madame tussauds san francisco, a well-known wax museum here recently closed, ending a 60 year history of wax museums in the wharf. and while there may be questions about modern day excitement over something like wax figures. would you ever go to a wax museum? no. >> probably not. >> i think once you go to one, you don't necessarily need to go to another one. >> young people still love them. >> i've only been to one years ago, but i would totally go again. i've been when i was younger and i think people still go. i think they're fun and they're really cool. all the details and stuff, which makes you wonder if madame tussauds couldn't survive. >> how are others doing? everything is $10 or less. mcdonald's, which is on the same block, closed last year. nearby fisherman's grotto and tarantino's remain closed. to get an idea of how businesses here on the wharf, i talked with more than half a dozen business owners, managers and employees at numerous locations here at the chocolate store. they say business has been stagnant. an employee here told me people are closely watching how much money

madame tussauds san francisco, a well-known wax museum here recently closed, ending a 60 year history of wax museums in the wharf. and while there may be questions about modern day excitement over something like wax figures. would you ever go to a wax museum? no. >> probably not. >> i think once you go to one, you don't necessarily need to go to another one. >> young people still love them. >> i've only been to one years ago, but i would totally go again. i've been when i was younger and i think people still go. i think they're fun and they're really cool. all the details and stuff, which makes you wonder if madame tussauds couldn't survive. >> how are others doing? everything is $10 or less. mcdonald's, which is on the same block, closed last year. nearby fisherman's grotto and tarantino's remain closed. to get an idea of how businesses here on the wharf, i talked with more than half a dozen business owners, managers and employees at numerous locations here at the chocolate store. they say business has been stagnant. an employee here told me people are closely watching how much money

madame tussauds lists their san francisco location as now closed. it operated the museum for about a decade. it included wax figures of local stars like stephen curry and former mayor willie brown, and oakland native zendaya. there were also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds says figures of local e stephen curry and former mayor willie brown, and oakland native zendaya. there were also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds says class. as our clis and children and children in school are no exception. in fact, a joint uc berkeley stanford report shows between 15 and 20% of california's kindergarten through 12th grade public school kids have no functioning heating and air conditioning systems at all. so as climate change continues to increase, the days of excessive heat, what can schools and the state do? joining us live now is sarah hinkley, california programs manager at uc berkeley center for cities and schools. sarah, thanks for your time. >> yeah, thanks for having me. l

all the details and stuff. >> which makes you wonder if madame tussauds couldn't survive. are others doing? everything is $10 or less. mcdonald's, which is on the same block, closed last year. nearby fisherman's grotto and tarantino's remain closed to get an idea of how businesses here on the wharf. i talked with more than half a dozen business owners, managers and employees at numerous locations here at the chocolate store. they say business has been stagnant and employee over here told me people are closely watching how much money they spend. the owner of this chicken restaurant says people are coming in. they just aren't spending a lot of money. for instance, a family of four will come in order. one individual meal for all four people. the owner of this tourist shop tells me that business here has been slow, and oftentimes he has problems even opening this gate, because he says there are often homeless people lined up here outside. the manager of this store tells me it is a challenging time right now, but they are trying and they have great items. so while the beauty of

madame tussauds operated the popular tourist attraction on fisherman's wharf for a decade or so.ed wax figures of local personalities steph curry, former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. other enshrined stars included alfred hitchcock, hitchcock and prince harry. now there are still madame tussauds museums in las vegas and hollywood. >> months after closing its only location in oakland, in and out has opened a new restaurant in the east bay. today is the first day of business at the new in-n-out in hayward. it's located at harder road and dollar street near mission boulevard. that's about 12 miles from the oakland location that was shut down after a series of car break-ins and other crimes. the company says 80 people have been hired to staff the new restaurant. >> it's a shame those aren't popular. >> i know right? >> everybody loves in-n-out. all right. we have much more news ahead at 530 over on the stream. >> that's right. and if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for frances dinglasan and all of us here. thank you for joining us.

madam tussaud's still has 23 attractions around the world that you can visit. still ahead on kron, 4 news at 6 vice president kamala harris and >> republican former congresswoman liz cheney joined forces said a campaign event in wisconsin. we take a closer look there. plus, andy ox got a new city manager. what she hopes to accomplish in her new position. >> some leaders in california's black community say governor gavin newsom is not doing enough to advance reparations for descendants of enslaved black americans. capitol correspondent eytan wallace all have their message and i'll let you know how the governor's office is responding. does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. >> but the

madame tussauds, a san francisco wax museum, announced on its website it has permanently shut down. no reason was given. however, foot traffic around fisherman's wharf never really recovered to pre-pandemic levels. the wax museum at fisherman's wharf first opened 60 years ago. >> a federal judge has blocked a new state law meant to guard against deep fakes in politics. the law would have allowed anyone to sue for damages involving ai related political deepfakes. one man who makes political parody videos argued it would infringe on his rights to free speech. well, it is expected to reach near 100 degrees in napa again, and an excessive heat warning is still in place today. ktvu is amanda quintana in napa for us this morning to give us a look at the temperatures. is it how is it so far? amanda >> it's actually pretty nice. you do need a light jacket, but maybe that's just because i'm always cold. but it feels pretty nice this morning. it is going to heat up though. another hot day. and then yesterday they broke a record here in napa. so yesterday's heat they got to 103. that was a dai

if you want to see any wax re creations of your favorite stars, madam tussaud's. >> in san francisco is permanently closed after 10 long years along fisherman's wharf. the last did not give a reason for the closure. but prior to madame tussaud's, the museum was used as a wax museum of san francisco, which welcome visitors on the wharf for 50 years. >> next on kron for news at 10 prop 36 looks to increase sentencing and in some cases mandate its drug treatment for offenders. what voters should know about this measure? plus, the parent company say of safeway shelling out 4 million dollars after facing accusations of overcharging customers and sutter health in san francisco has been a beacon of support for women diagnosed with does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and orchestrated a pay-to-play scheme that sold out taxpayers to the highest bidder. mark fa

but madame tussauds, the business operated as the wax museum of san francisco. it welcome to visitors to the war for 50 years. coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news, california voters world. >> student must decide on a measure that would enforce tougher penalties for drug property crimes. >> coming up, what you need to know about proposition 36. >> and if you're hoping for relief today from the heat wave, that's not going to happen is actually been extended for another day. we'll have full weather >> 5.29 this morning. welcome back. let's get another check of that toasty weather with john shrable live in the weather center. hey, john. >> get out graphic that hey, we are looking at a forecast today that is going to be very hot yet. again, we are looking outside at the golden gate bridge right here, chris. still clear skies across the bay. no fog pushing through the golden gate just yet something that will be making its return, though, later on in this forecast. >> more and more that seabreeze does make its presence known. but we still have multiple days of h

madame tussauds san francisco wax museum first opened at the wharf 60 years ago. for the closure, but like many in-person attractions, it struggled ever since the pandemic. madame tussauds still operates museums in cities including las vegas and hollywood. >> today is the start of the mill valley film festival. it showcases top independent movies from around the world. the opening night film will be conclave, a drama involving the vatican and starring actor ralph fiennes. both he and the director will be in attendance tonight. other celebrities scheduled to appear at this year's film festival are jude law and amy adams. the festival runs through the 13th of this month. >> the bay area under that excessive heat warning. what's on tap as the region sees another day of scorching temperatures, then evacuations issued in lebanon after a deadly strike. >> the escalating tensions between israel and lebanon, and what's next in the growing conflict. >> plus, the most detailed picture yet of accusations against donald trump. how

if you want to check out to madame tussaud's museum, there are 23 attractions all around the world. san jose trying to entice businesses back to its downtown city leaders. they have signed off on a proposal that offers incentives for businesses, including tax breaks and even free parking spots. the san jose mayor says that while the program will cost the city about a million dollars a year, the city will benefit in the long run. >> i like to remind people 100% a 0 still 0. this is not any revenue we currently have. so there's really no last for us. these are empty office buildings were run north of a 30% vacancy rate. there has. and you know that there's a modest amount of of leasing activity, but it's pretty smalln this is about attracting new folks to downtown and giving them a little bit of an upfront break to make the economic calculus easier. but may get a little more enticing to move downtown. >> and the good news here, program starts the beginning of next year. >> next kron, 4 news at 3, 100's communities destroyed. we're going to take a look at the latest on hurricane helene

madam tussaud's still has 23 attractions around the world. people can visit. >> let's take a peek outside talk weather as we have a gander here at the san mateo bridge. the. >> so home on thursday and you hope you have ac in the car. you hope you have a the whole that see got to ages home, heat and haze. let's add that to it. >> yeah, exactly. and i don't have another age for you, but gosh, we make this and oh, gosh, can we make this? and i think that everyone feels like it. san jose definitely basking in the sunshine and unfortunately the triple digit heat set a record in san jose yesterday. in fact, let's take a look at some of the records we set. sandra fell got up to 106, yesterday that tied a record from 1980, san jose. also 106, that beat a record from 2012. and by the way, 1980, and napa got up to 103, also beating a record there. so outside of that, these are some of the highs yesterday. we're really up there a little more going to 1, 0, 8, 1, 0, 3, in santa rosa and conquered redwood city. triple digit heat for you. and hayward oakla

madame tussauds lists their san francisco location is now closed. it operated the museum for about a decade. it includes wax figures of local stars like steph curry. former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. there were also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds has other locations, including in hollywood and las vegas. >> here at abc seven, our mission is to build a better bay area. one way to do that is by exploring the different reasons why some people might want to visit downtown san francisco, including something called popos that stands for privately owned, public, open spaces. they started popping up in the 80s as the city grew. there was a different plan for the downtown area, which gave developers an incentive if they provided some public space, they could build taller and build more square footage in their building. today, there are around 200 of these popos around the city and about 60 in the downtown and south of market. you can eat, work, interact, and even sleep there. some say they enjoy

madame tussauds operated the museum for about a decade. the museum included wax figures of local stars like steph curry. former mayor willie brown and oakland native zendaya. there are also figures of other stars like tupac, drake and prince harry. madame tussauds has other locations, including in hollywood and vegas. >> elon musk's artificial intelligence company x ai, is opening an office in san francisco's mission district. according to the chronicle, x, ai has already started moving some of its workers into a space subleased by musk. it's the same space that was subleased to xyz competitor openai at 31 8-80 18th street x ai also has an office in palo alto. the announcement comes months after musk moved social media company x, formerly known as twitter, out of san francisco. here at abc7, our mission is to build a better bay area, and one way to do that is by exploring the different reasons why some people might want to visit downtown san francisco, including pose, another public open spaces maintained by private developers just for you

anymore than a wax figure of michael jackson at madame tussauds is getting royalties for thriller.st time i've ever lived in a country on autopilot, you know? people worry about self-driving cars, but right now we've got a self-driving country, and it's all over the road. i'm done. [laughter] >> kayleigh: i didn't know if it was a dramatic pause. >> greg: that's what you call pause. >> kayleigh: judge, there are a million questions that could have been asked. >> judge jeanine: you know, the question that i would have asked is, you know, still doing the thing? then what happens with boys, okay, they get all excited -- >> greg: cups of coffee. >> judge jeanine: all right, the truth is that the question i would have asked is, you know, you say you are all in for israel defending itself, how about offensively. how are you going to help israel? how are you going to help the jewish students in this country who are afraid to go to class? rosh hashanah, what are you doing? i agree with jesse. biden was grumbling that kamala wasn't mentioning him enough in speeches. she is in michigan. she

i'd like it to be, but right now my main day job is at, for many years, madame tussauds. ] i blow -- >> jimmy: you blow dry -- >> i blow on the figures to make them stay -- >> jimmy: so they don't melt. so all these celebrities, yeah. so you've saved a lot of celebrities. how many celebrities have you blown? >> i've blown everybody. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: name some -- name some people. name some people. >> i've blown leonardo dicaprio. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, i've seen that one. >> yesterday, the backstreet boys, i blew them. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, that's great. [ laughter ] nigel, thank you for being here. would you like to stay for the rest of the show? >> no. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] we're going to get him an uber and get him out of here. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for talking with us. this is nigel. we'll be right back with chris martin, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ prime big deal days is coming october 8th and 9th. with exclusive savings just for prime members, you'll feel like a big deal. shop deals on electronics, fashion, and more this

madame tussauds, the wax museum on fisherman's wharf, has shut down.even was in the area last night. there's been a decline in popularity of wax museums over the years. tourists we spoke with say they had memories of the displays inside. >> when i was younger and i think people still go, i think they're fun and they're really cool all the details and stuff. >> fisherman's wharf has struggled since the pandemic. many businesses have left and those that remain say visitors are spending less money. they also say the unhoused are causing problems in the area. san francisco has struggled to repair its reputation on the national stage, dealing with negative stories like the one you just heard about. what's happening at the wharf. this week, i met with each of the top four candidates. i was joined by tech journalist and podcaster kara swisher and the sf standard, and we asked all of them about how to address sf's pr problem. you can watch our special in-depth interviews with the major candidates in the race at abc7 news.com/sf mayor, or wherever you stream ab

madame tussauds still operates museums in cities including las vegas and hollywood. >> today is the start of the mill valley film festival. it showcases top independent movies from around the world. the opening night film will be conclave, a drama involving the vatican and starring actor ralph fiennes. both he and the director will be in attendance tonight. other celebrities scheduled to appear at this year's film festival are jude law and amy adams. the festival runs through the 13th of this month. >> the bay area under that excessive heat warning. what's on tap as the region sees another day of scorching temperatures, then evacuations issued in lebanon after a deadly strike. >> the escalating tensions between israel and lebanon, and what's next in the growing conflict. >> plus, the most detailed picture yet of accusations against donald trump. how prosecutors are describing the former president's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> today is thursday, october 3rd. we're looking live at san francisco. it's going

if you want to see wax creek creations of your favorite stars, that's because madame tussauds in san francisco is permanently closed now after 10 years of along fisherman's wharf, the wax museum did not give a reason for this closure prior to madam, too. so them at the wax museum was the wax museum of san francisco, which welcome visitors on the war for 50 years. happening tomorrow. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival returns. the golden gate park, the three-day music festival guns tomorrow with gates opening at 11 in the morning, the beloved music festival is free of charge. some of the artists include country music hall of famer emmy lou harris. there will be numerous street closures around the park. so the plan ahead. you can head over to our website. that's kron 4 dot com for a full list. >>welcome back to kron. 4 news at 11, 30 on stephanie rothman as the death toll continues to rise from hurricane helene, president biden toured storm damage in florida and georgia thursday. kron four's washing correspondent maddie beer-temple has details on the federal response. >>so far at le