stephanie sierra has details on the final preparations underway for tomorrow's memorial service.s in a moment. >> but let's begin with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard who is live at city hall where people have been paying their respects to the late senator all day long. today cornell. >> yeah, in fact, dan and hundreds of people from across the bay area still coming here to san francisco city hall to pay respects to senator feinstein. i have to tell you, it is a rare hot day in the city, but many folks say that's okay. they did not mind waiting in line to pay respects to the woman they loved and admired. city hall's rotunda echoing with music on this solemn day, one by one, members of the public filing by the flag draped casket to pay respects and say goodbye to us. senator dianne feinstein in the place where her political career began. >> sad day, but a beautiful but a beautiful legacy. >> tracy sherman and joann loulan say defi was their hero. >> i think dianne feinstein has been just an incredible trailblazer for an amazing woman , and she's done a lot for our city and our

abc7 news anchor stephanie sierra spoke with fairfield's mayor about her worries. >> let's start withtest survey. what's your take on it? >> it's been very, very negative toward flannery. very um, if i could just for a minute this this lady wrote no body wants a new city. the last three attempts have failed with good reason. nobody wants you here. so we like the open space. go away. >> the survey covers a lot. as you pointed out, the first portion asking about different things. the new community could create a big one. major improvements with infrastructure like highway 12. and we've talked a lot about this logistically, how do you see that happening? >> highway 1212 will take billions, not just one, to be widened and we know that yawn who's the ceo of flannery, expects our current taxpayer years to pay a big portion of that and that they would. and when i say they, i mean california forever or flannery i call them would pay quote their fair share it is unbelievable that they would think that we should pay for infrastructure to build their city if we could afford to widen highway 12,

i'm stephanie sierra. we have late word out of washington tonight where a government funding bill now goes to president joe biden's desk for approval. the white house has indicated he will sign it. abc news reporter ed wynn has reaction from our nation's capital. >> with just hours to go, the house passing a bipartisan stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. >> the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> the deal, including $16 billion in disaster relief requested by the white house. but no new aid for ukraine. speaker kevin mccarthy putting his house leadership on the line , announcing the proposal following weeks of infighting within his own party. >> if you have members in your conference that won't let you vote for appropriation bills, doesn't want an omnibus and won't vote for a stopgap measure, i don't want to be a part of that team. i want to be a part of a conservative group that wants to get things done. >> house minority leader hakeem

abc7 news anchor stephanie sierra spoke with fairfield's mayor about her worries. let's start with this latest survey. >> what's your take on it? >> it's been very, very negative toward flannery. very um, if i could just for a minute, this this lady wrote, nobody wants a new city. the last three attempts have failed with good reason. nobody wants you here. we like the open space. go away. >> the survey covers a lot. as you pointed out, the first portion asking about different things the new community could create quite a big one. major improvement points with infrastructure like highway 12. and we've talked a lot about this. logistically, how do you see that happening? >> highway 12 will take billions is not just one to be widened. and we know that yawn, who's the ceo of flannery, expects our current tax payers to pay a big portion of that and that they would. when i say they, i mean california forever or flannery call them would pay quote their fair share it is unbelievable that they would think that we should pay for infrastructure to build their city if we could

abc seven news anchor stephanie sierra spoke with santiago lerma, the legislative aide to supervisorllary ronen , and has more on what we can expect out to start off. >> if this order is signed this week, when do you expect the ban would go into effect? >> so what we're planning to do is to first make sure that we have alternative spaces for our street vendors to go to. so right now we're looking at is probably about two weeks or the middle of november is what we're looking for the band to take effect. >> so the situation at 24th and mission street has been described as getting out of control. how will this ban be enforced? right. >> so the idea is to really make it easy for our public works and law enforcement agencies to make sure that the streets are clear and safe. public works will be out informing people they are out there now, letting people know about the ban. and then once it takes effect, they will they will be out and, you know, just letting people know that it's not allowed to vend on mission street. i want to be very clear that this is just mission street for the most pa

abc7 news anchor stephanie sierra spoke with santiago lerma. legislative aide to supervisor hillary ronen and has more on what we can expect to start off. >> if this order is signed, this week, when do you expect the ban would go into effect? >> so what we're planning to do is to first make sure that we have alternative spaces for our street vendors to go to. so right now we're looking at is probably about two weeks or the middle of november is what we're looking for the band to take effect. >> so the city station at 24th and mission street has been described as getting out of control. how will this ban be enforced? right. >> so the idea is to really make it easy for our public works and law enforcement agencies to make sure that the streets are clear and safe. public works will be out informing people they are out there now, letting people know about the ban. and then once it takes effect, they will they will be out and, you know, just letting people know that it's not allowed to vend on mission street. i want to be very clear that this is jus

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i'm stephanie sierra. a military flight transported the late senator's body back to the bay area landing at san francisco international airport just before 6:00 this evening. among the people accompanying her body was long time colleague and friend, speaker emerita nancy pelosi. abc's seven news reporter tara campbell had a chance to speak to the congresswoman today and joins us live from the newsroom. tara? >> yeah, stephanie, i actually spent time this evening at the late senator's former home and the funeral home where she arrived tonight and really the mood is best described as peaceful in anticipation of her arrival home. ready to all uniformed personnel pre set put a salute for late senator dianne feinstein set to be laid to rest in san francisco. >> we're so happy to have her have the appropriate welcome home to san francisco. >> speaker emeritus nancy pelosi among a handful of close friends and family gathering. >> we thought was one with great sorrow but great pride in dianne . >> her body arrivin

before we hear from abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra. let's go live to cornell bernard. he's at city hall for us. cornell hey , dan, hundreds of people from across the bay area still coming to san francisco city hall at this hour to pay respects to senator feinstein. >> it is fairly clear that folks are now getting off of work. the line is much longer. it is now stretching out the van next door of city hall down van ness avenue and down mcallister, all the way to polk street. it is very clear people are intent on paying respects to senator feinstein. it has been a very hot day in san francisco. many folks who have been waiting in line say that's okay. they were here to honor the woman they loved and admired. rotunda echoing with music on this solemn day. one by one, members of the public filing by the flag draped casket to pay respects and say goodbye to us. senator dianne feinstein in the place where her political career began. >> sad day, but a beautiful but a beautiful legacy. >> tracy sherman and joann loulan say defi was their hero. >> i think dianne feinstein has b

i-team reporter stephanie sierra explains the projects and impacts across the state. >> millions of californiansre bracing for a dreaded deadline. student loan repayments now back on the schedule starting today. for emily machado, it means a lot of adrenaline and just kind of frantic scrolling, like trying to understand the us supreme court ruled against the biden administration plan to forgive loans to over 40 million americans, including up to $20,000 of debt for those who received a pell grant offered to low income families. >> so because i come from a low income background, growing up, i was a pell grant recipient, so i was eligible potentially to receive up to $20,000 in cancellation as opposed to the standard $10,000 cash isolation due to income thresholds that were set, which don't take into account where you're living. >> machado got nothing, and like many in her position, she's still left struggling with inflation and the overall high cost of living in the bay area. >> it's certainly overwhelmed coming out of college to a large pile of money that that needs to be taken care of. i'm just

i'm stephanie sierra and we'll get right to that red flag warning. lisa is here tracking the latest. >> yeah, good morning, stephanie. we are looking at those very gusty winds in the upper elevations starting out with our red flag warning, which includes most of the bay area until 5:00 tonight. winds out of the north northeast, 15 to 30 miles an hour at the lower elevations. but mount diablo right now is at 55 miles an hour. so this certainly could start fires. they could spread easily. and our wind advisory in the higher elevations until 5:00 as well from the hills of the east bay, the santa cruz mountains, our inland valleys. and as we look at the winds above 1000ft, there's your mount diablo, 55 mile an hour wind gusts. you can see wide spread winds from 30 miles an hour up in the north bay. and current temperatures because of the winds. how about that? 60 in san francisco, napa down the road in santa rosa, it is 44. and our 24 hour temperature change. look at how dramatic due to that wind keeping the atmosphere mixed and warmer. so temperatures in

i'm stephanie sierra.alameda county district attorney pamela price could gain some steam. the organization leading the effort will hold its first signature gathering event today. the group called safe or save alameda for everyone will need signatures from at least 10% of the registered voters, voters that is in the county. the event starts at 10 a.m. in oakland. volunteers will be collecting signatures until four as well. to weather now and a foggy start this morning. let's check in with lisa. >> that's right, stephanie. even some mist and drizzle out there. here's a look at the visibility in miles. look at oakland, three quarters of a mile, a quarter of a mile in concord and fairfield. so we are very gray to start out. sunny and warmer inland, low to mid 80s there. 75 in oakland. thank you, lisa. >> and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now with gma. >> talking to your kids about violence and war. can be difficult. you can find information and vetted resources to help at abc7 news.com

i'm stephanie sierra. an overnight shooting in an east bay neighborhood has left one person dead.e hospital. it happened in oakley near shannon and windflower way we are still waiting for an update on their conditions. video from the scene shows multiple people walking around in costumes, so it's unclear if a halloween house party was going on when this shooting happened. no word yet on any possible suspects or arrests. well, to weather now and a level one storm outside. drew tuma is tracking the latest. good morning. >> yeah, good morning, stephanie. live doppler seven showing you scattered showers moving through the region with this level one storm today. the biggest impact, slick roads and slower travel. here's your day planner. the best chance of some wet weather between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. today. stephanie >> drew, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning america. >> i'm reggie aqui. i live here in san francisco. but no matter where you are in the bay area, you know the city faces its challenges. it can be very frustrating. tha

i'm stephanie sierra along with lisa argen.est on the red flag warning coming up during our 9:00 hour. have a great day. >> this is abc 724 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. here we are. we are. we are. we are. we are. we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching >> janai: good morning, america. breaking overnight, remembering a friend. "friends" star matthew perry passing away in his los angeles home at the age of 54. the call made to police as his co-stars remember the talented actor who brought us the sarcastic yet loveable chandler bing. >> could i be more sorry? >> janai: and other memorable roles. later opening up about his struggles with addiction and hoping to help others by sharing his story. >> gio: stage two.

i'm stephanie sierra. we will get to the latest in the middle east in just a bit. but first, let's check in on the forecast. good morning, lisa. >> hi, stephanie. good morning to you. hi, everyone. our live doppler seven looking more and more like fall as the cold front's getting closer to northern california. but for the bay area, it's really the fog that we're concerned about. a dense fog advisory this morning through 10:00. visibility a quarter of a mile in napa, a mile by the delta. you can't see anything at all. half moon bay, you can see it's up towards santa rosa and looking at concord now and hayward looking at some fog there. so through 10:00, you'll notice that the north bay, the valleys is the suisun area, san pablo bay, and down through the peninsula, particularly foggy. it is 59in san leandro. union city, 61. good morning to you. and you can see how it is just spread all across the north bay and perhaps into the east bay. the next few hours from our roof camera here looks a little bit better, but we'll look for the fog to linger through the mid morning

i'm stephanie sierra. we have a lot to get to this morning. but first, we begin with the weather and a level one storm. drew is tracking the latest. good morning. >> hey, good morning, stephanie. showers have returned to the region. we're watching a cold front approach us and that has brought back the rain. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you the raindrops on our camera this morning. live doppler seven over the past couple of hours showing you that it's really a smattering of light, scattered showers out there to begin our sunday. much of the wet weather focused in the east bay the north bay right now. and this is where we will find more showers moving through later on this morning and into the afternoon. on the storm impact scale, it's a level one for those scattered showers bringing about slick roadways and a slight chance of thunder later on this afternoon. here's how the day plays out. scattered showers for most of us, the best chance between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. so lunchtime you'll take the rain gear with you if you h

. >> a i-team reporter stephanie sierra takes a look at the cost and the controversy. >> it's been four months since these barriers were installed along four blocks of san francisco's capp street. the barriers also called collapsible steel bollards, cost taxpayers more than $250,000. and within weeks, we saw this and this and this. bollards collapsed, slanted, broken off the hinges, covered in graffiti, leaving neighbors relying on these planters to block incoming traffic like, frankly, the bollards were inadequate for they're relatively short and not very sturdy. >> i would say about a third are destroyed. >> santiago, lerma is the legislative aide for supervisor hillary ronen. he says sfmta is considering two replacements. these silver steel bollards that are at least 3 to 4ft tall or these cement planters that are currently being used in berkeley. lerma says the setup would likely mirror what's happening here with two concrete planters on both sides of the street. a metal bar in the middle restricting smaller cars but still allowing bikes to get through, as well as emergency vehicles

i'm stephanie sierra.021. this weekend officials will closely monitor brush and finer grassier areas. experts say if we don't get the rain in the coming weeks, it could raise concern for wildfires coming up at 9 a.m. i will be speaking with fire marshal paul lowenthal with the santa rosa fire department to discuss which areas are most at risk. and speaking of lisa is tracking the latest on that right now. good morning. >> good morning to you, mt. tam, 15% relative humidity. you can see the flag blowing there, 58. san francisco, that wind is allowed for some mild temperatures for some neighborhoods, 37, palo alto, 81. relative humidity by fairfield. and here are the gusty winds, up to 40 miles an hour. mount diablo 70 today inland. lisa thank you. >> and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning america. i'm leanne melendez, san francisco has been my home for nearly 30 years. >> we know this city has many challenges. so at abc7 news we're looking for local stories with rea

abc's evan news reporter stephanie sierra has local reaction and more on butler's ties to california senator designate lafont. >> a butler making history across the us and in california this week, the 44 year old mississippi native is a well known consultant and trusted adviser to vice president kamala harris, who is set to be sworn in as the first lesbian person of color to serve in the us senate. well she checks all the boxes, at least from gavin newsom's perspective. >> she wanted an african-american woman. that's what he got. she's also a lesbian. she's also very active in democratic politics, big with union politics. and she lives just outside washington, d.c. so she doesn't have to move. >> despite butler having never served in public office on the local, state or federal level, governor gavin newsom told us today, it's like she's the only choice. >> she was outstanding. she's she's the best choice. she understands how systems work. she is deep understanding of the legislative process, deep understanding of executive process. she's next level qualified. >> butler was previously

i-team reporter stephanie sierra explains the projected impacts across the state. >> millions of californiansracing for a dreaded deadline student loan repayments. now back on the schedule for emily machado. it means a lot of adrenaline and just kind of frantic scrolling, like trying to understand the us supreme court ruled against the biden administration plan to forgive loans to over 40 million americans, including up to $20,000 of debt for those who received a pell grant offered to low income families. >> so because i come from a low income background, growing up, i was a pell grant recipient, so i was eligible potentially to receive up to $20,000 in cancellation as opposed to the standard $10,000 cancellation due to income threshold ends that were set, which don't take into account where you're living. >> machado got nothing. and like many in her position, she's still left struggling with inflation and the overall high cost of living in the bay area. >> it's certainly overwhelming coming out of college to a large pile of money that that needs to be taken care of. i'm just trying to get a

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i'm stephanie sierra. we'll get to the latest in the middle east in just a moment. but first, the fog. lisa is here with the latest. >> yeah, you know, it is clearing up in parts of the east bay, but not so much everywhere else. we're going to start out with live doppler seven, though, to show you how active the pacific is really looking like fall. the big question is, are we going to get any of this rain? i'll tell you that in a moment. but first, i want to pinpoint the areas of the fog. look at oakland. a quarter mile visibility while concord has improved, walnut creek is sunny. there is also some fog down around hayward. so really moving around a bit. half moon bay back to zero miles. that you can see three quarters of a mile in napa and novato and a half mile up through santa rosa. so this is going to continue for another hour. it'll probably improve more towards 11:00 in some of the very foggy areas. and as we look out from vollmer peak, you'll notice that the marine layer there is with us as well, 58, san francisco, 64 in san jose. so if you're looking at wher

i'm stephanie sierra. we have a lot to get to this morning. t first, we begin with the weather with a special sunday appearance with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning. >> hey, good morning, stephanie. and we have rain out there this morning. we're tracking that the second half of the weekend would feature wet weather. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you those raindrops on our lens. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you an area of low pressure is spinning into northern california. this morning, pushing a cold front into our neck of the woods, which is ushering in those showers out there. here's the local view on live doppler seven. it's a peppering of light rain this morning. and will continue to have that chance of light rain throughout the day. on the exclusive abc7 storm impact scale, it is a level one today with scattered showers, slick roads. your biggest impact and later on this afternoon there is a slight chance for thunder. so outside you can see those raindrops on our lens. i think the best cha

i'm stephanie sierra. we want to get right to that red flag warning. lisa is tracking the latest. >> yeah, we've had some gusty winds. certainly overnight around mount diablo where the winds have gusted to over 50 miles an hour. this is a red flag warning for most of the bay area here. winds out of the north northeast have been blowing from 15 to 30 miles an hour to consistently above about 500ft. and then you get up above 2000ft. and that's where we have our wind advisory where those winds have been pretty strong. they've been consistent 20 to 30 miles an hour. and that's the concern that they could spark a fire, fires could spread rapidly. but look how clear it is from emeryville, where it is 55 in san francisco, 61 in oakland, with all that wind, the numbers have been pretty mild to start out and a gorgeous shot there from pier 39 4948, santa rosa, 60 by the delta and concord. so anywhere from a couple degrees to about 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. so there's a look at the current winds, 36 mile an hour wind gusts around the oakland hills and ov

celebrating i'm stephanie sierra. >> along san francisco's capp street, where you can see some of the been destroyed yet again. we have the latest on the and today's grand opening celebration of a new family shelter. >> its goal to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. abc seven news at six starts now. now from abc seven live breaking news and breaking news is in maine where police say an active shooter situation is unfolding. >> the suspect is still on the loose. this is happening in lewiston, maine. police are investigating shootings at three locations there. the local sheriff's office released a photo as you saw, of the alleged shooter walking into a bowling alley with a gun. >> according to the portland press herald, the other two scenes are a restaurant and a walmart distribution center. multiple people have reportedly been shot. some may be dead. >> the entire city of lewiston is on lockdown. businesses have been ordered to close and residents are told to stay inside with their doors and windows closed. lewiston is the second largest city in maine. it's about 36 miles nor

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra is here with that story. >> stephanie yeah, public comment justp a few minutes ago. we're talking about the broadmoor police department that's located near daly city in an unincorporated part of san mateo county. the public has raised serious concerns about the department's operations staff. an alleged misuse of taxpayer money. tonight, a renewed push to keep the department running. the only act of police protection in district remaining in the state of california is centered in controversy. the broadmoor police department is serving nearly 7000 people in the unincorporated area of san mateo county, surrounded by daly city to the southeast of the city of colma. it's governed by a three member board of police commissioners. for years, the department has struggled financially, facing accusations of mismanaging funds. this is an emergency situation. town supervisor david canepa says sponsored a resolution to authorize a grant up to $750,000 to fund the operations of the department. this comes as the broadmoor police protection district is working on

stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> all right, stephanie, thank you. are now set for senator dianne feinstein's funeral. the senator's body will lie in state at san francisco city hall wednesday and there will be a public viewing from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. a book of condolences is available to sign at city hall through wednesday. a private funeral is scheduled for thursday at the war memorial opera house. the public can gather at city hall where a simulcast of the service will be shown. a private family only burial will follow the service. >> more than 75,000 kaiser permanente workers are making plans to strike wednesday morning in what could be the largest health care strike in us history. a coalition of unions representing nurses, nursing assistants, pharmacists and lab technicians is plan to hold a three day walkout at if a new contract deal is not reached. the focus of their demands center around increase staffing levels along with better pay and benefits specific to different markets. kaiser permanente issued a statement saying, quote, this past week,

i'm stephanie sierra and we will get to the latest in the middle east in just a bit. but first, let's check in on that forecast. good morning, lisa. >> hey, stephanie, good morning to you. waking up to very dense fog out there. visibility has been reduced to a quarter of a mile or less, starting out with live doppler seven. so you see the cloud cover ahead of us. high pressure is building in and compressing down on the atmosphere. that's why we have all of that moisture right at the surface. so quarter mile novato half mile in napa, just over two miles in santa rosa, two miles in concord. and you can't see anything at all. down by half moon bay. so until 10:00, you can see the north bay, the coast around half moon bay, all the way down the peninsula to hollister and the big sur area. so be very careful out there. maybe delay your travel. it is 60 in oakland and fremont was 56in santa rosa, a couple of degrees cooler. and a look at pier 39. looking kind of spooky this morning so the dense fog advisory with us throughout the mid-morning hours then turning partly cloudy.

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra saw a live demonstration and she's in studio with us to explainctly how this works. steph. >> that's right, larry. this handheld device operates like a lasso inside. it has a cartridge like this that deploys a cord with sharp anchors at the end. and i'll tell you, these are very sharp. the idea is officers would have it on hand as an alternative to using a taser baton or even a gun. so is it really safer? we asked experts on both sides. >> i'm not going to jail. i'm not going to the hospital either. sir, i need you to turn around and put your hands behind your back. no, sir. i'm not going back to the hospital and put your hands behind your back. you're going to get wrapped. no, the hospital wrap. >> wrap, wrap. >> that was not a gunshot. but the deployment of what's called a bola wrap, a non-lethal alternative to a taser or gun or baton, it's been described as kind of flying handcuffs. it's an electronic handheld lasso device that shoots out a 7.5ft cord that wraps around the intended target with two anchors that look like fishing hooks. it requir

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra joining us now with the details on this report.xperts are telling us there will be significant long term implications from all this. >> an israeli based cyber security firm says hundreds of cyber attacks are infiltrating government and news agencies in the middle east, tampering with emergency alert systems to hacking device sources inside people's homes to terrorize them. we're told some of these groups doing this recently carried out cyber attacks right here in the bay area as the conflict between israel and hamas continues to escalate. there's a different type of battleground looming, the cyber warfare. gil messing is the chief of staff for checkpoint software, a cybersecurity firm that's based in tel aviv. he says he's tracking more than 40 groups conducting attacks that disrupted more than 80 israeli websites for both government and news agencies. since the start of the war, some believed to be coordinated attacks directly with hamas. democrats congressman jim himes from connecticut is the ranking member on the house intellige

. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra joins us live tonight with what you've uncovered. >> steph, these hacks continue to get more and more sophisticated and an israeli based cyber security firm says hundreds of cyber attacks are infiltrating government and news agencies in the middle east, tampering with emergency alert systems to hacking devices inside people's homes to terrorize them. we're told some of these groups doing this recently carried out cyber attacks right here in the bay area as the conflict between israel and hamas continues to escalate. there's a different type of battleground looming cyber warfare. gil messing is the chief of staff for check point software, a cybersecurity firm that's based in tel aviv. he says he's tracking more than 40 groups conducting attacks that disrupted more than 80 israeli websites for both government and news agencies. since the start of the war, some believed to be coordinated attacks directly with hamas. democratic congressman jim hines from connecticut is the ranking member on the house intelligence committee, who recently had a classified

reporter stephanie sierra saw a live demonstration from the company's ceo and joins us live to show us how it works. >> steph that's right. i'll tell you, it's loud and it's fast, but it's a handheld device that operates like a lasso inside. it has a cartridge like this that deploys a cord with sharp anchors at the end. and i'll tell you, these are very sharp. the idea is officers would have it on hand as an alternative to using a taser baton or even a gun. so is it really safer? we asked experts on both sides, i'm not going to jail. >> i'm not going to hospital either, sir, i need you to turn around and put your hands behind your back. no, sir. i'm not going back to the hospital. and put your hands behind your back. you're going to get wrapped. no, i'm the hospital wrap. >> wrap, wrap. >> that was not a gunshot, but the deployment of what's called a bolo wrap, a non-lethal alternative to a taser gun or baton. >> it's been described as kind of flying handcuffs. >> it's an electronic handheld lasso device that shoots out a 7.5ft cord that wraps around the intended target with two anchor