they rock. i mean, shame on me. >> they were hunted down. he was literally killing fields. >> i heard a david, my boyfriend. last breath. who? >> painful memories and put

simply, a lot of pain as we remember the deadly attack at a music festival in israel. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm larry beil and i'm kristen sze. it's been a year since the deadly attack that led to an even deadlier conflict. >> more than 1200 hostages were killed on october 7th, 2023, in the terrorist attack at a music festival by hamas. 254 people were taken hostage and more than 100 are still being held one year later. >> since then, tens of thousands of palestinians have been killed in the conflict between israel and hamas. reporter josh einiger, from our sister station in new york, is in tel aviv. >> and good evening from the area in central tel aviv, known as hostage square. it's a place where hostage families and those who support them gather. really, 24 hours a day. and tonight, there have been people in and out of here. they've been playing music. they've been singing and reflecting on the year that changed their world.

one year to the minute after israel's darkest day, the sun rose over the dusty field where thousands of young people had come to dance and where hundreds were slaughtered as a wave of terror washed over them, their faces smiling back at devastated loved ones. from posts that dot the desert sand. >> the healing process is a not something that you can finish in one day. it's there's no magic that can heal that wound. >> the nova music festival started off magically, but with the dawn came the mass slaughter of nearly 400 people and dozens carted away back to gaza. today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu lit candles in honor of the fallen after taking his country down a bloody and violent path of war on multiple fronts. the idf stepping up attacks just today against hezbollah and lebanon and hamas in gaza, where the hamas run

health authorities say 42,000 people have been killed in a year. and with nearly 100 hostages still in captivity, the crisis has left deep divisions in israeli society. angry families today protesting outside the prime minister's home in jerusalem. >> we have an attack kind of attacks coming from all different sides and affair, and a hundred other hostages are still there, and i think that's part of the disbelief. >> it's the disbelief that was so palpable this morning in the desert, the grief punctuated by the blasts of israeli artillery firing into gaza just three miles away. >> there's so much goodness here. >> eric goldstein is ceo of new york based uja federation and led a delegation of new yorkers to join in the memorial. his agency bankrolling the nova community's desperate need for mental health services and other support. because one year later, there is no end to the pain. >> they were hunted down. i

mean, there's literally killing fields we're sitting on and you look at the beauty of this place. it's hard stuff adding to the tension, to the anxiety among israelis, really, across this country is the unknown. >> what will israel do to retaliate against iran's missile attack here? just a little bit less than a week ago, it's unclear where israel will respond, how they'll respond, or how severe it will be. and so, as people look at a second year of this nightmare, there is great concern about what's coming their way in tel aviv. josh einiger abc seven news. >> the anniversary was remembered by both supporters and members of the jewish and palestinian communities today as abc seven south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, both sides are hoping for peace on a day remembered for so much harm. >> a sad and somber day with the hope for a better tomorrow. monday marks one year since

hamas militants launched a surprise attack invading israel, killing more than 1200 people, while dozens more are still held hostage. >> we're marking the anniversar, the commemoration one year ago of the worst day for the jewish community since the holocaust. >> american jewish committee regional director seth brisk says every day since the attack has been challenging anti-semitic attacks have increased nationwide as the bay area community grappled with hate speech and vandalism at san jose state university monday, the organization students supporting israel are making sure the lives lost are never forgotten. they're designing and flying kites to honor a long standing tradition of an israeli town just outside of gaza. >> every year around october, they would fly kites over the gaza border with messages of hope and peace. and unfortunately, on october 7th last year, that's when they scheduled their event and they were killed during the attacks. >> the attack started the deadliest war in the history of the israeli-palestinian conflic.

kumasi palestine will be another student run organization at sdsu with similar feelings of grief, but for a different cause. in response to the october 7th attacks, israel declared war on hamas in gaza. protests like this one have been held across the bay area in support of the more than 41,000 killed in gaza alone. >> it's devastating the amount of lives lost, especially in gaza and now lebanon and yemen. >> the students for justice in palestine say they feel an obligation to fight back against the genocide. in school. they've learned about other historic massacres and wondered how could they let this happen? now they intend to write their own history. >> it's a very important moment to realize that we have to try to do what we can to stop it and acknowledge what is happening, unlike what was happening back then, with the hopes for peace, for all communities going forward. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right, turning now to the weather and the ongoing heat wave that is not going to last

much longer. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here now with the forecast. and yeah, that good news coming our way. that's right. >> i know everybody's been waiting for this. kristen and larry, let's take a look at the temperatures. still sizzling inland. we have triple digits. i am seeing a couple of cities surpassing their previous records. 101 in concord right now, 100 livermore, san jose, 101. in santa rosa, you will notice 80 from san francisco to oakland. heat advisory remains up for a majority of the bay area until 11 p.m. tonight. the only exception is the coast as the heat risk is still there. so take it easy. the risk today, major, to extreme around parts of the bay and inland, shaded in red and purple. there we look at the 24 hour temperature change. and this is encouraging. down 15 degrees in san francisco, the sea breeze is picking up 22 miles an hour at sfo. so we go hour by hour. and in the next few hours it's still going to be very warm to hot inland. but along the coastline you will notice those temperatures coming down. high clouds will continue

to stream in tomorrow morning. more fog in the picture. i'll be back with a closer look at the forecast. coming right up. kristen. >> all right. thank you. sandy. and of course you can track the heat with the abc7 bay area app. you can follow the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that san diego uses, and find tips to stay cool. >> today, the deal to sell the coliseum was officially changed. the oakland mayor's office has revised the terms of the deal to speed up payments and raise the price in the process, and now some community groups are demanding transparency. as abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley explains, the 112 acre oakland coliseum complex will now be sold for $125 million, $20 million more than the buyer. >> african american sports entertainment group had previously agreed to. after a month of speculation over potentially later missed payments, the mayor's office confirmed revised terms of the deal that will speed up the timeline for closing the deal as

well. the date of the final payment is now set for may 30th of next year. >> that will be $95 million and it will be within this fiscal year. so that means that the city will be in a better position from our perspective and theirs, to actually address their budgetary issues on a more sort of wider base. and for us, we just get to take the property quicker, which means that we can start planning a lot quicker. >> the so-called creative solution could potentially keep fire stations open and police academies running, as the city grapples with a massive budget deficit, oakland mayor shang tao declined an on camera interview with abc seven news and instead issued this prerecorded statement. >> this amended agreement with smg is a win win. the city secured a higher purchase price with faster payments. i am immensely proud of this historic achievement. >> it doesn't make any sense to me why the goal line keeps changing here, and the money

too. >> if you buy a house for $1 million and then all of a sudden the buyer is going to give you a 1.1 million instead, after you negotiate a deal, it doesn't. sorry, i'm a simple person. it doesn't make sense to me. >> the police officers union and other community activists are asking for more transparency. >> i think what we saw this morning is an example of politics playing out. there is a lot of behind the scenes kind of backdoor relationships and challenges between the city council members and the mayor. >> community groups want guarantees that the coliseum complex is developed to include jobs for east oaklanders and affordable housing. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> the oakland chapter of the naacp is putting its support behind the effort to push mayor chen tao out of office. leaders of the organization joined the heads of the recall effort at a news conference this morning. they're among the critics accusing the mayor of

mishandling the city's finances and failing to improve public safety among other issues. >> oakland is out of control. it is. i'm scared to even be in my own home at times by myself, because i'm afraid someone may kick my door in. >> mayor tao does have some public support. yesterday, a campaign called oaklanders defending democracy was launched to fight the recall effort. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, early voting begins and why it's more important than ever. new conflict in the race for san francisco's mayor. the candidate now accused of wrongdoing and it's not just wildfires that are keeping your insurance rates so hi

officially got underway in the state of california. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has what you need to know before election day. >> it's buzzing behind the scenes at the santa clara county registrar's office monday, the first day of early voting. vote by mail ballots have been sent out in california and santa clara county. employees are hard at work gearing up for the ballots expected to start coming in. >> it's really, really busy today coming into work. there's a lot of our staff that usually helps us. there's just like all lining up to go in and help uphold this democracy. and i'm very excited. >> many voters are also excited.

officials at the registrar's office telling us that several people were lined up at the door before opening to vote in person. >> better to do it early than to do it late. >> many voters say having the choice to get their vote in early is a relief. >> i couldn't wait for my ballot to come into the mail. i'm getting on a plane tomorrow morning, and in order to make sure my vote is cast and in the mail, was to come into the registrar's office this morning. >> early voting doesn't just make things convenient for many voters. it can also help make things more efficient for california registrars offices, which can start processing ballots as they come in. >> the sooner they come in, the sooner our local election officials can get those pellets processed. and then there's less to do on election day. >> still, experts say early voting may not be for everyone. >> for other people, they're continuing to gather information. maybe they're not sure. maybe they're waiting to see if there's some late breaking story or scandal. and those folks can wait, though election day is creeping closer right now, voters and potential

voters have time to make their voices heard. >> vote by mail ballots have been sent to active, registered voters and should be received in the coming days. for those who haven't registered yet, you have until october 21st. after that, you can only do provisional same day voter registration ballots must either be put in an official drop box, mailed or completed in person by november 5th at 8 p.m. ballots sent by mail that were postmarked by the fifth have until november 12th to be received and counted. while counties can start processing ballots, they won't be releasing results until after 8 p.m. on election day in santa clara county. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and today, the department of elections employees began sorting and scanning returned ballots in san francisco. what you're looking at right now is a live stream showing the entire process. election officials have made these online feeds available to the public in the spirit of transparency. you can also watch ballot processing in person at city hall. >> three former san francisco mayors are calling for an

inquiry into mark farrell's campaign for mayor art agnos, willie brown and frank jordan have written to the attorney general and the da questioning the co-mingling of funds supporting farrell's mayoral campaign and proposition d candidates are limited to $500 per person in san francisco, while ballot measures can receive unlimited contributions. so no $500 cap. mark farrell dismissed the allegations as a blatant attempt at politics. >> what a joke. each of these former mayors is supporting one of my political opponents. this is the machine trying to attack me as a front runner in this race. >> farrell insists funds for the ballot measure have been kept separate. he told his supporters council has vetted and cleared everything his campaign has done. watch our special, in-depth coverage of the san francisco mayor's race at abc7 news .com/ sf mayor, or wherever you stream abc7 news. and tomorrow i'll be moderating or

taking part in a panel on the u.s. senate candidate forum featuring candidates steve garvey and adam schiff. watch the u.s. senate candidate forum tomorrow night at 5:00 here on abc seven and on all our streaming platforms. >> all right, let's get to the forecast. and if you felt like in the past week that you were literally melting. good news. yes, you will stop melting. you will stop melting. i guarantee it. yes. >> you know what? this heat wave will be over tomorrow. >> larry and kristen, i love how you guarantee the forecast. i never promise anything. let me show you live picture. you know, the weather can change very rapidly. we all know that. live picture from our santa cruz camera right now where some people are just kind of enjoying a little break from this heat by going and dipping their feet into the water. here's a live view. and now we're going to take a look at live doppler seven. so the fog has been sitting down in southern california along the coast. it has made its way up near monterey, and eventually it's going to make its way up along our coastline. we are certainly

seeing some of that subtropical moisture heating from the sun, leading to some isolated thunderstorms in the sierra right now on live doppler seven, we don't have a whole lot in terms of fog, but that will all be changing. so here's a live view from exploratorium camera. blue skies. right now the city is at 80 degrees. 89 in oakland. it's at 100. in san jose, 98 in redwood city, and 70 in half moon bay. from our walnut creek camera. it's a little hazy. triple digits inland around napa, 98. santa rosa 101 along with fairfield, concord, livermore 100 degrees and a live view from our golden gate bridge camera. you are seeing plenty of sun overnight. the fog fills in near the coast tomorrow through friday. breezy, cooler days expected and this weekend. this is exciting, especially around this time of year. a chance of showers. we'll take it. all right. we're going to go. hour by hour. the winds will remain elevated a little bit as we head into the evening. strongest near the coast about 25 miles an hour going into tomorrow. another breezy onshore winds will pick up. and that will help to drop

our temperatures even more going into tomorrow. one of the things we're going to notice is the continuation of the subtropical moisture in the form of high clouds tonight, so it may feel a little muggy to you at times. tomorrow morning we start off with some fog near the coast and then it makes a bigger push tomorrow night into some of our bayside communities, keeping that cooling going for midweek, here's a look at your morning temperatures in the 50s to the 70s. we will have fog around parts of the coast tomorrow afternoon. it's a breezy and cooler day. 88 in the south bay and san jose, 93, in morgan hill on the peninsula, 76 in san mateo, 78 in palo alto, mid 60s coast side. we're going to hang on to some of the fog well into the afternoon. 73 in downtown san francisco, north bay temperatures low 90s sonoma, santa rosa, 89 and san rafael heading into the east bay. upper 70s, berkeley, oakland 84, castro valley, inland areas still going to be hot. not as hot as today. 95 in livermore, 94 in concord. now we're going to fast forward to the weekend because we do see an opportunity

for some wet weather. one system comes in later on this week doesn't do a whole lot other than cooling us, but here's a saturday system that brings us an opportunity for some showers. yes, i know fleet week festivities are going on and all eyes are on that weekend forecast. accuweather seven day forecast. it's cooler the next several days weekend featuring a chance of showers on saturday. kristen. larry. >> overall we'll take it. >> yeah 80 never looked so good. thank you sandhya. >> all right. some bad driving habits. you might want to change. or you could end up paying a big price and later get ready for some big noise and some big excitement. >> yes! they're back. fleet week is we're still going for that perfect pizza. and with higher stroke risk from afib not caused by a heart valve problem,... ...we're going for a better treatment than warfarin. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk. and has less major bleeding. over 97% of eliquis patients did not experience a stroke.

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is getting residents into permanent housing and away from unregulated encampments. it. in unison. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. all right. >> i always like to say changes in latitudes, changes in attitude. >> mats is one of the first to move into a new sanctioned homeless camp on san rafael's mahoney creek path. >> i'm happy about it. it's clean. i we're not going to have mud uh- when it rains, fred. >> it means a new start. the city sanctioned camp replaces an unregulated encampment, which authorities say brought violence and trash. this camp offers 24 over seven security restrooms and tents on platforms, but residents have to play by the rules. no drugs allowed. >> i've changed. i've quit drinking, doing drugs and i'm a different person. and i like i like me now. i didn't like me then. >> there's 50 tent sites available so far, 18 people who

qualify have moved in. >> i think we're really trying to balance providing some of that compassionate response and provide those services alongside things like vacating camps that have to do with health and safety concerns, getting folks into permanent housing is the goal here. >> the program, funded by a $2 million grant, is expected to operate for about 12 to 18 months. it comes after a federal judge dismissed a year long lawsuit in august, which challenged a city ordinance restricting the size and location of encampments like the one along mahoney creek. >> yeah, that is loud. >> neighboring businesses took matters into their own hands, blasting music into the camp in the name of safety and security. on monday, the city was clearing this homeless encampment on anderson drive. here's what it looked like over the summer. those living here have been relocated. >> it's scary at times, you know. not fun to walk to work and see somebody smoking crack. you know, doing drugs on the

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dubofsky has the latest. >> hurricane milton is racing across warm waters of the gulf of mexico and rapidly intensifying. nasa images from the international space station showing just how massive the storm has become. it became a hurricane very quickly, and so not only is it a hurricane, it's already a major hurricane. forecasters are predicting a potentially record breaking storm surge of 8 to 12ft to hit the tampa bay area wednesday night. this is higher than helene's storm surge that broke records with 6 to 8ft. abc's ginger zee is in tampa. >> 8 to 12ft is the kind of surge that moves homes. >> if they have called for your evacuation order, i beg you. i implore you to evacuate. drowning deaths due to storm surge are 100% preventable. >> if you leave, residents are doing what they can to prepare ahead of the storm. hardware and grocery stores are overwhelmed. people scraping the last bits of sand for sandbags. luckily, a

truck arriving with a new supply just in terms of preparation, you just got to do what you can early and it is what it is, right? florida bracing for milton. less than two weeks after hurricane helene hit the same area. this is the oddest weather predicament that there has ever been. >> so i can't believe that there's already another one. >> piles of debris from helene still litter the streets. state removing more than 500 truckloads in the last 24 hours. the governor has ordered landfills to be open around the clock to help speed cleanup. >> it's going to be flying missiles. stuff's going to be floating. flying in the air. so all the houses have debris piled up as high as you can see. >> mike dybowski, abc news, new york. >> president biden has approved an emergency declaration for florida members of the menlo park based california task force three are on their way to georgia ahead of the storm, and they're bringing 60,000 pounds of hurricane rescue equipment, including atvs and a forklift. >> that group is sponsored by the menlo park fire protection

district and works with the governor's office of emergency services. >> all right, let's head right to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for a look at what's happening with milton right now. >> yeah, kristen and larry, this storm has explosively intensified in the gulf of mexico. it is a category five, as you just heard. you can see the eye of the storm. let me show you the current stats. winds of 180 miles an hour. gusts to 220. it is moving to the east at ten. the pressure is 905 millibars. it is expected to remain a cat five as it nears the yucatan peninsula, eventually dropping off to a category four but a serious threat to the west coast of florida, where they've already got watches and warnings up, expecting up to a 15 foot storm surge. up to 15in of rain. right now it is looking like landfall will be wednesday. they've already got hurricane watches. storm surge watches and warnings up for that region. so it is going to be a very dangerous situation in the coming days.

larry. kristen. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. >> just a heads up on your side is following the money. >> they will need to act to respond to the increasing access and affordability crisis that the insurance industry has caused. >> how money is king when it comes to which insurance related bills pass in california's legislat

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died in the face of industry opposition. >> seven on your side is following the money and the votes behind them, and stephanie sierra is investigating why key pieces of legislation aiming to hold insurance companies accountable failed in this case. >> and steph is here with what she's learned. >> yeah, there's a lot to go through. we tracked dozens of insurance related bills that

were discussed during or voted on this legislative session, and we found a clear discrepancy between the bills that passed versus those that didn't. money and the interests of insurance companies. california's insurance crisis is reaching a breaking point. it's forcing a record number of consumers to the california fair plan, the state's insurer of last resort. it's called that for a reason. >> the premium has increased 1,000%. it's very unfortunate. >> it's shocking. >> we don't know what the alternative would be yet. >> if you look closely at the law, the state's plan promises to assure stability, availability and provide equitable distribution. >> we pay over half of our mortgage on insurance. >> our insurer of 20 years dropped us. >> they're not coming back. state farm has said it does not need to insure one more policyholder. >> instead, consumers are facing wraparound policies offering inflated rates and limited coverage. at least seven of the state's insurers that made up

85% of the market dropped out of california or restricted issuing new policies, leading to 1000 people forced to join the california fair plan each day. let that sink in. the state's emergency provider saw 22% increase in policies last year alone, and has more than doubled since its inception in 2019. it's no secret the problem is getting worse. the question is what are the people we elected doing about it? >> insurance has become a massive cost issue. >> seven on your side investigates tracked at least 32 insurance related bills that were discussed or voted on this session. among them, we found a clear discrepancy between the bills that passed versus those that didn't. money and the interests of insurance companies. >> there's nothing standing in the way of the companies getting their rate hikes. >> for example, of the handful of bills that passed, all of them either had support from insurance companies or benefited the california department of insurance with procedural or technical changes for insurers.

one bill that passed addressing the insurance crisis is state senator susan rubio. sb 505, that aims to reduce the number of fair plan policies with a clearinghouse program, which will encourage more policies to shift back over to the admitted commercial market. >> it is not a threat to the insurance industry in any way. that's why it passed. >> meanwhile, the other five bills that either aim to lower insurance costs or increase transparency for consumers all failed. most were met with opposition from the insurance industry. >> this bill would only add additional strain on insurers. for these reasons, we are in respectful opposition. >> sb 1229 would have required insurance companies to disclose to an applicant if i was used to make decisions on their application or claim it failed. >> additionally, insurers are particularly concerned about the potential scope of the disclosures and any additional burden to their business model. >> the complaint from the insurance industry that a consumer protection is too burdensome is simply code for.

we don't want to provide that information. >> we should expect companies to let us know what they're doing with our information. >> state senator anna caballero, who represents parts of the central valley, voted no. senator, why did you vote against this bill? >> i have an area that's rural and agricultural, and people earn low salaries. and one of the biggest concerns i have is the inability to be able to buy a house because you need insurance. and so anything that's going to cause a disruption to the insurance industry right now, i'm very careful about. >> consumer advocates argue this bill aimed to increase transparency. do you agree that was the intention? >> you know, you're asking me to remember what happened in a hearing that was a number of months ago. transparency is goo. but just for transparency sake, you don't that that doesn't do you any good. if there's no insurance companies left that are willing to give you a policy. >> what do you say to critics who argue some of these decisions are being too lenient

to the sides of insurance companies? >> i think it's a balancing act. >> seven on your side found senator caballero received more than $1 million from finance, insurance and real estate industries since elected to the state assembly in 2006, the most out of any of her colleagues serving on the senate insurance committee. that's according to our analysis of data compiled by follow the money. have you ever felt influenced by the insurance industry? >> i vote what's in the best interests of people in my district? i'm proud of the fact that that i'm i'm very responsive to the issues that they're concerned about. caballero. >> senator caballero was the only senator absent for a vote on bill ab 970, which aimed to create a series of pilot projects to reduce coverage gaps in high fire and flood risk areas. >> this bill seeks to rectify this by closing insurance protection gaps. >> it had overwhelming support in both the senate and assembly, but it was vetoed by governor gavin newsom. he cited budget restraints, according to a

statement from his veto message. newsom said, while i support the authors goal to expand insurance options in communities where climate risks are currently underinsured, this bill creates a significant state reimbursable mandate and new cost pressures in the millions of dollars that should be considered in the annual budget process. north bay senator bill dodd coauthored the bill. >> certainly, the governor has been consistent on vetoing bills that bring any cost into our state budget. that said, hopefully he can be creative enough in next year's budget to put this in that budget. we've got almost $3 billion in our fire resiliency budget. >> records show the governor has received more than $10 million from finance, insurance and real estate industries, according to follow. the money that makes up 62% of all the money he's received. while in office. secretary. >> please read. >> meanwhile, two other bills that would have required insurance companies to factor in mitigation efforts passed their respective committees and the

senate bill even passed a floor vote. >> i respectfully ask for an i vote. >> the measure passes, but state senator josh becker pulled it because he said it didn't have the votes. becker received more than $417,000 from finance, insurance and real estate industries, according to follow the money. senator caballero was absent for that vote, too. >> frankly, by the time it got to the assembly. becker's bill was seriously watered down in response to industry complaints. >> the seven lawmakers that make up the senate insurance committee received a combined total of more than $3.5 million, while in office from finance, insurance and real estate industries. that's according to seven on your side's analysis of a report filed by follow the money. four of them received more than half $1 million from those industries, including senator dodd. >> insurance companies may want to push us one way or the other. we have to do what we think is best for the overall market. i don't think money has anything to do with any, you know, with

my votes. >> meanwhile, the 15 lawmakers who make up the assembly insurance committee received a combined total while in office of more than $6 million from those industries. six of them received more than half $1 million. assembly member blanca rubio received the most, with more than $1 million. >> does the influence of huge campaign contributions from the industry raise questions for the voters? absolutely, because it's hard to believe that massive dollars in campaign chests don't equate to favorable action for the industry. the public has every right to ask those questions. >> another bill that aims to increase transparency with the california fair plan by adding members to its governing committee, also did not pass this session. it's currently stalled in committee. now, among the bills that did not pass, we will be tracking to see if they resurface next session. >> feels like the system is rigged against the consumers. >> very serious questions. yeah, there's a lot more digging to be

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lee booker saw a need and felt a calling and founded the sonoma

valley nonprofit la luz. today, she sheds light on how she's making a difference. >> i believe it's probably my upbringing in a very god loving and giving a family whose doors were always open to anybody with a need. my. they call me lee in the community. i'm a native of colombia and came to live in sonoma with my husband and five children in the mid 70s. when we first arrived, my husband and i volunteered delivering food for the needy. in doing this, i discovered a community that was behind invisible, behind the language and culture barriers. then i saw their need, but also their hope and their dream. i

said a prayer and i heard a call to action. then a group of very enthusiastic volunteers joined me, and we set out to find solutions to all their needs and problems. we worked out of our homes, our cars, park benches. we were solving problems, learning to solve problems until december of 1990, when we proudly opened the doors of la luz as a nonprofit organization. sonoma is a very expensive place to live in, and two thirds of our clients are already in distress and facing terrible dilemma of having to pay bills with an income that is not sufficient. la luz's goal has always been to make sure that no latino individual or family is left with an unmet need. we

became an employment agency or a hub. we founded a women's house cleaning cooperative. we started esl classes. we were liaisons with the schools and the police for better protection and good relationships. and we also became advocates for the needs of the farmworkers for better housing and living facilities, immigration and legal help for those that are legal, and preparing for citizenship and support latino, small businesses, business owners and in starting or growing their business with seminars about financial literacy and access to funds and also early childhood education for children 0 to and their parents fill in the education gap and also

encouraging the parents to understand the wonderful idea of being the first best teachers their children. i am so proud, blessed and grateful to see a team of committed executive director, board staff, volunteers carrying on the light and adapting it to a changing and growing community in sonoma valley. there are over 100 nonprofit organizations with multiple opportunities for anybody that hears the call and is ready to answer. i think if they keep doing what they are doing, they will be great. but what i see is an organization really, really trying to make a big difference in their community. >> if you know someone making a

difference in their community, tell us about them at abc7 news.com/take action. they could be our next ally in action. >> a berkeley native and uc berkeley alum is now a nobel prize winner. scientist gary ruvkun was awarded the nobel prize in medicine for discovering a micro rna that plays a crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live and win the game. >> but we want another nobel prize. >> well, yes. >> just ahead, it's fleet week, but it's about much more than just the blue angels. >> meet some

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and caught up with some of the military men and women involved. >> fleet week in san francisco. >> it's definitely a privilege to be here. >> throughout the week, you'll see ships like the uss tripoli here to help showcase the

contributions of men and women of the u.s. armed forces. >> this is our opportunity to open our arms to the civilian side and say, hey, this is who we are. this is what we do. we love our country, and we're trying to give you a little bit of a glimpse of our everyday life. it adds a personal side to the military that i think helps the public feel more connected to us. >> fresh off her promotion ceremony to lieutenant on saturday, lieutenant kimberly main says for her this is a bit of a homecoming. >> it's an honor and a privilege. it really is. and i'm excited to kind of embark in the city and experience it as a service member for the first time. >> and she's not the only one. corporal john bojorquez grew up in brentwood before joining the marine corps. >> i came into the marine corps. i was extremely out of shape. i was 200 pounds, and now i'm probably one of the best physical fitness of my life. >> it's very special to interact with the san franciscans and other bay area natives, so i'm happy to be home. >> lieutenant kelly is here with the u.s. navy. wouldn't be here without her roots in danville. >> so coming back to san

francisco is pretty special. >> even with the blue angels taking flight this weekend, she says she's most looking forward to hosting people on board for ship tours. >> this is a great opportunity for people who have never been on a ship to come aboard and see what we do and learn more about our capabilities. we have some air assets from the marines here, as well as all of our sailors who love to talk about what they do. >> ship tours open up to the public on wednesday. the famous blue angels will fly on friday, saturday and sunday in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> go to abc7 news.com for a full schedule of fleet week events and information. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming up next.

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