i'm sure you're feeling it. another day of triple digit temperatures all across the bay area. and that heat wave is not over yet. >> it's even hot on the coast as people try to find some way to keep cool. you got to jump in the ocean for that. >> absolutely. that need to find relief is becoming a rather booming business for air conditioning companies. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. hope you're staying cool. i'm larry beil and i'm kristen z. >> it's not just hot outside as you can tell from our tower cameras. there's also another spare the air day with moderate to poor air quality in some

areas. >> we'll begin our coverage with the forecast. and spencer, kristen, how many more days of this do you think? >> well, one more day for sure of triple digit temperatures. but maybe not quite so high tomorrow as right now. let me give you a look at current temperature readings you mentioned. triple digit readings right now we have many of them all around our inland areas from north bay to the inland east bay, 107 at livermore, right now, 105 at fairfield, 105 at saint helena, 104 at san jose, and even around the bay shoreline. it's 100 at hayward right now, with upper 90s in many other bay shore locations. and of course, our heat. excuse me, our excessive heat warning. my voice is trying to escape me. we still in effect and it has been extended until 11 p.m. tomorrow. those areas in the red, the darker color are the areas under the excessive heat warning. the areas in the orange are under a heat advisory, but once again this is in effect until 11 p.m. tomorrow. high temperatures still expected to range again tomorrow from mid 90s to about 100 to 105 degrees, and of course we are under a

major to extreme heat risk across the bay area. those darker areas indicate where the risk is extreme and the lighter areas where it's major, but still that's very concerning and a very serious condition. right now. so looking at afternoon highs for friday, we expect to get some minimal release relief, minimal relief with high temperatures dropping just below triple digits. but back up to triple digits again on saturday. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast in just a few minutes. >> larry and kristen all right. thank you so much, spencer. now when it's hot. air conditioning can be a lifesaver, but not for everyone. >> the san francisco metro area actually has the highest percentage of homes without ac in the entire country, although that could be changing. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan joins us live now from alameda to tell us about it. answer >> yeah. christine and larry, usually we need a jacket and umbrella when we're doing weather hits in october, not triple digit heat. but you know who's benefiting from this heat

wave? people who fix air conditioning and, you know who's in the market for air conditioning. bay area home buyers. the heat wave is keeping baker salmon busy. he's a senior technician with hometown heating and air conditioning and has been responding to calls all day. >> usually october we're getting ready to go to the heating season, but the demand the last couple of weeks and then the last couple of days also has been really high. when it comes to air conditioning. >> because of the weather, there is an often need for air conditioning in alameda. it's an island with plenty of bay breezes, but new data suggests warmer weather is pushing the one time luxury of air conditioning into the realm of necessity for many. data from zillow's consumer housing trends report 2024 shows that nationally, air conditioning is the top feature for home buyers. 83% say air conditioning is very important or extremely important in their home buying decision. that number has grown over the past six years. a study by the brookings institute states that as extreme heat grips the globe, access to air conditioning is an urgent public health issue in

the u.s. the san francisco metro area has the highest percentage of homes without air conditioning, with low income households and renters even less likely to have ac. however, the number of homes with air conditioning is trending upward. new data from the u.s. census bureau shows that for the first time ever, half of the san francisco metro area households have air conditioning. the abc7 news data team compiled research showing that households with ac in the san francisco, oakland hayward area ticked up 50% in 2023, an increase from 45% in 2021 and from 36% in 2015. >> it's a it's pretty rough. putting young kids to bed in the heat, but luckily it cools off overnight. >> scott farrar moved to alameda from oakland. data from realtor.com shows that demand for ac peaked during the pandemic when people were working from home. farrar says. having an ac wasn't a top priority when moving to alameda, but still an important factor. >> our previous place did not have air conditioning and we were really pleased that this

one did. and until today it was working fine. >> now, one thing to keep in mind it's important to replace and clean your air filter. experts say a dirty filter can reduce efficiency by about 10%. reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. >> all right. unser. thank you. air conditioners are obviously a good thing when it comes to keeping cool, but when it comes to our planet, not so much. a recent united nations report finds 20% of electricity globally is used for cooling specifically. at that rate, the demand for equipment like air conditioners and refrigerators is projected to triple by the year 2050, and that will drive up emissions from fossil fuels. now to combat that, the un has launched a global cooling pledge and the u.s. is one of 71 countries to endorse that. that pledge promises to use nature for cooling to tackle extreme heat that we're experiencing. so the translation here is more trees. they help reduce the urban heat island effect. what we're talking about there is areas that are all concrete and

there's virtually no shade. the un report finds adding more tree canopies to cities can bring down the air temperature by almost two degrees. i know that doesn't sound like a lot, but scientists say trees do a lot to reflect sunlight, and they absorb less heat than concrete or asphalt. track the heat wave with the abc seven bay area apps. you can follow the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that spencer and sandy use, and find tips to stay cool. >> the town of pah'-ha-roe in monterey county broke ground today on a new levee project. 18 months ago, the area was devastated when a levee breached flooding more than 200 homes. $600 million is going toward constructing new levees and improving those that already exist along the pah'-ha-row river. state officials say this will reduce the flood risk to pajaro and surrounding areas for the next century. >> turning now to your voice, your vote. and today, the marin county elections department tested out their voting machines ahead of next month's election. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns was invited to observe the

tests, an activity the county says is part of its election process. transparency. >> everybody in california gets a ballot sent to them automatically, with just over a month until election day. >> marin county election officials were hard at work wednesday, testing their county's voting machines. >> we want voters to feel confident and thankfully, marin county has a long reputation of voter confidence in our elections. >> linda roberts is marin's registrar of voters. she says while the process is required by law, the county also views it as a crucial effort to provide as much transparency as possible about how they handle their elections. a key part are these nonpartisan observers volunteers from around the county. >> their mission is to go through this process and to verify that they reviewed the reports. everything is kosher and we're ready now to count official ballots. >> wednesday's testing took about 2.5 hours, but roberts says her and her team have been

working to get ready for november's election for months. >> it is far more detailed the fact that she said they start six months in advance and very, very specific, very precise, all the rules and regulations that they go through. >> several of the observers told us they felt compelled to be a part of the process, a way to not only perform their civic duty, but also be an active part in the way our government works. >> it is what democracy is all about, and one person, one vote and the knowing counts, as in with the rest of the state. >> voters here in marin county will get a ballot by mail. those will be sent out starting on monday and on tuesday, these drop boxes will be open for people as well. i'm in marin county. tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you tim. california attorney general rob bonta has released the state's inaugural report on its fight against the ghost gun crisis. and he says it documents just how dangerous the ghost gun industry has become as it shifts

toward skip the background check products and services they are actually even scarier than they sound. >> ghost guns are unserialized untraceable firearms assembled by individuals who are not licensed to manufacture firearms, and mostly sold to people who aren't legally allowed to have them. >> bonta says the number of ghost guns recovered from crime in california grew every year from 2013 to 2021, but then decreased by 23% between 2021 and 23. the state attorney general says the report highlights california's recent progress as a model for policymakers in other states. a near record $5 million fine for the marathon martinez refinery. today, the bay area air quality management district fined the refinery for 59 violations between 2018 and 2022. some of those violations included improper flaring while the refinery was idled during the pandemic. also, delays in

repairs and violations related to excess air pollution. >> the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah begins tonight at sundown. it's also known as the jewish new year and is the start of the high holy days. as rabbi aaron hecht with the richmond torah center explains, rosh hashanah is a chance to begin the year with a positive and productive outlook. he says the current conflict between israel and iran only emphasizes the importance of optimism on this day, we start the new year with sweetness, with a somber reflection, but also with a very, very happy anticipation. >> i know it's going to be a great year, and that's what that's the hope and prayer that we all have, and that's what we're going to emphasize. >> rosh hashanah lasts until friday after nightfall. the high holy days end with yom kippur, the day of atonement, beginning the evening of october 11th. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. as we close in on the november election, we go in depth with the candidates for

san francisco mayor and the tough issues that they're facing as workers finally return to the office. the popos are waiting. we'll tell you just what those are and what that means. and the new toilet

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. yesterday in san francisco. the hope is that other companies will ask the same of their employees. while some say they

still prefer to work from home, there are reasons to come downtown because of what the area has to offer, including popos, which raises the question what are popos? >> building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez is you have the definition for us here. i love that acronym popos. >> hey guys, let's hang out at the popos. so this is one of those san francisco gems that everyone should know about, especially people who say, i don't want to come to downtown five days a week to work. they are maintained by private developers just for you. now, in the 1980s, as the downtown area was expanding, the city had a brilliant idea to motivate developers to build popos francisco has always had bands playing during lunchtime in plazas throughout the downtown area. music to entertain the workforce. but for those who want a quiet setting, there are

popos. >> it's an acronym for a privately owned public open space. >> anyone can use them. hence the word public, even if they are located inside a private building. there are 200 of these public open spaces throughout the city, and about 60 concentrated in the downtown and the south of market areas. most are outdoor spaces where the public can eat, work, and interact with others outside of the office. they must have some kind of artwork on display, like this 86 ton boulder, but there are some that are indoors. no need for permission, you just walk in. so we did and enjoyed a comfortable setting. some may find that returning to work in person five days a week can be exhausting. so a nap at one of these open spaces is not out of the question. in the 50s, san francisco focused on urban renewal and the construction of

freeways. but in the 80s, as the city grew, there was a different plan for the downtown area, which gave developers an incentive to include open spaces for the public. >> it was essentially what was called a bonus if you provided some public space, you could build taller and build more square footage in your building. >> they are required to have a sign most are open from 9 to 6, others 24 hours. most have amenities that serve the public. >> staying home is good. it gives you a safe space, but you cannot grow in a safe space. and i love sitting here and working on my resume and thinking about my next big move. what? how can i change the world next? i really love coming here with my friends and have group work together while we can chat and discuss the ideas. >> perhaps it's san francisco's dense population that has people clamoring for more open spaces. that's why developers are looking to the eastern part of the city in the potrero power plant area. here, a new mixed

development of 2000 housing units, a hotel and a ucsf cancer center will also have eight acres of open space. >> one of the things we learned in the pandemic is that open spaces are magic spaces. it's where people come together. it's where people want to have lunch. it's where you can have an impromptu meeting with a colleague and that huge dormant chimney stack will remain. >> the inside will be used for local artists to display their work. perhaps the most exciting project will be the construction of a public walkway along the waterfront. >> and one day, there'll be a way for you to walk from here to the golden gate bridge without having to cross the street or come into an interaction with a car, and can't wait for that. >> now people in san francisco love their open spaces, and there is an entire list of all the popos with beautiful pictures. the location and hours that they are open. go to sf popos.com. that's p o p o s.

they are one of the things that makes san francisco an amazing place to visit, and i have to tell you, i don't understand why we aren't selling these popos you know, sf travel, the city come because they're amazing. i mean, people who live in the bay area or outside in sacramento can come. you can do a little bit of work, then have dinner. >> you join the chamber of commerce. >> i know, right? i love i was really impressed by the way you looked exhausted in that piece. >> so i guess i'll tell you i've been exhausted. >> i work five days in person a week. >> that's right. it seems. seems like a like a passive aggressive attack, but that's okay. thank you. thanks, liane. >> this morning, san francisco mayor london breed and chief bill scott, the police chief, welcomed the latest class of police academy recruits. 50 recruits are in the class. that's sfpd's largest since 2018. chief scott says the department is still about 500 officers short, but he hopes sfpd will be fully staffed by

2026. >> with the class sizes that we have with the retention incentives that we have with less people retiring, we do expect that to be erased. and if we can be consistent with this pace that we're going on, we expect that to be erased. so things are really looking up for us. >> mayor breed and the chiefs say they have a 30 by 30 recruiting plan with a goal of making the police department staffing 30% female by the year 2030. >> all right, back to the big story of, you know, the past few days and what's going to be the story the next few days as well. >> yes. but let's get a little relief. spencer will even take just a few degrees drop. >> well, if we could be patient for just a couple of days, we'll see that few degrees drop. but right now, we're still looking at an excessive heat warning for most of the bay area and heat advisory for the remainder of the bay area. here's the graphic. you can take a close up look high temperatures. this is in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night. so it extends through tomorrow. obviously the risk of heat related illness increases under conditions like this. and

high temperatures will range from mid 90s today and tomorrow up to 100 degrees or hot well up to about 105 degrees. so that's pretty high. right now we have our heat risk in the major to extreme category for virtually all of the bay area. the darker the colors, the indicate, the extreme risk areas and the more moderate colors indicate a major heat risk. either way, it's very serious and very severe. now, we are fortunate that the wind speeds are as light as they are. if we had powerful wind gusts right now with the heat and the dry conditions, we would have very elevated fire danger. we have fire concerns right now, but the winds are generally generally light. so that's that's pretty good. here's a view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco where it's 86 degrees right now, 96 across the bay in oakland, hayward 100 104 at san jose, redwood city, 95 and 72 at half moon bay. blue sky over the golden gate, over the. yeah, that is the golden gate. blue sky indicating that with no

presence of a marine layer, it's pretty warm. and indeed it is 103 degrees right now in santa rosa, 102 petaluma, napa 99 105 at fairfield, 103 at concord, 107 at livermore. and these are our forecast headlines. dangerous heat wave remains with us through tomorrow. record highs are likely again today. we had several yesterday. fire danger continues to be a concern. we don't have a red flag warning in effect yet for the bay area. let's hope we don't get that, but it is breezy and dry and hot in the hills. then on friday we expect the heat to ease a bit, but only briefly before it starts to heat up again. so some tips for beating the heat. stay hydrated with water. preferably know the signs of heat related illness. seek air conditioning or cooling centers if you can. if you're outdoors, take breaks in the shade. never leave people or pets inside cars. now. overnight is going to be quite mild once again, but not quite so mild as last night. we'll see lows in some locations in the north bay in the upper 50s, but generally mid to upper 60s, which again is uncomfortably mild for overnight lows, especially under

conditions like this where it's so hot. highs tomorrow. we're talking about inland east bay in the 100 again 102 to 104. in the warmest locations. other spots that are hot will be mainly in the mid to upper 90s. we'll see upper 80s to mid 90s around the bay shoreline tomorrow. and low 70s on the coast. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so we get that minor break from the heat on friday with highs probably not hitting triple digits, but upper 90s. but then we're back up to 100 degrees or higher in the inland areas on saturday and possibly on sunday. but right now we're looking at we're calling for upper 90s in the warmest inland spots on sunday. but the real relief comes next week, when high temperatures will drop into the low 90s in the warmest spots and even back into the 80s going into the middle of next week. that will be a welcome relief. >> in the meantime. patience. yeah, exactly. >> i know, are you guys implying something about me not being patient most of the time? >> no, no, we wouldn't say that. >> we might think it, but we're certainly not going to say it

out loud. >> that's for sure. all right. thank you. the future of energy. it could all come from your trash. >> i'm chris alvarez, live in santa clara. niners begin the practice week. and ricky pearsall was eligible to return. we'll have an update on number 14

the arizona cardinals. that's at levi's stadium sunday afternoon. abc seven's chris alvarez live in santa clara with the latest on wide receiver ricky pearsall, who of course, was shot at union square in a robbery attempt weeks ago and is recovering. but maybe not ready to go. >> maybe not ready to go just quite yet. larry. it's only been about a little over a month since that terrible incident in union square, and today would have been a chance for ricky to become eligible to play on in sunday's game in week five. it's a four week rule on the injured reserve list. he's on the non-football injury reserve list but just not quite ready yet. i asked head coach kyle shanahan today if pearsall would be ready to go, and he said the team is not going to open the practice window this week for pearsall. he needs to continue his rehab. he added he just didn't feel he was quite ready this week. now, once the niners do open that practice window, he'll have 21 days to get back on the field. so obviously better safe than sorry considering his unique

circumstances. but all signs say his progress is good during his side workouts and his shoulder injury that he had in the summer, that's not even an issue. it's just about getting him up to speed here now. whenever number 14, able to return his teammates will be pumped for the rookie to make his nfl debut. >> yeah, i'm excited for ricky. whenever he does get that nod. you know man, obviously he's been working his tail off to get back after that unfortunate situation. but i mean, man, i love the way that ricky came in from day one and has competed and been a guy that everybody has meshed with in the locker room, just the type of guy he is. so i'm excited for when he does get that opportunity. >> it'll be huge. just been seeing him around the facility looking good in his workouts and stuff. he's a really positive guy, so obviously that was a very scary incident. and we're happy he's good. >> i know he's really close. and when he's good to go, himself and the medical staff will be pumped to have him back. ricky's a hell of a player. >> as for other notable 49 ers

injuries, they are the walking wounded fred warner, george kittle did not practice today christian mccaffrey that's who everyone has their eyes on. he's dealing with that achilles tendinitis. of course he went to germany to get a second opinion. his dad ed mccaffrey appeared on the russ tucker podcast and basically said he was going to seek any opinion in the world to try and get back on the field faster. but right now, it's just about rest and recovery for cmc, who's a guy that wants to be back on the field but got to take it slow with this kind of injury. larry, you don't really want to mess with that. and the prognosis is just rest and wait for christian mccaffrey waiting the key. >> and anybody that knows christian knows he's just so anxious to get back out there. and his dad was talking about you know he'll he'll search the whole world for an expert who thinks that they can speed up the recovery. thank you chris. march madness coming to chase center twice in the next four years. today, the ncaa announcing the 2028 men's basketball west regionals will be played in san francisco. chas this event in 2022. also host next year. we've got the nba all star game next year as well.

>> yay! all right. up next, abc seven speaks with the candidates for san francisco mayor about how they would handle the homelessness crisis. >> i want to help people get off the streets. >> we're making people on the streets uncomfortable. >> we can't do this alone. >> and we have to give those people treatment. >> the exclusive

grace, of course, is for mayor. so will london breed be reelected? or will one of her challengers lead the city for the next four years? >> abc seven news teamed up with our media partner, the san francisco standard, and author and podcaster kara swisher, to get answers from the top candidates. they talked about many issues that impact people in the city and across the bay, including the chronically unhoused. >> and joining us today is our newest abc seven news reporter, monica madden. first of all, welcome. thank you. happy to be here. >> nice to have you. yes, nice to be here. >> and i know your specialty is politics. so you're in the right place at the right time. >> yeah, absolutely. election is creeping up. it will be here before we know it. >> jumping right in, then. >> yeah. so it was really interesting on this topic in particular, all of the candidates were in agreement on

the severity of the homelessness problem in the city, but how they would go about taking care of the thousands of unhoused people on the streets of san francisco was as different as the experience each of the contenders brings to this race. it's the top issue for most voters in san francisco, a problem the city's current leader has had to tackle. >> you've been here six years. what's your best argument? why you deserve more time. >> mayor london breed says voters should reelect her to finish the job. >> but i think the biggest thing and what you've seen and even places like the standard where people are saying they're finally accepting help because they're tired of being pushed from this place and someone disturbing them in the middle of whatever it is they're doing. we're making people on the streets uncomfortable so that the only option is to accept what we are offering. >> the data shows that we don't have enough shelter. i checked the waitlist this weekend. there were over 200 people on the waitlist. what is it going to take to build more shelter? how are you going to pay for it and where should it go? >> annie, i just want to be very clear. we now have actually the

tools we need. we didn't have the tools that we needed until the supreme court decision came about. and now we can enforce the law. no sleeping, no lying, no camping. whether we have a place for you to go or not. but we do try to lead with a place for you to go. there is no mayor in the history of this city that has increased shelter capacity. like i have over 70%. >> the mayor says her ability to clear homeless encampments was hindered by a court ruling. >> i want to help people get off the streets. that is my north star. >> former interim mayor mark farrell says he wouldn't have let the legal challenges stop him. >> so you would have just done it. you would have just cleared the camps. 100%. i think this is a great demonstration on a difference of leadership between mayor breed and how i was, as mayor, and how i will be next year. you know, in the light of conflicting legal opinions, the current mayor's approach was not to do anything and to let it let it be. and essentially fester on the streets of our city. if you want to sue me in my capacity as mayor because you don't agree

with what i'm doing, i welcome that. i have a long history of getting big things done for san francisco. >> nonprofit executive daniel lurie says he's in the best position to tackle homelessness. >> i'm wondering, though, if you think that we're at this point over our head, we have been and you are the only person who's run a nonprofit that is dedicated to homelessness at this point. do we need more help than the city can really provide? and to solve this, we can't do this alone. >> we need state and federal support. we passed a $6 billion bond on the march ballot, which allows us to go get more mental health and drug treatment dollars. we need to stand up more mental health and drug treatment beds, and we have to get people off the street and into treatment. we need to pull our police officers back from being the first responders to somebody who's in the throes of crisis of mental health or drug addiction, and what we need to do is make sure that we have the continuum of care built out and this mayor and this department of public health forgot about that. the point of getting people off the streets is to get

them into recovery. >> and when it comes to board of supervisor president aaron peskin, he says he has a vision. >> i believe that i am the only person in this race who has an actual plan. it's called from crisis to care. i'm happy to talk about it. your viewers can google it. it's on my website at aaron 20-24 .com. but it is an implementable plan. it will move san francisco forward, and i'm the only person who's actually committed that to writing with experts. >> what's the first step of it? >> the first step of it is systemic management reform to wrangle the nine city departments and the 248 nonprofit service providers into a much more rational, much more accountable structure. the second point is that we need to and i will lead a groundbreaking regional approach to address our substance abuse and mental health behavioral health crisis by working with the nine bay area counties and the cities of san jose and oakland to refurbish unused and

underutilized state facilities that have been sitting vacant since the days of ronald reagan. to have the economies of scales, a scale and efficiencies to address this problem and give people the treatment that they need. talking about mental health hospitals, i'm talking about mental health and substance abuse slots. >> and do you still sweep the streets of the camps? >> absolutely. i have been a proponent of conservatorship. we need to expand conservatorship laws in san francisco and the state of california to give us the tools that we need, and we have to give those people treatment while we are aggressively arresting and prosecuting dealers. >> while they all have differing approaches, all the candidates agree there is still more work to do. and tomorrow on abc seven news at four, what the candidates had to say about san francisco's tarnished image globally. how bad do they think it is? and can they fix it? >> yeah, it'll be interesting to get their viewpoints on that. absolutely. >> yeah. and at some point, i want to hear your personal experiences on coming to san francisco and reaction from family and friends.

>> sounds like a good for later. >> indeed. thanks, monica. >> welcome, welcome. absolutely. >> right in with more of our special, in-depth interviews on the san francisco mayor's race, you can check out abc seven news.com/sf mayor or wherever you stream abc seven news. >> all right, speaking of the four at four, there's a new toilet paper panic, and it's back. yes. fat bear week. are we really going to shame these bears i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but i'm just the flu.” (sniffs.) it's him! who? i'm just the flu. demand more from your flu shot. sanofi higher-dose flu vaccines are proven to provide better flu protection than standard dose flu shots in older adults. they've even been shown to better protect against flu-related complications. don't get fluzone® high-dose

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after the driver ran a red light and t-boned another car. the couple suffered serious long term injuries. uber argued the couple agreed to the terms of the app, which requires private arbitration. the couple said their underage daughter accepted the terms through uber eats, not them. but they weren't able to prove that. whoa, whoa, what do you guys think about that? >> the complex. go ahead. dan. yeah, it's a complex legal issue. what a terrible tragedy and terrible shame. you know, uber will argue that their contractors, that they're not employees, as they've argued in the past. i'm not sure. obviously, we're not lawyers. but you know, we all that's one of the challenges. we all agree to these things constantly without all kinds of agreements. yeah. we just click. yes. yeah. >> because we clicked i don't know whether i agree to arbitration on all kinds of things, you know, and nobody

reads it. >> yeah. >> i mean, the real concern there is if these people are really suffering lifelong injuries, i mean, somehow they have to be made whole. i don't care what you clicked on the app. i mean, in some way, insurance or something, all right. it's like 2020 all over again. not in a good way. social media posts are showing people panic buying toilet paper again. some fear the east coast dockworkers strike might affect supply. however, the vast majority of toilet paper in the us is actually made here at home. the rest comes in on trucks from and trains from canada and mexico. so the strike should not impact the supply. but when you look at some of the devastation, let's say in north carolina and other places, you know, it's easy to think, oh, i better i better get out there and get my stuff before somebody else does. >> spencer that's exactly what i was thinking. larry. those places that have been hard hit by natural disasters, the flooding, the hurricanes. yeah. i mean, those are the areas i'm worried about. but for the rest of us, i mean, if there is a concern, just eat less fiber. >> oh, wow. >> i did not think this was

going to go there. >> yeah. >> you know, i remember those scenes or awful scenes of people fighting in grocery store aisles during the pandemic. you know, we don't have to hoard. i feel confident they're going to make sure we have toilet paper. right. you know, even if it's short for a little while. >> yeah. kids don't believe everything you see on tiktok. okay, you know, i think i think we'll be okay. >> we don't have to panic. but i remember, you know, pilgrims didn't have toilet paper. we're very spoiled. >> yeah, yeah, it worked out okay for them. >> okay. deflation. >> it's a thing. just about everywhere you go, there's a jar for tips. a new survey finds americans are least likely to tip at auto shops, concession stands and fast casual restaurants like chipotle. we're more likely to tip for delivery services and rideshares half say preset tip screens rile them up. 90% think the tipping culture is excessive. >> i do tip at auto shops because i mean, if i'm having a lot of work done and, you know, the people are working really hard and i don't know what

they're making, but i assume that, you know, not in the highest income bracket. so i tip there. >> yeah. i've never actually tipped at an auto shop, but i'm generally a pretty good tipper. most places, although it has become a little bit overload. you know, everything you do, you know, even if you you're helping yourself and, you know, behind the counter there's a 15% tip. i was at a restaurant not long ag, and i generally tip 20% and sometimes more if it's great, not less unless it's really bad. but 20% is a standard. and i was at this restaurant and they automatically tipped included a 25% tip. i didn't even have a chance to make the decision, which i thought is a little oh, but you didn't accidentally add on to that. it showed up. the bill showed up at my desk after i gave him the card at the table. yeah, 25% had already been checked. >> yeah, i don't know. i don't mind a tip jar because that gives you the flexibility to tip what you want. but then when you know, when they do the electronic thing and it starts at, you know, whatever, 18, 18%, you're like, wait a second. yeah. you just anyway.

>> and sometimes it's not like you have to add on. it's like you have to subtract it to not charge it. right. it's like what dan had. >> so yeah, dan's very fancy in all these ways. so fat bear week is back everybody. the annual tradition celebrates brown bears in katmai national park in alaska by having people vote for their favorite fat bear. now, the animals have spent the summer fattening up on salmon, berries and grasses. this guy's, like, camera shy over there. you're not going to win if you like this, and if this is your attitude is to prepare for their annual winter hibernation. they consume those. voting is underway at explore.org week. >> think how big these bears could be if they could only live picture, i'm told. so it is a live picture. oh, wow. yes. think how big these bears could be if they could eat like us. you know, candy bars. i mean, they get fat on berries. >> yeah. no. and he's waiting for salmon there. that's not going to fatten you up. you know, unless you eat too much.

but i've seen brown bears and fat bears in alaska. they're so majestic. just so neat to see. >> they are. they're powerful. they're beautiful animals in their own way. >> yeah, absolutely. so we're going to be voting from a distance. >> from a distance that one. because that one wouldn't reveal itself. yes. yeah. >> yeah. >> he needs to kind of, you know, but what a fast nature is just amazing what a fascinating process. how, you know, they put fat on for the winter. i mean, the whole thing is just remarkable to me. >> yeah. >> and a lot of us put on for the winter. so i have to be a bear. >> i may i may try hibernating this year. >> i'm sure i'll bring you your salmon later. all right. >> they know to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy

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see at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a unique facility here in the bay area is helping fight climate change as well as create renewable energy. the keller canyon renewable natural gas plant was dedicated in pittsbur. today, it's a short distance from a landfill that's supplying the raw material. abc seven news anchor karina nova has a look. >> watching big rigs roll up to the keller canyon landfill near pittsburg. you might not guess they're helping to supply a new source of green energy for customers, but the organic material that's dumped at the landfill is now driving the largest waste conversion system

of its kind in california. that's the thermal oxidizer. project developer jim beer from ameresco says the hum of the newly dedicated facility is the sound of methane and other compounds being refined into renewable natural gas. >> so this is a very sophisticated plant that's able to remove all the impurities of the raw landfill gas and turn it into renewable natural gas to meet p-g-and-e's pipeline specifications. >> he says the unique system combines two stages. first, an existing plant converts the landfill or biogas into electricity on site that electricity is then used to power the renewable natural gas plant. >> so this renewable natural gas project is the largest in california, and it's also the first one to be powered by a landfill gas electric plant. so it is unique in that aspect that it's the only one doing that in the united states, potentially even the world. oh, this is absolutely scalable. >> eventually, the renewable natural gas is piped to a

p-g-and-e's receiver station about three miles away. from there, it enters the utility's massive pipeline system. austin hastings is vice president of gas engineering. >> and so we really do see this as an evolutionary step for decarbonizing our gas system and being able to capture what otherwise would have been released to atmosphere in the form of methane and instead processing it and cleaning it up and putting it in our pipeline. >> he says the project expands on other recovery systems developed in partnership by pg and e, including capturing the methane produced by dairies in the central valley, a process we profiled here on abc seven several years ago. so we have 51,000 miles of pipe throughout central and northern california. >> so we have the ability to connect to these renewable natural gas facilities, dairies that you mentioned, as well as landfills. and what's interesting about this particular facility is it's the first one in p-g-and-e's service territory to connect to a

landfill. >> the innovative strategy is designed to repurpose a dangerous greenhouse gas, turning a driver of climate change into useful energy in california in pittsburgh. karina nova abc seven news. >> abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five with dan and ama is coming your way next. bye bye

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