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landfall in florid tonight, flodiing up the pieces ftat category. thd evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. rescue and recovery operations are underway in much of florida. after the monster hurricane brought powerful winds and deadly storm surge and widespread flooding. >> yeah, thatat made landfall last night, killing 13 people. offia expecting that number to rise. howeve rescue crews who need help. in tampa for alone, more than 725 people have rescued across the state.are wt power. >> taking anow at somef the damage from milton in saint pete, a massive crane collapsed onto a buildingart of the roof of tropicana field, home of the asipped off, you see there. a woman who lives nearby the stadium described th terrifying experience. >> sounded like waves hitting our windows like a rain up to practically mkns and my apartment just sounded le the

ocean was hittinghe windows and the water was just pouring through. >> president bidenith florida governor ron desantis this morning, pledging support to hard hit areas. milton is th third hurricane to make landfall in ts year, tying the record for the most in a single season. >> there is a unique bay area connection to hurricaneth's an d saildrone, and it's been mourricane with ocean drones. th designed to take ating during dangerous weather conditions while gathering critical information for noaainsome incre imagrerter suzanne vaughn has a closer loo. saildrones are 23ft long and a 15ft high. so thesehtp on the counterweight of the sail are actually part of the ocean data collection package. that is the wind sensor. >> a saildronepowerful tool manufactured right here in alameda. it's a buoy, but acts like a sailboat and is an unmanned drone. >> we're so happy to be able to

go out into the ocean, into these very remote places and collect persistent data. >> saildrone. the company has deployed 12 drones to monitor hurr in the caribbean and the gu of mexico and gather critical information for noaa. checkhivideo a saildrone has gathered valuable information about hurricane milton. >> video is collected by saildrone 1083. we were able to power up our video camera in the middle of that hurricane, just for a little short cl see what it's like at th during a v. unique about this technology is that you can sends where you don't wt to send people, like a category five hurricane. uncrewed nature keeps personnel safe. >> so how does a saildrone withstand hurricane force winds and other intense conditions? >> you can see under the drone there is a keel. and that that keel, that fin in the middle of the drone is weighted with lead. and so thed that the saildrone e

surface is counteracted by big lead fin below the drones. >> the drones are designed to move around in the ocean by harnessing the power of the wind and sun. >> we power the sensors with a battery pack that's in the drone, and with those two sources y, we're able to stay out there for a very, very ng in the end, it's about gathering the using the science to make things safer for everyone. >> we recognize that these hurrican are very destructive to the people that are affected by them. and w data that we collect is, is powerful enough for the scientists to develop ideas about how we can reduce risk for damage and loss of life. >> in alameda, suzanne fawn abc seven news. >> fascinating work they're doing and amazing pictures. now, if you'd like to help people affected by hurricane milton, they could use it. you can donate to the red cross. scan the qr code on your screen or visit redcross.org. slash abc nt

on the events that led police to recently detain and question san jose city council member omar torres. investigators still haven't acknowledged the nature of the investigation, but an unsealed search warrant affidavit implicates torres in a minor. he was questioned by investigators on october 3rd at city hall, although he was never taken into cusdy investigation has the union that represents dozens of san jose's police officers callinor torres to resign immediately. >> everyone has their day in court. that's a separate issue, but to be able to effectively govern downtown and have that type of hold for the city, think we're goin somebody else that t that that's recoverable.ors den, retaliation. he went to police back in august to report he was being extorted by a man chicago. torres attorneys issued a statement today that says, in part, quote, the content referenced in the affidavit pertains solely to private communications between adults of

age that involved talk of outrageous fantasy and role play. these communications do not reflect any real world actions or intentions, and wereu >> still to come e here. this evening. it's not as simple as just c schoolseth. learninge and safety concerns tt are already putting parents and students on of the schools that meet the criteriao osor have that sto but our prleorse. they say this is the best that but they built the system. with accountability and rooting ouupon, we can tackle our housing and drug crisis, e tent encampments r sinesseg and start demanding more? join me in changing city hal

going to plan to mge schoolsn san francisco. boar of supervisors presi mayoral candidate aaron peskinl3 schools on the district's list are located in and around that community. now, pe sroportionatt immigrant communities and communities of color. >> as part of the district's plan,are set to merge with other high schools. one of them is june jordan high school in the excelsior neighborhood. abc7 news reporter luz pena went to the school and spokeo teachers and student. they hope the district will reevaluate their decision. >> yes, emma june jordan is one smallest public high school was designed to be small, socaget extra support. but now, if goes through, teachers say students will lose that nd be in

teo isr junen high school. today, he decided to speak up to reprent mhiclasss >> we askedttersa wayne abo tioto merge this school. >> we recognize june jordan is a small school and we want to continue to provide those students with a small school environment. so that's why we that if the students were to go to o'connell, this could provide that small school environment as well. >> june jordan is part of the 13 sfusd schools that meet the criteria to close or mee distre studen h wl nnell high schconce. >> there are issue at o'connells students to school. gang isss,sues. >> sandy amos has taught here for 11 years andan

district to reconsider. >> i've literly say they're setting us up to get killed. it's thater u? yes. wow. what did you say? >> i didn't know what to say. i think thatt that the district, especially superintendent matt,s of our students and understand the impact this wil on our students. >> tea sfusd touity. >> more thanchls slated for closures and mergers we area. that serves molyin, blk studentsito area wh sfusd students , so it really doesn't another e is distance. so we're going to time it. right. so it took us about 15 minutes to get here to o'connell high school. and that's what students say. it's website. the district breaks down their plan and part of it promises they welcome. schools are within a ten minutdrivingm e

case here. and allen said it would take him ab 30 nu to get to o'connell. what's your message to the school district? >> listen to your students, to your families, to your teachers. because right now you're not doing that. ear and out the other. >> teachers at june jordan high school were told students will be transferrin the new school, but w't, which is also creating more uncertainty since the district isplning to eliminate 500 jobs.s also virtual town hall tonight since their announcement. it starts atsroomn >> 15 minutes from now. all right. thank you. now t your voice, your vote. and we are than a month away from elecon alameda county. orney pamela price is facing a recall, as you know, and tonight. ic she is ready for this fight. she rally today. abc seven news hassan has the

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and tech interestsho could care less about public safety when you really look into >> among her supporters, san leandro city council member victor aguil a council memr upor us earlier this week. price got big endorsements from congresswoman barbara lee and state senator nancy skinner. in a statement, skinner writes, recalls are undemocratic and a waste of public funds able to circumvent the regular recall, right. but over the past two weeks, some big names have also come out against price, including east bay congressman eric swalwell. over the weekend, ed officers associatis deputy sheriffs association calledalling holding rogue polie officers, including pufs, accous and police unions owned and dictatedhatict attorney doehose days are

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more on that is abc seven sports director beil. she's a great hire. yeah. >> i mean, you know, you first impression, you go, yeah, i can see it. i can see it. the first head coach for an expansion franchise goes a long way setting the entire organization. so you want somebody who not only draws up plays, but can coach players. and there are so many little details that a team that's been around for a long time already has in place that have to be figured out for the very first time. with ansion team in the golden state, valkyrie fige out all of that stuffnicosia comeso golden state after three years as an assistant with thlas vegas aces. the to back n also spent ten years in the nba with the la clippersation and the clippers head coach ty lueia

she says she wanted to work for golden staheawrrrs win the championship. back in 2015, and she's not tbe shy about asking warriors coach steve kerr for some advice.>> i just rememg myself, like, i want to work for golden state, like i want to. i want to be a part of that. and fast forward nine years later,mn golden state, and i would be a fool if i brain. i mean, like i said, i wanted to so anytime i'm sure, you know, i don't interrupt his season, but any time, like, i would love to pick his brain.ust sit in on practice and kind of see, like, how different coaches teach because it'sot about what you know, it's about how you get your your players to bu in and what that i'm just really excited. andd again, like with the legacy of, you know, the winning and the championships, like that's where i want to like, this is a place where i've always strived

to be because i've always wanted to be the best. >> she has it where it is. she has it. i'm pretty sure warriors and valkyries owner joe lacob was sold in their first meeting because he told her, i want to win a championship in five years. and she said, hell yeah, and pounded the table like he always does so you could see the eces are coming together. but they still don't have any player and not even sure what the draft order is going to be. are they going to have the first pickould be grear are they going to be down? we don't know what the details coa. it's enormous. yeah. >> all right. lacob knows how to win in five years. >> he does know how to do that. yes. >> all right well coach nakase makes history as the fver iaoman to be named she started playing bketballirst at the japanese american basketball a e coun. to news of her coaching appointment from the

japanese american community has been overwhelmingcla university women's basketball assistant coach kristen iwanaga spoke about e pride of japanesd as a head coach. >> it's a he nouncement, obviously, falkyries, the japanese community, the asian community here. i played r,each other and then play agait each other. also in the japanese american leagues. i think she's just such a greatolinspiration sentiment was echoed the jan community, with many young girls now s even more inspir attend a valkyrie gall right, oto the weather.milo ofri after raking across last n. >> yes, but so much devastation. let's get to abc seven news mete patel for the latehya. >> yeah, it brought catastrophic

damage to parts of fl me show you li doppler seven. a hurricane. it was downgraded hours ago. it's post-tropical at advisory a few hours ago. you can see it's moved off shore. i do want to show you, though, the wind advisory that still remains. so they're still continuing to deal with some of the damage there. numerous reports of storm relatedt w we'o rain. righnoit's out over the on atlantic. i do want to show you some of the stats. this o is for the record books. it made last night, as you know, as a cat. three 120 mil h0 ranged from three incheso nearly 19in at saint petersburg, not only daily recor but saiy dw daily record for of the outbreak of 38to sur w over sek

park, an still with that is obviously a devastating situation. our weather pictu much 39. just absolutely sky right now. and for fleet week festivities. today was a good day. tomorrow is going tbe a beautiful one for the blue angels mix of sunay there lot more cloud cover, morning, chance and then sunday turnsuno hopeful bestem that is coming in. a going through with the system that pretty much fell apart. this is the saturday system that brinor bay and opportunity for some wet weather. looking at live seven, we're starting to see those clouds moving out of the piur and nt our viewingur 60 to 80, right about where be for this timeara live ei a mixm santa cruz camera clouds torw.ine. fall howers orbest will be in

the north sunny and milder afternoons are expected, so20mis except near the coae 50s 915 yoy comfortable and it cools rapidly as we head towards tomorrow morning. the nights are longer, you know that you need that in out the door mo afternoon, another mild day, and tomorrow evening more high clouds will stream into our area. your morning numbers will be in thepatchy near the coast.r clouds up above. tomorrow afternoon, mid 60s 80s. we're goi t go into saturday and talk about this system. so northern california is getting the rain. could see some spotty showers in the north bay saturday morning, 10 a.m. 6 to 10 a.m. and you wil the rests just pretty much times. and maybe some drizzle. now rainfall estimates will reflect this. only a few hundredths in the northern part. the accuweather seven day forecast featuring mild fall pattern through the next seven days. we have a better

opportunity for seeing showers next wednesday, but saturday's system is mostly north bay. dan and

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to raise the public's interest in navy aviation and to boost navy morale. >> i think it boosts everybody's morale. oh yeah. head to abc seven news.com for a full schedule of fleet week events and information. boy, they were fun to watch. >> they certainly were. all right, we have much more news ahead at 530 over on the stream. >> and if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for patel. al appreciat. >>y andma daetz. we'llee you again at

tonight, a special editiond milton's path of destruction and the deadly tornado outbreak. the massive operations under way, devastation across florida. there is word now, multiple people trapped in an emergency rescue effort playing out mine. ethel

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