from cbs news bay area , this is the afternoon edition. cracking down on criminals on wheels. san francisco new move to try to curb sideshow events. one group wants to highlight what san francisco has to offer. i'm anne makovec. we start with san francisco 's plan to stop more sideshow drivers and getaway cars. the attorney sent cease and desist letters asking them to stop selling license plate covers. they sell for $50 and make it harder for police to read license plate numbers. they

can even bypass speed and red light cameras. >> it is clear from user reviews that consumers are intentionally using these products to evade law enforcement. a user of one electronic license plate cover that is available online boasts that it enables the drivers to, quote, be extra stealth with the police. >> san francisco was getting ready to install a series of speed cameras. the police chief says his officers have found these covers at sideshows, making it more difficult to track down participants. the city attorney says the letter was sent on behalf of the entire state. new york sent a similar letter to amazon to have these devices taken down. from crime and homelessness to business closures. san francisco has been dealing with headlines that paint the city in a bad light. now, one group wants to show what they consider a more balanced look. shawn chitnis looks at the goals of a walkabout getting underway this afternoon.

>> reporter:& isaac has lived all over the world and now calls san francisco home . these days, giving the complete picture about this city is not only personal but it is business. >> we get a lot of feedback from our members outside the city and back home in australia that san francisco looks like a war zone. >> reporter: she is the executive director of the australian american chamber of commerce in san francisco which supports cultural and business connections between both countries. >> they ask every day if we are safe. my kids go to a local public school. i can't stress to them enough that life is wonderful in many parts of the city. >> reporter: this week, they will try to capture more of what is actually happening in san francisco , from the beauty of city hall and work happening in local government to the challenges inside the tenderloin and the people trying to help that neighborhood each day. as well as the current state of retail and real estate along market street, conversations similar

to a melissa discussed with her family when they visited earlier this year. >> my own sister was planning a visit over the summer with her family and her husband genuinely expressed concern over whether they should come stay with us. >> the walking tour wants to be an honest assessment for businesses based here and down under just like what her family saw during the summer, what is working well and what could use some improvement. >> you really got a sense of the city and some of the wonderful points about it. >> reporter: the energy remains a draw for her and she hopes it is a reason for more company's to do business here as well. >> it is unmatched when it comes to innovation. >> we have been hitting the streets recently to get everyday people's perceptions of san francisco and not everybody paints such a rosy picture. >> i have been here many years and it is not the same place that i remember, not at all.

>> san francisco is not what used to be, by any means. that are used to be worse. when i first got here, i was intimidated. but, it wasn't. it was a nice city with nice people. there still is but since the pandemic, the city is a mess. >> we talked with jason mcdaniel, a political science professor at san francisco state and he says the doom loop debate and the city's angry politics are the byproducts of a city that is facing a very long list of complicated problems. >> look at the homeless, the drug users, the police, the outsiders, the tech people . none of it is easy and none are solutions to problems and people are frustrated by that. >> in the meantime, a positive sign for san francisco's recovery. chopper was overhead as a flight arrived at sfo this afternoon, the beginning of several major airlines resuming service between china and the bay area. coming up at 7:00, we take a look at how tourism from

china and asia in general could be a much-needed boost to the city's sight seeing industry. getting you caught up on some of the other headlines this afternoon. several votes caught fire in south san francisco this morning, forcing people to jump into the water. our chopper was over the scene of the aftermath just outside the oyster point marina. here is a look at the flames . the san francisco fire department releasing these images. they say three votes caught fire at 7:00 this morning. crews rescued the water -- the people who jumped into the water to escape the flames. luckily, only minor injuries. no word on what caused the fire. face masks will be required again in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in five counties, alameda, contra costa, marin, san mateo and contra costa county. it is to protect patients. it will go through march 31.

the latest from middle east now. for the first time in more than three weeks, hundreds of people waiting at the border between gaza and egypt have been allowed to leave. tina kraus has the latest from tel aviv. >> reporter: hundreds of palestinians holding dual citizenship left gaza wednesday, including some americans through the border crossing into egypt. ambulances filled with dozens of injured palestinians were also allowed to leave. headed into gaza, more humanitarian aid. health officials say the supplies are just a fraction of what is needed for the millions of civilians living in hamas -controlled territory which has been almost completely cut off since the brutal terror attack on israel last month. the humanitarian breakthrough comes as israel intensifies its military operations in gaza. hamas says israeli missile strikes on the northern

refugee camp killed and injured dozens of civilians. israel says the strikes killed dozens of hamas fighters including a senior commander and destroyed a tunnel complex. in jerusalem, mourners gathered for the funeral of one of at least 16 soldiers israel says has been killed since the start of the ground invasion. while in tel aviv, sirens warned of incoming rockets, sending israelis running to shelters. israelis we spoke to say every day is a struggle with the heartbreak and anxiety war brings. >> you have to take a deep breath to fill your lungs with air. >> to feel life. >> to go on. >> local markets here are much emptier than usual as israelis try to find their own way to live through a war they are being told will be long and difficult. >> the palestinian health ministry says more than 8700 palestinians have been killed in the war, most of them women

and children. more than 1400 israelis were killed, mostly civilians during the attack on october 7. hamas still holding more than 200 people hostage. we are following the rapidly changing developments from the middle east on our website, www.kpix.com , also streaming any time on the free cbs news app. a former delta airlines copilot is facing charges of her an alleged disturbing incident in midair. a major tech business is expanding on the peninsula. the celebrations today. daytime highs sitting 10 degrees above average as we kick off the first day of november but we have big changes and showers in the forecast this weekend.

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fellow pilot in the cockpit last year if they diverted a flight to help a sick passenger. kris van cleave has report. >> reporter: cockpit confrontation involving a gun . in a federal indictment, prosecutors accuse former delta first officer jonathan dunn of threatening to shoot the flight's captain in august 2022. the department of transportation's inspector general office has allegedly there was a disagreement with the captain who wanted to divert the flight into a passenger medical event. he allegedly told the captain they would be shot multiple times of the flight diverted. according to court documents obtained by cbs news, utah grand jury indicted dunn two weeks go on one count of interference with the flight crew. cbs has reached out for comment and delta confirms dunn was working as a delta first officer on that flight when the incident occurred but he is no longer employed by the airline. dunn

was legally carrying the gun in the cockpit as part of the tsa's federal flight deck officer program. pilots go through 60 hours of training, allowing them to be armed while working on a domestic flight. news of this situation comes on the heels of another midair incident last week when an off-duty alaska airlines pilot, joseph emerson, allegedly attempted to shut off the planes engines. court documents say he told police he was having a nervous breakdown. >> these two isolated issues are concerning to the traveling public. >> reporter: a former tsa press secretary says these incidents will renew calls for getting pilots the resources they need. >> moving forward, there will be some resources about mental health for pilots in terms of issues that may occur in the cockpit. >> dunn is set to be arraigned later this month. the federal reserve announcing today it is not raising its benchmark interest rate for now. bradley blackburn has the latest. >> the federal reserve's latest

interest rate strategy is to leave them alone. >> given how far we have come , the committee is proceeding carefully. >> the fed has not raised its short-term benchmark rate since july and the active aunt market is pushing up long-term rates. interest i credit cards is at a 20 year high. used car loans are over 11%, up 46% from 2020. in two years, mortgage rates have jumped from 3% to nearly 8%. >> these levels will slow down the pace of borrowing, which should come in turn, keep the economy slowing. >> higher interest rates were designed to reduce consumer spending power and bring down inflation but americans went on a spending spree this past summer and inflation has remained stuck above 3%. the fed wants it at 2%. there is some evidence dying is slowing. a new poll predicts americans will spend less this year

during the holidays. >> if that spending starts to resume in a significant way in the next two months, that could keep the pressure on. >> another rate hike is possible if inflation does not head in the right direction. >> getting inflation down to 2% has a long way to go. >> the fed makes its next decision on rates next december. now that halloween is over, a lot of people are starting to think about thanksgiving and how much the big meal could cost them. that is good news when it comes to turkeys. prices for the thanksgiving bird are down 13% compared to last year. it could continue to get lower as we get closer to the holiday. >> with wholesale prices down almost 30% from a year ago, that gives the retail a lot of room to discount those turkeys right before thanksgiving. >> ham, on the other hand, will cost you more. canned cranberries are even more expensive, up 60% this year.

back here in the bay area, youtube celebrating the opening of two new offices. the company's ceo says the new buildings are more sustainable and green. >> we are using solar panels and a battery micro grid that will store up to 5.3 megawatt hours of electricity. we plan to collect rain water for irrigation and waste removal. >> youtube has had its campus in san bruno since the company was founded back in 2006. we are turning the page on the calendar. november already but still enjoying mild conditions across the bay area. we are tracking them from our virtual view studio. >> kicking off the first day of november, we are feeling more summerlike than anything. we talk about 70s along the coast today from redwood city all the way to san francisco. a little bit cooler in san francisco. as

we step down into the santa clara valley, 80s from morgan hill down into san jose. the reason why we are dealing with warm weather, this is about 10 degrees above average and it will not last much longer. as we head outdoors today, try getting some fresh air. try taking advantage of the sunshine. high pressure is why we have been seeing warm temperatures but it will not last for too much longer. it will feel fall like as we head into our weekend forecast. that will bring in a light chance of showers and it will also be bringing in lower temperatures down into the 60s throughout the bay area. rain chances started to increase. now, our models are showing it lasting into next week. it will not be a huge wash out event but on our model, we are seeing significant amounts of rain in the north bay, heading down south as we head all the way into our weekend. i am going to drop this to show you the next

seven days. in the grand scheme of things, we are holding onto the 70s a little bit longer. it will be cloudy throughout this week. i stress this a lot. take advantage of it. maybe head to your local park, get out there and get some fresh air. it is going to be a little bit cloudier and a little more wet too. as you head to the bay, similar microclimates there. anywhere from san francisco all the way off into oakland and everywhere in between. we will be holding off into the 60s as early as saturday. >> here is a sign that the holidays are getting closer. san francisco 's union square ice-skating rink opening in a couple of hours. crews were getting that rink ready to go which opens at 5:00 this evening and it will stay open from now until january 15. a few weeks of struggles for the 49ers. now it is time for a big reset. they are hoping the newest member can help spark some wins.

the 49ers players might have the week off but as we mentioned yesterday, the front office is hard at work, upgrading its roster. vern glenn takes a closer look. so much for a quiet week off. san francisco made a deal before tuesday trade deadline to acquire commander's pass rush or chase young. the rookie of the year in 2020, he is already the team leader in sacks with five. he will line up on the opposite side of nick bosa, his college teammate at ohio state. the 49ers pass rush could use a jolt. young's new teammates are enjoying their bye week and maybe some of them feel a little trick or treating

in their favorite costumes. >> best costume, i think i was a dinosaur one year when i was little. >> when i was a kid, my favorite costume was batman or the grim reaper. recently, i got to do a full body costume from halo. last year, me and my wife -- i was spiderman. >> me and my buddy went as harry and lloyd one time from dumb and dumber. i am blonde so i was harry. >> with the red angled report, i'm vern glenn. coming up next, a new classroom on wheels. the east bay program helping young kids get the support and services they need.

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centers. >> just because your family is going through housing issues or housing insecurities must mean resources for children should stop. >> families at today's event had a chance to stop by different tables, giving away diapers, laptops, and lunch. the cbs news is coming up next on kpix and our local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight american citizens and other foreign nationals are allowed to leave gaza through the border with egypt after being trapped for weeks in the war-torn territory. the race to evacuate as fighting continues between israel and hamas. here are tonight's headlines ♪ ♪ speaker we came here hoping to live. >> norah: w