i am liz kreutz here with lisa argen. it is feeling like fall out there.s, the winds have shifted. the national weather service has dropped the fire weather watch

liz kreutz come abc7news. dan: we have been on this story since friday morning when it happened. you can see all of the angles covered in one place the abc7 streaming app. download it for amazon fire tv and wrote to, or wherever you stream. kristen: lori smith is out as santa clara county sheriff. she stepped down today as a jury could ties her fate on corruption charges. here is the letter smith sent, obtained by the i.t.. -- i team. last year, a civil grand jury indicted smith on charges of provided sealed carry weapons permits in exchange for favors. in an hour, dan noyes breaks down the events. dan: a surge in crime in san jose is once again bringing up the question of staffing in the police department. kristen: within hours of each other, sfpd responded -- sj pd responded to two different homicides a few miles apart. dustin dorsey has details. >> once known as one of the safest big cities in the country, law enforcement leaders say it is no longer the case in san jose. three major incidents tied up most of the police department officers. sj police officers association says t

i am liz kreutz, here with lisa argen. it is finally feeling like fall. lisa: we have a cold front on the way bringing some light precip to e it is milder at 58 . temperatures in the low 60's at the san carlos airport. fog from pacifica to half moon bay. as we look at the 24 hour temperature change, it feels milder now but we are adding gusty winds anywhere from 29 to over 30 miles per hour. san mateo, getting pretty breezy. upper elevations, winds will gust in excess of 20 miles per hour. we are mostly cloudy as a cold front pushes through. cool this afternoon, a wind advisory at the coast. partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 70's. winds building from the coast. we have a fire weather watch to watch around the delta. liz: on the peninsula, it is still not clear if there are remains inside the mercedes-benz discovered buried in the backyard of a mansion in atherton. there are details about the person who once owned the home and had numerous run-ins with the law. tim johns has been following the story and explains what you know so far. tim: in one o

i am liz kreutz, here with lisa argen. that is a wild story. lisa: very much so. liz: i'm looking forward to that. let's get an update on the weather. lisa: it is feeling like fall. we have a lot of cloud cover. no rain to speak of. visibility as to point -- is 2.5 miles at the coast. you can see the fog at the shoreline. here comes the wind. this morning, we are starting off milder. six to 11 degrees milder. gusty winds around livermore. oakland at 31 miles per hour. as we look at the winds above 1000 feet, they were at 40 miles per hour. over 25 in the north bay. a breezy to windy day at the coast. a wind advisory comes into play along the shoreline throughout the afternoon today. partly cloudy, much cooler. in the upper 60's to near 70 inland. mid-60's around the bay. we will talk about heightened fire danger as we get into the second half of the weekend. liz: on the peninsula, it is not clear if there are remains inside the mercedes-benz that was discovered buried in the backyard of a mansion in atherton. there are details about the person who wants to -- once

i am liz kreutz with lisa argen. let's start with a quick look at the weather. lisa: it is clear. temperatures have dropped into the 30's. some of these high clouds you can see from live doppler 7 that there is energy to the north of us. high pressure keeping us dry for the weekend. as we get into our inland east bay, 50's san leandro, 46 in union city. 44 in fremont. upper 40's from santa rosa to nevada. temperatures change, two to five degrees colder this morning. outside, it is clear and temperatures will be comfortable to the mild side from the bay to the inland valleys with upper 60's to low 70's by 4:00. some high clouds with us and we will be looking at a similar sunday before we change it up for halloween and november. stay tuned. liz: thank you. we begin with developing news. the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering after a violent attack at their home. her office says paul pelosi underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull. this morning we are getting our first look at the suspect, 42-year-

i am liz kreutz here with lisa argen. it is feeling like fall out there. lisa: yes, the winds have shifted. the national weather service has dropped the fire weather watch for the sacramento valley, but we still have elevated fire danger. you can see from live doppler 7 no clouds in the city. 47 hayward, san jose, so a very chilly start where there isn't any wind, anywhere from 11 to 15 degrees cooler, 20 degrees cooler this morning in napa, but here is where we have the wind, from nevada right along the coast. throughout the afternoon, it is expected to build in the upper elevations, so a lot of sunshine today, and we see temperatures below average by a few degrees. low 70's and our warmest locations, but the upper 70's and the east bay hills, the diablo range certainly drying out this afternoon without offshore flow. liz? liz: all right, lisa, thank you. looking at the north bay now, pg&e has changed their power forecast. it is now likely to start around 7:00 a.m. pg&e meteorologists are monitoring high-speed winds, that combined with drought conditions

liz: i am liz kreutz. kaiser health care workers voted to ratify the contract.aff retention, reduces patient wait times. kaiser has committed to hire more therapists and add more hours for current providers. this comes after the longest health care work strike in u.s. history. you have the chance to try out san francisco's best restaurants -- at a discount. fall restaurant week kicked off. you can get brunch, lunch and dinner deals for as little as $10 in some locations. one market kick things off with a four chef four course dinner. let's get a check of our weekend forecast with lisa arjun. lisa: it is -- lisa argen. lisa: a cold front is working through the bay area. as we look from this vantage point, you can see the bridge but we will have gusty winds out there. already 30 miles per hour over oakland and san francisco. a ndory along the coast and down the peninsula. the winds in oakland, up to 32 miles per hour. they will continue to ramp up throughout the day with an onshore component. relative humidity will decrease in the second half of the weekend. despi

in san francisco liz kreutz abc 7 news election day is now just weeks away and if you need help understanding the state propositions on the ballot. we have you covered go to abc7news.com/take action to check out this interactive proposition voter guide. you can get easy breakdowns of the arguments for and against each measure and helpful explainer videos so you can cast your vote with confidence. pharmacies nationwide are facing a shortage of adhd medication adderall the federal drug administration announced the shortage of the drug today adderall is the immediate release formulation of amphetamine mixed salts. the largest manufacturer of adderall says one reason for the shortage is demand being way up the fda recommends patients speak with their health care provider to receive alternative treatments. silencing those sideshows the one bay area city that may now throw demonstrators in jail and to stanford apology the troubling discovery tonight on the students the elite university once tried to keep out plus what do draymond green and tom brady have in common the growing game. these sports sta

in san francisco liz kreutz abc 7 news election day is now just weeks away and if you need help understanding the state propositions on the ballot. we have you covered go to abc7news.com/take action to check out this interactive proposition voter guide. you can get easy breakdowns of the arguments for and against each measure and helpful explainer videos so you can cast your vote with confidence. pharmacies nationwide are facing a shortage of adhd medication adderall the federal drug administration announced the shortage of the drug today adderall is the immediate release formulation of amphetamine mixed salts. the largest manufacturer of adderall says one reason for the shortage is demand being way up the fda recommends patients speak with their health care provider to receive alternative treatments. silencing those sideshows the one bay area city that may now throw demonstrators in jail and to stanford apology the troubling discovery tonight on the students the elite university once tried to keep out plus what do draymond green and tom brady have in common the growing game. these sports sta

liz kreutz spoke to the challenger today and joins us with more on the race that at times, doesn't feel like one. >> that is what happens in a state like california that is largely dominated by democrats. state senator dally says it is time to change that. he says he is the best candidate , best suited for the top spot. whether he can get there will be a very steep uphill battle. this is senator brian dally, the republican gubernatorial candidate. if his name doesn't ring a bell, you aren't alone. a recent poll found more than half of california voters are not familiar with the man challenging governor newsom in his campaign for reelection. >> it will be a tough race. we are down to the wire. >> such as the life in a state where democrats outnumber republicans 2-1. dally had his face and name carved into a corn maze. he is doing whatever he can to increase name recognition. x is this winnable? x we are seeing a lot of independence and democrats coming over to the republican party. people on fixed incomes and latinos are really moving towards republicans and want balance in california. >

i am liz kreutz with lisa argen. a lot to dig into, but first, a quick look at the weather, and a cold start to the weather. >> were getting to november, and were looking at late sunrise for another day. the close to the north of us are going to stay with a few high clouds. 46 right now in berkeley. as we widen the view, it's 44 in fremont. upper 30's in santa rosa and nevada had 50 downtown, so 24 hour temperature change, cooler from the peninsula to the coast, and how to use the inland valleys. high clouds with mid-60's by noontime, and temperatures will be mild. with spotty showers and cold weather to come, we all explained in further detail. liz: thank you. we begin with developing news. the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering after a violent attack at their home. her office says paul pelosi underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull. this morning we are getting our first look at the suspect, 42-year-old david depape. he will face attempted murder and many other felony charges. we have coverage

i'm zach fuentes in for liz kreutz. joining me, lisa argen. we are matching we are matching.rning. we did not plan this. >> as we start this gray saturday, mist and drizzle at the coast. it will stay there. if you are thinking of going to the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival, dressed warmly. gray skies with

anchor liz kreutz breaks down the findings.cisco voters moving more towards the center. that's one key takeaway from a new survey conducted by the san francisco standard the poll which surveyed 900 san francisco voters one month before the midterm election found that residents frustrated with homelessness crime and housing are increasingly open to supporting more centric policies to try to combat these issues. what we are seeing is a general level of exasperation with the way things are going in the city and that seems to be translating into a shift in terms of supporting more law and order type policies and wanting more law enforcement in general from city hall. the poll specifically asked respondents if they feel their political views have become less progressive than in the past roughly half said, yes, we did see some support for hardline policies that have been proposed for example, two thirds of voters were in support of charging drug dealers with murder if they are dealing fentanyl and the drug user passes away, which is

i am zach fuentes in for liz kreutz. we will get to that and other top stories in a moment. let's get to meteorologist lisa argen. lisa: a good deal of low clouds and fog. not as much drizzle. showers and thunderstorms have inundated southern california while there is a system offshore that is bringing a lot of low clouds our way. it will be clear and slow. partly cloudy skies throughout the day. we are starting out milder. 62 in fremont. oakland, good morning. 63 for you. we have the coolest numbers, in the upper 50's in santa rosa. antioch at 54. five degrees warmer than yesterday at this time due to the blanket of clouds. as we go through the morning hours, don't expect to see a lot of sun. low to mid 60's by noon time. as we get into the afternoon, only partial clearing, mainly in our inland valleys. low 70's in our warmest locations. we are on track for a warming trend. we will talk about what that ensues for the rest of the bay area when we talk more for weather in a couple of minutes. -- full weather in a couple of minutes. zach: a manhunt in stockton has come to an e

i'm liz kreutz.in a residential area between west oakland and emeryville. this happened just before 10:00 p.m. west oakland and emeryville police responded and treated four victims. two of those victim died on the scene while the others were taken to the hospital. the condition of those two people is unknown. the shooting is currently under investigation. happening today, the 48th annual castro street fair. the fair kicks off at 11:00 this morning until 6:00 p.m. you can catch live music, on the main stages, as well as food and local vendors. let's get a check on the forecast. first weekend of october, lisa. lisa: cloudy skies in emeryville. 62 in palo alto. 63 in oakland. nice view here, the sun from vollmer peak. 62 in livermore. with the clouds overhead we are certainly milder out there. five to seven degrees warmer but we will finish on the cooler side. upper 60's, low 70's 4:00. it is breezy, mid 60's for golden gate park. low to mid 70's in the east bay. upper 70's in the warmest inland valleys

i'm zach fuentes in for liz kreutz. joining me, lisa argen. we are matching we are matching. we only met this morning. we did not plan this. >> as we start this gray saturday, mist and drizzle at the coast. it will stay there. if you are thinking of going to the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival, dressed warmly. gray skies with temperatures below average. 48 in alameda, mid 50's toward antioch. sunshine in inland valleys but with the cloud deck two to seven degrees warmer this morning. as we look outside, notice the gray sky. low- to mid-60's, breezy winds downtown. notice the sun coming up at 7:18. as we get into sunshine, the clouds will be hard-pressed to clear san mateo. we will talk about near 70. cooler sunday, a warmer week ahead. all the details a few minutes away. >> to that story we were telling you about, the young woman and child shot in pittsburgh friday night. abc7news was at the scene, where there was a heavy police response. a stretch of roadway was blocked off for the investigation. pittsburgh police to the victims were found just after 9 p.m. inside a t

abc7 news anchor liz kreutz is here with a look at how this is impacting the bay area. to our ballots, we really don't do a deep dive on who is running for school board, but that was before politics became so divisive. now republicans who feel shut out from public office in the bay area have set their sights on these races. across the country, many of the most fiery political debates have been happening in a place that used to be considered pretty sleepy, local school board races. as bay area voters fill out their balance, some are surprised to learn the natural -- their ballots, some are surprised to see the wars are playing out here. this doctor is a professor of political science and menlo college. she said there is a candidate on her ballot who is against teaching critical race theory, or crt. >> anti-crt in her statements, like whoa. liz: that candidate is running in the palo alto unified school district, one of 16 candidates backed by the silicon valley association of republican women. >> i took it out of my yard. liz: jan is the group's president. she said she sta

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i am liz kreutz here with lisa argen, we will have more on that story in a moment. let us take a quick look at the weather. lisa: it is spooky, the fog has been moving from the north bay to the east bay. pleasant hill and along the coast. live doppler 7, there is certainly a ridge of high pressure overhead deflecting the storm track. look at the visibility, nothing in half moon bay. two miles in concord, less than a mile in livermore. less than a mile from santa rosa to nevada with one mile at sfo. 54 downtown, 57 in oakland, san jose. mount tam, not only do we have low clouds, mid-level clouds and haze. low 40's in fairfield. cloudy skies, milder this morning. as we go through the next several hours, we brighten up for more sunshine. 60's and 70's today, the liz: warmest of the week. liz:you overnight in the south bay, san jose police gave an update on two separate deadly shootings. the first one happened near melbourne boulevard around 11:30 last night. multiple people were shot. the police tell us one of the two victims taken to the hospital has died. a motive is

. >> i am liz kreutz. here is sue hall with a look at traffic. a.m., we have had the sig alert eastbound 80 near solano avenue. drew? drew: our king tree camera in the city showing you baby blue skies, lots of sunshine on the way. 60's and 70's by lunchtime. later it is close to average, 70's and 80's away from the coast, 69 in the city. a lot of sunshine, liz. liz: time for live with kelly and ryan. we will be back at 11:00. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, host of "the new love boat," rebecca romijn and jerry o'connell played the loose lipped love game. plus, from the new series, "a friend of the family," colin hanks. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: hello deja. >> kelly: thank you. good morning. it is monday october 3rd 2022. i just stabbed myself. >> ryan: you were going to bruce. >> kelly: at sharp! >> ryan: it has been there for 35