two storm. and then it has its sights set on the florida gulf coast line, where it becomes a major category three storm tomorrow morning with winds of 120mph. hurricane warnings are up for the big bend. much of florida is under either a tropical or hurricane watch or warning at this hour. and the biggest concern not only rain or wind, but the storm surge. and there's areas in the

big bend portion of florida along the gulf coast where storm surge could be above 12ft. that means 12ft of water on top of sea level, so that is a lot of water coming into a area that does not need it. so there's going to be some big problems in florida. we'll keep you updated on that as that storm gets closer. fall field that's the big takeaway today. get ready for a significant cool down compared to monday. highs today about 15 to 30 degrees below where we were monday afternoon. so prepare for a fall feel toda. dress for autumn. but by the end of the week we're back into some summer-like heat. we'll talk about the roller coaster ride in our

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.

report for a potential sixth costco. neighbors who live near prospect road at the westgate shopping center say their community isn't the place for a new store. a grassroots group tells san jose spotlight. the area is not equipped to handle the traffic that a costco would bring. san jose officials will discuss the report tonight. the proposal is set to go before the city council on october 22nd. >> during a hearing investigation into the misuse of welfare funds in mississippi. nfl hall of famer brett favre announced he has parkinson's disease. >> i also lost an investment in a company that i believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug i thought would

help others, and i'm sure you'll understand why it's too late for me. >> the 54 year old played in the nfl for 20 years and has suffered multiple concussions. studies have found an association between concussions and traumatic brain injuries, along with parkinson's, which is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after alzheimer's. uninsured californians can have their their covid vaccines covered starting in october. the federal bridge access program, to cover the cost of the vaccine was supposed to run until december, but it ran out of money in august. the out of pocket cost of the shot is 200 bucks. now, the california department of health says its own version of the program will run the rest of the year. free vaccines will be available at local health department clinics. >> santa cruz county strawberry farmers took a big hit in 2023. according to a report from the agricultural commissioner. strawberry production dropped about 16% from the previous year, a loss of about $35 million. officials say the

decrease is due to storm damage and flooding from december 2022 through march 2023. strawberries were still the top crop, though, making up about 28% of the county's agricultural revenue. >> now for your morning money report. coca-cola's new spiced flavor has already fizzled out just six months after hitting shelves. coke says it's pulling the spice flavor to make room for a new flavor that will launch next year. spice coke was created to attract gen z drinkers who apparently like bolder flavors. it was a little confusing because it wasn't actually spicy. instead, it was more of a raspberry flavor. i mean, that is confusing. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we are down about 46 points in the east bay, a very special event showcasing the next generation of black tech leaders. >> the nonprofit hidden genius project hosted its end of summer showcase. the group shared this

video with us teens take part in a 15 month intensive program that teaches them about the tech industry and leadership. yesterday, they showed off their hard work, including innovative websites, ai projects, apps and game designs. >> things i've learned from from the genius project is the amount of opportunities there are in technology uh- entrepreneurship. i, etc. i think it's just been an amazing opportunity. >> teens who took part in the hidden genius project program. they get help plugging into the ecosystem of tech entrepreneurship and specialized training programs. organizers say the program leaves them with confidence, team building skills and communication skills they can take to college and beyond. >> some of the chunkiest bears on the planet are feasting on fish and packing on the pounds for their long winter slumber. fat bear week officially kicks off at katmai national park in alaska next week. that's when fans can begin voting online for

their favorite thick boys. the bigger, the better. for bears, fat equals survival. there's also the fat bear junior contest, which starts tomorrow. this competition for chubby cuties lets voters warm up for the big contest by choosing the chunkiest young bear. >> chubby covearge. amazing. there we go. you see the pictures comparison side by side. >> who's our faves? >> you better eat. >> you better. yeah. >> survival. >> and eat to the beat. >> i don't know. i don't know. eat to the beat. >> i would love it if they ate to the beat. what is that, a dj out there? >> yeah. yeah. >> let's bring back one of those one hit wonders. get them some. you know, dj, i like it raining men. >> boom! there they are. >> not human. >> men bear men. >> bears. well, i don't know. >> not not that, you know, we're ideating. >> we're figuring it out. we'll collaborate. will activate. >> yeah. >> activate. >> activate. >> reimagine. >> it will reimagine. the bigger

the better. outside. >> this morning we're reimagining the forecast because it has felt like summer the past couple of days. and now it feels like autumn this afternoon. a live look from our tam cam. the marine layer is back and that is going to bring us a fall feel today. so dress for fall. put the shorts away for the time being. layers are key. today we'll see anywhere from a 15 to 30 degree temperature drop and our daytime highs today compared to the past couple of days. now, i say that this cooler air arrives, but it's not sticking around for long because we have another spike in our heat coming on friday. and then over the weekend, those temperatures kind of level out closer to average with clouds to sun both days, weekends looking very nice. so here's your forecast today. look at the inland temperatures for much of the day were spent in the 60s and 70s. that feels so much cooler compared to the heat of the past couple of days. lots of clouds around the bay shoreline, mainly in the 60s. today that's going to feel cool compared to the heat earlier this week. and then along the coast, it's just cloudy all day today with highs in the low 60s.

so the fall feel is back. highs in the microclimates in the south bay seconds. low 80s for daytime. highs along the peninsula will stay in the 60s and 70s this afternoon. a big drop from the heat of the past couple of days across the city. it is mostly cloudy. it's going to feel cool. only in the 60s. layers will be your best friend. today in the north bay we get some heat relief. 73 in petaluma, 74. in napa, about 76 in san rafael, the east bay today morning clouds the sun much cooler than the past couple of days. only 69 oakland, 74 fremont and inland feels pretty pleasant. the range only 79 to 82 overnight. tonight our marine layer returns, pressing inland as well. overnight lows generally in the 50s. now tomorrow we bounce back a little bit with some warmer air, but it's really friday. look at our temperatures really jump. we're back into the heat. but then over the weekend we kind of settle back to average for saturday and sunday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast dress for fall today. then by friday got to break out the summer gear once again over the weekend. those temperatures closer to average and then early

next week the heat is on 80s and 90s away from the coast. monday and tuesday guys. >> all right drew thank you. now for a building a better bay area breakthrough in the east bay, a shuttered mall in san leandro is transforming itself into a hub for tech. the old bayfair mall has been reimagined into 400,000ft■!s of flexible production, research and development space. vantage robotics now does most of its work from a former bookstore, and the extra space is great for flying drones. it's also very accessible by public transit. >> it was strange to begin with for a lot of people, but as soon as they saw the setup, it made sense. a lot of people have who have come here also have seen this place, and they started re-envisioning how a tech company can be down the hall. >> biotech company berkeley yeast has expanded its operations to the building. vantage robotics hopes they'll serve as an example to others considering moving in.

>> the highest grossing animated film of all time debuts on disney+ today. when i went to speak with the team at emeryville's pixar, they told me they never thought inside out two would be this big of a success. you know, i want the behind the scenes information. so when the box office hit and it was just so huge. did you and the rest of the folks at pixar just go? >> we were. yes. no, we were shocked. you were shocked. we were shocked. we were all, you know, it was the weekend. we were at home getting emails from disney with box office updates, and it was like, refresh, refresh, is this real? is this really happening? because opening weekend we had expectations. it way surpassed the expectations. >> abc seven news was at pixar campus in june as the story of a teenage girl and the emotions in her head was about to premiere. that's when we first met the creative team behind the sequel and saw their new star character anxiety. and there was reason for some uneasiness. at pixar, covid made several releases go

straight to streaming. other, more recent movies had mixed box office success. inside out two was the unquestionable massive hit pixar was looking for. >> it's coming to disney plus on september 25th, so i know it's a great opportunity for folks to revisit the film. i can't wait actually to watch it again. i haven't seen it since it first came out in theaters, so i'm excited to watch it at home with my family over and over and over and over again. and i think people i hope people will because again, i think there's a lot in the film to unpack today. >> inside out two made about $1.7 billion worldwide. disney is the parent company of pixar and abc seven. you know that first weekend when it came out, the makers were, i think, really happy because they said, oh, so, you know, this might be pixar's best film or, you know, best grossing film. and then it went way past that to best animated film of all time. >> incredible. and i know that reggie brought us some really great behind the scenes stories

about anxiety herself. and about the creative team behind it. you saw some of it there, but then to go back and just see how it became reality for them. incredible. >> it was really cool. so if you haven't seen inside out two, then well, after the newscast, disney plus, go check it out. >> all right. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> 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

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one. a senate investigation into the assassination attempt of former president donald trump was released overnight. it found secret service failures before the shooting in pennsylvania were, quote, foreseeable and preventable. >> number two. the wave of violence in antioch this month. today, the city's mayor is planning a news conference to give an update on the situation he's considering asking for mutual aid to help. >> number three, just two more chances to see the a's play at

the oakland coliseum. tonight's game starts at 640. first pitch tomorrow is at 12:37 p.m. >> number four. a big day in capitola. the city is holding a grand reopening for its famed wharf. it's been closed since it was damaged in a storm last year. >> and number five, fall feel finally returns to the forecast today. a dramatic cool down look at your morning planner. notice a couple of things. it is a cloudy morning. the next couple of hours and temperatures are pretty steady in the 60s. so we don't have that intense warming trend like we've had the past couple of mornings. it's going to stay pretty cool all morning long. so highs today. dress for autumn. dig out the layers. temperatures mainly in the 60s and in the 70s. >> and number six, we are tracking a crash in menlo park. this is on southbound 101 after willow road. right now the two left lanes are blocked and you could see a picture here from caltrans showing that incident. there's a 20 minute delay if you're going from marsh road, so you can take 280 as an alternate

route number seven, lady gaga just announced a new album to go with her new joker movie. >> it drops on friday. joker folie a deux is in theaters next month. i try to do what you did. you did it. >> you did really well. >> yeah. a nice french accent. >> not a year of french right here. >> can you believe it? yeah. great movie. it's kind of rolls off your tongue >> michael: good morning america. helene on the move, and gaining strength. hurricane warning. mandatory evacuation orders in place in florida, bracing for what could become a major category 3 storm. ginger is tracking it all. >> george: breaking overnight. major escalation overseas. israel intercepts a hezbollah missile.