live, even though the students 16 years old, that's still old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. >> parents and students demanding answers. after a frightening attack on a high school's assistant principal. now at five. why police are investigating the case as a kidnaping. >> on strike at the courthouse, clerks in san francisco expected to be off the job and on the picket line this morning. how it could impact trials and progress today. >> a new superintendent, a new plan of attack. the goal is

being set for san francisco schools, as the district works to balance the budget. good morning and welcome to thursday's october 24th. >> happy thursday to all of you. let's start with the check of the weather with you. >> it's been so beautiful out and we continue that trend this afternoon. so this morning it is clear as could be outside. live look from sutro tower showing you the golden gate bridge. look at the current sky condition. no matter where you are right now, you have clear skies. even along the coast, half moon bay is reporting clear skies and part of the reason why we do have a light offshore wind right now. that wind direction moving from the land out into the open ocean. a bit breezy in our hills. oakland hills gusting to 25mph. and that offshore wind this morning. it's a dry wind. so that is keeping our marine layer at bay. so where we are seeing that wind. temperatures are a bit elevated like concord and fairfield. we're at 60 degrees but we're in our sheltered valleys like sonoma, santa rosa, even danville. we are a lot cooler this morning starting out in the 40s. so

looking at the forecast today, if you like, yesterday. today is gorgeous sunny skies, upper 70s to near 80 degrees inland once again around the bay shoreline. this is beautiful bright upper 70s today and along the coast you get a beautiful day. today. we have tons of sunshine and highs near 70 degrees. let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> hi, drew. good morning everyone. we are off to a great start. it is nice and quiet out there. we're starting off with a live shot of the golden gate bridge. drew, i showed you the sky conditions and here are the road conditions. they're clearing road work in the northbound direction and it looks like there are four lanes right now. traffic is flowing smoothly in all directions. and also a live shot in emeryville for headlights moving westbound highway four to san francisco right now, the ride is green at 26 minutes. if you take a look at the drive time traffic maps, you'll notice it's green almost everywhere except for folks coming out of tracy into livermore and that westbound 580 drive from tracy to dublin right now is 38 minutes. >> thank you. frances. happening

today. if you have business as san francisco's superior court, you want to double check that it's still happening. nearly 200 court clerks are going on strike this morning. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at the hall of justice. celina, clerks are already showing up to protest. >> reggie. that's right. already here at 5 a.m, we are seeing a few of those court clerks just starting to show up here, just outside of the hall of justice. here behind me. although we are told the majority of them will be here a little closer to 6:00. and that's when they are expected to start their picket line. the union representing the san francisco court clerks say roughly 200 will be walking off the job today. they say staffing, technology and training issues are leading to a backlog in the courts delaying both civil and criminal cases and causing more than 70 misdemeanor cases to be thrown out and because of this staffing shortage, they tell us defendants are sitting in county jail longer than they should have to, and victims and their

families are waiting longer than they should have to for their day in court. keep in mind, this is all happening as the high profile trial for the death of cash app founder bob lee is in the middle of its second week, and this courthouse handles both criminal and civil divisions. the union believes this has the possibility of halting trials and delaying hearings on everything from felonies to traffic violations, proceedings for divorces and child custody cases. now we have reached out to courthouse officials to see what the expected impact of today's strike might be. we are still waiting to hear back at this hour. live in san francisco lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. and now to a story we've been following out of san ramon. an assistant principal at california high school was reportedly attacked by a student from another school in the district. and now we're learning more about what happened. san ramon police say the administrator approached the 16 year old and another teen in the parking lot around 845 saturday

night. she told him that leaving the homecoming dance early was not allowed, and that's when the assaults reportedly happened. police say the 16 year old dragged the assistant principal by her hair from one spot in the lot to another. afterward, both teens left parents and students were in shock over that report. >> it's just a what we consider a nice area to live, to raise our kids. we don't expect, you know, kids to behave like that in this area. >> that's really hurtful and really hard to hear, because all of our assistant principals are super wonderful and super sweet and amazing. >> the 16 year old was later arrested at his home. he is facing felony assault and kidnaping charges because of the allegation that he dragged the victim across the parking lot. the assistant principal was treated at a hospital. >> we're also following the story of the football fiasco in the east bay last night. the west contra costa unified school district held a public meeting and it got heated. at the center

of this controversy is the el cerrito high school football team. it had to forfeit multiple games because the principal says some of the players were ineligible. at the beginning of the meeting, the superintendent took responsibility for the investigation and fallout, and that wasn't enough to appease some parents. >> you say that this is a confidential investigation, but mr. norton has took responsibility for it and has released it to the media. and with that, we say we want the students reinstated, that you have took away their games last week, and we want an apology to our team for disparaging our name and our reputation. >> sources tell us the players involved did not live in the district. instead of being six and one and going to the playoffs, the team is now one and six. >> the future of school closures in san francisco is in limbo for now with the appointment of a new superintendent. the closure plan has been halted for at least a year. the district says it still needs to balance the budget to avoid a state takeover. abc seven news

reporter monica madden pressed leaders about the possibility of future closures at yick wo elementary, you'll find handmade signs of protest from students who don't want to see their school closed. >> a lot of people in a city that's very transient are looking for community. >> parent christy sampson has two young daughters at the school. >> it's been a whirlwind, to say the least. it's we kind of felt blindsided at first. >> she's hoping new leadership will mean different approaches to the district's multi-million dollar budget deficit to get rid of small schools, you're getting rid of communities inside san francisco. >> there needs to be solutions. and with maria su coming in, i'm actually very hopeful that we can see some change in the district and that i believe in her. >> understandably, students, family and faculty have had a lot of questions about the future of their schools. that's why we decided to come along with the mayor and the new superintendent to hear exactly what questions the students had for their leaders. oh goodness. mayor london breed and new superintendent doctor maria su,

touring on wednesday after announcing the district is pausing its closure plans, taking questions from those most impacted. >> we're not closing and explaining complex school finance questions on a fifth grade level. >> for example, when you're doing decimals, you don't know what the answer is. you have to go through the problem to help solve it to get to the correct answer. >> we asked su if she's found that answer yet. can you feasibly promise to them that this school isn't going to close or merge going forward? i need to have more data and more information, as well as to make sure that we're having deep and honest conversations with our school community before we move forward with anything. >> for parents like sampson, need to make sure that we have the stability. >> she's still looking for signs of certainty about the future of the community. her family lives in san francisco. monica madden, abc seven news. >> law enforcement across the country are on alert ahead of

the election. we now know of at least two concerning security incidents in arizona. a man has been arrested in connection with three shootings at the democratic national committee office in tempe. police say he had over 200 guns and 250,000 rounds of ammo. authorities think the man may have been planning a mass casualty attack. police say they observed the man putting up political signs with razor blades. >> our investigators also observed kelly posting anti-democratic signs in the area near his home in ahwatukee, attaching clear plastic baggies containing a white powdery substance labeled biohazard. >> the other potential attack was in georgia, the secretary of state's office saying it stopped a cyber attack that tried to crash the state's absentee voter website. officials say it had the hallmarks of a foreign attack, according to the election lab at the university of florida, more than 24 million americans have already voted in

the election. >> for perspective, the 2020 election had a record turnout with more than 154 million total votes. and we've already reached one sixth of that total. we're just 12 days away until the election, and if you still need to fill out your ballot, we are here to help. just go to abc seven news.com/election for a summary of the state propositions on the ballot, as well as election headlines from around the bay area and across the country. >> 509 in the accuweather forecast. we'll take you to our mount tam cam, where i know it's dark right now, but we do have clear skies everywhere. we're finding the san francisco skyline right here, the bay bridge, the east bay, even good visibility as far south as seeing the south bay from this vantage point. the reason why we have these light offshore winds, we were talking about this yesterday in our hills. they're not terribly strong. so we don't have any red flag warnings in effect. but these winds are a dry wind. they do drop our humidity levels and it's really hard for our marine layer to

return under these conditions. you look at humidity right now, it's not terribly dry, but it is lower than usual thanks to those offshore winds. but those winds don't last all that long. by sunrise they'll back off and humidity levels will actually rise. a bit throughout the day. so some good news there. look at the forecast. it is gorgeous. just like yesterday. full sunshine into the 70s. we go everywhere, even along the coast. will likely hit the upper 60s to the lower 70s later on today. so here's future weather. we'll get those numbers warming very nicely throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we have sunny skies and a nice looking forecast. enjoy it because this is the last full sunny day we have this week. starting tomorrow, we'll start to see some high clouds move into the forecast. so it's partly cloudy tomorrow. still mild, but then cooler weather starts to move in here over the weekend and sunday. we do have a chance of a shower. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes. >> thank you. drew. discovery that could make a difference. coming up, scientists say they've uncovered a new alternative to the overdose drug narcan. and they say it could

save even more lives in the fight against opioid overdoses. >> plus, it's going to make it too expensive for me to get to work. >> this is outrageous. is what i think. >> the proposal to raise tolls on most bay area bridges commuters could be paying over $10. >> that looks so fire. do you see how thick this is? >> a tiktok viral food trend is helping a bay area cream

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likely going to cost quite a bit more in the next few years. we're talking about all the bridges except the golden gate bridge. bridge tolls are going up to $8 next year, and now we're getting a look at the proposed toll hikes for the five years after that. so here's a look at the pricing starting in 2026, tolls would go up $0.50 every year through 2030. the cost will vary depending on how you pay. so if you pay by fastrak a license plate, a license plate account or an invoice, but you can see it'll eventually rise to between 1050

and 1150. bridge officials say they need that money for maintenance. some drivers are not happy. >> it's going to make it too expensive for me to get to work. it's already too expensive to pay to park here. >> on the one hand, they want return to work on the other hand, they want to raise the price so that it's almost prohibitively expensive for people to come to work. they've got to pick one of the two. this is outrageous, is what i think. >> there will be a webinar. so the public can give their input on the proposal that's coming up november 13th. and if this has you thinking about maybe other ways to get around, there is really no free way to cross the bay. bart from west oakland to embarcadero and back is 750 total. the san francisco bay ferry charges 940 round trip to trans bay fares on ac transit busses cost 12 bucks. you can avoid bridge tolls, but you would have to drive all the way from san jose. and i mean, no

one's doing that. >> so yeah, that's a long ways for sure. well, a 2,000 pound star has landed in san francisco. aurum is latin for gold, and it's a new piece of public art next to the old mint in the south of market area. the 13 foot stainless steel sculpture was installed as a tribute to the gold rush. legacy at the mint. aurum will be lit up at night casting geometric patterns on the plaza between fifth and mint streets. it really is a cool site. there, and there's more new art in the city. this one in the mission district, the casa adelante housing complex is now home to a colorful new set of murals. the series is called make things new and it's made up of 4000ft■!s of paintings by san francisco artist lorraine garcia-nakata. she says she created the series to honor the people who live in the mission, and specifically those living in the affordable housing complex. >> they face a lot of challenges, and so i wanted to actually create something that was relaxing, that it was

somewhere where they could kind of come and just kind of gather themselves. so the intention was to create a place of kind of rest, dignity and respect for them. >> casa adelante is a 168 unit building for low income families, formerly homeless families, and persons living with hiv. well, a 30 year old north bay creamery is experiencing a surge in popularity thanks to, of course, tiktok, a san francisco tiktoker. >> yeah. abc seven news anchor dion limb with the rohnert park to discover why strauss cream top milk is now going viral. >> i am so excited and i was so perplexed at the social media phenomenon you're about to watch. oh that's thick. that's san francisco resident peggy hsu using a spoon to scoop out the thick cream atop a bottle of milk. >> wow, that looks so good. you know how it goes. cheers. >> but not just any milk. her favorite brand, petaluma based strauss. and because of her

enthusiasm for the cream that rises to the top. >> do you see the cream top? >> her videos have gotten millions of views and started a tiktok dairy revolution known as milk talk. >> well, i never expected it to take off like this. and yeah, it's been so awesome seeing that it's had an impact on strauss too. >> so of course we had to make the trek up to sonoma county to get to the bottom of what this cream top really is at a strauss family creamery facility in rohnert park, 25,000 gallons of milk get processed each day. this is your tissot top famous prada. the minimal processing and lack of homogenization or fat distribution means the cream rises to the top. it's how albert strauss has made milk for 30 years. >> i really appreciate and am excited by, you know, people discovering that, you know, cream top milk is good for you. >> that discovery has led to massive demand. orders for their half gallon have doubled on the west coast. >> we are getting requests from around the world. it's been

fantastic. never had anything like this before. >> albert hopes his newfound virality. it's really thick is a chance to share the strauss mission with the world. >> tiktok and things like that is an opportunity for us to be able to really talk about our model of a carbon neutral dairy farm model that's being replicated all over the world. >> as for peggy, who ironically has a touch of lactose intolerance, really, it's very mild compared to what it used to be. she plans to keep working her 9 to 5 tech job, all while spreading her love of strauss milk around the globe and expanding into content that helps other food related businesses. >> i genuinely just wanted to share something that i loved with other people in sonoma county. >> dion lim abc seven news. >> have any of you tried this? >> i have, i also love the strauss family because they have this thing called the methane digester, and we did a story on it. so methane is a huge greenhouse gas. what they do is they capture the methane from

the cows manure and turn it into renewable energy in the form of electricity. so they're trying to power their entire farm by their cows. oh, that was methane digester. >> at first i thought, are you eating this? no. >> they have this machine. we did a story on it. i before the pandemic, and it was so fascinating. people love, love, love, love their milk and their ice cream. >> yum. >> good morning. to the cows. >> good morning to the cows. thank you for your methane that we turn into renewable energy in the form of electricity. check it out. it's pretty cool this morning. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you it's very quiet still across california. we will see lots of sunshine today. but you do notice something brewing out there. i'll move back here this area of low pressure right here, it's going to move off to the north over the weekend, but it scrapes by us on sunday and will bring us a chance of a light shower. but this morning we're in the 40s and 50s across the board. good morning palo alto 52. 58 in castro valley, as we head into the greater parts of

the north bay, it's chilly. ukiah, cloverdale, santa rosa, sonoma, coming in in the 40s right now. so the forecast today is looking lovely. sunshine, no matter where you are close to 80 degrees inland today, the bay shoreline in the mid 70s. and then along the coast we'll go into the upper 60s. so the coast is looking lovely as well. totally sunny out there today. we'll find those temperatures nice and warm this afternoon as we head into the weekend, though, we do find cooler air moving in here overnight tonigh, partly cloudy skies and again a mixed bag of 40s and 50s on the board. let's show you future tracker. tomorrow we have partly cloudy skies. temperatures, though are still lovely. 70s and 80s for the most part. now saturday is going to be the warmer of the two days. this weekend you will notice a fair amount of cloud cover moving in ahead of that chance of showers on sunday, but nonetheless, ahead of that front, we're still pretty warm on sunday, though. those temperatures start to tumble and they'll go below average. you'll feel a cooler finish to the weekend and here's future weather getting a better picture of what to expect. it looks like this front will

impact us on sunday, with some very light showers, talking rainfall less than a quarter an inch, and i think areas like the south bay may end up with nothing. but nonetheless, the north bay has a good shot at some rain to finish out the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm sunshine today. mild weather tomorrow. clouds increase over the weekend. there's that chance of a shower or some drizzle here on sunday. the next week sunshine is back, but cooler temperatures are here to stay guys. >> sounds nice. thank you drew. well, coming up, the seven things to

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with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. it's comeback season. than things to know this morning. number one, at san francisco's hall of justice, there will be a lot of activity today. hundreds of court clerks are walking off the job. the union says that it's over staffing and training complaints, and it's not clear how court business will be impacted. >> number two, democratic vp candidate tim walz, his wife and son cast their ballots in minnesota yesterday with less than two weeks to election day, 26 million americans have already voted. a new wall street journal poll shows donald trump has a slight lead over vice president kamala harris, but it's well within the margin of

error. >> number three, if you use one of these state owned bridges in the bay area for your commute, get ready to pay even more under a new proposal by 2030. tolls would rise to 1050 for fast track users and 1150 if you get an invoice. officials say they need the money to maintain the bridges. >> number four homeowners in moraga and orinda could soon be subject to some of the strictest defensible space rules in the country. the proposed rules would require people to uproot plants, take down wood fencing and remove all combustible material within five feet of structures. >> and number five in the accuweather forecast, our warm pattern does continue. sunshine everywhere. even along the coast. 70s and low 80s. later on this afternoon. >> and number six. it's a good ride across the bay bridge. in fact, there are no major trouble spots reported this morning on bay area freeways. >> and number seven, a new perk for amazon prime subscribers that could make your commute a little cheaper. you will now get a ten cent per gallon discount

at bp and ampm gas stations. the catch, though, you have to have earned a fee. the loyalty program for bp owned stations. our next story takes rat race to a whole new level. i tell you, rats just creep me out. but exterminator is kind of cute, but anyway, i don't know why it's hard for me to even look at it. i don't mind roaches or other. >> okay. it's not your thing. >> okay, well, exterminators say they can barely keep up with the calls about a surge of rats and mice across the bay area. >> it comes as a state rolls out new rat rules regarding poison. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains. >> gilbert jiminez specializes in rodent proofing homes, and right now, he says he's busier than ever before. >> i've been just running up and down the freeways all day from san ramon today to martinez to orinda, oakland. everywhere there's rats. >> jiminez said his approach is not to poison or trap first, but

to figure out how mice and rats are getting into homes. >> i've seen them dig through the lead flashing on on tile roofs. they dig through two by fours. they can they do dig under foundations. if there's foundations are shallow. all they need is this little small hole. a rodent can be that big, and it can squeeze through a small hole. >> when it comes to rodent control, the state is taking a tougher stance on rodenticides. >> it's important because our state was just allowing these poisons to be used without really evaluating them. >> since 2020, lisa owens and her nonprofit have worked with legislators to crack down on rat poisons that impact wildlife. >> it's designed to cause a rat or mouse to bleed to death, but unfortunately, it's also causing other animals to bleed to death. so it builds up in the body of the rat or mouse, and then a predator eats it like a hawk or an owl or something as large as a mountain lion, a bobcat.

>> come january 2025, certain kinds of anticoagulants or blood thinning poisons will be placed under a moratorium. while the state reevaluates them. in the meantime, jiminez and his crew are booked out until mid-november, and he's only expecting calls to grow once the rain comes. >> my guys are volunteering to work saturdays because we have people that are willing to pay extra because they're so desperate in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a legal victory for a group of former employees coming up at 530. why the agency is being ordered to pay six people $1 million each. >> does your family go all out for halloween? well, we have a treat for you. good morning america wants to see what you're wearing. get your phone and scan the qr code on your screen to tell the gma team about your costumes and send photos every 2024 getups for an opportunity to appear on good morning america. if your look is truly outrageous, you may have a chance to go to gma's times square studio to show off your

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that moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. >> a tragic death now being blamed on artificial intelligence. now, at 530, the complicated ethical and legal questions about the technology's toll on children. >> i'm abc's keri russell in washington. less than two weeks to go until election day. and a new poll from the wall street journal shows trump with a slight lead. that story coming up. >> how can we let someone with this disgraceful history seek a position of power? >> questions of trust in the south bay. the candidate now facing a criminal investigation as he runs for san jose city council. good morning to you. it is thursday, october 24th.

>> let's see what the forecast has in store. hi, drew. hello. >> we are continuing that lovely pattern of warm sunshine today that does include clear skies out there. this morning. a live look this is our exploratorium camera. and no matter where you are this morning, the sky is clear from the city to the east, bay to the south bay, the north bay and the coast. it is totally clear out there. the reason why we have light offshore winds right now. we talked about this yesterday that this morning we would have these winds coming off the land into the open ocean. and that's a dry wind for us. and that is why the marine layer is in apparent right now. the winds right now breezy in the hills oakland hills 25mph. but these winds will actually calm down as we get closer to sunrise. so there's no red flag warning in effect, a mixed bag of temperatures are cooler spots right now. starting out in the low 40s, but we do have some mild pockets of air like fremont and concord and fairfield in the low 60s. so today, lots of sunshine, warm upper 70s, near 80 degrees inland around the bay shoreline we will find sunny skies and mild conditions. this

is a nice looking forecast. upper 70s around the bay shoreline and even along the coast. get used to the sunshine is going to be bright along our entire coastline and warm with temperatures near 70 degrees. let's check in with frances with drive times. >> all right. we've got some easy driving conditions out there right now. still no major problems reported or accidents. so we'll start off in the south bay this time in san jose. this is headlights are on northbound 101. and that's 880 right across your screen. it's problem free all the way up the peninsula on 101. and if you're heading down there on a train, trains are reporting no delays on ace, bart and also caltrain. as we check out the ride on 880 through oakland, you'll see traffic is flowing well there past the coliseum and some drive times for you. the slow spot westbound 80 emeryville to san francisco is now 13 minutes, but as you continue the ride, san francisco to sfo, that's green at nine minutes. >> gloria francis, thank you so much. we are now just 12 days away from election day. a new wall street journal poll finds

former president trump has taken a narrow two point lead nationally. it's a four point swing from august, when vice president harris was up by two percentage points. abc news reporter perry russom has more on both candidates. final push to voters. >> it's time to be here. >> during a cnn town hall, vice president kamala harris trying to capitalize on former president trump's former chief of staff john kelly, saying trump fits the definition of a fascist. >> he's just putting out a 9-1-1 call to the american people, understand what could happen if donald trump were back in the white house. >> kelly, also claiming in an interview with the new york times trump has been complimentary of hitler. the trump campaign denies that happened. trump calling kelly a total degenerate. >> do you think donald trump is a fascist? >> yes, i do, and i and i also believe that the people who know him best on this subject should be trusted. >> trump on the campaign trail in battleground georgia, casting doubt over election security without any evidence.

>> get out and vote. be a little careful. make sure your vote gets counted. >> trump says he will shut down the southern border on day one and claims migrant gang members have a nazi symbol on their faces. >> historically, when you have swastikas on your forehead and swastikas all over your cheek and lots of other symbols all over your face, historically that person isn't going to be a tremendous help to our economy. >> inflation is a top issue for voters. harris asked about the price of groceries. >> part of my plan is to create a new approach. that is the first time that we will have a national ban on price gouging, which is companies taking advantage of the desperation and need of the american consumer and jacking up prices without any consequence or accountability. >> trump yesterday saying this is how he'll fix the issue. >> we're going to drill, baby drill. and that's going to bring everything down. >> tonight, harris is starting a concert series called when we

vote we win. that will happen in georgia. bruce springsteen is performing. trump has rallies in arizona and nevada. perry russo, abc news, washington. >> there is a controversial measure on the ballot in south lake tahoe that could affect a lot of people right here in the bay area. if passed, it would create a tax for unoccupied homes that sit empty for more than 183 days a year. that's about six months. the first year would cost the homeowner $3,000, and it would go up to at least 6000. in the following years. >> some of the people we've talked to say, you know, if that's the way you want to treat me as a second homeowner in your community, i'm going to sell my home, and i'm going to go somewhere where i feel more welcome. >> we still believe they're a valuable part of our community. there's just a cost to having almost half of all homes sitting unoccupied for the majority of the year. >> the measure states that occupancy does not have to be 183 consecutive days. renters and guests would also count towards that total.

>> in the south bay, a group of voters is calling on a san jose police sergeant who is also running for city council to drop out of the race. tam truong is under investigation for fraud and wage theft. truong has been on administrative leave and has had his officer certification temporarily suspended. he's charged with grand theft for allegedly using his position as a cop to defraud mortgage companies of more than half $1 million. the private security firm he owns was also sued over alleged wage theft. >> how can we let someone with this disgraceful history seek a position of power? >> his pending criminal case will make it impossible for him to effectively represent his 100,000 constituents in district eight. >> truong's campaign office sent us a statement saying this is a political ploy. despite the allegations and loss of endorsements, including from mayor matt mehan, truong is staying in the race.

>> happening today, work at the san francisco superior courthouse may be coming to a halt. nearly 200 courthouse clerks are on strike. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at the hall of justice. and, lena, i understand the picketing just started. is that right? >> yeah. gloria. that's right. only in the past 30 minutes. more courtroom clerks have shown up here to the hall of justice and only in the past few minutes, as you can see behind me here, it appears as though their picket line is just starting here around the hall of justice. this comes just two weeks after the union representing the san francisco court clerks voted to authorize a strike of about 200 employees. in that time, union negotiators still haven't been able to reach a deal with court management, saying they have refused to negotiate in good faith. they say staffing, technology and training issues have led to a backlog in these courts delaying both civil and criminal cases and causing more than 70

misdemeanor cases to be thrown out. and because of this staffing shortage, they tell us defendants are sitting in county jail longer than they should have to. and victims and their families are waiting longer than they should have to for their day in court. keep in mind, this is all happening as the high profile many trial for the death of cash app founder bob lee is in the middle of its second week here at the hall of justice, and this courthouse handles both criminal and civil divisions. the union believes this strike has the possibility of halting trials and delaying hearings on everything from felonies to traffic violations, proceedings for divorces and child custody cases. we have reached out to courthouse officials to see what the impact of today's strike will be, and if anything inside has been canceled, we are still waiting to hear back at this hour. live in san francisco lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. thanks, lena. and we have a traffic alert. the

metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza have just been turned on, so we're going to see a backup start to grow at the tolls. right now, the drive time from highway four to san francisco is 38 minutes. >> an update to a story we've been following a lawsuit filed by bart workers who lost their jobs over a covid vaccine mandate. a federal jury has sided with the fired workers. there are six of them total in the lawsuit, and each will receive more than $1 million. the workers argued bart did not accommodate the religious vaccine exemptions. bart has not commented on yesterday's decision. we're learning about a possible powerful new weapon that could have a major impact on the ongoing fentanyl crisis. researchers at the lawrence livermore lab say they developed a new drug that could bring users back from a potential overdose quickly and more effectively than ever before. the drug is called subutex. researchers say it binds directly to the opioid, which then neutralizes it and allows it to be flushed out of the body faster. in non-human tests, they say, it cuts specific recovery

times in half from a little over 35 minutes to about 17 minutes. for fentanyl, our molecule is different in a way that it goes into your bloodstream, and what it does is like a pacman molecule. >> it catches fentanyl before it reaches the target. >> the fda has not yet approved the drug, but researchers say it was developed from another drug that is fda approved, and that can typically speed up the process. if you or someone you know is dealing with issues like substance use, there is help. we have put together a list of local resources you can find it at abc7 news.com slash. take action. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting what's happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, governor newsom will provide an update on the state's efforts to crack down on crime. yesterday, his office announced the chp has recovered more than 2000 stolen vehicles in oakland since february. his virtual news conference starts at 1130 this morning. you can stream it on the california governor's social media pages. >> napa valley grape growers and vintners will provide the latest

insight about the 2024 growing season. they'll also talk about issues facing the wine and grape growing community. several winemakers will take part in a panel after this morning's news conference. >> the treasure island museum in san francisco will unveil a permanent installation at the site, where 50 block port chicago sailors were wrongly convicted of mutiny. that verdict came down on this day 80 years ago. the sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to load munitions following the explosion at port chicago, near concord. the blast killed 320 sailors, many of them black. the trial took place on yerba island. excuse me, yerba buena island, which is where today's event will be held. >> coming up, an obscure but very real offer. we'll explain how you can legally adopt ryan reynolds. but first, check on the weather with drew. i wonder how blake lively feels about. >> you know what? >> i would like someone to adopt me at this point. >> honestly. >> someone rich. someone rich. take care of me. yeah. you know,

east bay hills. this morning. live. >> look outside. we see clear conditions. we have those light offshore winds right now, but watch as they quickly reverse. so later on today, throughout the morning, those winds will weaken. and the direction becomes onshore this afternoon. so that will bring our humidity levels up. and that breeze will be with us throughout the day. future weather showing you hour by hour. we have some cool numbers in the 40s and 50s once again, but just like yesterday and the day before, we get that nice warm, sunny feel out there, look at this widespread 70s on the board. it's going to feel very lovely today. high of 78 in santa rosa, 74 in oakland with 71. in the city, 78 in san jose, 80 in fairfield along the entire coast. enjoy the sunshine mid 60s to the mid 70s from half moon bay to santa cruz. the three day forecast enjoy this warm pattern. it starts off the weekend with those nice temperatures, but sunday is cooler with a chance of some

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here's abc news reporter juju chang in this morning's gma first look. >> inside one direction star liam payne's final days. argentinian officials raiding the hotel where former one direction member liam payne died. meanwhile, his father jeff, offering to help local authorities investigating the death of his son, seen here with police on that balcony. payne's death calling to question what is the price of fame? he wanted to be a singer. he didn't talk about fame to me. he talked about wanting to be a singer. this morning on gma, we'll hear from mary byrne, a classical singer who competed against one direction on the x factor. the love he showed for every one of his, you know, room mates that we were all together will always stick in my mind. and coming up on good morning america and

streaming on impact by nightline, we'll have the very latest on liam payne's final days with your gma first look. i'm juju chang, abc news, new york. >> well, rapper cardi b says she will not be able to perform at her upcoming music festival because of a medical emergency. the grammy award winning performer shared on instagram that she is currently in the hospital. she was meant to headline at one music fest in atlanta. cardi b provided no details on her condition or what sent her to the hospital. >> justin timberlake is also canceling shows due to illness. six shows from his forget tomorrow world tour will be rescheduled for february. the singer posted that he's been diagnosed with bronchitis and laryngitis. this is the second time the star has postponed a show. earlier this month, he rescheduled a tour due to an unknown injury. >> ryan reynolds is getting a unique birthday surprise from a friend. rob mcelhenney from it's always sunny in philadelphia is partnering with the best friends animal society for reynolds birthday surprise. mcelhenney and best friends have named all

the animals up for adoption after reynolds as his gift to the actor. so there are pups, kittens, horses, pigs, bunnies, birds, even a turtle. a donkey as well. and they all share a name with the deadpool star. all of the adoptable ryan reynolds are available on the best friends website. that's so swee! >> i'm still trying to get over the donkey. disney may have cast the new prince charming for their upcoming movie. deadline reports that chris hemsworth is currently in talks to play that role. while the plot details for prince charming are still unknown, they've confirmed that paul king will direct and co-write with simon farnaby and john crocker. disney is the parent company of abc seven. what do we think? >> so my cousin actually met him in person and said he is so charming. not only is he super handsome, he's witty and funny. >> well, i mean, what else do you need? >> wow. what more do you need? >> i'm wondering, is this the

first time we've had the same person play two very different characters in the disney world? because he played thor. yeah. very well. and now play another character. i can't think of anyone else. has done that right. you know, i can think of multiple characters, but it seems to go well with the prince charming. >> yeah, i think he's prince charming. >> that jacket. >> that's what i was just saying. i was like, i was just going to say that, like, he's real beefy for prince charming. >> yeah, yeah, he's more gaston, in my view. he's more gaston. >> yes. >> prince charming is more like svelte. >> that's what i thought. and also, isn't prince charming lik, darker, darker hair? >> yeah, very dark hair. >> yeah. that's true. >> usually they can. >> yeah, they could dye it. >> yeah, we'll fix it in post. >> they're like, stop going to the gym. yeah, okay. lose a lot of your muscle and will dye your hair. here's a here's a lot of money. >> i can do it all. >> yeah, yeah, that is true. that's so true. this morning. here's a live look from sutro tower showing you good visibility out there. the accuweather headlines we are in for warm sunshine once again. it's very pleasant today. we're

in this pattern. we talked about how this week would be really quiet. today we have those temperatures in the 70s and 80s with those sunny skies. now over the weekend saturday is lovely. sunday we do have to bring in the chance of some showers, some drizzle, some light rain, and i think the best chance of any moisture is likely just in the north bay. i think areas outside of the north bay just remain pretty cloudy on sunday. the next week we'll bring back the sunshine, but temperatures feel a lot more like fall. we'll have temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s next week. here's live doppler seven along satellite quiet across california, but here comes the system that will bring us that chance of some showers here on sunday. the cold front will scrape by us just to our north. but today, enjoy the sunshine. 80 degrees inland today around the bay shoreline. lots of sunshine, mid 70s and even along the coast it will remain bright with temperatures in the upper 60s. so again today a few degrees above average. we enjoy the warm sunshine out there. no issues with the forecast today. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies and overnight lows. again in the 40s and in the 50s. future tracker tomorrow we'll keep those temperatures nice and comfortable. even on saturday.

there's little change to the forecast when it comes to our daytime highs, but sunday we get that cooler air moving in here and that comes with that chance of a shower as that cold front moves through here on sunday, there's that chance of a light shower. best chance in the north bay. accuweather seven day forecast shows you the warm sunshine continues today and tomorrow. cloudier over the weekend with that chance of some drizzle. some showers sunday, but otherwise next week. sunshine and that fall feel is back guys. >> thank you. new at six boeing employee is not backing down. why they say the company's latest offer isn't enough to end their strike. >> but first always having the answer may prove to be a bad thing for chatgpt. the advice the ai powered tool is giving that could

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it can be tricked into giving detailed advice on how to commit crimes. that includes money laundering and exporting weapons. the chatbot developer, san francisco based openai, tells cnn the company is, quote, constantly making chatgpt better at stopping deliberate attempts to trick it without losing its helpfulness or creativity. and now to a heartbreaking story. driving a potentially landmark legal question can artificial intelligence be blamed for a teen's death? at the center of this case, a teenage boy who took his own life after his mother says he became enamored with an ai chat bot. abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains how the case brings up significant questions about ai, mental health, and how we can ensure our children's safety online. >> this is the face of 14 year old sewell setzer, the third, and this is his mother, megan garcia. she's now suing a silicon valley ai company, saying its chat bot is connected to her son's death by suicide. it became really apparent that

this was going to be a watershed case. mitali jain is the director of the tech justice law project and one of the attorneys representing garcia. it moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. and she says, unlike social media companies, she thinks it's hard for ai companies to relinquish responsibility when we're talking about generative ai and we're talking about effectively, chatbots that are being fueled by the company's own llm and algorithms, it becomes much harder to say that this is third party content for which they're not responsible. the lawsuit, filed yesterday claims character technologies was reckless by offering minors access to lifelike companions without proper safeguards. character i posted a statement online saying we are heartbroken by the tragic loss of one of our users and want to express our deepest

condolences to the family. as a company, we take the safety of our users very seriously and we are continuing to add new safety features. megan garcia says her son had been conversing for months with a chat bot and that although he knew he was not chatting with a real person, he became emotionally attached to the bot. she claims as he sank into isolation and depression, he shared those feelings with the bot before taking his own life. >> risk of suicide is multifaceted. there are. there are a lot of different factors that go into it. >> doctor shannon wiltsie sterman is a professor of psychiatry at stanford. and she says while there is potential for ai to provide support, there is a long way to go. some of the chatbots do kind of try to shut the conversation down by saying, you know, this is not a mental health chatbot. >> call the suicide hotline. but i think when we're seeing that people are in real distress or they're, they're they're expressing an intent or a desire to harm themselves, we might even need to find a way to go a

step further. >> a spokesperson for character ai says they cannot comment on pending litigation, but the company is making changes focused on safety for teen users. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> and after watching that, we want to stress that if you or someone you know is dealing with mental health issues, there is help available any time. you can always dial 988 to reach the crisis. lifeline 24 over seven. you can also find a list of local resources by going to abc seven news.com slash. take action. >> a former fraternity house at stanford is being recognized for its role in the civil rights movement. sigma chi house is now a california historic site and eligible for national recognition. back in 1965, the sigma chi chapter pledged a black student and students battled against the national organization after it decertified the chapter for integrating. eventually, the federal government threatened to withdraw funding from schools that allowed students and their associations to discriminate.

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