abc seven mornings live. district attorney pam price has failed the people of the east bay. >> it's very disappointing. it's a betrayal of our democratic values. >> now, five new pressure in the effort to recall alameda county da pamela price. congressman eric swalwell joining residents who want her gone. how price is defending herself. >> new calls for help to stop a wave of violence in antioch. the city's mayor asking for a half million dollars to tackle the problem. and the new city leader starting today, who he believes will help. >> it's going to hit the pool,

though, right here. >> the aftermath of halloween. the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts underway as the devastation becomes more clear. this morning, we're hearing from a former abc seven news anchor also dealing with helene's destruction. >> and a live look outside as you get your day started. the relentless heat holding strong. a spare the air alert is still in effect. drew says the watches and warnings have been extended, but there is relief on the horizon. >> the horizon cannot come quickly enough because i was on the couch sleeping last night, tossing and turning. yeah in my house i left and it was 78 degrees right now. >> oh, wow. it is warm inside of there. so we do have to extend these heat warnings and advisories. they have been extended now through friday, and they're likely going to be extended through the weekend. so we have several more days of this heat. and like we've been talking about the heat is a cumulative effect. so you will notice that as we get more of

these hot days, it may get harder to deal with the heat. so right now we're in the 60s and 70s as we go into our hills. it's even hotter than that. it's 83 in the oakland hills right now at 85in mount umunhum. 85 in the east foothills of san jose. so the weather service has extended our excessive heat warnings or heat advisories. they are now extended until tomorrow night. these are likely going to be extended through the weekend as well, because we're not going to see heat relief until next week. so we take a look at our inland temperatures. yesterday our hottest areas were 106, 107, 108. today they're more on the order of 100, 101, 102. i know that's not a big difference, but still nonetheless, we still have excessive heat warnings in effect. and it is hot inland around the bay shoreline. it's another hot afternoon. we're back into the 90s once again, low and mid 90s for daytime highs and along the coast. today we actually do have a little bit of cloud cover right now. not much of a marine layer and it will be warm once again. we'll get into the mid and upper 70s for daytime highs. let's check in with gloria. see those drive

times this morning. >> good morning. we have a look at your overall map here in the bay area you can see a lot of green. however we're going to zoom in to oakland because we are tracking a situation there. there's an overturned vehicle on eastbound 580 afth avenue. and right now that is causing some delays in that area. it is blocking the right lane. we have a caltrans video of that incident there. so it is slowing traffic down a little bit. however, traffic is still moving. the speeds are down to just under 60mph right now. so we'll keep you updated to see if that causes any more delays throughout the morning and looking live at our emeryville camera, we are starting to see more cars there on the road, but still traffic is flowing nicely there from highway four to san francisco. 27 minutes. >> all right, gloria, thank you. alameda county district attorney pamela price is responding after east bay representative eric swalwell joins the effort to vote her out of office. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here. and, lena, you have the congressman's take and reaction from the da herself.

>> amanda. that's right. for the first time, east bay representative eric swalwell announced his support of the recall effort yesterday. he's the first alameda county house member to publicly take a stand on this effort, surrounded by families who have lost, loved ones to crime, the congressman accused district attorney pamela price of being too lenient. swalwell says price has failed the victims of violent crime and their families, saying police catch the suspects. but price releases as he claims numbers of violent robberies, burglaries and home invasion robberies continue to climb district attorney pam price has failed. >> the people of the east bay, and we are uniting to seek her recall from office. >> the district attorney defending herself wednesday, saying the congressman should know better as a former deputy district attorney, she told abc seven's tara campbell several times over the phone that his

actions are disappointing. >> can you expand a little bit more on what to you is most disappointing? i think people expect our congress people to listen to the constituents, to really do their research and, you know, to really weigh out what their position should be. >> price added that she invited the congressman to meet with her back in august, but he didn't respond. the recall election for the da's job is happening on november 5th, the same day as the general election. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. today in the east bay, antioch's mayor plans to introduce a person he hopes will be a key player in turning around his city's struggling police department. it's the first day for new city manager bessie scott. in a release, mayor lamar hernandez thorpe says scott has an extensive background in police accountability and reform. he says he believes her experience will help the city navigate state and federal investigations into its police department.

those investigations led to a huge shortage of police officers in antioch. the crisis really came to a boiling point last month when the city saw 15 shootings, two of them deadly. yesterday, the mayor asked the city council for $500,000 to fund long-term assistance from outside law enforcement agencie. >> i don't play in that game of pro police versus anti-police. the measures that i'm proposing today are pro public safety because our residents demand public safety. and so if it means hiring more police officers, we're hiring more police officers. >> the mayor says he's also working with other local and faith leaders in the city to try and come up with community led solutions. >> a new california law meant to restrict the use of deepfake political ads has been blocked by a federal judge. the digitally altered ads impersonate candidates and misrepresent the candidate's views. u.s. district judge john mendez of sacramento said the law violates the constitutional

right of free expression. governor gavin newsom signed the measure into law after an ai generated video of a campaign ad portraying vp harris went viral on the platform x, halloween has become the deadliest storm since katrina, which goes all the way back to 2005. >> the death toll has now climbed to 189 people across several southern states. the storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from halloween have been catastrophic. this new video shows a raging river picking up a home, slamming it into a pile of debris. nearly a week after the storm first made landfall, more than a million homes and businesses are still without electricity. that's in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia and tennessee. the president visited the devastated region yesterday. he's pledging to send 1000 troops to areas gutted by helene as help begins to pour into the areas devastated by the storm. it's becoming increasingly clear that recovery will be a very long and difficult process. one person in

the middle of this chaos is a familiar face to longtime abc seven news viewers. frank cracker was a well respected anchor and reporter here at kgo tv in the 80s, and seconds. he's retired now. he lives in asheville, north carolina, which was hit hard by the storm. he and his wife's home survived, but they are without electricity and water. he spoke with abc seven news anchor dan ashley. >> frank, it is so nice to see a familiar face and someone who knows the bay area so well. i know things are not easy for you in asheville. how are you holding up? >> we're doing okay. dan, it's uh- our house is intact. we've lost some trees. >> i know asheville well. having grown up in north carolina and spent quite a bit of time in asheville over the years, the pictures that we have seen are truly shocking for a mountain town to have been affected by a hurricane in this way. >> i've been through a hurricane at the beach, and it felt like we were at the ocean, and here we are, you know, at 23,000ft in the mountains. it is absolutely

not supposed to happen here. and it took everybody by surprise. >> frank's wife has an art studio in town that was badly damaged. he and his neighbors are going to a nearby creek every morning with buckets to bring back water so they can use the toilets. you can help people recover after hurricane helene by donating to the red cross. just scan the qr code on your screen. it takes you straight to their donation page. or if you can't get this fast enough, just visit red cross.org/abc. >> all right. in the accuweather forecast i'm like a broken record. the heat wave is rolling on for another day. if you're keeping count. today is day four of our heat wave. it is still hot today. heat relief widespread is not coming our way until later next week. we're talking tuesday and wednesday is when we see a dramatic cooldown, so we still have several days more to go with these hot temperatures. so this morning, just like the past couple of mornings, we start out on the

mild side in the 60s and 70s and those temperatures again do warm pretty quickly this morning. so if you want to get that workout in, we talk about this each day this week. get it in over the next couple of hours before about 9 a.m. before those warm temperatures really take over. so highs today we do see a little bit of a break in some of our intense heat, but it's still very warm out there. instead of the 90s today in the city, we'll go into the 80s. so it still feels very warm out there. upper 80s in oakland, upper 90s in san jose with the excessive heat warning, and in walnut creek. it is still very hot for this time of year, 101 for a daytime high. so future weather showing you we warm fast. unfortunately we've seen this over the past couple of days where by 10 a.m. it already feels quite warm across the region. heading later into the afternoon. you can see we're going to the 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. our hottest areas inland, probably about 100, 101, 102. later on this afternoon. so looking at highs today, it is still warm to hot across the region, about 15 to

25 degrees above average 99. the high in san jose which is a little bit better than yesterday. yesterday our high was 106 in san jose, but still very hot today 98 in santa rosa, 102 in concord, 88. oakland, 83 in san francisco. we'll go to 92 in palo alto. so we're looking at the next couple of days, little heat relief tomorrow. and then again, these temperatures are going to spike over the weekend. reggie. we'll preview the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, drew. usually the beginning of october means the start of spooky season, but someone forgot to remind our weather. obviously coming up, how bay area pumpkin patches are dealing with the warm start to the season. >> and just last month, elon musk moved x out of san francisco. now he's trying to move back into the city with a different company. >> a concerning glitch at the atm. bank of america customers say it appear

trading and scary glitch. it started yesterday morning. tens

of thousands of people reported not being able to see their account balances, or their accounts appear to be empty. many were unable to withdraw money from atms. bank of america did not specify the cause of the problem, only blaming quote technology issues. >> the marathon martinez refinery has been hit with a near-record $5 million fine. 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 idle during the pandemic, delays in repairs and violations related to excess air pollution. a spokesperson with marathon refinery released a statement saying all of those violations have been corrected and they are glad to have resolved the matter. >> there's a new deal on the table between the city of oakland and the organization, set to buy the city's stake in the coliseum. new terms of the agreement call for the african american sports and entertainment group to pay most

of the $110 million purchase fee in one payment. the former agreement called for the group to make an initial $10 million payment to the city. october 7th, then an additional $95 million payment by the end of may of 2025. that's on top of $5 million in revenue the city has already received. the city council still has to approve the revised agreement, and the timing here is crucial because the mayor said that she plans to use revenue from the deal to pay city workers salaries and general operating costs. >> march madness will be coming to chase center twice in the next four years. yesterday, the ncaa announced the 2028 men's basketball west regionals will be played in san francisco. chase center previously hosted this event in 2022 and will also host again next year. >> the popular tourist attraction, the wax museum, is now closed after 60 years of being on fisherman's wharf in san francisco. this is a look at their website right now. you see

that it says the location in san francisco is closed. madame tussauds operated the museum for about a decade. the museum included wax figures of local stars like steph curry. former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. there are also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds has other locations, including in hollywood and vegas. >> elon musk's artificial intelligence company x ai, is opening an office in san francisco's mission district. according to the chronicle, x, ai has already started moving some of its workers into a space subleased by musk. it's the same space that was subleased to xyz competitor openai at 31 8-80 18th street x ai also has an office in palo alto. the announcement comes months after musk moved social media company x, formerly known as twitter, out of san francisco. here at abc7, our mission is to build a better bay area, and one way to do that is by exploring the different reasons why some

people might want to visit downtown san francisco, including pose, another public open spaces maintained by private developers just for you. they started popping up in the 80s as the city grew. there was a different plan for the downtown area, which gave developers an incentive if they provided some public space, they could build taller and build more square footage in their building. today, there are 200 around the city and about 60 in the downtown and south of market areas. you can eat, work, interact, and even sleep there. some say they enjoy what the environment has to offer. >> staying home is good. it gives you a safe space, but you cannot grow in 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? >> developers are looking into the eastern part of the city in the potrero plant power plant area. it will soon be the site of a mixed development of housing units, a hotel, a ucsf

cancer center, and 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. >> all right. and when we say popos, that stands for privately owned public open spaces. and there's a list of the popos. and when they are open at sf popos dot com, the excessive heat is impacting people's lives and big and small ways, from exercise to sleep to finances, experts say we can blame what's known as weather shocks for the heat. >> that's a deviation of normal environmental patterns. csu east bay professor antonio roman alcala says. the more we rely on things that negatively impact climate change, weather shocks will only become more common. >> air conditioning itself, ironically or sort of problematically reinforces some of those problems because as climate change is driven by our

high levels of energy use, specifically fossil fuels, air conditioners also rely on those same fuels, an ap poll found. >> nearly 70% of americans say they've been personally impacted by extremely hot weather or heat waves. the heat wave across the bay area is making for a toasty weather, as pumpkin patches now open for the season. instead of trick or treat, it's feeling more like trick or heat. abc seven news reporter laura martinez takes us to one spot, trying to keep the spooky spirit alive in triple digit temps. >> triple digit temperatures are not stopping families from visiting spina farms in morgan hill. imagine jurassic park meets pumpkin patch. new this year godzilla standing at 45ft tall, it cost around $30,000. >> this is new for the heat we added. we need more water and it's just been really hot in

october every year. >> owner gary tognetti walked us through all the additions he's made to the farm. there are hydration stands, more food vendors, and additional parking to keep visitors moving through. >> last year we were 60 acres. this year we're 80 acres for this third generation farmer. >> he wants the patch to get better every year. >> what do you think? it looks like a t-rex. the best part of all this is watching is seeing the kids faces and the surprise and the, just their eyes light up on the tractor ride. >> tognetti explained last year was their first year bringing animatronics to the farm. >> we doubled it because we saw the everybody loved them last year. >> tognetti and his team started planting the corn fields, sunflowers and marigolds in july. we met a group of visitors from dallas, texas. >> definitely been taking advantage of the stands with the snow cones. definitely love that. also making sure to drink lots of water. but thankfully, just as a texan, i'm like, okay, this isn't too bad. >> even though i can vouch the

heat is not fun shooting candy pumpkins out of the pumpkin blaster sure is. once the sun started to set, we saw more and more people make their way in. >> i actually moved it later, so we were supposed to be here at six and we're like, oh, we can't be here at six. it was very hot today. that's why we waited for the sun to go down, because if not, we would have all been a little sweaty. betty's down here. >> despite the fall heat, this farm is popular. last year, they estimated 100,000 people visited spain farms. >> it's hot. like i'm sweating. he's sweating. but we're here and we're here to have fun in morgan hill. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> how are the dinosaurs doing? >> well. thriving. haven't heard from them recently. yeah, they seem to be doing well, but i love that. they've got the tacos. they got the snow cones. they have everything down there. yeah. no kidding. >> because in the south bay yesterday outside feel said 106 i think where i was in south san jose. >> yeah. and san jose. it was the hottest october day ever recorded at 106. my goodness. it has never been that hot. in

october in san jose and in the city, we had 290 degree days back to back, and that hasn't happened since 1996, in october. so this heat wave is very rare for this time of the year. there's not much relief over the next couple of days. that relief will not arrive until next week. look at the highs yesterday. okay, we hit 95 in the city in san francisco, there's that 106 in san jose, the hottest day in the south bay in the month of october. recorded 98. in oakland, san rafael hit a record high of 106 101. in redwood city, 103 was the high yesterday in concord, so the accuweather headlines call for our dangerous heat wave. it does continue today. those watches and warnings have been extended until tomorrow. they're likely going to be extended through the weekend. don't be surprised by that. it's hot and sunny this weekend. cooler weather. keep tuesday on your mind because that is when we finally get to break this heat wave and cooler weather moves in here. so the inland forecast today we're back above 100 and our hottest areas inland around the bay shoreline.

we're going back into the 80s and 90s with full sunshine. and along the coast we're mainly in the mid 70s if not upper 70s later on today. so the heat risk is major to extreme. the extreme heat risk is in the east bay hills, the santa cruz mountains, even the east foothills of san jose. just because we have no relief in the overnight hours we're currently in the 80s in our hills and it's going to be hot later today. so highs, while not as extreme as they were yesterday, this is still another day of warm to hot weather. and we keep reiterating that with heat waves, it's day after day. that can really take a toll on you. so you still want to take your precautions. stay hydrated, do your workouts in the early morning or late in the evening. the coolest parts of the day. remember, keep your pets cool as well. overnight tonight, it's still warm. we're in the 60s and 70s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast tomorrow. there's limited heat relief. it's a hot weekend on the way. saturday and sunday. even the coast back into the 80s 90s around the bay shoreline, triple

digits inland. and then tuesday and wednesday. here we go. finally a break in that heat wave next week, guys. >> all right drew. thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> mackenzie scott, the former wife of amazon founder jeff bezos, continuing her mission to give away the majority of her wealth.

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it continues our heat advisories and excessive heat warnings have been extended until friday. these are likely going to be extended into the weekend, so another warm to hot day out there. records are likely again, heat relief. not here until next week. >> number two a spare. the air alert has been extended for a fourth straight day. officials say the heat, weak winds and exhaust from vehicles are creating unhealthy air quality. if you can leave the car at home today. >> number three, congressman eric swalwell is backing an effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price. you can hear swalwell's reasoning and price's response right now at abc seven news.com. >> number four, antioch's mayor is now asking the city council for a half million dollars to pay for long-term assistance

from outside law enforcement agencies. it is part of an effort to improve safety. after more than a dozen shootings last month. >> number five new details on the evidence. federal prosecutors say they have in the case, accusing donald trump of trying to overturn the 2020 election. the 165 page court filing argues trump's actions were not official duties of a president. the documents also outline multiple times, prosecutors say trump broke the law. >> and number six, if you take baths, there is a 20 minute delay on the richmond line in the berryessa and millbrae directions. this is because of an earlier problem with equipment there. so give yourself 20 extra minutes this morning. >> number seven, san francisco based levi's might be close to ditching dockers. the jeans company has ordered a review of the brand after sales were down 15% in the last quarter. levi's says its open options, including a sale. >> a south bay organization focused on affordable housing, is getting a major donation from mackenzie scott, the ex-wife of

amazon founder jeff bezos. she's pledging $30 million to housing trust silicon valley. the nonprofit says the unrestricted donation came as a surprise, and it's the largest single donation they've ever received. in 2019, mackenzie scott vowed to donate most of her wealth to charity following her divorce from bezo. >> the future of farming in the region could change come election day, coming up at 530. the measure putting farmers against

a major payout by the berkeley unified school district, now at 530. the $13.5 million settlement just approved to be paid out to a group of former students. >> i'm abc's perry russom in washington. new evidence and federal prosecutors case against former president trump and his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. that story coming up. >> all right, but first things

first. we have to talk about this heat. the high temperatures that have been hitting the bay area. not over yet, but drew does tell us we are past the worst of it. good morning everyone. it is thursday, october third. >> are we? i mean, i know what you mean. >> the actual number that's on the thermostat, right? but there is this building effect that by this time. yeah, it's the worst of the worst. yeah. inside of your house? yeah. >> your house. your house. can't cool off. i mean, yesterday san jose was 106. today we're about 100. so technically, yes, that is lower than yesterday, but still very hot. so we're looking at temperatures this morning. we are running a couple of degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. but still those temperatures are elevated. we're mainly in the 60s and 70s at 71 right now in san jose. so it's warm in the south bay, 70 in cloverdale. even warmer in our hills. we talk about how our hills cannot cool off in the overnight hours. we're in the 80s from the oakland hills to mount hood. mount aluminum at 85. the same in the east

foothills of san jose. so we're looking at the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. they have been extended till tomorrow. these are likely going to continue and get extended through the weekend because heat relief is not here until next week. so back we go into the triple digits inland today. lots of sunshine. it is hot with excessive heat warnings, upper 90s to about 103 later on this afternoon in our hottest spots around the bay shoreline, there is limited heat relief. we're back into the upper 80s lower 90s around the bay shoreline with lots of sunshine, and even along the coast we will find those temperatures elevated mid and upper 70s for daytime highs. let's check in with gloria, see how it's going today. >> good morning. so far it's going pretty good. we have a live look right now at the bay bridge. and you can see traffic is flowing nicely. we did just get a report though of a little bit of a stall. and it's not causing any major issues there yet. but this is at the center divide before yerba buena island. so we'll keep monitoring that for you. the metering lights are still not on. they'll probably turn on pretty soon, so

we'll let you know when that happens as well. and looking live at our san jose 101 880 camera. no issues here on 101. mostly we are seeing more cars heading in the san francisco direction, but no delays at this time. and looking at your drive times for this morning. tracy to dublin right now. 50 minutes san rafael to san francisco 15 minutes antioch to concord, 16 minutes. >> all right, gloria, thank you. new developments in the recall targeting alameda county district attorney pamela price, an east bay congressman, is now voicing his support to vote her out of office. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio. and lena representative eric swalwell is the first alameda county house member to publicly take a stand on this recall effort. >> amanda, he is and as a former deputy district attorney himsel, congressman swalwell chose to make this announcement surrounded by families that have lost loved ones to crime. yesterday, the congressman accused district attorney pamela price of being too lenient.

swalwell says price has failed the victims of violent crime and their families, saying police catch the suspects. but price releases lori moss spoke on behalf of her son, blake. he was shot and killed in a robbery while working security at a home depot in pleasanton last year. >> d.a. price didn't do her job, and she continues not to do her job. victims families deserve a da that will rally with them, support them, and charge proper district attorney pamela price responding, saying the congressman should know better. >> as a former deputy district attorney, she also acknowledged gun violence as the biggest threat in the county. >> i have been working over the last year with law enforcement, with my team to attack that, and doing what we can. so we're doing our part. he's parroting the same unfounded claims that we're not prosecuting, that we're releasing people. >> price added that she invited

the congressman to meet with her back in august to share what her team has been doing in her first 18 months in office, but he didn't respond. the recall election for the da's job happens the same day as the general election on november 5th. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. berkeley unified school district will pay $13.5 million to settle a years long sexual harassment lawsuit. nine victims have come forward accusing a former teacher and football coach of sexual abuse. gloria is at the live desk. she breaks this all down. >> good morning. amanda. the lawsuit brought national attention to berkeley, unified's handling of abuse allegations. the lead plaintiff is a former berkeley high student named rachel phillips, and she accuses matthew bissell of inappropriate touching and physical harassment at school between 1999 and 2003. bissell was a science teacher and a football coach at berkeley high. the lawsuit also claims

that bisd was negligent in its duty to protect students and failed to adequately supervise its staff. other victims say that they were also sexually harassed or assaulted by bissell. as recently as four years ago, for complaint to the school's administration multiple times, but claimed the district ignored them. phillips released a statement saying in part, quote, i finally feel vindicated after all these years of being silenced. i hope the settlement sends a strong message that students deserve to be protected. i hope this case forces schools to take a real action to safeguard their students in the future. parents and students have accused bisd of fostering a culture that condones sexual misconduct. those claims prompted a formal investigation by the district in 2021. so of course we'll keep you updated on this story. reggie. >> thank you. gloria. >> we're learning new about new evidence in the federal election case against former president trump. federal prosecutors say

the filing includes sensitive and previously unseen evidence. now, a judge is making those documents public. here's abc news reporter perry russom. >> this morning, new details on the evidence federal prosecutors say they have against former president trump in the case, charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election. a federal judge unsealing a 165 page filing from special counsel jack smith, who argues trump's actions were not the official acts of a president protected by the recent supreme court ruling on immunity, but the desperate efforts of a losing candidate. prosecutors say one white house staffer claims he overheard trump telling family members it doesn't matter if he won or lost the election. you still have to fight like hell. and then on january 6th, trump telling his supporters this fight like hell. >> and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. >> smith, writing trump is directly responsible for the tinderbox that he purposely ignited on january 6th. the filing also shedding new light on this moment during the attack

on the capitol, when vice president mike pence was taken to a secure location by the secret service. trump was informed by white house staffer who hoped the defendant would take action to ensure pence's safety. instead, trump allegedly looked at him and said only so what? trump pleaded not guilty to all charges brought by smith. the former president's campaign calls the filing election interference. trump on newsnation. >> this was a weaponization of government, and that's why it was released 30 days before the election. >> trump also claiming the filing broke what's called the 60 day rule. it's an unwritten policy at the justice department to not take major action on cases that could impact an election 60 days before election day. the department of justice argues the investigative and prosecutorial decisions in the case were made last year. both candidates are on the campaign trail today. trump is set to have a rally in michigan. vice president kamala harris heads to wisconsin for a campaign event. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> with just about a month to go until election day, the marin

county elections department tested its voting machines. nonpartisan observers, who are all volunteers, took part in yesterday's testing. they made sure the process to count official ballots works and is ready to go in november. >> it is what democracy is all about, and one person, one vote and the knowing that your vote counts. >> ballots will be mailed to marin county voters starting monday. >> a controversial and first of its kind ballot initiative in sonoma county could change the future of farming in the region. if passed. measure j aims to phase out what are known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or farms, where a large number of animals are confined. supporters of measure j say this kind of farming is cruel to animals and harms the environment. >> if passed approximately 21 cafos in the county would have three years to either downsize their operations to below the epa's limit or cease their

operations completely. >> however, farmers and those who oppose the measure say downsizing is not as easy as it sounds, and if passed, it could force some farms to close. they also claim this is aimed at ultimately crippling the industry. it's just unfortunate that it's come to really, at the end of the day, this measure is really a stepping stone for a group who doesn't believe in animal agriculture in and of itself. berkeley is also voting on a similar measure in november, but it's more of a symbolic effort, as the city has no commercial livestock farms. we are just 33 days out to election day. abc seven news has in-depth coverage of some of the biggest races on your ballot, including the race for san francisco mayor. watch our special in-depth interviews with the major candidates in the race at abc seven news.com/sf mayor, or wherever you stream abc seven news. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way

of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead. >> first, more than 100 union amazon warehouse workers in san francisco will rally to call for better pay, safe working conditions and a voice on the job. the employees announced they formed a union with the teamsters this week. they claim many of their employees work part time and are denied basic benefits. mayor london breed and other city leaders will join the union as they rally today at noon. >> today, san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto will make an announcement about his decision to halt new enrollment in the agency's pretrial electronic monitoring program. in other words, ankle monitors and ankle monitoring system. that is just one example of a federal court ruling in september limits deputies ability to search program participants without a warrant. that news conference will be at the hall of justice at 11. >> and today, oakland leaders are expected to announce a $40 million broadband infrastructure investment. it is expected to improve digital access across the city. mayor shang tao and

other city leaders are expected to attend the press conference today at 3:30 p.m. and i'm gloria rodriguez. >> we have a traffic alert for you right now. the metering lights have flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a live look right now. middle lanes are starting to get a little backed up from the toll plaza to san francisco right now. it will take you 14 minutes. >> the fate of an orphaned beaver will be decided in court. why? many people, including wildlife experts and a governor, are getting involved. but first, a check in the weather with meteorologist. hey there. >> 542. >> and the big headline today is our heat wave rolls on. today is day four of our heat wave. so it is still hot out there. heat relief does not hit us until next week, so even the weekend is looking hot out there. let's take san jose for example. we're back above 100 later on this afternoon. it stays warm to hot through the weekend. it's not until tuesday. wednesday of next week that those temperatures are

significantly cooler. so if you're keeping count, we have about five more days underneath this heat wave before we really see it break for cooler weather. so today is another warm to hot day. future weather showing you this morning is mild will warm pretty quickly by lunchtime. we're in the 80s and 90s today. we'll go into the 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. our hottest areas, probably around 101 102 for daytime highs. so looking at your highs today, we'll hit 100 in san jose, 102 in concord, 104 in livermore, up to 98 in santa rosa, 95 in napa, 88 in oakland. today in the city will stay in the 80s, which is a bit better than we were the past couple of days. the past couple of afternoons we've been in the mid 90s. so a little bit of heat relief there, but still those temperatures are very warm for this time of year, 70s 80s and 90s along our coast. so looking at the three day forecast, we will find today that our heat wave continues. little in the way of heat relief on friday.

and then those temperatures are actually going back up to kick off the weekend, saturday and sunday. i do expect our advisories and our warnings to be extended. so if you are going to college game day in berkeley on saturday, i mean, look at these temperatures. yes, the morning is nice and then the afternoon in berkeley, we're going into the mid and upper 80s. that's warm to hot. be aware of that. we'll take a closer look at our heat wave breaking next week

orphaned beaver named nippy. the case has gotten so much attention online, the state's governor is now getting involved. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally. >> i see you. >> this is nippy, a two year old rescue beaver frolicking at her home inside new house wildlife rescue northwest of boston.

>> what do you think? do you love it? >> and that's the problem. nippy loves it. just a little too much. it all started two years ago. >> she was only a few days old when she was found orphaned on the side of the road, on the side of a very busy road. >> the people who found her got in touch with the rescue center. who took her in. >> we tried to reunite her with her parents. we had no luck with that. >> so they kept her nursing her to health while trying to ease her back into the wild. but nippy had other plans. >> we've tried so many times to introduce her to multiple other beavers as she's gotten larger and she's never, never bonded to another beaver. >> in the meantime, nippy herself started to gain fame, turning into a rising star on the rescue group social media. charming their followers, all of her antics so much personality. but it was back in june that the facility was told by the state's division of fisheries and wildlife that because nippy was healthy, according to state regulations, she must be

returned to the wild. newhouse says that would mean certain death for nippy, since she does not know how to live and survive in the wild. >> very difficult for us to consider releasing her when she only seems to like people and seems to have no interest in being wild or bonding with any of our own species. >> an online petition to save nippy from being released has collected more than 25,000 signatures, with lawmakers weighing in, including the governor. >> there was a talk about releasing nippy into the wild, and, i heard about that and i said, no, we're going to pause on that and evaluate what's best for nippy. >> as of this morning, nippy's fate still hangs in the balance. >> do you love it so much? do you? >> rhiannon. ally, abc news, new york. >> and we're not done with the animal stories, because this morning, the fall's hottest competition is underway. we're talking about fat bear week, the annual tradition celebrates brown bears and katmai national park in alaska. they have people vote for their favorite fat

bear. this is a bracket. so starting at 9 a.m, you can vote for two rounds of big bears. they don't have very creative names. i'm just going to put that out there. so it's eight, five, six versus 504. all right. you see them there. the other is a 901 versus. and i don't know why this is but 151 walker i don't know why 151 gets walker at the end of it. and 901 doesn't. but that's thems are the rules. the next round of voting happens saturday. the animals have spent the summer fattening up on salmon, berries and grass to prepare for their annual winter hibernation, and we exploit this. it is just google fat bear week. i was going to give you the address, but that address goes to nothing because i just did it and got frustrated. so google fat bear week. >> okay, one fat one walker. >> not to be confused with one fat two runner. >> they do need better names. yeah, it's hard to know. like

which one? five one 800 for marketing. >> a good name can make the difference between last place and a crown. you know what i mean? maybe we could be creative. some of these are too skinny. i don't think they're fat enough. okay. >> they need some more salmon. yeah. >> like 500 for looking thin and trim. >> i know. >> 500 for could fit into a pair of 501 slims. you know what i'm saying. no no. eight, five, six is a big boy. >> maybe some of these bears are like, listen, it's summertime. i got to get the ladies. i don't worry about this contest. i'm thin and ready to win. >> heteronormative. heteronormative. heteronormative. >> you don't know what the sexuality of these bears are, and you don't either. well, i'm just saying for sure. >> so dumb. they should have that in tahoe, though. we have a lot of cute bears there, too. >> you got that thick m's underneath the house. an update on that one. oh my gosh. >> junior. just chillin. >> okay. is he okay? is he still sleeping? he had a name. but go vote if you're so inclined. this morning, here's the tam cam. a

live look outside where it is clear from this vantage point, the accuweather headlines are calling for our dangerous heat wave. continuing if you're keeping count at home. today is day four of our heat wave. it started on monday, and you may feel like reggie and i feel is that your home is getting warmer and warmer each morning. it's getting harder to cool off as we kind of compound these hot days in a row. now, the weekend outlook, we're keeping the hot weather with us. i will likely think that these heat advisories and excessive heat warnings will be extended at least through sunday, because there's no break in the heat anytime soon. keep tuesday in the back of your mind. think cool thoughts. that is when we finally will break this heat wave. tuesday is when significantly cooler air will move in here, but today, take it easy. take your precautions to stay cool inland. we're back above 100 again for our warmest cities. lots of sunshine. it is sunny around the bay shoreline. we're back into the 80s and 90s for daytime highs and along the coast it is warm today. sunny skies and into the 70s. we go

with maybe some low 80s in isolated spots. so our heat wave continues today in the south ba. 100in san jose, 105 in gilroy, 97. in cupertino, up along the peninsula, probably 95 in redwood city, 91 in mountain view, 70s along the coast, now in the city, relatively speaking, these numbers are cooler than yesterday. but still, it is warm for this time of year with many of us staying in the 80s for daytime highs in the north bay. it is hot 98, in santa rosa, 95 in napa, 97 in san rafael, hitting about 102. in ukiah, the east bay. it is hot 88, oakland 95, fremont 97, castro valley and inland. temperatures ranging between 100 and 104 for daytime highs and again overnight. tonight, we're not finding intense cool air moving in. it stays pretty mild in the 60s and in the 70s. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. the heat wave continues today. it stays hot over the weekend saturday and sunday. that is going to be a hot afternoon each day. here we go. tuesday wednesday. that is when

the heat wave finally breaks in those temperatures cool off to close to average guys. >> drew thank you. new at six ditching gunshot detectors. the bay area city considering whether to renew the contract for this controversial technology. >> but first, a glimpse into melania trump's new memoir, a major political issue.

hailed as a hero for saving a teenage driver whose malfunctioning car was speeding out of control. here's abc news reporter will reeve in this morning's gma first look. >> high speed rescue. >> if you can get in front of it and slow down, do it now. otherwise, we're going to have to see what happens. >> in fargo, north dakota, this 2022 white honda pilot

malfunctioning, unable to stop as it continues to accelerate upwards of 110mph. the 18 year old sam dutcher, trying everything he could to stop the car. >> are you able to push that e-brake and just lock them up and overnight, that heroic officer speaking out to gma. >> it was kind of just get in front of him and try to get him stopped. it was it was it was definitely a big relief just knowing that, you know, if we wouldn't have been able to get it stopped. he i don't think sam would be here to talk about it. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll hear more from that quick thinking officer and talk to that young driver behind the wheel with your gma first look i'm will reeve, abc news, new york. >> a bombshell from former first lady melania trump in her new book, she reportedly makes a passionate plea for abortion rights breaking with her husband. in excerpts published by the guardian, she writes, quote, why should anyone other than the woman herself have the

power to determine what she does with her own body? a woman's fundamental right of individual liberty to her own life grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes. adding it is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government. that's the end of the quote there. this is in stark contrast to her husband, who has celebrated appointing supreme court justices who overturned roe v wade. now, melania trump's new book is set to be released next week. new at six a top tourism trend. the insights into how people are spending their pto and what's being called a cool vacation. >> investing in air taxis. the car company pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars into a santa cruz based company. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. our heat wave rolls on day for today. advisories and warnings are still in effect, so

take all your precautions. cooler weather doesn't arrive until next

and mornings live now at six recall against alameda county da pamela price, congressman eric swalwell backing the effort to oust her from office. how she's responding to his claims that she has failed east bay residents. >> taking a live look outside.