from cbs news bay area, this is the afternoon edition. six days of fighting with no end in sight. the war between israel and hamas becoming deadlier by the day. >> they keep saying leave. >> it is beyond what anyone would ever want to imagine. >> the growing toll on innocent civilians and how the white house plans to get the americans out. i'm elizabeth cook. we are following the latest developments in the conflict in the middle east but first, let's get caught up on the

stories happening here around the bay. a school crossing guard was hit by and csub in pleasanton at vineyard avenue and adams way at around 7:45 this morning. the crossing guard is in the hospital with head injuries. the driver of that suv did stay on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. police say alcohol, drugs, or distracted driving did not appear to be factors. in san francisco, police say thieves rammed a car into a dehors square in union square then robbed the place and drove off. police chase to their car onto a freeway ramp where it crashed. they arrested two suspects but are still looking for others. the alameda county das office is promising to crack down on retail thefts. her office introduced a new prosecution team as part of a $4 million investment by both the county da's office and the state over the next three years. alameda and 12 other counties across california will try and use so-called vertical

prosecution which will let them work across jurisdictional lines to try and disrupt organized theft rings across the state. teachers in the san francisco unified are one step closer to walking off the job. 98% voted today to give union leaders the authority to call a strike. before that happens, members have to vote again to approve a strike. the union is asking for higher salaries and more manageable workloads. the school district says it is providing competitive compensation. now to the conflict in the middle east. it is the sixth day of fighting. more than 2600 people have died on both sides including at least 27 americans. now, the israeli military is preparing for a possible ground invasion of gaza. they have dropped 6000 bombs in the palestinian

territory since saturday and officials say there will be no pause to allow aid until hamas releases more than 100 hostages taken in the initial attack. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is growing. israel has blocked all food, water, fuel and electricity from going in and more than 2 million people are not allowed out. >> they keep saying leave the gaza strip. where to? >> u.s. leaders are standing with israel and its people and the state department announced it will start arranging charter flights and other transportation for americans who are stuck in his real. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken visited israel along with the hostage specialist who will support efforts to free those being held captive in gaza. ian lee begins our coverage from tel aviv. >> reporter: this is the strongest american response to a crisis in israel in the

decades. not only is there an american aircraft carrier parked off the coast but there is also visits by high-ranking american officials. secretary of state antony blinken was hit with a wall of grief and gratitude. the crowd repeatedly breaking into cheers for his visit. israelis were at this tel aviv donation center to collect supplies for troops on the front lines, preparing for a possible ground invasion of gaza. some shared harrowing stories of surviving hamas' brutal invasion. >> we were saved by a miracle but there are friends that we lost. thank you for being here. it is really important. >> reporter: this 24-year-old and her boyfriend were at the music festival in southern israel when militants attacked. >> we are strong here. we are powerful here. thank you. thank you very much.

>> we are thinking of them and trying to do everything we can. >> there is an overwhelming sense in tel aviv of people wanting to help, wanting to contribute as a way to deal with the pain and shock of what happened. one volunteer told secretary blinken when the country heard the u.s. was sending an aircraft carrier to the region, people were cheering in the streets. >> we know what we can do. we've got to support visibly. >> with so much loss, israelis are gathering strength from each other, united in their grief. defense secretary lloyd austin will be visiting israel tomorrow. he will be meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has been in contact with his counterpart to make sure israel has what it needs to fight this war but also to send a message to other actors in the region to warn them not to get involved in this war.

>> thank you. a lot of palestinian americans here in the bay area say they are feeling helpless as this conflict intensifies. worried about their loved ones who may have no food or power. the arab resource and organization center in san francisco says people are turning to them trying to get any information they can. >> we are getting a lot of calls from palestinians who are afraid for their families at home. the main calls we are getting are people who want to know the question you asked, what can we do about this? >> i am frustrated, helpless. those are my people. >> the international committee of the red cross is warning that hospitals in gaza risk turning into morgues as they lose power. many places of worship are grieving the lives lost in the mideast. the congregation in napa held a vigil last night.

two family members have died and many others are fighting on the front lines. >> this has been a nightmare. you wake up in the morning and you feel like it is a dream, can't be real. >> i was a rabbi and a police chaplain in new york during 9/11 and i went down to ground zero and i had a similar experience . it is incredible that there are still people in this world who act in such horrific ways and take innocent life. >> the jewish community relations council says it is working to provide resources and get out credible sources of information about this conflict. terrifying graphic images from the war being transmitted around the world. you have seen them. they are difficult for even adults to see. there is a special concern that young people are absorbing and through their smart phones.

>> she is hiding in a bomb shelter. >> reporter: in all his years working as the head of the jewish community high school in the bay, rabbi howard jacoby ruben never imagined he would be having these conversations with his students. >> i have a seven week old grandchild who is there but he and his two sisters are sheltering. >> the devastating attack by hamas that killed more than 1000 innocent israeli civilians has sent shockwaves through his school where many of his students have relatives in israel. >> what is happening in israel is permitting every aspect of our school. our parents, our students, our professional community. >> as the fighting in the middle east intensifies, making sure his students are okay has become a challenge as another war is being waged on social media. after hamas threatened to release disturbing videos of civilian hostages captured during its surprise attack on israel. school leaders across the country have been urging

parents to consider deleting tiktok and instagram off their children's phones, at least for the time being. >> it is hard for us. imagine what it is like for 14, 15, 16, 17-year-olds to be absorbing this. >> this ninth graders said after talking to her mom, she decided to delete her instagram app off her phone. >> she does not want to see that stuff and she does not want me to see that stuff. >> the idea is to protect students from images that can't be unseen. >> what distinguishes these images is they are intentional barbarism. they are intentional terror. >> all of the content we are seeing coming out is involving everyone. >> this leading children's advocacy nonprofit says it is not just those directly impacted by this war that need to worry. once these images are

online, anyone can see them. >> now these images are coming up in places that are easy for kids to access , which is very scary. these are traumatizing images that we know will have a long-lasting effect on children's mental health and well-being. >> rabbi rubin, it is not about deleting the apps forever. >> one of the reasons they are here at this school is to build their muscles for engaging in the world around them. it is about building muscle and there is a point at which too much strain and stress breaks a muscle. >> shielding children's eyes from images of terror, or at least hitting pause until things calm down. >> school districts all over the bay area are grappling with potential harm from graphic and violent images out of the middle east on social media. and marin county, this warning

was sent out to parents, warning them about frightening, senseless, and psychologically harmful videos. we will continue to follow the latest developments out of the middle east on air, streaming on cbs news bay area and on our website, www.kpix.com where you can find live updates . still ahead, it can be an ugly word, inflation. we get the latest national numbers and find out why it is not all bad news. after decades in business, this oakland store says it has no choice but to close but not for the reason

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a new report out today shows inflation remains high but prices for some items are improving. overall, inflation rose 3.7% in september, a big drop from last year's peak. still, above the 2% target the regulars want to see. price hikes at the grocery store, meanwhile, are getting closer to historically normal levels, up 2.4% last month but rent prices remain a problem with rates going up or than 7%.

>> when we look at how consumers are managing their personal finances, it is a juggling act for many americans. >> people on social security will soon get more money. the cost of living adjustment is going up 3.2% starting in january. that is way down from the last benefit increase because inflation has dropped significantly in the past year with the average recipient still getting a boost of $50 a month. in oakland, a furniture store that has been in business for more than 30 years is closing its doors for good. they say it is not about crime, it is about the economy. >> we don't have a warehouse or storage. we have to come in, we have to go out . >> every day for 34 years, two truckloads of donated furniture come in and another two truckloads go out. >> people purchase it and have

it delivered. >> everything in the store is secondhand, saved from a landfill and donated. this store was started as a way to raise money for a nonprofit, african people's education and defense fund which invests in economic development, education and health programs for communities of color. >> the expenses are now hitting the gross end if we go any further, we will owe money to the nonprofit which is the opposite of what we are designed to do. >> this is the assistant manager and has worked here since she was 19 years old, starting a few months after the store opened in 1989. the furniture business is labor and fuel intensive, two costs that have continued to climb, leading to the point that she and her colleagues made the tough decision to close with a message posted to social media late last week. >> people are coming in here just hugging us, just devastated and shocked. shock is the main thing. >> robert perez, when we asked him how he felt about the store closing. >> i did not hear that!

>> the last day is the 22nd. >> oh my gosh. i did not even notice. i am bummed. >> perez will have to find another spot for vintage treasures because store managers refused to cut employee salaries to balance the books. it simply goes against the mission of the nonprofit, the same way it goes against the mission to blame increased crime for the store closing when they see it as an economic issue. >> people can survive -- can't survive. if they have to turn to crime to offset their living situation, it is not the crime that is the problem, it is the economy that is the problem. the fact that the economy does not take care of african and indigenous people . spent the last day for furniture donations is this sunday. the store will close for good on october 22. they do

note that nothing is changing with the nonprofit and it will focus attention on fundraising and other areas. the port of oakland has a new director of engineering. they just appointed amelia sanchez, the first woman and first latina to serve in this leadership position. sanchez is an oakland native. she joined the port in february as an engineering project manager. she also spent more than a decade of b.a.r.t. working in different roles and her appointment falls during hispanic heritage month. speaking of, be sure to join us for our special tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. as we bring you hispanic heritage month stories from all across the bay area. you can also find our stories on our website, www.kpix.com. let's get to first alert weather mac now. hard to complain about this. her chopper was up over downtown san francisco today. it was absolutely gorgeous today, just picture-perfect. meteorologist jessica burch is tracking some changes on the way. >> it has been a mild start to the day. we have some clouds rolling in late tonight and

that will set us up for some rain showers as early as tomorrow afternoon with light, scattered showers mostly impacting the northbay. areas like santa rosa, petaluma, we could see light amounts of showers in the forecast for us, drying up pretty fast as we head into our saturday set up with cloudy skies holding on tight into the early morning hours on saturday and into the afternoon too. of course, we are also excited for that partial eclipse happening at 9:19 on saturday morning. it is only 83%. if you're able to see it, make sure you have those glasses ready to go so you can see the solar eclipse. if you live locally, we do have a lot of clouds in our forecast. by sunday we will start to slowly see a clearing trend. let's take it a step back. daytime highs today, mostly in the 70s and 80s in our inland areas. it has been a mild day for us so

far and that will continue to be the case heading into the evening hours tonight. light winds compared to yesterday. today is a pleasant forecast. 73 in the san francisco. often to our inland areas, we are warming up into the areas of antioch and concord. last but not least, let's take a quick look at the next seven days. as we head into our forecast, we will be sitting in the 80s and 70s back and forth. partly cloudy skies, dense clouds into saturday and then the clouds are holding on tight as we head into next week. let's take a quick look at what is going on for areas like the bay from oakland, across the bay bridge. 70s turning to 60s by tomorrow. then we slowly warm-up heading into our 7-day forecast. mild conditions, partly cloudy skies right around the corner.

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the 49ers are putting in the work ahead of their sunday matchup in cleveland and they will have a new addition on defense. vern glenn has more on that and the ongoing buzz about their last win. >> this is the colts wagon -- this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> there is not a lot of history as there was with last week's opponent. george kittle could be fined for wearing this t-shirt under his jersey thursday night. expletive dallas. kyle shanahan says it is just george kittle being george kittle and another example of how much the people tight and has changed since he was a fifth-round pick in 2017.

>> you go back and watch the film from the first year and no ponytail, socks are rolled the perfect. you watch him now and he is wwe rockstar. it has been fun to be with him this whole time. >> meantime, randy gregory was on the practice field for the first time since joining the team. the pass rusher was expected to play sunday in cleveland and he has gone from a seller in denver to first place with the 49ers. >> as a pass rusher, the only way you will have opportunities is if you are winning. haven't had a lot of that in the past few weeks so i am excited about that aspect. >> with the red and gold report, ima vern glenn. >> speaking of winners, coming up, some powerball winners here

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