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.

down. >> if i could find the way, share in conversation the oscar winner coming to san francisco to talk about her new memoir. >> when you can buy tickets for the event. >> good morning to you. it is thursday, october 10th. >> we'll start with a check of our forecast. we know we've been talking about relief hope. we wish we can give relief to the people in florida. >> such a terrible situation there and affecting so many people in such a wide area. but here in the bay area, amanda and everyone else, it is so calm and so pleasant. we're just waiting for a little weak frontal system out to sea to come in and bring us our first rainfall of the season. let's take a look at our current conditions. we've got some patchy fog and some light drizzle near the coastline this morning. temperatures are in a comfortable range, warming up over in the inland east bay right now to low 60s in places like concord and brentwood. but most other locations are generally in the 50s. 50. mid to upper 50s around the bay shoreline, except the warm spot.

hayward at 61. down in south bay at 61 at san jose. and as we look at our forecast headlines, you see that the morning will continue to bring us some lingering patchy fog and light drizzle. it will lift by midday tomorrow. that friday fall feeling will be with us. not necessarily cooler than today, but the skies will be gray in advance of the approaching showers, which will come in on saturday. that will be mainly a north bay event this afternoon under a mix of clouds and sun. we'll see highs in the low 60s at the coast, low to mid 70s around the bay shoreline and low 80s inland. gloria good morning. >> good morning to you. traffic really starting to get busy right now as more people head out the door. get to work this morning you can see our live look at our bay bridge camera in the upper deck. really busy heading into the city. the metering lights flipped on at 535 this morning. and if you look here, we do have a commuter alert for you this morning. ace train one is running late. about an hour delay. bart and caltrain are on time. >> all right, gloria, thank you. now we want to get right to a

live picture. this is video from new smyrna beach, florida. as we track the damage left by hurricane milton, you can see people walking around on what looks to be like a wet surface there. as you can imagine, the waves crashing onto that surface in the last half hour. governor ron desantis said the damage is widespread, but it is not the worst case scenario. >> i do think this is key west because that is the southernmost point i recognize it. >> okay. got it. and you still see people at least one person walking around. things seem to be much calmer. we did actually take this view yesterday during midday and saw the waves absolutely crashing onto the pavement there. we know four people were killed yesterday in tornadoes spawned by milton. the storm made landfall in siesta key. this is near sarasota last night as a category three, and overnight it weakened to a category one storm as it moved across the state. video shows streets and buildings submerged underwater, cars knocked over, and even part of the roof of the

tropicana field ripped off in tampa, officials have been telling residents to evacuate for days. among those who evacuated are former east bay residents jose dalldorf and her boyfriend michael. their drive out of tampa took an extra two hours because of the traffic caused by everyone else trying to leave. >> 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 made landfall, the cities of tampa and orlando halted emergency services last night, but this morning, rescue crews are out in boats helping people stranded in flood waters. >> misinformation is proving to be a challenge for first responders. president biden went after former president trump at 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 in the people in florida, and it's harmful to those who most need the help. quite frankly, these lies are un-american. >> president biden also condemned the conspiracy theory that the government was controlling the weather, saying that that was, quote, beyond ridiculous. he called out georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene directly for perpetuating that conspiracy theory on x. 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. gloria at the live desk with how else? california is helping paramedics and emts are making the 40 hour drive from hayward to south florida. >> strike teams prepared, and they packed ambulances from flak, the 9-1-1 ambulance provider for alameda county managing director, chief david

torres says more than 100 people offered to help when he asked for volunteers, and they'll 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, and we spoke with former menlo park fire chief harold chapel homan 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 in florida earlier this week. amanda, i agree.

>> thank you. gloria, if you'd like to help people affected by hurricane milton, you can donate to the red cross, scan the qr code on your screen or visit redcross.org. slash abc and of course, stay with abc seven and abc seven news.com as we continue to track hurricane milton. you'll also find live updates on our website. and all day long during our newscasts, 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, tonight, parents will have their first opportunity to get answers from the district. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. selena, what do these families need to know? >> well, reggie, tonight will be the first of a series of public town hall meetings for families like those coming here from san francisco public montessori. now, the superintendent says the point of these is to discuss

their budget process and challenges. and they also want to make sure that they are hearing from people at all 13 of their impacted school sites. but last night, the families at sutro elementary school weren't 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. >> as a few 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. based off that 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 budget deficit. the district is facing over the next three years. now, the first of a series of town halls is happening tonight, virtually at 530. the next one is two weeks

from today. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. new details in the case of a cal fire firefighter accused of becoming a fire setter in the north bay. a report says investigators put him under surveillance and used his cell phone to identify him as a suspect. the press democrat says a court filing this week by prosecutors details how they tracked him down following a fire in august. he had the only detectable cell phone in the area, and investigators then put a gps tracking device on his vehicle. prosecutors say they tracked him to four other fires that he's accused of setting. the man recently spoke with our media partners at sf standard and denied those allegations. >> four people have been indicted for allegedly scamming a san francisco based delivery company out of more than 2 million bucks. investigators say two of the suspects created fake customer accounts and driver accounts on the platform. they place orders for delivery, then assign those orders to their

fake driver hundreds of times, causing the company to pay for dozens of deliveries that never actually happened. investigators say the suspects got access to the company computer system from an employee who admitted to his role in the scam. >> all right. checking on our weather. we've got a clear view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco right now. despite the fact that some locations still have some patchy fog and some early morning drizzle. current temperature readings are 58 here in the city. 57 across the bay in oakland. low 60s at hayward. san jose. 56 at redwood city, 48 at half moon bay. and another clear view from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. it's 50 degrees right now at napa, petaluma and santa rosa. 59 at fairfield and livermore. concord 61 degrees. and as we look at the golden gate, you see mainly clear conditions there. a little misty at the at the moment. in fact, it's misty and other locations right now, as well as there's some light drizzle near the coastline this morning. tomorrow we'll have that friday's fall feeling as the skies are a little bit

grayer and we'll see clouds increasing and some approaching rainfall, which will occur likely on saturday, mainly in the north bay. but for this afternoon, look for a mix of clouds and sun. it will be relatively mild actually, but very pleasant over in the inland east bay. we'll see highs in the low to mid 80s, low 80s down in the south bay, mainly mid 70s around the bay shoreline 68 here in san francisco and mid 70s to mid 80s in the north bay. and here comes that approaching frontal system. a weak cold front. but overnight friday night into saturday it will produce some light shower activity and measurable rain up in the north bay. then it will fizzle in the afternoon and we'll start to dry out. amanda. >> all right. spencer. thank you. world mental health day how the warriors are helping you improve your well-being and balancing tech with your life. it's hard enough for adults now. kids are also getting some help and new location where a popular san francisco bakery is opening it

a live look from orlando governor ron desantis just gave another update on the aftermath. he says 48 people have been rescued by the florida national guard this morning. flooding is expected to continue for several days. 50,000 linemen are staged to help restore power. we spoke with residents who landed at sfo after evacuating from florida. the allen family says they didn't want to take any chances with their home 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 with 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 that will also help out. today is world mental health day and the warriors are celebrating at thrive city with the festival for educators and the community. it includes live music, massages after affirmations and more. the warriors hope to share ways to enhance your wellness inside and outside of the classroom. the event is free to attend, but there is an rsvp form on the chase center website. a big week of tech regulations, and

california is leading the way again with a new initiative that promotes a life of tech and life balance. i should say. yesterday, california's first partner, jennifer siebel newsom, hosted a roundtable with parents and representatives from big tech companies to discuss how families can manage their children's online activity. recently, california lawmakers entered into a legal battle with tiktok over its reported manipulative features. siebel newsom's new initiative looks at how families can find a balance with their lives in social medi. >> 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. >> she hopes the initiative will give families important skills, while legal battles regulating social media continue. >> share is coming to san francisco. it's not a concert, though. instead, she'll be talking about her life story.

she's appearing at golden gate theater december fourth to discuss her new memoir. the event, called unscripted a conversation with cher, will run 60 minutes. 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. a popular san francisco bakery known for their buttery croissants, is close to opening its third location in san francisco. >> our so-called bakery will be at the mission rock development near oracle park. the owner tells sfgate they hope to open in the next few weeks. our so-called opened in 2015 on arguello street. it quickly gained popularity after bon appetit named it the bakery of the year in 2016. a second location opened in civic center in 2020. they have different kinds of croissants, including plain chocolate, almond and ham and cheese, along with other pastries. >> finally went spencer said, to be back here. >> yeah, you went. >> i went to soquel's. i went to

the one in civic center. that makes me hungry. >> what did you try? i have not. no, i haven't either. no. >> oh, and the reason you haven't is because i brought back a whole box of them. and what it was for kumasi. oh, yes. okay. >> i understand. oh. that's right. yes, i do remember that. yes. >> yeah. i gave it to her and she was she like, held it like it was cold. >> you know, she was like. and no one will be touching this. no one else. put it right into my bag. i might want to go. where is it? >> oh, so it is. it's right by, like, the library. >> so they already have two? >> yeah. kind of. arguello. >> and then near civic center. okay. >> yeah. okay. we'll have to try that sometime. >> it's really close to the civic center station. >> yeah. okay. what would you recommend, then? >> i don't know. i've only ever had the plain croissant. >> and that was amazing. >> i split, i split half. okay. and she's like, no friend. you can have the other half. and i'm like, i really think you want this. >> so i'm going to give it to

you. hey, she deserves it. she does. yeah. absolutely. >> it was really cool, though. i mean, they have great stuff. yeah. it seems. wow. >> i'll go back after i finish the weather. i may head right over there. do it. let's head over to the chroma key map right now. to show you what's going on with our weather. we've got calm conditions at the moment. nice little onshore flow is really light, but there are some clouds and showers out at sea that are moving in our direction. and we'll have those here in about 48 hours or so. but right now we're looking at calm conditions and 58 degrees here in the city. 57 in oakland, low 60s hayward, san jose, 48 at half moon bay, 56 at redwood city. and looking across the embarcadero from the rooftop, clear view right now 50 degrees at napa, petaluma and santa rosa. 59 at fairfield and livermore. concord is at 61 degrees, and we'll check out our forecast headlines this morning. we still have some patches of fog around and some light drizzle near the coastline. tomorrow we'll have that friday's fall feeling as the skies become gray, clouds increase. it won't be any chillier than today, but we'll have rainfall approaching and on saturday the showers will arrive

mainly in the north bay. this afternoon. no showers, just a mix of clouds and sun high temperatures ranging from low 60s at the coast to mainly mid 70s around the bay shoreline inland areas will warm to 75. in napa 80. san rafael 84. santa rosa. the inland east bay low to mid 80s 8283 degrees in most locations. some similar readings down in the south bay 88 san jose 82 at morgan hill. here comes that light rain. the forecast animation shows it arriving in the north bay overnight friday night into saturday morning. again, light rain producing probably a few hundredths of an inch of measurable rainfall. but it will. it will be our first rain of the fall season, and it's good to know that it's on its way. fleet week also is here on its way. friday. tomorrow. mild conditions, a mix of sun and clouds. good viewing for the blue angels on saturday. cloudier drizzle, likely. breezy in the afternoon, giving way to clouds and sun on sunds we look ahead to the weekend, you can see the accuweather seven day forecast shows that after saturday's showers, it

will be a little bit warmer on sunday and then going into early next week, temperatures will be near average. skies will be clear, conditions dry. just a lovely, lovely week of fall weather ahead. reggie. >> all right spencer, i've been looking forward to this all morning. and that is to talk to ginger zee because i want to see how things look in fort myers, where she is, and also to see how the whole night went. good morning. >> ginger. yeah. >> hey. good morning reggie. amanda. so the night was, you know, had a lot of water. the surge came in and it kept pushing in. thankfully, we were coming off of low tide, so we probably got between 5 and 6ft of surge, which still does a lot of damage around fort myers. certainly floods in certain homes, but it wasn't catastrophic, which we didn't expect it to be. so in the south end here, what we did have were tornadoes as well. my goodness, the tornado count was at 38, reported the most tornado warnings that florida has had in one day. at least 126 yesterday. but they're still ongoing rescues happening right now, because a lot of the areas that

were kind of blocked off by first responders saying, we're not going to let people in, right? so that people stayed away from those barrier islands. that's where that head of the big dirty side of the storm was. so i'd say like, we'll check out venice today. i think they'll go up to siesta key, where milton made landfall. we've got a team in sarasota that will do that. we've got all of the updates from tampa. they got that anti-surge on the backside, which is why we moved down here. we like to cover the front end, but i will say that from orlando to daytona, some of the big numbers came out of that storm up to 18.5in of rain in saint pete. some of the wind gusts were over 100, but even daytona this morning had an 87 mile per hour wind gust. the good news is milton is pulling away, so there's just a few more hours of a little bit of surge on the east coast of florida and some flash flood warnings that remain from all of that rain pushing through. but overall, i think first of all, florida did a great job getting people out of the areas they needed to and so right now it's seemingly, you know, better than it could have been, that's for sure. and that

south of tampa route did very well. >> yeah. ginger and i know that you highlighted the tornadoes. i heard you talking to brad mielke on start here. and you were talking about how the tornadoes were different this time around in terms of how they looked. and typically they're pretty skinny, is what you were describing. i thought that was fascinating. if you can kind of touch on that. >> yeah. >> well, you look at the damage and we drove through a little bit here, and there's a full apartment complex with a roof off over there. there's big time, you know, home damage. and so not to say that this hasn't happened certainly has, but to have that many that are that large and i imagine they'll get out and do the surveys today and maybe several f2's you don't usually see that it's usually f0 f1 that spins up quickly on these hurricane bands, but that one band that just blasted across the state was so powerful. >> well, we appreciate all the work you and your crews have been doing to keep us up to date throughout last night, and this morning and into the rest of the day. so, ginger, thank you so

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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, also at 630. >> potential san francisco

school closures. what we're learning about how the district came to the decision to shutter or merge some schools. the superintendent planning to hold a town hall tonight for parents and teachers. >> plus, ready for the red carpet. the new lineup of fashion forward men who will co-chair next year's exclusive event. good morning everyone. it is thursday, october 10th. >> all right, let's see what's happening weather wise. hi, spencer. >> hey, reggie. hey, amanda. nice and calm outside. pleasant. we've got clear view in most locations, but there are little patches of light fog this morning. and some drizzle near the coast. so these are our forecast headlines tomorrow. we'll have that. we'll have friday's fall feeling. not that it's going to be cooler than today, but it will be a little bit cloudier as an advancing frontal system will may bring us some showers on saturday morning. most likely place of showers on saturday will be in the north bay. so for this afternoon no showers, dry conditions, a mix of clouds and sun. high temperatures will reach into the low to mid 80s in the inland east bay. low 80s in the south bay right around the bay shoreline. mainly low to mid

70s up in the north bay. a wider range 75 napa to 84 at santa rosa. 68 will be the high here in san francisco. and let's talk about that approaching frontal system that may bring us some rainfall overnight. friday night into saturday seems to be the best timeline, mainly in the north bay, but some of those showers may reach a little bit south of the golden gate, over into the east bay as well. but again, we're talking about a few hundredths of an inch of rainfall, mainly in the north bay. gloria, how's traffic shaping up? good morning. >> you know, we are seeing some backups this morning with all the people heading out to work right now. but we're going to get started with your drive times, tracy, to dublin. 55 minutes, san rafael to san francisco. 16 minutes antioch to concord, 34 minutes. and golden gate bridge. you can see it's a little busier than it normally is this time of the morning, but no major delays here on that bridge. however, richmond bridge traffic is stop and go there on westbound 580 from canal boulevard to the mid span. and if you take a train, one is running about an hour late, right now. bart and caltrain are both on time.

>> as you're waking up this morning, you want to get you updated on what's happening with hurricane milton. milton hit florida last night as a category three hurricane. >> then overnight, it weakened to a category one, but not before leaving a trail 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. this right now, is a live look at new smyrna beach in florida. right now. you can still see those waves as they make their way onto shore. definitely crashing there right now. more than 3 million people are without electricity. the entire city of saint petersburg is without water. governor ron desantis says the damage is widespread, but the state avoided the worst case scenario. here's abc news reporter reena roy. >> this once in a century storm spawned deadly tornadoes and triggered 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. the roof of tropicana field, home of the tampa bay rays, partially ripping off in the powerful winds. joe, 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. videos

show large funnel clouds over neighborhoods north of palm beach. 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 on hand to help restore power to the millions who are now without electricity. reena roy abc news, tampa, florida. >> all right. thank you reena. 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. and 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 is disaster relief fund. florida governor ron desantis activated 5000 national guard troops following the federal emergency declaration. search and rescue teams are ready to get people by air, ground and by water. a new video from overnight shows families being pulled out of

their apartments, and you could see them. they get onto rafts with first responders. the water very high in a lot of areas, even covering up to about half of the garage doors and the tops of cars barely showing. 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. >> residents in the storm zone each got a $750 payment to get immediate shelter or food. larger grants will be distributed in the coming weeks, and more than 2200 flights have already been canceled across the country today alone, at least six airports in florida are closed, and the florida division of emergency services is partnering with uber to give free rides to and from shelters. reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. 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 you can visit red cross.org/abc. >> tonight, san francisco unified parents will have their first chance to ask district officials questions about plans to close or merge 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, and lena, this won't be the only time that the district will meet with parents. >> yeah, amanda. that's right over the next two months, the district wants to engage with parents, teachers and staff at all 13 impacted school sites, including those 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 at harvey milk elementary school. parents, teachers and students protested yesterday afternoon, hoping their voices would keep their school open. their school is one of those schools that meets the criteria for closing or merging

with another school. next year. the district is planning to send all the students here to sanchez elementary. as for harvey milk, the district is planning to potentially repurposen 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. s.f. usd's 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. tonight's town hall is

happening virtually at 530. the next town hall is two weeks from today. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena thank you. fleet week is about to kick into high gear in san francisco today. you may start to see more activity around the city, so here are some things happening. starting at 8 a.m, you'll see troops volunteering 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 and around two keep an ear out and an eye out for the blue angels. they'll be doing survey flights over the bay ahead of the air show, which starts tomorrow and tonight at six. it's the annual honor our fallen concert at the herbst theater. the special performance by the marine corps band pays tribute to service members killed during the iraq and afghanistan wars. it is free, but you need a ticket. now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here 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 dreamers. >> heads up if you're planning to travel down to big sur this week. an overnight closure on highway one near the rocky creek bridge will resume tonight. crews have been working to repair a section that fell into the ocean in storms in march. the closure goes from ten tonight through 6 a.m. tomorrow. caltrans hopes to have that road fixed by next summer. >> october marks filipino american history month. and tonight, san francisco is joining the celebration. every year, the city lights up city hall in the colors of the

national flag of the philippines. tonight, there will be a cultural performance. multiple of them and a community reception in the city hall rotunda. it starts at 5:30 p.m. if you'd like to check it out. >> state of emergency requests. why? one bay area county is calling on governor newsom to make that declaration. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down about 85 points. another update on how the markets are doing. >> next up, forbidding the luxury san francisco hotel that will be auctioned off today. but first, here's spencer. >> okay, reggie, our weather is pretty calm this morning. we've got temperature readings right now, ranging from 58 in san francisco to 57 in oakland. down in the south bay, san jose, 61 upper 50s to low 60s developing in the east bay right now and up in the north bay a little bit cooler. upper 40s to low 50s going into the afternoon. look for highs in the low to mid 80s in the inland east bay. places like antioch, concord, livermore, 8283 degrees down south, 80 will be the high at san jose, 82 morgan hill, around

the bay shoreline 71. oakland 74, san mateo fremont 7568. here in san francisco and up in the north bay a wide range of highs 80 in san rafael only 75 in napa, but 84 at santa rosa. and we have a little rain coming. our way. as the futurecast shows late tomorrow night, overnight into early saturday morning, we expect some light rain with this weak frontal system, mainly in the north bay. it will probably fizzle by mid afternoon. high. the high temperatures won't be affected too much by that. they'll drop a few degrees and we expect rainfall totals to be around 3 or 4 hundredths of an inch of rain. and of course fleet week is here. so tomorrow, looking for the blue angels air show. skies will be partly cloudy. mix of clouds and sun. pretty good viewing conditions, mild tomorrow, but saturday gets cloudy with that drizzle that we're expecting and it will be breezy in the afternoon and then clearing saturday afternoon into sunday. and the accuweather seven day forecast looks like this. we'll have increasing clouds tomorrow. a little bit cooler on saturday with highs only in the upper 70s, but it starts to warm up a little bit. a couple of degrees on sunday

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at a sinkhole that formed after the hurricane tore through hillsborough county in florida. debris and warning tape surrounds the sinkhole, as people in the area are told to stay away. deputies are also warning people of downed power lines and trees. and new drone

video this morning shows most of the roof of the tropicana field. torn apart in saint petersburg. this is home of the tampa bay rays, and it sustained major damage because of the heavy rainfall and powerful winds from milton. we showed you what it looked like at night earlier this morning. the ballpark was supposed to be ang site for first responders, and emergency services. the facility was set to host up to 10,000 people. >> breaking sports news overnight, tennis legend rafael nadal says he is retiring. he announced it in this video posted on his social media accounts. nadal said he's been dealing with injuries over the past two years and that is playing a major role. the spanish tennis player has won 22 grand slam titles and 36 masters titles in his career. he says the davis cup next month will be his final professional tournament. >> now to a story. you will see only on abc seven news. a string of vandalism targeting new canopies outside bart stations across san francisco. riders

noticed the issue this week at four stations along market street. in all, more than a dozen glass panes were smashed. bart officials would not go on camera, but told us the vandalism likely happened over the weekend. riders of course, are disappointed. >> 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. >> the canopies, according to the state law, are required to protect the outdoor escalators. they are 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. >> the san mateo county board of supervisors is calling on governor newsom to declare a state of emergency over the home insurance crisis. the resolution asks the governor, state lawmakers and the insurance commissioner to take immediate action to strengthen and stabilize the home insurance market. some insurance companies have dropped coverage for hundreds of thousands of

homeowners, or are no longer issuing new policies to people who are living in fire prone areas. >> twin peaks lookout in san francisco is about to turn into a legendary skate park. it is temporary and will be built by energy drink company red bull. it's part of their skyline skateboard competition on saturday. that's october 19th. it will take over twin peaks boulevard. the event is invite only to compete, but those who want to hike up to watch aren't being ticketed. winners can win up to $1,000 for first place, according to event organizers. >> new at six san francisco aapi leaders have found an anchor for asian american arts and culture. two organizations have come together to purchase a 10,000 square foot warehouse in soma. the location at 65 langton street. the groups plan to turn the building into a state of the art hub for art galleries and performing arts, all focusing on showcasing asian american expression. 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 held at star view court yesterday. it's a seven story housing project which is reserved for low income residents. many of the residents of star view are formerly unhoused people. >> 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. >> california state university's are hitting a record for freshman enrollment. it's the csu system's biggest freshman class ever. for the second year in a row. a total of 68,500 new students across the 23 campuses. the enrollment data is not finalized yet, but preliminary enrollment for 2024 shows an overall increase of 2% from last

year. the university system called it a, quote, monumental efforts of financial aid staff. after challenging fafsa update. >> now it's your morning money report. the four seasons embarcadero in san francisco is facing a public auction today. that hotel had a remodel in 2021 after a pandemic related delays. according to the chronicle, the owners, westbrook partners, have defaulted on their loan of $72.5 million without becoming current on their payments. an auction will happen today at city hall, and since san francisco commercial properties have plunged in value. westbrook could lose its equity in this sale. >> where chandelier and call it fashion, the met gala brings some of the most creative outfits. we know that this morning we are learning about the lineup. asap rocky, pharrell williams and vogue's anna wintour will co-chair the 2025 met gala alongside honorary chair lebron james, actor colman

domingo and british racing driver lewis hamilton have also been asked to chair the exclusive annual event. the met gala is in may and this year's theme will be superfine tailoring, black style. >> and that is an important distinction because i believe this is the first time that it's being co-chaired by all black men. oh very cool. i mean, and anna wintour. yes. >> of course. cool. that'll be fun. >> well, the weather is being anchored by an all black man. >> certainly is. >> shall we move along? >> let's do it. >> okay, here we go. things are looking kind of cold outside. things are looking calm outside. just trying to make a little segue there. we've got some small, weak systems headed our way from the pacific. the first of those to hit us will be a weak cold front. that may bring us some showers, but this morning it's dry and calm around the bay area. current temperature readings are 58 here in san francisco. oakland 57.

low 60s at hayward and san jose. 56 at redwood city. 48 at half moon bay. and the skies are getting brighter in this view from our rooftop camera looking toward the east southeast. it is dry and calm and mild. 50 degrees right now at santa rosa, petaluma and napa, 59 at fairfield, 61 concord. that's the warmest location at the moment, 59 at livermore. and as we look at blue sky over the golden gate. these are our forecast headlines this morning. some light, patchy fog still lingers in some spots with light drizzle near the coastline tomorrow will be friday's fall feeling moving in as the clouds get a little bit thicker in advance of the rainfall. that's coming our way. and the showers arrive on saturday, mainly in the north bay. it will be generally light rainfall, with rainfall totals probably just a few hundredths of an inch. this afternoon it's going to be nice and lovely. a mix of sun and thin clouds, high temperatures, 62. half moon bay 68. here in san francisco, around the bay shoreline. look for highs of 71. in oakland, 75 fremont. north bay highs 80. san rafael 75. napa 84 at santa rosa. the

inland east bay will have highs in a narrow range of 82 to 83 degrees, and low 80s in the south bay. and here comes that little weak frontal system late tomorrow night, overnight into saturday morning is when we expect to see some rain, mainly in the north bay. but again, some of it may linger and push southward down to the golden gate and into san francisco. maybe over to the east bay, but it will dry out by afternoon on sunday, giving way to a nice weekend coming our way. dry conditions on sunday and warming up a little bit going into the beginning of next week. amanda. >> all right. spencer. thank you. 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 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 here in northern california. >> zoom could soon let you skip

meetings and send an ai version of yourself. this is wild. they just announced its ai companion. it will let you create a custom avatar to deliver video messages for you. is that who that is? >> i have to tell me that it's ai zoom. those are the rules. >> that looks like the man on the corner who you always see with his dog. and the coffee cup. you know what i'm saying? his name in my. in my mind. what is his name like? john. is it john? okay, i was going to say brandon. oh. >> oh, i see a brandon, too. >> hey, brandon. brandon. nice. nice morning. >> brandon, is that you, or is that your ai avatar? blink twice if it's you. >> zoom says it's adding security features like watermarking to help protect users from deep fakes. well >> you know what? you're fired. >> brandon. no, brandon. >> but you're still cute. and we love your dog and your daily cappuccino run. you're going to have to start making your own

coffee, though, because. sorry about that. you don't have any money. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to

rescue efforts are underway in florida after hurricane milton hit. there is widespread damage. millions are without power and multiple deaths are being blamed on the storm. officials say flooding could continue for days. >> number two, if you have questions about in san franciscu can ask them tonight. the district is hosting a virtual town hall starting 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 is expected to be fully autonomous, but we don't know much else about it. musk first announced the cyber cab in 2019. >> five. the first rainfall of fall is coming our way. it will move in overnight friday night into saturday morning, producing maybe a few hundredths of an inch of rain, mainly in the north bay. but hey, it's rain, it's fall. we'll take it. >> yeah, we will take it. thank you. spencer. number six. look at this. bay bridge toll plaza really crowded out there right now. big backup to powell street. and from highway four to the city. one hour right now. >> number seven, if you do not like spiders, look away. a homeowner in wichita, kansas. she's winning the halloween game, showing neighbors how it's done. the giant spider and the spider babies are all handmade. the fuzzy creations have taken over her entire front yard. >> oh, that's a lot. >> i love that you do. my. i have spider webs everywhere inside the house, and my husband is like, we need another bag. yeah, we've thrown fake spiders.

they're everywhere. >> oh, okay. we have a fake one in the front yard, but it doesn't take up the whole yard, i like that. >> i spent this entire week trying to get rid of creepy crawlies in my house. >> so much so, it's funny that you're putting them on. yeah, i have store bought webbing. >> i know i was going to say we should just make that distinction. they're not like spider webs. that just came up. >> take my >> "good morning america." hurricane milton rips through the state of florida. ♪ ♪ >> breaking news. hurricane milton makes landfall. an extremely dangerous category 3 hurricane. powerful winds up to 120 miles an hour. st. petersburg. a crane collapses onto the building through the roof ripped off tampa bay rays stadium. >> the surge keeps coming up.