. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was in court and has been following the story. ns us live from our san jose bureau. zach >> yeah. the suspect was released from the hospital yesterday and taken straight to the santa clara county jail. he was arraigned in court today on two counts of murder. now, following that appearance is when the district attorney revealed those new details and what happened in the moments before that tragic crash that killed a mother and her son. though cameras were allowed to take pictures in court friday, that suspect duncan mcquarrie did not leave the doorway between the inmate holding area and the courtroom. in a corner of the doorway, you can see the yellow shirt he's wearing and what appears to be a wheelchair. the chp said he suffered minor injuries in the august 26th crash that killed 46 year old rebecca olson and her 14 year old son, charles olson, who went by charlie to imagine the senselessness of this crime. >> the recklessness of it and the tremendously horrible impact that it's had on this family is, i think, what's moved many of

zach fuentes abc seven news. >> yes, zach. one other note from john lynch. he was talking today about how pearsall wanted to reassure him that i'm not injury prone. i'm not. and lynch, of course, said this is not your conventional football injury. so just calm down. you know, you'll be fine and then we'll get you back on the field. but what was the mood like overall with the players in the locker room? >> yeah. lynch used the word eager when describing pearsall considering what he just went through. look the mood in the locker room was extremely jubilant, joyful. they were having a great time in there, but of course, is sobering. you heard trent williams talking at the top of the show about this being a wake up call. you know, because they are sometimes shielded from reality, he said. so they are aware of the potential dangers out there and that, you know, nothing can be taken for granted. but they were having a great time there. they're glad that their friend, that their teammate is doing well and they're putting in that work for monday's game. >> now onto

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in the south bay bureau. with that story tonight, zach. >> yeah. dan. and here in the south bay, a lot of the emphasis today was getting marginalized communities, young people out and registered to vote. and though turnout has been low among those groups in the past, there's high hopes for this election. the campus was bustling at san jose state university tuesday. much of the activity on the paseo thanks to the sjsu votes festival. >> it's celebrating constitution day and national voter registration day. and so we have 40 campus and community partners out here talking to people about civic engagement, voting, voting rights and the constitution. >> many of those partners, students themselves, like senior malik diaz. >> young people aren't voting as large as they need to. and, you know, we have a lot of issues on the ballot, a lot of issues in this country that i think that affect young people, and that will be continuing to affect young people throughout these years. >> according to the u.s. census, the age gr

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on how it hopes to help not just csu studentst people around the world. >> san jose state is the home of past, present and future innovators and leaders, students who've come from diverse backgrounds. >> my childhood was shaped by gravel streets, railroad tracks and agriculture fields. from an early age, my parents instilled in me the value of higher education. today, antonio fernandez is president of csu society of latino engineers and scientists. >> now, students like him have been presented with a big opportunity to create historic health breakthroughs. >> we have some of the most vibrant opportunities to really change the dynamic we see when it comes to the sciences and engineering. >> the opportunity, launched monday, is a new health initiative that would increase access to government funding for early career researchers, all part of a partnership with san jose state and other california universities to specifically target our resources to innovators who have not historically had access to dc to r&d dollars. the advanced res

live at levi's stadium zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you so much. all right. >> sports director larry beil is here. the team obviously is rattled but relieved. how does his absence as they start the season really affect the wide receiver lineup? >> you know, if they don't suffer any injuries, i think they'll be fine because he's a rookie. there's other players ahead, especially with with brandon aiyuk in camp because he was out for a while. you didn't know what the situation was going to be. but they still have deebo. they have george kittle. i mean, the story on ricky pearsall, some of this stuff is just amazing. i don't know if he's made of titanium or what, but tim ryan, who does radio for the 40 niners, said he saw pearsall in the gym already in the gym like, i mean, he gets shot through and through and he can't. i got to go work out. so you know, that kind of leads you to believe that. it clearly is not as serious as it could have been. but in terms of ricky, he's going to be out the month if the niners don't suffer any serious injuries. now he

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on this new safety effort, and how police will be involved. >> the alum rock village neighborhood in east san jose is filled with dozens of small businesses that have a big reach, get handmade mexican goods, vietnamese goods, especially the artisanal foods that are offered to the greater san jose and really, santa clara county community. but the businesses have faced challenges. we have had a string of armed robberies here in the last couple of years. the businesses have banded together to form the alum rock village business association. now they're getting support from the city. $50,000 have been set aside for a pilot program. it gives 35 small businesses for security cameras, each with installation included. >> a lot of these businesses are family owned, and they're small, so they don't have the even if they have the money to buy the cameras, they might not have the expertise to set it up. >> san jose police say they'll be working with the businesses to identify the best spaces to place the cameras primary focus is still pa

and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was there reporting on the flooding. and now he's there for the wharf's comeback from the storm. >> the finishing touches are being put in place for the grand opening of the capitola wharf wednesday. a long awaited moment for many locals. >> new smiles, new attitude. capitola. let's enjoy this together. >> severe storms and wave swells ripped out the middle of the wharf in january 2023. more storms in december of that year. in january of this year only made things worse. >> this is what we had before. >> david morris and his sister own capitola boat and bait, one of the businesses at the end of the wharf. their original building had to be demolished this year. >> stressful, tear jerking. a loss of business for two seasons. you know, hundreds of thousands of dollars. people's employment was gone. you know, we had 12 employees. now we have one other than my sister and myself. >> but since august, the wharf has quietly reopened to the public. capitola public works director jessica kahn said it's now even wider and stronger

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, we are not going to let you forget the niners kick off the new season with monday night football against the new york jets at levi's stadium. if you do not have tickets to the game, don't worry, you can watch it right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5:00 and it is the best seat in the house. >> it is. and the refrigerator is close by, too, which is really nice. >> i mean, and a bathroom. come on. what more could you want? >> all right, all right, let's talk about the weather forecast. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandhya. yeah. >> and ama and dan, we're not asking for a whole lot, that's for sure. let me show you an amazing view from our newest camera. it is atop the skystar wheel at fisherman's wharf. it's our skystar cam. and look at this view. i mean, absolutely beautiful. sunny as we look across the bay. this is why you'll want to come back here just to see this view. we'll just hold on this, okay? i'm running out of time. let's talk about temperatures 101 degrees in fairfield. it is 66. in the city. so we a

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains how it could affect people even if they aren'tficial intelligence can make it easy to impersonate famous figures, type whatever you want her to say and type whatever you want her to say and voila! >> the rapidly developing technology is leading to new concerns. public figures and performers are worried that deepfakes and other fabricated videos could negatively impact their legacy after they're gone. >> something we're going to probably have to start putting in our wills because we have to remember our likeness belongs to our own estate, alive or not. >> the use of ai to recreate performers has long been an issue in hollywood. that's been the basis of strikes and much outcry. sag-aftra has had a collective bargaining agreement in place, but a bill just passed by the california senate over the weekend takes things a step further. >> ab 1836 is specifically aimed at providing postmortem right of publicity, protection when it comes to digital replicas. >> joseph lawlor, a trademark attorney at haynes boone, said only around half of t

and yeah, and now to have made contacts just been yeah, really epic in sunnyvale. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> oh my gosh, the power of social media, right? isn't that such a great story? i hope we hear from those three girls soon. >> oh, i bet we do. the hikers told us that savannah, kate and janis all still live in the bay area. >> great story. we shall see. all right, well, developing news tonight. >> this is a live look along the florida coast where hurricane helene is now closing in. the storm is expected to intensify before making landfall tomorrow in the warm waters of the gulf. it roared past mexico's yucatan peninsula earlier today, bringing high winds, dumping a lot of rain. helene is tracking to the north and forecasts are calling for it to feed off the gulf of mexico's warm waters and become a category four storm before it hits land again, with 130 mile an hour winds two. >> two one. >> lots to celebrate. today was the grand reopening of the capitola wharf after it was closed due to severe storm damage over the last couple of years. >> two have spent over a year seei

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more now on how the local production of chips impact the local and global economy. >> vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump sparred over multiple topics in tuesday's debate, but one of the shorter, contentious discussions has roots right here in the bay area. that topic chips or semiconductors? >> silicon valley is the brain. silicon valley is where you have all the ideas coming from. >> the topic was first brought up by harris. >> he ended up selling american chips to china to help them improve and modernize their military. basically sold us out. >> trump quickly responded. >> first of all, they bought their chips from taiwan. we hardly make chips anymore because of philosophies like they have and policies like they have. >> but the u.s. department of commerce says the u.s. is making chips at a growing rate. last month, the department said the u.s. is expected to manufacture nearly 30% of the world's leading edge chips by 2032, up from 0% in 2021, when president joe biden and vice president harris took office.

tomorrow our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be there.be a mild and bright start at 9 a.m. the walk begins at 930. there will be plenty of sun around. temperatures will be rising, but not quite as hot as it was today. so we'll be in the 70s through the noontime hour. beautiful weather. go by and say hello. they'll be hosting that event as we emceeing the event. as we take a look at live doppler seven skies are clear. fog rolls back in overnight and tomorrow is a cooler day. low 60s to low 90s. accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures about where they should be this weekend as we head towards next week. that will all change. upper 90s to low 100 seconds inland. fire danger will be going up 70s coast side, so we'll be watching that heat for you with the heat risk coming in. dan and sandra. >> thank you. >> all right, let's get to sports director larry beil for the latest in sports. yeah. >> 40 niners. it's been a rough road here. they've been ravaged by injuries. they got one piece of good news today. it looks like tight end george kitt

and yeah, and now to have made contacts just been yeah, really epic in sunnyvale. >> zach fuentes, abcews. >> oh my gosh, the power of social media, right? isn't that such a great story? i hope we hear from those three girls soon. >> oh, i bet we do. the hikers told us that savannah, kate and janis all still live in the bay area. >> great story. we shall see. all right, well, developing news tonight. >> this is a live look along the florida coast where hurricane helene is now closing in. the storm is expected to intensify before making landfall tomorrow in the warm waters of the gulf. it roared past mexico's yucatan peninsula earlier today, bringing high winds, dumping a lot of rain. helene is tracking to the north and forecasts are calling for it to feed off the gulf of mexico's warm waters and become a category four storm before it hits land again, with 130 mile an hour winds two. >> two one. >> lots to celebrate. today was the grand reopening of the capitola wharf after it was closed due to severe storm damage over the last couple of years. >> two have spent over a year seeing the w

join julian glover and zach fuentes for all the fun. it starts at 11 a.m.you can watch it wherever you stream. abc seven news, san francisco is continuing to work toward building more affordable housing to help with the city's housing crisis. >> the mission rock neighborhood is home to the newest development. mayor london breed cut the ribbon at the verde building. it sourced 23 stories above the water, just across from oracle park. >> can you imagine living here and being able to come up here and watch a game for free with your binoculars? wait a minute. this is the future and what we want to be able to do in san francisco is create neighborhoods like this all over the city. >> now, the apartments at verde range from studios to three bedrooms, and there are more than 150 below market rate units. >> now, who is that in the background saying, now wait a minute. more recycling. recycling centers on the way to the bay area next year. and all in thanks to grants from california's recycling and waste management agency. the marin independent journal says. in all,

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes is following the story. >> though cameras were allowed to take pictures in court friday that suspect duncan mcquarrie, did not leave the doorway between the inmate holding area and the courtroom. in a corner of the doorway, you can see the yellow shirt he's wearing and what appears to be a wheelchair. the chp said he suffered minor injuries in the august 26th crash that killed 46 year old rebecca olson and her 14 year old son, charles olson, who went by charlie to imagine the senselessness of this crime. >> the recklessness of it and the tremendously horrible impact that it's had on this family is, i think, what's moved many of us about this particular case. >> the santa clara county district attorney's office said mcquarrie was speeding 100mph on the wrong side of highway 85 for nine miles before the crash. just some of the new details the da's office revealed friday. following that court appearance. >> at one point, the defendant stopped his car and got out and walked around in the middle of the traffic. he then got back into his vehicl

it's in san jose and our own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be emceeing the event.starts at 915 this morning and temperatures will already be mild and bright at around 66 degrees, with sunny skies throughout the day. temperatures will be rising already into the 70s by around 11:00 and then warming up into the upper 70s by noon. so it's going to be a bright, sunny day in san jose. get ready for that. it's going to be a beautiful event there, and the high will be 85 later on this afternoon. on the lower part of the peninsula. temperatures generally in the mid seconds for menlo park and palo alto 76. and then at the beaches low to mid 60s like daly city, 64 degrees downtown san francisco with a partly cloudy skies this afternoon, 68. and in the north bay we'll see some numbers in the 80s. petaluma 82, sonoma 88. even some low 90s in cloverdale and in lakeport. it's going to be a nice day in the east bay. hayward, 74, fremont, union city, near 80. and then our inland areas. we'll see some upper upper 80s and low 90s instead this afternoon. lows will drop into the 50s fo

our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be there today. it's going to be gorgeous.heading out in the next few hours, you'll notice temperatures are already in the mid 60s by 9:00, with a mild and bright start. the walk starts at 930, sunny all afternoon with the temperatures already rising into the 70s by the 11:00 hour and even by noon already 78 degrees. so let's get to your highs today. even though it's cooler, it's still going to be comfortable in san jose with a high of 85. morgan hill 89. look for low 80s in cupertino and in sunnyvale and on the peninsula. redwood city getting up to 81 degrees. menlo park 74 degrees. but check out the beaches with the partly cloudy conditions and the fog only in the mid 60s. like daly city 64, downtown san francisco 68 degrees. we saw so much sunshine yesterday, today more clouds. and then in the north bay, numbers are going to range from the 80s. even some seconds. santa rosa, sonoma at 88, calistoga 90. ukiah at 96 degrees. perfect weather in the east bay. lots of 70s to near 80 degrees. so union city and fremont up to 80. b

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zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right zach, thank you. and you could have your ballot in less than a month. california secretary of state says county elections offices will begin mailing ballots october 7th. as zach mentioned, the last day to register to vote is october 21st. but you can register up to and including election day early in-person voting begins october 26th. election day is november fifth. mail in ballots must be postmarked by that day and received by november 12th in order to count. >> we continue to follow the chp surge in oakland and its impact on crime. halfway through a new four month enforcement period, the california highway patrol says it's made 329 arrests, seized 35 firearms and recovered 606 stolen vehicles. that's a 218% increase in seizures since the initial enforcement period in february, as both violent crime and property crime spiked since the february surge, the chp has arrested 930 people and recovered more than 1900 stolen vehicles. installation of a camera network to identify vehicles linked to crime is n

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> okay, zach, thanks very much. donald trump today says there will be no more presidential debates. trump debated kamala harris on tuesday and joe biden back in june. the harris campaign has called for a rematch, but trump says he's not interested at a campaign event today in arizona. trump claimed victory. >> we won big with independent voters, moderates, republicans and working people all across this nation putting forward a clear vision to very simply make america great again. >> trump will attend a private fundraiser in the bay area tomorrow. the fundraiser is expected to be at the home of billionaire tom siebel in woodside. sky seven flew over it today. trump's reception tickets cost between $3,300 and half $1 million. >> on the campaign trail in north carolina today, harris reminded supporters of something trump said during the debate. you remember he has, quote, concepts of a plan, concepts of a plan. >> i mean, we're 54 days from this election. concepts of a plan, which means no actual plan. >> according to

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> happening tomorrow, the 40 niners faithful will have the chance to get's season opener against the jets here on abc seven. the niners are hosting a free rally at the plex on embedded way in san jose from 1 to 4. all fans will receive a free giveaway prize. there will also be a special drawing for additional prizes as well. special guests and entertainment will be present. the 40 niners kick off the new season against the new york jets monday at levi's stadium. coverage begins at five right here on abc seven. do you have an idea of how weather will be there? >> it's actually going to be similar to what we experienced tonight, so it's actually going to be gorgeous. it will mostly be clear by that time. right now temperatures are in the 50s and 60s. and tonight with the fog low clouds moving in, we'll drop into the low 50s for the north bay, mid to upper 50s around most of the rest of the bay area. we could even see some patchy drizzle along the coast. tomorrow's highs also range from mid 60s at the beaches. some 70s and even some 80s around the bay and sti

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and from fighting crime in the south bay to the east bay, where oakland leaders are giving an update tonight on the ongoing effort to install automated license plate readers around the city. oakland's police chief says 124 plate readers have been installed so far. another 26 will go up by the end of this week. oakland has been allocated 290 cameras, and the goal is to have them all installed by early november. a police lieutenant shared a story about how the plate readers were used recently to help solve a crime. >> we gathered video surveillance and overlaid them with alpr and identified a suspect vehicle. the vehicle was stopped two days later and a suspect was arrested, who ultimately confessed to the shooting. >> the chp is also installing license plate readers on freeway ramps throughout oakland for privacy reasons. data is deleted after 30 days. if it's not being used to prosecute a crime, and we want to help give you the full picture of public safety, where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. our interactive tool has a wide ran

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it is a windy wednesday today.ok ahead at the seven day forecast next. >> plus a maze and a mystery. only on abc seven news. see what it took to discover a time capsule hidden in the transamerica pyramid. 50 years ago they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org the art facility, but deep within its steel bones, construction crews have discovered a time capsule. so what's in it? abc seven news got an exclusive look. >> we received an email about a potential time capsule that had been buried in the park. john gullickson has been overseeing the $400 million renovation of the transamerica pyramid, purchased by chievo in 2020. >>

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> fewer people are dying of drug overdoses in san francisco. the department of public health says 45 people died of overdoses in august. that's a 50% drop from the previous year. health officials credit, street outreach teams. >> they can get you a physician on the phone to come up with a treatment plan. in many cases, get you a room to stay, for a few days and get your prescription filled. >> overall, this year, there's been a 20% drop in accidental overdose deaths. but there is a new worry emerging in july and august, methamphetamine overdoses nearly equaled fentanyl overdoses. one positive note san francisco reports a 35% increase in people getting into residential treatment programs. >> coming up here, contamination has shut down bolinas beach. but what's the cause? from septic tanks to sea level rise. we're looking into the possibilities. >> plus, the final words heard from the titan submersible right before it imploded underwater, killing all five people discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk,

zach fuentes, abc seven news.y have lots. >> and part of building a better bay area is making sure kids from all backgrounds have great opportunities. that's what's happening this afternoon in the east bay. that's where abc seven news anchor dan ashley is annual friends of camp concord golf tournament is happening. the event is at crow canyon country club in danville. 150 golfers are helping send underserved kids to summer camp in lake tahoe. >> since i've hosted this golf tournament since 1997 or so, we've sent more than 12,000 kids to summer camp, all expenses paid at lake tahoe, and really proud about that, because for many of these kids, this was their first and only chance to go to camp. and every kid should have a summer camp experience. >> and after golf, dan will host a banquet and charity auction. if you'd like to help send kids to summer camp, go to friends of camp concord.org. just a great thing that they do. >> yeah, really deserving kids too for sure. well, still to come here, the new fantasy football

. >> it's just a wonderful start, but we have so much, so much more to do in the south bay. >> zach fuentesws. >> all right, let's get you outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> well, we've got some patchy fog. stephanie. you can see it here from our exploratorium camera. mid 50s. so pretty cool with even some upper 40s and more dense fog in the north bay. more sunshine and warmth for our inland valleys. but we've got just a couple of days of a cool down and then back to more of a summertime feel around the bay. i'll explain. coming up. >> lisa, thank you. also next, the bears take on the tigers down in alabama. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone covers cal versus auburn after the break [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh ♪ 646. >> happening today. the 40 niner faithful will have a chance to get energized ahead of monday night's season opener against the jets, right here on abc seven. the niners are hosting a free rally at the plex on embedded way in san jose from 1:00 to 4:00 today. all fans will receive a free gi

. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> tension between members of san jose firefighters local two, 30, and former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is currently running for the district 16 congressional seat. the firefighters say liccardo supported measures that led to the firing of firefighters and loss of police officers. >> we're down 500 cops. he laid off 49 firefighters. we're struggling to do our job and these are the repercussions from his actions and his policy. >> at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new san jose fire station thursday, he responded to the firefighters. >> it's important for folks to get the facts and not to have this revisionist history created by political players. >> liccardo cited numbers that showed the police department was expanded by over 200 officers, and that he left the city with one of the lowest crime rates of any major u.s. city. certainly, yes. >> we lost more than 500 police officers before i became mayor. when i became mayor, we worked very hard to bring people together at the table to work through differences

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> that's so nice to see that back. >> it is so exciting.hey have good weather for that too. >> meteorologist sandhya patel can answer that question. >> sandy. yeah, they're going to have some nice weather. dan and karina, i do want to show you where it's not so nice. tropical storm helene has formed. it is going to strengthen. it's already stronger. so as we take a look at the satellite picture, expected to actually become a category one as it nears the yucatan peninsula tomorrow morning, with 75 mile an hour winds becoming a major category three hurricane as it nears the coast of florida thursday morning. with 115 mile an hour winds, considerable flooding is expected along with the storm surge. this is stronger now. max sustained winds of 60 miles an hour. turning your attention to our weather in california. this is from silver springs up in the sierra. beautiful view of the setting sun. we do have the marine layer regrouping and it's going to spread. and that's going to drive those temperatures down tomorrow afternoon. low 60s to low 80s

. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live in the south bay bureau, with the local organizationsorking to try to get people engaged. zach >> yeah. one local expert i spoke with says she's expecting a large turnout for this election. but even with the voter registration numbers increasing, those local organizations tell me that their work to increase civic engagement is not slowing down. the power of taylor swift can often be illustrated by album sales or concert attendance. now, since her tuesday night endorsement of vice president kamala harris, it's being shown in civic engagement. >> there's no question that somebody with taylor swift's stature and number of followers is going to have an impact. >> swift shared a link to vote.gov. it got more than 405,000 site visits in the 24 hours since her post, up from the 30,000 visitors a day it had gotten in the days prior. the nonpartisan, nonprofit website vote.org said that since swift's post as of thursday morning, it recorded more than 52,000 registrations via its website. more than 25,000 voters have requested an absentee ballot,

in silicon valley, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> here at ten.reatened as firefighters battle triple digit heat. we're tracking the largest wildfire burning in southern california right now. >> plus, remember the artist who went viral for her sketches of jimmy g. every day until he was traded. well, now the 40 niners fan has but do they really? do they see all that you are? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. trabuco canyon. this after the county's public works crew accidentally started the fire while moving boulders to prevent public access to an area of the canyon where fire danger was high. this happened just before 130 this afternoon, and at last check the fire had already burned 1900 acres. two firefighters were treated for head related injuries and one civilian was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. luckily, so far, there has been no significant report of property damage. >> and just to the north of that in san bernardino, firefighters are getting a handle on the line fire, which is now 5% contained but

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more from experts on what the bill does and how it could affect people, famous or not. >> artificial intelligence can make it easy to impersonate famous figures, type whatever you want her to say and type whatever you want her to say. >> and voila! >> the rapidly developingg technology is leading to new concerns. public figures and performers are worried deepfakes and other fabricated videos could negatively impact their legacy after they're gone. >> something we're going to probably have to start putting in our wills because we have to remember our likeness belongs to our own estate, alive or not. >> the use of ai to recreate performers has long been an issue in hollywood. that's been the basis of strikes and much outcry. sag-aftra has had a collective bargaining agreement in place, but a bill just passed by the california senate over the weekend takes things a step further. >> ab 1836 is specifically aimed at providing postmortem right of publicity protection when it comes to digital replicas. >> joseph lawlor, a trademark attorney

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zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> take that bite dak.y night football against the new york jets at levi's stadium. and if you don't have tickets to the game, don't worry, you can watch it right here on abc seven. >> our coverage starts at 5:00, so get the food to look forward to. what about the forecast for monday? i know we're looking at a cooldown coming. >> well, that made me too hungry to think. you can't. let's not then. no, we do. we do have a cooldown coming over the weekend. one more day of hot weather today. so here's a look at what's going on. i'll show you the fact that our heat advisory remains in effect until 8:00 this evening. so that's another indication the heat is still with us. just don't avoid overexposure to this extreme heat because it can lead to heat related illnesses. now here comes the cooler air dropping down from the pacific northwest. it will be moving through the bay area over the weekend. right now we're looking at mainly clear skies with temperature readings in the mid to upper 50s at san francisco and oakl

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more from experts on what the bill does, and how itartificial intelligence can make it easy to impersonate famous figures, type whatever you want her to say and type whatever you want her to say, and voila! the rapidly developing technology is leading to new concerns. public figures and performers are worried deepfakes and other fabricated videos could negatively impact their legacy after they're gone. something we're going to probably have to start putting in our wills because we have to remember our likeness belongs to our own estate, alive or not. the use of ai to recreate performers has long been an issue in hollywood. that's been the basis of strikes and much outcry. sag-aftra has had a collective bargaining agreement in place, but a bill just passed by the california senate over the weekend takes things a step further. >> ab 1836 is specifically aimed at providing postmortem right of publicity protection when it comes to digital replicas. >> joseph lawlor, a trademark attorney at haynes boone, said only around half of the states

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> reporter tension between members ofan jose firefighters local two, 30 and former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is currently running for the district 16 congressional seat. the firefighters say liccardo supported measures that led to the firing of firefighters and loss of police officers. >> we're down 500 cops. he laid off 49 firefighters. we're struggling to do our job. and these are the repercussions from his actions and his policy. >> at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new san jose fire station thursday, he responded to the firefighters. >> it's important for folks to get the facts and not to have this revisionist history created by political players. >> liccardo, citing numbers that showed the police department was expanded by over 200 officers and that he left the city with one of the lowest crime rates of any major u.s. city. certainly, yes. >> we lost more than 500 police officers before i became mayor. when i became mayor, we worked very hard to bring people together at the table to work through differen

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> tension between members of san jose firefightersocal two, 30, and former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is currently running for the district 16 congressional seat. the firefighters say liccardo supported measures that led to the firing of firefighters and loss of police officers. >> we're down 500 cops. he laid off 49 firefighters. we're struggling to do our job. and these are the repercussions from his actions and his policy. >> at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new san jose fire station thursday, he responded to the firefighters. >> it's important for folks to get the facts and not to have this revisionist history created by political players. >> liccardo cited numbers that showed the police department was expanded by over 200 officers, and that he left the city with one of the lowest crime rates of any major u.s. city. certainly, yes. >> we lost more than 500 police officers before i became mayor. when i became mayor, we worked very hard to bring people together at the table to work through differences and to rebuild our

zach fuentes, abc seven news. all right, pretty slick. >> well, a new era for wheel of fortune. ryan seacrest joins vanna white as host tonight. yes. >> so hear from him on how he's preparing to step into the role. >> and new information about the shooting investigation of 49 years, ricky pearsall. we've just learned about the accused shooter. >> and speaking of the niners, let's continue to count down to their season opener on monday night football. our coverage begins in 28 minutes and 53 seconds. abc s when you have moderate to severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin, some even achieved long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief after first dose. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. t

. >> abc7's julian glover and zach fuentes hosted exclusive live streaming coverage of the oakland pridearade. >> we are so excited by the weather out here. in addition to everything else, we're in a beautiful location. great energy out here too. >> everyone is here. smiles good energy. we need more of that here in oakland and in our world. >> truly a day to celebrate ourselves, our friends and community. happy pride in oakland. cornell bernard abc seven news. >> so nice to see. and you can watch every moment of the parade. we have it for you on our website abc7 news.com. we also have a slideshow of highlights also at our site. well, moving on. within a span of four hours, three people were killed by gunfire and another wounded in oakland. two people were shot and killed yesterday afternoon near 23rd street and mlk, not far from 980. our media partner, the east bay times, reports the shootings happened at a homeless camp. the victims are 29 year old woman from oakland and a 50 year old berkeley man. a third person was injured and is expected to recover. then a few hours later, around 8:0

in silicon valley, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> i was picking mine out this morning. >> which one did you decide on? >> i don't know. >> okay. >> what is it about the color? no, the price. >> oh, that too when i saw. >> i mean, i know he just gave a bigger range, but the one i was looking at when i saw starting at 1000. >> oh, my goodness. >> especially when, you know, as old as our phones are, they've been paid off. >> it paid off. >> how much is the trade in price for these phone payments? i know, i know, like i own you, right? >> i own you. >> it's okay. i'm ready. i just got to pick out a color. okay. pro max. max. >> max. >> are you really not? max? max! do you have a max now? yes i do. >> oh, get ready to pay. the more, the more words you put on it. that's another $300. >> numbers and words work a little overtime. get ready. >> oh, that's what i'm doing here with the weather right now. we've got some big changes coming our way. pattern is changing, too. i think in a better direction. getting cooler and breezier and a little mistier beginning to feel a little like fall. as yo

here's abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes. >> artificial intelligence can make it easy to impersonate famous figures. type whatever you want. her to say and type whatever you want her to say, and voila! the rapidly developing technology is leading to new concerns. public figures and performers are worried deepfakes and other fabricated videos could negatively impact their legacy after they're gone. something we're going to probably have to start putting in our wills because we have to remember our likeness belongs to our own estate. alive or not, the use of ai to recreate performers has long been an issue in hollywood. that's been the basis of strikes and much outcry. sag-aftra has had a collective bargaining agreement in place, but a bill just passed by the california senate over the weekend takes things a step further. >> ab 1836 is specifically aimed at providing postmortem right of publicity, protection when it comes to digital replicas. >> joseph lawlor, a trademark attorney at haynes boone, said only around half of the states provide protections for performers likene

. >> abc7's julian glover and zach fuentes hosted exclusive live streaming coverage of the oakland pridearade. >> we are so excited by the weather out here. in addition to everything else, we're in a beautiful location. great energy out here to everyone is here. >> smiles. good energy. we need more of that here in oakland and in our world. >> truly a day to celebrate ourselves, our friends and community. happy pride in oakland. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> you can watch every moment of the parade. we have it at our website, abc7 news dot com, along with a slideshow of highlights again at our site. moving on a car drove into a group of people during a sideshow overnight in oakland it all happened at the intersection of hegenberger and edgewater. a driver crashed into spectators. we stopped the video. as you can see, just a second before the impact. a female was run over as that car left the scene. some in the crowd then rushed to help her. and another sideshow took over the entire westbound side of the bay bridge. chp says at about 330 this morning, at least 100 cars blocked all of

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes joins us live from the south bay bureau, with the local organizationsd. hi, zach. >> hey, there. yeah, we have seen a slight spike in voter registration increasing because of an endorsement from taylor swift. or some will say it's linked to that, but the local organizations i've spoken with say they're

our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be emceeing the event.d check out the event. obviously, for a good cause. here's the deal. high pressure that brought us the heat is going to shift a little bit to the east. it's all in response to this area of low pressure off the california coast. what it's going to already start to do is continue to bring in that fog from the south. it's already working its way up towards monterey, but that low is not going to affect us. it's going to go into southern california. our weather is very quiet compared to what's happening with leftovers of halloween. as you know, it has been causing destruction and damage and heavy flooding. catastrophic and historic. it's still ongoing across the ohio valley, the tennessee valley, they've seen record storm surge, record rain. some reports from the south, florida, georgia all the way up across the carolinas. they've seen reports anywhere from half a foot to almost three feet of rain and flash flood warnings are still going. it was a category four when it made landfall. but li

our very own julian glover and zach fuentes will be there.table start to the day mid 60s at 11 a.m, a little bit of cloud cover at noontime, perfect for the parade. temperatures will come up into the low to mid 70s and there will be plenty of sun around as we look at a live picture from our emeryville camera, there is the fog layer right around salesforce tower as you can see, and the headlines. weekend weather cooling begins tomorrow. overnight, the fog expands. we'll see some patchy drizzle and early to middle part of next week. breezy and even cooler, dropping below average by wednesday in our inland communities. all right. the niners take on the jets for the season home opener at levi's stadium. kickoff i know it's already football time. 515 monday night. it's going to be 77 degrees. sunny and warm weather. fourth quarter. we're talking mainly clear, upper 60s and breezy, so should be good looking weather as we go hour by hour tomorrow morning. starting out with some areas of fog and a little bit of mist and drizzle as well as we head int

our very own julian glover and zach fuentes will be at the oakland pride parade this weekend, just ine for the cool down. they'll be hosting 11 a.m. it's going to be comfortable. a few clouds, bright and sunny around the early afternoon, low to mid 70s, and it's going to be warmer by 2 p.m. so if you do get a chance, go by and say hello. all right, here's a look at your morning. it's going to start out with the fog quickly warming up as the fog clears inland. at least you're going to see those 90s and 100 seconds. your morning temperatures 50s 60s for most of you. so pretty good sleeping weather tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. 92. san jose 95 los gatos on the peninsula 83. in mountain view 68, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, above average 74. and in the north bay, mid 90s around santa rosa, 99 calistoga heading into the east bay. low 80s hayward, oakland 90 castro valley inland areas will be sizzling once again. 98 in concord, 102 in brentwood. your accuweather seven day forecast the triple digit scorcher for one more day, and then the cooling begins over the weekend. c

our very own julian glover and zach fuentes will be at the oakland pride parade this weekend, just inr the cool down. they'll be hosting 11 a.m. it's going to be comfortable. a few clouds, bright and sunny around the early afternoon, low to mid 70s, and it's going to be warmer by 2 p.m. so if you do get a chance, go by and say hello. all right, here's a look at your morning. it's going to start out with the fog quickly warming up as the fog clears inland. at least you're going to see those 90s and 100 seconds. your morning temperatures 50s 60s for most of you. so pretty good sleeping weather tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. 92. san jose 95 los gatos on the peninsula 83. in mountain view 68, in half moon bay, downtown san francisco, above average 74. and in the north bay, mid 90s around santa rosa, 99 calistoga heading into the east bay. low 80s hayward, oakland 90 castro valley inland areas will be sizzling once again. 98 in concord, 102 in brentwood. your accuweather seven day forecast the triple digit scorcher for one more day, and then the cooling begins over the weekend. close

our very own amanda delcastillo and zach fuentes will be emceeing the event. so go by and say hello and check out the event. obviously, for a good cause. here's the deal. high pressure that brought us the heat is going to shift a little bit to the east. it's all in response to this area of low pressure off the california coast. what it's going to already start to do is continue to bring in that fog from the south. it's already working its way up towards monterey, but that low is not going to affect us. it's going to go into southern california. our weather is very quiet compared to what's happening with leftovers of halloween. as you know, it has been causing destruction and damage and heavy flooding. catastrophic and historic. it's still ongoing across the ohio valley, the tennessee valley, they've seen record storm surge, record rain. some reports from the south, florida, georgia all the way up across the carolinas. they've seen reports anywhere from half a foot to almost three feet of rain and flash flood warnings are still going. it was a category four whe

our very own julian glover and zach fuentes will be there.t's going to be comfortable start to the day mid 60s at 11 a.m, a little bit of cloud cover at noontime, perfect for the parade. temperatures will come up into the low to mid 70s and there will be plenty of sun around as we look at a live picture from our emeryville camera, there is the fog layer right around salesforce tower as you can see, and the headlines. weekend weather cooling begins tomorrow. overnight, the fog expands. we'll see some patchy drizzle and early to middle part of next week. breezy and even cooler, dropping below average by wednesday in our inland communities. all right. the niners take on the jets for the season home opener at levi's stadium. kickoff i know it's already football time. 515 monday night. it's going to be 77 degrees. sunny and warm weather. fourth quarter. we're talking mainly clear, upper 60s and breezy, so should be good looking weather as we go hour by hour tomorrow morning. starting out with some areas of fog and a little bit of mist and drizzle

silicon valley and as you can see, abc7 news anchor amanda del castillo and south bay reporter zach fuenteseed the event at lake cunningham park. more than 2000 people took part walking either 1 or 3 miles around the park. espn biggest college football show is coming to the bay area next weekend, and j.r stone joins me with a preview. hi j.r. >> diane. it's something that we have never ever seen at cal berkeley. but it's something we will see next weekend. a huge announcement came from espn's college gameday crew tonight. nick saban was part of the announcement with aaron rodgers mentioned. i'll tell you what i'm talking about and what's happening in they will grow up. (♪) discover who they are (♪) what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. (♪) ♪ ♪ have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off? same. discover the power of wegovy®. ♪ ♪ with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. an

. >> abc7's julian glover and zach fuentes hosted exclusive live streaming coverage of the oakland pride >> we are so excited by the weather out here. in addition to everything else, we're in a beautiful location. great energy out here too. >> everyone is here. smiles. good energy. we need more of that here in oakland and in our world. truly a day to celebrate ourselves, our friends and community. >> happy pride in oakland. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> in the south bay today. an opportunity to explore the streets of san jose like never before. six miles of the city were shut down to traffic for viva calle, allowing people to safely bike, skate or just take a walk. the route included the municipal rose garden, the alameda, japantown, and roosevelt park. there were food trucks and vendors, along with live music, all for people to enjoy. >> the purpose is to give you a sense of community, to connect with your community and your neighbors, and to experience areas of san jose that you might not experience when you're in your car. >> today was the third and final viva cal of the year. n