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.

it is hot in your house, isn't it? especially if you don't have ac. the heat wave hitting the bay area is not backing down. we're on track for another day of record breaking temperatures. drew is here with what you need to know. >> all right. and cooling down. maybe with some ice cream. salt and straw out with their annual halloween series. a look at flavors you can dig into, including one with creepy crawly critters. >> i've had it, i've had it. >> oh, the insects with the insects in it. >> have you had it? >> no, but it sounds good. >> you know, in salt and straw, i trust. yeah, sure. so i did trust it. and i ate it. >> did you enjoy it? real insects or real insects? >> crickets. there was another one that had ants in it. >> oh, okay. >> i digested it. >> okay. well, you know, in mexico, it's a delicacy if you eat that. and i've tried it before, so. hey, with some ice cream. a little saltiness. why not? source of protein? yeah. okay sure. >> no, it's a no. >> it's a no for me. >> even on a hot, hot day. >> come on now. i'll just do the plain old vanilla. you know, i

don't need the critters in there. it's okay. this morning, we are tracking day four of our heat wave. so our advisories and our warnings have been extended right now is the coolest part of your day. we're in the 50s and 60s, but places like hayward, san jose were close to 70 this morning. even hotter in our hills. this is the area we're watching because there's no relief in the overnight hours. we're at 83, in the oakland hills, 85 in the east foothills of san jose. so it will be hot again this afternoon. here are the heat advisories. excessive heat warnings. they've been extended until friday, but these will likely get extended even more, probably through the weekend, because heat relief does not hit us until next week. so we have several more days of these hot temperatures. here we go again inland. we're back above 100 degrees. our hottest areas today, 102, 103, 104 for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline. it's another hot afternoon. low 90s out there with full sunshine in many areas. and then along the coast, it's another warm day. we'll find those temperatures mainly in the mid and upper 70s, so

take those heat precautions. stay hydrated, stay cool. we'll take a closer look at these temperatures coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times? >> good morning. well, right now we're taking a look at our overall map here in the bay area. and we want to zoom in because there is an incident that we're following right now. this is in san martin, and this is on us 101 before tennent avenue is on the northbound side. this is a three vehicle crash right now. it's blocking the two left lanes. speeds are down to 12mph. we have a live look at our caltrans photo here that shows the backup. and this is a live camera. so excuse me. it's a little bit. the traffic is a little, you know, messed up right now. we'll work on that. but looking live at our bay bridge toll plaza camera as well, you can see traffic is really filling up here. it's pretty packed. the metering lights just flipped on about 30 minutes ago. and so there is a little bit of a backup there. we'll continue monitoring that crash for you throughout the morning as well. >> 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. >> yeah, that's right. amanda, for the first time, east bay representative eric swalwell announced his support of the recall effort yesterday. he is 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. >> lena. thank you. 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 news release,

mayor lamar hernandez thorpe says scott has an extensive background in police accountability and reform, and 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 agencies. >> 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 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 back in 2005. the death toll has now climbed to 189 people across several southern states. the storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from helene have been catastrophic. new video as you see right there, shows a raging river picking up a home and slamming it into a pile of debris. nearly a week after the storm first made landfall, more than 1 million homes and businesses are still without electricity in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia and tennessee. president biden visited the devastated region yesterday. the president is pledging to send

1000 troops to areas gutted by helene, as help begins to pour into the areas devastated by helene, it's becoming increasingly clear that recovery is going to be a long and difficult process. >> one person in the middle of this chaos is a familiar face to many of you, who have been watching abc seven for years. frank croucher was a well respected anchor and reporter at kgo-tv in the 80s, and seconds. he's retired now. he lives in asheville, north carolina. carolina, which, as you know, was hard hit by this storm. he and his wife's home survived that storm, but they are without electricity. they also have no water. he spoke with abc seven news anchor dan ashley on zoom. >> 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. it was badly damaged in the storm. he and his neighbors are going to a nearby creek every morning with buckets. they are getting water to use for their toilets, and you can help people recover after hurricane helene by donating to the red cross. we have a special url you can go to. it is redcross.org slash abc. you can also capture the qr code on your screen right now. >> 609 in the accuweather forecast, our heat wave continues. today is day four, so it is still hot out there this afternoon. when we talk about any sort of significant heat relief, that is not until next week, tuesday, as when we

finally will break this heat wave. so this morning again, get those workouts in early temperatures climb very quickly into the 70s for a lot of us by 9 a.m. into the 80s, by 11 a.m, and then later today, we're likely looking at another afternoon of some record warmth in areas. now, yesterday we were in the 90s in san francisco. today we're in the 80s, so that is a bit better. but that's still very warm for this time of year. 88 in oakland, 100 in san jose, we're going 101 in walnut creek. you look at future weather. those temperatures just like the past couple of days. they warm very quickly throughout the morning and into the afternoon. it's just another hot day, 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. our hottest areas inland between about 102 and 104. later on this afternoon, the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings they do continue. they've been extended until tomorrow and they're likely going to be extended into the weekend because we look at the three day forecast today, the heat wave continues little in terms of heat relief tomorrow and then saturday those temperatures actually climb once

again both saturday and sunday will be hot. a close look at the weekend and that heat relief next week. amanda coming up in seven minutes. >> all right drew, thank you. a new deal on the table. the latest in the events surrounding the sale of the oakland coliseum. and goodbye to a fixture on fisherman's wharf, the popular tourist attraction now permanently closed in san francisco. and college hoops at chase center. march madness coming to the bay area twice in

million dollar 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 idled 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. a new deal is reportedly on the table between the city of oakland and the organization, set to buy the city's stake in the coliseum. our media partner, the east bay times reports the agreement calls for the african american sports and entertainment group to pay most of the $110 million purchase price in one payment. the former agreement called for two installments a $10 million payment, then a second $95

million payment. that's on top of $5 million. the city already received. the city council still has to approve the revised agreement, and the timing is crucial. mayor shang tao has said she plans to use revenue from the deal to pay city workers salaries and general operating costs. the popular tourist attraction, the wax museum, is now closed after 60 years of being on fisherman's wharf in san francisco. madame tussauds lists their san francisco location is now closed. it operated the museum for about a decade. it includes wax figures of local stars like steph curry. former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. there were also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds has other locations, including in hollywood and las vegas. >> here at abc seven, our mission is to build a better bay area. one way to do that is by exploring the different reasons

why some people might want to visit downtown san francisco, including something called popos that stands for privately owned, public, open spaces. 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 around 200 of these popos around the city and about 60 in the downtown and south of market. 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 and the potrero power plant area. it will soon be the site of a new 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. >> there's a list of all the popo's, and when they're open at sf popo's .com, we need a better name for the popo is not working for me. it sounds like the cops are coming. >> yeah, very different. but hey, sure, this travel trend might sound very appealing to those of us here in the bay this week. co-locations are the newest way to plan your travel around avoiding the heat. the trend picked up this summer and according to travel agency network virtuoso places with cooler climates saw a 44% increase in travelers over the summer. meanwhile, traditionally, warmer places experienced a slight decrease. the company says. canada, finland and iceland were the most popular vacation spots in july, june and august of this year. >> you can catch me at the

beach. >> i want it hot. >> it's officially spooky season. that means you can indulge in new halloween flavors from salt and straw. the portland based ice cream company is selling its halloween collection. the pints have five different flavors, so that includes the great candy copia. i've had that before. that is butterscotch ice cream with kit-kats and reese's. there's jack-o-lantern pumpkin bread, a pumpkin spice ice cream, blackberry tamales in honor of dia de los muertos. that's cool. that's made of coconut, blackberry sherbet, masa and cornbread crumble and then their famous creepy crawly critters. it's matcha ice cream, chocolate covered crickets, and toffee brittle mealworms. that is the one that i've had. >> i was i think i could be okay with crickets and somehow mealworms. it just does something to me that i'm like, i don't even think i ever want. >> i just see them wiggling. we feed it to our venus flytrap, so it's like you're you're almost there. >> now just eat it yourself in

chocolate maybe, i don't know. >> oh my gosh. hey. good morning. >> the other ones though. let's go back to those. they sound great. well no, i want to know about the creepy crawlies. >> did you enjoy it? what did it taste like, >> you know what? i just try not to think about it. you're mostly just tasting the matcha ice cream. >> okay, okay. do you hear, like, a or do you feel like a little crunch? there's a little crunch. >> crunch? yeah. >> would you have known that they were creepy crawlies if you were just given the ice cream? >> yeah. oh, okay. that's all i need to know. so, no, it's very visible. yeah. okay. >> yeah. they don't chop it into enough bits for you to not know. >> okay. you know, the butterscotch one sounds really good, though, with the reese's. that sounds like that is really good candy or whatever they call it. >> that's more my speed. >> yeah. yeah. and it's a good week for ice cream. i know we went for ice cream this week because it's been so hot. >> yes. any way to stay cool out there? so we'll take a look outside this morning. this is san jose with a live look. i do just want to talk briefly about

yesterday because we had such extreme heat here. san francisco hit 95. that was two days in a row of temperatures at or above 94 degrees. and that has not occurred in the month of october since 1996. in san jose, we hit 106. that is the warmest afternoon in october ever recorded for san jose. oakland near 100 106 san rafael. yesterday 101 redwood city. concord at 103. so the accuweather headlines are dangerous heat wave continues today. today is day four. the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are likely going to be extended into the weekend because the weekend is hot and sunny. it's not until tuesday of next week, so keep thinking about tuesday. that is when cooler weather finally arrives and that is when we break the heat wave. so the forecast today it is hot inland. lots of sunshine above 100 today around the bay shoreline. we're going back into the 90s and along the coast. we're going back into the 70s with full sunshine. so the heat risk today major to extreme. the extreme heat risk lies in the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains, where

overnight we haven't cooled out of the 80s. and then we're into a hot afternoon later on today. so highs it is warm. maybe not as extreme as yesterday was, but these temperatures are still very warm for this time of year. and remember under heat waves it's a cumulative effect. so we're on day four. you probably notice your house if you don't have ac is a lot warmer this morning than yesterday. so just be aware of that. those heat illnesses can take you by surprise as you get into day four. day five of this heat wave. overnight tonight, not much in terms of cool air, 60s and low 70s in our hills. we're going to stay in the 80s. so the accuweather seven day forecast does show you our heat wave continues today. limited heat relief tomorrow. and there's that hot afternoon saturday. and sunday, warm and hot. lots of sunshine. it's not until tuesda. wednesday next week we'll finally break this heat wave with significantly cooler air. finally arriving. guys. >> all right, joe, thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee.

she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> reggie amanda it's great to be with you. so coming up here on gma we will start with the latest on the recovery from hurricane helene. more help is on the way after president biden surveyed the devastation. also this morning the new evidence in the federal election case against donald trump. what the filing from the special counsel says about the former president's actions and january 6th. also, how trump is responding and an abc news exclusive with the ex-boyfriend and alleged accomplice of the georgia mom of three accused of plotting and killing her estranged husband. plus, we go to eli lilly in an exclusive. they make monjaro and z bond, and they're going to take us inside their lab, where they say that they are trying to fight the rise of counterfeit medications. also, we have sarah paulson on the program today, and i don't know if you saw that video, but that was brad, our stage manager. i don't think that was meant to be there. but i just wanted to explain who that was, and it looked like if you saw that it was some sort of rehearsal happening. >> very good. have you met sarah

paulson? >> i have not, but i was adoring her from afar. >> yeah, and perfect person. as we enter spooky season. just her resume of all things. >> yeah. she is a she's a spooky lady. >> oh my goodness, i forgot about that. yes. no, i don't think she's a spooky lady. she just. she was saying how nice it was to start with those characters being able to be several different characters at once, because then as an actor, nobody is pigeonholing you into one thing. and so she is very grateful for that beginning, for people to see her that way. >> that's true. i mean, she has done everything and i love seeing her. >> she's fantastic. >> i can't wait to see what she's doing next. all right. we will see her and perhaps stage managers crossing the screen. you never know. brad. hi, brad. we'll see you at seven. “the darkness of bipolar depression made me feel like life was moving on without me. then i found a chance to let in the lyte.” discover caplyta.

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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 it next year. the golden state warriors are inviting fans to attend an open practice ahead of the new season that is set for wednesday, october 16th at chase center. tickets are on sale at warriors.com. they cost

$5. proceeds will benefit the warriors community foundation. next at 630, we continue to follow the heat wave. we're experiencing how the extreme weather event impacts people personally and financially. and speaking of that, here's drew. >> hey there reggie aqui. we're taking a live look outside in the accuweather forecast from sutro tower. clear skies, the orange hues as the sun gets up here. our heat wave continues. today is day four. heat advisories, excessive heat warnings continue. so take your heat precautions. stay

murder of a 60 year old man and the suspects who just made their first court appearance. >> taking a live look outside the excessive heat warnings across the bay area have been extended yet again to tomorrow. drew is tracking the dangerous temperatures we continue to see. plus >> this is your captain speakin. welcome aboard. mariah. we are headed to the north pole now. >> yeah. mariah carey sharing this video of being rushed into the holiday season. her response as she sits in her private jet.

>> i mean, honestly, take us to the north pole. mariah please cool us off. >> blast that ac. >> we need it. >> it's not time yet. >> it's not time yet. waiting to cool off. we still have several more days of this heat wave to go. so if you're keeping count at home, today is day four of our heat wave. temperatures right now, we're at the coolest part of our day. we're in the 50s and 60s right now, but some areas are pretty close to 70 degrees at this hour. but we'll take you up into our hills where it is even warmer. these are the areas that don't see any significant cooldown in the overnight hours. they're hot in the afternoon, and this is where we have the extreme heat risk today. it's 83 in the oakland hills right now, 85 in the east foothills of san jose, 80 widespread in the north bay mountains. so our heat advisories, excessive heat warnings have been extended again now until tomorrow. these will likely get extended into the weekend because there's no heat relief coming. our way any time soon. we have to wait until next week to find a significant cooldown. so today inland, we're back above 100 with lots of sunshine. the excessive heat

warning in effect, our hottest areas 102 to 104 this afternoon around the bay shoreline. it is hot once again, just like yesterday. temperatures back into the 90s for the most part and along the coast it will be warm today. temperatures in the mid and upper 70s. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> yeah. why don't we get right to those drive times for today? we're seeing a couple of issues in terms of just high traffic volume. right now. so highway four to the maze in the red. 32 minutes, emeryville to san francisco. 25 minutes san francisco to sfo. ten minutes. and looking live right now, we had a three vehicle crash on northbound 101 before tennent avenue. good news is that this has cleared. this is in san martin, but again, it's cleared. however, there are still some delays because of this crash that happened a little bit earlier this morning. and now we're going to go live to our richmond san rafael bridge camera. and you can see traffic is pretty slow here. this is stop and go on westbound 580 from richmond parkway to the mid-span. it usually does get

pretty clogged up here at this time of the morning. and looking live at our golden gate bridge camera. cars are starting to fill in on southbound 101 from the north bay into the city, but traffic is flowing, so no major issues here, guys. >> thanks, gloria. back to the heat. there's some good news to help your electricity bill. the california climate credit. it's a program that requires power plants and other greenhouse gas emitters to purchase carbon pollution permits. the state redistributes those funds to customers as natural gas and electricity credits every april and october. and you don't have to do anything. an estimated 11.5 million customers will see these savings with the state providing about $800 million for electric residential customers. the average credit will be $71 per customer. >> the excessive heat is impacting people's lives in a number of ways. of course, from exercise to sleep, even to finances, experts say we can blame what's known as weather shocks for the heat. that's the deviation of normal

environmental patterns. now csu east bay professor antonio ramon 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 associated press poll found nearly 70% of americans said they have been personally impacted by extremely hot weather or heat waves. and you'll notice a qr code on screen for all of our heat. related stories you can use your phone, open the camera, and just scan the code. it will take you to our website, where you'll find the weather forecast, warnings and all the recent stories we've done about the weather and its impact to you. >> your voice, your vote, the recall campaign targeting alameda county da pamela price is now getting the support of an east bay congressman. abc seven

news reporter lena howland is here. lena representative eric swalwell is the first in the house to publicly take a stand on this recall effort. >> reggie aqui he is. and as a former deputy district attorney himself, 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. laurie rose 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. >> da 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 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 and breaks down the case. gloria. >> 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, four complained 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 real action to safeguard their students in the future. parents and students have accused bisd of fostering a culture that condones sexual misconduct, and those claims prompted a formal investigation by the district in 2021. so we will keep you updated on this story, reggie. thank you. >> gloria. a mother and son will return to court next week for a murder case that started with a dispute at a local gym. 50 year old zaib afridi and her 21 year old son, marji afridi, are accused of killing 60 year old fernando yanga. the shooting happened at south mayfair avenue in daly city. a neighbor caught a part of the incident on his surveillance camera sunday night. you can see the car. yanga was driving, followed by another car. then multiple gunshots heard in the video. the mother and son were arrested outside of their apartment about two miles away. the san mateo county da says yanga worked part time at a nearby gym where miraji afridi was a member. yanga approached him over an alleged vandalism in the bathroom. that's when things

escalated. yanga's neighbors say it's hard to understand why he was killed. >> he's like an older brother or an uncle that always is, bringing things and thinking of other people and sharing things with them. so. >> margie afridi is charged with murder and multiple enhancements. his mother is charged with being an accessory to a felony. >> a new court filing is detailing new evidence in donald trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. it is part of special counsel jack smith's case for why the former president is not immune from prosecution. the explosive, 165 page filing comes as a response to the supreme court's decision in june that presidents and former presidents are immune from prosecution in most official acts. smith argues trump's actions were not official acts, but the acts of a candidate who knew he lost. smith says trump mocked his own election lawyer's claims of fraud, even calling them crazy

while publicly amplifying them. smith also argues trump was directly responsible for the angry crowd on january 6th. this new filing comes just about a month before the election. trump and his legal team say it is election interference. >> it was a weaponization of government, and that's why it was released 30 days before the election. >> former president trump has said he's innocent of all the charges against him. 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 on monday.

>> a controversial and first of its kind ballot initiative in sonoma county could change the future of farming if the region in the region. if this gets passed, measure j aims to phase out what are known as concentrated animal feeding operations. cfos otherwise otherwise known as farms, where there are large number of animals 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. >> 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 a symbolic effort as the city has no commercial livestock farms. a reminder that we are 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. you can 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 the day ahead here in the bay area. >> 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 will speak about his

decision to suspend his office's pretrial gps ankle monitor program. it's meant to keep people out of county jails while they wait for trial. a federal court ruling last month limited deputy's ability to search people without a warrant, and the sheriff abruptly suspended that program. the move could drive up jail populations. mayor london breed is expected to join sheriff paul miyamoto to discuss the program at 11 a.m. today. >> oakland leaders are expected to announce a $40 million broadband infrastructure investment. it's expected to improve digital access across the city. mayor shengtao and other city leaders are expected to attend the press conference today at 3:30 p.m. >> still ahead, best hotel in the world. the distinction one bay area establishment is celebrating, and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> we are down 241 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> trying to get into the halloween spirit during a heat wave. how some local pumpkin patches are changing a fall

experience for summer like weather. first here's drew. >> hey there. 643. in the accuweather forecast, we're looking at day four of our heat wave. today it is still hot out there with those heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect. heat relief is not here until next week. tuesday of next week is when a significant cool down is headed our way. we'll look at san jose, for example. the temperature trend you can see the next ten days. normal high this time of year right around 79 degrees. we're back to about 100 for another afternoon today and even through the weekend. here's saturday. sunday it's still quite hot out there. and then we see that drop by tuesday and wednesday. that is when temperatures feel a lot more comfortable. so we still have several days to go underneath this hot weather pattern. here's future weather. just like the past couple of days, the mornings warm up very quickly as we head into the afternoon, we'll find daytime highs in the 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. hottest areas inland right around 102 to 104 today. so day four of the heat wave. remember that with heat

waves uh- each day, it can get harder on your body to regulate heat. so do stay hydrated out there. find ways to stay cool. no relief coming our way the next three days. we still have hot afternoons coming our way for the upcoming weekend. in fact, for college game day at cal. if you're going to berkeley on saturday, look at these temperatures in the afternoon will be in the mid and upper 80s. we'll take a closer look at the weekend and that heat relief next

they've had for nearly two decades. that's according to the chronicle. shotspotter alerts local law enforcement to gunfire in the area. it uses microphones on the streets. the goal is to alert police to incidents that may not have been called in. sound thinking, which owns shotspotter, told the chronicle it alerted oakland police to over 8000 alerts of gunfire last year. critics say that has that. the tech does little to curb gun violence or solve crimes. last week, chicago decided to end its contract with shotspotter. houston's mayor is calling for the same, and seattle recently decided to cancel a plan to install the system. >> toyota is joining forces with the santa cruz based company to make a big investment in air travel. the car company announced a deal with joby aviation, a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service. toyota will invest an additional $500 million to support the

certification and commercial production of joby's electric air taxi. now, that will bring toyota's total investment in joby to nearly $900 million. joby recently rolled its third aircraft off the production line and continues to work on two other designs. >> now it's your morning money report if you're a bank. bank of america customer. the bank says everything is back to normal. you might have gotten a very frustrating and scary glitch yesterday. it started in the morning when tens of thousands of people reported not being able to see their account balances, or their accounts look like they were empty. many were unable to withdraw money from atms. bank of america didn't specify the cause of the problem. they only said tech issues. let's see what's happening right now at the new york stock exchange. you can see that we're way down this morning, about 335 points. >> we are already talking about christmas in october. no, even the queen of christmas thinks it's way too soon.

>> this is your captain speaking. welcome aboard. mariah. we are headed to the north pole. not yet. >> sorry. >> they always brush me. >> they always rush her. >> mariah carey is reminding us to hold up. you cannot rush christmas. she shared this video on x, along with the caption to those asking not yet. it shows the singer sitting in her private jet with a cozy blanket. every year, carey takes to social media to announce when it is time, but for now, she's asking those thinking about the holidays to take a santa paws. >> santa paws. so when is the right time? >> i don't know, but i walked into costco, saw the christmas decorations, and i said, this is not it. >> so i agree, i think wait until at least halloween is over. no. >> remember, that's what she did. she went from she was in a witch's costume, right? right on the broom. and then flipped november 1st. >> right. okay. >> she turned into the christmas

costume and said, it's time and broke the ice. >> that's right. i am high a or whatever it is. yeah. yeah. i'm just thinking, don't you want all the money you can get out of that song, like play it. >> well she's rich. rich. >> yeah. like money's not a thing for her. she's getting ready to make even more money. right? she's like, every year this is her vacation. >> she like, comes up. yeah, right. when it's time. >> you're right. so she's like. >> miss mariah said that she's working on new music, so i'm excited about that. >> oh. that's enticing. >> back in the studio. >> okay. good for her. this morning, we are finding that the heat wave is continuing for another day. today is day four of what has been a very hot week around the region. that's the mountain cam. you see behind us as the sun gets up here. so we're finding that the excessive heat warnings, the heat advisories do continue today. the weekend outlook, those advisories and warnings will likely get extended through sunday because the weekend is looking hot. there's no relief from this heat over the next

couple of days, but we're highlighting tuesday. that is when we'll break this heat wave, and that is when we kind of return to average for this time of year. but today it is hot once again. temperatures above 100 and our hottest areas inland, the bay shoreline back into the 90s we go. and along the coast we're finding temperatures in the 70s near 80 degrees. so the heat wave rolls on another day, 100 in san jose, 104 in morgan hill hit about 97. in cupertino, up along the peninsula, it is hot. 91 mountain view 95 redwood city, near 90, in san mateo. we'll keep it in the 70s along the coast around the city today. not as bad as yesterday. yesterday we were well into the 90s. today will be in the 80s so it still feels warm out there with lots of sunshine. hot in the north bay. 95 in napa, 98 in santa rosa, 97. san rafael, about 96. in vallejo, the east bay. it's hot and sunny today. 87 berkeley, but 92, in hayward, 95 in fremont and inland. we'll find our daytime highs ranging from about 101 in walnut creek to 104 in brentwood, 102 that high in concord overnight.

tonight. we're not finding any significant cool air overhead. we'll find temperatures mainly settling in the 60s, so it stays mild overnight, with temperatures in our hills remaining in the 70s and in the 80s. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. the heat wave continues today with limited relief by tomorrow into the weekend it is just sunny. it is hot both saturday and sunday, but finally by next week, tuesday, wednesday we will break this heat wave. this is going to feel so nice. cooler air quickly rushes in and we'll find temperatures closer to average for this time of the year. guys. >> thank goodness. thank you drew. the heat wave across the bay area is making for toasty weather as pumpkin patches are opening for the season, so it's a little bizarre. instead of trick or treat, it's more like trick or treat. this is what it looks like in morgan hill. they're not letting us stop them. families enjoying the dinosaur themed pumpkin patch i don't know why they're just there. hydration stands, food vendors, and even animatronics.

just some of the new attractions. entertaining guests from all over. is that a godzilla? >> it's a godzilla. >> it's 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. >> have you been to spinner farms? >> i have not, but everyone is on social media showing it. >> the 40 niners like to take their families out there, do they? that's the only reason. >> well, if it's good enough for them, yeah. the farm becomes more popular in the evening because obviously it gets a little cooler. i still really can't get over this moving godzilla. or as you say, godzilla. >> yeah. so in lauren martinez's story, they were like, this is godzilla. >> does that make him the pump king of lizards? >> haha. there we go. pay us. well, a popular hotel in sonoma county has earned the title of best hotel in the world. once again, the lodge at bodega bay ranked number one in conde

nast's 2024 readers choice awards of best hotels, 575,000 people voted for the lodge, which overlooks the pacific ocean just off highway one. readers mentioned the home like design, the california cuisine and secluded beaches. the lodge was number one last year to the claremont in berkeley also made the top 50. well, tonight is the opening night of the 47th annual mill valley film film festival. three venues in the north bay will hold screenings of the film conclave. actor ralph fiennes is in the movie and is expected to be at the screening at the marin county mart in larkspur. amy adams and jude law will also be in the north bay for the festival, which runs through october 13th. we know the lineup features more than 100 films from 40 countries. >> that's really cool. >> yeah. no kidding. up next, the seven things you need to know today

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.

a wave continues. today is day four of our hot temperatures. the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings have been extended until tomorrow night, and these are likely going to be extended into the weekend because the hot weather is not going anywhere anytime soon. so look at highs today. our hottest areas inland, about 101 to 104 for daytime highs. widespread 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline. so look at the three day forecast here. there's no significant heat relief in sight or heat wave continues today continues to the upcoming weekend both saturday and sunday will be hot with sunny skies. we break this heat wave tuesday of next week as significantly cooler air finally arrives. >> 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 oakland police want your help to find this mother and her five year old son. they were last seen about a week ago in oakland. if you have any information about where they could be, please call police. >> and number six, we have a live look at our san mateo bridge camera. you can see traffic is going very slow right now on westbound 92. it is slow from industrial road to the mid-span. >> number seven, your house can now smell like a las vegas resort. oh, a company. what is making sense? that smell like the lobbies of hotels like the mandalay bay, caesars palace and the wynn. and if you're wondering, mandalay bay smells like coconut, pineapple, banana and spices. see, i was thinking

about a little bit of cigarettes. >> i was a cigarette. >> smoke so heavy. >> oh, my. can you smoke a mandalay bay? i don't know, some of them. >> i don't smoke, i don't know. >> i always smell so much smoke at the hotels. i had to wash my hair when i leave because you could smell it all over. yeah, yeah. >> but there is something walking to some of these lobbies. you're like, ooh, that is fresh. it is. how do i how do i get that? >> vdara has a really good smell. it's nonsmoking. okay. and aria smells like, well, it smells like sin. >> oh, and then add in vanilla >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west. 1,000 national guard troops on their way to where the hurricane hit the hardest. startling new images of helene's destruction. now the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland since katrina. >> the nation has your back. we aren't leaving until you're back on your feet completely. ob