leading up to the election, and why you might not be missing it at all. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> crime and costs. police spending is going up. so why is the number of cases being solved going down? good evening. i'm j.r. >> stone and i'm dan ashley thanks for joining us. despite huge increases in funding police departments are actually solving fewer crimes than ever. and as you'll see the gap is staggering. but why? >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan digs into the numbers to get perspective. >> 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. maile 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 at 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. >> that was a look at the arrest statistics statewide. but what about here in the bay area? the police department at the bottom of the list is oakland. >> 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. >> coming up at 630, we'll take a deep dive into oakland's statistics and see how it compares to other cities. it's part of our work to build a better bay area. >> you know, you know that song lyric blinded by the light? that's what happened in the east bay. a driver blinded by the setting sun crashed through an ice cream shop in moraga. as you can see, the damage to lourdes ice cream and candy store is really extensive. fortunately, there were no customers on the sidewalk tables. the only person injured was a customer with some cuts and some scratches, but certainly it could have been much worse. >> nobody got hurt. people could have been cleaning the table. the employee, or even outside standing and eating ice cream. and that that's amazing that nobody got hurt. >> the driver was also not hurt. the damage is so severe that the owner of lourdes ice cream is not expecting to reopen any time soon. a major announcement by san jose officials tonight. police say they've arrested

seven people for organizing and promoting more than 20 sideshows in the city. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes with how social media played a role in the sideshows and the eventual arrests. >> social media posts like these helped promote sideshows to thousands of followers, according to san jose police. police say the people behind the posts call themselves the hockey team. now, seven of its members have been arrested, all part of a more than two year investigation called operation penalty box. >> each illegal sideshow they organized involved an average of 300 vehicles and up to 600 participants, taking over 7 to 8 different intersections at once. in san jose, for several hours at a time. >> the suspects are connected to 22 sideshows like these from 2022. police say the sideshows can and have led to major injuries and damage. >> eight police vehicle windows shattered numerous instances of lasers pointed at officers on the ground and in our helicopter, six pedestrians struck by reckless drivers, leading to major injuries and

two officers hit by participants vehicles. >> the city of san jose passed an ordinance in 2021 to make it illegal to promote sideshows. police say operation penalty box is the largest enforcement under the ordinance. five of those arrested are from san jose, two are from oakland. >> remember that we've now deployed nearly 500 automatic license plate readers across our city. and remember, if you're thinking of committing crimes like these sideshows, you are no more strategic, savvy or above the law than the hockey team who is now facing the penalty box. >> though seven have been arrested, a total of nine members of the so-called hockey team were indicted by a grand jury on conspiracy to promote sideshows. two others, one from sunnyvale and another from salinas, are still at large. one also has a charge for looting a cvs during a sideshow. >> the maximum exposure for eight of the defendants is five years and four months in state prison, and the exposure for the ninth defendant is six years in state prison. >> san jose police say they hope

these arrests send a message. >> if we were not doing this, there would be no disincentive at all to coming here. >> arraignments have been held for several of the suspects. as for the two still at large, san jose police say they expect to have them in custody soon. in san jose, zach fuentes abc seven news. >> valero has agreed to pay a record $82 million fine for reportedly emitting toxic chemicals from its refinery in benicia. bay area and state regulators say at times, valero released 360 times the legal limit of harmful contaminants over a 15 year period. refinery managers are accused of hiding the toxic releases. valero did not admit any wrongdoing, and in a statement said the benicia refinery has consistently had very low concentrations of ambient benzene at the fence line compared to other u.s. refineries. >> to on election news. your voice, your vote. we are just five days away. this is the final weekend to work on your ballot. so far, more than 64

million americans have already voted either by mail or in person. for perspective, the 2020 election had a record turnout with more than 154 million votes. and in battleground states where donald trump and kamala harris are neck and neck, voters are just being, as you can imagine, bombarded with rallies, advertisements, door knockers and mailings. >> yeah, but what's it like to be a voter in a swing state? abc seven news reporter monica madden found out uh- the very answers to that question. >> yeah, yeah. no, i mean, as you all know, we're a little bit in a blue bubble here in the bay area, so we're not seeing to the same extent as much of the national political dogfight as in some of those battleground states. so we wanted to know what voters are seeing outside of california and checked in with reporters at our sister stations in north carolina and pennsylvania to hear what's happening in the final days of the presidential race. >> it's a very different vision. >> if you think we see a lot of campaign ads in california, just imagine the battleground president trump fights for you.

there's been about $1 billion worth of presidential ad spending in swing states between july 22nd through october 8th, and reporters at our sister abc owned stations in battleground states confirming our assumptions about how voters are taking it. >> exhaustion. people are tired of seeing the ads and hearing the debates. >> pennsylvania could very well determine the outcome of the presidency, and our colleague brian taff says it's a responsibility voters there don't take lightly. >> we realize that we're right smack in the middle of this whole thing, and our vote really has the potential to determine who is the next president of the united states. >> what are kind of the ads that you have been seeing, and what are people buzzing about the most? >> i'm not making this up when i tell you that every single ad, every single day, on every single channel is about the presidential election, i've not seen an ad for a car or cereal or anything else in weeks over north carolina. >> it's still nonstop. but our colleague joel brown says there's been specific ads on repeat. >> one advertisement that's gotten a lot of attention has

been donald trump's attack on kamala harris and talking about transgender inmates within the state prison system. kamala harris's ads a lot more on, on, on personality and the subject matter of the ads, much different than what we're seeing in a blue state. >> it is the abortion reproductive rights issue. it is the economy, and it is immigration. these are the three things that are that voters here are being beaten over the head with on a daily basis. >> what themes would you say are resonating with your state in terms of different issues that we're talking about in this cycle? >> we saw donald trump here in rocky mount, which is about 60 miles away from raleigh. yesterday he talked a lot about the economy. talked about inflation. talked about immigration as the biggest issues in the campaign. a big part of his focus, though, was was on the economy. kamala harris was here in raleigh, one of the more urban areas of the state. a lot of her message has been turn the page on donald trump. and i know that's resonating with with with many voters. we heard from them yesterday in raleigh.

>> and of course, it's not just those advertisements. people in battleground battleground states are also constantly having their phone blown up. so much so that brian from our philadelphia station, he declined my calls twice because he thought it was a robo campaign call. he said it's just nonstop. the texts, the phone calls. so he doesn't answer any unknown number. >> well, i'm glad he took your call, finally. and what an interesting perspective to hear from those reporters. nice job. of course. >> thank you. good. >> all right. abc seven news is here to help you navigate through all the races and measures on the ballot. we have a voter guide on abc seven news.com where you can look up races specific to your county. you'll find it under the election section. >> still to come here, another reason to look forward to fridays. where and when you can get a free ride across the bay. >> coming up, we're taking you around san francisco, where people are dressed up and kids are getting all the candy. yes, yes. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya

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police department has dozens of new members tonight. these kids who dressed up as police officers or swat team members for halloween, were officially sworn in by police chief ed barberini. the new officers had to swear to be great kids and safe. trick or treaters. besides a lot of pictures and memories, they got to start their night off with a goodie bag. it is a great night. of course, to be a kid and abc seven news reporter luz pena is with all of the kids live on belvedere street in san francisco. >> she's ready to eat the candy and have a party. yeah. >> you know, i have so much candy here, right? are you guys going to share with me? oh, there's silence. are you guys going to share your candy with me? here, i got some already. okay. there are thousands of people here. i'm surrounded by the coolest costumes. i'm getting more candy, you guys. oh

my gosh. okay, i'm also right next to a transformer. and this transformer wanted to transform himself into a reporter. so i'm going to hand over the mic. what do you want to say? >> happy halloween. happy halloween. and have a good day. and don't forget to vote. >> don't forget to vote. look at this. okay, now say roll the package. >> roll the package. happy halloween. >> happy halloween, which means it's time to practice math. >> can you show me? how much candy do you have? yeah, that's a gigantamax. >> can't run. >> i have a lot. >> belvidere street residents. take this holiday very seriously. >> there is a. there is a neighborhood email group, and realtors are supposed to let people know when they buy into the street. this is the place where this is part of the contract. it's not part of the contract. it's an informal expectation that if you live here, you better deliver

halloween looks different throughout san francisco in the tenderloin. >> this is where the party is at a safe experience that gives them that joy of, you know, costuming up at the uc law campus for the last four decades, they have created a safe haven for children on this holiday, and they come from the elementary schools, from the after school programs. >> and, you know, this sort of come in with mom and dad. >> 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 too 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. >> it's all about the costumes, candy and yeah, love. oh my gosh. >> hi. hi. >> what do you want to say? i love you i love you too. you are a cute ghost. okay. bye bye. >> have fun. bye bye. >> i love those kids. okay. some of the neighbors here told me they bought anywhere between 4 to 5000 pieces of candy. so, you know, they're going to be many kids over here. going home a little bit energized in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news, to say the least, 4 or 5000 pieces of candy, that is. >> they are so cute. luis. thank you. that's.

>> hopefully they'll remember the toothbrushes out there, too. yeah. >> for sure. all right. a really lovely night to a trick or treat. trick or treat. little chilly. >> yeah. sandhya patel is here to break down that trick or treat forecast. >> yeah, it's going to be ghostly good. all right, dan and jr. let's. those kids were so adorable with lose. let's take a look at a live picture right now from our emeryville camera. the sky looking kind of orange in honor of halloween. so let's check out the forecast for halloween. it actually could not be better. obviously the kids are already out and about, but later on tonight, it's a beautiful evening at 7:00. oh, isn't that interesting how there's a little disappearing act on the words 50s and 60s. spooky weather at 9 p.m. i'm talking about the evening part. creepy clouds at 11 p.m, and it is going to be ghostly cool with those temperatures by 1 a.m. into the low 50s. so you might want to layer up the adults that are heading out and going to be out and about late tonight. we did have some wet weather with a fast moving cold front. brought

us some showers between late last night and early this morning. we saw some snow showers in the sierra nevada and now things have quieted down. so we're just going to go with partly cloudy for now. mostly cloudy later on in the night. rainfall totals about 2/10 of an inch in santa rosa, a little bit more than that in napa. a third of an inch in oakland, 1100 san francisco. you'll notice some areas didn't even measure a livermore 100th of an inch. and it was a trace amount in concord. exploratorium camera seen a mix of clouds out there 57 in san francisco, low 60s san jose, hayward, 55, and half moon bay. golden gate bridge cameras seeing mainly clear conditions out there. 59 in santa rosa, 55 in petaluma and 60s for the rest of you. today's highs were in the 60s. and here's a bright view from our san jose camera tonight. no tricks. all treats. tomorrow night into saturday morning. we have rain and a thunder chance. and then sunday into early next week. yes, it does turn warmer with a lot of sun, but it's also going to be windy with the fire danger

increasing so temperatures first thing in the morning, 30s to 50s. we will see the fog around and some cloud cover tomorrow afternoon. partly to mostly cloudy skies. the rain is up in mendocino county in the afternoon, but by nightfall it moves in our direction. so it's a level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale tomorrow night to saturday morning. rain brief downpours, isolated thunder, chance and breezy to gusty conditions going hour by hour. 630 tomorrow night we start to get that rain into the north bay by 9 p.m. it is crossing a good portion of the bay area and into the south bay by 1130. tomorrow night, only scattered light showers left behind. saturday morning, but this is a level one. like i said, as it comes in, rainfall totals much higher than what we saw in some spots compared to this last round. so we're looking at about a half to three quarters of an inch for the wetter locations elsewhere. anywhere from a 10th to a half an inch. it turns into snow in the mountains. winter weather advisory tomorrow night to saturday night, 5 to 10in above

6000. with those gusty winds, travel will be hazardous, so plan accordingly. if you're heading up to the mountains. accuweather seven day forecast a level one system between friday night and saturday morning. with that slight chance of thunder and then windy with the fire danger. bright skies sunday. but don't forget set your clocks back one hour before going to bed will bring on the warmth for election day and even beyond. we're going to see mid 70s around here. so j.r. and dan getting more snow in the sierra mid 70s. i know it's like the two ends of the extreme. >> i like where we are. >> okay, that sounds good. thanks, santa. >> fans are faithful to the 40 niners, but what do they get in return? next? prices, priorities and why? a pink dot when selling

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yeah. was this a prize now? fans are now looking to sell, but they're finding out that it is a lot harder to do than they expected. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains the issues the faithful are now dealing with. >> the 40 niners players say the home field advantage created by the fans makes levi's stadium one of the toughest places to play in the nfl. but it's becoming more and more expensive to go. and while fans say they're faithful to the team, they fear the organization is not reciprocating. >> i think really all they're interested in is money. >> fans we spoke with say the team is prioritizing the financials over the faithful from turning 80 parking spots into vip parking to certain ticket sections being upgraded to club seats at a much higher cost, and now fans who have had their seats for years are being forced to sell. why are people trying to get rid of them? they're just like even at the huge loss. it's so expensive. >> these very desirable seats now go from 265, from 275 a game

to 465 a game. >> but mike mifsud has found tickets are not that easy to sell. he says the official nfl resale partner, ticketmaster, appears to give 40 niners own seats priority. >> that tells me that this p preferred section has tickets from $657 and up. you see the blue dot? guess who owns that seat? 40 niners. so they give that ticket to ticketmaster to sell and that ticket costs $657. and $0.25. what i showed you said that was the lowest priced ticket. 657 plus. wrong answer. >> the blue dot represents a verified ticket from the 40 niners. the pink are verified resale tickets from fans. some of those are actually listed for less than 657. some down to $411, mifsud said. it's hard enough to sell and this isn't helping. >> so all those people are trying to sell. their tickets are last in line. they're absolutely 100% dumped on ticketmaster couldn't be reached for comment. >> but its website says having

verified tickets protect against resale fraud. the 40 niners say they don't control ticketmaster's policies when it comes to individual game tickets, but they will work with fans to either sell individual seat licenses that are controlled by the santa clara stadium authority, or help them move to a more affordable section for their season tickets. in santa clara, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> do the crime, do the time. but only if you get caught. oakland police say they solve only 3% of violent crimes. >> their clearance rate was already abysmal. now it's, you know, practically nothing. they're just not solving crimes. >> which departments have a better clearance rate? we're checking the data as part of our work to build a better

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a crime. that's not what you want to hear. but you know what? that's the reality in oakland. most crimes remain unsolved by police. abc7 news obtained the most recent clearance numbers within bay area police departments, and oakland was at the bottom of the list. abc seven news is building a better bay area reporter lyanne

melendez has more on what's happening there in oakland. >> yeah, well, it's very important to say that each police department in the state of california has has to self-report. okay, so it's their information to the department of justice. so oakland pd has reported to the department of justice what amounts to the lowest clearance rates among large cities in california and the lowest in the bay area. now, there is 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, for exampl, in oakland, is close to 0%, or is there data 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 are we 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 earlier in the newscast, we told you that most police departments in california are solving less. now we have this graphic, which is very simple, but you can see what's going on. the trend here. so this represents the entire californi, all departments, police departments from 1985 to 2023. and you can see that it was in 1985, about 22% or so were crimes that they solved. and you can see this downward trend here in california all the way down here. and so we asked people, why is this going on? and experts say that, you know, these departments are still getting a lot of money, but they have also seen budget cuts. number one, they are understaffed. people aren't

going into law enforcement like they used to. now, when you are understaffed, guess what happens? the response time is going to be slower. now when you have a crime and you show up like sometimes police do hours later those witnesses are gone. so many times you need those witnesses. hello to solve the crime. >> well, sorry. go ahead. no, no, i was just going to say that 22% back in the heyday is still lower than you would think. yes, that does sound great to me. yeah. back then. >> back then. but now it's about 13% or so. >> we've been on the street when there's three major crimes happening at one time. if somebody called in about a property crime, there's no way they're getting a response. i mean, they're struggling to respond. >> exactly. yeah. because they're so understaffed as well. that's one of the reasons. certainly. >> yeah. thanks so much. sure. well, you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker. it includes information and trends for san francisco, oakland, which we're talking about right now, and san jose.

you can find it at abc7 news.com or on our app as well. coming up next, a runaway postal truck. what happened is bad. but then it got worse. and that's why seven on your

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that's when seven on your side investigates. now the video clearly shows a postal truck hitting a parked car, and it gets even worse after that. seven on your side. stephanie sierra has the story. >> 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. and 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 u.s. 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. >> stephanie, thanks so much. go to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. you'll find a way to contact our team, as well as all of our stories about helping people. >> all right. as we continue here, we're expecting rain tomorrow night. sandhya explains just how wet the weekend will be

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it's nice tonight with all the kids outside for all the kids trick or treating. >> sandhya patel is back with a forecast and more rain. sandy. >> yeah, more rain is coming in tomorrow night. dan and j.r. it looks good for halloween. also looks great for diwali. i know the festivities have already begun late tomorrow night. there's a chance of some wet weather. it's a level one early saturday morning. but don't worry. outdoor plans will be fine for the second half of the day. sunday is brighter and warmer, but it will get windy with the fire danger increasing. looking at live doppler seven, we just have some clouds passing through here. tomorrow afternoon. clouds to thicken temperatures in the 50s and 60s and that rain gets late tomorrow night going into early saturday after the storm passes through sunday, those winds are going to start to veer more out of the north and it is going to dry out. but that windy pattern is going to set the stage for increasing fire danger. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a late night rain tomorrow going into saturday. level one. don't forget we fall back.

standard time begins sunday morning. we gain that extra hour of sleep will warm it up for you right as we head into election day and even beyond, we're going to have 60s and 70s. so j.r. and dan, nice looking, nice, beautiful, comfortable night and happy diwali to all who celebrate diwali. >> yes, and happy halloween. >> yes. and happy halloween. >> larry's and his costume. >> happy giants day. yes. >> i just walk into the buzz saw. like i'm just here minding my own business, that's all the giants want to be doing. what the dodgers are doing at welcome on halloween night, they're celebrating world series title, and they took their first step in that direction, hiring a new general manager. i'm dressed as dan ashley by the way.

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a deal to promote zach minasian as their new general manager. now, minasian was one of farhan zaidi first hires. he's been with the giants since 2019, but this is important. he's not all about analytics. his expertise is in scouting, which is a point of emphasis for buster posey. minasian comes from a baseball family. his brother perry is gm of the angels. zach started out in baseball, helping his dad as a bat boy for the texas rangers when he was a little kid. dodgers legend tommy lasorda was zach's godfather. the giants are expected to formally announce minasian soon. by the way, zach is married to abc7 news anchor karina nova, so we should be getting a lot of scoops here. uh- or not. despite a decimated starting rotation, the dodgers rode their star power to the world series title last night, coming back from a50 deficit to beat the yankees four games to one. the dodgers were also champs back in 2020, but you know that title has the asterisk because of the pandemic shortened season. next step for

manager dave roberts and company celebration. >> it wasn't easy, but our guys fought and played every day the right way. >> played to win because you just never know what's going to happen. i mean, we were down two one in the nlds and easily could have gotten away from us. and to come back and win those two games and to keep it going like we did, it's just a special group of guys. >> freddie freeman was unbelievable in the series. the warriors off to a surprising four and one start. even more surprising when you consider steph curry and andrew wiggins missed the last two games with injuries. not a problem buddy hield. he has been a tremendous acquisition averaging 21 points per game. he's shooting 50% from deep. trace jackson davis he started every game this year. gives the dubs more size shot blocking as well as a lob threat as the warriors embark on a five game road trip back east, starting saturday in houston. tj likes what he sees. >> we're a lot different. the matchups that we've tried on the floor, the new guys that we brought in, they they're more

defensive minded players and i think that's something that we need. and so far just with the additions of coach stack and his philosophies, i think that's helped us tremendously. and we just got to continue to grind and continue to view his teachings and look at it, watch film and stuff of that nature so we can be the best team possibl. >> this saturday is the biggest game in bay fc's franchise history, which just started this year. so a short period of time, a win or a draw on saturday against houston, and they'll become just the second expansion team to make the nwsl playoffs. national women's soccer league this is head coach albertin montoya's second stint with an expansion team, and he says the experience has exceeded his expectations. >> it takes time. i actually thought it would be about a year, really, where it would take us to understand who's good for their organization, who's good for our team, and getting the right chemistry. but credit to the players and everyone involved. i think we kind of got there sooner than i expected.

>> from the first match, we were just building blocks and like, we're going to continue to do that week by week. so i think you're you're getting close to the finishing touch. so i think we're super excited to show everyone what we have progressed to be a win on saturday. >> sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart and final. i should apologize because i was going to dress in my steph curry gear. i had at home, but i was told my jump shot is not steph worthy, so i just got a pretty good jump shot. well, but it's not steph like so or even buddy hield or yeah. so it's just me i know it's it is what it is. we're so disappointed. >> yeah fun to see them playing well even though with steph on the sidelines. >> yeah nice to see. we finished the way we started. yeah thanks larry. >> all right. that's it for this edition of abc seven news i'm j.r. stone i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel larry beil all of us. we appreciate your time. here's a look at the salesforce tower all decked out for

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