>>stop the bleeding. we have a historic immigration crisis. donald trump had four years. he had four years to do this. and he promised you america. how the vice presidential candidates face off in their first and perhaps only debate how they >>the way. most all are coming here on a on an asylum status and are working to be productive citizens. >sara>plus, the bay area group helping immigrant students forge a path forward to college

>>you're drinking your own profits. oh. it's hot. i'm >sara>telling you plus, an absolute scorcher across the bay area. how people tried to beat the heat. >darren>yeah, it was an absolute scorcher. breaking records for many of us with more record breaking temperatures on the way tomorrow. i'll details on when this heat wave will finally subside. coming up in just a bit. >>we don't like often come to downtown events but it's very like comfortable and relaxing >sara>a transformation for a troubled park in san jose. how music could help make the downtown area a destination >>a new resolution would make it more difficult for rvs and mobile homes to park on city streets in san francisco, but housing advocates say the resolution doesn't provide any real solutions for the unhoused >sara>and later adding some green to protect your mental health. a look at the promising benefits of houseplants. >>i can't imagine not being

surrounded by plants. my home, my home office, my living room, everything has plants. it makes me feel better >sara>good evening, i'm devin fehely. thank you so much for watching a special post-debate broadcast of the prime time edition. these are tonight's prime time headlines. israel and the white house are weighing next steps following a massive missile attack by iran. nearly 200 missiles were launched from iran into israel. iran says the attack was retaliation for israeli operations that killed military leaders from hezbollah, hamas and iran. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke about the escalating tensions, saying quote, iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. president biden says that israel has the full backing of the united states. back here in the bay area, big rig full of furniture caught fire on highway 24 in orinda this afternoon. it happened on the eastbound lanes near camino pablo, off the camino pablo offramp. the fire

blocked the right and center lanes. there is no word this evening on the cause in san francisco. some neighbors in the bay view are finally able to go back home after a gas leak prompted precautionary evacuations for several hours. a construction crew struck a natural gas line this morning south of paul avenue, not too far from highway 101. a muni bus was brought in for residents to shelter in and get out of the heat. that leak has now been capped and taking a live look outside at the transamerica building, let's go and get a check of our first alert forecast with meteorologist zoe mintz. a felt like we moved closer to the sun >darren>today. yeah, i felt like we rewound time. we were just in the peak of summer. it's october 1st, though. we cannot forget it. it was one of the warmest october 1st that many areas have felt across the bay area record breaking. in fact, for some locations that included san jose. we also got near record breaking here in san francisco. just a couple of degrees of record breaking, even though we didn't break any records. the

fact that we got up to 94 degrees this afternoon the warmest air that we have felt in two years, and the warmest october day in 28 years for us here in san francisco. we also felt the heat across our inland areas. we were in the mid 100 seconds, and those triple digit high temperatures are going to stick around tomorrow. down into san jose the fact that we reached 100 degrees, we have only reached 100. one other time in recorded history in san jose in the month of october. so the fact that it was this hot this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon, it could potentially be even hotter out there. i'll have more details on just how hot it's going to get and when this heat wave will finally subside. that will be coming up in my full forecast in just a bit. and devin, finally, maybe a little bit of a break later this week. but i have some bad news. it's going to remain above average for at least the rest of the week and into the weekend, so something to keep our >sara>eyes on for several more >darren>days. yes, yes. inland locations you're not going to

get out of that extreme heat until at least next >sara>week. i >darren>think someone needs to remind >sara>mother mother nature >darren>that >>it's >>october. i want it to be sweater weather. i want to pull out my fun sweaters. i don't want to be wearing sleeveless tops anymore, but just the time of >sara>the year. >darren>all >>right, zoe, >darren>thank >>you so much. in just a couple of minutes, we're going to take a closer look at how people from san francisco dealt with this rare 90 degree day tonight, the candidates for vice president faced off. and it was potentially the last time that we're going to see any face to face interaction between the two campaigns. from vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump before election day. the debate was hosted by cbs news. it went through a wide range of topics in both minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senator jd vance had an >reporter>awful lot to >sara>carolyn cummings has more from new york

>reporter>carolyn. yes. well, good evening to you devin. so it was a more than 90 minute showdown between governor walz and senator vance. the first time they met face to face on stage and likely the last and they sparred on tons of issues from the economy to gun violence prevention to abortion rights. as they try to make the case to voters with just 35 days to go to election day >>it didn't take long for the gloves to come off in the first and only debate between minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senator jd vance. governor walz, you blame donald trump, who has been the vice president for the last three and a half years. and the answer is your running mate. now, the person closest to them, the to the donald trump, said he's unfit for the highest office. that was senator vance. immigration was one of the big issues of the night. we have to stop the bleeding. we have a historic immigration crisis because kamala harris started and said that she wanted to undo all of donald trump's border policies.

donald trump had four years. he had four years to do this. and he promised you america, how easy it would be. i'll build you a big, beautiful wall, and mexico will pay for it. less than 2% of that wall got built, and mexico didn't pay a dime. walz targeted vance for his false claim that haitian immigrants were eating their neighbor's pets in springfield, ohio, and the consequences in springfield were the governor had to send state law enforcement to escort kindergartners to school. vance objected to how the moderators face the nation. host margaret brennan an evening news anchor, norah o'donnell, handled his response. margaret, thank you, senator we have so much to get to. margaret, i think it's important to turn now to the economy. thank you. margaret the rules were that you guys weren't going to fact check and since you're fact checking me, i think it's important to say what's actually going on. cbs news, then cut both candidates mics. the debate comes as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been cast as part of early voting, and some voters hope to learn more tonight about the candidates. i'd like to know more about

what their policies are, since i don't really know much about them. there's no rest for the candidates now that their matchup is complete, they'll both head back on the campaign trail tomorrow, hitting more battleground states >sara>all right, so carolyn this was the last planned debate in the presidential election. how are >reporter>both >>of the campaigns planning to spend the final days up until election day >reporter>well, devin, you heard there that both candidates are going to be back on the campaign trail, going to battleground states. expect to see a lot of more of that. these are this is kind of where the election will be fought and won in the battleground states of places like michigan and pennsylvania >>and so >reporter>this will >>be really >reporter>key >>for >>the campaign. and also they are going >>to try to. enough about >reporter>this package. >>pay >>attention to the moments, the highlights from >>the debate. >reporter>the question, i want to put >>him on >reporter>social media >>so >>they will try >>to >>continue that >>campaign. donald trump was >reporter>in office. >sara>all right, carolyn, thank you so much tonight for your live reporting. all right. so

turning now to san francisco, where transportation officials are moving forward with a plan that would allow the city to tow oversize vehicles like an rv if the people living inside them reject offers of shelter. the sfmta spent hours today hearing from the public on this issue. as our carra saint-cyr reports, some advocates say that this plan would actually just put more people out on the street. >reporter>melody's been living on the streets since 2007. she says the only way to keep her belongings together and have some semblance of security is to use her rv as housing. you're subject to all the thefts from all of the people that aren't housed, that are living on the sidewalk it's it's very it's just it's not safe, but it's safer than being on the sidewalk. but a new resolution might make it more difficult for melody to park her rv. this latest resolution would amend the transportation code to redefine what's considered a large recreational vehicle. the new definition would expand to include campers, house cars, and mobile homes like melody's. if implemented sfmta could restrict these vehicles from

parking overnight and tow violators. this ban is going to push me into my grave. eliana bender, a homeless advocate, says the resolution is cruel and doesn't provide a real solution for the unhoused. in her opinion, the city should prioritize parks for rvs before passing this measure. we're asking that the mta board reject this proposed ban and work collaboratively with with providers with community members, and with other city departments to put forward an advance productive helpful solutions. in a hearing at city hall, representatives for sfmta said the measure is needed for traffic flow and cleanliness, but victoria wise, the streets director for sfmta says the resolution won't be immediate or an rv sweep, saying instead, each issue will be handled on a case by case basis. 311 calls also kind of pinpoint to some of the hot spots. and or maybe if there are any transportation issues people are seeing. but for the most part, i think we're relying on

hsh as part of their outreach when they're out there doing work to really guide us to areas where they're seeing challenges >sara>board members of the transit agency said repeatedly that this would only be used as a last resort. an amended measure now goes to the board of supervisors for their approval. and still ahead on the prime time edition, it's a south bay park with a troubled reputation. details on the efforts to take back saint james park. and it was one of the hottest days of the year in san francisco. how people are coping with the intense heat. we talked to a california student caught in the middle of a widening war between israel

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underway at one of san jose's most troubled parks. saint james park, in the city's downtown, has an infamous past. but as lynn ramirez reports, one group is trying to make the park a destination for music. >>reporter >>in a downtown san jose park known mainly for its checkered past, people are picnicking, playing and enjoying the vibes >>if >>of a free concert >>so it's family friendly so like it's for all generations. >reporter>this couple came from nearby japantown, part of a small crowd, but it's only the first of a fall concert series put on by a nonprofit that's trying to revitalize saint james park through the power of >>music. something we don't like often come to downtown events but it's very like comfortable and relaxing. >reporter>the concert was put on by levitt pavilion san jose, which aims to build a permanent music venue at the park and changed the park's negative reputation. >>the pavilion will be positioned over there.

>reporter>board member sally schroeder lives in downtown san jose and fell in love with saint james park. >>it really is a beautiful park and it gets ignored constantly. >reporter>the six acre park was laid out in 1848, and it's surrounded by some of san jose's most historic landmarks, but it's also the place where a lynch mob hung two murder suspects from trees in 1933, and in later years, the park has been plagued by rampant drug dealing, substance abuse and homeless encampments. but all that doesn't scare off sally. she says the levitt foundation also has a reputation for turning around troubled public spaces. >>bethlehem, pennsylvania which is the bethlehem steel mill. and that's the backdrop of their levitt pavilion, completely revitalized that area. sioux falls, south dakota, again, completely revitalized an area. arlington texas, a place where nobody went and now they've actually revitalized their downtown. and that's what levitt what a

levitt pavilion can do to this area. >reporter>construction of the saint james park pavilion is still two years away and mostly funded with private donations, and when it is built, the group plans 50 free concerts, a >>year. there's no reason to give up on saint james park because the challenges that are perceived in having are not that great and it just takes people coming to the park to see that and experience it. and realize that it is a park >reporter>for everyone. and her son sally hopes that the musical notes will strike a chord for san jose to build an audience, increase safety and bring new life to one of the city's oldest and most challenged spaces >sara>the free concert series continues through the end of the month. that's each sunday from 3 to 630 at saint james park. all right so the calendar says it's october, but it feels like july outside. it topped 100 degrees in parts of the east and south bays today. and even san francisco was sweating

it out. a lot of folks headed to the coast to cool off our chopper caught some of them surfers paddling out at ocean beach. katie nielsen was along the embarcadero in san francisco, where she met some other folks trying their best to beat the heat >>good hope you enjoyed your day. yep did you, like, buy some water >reporter>for today's heat wave is a business opportunity a freshman at city college, he loaded up an ice chest with cold drinks and headed out to the hottest spots in the city, like union >>square. would you like to buy some water, ma'am? i was just laying in bed. it was hot and i just wanted to go out. honestly, i have nothing better to do. no school today. i saw >reporter>ben across town in the mission. maryland was the first customer in the door at mitchell's ice cream she was there waiting for the shop to open at 11 a.m.. >>it's so hot we're getting. hello? hello >reporter>they're expecting it to only get busier as the day goes on. so that means a larger than

normal ice cream >>delivery extravaganza. scott sadly, >reporter>david, the delivery driver, has to be bundled up because he's in and out of freezers all >>day. it's hot in the street, but it's cool inside. >reporter>but somehow seeing him all bundled up on a day like this feels like a fish out of water many of the public pools across the city are offering free admission today, like mission pool. >>this is one of our busiest times. our laps swim 11 to 1 is always popular so i expect it's going to be more popular >reporter>and for those with questionable sanity who decided to go for a run >>cold shower right now as i get home and just cool drinks in the shade you're drinking your own profits. oh it's hot. i'm telling you, it's that hot >reporter>hot enough that he has to drink his own product to stay cool while pulling around a 50 pound ice

>>chest. water. you know you have to. you know, you got to drink what you got to drink. that's how hot it is. >sara>and taking a live look outside at san francisco, the transamerica building. let's go and get a check of our first alert forecast with meteorologist zoe mintz. i >darren>feel like we move closer to the sun. it was gross. it was hot. i don't have air conditioning. most of us here don't have air conditioning. and this is no fun outside today. and it's going to stay that hot into tomorrow as well. so that is something we are going to keep a very very close eye on as these dry and these quiet conditions are going to stick around. and if we take a look at what's actually going on across the globe right now, it's very interesting to see that area of high pressure, also known as a heat dome that continues to dominate the west coast of the united states. it's the reason that we're feeling all the heat today and will continue to feel it tomorrow. you can see the lack of cloud coverage on the west coast. that's the heat dome that will continue to dominate us all the way through friday friday is going to be the only

day that we have some sort of relief on the way, and that is only because a very brief cold front will be arriving. that system you see swirling up to our north might bring a gradual cool down by the end of the week, but it's not going to be very impressive. and in fact, we're likely going to stay very warm for the rest of the week and even into the weekend of weather ahead of us. not only is that heat dome that large area of high pressure trapping the heat underneath it, but unfortunately it's also trapping a bit of bad air quality underneath it as well. look at california. look at where all the heat is going to build. and those areas in yellow and red are and the bad quality. and that bad air quality will continue throughout the next 24 hours. this is a loop and we're going to see it, which is why we do have that spare the air alert in effect throughout the next 24 hours. and it's also the reason that we do have this extreme weather when it comes to the heat just building across california, because, again, that heat dome, that high pressure system will persist throughout the rest of the week ahead of us taking a

closer look at what we can see here in the bay area though, the heat was on today and it's going to be on once again into tomorrow. overnight, though we're going to see our temperatures getting cooler and cooler or overnight lows though are not going to be very comfortable. comfortable is not the word that i would use to describe waking up early tomorrow morning. antioch. you'll be near 70 degrees, unfortunately. and if we take a look at what it looks like just by taking a look at the colors, you notice they don't get very green. they don't get very yellow, which is the colors that normally indicate that cooler air that arrives overnight and into the afternoon hours tomorrow. unfortunately, that heat is only going to build even more. we're expecting these areas that you see in the white color. those are the areas that are expected to reach at or above 100 degrees tomorrow afternoon it might even be hotter in some places than today inland areas. widespread triple digit high temperatures. if san jose gets to 104 tomorrow afternoon, it will be the first time in history that it's gotten this hot in the month of october. that is just

how extreme this heat wave is. and unfortunately, it is going to remain hot through the next seven days of weather ahead of us. it's not going to be as hot later this week, but it is still going to be pretty darn hot. coastal communities going to be sitting in the upper 70s tomorrow afternoon, staying in the 70s through thursday, getting back to the upper 60s by friday. that will be again the coolest day of the next five before warming right back up into the weekend of weather ahead of us. some beautiful beach days are on the way for our coastal communities if you want to escape the heat from our inland areas, that is going to be where you want to go because this is very uncomfortable heat 100 degree temperatures from wednesday into thursday. staying in the 90s all the way through monday of next week before finally dipping back down to normal by tuesday of next week. we're looking at seven days ahead of us and all of those seven days look like those above average temperatures will stick around from inland to the coast to the bay. get ready for the heat. finally, by early next week, that's when it will subside a little bit. but you need to practice heat safety for at

least the next seven days. >sara>all right, zoe thank you so much. >darren>i'm >>waiting >>for >>those >>kind of low 70s. that's >sara>what i'm tired >darren>of. the 90s. >sara>i don't even >darren>want the >sara>80s. >>i want it to be the 70s, especially in san francisco that is way too hot. exactly. it needs to be. it will cool down for your birthday, hopefully. >sara>okay, we got some time. thank you so much. still ahead on the prime time edition. the challenge of going to college when you're new to the country. we explore a program giving immigrant students a helping hand and the niners have been up and down this season, but brock purdy is leading the nfl in passing yards. can he keep it going? on sunday

brock purdy leads the nfl in passing yards through four games. but that's not the only part of his game that stands out fern glenn explains in tonight's red and gold report >reporter>this is the audi red and gold >>report >>christian mccaffrey is reportedly dealing with achilles tendinitis in both >>legs >>and could be sidelined for another month. but the 40 niners ground game hasn't missed a beat without cmc thanks to jordan >>mason >>and brock >>purdy. >>i think my ten yard split, just to give you guys some perspective, is faster than christian's and deebo. i >>think >>you guys can fact check >>me. >>you don't need a stopwatch to

know purdy can scoot. he picked up a pair of first downs on the team's opening >>drive >>and is already more than halfway to his rushing total from all of last season, when he can scurry. is that a that's the right word right? when he can scurry for a first down on third down. i mean, i love that. i think i just have enough to get out of the pocket and make a play pick up five, seven yards here or there so i'm not lamar jackson's by any means, but seems like a great athlete >>to me >reporter>keep running for those first downs, >>buddy >>i love >>that >>with the red and gold >>report, >>i'm vern >>glenn >>and coming up on tonight's prime time edition, it was a disappointing season for the giants, but now there is a new sheriff in town. a look at the buster posey era new, new immigrants to the country often face an uphill battle where college is concerned. ahead, we take a look at a program that's designed to put college in reach of all students, and the conflict in the middle east has gotten wider, more violent, and

vastly more unpredictable. we talked to a student from california caught in the crossfire

welcome back. i'm devin fehely. these are your prime time headlines at the half hour a dockworkers strike that's shutting down ports across the country could have an impact on the u.s. economy. if it drags on. around 45,000 dockworkers at 36 u.s. ports from maine to texas are on strike for the first time in decades. they say ocean carriers have seen billions of dollars of profit, while their wages have remained stagnant. experts say the workers hold a significant amount of leverage

due to the supply chain backlog. a strike could create. well, starting today, drivers in california over the age of 70 years old can now renew their license without needing to take a written test the dmv says that this is part of an effort to streamline office visits. they say they will continue to monitor how this policy change impacts drivers, and that safety is a key priority. search crews in north carolina waded through debris and flood water looking for more victims of hurricane helene in hard hit mountain communities. now, so far, the storm is blamed for 166 deaths. president biden plans to visit impacted areas tomorrow to survey storm damage. the big story here at home is the heat and taking a live look at san jose this evening. still looking pretty hot this evening. let's go ahead and get a check of our first alert forecast with meteorologist zoe >darren>mintz. yeah, it's still warm out there. this evening, unfortunately, and it's only going to get hotter into tomorrow. we thought the peak of the heat wave was originally going to be today, but right

now forecast models are showing us tomorrow is going to be even hotter. but let's take a look back at what we did feel today because it was record breaking across a lot of the bay area high temperatures, even in san francisco got into the mid 90s well above 100 degrees for many of our inland locations. livermore did break a high temperature record along with san jose, san jose reached 100 degrees for only the second time in history in the month of october. this afternoon. it's only going to get warmer into tomorrow, so that is something we are keeping a very very close eye on, and it is the reason that we have widespread heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. in effect, the areas in purple that you see below me, these are excessive heat warnings and you notice that even san francisco is underneath that. that is in effect all the way through tomorrow night at 11 p.m.. and the reason that we're also underneath it is not necessarily because it's going to get hotter for us tomorrow, but because we don't have air conditioning in many places around the bay, don't have air conditioning. and this is devastating heat. inland areas

are going to get well above the triple digits once again tomorrow afternoon. like i said, it might even be hotter than today. let's take a sneak peak at those high temperatures tomorrow because again, it is only going to get hotter, potentially up to 108, in places like livermore. so i will break down exactly how hot these temperatures are going to stay and for how long because this heat is unfortunately, devin not going anywhere anytime soon. it's the first day of october, but you would not feel that way if you stepped out this afternoon. >sara>i think exactly how hot is too >darren>... hot. i >sara>second that. >>that >>all right. thank you. zoe. so much. and now to a developing story. israel is vowing to respond after a massive missile attack by iran on the country. iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles into israel, calling the attack a retaliation for israel's ground offensive in lebanon and israel. strikes on hezbollah. israel says that it managed to intercept many of those missiles with the help of the u.s. naval destroyers israeli prime minister benjamin

netanyahu says that israel that iran made a big mistake and will, quote, pay for it. >>the regime in iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies. we will stand by the rule we established. whoever attacks us, we will attack him >sara>u.s. officials call iran's missile barrage a significant escalation. >>now going to look at what the appropriate next steps are to secure. first and foremost, american interests and then to promote stability to the maximum extent possible as we go forward >sara>president biden reiterated that the united states remains fully supportive of israel. the pentagon has moved additional military support to the middle east ahead of the attack, as bombs were flying overhead. a california student was hiding in a bomb shelter in israel. john ramos talked to her and people here in the bay area who

are worried about what's going to come next. >reporter>reporter we woke up today to what may be the beginnings of a new war in the middle east between iran and israel, and we talked to bay area people with a connection to it. >>reporter >>when the missiles started falling all over tel aviv, people were instructed to get to a bomb shelter immediately. that included california student julia kelly who spoke to us as she sheltered underground. >>did you go into the bomb shelter? and all of a sudden sirens start going off? i'm constantly constantly, with only a very short break in between. and, we were hearing a lot of explosions outside as well, and we it was it was really scary. so we had been in this bomb shelter for over an hour by >reporter>now, more than 200 ballistic missiles were launched by iran, most either destroyed by israeli defenses or landing without serious damage. but what was the point of the barrage? doctor abbas milani,

who heads up the iranian studies program at stanford says the iranian regime is trying to show strength after israel's recent attack on many hezbollah leaders with exploding communications devices. >>so it's a very i think, perilous moment you know, i call it a kind of a dance of deterrence >reporter>doctor milani says he's not surprised if local iranians are worried for their relatives back home. he says they have good reason to >>be if israel attacks the iranian regime's leader are not going to get killed. they're already in holes deep in mountains. their civilians are going to get killed. this regime absolutely cares not as hamas absolutely cares not as hezbollah absolutely cares not how many innocent civilians >reporter>are killed mohammed saeed a/c works for a south bay nonprofit that helps immigrants from middle eastern countries like iran. he says there's a lot of fear right now. >>it's very sad when you see like this war is happening when

you sleep and wake up and seeing like this war is going to start. so when it's going out, because they have their back families over there and they're thinking about that one as well. >reporter>but the jewish community is also concerned that a larger war could make them targets in the u.s. as well raphael brenner and molly joezer advise local jewish organizations on security measures. they were already bracing for the anniversary of the october 7th. hamas attacks. >>everyone's just really looking for community and trying to find ourselves kind of lost in this tapestry right now of what's going on in our connections to israel and our connection to the bay area, and what that means for a lot of people going into this one year anniversary. this is something that we've grown up with. this is something that's been in the back of our mind, even if we didn't experience it personally it's our parents or our grandparents have faced this in their lifetime. so in that context, the the community that we educate and train understands that background, understands that this is a moment when risks and dangers have increased. and this is why

we need this training >reporter>even more than hatred. nothing fans, the fires of war like >>fear. >>and at this moment it feels like there's plenty of that to go around >sara>all right, so that's stanford. professor says the last thing that iran really wants is an all out war with israel. he says what they're trying to do is to show strength. although israel has already pledged to retaliate for today's missile attack tonight, the vice presidential candidates went back and forth on immigration, which has been a key issue on voters minds this election season. ohio senator jd vance attacked the biden administration's for their record on the us-mexico border, while minnesota governor tim walz blamed vance's running mate, former president donald trump, for blocking a bipartisan bill that would have strengthened security at the southern border

>>kamala harris started and said that she wanted to undo all of donald trump's border policies. 94 executive orders suspending deportations, decriminalizing illegal aliens massively increasing the asylum fraud that exists in our system that has opened the floodgates. and what it's meant is that a lot of fentanyl is coming into our country. we had the fairest and the toughest bill on immigration that this nation has seen, 1500 new border agents detection for drugs. doj money to speed up these. the adjudications on this just what america wants. but as soon as i was getting ready to pass and actually tackle this, donald trump said no, told them to vote against it because it gives him a campaign issue >sara>according to cbs polling, more than 60% of americans support mass deportations of illegal immigrants in the heart of san francisco's mission district. a group of immigrant students is taking steps towards higher education

despite the challenges that they face due to their immigration status. one student, alisa romero, is allison. romero is using this opportunity to shape her future. jose martinez has her story along with the group that she's part of that's paving the way for immigrant youth to access college >reporter>allison romero, a student at thurgood marshall high school, moved to san francisco from el salvador two years ago. she fled gang violence, extortion and the constant threat of danger that plagued her community. algunos cambios muy dificiles el hecho de mi familia ya venir a ca allison is now in the middle of a political asylum process, while her future in the u.s. remains uncertain, she's determined to pursue her dream of going to college me interesa mucho la universidad de sonoma y tambic)n berkeley yo quisiera estudiar muchos sc)ria a me

gusta mucho ser psicologa o estudiar derecho penal. esta es la noche su universitaria para jovenes. she's one of dozens of immigrant students preparing to join noches universitarios or college nights, a program at the mission cultural center for latino arts. the program opens doors for those who feel college might be out of reach due to their immigration status. anthony daraga one of the organizers, moved to san francisco from colombia two years ago. tom steyer tener, a representantes de las escuelas de trata de tener usa ese state. vamos a tratar de una east bay a san jose state. he says, creating a safe space to ask about everything from financial aid to deadlines is crucial for student success according to the california department of education over 300,000 immigrant students are enrolled in the state's public schools, many facing barriers to higher education. karen martinez the community relations advocate at escuela

popular in east san jose understands these challenges. the school serves more than a thousand immigrant families. most all are coming here on a on an asylum status and are working to be productive citizens in our community who >>do not >reporter>want anything handed. for undocumented students, programs like the california dream act and ab 540 offer a path to in-state tuition and financial aid. many bay area colleges also provide resources for navigating the complexities of higher education. to meet the needs of the students individually and to help >>how >>put together a map, an educational >>for the >reporter>map for them, of what are their >>what are their. >>what >>goals, what are their what are >>are their >reporter>dreams? and then how do we help them achieve >>those >>those goals and dreams? these are the tools karen and her team will share with students like allison and anthony. conecta mucho el hecho de coo la memoria y este programa. de hecho, para inmigrantes. entonces tenemos las mismas historias. for allison and others noches

universitarios is not just about college applications, it's about believing in themselves, breaking barriers and taking the first step toward a brighter future. >sara>don't go anywhere. there is much more ahead tonight on the primetime edition. house plans can make for a happier, healthier home. a closer look at the health benefits ahead and the giants. after several mediocre seasons, have a brand new leader with a familiar face. it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not.

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and the content they can see. that was a live look out at the ballpark. the giants have a new president of baseball operations, and it's a familiar face from a golden era for the team. former catcher buster posey. vern glenn has more from oracle park.

>reporter>have you had that? oh, my gosh, we're doing this moment. whether you were cinching your tie or driving over to the stadium. i have yeah, it's it's been an interesting last couple of days. your head's got to be spinning it's spinning, it's spinning. but it's a good feeling. buster posey made it an easy decision for giants ownership. >>when you know somebody like buster ... for the ball, you give it to him. i'm excited to be a part of a team again. san francisco giants organization is all i've ever >reporter>known. and he wants to get the organization back to being a world series contender. >>there's a standard and expectation for being a san francisco giant. we're in the memory making business. it's it's ultimately entertainment. >reporter>there was only one person that needed convincing. >>i also want to thank kristen posey for agreeing to this. >reporter>will reality set in when i meet chris and the kids come up and you're like, not now. i gotta see this kid from double-a richmond can move the runner over. yeah, obviously my

family is still going to be top priority for me, but i also know my own personality and know that i just can't go into something half heartedly. so i know i'll be you know, all, all in with this posey agreed to a three year contract and confirmed that bob melvin will return as manager. >>if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might. i admittedly didn't and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. so i'm i'm happy we're going to get to to share some more, endearing glances, i guess >reporter>it's fair to say giants alumni days will hit different with buster in charge. has your phone been blowing up? some of the guys are going hey, i want to help. i just saw pat burrell. ha! it's most definitely been blowing up, i've got some messages to get caught up on. so what happens now? it's only

posey's second day on the job, and there is a long list, starting with finding a general manager as soon as possible one with scouting experience. then there's free agency. and for that player is going to be drawn to posey as the new face of the franchise >sara>and taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. let's go and get a check of our first alert forecast with meteorologist >darren>zoe mintz. so the story is it's hot and it's going >sara>to be hot >darren>for a couple more days. yeah, it's going to be just as hot if not hotter for some places tomorrow. so the extreme heat not done yet. so everyone needs to be prepared. if you weren't today get on it into tomorrow because nobody is going to want to have to deal with this excessive heat. but we are all going to have to. we can make it through together if we work together on it. and as long as we are informed about it, hopefully we can beat it because the heat is going to stick around all the way through friday, maybe slightly cooler by friday afternoon. but let me show you just what our clouds are going to be doing through the rest of the week.

this is a loop through friday where look at the west coast. basically not anything until friday afternoon, where a gradual cooldown will be arriving, but up until then it is unfortunately going to remain very, very hot and along the west coast of the united states, the extreme heat is building the areas in california. that's where the extreme heat is, and that's where we are all concerned about it continuing into tomorrow afternoon as well. so let's take a closer look at what we are going to be expecting in the bay area, because not only the heat, but unfortunately a spare. the air alert is also in effect. so this is a loop of our air quality over the next 24 hours overnight tonight, it's not going to be all too terrible. but by tomorrow afternoon we are expecting some bad air quality that increased particulate matter to arrive once again especially down across our inland east bay and south bay communities. there is going to be that unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups, and you probably are going to want to wear a mask if you do have asthma or if you are more sensitive to particulate matter in the air, because we are going to be seeing our overnight lows even not going

to be rebounding all to much it's not going to be comfortable waking up early tomorrow morning near 70 degrees in antioch and even in the upper 60s down in san jose, los gatos, redwood city, fremont, all feeling above average to kick off the day. so the heat is not even going to be decreasing into our overnight hours. and then take a look by tomorrow afternoon. the heat is only going to be building even more. tomorrow afternoon's high temperatures like i said, could even be hotter than today's for some of our inland communities. the areas that you see in the more white colors, those are the places that are likely going to be getting at or above 100 degrees and well above 100 degrees for places inland like antioch and livermore, likely going to be getting to near 108 degrees in some of those locations. and then san jose, we reached 100 this afternoon, which is only the second time in history that the month of october has seen a 100 degree temperature if we reach 100 for tomorrow, that will be the hottest october temperature ever. and those records go back to the late 1800s. so this is

the extreme heat that we're talking about. it is no joke, and it's likely going to be record breaking continuing through tomorrow afternoon as well before a gradual cool down arrives by the later parts of the week. and i have to stress how gradual it's going to be. it's not going to be providing us with much of a relief. it's just going to be slightly cooler than the triple digit highs that we're expecting all the way through thursday, even though the heat advisory does expire wednesday night we're still expecting those triple digits to stick around thursday 90s through friday. saturday sunday, and even into monday before more average temperatures arrive. by next week, we are looking at six days ahead of us with above average temperatures and not just slightly above average, but well above average from inland areas all the way to the bay. and even if you want to head out to the coast, it's going to be some beautiful beach weather and in fact, you might even get hot out there with high temperatures near 80 degrees tomorrow afternoon. staying well above average again all the way through monday before more gradual cooldown arrives by next week. devin this heat is no joke.

heat safety is going to be top of mind. any outdoor activities tomorrow move them to later in the week or move them to next week. honestly, because this excessive heat is going to be sticking >sara>around. >>so >>when you say >darren>104, >>in san jose and you said that's >darren>the hottest >sara>ever >>in the month of october >sara>or in the month >darren>of october, >sara>i thought you meant >darren>all. no, no no month of october. never seen a temperature of 104 degrees. potentially tomorrow could be breaking >sara>that and we got to worry about health. we probably have to worry a little bit about fires. >darren>oh my gosh yes. offshore winds aren't going to be too strong. so that's good news. not as windy which is going to decrease our fire threat. but any time it's this hot and you have a bit of that offshore wind, it's something that we're definitely going to keep a close eye >sara>on. >>all >>right >>zoe, thank you so >sara>much. well just ahead on the prime time edition house plants, they're more than just decor. a report on the health benefits. coming up >reporter>been a long day. turn things up with k p i x late nights. these are professionals. join our team for the news. come on. laughs and games. we will do whatever it takes to win an oscar. me too. that'll keep you going

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>sara>it is admittedly a bit of a stressful time in our society right now, but there can be some relief from that chaos that can help your mental health, and it may already be growing in your home. brian hackney reports >reporter>research shows plants do brighten things up. i do think that there is a connection between plants and stress reduction, and i think a

lot of people acknowledge that. angela nicholas would know she owns diameter plants in sausalito, a stunning shop of 500 different plants. i like to choose things based on things that are fun to grow, sort of like higher water, low light plants, you know, cacti, succulents here we have carnivorous plants. it's just a mix, really. angela hasn't always done this. for eight years. she worked in computer software and then realized i wanted to create something in the real world rather than the digital world, and i wanted it to be something that inspired people. and when they came in, they had an experience beyond just buying something. i will always come back to plants as therapy is a real thing that i have noticed and anything that can delight you or inspire a sense of wonder has the ability to improve your mood. they make you feel good. they do. there you go. that's the answer. it's made me feel good hi, brian hackney, this is doctor tara fields. tell me how

i can help you. she spent a career helping people de-stress. so show me your plan. do i have plans? and plans? apparently do brighten things up. so it's a good stress coping mechanism? absolutely. there's more and more research that shows that plants flowers, any kind of plants can not only decrease stress anxiety, depression i can't imagine not being surrounded by plants. my home, my home office my living room. everything has plants. it makes me feel better. in fact, one study showed indoor plants do reduce stress, improve your mood boost productivity, have therapeutic value which is why many hospitals have them in abundance do you have plants at home? lots. i love my little jungle. i've watched it grow. some of them were little babies and i do some of my little meditations of the day. and that is how i start the day. and i will confess, i do talk to them sometimes i have to say though

when they start talking back, then you better then you need to worry about me. okay, i'll come and counsel you >sara>and thank you so much for watching. tonight the late news on kpix has your latest local stories. that's tonight at 11:00. you can watch the prime time edition weeknights at 8:00 on pix plus. good night

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