Got to my house, it was much less. And therefore we were lucky. On union street, the new owner of marina submarine was not as lucky. His surveillance camera captured a river like stream that rushed into his business. The whole basement is flooded. I have fridges. I have a lot of inventory downstairs and now i have to toss everything. According to San Franciscos utility commission, on average, there are between 100 to 200 water main breaks in their system every year. This is an example of San Franciscos aging infrastructure for about 20 of the citys water pipes are 100 years old. The one behind us, 74 years old. We agree passively, proactively, we upgrade about 9 to 10 miles of pipeline a year. Thats been consistent for several years now. The problem is we dont have a crystal ball that can predict when the next water main break or leak might be. The 16 inch water pipe in question was made out of cast iron, a material the city doesnt use anymore. Today we use something used ductile iron, which is much more flexible while its durable and its much stronger than materials that were used about 100 or so years ago. As city crews continue to fill in the sinkhole, San Franciscos city attorneys claim division was also surveying the area home and Business Owners have up to six months to file a claim that the city needs to review. Many are starting the process now. They have to pay for the damages because this is nobodys fault. You know, the Business Owners are trying to stay up for the neighborhood and, you know, trying to make a living out of it. But its tough in San Francisco. Luis pena, abc seven news developing news out of Contra Costa County where a teacher and coach have been arrested accused of Human Trafficking. One of the accusers is a student at the coaches college. Thats Diablo Valley College. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry with a look at the charges hes facing. Kylie whitmore, a track coach and Communication Studies teacher at Diablo Valley College, faces nine counts of pimping Human Trafficking and other charges. Whitmore had been a track coach at the school for nearly ten years. The das office says whitmore traffic to victims is one of the victims was a student at dvc and told authorities at the college, which led to the sheriff starting an investigation. When authorities arrested whitmore on september 7th. This from what i understand, this is possibly a first time offense. I mean, i dont know the details of the case beyond whats in the complaint. In a statement to abc seven Diablo Valley College said the district is devastated by the seriousness of the allegations that have been raised thus far. E safety of our students and staff is our main priority. We take serious any accusations of inappropriate behavior by our emoyees and honor the expectation that our students, staff and visitors have to be safe when they visit our campuses. They say they placed whitmore on administrative leave in court monday. Whitmores defense attorney asked to move the arraignment to next week. He is also asking for a bail hearing because whitmore is currently being held in the county jail without bail. Some athletes and former students of whitmore say they are shocked by the allegations that, as you know, life goes on and you know, things happen. People change. So who knows . But from my experiences, ive never had to deal with anything like that. The District Attorneys Office say they are taking Human Trafficking crimes very seriously. The Sheriffs Office said if there is more information, if anyone in the public has more information on to contact their Investigative Unit and they will take that information down. In martinez, ryan curry, abc seven news San Franciscos effort to crack down on the drug crisis is about to enter a new phase. The city has already asked for assistance from the federal government and we are getting a better idea what it will look like. Today on getting answers, i spoke with josh cain, who is a Senior Reporter with the San Francisco standard, our media partner. He says an emphasis is going to be placed on the federal prosecution of drug crimes. They have started charging drug users actually to try and get them into treatment and get them off the streets. Very, very few people are accepting treatment, so theyre looking now how do we get to disrupt the Drug Trafficking markets and doing that with federal prosecutors, with federal cases they believe is going to be a new strategy that really disrupts operations. Cain says its part of the partnership between the city, state and federal government to put an end to San Franciscos open air drug markets. Well oaklands mayor tells us the city is using all the tools it has as it tries to stop crime, including undercover cops and bait. I spoke with mayor chantelle earlier on abc seven news at 11 a. M. She said shes fed up with crime. Im just sick of it. Im sick of it. The residents are sick of it. We are upset and right now were doing everything from a bait car to put ipads and electronics into vehicles. And then were going to have Police Officers to chase them. And not just that, but more so than that, i just got off the phone with the chief and we have a shipping team thats going out there actively undercover so that we can actually capture the people or who are committing these egregious offenses. And just creating chaos in society. De oakland is also using a 1. 2 million loan from the state to install 300 new license plate reader cameras across the city. Dreamforce used to be billed as the biggest Cloud Computing conference in the world. Now its being labeled as the biggest ai conference in the world. Just kicked off in San Francisco. Dreamforce drawing more than 40,000 attendees to the Moscone Center. Abc7 News Reporter suzannephan joining us live in the newsroom with a closer look at what to expect. Suzanne so, larry, the biggest names on stage today included salesforce Ceo Marc Benioff and ai heavyweight sam altman, the ceo of openai. People from all over the country and all around the world packed into Moscone Center for the beginning of dreamforce. Deal in San Francisco. Dreamforce is back at Moscone Center once again. The area has been transformed into the Conferences National park. Its a lot bigger and more interesting than i expected. I think its very interactive and really like relaxing kind of diverse environment attendees is also known as trailblazers are immersed in the trailblazer forest with a waterfall lush greenery and reminders all around that Artificial Intelligence is key, with signs like entrust. Why . Because if ai is the wild west, whos is the sheriff around here . The conference kicked off today with a greeting from Hollywood StarMatthew Mcconaughey, saying force Ceo Marc Benioff took center stage. He reminded attendees that they are on the cutting edge. You know, new chapter is open. This year in ai. We all know that. Its amazing whats happening in ai. Ai is why nearly 43,000 people are expected to show up in person at dreamforce. This is one place that everybody looks at as the mecca of, you know, innovation in. I like his idea that that we want to integrate all of our data into one location. Hes such a visionary. Ive actually been at the company for 12 years and theres a reason for that because we continue to push the envelope on innovation. A few weeks ago, benioff talked about the possibility of moving dreamforce if challenges facing the city of San Francisco like homelessness, drug use or crime, have an effect on the conference. But today i want to welcome everyone to San Francisco, our home, and we hope that you have a great time here and a safe time. Mayor london breed stands behind the effort San Francisco has made to get ready for dreamforce to be clear, dreamforce has been here now for at least ten years, since the very beginning, and they have not had any problems hosting their conventions here in the past. And they wont in the future. This is home for marc and salesforce and they are continuing to be committed to our city. More than 70 leaders are speaking at dreamforce. They include, as you heard sam altman with openai and the ceo of anthropic, socalled visionaries that are attending include dr. Jane goodall, Matthew Mcconaughey, rainn wilson, spike lee and will. I am. Now, organizers say they are taking the stage to share how business can be the biggest platform for change. Live in the newsroom, suzannephan abc seven news. Suzanne, thank you. And theres some celebrities at dreamforce, primarily musicians. You never know who you might run into wandering around Moscone Center. Somebody recognized u2 lead singer bono and snapped a picture with him. Next one is a little bit more obvious. Dave matthews did an acoustic performance for attendees prior to Marc Benioffs keynote speech. No sign yet of the foo fighters. Theyre scheduled to perform tomorrow. Salesforce and adobe are among 15 companies pledging to implement Artificial Intelligence safeguards. It includes security testing, ai systems before theyre released. Share information about managing risks and developing a labeling system so users know when theyre viewing ai generated content. The step is seen as a stopgap. As Congress Works on laws to govern, ai. New details out of sacramento today. A bill to allow amsterdam style cannabis cafes has been sent to the governor for his signature. That bill was approved by both the state senate and the assembly. It would let local governments license cannabis retailers to venture into other businesses, like selling coffee or food. San francisco Assembly Member matt haney wrote the bill. He says it would help both struggling cannabis businesses as well as empty downtown. Millbrae city leaders voted today to delay a decision on whether to turn a la quinta inn into permanent Supportive Housing for the unhoused. The San Mateo County board of supervisors met this morning to consider the proposal. Dozens of Community Members showed up to express concerns, the major one being public safety, the 33 million project would provide housing for unsheltered individuals, seniors and families. Coming up on abc seven news at four, a lot of tech news today. Google on trial accused of abusing its power. Apples annual event, what they unveiled and the new change to every new phone. And later, what you need to know about the newest covid vaccine. No need for the ac today we have the natural stuff. 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You can answer phone calls, scroll through your dock and more. It uses a Machine Learning algorithm to detect the unique signature of tiny. Changes in blood flow. When your hand and fingers perform a double tap. It has a lot of potential. Even more potential. I think that theyre even hinting at from an iphone standpoint, i think they really did a nice job of adding functionality. The iphone 15 and 15 pro offers new features like a new Action Button on the pro that you could set shortcuts to control your phone as well as the ability to request roadside assistance through triple a, even without a signal, youll never see Steven Spielberg or someone like that make a movie about someone stranded on a Desert Island because it will just never happen again. Because the new iphones have completely eliminated that possibility. Of all the new features that were most excited about, especially while shooting on an iphone comes behind with the all new camera on the iphone 15 pro, the 48 mega pixel lens offers the equivalent of seven camera lenses in one with five x zoom the longest optical zoom yet at 120mm. If youre at that taylor swift concert, you want to get as close as you can. And five x zoom is like getting 1,000 more expensive seat. I mean, there wasnt really anything that i think that it would stop the world. But from an iterative change standpoint, i think theyre doing a lot of interesting, practical things. The one negative some consider is the new charging ports. All usbc apple is moving away from the previous lightning cables to streamline devices. The iphone 15 base model costs 7. 99 and the iphone 15 pro costs 9. 99. Preorders can be made now and theyll be available in stores next friday in cupertino, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. In other tech news today, the biggest antitrust trial in decades is now underway in washington, dc. Now the Us Government is accusing google of abusing its power to dominate the Search Engine business. Reporter rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles has a look at the case. The worlds biggest Search Engine in federal court today. The Us Justice Department accusing google of shelling out billions of dollars each year to be the default Search Engine on apples iphones and web browser. The government says other Search Engines are essentially choked out. Google is accused basically of buying its way out of competition. An columbia law professor, tim wu, says if google loses this case, the landscape would be opened up to more Search Engine competitors. But googles Search Engine is a massive presence on the internet. It is used by some 8lion people every day, handling about 99,000 searches each second. Google attorneys most likely are going to make the argument that its popularity isnt based on deals cut with apple and other companies, but on the fact that it works best. Google is going to say weve been successful because people like us, when given the choice, people always choose google search. This case harkens back more than 25 years when the Justice Department accused microsoft of antitrust violations. A federal judge in that case ruled that microsofts placement of its Internet Explorer software in so many computers amounted to a monopoly. See, microsoft was forced to allow more competition. Now now, over the next two and a half months, a federal judge will have to decide if google is the next tech behemoth that rigged the system. Whats not allowed is to make a deal that locks other people out. Rob hayes, abc seven news, instacart. Its value has taken a steep hit. The grocery delivery companys latest valuation is billions of dollars below what the company was worth. Just a year ago, according to an updated initial Public Offering filing instacart is valued between 8. 6 and 9. 3 billion. Thats far les