abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is live in our san jose bureau. lauren, this is developing quickly. >> it is. dan, we have limited information, but this is what we know. the bay area news group reports the case involves sexually explicit material and an alleged relationship. now, officers served torres with a warrant earlier today. san jose police would only confirm to us that an investigation is underway involving a member of the council, but did not say whether it's torres or reveal any details about the case. they called the investigation active and ongoing. torres was elected in 2022 as the first openly gay latino member of the city council. abc seven news has tried to reach torres, but we have not heard back. we asked san jose mayor matt mehan about the investigation, and he declined to comment about the case. at this time. reporting live from san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> obviously, a lot more coming on this. lauren, thank you very much. >> we turn now to the brutal heat wave that will not let up as we look out live at san fra

we'll have details when abc seven news of a police investigation. according to our media partners at the bay area news group, the investigation involved sexually explicit material and allegations of a relationship with a minor. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more. >> members of neighborhood associations in downtown san jose say they are shocked to learn about serious allegations within city hall. council member omar torres was pulled over on his way to a vta meeting. he was scheduled to attend thursday, and he was detained and questioned by san jose police. torres's lawyer says police asked him to hand over electronic devices and passwords, but gave no information about the reason for the investigation. however, our media partners at the bay area news group report that this is a criminal investigation into alleged sexually explicit material in a relationship with a minor allegations. torres said in a statement, are unfounded. torres said, quote, i want to be absolutely clear these accusations are entirely false. i fully cooperate

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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is live in our san jose bureau. lauren, this is developing quickly. >> it is. dan, we have limited information, but this is what we know. the bay area news group reports the case involves sexually explicit material and an alleged relationship. now, officers served torres with a warrant earlier today. san jose police would only confirm to us that an investigation is underway involving a member of the council, but did not say whether it's torres or reveal any details about the case. they called the investigation active and ongoing. torres was elected in 2022 as the first openly gay latino member of the city council. abc seven news has tried to reach torres, but we have not heard back. we asked san jose mayor matt mehan about the investigation, and he declined to comment about the case. at this time. reporting live from san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> obviously, a lot more coming on this. lauren, thank you very much. >> we turn now to the brutal heat wave that will not let up as we look out live at san fra

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tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with the end of the brutal heat wave blistering the bay area. good evening. i'm ama daetz finally. >> yeah, i'm dan ashley. we appreciate you joining us tonight. final heat advisory is expiring right now. >> yeah. so let's get straight to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. finally with cooler weather on the way, sandhya, i know it's about time, right? dan and ama, this heat wave has dragged on for days. it has been eight days and today we set records once again. that swelter bringing 102 to santa rosa, breaking the old record 108. in san rafael. you will notice it was hot in oakland. 95, san jose, 102 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94. we take a look at some of the other high temperatures, and it did get up into the triple digits around concord livermore, 92, in san francisco and 103 in cloverdale. let's check out the 24 hour temperature change. this is encouraging. down 16 degrees in san francisco, you're 14 degrees c

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in alameda, tim johns abc seven news. >> creative? definitely. all right. about the weather forecast for halloween and trick or treating. >> yes, hopefully the kiddos won't need any umbrellas tomorrow. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the details. sandhya. yeah. ama and dan. the costumes are not going to get wet tomorrow, that's for sure. let's take a look at some live pictures right now from our tower camera. just beautiful views. there is a mix of clouds and sun out there. here's a look at the halloween forecast. 7:00 in the morning a chance of an isolated shower 4050 noontime. you're looking at 50s and 60s and a cauldron of clouds at 4 p.m. all treats, no tricks at 8:00. so let's go hour by hour. i want to show you those temperatures 7:00 in the morning. as you're getting your kids ready for school, perhaps 40s and 50s, by 9:00, when those parades get underway, it's going to be cool. so you might want to bundle them up a little bit underneath those costumes. noon time, comfortable weather, 5060s. and as we head towards sunset, whic

where the storm is heading next, and how the bay area is standing by, ready to help tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> from abc seven live. breaking news. >> hurricane milton is slamming florida tonight. the storm packing just as much of a punch as forecasters feared. >> it is a life threatening situation, a flooding emergency plus relentless wind and rain hammering the state. milton just weakened to a category one in the last 30 minutes, but it is still posing a threat. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the storm proving deadly before it even made landfall tonight, when one of more than 100 reported tornadoes touched down. >> tonight, we have crews from florida to california tracking the damage and the forecast. abc news reporter jacqueline lee leads off our team coverage from tampa. now that hurricane milton has made landfall, the conditions here in tampa have deteriorated rapidly. >> you can see just how strong the wind gusts are with the rain. we are getting a lashing. we are getting about 85 mile an hour winds here and it is just so powerful. hurr

let's check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, it is going to be in and out before you know it. so let's take a look at live doppler seven right now, and you will notice that the wet weather is up around northern california. they are seeing a mix of rain and snow there. a few sprinkles on live doppler seven moving towards ukiah right now, but it's going to take a couple of hours before the atmosphere moistens up. it's a light level one storm on our storm impact scale, and this front will be in and out of here so quickly that we're not expecting a whole lot in terms of accumulations. as you will notice, 7:00 tonight up around mendocino county, the rain starts to shift into the north bay at 10 p.m. by 1 a.m, starting to cross over into the east bay san francisco peninsula and around 3:00 in the morning, the south bay and the east bay finally get their share. this is going to linger into the early morning hours. as you will notice, around 7 a.m. storm impact scale exclusive to abc seven news. it's a light level one

stone abc seven news. >> all right. let's turn now to your forecast with showers moving into the bay area tonight. but the good news for the trick or treaters is these showers are not sticking around for very long. >> abc seven news meteorologist andy patel is tracking the wet weather and has your halloween forecast. hi, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, it's going to be a splash and dash kind of situation, which is obviously welcome. any time. but let's take a look at live doppler seven and we'll talk about what is happening right now. those showers are moving in exactly as we had predicted. as we take you into street level radar, right into the north bay across highway 101, we are seeing some damp roadways. also seeing some wet weather around oakland and emeryville. street level radar tracking. the showers on the peninsula heading towards the burlingame foster city area next. so watch out if you are going to be stepping out this evening. it is a level one on our exclusive abc7 news storm impact scale. that front is going to

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tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with the end of the brutal heat wave blistering the bay area. good evening. i'm ama daetz finally. >> yeah, i'm dan ashley. we appreciate you joining us tonight. final heat advisory is expiring right now. >> yeah. so let's get straight to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. finally with cooler weather on the way, sandhya, i know it's about time, right? dan and ama, this heat wave has dragged on for days. it has been eight days and today we set records once again. that swelter bringing 102 to santa rosa, breaking the old record 108. in san rafael. you will notice it was hot in oakland. 95, san jose, 102 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94. we take a look at some of the other high temperatures, and it did get up into the triple digits around concord livermore, 92, in san francisco and 103 in cloverdale. let's check out the 24 hour temperature change. this is encouraging. down 16 degrees in san francisco, you're 14 degree

abc seven news. >> it is. all right. o our heat wave coverage as we get another check on the weather. >> yes. abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan is here with what the latest is bringing us. >> yeah, well, one thing is we are getting some beautiful views, but we are going to continue this heat wave for a few more days. here's a live look from sutro looking out towards the golden gate bridge. it's a bit hazy out there. temperatures are cooling down along the coast in san francisco. it's currently 75 oakland, 88 hayward though 95 san jose 97. redwood city 92 and half moon bay 64 degrees. so that's quite a contrast from mount tam. you can see clear across the bay there with the bay bridge in the distance and the east bay hills, santa rosa, petaluma and napa in the low 90s. but then check out fairfield, concord and livermore still above 100 degrees right now, and the winds are cooling things down a little bit at the beaches like half moon bay. notice a kind of northwest flow so that sea breeze is bringing some temp

hoping for cooler days ahead for themselves and their wallets in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news>> and you can track the heat wave with the abc seven bay area app. you can follow the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that our weather team uses, and find tips to stay cool on the peninsula. >> a mother and son made their first court appearance today in a murder case. according to the san mateo county district attorney, it all started with a dispute at a local gym today. abc seven news reporter dion lim spoke with those who knew the victim well and has this story. you'll see only on seven. >> he's like an older brother or an uncle that always is bringing things and thinking of other people and sharing things with them. so >> that kind and generous spirit makes it hard to fathom why 60 year old rolando yango was gunned down right outside of his daly city home sunday evening. >> he's a nice guy, this neighbor, this really nice neighborhood. >> this neighbor caught the incident on his surveillance camera just after 7 p.m. you can see the vehicle. yango was driving seconds

the app will keep you updated just search abc seven bay area and download it. >> tonight is the night. abbott elementary is back in class. the new season will premiere tonight here on abc seven. one of the stars, sheryl lee ralph, spoke to good morning america about what fans of the popular sitcom can expect. >> audience was just begging for more, more, more. and it's so funny that we take some very interesting subjects and people laugh at them. i mean, who knew that ringworm could be funny? but it's quite hilarious. and boogers and snot even more. you know, but they're the things that come with a classroom younger than you all. and it just continues to work. >> it should be good. you can catch season four, the premiere of abbott elementary right here on abc seven. the new episode airs tonight at 930, and that will be followed by the secret life of diddy. a special edition of 2020 at 10:00. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> all right. we are continuing to track hurricane milton. that monster storm making landfall any minute now in florida. >> researchers believe rising ocean temperatures are combining with a marine

where the storm is heading next, and how the bay area is standing by, ready to help tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> from abc seven live. breaking news. >> hurricane milton is slamming florida tonight. the storm packing just as much of a punch as forecasters feared. >> it is a life threatening situation, a flooding emergency plus relentless wind and rain hammering the state. milton just weakened to a category one in the last 30 minutes, but it is still posing a threat. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the storm proving deadly before it even made landfall tonight, when one of more than 100 reported tornadoes touched down. >> tonight, we have crews from florida to california tracking the damage and the forecast. abc news reporter jacqueline lee leads off our team coverage from tampa. now that hurricane milton has made landfall, the conditions here in tampa have deteriorated rapidly. >> you can see just how strong the wind gusts are with the rain. we are getting a lashing. we are getting about 85 mile an hour winds here and it is just so powerful. hurr

j.r stone, abc seven news and you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. >> it includes information and trends for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find it at abc seven news.com or on our app. >> all right. just a terrible, tragic story in the east bay tonight. police in fremont say a three year old is dead after being run over in a parking lot. it happened just before noon yesterday near dunsmuir common and colleen terrace. police say a driver was pulling out of a parking spot when the toddler moved in front of the car. the driver hit the child and immediately stopped. paramedics could not save the child. police are investigating the crash, but say alcohol or drugs were not factors. >> two dozen people can't go home tonight after a fire raced through their apartment complex in pleasant hill. fire sparked just before three this afternoon at the viking apartments on north drive, right next to diablo valley college. firefighters say the flames spread between two units and into the attic. they put ou

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operating costs are just some of the things contributing to the massive shortfall. >> we have abc seven news team coverage with our lyanne melendez, who has spent decades on the education beat, explaining how the district got to this point. >> but let's begin with abc seven news reporter luz pena in the newsroom for the list and how parents are responding. loose. yes. >> ama and dan. we have the list, and at least 13 san francisco schools could close or merge with other schools in the next year. it includes ten elementary schools, a combined elementary middle school and two high schools, including june jordan, a high school for students who were not achieving in traditional schools. ironically, june jordan was co-founded by school board president matt alexander, and now it's set to close. after months of waiting. these are the schools san francisco is eyeing to either close or merge. they're spread across the city. they are el dorado elementary, harvey milk elementary, jean parker elementary, malcolm x academy, redding elementary, san francisco community alternative, san francisco public, mo

. >> tonight on abc seven news at 11, we are digging into the debate over the best way to build a better bay area, finding solutions to one of our community's top concerns. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we will get to that important public safety discussion in a moment. but first, let's get to the latest on this dangerous heat wave extended once again. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. looking live out from our sutro tower camera tonight after another day of record setting temperatures across the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking a tiny bit of relief on the way. sandhya? >> yeah, that's right. ama and dan. we're going to see the temperatures backing off, but it's going to take some time. which is why those excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were extended until 11 p.m. friday night. so there is still a risk of heat related illnesses. temperatures are going to slowly come down. they soared today. 106, in san rafael. that was a tie for today. new records in napa 103 san jose a ne

j.r stone, abc seven news and you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. >> it includes information and trends for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find it at abc seven news.com or on our app. >> all right. just a terrible, tragic story in the east bay tonight. police in fremont say a three year old is dead after being run over in a parking lot. it happened just before noon yesterday near dunsmuir common and colleen terrace. police say a driver was pulling out of a parking spot when the toddler moved in front of the car. the driver hit the child and immediately stopped. paramedics could not save the child. police are investigating the crash, but say alcohol or drugs were not factors. >> two dozen people can't go home tonight after a fire raced through their apartment complex in pleasant hill. fire sparked just before three this afternoon at the viking apartments on north drive, right next to diablo valley college. firefighters say the flames spread between two units and into the attic. they put ou

christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> stick with abc seven news for election coverage. we have a voter guide just for you. go to abc seven news.com and look under the election section. ai is transforming college applications and admissions. and now two former nasa engineers have created an ai platform specifically to help students land a spot at elite universities ethically. meet the co-founder of athena ai before we dive into athena, i am going to make you a little uncomfortable by talking about you. even though you look like. okay, good. even though you look like you might be applying to college yourself, don't be offended. you're actually a caltech and nasa alum, right? that's right. i mean, and that is kind of an interesting story. it's quite frankly, what caught my attention at first because, okay, got to toot your horns a little bit. you were 16, i think, when you started at caltech. right. and isn't this how this kind of all started? and evolved? >> yeah, exactly. so i was studying ai at caltech for a while, and then actually kind of how athena started the nugget

. >> tonight on abc seven news at 11, we are digging into the debate over the best way to build a better bay area, finding solutions to one of our community's top concerns. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we will get to that important public safety discussion in a moment. but first, let's get to the latest on this dangerous heat wave extended once again. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. looking live out from our sutro tower camera tonight after another day of record setting temperatures across the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking a tiny bit of relief on the way. sandhya? >> yeah, that's right. ama and dan. we're going to see the temperatures backing off, but it's going to take some time. which is why those excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were extended until 11 p.m. friday night. so there is still a risk of heat related illnesses. temperatures are going to slowly come down. they soared today. 106, in san rafael. that was a tie for today. new records in napa 103 san jose a ne

tim johns, abc seven news. >> it is time of year.re paying close attention to that. >> we are because october is a prime fire danger, weather and meteorologist sandhya patel is here with conditions out there tonight. sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and the concern that we have is later on tonight, the fire danger will be increasing. let's take a look at the winds. right now they are onshore blowing from the ocean towards the land, which means higher humidity. 21 miles an hour at sfo. this is going to be changing as we head towards later tonight. not so much. at 6:00. they're still on shore over 30 miles an hour. but watch what happens at 11 p.m. that northerly northeasterly wind begins to develop and kick up 36 there at fairfield, 22 at calistoga. very drying wind. 3 a.m. in the morning. we are looking at over 30 mile an hour winds there. so with this drying wind, the humidity will go down and the fire danger will go up as we go, hour by hour. here you will notice moderate to high fire danger for parts of the north bay as we head into late

cornell, bernard, abc, seven news. >> and you can track the heat wave with the abc seven bay area app. you can follow the forecast with the same live doppler seven tools that lisa and our weather team use. and there you'll find tips to stay cool. we're following developing news in sonoma county. a wildfire broke out just after ten last night near highway one, 16 south and lone pine road. the national interagency fire center says flames have been burning on private land. there's currently no containment status as of this morning. the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. and we'll give more updates as we get them now further up northeast. we're tracking a wildfire burning along the nevada placer county line. the so-called dutch fire has burned at least 45 acres. mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in the area. the fire is burning near forebay dam, not far from blue canyon along interstate 80, now west of that area and lake county. cal fire says two homes were destroyed and another one was damaged by the so-called glen haven fire. that 400 plus acre blaze broke out friday

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in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> minimum wage for california fast food workers went up was six months ago, and now we're learning more about the impact of that increase. a new study from uc berkeley found the wage hike did not lead to job cuts. contrary to warnings, popular menu items rose about 4%. that translates into an increase of about $0.16 for a $4 hamburger. researchers say the results of their study challenge the outdated assumption that wage increases significantly and negatively impact consumers. >> well, tomorrow you can catch a ride on any of the san francisco bay ferries for free. it's all in celebration of california clean air day. tomorrow is also rider appreciation day, so morning passengers can enjoy free pastries, coffee and giveaways while on board. >> being out on the water sounds pretty good. i know that we're experiencing and we got the hot weather forecast coming up. >> and a new honor for nancy pelosi. i'm reggie aqui i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with r

a lot to get to here tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with the dangerous, heat shattering records across the bay area. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. soaring temperatures in the triple digits plus san francisco's first day topping 90 degrees in years. and this heat wave isn't letting up yet. >> so let's get straight to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel tracking those sizzling temperatures. sandhya. yeah, we are looking at another swelter coming our way. it is autumn, but it's going to feel like summer. so today we did set records. there were four cities that had records today. santa rosa 102 degrees. look at san rafael, 105. breaking the old record. kentfield and san jose, both new records at 100 degrees. even if you weren't a record, you definitely were still hot. everyone was sweating it. 94 in san francisco, 97 in oakland, 103 in concord and in fairfield, 102 in napa. today, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. that is

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abc seven bay area app. that's immediately after abc seven news at 6:00 right here. download our app wherever you stream. >> now to a story you will see only on abc seven news. a string of vandalism targeting the new bart canopies at stations across san francisco. abc seven news anchor dion lim is here with the story. >> dion, take a look. these canopies not only serve a purpose, but also are there for beautification. the vandalism took place along the market street corridor, and nearly every bart rider i spoke with today said the same thing. they're disappointed to see new improvements at four stations. take a step backward. >> i've just taken muni my whole life, so i feel really passionate about it. it just sucks to see someone just destroy the city one after another after another. >> in total, more than a dozen panes of glass spread across four bart station canopies along market in san francisco. smashed. >> i have friends coming into the city and bringing them in kind of having to make them look away. >> reporter the destruction includes not just the cracked panes

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remember abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. u can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> and that is it for this edition of abc seven news. >> i'm karina nova and i'm ama daetz for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us here. thank you for joining us. we'll see you again at 11. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ introducing today's contestants-- a retired navy officer and research assistant from pensacola, florida... a photographer from conway, north carolina... and our returning champion, a game design director from austin, texas... ...whose three-day cash winnings total $55,598. [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to "jeopardy!" you know, when i pointed out to our champion, will wallace, that johnny gilbert would be announcing him today as a three-game champion, he replied, "that is completely inconceivable." and yet, will, here we are. you're going for win number four today, although i assume carol and olaf might ha

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everyone should vote. >> the election is coming up in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. > abc seven will help you navigate all of the races and the measures on the november 5th ballot. we have a voter guide on our website just go to abc seven news.com. you'll find it under the election section. >> an east bay ice cream shop is in bad shape after a car like this slammed into its front door. car crashed into the lord's ice cream on moraga road. happened just before 530 tonight. moraga police say the driver told them he was blinded by the sun. one customer got a bit scraped up, but no one else was hurt. >> we're following the story of an embattled san jose city council member accused of sexual misconduct. the san jose city council has rejected a request by omar torres for a 30 day leave of absence. torres made the request citing mental health issues tied to an ongoing investigation. he's accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a minor. today, the santa clara county democratic party joined the growing calls for his resignation. their statement reads, in part, quo

tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live on abc seven news starts right now. >> we begin tonightwith that heartbreaking story driving a potentially landmark legal question. can artificial intelligence be blamed for a teen's death? good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. a teenage boy took his own life after his mother says he became enamored with an ai chatbot. his case is now at the center of a lawsuit, bringing up significant questions about a.i. health, and how we ensure our children's safety online. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains. >> this is the face of 14 year old sewell setzer, the third, and this is his mother, megan garcia. she's now suing a silicon valley ai company, saying its chatbot is connected to her son's death by suicide. it became really apparent that this was going to be a watershed case. mitali jain is the director of the tech justice law project and one of the attorneys representing garcia. it moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. and she says, unl

a lot to get to here tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with the dangerous, heat shattering records across the bay area. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. soaring temperatures in the triple digits plus san francisco's first day topping 90 degrees in years. and this heat wave isn't letting up yet. >> so let's get straight to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel tracking those sizzling temperatures. sandhya. yeah, we are looking at another swelter coming our way. it is autumn, but it's going to feel like summer. so today we did set records. there were four cities that had records today. santa rosa 102 degrees. look at san rafael, 105. breaking the old record. kentfield and san jose, both new records at 100 degrees. even if you weren't a record, you definitely were still hot. everyone was sweating it. 94 in san francisco, 97 in oakland, 103 in concord and in fairfield, 102 in napa. today, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. that is

j.r stone, abc seven news. >> well, you can track the heat wave with our abc seven bay area apps. you can follow the forecast with the very same live doppler seven tools that our weather team uses and find tips to stay cool. we'll send you alerts with any important updates. the sports world is remembering one of the greats tonight pete rose. baseball's all time hit king has died. he was 83. rose topped mlb's all time hit list over a 24 season career. he played for three world series championship teams from the 1960s to the 80s. he was a player and then manager of the cincinnati reds, but his gambling on his own team ended his managerial career and kept him from the hall of fame. no cause of death has been announced. new details tonight in the water worries at oakland schools. oakland unified leaders say they may have to spend more than $50 million after lead was found in the drinking water at dozens of schools. abc seven news reporter tim johns looks at the price tag as the struggling district asks for help. >> we teach oakland's future parents, students and teachers from the oakl

karina nova abc seven news. >> abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. n bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five with dan and ama is coming your way next. bye bye 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. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪ trying to cruise in the shade. >> the p-g-and-e's skyrocketing, especially with the ac. we weren't expecting to use the ac this far into the year, especially in october. >> the bay area heat wave stretching on, and as we continue to track the danro

tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live on abc seven news starts right now. >> we begin tonight with that heartbreaking story driving a potentially landmark legal question. can artificial intelligence be blamed for a teen's death? good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. a teenage boy took his own life after his mother says he became enamored with an ai chatbot. his case is now at the center of a lawsuit, bringing up significant questions about a.i. health, and how we ensure our children's safety online. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains. >> this is the face of 14 year old sewell setzer, the third, and this is his mother, megan garcia. she's now suing a silicon valley ai company, saying its chatbot is connected to her son's death by suicide. it became really apparent that this was going to be a watershed case. mitali jain is the director of the tech justice law project and one of the attorneys representing garcia. it moves us from talking about the harms of social media to talking about the harms of generative ai. and she says, un

that benefits us ultimately is a benefit to the people that we serve as well. >> suzanne phan abc seven news and abc seven news reached out to flock and asked which cities are using the new tech, and which cities are thinking about using it. a spokesperson would not say, but we have found out that san francisco, oakland and san jose are not testing or using the technology as of now. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings, a space under a staircase is available for rent. and now we're not talking about a fictional set from harry potter. this is right here in the bay area. we're going to tell you how much it's renting for. coming up. here's a live look from our emeryville camera. looking at san francisco from across the bay. once again this morning, a beautiful shot out there. looks like a great morning that we're kicking off. meteorologist frances dinglasan is going to in the bay area. his ad is calling this a harry potter cubby. it's inside his apartment and inspired by the wizard. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez went and checked it out. >> this harry potter style space un

>> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> you can download the abc seven news app to receive push alerts for important updates. updates in the menendez case, just head to the app or abc seven news.com anytime. for more information and in-depth coverage of this story. >> back now to that story out of the east bay. we were telling you about an attack near a school, though no one was seriously hurt. the fight is raising concern for families at ignacio valley high school in concord. abc seven news reporter j.r stone looks at the questions from parents and police. >> dozens of students surrounding what appeared to be either a fight or an attack at the bank right next door to ignacio valley high school, around 230 wednesday afternoon. >> i saw people running and i went to go follow them, and then i just saw a kid getting jumped. >> that from a student who witnessed what happened but chose to protect her identity. we received video from an anonymous member of the school community. look closely in the back and you can see someone in a ski mask throwing a punch, joining others in masks during an assa

abc seven news at six starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> i was pretty lost and i just couldn't see it, but i can see it now. >> what she can see is a brighter future. a bay area city thinks it has come up with a way, an effective way, to clean up homeless encampments and give people new hope. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashle. >> thanks for joining us. san rafael is opening a new sanctioned homeless camping area. the city is providing that camping area not far from the san rafael creek. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard explains the goal is to get residents into permanent housing and away from unregulated encampments. >> i always like to say changes in latitudes, changes in attitude. >> ed mattes is one of the first to move into a new sanctioned homeless camp on san rafael's mahoney creek path. >> i'm happy about it. it's clean. uh- i we're not going to have mud uh- when it rains. >> for ed, it means a new start. the city sanctioned camp replaces an unregulated encampment, which authorities say brought violence and trash. this camp offer

in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> and stick with abc7 news for election coverage. have a voter guide with information about the propositions and the candidates. just go to abc seven news.com and look under the election section. developing news. the israeli military launched strikes on iran overnight. the move is an anticipated response to a barrage of missiles iran launched at israel earlier this month. abc news reporter tom soufi burridge has more, including the concern about oil prices before the u.s. election. >> reporter israel launching an unprecedented aerial bombardment overnight on iran with iranian air defense flashing in the sky over tehran. this morning, the first images of israeli aircraft that conducted the hours long nighttime mission. israel hitting back at iran for that massive ballistic missile attack earlier this month. israeli prime minister netanyahu, huddling with his national security team in israel's situation room, watching the attack unfold with israel's air force saying it unleashed several waves of strikes hitting military targets deep in

abc seven news. >> all right. so what can be done right?o offers several suggestions, including not targeting krill populations during spawning to help bolster their population. >> all right, let's get to the weather, because you just want to jump in the ocean at this point because it's so hot. >> yeah, yeah. francis is back. indeed. in fact, temperatures right now, we're still near triple digits in some spots, like concord at 98 degrees. san francisco is currently at 71. oakland 80 degrees. san jose hanging to on 92 degrees. let that somewhat cool air in tonight as temperatures drop into the 50s and 60s. you want the fans on and to enjoy it while you can because tomorrow, even though it's going to be a little bit cooler, we'll still be near some of the century marks and some of the inland areas like fairfield at 100. but tomorrow san francisco will be 81, oakland 86, and san jose, 97, will see santa rosa hitting the mid 90s. temperatures will warm up even a little bit more for saturday, and that's why the excessive heat warning has been ex

gabe ferris, abc seven news. >> and you'll want to stick with abc seven news for all of your election coverage. we even have a voter guide with more information about all ten of those state propositions. all you have to do is go to abc seven news.com. >> one of the founding members of the grateful dead has died. phil lesh co-founded the iconic band in 1965 with jerry garcia. he was a violinist who learned to play bass when he joined the group. the grateful dead became synonymous with the counterculture generation and the hippie movement that defined san francisco in the 60s. music historians say phil lesh his use of improvization defined the grateful dead's sound and inspired a lasting fan base. the deadheads grateful that music is about a conversation and one of the most interesting conversations ever, was always the one between garcia and lesh. >> he created this completely unique approach to bass. >> fans left flowers today at the haight-ashbury house, where the grateful dead band lived in the 60s. after the grateful dead disbanded, lesh formed his own band. later, he founded terra