an earthquake in morocco

kills more than 800 people and causes widespread damage, including in the historic city of marrakech. a warning if you're headed to the beach in northern california this weekend. the marine mammal center says a bacteria spreading among sea lions could make you and your pets sick. and trusting the wrong person online cost one bay area man his family's life savings. how so many people are getting duped by a cryptocrime. >> with an international crime that is this massive, we've literally never seen anything like this before. good morning. it's saturday, september 9th. i'm kenny choi. we start with the major earthquake in north africa. hundreds of people died after the ground shook late last night in morocco. the latest reports put the death toll at more than 800 withtoll at more than 1,000 with hundreds more injured. the quake had a magnitude of 6.8, hitting the capital city of robat as well

as murrekesh. there was also a series of strong aftershocks. emergency workers are searching for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings, and many families were standing in the streets without a safe place to stay. several historic buildings and sites now have significant damage. and the u.s. geological survey says that this quake was the strongest to hit morocco in more than 120 years. >> we've got one more day of normal high temperatures in store for us today. things shift a little bit as we finish the weekend tomorrow and head into early next week. the heat dome over the desert southwest is going to build just a little closer to us. that means a noticeable increase in temperatures, but it's not going to bring any extreme heat. temperatures tonight -- this morning are starting off in the mid- to upper 50s to around 60 degrees. as we head through the rest of today, we will see those temperatures warming up to around 80 degrees by lunchtime, inland and the east bay with the hottest spots this afternoon topping out around 90. other inland spots staying in the 80s. it certainly sounds like today could be a perfect day to

go to the beach. some of us like to do that with our dog, and you probably don't think twice about letting them play by the water. but there is something to warn you about that could actually make you and your pets sick. dead sea lions are washing ashore on northern california beaches in greater numbers that experts usually see. most of infected with a life-threatening bacteria called leptospirosis. it can survive for weeks or months in water or soil. at least 20 dead sea lions have been found around bodega bay and fort bragg. while not all of them have been found to be infected, the marine mammal center says they are seeing cases more often. some sea lions are are recovering at the hospital in the marin headlands. andria nakano shows how this could be deadly to your dogs and how you can keep your pets safe.

>> reporter: for bridgette graw and james waltz, their pup is an adored member of the family. >> he's my darling little forever dog. >> he sees everything. you know, he's company, he's family. >> reporter: but the marine mammal center is sending out an alert to dog owners to keep your pooch a safe distance from sea lions. >> dogs can be impacted by leptospirosis, and it can be fatal to dogs. >> reporter: john carlo ruiz says the marine mammal center has noticed half a dozen sea lions affected by leptospirosis come ashore, especially in the bodega bay area. the center is treating some of the patients, hoping to bring them back to full health. >> just because of the severity of the disease, by the time these animals are coming ashore, about 1/3 are returned back to the wild, and that's only because the disease has really taken root by the time they are coming ashore. >> reporter: the advice is to keep dogs on the beach away from sea lions. those with leptospirosis will appear lethargic and have their

flippers tucked to their bodies. for james waltz, the key to protecting charlie brown is to keep him leashed in public areas. >> we never, ever allowed them to be away from where we were. so we always knew what they were doing, what they were about. so it's the responsibility of ownership. >> reporter: if a dog does get infected, there's usually a one to two-week delay in symptoms. those symptoms can include fever and kidney and liver failure. if your dog is around water often, there is a vaccine for leptospirosis. and down in southern california, two rehabbed sea lions named daisy and angela are back in the wild. a marine mammal center in that region says it has been overwhelmed with animals sickened by a toxic algae bloom. in other news, it's a high-tech twist on a common con. authorities are sounding the alarm about a scam that's costing billions of dollars a year. victims are basically duped into making phoney investments in cryptocurrency, and you may be surprised how

often this is happening. i talked with a bay area man who lost his life savings and with a prosecutor who is trying to fight back. >> reporter: his fingers search for something to hold as ben young using a pseudonym talks about how his family lost his life savings and the trust of his wife and high school daughter. it started with an online message and then texts from someone he thought was a former collegue. >> i was in the middle of taking care of my dying father. the person was showing compassion and sympathy for me. >> reporter: young asked for anonymity, fearing he'll lose his job in finance. >> it hasn't been easy to face the guilt. >> reporter: the fbi estimates just last year alone, sophisticated scammers overseas duped victims of more than $3.3 billion with many of the victims too embarrassed to

report their losses. fraudsters steal identities, befriend people through social media platforms, then eventually convince them to invest in bogus cryptoaccounts. >> with an international crime that is this massive, we've literally never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: santa clara clara deputy erin west and the task force are leading the way tackling organized crime, sharing how they've successfully tracked and clawed back stolen cryptofunds with state police, the feds and international law enforcement. >> the scammers move the money too quickly, and we don't have enough tracers in law enforcement to be able to get on these cases as soon as we need to. >> reporter: young invested a few thousand initially, then deposited what he and his wife had saved for their daughter's college tuition and life savings of $1 million. >> i was blaming myself, and i was scared. i lost my

self-confidence, sometimes i lost the will to live. >> you really need to be wary of people who are trying to reach out to you. >> reporter: west began hearing from victims last year, including young. desperate pleas for help come in everyday. >> so as you're going through your inbox every morning, you're finding victims reaching out to you? >> it's constant. and they're all such different tragic stories. >> reporter: west's team helped young recoup about 8% of his life savings. law enforcement believes the best way to disrupt and minimize the scam is to raise awareness. >> education is key here because they're not changing their tactics. they're doing the same thing over and over, and it works because you haven't heard of it. >> at least i can help other victims that are in dire need. >> reporter: that's also why young is sharing his cautionary tale for anyone who might be vigilant about the life-altering and growing scams online. >> authorities say that there's no specific age or gender being

targeted. anyon e with a phone or computer can become victims. they say that the best defense is to be careful about accepting online friend requests or linkedin invites. a potential solution to berkeley's student housing crisis involves building up, rather than out. the city's planning commission just approved raising the maximum building height by 85 feet for certain streets south of campus. that would allow for buildings up to 12 stories high if they include affordable housing. >> i think it's going to make it possible for over 2,500 new units to be built on the south side. that's significant. it's a leap of faith, and it's a big jump. >> let's build a truly affordable housing, and we're not doing that. we're not investing in public housing, social housing or cooperative housing. >> the city council will likely vote on the proposal this fall. and another plan that has faced even stauncher criticism

is the university's plan to develop the historic people's park. that project actually broke ground but then stalled after opponents filed a lawsuit. governor newsom just signed a bill that is expected to get the project rolling again, unless the state supreme court steps in to block it. a church in san jose is voicing support for a build design to protect tenants from evictions. members from the first united methodist church say that the legislation would protect low income renters from large rent increases and from unlawful evictions if the owner wants to remodel the property. >> the people so far living daily because they don't have money to pay their rent, people, they don't have the opportunity to afford a house. there are people working in the fields and restaurants, hotels, and we care about them. and this is my concern as a pastor to look for my congregation of

people outside of my congregation. >> the bill has passed the state senate and is now heading for a vote in the assembly. former house speaker nancy pelosi has no plans to retire from congress just yet. pelosi announced that she's running for re-election on x, formerly known as twitter, of course. in her post, she says now more than ever our city needs us to advance san francisco values and further our recovery. our country needs america to show the world that our flag is still there with liberty and justice for all. that is why i'm running for re-election and respectfully ask for your vote. the 83-year-old lawmaker was first elected to congress back in 1987. last november pelosi stepped down as house speaker and from the democratic party's leadership. there were some questions about her political future after last year's violent attack on her husband at their san francisco home. the new announcement that she is running comes as democrats are trying to win back control of the house next year. meanwhile, two southern california candidates are emerging as the frontrunners in the race to succeed dianne

feinstein in the u.s. senate. a new poll by the berkeley institute of governmental studies shows congressman adam schiff from southern california with 20% support of registered voters. orange county congresswoman katie porter has 17%, and oakland congresswoman barbara lee is trailing with 7%. the primary will be held on march 5th. coming up law enforcement is on high alert for major side shows this weekend. the online activity that has so many concerned. and a live look outside as we head to break. it is 7:11 on

welcome back. it's 7:14 right now. an unusual warning about side shows that may be planned this weekend, not just in one city but up and down the state of california. the chp has been monitoring social media where posts indicate possible street takeovers that could begin in los angeles and end in the bay area. police departments have struggled to curb side shows, and now the city of san jose has called on social media companies to block online side show promotion. >> so what will happen we suspect is different car clubs and groups simultaneously doing their side show activities in their respective areas. >> just this summer, alameda county supervisors passed an ordinance to target side show spectators. anyone within 200 feet could be hit with steep

fines or jail time. as we head through the weekend, looks like the normal weather pattern that we saw throughout the work week is going to continue. one more normal day today, and then a little bit warmer tomorrow and again on monday. but like every warm spell we have seen so far this summer, it is going to be brief, cooling down to normal, even slightly below-average temperatures as we head through the rest of next week. we can handle those warm spells, as long as we're not that warm, as long as they don't last too long. th e fog that's out there this morning is going to dissipate quickly, backing up to the coast as we head through rest of this morning, even a little bit of clearing right along the coast as we head into this afternoon. the winds are going to pick up, and that means i think temperatures are going to be maybe a degree or two cooler than they were yesterday, but pretty similar across the board. some 15 to 20-mile-per-hour gusts for inland parts of the bay area, gusts along the coast from time to time approaching that 25 to 30-mile-per-hour range which is certainly noticeable, and those wind gusts relax after the sun goes down this evening. this is going to help disperse a

little more pollen. and we have ragweed back on the list. well, that means that we have just too many letters, and it runs into our title. top allergens are ragweed, elm and kenipods. that means you will be sniffling and sneezing a little bit with that weed pollen. medium to high category today, and tomorrow, and in the high category on monday for allergens. maybe sure you're prepared, stocked up on your allergy medication.high temperatures today running within a couple of degrees of what's normal this time of average. let's zoom in for a closer look. mid-60s along thecoast. temperatures down along the peninsula and the south end of the bay upper 60s to low 80s with mid-80s in the santa clara valley. mid- to upper 80s in the tri valley, into the delta, far eastern portions of costa and solano counties getting up to 90 degrees. around the bay, normal temperatures, upper 60s and low- to mid-70s with low- to mid-80s for most of the north bay until you go far north where you'll reach far into the 80s, some of the warmer spots even approaching or maybe exceeding 90 degrees. if you're heading down to the monterey

peninsula, temperatures are looking just fine for the grand prix of monterey, indy car racing both saturday and sunday. the big race is on sunday. high temperatures right around 70 degrees which is pretty much what we expect this time of year. if you're heading out to oracle park as the giants continue their series against the colorado rockies, game time is at 6:05 this evening. temperature at that point should still be in the upper half of the 60s, steadily coasting downward through the rest of the contragame, down to the low 60s by the time things are wrapping up. here's a look at the forecast. temperatures do warm up tomorrow and monday. monday is the warmest day in sight. upper 70s for oakland. far inland, it's a bit more noticeable, up into the mid-80s in the santa clara valley, not too much change, really, from where we'vebeen. around the north bay around 90 degrees, maybe just above 90 the far north you go with the hottest spots inland and the east bay low 90s. it's not that hot for early september. temperatures next week return to those near average or even below-average levels. and along the coast, the fog and low cloud cover will make their return after a

bit more sunshine sunday and monday. >> sounds good. there is some good news out on bay area streets. take a look at this. a colorful new mural near garfield elementary in oakland. the new mural takes up part of 17th street. it features flowers and fish, and it's meant to send an inspirational message of belonging and safety. the garfield school community came up with the idea and brought the mural to life. coming up, the men's final matchup is now set in the u.s. open tennis tournament in new york. we'll tell you the results of friday's semifinals in flushing meadows. coming up in sportz, the $170 million man, nick bosa spoke to the media for the first time since signing his record contract. so what's he going to do with all the money? plus the giants in full desperation mode, but they pulled off something that hasn't happened in

it's been like a scary movie for the giants, and right

about now, we are at the part of the film where one wrong move results in the worst possible outcome. simply put, time for san francisco to end the six-game losing streak. not old enough to watch any scary movies, thankfully these kids got a foul ball instead. speaking of kids, the rookie kyle harrison back on the bump and not quite as dominant in his oracle park debut. still struck out five rockies batters over five inning, giving up three runs. in the sixth, the giants show 4-0, but the bats got hot quick. wilmer flores starting it off, two-run shot to left. this one got the fans' attention. next batter was mitch haniger. he steps in, and some way, somehow he get as bat on his ball, just gets enough barrel, leaves the yard, solo shot.makes it a one-run game, and then j.d. davis, no doubter, back-to-back-to-back homers. tied 4-4. first time the giants have done that since 2016, and peterson was loving

it. the rockies would retake the lead, but the giants would follow up with two in the seventh, three in the eighth, two of those runs walked in. the giants will take a win however they can get it. san francisco wins 9-8. they are 2 1/2 games back of the diamondbacks for the final wildcard spot. nick bosa says he feels good after only two practices and is ready for a normal workload on sunday. i would be too if i had just been paid $170 million by my employer, especially after a long drawn out process for the pass rusher. >> i haven't played yet, but i am definitely thinking that it's going to be a weight off my shoulders. >> sa put the quill pen to paper early this morning to make the deal official. now, obviously he's focused on football, but bosa has started to think about what he'll do when the first direct deposit hits. >> reporter: anything on your first purchase, your first big purchase? >> definitely get a house out here which will be a pretty big

purchase in this area. >> that's enough to buy a couple of houses. that's going to do it for sports. have a great day. >> yeah, that and a lot more. well , the u.s. open men's final is set. the semifinal winners, daniel medvedev and novak djokovic will face off tomorrow. medvedev won his match against the defending champ and number one-seeded carlos alcarez in four sets. he says he needed to play a, quote, 12 out of 10 game to take the win, and he did just that. sunday's match will be the 27-year-old's third u.s. open final appearance in the last five years. he'll be back in arthur ashe stadium to play against novak djokovic.on friday, djokovic played a dominant match against ben shelton, the young american. the number two-seeded jokic djokovic cruised to victory in three sets. he's now in his record-tying 10th u.s. open final and has a chance at history with a win on sunday.

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