They took 12. 8 billion from big tobacco. Juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. Five million kids now using ecigarettes. The fda said juul ignored the law with Misleading Health claims. Now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn San Franciscos ecigarette protections. Say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. I told him its going to be okay, held onto his hand until the paramedic lady showed up. Only on abc news tonight were hearing from a brave Good Samaritan who jumped into action when he saw this fiery wreck off 101 in san rafael. The crash happened around 8 30 this morning just past the st. Vincent onramp. Kate . Reporter well, ama, larry, the chp tells me they are still investigating the crash which took a freeway full of commuters by surprise, many of whom made heroic efforts to help a family in serious danger. It sounded like a mini explosion. Reporter then cecilia saw this right in front of her car saz driving to work 8 00 wednesday morning, her dash cam captured the moment this suv hit the center divider, flew across the northbound lanes, spinning out another car before careening off the side of the freeway into a grassy ditch in san rafael. If i were half a second earlier when i left the house, it would be me getting hit. Reporter after the crash her dash cam shows bus and cars pulling over on the side of the freeway. Daniel novack was driving one of those cars. I could see down the hill that there was this suv, the front was on fire. Another truck pulled up behind me and these two guys got out and the three of us just immediately ran down the hill through the brush, and as we got there, they were getting the kids out of the back seat. Reporter daniel took these photos of the suv on fire and other Good Samaritans carrying the mother and her 6yearold daughter up the hill. Daniel carried the womans 3yearold son to safety. His eyes were open, he wasnt speaking but he was gasping for breath. I told him its going to be okay. You know, held onto his hand until to paramedic lady showed up and just been refreshing the news all day trying to find out how hes doing. Reporter well, weve been worried, too, and ive been on the phone with the chp all night who tell me the little boy girl conditions, their mother is also in Critical Condition and of course were all hoping the best for this family. Im kate larson, abc 7 news. All right, kate, thank you. Now to developing news. President trump is putting San Francisco on notice for the homeless situation. The threat came late tonight to reporters aboard air force one. Live in the newsroom with details. He made the remarks as he was leaving california after a twoday visit. If you look at San Francisco, its a total disaster whats happening. Theyre going to ruin these cities. And were going to get involved very soon on a federal basis if they dont cleanup their act. President donald trump said this to reporters wednesday aboard air force one. And we have tremendous things that we dont have to discuss pouring into the ocean. You know there are needles, there are other things. Its a terrible situation thats in los angeles and in San Francisco, and were going to be giving San Francisco there in total violation, were going to be giving them a notice very soon. We spoke to state senator scott wiener about the president s remarks. We collect needles on the ground, we have people who their job is to pick them up. And this idea that because, you know, he claims that someone has put a needle into a storm drain that San Francisco is going to be cited for that is ridiculous. Reporter for those who live in San Francisco, the president s remarks are not a surprise. I mean i think its just an easy target for people to say that about San Francisco. But those problems are in every major city. I think if anything San Francisco does a phenomenal job handling needles and other dangerous bio hazards. I dont know how the president could possibly see needles going into the its the kind of inflammatory comment hes wellknown for. Reporter and just an hour ago mayor london breed tweeted if the president wants to talk about homelessness we are committed to working on Solutions Like adding 1,000 new beds next year and working on a housing bond to create more badly needed housing. Of course the president was in Silicon Valley yesterday attending a fundraiser, his first visit to the bay area since he was elected. Democratic president ial candidate beto orourke made an appearance in the bay area today. He went to san quintan prison and said one of the big takeaways for him is were all capable of change. He talked about changes in California Law that have produced changes in the prison population. He talked about the fact that some people now have hope and theres a reason for them to enroll in programs and to better themselves becausehey see a life for themselves on the outside. He says thats completely changed morale not just amongst the prison population but those who serve and oversee the prison population. Orourke says he believes san quintan is providing a model for the state and the rest of the country. A man chasing a lyft driver you see him right there firing shots as that driver took off. It happened thursday night. The suspect ordered a lyft and once inside the vehicle he held the driver at gunpoint and told him to drive. The lyft driver was able to get away when the suspect asked him to stop at a gas station to get snacks. The driver got away safely but some of the gunfire hit his vehicle. Later that night Police Arrested marcus dean. A gas leak forced the evehicluation of 16 homes has been capped. This leak happened on zachary lane. The San Jose Fire Department pg e isolated and capped the leaking gas line just before 8 15 tonight and nobody was hurt. And Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau is apologizing after a photo of him in brown face back in 2001 was published 01 was pm time magazine. Now i recognize it was something racist to do. The photo came from the yearbook of a private school where trudeau worked as a teacher. He was wearing a robe and turbine with dark makeup on his face, neck and hands. Treaudo claims he was dressed up as aladdin. Construction on a runway at San Francisco airport is ahead of schedule. The runway has been 11 days for repaving and reparticipating. That project was supposed to take three weeks total, but thanks to crews working around the clock the runway will be back in service tomorrow in san jose where a group of seniors is speaking up. They want county leaders to acknowledge issues involving older residents and come up with real resolutions. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. The summer showers long gone. Whats coming is a major shift in the pattern. Your pg e gas bill is about to go up. First heres a look at whats coming up tonight right after abc 7 news at 11 00. What youre about to see is my gift to you. My relatives sent me texts before they know i got a text from my cousin. We just read youre on kimmel tonight, please dont embarrass the family, do Something Different like be funny. Did you know that every single flush [toilet flush] flings odors onto your soft surfaces . Then they get released back into the air so you smell them later. Ew. Right . Thats why febreze created new small spaces. [clicking sound] press firmly and watch it get to work. [popping sounds] unlike the leading cone, small spaces continuously eliminates odors in the air and on surfaces [popping sounds] so they dont come back for 45 days. Now thats one flushin fresh bathroom. Breathe happy febreze. La la la la la. From the 5am wakers, to the 6am sleepers. 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Santa clara leaders explored whats needed to improve the welfare of older residents. Reporter reaction surrounding the south bay senior, a special meeting wednesday night looked at the welfare of santa claras older residents. A long time resident says this conversation with county leaders is a crucial step toward building a better bay area. There are a multitude of issues facing seniors, and i found as a retired executive in volunteer in the area that do wrk with seniors that theres really not a central voice for their concerns. Reporter concerns like elder abuse, mobility, transportation, support services, housing and a new challenge, seniors in pg es public power safety shutoffs. Really making sure we do a good job of helping people understand what happens when those outages happen, what are the Resources Available to them, and how do make sure a they have the support and that theyre safe during that time. Reporter but some seniors remain critical of the countys timing saying for some residents time is of the essence. But as the supervisor contends there is no room for error. The bigger the issue is becoming theres real pain involved. Theres no margin of error. Theres no net underneath the high wire here. So we have to get it right. Reporter everheart remains eager. I am a senior and i know im not going to live forever. Reporter the conversation continues and next week the county will address partial Tax Exemption for seniors. And we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Share them by joining our better Bay Area Group on facebook. In the east bay teachers and supporters rallied before the Berkeley Unified SchoolDistrict Meeting and packed the chambers. The board voted to pursue three ballot measures including a special tax to raise money for teacher pay hikes. The Berkeley Teachers Union is currently in contract negotiations with the district. We spent a week digging into the issues teachers face all over the bay area. All of our stories are on in one place on the website. Governor newsom signed the highly controversial bill to give wage and Government Protection to socalled gig economy workers. The legislation makes it tougher for companies doing business in california to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees. Experts say the bill will create competition in the geek economy and could be a huge win for wage workers. It is very possible for Ride Sharing Company and other Gig Companies to compete based on this new model. Companies like uber, lyft, trucking firms and other industries lobbied intensely against this bill, ab5. Uber and door dash announced theyll be putting 90 million towards a ballot nagsative that would exempt them from the law. The monthly gas and electric bill for the average customer will increase about 4. 80 beginning october 1st. The money will fund opgrades and safety measures. Pg es rate increase does not include any cost from the 2017 or 2018 fires that prauchted its bankruptcy filing. New developments tonight distribution of the popular heartburn drug zantac has been halted over a possible carcinogen. This comes after the fda learned of small amounts of a carcinogen in some branded and generic products. Authorities say you should check with your doctor. Tomorrow right here on abc 7 is a special edition of midday live. Its a hamilton take over. Join us as we broadcast live from the shm theater and take you behind the scenes of this broadway phenomenon. 4 00 ill usually start my warmup and its probably about half an hour. I do a lot of wrapping in the show. And if youre talking during the day and rapping a lot, itsedesy to wear out. I have to strengthen kind of the whole voice. Its very much like being an athlete. That should be exciting. All starts tomorrow 11 00 a. M. On midday live right after the view. And in honor of hamilton sandhya patel shes going to wrap up the forecast. I dont know if shes going to sing the forecast. Shes going to have rain and clouds, its going to be great. You are not going to want to hear that because ill shatter a few windows, larry. Lets just talk about the weather instead of rapping about it. From our sap jose camera this was earlier today. We had the clouds, a few showers as youll notice. Yes, this morning those showers turned to some lingering sprinkles and we ended up with a muggy feel, if you will. How much rain did we get . Try 0. 02, about a san jose a trace amount in antioch they reported nothing. Lets take a look at the temperature trend. But right now let me show you those temperatures, 50s, 60s. And san joses average temperature is 82 degrees. Tomorrow its going to be a little bit lower than average at 78 degrees, but those numbers are going to bounce back and you will notice how warm its going to get as we head towards the weekend and even next week were going to be talking about some 90s. We do have just a few lingering clouds out there. Live doppler 7 showing them to you, the system that brought us the showers is long gone. Look whats its creating in the mountains. Not only the showers, we have thunderstorms in the northern portion of the state but now above 8,000 feet theyre seeing some snow showers in the sierra. In case youre getting away for the weekend they will see some more snow. About 7,500 feet south of tahoe. Its wintertime weather there. Exploratorium camera showing you San Francisco and looking really nice tonight. Cool start tomorrow morning, sunny and breezy for tomorrow afternoon and looking at much warmer weather on friday and saturday. Patches of fog will start off your day. Make sure you grab a jacket or sweater. Upper 40s to upper 50s so it said going to start off cool. And tomorrow afternoon breezy around the coastline and bay but mild inland. Were looking at numbers ranging. 68 in San Francisco, 78 in san jose. Accuweather seven day forecast, its going to be warming up on friday with 70s to 90s. Look at this warm to hot weather for your saturday as we closeout summer. Temperatures will drop briefly on sunday but fall begins on monday and we bring on the autumn heat. So get ready for those temperatures in the mid90s inland, mid70s right near our coastline. Do you have any rhymes in there . I think you should do the honors, right . I was trying to come up with some. Thanks, sandhya. Tomorrow on Good Morning America an abc news exclusive former bachelor chris soules shes been searching for hours. Shes suffering from searchitis. Ok, elevate her feet, whats her name . Carol. Carol, you have the x1 voice remote. Just ask it, what should i watch . 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