kumasi: when you can see kumasi: it is 5:54.first lady michelle obama is going on a book tour and stopping in san francisco. it begins in late november in washington, d.c. her san francisco appearance is december 10. she is sharing more about her new book. presale tickets for the tour are available now on ticketmaster. next friday, they will go on sale to the general public. reggie: cockroaches famously can survive just about anything so why not put a tiny backpack on a cockroach for a search and rescue operation? what? researchers have mounted backpacks onto the roaches. the tech can control the movement of the roaches. researchers hope attack can help find survivors during natural survivors because the roaches can get into tight spaces and being controlled by rescue crews. take all of this in. drew: i do not like this. reggie: i do not like it, either. i am trying to figure out what i do not like it. kumasi: it is a roach. reggie: i do not like the idea of it being remotely controlled against its will. you are forcing it to tu

kumasi? kumasi: thank you, gloria.ropped by 50% for players using new special helmets. this year, 11 players who used those helmets suffered concussions and last year that was about 23. during training camp, the league required offensive and defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers to wear those. and the mandate ended after the second preseason game. however, hundreds of players still continue to use them. reggie: wal-mart is hoping to use technology to increase clothing sales. they are launching a new feature called be your own model so you can virtually try on clothes. the dressing room works to simulate how a color looks on individual skin tone and how a clothing drapes. the top wealthiest cities in the world and we are number three. so it goes new york, tokyo and the san francisco bay area. the place where most millionaires live. the findings that finds millionaires were those are investable assets of $1 million or more. patagonia's founders is giving away the company in an effort to fight climate change. it b

kumasi: are you going with me? reggie: where are we going? kumasi: monterey.eek -- i was on a sailboat for seven days -- i don't know about the islands anymore. we had a rough day at sea and the captain asked how bad it was for me, 10 being the worst. i was at a nine. it was bad. drew: was that all seven days or just one? reggie: it was just one but halfway through crossing from one island to the next we ran out of gas. so. drew: i have a lot of questions? reggie: they put the sales up which means you go half the speed. now that long, very rocky -- kumasi: how do you run out of gas? drew: yeah, someone didn't plan. reggie: the captain was concentrating on something else. kumasi: that's his business. drew: ahoy, matey. [laughter] it is like you had one job, keep the tank full. reggie: thank you. kumasi: he made it back, he's fine. drew: at half speed. [laughter] a light chop on the bay waters, cloud cover breaking down, a lot of sunshine. humidity is much lower. it feels more comfortablecoared. in the south bay, a lot of sunshine, low to mid 70's. 74 santa clar

kumasi: thanks.o come, the 90-year-old woman proving age is just a number and you are never too old to follow your dreams. reggie: the charges a man faces for punching a flight attendant and it happened on camera. kumasi: as we had to break, let's take a live look outside at san francisco. at san francisco. ♪ ♪ this is how it feels to du more with less asthma... ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. imagine that. ♪ ♪ dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines, including ster

kumasi: 5:25.eads up if you are on your way to sfo, today's the second day that restaurant workers will be striking demanding better pay and flight attendants will be picketing demanding changes after the airline has been forced to cancel or delay tens of thousands of flights this year. reggie: stock futures rebounded putting the major indexes on track to stop a five-day losing streak. yesterday this tumbled into bear market territory. the s&p 500 dipped into its lowest level in two kumasi: kumasi: years. the mass exodus from russia. reggie: the tampa area is bracing for a hit from hurricane ian. it made landfall into -- in cuba as a category three storm expected to grow to kallick -- to category 4. drew: number five, a fine fall day with afternoon sunshine and 60's and 70's along the bay shoreline. kumasi: that major crash we were following has been upgraded to a sig alert, a head-on collision where serious injuries are involved at circle bar branch road. kumasi: a big announcement about our belov

kumasi: -- were they in the same day? kumasi: no, that would take me out. saturday and one was sunday. drew: brunch can be anywhere from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. kumasi: the whole time. litt b of smoke this morning but the onshore wind pushed the smoke away from us. you can see 80, there is blue canyon heading into reno. we will likely have thick smoke because of the wildfire. locally, the week ahead looks good. a little haze in the atmosphere. tomorrow, good air quality. future weather showing a blend of sun and clouds. temperatures in the 60's and 70's by lunchtime. there is no excessive heat or temperatures will go below average. partly sunny skies. bright conditions in the south bay. mid and upper 80's and the warmest spot away from the coast. muggy conditions today. humidity will drop tomorrow. wednesday, most of us in the 60's and 70's. let's get a check of traffic. sue: several issues to be aware of. first, westbound 80 near 780, elaine blocked. -- a lane blocked. highway four near brentwood, orleans blocked with a clear an accident in the westbound a

kumasi: all right. nasa's dart mission launched into space last year and successfully collided with the asteroid at a speed of four miles the second. >> what we are attempting to do is move a little bit so like in hollywood movies they try and blow asteroids up. that's not what we are trying to do. we are trying to slow it down so it will pass slowly by. kumasi: the asteroid was the size of a football stadium and 6.8 million miles away from earth. remembering the late japanese prime minister. why his funeral is setting off protest including in the bay area. reggie: canada is lifting covid restrictions. drew: 6:08. a live look at san jose, a gray start but we expect a lot of sunshine and fine fall temperatures. our internet isn't ideal... my dad made the brilliant move to get us t-mobile home internet. oh... but everybody's online during the day so we lose speeds. we've become... ...nocturnal. well... i'm up. c'mon kids. this. sucks. well if you just switch maybe you don't have to be vampires. whoa... ok

kumasi: and a l kumasi: welcome back, it is 5:12. the death of an iranian woman -- last week, mahsa amini was killed for wearing an improper head covering. people here were protesting. there were 14,000 people, one of the biggest groups in years. an organizer was cap -- happy. >> her sister, her brother, she had these people as her family. we to show the government but this time we are not just one person you can kill. we are altogether and this time it is different. kumasi: the second protest happened at union square and demonstrators say they are adamant that change in iran is necessary and coming. reggie: the vice president on a trip to meet with japanese and korean officials this week. she will also be attending the funeral for the former japanese prime minister. allies are wondering if harris will discuss taiwan after president biden said he would consider sending troops to defend it. north korea testfired a missile yesterday to warn south korea a day before the vice president arrived. kumasi: principals at richmond high school

kumasi: strike averted.ion to make a deal to avoid a potentially crippling rail strike. reggie: and the master tenant could end up back in jail. kumasi: and a final goodbye to the queen. people lining up for miles to pay their final respects for lines that are taking hours to get through. reggie: in the u.k., they pride themselves on a queue. and they are queuing like the queues never seen. they are super proud. that is what's trending this morning. kumasi: four miles long. reggie: yeah. um-hmm. they consider this a great honor to stand in line. kumasi: yeah. they love her that much. reggie: absolutely. drew, how is the weather this morning? drew: it's ok. some fog

kumasi: i love when you believe. reggie: great. kumasi: so good.7 is the right thing to do. i had experienced being in shelters at a young age. having nothing. prostituting. we don't choose this life. i never knew what safe was until i came to city of refugee. people that's coming through these doors are trying to break the cycle. prop 27 will help provide more funding for places like this and help people get off the streets. it feels good to have a place to call home. support prop 27. kumasi: new monkeypox clinic opening today in san francisco for the black community, at the coalition for health and wellness on cesar chavez. reggie: a search of the go ship fire. kumasi: a special master has been named to oversee documents seized from mar-a-lago. they have until november 30 to review. a separate judge denied the request to resume investigating. reggie: governor newsom in solano county signing new measures to combat climate change. a variety of programs included. drew: we are tracking a weekend storm. saturday dry. windy late day. sunday, steady rai

kumasi: fashion. it will trickle down and we will find a few years from now in that oregon basement where you picked it out. reggie: do you know where that is from? tell me. it is from "devil wears prada." drew: blue? cerulean? baggy is back. reggie: kids love it. they just love it. they cannot get enough of more material. drew: in inflation times? let us take a look outside. kumasi: the kids. drew: the children. reggie: look it up, olds. drew: here is our emeryville camera, a bit foggy with the fog along the coast where it is pretty thick and we will find that the fog lingers and a blend of high clouds and sunshine. it is the coolest day of the week and we keep below average temperatures of the week and weekend. we love to see the early-season chance of showers. we will show you the timeline in a second. good air quality in the south bay. 70's and a bit easy. 60's and 70's for half moon bay. downtown upper 60's and mid-60's and gusty close to the ocean. in the north bay, 60's along the coast and 70's

kumasi: good morning everyone.ian: we know you are wondering how hot it will be today and when we could see some relief. we get those answers now. frances: things are going to be even a little bit hotter today compared to yesterday. here is a live look. clear skies around the bay area. until 8:00 tonight, it is spare the air day. inland temperatures near 110. look for some mid-90's around the coast. sunsets at 728 -- 7:28 tonight. we have the marine layer finally kicking in with the sea breeze. that will help things around the bay. it will still be in the triple digits. much cooler weather arrives this weekend. we have the accuweather 7 day forecast coming up. julian: we face another flex alert today. this is the ninth in a rope. this one lasts from 3:00 until 10:00. we have to try and do our part to conserve energy. here's what you have to do, pull your curtains to cover windows to keep the sun out. if you do use appliances, do it before that flex alert starts. pre-cooked meals to keep the oven and stove from heat

kumasi: that is christkind. he says the moon three digit -- new three digit suicide hotline is making it easier to get help. the number is 988. >> a british woman with a hyper sensitive sense of may lead doctors to a medical breakthrough. she has helped develop the smell test that could detect parkinson's. she noticed her late husband spelled differently when diagnosed with arkansans. scientists decided to look into whether this could help identify parkinson's earlier. it involves a cotton swab on somebody's. kumasi: baby formula, the fda is -- it says mother's touch has not been tested to determine if it meets nutrient requirements, adding that it contains seven nutrients that do not meet the requisite for infant formula. also, mother's touch has not been properly tested for the presence of bacteria. the fda says do not buy it and if you have it, throw it away. >> apple has unveiled the newest iphones and apple watch. we should expect two models that will be less expensive. those funds may have improved cameras

kumasi: straight to the forecast. drew: there is still the chance of an isolated shower or storm in the north bay, that is for the best chance lies. live doppler 7's quiet overhead, we have several lightning strikes with showers and storms. most of the activity stays well offshore. in the afternoon, the chance of an isolated shower or storm in the north bay. 50's and 60's, the humidity is elevated. the rooftop camera showing you calm winds, here is how the day shape set. mix of sun and clouds, there is a chance of a shower. we will show you the chance coming up in about eight minutes. kumasi: new this morning, oakland police are investigating a van that drove straight into a cvs store. it happened just before 2:00 this morning at the store on broadway near 30th street. look at this video inside the oakland store. you can see it is basically in the store, stuff all over the ground. people reached out to officers, they responded. no word on why the van ended up in the store. reggie: to shooting that left three people de

but october, already, kumasi. kumasi: thank you, lisa. it is officially the start of the jewish new year, rosh hashanah. ♪ a large outdoor gathering celebrated the holiday on the east yesterday. camp to wanda hosted at miller park. 2000 people gathered to celebrate the new year. >> the idea is to celebrant the new year's together, the jewish new year, what has been good for the last year, what is hard. kumasi: this is the 15th year it has been held. it featured traditional prayer, music, and community. oktoberfest is in full swing in germany. this video, shared on tiktok, has more than 20 million views. you can see the woman carrying a huge stack of beer. the person who took the video simply captured it "respect." amazon could be planning another today prime day special, this time in the fall. it has always been an annual event, but the company is giving it a second chance on october 11 and 12. the most recent prime date event exceeded analysts expectations, up 20% from last year. could help to jumpstart shopping ahead of the holiday seas

kumasi: the u.s. embassy in moscow issued a security alert morning all americans to leave the country immediately. there are worries that russia might try to draft people with dual russia-u.s. citizenship to fight. there is a promising breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's. a drug being developed by bio jen slows progression by 27%. this is according to the companies. the results have not been peer-reviewed but they have been submitted to an application by the fda. a side effect experienced by some people on the medication included small brain lead and swelling -- bleed and swelling. the symptoms reggie: are introducing a rare wild horse. kurt was cloned 42 years ago. wildlife experts her -- hope that kurt will learn the experts and make friends with a lady horse named holly, also from the same species and they hope the match will bring diversity because it is extinct in the wild. i saw jurassic park one through four and five. spoiler alert it does not end well. kumasi: kurt did not ask for an

kumasi: who is it for?ie: it should be for me would i don't wanted to look like it did when i was a kid. i don't want a four eyed hamburger. kumasi: and you said you don't want all that food. reggie: a big mac. give me the little burger. kumasi: and can't we just addressed the characters up? kumasi: that one little patty. drew: single patty. little pepper on there. just enough onions and ketchup. drew: you may have to get that. [laughter] breezy over the city and in the delta. elsewhere just fine. their quality with 70's and 80's, sunshine on the south bay along the peninsula. in the city you need -- in the city it's sunny, 70's and 80's on the coast. upper 60's in the east bay, air quality low to mid 70's today. at or slightly below average for this time of year. dropping into the 50's, locally dense fog tomorrow morning. saturday and sunday with a cooling trend, little changed into early next week. jobina: there is a saying, if you can't beat them, joining. bp is joining up with another company to purchas

kumasi: i did.come and pop up for whitney, i would be opposed. -- i wouldn't be opposed. kumasi: i think that was for i will always love you when she was sitting there. drew: outside this morning, a live look. here is the exploratorium camara. we are tracking and early season storm set to soak the entire region. it stays unsettled until next week. a lot of sunshine today. it is a warm afternoon inland. the warmest spots into the 80's. overnight tonight, patchy fog along shoreline and dropping into the 50's. a level 1 storm we are tracking. a lot of rain will fall on sunday we will find on and off showers into monday and early into tuesday of next week. the biggest concern, strong, gusty winds and slick roads. it really picks up a lot of oil on the roadways and turns them to slick conditions. outdoor plans on saturday, don't change anything for the first half of the weekend. by sunday morning, here comes the cold front. we will find heavy showers. the second half of sunday into the afternoon and even

kumasi: thank you, lisa. thousands of area residents are waking up without power this morning and most of those people are in the south bay. let's look at the outages in the area right now. it shows you where people do not have power concentrated in the south bay around san jose. at this point, there is no timetable for when all of these customers can get power back, but these outages happened even as the state was able to avoid widespread outages from rolling blackouts. you can always check online to see the situation in your area by going to the pg&e website. >> we were able to avoid the widespread rolling blackouts, but there are still concerns about the power grid this morning. today, authorities warning the power supply may not meet demand as people are turning to keep cool. ryan curry joins us live in the newsroom with the latest on what everyone needs to do to do their part. good morning. ryan: under another flex alert this evening, making it the eighth day in a row officials have asked us to cut down

kumasi: it was the end of an era last night. here sam liccardo delivered his final address before leaving office. he is turning his -- final address. n the last fewng on allhe cy years. >> we have been through a pandemic, droughts and floods. the focus of his speech, setting up the city for future success. among its key six initiatives, taking action to help homelessness and affordable housing, safety, are planet, our money and our children. this comes one week after an eight-year-old was hit by a car while walking to school. the city will invest $100 million in traffic and roadway safety over the next year and beyond that, his critics question his actions. homeless activists spend their thursday passing out reflective headbands. >> we are addressing the largest numbers of pedestrian deaths of un-housed people. i don't hear the mayor say we are really sorry to hear about susie being hit by a car. >> the mayor calls a homelessness the cities against -- biggest failure. he acknowledges the city has a lot more work to do, driving i

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kumasi: the dark seats. drew: no? kumasi: yes.is confusing, she was doing this but meant yes. drew: i was getting mixed up. love it, hate it? reggie: you have to translate when someone says no, yeah, no. or yeah, no. what does it mean? drew: it is the second part. no, yeah, you are good. yeah, no, it is a no. if it is no, yeah, no it is a double no. [laughter] so far this morning, we are finding wet pavement. we do have scattered showers this morning. occasional at times, even a couple of lightning strikes in solano county. by the second half of today, brighter skies. fall officially arrives tomorrow. here is live doppler 7, we will zoom in and put in a loop over the last hour. we are finding the showers primarily along the peninsula and parts of east bay. they will not linger that long. by lunch, they are out of here. temperatures with a cloud cover and wet weather, on either side of 60 degrees. it feels mild this morning. hour-by-hour, future weather showing you showers first thing this morning. by lunch time, any showers are fa

kumasi: another hot day. the state issuing a flex day for the 10th day in a row. >> a shocking crime in the middle of the street, a local mother brutally attacked and killed. kumasi:kumasi: a fire near lake is continuing to explode in size. the thousands of buildings now in the path of destruction. good morning. >> we made it to the end of the week. we are starting with spencer christian for a look at the forecast on this friday. spencer: i am happy to be the bearer of encouraging news. starting much cooler than earlier in the week. this is an indication of what is to come later today. the heatwave is not over yet, but we are starting in the 60's, low 60's around the bay where we had 70's yesterday morning. inland, 73 right now in livermore. it was near 80 degrees already this time yesterday morning. today, it will still be hot, triple digits inland. 101, concord, 102 in livermore. but we are not talking about 112 and 113. 80's around the bay shoreline. 60's at the coast. good news, this is the final day of t

kumasi: you did it. [laughter] ♪ kumasi: friendship never ends.ian: who needs the spice girls when we have jobina and kumasi. kumasi: they are releasing a deluxe anniversary edition of spice world to mark the 25th anniversary. spice girls added their favorite bonus tracks, some remixes. it will include the original demo to step to me. you can grab the album when it comes out november 4. julian: give us our coin. kumasi: they earned it. julian: next, gas prices spike and once again across the bay area. we do not have to tell you. how much they went up since he slept overnight. kumasi: a local animal shelter says they have more huskies up for adoption. what is behind the trend, and what you can do. julian: a live look outside at 6:27 on this thursday morning, nice, calm waters in the bay area. we will be back. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: happening right now it's 6:30, the search for a person who opened fire on a school campus. six people were hurt. teachers, parents and students say t

(laughter) kumasi: welcome back.nsula, there is a major tension at daly city city hall after a city councilmember accused another councilperson of assaulting her. this brought on a police investigation. zach fuentes has the accusations and the response from the councilmember. >> this regularly scheduled council meeting turned out to be anything but routine. >> i am distraught. because councilmember -- assaulted me. >> she accused her fellow councilmember of assaulting her and forcing her to go to the hospital before the meeting. digiovanni spoke out immediately after, denying the allegations, saying she herself has been bullied, though she didn't clarify by whom. >> i vehemently deny that i did anything to assault and that this is politically motivated, because i would never do such a thing to anyone. >> so what is it she is being accused of? we spoke with her and her attorney. she says it started when they both went to a conference room at the same time monday. dark i was walking out and she slammed the door on me w

kumasi: d.c.rging stations are capable of charging a vehicle in minutes and they are battery-powered. the california legislature says it is aiming to have 10,000 d.c. chargers up by 2025. liz: if you are trying to save on acr get too hot at home, several cooling centers are open across the bay area. abc 7 news is at the centennial -- was at the centennial recreation center where people were exercising this morning. the center is open through the weekend. we have a list of cooling centers around the bay area on our website. kumasi: this morning, former president trump and the justice department are awaiting the decision of a federal judge about the classified documents in mar-a-lago. trump wanted an outside expert to reviewhose records. justin finch is tracking the latest development. >> this morning, a federal judge could hand down the crucial decision in the fight over documents related to the fbi search of former president trump's mar-a-lago residence. the judge is contemplating whether to appoi

kumasi: we could turn it around. if that is not inspiration to get it together, i don't know what is. frances: the sleep on this shift, i don't know how you guys do it. i think i only got three or four hours last night. it is also pretty tough because it has been so warm during the evening's in overnight hours. here's a look at live doppler 7. finally some clouds off the coast. we will start to see more of this marine influence tomorrow, but for now it is clear out there from the east bay looking up towards the bay in san franciscreco-bre tratures. it is going to be hot, especially inland, and triple digit heat in those areas where there is an excessive heat warning. finally sharply cooler, although he would this weekend. then we have a chance of showers impossible under this weekend because of the remnants of the hurricane over the weekend. here is a look at the highs today. a little bit of a range especially at the beaches, where we are getting some influence now of the sea breeze, but still quite warm. oakland, 88

kumasi: yes. organizers say prices are going to be affordable, around $200 to $300, and they say that is because that is what betty would have wanted herself. thank goodness. reggie: tonight onreggie: abc 7, the season two premiere of the emmy award-winning show "abbott elementary." george pennacchio has that preview. >> we are so happy to be back at it and back with each other and back to making this show that we really love. >> now it is time to get this party started. >> school is back in session for the cast of the emmy-winning comedy "abbott elementary," and there is no place these teachers would rather be. >> this thing that we do i look forward to doing, and not just because they bring me breakfast. but that is a big reason. but it is doing the actual work on a set with people that i adore, surrounded by this great group of talent, the writers and all of our crew. that is but i can't wait to do. so it doesn't feel like going to work. it feels like going to have fun. >> somebody's got it tog

kumasi: criminal probe launched. the governor under investigation for sending immigrants to east coast cities. reggie: a conference expected to iterate millions of dollars. kumasi: it is tuesday, september 20. drew: a lot of sunshine on our way today. a nice lady chance of the north bay of a shower this afternoon. live doppler 7 lynn overhead, you will find it is really quiet. off the coast line, we will zoom out. here is the area of low pressure. there's a lot of energy produced. most of this stays offshore. later this afternoon, the north bay may get clipped by an isolated shower around 3:00 or 4 p.m. most of us remain on the dry side. 50's and low 60's. 53 in palo alto. san francisco waking up to 59. hollande look at sutro tower. -- a live look at sutro tower. a blend of sun and clouds. later this afternoon by about 4 p.m., we will track a chance of a shower popping up in the north bay. otherwise, temperatures in the 60's and 70's. we will have the chance of a shower storm coming up. kumasi: new this morning, oakl

kumasi: thank you, lisa.dc or than 6 million americans are living with the disease. here is reena roy with how to spot warning signs. reporter: as we get older, we may forget a few things here and there but some signs could mean something more serious, like the onset of alzheimer's disease. >> the biggest misconception is that a lot of signs and symptoms are part of normal aging. reporter: unless you care for someone with alzheimer's, it can be hard to know what to look out for. dr. jennifer ashton has some tips to spot the onset of the disease. >> this is where the context is important, the severity, the frequency, the magnitude of the memory loss. reporter: dr. ashton says randomly forgetting someone's name or appointment is normal forgetfulness. being unable to recall the name of your parent or spouse, forgetting appointments and failing to keep track of time are concerning signs. she says the symptoms interfere with a person's daily living where the aging process normally does not work tasks like go to th

kumasi: it is pretty beautiful. liz: i would take it. kumasi: $21 million? it's fine. liz: have a great weekend. >>> good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. president biden setting the stage for the midterm elections. overnight, president biden delivering harsh criticism of his predecessor and the former president's supporters. arguing democracy is under assault and condemning political violence like the january 6th insurrection while trump considers pardoning those who stormed the capitol. >>> high-stakes courtroom showdown. former president trump's team going head-to-head with the justice department comparing the hundreds of classified documents discovered at mar-a-lago to overdue library books. >>> overnight, the cdc signing off on new covid boosters updated to protect against the most common variants, so

kumasi: we check in with lena. incontro concept county -- in contra costa county, people will be able to get the vaccine now. >> good morning. two hours, this vaccine clinic will start offering the latest round of covid boosters. these are designed to take care of and target hyper infectious strains of the omicron variant that caused the summer surge. the new pfizer booster is cleared for anyone over 12 and the new moderna, over 18. the ba4 and ba5 subvariants boosters getting the green light last week from the fda. those who recently had a breakthrough covid infection are being asked to delay after testing positive by three months. the role outcomes as 400 american still die every day from covid. >> this past friday they started arriving and by the end of the week, 90% americans who live within five miles of these new updated vaccines. reporter: in contra costa county at the concord location, boosters are offered between 8:00 and 3:00 with a break for lunch at noon, wednesdays through saturdays. hours later in the

kumasi: a stunning upset at the u.s. open, the american next 22 time major champion rafael out of the tournament. he is the youngest american to advance this far since 2006. reporter: it was a moment a lifetime in the making at the u.s. open. the 22 defeating 22 time grand slam champion in four sets. the 24-year-old american emotional as the moment washed over it is his journey that makes it all the more remarkable. before he became a star on the tennis court, he was living on one. for years, he, his brother and father slept on the floor of a maryland tennis center, where his dad worked as a janitor. he learned the sport by watching other kids play, and used their discarded rackets to practice against a wall until the center allowed him to train free of charge. it did not take long for him to demonstrate he could be great. >> my dad was like, it would be awesome if you could get a scholarship. i said it would be awesome if i could use it to change my life. reporter: his family looking on as he defeated arguably the great

kumasi: we need details. reggie: how much time? kumasi: since you sent it. the person responded and then you change it? or after you responded is too late? reggie: i do not know. kumasi: don't have me respond, then you change into screen shot it. reggie: [laughter] that is the problem. it will work for people who do not check their phone that often. which is no one you know. [laughter] think before you type. next, we are staying -- standing by for the abc news special report. we'll go live to scotland where the king's meeting the royal family and public, ready to honor queen elizabeth's life and legacy. kumasi: a live look outside at something cooler. we are ready for the cooldown, 6:27. be right back. >> in every moment, there is an opportunity. to find a path forward, to move ahead, to build something better. >> issues of race and social justice are a key part of building a better bay area. >> it is our commitment to meet those moments with tough questions, real solutions for you, for all of us. >> where did you learn to do what you do? >> this is the mome

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kumasi: plus an earthquake rattles the north bay. reggie: good morning. it is wednesday, september 14. drew: you will find poor weather today. today is the callista day of the week. into the city -- today is the cooleseek. northwest wind reinforcing the cooler than average afternoon. a bit of a chill in the north bay. upper 50's to lower 60's. patchy fog. here is a live look outside. the big take away, it feels like fall. only in the 60's and 70's. let's talk to sue because we have a little bit of a mess at the toll plaza. sue: luckily they just cleared out lanes 12 and dean. an accident had broken the sand barrels so they had it blocked off -- hopefully that will be dissipating. the crews have cleared out, there are still some residual flares, but obviously folks are seeing the lanes have reopened westbound on the bay bridge. it looks like there may be one lane still closed. we will follow this when we come back. reggie: a four point four magnitude quake struck near santa rosa. many people reported feeling the shaking ramp 6:40. it only lasted a few seco

kumasi: sue and i held it down. we are happy you are back.one for a while and i was not ready for the heat and humidity. drew: this week ahead is different than last week. a more fall feeling weak. this

kumasi: hurricane ian is a major category four storm with nothing but warm water in its way.s you know that they have jumped again, now more than six dollars across california and what can be behind this rise. kumasi: that bottle of wine could cost you more money. a bill raising the price of some of them. jobina:jobina: gas prices all right. reggie: that combo really hurts. good morning on this wednesday. kumasi: let us start with a check of the forecast. drew: today is delightful with dense fog. here is live doppler

kumasi? kumasi: we will have another update in 30 minutes.he author of a new children's book, "adventures of qai qai," please welcome serena williams. [ applause ] so, congratulations, i guess on just about everything. >> yeah. thank you. >> two weeks since your final match at the u.s. open. i think we have a picture of you getting some rest right after. [ laughter ] how is this all sinking in? >> i don't know yet. yeah, it hasn't quite sunk in yet. i feel like i'm -- i've been so busy like literally every st two literally slept all day. but otherwise, it's just like, okay, i'm still running a business, still have my company. >> still a mom. >> still a mom. [ laughter ] >> you know. so, yeah. >> you were just remarkable. you hit that final shot and i can't even imagine what it must have been like to be in new york with that crowd. >> it was amazing. the crowd was -- oh, my god. it was really the most amazing experience to be there and i don't know. just to have that crowd. i couldn't have asked for anything more and it was -- i'll never forge

kumasi: criminal probe launched.rants to east coast cities. reggie: a conference expected to iterate millions of dollars. kumasi: it is tuesday, september 20. drew: a lot of sunshine on our way today. a nice lady chance of the north bay of a shower this afternoon. live doppler 7 lynn overhead, you will find it is really quiet. off the coast line, we will zoom out. here is the area of low pressure. there's a lot of energy produced. most of this stays offshore. later this afternoon, the north bay may get clipped by an isolated

kumasi: nasa preparing its of defense to fight off a potential asteroid.heath. : today is the coolest day. we will keep that trend going for the next couple of days and it is breezy over the city with wind gusting 20 miles an hour. breezy through the delta with northwesterly wind keeping us on cooler than the average side for another day. temperatur

kumasi? kumasi: we will have another abc7news update in about 30 minutes.ration of hispanic heritage month kicking off this morning. >> cecilia and gio are ready. >> hey, guys, good morning to you. [ speaking non-english ] >> i love this time of year, always one of my favorites, what a better way to show off all the amazing things we love about our culture. i don't know where to start. >> we can start with food, friends, family, music. it's all part of -- [ speaking non-english ] >> our culture. >> speaking of music, let's get this party started. >> all right. let's do it. [ speaking non-english ] >> got to call in our crew. >> yes. [ singing in non-english ] >> gio, what's up? >> victor, kicking off heritage month with a bang. are you ready? >> come on, man. you know i was born ready. >> can you call the others? >> let's do it. [ speaking non-english ] >> oh, right now. that's a great idea. [ speaking non-english ] >> oh, yes, somebody say -- [ speaking non-english ] it's go time. i'm in. elwyn, are you coming? [ speaking non-english ] >> uh-huh. oh, that'

kumasi: a looming rail strike could cripple the economy and the supply chain.rt with our meteorologist. drew: the humidity is dropping and/or cooling trend is underway. look at these temperature changes, 11 degrees cooler. seven degrees in parts of the peninsula and east bay. stepping outside you will feel the cooler area and the more comfortable air as the humidity drops. temperatures in the upper 50's to lower 60's. oakland, 61 and 59

kristen:-- kumasi: and rushing through barricades at a music festival.-- it on florida. kumasi: and the man behind an iconic star wars character stepping aside, how they will fill james earl jones'shoes. reggie: how is the weather? lisa: low clouds and fog, the fog bank has extended. you can see it all on the coast. you can see it into oakland and pushing further. it is allowing for temperatures to drop off and

kumasi: good morning, everyone i am kumasi aaron from abc 7 mornings.re on strike, demanding better pay. their union says the majority of these workers make $70.05 an hour -- $17.05 an hour and have not seen a pay raise in three years. they say their hourly wage is less than the price of one meal. they recommend travelers bring their own food and beverage. jobina: good morning, everyone. checking on traffic, we start with a live look at the san mateo bridge. checking in the westbound direction, sluggish speeds, and also on the richmond bridge as you travel westbound on 580. the good news is we do not have any blocking issues to report, but it is just busy out there. especially on highway 4, antioch to concord, several crashes in the westbound direction this morning. they have cleared, but you can see that drive time, 53 minutes, kumasi. kumasi: thank you. ♪ ♪ well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! with bats... and ghouls ... and cars in disguise. (laugh) i've cast quite a spell now... you won't believe your e

kumasi: good morning.day, food service workers at sfo are on strike as they have yet to make a deal with the multi employer group, sfo restaurants. united flight attendants will be joining the workers for a picket line of their own around 10:00 a.m., demanding the airline fix ongoing operational disruptions when it comes to labor relations. jobina: checking on traffic, we are starting with the graphics here with an issue near san bruno, a crash on southbound 101 before sfo. expect delays in that area. also, we do -- at levi stadium tonight, mexico versus columbia. we have a soccer game at 7:00 p.m. you will run into traffic issues in that area, as well. it is a look at the toll plaza. kumasi: we have what's it like having xfinity internet with supersonic wifi? it's fast... like beyond-gig-speed fast. yeaaaaaaaaay!!! with three times the bandwidth, and the power to connect hundreds of devices at once. get the xfinity supersonic bundle with unlimited gig speed internet, wifi equipment included and a free 4k

kumasi: a september storm is brewing.ow much rain we expect to get and when. it is friday. happy friday, everyone. reggie: when are we going to get wet? drew: the storm really arrives sunday morning. ahead of it, temperatures in the 50's and low 60's. looking outside, a fair amount of fog. you see the overcast sky. a live look at the exploratorium

kumasi: what to expect when apple rolls out one of its new products.er day of extreme heat. lisa: we had a bit of a cooldown with that south wind that brought temperatures dramatically down in some spots but san jose, all-time record of

kumasi: plus, why you may want to lock up your car if you have a kia.22. reggie: drew, tonight is the first night of fall, do i have that right? drew: you do. reggie: it is the last day of summer. drew: a warming trend is underway. we got

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