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And i just took my shoes off, rolled up my pants and started digging through the sewers and taking all of the debris and then trying to put it on, frankly, higher ground. If there was anything. So how many drains did you clear . Seven up the street. Water rushed into multiple businesses on fillmore street. One of them was wilder. Its utter chaos. I mean, the floor is caked in mud and then underneath that, a layer of water, please watch your step as you come on in kingston, wu wilders managing partner walked us through where they believed the first wave of water came in. It actually entered through the back door of your business. Would be my guess first and then. And then as the water trickled down the street, it probably came through the front door as well too. Damages are hard to quantify, but wu says its in the thousands of dollars a hard hit for a business that just opened two years ago. The water kind of makes his way through the floorboards onto the walls, goes into crevices. I was just talking to my contractor, one of the things that were going to need to address is, is that mud likely drained into our in restaurant drains . And once the mud hardens , it could act like a cement block. The water main break is still under investigation. And now pgandes crews are working to turn off the gas in the area. So puc crews can make repairs as to when the sinkhole will be fully repaired, thats still unknown in San Francisco. Luis pena, abc seven news. All right. Thank you so much for that live report, luis. Today marks 22 years since nearly 3000 people were killed in the september 11th terrorist attacks. And the nation pauses to remember the deadliest attack on us soil. Heres abcs News Reporter aaron katersky. At the pentagon, where 184 people died in the september 11th attacks. Taps marked the moment when an American Airlines jet by al qaeda terrorists made impact. American flag unfurled at that exact spot. Defense secretary lloyd austin leading the remembrance for the men and women of the department of defense will always remember and we will always honor the memory of our fallen teammates. And we will always strive to be worthy of the memory of those we lost. And in lower manhattan, dignitaries, including Vice President harris, new yorks governor, mayor and its senators, joined families of victims, survivors, servers and 9 11 first responders. In moments of silence, 2753 people died at the World Trade Center that day. Their names read aloud. My sister, jody tepedino, niccolo tower, 105th floor, Cantor Fitzgerald fillled. We miss you, jody. In recent weeks, the remains of two more victims were positively identified by new york citys medical examiner. Still, 40 of those lost have not been positively identified. 343 new York Firefighters died on nine divided by 11. Since then, an additional 331 have died from 9 11 related illnesses. In shanksville, pennsylvania, theyre remembering the crew and passengers of united flight 93. Later today, President Biden will mark the tragic anniversary addressing troops at a Us Military Base in anchorage, alaska. And here beneath a gleaming new World Trade Center , a new generation remembers those who were killed on september 11th, 2001, many of them not born 22 years ago, but who cannot help feel the enormity of their familys losses. Aaron katersky, abc news, new york. And all around the bay area today, hearts were heavy in remembrance of nine over 11 from San Francisco to the far east bay. Abc7 News Reporter Leslie Brinkley shares the sights and sounds of those memorials. The phrase 911 evokes memories of a moment in our history when the world as we knew it changed forever. At fire station number 11in clayton, 343 flags marked each firefighter who lost a life due to the attack on 911. More flags were lately added for the Law Enforcement officers who died. This memorial started in 2002. Now it includes a detailed biography of each firefighter personal anecdotes and how they perished, like this man who died when the south tower collapsed. Its a very moving experience to walk through the lawn. And essentially its a garden of flags. And each one of them wall , the flags are the same. Each of the pictures and each of the stories is different. The event is now something the community has come to treasure year after year. As a matter of fact, if theyre a little late in getting the flags out, people are calling the station house. Are you going to be putting the flags out again, this year . San franciscos mayor also reflected many of us can still remember where we were at that time. The San Francisco Fire Department rolled out engines and flew flags at half staff at a ceremony along the embarcadero. The names of all who died in the nine divided by 11 attack were read aloud. And in oakland, a moment of silence as officials thanked current firefighters and Law Enforcement officers for their legacy of heroism. You see, as civilians, we run away from the chaos and the scary situations nation. But you all, you all run towards it. The bells are still tolling across the bay area 22 years later in clayton, im Leslie Brinkley, abc seven news in san jose. Volunteers spent the day giving back in honor of patriot day which was proclaimed by congress back in december of 22,001 as a day of service and remembrance. These volunteers got their hands dirty, picking up trash and debris along coyote creek in selma. Olander park not far from san jose state university, the Investment Firm thats purchased nearly 1 billion worth of Solano County farmland, is sharing its vision to build a city and how residents feel about it. Yeah, Flannery Associates released the results of a survey of 100 of hundreds of Solano County residents exclusively to the abc7. Iteam. Iteam reporter stephanie sear joining us live with the story that you will only see on seven. This continues just to get more and more interesting. It certainly does and these results just became public. The firm says over the past two years, Solano County residents have been surveyed and interviewed about a wide range of topics, including proposed ballot measures, discussing things like clean energy, sustainable infrastructure and affordable housing. Today we have a first look at those results after years of speculation as to what an Investment Firm would do with more than 55,000 acres of Solano County farmland colored in red on this map, the iteam gets a first look at the plans for a new city and how constituents feel about it. The following data comes from two scientific polls conducted in july and august this summer that combined contacted around 1400 residents via landline cell phone or online in multiple languages. The key findings from the july poll show voters are dissatisfied with the direction of Solano County and with the direction of ings in their area. 39 saying theyre mixed. 29 believe Solano County is headed in the wrong direction. Only 21 saying the county is headed in the right direction. An 11 dont know. The survey also found vots are worried about affordability for the next generation. An an overwhelming 81 of parents say they believe most kids in the county will not be able to afford to live in their current neighborhood when they grow up. Only 13 said they will with 6 saying they dont know. Among other things, voters indicated the county needs big changes to bring in more jobs, revenue and improve quality of life. And when it come to the issues most important, when voting for county officials, crime, homelessness and cost of housing top the list. While the survey results show an overwhelming level of support for change, local officials still have their doubts. Nobody wants it. 9,596 of the people i talked to dont even want to talk to them. They want them to go away. Flannery says eastern Solano County would maintain significant agricultural operation, but theyre interested in exploring new models that would combine solar farms with agriculture by having sheep graze under the solar panels. Thats a problem. Or it could be a problem with an air base because a reflection. But there are new solar panels that you can use on bases and some do. We know that pgandes does not have the power, the grid to hold up a new city. They cant even open some of our new car dealerships. The august poll found Solano County voters are more likely to support a project that brings in good, permanent jobs, protects the environment and delivers revenue for safety and education. According to the firm, the polls have a margin of error of approximately three and a half to 4 in 95 out of 100 cases, there. Results also pointed out any future project would protect and support Travis Air Force base, respecting the countys general plan, including the area that has a security buffer to protect operations around the base. So it will be interesting to see how the rest of the Community Responds to these results. Yeah, it sounds like they need to do a lot more surveys to include more people. Yeah, thanks, steph. Appreciate it. Absolutely the us food and Drug Administration has approved the updated covid 19 booster. We know a lot of you have been asking about it. The fda Officials Say the updated booster will protect against variants of covid 19 that are currently circulating and is expected to prevent against serious illness. The cdc meets tomorrow to discuss who will be eligible to receive that shot. Dreamforce is almost here, the major tech conference and why its so important to San Francisco. The changes you can expect to see if youre riding bart today and kicking off monday night football right here on abc seven. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Warm summer weather to start the workweek. Ill let you know if its going to last. Coming up when abc there it is. That feeling you get. When you can du more with less asthma. It starts with dupixent. Dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. Its an addon treatment for specific types of moderatetosevere asthma. And can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. Dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks. And can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. Can you picture it . Dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. Get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. Tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. Dont change or stop asthma medicines, including steroids, without talking to your doctor. Who knows what you can do when you du more with less asthma. Ask your asthma specialist about dupixent. Conference. You can see the billboards all across the city now. Abc7 News Reporter suzanne ford is live at third and howard with a look at what to expect. Hey there, suzanne. Hey julie and kristin, you know, whether its the first time or their fourth time at dreamforce attendees tell me they are impressed that the Moscone Center has been transformed into the conferences version of a National Park. They also like what they see on the streets. Thousands of visitors are back wearing their blue lanyards and badges ready for dreamforce. This is my first time, actually, so im very excited to be here. Gracie flores is in town from saint louis, missouri. Do you have any reservation about coming . Not at all. So i was here about a year ago for another conference. Everything went great. I have no reason to believe that theres anything wrong with coming. The city of San Francisco has been tackling concerns about homelessness, drug use and crime and cells for Ceo Marc Benioff has talked about possibly moving dreamforce. Visitors and local businesses, though, say theyre impressed with whats been done to prepare for dreamforce 2023. It looks great to me. Joe thomas, the San Francisco resident and employee with sirthenea uh, a platform for business services, says the city has done a great job cleaning up the streets and sidewalks leading up to this marquee event. Come see our city. Wed love to have you. Thomas says its great for his business, his clients and for restaurants like fogo de chao. This is a showcase for San Francisco. Its a showcase for San Francisco business. Its a showcase for San Francisco hospitality. Its a showcase for San Francisco innovation. San Francisco Police say theyre ramping up their patrols, increasing the number of uniformed and plainclothes officers. As we understand, everyones concern for safety. And there are many more Community Ambassadors out and about. We want to make sure that that the people who are coming here to visit, the people who are working here, have a safe and clean place to work. As for dreamforce, Moscone Centers been transformed into the conferences version of a National Park with tons of plush turf had been put down. Plenty of lush greenery brought in. Dont forget that bird chirping noises and waterfalls. Its great. Yeah, i like it. The dreamforce camp is created to inspire dreamforce attendees, the socalled trailblaze year. To learn more about i. Yeah, im pretty excited about. I think its a really cool tool that if used properly, i think, you know, theres a lot of good things that can come from it helps make our life easier and dreamforce kicks off tomorrow morning. Ceo marc benioff is going to be speaking at dreamforce here at 10 a. M. We know theres a bunch of sessions, a bunch of speakers, a lot of big names. Foo fighters will be headlining the benefit concert for ucsf, benioff childrens hospital, and we know thats going to be a lot of fun to. Back to you. Okay, suzanne, we also know a lot of people and a lot of money will be pouring into our local economy because of this conference. Do you have any figures as without a doubt, were talking about a lot of money. So according to organizers, theyre anticipating that this is going to bring in 43,000 attendees. That number is up from 40,000 last year. As for economic impact, theyre estimating that about 90 million is going to be pumped into the local economy. Thats twice the amount from last year. Were live in San Francisco, suzannephan abc seven news. Suzanne, thank you. Millions of dollars headed to bay area schools courtesy of salesforce. Salesforce announced 20 million in education grants during a celebration at George Washington high school, a part of the build up to dreamforce is salesforce says the money is intended to help students move toward careers in tech. And i theres really not a more exciting and probably daunting time in Public Education as we see the challenges that ai is going to have in the classroom and yet all the opportunities that its going to provide for teachers and for students and for new skills. This is the 11th year of this grant program, which has provided more than 233 million, with half of that money going to local schools. As barts latest effort to win back rioters is now underway today. Starting today, the Transit Agency is operating on a new schedule which promises shorter wait times seven days a week. This includes cars running every ten minutes instead of 15 on the yellow line. Thats barts busiest weekday route, which runs from pittsburgh into San Francisco. Other changes include a 20 minute maximum wait time on weekends, down from 30 minutes between cars. Bart is also only Running Service on its fleet of the future train cars. The trains are shorter too, making them easier for police to patrol, which bart says will increase safety and efficiency. All those old 1970s era cars or be will be retired unless theyre needed for special service by not having to use the old cars, they can save millions of dollars each year on maintenance costs. Bart hopes the changes will increase ridership, which has not fully rebounded since the pandemic. Not even close. Its only 40 of prepandemic levels. The caltrain board of directors has decided to delay a fare increase plan. Fares are now expected to increase by 0. 25, starting july 1st of 2025. Caltrain Officials Say they want to give more time to allow their ridership to grow. Caltrans weekday ridership has increased 21 from this time last year, but still, ridership is only about 40 of what it was prepandemic. Pretty much the same thing with bart there. Yeah all right. How do our weather numbers look, though . Yeah, hopefully we have some good forecasts in store for the folks showing up for dreamforce. We check in now with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. Hey, sandhya. Hi there. Yeah. And julian and kristen. Theyll be greeted by some beautiful weather for any anybody whos attending that event. Lets take a look at a live picture. Heres an indication of what they can expect. We have a little bit of fog as we look towards the Golden Gate Bridge, but plenty of blue skies as well. And some of our warmest spots right now in the low 90s. Fairfield, 92 degrees, 89. In santa rosa, it is 80in napa, 86 degrees in livermore from our Golden Gate Bridge camera i mean, its just absolutely stunning. This is a time of year when you want to get outside. And here is a look at those temperatures. 67in the city, 71 in oakland, 75. Mountain view, low 80s for palo alto and san jose. Lets check out live doppler seven because we do have active weather in the sierra and also some showers moving through southern california. This is believe it or not, remnants of former hurricane jova that is resulting in that weather. There now for the bay area, we are going to see changes. So theres a dry cold front thats going to come through and later tonight into tomorrow as it passes through, well bring a cooler air mass to the region. So do expect the temperatures to drop tomorrow as we look at live doppler seven, just some patchy fog out there along the coast. Breeze is kicking up. Its onshore coming off the ocean. Water there, 22 miles an hour in San Francisco. And we show you a sunny san jose right now. Coastal fog expands overnight breezy and cooler tomorrow afternoon and were expecting minor ups and downs in those temperatures this week. So no major swings in the numbers. Tomorrow morning, the fog tries to regroup. Its not going to be a widespread thing. We will see areas of fog first thing tomorrow morning and then tomorrow afternoon. I think other than a few spots near the coast, most of you should see the sun, especially with the wind kind of mixing things out, gusting tonight at 36 miles an hour, point rays, 5 p. M. Breeze picks up and then drops off tomorrow morning. Still breezy, but not quite as windy, only to pick back up later on in the afternoon. Youll see 20 to almost 30 mile an hour winds for the afternoon and evening hours. Your morning temperatures in the 50 and 60s breezy to start the day. We will have areas of fog along the coast around parts of the bay. And then tomorrow afternoon in our warmer spots will be in the 80s. So well call it 82 in concord, 79 in san jose, 68. In the city, 81. San rafael, 86. In santa rosa, 62 degrees in half moon bay. Accuweather seven day forecast is breezy and cooler tomorrow. Minor bump up in those temperatures midweek but really no major changes expected for Rosh Hashanah friday at sunset we are expecting nice weather, cooler heading into the weekend and you will notice even into early next week, its going to be below average. But kristen and julian, you know, around this time of year, fire danger is high. So its actually nice to have temperatures that are actually lower and we have higher humidity. They are beneficial. Well take them. Thank you very much. So. Well, monday night football, it is finally back. Up next, what you can expect and whos in and whos out for tonight this long to get put on the shelf like a porcelain doll. If you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and are at high risk for fracture, you can build new bone with evenity®. Ask your doctor if you can do more than just slowing down bone loss with evenity®. Want stronger bones . 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Reports Buffalo Bills safety demar hamlin will be inactive tonight after many expected him back on the field for his first regular season game since this life threatening moment. Well, this is the last thing you want to see me when he suffered cardiac arrest during a monday night Football Game last season, the teams Training Staff giving him cpr. Hamlin recently launching this psa. Cpr saved my life. This much anticipated matchup of elite quarterbacks rodgers and the bills josh allen will still provide plenty of excitement for the fans whose Fallen Heroes will be remembered on the 22nd anniversary of 911. You know, its going to be a great atmosphere. Monday night football opener. You know, in new york city on 9 11. I mean, this is big time football. Reena roy, abc news, new york. All right. Monday night football is next, followed by after the game. And of course, dont miss a special edition of abc seven news at nine. Wheel of fortune is at ten, followed by jeopardy then abc seven news at 11. The giants three game sweep over the Colorado Rockies wasnt the only thing fans had to enjoy at oracle park this weekend. On friday, the team replaced the normal player headshots on the scoreboard with portraits drawn by children battling cancer. A host of local organizations provided the incredible artwork, including kids and art family house, campo chizu and the Lucille Packard childrens hospital. All if youre streaming abc seven right now, we have much more news to come this hour, including Business Owners fighting for safety and protection in oakland and productivity at work. Its not really about giving 100. Thats next. Streaming with abc seven news. Thatll do it for abc seven news at 4 p. M. Monday night football is up next right here on abc seven. Abc seven news at four continues on abc 70. Com. And continues on abc 70. Com. And wherever you stream. Ah, come on, jack. Itll be great for morale. 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