Followers. For its part, the ncaa admits change is necessary, but in a written statement say, quote, unfortunately, this new law already is creating confusion for current and future student athletes, coaches, administrators, and campuses, and not just in california. Governor gavin newsom expects the ncaa to challenge the law, but says it will be tough to fight california. Cant afford to lose the state of california. Its truly a nation state. And the economic consequences of it would be profound. Now keep in mind there are some restriction on athletes. For example, if the University Signs a deal with athlete or the athlete signs with adidas, the athlete would have to wear what the university signed with on competition day. Reporting live in berkeley, anser hassan, abc7 news. Groundbreaking indeed. Real quickly, this law doesnt go into effect for another three years, but the ncaa has threatened to sue. So where do we go from here . Yeah, so right now the ncaa is threatening to sue california. They say this new law gives california an unfair competitive advantage for recruiting. But there is also a twist. At the end of november, the ncaa review board is supposed to come back with new laws. If the implement changes, california has an amendment klaus in this new law which will allow for those changes, and also other states, new york, florida, south carolina, even at the federal level that theyre looking to change laws. So a lot can happen over the next three years. All right, anser hassan reporting live for us, thank you. Right now some student athletes can receive money while playing in ncaa sports. The ncaa reported it generated more than a billion dollars in revenue in 2017. Thats the last year in which stats are available. Student athletes can receive yearly cost of living stipends from their schools. Those payments range from 2,000 to 4,000. Tennis players can win up to 10,000 in prize money per year. Olympians can accept winnings from their competitions. Newsoms action is drawing reaction from those in professional athletics. Warriors allstar Draymond Green applauded the governors actions. As a former college athlete, thats exciting. You spend so much time in college broke with no money, and yet everybody else was living very well. The university is making a ton of money off your likeness. It is the most like i think he used the word bankrupt model. Now green even went a step further calling the ncaa a dictatorship. Twwerhou sports universities are here in the bay area. Lyanne melendez spoke to athletes at cal, and well have their reaction coming up on abc7 news at 5 00. Tonight federal prosecutors are revealing detailses of a bay area spy Case Complete with secret dropoffs and double agents. Officials unveiled the espionage complaint against xuehua peng, a Tour Operator from hayward accused of spying for china. Evidence includes alleged dropoffs of which peng is accused of leaving cash hidden in hotel rooms in exchange for Sd Memory Cards filled with classified information. They say the information on the cards was provided to peng by a double agent who is cooperating with investigators. There are six dead drops in total that are alleged in the complaint. During these dead drops, peng would rent and then occupy a hotel room, tape an envelope containing cash to the underside of a dresser drawer in the hotel room, and then leave the room key at the front desk. The double agent would remove, would retrieve the key, retrieve the cash and tape the sd card to the same place where the money had been left. Agents claim peng ultimately delivered the cards to handlers in china. The feds say no actual classified information was compromised. In the south bay, the m accused of intentionally setting a series of fires near milpitas appeared in court this afternoon. Freddie graham, who is from missouri, was in town for his High School Reunion. He was arrested last week and then accused of arson. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen is live at the Santa Clara County hall of justice with the update. Chris . Hi, ama andy on. Cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom today, but we can tell you that Freddie Graham has been accused of setting 13 fires over a twoday stretch while in town for his 50th High School Reunion. Late this afternoon, questions remain over the motive behind a series of fires that burned the milpitas foothills a little more than a week ago. The accuse ed arsonists, freddi graham is being held at the elmwood correctional facility. Supervising District Attorney bud porter. It was extremely dangerous to set fires up in the foothills at this time of year, at that time of day given the temperature and the location. Graham has lived in the kansas city area for nearly 30 years, but was in milpitas to attend his 50th High School Reunion at the sheraton. Investigators believe he intentionally set a total of 13 fires, including four on friday, september 20th, and then 9 00 the very next day before showing up at the samuel air reunion. We have no evidence that he came here to set fires. But according to a cal fire investigative report obtained by our media partner the mercury news, graham told investigators he set the fires while in an emotional state over his late wife who records showed died last year. They had apparently planned on driving along calaveras road together, which leads to a reservoir close to where the fires were set. In total, the reservoir fire burned 128 acres of grassland. Was this someone suffering from a Mental Health breakdown as a result of the loss of his wife, or was this someone that had a vendetta against his former hometown . South bay analyst Stephen Clarke says they will likely order a examination here. Certainly will be relevant to how this case gets handled if he is convicted. Before he was able to return home, graham was arrested at Mineta San Jose International airport while returning a rental car. His second of the weekend after he reportedly swapped out the one seen by a witness at the fires. Bail has been set at 2 million. Based on the charges, his maximum sentence and were not saying this is a maximum case, but his maximum sentence is 22 years. Graham was scheduled to enter a plea this afternoon, but his attorneys requested more time to review some of the evidence. He will return to court in midnovember. Were live in san jose. Im chris wynn, abc7 news. Wondering if you have derick almenas legal team asked a judge to lower bail for the ghost ships Master Tenant today. Right now he remains in the Santa Clarita jail being held on 750,000 bail. A judge declared a mistrial after a jury dead locked on convicts almena on 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter earlier this month. That same panel acquitted codefendant max harris for the deadly 2016 fire at a warehouse in oakland. Almena will return to court on friday to consider dates for a possible retrial. A San Francisco whole foods store was shut down for hours when protesters blocked the entrance. Demonstrators stood in front of the noe valley store doors with chains around their bodies to denounce animal cruelty and factory farms. The protest was organized by direct action everywhere, which recorded video allegedly showing animal abuse at the chicken farms used by whole foods and amazon. Activists have been investigating whole foods and amazon farms for years now, and we found repeated evidence of animal cruelty. But when we reported to it the authorities, they prosecuted the whistleblower who exposed it and done nothing about the animal abuse. 33 demonstrators were cited for dress passing. In a statement to abc7 news, whole foods says it is proud to provide transparency in Animal Welfare and growing practices through Third Party Certifiers like global animal partnership. Well, the nfl is taking unprecedented action against raiders linebacker vontaze burfict. They suspended burfict for the rest of the season for his held havana met to helmet hit on jack doyle. The 29yearold linebacker was called for a personal foul and ejected from yesterdays game. According to n according to reports, this is the longest in history. He has a long history during his time with the cincinnati bengals. An attempt to keep the homeless out of one neighborhood in San Francisco. Flu season. Its here. Are you ready, though . The best time to get that flu shot, and what can expect this season. Changing times or changing tastes . Th new face of retail and what it means for one formerly popular store. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Cooler than average for this time of your business can do a lot in 10 minutes. Like make a big sale. Surprise and delight a customer. Or come up with the winning idea. And 10 minutes is all you need to finally give your business the Internet Technology it really needs. Well prove it. Give us 10 minutes. If we cant offer you faster speed or better savings than your current internet service, well give you 300 dollars for your time. Call now to get your comcast business 10 minute advantage and take your business beyond. Comcast business. Beyond fast. Abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and one of the big issues facing bay area residents, homelessness. One San Francisco neighborhood took matters into their own hands by installing boulders. Over the weekend, the boulders were removed from the sidewalk on to the street, making this a Public Safety concern. And today those boulders were removed by the citys public works department. Luz pena has the latest for us. Luz . Last week when we covered this story many neighbors we spoke to were glad they bought the boulders. The main reason behind it was to push drug dealers off their block. Fast forward. Today many of the neighbors are concerned about their safety. 24 boulders, neighbors bought them and pced them silently on this sidewalk. Fast forward a couple of weeks later. This, the noise and attention brought to the neighborhood is louder than anticipated. People were getting harassed. People were out here on the streets in the middle of the night sometimes harassing people that were living on the street. Concerned for their safety, many neighbors decided not to give their names and remain off camera. After weeks of having these boulders out, they were threatened by people who disagreed with their solution to keep homeless and drug dealers off their block this way. Over the weekend, things took a turn. And Unidentified Group pushed the boulders on to the street. Living in the buildings on the street, and also online, a lot of people, peoples jobs were getting contacted. For the last six months, these neighbors say they tried to do things the right way, by contacting the city. Even San Franciscos public works director says he liked their idea of the boulders were not big enough and didnt have a permit. They want to do Something Like this, they need to buy bigger boulders . No, what were saying is if you want to do a project, come and give us a plan and we will work with you. Public works placed the boulders back on the sidewalk, but now neighbors dont want anything to do with them and asked for them to be removed indefinitely. We spoke with district 8s supervisor, who now not only has to deal with the public works issue, but a safety concern. What are you planning to do . So the commitment weve made to those neighbors is to continue to work with them to try to get a spped up Police Presence over the shortterm, at least. But also to work with them on some kind of solution. Now i spoke to neighrs who said they filed over 300 reports through the citys 311 line and attended several city meetings, and in one of those meetings is where they got the unofficial idea to buy the boulders. We also spoke to San Franciscos mayor london breed about this, and well have that at 6 00 p. M. Luz, what about the boulders now, though . What is the city going to do with them . Now the city is storing them util they come up with a solution together with the neighbors. According to public works director, the new and improved solution could be bigger boulders or landscape in that area. All right. A story well continue to follow. Luz pena, many thanks. We do want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. You can share them by joining our better Bay Area Group on facebook. It may seem a bit odd, but the nba season, its here. The warriors play their first game at their new home on saturday. Today players old and new as well as coach steve kerr dressed what is a new era in warriors basketball. Not only a new home but roster changes. Kevin durant, Andre Iguodala and John Livingston are gone, a fact not lost on superstar steph curry who at 31 is now the teams elder statesman. Youre the oldest guy on this roster now. Stop reminding me how strange is that . It doesnt change anything but make me laugh. For people to notice some gray hairs that might pop out every once in a while. But other than that, its kind of business as usual. I do miss shaun and andre for that reason, though. To be the elder at 31, right . The other major issue for the warriors, Klay Thompsons torn acl that he suffered in game six of the nba finals. Team officials dont expect him back until at least the allstar break in midfebruary. Im going to do what the team says. And ive done my Due Diligence on, you know, rehabs and acl injuries. The last thing you want to do is rush back, especially for a player like me who wants to play until he is in his late 30s. As we mentioned, the first game at chase center is saturday against the lakers. The calendar says september, but it looks like january in the sierra, at least a little bit. What the National WeatherService Called the first real snow of the season began falling yesterday and overnight into this morning. It prompted the first travel advisory of the year over the sierra with chain controls briefly overnight on interstate 80, which you can see here and highway 50. Locals reported measurable snow at elevation levels as low as 5,000 feet. All right. Its crazy, but i have to admit i kind of love it. The crisp temperatures, the leaves starting to change, i like fall. I thought you were going to say the snow. Its because we dont have any. But its a nice change because it was really hot for a while. It is. I think its easier to warm up by putting on layers than it is to cool off. Youre sweating, absolutely. Lets take a look at live doppler 7 right now. We have a few clouds passing through the bay area, but definitely is feeling like fall outside. As we take a look at the winds, westerly to 23 miles an hour in San Francisco. Oakland 21 miles an hour. It is breezy. And that wind coming off the cooler ocean water is just reinforcing the cooler air mass tht we already have in place. Exploratorium cameras showing bright skies right now as we look across the bay. 60 degrees in San Francisco. Mid60s in oakland to redwood city. San jose currently 59 degrees in half moon bay. Kgo roof camera. You can see the flag and the trees blowing in the breeze. Its not terribly windy, but its certainly breezy. Upper 60s from santa rosa to napa. 72 in fairfield. Thats one of our mildest spots, believe it or not. 67 in livermore. East bay hills cama showing you a view. You can see for miles here. Mainly clear and chilly start to the morning where were basically looking at a string of sunny days all week with a gradual warming trend the next few days. So first thing in the morning, you will need to bundle up. It is going to start out chilly. Upper 30s around ukiah, lakeport. 42 in napa. 43 livermore. Mid40s around concord, 47 San Francisco. 49 in San Francisco, excuse me. 45 in san rafael. As we head into the afternoon, the temperatures are going to come up. A little bit warmer than where we were today. Especially since many temperatures today are well below average. 66 in San Francisco tomorrow afternoon. 64 half moon bay. It is going to be breezy. 71 in san rafael. Mid70s around santa rosa, also out towards concord, livermore, antioch. 71 in oakland. 73 degrees in san jose. I want to show you whats going to happen as we head into wednesday. This is when youll notice its even warm were the low 80s popping up in our inland valleys. Mid to upper 60s right near the coastline. As we head into thursday, a little bit of a drop in those temperatures. Only to see a recovery going into friday. Its going to be in the mid80s inland. Temperatures in the 60s right near the coast. So the accuweather sevenday forecast does feature milder weather the next two days. Then well see that minor dip followed by another warmup beginning on friday and continuing right on through the weekend. Look at how warm it is this weekend. 70s to upper 80s. So fall often is a warm time of year, and were definitely going to feel it saturday and sunday. Might want the make those plans for the beach. It looks good. At least its not crazy hot. No, its not going to be hot hot. It will be fine. Sandhya, thanks. Gearing up for flu season. Oo what you need to know about this years flu shot and what to look out for this flu season. Plus cvs is pulling a popular heartburn tto harrison, the wine tcollection. To mateo, my favorite chair. Grace, you get the beach house. Just dont leave the lights on, okay . To craig, this rock. To jamie, well, lets just say, enjoy the ride. The redwoods to the redheads. The rainbows to the proud. The almonds to walter. The beaches to the bums. And the fog to, who else, karl. I leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. That you do everything to preserve and protect them. With love, california. Flu season is rapidly approaching, and according to doctors, now is the time to get that flu shot. Reporter Meredith Wood tells us what to look out for and how to stay healthy. Its that time of year when the sniffling, coughing, just feeling under the weather pandemic starts to hit people hard. Its time once again to talk about the single most important thing we need to do, all of us, each year. Thats right. Get an annual flu vaccination. Influenza is a respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs. Symptoms can be similar to a cold but include muscle aches sore throat or coughing. Infections can be mild to severe, and in some cases fatal. Young children, pregnant women, those with chronic medical conditions, and people over 65 are most at risk of developing flu related complications. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention recommends everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year and preferably by tend of october. For this flu season, a few changes have been made to the vaccine. It is being updated to better match viruses that are expected to be strong this year. Most notably, it will be formulated to attack four different viruses. Im Meredith Wood. Now the number of measles cases being reported in the united states, that continues to fall. The centers for Disease Control and prevention say there were just two confirmed cases last week. That brings the total number this year to 1,243. The number of states reporting sick individuals stands at 31. Cdc Officials Say the majority of those who became ill were people who hadnt been vaccinated. More than 75 of cases were linked to outbreaks in new york. Cvs is now the latest retailer to stop selling zantac and its own generic version of the heartburn treatment following warnings by federal health regulators. The move comes after the food and Drug Administration alerted consumers about zantac containing a small amount of a cancercausing chemical. You can get a refund from cvs if you return any zantac you bought from that store. Health experts suggest contacting your doctor if you have questions about taking zantac or other similar drugs. Some San FranciscoPolice Officers will be changing colors this month. The officers will be donning pink patches as part of the pink patch project. It helps raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer research. Officers will sell pink patches for bay area connections. Last year they raised 25,000 for the organization. New developments today in that ongoing impeachment inquiry. Were trying to find out about our whistleblower. We have a whistleblower that reports things that were incorrect. The new subpoenas and new details about who else the president may have reached out to. Plus new details about that little girl who said she was its time for sleep numbers fall sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. You can adjust your comfort on both sides your sleep number setting. Can it help us fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. But can it help keep us asleep . 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On a rainy monday in arlington, virginia, President Trump celebrating general mark miley on becoming chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the event taking place amid an escalating impeachment battle right over the bridge in washington. Trump offering no words on the matter during the ceremony, but hours later continuing his tirade against the houses lead investigator. Adam schiff representative, congressman made up what i said. He actually took words and made it up. He also renewed his attacks on the whistleblower at the center of the inquiry against him, telling reporters today that he wants to know the identity of the unnamed informant. Do you know who the whistleblower is, sir . Well, were trying to find out about our whistleblower. We have a whistleblower that reports things that were incorrect. This as attorneys for the unnamed Intelligence Officer raised, quote, serious concerns regarding their clients safety, alleging, quote, certain individuals are offered a 50,000 bounty for the whistleblowers identity. The vicechairman of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Mark warner also taking issue with the president s comments, accusing trump of undermining the whistleblower process. You know how we used to deal with those folks without even the proverbial wink wink, that a threat. The house Intelligence Committee issuing a subpoena monday demanding that the president s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani produce phone messages, Text Messages and other communications regarding ukraine. And on cnbc, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell confirmed that if the house passes articles of impeachment against President Trump, he would take it to trial. Ama, dion . And mona, so what is the likelihood that giuliani will actually cooperate with this congressional subpoena . Well, ama, giuliani was on this week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday. When asked that question, he sent mixed messages. At first he said he wouldnt cooperate and that adam schiff should be removed. But when george pressed him again, he said he will consider cooperating but will have to consult with his client, the president. Am marks dion . Mona, thank you so much. And President Trumps administration has waived environmental regulations again for Companies Working on the border wall. The department of Homeland Security is bypassing more than two dozen laws. Officials believe this will speed up the Walls Construction in southern texas. The rules being waved include the Safe Drinking Water act and the endangered species act. Al shabazz militants are taking responsibility for attacks on a u. S. Base and an Italian Military convoy in somalia today. The militants used a car bomb outside mogadishu. No americans were hurt. Italian vehicles also outside mogadishu were rocked by a separate explosion. No casualties have been reported. The 12yearold virginia girl who accused three white classmates of pinning her down and cutting her dreadlocks has now admitted she made the whole thing up. 12yearold amare allen told her parents last week that the boys held her down during recess at her private Christian School and forcibly cut her hair, calling her ugly. School officials launched an made investigation. It was during that process that allen admitted the allegations werent true. Her family has issued an apology to the boys, their families, the school and the community. There is no word yet of any disciplinary action taken against the girl. It is the largest meeting of its kind in the world. Today we learned oakland and San Francisco won the bid to cohost the 2020 international aids conference. Tens of thousands of people from nearly every country in the world are expected to come to town next july. Many local and National Leaders were at todays preview, talking about the importance of the bay area taking the lead on this issue by hosting. This is a real milestone in terms of eradicating hiv and aids. We have a goal of ending aids by 2030. The aids conference was last held here in 1990 when the epidemic was climbing toward its peak. Now it is one of the worlds foremost ways of taking and talking about solutions for combatting the virus. Some fascinating video is prompting scientists to investigate an interesting question, do octopuses dream . Check out this amazing video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps. Yeah, the footage is from a opinions documentary, octopus making contact. In it a marine biologist suggests the color may correspond with its dreams. Octopuses often change their skin color to evade predators or when hunting. However, the biologist says a color change this rapid is something hes never seen before. Something id never thought id be so intrigued by. Right. I want to know more. Celebrating oak in oakland. Her voice took the internet by storm. Now what weve learned about the woman behind the music. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. We have a bright, breezy afternoon. Were going to continue to see sunshine this tto harrison, the wine tcollection. To craig, this rock. I leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. That you do everything to preserve and protect them. With love, california. All right. What a treat. This weekend kicks off the oaktoberfest in oakland, of course. Joining me is candy martinez to talk about this weekends event. Candy, thanks for joining us. Thank you for having me. By the way, i asked my producer if there are going to be props, and there are props, but we cant drink them. After. Later. And theyre warm. Lets talk about the event. This is in its 12th year. What can we expect . A lot of people come from all over the place. I think Oaktober Fest is one of the quintessential oakland festivals. It is a true celebration of the town. This year we have five stages of music, over 200 craft beer, cider, wine, food. There is so much in store that we have for you. Speaking of craft beer, i think there is a craft beer competition. Lets talk a little bit more about that, because craft beer is so hot right now. Absolutely. Every year we host a home brew competition, and the actual judging happens later in october. But there are beer making demos that happen at the festival, and the winner of the home brew competition actually gets a commercial batch of beer made by 21st amendment breweries. Enthusiasts and the hobbyists are welcome to join. Thats a pretty big prize. Because to have a commercially made beer can maybe potentially launch that persons it could change your life, yeah. Absolutely. I love that. So what about people who maybe are not beer connoisseurs, myself included . There are other wenbenches to h as well. For our under 21, we have a root beer garden, which i totally love. Fun. Yeah, super fun. We have ciders, wine. We have hard kombucha on tap this year thats a new edition to our festival as well. And when we were talking earlier, you had mentioned that so many people come. I mean thousands upon thousands because it is free. Yeah. About 30,000 people. And talk about the Family Friendly aspect of this. Parents who maybe brew at home or are on enthusiasts have kids who want to tag along. Thats actually one of my favorite elements of the festival is our head roy School Family street. We have a parents chill zone. We have a family stage that is sponsored by supervisor nate miley. Thank you to him for his generosity. And then we have a decathlon Interactive Sports village. So there are lots of things for families to do and be able to come out and enjoy craft beer, music and a day in oakland together. Were looking at some of the video on the righthand side of the screen. From years past, there seemed to be a very large pig on a spit. Yes. So the food options are pretty good too . Yes, definitely. And we do have vegan options as well, for sure. No one is getting left out. And because there have been so many of these oaktoberfests in the past, what makes this year so particularly special . So each year wee keep growing. We have five stages of music. We have 45 bands playing over two days. Wow. And the entire festival is admissionfree. This year we have a vip brewers barbecue that is powered by our friends at oakella and sunday morning were going to have a brunch featuring chef nelson from a lamaa mar. I love him. He is going to be hosting our sunday brunch. So we have some great things in store. Its going to be a great time. A lot of fun. Candy martinez, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Thanks for having me. And if you didnt catch that, all the information about oaktoberfest in the dimond. Thank you. Thank you. See you there. Send it back to you. Now youruweaer forecast with sandhya patel. And the weather is going to be fantastic for oaktoberfest. There were a couple of random showers overnight. Those are gone. In the sierra, it turned to snow. I know its septber. But a few snow showers developed over the mountains there. And its starting to wind down. But a Winter Weather advisory remains in effect until 5 00 p. M. This evening, above 6,000 feet. So there still could be some travel issues, a couple of inches of snow expected there. Now, as we take a look at our high temperatures for tomorrow, breezy, but a little bit milder than where we were today. 66 in San Francisco. 71 in oakland. Also in palo alto. 75 in santa rosa, concord. 74 fremont. 73 in san jose. As you take a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast, taking the temperatures up a few more degrees, low 80s inland. Mid60s coast. While we see a subtle change in the weather on thursday as another system passes to our north, it will warm back up again friday through the weekend, were going to be going into the 70s and 80s range. So from below average today to some areas going above normal for this time of year this weekend. Well we get a little bit of everything. Absolutely. Thank you, sandhya. Well, just ahead, changing tastes or changing times . Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, but what does that mean for shoppers . Im 7 on your sides Michael Finney. Making the most out of your Homeowners Insurance. How do you get the most for your money . Well talk about that. At 4 42 on this monday, the skyway backed up as usual. Pretty much always like this. This is in San Francisco. On the lefthand side, that is your traffic trying to approach the lower deck of the bay bridge, get over to the east bay. On the righthand side, that is your peninsula, and farther southbound traffic 101 beyond. It is very slow going in both directions. Stay with us. We are coming right back after how you watch it does too. Tv just keeps getting better. This is xfinity x1. Featuring the Emmy Awardwinning voice remote. Streaming Services Without changing passwords and input. Live sports with realtime stats and scores. Access to the most 4k content. And your movies and shows to go. The best tv experience is the best tv value. Xfinity x1. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Trendy fashion retailer forever 21 has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Forever 21 first opened 35 years ago and the company once operated more than 800 stores in 57 countries. The fast fashion chain plans to close up to 178 of its stores. Kris reyes joins us live in san jose with what retailers and consumers are saying tonight. Kris . Good afternoon. Well, we were just inside westfield valley fair at the forever 21 where everything is business as usual. But at the l. A. Headquarters, restructuring has already begun. I do have a lot of friends that are shopping a lot online. My age is 23. My shopping habit consists mainly online. Both are in the demo of forever 21. The l. A. Based company will be Closing Stores in asia and europe and restructuring the company after announcing bankruptcy on sunday. Rachel michelin with the California Retailers Association says one reason for the brands decline becoming out of touch with their customers. You have a Younger Generation coming forward that sustainability, the environment, things like that is important to them. Forever 21, which hit big in the early 2000s with billions in sales became synonymous with fast, cheap and disposable fashion, a trend that is out of step with a more eco conscious generation. I would like to buy domestic products. I definitely would like something that is more ethical as a product. In a statement, an executive for the company says it will be business as usual for shoppers in their u. S. Stores, as well as mexico and latin america. Linda chang said this was an important and necessary step to secure the future of our company, which will enable us to reorganize our business and reposition forever 21. They expanded very quickly worldwide. Maybe they shouldnt have gone as fast as they did and spread themselves so thin. But they also didnt anticipate i think some of the changes of their Consumer Base and really staying in step with what their consumers are going to be looking for. And just as a point of comparison, asos and boo hoo have done really well. However, those businesses are strictly online. Back to you to the newsroom. And what does this bankruptcy actually mean for forever 21 . It done with retail . Almost the exact opposite, ama. This chapter 11 actually gives them the kind of protection to keep the brand going. Currently they have 800 stores around the world. Theyre expected to shut down about 100 of them. Kris reyes for abc7 news. Thank you very much. Gap including old navy and Banana Republic are look fog hire seasonal employees for the holidays. Jobs include Sales Associates inside stores and positions at distribution centers. Gap will hold a oneday hiring event in Stores Across the country this saturday. It will take place between 10 00 in the morning and 2 00 in the afternoon. You can find out more information, all at our website, abc7 news news. Com. Hundreds of young people will get help with their college education, thanks to oprah winfrey. The former talk show host is donating 1. Pound 5 million to help minority students go to college. Winfreys pledge came during the 17th annual maya angelou women who lead luncheon this weekend in charlotte, north carolina, and matched the amount raised during the event. 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All you need to do is add gas or water leak detention, change out your plumbing, adding new pipes, or add a security system. Each one of those can save you 2 to 6 of your bill. So that can really add up. You need to talk to your companies. Great tips there. Michael, thanks. Okay. It is never too early to talk halloween candy, and october is tomorrow. Come on. Were practically there. There is a big change at the top when it comes to americas goto treat. M ms finished number one as the most popular candy. Is that original, though . I need clarification. Dethroning last years favorite, reeses cups. I Love Chocolate and picabo. It was put together by retail me not. Kit cat finished third followed by snicker, candy corn which we had in the newsroom. And skittles. Those are usually at the bottom of the list. I wouldnt expect them to rank so high. Good question, though. Lots of varieties of m ms there. And as were talking about food, it must be hungry. If you think it is too early to talk about halloween candy, maybe this will get you into the fall mood. Tomorrow, october 1 is National Pumpkin spice day. So grab that ps latte, get into the autumn spirit. No Pumpkin Spice spam for me. I have been buying everything Pumpkin Spice that i see. Cookies. And at target, you know the pretzels that have chocolate or the white yogurt. Theyre covered. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was Pumpkin Spice. By far my best Pumpkin Spice purchase this season. The excitement is radiating. It is. Got to love it. Her singing went viral, but there are a lot of questions about just who she was. What we learned about this talenteded singer and her story about how she went from violinist to homeless. Coming up at 5 00, why eating red meat may not make you healthier. Also, get ready for your coffee shop to hike price, and why a local company is apparently to blame. Plus the multimilliondollar settlement after a company is charged with dumping Hazardous Waste all over the bay area. [white rabbit by one pill makes you larger and one pill makes you smaller and the ones that mother gives you dont do anything at all remember what the dormouse said welcome aboard. Feed your head all right. We always have a good lineup for you. Coming up tonight on abc7, 8 00, be sure to check out dancing at 10 00 it is the good doctor. Were in the new season. And then stay with us for abc7 news at 11 00. Well, the woman who captured l. A. Metro riders with a jawdropping performance, many of them have been identified, and she is telling her story. Reporter leanne suter from our sister station tracked down the woman to find out how she went from a trained violinist and pianist to homeless. Shes the subway soprano captured in a viral video by an lapd officer enjoying her song. You know why i do it in the subway . Because it sounds so great. I feel like im already there. There, on stage where emily has dreamed of performing. Music has always been her love and her means of making ends meet after a Serious Health challenge. Playing her violin on the street all over the city. But three years ago, a thief stle her treasured instrument and so much more. Thats when i became homeless, when i could not actually pay any of my bills and could not pay any more my rent. The 52yearold was evict and says since then, she has been struggling to find a place to live. I am sleeping actually on the cardboards right now in the parking lot. Im sleeping wre i can sleep. Sometimes i have people that feel sorry for me, but i dont want to be a burden to anybody. She says she was stunned to learn she had become a social media sensation. Her singing touching so many. She says she hopes it may also be the key to changing her life. I will be so grateful to anyone who is trying to help me to get off the streets and to have my own place, to have my instrument. Wow. What a turn of events for her and a beautiful voice. I hope after this story maybe some people will step up, maybe replace that violin. Yeah, hopefully. What a story. Well, thank you so much for joining us for abc7 news at 4 00. Abc7 news at 5 00 starts right now. Basic element of espionage tradecraft known as a dead drop. Its like something out of a novel, and a bay area tour guide is the lead character accused of living a double life as a spy for china. And a watershed moment for college athletes. A new law to make sure they get paid. Why some say the move gives california an unfair recruiting advantage. The arsonist expected in more than a dozen wildfires in the south bay. Legal expert says this case will hinge on one thing. And why demonstrators shut down a whole foods store in San Francisco. Now news to build a better bay area from abc7. Boy, this is a story. The government says a bay area tour guide seen in this video was actually working as a spy for chinese intelligence. The case talks about a double agent, dead drops and piles of cash. The government says its a rare glimpse into how the peoples republic of china gets classified information from the united states. In fact, the u. S. Attorneys office says the Northern District of california is ground zero for a largely secret battle between prc controlled spies and thieves. Good evening and thanks for jockey us. Im dion lim. And im ama daetz. The fbi and the department of justice say the bay area man was arrested a his hayward home. Abc7 News Reporter l anthony outside that home. And laura, this is a very elaborate sounding case here. Well, it is. Neighbors here tell us, though, that the man they know as edward peng has lived here eight years with his family, including small children. They say they noticed his flashy cars, but they never had any idea as the feds claim that this man might be a spy. The video looks innocuous. A man Walking Around a hotel room, at one point opening and closing a drawer