one individual was assaulted. other individual possibly suffering from ptsd. >> a passenger brutally attacked on a flight out of sfo, and a game changer when it comes to

airline fuel. the new rules in california and another game changer. >> this one could help end erosion along california's coastline. >> it really was a situation of not wanting to sit in my home and watch it on tv, but actually be on the ground when things were happening. >> the bay area residents who are heading to swing states to make a difference in the upcoming election. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil and i'm kristen sze. >> we'll have more on those stories in just a minute. but first, let's begin with today and the weather. >> yes. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. and we're looking at the halloween forecast. i mean, everything looks great outside, right now. >> yes. and you're going to say. but i'm waiting for you. yes. all right, larry and kristen, everything is going to look just fine for halloween as well. take a look at this live picture right now. high clouds coming in from our south beach camera. you can see those clouds on live doppler seven, but the rain is still offshore and to our north. it is a level one that will be moving in later on tonight. it's

all going to begin in the north bay at 10:00 this evening. light rain moves in. it's going to be moving through much of the central portion of the bay area at 1:00 in the morning while we're sleeping, and going into 4 a.m. as well. this is a light level one storm, so our storm impact scale is back scattered showers, slippery roads, breezy conditions during this time period with light accumulations. the big question is, will they move out before the trick or treaters head out? i'll be back with that forecast. coming right up, larry. >> kristen, nice to stick around. thank you. sandhya. now to the election. in less than a week until the polls officially open, 55 million americans have already cast their vote. >> that's about one quarter of all eligible voters. and this is video of early voting underway in san francisco. >> and today, both presidential candidates are crisscrossing the country, each holding rallies in battleground states. >> the grassroots ground game also ramping up to help swing those undecided voters. >> abc seven news reporter

monica madden spoke with bay area volunteers who headed out to swing states to turn the vote to turn them out. monica. >> yeah, that's exactly right. there are seven states that this is all going to come down to on election night. i'm talking nevada, arizona, wisconsin, michigan, georgia, pennsylvania and north carolina. that's it. so whether it's the candidates, surrogates or volunteers, focus on these states is going to be critical in the next six days until the election, in order to get out the vote, you got to get out the door. at least that's the philosophy for friends bethany dubowski and tamara osheroff, who typically don't get this involved in politics. >> i have never done it before. >> it was the best way to reduce your anxiety is to get involved and do something. >> they say something is different this year. >> it really was a situation of not wanting to sit in my home and watch it on tv, but actually be on the ground when things are happening. and i have family in nevada. my mother was very

active in politics in the democrats up in nevada, and she passed away in 2020, and i feel like i'm carrying on her work. >> the two are headed to nevada to canvass for democrats, hoping to turn out undecided voters. >> it's the margin of error. now. we're in the margin of effort, so we don't want to give up on any opportunity to turn things around. >> they'll also be volunteering as poll watchers, a position that's increasingly under the microscope in recent elections. >> it's just presence to make sure that voters, especially on election day, that voters are allowed to vote, that they're not being asked to present id when they don't need to. >> with certainly the questions and allegations of fraud in the last couple of election cycles, we're seeing more people show up to observe. >> experts say it's becoming more common for out of staters to poll watch elsewhere. >> it used to be pretty rare that, you know, someone would volunteer to go to another state, but we're seeing an increase in this in in this

election cycle for sure. you know, there are a lot of california democrats who are really fired up about this election. well, you know, it's not going to help that much to knock on doors in california. >> but as far as impact goes, grassroots organization is everything. >> it's that social connection that i think, you know, is more motivating to people than seeing another ad. >> and we also spoke to bay area republicans about their ground game in the final days. they're not so much focused on sending people out of state for presidential, but they're more dialing in on these local races that they see as competitive, especially some of these congressional seats that the gop is hoping to pick up come election day. >> all right, monica, thank you so much. and, you know, people on both sides of the debate over the future of san francisco's great highway, a huge issue her, getting their message out with six days to go until election day today, opponents of prop k rallied at golden gate park. if approved, the ballot measure will permanently close a portion of the highway. organizers from the no on k committee say

closing it would create severe traffic issues and slow emergency response times. >> it's going to actually increase the potential for pedestrian accidents, for bike and for car accidents by moving that volume of cars, which is almost 20,000 per day into the neighborhoods. >> san francisco supervisor dean preston supports prop k, it will certainly change people's route for driving, and i understand that that kind of change can be hard. >> but also as a city, we're trying to figure out ways to decrease car volume. >> prop k only needs a simple majority to pass. >> now to another attack on a flight. a man accused of randomly punching a sleeping passenger on a united airlines flight from sfo. that flight took off on monday for washington dulles airport. the fbi says the suspect was returning to his seat from the bathroom when he just began

hitting a man in the head. another passenger pulled him off. broadcastify audio from that incident has just been released. >> one individual was assaulted. other individuals possibly suffering from ptsd. copy saying the plane is at the gate. >> we have our fbi is notifying they're en route. >> the suspect was taken into custody, ordered to be temporarily detained by a judge. new developments now, with california's effort to significantly reduce pollution from carbon emissions by the year 2035, the biggest airlines are partnering with the state to accelerate the use of sustainable fuels. an announcement was made today at san francisco international airport. saf, as it's called, costs about 2 or 3 times more than jet fuel right now. but officials say travelers flying in the state should not expect to pay more. >> we've seen airlines in california increase the amount and availability of sustainable aviation fuel they're using today, and so they expect to do that. and what you've seen uh-

in the years since the pandemic is that airfares, on average, are actually been decreasing. so what the consumers expect from airlines is consistently low fares and that's what they continue to get. >> the agreement would increase the use of those safs by an additional 200 million gallons by 2035, and that is ten times higher than current levels. >> today, we're following up on the story of a 17 year old girl injured when a navy parachutist landed on her during san francisco fleet week celebrations. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena joining us live now in the newsroom. and luis new video of the moments leading up to the crash. we have that. >> yes we do. it's pretty insane. this is the first time we're hearing about the injuries. the 17 year old sustained and seen video of her point of view just seconds before the crash. the family attorney speaking to us about the injuries, both the mom and 17 year old faced and what now? they're asking the navy. this is the moment 17 year old mia de guzman recorded in amazement, staring at the sky as a navy

officer on a parachute flew over the crowd. seconds later, her life would change forever. >> crash landed into her and her mom, and his helmet actually hit the mom in the head. he landed on top of mia. >> a moment of awe quickly turning into agony. her mom suffering a concussion. 17 year old mia rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >> she sustained pelvic fractures, and it sounds like the hope is that she will be able to walk without a limp and it's not going to impede her growing. her mom's concern is that, well, will she be able to have kids? naturally. and the doctors don't know that that will be possible unless they take the pins and screws out because it's holding her pelvis in place. >> several weeks after the crash, we're learning more details about the family. mia had just arrived to the u.s. two days prior to the crash, her parents bringing her to the u.s. from the philippines.

>> the parents, as a celebration, took them to see the blue angels. so she had no insurance yet she had literally just came. didn't even fully unpack her bags yet. and then this happened. >> mia was set to start high school, but instead she's in the process of learning to walk again. is the family planning to sue the navy? >> so our goal is not to sue. they contacted an attorney because they really didn't know how to get in touch with the navy. step two is to make sure that this young woman has her medical bills covered and isn't starting her adult life in debt, and is just fully compensated for everything that she'll need. >> in a statement, the navy saying in part, the navy is conducting several investigations into the incident and taking the necessary steps to ensure the highest level of safety at future events. the navy parachute team paused scheduled demonstrations to conduct this review of procedures. the de guzman family does not have a financial amount

they're seeking from the navy. they're waiting for the medical bills. they are hoping for the navy to take responsibility and for the city to also investigate. so this doesn't happen again. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc seven news. >> nobody wants that. luis. thank you. in the south bay, a seven year old san jose boy has permanent damage after he was hit by a car after allegedly being left unattended during a tutoring session. his parents are now suing and calling on changes to ensure this never happens again. here's abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey wiping tears from her eyes. >> ashley mom michelle relives the trauma. in june, her seven year old son bastian was hit by a car. the impact rupturing his bladder, fracturing his skull and breaking multiple of his bones. his heart stopped, but his parents are thankful his life was not taken from them. >> bastian healing has its ups and downs, and we've always celebrated his wins. with each

achievement, we try to pull ourselves together and get closer to normalcy. we are so fortunate to have our sweet boy alive and at home with us. >> something mom, michelle says was almost not the case. court documents reveal bastian went missing an hour into his tutoring session at kumon. willow glen, the tutor, couldn't find him and assumed his parents picked him up. another hour passed before his mother actually arrived, and learned he was missing. he was hit by a car next to the center, and now his family is suing the driver and kumon for negligence. >> what happened to bastian? on june 24th should never have happened to him or any child. >> kumon had a responsibility to take due care to ensure he returned to his parents safely. they failed to do so here. >> a sign on the door shows parents are required to drop off and pick up their children, not enter. as part of the lawsuit, the michelle's want kumon to put in more protections like sign out sheets and updated training for staff. kumon america told us

student safety is the most important thing to them, and they had addressed the lawsuit in court. each center is independently owned and operated, and the owner did not return our request for comment. your foot feels like it's going to break. >> yeah, but i don't care. >> two years. bastian is back to walking on his own, attending school and playing with his favorite pokemon. it's been a long road to recovery, but as bastian says, even tony stark or wolverine had to have a little pain to become a superhero. he is a superhero and a fighter, and his parents are thankful and excited for the life they get to share with him. >> to the emt that saved bastian's life and got his heart beating and got him breathing. jeremy, you are forever bastian's guardian angel. he still refers to you as his guardian angel. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey abc seven news. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. the housing struggle. more homes are needed. why aren't they being built? turning sand into glue. the new technology that can help prevent

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can future proof the california coastline against erosion by zapping the sand with electricity. abc seven meteorologist drew tuma explains how that works. reporter. >> you're listening to the sound of california losing ground. our coastline is eroding at a pace that some experts fear could accelerate as sea levels rise in the face of climate change. professor peter ruggiero studies the pattern at oregon state somewhere in the ballpark of, you know, 40, 40 to 50ft for the low ends, upwards of well over 100, 150ft for the higher end. for decades, construction crews have fought to shore up beaches and cliff sides, saving homes and in some cases, entire neighborhoods with technologies ranging from cement to rocky seawalls. but now, a research team from northwestern university believes it may have another solution. essentially, gluing the sand into place by

zapping it with electricity. >> in a nutshell, cement sand by using electrical energy to understand the process. >> professor alessandro rotella says we should look to clams and mussels, creatures that use their metabolism to transform elements like the calcium found in seawater into hardened shell. he says those same chemical building blocks exist in abundance along the coast, waiting to be transformed. >> so we can basically transform them into solids, and we can transform it into cementing agents. so basically we are really using the natural ingredients of seawater to cement uh- soils in controlled experiments, researchers used mild electrical currents to solidify sandy material into a rock like substance. >> rotularia believes the hardened sand could be cheaper and more efficient in holding off coastal erosion than current engineering methods. and he says

the team has concepts for a mesh like delivery system that could electrify and harden even larger coastal areas. >> they are highly scalable because, as a matter of fact, you can engineer them with a given size and then you can just copy and paste and deploy it over very wide surfaces and potentially use the technique in combination with other engineering solutions to bolster some sand dunes or some sea cliffs backing some coastline. >> but for maybe a lower cost. >> many researchers believe a combination of techniques will be needed just to buy time, including perhaps shoring up the coast by literally hardening sand in san francisco. drew tuma, abc7 news. >> the northwestern team believes the low level electricity would not be a threat to marine life, and they say that process is actually reversible. >> in the north bay, eelgrass is a vital part of the richardson bay supporting fisheries, reducing erosion, and it's a vital food source for wildlife. now there's a new effort to

protect it in sausalito, a new eelgrass protection zone was launched. today. it will be off limits to anchoring. this will prevent anchors and chains from scraping the bottom of the bay, essentially acting as a lawn mower for all living plants. >> of course, you know about how important eelgrass is to herring and other aquatic species. it's also a really powerful carbon sequestration engine, one of the best we have. i wish we could put eelgrass everywhere. >> there are still a few boats in the protection zone, but the goal is to eventually remove all of them. all right. >> halloween is tomorrow. yes, i got my hulk costume already. you do? i'd like to see that. too much sharing, perhaps. are you going to go scare kids in there? i know i'm protecting them. kristen. oh, yeah. >> sandy, could you conjure up any sprinkles so that he doesn't go out there? no, i'm just kidding. >> i know, beware, children.

you're trying to say you don't want larry scaring the kids. is that it, kristen? not have you dress up as that. let's take a look at the halloween forecast for all the trick or treaters out there. it is going to be quite nice. 7:00 tomorrow morning, there will be a chance of an isolated shower. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. i think. overall though, when those kids parades get underway, everything should be just fine. partly cloudy at noontime, a cauldron of clouds at 4 p.m. and it's all treats, no tricks. later on in the evening, the sun goes down. shortly after 6:00, we do have rain moving into northern california. you can see it here on live doppler seven, along with some snow showers over the mountains. we're still waiting for that moisture to make it in. so right now we are just seeing a mix of clouds and sun out there. this is the system. so this is the front that is going to come through that cold front is going to move through here pretty rapidly. so we're not expecting a whole lot in terms of rain. exploratorium

cameras showing you just a beautiful view right now 59 in the city. it's in the 60s from oakland to san jose, 62 redwood city and 59 in half moon bay. look at this lovely shot from our east bay hills. camera. the sun kind of between all the cloud layers. temperatures all in the 60s from santa rosa to napa, 65 right now in livermore and from our santa cruz camera, we are seeing blue skies as we look to the south. late tonight into tomorrow morning, showers arrive and spread. halloween will be no tricks. all treats and friday night into saturday morning we do have our next round of rain coming. that one looks juicier than what's going to come through here late tonight into early tomorrow morning. it is a level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. it's a light system, scattered showers, slippery roads, breezy with light accumulations. so we're going to go hour by hour. 7:00 that rain is still to our north. by 9 p.m. it is approaching parts of the north bay, and then at midnight, it's crossing the north bay, starting to move into oakland and san francisco, very scattered in nature. at 3:00 in

the morning in the south bay and east bay. 430 if you do commute early, keep in mind the roads will be slippery. 8:00 isolated showers and that's about it. the rest of the day is just going to be a mix of clouds and sun, so really should be a nice looking one for all the trick or treaters. rainfall totals will range anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to about a 10th of an inch higher totals in isolated spots. winter weather advisory for the greater lake tahoe area 11:00 tonight until 2 p.m. tomorrow. up to four inches above 7000ft with the gusty winds over the crest 30s to 50s. first thing tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at high temperatures in the 50s and the 60s, and there will be plenty of sun around. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a level one for early tomorrow morning. we'll see some drops. beautiful for halloween. late night chance friday, but it's really saturday. we bring in another level one uh- rain in the morning, breezy and then don't forget we go to standard time sunday. it is going to be bright and windy with offshore winds developing warmer for

election day. for those going to the polls. larry. nice. >> after i told them they'd cancel halloween if he attempted to wear the costume. he has thought better of it. yes. >> now i'm going to go as the thing. yeah. what? no, that's no good either. okay, i'll let you two decide. what. >> okay. that sounds good. >> okay. all right. thank you. sandhya. coming up, the new warning from the cdc about teens and how much time they're really spending on their phones, what every parent needs to know. >> the housing crisis is not getting any better. >> construction costs have gone up astronomically, and that's not all. >> what's behind the la we're still going for that perfect pizza. and with higher stroke risk from afib not caused by a heart valve problem,... ...we're going for a better treatment than warfarin. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk. and has less major bleeding. over 97% of eliquis patients did not experience a stroke. don't stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor

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time employee and colleague here at abc seven news passed away suddenly yesterday. >> you see her picture there?

emily montgomery was only 64. she began her career back here in 1983. she worked in news archiving as prompter operator, our prompter operator for the show, including yeah, for us and recently trained to be a director. >> emily was a bay area native. her knowledge helped improve all of our newscasts. i can't even tell you how many times she would say, yeah, you you messed up. you got to do it again. she's also a friend to all of us. a wonderful at the same time feisty personality, unique woman, a joyous human. absolutely. and she made every day here better. love the warriors. loved all of her sports and her kids activities. truly one of a kind. >> emily, we're going to miss you.

is 82,000. by 2031 to meet that

goal. the permit approval timeline is now shorter, except things aren't being built as quickly as the city would like. >> the eternal question why is that the case? abc seven news building a better bay area. wel, sorry, lyanne melendez is here. or why aren't they building it faster? >> so we wanted to know why some developers remain on the sidelines, right? because when it comes to building period, affordable or not, san francisco has hit the go button. but for a number of reasons, which we will outline here. developers are moving slowly and cautiously, going through san francisco's planning and permitting process has been, until recently, like watching paint dry. but after the state pushed to expedite things, the timeline is now shorter. so why isn't housing being built at a faster rate? it's complicated. or then again, maybe not. for years, san francisco forced developers to set aside about 22% or more for

on site affordable units. that high number kept some builders on the sidelines, but in 2023, the state basically told san francisco, what are you doing? and told the city to lower the requirement to between 12 and 15%. >> the state of california made sure that the city of san francisco understood that they needed to lower the required inclusionary rate back down to what it was 15 or so years ago, which is around 12 to 15%. >> but san francisco's once high inclusionary rate wasn't the only thing that made builders pause. the pandemic and high interest rates made for the perfect storm. oh, and did we mention high construction costs? >> the biggest challenge that we faced in the last, i'd say, since covid, is construction costs have gone up astronomically 40 to 50%. so just imagine if in the old days you'd build out a space for $100 a square foot. now it costs 150.

>> all of those factors made it nearly financially impossible to build. the banks also held back, thinking some investments were too risky. take 30 van ness. right now, it's a hole in the ground on the corner of market and van ness. the developer, lend lease, an australian company, was forced to step back until the company recently struck a deal with the city, allowing lend lease to scratch the previous 25% on site affordable housing requirement. right now, all of the 333 condos will be market rate units. the deal must still be approved by the board of supervisors, but for now, the project is moving ahead. >> so then the landlord's got that option of i'm going to fund the extra money because i believe in my project. there's some light at the end of the tunnel. >> sam moss of the michigan housing development corporation believes the construction of new buildings will take time after hitting the reset button.

>> real estate takes five years to catch up after a downswing, and we are in the middle of the catch up period. >> in a way, berkeley is doing better than san francisco. oddly enough, berkeley was the first city in america to restrict the construction of apartment buildings. in the early 1900s, zoning laws prioritize the construction of single family homes. it has reversed its position, and today there is a growing push to approve multifamily developments like high rises. mayor jesse arreguin calls himself a convert. >> i think our community has also come to recognize, like i have, that the housing crisis is not getting any better, that we have to embrace new housing, that we have to embrace density. and i think that's going to make a big difference long term. >> it already is. berkeley says it's nearly halfway towards meeting the state mandate of 9000 new units. some of the construction focuses on building units next to the bart station

and fulfilling an unmet demand for student housing at uc berkeley. behind these stacked shipping containers at people's park, construction is underway for a building with 1000 beds for students and 125 units of permanent supportive housing for the homeless, something that a few people are still protesting. hence the need for those containers. >> two years ago, they were ready to begin construction. people tore down the fences, stormed the park and occupied it, not allowing any construction to happen. and so the university took the extraordinary step of creating this physical barrier to make sure that construction can actually happen without any disruption. >> for once, there is optimism that the worst may be over, and that the development of housing will pick up. >> i think that everyone needs to calm a little bit and wait until 2026, 2027, because hopefully that's when the credit markets will loosen up and

developments will start to begin again. >> okay, so let's hope so because before 2022, san francisco was building. but after that it slowed down considerably to the lowest number since 2013. now a little over 2000 units were only built in 2023. that says a lot. now, again, it was the perfect storm and we're just now sort of warming up. chugga chugga chugga chugga, you know, finally in san francisco. but it should happen. >> but 82,000 units in seven years seems to be impossible. well, yeah, i was trying to be more optimistic, but a challenge. >> yes. yeah. let's say a challenge. yeah. let's give them the benefit of the doubt. all right. >> okay. thank you. >> liane. liane. sure. nearly one year ago, we told you about an innovative project to help the unhoused in the south bay. well, today, that project is complete. san jose city leaders celebrated the grand opening of the pacific motor inn. it's a former hotel converted into 72

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yankee fans will not be at tonight's world series game. now the dodgers mookie betts. he caught a foul ball. two fans were trying to rip the ball out of his glove. one just grabbed his arm like, look, look at that. he's grabbing his wrist like, no, you're not going to get it. the batter was called out because of fan interference. the two men were promptly ejected. remember, this is the first inning. those seats are expensive. you're out of here. and while they're also banned from tonight's game, the yankees are refunding their tickets.

what? yeah. they should be banned for life. yes. you can't make contact with a player, especially afterwards. they did interviews and said this was premeditated. they said if the ball is coming to us, we're going to try to help the yankees. >> i mean, ridiculous. you know, it's one thing to have a little contact. they can't grab his arms. it's absurd. >> well, the dodgers got that out anyway, right? did they count that as a. >> and to mookie betts credit, he was asked about it after the game. he said, hey, they did what they did. i did what i did. it's no big deal. let's move on and talk about the next game. >> right. the umps made a decision. yeah. >> nobody got hurt, right? right. >> but good attitude on his part. but so dumb. yeah. >> way over the line of acceptable behavior. yeah. i mean, terrible. yeah. >> all right. it's not just voting. americans can also wager on the upcoming election. kelsey, a prediction market has taken more than $100 million in bets so far. earlier this month, a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that legalized political gambling. on monday, menlo park

based robinhood launched presidential betting on its stock trading app and as you saw there, and i've been seeing online that, yeah, the betting markets have trump up like 2 to 1 chance of winning or something. >> yeah. is there anything we won't monetize in this and bet on. >> yeah. >> no i you know to me that thing can be easily manipulated because if you get a whole bunch of your friends to hit. doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, you know, then you're going to get whatever number you want. >> i would think, although when you're talking about people betting their money, you know, they're going to be, you know, like the vegas oddsmakers. i mean, they're serious about about weighing the odds before they take those bets. >> yeah. but dan, like you said, i mean, they'll bet for anything. and i mean, in this situation, like larry said, i mean, what if they do get all their friends? >> well, it's good, but i guess i guess the point being, you know, when you look at those vegas betting lines, they're not random. i mean, there's a reason they make those betting decisions. >> but if it was like a minimal bet, i think you could game the system, right? >> i just wonder if we should

check to see if there are any bets going on with regard to our show. like how many times will larry embarrass himself in one show, you know, during the 4.4 or kristen, you can head up that poll? yeah, five times over. under which one? which one? >> spoken by the woman who said she was going to be nicer today. >> i did. no no no no no. that's the new year's resolution. i was still in 20-24. >> well, what century, dan? all right. if you live in san francisco, you know, calling it san fran. no, no no no no no. apparently, nobody told the department of motor vehicles. go dmv. apparently, several people have received new driver's licenses with san fran in place of the city. state senator scott wiener does not approve of this. he sent the dmv a letter asking them to stop using this intolerable term, adding that the only acceptable terms are san francisco, sf, the city, the city by the bay, and the best city in the world. so you've got one, two, three, four, five. you have five options there. >> frisco is out as well, by the way. yeah. >> frisco. yeah. yeah, it's kind of. >> i mean, was that just an

accident? >> i don't know. it's a great question. you think they would know, but. >> yeah, right. >> i mean, we're starting to wonder about what goes on at the dmv now. like, just now, we're starting. i'm not really offended by any of it. how about you guys, sandhya? >> no, i'm not offended, but i hate when people call it frisco. it's like it's not frisco. it was born and raised. i mean, born here, raised south of here. but it's san francisco, the city by the bay. >> and you hear a lot of that on the east coast, right? in other parts of the country, they've heard it in movies or other places and in their defense, they don't know, you know, they've heard it pronounced a certain way. i'm sure we say things here about places in other parts of the country that we don't know what the local references are either. >> yeah, i had to gently correct my cousin from new york, not to say san fran or else. >> okay, that's gentle kristen, by the way, just so you all know what i deal with here. >> that's good. it's not halloween. >> she can't even read now.

>> but we're already thinking about thanksgiving. campbell's is giving you an early taste. well, actually, an early smell. the soup brand is releasing candles that smell like thanksgiving sides. the scents include green bean casserole, jalapeno mac, and cheese, apple, fennel and herb stuffing, and seasoned mashed potatoes. the candles go on sale november 18th. sandhya, i kind of feel like if they're going with thanksgiving smells, they should have had like a pumpkin candle. >> i agree 100%, kristen. i mean, that's part of the holidays, right? but i'm wondering if they're trying to do this to get people in the mood, get people kind of thinking about thanksgiving. i mean, we're coming up on november. >> yeah. i mean, that's those smells around thanksgiving are wonderful. i don't know how authentic the candle reproduction will be. if so, maybe it would be pleasant. but for me, it's a nice cinnamon or some other kind of smell that is pleasant around the house. with a candle. >> apple pie. >> oh, okay. yeah.

>> i'd rather eat the apple pie than smell the apple. >> yeah. >> no, dan's apple pie is amazing, though. yes. >> so thank you. guys are kind. many of you have had it. it's my mom's recipe. uh. you know, bless her. so we make it every year. >> we've been working together 20 years. he never gave me apple pie. we're still waiting. what is going on here? >> and you've never gotten my cookies. >> i know, that's why i kristen sze cookies. >> see, that's why i'm losing weight. >> i promise you, pie this year. >> oh, it's

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with mental health risks, and it's likely linked to excessive screen time. >> the cdc found about half of the teens in the country logged more than four hours of screen time each day. >> abc news reporter melissa don breaks down that study. >> it's no surprise that overuse of screen time is problematic, but a new study is seeing a rise of mental health impacts on teens. a new cdc study, raising the alarms on screen time for teenagers. the study finding about half of teens ages 12 to 17, are on screens for at least four hours a day, not including how long teens use screens during school. the use of screen time on tablets and mobile devices is up more than 90% of teens from 2021 to 2023 spent at least two hours each day using screens, up 10% since 2020.

doctors say this is leading to potential mental health risks. about 25% of teens who spend four hours or more on screens reported anxiety or depression symptoms within the past two weeks. >> once again, talking about screens. the potential effects on mental health. there's obviously issues with privacy, bullying and its effects on sleep. >> researchers found that black teens, teens living in urban areas, older teenagers between 15 to 17, and kids whose parents did not complete college use screens. most doctors highlighting the importance of reducing the excessive use of screen time for children and teens, and also for adults. >> so this is just one more reason to talk to kids about the effects of screens and making sure also that we lead by example because i swear, a lot of adults i see in public on their screens glued to them. not a good example. >> the american academy of pediatrics recommend parents consider the quality of interactions with digital media, and not just the quantity or

amount of time. melissa don abc news, los angeles. >> well, i put my phone down when it's time to get the weather because nothing i can get on. the apps are as good as you know. yeah. >> wow. yeah. well, i agree totally. >> i'm not convinced i sound sincere to you, sandhya. there's nothing like the human touch. kristen. larry, let's take a look at a live picture right now from our zephyr cove camera. a lot of cloud cover there. going to be getting some snow up there. which is why that winter weather advisory goes up for tahoe area tonight. you will notice by saturday night we're talking about 2 to 5in of snow right now on live doppler seven we are seeing some passing clouds. the wet weather is still a few hours away. tomorrow afternoon, 5060s you will see partly cloudy skies and then as we head towards friday night into saturday here comes our next system. it will bring more rain to us. rain. snow mix to the sierra. it will be out of here by saturday afternoon and

sunday. offshore winds develop. we'll see a warming trend as we head into next week. the accuweather seven day forecast halloween is looking fantastic, a level one early tomorrow morning and saturday. don't forget fall back one hour sunday. larry. kristen. >> all right, kids, get out there tomorrow getting pumped for halloween. >> are you pumped for pumpkin spice? >> uh- celebrating halloween with live. that's

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by abbott elementary. what would you do is on a ten and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. all right. now to a halloween tradition. for decades, live has pulled out all the stops. this year no different. reporter joelle gargiulo with a preview. >> there's halloween. if these walls could talk. and then there's live with kelly and mark. halloween. that's right. that's right. for nearly four decades, their studio has seen everything and everyone.

pair as barbie and ken taylor and travis, sonny and cher, even the golden bachelor in paradise. >> you have a little something, right here. >> and with daytime's biggest halloween celebration back. ooh. and the final one for the studio. you know, they're going to go big like 40 costume changes. big. >> lots of pop culture moments. i mean, we're on the cutting edge of whatever people are talking about. we're going to be doing and having some fun with it. >> i definitely on the edge. i'm not sure if the cutting edge. >> i personally am doing something that i am very excited about. >> while we can't give away all the secrets we did pop in on the team for a little preview. >> you can expect a lot of criminality televised criminality, action. we are using the unknown parts of this. >> we're in the bowels of the studio. >> we've had so many good times. we've shot in every nook and cranny and mark is discovering some he's never even seen.

>> yeah, mark didn't. >> he just saw the grid up here. >> heads up. steve, selena and martin. kelly. mark and gelman look pretty good in your shoes. >> this is our tribute to the very popular only murders in the building. because this is only halloween in this building. and it's the final halloween in this building. >> as for what else is in store, there will be skits, music, dancing, singing, celebrity guests, special surprises, and some twists and turns. you'll just have to tune in to see. >> are you pumped for pumpkin spice? >> good fun. you can watch live with kelly and mark weekdays at nine right here on abc seven. all right. that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is coming up next.

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