there is no escape. i wish every house was decorated as large as this living nightmare. so it's kind of something i'm taking from my childhood. >> all right. i'm scared. from frights to fun and safety, this halloween. >> kids are going to be trick or treating out there. just be aware. just drive a little bit slow and some fun for the adults as well. >> we're in downtown san

francisco for the city's official halloween themed block party. we'll have all the details coming up. >> all right. good afternoon. happy halloween. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil, and i'm kristen tsay. >> don't be scared. we have team coverage this afternoon for you. abc seven news reporter luz pena is hitting the streets with trick or treaters. and we'll get the halloween forecast from sandia. but let's begin with abc seven news reporter tim johns live at the city's nightmare on front street event, which is where we are on front street. >> so is it scary? tim? >> guys, i got to tell you, tragically, very tragically, i did forget my costume this year, but i got to tell you, we have seen some really, really good ones here in downtown san francisco throughout the day, including right here at the nightmare on front street event. i'm going to step aside and show you guys some of the creativity that we're seeing here downtown. now, of course, this event is supposed to be fun of course guys, it's halloween. but we got to say, there is a very serious point behind it that of course,

being to increase foot traffic into some of these struggling downtown businesses. hi. the spooky energy was high on the streets of san francisco thursday during the day we ran into diane springer and her friends, all of them dressed up to celebrate halloween. we like having people honk and wave and say, happy halloween! >> we've even gone trick or treating in some of the buildings. >> i like the candy. many people told us they were getting ready for the nightmare on front street event. the city sanctioned halloween block party will shut down part of downtown san francisco. it's the second event utilizing the city's newly created entertainment zone, which allows bars and restaurants to serve alcohol to people out on the street. the idea behind it? to attract more people to the city's struggling downtown and boost business. >> you see the downtown area of the city become more lively, which is not mostly the case throughout the rest of the year. >> one of the bars participating is the royal exchange manager, chris milito says after the success of the first oktoberfest themed entertainment zone, the

royal exchange is expecting thousands. >> we can get them out here and they can enjoy this area. maybe they don't know about this block and the fun bars that are over here with us. >> the sense of excitement also spreading beyond just front street at brogan and son barbershop, emily graham and her team dress up every halloween. >> we are so busy on halloween because they all want to come in and see us like we have all of our regular customers want to just come and see what we are. >> graham tells us she's hoping nightmare on front street will have a spillover effect, and drive extra business to her shop, too. and even for those not getting a haircut, many say they're looking forward to everything the halloween events have to offer. >> i think it's the one holiday that's kind of neutral to everything. and, you know, costumes, everybody wishes they were somebody else. and what a great opportunity, you know, to be creative and come up with the and this event will go until 10:00 tonight. >> so larry kristen i am expecting to see both of you guys down here with your best costumes on a little bit later after the show, but for now, i'm

live in downtown san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> i do have a costume. >> she does? don't you think the guy that didn't show up with the costume shouldn't be calling us out? this is just, you know, i'll find one. oh, okay. all right. all right. thanks, tim. >> all right. from adult celebrations to young trick or treaters. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena live in san francisco with that part of the celebration. hi, luz. >> yes. hey, guys. okay. it's still pretty quiet here. kids are still gearing up. i see one over there. almost ready. so we're going to see crowds in a couple hours here. but we are seeing are many residents here just still putting those final touches to their homes? decorating. i feel like this neighborhood has like a halloween decoration competition, because so many people here are putting so much effort this year, and halloween means different things for different communities. we went to the tenderloin, where halloween means creating a safe haven for many children. buckets full of candy, spider webs and pumpkins mean one thing. it's

halloween and neighborhoods across san francisco have one focus to make children happy. >> a safe experience that gives them that joy of you know, costuming up at the ucla campus for the last four decades, they have created a safe haven for children. >> on this holiday, hundreds of children. >> and they come from the elementary schools, from the after school programs. and, you know, this sort of come in with mom and dad. and again, have that that experience that would otherwise be, you know, challenging, you know, given some of the neighborhood conditions, parents like jennifer martinez appreciate this good idea. >> and a good thing because i feel like a lot of families don't want their kids to be like outside, especially in the t. >> so many children in san francisco live in the tenderloin. jennifer grew up here and said, it's hard to have to explain the challenges in the area. so business owners and nonprofits work extra hard to

create a refuge for many. >> as a little girl, it would catch my attention because you know, what is that? but you know, trick or treating, it would always be nice because all all the stores always have candies for the little kids at code tenderloin. >> throughout the week, they've been giving out costumes to families in need. this is all you have left. this is all we have left. >> so we have gave out over 160 yesterday. and so we still have a few more here. >> so okay, check this out. this resident over here. hi. hi. how much candy do you have? >> i think we have about 2500 pieces. >> oh, my gosh. did you leave any at the store? >> yeah, it was costco, so there was plenty to begin with. >> okay, so we have candy. we're just waiting for the children at this point. yes, they're definitely ready. back to you guys. thanks. >> 2500 pieces of candy. all right, head to costco in the south bay. san jose firefighters distributed thousands of glow necklaces to help trick or

treaters be more visible tonight when they're making their round. they kicked off the giveaway at santee elementary school on audubon drive. san jose firefighters. they bought more than 3000 glow necklaces this year for all the kids. >> all all across the bay area. trick or treaters are getting ready to head out. >> will they have a dry night? sandhya patel has the answer. >> yes. and larry and kristen, no rain is going to dampen trick or treating tonight. so let me show you a live picture from our golden gate bridge camera. we got the much needed rain earlier in the day, and last night it is gone. so as those kids head out the door at 6:00, the sun will be setting at six 1150s and 60s. spooky weather at 8 p.m. with some creepy clouds around. it is going to be ghostly cool later on tonight for the adults heading out around midnight. i would layer up. i'll be back with our next round of rain and when you can expect it coming right up. kristen, larry. thank you sandhya. a new report

released today says despite huge increases in police funding, departments are solving fewer crimes than ever. >> yeah, the real crisis. the report suggests, is the lack of police efficiency. abc seven news reporter anser hassan with more. >> california's crime debate has been completely misguided. we've been looking at the wrong things. >> doctor mike mills is a senior research fellow at the san francisco based center for juvenile and criminal justice. its new report finds california law enforcement are solving fewer crimes over the past three decades, despite increased funding. >> back in 1990, the average officer on the street in california made 30 arrests per year on average. today, it's down to about ten arrests. >> that's a 69% decrease, according to the report. while there's been a 408% increase in law enforcement funding relative to arrests, the report also finds that from 1990 to 2023, violent crimes dropped by 45%. with more money and resources, maile argues arrests should be up. >> it's a mystery to us. we

don't know why police efficiency and sheriff's efficiency has declined so much. it's occurred around the state. it's incurred in liberal and conservative jurisdictions alike. >> the report looks at clearance rates, which are the number of crimes solved by arrests. those have dropped 41% since 1990, 22% of crimes were solved in 1990, just 13% were solved in 2023, mail adds. the drop is not because of criminal justice reforms or lack of prosecutions, which critics often blame for rising crime. >> we're actually getting tougher on crime at the prosecutor and court level, where we're getting softer on crime. is that the law enforcement level, because they're making fewer and fewer arrests. >> the ultimate test of efficiency is in the lack of crime. >> professor greg woods argues if crime is down, policing is working. he has a lot has changed since the 1990s. crime syndicates are more sophisticated, there are fewer police recruits, and following the george floyd murder, communities were calling for more police reform. >> it wasn't so long ago that we were demanding almost a hands

off approach by law enforcement, where we were demanding alternatives to incarceration, arrest. >> mill acknowledges those challenges, but the report also suggests some officers might be protesting reforms through intentional work slowdowns. anser hassan. abc seven news. >> now coming up at 430, oakland is at the bottom when it comes to solving crimes in the bay area. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez digs into the numbers. and just what exactly is happening in oakland. >> seven people are under arrest, and san jose police expect to arrest two more suspects for organizing sideshows. operation penalty box targeted a group that called itself the hockey team. police say the group used social media to promote sideshows that drew hundreds of participants. >> there no longer can the masterminds of this illegal activity hide behind their instagram accounts without the fear of consequences. today marks a pivotal moment in our fight against sideshows and illegal street racing. san jose's unique legislation paired

with the relentless dedication of our officers, has led to this historic takedown of organized sideshow activity. >> police say eight of their vehicles were attacked during the sideshows, and several pedestrians were hurt by drivers trying to get away. >> some sports news and while the dodgers are sipping champagne as world series champions, the giants are trying to get back into title contention and they're finalizing a deal to promote zach minasian as their new general manager. minasian was one of farhan zaidi s first hires, and he's been with the giants since 2019. but he's not all about analytics like farhan, his expertise is in scouting a point of emphasis for buster posey. minasian comes from a baseball family his brother perry's gm of the angels. zach started out in baseball, helping his dad when he was a bat boy for the texas rangers as a little kid. dodgers legend tommy lasorda was zach's godfather. the giants are expected to formally announce minasian as the new gm soon. oh, by the way, zach happens to be married to our karina nova, abc seven news

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find it at least until seven on your side. got involved. now, this all began when an east bay man arrived home to find somebody had crashed into his car. okay, he checked his ring camera video. it showed a surprising culprit the postman. seven on your side. stephanie sierra has the investigation. >> it was not someone you'd expect to hit your car. and then flee the scene. but that's what happened here. and months later, this family is still trying to recoup their losses. >> i just want to let you know something's wrong with the car. you know, the back is all smashed. >> brady muir got the urgent call from his son. the family's vw jetta was mysteriously damaged. >> you know, at first i was hard on my on my kids because i was like, just tell me what you did. >> his teenager said they were not responsible. they'd gone to get burgers and returned safely. >> they're like, well, literally like we went to in and out and then came home. so i was like, you know what, let's go through

our ring. >> brady scrolled through his ring, camera, video and all of a sudden i see the post office. he was shocked at what he saw. the video shows a mail delivery truck with no driver inside, slowly rolling away from the curb. the driver runs back and jumps inside. >> and all of a sudden. and then you hear a large bang. and then the volkswagen moved, like 4 or 5ft. and i'm like, holy cow. like it was the post office. and i was just like, in complete disbelief. >> the driver backs up and slowly veers around the damaged car, then drives off. >> did we get a note? did they ring our doorbell? nope. person got back in the car and just drove off. just like nothing ever happened. >> brady contacted the local post office to make a claim. an employee came and took pictures. >> well, i'm going to, you know, turn this in and we'll get back to you. >> however, no one did. brady contacted the postmaster in sacramento. okay. >> what you need to do is take

the car to get two estimates, and then we'll get back to you. >> again, no one did. so he called back. >> he's like, to be honest with you. he goes, it's going to take anywhere from 6 to 9 months for us to get going on it. now i was like, yeah, that's not going to work. >> the damage seemed minimal, but the impact had actually bent the frame. the car was a total loss and the insurance payout didn't cover the replacement cost. brady had to settle for an older model. >> that's when the reality hit. >> he'd lost a perfectly good car, plus the insurance deductible. rental car costs, lost hours at work. all through no fault of his own. and months later, still no word from the u.s. postal service. >> your agent ran into our car, destroyed our car, and decided to drive off. it's on video. clear cut. then nothing. crickets. >> seven on your side. asked why the us postal service never responded to his claim. a spokesperson said it's all because brady never filed

standard form 95. he can't file a claim without it. brady said no one told him that, so he quickly filed the form. but that was back in july. still no word. >> here we are getting ready to get to november and nothing. >> so we contacted the postal service again. this time, a spokesperson said his claim would be reviewed that very day. brady would get a check in a few weeks and quote, we sincerely apologize and thank you for bringing this to our attention. but yeah, fingers crossed. and in case you're wondering, usps says the driver who caused that crash retired immediately after the incident. and brady also tells us he filed a police report but did not pursue criminal charges in this case. if you have a complaint about a federal agency, like a delayed claim in this case, let us know. we can help you sort it out for seven. on your side investigates. i'm stephanie sierra. >> valero has been fined $82 million for emitting toxic chemicals from its benicia

refinery. regulators say from 2003 to 2019, valero at times released harmful contaminants 360 times the legal limit. the penalty is part of a settlement between valero and air quality regulators. valero says it complies with federal regulations and is committed to reducing emissions. russia is finding google $22 billion. that's around $20 billion, trillion, trillion or two, followed by 36 zeros. russia issued the fine for blocking pro-russian channels on youtube after the invasion of ukraine. russia's initial fine continues to double every single week. >> i didn't know that number existed. no we don't. it doesn't come up. it doesn't come up in the forecast very much, that's for sure. >> no, we don't have that many zeros. >> and i hope that's the case for rain amount tonight for the trick or treaters. >> absolutely. sandhya. >> yeah. no rain to worry about tonight. halloween is looking just fine. it's going to be all treats. all right. kristen and larry, let's take a look at a

live picture. right now. we do have some high, thin, wispy clouds as we look from our camera. they're just filtering the sunshine. here's a look at what you can expect. 515 this evening 50s and 60s. partly cloudy skies as we get ready towards sunset. it is still going to be comfortable as the kids head out the door. and then 8:00 tonight, 50s and 60s for those late night people going out. i would bundle up because the temperatures will drop into the 40s and 50s. here's a look at our next system that is headed our way. but before we get to that system, let's talk about what came through here, which was some wet weather. we got some snow in the sierra as well. really was light. it was a fast moving front that came through and here's how much it brought us. 11 hundredths in san francisco, 2000/300 in oakland. about 2/10 in santa rosa, but only 100th in san jose and livermore, 4000/400 of an inch in ben lomond. okay, cameras showing you a lovely view right now. san francisco 59. it is in the 60s from oakland to san jose. redwood city as we check

out the view from our kgo roof camera. the winds are not a big issue, that's for sure. it's a little breezy near the coast. 64 in santa rosa and napa. 63 in petaluma. 60s for concord, livermore and fairfield. santa cruz camera showing you a view right now and tonight. no tricks. all treats tomorrow night into saturday. we do have rain and thunder. chance and sunday going into early next week. windy, warmer weather with fire danger coming up. so your morning temperatures anywhere from the 30s to the 50s. we're going to have a lot of cloud cover and some fog around tomorrow afternoon. we'll call it partly to mostly cloudy depending on where you are. highs will be in the 60s, a few 50s to our north, and it will be breezy as well. so level one storm coming in tomorrow night into saturday morning. rain with brief downpours, isolated thunder chance primarily overnight into saturday morning and it will be breezy to gusty as we go hour by hour here. the first half of your day is just fine. 630 the rain starts to move into the north bay by 9:00

it's crossing san francisco, the east bay, and late at night it's into the east bay. the santa cruz mountains and the south bay. now, saturday, not a whole lot left. just a few morning showers and then the rest of your weekend is just fine. rainfall with this system higher than what we just saw go through. so it's going to be about a 10th to a half an inch wettest spots, picking up even up to an inch of rain. the accuweather seven day forecast. we are heading into november 1st late night rain tomorrow. it's a level one for saturday morning thunder chance as well. and then don't forget sunday we fall back one hour to standard time. it is going to be windy with the fire danger warmth with us heading into election day and even beyond with temperatures in the 70s for the warmest spots. kristen. larry. >> okay. thank you. sandhya. >> taking a stand on some of the campaign promises this election season. >> five days to go. and today, both presidential candidates are on a battleground blitz out

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against house speaker mike johnson's suggestion that congress may try to get rid of the affordable care act. trump has tried distancing himself from that. christiane cordero abc news, washington. >> a group of bay area leaders are denouncing calls for mass deportations during the presidential campaign. state senator john becker. josh becker says such rhetoric is xenophobic and meant to create hatred of immigrants. >> words matter and that the words mass deportation are words that strike fear. they strike terror, they strike horror. >> becker sponsored a law signed by the governor last month that creates a memorial to remember the 2 million people of mexican descent who were deported from the u.s. in the 1930s. >> abc seven will help you navigate all the races and measures on the november 5th ballot. we have a voter guide. all you have to do is go to abc seven news.com and click under the elections

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numbers within bay area police departments. these are crimes

solved, and oakland was actually among the worst. >> abc7 building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez has more on what exactly is happening in oakland. right. >> so i want to make something very clear. each police department has to self-report to the department of justice. right. so oakland pd has reported to that department what amounts to the lowest clearance rates among large cities in california. and the lowest in the bay area. there's only one small city in california, which has a lower clearance rate than oakland, and that is montebello, near los angeles. now, oakland pd has argued in the past that they are understaffed, but how do you explain that the clearance rate for property crimes in oakland is close to 0%, or is it their data that is wrong? just by looking at the clearance numbers, it appears that oakland police haven't been able to get a handle on solving

crimes and making arrests. in 2023, oakland pd reported that only 3% of their violent crimes resulted in an arrest when it came to property crimes, the number was 0.1%. compare that to san francisco and san jose, which reported that 28% and 35% of their violent crimes resulted in an arrest and for property crimes, their numbers were slightly higher than oakland's 5% for san francisco and 7% for san jose. these are numbers submitted by each police department to the department of justice, the doj. we reached out to oakland pd and were told, quote, unfortunately, we are going to have to decline the interview. the oakland police officers association, their union, also said no to our request for comment. we then contacted the center on juvenile and criminal justice, which compiled the doj numbers. >> their clearance rate was

already abysmal. now it's you know, practically nothing. they're just not solving crimes. >> tanisha hollins is with californians for safety and justice, a public safety advocacy group. >> police have a job to do. so to hear that crimes are not being solved, that is concerning, but it's familiar. when you talk to people whose cars have been broken into or property has been stolen, you hear that they don't even bother calling the police because they don't think they will show up. the responsibility for them to file a police report is put back on them. >> oakland pd appears to have a data problem. they don't seem to even know how many crimes are being committed in the city. the numbers they report publicly are different from what they are reporting to the california department of justice. according to the stats, they reported to the state that violent crimes have more than doubled, aggravated assaults more than tripled, motor vehicle thefts also more than doubled.

>> the 2023 stats are just they're just off the charts. there's no way that these could be correct. and so yes, it's the oakland police department that's the problem here. >> when we raised that concern, opd first told us that the data contains an anomaly. when we press them, they admitted the anomaly was due to human error. when we asked for the correct numbers, they told us those stats are not available at this time. mistake or not, community members say the numbers show that police in oakland are failing to deter crime. when you look at the five things regarding deterrence, it says the certainty of being caught is a vastly more powerful deterrent than the punishment. >> would you agree you're not going to do something if you are certain there's a consequence. but if we see folks committing crime and the police are not showing up, they're not making arrests, even if it's for low level crime, it just sends a message to the community that these things don't matter. >> and when people say clearance

rates, what we're talking about. >> so clearance rate, the way we report it to doj is through an arrest. anytime crime is committed and we make an arrest related to that case, it's considered clear. >> san pablo police, also in the east bay and with similar demographics as oakland, had a much better clearance rate in 2023, 53% of all violent crimes there were cleared after someone was arrested and 23% of property crimes were solved. >> we have 100% coverage in our city of gunshot detection. we have over 290 situational awareness cameras. we have over 85 license plate readers, right? so all of that, with the use of technology, our officers become more effective in solving crime. >> oakland, on the other hand, is just now installing the 290 cameras approved on surface streets and 190 will be added on state highways throughout the east bay. the oakland city council also decided to keep

funding its gunshot detection system. >> we want to see policing done effectively and equitably and fairly, not in a way that over penalizes our communities, but not doing your job at all is not sufficient either. >> so it appears that most police departments in california are solving less. now we're not very fancy around here, so we have this very simple graphic i'm going to show you right there. so that is for the entire state of california. the clearance rates from 1985 to 2023, as you can see right over here, it's about 20% of clearance rates back in 1985. and look at the downward trend here. we are in 2023. >> this is all the state of california. >> this is all the state of california. every police department. so the trend clearance rates have gone down over the years. and now now departments they say. and so we asked why is this so departments

say they're still getting a lot of money, but they have also seen budget cuts. they are understaffed and people are not going into law enforcement like they used to. now when you are understaffed, guess what happens? the response time is going to be slower. and when you have a crime and you show up hours later and the witnesses are gone, many times you need those witnesses to solve a crime. sure. so, i mean, i hate to use the word scary, but it's concerning here. this downward trend. >> well, yeah. 3% of violent crimes resulting in an arrest. that number needs to go up significantly. correct. thank you. liane. sure. all right. coming up. paranormal tourism is becoming the norm now. and do you have any favorite halloween

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us. so we're conjuring up a scary edition for you today. yeah, halloween and a movie that scares the daylights out of you seems like a natural pairing. there's the halloween franchise, which first hit the big screen in 1978. or maybe you like scream in its mysterious slasher ghostface, which is a rather popular costume with trick or treaters. what's your favorite scary movie? got one. >> ooh. i'd have to go with hocus pocus. i don't really like the true scary ones, but something light hearted makes me laugh. i love that one. it's a classic. >> yeah. salem witch. really fun. good one. what about you, cynthia? >> yeah, i mean, that one is definitely one of my favorites that monica just mentioned. kristen. it's always fun. >> i don't have any. real life is scary enough for me. >> i mean, you can always say ghostbusters. it's not really ghost. >> yeah, but is that. i don't know that that really qualifies. if you're looking for, like, really scary stuff, that's not going to be it. go with charlie brown. okay. thank you. scary. yeah. yes. she took the football

away. i know even hotels are getting into the halloween spirit. haunted tourism is actually big business to the tune of nearly get this number $12 billion annually. some hotels even lend guests those emf meters to see if they can electronically scout out a ghost. and it's not just like small boutique hotels chains like hyatt and marriott. now include lists of supposedly haunted properties. who wants to stay in a haunted property? please raise your hand. >> nope, nope. >> i'm not sure i would advertise that. yeah, i, i don't know. i don't know. i mean, i don't know about hotels, you guys, but i know haunted kind of spooky. >> tourism is on the rise. most big cities now in america have the whole ghost tour, right. or the horror tales in the city tour. >> people jumping out at you. and, yeah, people love that stuff. it's not for me. like i'm with larry. real life is scary enough. i don't need to be scared outside of that. >> but. >> but like kristen said, some people are really into these

things, you know? >> yeah. i mean, if it's san francisco's got one. i did one in salem, actually, massachusetts. and, you know, they walk you through all the sights of where, like, gory things allegedly happened. and, i don't know, people were scared i wasn't because it was halloween and it was all cute, but people. yeah, but it can't be. >> i guess at night i would do it in salem just for the witch history. i'm all about that. all right. >> okay. would you buy a haunted house? reporter karin caifa has a look at the pros and cons of a property's past. >> stigmatized properties have been psychologically impacted by events like murder. alleged hauntings, or a notorious previous owner. buyers willing to overlook a stigma may get a better deal, but downsides could include unwanted visitors to a home with a haunted reputation or high profile crime history. ultimately, buyers need to weigh all the qualities that meet the eye and maybe some that don't. >> if you love the neighborhood and you love the home, but you're afraid of a ghost or anything that may or may not be in there, don't buy it. nope. >> words to live by.

>> not for me. >> we won't even stay in a hotel that might be haunted. never mind. buy a house that we're going to live in every day, right? >> yeah. >> i wouldn't want to be creeped out every single day. larry. >> yeah, well. >> bad juju. yeah. no. thank you. chris. >> and if anything's ever happened in the house that's bad, that'll bring down the. you know, the selling price usually. >> and they have to disclose it. right. yeah. >> oh you're right they do. yeah. but no, no anything for a good deal though in this market, i don't know, maybe i'd sacrifice. >> just get some sage in there. clear out all the bad spirits. >> yes. >> desperation of the bay area. >> here. >> here is monica and her ghost friend. yeah. trick or treating costumes are some typical halloween traditions. others are a little bit different. for instance, in des moines, iowa, kids, trick or treat on the night before halloween or beggars night as they call it. for the first time since 1938. they're hitting the streets tonight all because of some bad weather that took place last

night. so we got a bunch of candy here. i don't know what everybody's favorite candy is. i can state with certainty that the best candy bar ever made is a kit-kat, but any other halloween traditions you guys are in on? >> i love york, peppermint. peppermint. patty's my little brother and i, when we would get home from trick or treating, we used to dump our bags of candy and sit on the floor for hours and just trade and say, okay, what do you want? no, i'll take i'll take that. i hate twizzlers, so i would trade him that for my precious york peppermint patty. >> oh, funny not to fight you, but monica, that's actually my most hated candy. because i hate mint, so give it to me with mint. okay? there you go. >> we can trade. >> i'll trade you. actually, that's a favorite tradition to trade, right when you're a kid. and i like reese's. so anything with peanut butter, send them this way. yeah, i like twix. >> i like reese's as well, but we deck out our home for halloween. i mean, the kids love to decorate. my husband gets in on it. but the funny thing is, when we used to take the kids

trick or treating. oh, what do you have there? >> oh, that looks really good. >> sneak the candy, by the way. >> we should. we should acknowledge that kristen is the statue of liberty. >> yes. >> sending a public service message to everyone. >> where's your. >> preserve me. preserve me, folks. >> this doesn't involve me necessarily dressing up as a little kid. but years ago, when the girls were younger, we used to go into one neighborhood and there was one house that would give away like, oh, the big bar a pound, a pound of m&ms in a bar in fact, what was really crazy about it is that the previous property owners mandated in the contract when they sold it, that the next owner had to do the exact same thing on halloween. so they rolled the tradition forward. >> everyone's favorite house. >> yeah, absolutely. yeah. >> happy halloween everyone. >> yeah happ

job skills to determine the likelihood of artificial intelligence replacing human workers. abc news reporter perry russom has the key findings. >> is artificial intelligence coming for our jobs? a recent report from indeed hiring lab reveals how likely it is that generative ai replaces human workers. >> so we looked at over 2800 skills across 16 different occupations, and we actually use ai to see whether or not it would be a good fit to cover those skills. >> the researchers dividing

skills into three categories theoretical knowledge, problem solving ability, and physical presence. they found that generative ai is particularly strong when it comes to theoretical knowledge. >> anything with a lot of technology use or calculations, rudimentary tasks that can be kind of performed over and over again. >> but when it comes to problem solving ability, generative ai is less adept, struggling to match a human's creative thinking, adaptability, and judgment, which many job skills require. >> that really does take human ingenuity for physical presence skills requiring hands on tasks or in-person interactions. >> generative ai's potential is significantly limited. >> and of course, hands on skills really was not what i was set up to do. >> ultimately, the impact of ai on a given occupation will depend on the skills the job calls for. fields like accounting, marketing, and software development require skills that fall into the theoretical knowledge category and therefore some of that work has a higher potential of ai driven replacement. but indeed, researchers add that only about

a quarter of the skills analyzed could potentially be replaced by generative ai, and human intervention remains critical in most cases, despite any fears workers may have. experts say generative ai is more likely to support workers than replace them. >> i think it's important to think about jobs as a set of skills rather than just one singular activity, and i may be able to help a lot in those skills, depending on what your job is. but it's certainly not coming for your job anytime soon. >> perry russom, abc news, washington. >> so let's not worry too much. a new robo taxi will soon start operating in san francisco. zoox will begin offering rides on its autonomous vehicles in the next few weeks, but only for employees. the vehicles will operate around san francisco, south of market neighborhood. they are already on the road in parts of foster city. >> that looks cool, right? yeah. the man behind some of

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stay with us for abc seven news at 11. in a career that has spanned seven decades, john williams has composed some of the most recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores. reporter alicia vitarelli from our sister station in philadelphia, takes us inside a brand new documentary about the legendary maestro. reporter. >> from star wars to e.t. to indiana jones, the olympics, superman to harry potter, john williams is the brilliant mastermind behind some of the tunes that have shaped this century. in cinema. his career has spanned seven decades, and it's all celebrated in a brand new documentary debuting on disney+ this week called music by john williams. >> people say, how do you do so much work? i was filled with the

love of music and the pleasure of doing it with great musicians. >> after he does music for my movie, i start to see my movie in his way. >> the first thing i played for stephen on this piano was this. i played that for him and he said, what is that? what are you going to do with that? >> award winning director steven spielberg is one of the producers of this documentary. williams scored 29 of his feature films, many of them landing both creative minds. oscars and other accolades. beyond that, williams music has defined movie moments and touched generations of filmgoers. >> he operates and lives and breathes through music, and i think that alone is a lesson for all of us who are passionate about things. you know, we really need to be eternal students and to get inside his mind and to think like some of

the tunes and soundtracks to things that live within us. >> after we hear them came, came from here, from him. >> it's a music that literally scored, you know, my childhood, i can pretty much hear a tune and say, oh my god, i remember where i was with music by williams streams tomorrow on disney plus. >> that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is next as mayor of san jose, he took on pg&e and special interests to lower utility bills and reduce emissions by 36%.

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