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A woman was hit by another car driven by a person and then ended up trapped underneath the autonomous vehicle. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im karina nova. It is the next iteration of safety concerns surround autonomous vehicles. But the initial crash was caused, as you mentioned, by a human driver. Thats the key point here. Now, police are searching for the driver of the black sedan who first hit the pedestrian at fih and Market Streets before driving away. This happened about 930 last night. Abc seven News Reporter suzanne fawn joins us live from the newsroom with the very latest suzanne. So, karina, dan crews showed the media dash cam video of the dramatic collision, but the company would not let us share the video with viewers. So as not to compromise the Police Investigation in this incident was so serious that emergency crews had to use the jaws of life to rescue the person. Rescuers work to secure the vehicle in place and extricate the victim quickly. Within three minutes, crews had to use the jaws of life to free a pedestrian in trapped underneath the cruise vehicle on monday night. Its a first for police and Fire Departments involving a driverless car. The victim was found to be under the left rear wheel of the vehicle, according to police, a black sedan struck a woman crossing the street at fifth and market on monday night. Immediately after that collision, an empty cruise car in the lane beside the sedan hit the same person this morning. Crews allowed abc7 news staff to review the video but not record it nor share it. Reporter Gloria Rodriguez describes what she saw in the dash cam. The black sedan hits the pedestrian very hard. It was just very graphic. The pedestrian then goes flying into the other lane and thats when the av then hits a pedestrian. The video stops soon after that. So we cant tell how long the pedestrian is there on the ground with the av over on top of the pedestrian. We reached out to crews asking for further clarification today, cruise says its working with police in their investigation. And in a statement, it also said, quote, the av then braked aggressively to minimize the impact and at the request of the police, the av was kept in place. Sam abuelsamid is an Automotive Technology analyst with guidehouse insights. He says that automated driving systems are constantly adding data. Sometimes times though, things happen so quickly that there is simply nothing you can do, no matter how well you are tracking all of the other road users around you, abuelsamid says. A driverless car most likely could not have avoided the collision on monday night. Theres basic physics. I mean, when you have a400 0 pound vehicle, it is inherently going to take a certain amount of time to stop. And according to San Francisco police, the woman who was struck is in serious condition at San Francisco General Hospital with multiple traumatic injuries. Again police are still looking for the driver of the black sedan involved in the initial collision. That driver left the scene after hitting the woman. Live in the newsroom. Suzanne fan, abc seven news. All right, suzanne, just a terrible story all the way around. We know police are looking for the hit and run drivers, you told us. But what might happen with cruise in the wake of this incident . So the dmv is the agency in california that regulates the testing and permits for avs. Now, all av companies are required to report crashes to the dmv for investigation. If the dmv finds that an av was at fault, they could modify or revoke a companys permit. But again, that does not sound like the situation for cruise in this incident. Back to you. It doesnt. Okay, suzanne, thank you very much. Tonight, we are learning new details about the tragic drownings that happened at a san jose daycare yesterday. Police spoke for the first time this afternoon about the investigation thats now underway. And abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there and he has the latest. Its a tragedy that has shocked the community. Three children fell into this pool at a san jose home daycare. One was hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. Two drowned. We now know from the Santa Clara County coroner that they were two one year old girls. This is the type of call thats the worst that a parent can receive as a department. Were going to investigate this. Police were called to the scene after nine monday morning for a welfare check. Its not clear yet who made that initial call and how the children got into the pool. Police say homicide detectives are investigating, along with the department of family and childrens services, the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office confirmed with abc seven that they are reviewing the case to see if charges will be filed. According to the department of social services, the Home Daycare Center was licensed in january of 2021 to 2 women. The pool was noted as an off limits area in their license. Christina andrews of morgan hill founded a nonprofit to teach kids survival skills in the water. Its named courtneys course after her young daughter, courtney, died in a friends pool. I feel for those parents so deeply because , as you know, i know firsthand what it feels like to lose a child. To this, though details are still not clear as to how the kids at the daycare got into the pool. Andrew says its critical that children learn survival skills in the water and pools are secure. Theres a total difference between a fence around a pool and a pool fence. This is actually designed to keep children out. So cannot be climbed. But beyond just the fence, andrew says that homes need layers of protection. Open this door right now. It is going to be an obnoxious, loud noise that goes off immediately. Other measures include a keypad on the gate leading into the backyard, also an automatic pool cover that covers the pool entirely. Survival swim lessons is the last layer of protection aside from cpr. But the last layer of protection that the child has, and that is not reliant on any human but the child themselves. As for the investigation into that san jose daycare, police say it will take several months in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. Now to developing news on the eve of the Biggest Health care strike in us history. Tomorrow, 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers across the country are set to walk the picket line including 60,000 here in california. Abc seven News Reporter Leslie Brinkley is live outside the Kaiser Medical Center in walnut creek with the latest on the negotiate. Leslie dan kaiser, Health Care Workers and the unions are still at the bargaining table with kaiser officials right now as we speak, but not much progress being made. So both sides are preparing for a strike tomorrow. Now, you see the patient and its hard not to get emotional. Priscilla opperman helps coordinate patient care at kaiser walnut creek medical center. She believes the pandemic pushed Health Care Workers like her to the brink. The way that its looking, were going to be out there tomorrow at 6 a. M. The big items that we need to discuss to make sure that the short staffing crisis gets taken care of are not being brought to the table. 75,000 Health Care Workers are poised to strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities over unfair labor practices for three days. 6 a. M. Wednesday through 6 a. M. Saturday, the Largest Health care worker strike in us history. Patients will feel an immediate impact, especially when they need lab work. Diagnostic imaging, pharmacy vision care and so on. Because most of the employees who are the bulk of those workers in those facilities would be on strike. August is a conflict resolution expert who was on the former kaiser union negotiating team. He says while doctors and nurses will be ready to go, hospital disruptions could possibly include clerical staff. Meal service and housekeeping, which affects infection control. Kaiser permanente in a statement, it said to mitigate the impact of a strike, they have plans to expand kaisers network of pharmacies to include some neighborhood locations will reschedule some nonemergency and elective procedures and are onboarding Critical Care professionals to work during a strike. Kaiser permanente has an obligation to do those things. They certainly want to provide those services during the strike , but its not going to be easy to other bay area unions have approved a sympathy strike if local 20 and op local 29 workers say they will also walk off the job in solidarity. They include technical employees, Clinical Lab Scientists and home health therapists. I think that this strike should be seen, should it occur as a National Problem that really affects everyone in health care. Registered nurses and doctors will be at work, hospitals and Emergency Rooms will be open and functioning. Kaiser says. If youve got other types of appointments or services that are needing needed, you may want to check in with your health care team. Reporting live in walnut creek, im leslie brinkly, abc7 news. All right, leslie, thank you. Starbucks will be closing seven locations in downtown San Francisco. And you see the locations on this map. Six of them are within a few blocks of Market Street in the financial district or union square. One is on van ness avenue at bush street. The coffee giant announced the stores will be closing by the end of the month. A starbucks spokesperson says no employees will lose their jobs. Theyre all being offered the chance to transfer to another store. Foot traffic has been lower downtown since the pandemic to the east bay now where police in oakland are touting the results of several recent sting operations to stop car break ins. Chief allison and assistant chief jones and i are in total agreement. When we say that we must and that we will do more to hold accountable those individuals, those behind these crimes. Oakland Police Stepped up their initiative and arrested seven suspects and confiscated weapons they say were involved in recent car break ins. 11,000 of them were reported this year. A 40 increase since last year. So its a big and big getting bigger problem. Oakland recently received 1. 2 million from a loan from the state to purchase license plate reading cameras and the chp is working with opd to step up patrols. Oakland police say you should not get involved if you see a car break in happening since the thieves of course, could be armed, just call authorities. Coming up, several Historic Events today happening at the Nations Capital after the break , well have more on the swearing in of california as newest senator and on the way out, House Speaker ousted the unprecedented recall vote of congressman Kevin Mccarthy. When abc seven news at but his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. His struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. Like Straight Lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. If youve been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, dont wait. Ga is irreversible. Its important to catch it early. Talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait. Com senator Dianne Feinstein and abc News Reporter ryan curry has more on todays ceremony. So help you god. I will. Congratulations senator. Thank you. Congratulations. Laphonza butler is californias newest us senator taking the oath tuesday afternoon to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein, majority leader Chuck Schumer met butler and her family before welcoming her on the senate floor. For i cant help but think how proud senator feinstein would be seeing someone as brilliant as accomplished as history making as Laphonza Butler take her place. Shes only the third black female senator in history and the first lgbtq senator from california. Butlers wife, nancy lee, held the book during the swearing in ceremony, and butlers mother, sarah, was there as a witness. She does become, i believe, the 64th woman to serve in the us senate, which on its own is significant. Jessica weiss, a history professor at cal state east bay, says her appointment is reflective of the states diversity and the equality efforts made by women and people of color throughout the nations history. Weve made tremendous progress, but this progress has been the result of protests. It has been come at sometimes a very high price. And its not anything to be taken lightly. And we need to continue to move forward. Butler served as a Senior Adviser to Kamala Harris during the 2020 president ial campaign and most recently as the president of emilys list, a nationwide organization that raises money for women candidates who support abortion rights. As senator butler released a statement saying, this has been a day i did not expect and will never forget. Im humbled to have the privilege and responsibility of serving the people of california as their senator. Its unclear if butler will run to hold the seat when the term ends next year. Three prominent House Democrats already are in a heated race for the senate seat. Katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee. Whether the victor in a democratic back in the senate race in 2024 from california is going to be, you know, schiff or lee or porter or now butler in her first week she for now hopes to honor the work of late senator feinstein, ryan curry, abc7 news. And we have more information about the plans to honor senator feinstein tomorrow. The senators body will lie in state at city hall with a public viewing from 9 a. M. Until 7 p. M. A book of condolences is also available to sign. Then on thursday, a public memorial is planned for 1 p. M. At city hall. The speakers include Vice President Kamala Harris. Senator Chuck Schumer, House Speaker, emerita nancy pelosi, mayor london breed and feinsteins granddaughter. If you cannot attend the service in person, you can certainly stream it live. Well cover it for you right here on our abc7 news bay area app as well. Now to the latest on capitol hill where House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy was ousted from his position today. This was the first time in history and about 40 minutes ago mccarthy spoke to the media about todays vote and made a big announcement. I will not run for speaker again. Ill have the conference , pick somebody else. I hope you realize that every day i did the job regardless whether you underestimated me or not. I wanted to do it with a smile. The motion to vacate the speakership passed this afternoon in a narrow vote. Reporter Gloria Pazmino has the latest on the office of speaker of the house of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. A revolt on capitol hill. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy put his political life on the line tuesday day, calling a vote on a motion to oust him from his post. That motion passed by a vote of 216 to 210. The effort was led by congressman matt gaetz of florida and comes just days after mccarthy relied on democrats to pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The move to oust mccarthy is yet another escalation of long standing tensions between Gene Mccarthy and a bloc of conservative hardliners. In his party. If you throw a speaker out that has 99 of their conference out, that kept government open and paid the troops, i think were in a really bad place for how were going to run congress. As expected, no democrats came to mccarthys aid. This is not a democratic problem. This is a republican problem. They supposedly have the majority. They should be able to pick their own. Speaker, Kevin Mccarthy is not trustworthy. We dont trust him. Their own conference doesnt trust him. In the meantime, republicans frustrated with gates as they brace for the impact of a paralyzed government. It definitely puts the majority in jeopardy when you see disunity, i think its sending a terrible signal to the electorate in advance of the 24 election. Im Gloria Pazmino reporting. Coming up after the break, dont be alarmed. Its just a test when you can expect a nationwide Emergency Alert on your cell phone. Im quite harmless, really. And when people ask, but arent you linked to dangerous flu complications, like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations . i just say, but, im just the flu. its him who . Im just the flu fight the flu with sanofi flu vaccines, which help prevent flu in older adults. Theyve even been shown to provide better protection from flurelated complications compared to standard dose flu shots. Dont get fluzone highdose quadrivalent if youve had a severe allergic reaction to its components, including egg products, or after previous dose of flu vaccine. Dont get flublok quadrivalent if youve had a severe allergic reaction to its components. Tell your healthcare professional if youve had severe muscle weakness after a flu shot. People with weakened immune systems may have a lower vaccine response. This flu season, you do have a choice. Choose the protection of a sanofi flu vaccine. Ask your pharmacist or doctor which sanofi flu vaccine is right for you. Tomorrow at 1120 tomorrow morning, the federal government is expected to send out the alert to wireless devices, as well as television and radio stations. You should also receive a text message saying that it is only a test. Tomorrows test will be only the second time the government has sent an alert to mobile phones. Fleet week is in full swing in San Francisco. And today the Navy Announced a new submarine will be named for the city of San Francisco. Navy secretary carlos del toro says the future uss San Francisco will be a Nuclear Powered Fast Attack Submarine once commissioned. This submarine will be the fourth vessel to carry the uss San Francisco. Name fleet week organizers also announced today that the blue angels will perform a missing woman formation mission, and thats to honor senator Dianne Feinstein during their air show this weekend. Mayor london breed says the city is prepared for a memorable week and this is what we do best. We open up the city in extraordinary ways and fleet week is no different. And so its so fitting to honor Dianne Feinsteins legacy. Besides the air show fleet week activities will include performances from dozens of military bands. The parade of ships and the humanitarian assistance village at marina green. Its so exciting. Its so exciting every year. Its such a great event. And a really great that the blue angels will honor senator Dianne Feinstein with that is very special. Missing woman formation. Thats really neat. And of course, we will want great weather all week for all of the activities. Yes, we do. So the person to tell us about that is abc news weather anchor spencer christian. Okay karina and dan, every year we hope for a nice weather for fleet week and for the of course, blue angels this year. Were going to get it. Heres a look at whats going to bring us all this lovely weather, big ridge of high pressure, the dominant feature in our weather right now. And for the remainder of the week, bringing us not only a warm up, but the clockwise circulation around that high is going to bring us an offshore flow. And even right now, although the offshore flow hasnt fully developed, you can see the low clouds at the coast being pushed away from the coastline. And the warm up is already underway. Its 5 to 7 degrees warmer in most bay area locations right now than at this time yesterday. Heres a view looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. Nice weather in the abc. Seven hood, 64 degrees right now in San Francisco, low 70s in oakland and mountain view, palo alto, 79 at san jose and 57 at half moon bay, blue sky and breezy conditions at the golden gate of the temperature readings right now, 82 at both santa rosa and novato, napa 7987 at fairfield and 84 at concord and livermore. And one more live view from emeryville and you can see weve got clear skies all over the bay area. These are our forecast headlines. Clear skies overnight with no cooling coastal clouds, warm at the coast, hot along the bay and inland wednesday through saturday. And of course, that means heightened fire concern and maybe some near record temperatures will develop during that time. So overnight, very clear skies, meaning its going to be relatively mild. Its not going to cool down much at all. So low temperatures will generally be around 60 to 62 degrees, even higher in some places like antioch, a low of 64 highs tomorrow, 77 half moon bay. It may hit 80 and some coastal locations, 82 here in San Francisco tomorrow, mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline and low 90s inland tomorrow. And its just going to get warmer as the week goes on. Checks this check this out thursday, friday and saturday. Well see mid to maybe even some upper 90s inland, certainly mid 90s around the bay shoreline. Were talking upper 80s to about 90, which is pretty warm around the bay and on the coast, upper 70s to around 80 some coastal locations may actually break the 80 degree mark, which would be near record in some coastal spots. And then of course, friday, saturday and sunday, weve got clear skies, no marine layer at all developing until about sunday. So no interference with the blue angels air shows. Thats great because last year, as you remember, the conditions werent very good. Yeah, which is typical, though. You know, last year was like most years but this is different. Good all right. Thanks. Forecast. Okay you got two jacks. 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At 530 and a wrap of the giants 2023 season and a look ahead to the next season. Abc seven news sports director larry beil will join me. Plus, weve heard San Francisco Law Enforcement say its difficult to convict drug dealers. So tonight were trying to understand why. Abc seven News Reporter leanne melendez. Recent sat down with District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to get some insight on this. Shell join me live to talk about it as the city continues to try to tackle the fentanyl crisis and hold drug dealers accountable. You can join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. And if youre watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for spencer christian. All of us here, we appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im karina nova. See you in just two minutes. On the street. Stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. Its not another drop. 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