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Destruction, horror as debris crushed vehicles, windows slimmed down buildings. I feel like imiv lgin aftershocks constantly. Reporter now instead of the alarms and screams of yesterday, an eerie quiet as they listen for voices, praying for miracles. Reporter and adding to the tragedy, this quake taking place on the anniversary of mexicos deadliest earthquake. That one taking place in 1985 killed thousands. Abc news, washington. And when the earthquake hit, most people were inside buildings. This morning we found people e arriving at sfo with their dramatic stories, still shaken by the experience. Live in the newsroom with the story. One of the first flights to leave mexico city arrived at sfo at 9 30 this morning. Keep in mind the airport was shut down for several hours because they had to evacuate personnel. Thats just one of many stories weve heard today. There were hugs from family members and questions about their well being. He told me he felt scared. He was still trembling. The Gonzalez Family had been in mexico to visit aunts and uncles. They were about to board a plane when the quake hit. Everybody started running and screaming. I had to grab my daughter. I threw her under the chairs. It was insane. It was like this of the. It was rocking. Like a baby chair. Reporter because the airport was shut down, the family will to wait until this morning to leave the country. I was crying. Ive been crying for, yesterday, today, in the airplane. Reporter after seeing video of the devastation, stephanie debated whether to come to San Francisco on a planned vacation or stay behind. In the line, i told my husband, i dont know what im doing here. Reporter you feel guilty . Yes. I think so. Because it is really sad over there. Reporter this person lives in the south bay and immediately had her mother booked a flight to sfo. Because she is there alone of by herself. And she was suddenly in the center of mexico city in the colonies where the most damages happened. Reporter for the next few weeks, this will be her home. And more to come on that mother and daughter at 6 00. They told me there had been some reports of robberies committed following the quakes so her mother who lives by herself didnt want to stay home alone. In the newsroom. Abc7 news. Thank you. We posted two badges to the abc 7 facebook fpage. We noeftd with a phone number to contact relative in mexico. That number is 18554636395. The island is destroyed. That is the assessment today by a Puerto Rico Office of Emergency Management following a direct strike today by he Hurricane Maria. The eye has passed. It is completely without power. We t 12,000 people are without shelters. It broke two National Service radars on the side. No reported deaths so far but emergency thats the say the worst is still ahead with flooding expected. And maria is not done. This store made catastrophic landfall earlier this morning the on the southeastern coast, it made laugh at 6 final in the morning, eastern daylight time. This is strongest landfall puerto rico has had in 89 years. Did it so as a category 4 storm. Look at the ferocious winds. Hou. The satellite over the last six hours, the loop is showing, the storm is moving away from puerto rico. Look at this right here. That is an eye that is forming once again over open ocean water. And that is a sign unfortunately of a strengthening storm at this hour. Not something we want to see. Heres a it will strengthen tomorrow afternoon and then continue its northerly trek friday and then well have to watch the east coast of the United States early next week. We could see some rough surf and high winds. A closer look at how you weekend is shapingr up locally. Larry . See you then. The current weather front is churning up some dangerous conditions at bay area beaches. A hazard warning for six to tenfoot swells along the coast. Experts warn of potential rip tides that could pull even adults past the shore break of theyre advising beachgoers who get near the water to keep their eyes on the ocean. Never turn your back on the ocean. The threat is expected to subside later. A record heat wave earlier this month in San Francisco. Some supervisors are calling for a systematic improvement. Melanie woodrow has details. The supervisor called the heat wave following recordrlieri s month. The city does have protocols in place. We just didnt follow them early enough. He says cooling shelters should have been established earlier. Why did this happen on saturday and not on friday . The office of Emergency Management said they responded to 90 of the call within 15 seconds. Just five seconds more than their goal. San franciscos fire chief applauded the response. The 911 system perspective, we did get it right. 911 dispatchers disagreed. It is not an easy job. Not that many people can do it and the zarmt in really bad shape and we need a lot of help. In National Weather service says it was unprecedented of the. It was supposed to be 94 degrees here. Theres a huge difference between 104 and 96. You are always more than welcome to blame the weather guy. The fire chief with thats the from the department of Emergency Management agree the most vulnerable had San Francisco need to be notified sooner and in person. I dont always want to be beating up on these folks who work very hard bust i want them and the public fong the supervisors are watching. The goal is that things will go differently next time. Abc7 news. The chief of emergency medicine at San Francisco General Hospital said saturday alone during record heat, he took care of 15 heat stroke patients. Thats more than in the last ten years combined. Happening right now. A shelter in place in richmond because of a natural gas leak in front of kaiser hospital. Emergency crews arrived on the scene. You can see them working to fix the gas main that rupt you are at 1 15 this afternoon. Residents are being asked to stay indoors and turn off the air conditioning. Sky 7 was over the freeway near the hop yard road exit. It began before 11 00 this morning. The chp closed three westbound lanes. All lanes are now reopened. A construction worker shocked by a live wire is recovering in the hospital. The accident happened at 10 30 this morning at san jose at a construction site at norwalk drive. The thats the say the crew hate power line that shocked one worker. Another work order a tract tray truck was ordered to stay where he was until pge can cut the power. Oakland investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly fire. The victim was found on a stairwell. We saw one other person being taken away by ambulance. The damage was contained to the fourth floor unit. And new development with the racist graffiti. One group responded with shocked and anger and took to it a Street Corner today. A group of citizens who organized through a Facebook Post stood on the corner and took a stance against hate. I think the big message is that we care is that we want to make sure people feel accepted. That hate wont stand will. Theyre responding to racist graffiti found written on a school truck in black marker. The demonstration was comforting to parents as they dropped off their kids. It was nice to see the support. The summit is asking campuses to be vigilant. If people see something, they need to say something. We have installed new cameras at some of our sites and were in the process of doing that. It is a part of our message. As they fight prevent this from happening again, there is an overall feeling of disbelief this happened here of the. I havent personally experienced any racism in castro valley. It was a little disheartening. Reporter theyre treating this as a hate crime. They havent made any arrests but say theyll increase patrols around campus in castro valley. Caught on camera, Lightning Strike and the rush to help. It did . Near the water. Go help them. Hear from the monterey family hit by lightning over the weekend. And a new kind of smart water but this isnt for drinking. It is for fighting crime. We are seeing them on a daily basis. Look out. A tarantula invasion in the east bay. What you need to look out for. And lets look at traffic. Getting out of the city is a big headache. Its slow so pack your patience. Both directions in fact. The help was definitely needed. A momt ray county man and two children all recovering after they were hit by lightning at Sequoia National park. It was all caught on camera. Two weeks ago they set out on the familys first ever backpacking trip. They were fishing by the lake when clouds moved in. This video is the last thing they remembered shooting. Thats pretty much where all of us, our combined story ends. After that, it was waking up to individual scenes of trauma. From across the lake, a kupt captured what happened next. A streak of lightning came crashing down on a tree. Sending chris and his two kids airborne. We all blacked out. We didnt hear anything either. They woke up first and ran to find their unconscious father. When i first saw dad, i thought he was dead. He said i didnt see him breathing or anything. They quickly arrived and air lifted the family to safety. Christopher suffered seconddegree burns. It also ruptured his and his sons eardrums. The force also tore the clothes right off their bodies. Seeing that red orage flash down the tree and the explosive power hitting the ground. It goes without saying they are incredibly lucky and not for the reasons you may think. If i have to fee lucky about something, i feel lucky that i had some amazing people around that cared for my kids and me. I was in a pretty dark place. The odds were definitely in this familys favor. Theyre so fortunate. Up to 30 h oit by lightning end up dying. About 80 do have long term injuries. Firefighters were demonstrating safety techniques today. It was part of an ongoing he program thats rotating by neig. They handed out free smoke detectors. Theyre also planning workshops to prepare for what might hit the city in the future. We have members of the department of Emergency Management. How to be better prepared in a disaster. Information for anybody interested in becoming a firefighter. Youll ne icot on the air bnb website and app today. A way to make restaurant reservations. The service is teaming up to 50 restaurants acrossok tables the country. Air bnb says it fits into their strategy of focusing on the entire trip. Not just homes. The restaurants include local favorites, Award Winners and international destinations. First, there were selfdriving cars. Now flying cars could be the next big thing. A Mountain View based Online Education company is offering a special course next year. It is a flying car nano degree program. All right. Lets tell you about it. The course will be covering the basics of autonomous flight. It will include hands on projects such as flight simulation and deploying code on a small drone. What could go twlowrong ther . We can barely drive roads. At tarantula time. Gutsy man right there. The annual crawl is underway. Mature male tarantulas 5 to 7 years owed are out and about to look for that special spider in their lives. Since the drought hit, mating season started earlier and earlier is that that did not change despite the deluge we had. The little creepers have been out since the end of july. We are seeing them to a daily basis of the. How many have we seen . Ten. Weve seen ten tarantulas tonight. It was that big . Yes. Yeah. Did you like it . Yes. Are you going to take it home . No. A cutie. The Interpretive Association leads weekend tarantula walks. If you want to sign up, we have a link for that at abc 7. Com. I wish when theyre seeking a mate, they didnt focus so much on the legs. Ugh most people cant stand spiders. I will not be on that you we nice day for a walk . It is. Not a great hair day. The wind contues. A couple of sprinkles in the north bay and along the coastline. This is because the cold front is moving through. A pretty nice picture. Look at that. Getting some peeks of blue. The skies over the next 12 to 18 hours will begin to clear out. The good news, the ocean front will calm down. Be careful along the coast right now. Getting a lot of complaints right now about the wind. 28 in napa. 20, that gust in Mountain View. It is sticking with us the next 24 hours. So get that hairspray on tight. 68 in oakland. Its cool this time of year. 77, the number in brentwood. Overnight, what youre going to notice besides the clearing skies. It will get chilly. Particularly in the north bay. Were dropping into the 40s. You will need extra blanket on tonight. Hour by hour we go. The theme, start to clear out the cloud cover. Tomorrow morning, a brighter start to the day. It will be breezy but at least the sunshine will make a full return. 68 in oakland. Stays breezy. Look whats coming to the sierra . Into the evening. Could be looking at a couple of snow showers developing. It will likely be the first snow for many. Future weather showing you not a lot of snow by any means. Maybe one, two, perhaps three inches. Just a taste of the season changing. Fall begins at 1 02. The wind is with us on friday. The wind will relax over the weekend. Look at that. By tuesday. 80s the bay. The wind will ease friday night. The 28yearold just land ad major new gig. And check this out. No. Thats not his real stopack. How you can get one just like that if you want it. I just read the words. Abc 7 is celebrating hispanic heritage month. A father of two was inspired by seeing his son graduate from uc berkeley law school. For the last 11 years, theyve been handing out scholarships to low income stu jake la mott who was depict depicted has died. His first defeat. The last fight came to be known unfortunately for him as the st. Valentines day massacre when he was basically unable to defend himself. He became a standup comedian. He died at age 95 with could that reply indications from pneumonia. It is official. Aisha is taking on a new role. She is the newest face of cover girl. She posted this on instagram saying she is honored and thrilled to join the iconic we will of the cover girl family. She is being called the most unexpected spokesperson yet. Author and mother of two to start in a Beauty Campaign for a cover girl. You saw steph there. The warriors, steph just land ad new deal of his own. Sei the full product line of the curry election includes hand signed basketballs, jerseys and other limited pieces. Taking on washington and health care. This one will get taken car n of fond his father is jimmy kimmel. Jimmy kimmel takes aim at the new bill. And hes not alone. And hes not alone. Plus,ic sounds con artists. Theyll try anything to get your Medicare Card number. So they can steal your identity, commit medicare fraud. What can you do . Guard your card . Guard your card . Just like your credit card. Nobody gets my number, unless i know they should have it. To protect your identity, new Medicare Cards without Social Security numbers will be mailed next year. Visit medicare. Gov fraud stay sharp people at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. Connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. More than 200 people are dead after the quake in mexico. Dozens of buildings were leveled and mexicos president has declared national warning. This is the National Employment service building. You can see it crumbling right after the quake. Abc7 News Reporter was at sfo where people were flying in. Puerto rico is dealing with its most powerful storm in many years. Hurricane maria caused widespread damage and knocked out electricity to the entire side. Phone lines down and all of puerto rico is still without power. Anyone without electricity, theyre using generators. Puerto rico taking a direct hit from Hurricane Maria. The first category 4 hurricane to strike the island since 1932. Winds gusting over 110 miles an hour. Experiencing the eye wall. Maria made landfall. Blowing winds so powerle, trees toppled and at one point, 100 of the island left without power. We have supplies. Some took cover in their hotel rooms of others in one of the 500 shelters now open with the governor warning, the danger is not over. We have not experienced an event of this magnitude in our modern history. Thats the are now bracing for storm surge up to nine feet. In some areas, two feet of rain. This as authorities in the caribbean begin assessing the damage done there. If s the country left in a daze with no electricity and no running water. In puerto rico, the governor issued a curfew and he is urging families to not leave their homes. No fatalities so far. But they say theyre concerned about that possibly changing. The big concern Officials Say who might be thinking theyre safe and did not evacuate, that area could flood. They have launched search and rescue teams. A nasa astronaut said well wishers to the people of puerto rico. They are impacted. Joe is the first astronaut of puerto rico heritage. I hope you take care of yourself. He said Hurricane Harvey flooded his hoe in houston last month. He said hes thankful that a group of people have cleaned out his home. You can see the changes from Hurricane Maria from space. Take a look. The one on the left is from august 27 and shows lush green vegetation. The one on the right from last week aerft dark shade of brown. More musicians are offering their talent to raise money for 50s of Hurricane Harvey. Theyre planning a concert on november 28th in ft. Worth. It is called helping texas. A Gonzalez Family<\/a> had been in mexico to visit aunts and uncles. They were about to board a plane when the quake hit. Everybody started running and screaming. I had to grab my daughter. I threw her under the chairs. It was insane. It was like this of the. It was rocking. Like a baby chair. Reporter because the airport was shut down, the family will to wait until this morning to leave the country. I was crying. Ive been crying for, yesterday, today, in the airplane. Reporter after seeing video of the devastation, stephanie debated whether to come to San Francisco<\/a> on a planned vacation or stay behind. In the line, i told my husband, i dont know what im doing here. Reporter you feel guilty . Yes. I think so. Because it is really sad over there. Reporter this person lives in the south bay and immediately had her mother booked a flight to sfo. Because she is there alone of by herself. And she was suddenly in the center of mexico city in the colonies where the most damages happened. Reporter for the next few weeks, this will be her home. And more to come on that mother and daughter at 6 00. They told me there had been some reports of robberies committed following the quakes so her mother who lives by herself didnt want to stay home alone. In the newsroom. Abc7 news. Thank you. We posted two badges to the abc 7 facebook fpage. We noeftd with a phone number to contact relative in mexico. That number is 18554636395. The island is destroyed. That is the assessment today by a Puerto Rico Office<\/a> of Emergency Management<\/a> following a direct strike today by he Hurricane Maria<\/a>. The eye has passed. It is completely without power. We t 12,000 people are without shelters. It broke two National Service<\/a> radars on the side. No reported deaths so far but emergency thats the say the worst is still ahead with flooding expected. And maria is not done. This store made catastrophic landfall earlier this morning the on the southeastern coast, it made laugh at 6 final in the morning, eastern daylight time. This is strongest landfall puerto rico has had in 89 years. Did it so as a category 4 storm. Look at the ferocious winds. Hou. The satellite over the last six hours, the loop is showing, the storm is moving away from puerto rico. Look at this right here. That is an eye that is forming once again over open ocean water. And that is a sign unfortunately of a strengthening storm at this hour. Not something we want to see. Heres a it will strengthen tomorrow afternoon and then continue its northerly trek friday and then well have to watch the east coast of the United States<\/a> early next week. We could see some rough surf and high winds. A closer look at how you weekend is shapingr up locally. Larry . See you then. The current weather front is churning up some dangerous conditions at bay area beaches. A hazard warning for six to tenfoot swells along the coast. Experts warn of potential rip tides that could pull even adults past the shore break of theyre advising beachgoers who get near the water to keep their eyes on the ocean. Never turn your back on the ocean. The threat is expected to subside later. A record heat wave earlier this month in San Francisco<\/a>. Some supervisors are calling for a systematic improvement. Melanie woodrow has details. The supervisor called the heat wave following recordrlieri s month. The city does have protocols in place. We just didnt follow them early enough. He says cooling shelters should have been established earlier. Why did this happen on saturday and not on friday . The office of Emergency Management<\/a> said they responded to 90 of the call within 15 seconds. Just five seconds more than their goal. San franciscos fire chief applauded the response. The 911 system perspective, we did get it right. 911 dispatchers disagreed. It is not an easy job. Not that many people can do it and the zarmt in really bad shape and we need a lot of help. In National Weather<\/a> service says it was unprecedented of the. It was supposed to be 94 degrees here. Theres a huge difference between 104 and 96. You are always more than welcome to blame the weather guy. The fire chief with thats the from the department of Emergency Management<\/a> agree the most vulnerable had San Francisco<\/a> need to be notified sooner and in person. I dont always want to be beating up on these folks who work very hard bust i want them and the public fong the supervisors are watching. The goal is that things will go differently next time. Abc7 news. The chief of emergency medicine at San Francisco<\/a> General Hospital<\/a> said saturday alone during record heat, he took care of 15 heat stroke patients. Thats more than in the last ten years combined. Happening right now. A shelter in place in richmond because of a natural gas leak in front of kaiser hospital. Emergency crews arrived on the scene. You can see them working to fix the gas main that rupt you are at 1 15 this afternoon. Residents are being asked to stay indoors and turn off the air conditioning. Sky 7 was over the freeway near the hop yard road exit. It began before 11 00 this morning. The chp closed three westbound lanes. All lanes are now reopened. A construction worker shocked by a live wire is recovering in the hospital. The accident happened at 10 30 this morning at san jose at a construction site at norwalk drive. The thats the say the crew hate power line that shocked one worker. Another work order a tract tray truck was ordered to stay where he was until pge can cut the power. Oakland investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly fire. The victim was found on a stairwell. We saw one other person being taken away by ambulance. The damage was contained to the fourth floor unit. And new development with the racist graffiti. One group responded with shocked and anger and took to it a Street Corner<\/a> today. A group of citizens who organized through a Facebook Post<\/a> stood on the corner and took a stance against hate. I think the big message is that we care is that we want to make sure people feel accepted. That hate wont stand will. Theyre responding to racist graffiti found written on a school truck in black marker. The demonstration was comforting to parents as they dropped off their kids. It was nice to see the support. The summit is asking campuses to be vigilant. If people see something, they need to say something. We have installed new cameras at some of our sites and were in the process of doing that. It is a part of our message. As they fight prevent this from happening again, there is an overall feeling of disbelief this happened here of the. I havent personally experienced any racism in castro valley. It was a little disheartening. Reporter theyre treating this as a hate crime. They havent made any arrests but say theyll increase patrols around campus in castro valley. Caught on camera, Lightning Strike<\/a> and the rush to help. It did . Near the water. Go help them. Hear from the monterey family hit by lightning over the weekend. And a new kind of smart water but this isnt for drinking. It is for fighting crime. We are seeing them on a daily basis. Look out. A tarantula invasion in the east bay. What you need to look out for. And lets look at traffic. Getting out of the city is a big headache. Its slow so pack your patience. Both directions in fact. The help was definitely needed. A momt ray county man and two children all recovering after they were hit by lightning at Sequoia National<\/a> park. It was all caught on camera. Two weeks ago they set out on the familys first ever backpacking trip. They were fishing by the lake when clouds moved in. This video is the last thing they remembered shooting. Thats pretty much where all of us, our combined story ends. After that, it was waking up to individual scenes of trauma. From across the lake, a kupt captured what happened next. A streak of lightning came crashing down on a tree. Sending chris and his two kids airborne. We all blacked out. We didnt hear anything either. They woke up first and ran to find their unconscious father. When i first saw dad, i thought he was dead. He said i didnt see him breathing or anything. They quickly arrived and air lifted the family to safety. Christopher suffered seconddegree burns. It also ruptured his and his sons eardrums. The force also tore the clothes right off their bodies. Seeing that red orage flash down the tree and the explosive power hitting the ground. It goes without saying they are incredibly lucky and not for the reasons you may think. If i have to fee lucky about something, i feel lucky that i had some amazing people around that cared for my kids and me. I was in a pretty dark place. The odds were definitely in this familys favor. Theyre so fortunate. Up to 30 h oit by lightning end up dying. About 80 do have long term injuries. Firefighters were demonstrating safety techniques today. It was part of an ongoing he program thats rotating by neig. They handed out free smoke detectors. Theyre also planning workshops to prepare for what might hit the city in the future. We have members of the department of Emergency Management<\/a>. How to be better prepared in a disaster. Information for anybody interested in becoming a firefighter. Youll ne icot on the air bnb website and app today. A way to make restaurant reservations. The service is teaming up to 50 restaurants acrossok tables the country. Air bnb says it fits into their strategy of focusing on the entire trip. Not just homes. The restaurants include local favorites, Award Winners<\/a> and international destinations. First, there were selfdriving cars. Now flying cars could be the next big thing. A Mountain View<\/a> based Online Education<\/a> company is offering a special course next year. It is a flying car nano degree program. All right. Lets tell you about it. The course will be covering the basics of autonomous flight. It will include hands on projects such as flight simulation and deploying code on a small drone. What could go twlowrong ther . We can barely drive roads. At tarantula time. Gutsy man right there. The annual crawl is underway. Mature male tarantulas 5 to 7 years owed are out and about to look for that special spider in their lives. Since the drought hit, mating season started earlier and earlier is that that did not change despite the deluge we had. The little creepers have been out since the end of july. We are seeing them to a daily basis of the. How many have we seen . Ten. Weve seen ten tarantulas tonight. It was that big . Yes. Yeah. Did you like it . Yes. Are you going to take it home . No. A cutie. The Interpretive Association<\/a> leads weekend tarantula walks. If you want to sign up, we have a link for that at abc 7. Com. I wish when theyre seeking a mate, they didnt focus so much on the legs. Ugh most people cant stand spiders. I will not be on that you we nice day for a walk . It is. Not a great hair day. The wind contues. A couple of sprinkles in the north bay and along the coastline. This is because the cold front is moving through. A pretty nice picture. Look at that. Getting some peeks of blue. The skies over the next 12 to 18 hours will begin to clear out. The good news, the ocean front will calm down. Be careful along the coast right now. Getting a lot of complaints right now about the wind. 28 in napa. 20, that gust in Mountain View<\/a>. It is sticking with us the next 24 hours. So get that hairspray on tight. 68 in oakland. Its cool this time of year. 77, the number in brentwood. Overnight, what youre going to notice besides the clearing skies. It will get chilly. Particularly in the north bay. Were dropping into the 40s. You will need extra blanket on tonight. Hour by hour we go. The theme, start to clear out the cloud cover. Tomorrow morning, a brighter start to the day. It will be breezy but at least the sunshine will make a full return. 68 in oakland. Stays breezy. Look whats coming to the sierra . Into the evening. Could be looking at a couple of snow showers developing. It will likely be the first snow for many. Future weather showing you not a lot of snow by any means. Maybe one, two, perhaps three inches. Just a taste of the season changing. Fall begins at 1 02. The wind is with us on friday. The wind will relax over the weekend. Look at that. By tuesday. 80s the bay. The wind will ease friday night. The 28yearold just land ad major new gig. And check this out. No. Thats not his real stopack. How you can get one just like that if you want it. I just read the words. Abc 7 is celebrating hispanic heritage month. A father of two was inspired by seeing his son graduate from uc berkeley law school. For the last 11 years, theyve been handing out scholarships to low income stu jake la mott who was depict depicted has died. His first defeat. The last fight came to be known unfortunately for him as the st. Valentines day massacre when he was basically unable to defend himself. He became a standup comedian. He died at age 95 with could that reply indications from pneumonia. It is official. Aisha is taking on a new role. She is the newest face of cover girl. She posted this on instagram saying she is honored and thrilled to join the iconic we will of the cover girl family. She is being called the most unexpected spokesperson yet. Author and mother of two to start in a Beauty Campaign<\/a> for a cover girl. You saw steph there. The warriors, steph just land ad new deal of his own. Sei the full product line of the curry election includes hand signed basketballs, jerseys and other limited pieces. Taking on washington and health care. This one will get taken car n of fond his father is jimmy kimmel. Jimmy kimmel takes aim at the new bill. And hes not alone. And hes not alone. Plus,ic sounds con artists. Theyll try anything to get your Medicare Card<\/a> number. So they can steal your identity, commit medicare fraud. What can you do . Guard your card . Guard your card . Just like your credit card. Nobody gets my number, unless i know they should have it. To protect your identity, new Medicare Card<\/a>s without Social Security<\/a> numbers will be mailed next year. Visit medicare. Gov fraud stay sharp people at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. Connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet<\/a> at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. More than 200 people are dead after the quake in mexico. Dozens of buildings were leveled and mexicos president has declared national warning. This is the National Employment<\/a> service building. You can see it crumbling right after the quake. Abc7 News Reporter<\/a> was at sfo where people were flying in. Puerto rico is dealing with its most powerful storm in many years. Hurricane maria caused widespread damage and knocked out electricity to the entire side. Phone lines down and all of puerto rico is still without power. Anyone without electricity, theyre using generators. Puerto rico taking a direct hit from Hurricane Maria<\/a>. The first category 4 hurricane to strike the island since 1932. Winds gusting over 110 miles an hour. Experiencing the eye wall. Maria made landfall. Blowing winds so powerle, trees toppled and at one point, 100 of the island left without power. We have supplies. Some took cover in their hotel rooms of others in one of the 500 shelters now open with the governor warning, the danger is not over. We have not experienced an event of this magnitude in our modern history. Thats the are now bracing for storm surge up to nine feet. In some areas, two feet of rain. This as authorities in the caribbean begin assessing the damage done there. If s the country left in a daze with no electricity and no running water. In puerto rico, the governor issued a curfew and he is urging families to not leave their homes. No fatalities so far. But they say theyre concerned about that possibly changing. The big concern Officials Say<\/a> who might be thinking theyre safe and did not evacuate, that area could flood. They have launched search and rescue teams. A nasa astronaut said well wishers to the people of puerto rico. They are impacted. Joe is the first astronaut of puerto rico heritage. I hope you take care of yourself. He said Hurricane Harvey<\/a> flooded his hoe in houston last month. He said hes thankful that a group of people have cleaned out his home. You can see the changes from Hurricane Maria<\/a> from space. Take a look. The one on the left is from august 27 and shows lush green vegetation. The one on the right from last week aerft dark shade of brown. More musicians are offering their talent to raise money for 50s of Hurricane Harvey<\/a>. Theyre planning a concert on november 28th in ft. Worth. It is called helping texas. A Hurricane Harvey<\/a> benefit concert. And another one on friday featuring paul simon, willy nelson, james taylor and bonnie raitt called harvey cant mess with texas. Mitch mcconnell said the senate intends to vote on the latest gop herring plan next week. The administration really pushing this hard but critics say it is even worse than the previous plan. It is really an emergency o all hands on deck. Red alert of the. The latest republican plan to repeal and replace health care are trying to raise the alarm. This guy, bill cassidy, just lied right to my face. With the Senate Planning<\/a> to vote on the bill even before the nonpartisan Budget Office<\/a> estimates the effect of the by on the uninsured. One of the authors of the bill had appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a> in may and promise what had he called the jimmy kimmel test after the passionate plea that all families should have access to life saving surgery for his newborn son. This new by actually does fast jimmy kimmel test beautiful different one. With this one, your child will get the care he needs and only if his father is jimmy kimmel. Otherwise, you might be screwed. We share a passion that folks have coverage. His bill would allow insurance copies to charge more g incotients with preexist iond lifetime caps. All of this being done without any demonstrable or actuarial or plain common sense rationale. It frustrates. Nonetheless, the Republican Leadership<\/a> says they are optimistic of the. It is better than the status quo. By far. I think thats an argument were comfortable making. The Trump Administration<\/a> is making a fullcourt press. At one point, Vice President<\/a> pence left the Security Council<\/a> meeting the powwow. Po and calling out on twitter. Experts say a rash of sink holes could be the result of hurricane irma. It is one at least eight sink moles appeared in florida since irma made landfall last week. Experts sayer sink holes are common after a storm. It creates a cave is the weightth aboatve becomes too he. An explosion rocked a los angeles neighborhood. This was about 90 minutes ago. This is damage in canoga park with 30 miles northwest of downtown l. A. The Fire Department<\/a> says a least one person was hurtt but the blast did not result in any active fire. The debris from the explosion. It is still under investigation. With the earthquake in mexico, many are wondering, are we prepared here . And looking at the south beach camera, showing you some space in the clouds right now. I need my blood sugar to stay in control. Weekends are my time. I need an insulin that fits my schedule. 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Ask your Health Care Provider<\/a> if youre tresiba\u00ae ready. And medicare plans. Tresiba\u00ae ready the death toll continues to rise after yesterdays quake. More than 200 died. Theay area are inhe have tab will. The bay area was not spared in terms of the mexico earthquake. The first wasteui qsubtle. An interesting factoid. The San Andreas Fault<\/a> moved one millimeter. Thats the First Movement<\/a> on the fault in more than a year. The second subtle. Consider it a warning shot. Youre looking at berkeley. Like the rest of the bay area. A region that would be called not the land of if but had. When the earthquake goes, is 7. 1 acceptable . Yes. Are we ready . No. As the Seismology Lab<\/a> pointsy yesterday. By now youve seen the collapsed buildings, the frantic rescue efforts. When it hits here a lot of buildings collapse. A lot of infrastructure damage. I expect many sewer systems will collapse. Mexico city had strict building codes. In many cases, they failed. At uc berkeleys specific Engineering Research<\/a> center, they have turned structural failure into applied experimental science of the they test limits and pews information to improve building codes. Today he put us in such with a professor in mexico city who noted how building theres may have been weakened by another quake two weeks ago. We talk about physical damage. The first earthquake weakened the building. The second caused it to collapse of the thats one theory. Worth noting. The loss of life could have been much worse. The city installed a warning system. It worked, providing 20 seconds advance notice. We do not have such a system in the bay area. One other interesting point. There is a big difference between earthquakes in mexico city and the ones here. Mexico citys quakes are muc deeper. H faults are different and the terrain is different. In mexico city they sit in an area that might as well be itsuchorseo. Ll on the je buildings. Still, Scientists Say<\/a> be care have of the collect the codes. Make sure youre up to those codes. Live at uc berkeley. Absolutely. He pointed out the situation is somewhat different. Youll find guidelines for stocking an earthquake kit for your entire family. Just look under prepare nor cal. And it is ball the cloud cover and the breezy conditions. Live doppler 7 had a couple of sprinkles this morning. Right now, were mainly dealing with partly cloudy to marked for identification skies. This breeze will help clear out the cloud cover overnight. So temperaturewise, youre going to start to become chilly in areas. 40s,he tovernight lo tohes the your thursday. A chilly morning for some. Might need an extra layer. It is going to be slow to warm throughout the day and the breeze will be with us tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures going into the 60s and 70s. Bright and breezy on your ayicsdurlly. Arrives at 1 02. We lose temperatures over the weekend. It will lead to us above average afternoons early next week. So unpredictable this time of year. Krip fighting goes hightech illri kp fighting goes hightech. How this is helping track down thieves. Challenging emotional time for me. dog panting another 2am stroll, huh . Im worried. I have this medical bill. Dave, you have anthem, and they have people to talk to who are empowered to help answer any question you. dog grunting, panting is. Is he okay . Real people . Living and breathing. Hopefully not breathing like that. For all the things that keep you up at night, Anthem Blue Cross<\/a> has a solution. Billboards like the one can be seen in the county. It is to alert thieves that police are ser u sitechnonglogy to help track do thieves and it is already working. The reporter from our sister station shows us how it works. Starting in february this year, they started using train horns. Thats happening at such a starting rate, they approached the county sheriff for help. It is our invisible witness. The sheriff is this traceable liquid of smart water csi of the kit only be seen under uv light and can claim to a suspect for day and to clothsing for years. Three days after they applied a tiny vial on the horn, it helped them catch the thieves. We found them in their car and on their hands was smart water. These two were arrested, caught green handed. Each vial of smart water has a distinct formula that helps police trace the stolen goods back to the original owner this has a unique attributes and character markers. More than 300 people have signed up for the product. The sheriff is encouraging more to join. While simultaneously warning countries about the technology. We show a rowing video in our jail system and let the inmates know that this is invisible. It is odorless. Once it taxes itself to you, we are able to identify where it is assigned. Now he has a real life example to prove that the technology is working. First daughter vumpg is making headlines going sfwrug her battle with post partum depression. She said she suffered after the births of each of her kids. It is a revelation that hits home. A personal revelation from first lady donald trump. With each of them i had some level of post partum. Owing up for the first time about experiencing post part wi partum depression. Owing you on the dr. Oz show. It was a very emotional time. I felt like i wasnt living up to my potential as a parent, or anexecutive. I had such easy pregnancies that it hit even harder. Her position in the white house has come under scrutiny and she spoke to me about the challenges all mothers face. We want to be mothers and erstsis. The goal is to challenge the narrative. And it can make going back to work even harder. It is incredibly important. I consider myself a very hard charging person. I am ambitious, passionate, driven. But this is something that affects parents all over the country. And docto say post partumrs depression is often not preventible but it is manageable if you know the signs to watch for. They include depressed mood, severe mood swings, excessive crying, difficulty bonding with your baby and a change in appetite. If you experience any of these, there could be others, call your doctor right away. Zon is apologizing for a glitch that left a lot of customers confused. You may have received an email saying somebody bought an item off a baby registry that you dont have. It read, a gift is on the way. Addressed to an zamazon custome. Er people thought it was a scam but the company said it was a glitch. The company st apologizing. If youre tired of your six pack a new fashion accessory putting a different focus your it isalle abs. The dad bag. It comes in a multitude of skin tones and belly hair strike zone with names like the sherman. Also the magnus and plenty of extra padding of im not sure who would be in line to purchase that or why that would be an item of the. So you do not have the model you want for christmas . Were going the opposite direction on that. On the move, the high cost of living is pushing pea out of bay area. Prices skyrocketing and it is only getting worse. The new effort to find affordable housing. And the new Surveillance Video<\/a> police hope will lead to the killers of a teacher. And the toddler suspended because of a threat of something he said was in his backpack. A massive drug bust home sales across the u. S. Fell by nearly 2 this august as would be home buyers in the bay area are painfully aware, fewer properties for sale mean higher prices. In some cases, way higher of in houston home sales are down 25 . Largely because of the damage from harvey in that case. But heres something to make bay area home buyers wince. The average price of a hole nationwide is 253,000. You can get a nice carport. Concerns the new google mega campus can cause housing costs to soar. David test us, a town hay hay evening will be head this evening. Stake holders are arriving av make sure they have a say. The biggest concern has been how 20,000 high paid tech workers will drive up the cost of housing. This conversation has to have all of us as part of it. Median price has jumped nearly 18 in the past year. According to the California Association<\/a> of righters. That worries this tradesman who is living in his parents apartment. You will see a lot of people migrating east just so they can afford the cost of living and keep their jobs. The president of the Santa Clara County<\/a> Association Says<\/a> impact. Know influx wil that will create higher demand. Real estate is driven more by supply and demand than any other factor. Were moping google will were hoping that google will supply a lot of the housing. They are negotiating with the land. They want to present a c hen within the next couple months while it can still be factored into googles plans. Another issue expected to be raised is jobs of thank you for joining us for abc7 news at 4 00. Next, theyre vowing not to give up. Crews racing against time to find victims buried under the rubble in mo ex also, Hurricane Maria<\/a> devastates puerto rico. The whole island without power. Plus the Emergency Response<\/a> to our heat wave. They wished our family was thrown in the ovens. The hateful text classmates sent to a teen. People started screaming, running. Back home safe and sound. They recount the fear and ferocity of the powerful and deadly earthquake in mexico city. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. It is a race against time. In mexico city, crews scramble to rescue people trapped in the rubble from the magnitude 7. 1 quake. Crews have rescued at least 52 people trapped in collapsed buildings since the quake hit nearly 30 hours ago. 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