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Control the city is violating environmental rules. He made his comments tonight aboard air force one as he was leaving california. The president s new plan involves fining San Francisco. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney is in the city for us with the details. Terry . Reporter President Trump saying hes going to nail San Francisco for environmental violations, hes going to announce the entire punishment sometime in the next week. But right now he is saying it has to do with too much waste going into the sewer system, needles going out to the bay. Yes, he is singling out needles. Take a look at the president. Not exactly in town yesterday but just down the peninsula visiting for a fundraiser. And tonight hes calling San Franciscos homeless problem a total disaster the issues been well documented certainly by the nbc bay area investigative unit. Its a story that received national attention. Now, what the punishment would be for the alleged violations, unclear. I went on the epa website, and there it says such violations can result in civil or criminal enforcement action. But we dont know yet. San Francisco Mayor london breed tonight saying San Francisco has a combined sewer system, one of the best and most effective in the country, that ensures that all debris that flow into storm drains are filtered out at the citys Wastewater Treatment plants. No debris flow out into the bay or the ocean. The director of the citys coalition on homelessness had this response. Were talking about the Single Person in the United States of america that could actually address this crisis and instead hes sitting around whining about it, complaining about it but not doing what needs to be done to actually address the crises. Reporter and late tonight mayor breed putting out a tweet saying this is a president whos interfering with californias attempt to cut auto emissions, a man who does not believe in climate change, a man who has cut homeless programs, and now tonight he says hes interested in the homeless and the environment. Live in San Francisco Terry Mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. Okay. Thank you, terry. It is rattling nerves. Another false warning in hawaii a few hours ago. Tsunami sirens went off on oahu and maui. Youre looking at people, videos of people posted to snapchat during all the confusion. Those alarms sounded for about 12 minutes before Honolulu Police confirmed that it was a false alarm. They say an officer accidentally set them off during a training exercise. Now, last year someone accidentally pressed the Nuclear Missile alert button, setting off panic across hawaii. Back here at home tonight the coroner confirms it was a family tragedy. The two people who died in an overnight house fire in San Francisco were a father and his daughter. Shortly after 2 00 a. M. Crews arrived at this home in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of balboa park. A witness says he heard the woman trapped calling for help. No word yet on what sparked the fire, but arson has been ruled out. Back in their homes tonight after a gas leak scare. At this hour pg e crews have a temporary fix in place on a gas line in an East San Jose neighborhood. 16 homes on zachary lane near tully road were evacuated around 6 30 this evening. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana has been tracking the story for us. He joins us live. What do we know . Whats happening now . Reporter jessica, as you know, they actually had to dig into the pavement and the sidewalk this evening so they can get to that damaged gas line. They managed to temporarily pinch it off, but they are still out here tonight working on a more permanent fix. Construction crews are still here, but earlier this evening the neighborhood was teeming with fire engines. Several residents called complaining this block smelled like gas. A team of Fire Department personnel came over and knocked on the door and informing us that we need to get out in the house. Reporter leonard got out safely but after spending a few hours on the vta bus that was brought in he decided it was time to take a break if the mobile break room. Right now im heading to the rooster and eat. Im hungry now. Reporter fire crews were called out about 5 30 and determined it was an emergency. They called in more resources and went door to door. The residents of 16 homes were evacuated. Firefighters and pg e crews are still trying to figure out why the gas line sprung a leak, but there was a construction crew digging nearby. There were some contractors working in the area. It sounds like theyre in the process of kind of digging a trench to la some sort of cable. Reporter there were actually more than 16 homes affected because a few blocks were closed down for emergency crews that clogged up the streets. Residents who returned home spent hours in their cars because they couldnt get to their house. When i came down this street and they told me to turn that way, we tried to park our car really far away and walk but they said they wont let us walk home because they said they evacuated everybody from that street. Reporter pg e crews were able to dig into the pavement and pinch off the line around 8 00 p. M. Thats when residents were allowed to return home. But a permanent fix means a section of the line will have to be replaced. A little earlier we actually heard them using jackhammers so they could clear out a longer section of that line so they can replace it. But they have not said how long its going to take to complete this ferment fix. Reporting live in san jose, im Sergio Quintana, nbc bay area news. Sergio, thank you. Lets go to the peninsula. A terrifying car crash caught on camera. A Redwood City Police officer lost control of her squad car and slammed into a pedestrian this morning. We warn you you may find this video difficult to watch. The man is standing on the median on el camino real. You see the police car right there spinning out of control and hits him. The officer was rushing to a reported home invasion. Emergency call. An officer dutybound to get there as fast as they can. On the other side is weighing in their mind to mitigate any risk of driving in conditions that could prevent them from getting there. Both the pedestrian and the officer were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. They both, though, are expected to survive. Fight against sex trafficking in the east bay. Contra costa county has a brand new hotline where you can call in and report suspected trafficking. County leaders want everyone to know that there is help out there. Oftentimes people see things or they have concerns about some things but they dont know who to call or what to do. So by publishing this hotline we are providing a tool to our community to be able to communicate with our office. Its a pervasive problem. In 2016 investigators looked into some 6700 cases of human trafficking. Most of them in california. Now, tomorrow antioch is having a day of action to praed the word about the hotline. Well, theyre calling it a first. Tenants in concord have formed a union for people whose rents have doubled or tripled or feel like their leases were terminated unfairly. Nbc bay areas cheryl hurd is in concord for us with their story. Cheryl . Reporter well, renters here have been asking for rent control for years. In fact, theyve been asking for the support of the steep they havent gotten that yet. But now they have a union. With the average price of a bay area home costing 830,000, betty gabaldin is a renter. Shes been living in this apartment in walnut creek for a year. She was kicked out of this concord complex after getting a 400 rent increase. At the time i really thought it was like illegal to do, that to raise the rent that much. Reporter so she started organizing tenants to fight back. We did a rent strike. We formed a tenants union. Reporter now that union is official. Its called todo santos tenants union. Tenants are asking for stronger protections which right now in concord they dont exist. Reporter the union will help people fight for rent control, just cause evictions and to be able to complain about slumlords without fear of being kicked out of their homes. We hope this will build some tenant power in the city thats much needed. What we mean by that is Building Community power, being able to also offer resources. Reporter renters have been lobbying City Council Members for years to enact rent control and force landlords to terminate leases only for justifiable reasons. It was voted down in june. Its important for everybody to know their rights. Everybody and not be afraid. Reporter in concord cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Yesterday was President Trump. Today president obama in town. The former president was in San Francisco. You see him there waving and saying hello to people anxiously hoping to get a glimpse of him. They got a glimpse of him. Big day. The company spelunk hosted mr. Obama at an event focused on data and innovation. He reflected on his time in and out of office and said he thinks the three Biggest Issue right now are climate change, income and wealth inequality. He also advised that president s dont watch too much tv or follow social media because it clouds your judgment. One president ial candidate went to prison today. For a visit. Texas Democrat Beto Orourke toured san quentin state. He talked to inmates about life behind bars and he talked to inmates who are close to finishing their sentences and restarting their lives. The trip to california was actually supposed to happen last month but orourke canceled after the deadly mass shooting in his hometown of el paso. What he said to reporters about his experience inside san quentin. One of my big takeaways is that we are all capable of change. Tomorrow orourke will be in oakland at a Marijuana Dispensary for a round table discussion about equity and justice. Another president ial hopeful is coming to town. Weve confirmed that joe biden will be here october 3rd for fundraisers in palo alto and San Francisco. Tickets to those events start at 1,000. History tonight for one of the bay areas most celebrated and respected people. Just two weeks before he retires giants manager bruce bochy wins his 2,000th career game. It happened at fenway park in boston. The giants beat the red sox. Bochy becomes just the 12th manager in Major League Baseball history to reach 2,000 career wins. Hes a sure bet for the hall of fame. A touching moment also in the clubhouse after the game as they celebrated with champagne. Well hear from bochy later in this newscast. Up next, canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologizing this evening for a Controversial Photo that surfaced which has some people calling for his resignation. Also, do you have what it takes to be a halloween monster . Were going to take you inside scare school at Great America and see the intense training that goes into the halloween haunt. All right. Im chief meteorologist jeff rainieree. Mostly clear and 64 in San Francisco right now. Ill tell you more bay heat sxwrup on the way and where the rainfall is headed. Thats coming up in about seven minutes. My experience with usaa has been excellent. They really appreciate the military family and it really shows. With all that usaa offers why go with anybody else . We know their rates are good, we know that theyre always going to take care of us. 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But so far theyve not been willing to come clean on what theyve been doing. The 49ers quickly responded, accusing the city of political motives. They also released numbers they say show theyve made the city millions of dollars. An antioch mother and her boy continue to recover this evening after they were hit by a car while crossing the street. They were in a crosswalk. It happened as the two were walking across west 10th and o street. They were on their way to pick up two other children from school. Angelica bravo has a broken hip and pelvis as well as a badly injured knee. Her 4yearold son ethan has scrapes and bruises. Thank god that my son is okay. My son wasnt hurt. If he wasnt here i couldnt forgive myself because he was o my hands. There is a Charter School across the street from where they were hit and neighbors are pushing for changes to make that street safer. An apology tonight from canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after a photo surfaced of him wearing what appears to be a dark face, brown face at a costume party. The picture was published in Time Magazine from a 2001 yearbook of the school he worked at before he entered politics. It shows trudeau wearing a turban and a road with dark makeup on his hands, face, and neck. Mr. Trudeau says hes deeply sorry and that he didnt realize it was racist at the time. The Prime Minister launched his Reelection Campaign exactly a week ago. President trump wrapped up his california visit with a fundraiser in san diego. He also visited the border and inspected a newly built section of the border wall. A reporter reminded the president that he had said he wanted the wall painted black so it would heat up under the desert sun. The general feels that were better off letting it be a natural rust, letting it be the way it is. Well make a determination as to painting it later. This will be a good strong rust color. And well see. Its rust for now. He says his goal is to build up to 500 miles of fencing. Californias now pushing back after the president makes good on a longtime threat. President trump confirming today that the epa will roll back californias ability to set its own automobile emissions standards. He says removing these standards will create more jobs and lower the price of cars. Now, it didnt take long for california leaders to snap back. About the oil industry, period. Full stop. Its not about the car manufacturers. Its not about consumers. Its not about the health. Its not about our economy. Its about oil companies. Governor newsom also said the emission standards were a matter of health and promised to take the president to court. Okay. Are you ready to get spooked . Great america gearing up for its annual halloween haunt. This is a big deal. Not just buildings. Sets and mazes. But training 500 people to be monsters. Nbc bay areas ian cull takes us behind the scenes. Two, one, action. Aah. Reporter before the halloween haunt you opens at Great America, before youre jumping away from scenes like this, those monsters go to scare school, which begins in the classroom. Zombie joe way. Boo, get back, go back to your safe suit. Reporter more than 500 Seasonal Workers are being trained this week and next to fill you with fear. After class its into costume and makeup for about 30 minutes. I was Marie Antoinette my last season i was here. Reporter majesty scott is an actress. So i come here to just enhance my chops, you know. And scare school just heightens you up to another level of improvisation, interacting with the audience. Reporter others are joining the haunt for the first time. During the day i work at a movie theater. I sell tickets to horror movies. So i come here at night and i am the horror movie. Reporter this years event has eight mazes like this creepy tooth fairy one. Tooth cary right here. Your fear is here. Ha, ha, ha, ha reporter she is actually a Security Guard at the park during the year but has been scaring since 1995. The way they jump its just this adrenaline that and its so great. They love it. Youre laughing. Reporter before they hop into the haunt there are rehearsals with creative director clayton lawrence. This scene is a setup for the next scene. So well go full out. Aaa reporter and they are still hiring up to the event that begins next friday. If youre into this sort of thing. In santa clara, ian cull, nbc bay area news. Why didnt ian get in there and try to scare people . Theyre still hiring. What about william our production assistant, hes there. I wonder if i could do it on my dinner break. You can. Yeah, why not . If youre gone for a week, well know where youve gone. You guys ever go to those . Its like you know its fake and youre still like so scared. I think were doing pretty good after some showers this morning were beginning to clear on out and its going to set us up for some changes. Lets bring into that microclimate forecast tonight and get you all ready to go for thursday. And i thought wed start off with a satellite radar picture to show you where that rainfall is headed. And its moving well off to the east. We had a top total of. 15 of an inch. Hopefully you were able to enjoy some of those showers we had this morning. It wasnt much but just enough to get that ground wet because weve got some bigtime changes coming on in. Let me show you what im seeing right now on the weather charts. Its this area of High Pressure thats building in. Its going to act like a big roadblock here. Its going to take any kind of rain chance unfortunately and send it well off to the north. That means some hotter weather as you move right into this upcoming weekend. Now, tomorrow morning i still think we have a cool start coming up. Temperatures in the 50s for the south bay peninsula and the trivalley. A little refreshing as you head out to your thursday morning commute. 58 in the east bay, San Francisco 55 and the north bay at 54. Temperatures warm up tomorrow but it will not be extremely hot. Down here in the south bay i have you right around 80 degrees for most you. 79 in cupertino. 80 in morgan hill. A little wind out of the northwest at 16. Right through the east bay you get closer to the water. Breeze off the bay. Well have you at 75 in hayward. Head over the east bay hills. Its going to be a little warmer here with 84 in pittsburgh. And thats just because the east bay hills help to cut off any kind of ocean breeze. Right through the peninsula, 76 here in redwood city. What about San Francisco . Yes. Typical jacket weather in place for the marina and the outer sunset and the 60s. Head to the mission, though. It will start to get mild here and 70 degrees. And more off to the north. 82 here in novato. 78 in clearlake. And right back to napa. Wouldnt that be nice . Sunny thursday forecast. Looking at 82 degrees. My extended duds have some changes moving on in. And its going to be the heat. Now, this weekend quite a bit of sunshine on saturday. 75 degrees. Headed to the city. Looks excellent. By sunday thissome morning fog. Slightly cooler. But the trend really is up as we head into next week. Check it out. Next tuesday 78. Wednesday 79 degrees. So more than 10 degrees above average. Inland valleys were going to go hot. Right now i dont have 100s this weekend but low 90s on saturday and sunday and then well turn up the heat a little bit more by next tuesday. 95. And on wednesday were going up to 94 degrees. So even though fall officially arrives on monday were going back to some summertime temperatures. I also want oremind you our climate and crisis theory continues all the way through friday. Tomorrow ill have an update on the arctic. And well also take a look at the amazon and show you whats happening there as well. We have a really dramatic picture of the sea ice change in the arctic from 1984 to the current. So anyone thats doubting theres changes happening, this is really going to show that to you for sure. We can see it right there in plain english. Yes. Thank you, jeff. We look forward to that tomorrow. A new way to drink your coffee in berkeley. Forget about gethd a paper cup. Now you will borrow a cup. Yep. Were going to explain how it works. Happening now, good news for travelers. Sfo reopening its closed runway a week ahead of schedule. Crews have been working around the clock since september 7th to fix the pavement around runway 28l. That hammonds ndles 68 of flig and oust sfo and travelers have felt it. More than 2,000 flights have been canceled since the work began. Crews still have to repaint the surface. 28l will reopen tomorrow night. Were back with more news in a moment. Okay. A wild ride in a hot air balloon caught on camera. A san diego city councilman shot this video of a hot air balloon pilot having to make an Emergency Landing right in his neighborhood. The councilman says its the second time, actually, that a hot air balloon landed on his street this year. The pilot was able to land in a parking lot and luckily no one was injured. Thats pretty crazy. Okay. Borrowing a cup like you borrow a book from the library. Berkeley launching a unique Reusable Cup Program today. A Company Called vessel teamed up with 11 cafes in berkeley. Heres how it works. You sign up for a cup online. Then when you walk into one of the participating cafes they give you your drink in a cup. You then have five days to return it at one of the cafes or streetside kiosks. Presuming its clean when you get it. That is the goal. Were back in a moment with more baseball history. Were going to hear from bruce bochy and the as dramatic win. Stay with us. Just because were super hungry. 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But its a number that represents so many people. Hes a bay area legend. Hell be retiring in a couple of weeks. The as today at the coliseum. Bob melvin with the grounds crew checking out the field conditions. He had dirt, rain in the morning. You had the raiders over the weekend. And then weve got the game. Top of the seventh scoreless. Two guys on with two outs. Chad pender saves the day. Great sliding catch there. Homer bailey the pitcher. Yep, thank you very much. It remains scoreless until the bottom of the 11th. Mark canha. As win 10. Theyve won eight of their last nine and are headed toward the playoffs. Were back in a moment. We are here to discuss jessies online time. And out of respect, we will let you make the first offer. Thir minutes. Thirty minutes . Objection overruled. One hour. Sweeten the deal by doing the dishes and ill consider it. I wouldnt do it. I hate the dishes. One hour with the tablet, you walk the dog and do the dishes. If you insist. Congratulations. 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Oh, my god. Theyll turn black when she gets older or he. The monkey doesnt have a name yet. There will be a contest to name it on social media. What a face. [ cheers and applause steve from 30 Rockefeller Plaza here in new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. And now, here he is, jimmy fallon