and there goes tropicana field. route. >> buildings destroyed, trees and cranes toppled, streets flooded. and this morning, millions without power. hurricane milton touching down overnight, leaving a path of destruction across florida. as the sun comes up on the east coast, we're getting a look at the damage left behind as emergency crews rush to help respond to people in need. >> that is the largest number of mutual aid we have sent to a disaster. >> additional emergency crews traveling from california to florida made from across the country on the ground, or on the way to impacted communities there and back here at home. >> the threat looming in san francisco today. teachers,

parents and students hope to get some more questions answered during a virtual town hall. good morning. it is thursday, october 10th. a lot to get to, but we'll begin with the check of the weather with spencer. >> oh, yeah. well, we have much calmer conditions here. i'm happy to say that in florida, it's good that folks there took those warnings seriously because this is a dangerous storm. but here in the bay area right now, we're looking at very calm conditions. we still have a series of small impulses out at sea, moving generally in our direction, but no major storms coming in. and the wind is really calm right now. so let's take a look at current temperature readings. it's 58 degrees here in san francisco down along the peninsula. we've got temperatures in the mid 50s right now, 60 on the other side of the bay at oakland and hayward, up in the north bay, 50 at santa rosa, sonoma. a little cool in some of those spots, but the inland east bay is mild right now with many locations into the 60s already. these are our forecast headlines. we've got some morning patchy fog and light drizzle that will move out by midday, giving way to brighter skies, but certainly a slow start to the morning

tomorrow. friday's fall feeling will be with us. temperatures continue to drop. it will feel a lot more autumn like and we'll have some approaching showers which are likely to come in on saturday. mainly a north bay event, the showers on saturday, but still we'll see a little wet weather here and some measurable rainfall is likely. but for this afternoon, dry conditions getting sunnier in the afternoon with some lingering high clouds, high temperatures, low 60s at the coast, 68 here in san francisco. low to mid 70s around the bay shoreline, mainly low to mid 80s inland so no extremes, just a mild early fall day. and let's check out what's happening with the traffic with gloria. oh no. >> first we're going to take folks to florida to florida i want to show you this picture from new smyrna beach, which is on the east coast of florida, the atlantic coast. as you can see, now that we have daylight, we are just getting now the a fuller picture of what was left behind by hurricane milton this morning. we know at least four people have died. more than 3 million are without power. the storm made landfall in siesta key near sarasota last night as

a category three storm. overnight, it weakened to a category one as it moved across the state. video shows streets and buildings submerged underwater, cars knocked over. and what you were just looking at. there was a part of the roof of tropicana field ripped off in tampa. officials have been telling residents to evacuate for days. among those who did evacuate, former east bay residents, jose dalldorf and her boyfriend michael, their drive out of tampa took an extra two hours because of all the traffi. >> we also don't know what the state of our house will be at when we get back, or if we're going to be able to get back, if the roads are going to be clear or flooded, or if we'll have power. >> more than 100 tornadoes hit the state yesterday before milton even made landfall, the cities of tampa and orlando halted emergency services last night. this morning, rescue crews are out in boats helping people who are stranded in flood waters, and hundreds of first responders from california are on their way to help. >> the state deployed 70 more

search and rescue crews out of menlo park and orange county. that's on top of the nearly 150 others sent earlier this week. and gloria is at the live desk with how else california is helping gloria. good morning. >> amanda. paramedics and emts are making the 40 hour drive from hayward to south florida. strike teams prepared and packed ambulances from the 9-1-1 ambulance provider for alameda county. managing director, chief david torres says more than 100 people offered to go when he asked for volunteers. they will help with anything they can, including evacuations and ambulance transports. two more search dogs from san francisco fire were deployed to assist with hurricane milton. bosco and riva are trained to find any potential victims and people in need. we spoke with former menlo park fire chief harold chapel home about how first responders tackle hurricanes. >> we try and get on either side of the hurricane so that we're not in it, but we're close. and

then as it goes through, it's almost like a football play, you know that that runner or that hurricane goes through, and then you come in right behind it. >> he was part of the water rescue team that responded to katrina in 2005. p-g-and-e's deployed teams from sacramento to georgia to respond to hurricane helene. last week, crews were sent to fort lauderdale and florida earlier this week, so they really are helping out out there. amanda. all right, gloria, thank you. >> now, if you'd like to help people affected by hurricane milton, you can donate to the red cross. just scan the qr code on your screen or visit red cross.org slash a-b-c. >> misinformation is proving to be a challenge for first responders. president biden went after former president trump in a press briefing for what he's calling, quote, an onslaught of lies regarding the federal response to hurricane helene and the planned response to milton. >> over the last few weeks, there's been reckless and irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies about what's going

on. it's undermining confidence that the people in florida. and it's harmful to those who most need the help. quite frankly, these lies are un-american. >> president biden condemned the conspiracy theory that government was controlling the weather, saying that was, quote, beyond ridiculous. he called out georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene directly for perpetuating that conspiracy theory on x, and stay with abc seven and abc seven news as we continue to track hurricane milton. you'll also find live updates on our website and all day long during our newscast. we're following the story of san francisco unified's plan to close or merge schools as it faces a $400 million budget deficit. 13 schools are on the list that was released earlier this week. now, parents will have their first opportunity to get answers directly from the district tonight. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. selena, what do families need to know? >> well, reggie, tonight will be

the first of a series of public town halls for families like those coming from san francisco public montessori. now, the point of these town halls, according to the superintendent, is that they want to discuss their budget process and also challenges. and they want to hear from people at all. 13 of these impacted school sites. but last night, the families at sutro elementary school were not waiting to express their concerns. dozens of parents packed an emergency pta meeting. parents say sutro is the only chinese bilingual school in san francisco's richmond district, and they don't want it to close. >> we need to have a chance to understand how this decision has been made. you know, what is the process? why is it us and for them to target schools that really have majority of people like me who are actually chinese speaking, first generation immigrant families and monolingual? this is if we're talking about equity. this is not what it looks like.

>> sfusd used criteria to close a school is based on several factors, including having 260 students or fewer, and in the case of elementary schools, a low composite score, meaning a calculation of students achievements and facility conditions, among others, based off their criteria. three schools would close, two would become welcoming schools, and eight schools are set to merge. we asked the superintendent to clarify when we talk about mergers, we're talking about when students from one school, the whole student body is able to go to another school. >> so those two schools are merging together. whereas when we have students who are going to multiple schools, we're saying that that school is closing and that's not a merger. >> the district is set to submit a budget report to the state in december to show they are taking action to tackle the $400

million deficit. the district is facing over the next three years. now, the first of a series of town halls is happening tonight at 530. the next one is two weeks from today. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> let's take a look at our weather here closer to home. and you can see on the satellite radar image, we've got a series of impulses out at sea moving in our direction around the bay area this morning. we have some areas of patchy fog and some light drizzle near the coastline, but all that's going to disappear quickly and give way to drier midday conditions. 58 degrees in san francisco right now, 60 in oakland and hayward. san jose 6156, in redwood city, only 50 at half moon bay. looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. calm conditions here in our location right now it is 50 degrees at santa rosa and petaluma. a little cooler in some north bay locations right now. napa 5560 and fairfield, 64, in concord is warming up in some inland spots, and livermore at 60 degrees. and these are our forecast headlines. as i mentioned, patchy fog lingers a bit this morning with some areas

of light drizzle closer to the coastline. tomorrow we'll have friday's fall feeling expanding itself will be a little bit cooler and more fall like. it'll also be cloudier, though. those clouds will be arriving in advance of some showers and light rain that will come in on saturday. this will be mainly a north bay event, but some of that light rainfall and shower activity could push to other parts of the bay area. highs this afternoon under partly cloudy skies will be mainly in the low 80s over the inland east bay. about 80 at san jose. a wide range in the north bay. 75 at napa. 84 santa rosa around the bay shoreline. look for high temperatures in the low to mid 70s and about 68 degrees here in san francisco. now a quick look at that rain that's approaching. this is the forecast animation starting at 11:00 tomorrow night friday night. notice that frontal system will weaken as it moves onshore, but it will bring some rain to the north bay and perhaps down into the golden gate as well, saturday morning and into saturday afternoon. but it's likely to weaken and dissipate very quickly, leaving behind only a few hundredths of an inch of rainfall. reggie

thanks spencer, making mental health a priority. >> coming up, the action underway to regulate social media here in california and the blue angels are preparing to take to the sky. >> the team will be doing practice runs over san francisco this afternoon. plus, more fleet week events are happening throughout the city. >> share is coming to san francisco and tickets go on sale this morning. we'll tell you when and where you can catch her. >> and we do want to take a live

millions of people are without power this morning. some are seeing flash flooding. milton is now moving into the atlantic as a category one hurricane. we spoke to residents who landed at sfo after evacuating from florida. the allen family says they didn't want to take any chances with their house in cape coral before they evacuated. they covered their glass doors with hurricane shutters. they also reduced the amount of water in their pool to make room for rainwater. we spoke to another

former bay area resident who says it's a scary time for some florida residents. >> it's very stressful. i'm a california boy. i'm used to being out here and hurricanes are new to me. >> more local rescue teams are headed east. a 26 person ground crew will arrive in trucks filled with supplies to help residents recover. california task force three is an urban search and rescue team based out of menlo park. they will also help out. >> today is world mental health day. the warriors are celebrating at thrive city with a festival for educators and the community. it includes live music, massages, affirmations and more. the warriors hope to share ways to enhance your wellness in and outside the classroom. the event is free to attend, but there is an rsvp form on the chase center website. the mental health of children and teens is also on the mind of californians first partner, i should say. jennifer siebel newsom and she is introducing a new initiative to promote tech life balance. abc

seven news reporter monica madden explains how california is working to protect kids online and build a better bay area. >> california lawmakers continuing the fight to make social media safer for kids. this week, another legal battle against social media giant tiktok. attorney general rob bonta, looking to curb so-called manipulative features on the app. >> they have built a business model centered on exploiting young people's time, attention and well-being. >> the lawsuit says tiktok deceptively claims features like beauty filters, endless scrolling and push notifications are safe for youth. a tiktok spokesperson telling abc news the company strongly disagrees, saying, quote, we're proud of and remain deeply committed to the work we've done to protect teens and will continue to update and improve our product. parents aren't convinced. >> i feel like that's one of the challenges. >> wednesday afternoon, first partner jennifer siebel newsom unveiling a new initiative to help families find what they're calling tech life balance.

>> again, from my own bottom of my heart, we've been wanting to do this for a really long time. >> she hosted a roundtable with parents and representatives from big tech companies to talk about how families can better manage their children's online activity. >> this is a public health crisis. >> it's designed to complement legislation. >> her husband signed late september design a path forward together, where we each do our part to ensure that we take care of not just california's children, but the world's children. >> social media design features push this information at you. >> senate bill 976, authored by senator nancy skinner, bans social media apps from providing so-called addictive feeds to minors without parental consent. >> the bill it does not limit content, but what it stops is that sending you without your even expressing an interest, things about how to commit suicide, things about binging and purging, you know, bulimia, all that. >> siebel newsom hopes the family guide will empower parents to find a balance with

their kids, while legal battles and laws regulating social media continue to play out in san francisco. monica madden, abc seven news. >> fleet week is about to kick into high gear in san francisco, and today you may start to see more activity around the city. so here's some things happening. starting at 8 a.m, there will be volunteers at the sf marin food bank at 10 a.m, public ship tours start at pier 27. today, the uss somerset and uscg bertholf are welcoming guests around two. keep an ear and eye out for the blue angels. they'll be doing survey flights over the bay area ahead of their air sho, which starts tomorrow and tonight at six. it's the annual honor our fallen concert at herbst theater. the special performance by the marine corps band pays tribute to service members killed during the iraq and afghanistan wars. it's free, but you do need to have a ticket. cher is coming to san francisco. she's not going to be singing. she instead is going to be talking about her life story. she's appearing at golden gate theater december 4th to discuss her new memoir. the event, called unscripted a conversation

with cher, will run an hour. her book, cher the memoir, part one, is set to release november 19th. tickets go on sale at broadway sf.com at 9 a.m. >> mcdonald's is adding a new twist to an old classic, swapping out beef for chicken in their famed big mac. it includes the extra bun, big mac sauce, cheese, lettuce and pickles, but no onions. it's officially out worldwide starting today, but it's only for a limited time. the sandwich costs $6.39 in san francisco. >> how about that? okay. >> onions on chicken? no, you don't want that. right. no. well, maybe. >> i love a mcchicken. >> yeah. me too. i like the chicken. >> it's a difference between this and the mcchicken. just two patties, two patties and the sauce and the big mac extra. >> yeah, extra bun in the middle, right? >> same patty though. yeah. >> so essentially the same. just bigger. >> just more of it. yeah. the sauce and the halloween. little happy meals are coming out. oh, they're already out. they're out. right. they're coming out

soon. really? okay. >> oh, they come out on the 15th. oh, i thought they were already out. okay, okay. >> i like this with the little bucket. i kind of want to get one for real. my son. get it? >> and then let us know what you think about the design. >> yes, we're a little bit offensive. >> oh, really? yeah. they're controversial. okay. >> they try minds want to know what the weather is going to be? >> yeah. >> i'll show you right now. here's a satellite radar image. we've got some clouds moving in our direction. we'll see increasing clouds as the weekend approaches. and an increasing chance of some light rain here. the first rain we've seen in a while. here's a nice live view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. an unobstructed view at this hour. despite the presence of some patches of fog around the bay area, 58 degrees in san francisco right now. it's 60 at oakland and hayward. 61 san jose. 56 at redwood city and 50 at half moon bay. and looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. also a clear view 50 degrees up north. right now at santa rosa and petaluma, we've got 55 at napa is warming a bit over in the inland east bay. 60 at livermore and fairfield. concord, 64 degrees right now. let's take a look at

our forecast headline. so for this morning we do have still some patchy fog and light drizzle tomorrow. we'll have that friday fall feeling. it won't necessarily be any cooler than this morning is, but it will be a little bit cloudier and it will start to sky will look a little bit grayer the way you expect in the fall. and then for saturday, showers are likely mainly in the north bay, but some of them could trickle a bit south of the of the golden gate. here's a look at this afternoon's highs. low 80s in the inland east bay. that will be our warmest region up in the north bay. a wider range, 75. napa 80. san rafael 84. santa rosa around the bay shoreline 71. oakland 74. san mateo down in the south bay. a high of 80 at san jose, 82 at morgan hill. now here's a look at that approaching rainfall system, that weak cold front that will push in overnight friday night into saturday morning. and bring light rain, mainly to the north bay. but some other locations may get some wet weather out of this as well. and speaking of weather, we mentioned fleet week. well, if you're wondering what conditions will be like this weekend, especially for the blue angels air shows friday tomorrow mild with a mix of sun

and clouds. then going into saturday a little bit cloudier morning drizzle, breezy in the afternoon, high temperatures here in the city around 7071 degrees. but then going into sunday we'll see the clouds giving way to sunshine and breezy conditions once again. amanda. >> all right spencer. thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> the west coast rivalry continues. can the 40 niners pull off a sixth straight win against the seattle

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try air wick essential mist diffuser. it's perfectly portable and glows with a fragrant mist. transform your space with air wick essential mist. and milton made landfall on florida's west coast as a category three storm last night. at least four people have been killed. millions of people are without power this morning, and there is widespread destruction. the storm is now moving into the atlantic. >> number two, if you have questions about pending school closures in san francisco, you can ask them tonight. the district is holding a virtual town hall that starts at 530 to talk about its plans to close or merge 13 schools as it deals with the budget crisis. >> number three, san jose mayor matt mehan is set to attend a community meeting tonight about the proposed taylor street safe sleeping site. it's meant for unhoused people seeking an alternative to traditional

shelters. the meeting is at 7 p.m. at the joyce ellington library on empire street. >> number four tonight, elon musk is set to reveal tesla's new robotaxi in burbank. it's expected to be fully autonomous. we don't know a whole lot more about it. musk first announced the cyber cab back in 2019. >> and number five, the bay area is about to get its first fall rainfall coming in on saturday, bringing just a few hundredths of an inch of rain. but it will make it feel more like fall. >> and number six, we have a commuter alert for you this morning. ace train one is stopped at stockton. they're on a 45 to 50 minute delay because of an earlier issue. bart and caltrain, though, are on time. >> number seven, zoom could soon let you skip meetings and send an ai version of yourself. the company's ai companion will let you create a custom avatar to deliver video messages for you. >> breaking sports news overnight. tennis legend rafael nadal says he is retiring. he announced it in this video posted to his social media

accounts. nadal says he's been dealing with injuries over the past two years, which is a big reason for this decision. the spanish tennis player has won 22 grand slam titles and 36 masters titles over his career. he says the davis cup next month will be his final professional tournament. it's a big sports day for bay area professional teams. first, the 40 niners traveling to seattle for thursday night football. >> but despite the injuries and losses, the niners have a chance to become number one in the nfc west with a win tonight against the seahawks. the 40 niners have won the last five games they've played against the seattle seahawks. that includes the last time the teams met on thanksgiving day. you may recall this video forty-niners playersh that entire turkey dinner. tight end george kittle recalls attempting to take the turkey off the field. you see him ther? >> they took that platter away from me. i actually got into the locker room. i will say the turkey did get eaten. it was pretty incredible how many people actually ate that thing. but they took that back and then

i didn't get access to that again. >> playing against seattle is always huge. going up there is always huge. and then always in the nfl, it's tough to get ready for a thursday night game, but i think everyone enjoys them because there's very rare. it's very rare that you get to sit back and kind of enjoy that. for three days and watch the rest of the league, and there are a lot more fun when you win and when you get to sit back and be off for three days, it's not nearly as much fun. >> a lot more fun if you win. >> is that considered a curse word? >> okay, i'm not going to debate that for the next three hours. >> if they believed him. >> okay, then we're not supposed to say it. okay. >> and if you're looking for a place to watch the game, there is a pride watch party at the badlands in downtown san francisco. the event hopes to bring together lgbtq plus fans of the 40 niners together. the free event. >> can i just interrupt? yeah, that's in the castro. yeah, i don't know why we said downtown. okay. >> the castro. >> i've been there one or many times. >> the free event is themed around latino heritage month, and there will be special

merchandise on sale. it does kick off at 4:30 p.m. and goes until the end of the game. >> today is the san jose sharks season opener. they're hosting the saint louis blues at the sap center and ahead of the game, the sharks are hosting a rally on barack obama boulevard starting at four. if you're going to if you're going, you'll get a chance to see some of the players walk the teal carpet and a stunning show could have an encore appearance coming up at 530. >> how anyone in the bay area has a chance to see it.

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hurricane milton making landfall overnight as a powerful category three storm. widespread damage is already being reported. i'm reena roy here in tampa, and i'll have the latest coming up politicizing the emergency response to the hurricanes. >> federal officials say they're prepared for a hurricane.

milton's recovery, despite having to combat the spread of misinformation. >> sick to my stomach. really? we all do. because we feel like it's a gut punch. >> san francisco families are not going quietly after learning their schools could be shutting down. good morning everyone. it's thursday, october 10th. >> yes. as we watch what is happening on the east coast, especially in the southeast, we are lucky to be here. spencer. >> we are indeed ready for such calm, pleasant weather here. right now we've got light winds, current temperature readings 58 degrees here in san francisco around the bay shoreline, upper 50s to about 60 at places like oakland and up and hayward up in the north bay 52. saint helena, right now 50 at santa rosa. and we've got some 60s over in the east bay already. that's going to be our warmest region, as it often is during the afternoon hours. let's check out our forecast headlines first. this morning we have some areas of lingering patchy fog and light drizzle. although the camera view you have right now is quite clear. tomorrow we'll have that friday's fall feeling as it

won't necessarily get cooler, but it will be a little bit grayer drearier. and there will be some rainfall approaching which will come in on saturday, mainly in the north bay. it will be our first rainfall in quite some time this afternoon. we'll have a mix of clouds and sun. it will be mild. the inland east bay will have highs of 8283 degrees at concord and antioch and livermore down in the south, bay 80 at san jose, 82 morgan hill mainly 70s right around the bay shoreline. and here comes that rain. it will be light rain and showers overnight friday night into saturday morning, mainly in the north bay. gloria. good morning. >> good morning. we do want to tell you about some road work in sunol this morning. it was supposed to end at 5:00 this morning, but it is still in effect. they've been adding a little bit later. this is a full highway closure on northbound 680 between 84 and bernal avenue. so we'll keep tracking this for you and let you know when they open it back up. and looking live in emeryville. highway four to the toll plaza. 23 minutes. it is starting to get busy out there. amanda. >> thanks, gloria. milton hit the state of florida last night as a category three hurricane. overnight, it weakened to a

category one, but not before leaving a lot of damage. officials say multiple people were killed overnight and four died yesterday in the tornadoes that were spawned by milton before it made landfall. right now, more than 3 million people are without electricity, and the entire city of saint petersburg is without water. abc news reporter reena roy joins us live right now from tampa, florida, and she has an up close look at the destruction left behind. good morning. reena. >> hey amanda, good morning to you. that's right. well, you can see behind us that things are quiet. the storm has now passed, but there are still some really dangerous conditions out there at this hour. there are water rescues underway in clearwater, florida, after milton brought catastrophic flooding overnight. hurricane milton roaring ashore as a category three storm, packing 120 mile per hour winds, making landfall near siesta key, just south of tampa. we've had a lot of transformers blow, you

know, we can see them across the across the city and you'll see those, like greenish blue lights come up the roof of tropicana field, home of the tampa bay rays, partially ripping off in the powerful winds. so this construction crane crashing down in saint petersburg after authorities warned there wasn't enough time to secure it, and drinking water shut off in the area after a water main break. the predicted storm surge up to 13ft, flooding densely populated areas on the coast, including fort myers. you see that power flash? >> huge splash of the gulf of mexico taking over the entire pool deck here. the surge is still increasing, the severe flooding reaching far inland as milton raced across the florida peninsula. >> at least 19 tornadoes reported before landfall, this one seen tearing through a roadway. and in saint lucie, tornadoes devastating hundreds of homes, multiple fatalities also reported at a senior community near fort pierce on

florida's east coast. >> our deputies are out here. the fire district is out here. we're going through the rubble. we're trying to provide any recover anybody that we can provide, whatever help that we can. >> videos show large funnel clouds over neighborhoods north of palm beach. another tornado flipping a postal truck at the vero beach post office and ripping down this steel railway sign. and these homes in okeechobee county destroyed. the governor says 9000 national guardsmen have been mobilized to respond to the storm, along with 1400 search and rescue. first responders. there are also 50,000 linemen that are on the ground right now scattered across florida, ready to help restore power. amanda. all right. >> reena, thank you so much for your reporting. now, right now, thousands of first responders are going around florida looking for people to help. federal officials also say billions of dollars are ready to help residents who need it. gloria is at the live desk with the federal response efforts underway. >> amanda. according to fema, thousands of personnel are on the ground and the agency has

more than $11 billion in its disaster relief fund. florida governor ron desantis has activated 5000 national guard troops following the federal emergency declaration. search and rescue teams are ready to get people by air and ground and by water. new video from overnight shows families being pulled out of their apartments. you can see right there also getting on to rafts with first responders. the water is just so high, covering even up to the half of garage doors in some cases, the tops of cars you can barely see some of them. president joe biden says that local and federal agencies are in constant contact. >> the army corps of engineers will pump out water and decrease flooding. we've already directed the department of defense to be ready to provide active duty service members. >> got a $750 payment to get immediate shelter or food. larger grants will be distributed in the coming weeks.

more than 2200 flights have been canceled across the country today alone. at least six airports in florida are now closed. the florida division of emergency services is partnering with uber to give free rides to and from shelters. amanda. all right. >> gloria, thank you. and if you'd like to help people affected by hurricane milton, you can donate to the red cross. just scan the qr code on your screen or visit red cross dot org slash abc. >> tonight, san francisco unified parents will have their first chance to ask direct to ask district officials questions about plans to close or merge their schools. a virtual town hall is being held after sfusd officials announced the list of potential schools that could be impacted. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco. lena. this is not going to be the only time the district will meet with parents. >> reggie. that's right. over the next two months, the district wants to engage with parents, teachers and staff at all 13 impacted sites, including here at san francisco public

montessori. and tonight they will have their first chance to do so in a series of public town hall meetings. now, yesterday at harvey milk elementary school, parents, teachers and students protested, hoping their voices would keep their school open. their school is one of the schools that meets the criteria for closing or merging with another school for next year. the district is planning to send all of the students here to sanchez elementary. as for harvey milk, the district is planning to potentially repurpose it as an early education center. >> we feel like our kids are being asked to pay the price for administrative mismanagement. for the past several years, and it's not fair. >> sick to my stomach, really. we all do because we feel like it's a gut punch. >> we were also there for an emergency pta meeting at sutro elementary school last night. parents say sutro is the only chinese bilingual school in the city's richmond district, and

they don't want it to close either. sfusd criteria to close a school is based on several factors, including having 260 students or fewer, and in the case of elementary schools, a low composite score, meaning a calculation of students achievements and facility conditions, among others. now, tonight's town hall is happening virtually at 530. the. this is the first. this is the first of three before the superintendent releases his final list of schools. and that is all two months away from the school board's final vote on this in december. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. our way of highlighting things that are happening today in the bay area. >> first, the obama era daca program that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. a federal appeals court will consider the future of daca. the current lawsuit, filed in 2018 by texas and six other republican controlled states,

argues the creation of the program represented an overreach of presidential authority and imposed undue costs on the states. today in san jose, congress members jimmy panetta and zoe lofgren will join immigrant rights activists to talk about the impact this case could have on the community and reiterate a call for a pathway to citizenship for these dreamers. >> heads up if you're planning to travel to big sur, this week, an overnight closure on highway one near the rocky creek bridge will happen again tonight. crews will have been working to repair a section that fell into the ocean during storms in march. the closure goes from ten tonight through 6 a.m. tomorrow. caltrans hopes to have the road fixed by next summer. >> it is filipino american history month. all of october, of course. the month tonight, san francisco is joining the celebration every year. the city lights up city hall and the colors of the national flag of the philippines. tonight, there will be cultural performances and a community reception in the

city hall rotunda. it starts at 5:30 p.m. if you'd like to check it out. >> and i'm gloria rodriguez with a live traffic alert for you right now. the metering lights have flipped on in the bay bridge toll plaza. they flipped on about 535 this morning, and right now from the toll plaza to san francisco, it will take you 12 minutes. so really, not too big of a backup at this time of the morning. >> vandal strikes san francisco bart stations how commuters are reacting to the damage as the agency tries to improve the rider experience. but first, a check on the weather with spencer. >> all right, reggie, we've got some clouds and maybe even some rainfall headed our way. as you look at the satellite radar image, you see this disturbance out to sea. it will be a pretty weak one, though, so here's a look at current conditions. right now it's a calm and mainly clear, although some late some light patchy fog still lingers behind. 58 degrees in san francisco right now. 60 at oakland and hayward 61. san jose 56. redwood city and half moon bay 48 degrees and other temperature readings. right now looking northward 50 in santa rosa and petaluma, napa 5560 at

fairfield and livermore. concord is our warmest spot right now at 64 degrees and going into the afternoon hours. speaking of concord, looking over into the inland east bay, we'll see high temperatures there in the low 80s, 82 at concord, 83 at livermore and antioch, up in the north bay, 75 at napa, 84, santa rosa and san rafael 80. around the bay shoreline, mainly low to mid 70s. south bay. highs 80. san jose 82 at morgan hill and here in the city, a high of 68 is likely. now let's talk about that. approaching rainfall. a weak frontal system will start pushing through the bay area late friday night, overnight into saturday morning. that's our best chance of rainfall. it will be mainly a north bay event, but there could be some light rain pushing east and south of the golden gate. and fleet week is here. so friday, saturday and sunday look for a mix of clouds and sun tomorrow. mild conditions, great viewing for the blue angels air show on saturday, though it gets it becomes a little bit cloudier. chance of some drizzle, breezy in the afternoon hours, then clearing up again

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targeting the new bart canopies at stations across san francisco. that vandalism took place along the market street corridor. abc seven news anchor dion lim spoke with bart riders, who say they're disappointed to see these new improvements at four stations. take a big step backward. >> i've just taken muni my whole life, so i feel really passionate about it. it just sucks to see someone just destroy the city. >> one after another after another. in total, more than a dozen panes of glass spread across four bart station canopies along market in san francisco. smashed. >> i have friends coming into the city and bringing them in and kind of having to make them look away. >> the destruction includes not just the cracked panes, but shattered schedule boards like

these at montgomery station. according to bart, it most likely all took place over the weekend. the canopies, according to state law, are required to protect the outdoor escalators. they're part of a $64 million project. work began in 2020 to build 21 canopies, and was expected to take seven years. so far, ten have been completed. >> i think it's a shame to know that you know, the city puts in so much effort and honestly, just to see it get vandalized like that. >> bart officials wouldn't speak on camera wednesday about the smashed canopies. they pointed us to a press release with their latest safety numbers, which they say shows a 15% reduction in overall crime from last august to this august. the shattered canopies, while just broken glass, did not give riders much comfort. >> it should be clean and safe in my opinion. and sometimes, yeah, it's disappointing to see. >> amber hasselbring of the nonprofit nature in the city, partnered with bart and the city back in 2021 to bring living rooftops and butterflies to the market street corridor at

montgomery and powell street stations. >> the more activity and attention that is downtown, the less vandalism is likely. so we'd like to see if we can play a part in that nature. >> and the city continues to raise the $200,000 needed for their project. the cost to replace the dozen or so panes of glass, likely in the tens of thousands of dollars so far. bart police have no suspects, and the investigation is ongoing in san francisco. dionne lim, abc seven news. >> san francisco mayor london breed and other city officials celebrating the grand opening of a new 100% affordable housing project on treasure island. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at star view court yesterday. a seven story housing project, which is reserved for low income residents. many of the residents of star view are formerly unhoused people who live on the island. >> i am so excited that this is going to be one of the best neighborhoods in san francisco because of the investments we've made and because of projects

like the one today. so thank you and congratulations. we're looking forward to more to come. >> the overall redevelopment plan will bring 8000 units. 2200 of those will be affordable housing, an investment that's headed to the south bay is key to building a better bay area for students and the community. >> the teach for america ignite tutor program is aiming to help 83rd grade students at two high need schools in san jose. undergraduate ignite fellows will lead one on one or small sessions for 30 minutes, 2 to 3 times a week during the school day. >> children who are not reading proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school for low income, latino and african american students if they are not proficient readers. by third grade, they are eight times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers. >> the teach for america ignite program has led to positive outcomes for 94% of students in partner schools across the country. if you missed seeing the northern lights when they

were visible over the bay area in may, you may get another chance. noaa forecasters have issued a rare g4 geomagnetic storm watch, saying a moderate solar storm is expected to reach earth today and tomorrow. noaa says most of the northern half of the country will have a chance at seeing the aurora borealis, including in northern california. >> very cool. >> wow. i'm curious, spencer, do you know if there are certain areas here where we could see it better? >> i think the higher elevations i would go, like maybe east bay hills, someplace like that. because if we have any, any low clouds at all, that's going to obscure your view a little bit. so the higher up you are, the better your chances of, of seeing the northern lights. >> i always love to mention how drew said, seeing it on your phone and through your phone's screen is a lot easier than seeing it with your naked eye. >> i've heard that. yeah, i haven't tried it yet on the phone. >> but pick up your phone. >> yeah. well, my naked eyes aren't so good these days, so maybe that's why. i guess they're naked. let's take a look

at. what's happening with the weather? satellite radar image shows some clouds out at sea moving in our direction. that we will see pushing in tomorrow, and maybe even bringing some rainfall by saturday. right now, we're looking at the 24 hour temperature change and it is warmer by several degrees over in the east bay than at this time yesterday morning. so the east bay is likely to be pretty mild today. while generally we have a cooling pattern going on. 58 degrees in san francisco, 60 in oakland and hayward, san jose, 6156, redwood city 48 at half moon bay. other temperature readings right now looking northward 50 at petaluma and santa rosa. napa 55 degrees 60, in fairfield and livermore. concord. our warmest spot at 64. and that's going to be the pattern or that's an indicator, i should say, of the pattern we'll see this afternoon over in the inland east bay. that will be our mildest region with high temperatures there, mainly in the low to mid 80s, 83 at antioch and livermore, 82 at concord, fairfield, 85 up in the north bay. look for highs of 75 at napa, 80 at fairfield at san rafael, 84 at santa rosa. the

city san francisco uh- high of 68 degrees, low to mid 70s, mainly around the bay shoreline and low 80s down in the south bay. now here comes that weak frontal system that will bring us some light rain, and maybe some even steadier rain at times, and mainly in the north bay overnight friday night into saturday morning before it weakens and just falls apart saturday afternoon. so a little bit of wet weather finally coming. our way. maybe a few hundredths of an inch of precipitation and of course we've got fleet week going into the weekend, friday, tomorrow, mild with a mix of sun and clouds. pretty good viewing conditions for the blue angels. then on saturday, cloudier some morning drizzle. it will be breezier but clearing up. more on sunday. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast going into the weekend. things look pretty good except for the showers on saturday. i should say a pretty good except for that because we need the showers and then going into early next week it will be generally sunny and mild and dry. reggie aqui. >> thanks, spencer. new at 6:00. performing arts hub. the potential new space to showcase asian americans in san

francisco. >> but first, sean combs will face a judge later today. the allegations he is now making against the gove

in the past few minutes. we did get an update from the situation from florida governor ron desantis, and he says the storm surge in sarasota, near where milton made landfall, was 8 to 10ft. so that's less than expected. desantis says there is still widespread damage, but it's not the worst case scenario that people were anticipating. milton was an extremely powerful hurricane, no doubt. researchers believe rising ocean temperatures mixed with a marine

heatwave in the gulf of mexico gave the hurricane an extra punch. ocean warming is a trend that has accelerated over the past decade. >> we'll have to go through a period of learning what the new hurricane seasons look like, what frequencies look like, how to modify our predictions, and what makes a busy season, and what makes a quiet season. and also how rapidly the conditions of the storms can change. now, as we have changing ocean conditions. >> and here in the bay area, marine heat events are already being linked to changes including the migration of marine species from the bay area to baja california. >> this morning, sean combs is getting ready for court. the 54 year old has pleaded not guilty to charges that accused him of leading a criminal enterprise that sexually abused and exploited women. the defense is accusing federal agents and prosecutors of tainting the jury pool with unlawful leaks, taking aim at the well-publicized raids

on diddy's homes. and this video, obtained by cnn showing combs attacking his then girlfriend cassie in a hotel hallway. combs is in jail. his attorneys are asking for an expedited trial beginning in april or may. they're also still trying to get him released on bail, arguing he offered to comply with restrictive conditions. combs offered to sequester in his $50 million miami estate, limit visitors and give up his cell phone. but the judge found diddy a threat to witnesses and a danger to women. today, he'll appear before a new judge assigned to the case in southern california. the faa and ntsb are investigating a deadly plane crash near catalina island's airport. five people died. investigators say the small plane went down shortly after takeoff in steep terrain tuesday night. wreckage of the plane was found about a mile from the airport. people familiar with the airport say even under the best conditions, the runway at the airport in catalina is difficult to navigate. >> it's a300 zero foot runway. it is. it has a slope to it and

then also a step in it. so if you land on runway two, two, you're landing uphill. and if you land on runway four, you're landing downhill. >> no word yet on a potential cause of that crash. >> in today's gma first look, a passenger jet made an emergency landing at jfk after the pilot died mid-flight. abc news reporter trevor ault has our story in this morning's gma first look, an alarming diversion. >> an emergency landing for an international flight after the pilot died midair. airlines saying after four hours of flight time, pallavan lost consciousness. the initial medical intervention on board proved ineffective, and our captain passed away before they could land. the other crew members quickly rerouting the plane to new york's jfk airport. all passengers on board were booked on separate flights to istanbul. perhaps fortunate they had an extra pilot on board.

their initial flight on all long distance flights. >> there's at least one additional crew member. if this had been a domestic flight where you have just two pilots on board, it would have been a little bit dicier, because then you would have had to have a single pilot who would have to have landed that airplane. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on this in-flight emergency with your gma first look, i'm trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> new at six tempoorary transformation. the san francisco landmark that will soon be the home of a skateboarding competition. all time high. >> the enrollment record for first year students at csu campuses this year.

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now abc seven mornings live >> now at six. hurricane milton making landfall overnight on florida's west coast. the huge storm bringing whipping winds and flooding rains. >> addressing potential san francisco school closures. the superintendent holding a town hall today to give updates on those closures and the budget crisis. many parents expressing their concerns about the district's decision. plus.