the israel defense forces is conducting precise strikes on military targets in iran.

>> that announcement from the idf spokesperson, just a few minutes ago. we are tracking breaking news tonight out of the middle east as israel retaliates against iran for an october 1st missile attack. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. >> so far the details coming in are pretty scarce, but we do know that multiple targets have been hit inside of iran, and there are some reports of explosions being heard in tehran, the capital. the israel defense force also said it has fully mobilized its defensive and offensive capabilities. we'll continue to follow this latest situation. we'll bring you developments as we get them here on abc seven. >> and back here in the bay are, 16 cars have been seized in connection with two separate sideshows on the bay bridge last month. it comes as a company called flock safety introduces new sideshow detection technology to detect and alert police to these illegal events. abc seven news reporter suzanne vaughn is here with those details. suzanne. jolene. with the help of ai. police would use the sound of the screeches, tire

screeches to crack down on sideshows. the company flock safety says their technology has already been installed in two bay area cities. >> we've seen the spinning cars and flying sparks from dangerous sideshows like this one caught on camera in vallejo. police are trying to crack down on the problem. >> we were able to identify numerous vehicles that were involved in these sideshows. >> flock safety cameras and license plate readers recently installed on the bay bridge are helping that crackdown. just this week, local law enforcement agencies seized 16 cars. the chp says they were involved in two different sideshows. the weekend after labor day sideshows in vallejo is a constant problem that requires a lot of resources. vallejo police say license plate readers are a help. >> we do have flock safety cameras in vallejo, and they do work really well. right now we're only using flock for license plate readers and single and multiple gunshot detection, but the technology could soon be

put to greater use. >> this week, flock safety launched a first of its kind sideshow detection tool to help communities combat illegal sideshows. it uses ai and machine learning technology to identify certain sounds, specifically, the screeching of tires, and send law enforcement agencies real time alerts that a sideshow is happening. the ceo of flock safety calls it, quote, a groundbreaking tool that enables agencies to act faster and prevent these dangerous events before they escalate. police and the chp say even without it, the audio the tech is making a difference. >> i know technology is improving and it's and it's the wave of the future. and it's causing officers to detect and improve our strategies better. so i don't see how it could hurt as we continue to see innovative technologies coming out that allow law enforcement to, you know, identify issues that we're having and maybe how to better

investigate them, just in general, that that advent of new technology that benefits us ultimately is a benefit to the people that we serve as well. >> and flock safety says its sideshow detection technology works seamlessly with its license plate recognition cameras. now we reached out to flock and asked them which cities are using the new technology and which cities are thinking about it. a spokesperson would not say, but we've learned that right now san francisco, oakland and san jose are not currently testing or using the sideshow detection technology. live in the studio suzanne phan abc seven news. >> okay, suzanne. thank you. neighbors and business owners are launching a recall campaign against san jose city council member omar torres. council member torres is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor, but has refused to resign. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more from the neighbors, who say they want proper representation in their district. >> shock and outrage is still being processed by neighbors and business owners in the city of san jose's district three. those

emotions stem from the news that san jose city council member omar torres is under investigation for sexual misconduct involving minors. >> when everything came out and i had time to digest, it made a lot of my stomach turn and i didn't know exactly who i could talk to about it. then we started talking about about it with other businesses, and we all felt the same way. >> those business owners and many neighbors agreed that torres needs to resign. >> and i finally said, you know what? it's time. i'm going to go over to city council and ask him myself for his resignation. >> but torres wasn't there. he so far missed two city council meetings, along with committee meetings and community events. the mayor and city council have all called on torres to resign, but torres has refused. this week, in a city memo, torres requested a 30 day medical leave, saying the allegations made against him have impacted his emotional and mental well-being, adding that he's committed to returning to his duties. >> we are concerned that this can be dragged on for a long time. >> torres can be removed from office if he has five unexcused absences from city hall meetings

or if the council decides to hold a formal hearing. one other option a recall, which is the plan this group from district three announced friday they will move forward with the signature gathering approximately 5289 signatures to see that through. we reached out to torres, his chief of staff, and his attorney and have not heard back. in a statement, san jose mayor matt mehan said he supports the district three neighbors, saying in part, this grassroots recall effort gives back a voice to the community that has felt unheard, unrepresented and betrayed by the person meant to serve them. organizers of the recall campaign hope torres will resign, but say for now, they're continuing with their efforts. >> what i'm hopeful for is that six months from now, we're not saying we should have done this six months ago. so now is the time to get the process started. >> the recall campaign hopes to have it on the ballot early next year. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> with a little more than a week left until election day, both kamala harris and donald trump are in texas today, and the race between them is now

closer than ever. former president trump wrapped up a lengthy interview with joe rogan, the host of the number one podcast in the entire country. it's an effort to win over young male voters. trump also attended a campaign rally in austin. >> we're here today in the great state of texas, which under kamala harris has been turned into ground zero for the largest border invasion. >> meanwhile, harris supporters have been lined up all day for her event this evening in houston. the reason superstar beyonce, who is from houston, is expected to perform at that event. the vice president is campaigning on reproductive rights. >> the elected leaders of texas. a lot of them have made texas ground zero in this fundamental fight for the freedom of women to make decisions about their own body. >> the new york times siena college poll before the election released today, shows trump and

harris are now tied among likely of the vote. >> the washington post will not endorse a candidate for president in this year's tightly contested race. the post publisher will lewis, called the decision a return to tradition, saying the paper only began endorsing candidates in 1976. an article on the post, quoting sources within the post, said the company's owner, billionaire jeff bezos, made the decision. according to those same sources, an endorsement of kamala harris had been written but not published. >> here in california, there are ten propositions on the ballot, and tonight we're taking a look at prop 35, which involves taxes on managed health care insurance plans. reporter gabe ferris, from our sister station in fresno, has the story. >> california voters will consider permanently approving a health plan tax in november. proposition 35 would authorize the state to keep charging a tax on managed health care plans, like those offered by kaiser permanente. >> that money will be directed for the medi-cal program in

california. >> justin pries says using the revenue from the tax to fund medi-cal helps ensure low income californians can get the health care they need. price runs united health centers of the san joaquin valley. prop 35 could impact many of his 175,000 patients, especially served the underserved people in our communities. >> so patients that are on medi-cal, patients that don't have insurance. >> the tax on managed health care insurance plans began in 2009, but it's never been permanent. the state legislature keeps approving it every few years. supporters say a dedicated, permanent tax in prop 35 means the state doesn't have to pull money for medi-cal from the general fund, keeping it for other uses. but some citizens have concerns. prop 35 makes it much harder for kids like my son to access care at home. jenny mcclellan says her 13 year old son receives nursing care at home, where he uses a ventilator at night. it keeps him out of the hospital, which mcclellan

says lets him focus on being a kid. >> prop 35 locks the medi-cal rates for home nursing care at low levels that make it so hard for families like mine to work. >> there's no stated opposition to prop 35 on the ballot, but mcclellan worries the proposal focuses too much on hospital care and doesn't fund the type of home care her son needs. >> california needs to fund the systems that keep disabled people safe and healthy at home. >> one recent estimate predicts proposition 35 would result in between 7 and $8 billion every year to the state. officials like preece say they desperately need that money, and health care facilities. >> that money will be directed towards patient care, providing uh- levels of revenue for and reimbursement for our providers in the state to be able to afford to provide these services for patients. >> if proposition 35 fails and the tax doesn't become permanent, the state legislature could vote to temporarily extend it when the current tax expires

in 2027. gabe ferris, abc seven news. >> and you'll want to stick with abc seven news for all of your election coverage. we even have a voter guide with more information about all ten of those state propositions. all you have to do is go to abc seven news.com. >> one of the founding members of the grateful dead has died. phil lesh co-founded the iconic band in 1965 with jerry garcia. he was a violinist who learned to play bass when he joined the group. the grateful dead became synonymous with the counterculture generation and the hippie movement that defined san francisco in the 60s. music historians say phil lesh his use of improvization defined the grateful dead's sound and inspired a lasting fan base. the deadheads grateful that music is about a conversation and one of the most interesting conversations ever, was always the one between garcia and lesh. >> he created this completely unique approach to bass. >> fans left flowers today at

the haight-ashbury house, where the grateful dead band lived in the 60s. after the grateful dead disbanded, lesh formed his own band. later, he founded terrapin crossroads in san rafael, a music venue where he performed with other musicians. lesh battled cancer for years. a post on his instagram says he passed peacefully this morning. he was 84. >> coming up for the first time in more than 20 years, san jose state's volleyball team missed its first ncaa tournament appearance, the latest on the forfeits against the team when. abc

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following a lawsuit and claims by one athlete on the team. >> the university of nevada has become the fifth school to forfeit a game against the spartans this season. >> abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how the forfeitures might negatively impact the spartans. >> san jose state university's women's volleyball team continues to be at the center of a nationwide debate about the participation of transgender athletes in sports. the controversy could now cost them their first ncaa tournament appearance in more than two decades, but it also highlights an increase in hateful rhetoric against the lgbtq. plus community. >> this is not what america is supposed to be, but it is very dangerous, right now.

>> the university of nevada is now the fifth team to forfeit a match against san jose state, resulting from unconfirmed claims by a spartans volleyball player that one of her own teammates is transgender. after relocating saturday's match to san jose from reno, citing the safety of athletes, nevada school officials said the match would go on, but several wolfpack players refused to play in any match. that, quote advances injustice against female athletes, forcing the team to forfeit. spartans volleyball co-captain brooke slusser applauded the decision. she's one of the many current and former athletes part of a lawsuit against the ncaa title nine protections regarding transgender athletes and women's sports. slusser made her first on camera comments about the forfeitures this season. in an exclusive interview with fox news. she did not respond to our request for comment. this is just an amazing step in the right direction of women's sports being able to finally stand up and say, no, this isn't happening. >> this isn't right. and that's amazing. so i can't do anything but support their decision, because if i was in their shoes,

i'd do the same thing. >> sdsu has beefed up security amid rising threats to the team and coaches. a spokesperson says its athletes are in compliance with ncaa and conference standards and, quote, we will continue to take measures to prioritize the health and safety of our students while they pursue their earned opportunities to compete. lgbtq plus advocate gabrielle antolovic says this situation is about more than just one athlete. >> there is a certain fraction of the community that is using transgender folks as a way of bombarding the lgbtq plus community with hate. >> the spartans have to play 19 matches to participate in the ncaa tournament. they are at 14 with eight games left. if more forfeitures happen, the spartans may have to apply for a waiver to allow them to play if they qualify. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> coming up the weekend is here. this is a live look at the conditions right now. looks pleasant. after the break we're

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line was scheduled to open november 15th, but the state department of fish and wildlife has pushed back the opening because of the large number of humpback whales in recent entanglements in the area. the recreational dungeness crab season will open november second with some restrictions. >> okay, looking nice outside

right now, but could there be sprinkles in the forecast? >> let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for that answer. sandhya. yeah. >> julian, let's take a look at some live pictures right now. and then we'll talk about the possibility of some showers and drizzle. is this beautiful or what? yesterday we told you there would be clouds around for the first part of the day, and then a lot of sun for the second half. and that's exactly what we're seeing, right now. well, we're going to be seeing more cloud cover tomorrow as we look at live doppler seven. there is a system just off the pacific northwest coast and another low that is coming out of the gulf of alaska. you combine that and we have an opportunity for some wet weather sunday. but we're also watching kristie. it's a hurricane falling apart. and it's going to continue to weaken across the pacific. the only impact is the swells and rip current risk along the baja coast. when it falls apart. we're expecting some cloud cover out of it and higher humidity, but that's not until a couple more days. so today those high clouds went through and they did make for a gorgeous sunrise. some people were able to see that temperatures 60 to 80 right

now. so very mild day. and as we look at a live picture from okay, nothing but blue skies. it is aloha friday travel forecast time. if you're getting away out of oakland, 73 degrees and partly cloudy tomorrow heading to the hawaiian islands, you're really looking at just a chance of some showers from kona. 50% chance 84 degrees there. lihue 82 degrees. and they're looking at some showers as well tomorrow. mild mix of fog and clouds. you can certainly see it's a lovely day in santa cruz. sunday. drizzle and spotty showers. and next week we do have crisp fall weather coming for the end of october. and the beginning of november. let's talk about the east bay walk to end alzheimer's. this is happening tomorrow in san ramon. it starts off 50s with cloud cover. cool morning, 10:00 the walk begins. temperature will come up into the low 60s and eventually partly cloudy into the low 70s. mild fall weather expected. leslie brinkley will be there emceeing the event, so go by and say hello. and abc seven is a proud sponsor. as we

look at the morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s, we'll have fog. we'll have clouds tomorrow afternoon. we're looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies, mid 60s to the low 80s. so it will be another mild one saturday. you will notice the fog around in the morning and then the cloud cover increases, especially the afternoon and evening. here comes sunday. we have some showers developing in the north bay and then really just spotty showers or drizzle for the latter part of the morning. sunday at 10 a.m. you will notice those showers continue into the north bay, and that's where the best chance is going to be before this system scales back. rainfall totals anywhere from nothing measurable to about a 10th of an inch is all we're expecting, but it could impact your weekend plans, so just keep an umbrella handy. the accuweather seven day forecast. you will notice the mild weather tomorrow, drizzle and a few showers sunday that isolated chance of a shower lingers into monday. a really is going to feel like october and early november as we head towards halloween, 50s and 60s

at or below average. now it is looking beautiful for halloween and nice for the start of november, but i have to just kind of throw this out at you guys. julian and one computer model wants to bring in some rain between wednesday and halloween, so stay tuned. >> we'll have to see. yeah. all right. appreciate it. thank you sandy. >> still ahead 40 teams vying for one title. and hall of famer chris mullin was there to kick it all off. we are talking about a bay area

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have to do is search abc seven bay area and download it. governor gavin newsom declared today larry itliong day, celebrating the legacy of a pivotal civil rights leader. october, of course, is filipino american history month, and now california will always honor the 25th in recognition of his advocacy. itliong particularly fought, fought for grape farmworkers. his work with leaders like cesar chavez and dolores huerta led to the first farm worker union contracts in the nation. >> a little cultural goodwill in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. today, we're talking about the second annual cornhole tournament. organizers are calling it bocce. italian american cousin, but played while holding an aperol spritz. the event is organized by the olympic club and the italian athletic club foundation, and it drew some real ringers today, including nba legends bill cartwright and chris mullin. >> it's all about taking care of the youth sports community. they

break down the barriers and we find out what we have in common. i think that's probably more important now than ever. >> beautiful day, north beach, everybody giving their time and their money to benefit a cause. >> organizers say today's event raised $150,000 for youth sports throughout the bay area. >> i hear the aperol spritz helped improve your aim. >> it really does. yeah. >> these guys are right into the target there. all right, don't forget, we have much more news ahead here at 530 over on the stream. >> and if you are watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. we'll see you right back here at six. take care.

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