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Requires the vpd to comply with all 45 recommendations, as well as additional reforms related to bias, use of force searches, seizures and arrests. It also adds accountable equity components, including an oversight and reform evaluator who will assess if vpd is complying with the agreement. Interim police chief jason to addressed concerns regarding staffing shortages. Its going to be a challenge and explain why. Vpd missed the mark in the prior agreement. What we learned in hindsight was a lot of these reforms had to be completed. At the same time, initially when we started our our efforts, we were working at chronologically the previous mou was entered into days after Vallejo Police officer shot and killed Sean Monterrosa from the back seat of an Unmarked Police vehicle. His sister michelle says shes pleased with the announcement because there was a time when we didnt hear anything from anyone. Monterrosas sisters have been advocating on his behalf for the past three years. All our pleas havent gone unheard, not just our families, but communities and to see this collaborative agreement come forward is just a testament to all the work that everyone has done. During the announcement, there was little said about the ags investigation into monterrosas death. Were looking into monterrosa, of course, but his sister says thats okay. They are patiently waiting when things are rushed. Theyre not always done right. So, you know, our family has always grounded ourselves and understanding that when the time is right, well get the answers we need. The new agreement has the full support of the Vallejo City Council and mayor who said it could become a roadmap for others as we build together the successful transformation of the Vallejo Police department into the first california Police Department to be a daily living example of the highest level of Police Professionalism in the state of california. The mayor called on the Vallejo Police Officers Association to support what needs to be done, perhaps even faster than five years. I reached out to the vallejo pio for comment and have not yet heard back in the newsroom for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc seven news. Melanie thank you. In oakland, three more homicides over the weekend bring this years homicide total to 103. On the eve of the oakland mayors state of the city address, local leaders are calling for bold decisions on crime. Heres abc seven News Reporter leslie brinkley. We have over 100 homicides this year in the city of oakland , which impacts us all directly or indirectly at a press conference this morning, city officials launched love life week in oakland. Theres a lot of tragedy in the city of oakland, however, the best way to combat tragedies is to come together, heal together, care and love and uplift the town. Just to point out that three lives were lost over the weekend , which is the counterposition of what . Live life, love, love is supposed to be in this city, which is disappointing. The oakland Police Officers Association Says its a critical moment. Whats the Public Safety plan for . We just dont seem to have a plan. We are at a nine year low. Budgeted numbers for the Police Department. No permanent chief of police, abc sevens neighborhood safety tracker looked at data from the oakland Police Department that shows reports of burglaries, vehicle thefts, robberies and carjackings are all increasing since this time last year. Burglary reports are up 36. Vehicle thefts up 51. Robberies 35, and carjacking reports have increased 22 since last year. Right now, everybodys just pointing fingers as the council points the finger at the mayor, the mayor at the council, then we blame the District Attorney for everything. Council member gallo hopes the mayor in her state of the city address tomorrow speaks out on the crime crisis in oakland. We need to get back to enforcing the laws that we have. Certainly were at a time that if we need the national guard, well, lets call in the national guard. Leaders called on the mayor for Decisive Action to change the course of the crime surge in oakland. Im leslie brinkly, abc7 news. Our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of Public Safety statistics for oakland, san jose and San Francisco. Youll find it on the front page of abc seven news. Com. Your Neighborhood Drug store could soon be closing. Rite aid has officially filed for bankruptcy as it tries to dig itself out of billions of dollars in debt. Abc7 News Reporter lena howland has a look at the impact after 60 years in business rite aid, one of the nations largest drugstore chains with 2100 pharmacies nationwide filed for bankruptcy. This comes as the Company Faces slowing sales, increased competition and recently settled lawsuits for its role in the opioid crisis. Agreeing to pay 30 million with the bankruptcy filing. The company says it was able to secure 3. 45 billion in new financing from lenders. That money should help it pay employee salaries and carry out its restructuring plan. An im so disappointed gillian mckee, a longtime pleasanton resident, says she has relied on her neighborhood rite aid for 28 years, while rite aid says they plan to close some under performing stores. They havent announced which ones. Mckee is hoping hers off of hopyard road wont be on the chopping block. I would be very sad to see this one go. As you saw, im about to head off drive ing somewhere and this is my stop point to get a few things before i go, you know, because its so handy. I just live two miles that way. Last month, the wall street journal reported that the company was proposing to close roughly 400 to 500 stores in bankruptcy as part of the bankruptcy process. The company says it would accelerate the pace of store closures and sell off some of its businesses, including prescription benefit provider. A elixir solutions. In a statement, rite aid said the company is making every effort to ensure customers of impacted stores have access to health services, whether at another rite aid or a nearby pharmacy, and will work to transfer prescriptions accordingly so that there is no disruption of services and for the locations that are closing, rite aid says they will work to transfer associates daetz to other locations when possible. All in pleasanton. Lena howland, abc seven news. Another pharmacy chain thats struggling is walgreens. Walgreens announced last week that it plans to cut 1 billion in cost cuts next year, drastically shrinking the company. Walgreens lost 180 million in the last quarter and shares have fallen almost 40 this year. New Ceo Tim Wentworth begins his tenure later this month. More job cuts are on the way for bay area based linkedin. The professional networking site is laying off 668 workers. Thats on top of 716 workers who were laid off in may. The new job cuts represent 4 of linkedins workforce. The company is owned by microsoft but is based in sunnyvale. Linkedin is also subleasing its San Francisco office in the north bay. A meeting is underway right now that could determine if teachers in the Sausalito Marin City School District will go on strike. Members authorized a strike last month. Today, the union and district are presenting their contract proposals to a three member panel that will then make a recommendation for an agreement if no deal can be reached, the union could call a strike bomb threats shut down several bay area schools today. Stratford schools in fremont and dublin closed for the day after receiving an email claiming there were explosives on campus. Dublin police checked the campus with bomb sniffing dogs as the staff waited outside. Nothing turned up, thankfully, in any of the searches. Police say private schools in los angeles and other parts of the country received similar online threats. The fbi is now investigating california is investing 500 million to improve student math and reading scores. State superinten dent of public instruction. Tony thurmond said the money will go to higher literacy coaches and math teachers, educators, school staff and administrators. Others will be eligible for professional Development Grants so they can help teach reading and math in schools. It will take the entire team at a school and at a district to support our students. That team might be a specialist out or a reading coach. There are roles for the principal to play. California is also investing 4 million in other programs like universal preschool, Mental Health resources and programs to close the achievement gap that grew deeper during the pandemic. More protests as the israelhamas war continues and the local plea to stop threats here in the bay area. Also, nasa has new Research Partners and its right here in the south bay and a popular chain of coffee shops that started in San Franciscos Mission District closed ozs its first ever store. Im spencer christian. We had a cool down today after yesterdays sunny sunday warmth. And now we have a midweek warm up to look forward to. Ill have the accuweather forecast in just a moment when abc7 news at stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. Its not another drop. Its the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. Tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. Common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. Relying only on drops . Not me. My own real tears are my relief. Ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. In the future, everything will be powered by renewable energy. But its not as easy as flipping a switch. Its a long road, requiring decades of time and trillions of dollars. But what if there was a better direction on the path to zero Carbon Emissions . An Energy Source thats available right now, thats affordable, plentiful, and environmentally friendly. There is. And its propane. Get the facts at propane. Com now. Either on the scene. This is video taken minutes ago on westbound 80 near the alportel exit. You can see the freeway is shut down while Highway Patrol officers investigate. A White Toyota Corolla is on the side of the freeway with a shattered window. The broken glass may have injured a passenger. We are working on getting more details on what happened. The first ever philz coffee shop closed its doors for the last time today. The coffeehouse chain known throughout the country got its start on 24th street in San Francisco more than 20 years ago. Abc seven News Reporter luis pena went to the mission where many coffee fans flocked to say their final farewell. For two decades, philz coffee has captured the hearts and mornings of millions across the country. Today, they closed a coffee shop where it all started in San Francisco sos Mission District. This is really sad. This feels location served their last cup of coffee at 1 p. M, marking an end of an era for customers like cha soto, who grew up coming here as a teenager and also years later as a mom. Personally, i love phil. We used to come and sit out here and he would sit on the bench. He would talk to my kids when they were little. His spirit of community is what kept many coming back. Weve been coming here for how many years . About a dozen years. Yeah. After opening in 2003, philz has expanded to over 60 locations with the majority in california. And even though theyre closing the first one, the business continues. Were just closing because we did not renew the lease. Well, its the original. The spirit is built from here. Despite foot traffic not being the reason behind phils closing this store throughout the Mission District, a lack of business is leading to many closures. One of them is medianoche, a cuban restaurant set to close at the end of this month. After six years in this neighborhood, the restaurant does a lie. My home 40 hours on the week. Its one of my house. This thats so hard. According to the golden gate restaurant association, in 2022, San Francisco reported twice as many restaurant closures as openings. And now its not looking promising for many. Unfortunately. Its just been pretty slow in that area, particularly around valencia street, 16, 17th, 18th and onward. The Restaurant Owners weve talked to whove made those such, you know, such hard decisions to close has been a lack of sales as many enjoyed their last moments at phils original coffee shop chair made a call to bring closure to many. She called phil on speakerphone. Phil had a message for everyone. Okay, everybody, i want to tell you all, thank you so much for your dedication and your love in San Francisco, luis pena, abc seven news. Well, we all know San Francisco has a thriving and diverse restaurant scene. Now its official. A report by a Company Called datassential ranked San Francisco as the most food forward city in america. The ranking is based on a number of factors, including diversity of cuisine and prevalence of emerging foods and flavor trends, as well as residents appetite for varied menus. Other cities ranked in the top five include la, miami, washington, d. C. And san diego. San francisco restaurants will be highlighted for two weeks in november this year. Fall Restaurant Week is longer than ever and extra four days due to the apec summit, which is expected to bring thousands of diners and some world leaders. I spoke with amy cleary from the golden gate restaurant about what you can expect this year. Its a real diversity of cuisines. Its not just its not just one thing. Theres chinese, theres japanese, theres mexican, theres a little bit of everything. And i think thats really great. Its a chance to, you know, we always say to like, go back to your favorites because they need your support. But also, you know, to take a look at the list and see, wow, ive heard about this place. Ive always wondered. Its a great chance to try it. Sf Restaurant Week 2023 is expected to release the full list of restaurants tomorrow, so youll want to check then. Yeah. Wow, thats exciting. I try to get it out of them early, but no, you did. All right. Lets turn our attention to the forecast as we start another week. We dont have to pry too hard to get that information out of spencer, though. You dont see all that food, though. Just made me hungry. Right. But all i can look at now is my weather menu. So heres whats happening right now on live doppler seven, the looping image shows a weak cold front that has been passing over the bay area, mainly the north bay all day. And there was a slight chance, we thought early in the day of maybe some isolated sprinkles. But so far we have no reports of any measurable rainfall. Just a few clouds passing by and of course, a cooldown. Now its a little bit breezy out there right now with most surface wind speeds between 15 and 20mph. Now terribly gusty, but a breeze nonetheless. And you can see the 24 hour temperature change showing most locations anywhere from three to about eight degrees. Cooler than at this time yesterday. Heres the view from sutro tower looking out over San Francisco, under partly cloudy and partly sunny skies, 69 degrees here in the city right now. We have low 70s at oakland and mountain view, mid 70s at san jose and palo alto, 72 degrees right now at half moon bay. And looking at the golden gate, you see lots of blue sky there and those broken clouds passing over. As i mentioned earlier, looking at live doppler seven, 75 degrees right now in santa rosa. We have upper 70s at novato and napa, 81 at fairfield and upper 70s at concord and livermore. One more live view. Beautiful view looking westward from emeryville across the golden gate. And these are our forecast headlines. Low clouds and some high clouds as well. Well return to the coast and bay overnight. Much warmer pattern begins tomorrow and the peak of that warming will occur on wednesday and thursday. For tonight, the forecast animation looks like this continued passage of high clouds overhead and some low clouds will return to the coast and push across the bay as well. During the overnight hours. So tomorrow morning, Early Morning commuters may be greeted by some areas of light fog here and there, but it looks like itll be dry and the skies will clear quickly by midmorning, giving way to sunny conditions. Now, overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the upper 50s to around 60 and around the bay shoreline and moving down to the south bay, mid to upper 50s in the inland east bay, mid 50s and a little bit cooler up in the north bay there. And tomorrows highs 66 at half moon bay, 72 here in San Francisco, mainly mid 70s around the bay shoreline, mid 80s in the inland east bay. And as we skip ahead, looking at the High Temperature range for the next several days, wednesday well see the warm up kicking into high gear with low 90s in the warmest inland spots. Thursday will be the warmest day in the forecast period and a sharp cooldown begins on friday. So here is the accuweather seven day forecast. Almost summer like on wednesday with highs near 90 inland mid 90s inland on thursday, upper 80s to almost 90 around the bay shoreline on thursday, friday cooling begins and then a sharper cooldown will occur going into next weekend. Temperatures will be in a much more autumn like range. Dan very nice. All right. Thank you, spencer. Well, today is a very special day for us at abc7, our parent company, disney is celebrating 100 years of stories , magic and memories on this day in 1923, walt disney and his brother roy founded the walt disney company. Reporter rob mcmillan from our sister station in los angeles has a look at decades of memories on buena vista street at disney, california adventure park. Its like were back in the 1920s, back when walt disney and his brother roy formed the disney brothers studios, later to become the walt disney company, now celebrating 100 years, many guests here today, just for the occasion. Theres no better place to be to celebrate the 100 years. I mean, how Many Companies are 100 years old . And over the years, the disney studios have been responsible for hundreds and hundreds of movies. Whats your favorite mary poppins . Oh, gosh, theres so many. Ive always been a fan of sleeping beauty. Lately its probably been moana. Its my little nieces. Thats the one they love. So thats the one thats always on. But its not just the movies, its the memories as well. Just being with family. My father was close to 50 and we were driving down the street and he saw the matterhorn and he was as excited as a five year old. Natalie guzman. Garcia is a disney ambassador. I just am so excited to see whats to come in the next weeks, months, even years. So heres to another 100 years of disney magic and storytelling. Rob mcmillan, abc seven news. Disney is also celebrating by sending disney loving people to the happiest place on earth. Dan look at this. Isnt this great . On good morning america, we kicked off the 100 wishes campaign with the make a wish foundation. Eight year old Madison Meredith was diagnosed with cancer last september. She underwent treatment and was declared cancer free in august. Today madisons favorite princess, tiana, surprised her with a message. Madison, i hope you know how very special you are. I know we do. We are very happy to be able to tell you. Madison, youre going to disney world and. Shop disney is giving madison everything she needs for her trip, including luggage. The remaining 99 wishes that will be granted as part of the make a wish and Disney Partnership will be shared on gma. Madisons going to love it. That is so fabulous. Look at that sweet face. Well, Nasa Ames Research Center is teaming up with a new partner. What it means for the future of science and the newest trend in farming. How the ocean is involved coming we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. Like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. 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So, they can have clearer skin and less itch. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. Tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. Dont change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. Healing from within is a wonderful thing. Ask your childs eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal their skin from within. Lee announced the launch of the berkeley space center. Yeah, its coming to nasa ames in mountain view. Abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there for the announcement. Berkeley space center sees nasa ames and uc berkeley joining forces to create an all new campus for research and advancement. They say the 2 billion project will bring the private academic and governmental sectors together. Feels so wonderful that were at this point in the game because this public announcement makes things actual. It makes it known to the world. The campus is planned to be built at nasa ames in mountain view. Those behind it say it will bring Technological Breakthroughs in fields like aeronautics, quantum computing, climate studies and more. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of it will be uc berkeley students. Its so exciting. I mean, these are going to be world class institutions that are not only going to bring students, but industry for us to learn from. Phd student Taylor Waddell already works as an engineer in an existing program the university has with nasa. Being able to have World Class Research facilities is really exciting at first. And then we also have all these hopefully commercial companies that are going to be coming in and that allow us to get industry experience, work with these companies, maybe even have full time jobs at experience and thats what students love and need, just as excited about the project are officials at nasa ames. This will be a completely different environment for a nasa Research Center where were really going to blend and integrate the best of the Academic Community as well as Government Laboratory like nasa. The center will be built on 36 acres and feature one point 4,000,000ft■ s of research and development. Building developers, partners still have a lot of work ahead before the campus is up and running. Its anticipated that that first building could begin construction within about three years. Theyll move into the New Buildings isnt expected until 2027. Those most excited for the project are willing to wait. Its going to have a lot of these undergraduate and graduate students at uc berkeley to get, you know, their dream job at nasa, their dream job at the space company, their dream job at innovating the future. And thats what means a lot to me. In mountain view, zach fuentes, abc seven news. More coming here just ahead. The latest on the israelhamas war and the tensions brewing right here at home and a plan that would stop family separations at the usmexico border. What it stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. Its not another drop. Its the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. Tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. Common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. Relying only on drops . Not me. My own real tears are my relief. Ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. We made it bmo has arrived. Hello . You said it. Hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. Just what we needed, another big bank. Not so fast. How many banks do you know that reward you for saving every month . Hes got a good point. Did i mention bmo has more feefree atms than the two largest us banks combined . Uh, bmo . Just beemo, actually. Quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car . should i get rid of the mug . Bmo ramping up its retaliatory attacks on gaza city, where a growing number of palestinians are trying to escape to safety. The us is working with officials in egypt and israel to open up a Border Crossing from gaza to help foreign nationals get out. Abc News Reporter ines de la cuetara has the latest from jerusalem. Eight trucks and ambulances are now stationed at egypts border with gaza, waiting for the rafah crossing to open. Many people are also gathering on the gaza side, hoping to be among the passport holders allowed out of the war zone to safety, including zakaria aliriza from michigan, who was visiting family in gaza city when hamas launched its deadly terror attack. I cannot sleep. A lot of bomb, no water, no food, no nothing. No no life here. No life. Despite pleas from secretary of state Antony Blinken to egypts president , egypt still refusing to open the border unless israel allows food, water and fuel to flow back into gaza. Abc obtaining audio reports from Doctors Without Borders staff inside gaza. I mean, today we were for two hours searching for drinkable water, no electricity. I mean, we dont know what will be tomorrow and where we are going. A Senior State Department official saying egypt has informed the us that there are acute security threats near the crossing, which currently prevent us officials and others from aiding american is inside gaza. It comes as israel prepares for a potential Ground Invasion into gaza, amassing some 360,000 reservists. An israeli Lieutenant Colonel telling our matt gutman some of their forces are already inside gaza. So there are specialized israeli units probing into the area in gaza pretty much as we speak. We have special forces and regular infantry, artillery, tanks, armored divisions and battalions that are operating in that area. Israeli airstrikes continue ing Israel Defense forces saying theyve killed the head of hamas. General intelligence s more than 2700 palestinians have been killed during the israeli retaliation. Nearly 10,000 wounded in israel, more than 1400 killed by hamas, including 30 american indians. President biden is considering a visit to israel, but a senior us official tells abc news any trip would only be to soften the hardliners inside the netanyahu government, who are blocking food and water from entering gaza. Ines de la cuetara. Abc news, jerusalem. And this was the scene at uc berkeley earlier today. Hundreds of propalestinian students filled sproul plaza and blocked access to the cal campus at sather gate. The demonstrators called for a free palestinian state and for better representation of palestinian students on campus. The rally also attracted a handful of counter demonstrators who held up israeli flags. Todays rally remained peaceful, while last week protesters support israel clashed with propalestinian groups on campus and the San Francisco District Attorney, brooke jenkins, is apologizing for a tweet that she posted about one of the protests that took place in the city over the weekend in the tweet, jenkins described the event as a prohamas rally and blamed protesters for death to israel. Graffiti left behind in the area downtown. Jenkin has since deleted that tweet after she says members of the muslim and arab communities reached out. Jenkins writes, i listened and understand their concerns and as a result, deleted the tweet. I do not support violence. The clearly antisemitic graffiti has no place in San Francisco, and we must be mindful that a person who chooses to engage in hateful acts is not representative of an entire community or faith. A billboard in berkeley condemning the hatred of jews has been vandalized. Someone wrote. Gaza is a concentration camp over the jew belong billboard on university and san pablo avenues. The graffiti also shows support of the coordinated attacks led by hamas in the gaza strip. Jews belong says this is the third time their billboard in berkeley has been vandalized. We are continuing to keep you updated on whats happening in israel, gaza and here at home. You can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news. Com download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. The Biden Administration has agreed to a Court Settlement that would stop family separations at the usmexico border. The settlement prohibits the separation except for limited circumstances like when a Family Member has committed a serious felony. A judge must now determine whether to approve this deal. That decision is expected to come at a hearing in december. If approved, the provision would remain in effect for eight years time. A possible major change to the tobacco industry. The white house is considered a plan by the fda to ban menthol cigarets and flavored cigars. Scientists say menthol makes smoking more addictive and more appealing to young people. The cdc reports more than half of kids who smoke use menthol products. The deadline to file your 2022 federal tax return is being extended again today. The Internal Revenue service postponed tax deadlines for taxpayers and 55 of the 58 california counties. Its now november 16th. The extension does not include residents of lassen, modoc and shasta counties. The irs initially extended the traditional filing deadline to today because of last winter storms. Its important to note this change does not apply to state taxes. The deadline to file those remains today. Taylor swift has another hit on her hands and celebrating 100 years of disney. The ford fours for 89 years. Believes in continuous improvement. Like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients. And sizes to relieve your pain. Salonpas. Its good medicine. You have larry and spencer joining us. So you probably saw it. The niners first loss of the season also included the loss of two of the teams biggest stars. Right now. No word from the team yet on the severity of injuries suffered by Christian Mccaffrey and deebo samuel. Mccaffrey injured his oblique in the second half of yesterdays loss in cleveland. Samuel hurt his shoulder in the first half of the game and did not return. Im not sure how. I mean, how concerned are we looking at what happened and where we are now . Larry what do you think . Not very. I mean, it took the perfect storm of injuries, bad weather for brock purdy having his worst game as a pro. In addition to clevelands defense being very aggressive. And on top of that, a rookie kicker who misses with the game on the line in a stadium hes never kicked in from 41 yards on a windy day. Theres a lot of stuff that had to happen and still the niners were right there at the end. But if you lose mccaffrey for any extended period of time and debo at the same time that is a problem because your weaponry is suddenly depleted by the way, a lot of people dont even know where their oblique muscle is. So if you stretch it, its right here where your abs are. Right there. Right there. A lot of people couldnt find their obliques if they had a doctor and a microscope on them. And like you point out, its one game, one game they play. Yeah, they werent going to go 17 and zero. Come on. Come on. All right. Well, Suzanne Somers is being remembered on what would have been her 77th birthday. The bay area native died yesterday after battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. Somers was best known for her role as chrissy snow on threes company. Even though she played a dumb blond. Well, in real life, she fought for pay equity for women and ended up losing her job over it. The women on the show were making about 30,000 an episode, while costar john ritter made 150,000 an episode. A big change. And she fought for pay equity. Spencer a lot of nostalgia associated with Suzanne Somers. She had so much charm. She she really did. Dan and obviously, what a great advocate for pay equity. I mean, she did a marvelous job of making us all aware of that issue. And then she went on to become an advocate for health and fitness as well. And then after they got rid of her, they brought in several other similar types. If you want to go by looks, blonds to fill her shoes. And nobody was as popular as she was. She had that certain gymnastic that, by the way, they should have just paid her. I still have a thighmaster somewhere at home, so thats. Oh, you do famous. Oh, absolutely. She sold so many of those things. It was one of the most successful infomercial is, i think, in the history of infomercials. Yeah, but they dont help your oblique, right . No, no, its more using it wrong. Its more thighs concentrated. But yeah. All right. Hey, you guys. Taylor swifts concert movie was the Box Office Giant this weekend. Taylor swift. The eras tour took in more than 96 million in its opening weekend, and it was an event. People got dressed up and even exchanged friendship bracelets like they did at the concert. Check out our producers cousin olivia lopez with her stack of bracelets. So cute. Thats the neatest little trick addition or thing that they do at her concerts. And now at the movies exchange. Those bracelets. Thats so sweet. It builds a sense of community. Its interesting that the movie is almost as popular as taylor swifts actual concerts. Dan, you have to explain this to me because i get going to the concert, but the movie about a concert, you know, i get it. You know, first of all, the movie is more accessible, more affordable. So if you cant afford to go to the concert, maybe thats it. Also, these days, you know, with the speakers and the surround sound, you get a pretty good experience in the movies. And, you know, if youre a fan, youre a fan, right . I mean, you know, so youll see her any chance in any way you can. She may save theaters. The next best thing to being there. Yeah. Or if you went to the concert right. If you were that lucky, you can relive it by going to the movies for sure. And youre right, kristen. People went to the show are going to a movie. Yeah, right. Well, big day around here. Disney is celebrating 100 years today. Today on live with kelly and mark. The couple shared their favorite disney memories. I have so many memories throughout the years. Here i am, star doors. Im such a star wars nerd that i am, you know, give me give me the opportunity to go to tatooine or any of the other star wars planets. Im there. So many memories. Ill ask each of you for your favorite disney movie memory. Ill start. I dont know that i have a specific memory, except as a kid i just loved disneys wonderful, Wonderful World of disney on sunday nights. That was always such a neat presentation and it was always something of quality and fun to sit around with your family and watch. Kristen, how about you . Then well go to spencer and larry. Its a disneyland memory, actually, just when my daughter was really little, she enjoyed talking to belle and asking why the little hair clip of belle doesnt look like the belle thats in front of her. Yeah, it was so cute. Yeah when i was a kid, around 8 or 9 or ten, i used to love watching the mickey mouse club. That was fun. Yeah. And every day of the week was a different theme. Like fantasyland, adventure, land, frontier, land, fairy land. But probably my favorite disney memory is taking my Young Children to disney world. And for the first time, when they were really little and oh, i think i had a much better time than they had actually. No, thats so true. When i took the kids, when they wer die fun because so joyful seeing them have a good time. How about you, larry . I could probably give you a dozen. We dont have time for that. But i remember one thing. When my oldest daughter, kiana, when she was really little, it was a tradition where we would watch bambi all the time on vhs. So you know how many years ago that was. And my wife and i had this had this arrangement towards the end of the movie, you know, bambis mom doesnt quite make it right. And so one of us would distract kiana and the other one would fast forward, pass the part where it was sad, and then, you know, oh, okay, were back to the movie. And wheres bambis mother . And oh, shes fine. Shes. She just took a walk. You know, we came up with all sorts of excuses, but that was we did that over and over again. It worked every time. Im not even sure kiana knows to this day what happened. You know whats interesting about that is that was a really i remember that as a kid, my wife and we were talking about it a few a couple of weeks ago, actually, that was really upsetting for her. It was upsetting for me. Pretty heavy duty, actually. Back then to confront death in that way. And i think it was educational for a lot of kids in some ways, but it was also it was pretty, pretty heavy. Yeah. A number of the disney movies have that kind of crisis, you know, lion king as well. I love lying, you know. Yeah you know, so i dont want to go through all of it, but because im going to start crying. But but thats a memory that, you know, ill have forever. Certainly 100 years of truly, really amazing storytelling. Yeah all right. Thats going to do it im just the flu. coughing, sneezing im quite harmless, really. And when people ask, but arent you linked to dangerous flu complications. coughing, sneezing. . 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Includes kelp and other varieties of edible seaweed, often found in high end restaurants. As dr. Seaweed. All right. Thank you very much. Its delivery day at San Francisco Seafood Restaurant afotec. Chef Peter Hemsley includes locally supplied seaweed in a michelin rated menu built on responsibly sourced ingredients. When we were confront with what we know about humanity and how we treat the world, it was a best practice. What is the best we can do now . But the journey to the restaurant table actually begins several hours south of San Francisco in the coastal town of moss landing. So seaweed, theres three types of seaweeds. Theres reds, theres greens and theres browns. Thats where san jose state professor and kelp biologist Michael Graham is turning decades of marine science into sustainable reality. The commercial operation is known as monterey bay seaweeds. One of the largest producing seaweed farms of its kind in the country. And so its a relatively simple system. You know, you pump water in offshore, you run it through some tanks, you use natural sunlight and you perpetuate seaweed to the point where it over supplies itself and were able to harvest it. And put it into the commercial market. The aqua farm, which sits several hundred yards from the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, is a joint venture with san jose state. The tanks, which provide a bubbling saltwater home, are dr. Grahams own design. But he says the key is their ability to draw in the critical ocean water through an existing pipeline in the pipe was originally built for an industrial plant many years ago and later used for research. Its a legacy structure that would have been difficult, if not impossible, able to permit in recent decades , as the state of california has a pretty rigid regulatory environment, when new things go in the water. And so once we start getting those applications through and getting some pipes in and locations in that arent going to do environmental damage, youre going to start seeing these types of systems show up and there is growing support on several fronts. A number of marine labs in Northern California are growing specimens to help repopulate offshore kelp forests under threat from environmental pressures. North bay congressman Jared Huffman has also introduced legislation to streamline commercial regulation, arguing that an expanded kelp farming industry would have both economic and environmental benefits and there are all sorts of really interesting uses for kelp. People may think of it as something that, you know, maybe you see in a sushi dish, and thats it. Theres actually all kinds of interesting products and applications. Back in moss landing, Michael Graham is already planning a major expansion at a second location with an existing seawater pipeline in place, potentially making kelp, seaweed and other Farm Products available to a broader market. And were going to start being able to make seaweed and abalone and other shellfish at a price point in which normal consumers and what i mean by normal consumers is people who in their normal lives and eating would be able to afford including these into their diet and agricultural revolution in the making along the california coast. Its interesting, isnt it, making it more accessible. The san jose state Moss Landing Marine Lab and another facility run by uc davis at bodega bay have been key players in efforts to cultivate bull kelp. Thats one of the main species that are under severe stress these days. Projects are underway to replant sections of those kelp forests. All right. Look at that. The sun has finally broken out and it looks like we might get some warmer days ahead. Spencer. Oh, much warmer days ahead, kristen. But tonight well have fairly cool weather as you look at live doppler, not live. Doppler seven actually is our overnight forecast animation. Youll see a mix of high and low clouds during the overnight hours. But then by midmorning tomorrow, the sun will be shining brightly and the warm up will begin. First, though, overnight lows generally in the mid to upper 50 is there. They are a little bit slow in the computer right there, up to down to about 60 degrees at fremont. Redwood city of san jose, but mainly 50s in other locations. Highs tomorrow under sunny skies, mid 60s at the coast mid to upper 70s around the bay shoreline and mid 80s inland. And as kristin pointed out, its going to get a lot warmer midweek this week, wednesday and thursday, well see High Temperatures inland in the low to mid 90s, mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline and then it starts to cool down just a little bit on friday with further cooling on saturday and sunday. Nice warm up midweek and a cool down as the weekend approaches. Dan and kristen. All right, thank you, spencer. Well, the eye products of the future, the tools that you could soon have at your disposal, plus bay area students tt lesson in ai thanks to the folks hi, im todd. Im a veteran of 23 years. I served three overseas tours. I love to give back to the community. I offer what i can when i can. I started noticing my memory was slipping. I saw a prevagen commercial and i did some research on it. I started taking prevagen about three years ago. I feel clearer in my thoughts, my memory has improved and generally just more on point. Prevagen. At stores everywhere without a prescription. Get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. Contact your volvo retailer to learn more. This october. Spirits come home to rest. Arrrgh . All month long. With hallowstream on disney . [screaming] home is where the haunt is. Boo only on disney . Catch a special edition of abc seven news. Then at ten. Its wheel of fortune and jeopardy then dont miss. Abc seven news at 11. All right, students on the east side of san jose will be introduced to the world of robotics and ai. Its all thanks to a new grant from google. Abc seven news, south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains how the school hopes new programs on campus can start students on a stem path. Theres hope that the next solution to the worlds problems may come from a student on the campus of adelante to Dual Language Academy in san jose. Because here in the heart of silicon valley, a new google. Org grant aims to help students grow their stem skills in order to be the next innovators in the field of ai. Weve seen ai solve many pressing issues, so making sure that the next generation of youth in our nation are going to be taking those jobs and helping solve the next problems that we will confront as a nation. That work began monday for these middle school students. Google announced a 10 million grant to support Robotics Clubs across the country to start work in stem. Early 450,000 went to the foundation for california schools in including adelante. Theres mindsets that are adopt by these students at such a young age that they can or they cant do technology or they can or they cant do math or they cant or they cant do science well with robotics. They do it all and they dont even know it. Monday, these students got their first taste of the world of stem and robotics. But theres more to come. The Rcc Foundation will offer robotics classes during the school day and more advanced Robotics Clubs after school hours for students to compete in competitions across the country. Principal jose cortez says this is a beneficial opportunity for these dual immersion students. This is an opportunity for kids to discover some talents that they may not know that they had because a lot of times the students in this area dont have the opportunities for enrichment activities such as this. The goal is that this program builds self confidence for students so they can end up in the field of stem one day, maybe even google. All to ensure the future of ai will feature south bay students. If you think about all of us that are in the current workforce, if we had started doing ai and touching robots when we were seven and eight years old, that would be us innovating now. And im just so excited to see the future with these adelante students in it in san jose, Dustin Dorsey, abc seven news. Thats exciting. Thats good for them. It really is. Now students who participate in the Robotics Club on campus will use the skills they began to learn today to compete in a National Competition next year. And you can tell theyre going to do great. All right, adobe, the Photo Editing Software company, is showing off the future of ai at its annual adobe. Max sneaks event. The company introduced a dress that can be transformed via hundreds of tiny wearable screens. They also showed off easier ways to delete elements from photos. The products are early results of ideas that could eventually become adobe products. Do you know if were real here . Or perhaps these are not the real us . All right. All right. Thats our report. Im dan asia. Im kristen sze. Thanks. Our next newscast is at 9 00. Enjoy the ballgame. You can take on the mountains. Or you can move them. With the power of up to 36,000 pounds of max available towing. And the confidence of an available 13. 4inch diagonal touchscreen. Whatever your mountain, theres a silverado for you. 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