kamala harris is bringing us a new way forward. >> a vice presidential debate where policy takes center stage. jd vance and tim walz face off in what is expected to be the last debate before election day. >> homes evacuated for hours as crews raced to plug a gas leak. why neighbors ended up on city busses waiting out the danger and changes for the commute into the city and downtown businesses. >> as the offices of san francisco's largest employer fill up once again. a lot to get to here tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live abc seven news

starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with the dangerous, heat shattering records across the bay area. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. soaring temperatures in the triple digits plus san francisco's first day topping 90 degrees in years. and this heat wave isn't letting up yet. >> so let's get straight to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel tracking those sizzling temperatures. sandhya. yeah, we are looking at another swelter coming our way. it is autumn, but it's going to feel like summer. so today we did set records. there were four cities that had records today. santa rosa 102 degrees. look at san rafael, 105. breaking the old record. kentfield and san jose, both new records at 100 degrees. even if you weren't a record, you definitely were still hot. everyone was sweating it. 94 in san francisco, 97 in oakland, 103 in concord and in fairfield, 102 in napa. today, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. that is because

there's still a significant risk of heat related illnesses. so definitely stay cool and hydrated. spare the air alert extended moderate to poor air quality tomorrow. and as you look at those temperatures for tomorrow, 108 degrees in livermore, 107 in concord, that is extreme. we are in for more records. 90 in san francisco, 95 in oakland. right now it is still pretty warm in many areas, anywhere from the 60s to the 80s at this hour. a live view in just a moment. but compared to 24 hours ago, temperatures are running higher by seven degrees in santa rosa and hayward. and you look at this live picture, there's no fog in sight from emeryville. looking at san francisco, there is a little glimmer of hope that we will get some relief. i'll be back with that answer. coming right up. >> dan, we do have that hope. sandhya, thanks very much to check the forecast anytime. turn to the abc7 news bay area app so you can track the heat wave with the same live doppler seven tools that sandhya and the whole weather team use every day, and

get push alerts for important updates. >> evacuations are lifted, but gas may still be off tonight after a gas leak in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. firefighters evacuated homes south of paul avenue between crane and car streets. the san francisco fire department says a construction crew caused the gas leak this morning. p-g-and-e's came in to fix it. muni offered air conditioned busses for evacuated people to get out of the heat. people could go back home just after eight tonight, though. firefighters say gas service may be disrupted and we'll go overseas now. >> the latest on the escalating tensions in the middle east. iran has launched at least 180 missiles into israel as attacks threatened to push the region closer to a wider war. iran says the barrage was retaliation for a series of assassinations in recent weeks targeting hezbollah. an official confirms the u.s. has intercepted some of those incoming missiles. >> this is totally unacceptable, and the entire world should condemn it. initial reports suggest that israel, with the

active support of the united states and other partners, effectively defeated this attack. >> the u.n. security council scheduled an emergency meeting for wednesday morning to address the escalating situation in the middle east, and today's attack against israel comes amid the backdrop of rosh hashanah. the holiday marks the beginning of the jewish new year and starts at sundown tomorrow. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with the san francisco rabbi tonight about the preparations and finding joy in a tense time >> with the blowing of the historic shofar. rabbi gedaliah potash of the chabad of noe valley is getting ready for the jewish new year known as rosh hashanah. >> the mindset and the level of optimism and joy that we are able to generate on this day actually influences and impacts the outcome of the way the rest of the year will be. >> for the past month, the rabbi and his wife have been busy

preparing, making everything from challah to the traditional honey cake. while he's done this for the past 24 years. potash says this year is different. the rabbi tells me he's seen heightened interest in folks attending holiday services this year, a fact he attributes to all of the events of the past 12 months, since the october 7th attack and the ensuing war between israel and hamas. rabbi potash says his congregation has grown closer together, spurred in part by rising anti-semitism. it's a trend rabbis across the country say they, too, are seeing, with many of them expecting record turnout at rosh hashanah events this week. >> all the experiences and stories and i would even say trauma that people have been feeling this whole year is really coming to a head over here. and people want to just be together and reset the clock. >> the anti-defamation league says it's seen an unprecedented rise in anti-semitic incidents over the past year, more than doubled about 140% increase over the year prior, where students were targeted in their schools and at their colleges, people in their workplaces. despite the tough year many in his community

have faced, rabbi potash says his congregation is determined to make this year's rosh hashanah celebrations joyful, tapping into the resilience of jewish culture and setting good intentions for the year ahead. >> while there are very challenging moments that we've been through and that we may be facing as well, fear doesn't help and we put our faith in god and trust in god, and that carries us through. and we've been doing that for 3500 years. >> rosh hashanah will officially begin on wednesday night and lasts until sundown on friday in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> vice presidential candidates tim walz and jd vance faced off tonight in their first and only scheduled debate of the election cycle. this was the first presidential or vice presidential general election debate held in new york city since 1960. the two sparred over some of the biggest issues right now, including foreign policy and the crisis in the middle east. >> we will protect our forces and our allied forces, and there will be consequences. >> effective smart diplomacy and

peace through strength is how you bring stability back to a very broken world. donald trump has already done it once before. >> the debate focused heavily on policy, with both men choosing to go after the top of the ticket rather than attacking each other with hurricane helene devastating the southeast. they address climate change. >> a lot of people are justifiably worried about all these crazy weather patterns. i think it's important for us, first of all, to say donald trump and i support clean air, clean water. we want the environment to be cleaner and safer. >> sen. vance has said that there's a climate problem in the past, donald trump called it a hoax and then joked that these things would make more beachfront property to be able to invest in. >> unless something changes, this will likely be the last debate before the election. former president trump has said he will not debate vice president kamala harris again. >> we are committed to building a better bay area here at abc seven news at 11, and that means highlighting breakthroughs when we find them first. a sign of change for downtown san francisco salesforce, the city's largest employer, is requiring

more workers to return to the office starting this week. and abc7 news reporter j.r. stone looks at the impact on the commute and downtown businesses starved for foot traffic. >> reporter the rush hour backup of cars leaving san francisco tuesday night may have felt a bit different. that's because tuesday, october 1st, marked the first day of salesforce requiring many of their workers to come back to the office. in downtown san francisco, this is the week. >> this is the week to come in. >> we spoke with chelsea yoshi's and priscilla yip at the popular 83 proof cocktail bar downtown. both work for salesforce and both were back in the office tuesday. i am excited about it. >> i'm excited to, like, connect with my coworkers again and be able to just see the people in the office and the in person connection will be really valuable. >> i feel like our teams are super, super flexible, but you know, they definitely want to see more in person, you know, connections. and you can already see with the downtown just how

alive it's come even for this week with the new mandate. >> both yip and yoshi's will be back in the office at least three days a week. employees. we spoke with say different teams have different mandates, whether that be three, four, or five days back per week. i talked with two additional salesforce employees who told me they like the new policy, but it doesn't apply to them. >> it's definitely a move in the right direction. it will be helpful for small businesses in the area if more people are back. obviously but the more pessimistic part of me says, well, who's really coming back and how often will they be coming back? and i think that's that's the question that's still up in the air right now. >> that's bay area council's jeff belisario, who is cautiously optimistic, saying the number of people coming back to downtown s.f. has plateaued a bit over the past nine months. those at bart say new ridership records were set on three separate days in september, but not due to regular downtown work. rather special large events like a's games and dreamforce. >> generally speaking, our

ridership has been very consistent without large events, but it's those special events that have really driven our peaks. >> they're hopeful that new clean trains, along with upped security measures, will help make would be train commuters feel more comfortable. bottom line you may see more people downtown very soon, so enjoy it and be patient. j.r. stone abc seven news. >> our next breakthrough is in the south bay. today, the city of san jose broke ground on a project that will bring 114 new units of emergency interim housing to the south bay. the project will expand the ferrari site, located just off 101, and there's more to come. mayor matt mahan says 800 more units will be built across the city over the next year and a half. 200 of those are due to open by the end of this year at the multistory branham and monterey site that's in council member sergio jimenez's district, a grand total of about 500 or so units in our district. >> and i don't think that we as residents of this area, should

shy away from saying it's the right thing to do. >> san jose certainly has a nee, the mayor says close to 4500 people are living on the streets or in their cars. our final breakthrough is a significant milestone for a group that has made a difference for so many families. the mothers milk bank california in san jose is celebrating 50 years. it's the nation's oldest milk bank, collecting and distributing donated breast milk to neonatal intensive care units. the group held an anniversary celebration at the san jose city hall rotunda tonight. >> well, we pay so much for gas in california, but maybe this will help. the state assembly has approved a proposal from the governor that could prevent spikes in gas prices. it would set new fuel storage requirements for oil refiners. the measure has been at the center of a special legislative session that governor newsom called late in august. the proposal would empower the california energy commission to set minimum fuel storage standards for refiners in the event of unplanned maintenance or outages. it now moves on to

the state senate for discussion. >> breaking ground on a critical effort to keep disaster from striking again in a vulnerable spot. also hear your driver's license is going digital. >> how the bay area is leading the charge to put that technology to new use. >> plus a music festival that made neighbors mad on both sides of the bay is celebrating q to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped

hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need.

last mass shooting in u.s. history. it was seven years ago today. 58 people died when a gunman opened fire on a music festival. the name of each victim was read aloud tonight and candles were lit to remember them. there are plans to put a permanent memorial at the site before the 10th anniversary of

this tragedy in 2027. >> california is exploring the future of our driver's licenses from our wallets to our phones, and the bay area is helping brainstorm how that new technology could expand with our ids and licenses. >> going digital now. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez takes you to a pitch night, where they're tossing around ideas for this fast growing tool >> digitizing your california driver's license is now an option for iphone and android users. it's all part of the dmv's broader mobile driver's license pilot program that was launched last year. on tuesday, the dmv hosted an event called community hackathon inside the computer history museum in mountain view. >> the paper driver's license, in one form or another, has been around for about 120 years, so this is the first major change to being purely digital. >> steve gordon, director of the dmv, said different private sector businesses and startups had the opportunity to present to a panel of judges how their

app or their innovation could benefit from the mobile driver's license. >> i think they're all looking for different things. >> currently in california, the mobile driver's license is accepted as a valid id at tsa checkpoints at certain airports, so it's tied to the phone. >> so if you lose the phone, you won't be able to get access to it because you're going to need your normal biometrics to unlock and access that that information. >> three longtime friends, children of farm workers and stanford graduates co-founded the startup entidad. ceo jesus torres explained they've built a digital credential for farm workers and the hope is they will be able to access services remotely. >> this is a great way to use a credential issued by an authority here in california, and be able to use that within our ecosystem so that organizations feel have the assurance that they're dealing with the real person that's been vetted, that's been verified. >> gil hodges is the executive director of open id foundation. hodges said in the u.s, a couple million of these digital credentials are just starting to be issued, compared to 1.5

billion digital credentials being issued across 30 different countries. imagine the world before there were mobile devices commonly used, or the world before the internet was commonly available. >> we didn't really know how integral it would become in our everyday lives. we're there right now with digital identity credentials. it's a very beginning of the journey. >> as far as next steps, once there are 1.5 million mobile driver's license users, the dmv will report back to the legislature. lawmakers will decide whether to expand the pilot program, make it permanen, or cancel it. in mountain view, lauren martinez abc seven news. >> tomorrow, the town of pajaro in monterey county will break ground on a new levee project to protect against flooding. it comes about 18 months after the area was just devastated when a levee breached that flooded more than 200 homes. now $600 million will go toward constructing new levees and improving those that already exist along the pajaro river. this will also reduce the

flood risk in the nearby city of watsonville. the project breaks ground tomorrow at 10 a.m. >> reviving our downtowns is a big challenge as we work to build a better bay area. tonight, san jose is moving forward with a plan to attract new businesses downtown. a leasing incentive program will go into effect on january first. it includes a temporary business tax exemption for new owner operators. also, tenants that lease at least 2500ft■!s of offe space for a minimum of four years will qualify for the same tax break. history in mexico tonight, as the country's first female president is sworn in. claudia sheinbaum takes over for andres manuel lopez obrador, who is her political mentor. sheinbaum has planned to continue many of his social programs. she studied at stanford and uc berkeley, and was part of a panel that won a nobel peace prize in 2007. our governor, governor newsom and first partner jennifer siebel newsom were among those in attendance at today's ceremony.

>> health items pass along tonight. new report out this evening from the american cancer society, with both reassuring and some alarming trends about breast cancer. the acs revealed that while mortality rates have dropped by 44% since 1989, the number of breast cancer cases is on the rise. the group is seeing the steepest cases in women under 50 years old and asian american pacific islanders of all ages. >> this is a group that we traditionally have thought of as having a much lower than average breast cancer risk. that's clearly changing. >> the acs credits the mortality reduction in part to early and improved detection from the american cancer assessments. they encourage all women to start getting mammograms by the age of 45 now, and remind folks that men can also get breast cancer as well. the portola music festival in san francisco may have been a little less noisy this year, but not by much. there were 11 fewer noise

complaints than last year, with the bulk of them coming on sunday, the second day of the festival. in the past, people from alameda and the east bay have filed the most complaints, but they dropped this year by 61%, so that was encouraging. organizers did change the stage layout, however. there were more complaints coming from san francisco, and officials believe it might have been because of weather patterns. >> well, speaking of weather, we are in quite a warm pattern. hot? >> yeah, it's brutal, isn't it? meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the full forecast. sandhya? >> yeah, it is a dangerous pattern that we're in, dan. >> and it's a prol heat wave that we're not done with yet, so let's take a look at the headlines. this dangerous heat wave will bring records again tomorrow. >> the fire danger continues. >> we're talking about breezy conditions in the hills and dry as well. >> and on friday, the heat briefly eases. >> we do have some relief coming, but not until early next week. let's talk about your high temperatures for tomorrow versus records. so livermore expected to hit 108. that would surpass

the old record of 103. san francisco 90. santa rosa 103 103. would be a record for santa rosa and san jose at 103 would surpass its old record. same thing for gilroy at 108. that's extreme. that would also break the record. if they come in the way that they're supposed to be playing out. oakland 95 will be shy of its record, so we take a look at what's bringing us this heat high pressure, this large dome right overhead. the winds are down sloping offshore. winds raising the fire danger, also raising the risk of heat related illnesses. tomorrow it's going to go into major to extreme for bayside and inland communities. not all areas, but this kind of heat will be very taxing, especially when we've seen it day after day. now, one of the concerns here is there is a red flag warning for parts of monterey and san benito counties. starts tomorrow morning until thursday night. critically dry fuels combining with low humidity and gusty winds so that red flag warning extending all the way down

towards southern california. we look at our fire danger index. our winds are not going to be strong, but the little bit of breeziness in the hills combining with the drying air mass and dry fuels will spell moderate to high fire danger for some of our inland valleys and hills right now. over the hilltops, it is still hot. 90 atlas peak, 91 sweeney ridge and east foothills. look at the humidity values. hawkeye 18%. still in the teens. mount diablo. this is why it's concerning your temperatures at this hour. still in the 60s to the 80s, up around cloverdale. a live view from our mount tam cam. it is spectacular view, but not so spectacular. the temperatures are going to go up quickly at 8:00. quickly excuse me, 60s 70s by noontime. we're already talking about 90s and 100 seconds, while inland triple digit heat at 4:00 in the afternoon, the only places not going to have to deal with extreme heat is the immediate coastline. so we look at your morning temperatures, they'll begin anywhere from the mid 50s

to the mid 70s. clear skies tomorrow afternoon. that dangerous heat wave continues. we're talking about 103 in san jose. 107, morgan hill 99. in cupertino, 95 in san mateo and palo alto. triple digits. redwood city, 80, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 90 degrees. daly city 84, north bay 104, in san rafael 105. calistoga 103. there in santa rosa heading into the east bay. oakland hayward mid 90s 100 castro valley temperatures a good 20 to 25 degrees above average inland 107. in concord 108. livermore 106. in pleasanton accuweather seven day forecast. here is the good news tomorrow is the hottest of the next seven days, but it is going to be dangerous heat. the heat eases thursday. some relief by friday. low 70s to upper 90s heats up again for the start of the weekend, but here is the good news. cooler early next week. dropping into the 60s to 80s range. finally a break on

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morning america. >> tomorrow, uc berkeley is hosting espn's college game day for the first time ever on saturday, and it is a really big deal. >> it is. >> bart is going to run early train so people can get to the cal campus in time for the show. service will start so people can get to the downtown berkeley station by 5 a.m, with the show starting at 6 a.m. >> college game day travels the country during football season, with locations determined along the way. it typically draws large crowds of really enthusiastic fans. cal is playing the university of miami well, the giants introduced their new leader today, a move the fan base should love without question. sports director larry beil is here. larry. >> dan i'm a buster posey led the giants to three world series titles. now he will be the face of the franchise as the giants try to

nonetheless, he's still replacing farhan zaidi as the president of baseball operations. trying to get back to the glory days here. the three time world series champ formally introduced today, looking for less reliance on on the analytics, the numbers, more

old school scouting posey comfortable with manager bob melvin and now the task get a roster that can compete with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field, and i think our job is to as a front office, you know, with bob here as a coaching and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might've. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> all right. playoffs today. these are the all series openers

in a best of three. tigers beat the astros three one, detroit's first postseason victory since 2013. royals and a pitchers duel with the orioles. one. nothing. 22 hours after they advance in a doubleheader in atlanta, the mets stay hot. they beat the brew crew eight four, and fernando tatis junior homered, and the padres shut out the braves, four zero. oh, this is how the warriors started their day. i'm jealous. little yoga in hawaii. stretch it out in the heat. actually, it's hotter here, but is it a stretch to think the warriors are going to be championship contenders? steph curry hoping the dubs will be in the mix. >> if you're not the team that's holding the title at the end of the year, and even i'm sure they were thinking about it, boston was like, you always are trying to get better. all three guys that we brought in, all our veterans, buddy, you know, kyle and melt like established veterans who know how to play the game and are good, you know, pieces that you need to be a, you know, a championship type team. does that mean we're there? i don't know. you ask all 30 teams last season, do you have championship aspirations?

you probably take eight of them serious. 12 of them. you know, like maybe. and only one gets to say, yeah, we had championship aspirations. so we'll see. >> sports on abc seven, sponsored by river rock casino. and we chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better.

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