lower prices mean significant reductions for the 2526 school year. >> it's the day many san francisco unified families have been waiting for. slash dreading the district set to reveal which schools could close or merge what the district is promising today, and the next steps before a final decision is made. >> hurricane milton has its eyes set on tampa. less than two weeks after hurricane helene devastated parts of the southeast. i'm reena roy in tampa, and i'll have the latest on what we can expect from this

powerful storm coming up. berkeley, california. >> you got it. hey. >> is that the $100,000 field goal seen all across espn? now, that exciting moment at cal is encouraging a major shoe company to help donate to hurricane helene relief. >> i would like to take responsibility for that. i feel like. abc seven mornings is the place that pushed this company to do it. i have no idea if that's true, but let's just go for it. good morning. >> it's tuesday, october 8th, and we are going to begin with a check of the weather with lisa. we know it's cooling down. >> it took its time, didn't it? it really warmed up yesterday. and by late in the afternoon we had that sea breeze or that cooler air trying to make its way in. but we still are left with a heat advisory. inland, the hills above the east bay, there around san jose, santa clara, the east bay hills and the valleys under a heat advisory until 7:00. we'll see. mid 90s there throughout the day, but we are seeing the effects of this trough here, moving to the bay area. and that has allowed for temperatures

this morning to drop off into the 50s and 60s 57, half moon bay 64, in hayward. it is still in the mid 70s in the upper elevations. the hills there in los gatos, 56 santa rosa. and as we look at our 24 hour temperature change, 5 to 10 degrees cooler. so this trend will continue today with numbers dropping off 10 to 15 degrees from monday's reading. so as we look at the morning hours, we have plenty of 60s 70s arrive after 10:00. even some 80s in our inland valleys. and that's where we'll have the numbers top out into the mid 90s here. that's why we have the heat advisory just at about 90 upper 80s to near 90 in parts of the south bay. and you'll notice by the afternoon much more easy to take, right, with the 70s and 80s around the bay. so looking at that marine layer continuing to develop and we're still tracking that weekend forecast, which still wants to bring us a few scattered showers. gloria. >> good morning. so far we are

having no major issues on the roads this morning. we have a live look at our bay bridge camera. you can see traffic is flowing nicely at this time of the morning. no delays here. and looking at our roads here in the bay area, just that usual slowdown that we tend to see there in the altamont pass. we do have some roadway construction that was done overnight. this was over on northbound 680 in sunol. there was a free excuse me, a full highway closure from 84 to bernal avenue that reopened at 5 a.m. so just that should be back open and there should be no issues there. this morning. >> thank you. gloria. pending school closures and the question many parents in san francisco have been asking for months. will my kids school be on that list? families could be getting some answers today. san francisco unified superintendent matt wayne is expected to give an update on which schools meet the criteria for closure. it will be a list of eligible schools, not a final list. the announcement has been a long time in the making. the district promised the list last month, then delayed it, saying it

needed more time to get it right. last night, the superintendent released a video statement saying that you can expect more detail on the district's budget crisis today and the criteria used to determine which schools will close or consolidate. >> the decisions we make in the coming months are going to mean the difference between the state recognizing we've made progress, are feeling like it needs to intervene more, and this budget crisis means significant reductions for the 2526 school year. it is within this context that we are also making decisions about school closures. >> so what comes next? well, after the list is announced today, a virtual town hall will be held thursday at 530 so the community can weigh in. the superintendent will give his final recommendation on which schools to close next month, and then the school board will vote in december. so it's quite a timeline here. yeah. >> new this morning. the biden administration is issuing new rules overnight when it comes to safe drinking water. and, gloria, this order will require

some major work for local cities over the next decade. >> that's right. amanda. the biden administration is setting a ten year deadline for cities to replace old lead pipes with new, safer ones. and it's committing an additional $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements through the bipartisan infrastructure law. lead is found in many legacy pipe systems across the country and can cause a range of disorders, from behavioral problems to brain damage. it can also lower iq scores in children and stunts development and increases blood pressure in adults. the epa estimates that the stricter standard will prevent up to 900,000 infants from having low birth weight, and avoid up to 1500 premature deaths a year from heart disease. the rule is the strongest overhaul of lead and water standards in roughly three decades. president biden is expected to officially announce the new regulation today in wisconsin. reggie aqui. >> happening today, san francisco supervisors will get an update on the state of the

city's economy, including the hotel industry. now remember, there is a strike going on of union hotel workers. it's in its third week. according to a report published with the board's meeting agenda. hotel occupancy rates and revenue have been mostly flat through the summer and well below pre-pandemic levels. of course, last month's dreamforce conference did bring thousands of people to the city and as you would expect, occupancy rates improved during that week, according to the hotel workers union. hotel workers, industry leaders and the city's economists will speak during today's meeting. >> the former executive director of the san jose police officers association is due back in court today. joanne segovia entered a not guilty plea back in august on modified drug charges. the latest filing changed the drug. she is accused of smuggling from fentanyl to another opioid. segovia's attorney says she might plead guilty today as a result. it's not clear if she'll face a lesser sentence or get a plea deal because of the change.

>> let's talk about what's happening with hurricane milton. it was downgraded overnight to a category four hurricane. of course, it still poses a historic level of threat as it heads toward florida. president biden has spoken with governor desantis and tampa's mayor. he plans to make remarks on the response later today. tampa international airport is suspending all commercial and cargo flights in and out starting this morning. california sending nearly 150 firefighters and other first responders to help hundreds of p-g-and-e's workers deployed in georgia are also now making their way to florida. abc news reporter reena roy is live in tampa a hurricane hasn't directly hit there in decades. rina. >> yeah, that's right. reggie, good morning to you. well, officials are calling milton the storm of the century, and they are really urging people to take this seriously as it closes in this morning, the mass exodus from florida's gulf coast is underway with hurricane milton exploding into a once in a

lifetime storm. >> this is going to be an event like none other. uh- helene was mostly a water event for us. this is going to be wind, water, storm surge, rain, you name it. it's going to bring everything towards our community. >> hurricane hunters flying into the center of milton, monitoring the historically rapid growth of the storm in just hours, becoming the strongest hurricane in the gulf in nearly two decades, fueled by the warmer than usual water. you can see satellite images of the storm as it churns in the ocean. milton is expected to weaken into a category three storm before potentially making landfall sometime wednesday night or early thursday near tampa bay. 15in of rain possible, and the tampa area could see up to 15ft of storm surge. >> we want everybody to be safe, but if you stay in an evacuation zone, i can't promise you that you'll be safe. >> airports in tampa and orlando shutting down schools in at

least 20 counties closed today. many more are following suit on wednesday. millions across the state rushing to prepare once again. less than two weeks after hurricane helene devastated parts of the state. people stocking up on supplies. grocery store shelves running bare. some gas stations running dry. but the governor insists there is enough supply. another urgent concern this morning is the debris from hurricane helene. still piled up in coastal communities. some landfills now open around the clock. >> crews will continue working to clear everything until tropical storm force winds hit. they will need every minute. >> now. fema says it has 20 million meals and 40,000,000l of water ready to be sent out. live in tampa, florida. reena roy for abc seven news tuesday morning. >> back home. we're beginning our cool down as that system pushes into the pacific northwest. and there will be a

several behind it. so we'll be tracking them for a cooler rest of the week. maybe some potential rain for saturday. saturday night 64 in hayward. right now it is 67 in san jose. so still numbers on the warm side, some 50s up to the north bay. not a well-defined marine layer at all. in fact, we're going to have to wait another day until we get that building fog bank. still hot inland today. that's why we have our advisory for our inland valleys with some mid, potentially upper 90s. otherwise, wednesday through friday it's breezy. we have cooler days on tap and then that chance of showers arrives. potentially the timing is not clear whether it's going to be saturday or into saturday evening. here's a look at the winds as they continue to build throughout the afternoon. from 20 to perhaps 30 miles an hour late throughout the day. and then it will continue to bring in that cooler marine air across the bay. so that's definitely what we've been waiting for. and as we look at the next several days, there's another system heading into the pacific northwest. that's the one we're

watching for the weekend. and behind it, we'll still have comfortable weather as no heat is looking to return. 94 in concord today, 95 in livermore. so here are the hot spots. san jose though under 90 degrees. but that could vary. you know, san jose certainly has some warmer locations. 78 in oakland and 73 in san jose. >> thanks, lisa. a new conflict in the race for san francisco's mayor. coming up, three former mayors are accusing one of the candidates of mismanaging campaign funds. and the price of a mega millions ticket is about to go up. >> why? lottery officials say it will be worth it. >> and we're going to hear from the cal student who made better in as little as two weeks. when you can breathe better,

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of the fiscal year in may. $10 million will be due a month from today. alameda county still needs to approve the deal. mayor shengtao has said that she plans to use revenue from the deal to pay city workers salaries and general operating costs. >> a big change is coming to the mega millions lottery. starting in april, ticket prices will jump from $2 to $5. mega millions officials say the change will lead to larger prizes and more frequent payout. berkeley, california. >> you got it. hey! is that >> someone who doesn't need to buy a lottery ticket anytime soon is cal student daniel villasenor. the civil engineering student kicked an incredible field goal on saturday in front of a national audience before the golden bears game against miami, and won $100,000. abc7 news anchor dion limb spoke with the livermore native, who says he's only kicked a football a couple of times. >> he scored a couple of what kids call nowadays bangers, this

game winning kick from daniel villasenor, who was captain of the livermore high school boys soccer team. he's a natural, natural leader, was good practice for his national kicking debut and he's like, i just got selected. >> i'm going to be on tv in an hour. but the company in the backdrop. >> dude. >> come on. daniel, now a sophomore at cal, was selected from thousands to kick a field goal during the college game day broadcast on espn saturday. >> i thought it was a 0% chance of that happening, especially given his choice of slip on sneakers. these are about 100 years old, which also caught the eye of host pat mcafee. >> yeah. what have we got going here? can we get it? can we get a shot of shoes? what time? the shot of the shoes. daniel showed up in his vans with no laces. >> despite one failed attempt. sleep deprived daniel, who had been waiting since the night before and sustaining on a single donut, got a second chance. >> i better make it. i hope i don't miss. >> up for grabs $100,000 and

$600,000 for hurricane helene. relief in berkeley, california. >> you got it. hey. >> running on adrenaline. daniel made that second kick. his triumph and excitement radiated through the uc campus and the television screen. >> we just went crazy. we went crazy. it just gives you chills, you know? like, even if you watch it again and again, like, you could just feel the energy, you know, coming through just pure exhilaration and emotion. >> and i was just so happy that i had to let it out somehow. >> i asked daniel how he was handling his 15 minutes of fame. things like this tweet from knbr radio suggesting the 40 niners could use a replacement kicker. >> i don't think i could handle the pressure of anything remotely close to that. >> for now, he's just focusing on his last civil engineering midterm and pondering how to spend his newfound fortune. >> i still don't really know. world cup tickets that are coming here. so maybe that probably tuition. most likely tuition. >> one thing, though, is certain it's a crazy experience.

>> just so grateful at uc berkeley. >> dion lim, abc seven news. >> now dion holding the ball. that was funny. there's one other thing to this story. so college gameday has announced that vans and remember he was wearing a vans shoes has added an additional $100,000 for hurricane relief after they saw the kick. so good on them. >> i hope they send him a new pair of vans too, please. he could use them. he could. >> several. several new vans. >> maybe it's the warning thing, though, that gave him luck. you know, it could be. >> yeah, it was molded to his foot. right at this point. >> right? >> but we have to give credit to you. >> and you. sure. >> yesterday you talked about the van vans partnership, and then you talked about the 40 niners kicker. >> yeah. >> we come with ideas. >> civil engineering, football. you know. yeah. well, all right, we are certainly in the midst of enjoying some cooler weather. i

mean, not everyone because it did reach over 100 degrees in several spots yesterday. and we still have a heat advisory for our inland valleys, but certainly signs of that to come. the cooler weather today, 10 to 15 degrees cooler. there's a look at that huge hurricane that we've been watching that is moving right into the tampa, fort myers area. so it is a category four and watch the track of it. they've already had flooding last weekend. and of course the helene efforts to clear all that up and look at by tomorrow, wednesday, this is at 155 miles an hour continues to wobble to a category three, category four, and really just slamming into sarasota. tampa right there as a category three overnight wednesday into thursday. so 15 foot storm surge over 15in of rain likely here. and then this continues to track off into the atlantic. so back home 60s and 70s not hard to take right. but certainly dropping throughout the rest of the morning hours with those temperatures the coolest right

after sunrise. that sun coming up after 7:00. so 8:00 settling into those cool temperatures. and look at the south bay, some upper 80s here for san jose. that's going to feel a lot different and a lot better. 93 in morgan hill on the peninsula, a sea breeze and 70s and 80s from san mateo to redwood city, 84 for your afternoon. 78 in mountain view, you'll see the mixture of fog and just a little sun. downtown, 73 upper 60s in the sunset and daly city, and up in the north bay. we've got clouds to start out and then partly sunny conditions with mid 80s petaluma. sonoma 91. that's a switch. and on to the east bay shoreline. mid 70s here to the upper 70s san leandro 81 in union city. and it's still hot inland. this is where we'll see those mid 90s and that heat advisory with temperatures from the mid 90s in concord to about 96 in brentwood. the accuweather seven day forecast. so the cooling starts today and it continues tomorrow. we're near average on thursday. partly

cloudy friday. and those showers potentially starting out the weekend. back to you. all right lisa thank you. >> coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> doctors and nurses are working hard to keep people healthy. but the hospital is too hot. how the lack of ac i

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when you need to remember, remember neuriva. you have a heat advisory for the upper elevations of the east bay. the east bay valleys and right above san jose, where temperatures will be in the mid 90s today. >> number two, a mass evacuation in florida is underway ahead of hurricane milton's landfall. the historic storm was downgraded to a category four overnight, but it is still extremely dangerous. landfall is expected late tomorrow night or early thursday morning. >> number three today, san francisco unified will release the list of which schools could close to help the district address its budget crisis. that list will include all schools eligible for closure. a final proposal for exactly which schools were closed will be presented next month. >> number four today is the debate between u.s. senate candidates. abc seven news anchor kristen sze is part of a

panel of journalists questioning steve garvey and adam schiff watch live starting at 5 p.m. wherever you watch abc7. >> number five today, san francisco mayor london breed will help kick off fleet week events. there's also a number of neighborhood concerts. we have the times and locations at abc7 news.com. >> and number six, we're following a sigalert in hercules. this is on eastbound 80 before highway four. a solo crash is blocking all the left lane. speeds are down to 16mph. >> number seven, comcast says personal data from 230,000 customers was stolen in a ransomware attack on a debt collection agency. impacted people will be contacted and get identity theft protection services. >> as our brutal heat wave finally winds down, people living and working in san francisco are realizing the toll of not having ac. at ucsf parnassus campus, the lack of ac is more than an inconvenience. it's a health concern. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with

employees who say several hospital floors are hitting scorching temperatures. >> right now it is. it is so miserably hot on our floor. it is 95 to 100 degrees and we are taking care of extremely ill patients. >> that's melton smith, who's a registered nurse at ucsf medical center at parnassus in san francisco, where he and more than a half dozen other nurses tell us on certain floors, there is no air conditioning. >> my anger level is like up to here. i've been dealing with this for years and i don't know what else to do. i'm sick of it, and we're all sick of it. >> smith says cold towels were given out, but those gave him this rash. >> not only is it difficult for us, but especially for patients that are trying to get better. >> several of the nurses we spoke with wished to remain anonymous. >> from a like a top hospital in

the u. s, it seems really ridiculous. like i can't even put on my gloves to do the work that i need to do to take care of my patients, because my palms are sweating from the heat. >> i know, me too. >> those at ucsf were aware of our request for comment, but did not get back to us in time for this broadcast. ucsf ceo did return melton's email complaining about the conditions, saying in part, quote, i'm really sorry about the situation going on to say we've made substantial investments in cooling over the last decade and will continue to do so. end quote. employees we spoke with are hopeful for either cooler work areas or a plan to take those in hot rooms elsewhere, which they say has been done in the past. >> it's very unfortunate that when we go to the ceo o and say, hey, this is what's going on, we're just met with a oh, we're doing the best we can.

because the reality is these rooms should not be open. >> they have totally ignored us. it makes us feel like they don't care. >> we did reach out to cal osha to get their take on the situation, but also did not hear back from them in time for this broadcast. j.r. stone abc seven news. >> i'm keeping to my doctor's orders and keeping my mouth shut until then. >> those were the words of south bay congressional candidate sam liccardo, but that wasn't his actual voice. coming up at 530, how he's using new ai software to speak to voters while recoveri

don't agree on everything. we both believe leonard breed should not be mayor of san francisco. >> sound strategy or a political stunt. now, at 530, why? a

leading candidate in san francisco's mayoral race is teaming up with one of his opponents. >> we, the concerned citizens, therefore, demand your recall for the sake of our city's future. >> it seems like this was a very strategic planned press conference. >> oakland mayor xiang tao and her supporters are pushing back against those who want her out of office. the latest group to join the recall effort. >> today, san francisco board of supervisors, recognizing a local human rights activist. how cleve jones continues to advocate for lgbtq plus issues in our city. >> a lot to get to. good morning everyone. it is tuesday, october 8th. all right. >> let's see those temperatures fall down. hi, lisa. >> hi there. good morning to you. yes, 10 to 15 degrees cooler on tap for today. the eastern santa clara hills, the east bay hills and the valleys. still under a heat advisory until 7:00. we'll see some mid 90s here. the rest of us enjoying that cool down. it is 64 in hayward right now, 62 in san francisco, 50s along the

coast, mid 50s up in the north bay. no fog yet, but our 24 hour temperature change anywhere from a couple degrees to eight degrees cooler. we're going in the right direction. and so throughout the afternoon we will warm into the 90s inland. but that's better than the triple digits elsewhere. you're certainly going to notice a big change around the bay. we're from the upper seconds to the low 80s. and even in san jose we'll top out into the 80s. the mid 80s there where at the coast staying in the 60s. and we'll get that patchy fog increasing with those west northwesterly winds. so by tomorrow we'll be near average. then we're going to introduce more cloud cover, more low clouds and fog. and eventually we'll have to time out the precip that is slated to come in for fleet week, whether or not it's going to be saturday morning or saturday night. details on that coming up. >> all right. and we are tracking a sig alert right now. this is in hercules. this is a solo crash on eastbound 80 before highway four. speeds are down to nine miles per hour in

that area. and all the left lanes are blocked. so we are continuing to monitor this for you throughout the morning. you can see a caltrans picture here of the sig alert. and we're looking live at our golden gate bridge camera traffic is flowing nicely here on the golden gate bridge. also no issues with fog this morning. we do have a commuter alert. there's an equipment problem on the track for bart. there's a 20 minute delay. caltrain and ace have all trains on time. >> happening today. it's the day many parents, students, and teachers in san francisco have been anxiously waiting for. the district is expected to share a list of which schools could close. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco and lena. understandably, families have lots of concerns. >> yeah, reggie. that's right. and after weeks of delays, the superintendent said the list being released today only includes schools that are eligible for merger or closure. this is not the final list that the school board will be voting

on later this year. now, because of declining enrollment, the superintendent told us at the beginning of the school year they have the capacity to serve an additional 14,000 students leaving resources stretched thin. the san francisco unified superintendent released a video statement last night to families district wide on what they can expect to see today. on top of the list being released, superintendent matt wayne says families will learn about the process of how these decisions are being made. he also talked about the importance on engaging with affected school communities over the next few weeks. >> i also then share the criteria we're using to identify which schools we're going to talk with about closure or merger, and the process we'll go through to ultimately make a final recommendation to the board of education on november 12th. as a district, we have difficult decisions to make, and it's important that we're talking about these decisions together. >> so what comes next after the

list is announced today, a virtual town hall will be held on thursday night at 530 so the community can weigh in. superintendent wayne will give his final recommendation on which schools to close in november, and then the school board will vote in december. according to the san francisco chronicle, the school board will not be voting on each school to close individually. instead, they will vote up or down on the package revealed in november as a whole. live in san francisco lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. happening today, we'll hear from the candidates in the statewide race for u.s. senate. join our own abc seven news anchor kristen sze as she panels the u.s. senate candidate forum. steve garvey and adam schiff will answer questions on the important issues facing our state and our country. it's happening live, starting at 5 p.m. here on abc seven and on all our streaming platforms. san francisco's mayoral race is heating up, and there are new

scathing accusations of lawbreaking levied against candidate mark farrell. gloria is at the live desk with the accusations, and farrell's response in a new letter from three former san francisco mayors. >> they are requesting that state attorney general rob bonta and san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins launch a criminal investigation into farrell. former mayors willie brown are agnos and frank jordan are accusing farrell of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds from a committee that he formed to promote proposition d and instead funneling that money to his mayoral campaign as a way to bypass campaign contribution limits. when asked about the allegations, this is what farrell had to say. >> 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. >> candidates are limited to contributions of $500 per person

in san francisco, while ballot measures can receive unlimited contributions. farrell insists that funds for the ballot measure have been kept separate and he told his supporters that council has vetted and cleared everything that his campaign has done. reggie. >> and speaking of candidate mark farrell, also making headlines after announcing an alliance with another candidate who is running against him, he and supervisor asha safai are now asking voters not to vote for current mayor london breed, but instead to put each other as their second choice. they actually made that announcement when we interviewed them last week here on abc seven. abc seven news reporter monica madden breaks down how ranked choice voting could impact this election. >> together, we will win this race. >> in the contest for san francisco mayor. alliances can be key. >> i have formed a partnership with asha safai former interim mayor mark farrell, asking his supporters monday to also vote for supervisor asha safai. while we don't agree on everything, we both believe london breed should

not be mayor of san francisco. >> if politics is a game, so is the game of ranked choice voting. >> the question is, you know who has the best ranked choice voting game? >> i spoke with experts to explain how it works. >> the way it goes is like a round robin. >> when san francisco voters head to the polls, they can list up to ten choices for mayor in order of their preferred candidate. top to bottom. there's no minimum number of candidates. voters can choose if your preferred candidate loses your vote, stay active and get moved up. >> and so your votes stay alive and don't die with your candidates of candidacy in the way it does without ranked choice voting. but in this case, you still can keep your votes active, impacting the outcome of the election positively or negatively. >> james taylor of usf says candidates have to be savvy about potential partnerships similar to what jean quan and rebecca kaplan did in the 2010 oakland mayoral race. ultimately leading kwan, who was in second place, to beat her first place opponent, don perata. >> if you can, you know, find

enough uh- cooperation or coalition with at least one other campaign. and this is what we saw in oakland. you had, you know, two campaigns united against don perata and it was anybody but don is how it was described. and that was one of the most shocking outcomes of ranked choice voting so far in california. in california history. >> the breed campaign chalking it up to a deflection from the attack ads candidate daniel lurie is launching at farrell, a spokesperson for mayor london breeds campaign, telling us farrell's strategy is, quote, a ridiculous stunt that shows farrell's campaign is in total disarray. ultimately, anything could happen next month. >> and that was monica madden reporting. a reminder that we just interviewed all of the top four mayoral candidates recently, along with annie gallus from the sf standard and well-known author and podcaster kara swisher. london breed, mark farrell, daniel lurie and aaron peskin came to abc7, where we

asked them about their plans to make the quality of life better in san francisco. you can watch our special in depth interviews on the san francisco san francisco's mayor's race at abc7 news.com/sf mayor, or wherever you stream abc7 news. >> the oakland chapter of the naacp is putting its support behind the effort to push mayor shengtao out of office. leaders of the organization joined the heads of the recall effort at a press conference yesterday. 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. >> however, mayor tao does have some public support. a campaign called oaklanders defending democracy was launched to fight the recall effort. they call it an attack from outside forces. >> it was not led by the people of oakland. over 80% of the

funding for the recall is coming from landlords, tech developers and people who want to further gentrify oakland. >> the recall movement against mayor shengtao has collected more than 40,000 signatures in just under a month. it will be in the hands of voters now. >> our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting something happening in the day ahead here in the bay area first fleet week. >> excitement is growing in san francisco. this morning, mayor london breed will join military officials on the uss tripoli for a news conference kicking off fleet week. today, you can also enjoy military band concerts at different locations over at the sf zoo. the navy bands, woodwind quintet will play at noon. then the jams continue over at salesforce park at 1 p.m, where the first marine division band will play, and lastly, the marine brass band will perform at noe valley town square at 6 p.m. in the south bay. >> fire crews will be conducting

prescribed burns in santa clara county starting today. they'll burn about 600 acres at both calero and joseph d grant parks. firefighters are expected to wrap up the burns by saturday. the project is a part of a fire prevention plan in the county. >> also today, the san francisco board of supervisors will honor human rights and lgbtq plus activists. cleve jones, supervisor rafael mandelman will present jones with a special commendation at today's board meeting. jones joined the 1970s gay liberation movement and was mentored by late supervisor harvey milk. this week, jones will launch the cleve jones community fund to benefit the sf aids foundation and the national aids memorial quilt project. >> i'm gloria rodriguez with the traffic alert for you this morning. the metering lights have flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they turned on at 532 this morning. the middle lanes are starting to clog up the right lane as well, and you'll see from highway four to san francisco. it is slow

right now in the red. 43 minutes. part of the reason of that backup. we're also following a two car crash on westbound 80. this is at fifth street. it's blocking the middle lane, and you can see traffic there on the bay bridge is heavy. we're also continuing to follow this solo crash. that's a sigalert in hercules. this is on eastbound 80 before highway four. the left lanes there are blocked and causing some major delays. this morning. >> the start of october means it's pumpkin season, and farmers have been preparing all year for pumpkin weigh offs. a look at the giant gourds out of elk grove and information on the competition you can catch in half moon bay next week. but first, here's lisa. >> all right. good morning everyone. starting out with cooler temperatures and we still have a pesky heat advisory. that's for our inland valleys where temperatures will be in the 90s. but we are also looking at a drop there of about ten degrees from yesterday. so right now the numbers are still elevated at about 70 in san rafael. you were 108 yesterday,

71 in brentwood, but average high in san francisco, 71. you'll see 73 today. and then by tomorrow, everyone will see their temperatures near average. you can see the winds picking up right along the coast here. and then throughout the afternoon we'll see the winds pick up to over 20 and 25 miles an hour. so temperatures just in the 60s at our beaches. and here's a look at what you can expect today. mostly sunny conditions and that will bring another warm day inland. but cooler weather at the coast and around the bay. and then as we get into tuesday night and wednesday, the marine layer builds. we wake up to low clouds and fog wednesday morning, and then by wednesday afternoon we have a few extra clouds. so we'll call it partly cloudy. as another system in the pacific northwest keeps that heat away. and then by the end of the week, maybe offering some rain. there's our 73 today, 78 in oakland. look at san jose, 88 looking at numbers warmer in our inland valleys, but still way down from yesterday. and even in the north bay, where they have seen triple digits for about

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to one of our local big races, and it involves i, south bay congressional candidate sam liccardo has laryngitis. instead of taking time off the campaign trail to let his voice rest, he's turned to ai. liccardo is speaking by typing into his computer and letting it do the speaking for him via an app. he's done some events this way and even an interview with abc seven news in elections, victory goes to the nimble or hustling to do all that we can to continue to community with residents. while the solution is

creative and expert, we spoke with at uc berkeley, urged caution. there are few laws governing ai right now, and many questions about how your voice could be used once it's submitted to an ai company. but i mean, it's him monitoring his own voice, so i assume he's okay with that. he's in control of i. >> okay. all right. now, if you're looking to get into the fall spirit, the elk grove giant pumpkin festival is opening this weekend. the festival brings giant pumpkins from all over in hopes of winning a $7,000 prize. it all started nearly 30 years ago with just a small group of farmers. the first winner was a gourd weighing nearly 300 pounds. now pumpkins come in weighing over a ton. >> this is giant pumpkin season. this is like the growers super bowl. >> a growers super bowl. not every pumpkin is weighed. some will be used as racing boats in another competition. if you're wanting more pumpkins, the 52nd half moon bay pumpkin festival

is next weekend. former giants player matt williams will be the grand marshal of the pumpkin parade saturday. that's october 19th. >> it's always fun to see that pumpkin weigh-off live on our morning news when they start weighing them early in the morning. >> yeah, and the people are characters and they come from across the country. oh, yeah. what's the one last year from wisconsin? >> i think it was like minnesota. minnesota? yeah, with a big truck. huge pumpkin. >> you guys with your babies ever carve one and put them in? >> i have not. i want to do that this year, though. >> i've seen so many pictures. i know i haven't done it, but i've seen it to dig holes and put the little. >> and you put baby in there. in the pumpkin. pumpkin? yeah. and then you put the thing on its head. >> amanda, we'll have to share the pumpkin. pumpkin? >> i never did it, but it's a lot of work, i think. >> yeah, and you can do it with rooster. >> rooster doesn't want to be on a pumpkin. >> i wonder if they get all dirty that photographer who used to do that and. >> yeah. >> is that her name?

>> i don't. >> something like that. >> yeah. i don't think she actually put the kid in the pumpkin. >> but notice how we don't talk about her anymore. >> that's true. not a thing. i have pumpkin on my map, and we're sick and tired of looking at that. right. with our heat advisory for our inland valleys, the hills of the east bay and the valleys and the santa clara hills, where temperatures could be in the mid 90s. but below that, we are certainly looking at some cooler conditions. in fact, just upper 80s in san jose, just upper 80s. so 10 to 15 degrees cooler today. the trough is one in many that will visit us and get close enough to keep our temperatures from getting too hot again throughout the workweek. moderate air quality. you can see all of the yellows right here throughout the entire bay area, and high pressure finally loosening its grip somewhat and will allow for 60s and 70s this morning. but these 50s in the north bay along the coast. and then that breeze kicks up along the coast as well. so our forecast highlights still hot inland. we'll call it

warm to hot with our heat advisory and then tomorrow, thursday and friday, breezy cooler days. and then looking at that chance of showers on saturday. it's not going to be a big deal. but of course it will increase potential for your to change plans. perhaps if you have a soccer game or anything with the kids throughout the afternoon, here's a look at wednesday where we'll get some extra cloud cover from that system. partly cloudy and then into saturday and sunday could see a couple hundredths there with that system and beyond that, still looking rather fall-like with temperatures near or right below average highs today from the upper 70s in oakland, low 70s san francisco. so this is a bit above average and still more above average temperatures, but certainly feeling better today. 94 in concord 78 palo alto. look for upper 80s in the north bay. that's a switch. it's been many days of over 102 there. the accuweather seven day forecast. so we'll continue with the cool down cool at the coast, warm

inland. and then looking at that trend, continuing with extra cloud cover and that shower chance arriving into the weekend. >> thanks, lisa. new at six regulating ghost guns. the argument the supreme court is set to hear today aimed at challenging a biden administration ban. >> but first, more attention on the menendez brothers case. we're getting a look at a new documentary as the decades old case finds new life on tiktok. >> vice president harris continues her media blitz this morning. today, she's joining the host of the view. you can

featuring prison cell interviews with both eric and lyle menendez. here's abc news reporter kayna whitworth. in

this morning's gma first look, the producers of the new menendez brothers documentary speaking out. >> we in the documentary to strive to present their story and, you know, let audiences out. why this could have happened. >> a project roughly four years in the making, ross dinerstein and rebecca evans say they reached out to lyle first, whose wife helped connect them. >> you'll see in the documentary, the interviews are done via audio. and so they were all done over the phone in 15 minute increments. >> i remember when the verdict came down, it was first degree. it was so daunting that i was shock. >> i think the family spoke because there's not a lot to lose at this point. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the very latest on the menendez brothers and what's expected to happen next with their case. with your gma first look, i'm kayna whitworth, abc news los angeles. >> this morning we're hearing we're remembering i should say cissy houston. the grammy award

winning singer and mother of whitney houston died. the houston family says she died yesterday morning at her home in new jersey. she had been in hospice care, battling alzheimer's disease. cissy houston was a highly sought after singer who performed with stars like aretha franklin, elvis and van morrison before going solo. cissy's niece, singer dionne warwick, said in a statement i'm so deeply saddened. however, knowing that my aunt cissy died peacefully and that she is in a much better place is a consolation and comfort to me. cissy houston was 91. >> this morning there is a shift in oklahoma's controversial plan to buy bibles for every school in the state. it comes after a legal challenge accusing the state of creating requirements to favor a company that pays royalties to former president donald trump. the state department of education says it has changed the requirements and is now seeking more bids. the state has allocated $3 million for the project. >> the clock is ticking on the catholic diocese of oakland's bankruptcy. the diocese is up

against a november 8th deadline to work out its reorganization. it entered chapter 11 proceedings last year, overwhelmed by lawsuits regarding sexual abuse. the diocese says it's in mediation with those survivors to reach settlements. it's also suing more than a dozen different insurers, trying to get them to cover claims and contribute to the settlements. all of this will need final approval by a bankruptcy judge. >> the supreme court has refused to hear appeals from uber and lyft. the ride hailing companies wanted the court to block lawsuits seeking backpay for tens of thousands of drivers in california. lawyers for uber and lyft argued a federal law blocks broad lawsuit seeking money for employees who agreed to arbitrate claims as individuals. the justices disagreed. they decided the scope of the arbitration agreements between drivers and the companies was at issue. >> panera bread has settled the first wrongful death lawsuit related to its now discontinued charred lemonade charged lemonade. two years ago, 21 year

old sarah katz consumed the drink and collapsed. she later died from heart failure at the hospital. katz was diagnosed with a heart condition when she was younger and avoided energy drinks and the lawsuit. her family claims katz was not aware of the extremely high caffeine content of that drink. >> new at six meeting recovery goals. the new data about san francisco's biggest event venue, and what it means for the city's economy. >> thriving in thrive city, the new restaurant opening up tomorrow at the home of the warriors. >> and despite our heat backing off, we still have a heat advisory for our inland valleys. the upper elevations of the east bay, the eastern santa clara hills and the valleys of the east bay, where you'll see mid 90s, but everyone else dropping at least 10 to 15 degrees today. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast coming up.

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. restructuring, san francisco unified expected to share a list of which schools could shutter the meeting today to discuss the potential mergers and closures. >> taking a live look outside this morning, the hot weather continues. another heat advisory has been issued in parts of the bay area today. lisa is here with when you're going to see relief. >> plus no sleep, no shoelaces, no problem. we still can't get