live now at five the bay area, getting ready to sweat a fall heat wave moving in, creating dangerous fire conditions. p-g-and-e's warning thousands of people across northern california they could turn off their power, starting today. plus, a wild sideshow spills from the road to one family's roof. frustration for neighbors fed up with these dangerous displays. and san jose leaders with a new plan to fill vacant office space. what the city could give up to lure more business in. good morning everyone. it is monday, september 30th. we're going to begin with a check of our weather with drew. >> let's get ready. we have a big heat wave coming our way. it will spike today and then even hotter weather is coming. our

way for tuesday and wednesday. do take this seriously because it is a long duration event right now. heat advisories for most of the area. this does include the coast, the coast. hello there. the coast is going to find some warm weather as well. we have moderate to major heat risk out there. clear skies this morning is going to lead to a warm afternoon on the way. temperatures right now though we're pretty comfortable. we're in the 40s and in the 50s right now. but in our hills we're in the 60s, believe it or not, even the low 70s. so take a look at the forecast inland today. we'll find those temperatures spiking pretty quickly. we go into the 90s for daytime highs, but i think the bigger story. look what happens around the bay shoreline, upper seconds to near 90. it is going to be warm today as our heat advisory begins this afternoon. and the coast, believe it or not, totally clear. so our beaches likely going to be popular the next couple of days. highs in the 70s. now let's check in with frances. she has traffic alerts on this monday. >> yeah, unfortunately we're starting off with a couple major

incidents this morning. so heads up. full freeway closure in san jose due to a serious motorcycle accident. it's on northbound 880 approaching the alameda. all lanes shut down, so avoid that stretch if you can. northbound 280 is an alternate, or you can get off at bascom and then get back on at the alameda. other freeways looking good there in the south bay. and then the other major problem is for traffic heading from the cordelia junction towards benicia. it is actually a fatal crash southbound 680 before paris road. as you make your way to the benicia bridge, here's a live shot. we're going to try to get that on for you. so only one lane open traffic is slow approaching that scene. if you want to avoid that stretch, you can take 80 instead. once you get past that, though, 680 is looking good as you make your way through walnut creek. so these are the couple accidents that will keep you posted on this morning. amanda. >> all right, frances, we'll continue to check in with you. thank you. starting today,

thousands of p-g-and-e's customers across northern california could lose power. it all stems from a planned public safety power shut off. here's the impact to the bay area in alameda county. 346 customers are on alert. contra costa county with 286 customers in the north bay, 268 customers in sonoma county and 140 customers could lose power in napa county. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in livermore, and lena p-g-and-e's is preparing for potential outages by providing a place for people to go. >> yeah, amanda. that's right. good morning to you. the costco in livermore has set up this tent here right behind me. or rather, p-g-and-e's has set up this tent to serve as a community resource center to anyone that may lose power. now, this is one of several locations where people can come by to stay cool and charge their devices and connect to wi-fi p-g-and-e's says this psps could potentially

impact 13,005 hundred customers spread out across a targeted portion of 13 counties. the utility company says severe weather, including high winds, can cause trees or debris to damage equipment. p-g-and-e's says power shutoffs help reduce help reduce the risk of wildfire from energized power lines. >> p-g-and-e's coworkers and p-g-and-e's meteorologists have been watching a weather system and conditions on the ground. we're seeing in the next few days. breezy offshore winds, low humidity and all these conditions sort of come together to create elevated risks for wildfires. >> well, there is no set timing for these possible public safety power shut offs. p-g-and-e's says it's possible we could see them today and tomorrow. with temperatures nearing triple digits. now the community resource center set up here in the costco parking lot in livermore is set to open up by 4:00 this afternoon and stay

open until 10:00 tonight. live in livermore. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. lena thank you. download the abc seven bay area app to stay up to date on our latest heat wave. you can access the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that our weather team uses, and will send alerts right to your phone when there are any important updates. two people were rushed to the hospital after they were shot in bay point. an ambulance rushed one of the victims to the hospital after gunfire broke out on desantis circle near harvey way in unincorporated contra costa county. the shooting happened yesterday, just before 6:00 in a residential cul de sac. the conditions of the victims have not been released. we know sheriff's investigators did not share information about the suspect or suspects. an elderly man died in a two alarm fire at a san leandro apartment complex. the fire started inside a unit at the eden rock apartments on washington avenue around 330 yesterday afternoon. the alameda county fire

department says two people escaped. however, the man who died did not. first responders had to navigate around the tight quarters of the parking lot to get to the burning apartment. >> getting into this tight corridor with a number of cars that were parked in the in the path to get to the apartment uh- caused may be a challenge for them. i don't think it caused a delay in their response, but it was definitely a difficult to navigate through these tight corridors. >> the fire damaged four units at the complex. 12 people were displaced. the red cross is helping those people find another place to stay. no word yet on the cause of certainly a familiar sound in the bay area. another chaotic night of sideshows on the roads and neighbors are sick of it. police in vallejo tell us hundreds took part in dangerous displays on saturday. and we spoke to one couple who says the

mayhem spilled from the street onto their house. here's abc seven news reporter j.r. stone >> this is what it looked like in vallejo saturday night into sunday morning. vallejo pd say they believe there were between 350 and 400 people involved in sideshows. all across town. neighbors we talked with are angry and say they've had enough. >> had i known that they were doing sideshows, i wouldn't have never moved here. >> that's patricia williams. i talked with her and her husband, paul, who have now lived in vallejo for four and a half years. this is what it looked like in their front yard when the sideshows happened overnight. people for as far as you could see, the williams sent us these photos showing the damage done to their lights, their gutters and their roof. after people at the sideshow started climbing onto their home. >> man, we were sleep okay. it literally woke us up. somebody could have got killed out here. hurt? you know what i mean? >> the striking point was when

they were on my property, on my roof, you know, and this caused some damage that now we have to pay for it. and enough is enough. the city or the police, they need to come out. i don't care if you got two officers. you need to know what these sideshows are because you need to put a stop to it. >> police tell me there were multiple sideshows like this in vallejo saturday night into sunday morning. they did respond to at least one with mutual aid from solano and napa county sheriff's offices and american canyon police. no arrests were made and no cars impounded. at least one person was hurt, but they weren't cooperative with officers. williams are upset, saying they called police at least twice. but the sideshow here still lasted nearly an hour. vallejo pd say due to staffing shortages, officer safety and public safety, they are unable to respond to every sideshow. >> they should patrol this area more. you know what i mean? yeah. and they don't do it. they don't do it at all. >> what is the city going to do?

what does the police go do? somebody's got to do something. somebody's got to be held accountable. really? they really do. for somebody to be on my roof, i think they broke the mold because they were on our roof. i mean, how disgraceful, disgusting and disrespectful that on my roof and standing on my fence like it's the thing to do. enough is enough. and i'm tired of it. >> the williams and other neighbors have started a petition with the hope that city leaders will then put measures in place to prevent these sideshows. we did reach out to vallejo's mayor, but had not heard back from him or his staff as of late sunday night. j.r stone, abc seven news. >> we are counting down to the vice presidential debate. the gloves come off tomorrow when republican vp candidate jd vance and his democratic opponent, tim walz, face off in new york city. it promises to be a high stakes debate, probably the last big event for each before election day. the entire debate is scheduled to run 90 minutes. there will be no audience, but unlike the two presidential debates, there are no plans to

mute the candidates microphones when they aren't talking. you can watch the debate right here on abc seven. live coverage begins at 5 p.m. tomorrow. it's also streaming on disney plus and hulu. >> 509 the accuweather forecast. we are starting a heat wave today that will last several days. we have clear skies out there this morning. temperatures generally starting out in the 50s. but you'll notice as we head through the morning, it does warm pretty quickly already into the 70s by 10 a.m. and later on this afternoon we're going into the 80s and 90s. look at your daytime high, san francisco. warm sunshine today at 83. similar story in oakland at 87. then it's just downright hot in the south bay. the inland east bay 95. in san jose, 97, in walnut creek. so take a look at live doppler seven along with satellite. it's that weather pattern. this time of year. we have that heat dome developing off our coast, and it is going to strengthen over the next couple of days. so we are in store for several hot days in a

row. here's future weather. hour by hour. we're into the 60s and 70s by 9 a.m. here's your lunchtime temperatures 70s and 80s. it's going to feel warm very fast this morning. later on this afternoon, even hotter into the 90s we go inland. 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline and it's going to be one of those evenings even by 730. look at our temperatures. 70 in the city in oakland, 80s in san jose and napa 90 still. so it will be quite mild this evening. so looking at day one of the heat wave, we're warming up dramatically 80s and 90s for the most part. even along the coast we have sunshine and warm air. but that's nothing compared to what's coming our way tomorrow and wednesday. look at the next three days. our heat wave turns dangerous tomorrow and wednesday because we see little relief in our daytime highs. in fact, getting even hotter here, amanda, we'll show you those numbers in detail coming up in a few minutes. all right. >> sharon, thank you so much. still ahead on abc seven mornings skygazers are calling it the comet of the century, where experts say you could catch a glimpse of it later this week. and help needed on the

high seas. a challenging rescue off ocean beach. plus, a landmark plan to make sure ai doesn't get out of control. shot down. why the governor says he wants a different approach and we'll take a live look

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ahead to the first one in san jose, where the freeway is shut down. this is on northbound 880, approaching the alameda. apparently a motorcycle rider was thrown from his motorcycle and also there was an overturned crash, possibly involved. so northbound 880 shut down before the alameda. honestly, you want to avoid that stretch completely and take 280 instead. but if you want to, you can get off at parkmoor and you can get back on northbound 880 at the alameda. the other fatal accident is for folks coming out of the cordelia junction, heading on southbound 680 before parish road. only one

lane open. it was an overturned crash that then turned into a car fire. and this could be out there for a while. so as an alternate, you may want to consider 80. and that is looking good right now. heading towards the east shore freeway. we'll keep you updated on this and let you know of other issues. amanda. >> all right, frances, thank you so much. developing news as the death toll rises for halloween, officials now say 95 people have died in the storm, bringing catastrophic flooding from florida to tennessee. florida governor ron desantis says 99% of the state has power. once again, after the storm knocked out power to millions last week. communities in north carolina are still cut off by mudslides and major flooding. three veteran san diego firefighters, who were driving to north carolina to help were badly hurt yesterday when they were involved in a traffic collision at the texas-louisiana border and ended up with moderate to critical injuries. several first responders from the bay area are

helping in the aftermath of the disaster. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan talked to the crews making a difference. >> everyone is very anxious and they're waiting for the phone call, waiting to help first responders with the bay area's two urban search and rescue teams are watching helen's aftermath and ready to jump in. we're just firefighters on the on the west coast willing to help those on the east coast. and if we get the phone call, we'll go. >> so far, california task force three, based in menlo park, has sent one member to help with relief efforts on the east coast. that's retired battalion chief carl huston of san mateo city fire. he will be almost like the liaison between the local emergency services and the task forces that are coming in. the former battalion chief responded to the world trade center collapse and hurricane katrina. meanwhile, california task force four, based in oakland, has sent two team members to florida, one to tallahassee and one to orlando.

>> we have two members from our team assisting with the recovery efforts or the response and recovery efforts. chief jeff peter is in tallahassee and is liaison officer, meaning that he was at the florida state emergency operations center coordinating the fema use of resources with the state and helping them go where they were needed to be. as for acting assistant chief chris landry, he's a safety officer and kuchins of san mateo is one of 15 american red cross volunteers now on the east coast. >> since wednesday, she's been managing the red cross evacuation center in jasper, florida. cutchin says this was her first hurricane, and she's exhausted. >> the day of the hurricane was a more like a almost a 20 hour day shift, cutchin says. >> it's been all hands on deck, and things have been pretty unpredictable at times. >> we thought there was a possibility that there might be a tornado, and we did get a tornado warning. >> cutchens, who has helped with

the red cross response in maui and in paradise, says she continues to volunteer because help is needed and will be needed for quite some time in san francisco. suzanne fawn abc seven news. >> five people stranded in a boat off san francisco's ocean beach are now saved. safe. i should say. the san francisco fire department received a call just after 2 p.m. yesterday about a boat in distress near the great highway and quintara street. s.f. fire department rescue swimmers, national park service lifeguards, and the u.s. coast guard used jet skis to transfer the people to a coast guard boat. >> we haven't determined the cause of the why the boat was there, which is inoperable as all we know at this time. but they were able to drop their anchor and stay stationary, but they were in a precarious position by being right at the breaks. so they were getting pushed around quite a bit. >> rescuers brought the stranded boaters to the coast guard base in marin. the good news here is nobody was injured. we're focused on reporting on the

future of artificial intelligence here at abc seven, and a landmark plan to manage the safety of ai has died on the governor's desk. governor gavin newsom vetoed the first in the nation plan to set safety measures for large ai models yesterday. the bill by san francisco state senator scott wiener faced fierce opposition from the tech industry, saying it would have a chilling effect on ai development. governor newsom said he didn't think it was the best approach. he announced a partnership with industry experts to develop new guardrails for the technology. state senator wiener shared a statement saying, quote, this veto is a missed opportunity for california to once again lead on innovative tech regulation. and we are all less safe as a result. that's the end of his quote. reviving our downtowns is a key part of building a better bay area. and this week, leaders in san jose could act on a plan aiming to do just that. tomorrow, the city council is set to vote on incentives to lure businesses into empty

office spaces. the proposal calls for two year exemptions on certain taxes and parking permit fees for new businesses. they would have to rent at least 2500ft■!s of space for four or more years. quite a sight along highway one on the central coast. over the weekend, a wayward sea lion made its way onto the highway near watsonville, creating a big traffic hazard. the california highway patrol local firefighters, and an animal rescue team all worked together to capture the sea lion and reopen the road. we're told the sea lion is receiving care before it will be released back into the wild. >> just checking out the view. >> it's like head back to the water. it is too hot here. >> yeah, and i really i really want to stress because, you know, we've been talking about the warm weather. yeah. for much of last week. and now it starts today and it just accelerates tomorrow and wednesday. so we're looking at several days of hot weather. i know it's typical this time of year that we see these warm spells, but just know

that heat it's day after day, maybe day one. day two. you don't feel too bad, but maybe day three and four the heat finally gets to you. so the accuweather headline shows you the heat wave begins today. we've been trying so hard to get this shot just right for you. and there we go. we did it. thank you. danny. so the heat wave begins today. we have lots of sunshine, but it's tomorrow and wednesday. we're likely looking at record heat out there. even a little bit of fire danger. we'll show you those winds in one second. slight relief comes here on friday, but we say slight because it's still pretty warm here, even by friday standards. so here's a look at the winds. yes, we do have an offshore component. but you can see today the winds are not exactly strong. they're a little breezy from time to time. it's a similar story on tuesday but likely in our hills. we could find some stronger gusts out there, so that's something we'll be watching. but certainly this is not going to be a huge offshore wind event. i think the bigger story is certainly going to be the hot temperatures. so looking at the forecast today, inland, upper 90s around the bay shoreline, upper 80s look at the

coast. no fog. it is going to be warm. pretty much all week. the coast is fog free and temperatures in the 70s. so our heat risk today it's moderate to major. the major pockets are in the east bay. the south bay, the santa cruz mountains. just take it easy. over the next couple of days. listen to your body, drink that water, find ways to stay cool. whether it's in one of the cooling centers. if you have ac that's great or find frequent breaks in the shade because today temperatures are certainly warm 80s and 90s. today 83 san francisco, but 97 santa rosa, 95 in san jose, 98 in concord. overnight tonight. it's one of those nights where it's very warm in our hills. we're talking temperatures, staying in the 70s, 50s and 60s, close to the surface. but look what happens on tuesday. these temperatures are so hot. 90 in the city, 102 in san jose, and we'll do it again on wednesday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. big warm up today. dangerous heat wave tomorrow and wednesday. we're still hot here thursday and even into the upcoming weekend. amanda those

temperatures are still above average for this time of the year. >> all right drew, thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. plus help has arrived. two astronauts stuck in space for months are now one step closer to getting home. and we'll take a live look outside here at 522. we'll

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heat wave begins today. we have heat advisories up even along the coast through wednesday. we're talking a moderate to major heat risk because you look at the three day forecast. certainly a lot warmer today compared to yesterday. but look at tuesday and wednesday. we're talking triple digit heat inland 90s around the bay shoreline. >> the fire danger could prompt power shutoffs for thousands of people spread out across 13 california counties. that includes hundreds in alameda, contra costa, napa and sonoma counties. >> number three today is a spare the air day. a great day to work from home. carpool or take public transit to help reduce air pollution. number four at least 95 people have been killed after a line cut a path of

destruction across the southeast. president biden intends to visit areas hit by the storm later this week. number five, a heads up if you commute from the west side of san francisco into downtown muni's l taraval line is fully back in service after a five year construction project. that means you can now ride light rail trains from the zoo to the embarcadero station without any bus transfers. and number five six, we have two fatal accidents this morning. >> one is in the south bay in san jose. northbound 880 all lanes shut down before the alameda. you might want to get off at stevens creek and then get back on at the alameda, or take 280 and avoid it altogether. the second fatal accident this morning is southbound 680 before parrish road. as you make your way from the cordelia junction towards the benicia bridge, you may want to take the carquinez bridge as an alternate. >> number seven. the next time you buy a car, you may notice a change. some carmakers are bringing back physical buttons.

experts say safety concerns are leading to the switch. buttons are easier to push while keeping your eyes on the road. now, the two boeing starliner astronauts stranded aboard the international space station are one step closer to coming home. a spacex dragon nine crew arrived at the space station yesterday with two empty seats. nasa pulled two crew members off the four seat vessel to make room for astronauts suni williams and butch wilmore. >> we, of course, train together as a crew of four, and now they're launching as a crew of two. but we will always be a crew that has trained together, and we will always be friends and colleagues. >> williams and wilmore were only supposed to be on an eight day mission to the i.s.s. when they launched in the starliner back in june. that spacecraft has been plagued with problems involving thrusters and helium leaks. nasa decided to send it back to earth without any people on board. the spacex dragon nine is scheduled to return to earth in february. a pretty cool sight

over the golden gate bridge, if you look closely. just over the bridges tower. that little orange spot is what skygazers are calling the comet of the century. a bay area photographer shared this time lapse. very cool. experts say you may be able to see the comet this week low in the eastern sky before dawn, but astronomers say we may have an even brighter view in mid-october. that's when the comet is predicted to get closest to earth in our next half hour on abc seven mornings revitalization in san francisco's inner sunset is the night market event the hit the city was hoping for. that's the question, and we do want to take a

right now. at 530, hurricane helene is. aftermath. dozens killed, widespread flooding. the

search for people unaccounted for this morning. and the countdown to election day. vice president harris and former president donald trump, with a focus on battleground states. their vp picks. getting ready to debate the policies in focus. with just a month to go before votes are counted and a live look outside, this morning it is fall, but it sure won't feel like it. a heat wave that's bringing dangerous fire conditions and a spare the air alert across the bay area. drew is tracking how long it will last before we see relief. good morning everyone. it is monday, september 30th. a lot to get to, but we'll begin with a check on our weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning. drew. >> hey, amanda. it is going to be a busy week in the weather department. we're tracking a heat wave that gets underway here today. it includes the coast, so area wide. we're talking about hot temperatures starting today and lasting for much of the week ahead. so look at our inland forecast today. sunny skies will get into the mid 90s. we've been here before

over the past couple of weeks. but where the heat really takes over around the bay shoreline today. look at this. we're talking upper 80s lower 90s around the bay shoreline even along the coast. not immune to the warm weather, clear skies. this morning. sunny in the afternoon. we're going into the 70s. let's check in with frances and see how the commute is going this morning. >> all right, drew, you had a couple of big problems early this morning with traffic alerts in effect. so full freeway closure in san jose. this is on northbound 880 approaching the alameda. a motorcycle rider was thrown and apparently found off the freeway. so northbound 880 just shut down. you may want to take 280 as an alternate or get off at stevens creek. you can get back on 880 at the alameda and then continue your ride. the other spot to avoid this morning is for folks leaving cordelia heading towards the benicia bridge. another fatal accident southbound 880 before paris road, so you can see traffic is crawling here. only one lane is open, and as an alternate, you may want to take 82. the carquinez bridge instead. that

is green and flowing well right now. amanda. >> all right. frances, thank you so much. happening today, p-g-and-e's is warning customers of a possible psps, or what they call a public safety power, shut off, and that's because of high winds and dry conditions. thousands of customers in 13 counties are on alert, including several here in the bay area. alameda, contra costa, sonoma and napa counties are looking at potential outages. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in the east bay, with how people are preparing. and lena, this could impact customers today and tomorrow. reporter yeah, that's right. >> amanda with temperatures nearing the triple digits, pg and e has said these public safety power shutoffs could happen both today and tomorrow. now, those have the potential to impact around 13,500 customers across the area. p-g-and-e's says power shutoffs help reduce the risk of wildfire from energized power lines. tuesday is expected to be the hottest

day of the of the week, with an elevated fire risk. we spoke with a rancher in contra costa county who got notice yesterday that his ranch could lose power, and while he does have a backup plan, he's hoping he doesn't have to use it. >> i have like nine wells in the valley all over tassajara and p-g-and-e's goes down. so my cattle can't drink. my horses don't drink. so it's, you know, pretty traumatic to, you know, an operation like mine. i do have a water truck. i can go get water and but, you know, that's a whole nother operation, you know, cost quite a bit of dollars when they shut us down. >> p-g-and-e's has a number of community resource centers set up across the bay area. for anyone that does lose power, you can go cool off, charge your devices, and take advantage of the free ice and snacks and water here in alameda county. that community resource center is set up here in the livermore

costco parking lot right here behind me. that is set to open up by 4:00. this afternoon and stay open until 10:00 tonight. live in livermore. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. and we know the hot temperatures across the bay area are also bringing unhealthy air quality. and that's why spare the air alert has been issued for today. we're all encouraged to do our part to reduce air pollution. today is a good day to leave the car parked. if possible, take public transit or carpool or work from home if you can. track the heat wave with the abc seven bay area app. you can access the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that our weather team uses, and we'll send alerts right to your phone when there are any important updates. new details this morning, detectives in oakland are investigating a deadly shooting during a high school alumni picnic. police say a 38 year old man was shot around 730 saturday night in defremery park in west oakland.

city leaders say the mcclymonds alumni action picnic is an annual family friendly gathering with hundreds of people of all generations there. they are outraged a shooting happened during a peaceful event. >> it is unconscionable that someone would actually act in a way of violence in this way, to take someone's life during a party celebration. >> we would like to extend our condolences to our fallen alumni. it's really heartbreaking to lose a member of your community who is beloved, especially in front of the entire community. >> police did not say whether the shooting was connected to the picnic. investigators say there may have been more than one shooter, but they haven't made any arrests. mcclymonds high school's principal assures parents and students that the school is safe. a paramedic is still recovering. this morning after being hurt while their ambulance was vandalized and equipment stolen in san francisco. this happened friday night at zuckerberg san

francisco general hospital. the fire department posted this photo, and you can see the smashed glass on the ground. fire crews say a suspect was arrested and the equipment was returned. developing news. hezbollah's highest ranking official is vowing to continue fighting israel despite growing losses inflicted on the militant group. overnight, israel hit hezbollah strongholds in lebanon. the lebanese ministry of health says 105 people were killed and nearly 360 were wounded. israel believes they have eliminated around 30 top hezbollah leaders in recent weeks. last night's airstrikes targeted hezbollah infrastructure in southern lebanon and central beirut. it's the first time israeli airstrikes have hit beirut. your voice. your vote tomorrow night. the vice presidential candidates meet face to face to debate in new york city. with 36 days to go until election day. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump

are both on the campaign trail. abc news reporter perry russom explains they are focusing on battleground states. >> vice president kamala harris in las vegas last night, touting her plan to support small businesses. >> we've got to help entrepreneurs start ups out, and i will give a $50,000 tax deduction to help entrepreneurs start their small businesses. >> harris also pushing a proposal to lower housing prices, providing down payment assistance to first time home buyers. >> right now, a serious housing shortage is part of what is driving up costs, so we will cut the red tape and work with the private sector to build 3 million new homes. >> the harris campaign, raising $55 million over the weekend at fundraisers in california. her opponent, former president trum, attacking the biden administration's border policy. >> they're coming into our cities and our small towns here in pennsylvania and all over the

country. >> trump ramping up personal attacks on harris. >> kamala is mentally impaired. if a republican did what she did, that republican would be impeached and removed from office. >> while blaming the biden administration for crime. trump suggesting allowing police to be violent for one day to solve the problem. >> now, if you had one really violent day, one rough hour, and i mean real rough, the word will get out and it will end immediately. >> the vice presidential candidate, senator jd vance, and governor tim walz gearing up for tomorrow night's vp debate. it's the only one scheduled. walz preparing with the help of transportation secretary pete buttigieg. it's going well. >> going great. >> the walz team saying the goal is to let the governor be himself and focus on the future. a fellow minnesota lawmaker, republican congressman tom emmer, is helping vance get ready. >> he'll hold him accountable. >> perry, russom, abc news, washington. >> here in the bay area, if you

commute from san francisco's west side into downtown, you may be in for a treat today. muni's l taraval line is back in service after a five year construction project is. the first trains returned to weekend service saturday. that means muni metro riders can once again ride from embarcadero station to the san francisco zoo without any bus transfers. >> it's a big difference. i mean, we depend on transportation, i don't drive. i'm a bmw guy. bart muni walk l trains will run every ten minutes on weekdays and every 12 minutes on weekends. >> the night markets around san francisco have brought out thousands to a city still reeling from the pandemic. organizers say more than 20,000 people came to last friday's night market in the sunset district, but not everyone is happy. some merchants are raising concerns. they say the markets are having a negative

impact on businesses that operate during the day, like laundromats, salons and grocery stores. now, the chinatown merchants united association of san francisco has a branch in the sunset district, and they sent a letter to the organizers asking for more transparency. they raised concerns about early morning road closures that hinder businesses. >> they are not concerned about the daytime merchants doing their business. >> i want us to have open communications with the merchants. i know that you know, something like a night market. it's going to benefit some merchants over others. >> organizers say they have made modifications after meeting with business owners, including street closures starting later and fewer streets closed off. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. first, your chance to meet oakland's public safety leadership team. today, mayor sheng tao is leading a

town hall style event with the police and fire chiefs, along with the city administrator and the head of the department of violence prevention. you'll be able to learn about their key strategies to improving safety in oakland and ask questions. it starts at 530 at the east bay church of religious science on telegraph avenue. the event is free, but you are asked to reserve tickets. in berkeley, experts are set to survey cesar chavez park for signatures of radiation. this after it was found that the former stauffer chemical company may have dumped toxic waste. pilots will fly over the park using a drone equipped with a sensitive spectrometer to detect radiation levels. the survey is scheduled to last for most of the week. oakland unified students and teachers are planning a rally this afternoon to demand more be done about the lead contamination at schools. you may remember parents learned that lead was detected in the water at nearly two dozen schools across the district just

a week into the school year. water testing reports show that the issue was discovered back in april. the rally is happening at oakland city hall at 4:00 this afternoon. now, a reminder for you monday night football is on abc seven tonight. the seahawks visit the lions in detroit. our coverage starts at 5 p.m. then you can watch after the game and because of the game, wheel of fortune will air at 9 p.m, followed by jeopardy! at 930. we'll have a special edition of abc seven news at 1030, and then the news continues at 11. a celebration of creativity here in the bay area. see the latest works of art at one of the largest arts hubs in the bay area. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hi, amanda, we're getting you prepared for day one of our heat wave today. heat advisories begin this morning. look at our temperatures today. warm, to say the least. 80s in the city and oakland. 90 for san jose and walnut creek. so here's future weather. we don't have any cloud

cover out there this morning, so it's a mild morning. that warms pretty fast. here's your lunchtime numbers 70s and 80s already. and then even hotter, deeper into the day. even along the coast we are finding warm sunshine. look at these numbers will move out of the way. 70s and 80s for the most part along the coast. 80 in stinson beach, 76 in half moon bay, santa cruz going to be hot at 90 degrees. so looking at the forecast today, you will notice it is a lot warmer today compared to yesterday. but these temperatures get even hotter here tomorrow and wednesday. in fact look at the three day forecast. it's a dangerous heat wave tomorrow. look at those numbers. 80s along the coast, 90s around the bay shoreline well above 100 degrees and our hottest cities inland. we'll take a much closer look

plaza and the drive time to san francisco from the tolls is 12 minutes. also, we have a couple fatal accidents this morning that you'll want to know about and avoid. the one is in san jose. the first one, northbound 880 approaching the alameda and all lanes shut down. you really want to consider possibly two 8-80 you can get on northbound 880 right at the alameda. the other second fatal crash is for folks coming out of the cordelia. southbound 680 before parish road. this is down to one lane. so if you are heading towards the benicia bridge, you may want to consider the carquinez bridge instead. 8-80 to 680 is your best bet. and the 8-80 ride as you make your way through emeryville is a little crowded, but looking good and flowing well, amanda. >> all right, francis, thank you. developing news directv is acquiring dish network after years of talks. the deal is for directv to pay $1 for the

company and assume its almost $10 billion of debt. the combination would form the country's largest pay tv company with 20 million subscribers. but there is a long road for the merger, including refinancing and reducing the debt. dish and directv attempted to merge in 2002, but it was blocked by regulators. this morning the search is on for people who are unaccounted for after hurricane helene. at least 95 people are confirmed dead and damage has been left in five states. in some areas, entire neighborhoods are under water. president biden says he'll visit the disaster zone this week, but only if it won't interfere with recovery efforts. abc news reporter alison kosik shows us the impact of this powerful storm. >> helene slammed florida's big bend region late thursday night, making landfall as a powerful category four storm in steinhatchee, which took a direct hit. this seafood market

now a donation center. the owner says she feels helpless. >> this is the third storm in a year. like i don't know how much more we can take. >> miami-dade fire and rescue is in dixie county, helping with the recovery efforts. millions across the south are still without power. >> we're also seeing an increase in use of generators, so we like to remind everyone to never use generators indoors in the mountains of north carolina, as much as 30in of rain fell from above. >> you can see the devastation. >> it's heartbreaking because along this river we have a lot of wonderful stores, and we're going to be cleaning up a long time. >> asheville, largely cut off by washed out roads. a lack of power and no cell phone service. the city's water system severely damaged as well. officials say they are working on getting residents the help they need. >> my staff has been making every request possible to the

state for support, and we've been working with every single organization that has reached out. my promise to you is that we are very close. >> president biden has approved disaster declarations for several states, freeing up federal resources to help with recovery efforts. >> we've given them all the everything that we have. we're on the ground with ahead of time, so we're working hard. >> similar devastation in tennessee. governor bill lee touring some of the hardest hit areas on saturday. buildings destroyed, bridges and roadways crumbled. the remnants of helene continue to bring rain to parts of the east. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> developing news from southern california. the lion fire we've covered for weeks is flaring up once again. take a look. this is a time lapse over big bear lake with those flames lighting up the sky. first responders in san bernardino county ordered a new round of evacuations yesterday. more than three weeks after the

fire first started. containment remains at 83%, with 42,000 acres burned. building a better bay area means many things, including a focus on art enriching our community. 1890 bryant street studios hosted its fall open studios event over the weekend in san francisco's inner mission district. the talents of more than 100 artists were on display. it's part of art spans month long citywide open studios event. >> artists have their artistic urge, and they need to be seen, and they need to be purchased so that they can keep doing what they do. >> art lovers got to meet the artists as well as take part in free art demonstrations. the art span open studio events will continue through october 13th. and fall is here and the pumpkins are ready. the annual national pumpkin weigh-off was held over the weekend for the second straight year in yuba county. more than 40 growers

competed for this year's crown at bishop pumpkin farm in wheatland, about 20 miles north of roseville. the winning gourd weighed in at more than 2,400 pounds. the grower took home more than $22,000 in prize money, with more than 3000 spectators. there for the competition. >> i mean, i love stuff like this, you know, we have the one in half moon bay. i'm always like, let's break the record, let's get bigger. how big can they get these gourds get? >> oh my gawd. >> oh you know, you know, get that hashtag going. all right. this morning it's anything but pumpkin weather out there. we are tracking a heat wave beginning today, and that just accelerates tomorrow and into wednesday. a live look from the tam cam. we are totally clear out there. so look at the forecast. sunshine. no matter where you are in the bay today, even along the coast, it is going to be mild 70s along the coast, upper 80s around the bay

shoreline, upper 90s inland. so highs today. this is day one of the heat wave. heat advisories kick in here for everybody. at 11 a.m. we will find it noticeably warmer today and then even hotter here tomorrow. so underneath this heat wave, you better believe we'll have clear skies again tonight. mild air in our hills. we're talking temperatures. staying in the 70s. look at these temperatures tomorrow. future tracker showing you it is just dangerously hot here by tuesday afternoon. it's been two years since san francisco has been in the 90s. we'll likely have a good shot at that tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. take it easy out there. this heat wave will last for several days. stay hydrated. find frequent breaks in the shade outside. ac is

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port strike will go ahead tomorrow, impacting the supply chain along the east coast. abc news reporter elizabeth schulze has the latest details in today's gma. first look. >> in this morning's gma first look bracing for a strike. >> when my men hit the streets from maine to texas, every single port were locked down with negotiations at a standstill between the longshoremen's union and the shipping industry group. >> 14 ports along the east and gulf coast from boston to houston could halt operations at midnight tonight, unable to load cargo on or off container ships. a prolonged strike could result in delayed shipping times and higher costs for businesses like this toy store in maryland. ahead of the critical holiday shopping season. >> a strike could totally hurt the business for the year. the story gets kind of a whole transformation from christmas time and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the latest on what president biden is saying about

if he'll get involved to avert a strike. >> with your gma first look, i'm elizabeth schulze, abc news, baltimore. >> new at six healthier food options. the bills governor newsom just signed to benefit public school students across the state. and a surprise set fans at the portola music festival over the weekend were treated to a pocket full of sunshine. but first, here's drew. >> hey there amanda. the big headline today we begin our heat wave. day one. heat advisories kick in here at 11 a.m. it's for virtually the entire region, even along the coast, because we are going to see some warm to hot days ahead. so looking at today's forecast, those temperatures noticeably warmer than yesterday, widespread 80s and seconds. but it gets even hotter here tuesday and wednesday. looking at the three day forecast dangerously hot here tomorrow afternoon and wednesday. 80s along the coast, widespread 90s around the bay. shoreline hotter than

i've >> locations where people will be able to come stay cool, connect to wifi and charge now at six dangerous and destructive sideshows. >> hundreds of people taking part in the illegal activity across vallejo over the weekend. one couple detailing the damage to the roof of their home. public safety