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Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Mark zuckerberg tonight pledging big changes aft russi bought thousands of ads on facebook during the 2016 u. S. Election. Good evening. Im larry beil. Dan and ama are off tonight. Facebook is handing over the 3,000 ads to congressional ators, saying after monthsigveinst of internal inven it only just recently uncovered fake accounts linked to russia. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo live at facebook headquarters in menlo park. Katie . Reporter larry, Mark Zuckerberg said facebooks mission is about giving people a voice and bringing people together. He said those are Democratic Values and he cares deeply about democracy. I dont want anyone to use our tools to undermine democracy. Reporter using facebook ng over o Mark Zuckerberg turni more than 3,000 political ads to congressional investigators. The ads are linked to russia. Most of them praise donald trump or attack hillary clinton. Weve seen now that it can be tools of technology can also be abused. Reporter Silicon Valley congressman ro khanna said hes glad facebook took this step. We need more cooperation between intelligence agencies and tech leaders to help address these problems. These were new problems for democracy. Reporter east bay representative Eric Swallwell expressed a similar sentiment on cnn. Going forward we have to exect that they and twitter and google and others are more mindful about it and, you know, being respectful of free speech but not allowing foreign adversaries to take over our election. Reporter zuckerberg said facebook will continue its own ntvestigsi rfce cnun tioato i o work r with the government. There will always be bad actors in the world, and we cant prevent all governments from all interference. But we can make it harder. We can make it much harder. Reporter included in his ninepoint plan, adding 250 people to facebooks Election Integrity team and making political advertising more transparent to users. In menlo park, Katie Marzullo, abc 7 news. Oakland synagogues are on high alert tonight after somebody spraypainted antisemitic graffiti on the side of one temple this morning. Abc 7 News Reporter lisa aminute gulezian has more the Jewish Community is trying to move forward as they celebrate the start of the jewish new year, rosh hashanah. We do hope that this year is a year of peace and friendship. Reporter at dimond park rosh hashanah, the jewish new year, is welcomed. But the usual celebration is somewhat tempered. Its hard to ignore the hateful antisemitic words spraypainted on the side of temple sinai this morning. This seems like a very cold and calculated thing. Reporter it was an attack, felt by even the youngest members. Its crazy. Because why would somebody do that . And howtful it is. Ur and hit feels even more hurtfu on rosh hashanah. Reporter Oakland Police will stay close to the temple for the time being. Meantime, temple sinais rabbi placed a blank piece of paper over vandalism. People were asked to cover the words of hate with words of hope. Soon the paper was filled with messages. I put love on it, then i put a jewish star and i put a heart. Reporter oaklands Jewish Community has been coming to this park for 23 years in honor of rosh hashanah. Members tell me itser n to comn this day to show solidarity. In Oakland Lisa Amin gulezian, abc news. The Christopher Columbus statue in San Jose City hall was vandalized only a day after city leaders agreed to remove it. Our media partner the mercury news reports someone poured red and blank paint on the marble statue. Yesterday a City Council Committee that includedhe liccardo decided that statue will be relocated. Last month a group started a petition to get the statue removed. They say columbus committed genocide against native americans. A controversial event called free speech week is set to begin at uc berkeley sunday at noon. Still not clear if some of big names will really show the. Rightwing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos claims he along with conservatives steve bannon and ann coulter are set to speak in berkeley. As of now they are confirmed to be here for september 24th to september 27th and from our end we have the resources and the means to put on this event. This altright terror week series of speakers is just meant to harass, to target and isolate and harass like the most vulnerable students. The uc system is spending an additional 300,000 to cover security costs at these events. Developing news now. Gnrth koreas minister sa fys his coueintry may test a Hydrogen Bomb in the pacific ocean. Such a move would be considered a major provocation by the u. S. And its allies. This follows President Trumps remarks at the United Nations in which he threatened to totally destroy north korea. North Korean Leader kim jong un responded by saying President Trump displays mentally deranged behavior and he will pay dearly for his speech. Also developing news now out of mexico, where time is running out to find survivors from tuesdays earthquake. Rescue dogs have been searching the rubble. Experts say the average survival time is about 72 hours. Its been 60 hours since that quake hit. Earlier today mexicos president said the number ofsdea d now at 273. Families Still Holding out hope that people will still be found alive somewhere, somehow. Abc News Reporter Carlos Granda has more from mexico city. Reporter days after a 7. 1 earthquake rocked mexico city, many buildings here reduced to piles of debris, rescue workers continue to pull survivors from e wom out of a hole 2349 ceiling. Her legs emerge first, then the rest of her body. More than 50 people rescued so far. But for anxious family members desperate for news of missing loved ones the wait has been agonizing. This woman saying i think that is what kills us the most, the desperation of not knowing. For days searchers have forecast,ed their attention on a ruined elementary school. Painstakingly working their way through the rubble of what was once a building, hoping to find anyone trapped inside. Crews there signaling for silence, listening life. For some time believing that a 12yearold girl was still alive, pinned under all that debris. Then officials announcing there was no girl there after all, that all students had been accounted for, though 19 children and six teachers lost their lives there. Thousands have been injured, and the death toll now, more than 270. Rescue teams, first responders, and thousands of volunteers doing all they can. We need to feel so good after 28 hours continue palesivcue. Reporter a long road of recovery ahead for mexico city and those who call that city home. And mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto sending out a news release saying this work will continue as long as it takes and as long as they believe that some people could be alive in the rubble. Reporting from mexico city, im Carlos Granda, abc news. Now, if you want to help the victims, weve made it easy for you. We have links on our website to multiple charities that are accepting donations. Check out abc7news. Com for more information. The white house says prenidesru tt wmpith the governor of puerto rico as the island assesses the damage from Hurricane Maria, and its extensive. The president plans to visit the u. S. Territory, which is home to 3. 5 million american citizens. Ferocious 155mileanhour winds left the entire island without power. Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria continues to strengthen as it approaches the turks and caicos isnden bahamas. Divers will be out tomorrow morning to locate several shipping containers that slid off a cargo ship right into oaklands outer harbor this afternoon. Sky 7 was overhead just a short time after 11 empty containers went right into the water. Several have been secured, but the port says the coast guard and bar pilots have been notified now so they can guide shipping around that area. A spokesman for the port ofclr w hat caused them to topple into the water. High winds brought down a tree inan francisco tonight. Abc 7 news was at 15th and florida streets in the mission district. That tree came down right on top of a car. Another car parked next to it did not appear to be damaged, but ended ip inside the caution tape put up by San Francisco public works. Coming up on abc 7 news at 11 00, you just never know whos going to find your phone. It was just an amazing experience. And hes so sweet. Hes so nice. An east bay family starstruck tonight after a sports superstar helps them out. Also an unexpected car wash for drivers along the coast today. And it may be the last night of summer but you would never know that up in the raer heres a look at whats ahead tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live right after abc 7 news at 11 00. Jimmy. Thanks, larry. Tonight get ready for round 3. Lindsey graham, the senator who cowrote the bill, says donald trump is focused like a laser on health care and im guessing he means hes focused food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. Oh, you yeah ht butch. butch growls at man hes looking at me right now, isnt he . Yup. butch barks at man butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. laughs vo you can never have too many faithful companions. Introducing the allnew crosstrek. Love is out there. Find it in a subaru crosstrek. A sports legend being hailed a Good Samaritan tonight after returning a lost cell phone found after the raiders game on sunday afternoon. Abc 7 News Reporter Elissa Harrington spoke to an excited oakland family. They could not believe their luck. My brother and i were so exited. And i was like we have to take a picture. Reporter Jessica Herrera and her Brother Anthony never thought theyd meet Baseball Hall of famer rickey henderson, a player they cheered for at as games when they were kids growing up in the east bay. But a twist of fate brought them together sunday. The herreras were leaving the raiders game when anthony realized he had lost his phone. Jessica called it, and a jus mt said hey, you have my phone, im willing to meet you anywhere. Reporter the man said he was rickey henderson. Rickey was at the game to light the al Davis Memorial torch. But jessica assumed it was someone who shared the same name. They agreed to meet in the North Oakland Regional Sports Center Parking lot where highway 13 and 24 meet. All of a sudden this car comes out, a black escalade, you know, fancy. Fancy car. And i was like, oh, my god, thats really him. Weand us started like oh, my goodness. And it was just such an amazing moment. Orldep r a nr teot believe the superstar went out of his way to help a stranger. He has a good heart. I can say that. Reporter rickey found the phone on his bumper. He returned it, took some pictures, and signed autographs. He was like an idol growing up. I played baseball, and everybody wants to steal bases and be like rickey. You know, doing a rickey, that was like a that was something we did growing up in the 80su know what i mean. Reporter i reached out to the oakland as and was told rickey thought the herreras were great people. Elissa harrington, abc 7 news. What an amazing story. That is rickey being rickey. Moving on, the Alameda County Sheriffs Office is using social media to track down the owner of some lost property. They posted these photos of a woman on facebook. They say they found valuable property and memories belonging to her including these photos that were on an sd card. The items ended up ie en videnc likely been stolen from the woman. Some cars driving on highway 1 got an unexpected soaking today. Roger dawson sent us this video from moss beach. A driver in a convertible was one of those who was caught off guard. Its the wrong spot for a convertible. A water line next to the highway burst this afternoon. Were told it took about an hour to shut that water off. Well, this may be the last day of suer, but winter has arrived at least temporarily tonight in the sierra. This video was at mammoth resort today. The snow was also coming down in the Tahoe National forest. As many as 16 vehicles were involved in a deadly crash this morning on interstate 80 near cisco grove. One person was killed. And heres what it looked like ountain today. That is snow at 7,000 feet. Th chp posted video on facebook from the truckee scales on interstate 80. No chain controls were in effect, but they did warn people to please drive carefully. On highway 267 chains or fourwheel drive was required from north star to kings beach. 21st. Chain controls have now sandhya patel, do we need the gloves and parka . Do i have get the parkao out . T i tell you what, larry, i think you should have your gloves out tomorrow morning forn inodgo just a second. But as you take a look at live doppler 7 right now, it is snowing in truckee. It is pretty light right now. It has been snowing off and on throughout the day. Nd as if thats not korea in september in the mountains, a water spout was reported earlier this afteronno i akthise just gets wilder by the minute. Heres a wider look. They have sthurndsnow afternoon in the sierra and ihit youres heading up there expecta rerun, a possibility tomorrow afternoon. Heres a picture sent to me via twitter from northstar. Check out that snow. Looks more like december or january. Certainly doesnt look like september. But believe it or not, snow in september is not unheard of. What is unusual is they had posted a Winter Weather advisory earlier today. That has expired but may get issued again as we head toward tomorrow. Heres what you need to watch out for tomorrow morning. Santa rosa you begin morning at 46 degrees. The morning chill will be with us. You might need those gloves. Certainly will need a jacket or a coat. Heres right now a time lapse of how beautiful it looked when the sun went down at 7 08 fromraur o we had a few leftover clouds from the same cold front that brought the snow to the sierra today and you can see just how gorgeous it looked as we look toward mt. Tamil pais. That was the last sunset of summer. Were getting ready for fall tomorrow. Live doppler 7 showing you just a few clouds right now. Temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s. Los gatos, youre already down to 48 degrees. It is certainly running cooler than where you were 24 hours ago by a good six degrees in napa. Down 4 in san jose. Youre going to feel the autumn chill. Heres a view from our south beach camera looking toward San Francisco. Chilly tomorrow morning autumn arrives at 1 02 and we are expecting a big warmup for the weekend and beyond. Heres your 12hour planner for friday. 7 00 a. M. , its sweater weather. 0si bright and sunny at noontime, and its going to be a mild fall day with plenty of sun as we head toward the evening hours still remajor bright. Tomorrow morning the chill in the air with mid 40s to the50s. Make sure you grab something, an extra layer just to keep you warm. Hour by hour we go. Mainly clear at 5 00 a. M. Except for a few clouds. As we head into the afternoon the sun will be shining for the bay area. A nice fall day in the Sierra Nevada its going to feel more like winter once again. From South Lake Tahoe to yosemite they are expecting some snow showers. Travel delays a possibility. Slick roadways. Youll want to download the accuweather app and keep track of live doppler 7 to see where that snow is falling if youre traveling there. Low 60s to mid 70s if youre staying here in the bay area. Great way to end the workweek. Breezy out there andnny. Weont hav anything to worry about but folks in the turks and caicos do. Hurricane maria is beginning to close in on the turks and caicos. The eye is not as well defined but its still a major hurricane. 125mileanhour winds. Its going to slam the turks and caicos and move out over the open atlantic away from the eastern seaboard and weaken. Heres a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. Autumn starts tomorrow morning. Its going to be chilly tomorrow afternoon. Autumn begins at 1 02. We have a warming trend for the weekend. Mid 80s inland upper 60s to low 70s coast. Next week bring on the heat tuesday through thursday. Mid 90s inland. Mid 70 do you want to do a monster check . Yes. No monsters. How about the drawer . No monsters. Nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. And homegoods is what makes it all possible. Amazing finds. Always great prices. Make home yours. It was color rush thursday and 49er fans had a lot to say about the uniforms and the officia officiating. Thats another story. Every thursday teams wear alternate uniforms. Niners wearing all black font with the red numbers. The rams wearing bright yellow. Our own mike shumann a former niner tweeted is it just me or are these uniforms getting out of control . More like costumes. Hashtag halloween. I dont know a lot of people that like the uniforms. Anthony florez in, by the way, while i do the news hes doing the sports. But the game was certainly much more exciting than we anticipated. And i think thats what really matters. I dont mind the uniforms. I wanted to see some action, we saw plenty of that tonight. The 49ers and the rams combined to skort most points ever on thursday night football. But would the rams be on the wrong side of history or would they get their first the Kyle Shanahan era is off to a rough start with the 49ers. No touchdowns in the first two games. But there was hope in week 3 with a matchup against the rams. The only team the niners have beaten three times in their last 22 games. The game got off to a rough start. First play from scrimmage, coleman takes it all the way back to the 3 yard line. Next play they give to todd gurley. He punches it in. Had three tds in the game. 70 rams just 12 seconds np niners would respond. Their first touchdown of the season brian hoyer from nine yards out. That makes it a 77 game. Fastforward to the fourth. Jared goff, who threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, hit sammy watkin who fights his way into the end zone. Rams up. Hoyer threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns. Its 4133 with five minutes to play. On the ensuing kickoff pharaoh cooper fumbles. San francisco reon the 17 yard line. Fourth and goal carlos hyde pounds it in. From a yard out he ran for two scores. 4139 after the missed twopoint conversion. The niners get the onside kick to keep this game alive. But on fourth and 20 hoyer is sacked by aaron donald. The rams win a wild one 4139. The 49ers drop to 03 on the season. Our guys responded. I think our guys felthatt wre p our capability the first couple weeks and by no means did we today either but i thought we did improve at least from the opposite side of the ball. You like to score more touchdowns when you get in the red zone but that was the way it was going. We knew we didnt have a lot of time and we had to have some big plays. On offense we have to finish drives, which has been a thing for us all year, but were still figuring it out but we will move forward and get those things figured out. The pride of oakland is going out on top. Andre ward is retiring from boxing. The 33yearold light heavyweight champion is considered the number one pound forpound fighter in the world after his victory over Sergei Kovalev in june. The undefeated ward said his body could no longer put up with the rigors of the sport and he no longer has the desire to fight. Ward retires with a perfect 320 record. This abc 7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. Some good signs and some bad signs from the 49ers. Just growing pains. Youve got to expect those. Absolutely. But carlos hyde ran like a beast tonight. Thats two all right. That is our report for tonight. Im larry beil in for dan ashley. For sandhya patel and anthony flores. Thats going to do it. On jimmy kimmel right now, actress halle berry. Have a good night. Tonight, someone in this audience will be on tv for no reason. Could it be this person . Nope. Its this person. Congratulations, guy. Dicky from hollywood, its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight halle berry senator al franken and this week in unnecessary censorship. And now, believe it or not, heres jimmy kimmel [ cheers and applause ] jimmy thank you, everyone. Hi, everybody. Im jimmy, im the host. There are people there are people