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place to stay. plus lead found in water while students returned to school. parents now saying multiple east bay schools are affected and residents push back on a new housing plan that would bring mentally ill people closer to their south bay neighborhood. good morning to you. it's saturday, august 17th. i'm zach fuentes and we have so much to get to this morning. but first look at weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning. we've got a cool down just in time for the weekend. it's going to be a pretty abrupt cool down as we look at live doppler seven. right now that circle there, that's a deep area of low pressure in the pacific northwest. that's going to send some breezy winds, cloudy skies and the outside chance of a sprinkle our way throughout the morning hours. right now, it hasn't clouded up totally yet. it is still mild. 64 in hayward, 62 palo alto, with some cooler numbers in the north bay. upper 50s santa rosa and sonoma. and we are anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees milder. that marine layer will be expanding across

the bay, and by the afternoon could see a few low 80s. but by 5:00 we're dropping back into the upper 70s with those breezy west winds inland around the ba. plenty of cloud cover near 70 today, and then at the coast that mist and drizzle. temperatures in the 60s. it will be a brighter and warmer sunday. and we'll talk about afternoon highs in your neighborhood in a few minutes for your saturday afternoon. zach. >> sounds good. lisa. thank you. dozens of seniors in oakland's chinatown are trying to find a place to stay after a fire forced them out of their apartments. their complex is on ninth and madison. it's now redtagged. the residents we're hearing from say they need help because support from the red cross will soon run out. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan shares their story. >> this unit right here, so close to the fire. >> hector padilla and his neighbor jackson lum, a senior, were among the dozens of residents in oakland's chinatown forced from their apartment early wednesday because of a devastating fire. >> it's actually you can see the

dumpsters melted. >> reporter neighbors believe an unhoused person set a dumpster on fire. it spread to the apartment at ninth and madison and is home to many chinese speaking immigrants and low income families. stewart chen is with oakland chinatown improvement council. >> we're estimating it to be about 150, maybe even 180 residents living in the 31 units. a lot of them are still staying with their family, their friends, their couchsurfing. we don't know who else will come forward and ask for help. >> yushin gao has lived in the apartment for 11 years with his wife and 31 year old son. they have nowhere to go. >> they're hurting. >> chen translated for gao. >> i'm talking about a lot of people need help. you tell me, where should i sleep? he said it's hard. it's very hard. and he looks around and tears just roll off his eyes. not just him. everybody.

>> chen says the oakland emergency department held an urgent meeting friday afternoon. >> we need help. our residents need help. they need help. >> the red cross is offering temporary shelter at the chinese presbyterian church. the zu chai foundation is also offering some food and financial help. the mayor's office is involved too. it's not just seniors impacted, but also kids. >> there was two kids. they ran out without taking their backpack. so yesterday was the first day of school so they couldn't go to school. >> advocates say time and resources are running out. they've created a gofundme and are asking the community for help, because the families won't be able to return anytime soon. >> the red cross is assistance is intended to give them a few days of support until they can figure out what their next step is, and that's where we really rely on our community. >> the hope is gao and others will find the help they need with the support of the community. >> we'll get through this, but it hurts. definitely hurts. >> in oakland, suzanne vaughn abc seven news.

>> and we're following the story of a popular east bay bookstore trying to rebuild after a devastating fire. now, other bay area booksellers are stepping in to help. east bay booksellers on college avenue in oakland is a total loss after last month's fire. a gofundme started by other local bookstores raised more than $217,000 to help them recover. >> we have a bunch of raffle donations that came in from a bunch of different community members, including bookstores, restaurants, etc. that are all really excited to throw their support behind east bay booksellers. >> yeah, they're really coming together there. tomorrow they'll host a fundraiser at gilman brewing in berkeley featuring local authors. the owner of east bay bookseller says he'll use most of the money raised so far to keep paying his employees. he'll also start searching for a temporary place to reopen. new this morning, contra costa county health officials are reporting new signs of the west nile virus. according to the mosquito and vector control

district, there are groups of infected mosquitoes in martinez and bethel island. they also said a crow was found dead in san ramon and three chickens tested positive for the antibodies. health officials say to dump out any standing water, and they also ask residents to report dead birds to the county. this comes days after santa clara county reported two cases of the virus. a man died from west nile virus in contra costa county about a month ago. recent testing shows lead in the water at several oakland unified schools. the district's risk management team conducted the tests over the last few months, and teachers say frick united academy of language had lead levels three times higher than recommended. a parent who addressed a school board meeting says more than a dozen schools are impacted. usda said testing will be done at remaining schools. emergency repairs and maintenance have begun and will continue through the week. an investigation is underway into a deadly shooting in berkeley. it is the city's third homicide of the year. police say they were called for reports of gunshots

on adeline street near martin luther king junior way yesterday afternoon. officers closed down the area from woolsey to harmon streets while detectives were on the scene. well, these videos have become far too common. criminals storming into businesses and rushing out with thousands of dollars in stolen goods. now, governor newsom signed ten new bills into law that aim to combat smash and grabs car thefts and the sale of stolen goods. the governor signed the bills in san jose. the prime crop, the property crime and retail theft crackdown package promises stronger enforcement and steep consequences. >> program passing is not problem solving. signing a bill doesn't solve a problem. it's the hard work that comes over the course of the next weeks and months to deliver on what we're promoting and promising. >> the stricter penalties include harsher punishments for those selling stolen goods. repeat offenders could also face increased probation for shoplifting and petty theft. and san francisco is no stranger to retail theft. some small

business owners who have been targeted by crooks are worried about when they might be hit again. it's been three months since two thieves broke into mariana o'connor's clothing store in the cow hollow neighborhood. they got away with more than $43,000 worth of inventory and a sense of safety. >> every day i come into my space, my store, and then i'm asking myself, so those people, they're going to come back again. we're going to happen. so that is, this is something we really, really, really need to fix that i don't feel safe inside of my store. >> san francisco saw a dramatic increase in shoplifting incidents during the pandemic. thefts led to economic losses and even some store closures. some upscale stores have changed to appointment only shopping in the south bay. former ufc champion cain velasquez is now facing up to 40 years in prison. he entered a no contest plea to attempted murder and several other charges friday. velasquez is accused of shooting at a man during a high speed car chase in morgan hill in san jose in 2022.

the person he chased was accused of molesting the son of velasquez. that man still faces felony molestation charges. a sentencing date has not been scheduled at this time. santa clara county is proposing new plans for a couple of housing sites in san jose. those plans have some neighbors concerned. three halfway homes currently sit on those properties off monterey road in bernal, and now the county wants to use that area to house people who are mentally ill or have a substance abuse disorder. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has reaction from neighbors. >> right now, santa clara county is eyeing to purchase two interim housing sites in san jose. the tiny homes location, off monterey road and bernal, and the vermont house, two city owned properties. while the news of how the sites would change caught residents off guard, and then we find out they're talking about jail diversion program and we're like, shocked. he said he and some of his neighbors were invited to a virtual meet and

greet by the county on thursday night, but when they got on the call, they learned about the county's intentions to refocus the transitional housing sites into a jail diversion program. >> the judge is going to put him here instead of in jail. well, that's probably a good program. and good to have, you know, counseling and it could be a really good thing. but come on us if or when the county takes ownership of the sites, the county says they will continue to serve unhoused people, but will focus on those who have agreed to participate in the jail diversion program. >> on friday, the county sent us information on who exactly could live at these sites. they said these include people involved in one of the collaborative courts problem solving courts, people with an underlying problem that leads to criminalized behavior, and people with mental illness, substance use disorders, or both. >> people have valid questions and let's be honest, many of the people living on our streets

today and experiencing homelessness have serious challenges. >> mayor matt meehan said by shifting the operations over to the county, it frees up the city to focus on building more affordable and transitional housing. while the county can provide health and human services, we are better off when we get people into safe and managed environments with services, people are going to be, you know, are going to be there. >> either way. people struggle. people struggling with these challenges are in our community already. >> the city was scheduled to vote on the sale august 27th, but as of friday, it's been delayed. >> my big thing is i need to understand what the details are, what's going on so we can make a decision and mitigate our challenges. >> san jose lauren martinez, abc seven news got a lot more coming up. >> let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning to you. we have a cooler weekend setting up. there's a live look outside emeryville. and those nights getting longer. so we are

cooling off into the 50s. but that marine layer is struggling to reestablish itself. but it will get a big boost from a system to the north and west. i'll explain with your accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, concerns about a new strain of mpox. why? local health officials say people in the bay area do not have to worry, at least for now. and another eventful weekend in golden gate park. how a new concert series is expected to help the c z's baking the house special. arisa's styling a new look.

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a new strain that is spreading to women and children in africa. it's different from the first outbreak we saw in 2022. there's no cases of the new strain here in the u.s. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to medical experts who say it's too soon for the bay area to worry assistant director for the second time in two years, mpox is being declared a global health emergency. >> the world health organization

says a deadlier strain of the virus is rapidly spreading in africa. >> the united states is donating 50,000 doses of the fda approved jynneos vaccine to the drc. >> u.s. officials hoping to help slow the spread. >> and we're also working with other countries. the w.h.o. and other international partners to look at the vaccine delivery situation and see what other lines of efforts we can support people at this point should not be concerned. >> doctor peter chin-hong is an infectious disease expert at ucsf, and he says while traces of the previous variant are still being detected in the city's wastewater, it's low compared to the 2022 outbreak. >> what is likely being detected in the wastewater is the background. from what we saw in 2022. >> the san francisco department of public health says wastewater testing shows a seven day average for cases of the new variant are zero. and while there is yet to be a reported case of the new variant in the u.s, the doctor says it's still

best to take caution. >> men who have sex with men and trans people who have sex with men, you know, getting up to date on your vaccine is really important at this point. >> the viral disease can spread easily between people and from infected animals. >> transmission is really uh- some of the same as what we saw in 2022, which is prolonged skin to skin contact. so you can't get it from uni, you can't get it from going to yoga. >> the cdc this week saying it is prepared with testing, vaccines and therapeutics. if the new variant is to arrive here. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we're getting a better idea of what san francisco's unhoused population looks like. new data from the city shows 51% suffer from psychiatric or emotional conditions. that's a significant increase from 2022. 42% of san francisco's homeless population has some sort of chronic health problem. that is up 20% from 2022. and the number of families is at over 400, nearly double

from two years ago. waymo has been looking into whether it should allow teens to hail their own rides. according to our partners at the san francisco standard, the company conducted a survey with customers. that survey showed people thought the program would allow teens a chance to get around safely with more freedom and save parents time. plus, with no one in the driver's seat, a minor would not be alone with a stranger. waymo says it received promising feedback about the program. burning man is set to return to the nevada desert next weekend, but last year's muddy mess seems to have left a stain. torrential rains last summer stranded thousands of people in the desert. now, ticket sales are down, with many so-called burners planning to stay home. that has an impact on many businesses, even here in the bay area. in san francisco's haight-ashbury neighborhood, stores that cater to burners are worried about their sales. >> it would impact, you know, everything. it would mostly impact, like, what am i able to invest in moving forward? what new projects can i do? what new designs do i have ready to go?

>> david carr says burning man accounts for as much as 40% of his overall revenue. he's hoping sales pick up next week before the festival begins on the 25th. and happening today, a week after outside lands music, fans will be in san francisco for another concert. a sold out crowd of 50,000 will attend the inaugural golden gate park concert series. it's headlined by alternative rock band system of a down and deftones. organizers say 90% of the audience is coming from outside san francisco. >> that means hotel rooms, restaurants, ubers, retail taxe, all of that you saw last year with dead and company at oracle park. what an impact that had. it's the same thing here. people are coming in not just for the concert, for that night, but for the entire weekend. >> concert producer another planet entertainment is planning two free concerts in the city before the end of the year, with more coming next year. so let's turn to lisa argen now. lisa,

hopefully the weather is going to be nice for people attending concerts and going out to golden gate park. >> yeah, exactly. you know what? that's when we get our best time of year, our weather. although it's been pretty hot, you know, this whole summer. but we finally have a cooldown underway. i don't know if you've been looking for it, but it's here, and it's going to bring cloudier and cooler weather. you can see that lightning strike right offshore there. we do have a slight chance, an outside chance of a shower throughout the morning hours. this system will continue to bring below average temperatures anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler today. it's been kind of hot in parts of the bay with a north wind throughout the afternoon. we saw 90s yesterday, santa rosa, sonoma, even concord. and with that cooldown underway, that's going to help all the firefighters and the efforts up to the pacific northwest. here's a look at ernesto with winds of 85 miles an hour. it's going to strengthen a little bit more. you can see how far it is off the coast, but the impacts will be felt with, you know, rip

currents and the possibility of some pretty good waves here along the eastern seaboard. but the path continues to take it up to canada, and it continues to weaken, with anywhere from 6 to 9in of rain for bermuda. so some tough conditions there and we're looking at still mild weather here with 63 in concord, 64 in hayward with upper 50s here in the north bay. and that cloud cover has yet to really move in across the bay. but it will it will bring more clouds and the drizzle along the coast. a little bit of mist out there right now, it's cooler. we'll have those gusty winds throughout the afternoon and then as we get into your sunday, it's sunnier. it's warmer and we'll look for that warm-up to continue into monday and tuesday. there's the footprint of the fog as we get through 8:00, so it continues to advance right on through the delta, and you'll notice the green here we could see a spritzel of a shower around bolinas point and bodega bay, and then elsewhere, the clouds clear inland throughout the afternoon for a partly cloudy day. and our east bay

hills and then we are clouding up once again throughout the overnight hours. and then the clouds pull back and we get a sunny sunday. so looking like the rain is going to stay well to the north. but you notice, as the projections show, maybe a couple hundredths down through san francisco, mist and drizzle and a slow clearing trend today. but you can see the moisture from extreme northern california up through medford over a half inch in portland. so certainly some good news there. and the winds kicking up today. you can see how gusty it will be out of the south over 30 miles an hour through the delta. so highs today count on that slow clearing. sunny inland later on this afternoon with some low 80s for your warmest inland temperatures. that's ten degrees cooler. 72 in oakland with a lot of cloud cover. upper 60s san francisco outside chance of a shower and looking at the accuweather seven day forecast, we've got the drizzle, the mist, the cool conditions at the coast, breezy and brighter for your sunday. temperatures coming up about 5 to 7 degrees tomorrow and then with more seconds

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trail. what the plan includes is her opponent, donald trump slams the proposals. good morning. and thank you for being with us this half hour. let's get a look at the weather with lisa. >> it is changing out there rapidly and we'll begin to see that cool down throughout the morning hours. it is 64 in hayward and the fog has not made it inland. so some mild 60s in vallejo, mid 60s in vacaville, upper 50s. novato it's a quick moving system. and this morning with the cloud cover or lack of it, we're in the 3 to 5 degrees milder. so as we go through the morning hours 9:00 we are cloudy 60s to near 70 in antioch. and then stopping this at 1:00, the clouds begin to peel away from our inland east bay. so we're warming up through the 70s, but mostly cloudy skies elsewhere. look at that. showers arriving at the coast. the marine county coast from point reyes up through, you know, the extreme northern california coastline. olema bolinas. and then as we get towards about 345, those clouds already trying to make a

comeback. so we will have gray skies for much of the coast and partly cloudy skies for the rest of us, with temperatures anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler. to start your weekend. zach. >> lisa. thank you. now to your voice. your vote. the race for the white house is in full swing. vice president harris rolling out her first economic agenda while campaigning in north carolina. trump's advisers are criticizing the plan days before the democratic national convention. here's abc news reporter derek dennis with more. >> in her first major policy rollout. vice president kamala harris unveiling her economic agenda friday in raleigh, north carolina. >> together, we will build what i call an opportunity economy an opportunity economy. >> harris, casting herself as a champion of the middle class, building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my

presidency. the vice president's plan, a ban on corporate price gouging on food and groceries up to $25,000 in down payment, support for first time home owners, a tax credit of up to $6,000 for families with a newborn and capping the cost of insulin at $35 and out of pocket expenses for prescription drugs at $2,000. meanwhile, the trump campaign responding to harris's proposed policies, calling them extremely damaging and a massive expansion of government control. harris announcing her economic agenda days before the democratic national convention, which begins monday in chicago. president biden said to be one of the key speakers taking the stage during opening night. derrick dennis, abc news, new york. >> and abc seven news anchor julian glover will report from chicago at the democratic national convention starting on monday. and he's going to be there through thursday for harris's big speech. and new this morning, kamala harris will participate in a roundtable discussion with the teamsters

union. teamsters leaders invited harris after she became the presumptive democratic nominee. the organization is among one of the last major unions to offer an endorsement in the presidential race. an endorsement decision is expected after the dnc. no date has been announced. well, a milk drive to help babies thrive. zuckerberg general hospital in san francisco says their first ever breast milk drive was a success. according to the examiner, the hospital says they collected more than 1500 ounces of donated breast milk. that's almost 12 times the hospital's typical supply. hospital always accepts donations through mother's milk bank of san jose, which is also the partner organizer for that event. well, thousands of people are making their way to the south bay this weekend. galaxycon a popular fandom convention, is now in san jose. yeah, i got the tough assignment of having to talk to fans, along with organizers who say this event is helping keep the city alive. so much fun. take a look. three. and with that, galaxycon

has officially launched in san jose, the first time the convention has ever been here, welcoming fans from all over the world and the celebrities who created their beloved characters. >> hello to all my friends in san jose. it's me, super mario! woohoo! you number one! haha. >> the iconic voice of super mario was born in san jose. at one point, part of the san jose repertory theater. the first four years at that theater company existed. >> i was literally out there on the streets saying, hey, we're putting a show up. want to come now? >> charles martinet has people coming to him for autographs and pictures. he's among the iconic performers. jodi benson, the voice of disney's little mermaid, is another. i got her to sign. flounder, don't be such a guppy. look, it's not just the humans that attendees are excited to see here. we also have this be one battle droid, buck. buck and his friends, including the human celebrity guests, are bringing in millions to the city of san jose. what do you think about your contribution here? pretty impressive. >> please tell me more.

>> between 6 and $8 million in total. spend a boost to the local economy. >> organizers behind galaxycon are thrilled to help usher in after the city lost two of its main fandom conventions. >> san jose is a phenomenal city with a very rich history. the whole bay area has a rich history of fandom conventions going back decades. >> aside from meeting lifelong heroes and picking up intergalactic merch, the attendees are also just excited to see each other. i have only like a couple days out of the year that i get to see everyone in one place and just kind of all have fun and see what everyone's been up to. the fun all started with friday's ribbon cutting and lasts throughout the weekend. >> the city will be alive this weekend because of galaxycon, so we're really grateful that they came. >> that gratitude shared by city officials, attendees, and even super mario himself. >> thank you so much for playing my games. woo hoo! >> and i'd be remiss to not say that there is a huge star trek presence there. i'm the biggest star trek nerd you could ever meet, so that was a big moment for me to get to see. a lot of those people who just created those characters that a star

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and cuts barbershop in portola drive. it was burglarized early last friday morning. according to police, it happened about ten minutes after burglars targeted mitchell's ice cream shop, not far away on san jose avenue. mitchell's remains open while crews repair its front window. oakland police are ramping up enforcement near a community living center. senior residents who live there have been the target of brutal attacks this summer. they're part of the westlake christian terrace community near 27th and broadway. >> we've staged our command post in the area, so high visibility presence, increased traffic enforcement, and focused operations targeting additional people that we do know that operate in and around the bay area, committing robberies. >> oakland police say in the past two months, there have been 25 reported attacks in the area. many of the victims are seniors who were violently robbed. some of them ended up in the emergency room. opd says their enforcement led to the arrest of three cruise linked to robberies in the area. seven of those arrested were juveniles. in

oakland, police are also boosting their cease-fire operation in west oakland. opd says there's been an uptick in violent crime in the area in the past three weeks. that includes robberies and shootings. they're putting more officers there to focus on making arrests and recovering weapons. the effort to revitalize struggling downtowns around california is a big part of building a better bay area. the city of hayward is doing its part and recently spent millions to buy a movie theater. some say it's a risky move. others say it's what downtown needs. abc seven news reporter anser hassan looks into the debate. >> hayward mayor mark salinas doesn't like the empty storefronts in the downtown. >> we have empty buildings that are owned by people who may or may not live in the city, and who sit on them and don't lease them. i don't know what they wait for. >> mayor salinas says buildings usually stay vacant for a long time. that's a big loss of tax revenue. they become vulnerable to graffiti and vandalism. residents link it to crime. so

in the downtown movie theater came up for sale. they didn't want it to end up the same way. so they bought it. >> i didn't hesitate in the idea in purchasing this property is because the city has a very strong track record of turning out 10 to 15,000 people of our street parties in downtown. >> salinas says the theater serves as an anchor for a new economic development plan. he admits movie theaters are struggling post pandemic, but owning it means they can reconfigure it. for example, for live events, try new business concepts, especially those that target students. >> cal state, east bay and chabot college combined is like 50,000 students, right? and so it's, you know, finding those retailers and finding those economic, generators that will draw people to downtown. >> lucy lopez, president of the chamber of commerce, says the movie theater is also a family friendly venue, which is important for families and

family friendly environment. >> it's critical to keep this anchor to help feed a lot of the businesses in the downtown district. >> the owner of buffalo bill's brewery across the street praises the city leadership as courageous for buying the theater. the staff sees it as a game changer. >> it gives people a reason to come downtown. it helps the district, grow. >> mayor salinas knows it's a bold move, but he likes his odds. >> i don't know too many cities that have made these economic development investments, but i'm pretty optimistic about this. and. and if it doesn't work, well, we sell it. >> in hayward, anser hassan abc seven news. >> all right. more news and sports coming up after the break. but first, let's check in with lisa. >> gorgeous. look at this from mount tam. 59 degrees. and our relative humidity up to 95%. so things are changing. a quick moving system bringing much cooler air today. mist and drizzle. maybe even a stray

shower. your forecast is coming up. >> thank you. lisa. also next, could we see an end to brandon aiyuk's (ethan) is that the one? (janet) so much space! that open kitchen! (tanya) ...is that a walk in closet? (ethan) i want those tiles! (intercom) boosters engaged. (ethan) wait! we've got a problem! (janet) problem?! (ethan) how can you sell your house when we're stuck on a space station for months???!!! (tanya) no, no! bad timing, janet!!! (janet) but that was the one!!!! (brian) no, no, no... opendoor!! (tanya) don't open the door. (brian) opendoor gives you the flexibility to sell and buy on your timeline. (all) really? (brian) yea!!! (intercom) we have liftoff. (janet) nice! (janet) houston we have a playroom!

for it because it's very difficult to see with that fog right now. pretty dark and early still this morning, but traffic moving right along there. if you're heading out this morning. all right. in santa clara, the 40 niners are gearing up for their second preseason game against the saints. but the question remains, will we see brock purdy throwing touchdown passes inside levi's stadium? here's abc seven sports anchor larry beil. >> good morning everybody. what is taking so long? that is the eternal question with the 40 niners and wide receiver brandon aiyuk in the negotiation that never ends, even general manager john lynch said he doesn't know why the deal isn't done yet. let me offer this up. money. you think that could be it? lynch said they started negotiating

with aiyuk before the draft in april, yet they still don't have a signed contract. one report out there indicates the deal is almost done. just one item to be resolved. it involves year four of the contract, maybe. who knows? listening to aiyuk's teammates, though, they expect him to be wearing red and gold. you guys call it a hold in, and i'm not disagreeing with you guys on that, but people say that they're hurt and i think he's got a sore back right now. >> and it is what it is. >> love bay. and i want nothing but the best for him. and i'm not in the, in the business side of things. so i'm sort of sitting here waiting as well. but, you know, hopefully, hopefully something gets settled soon, >> can we win a super bowl without bay, i think bay is going to be a part of this team. so, i mean, we don't have to worry about that. >> and everything is connected to each other, to wherever you go. one spot, you got to go less than another. so it's not as simple as that perspective. if it was that simple, i think it'd be a lot easier to figure things out. but too many things do connect and tie together with that. and that's why these

things can be difficult. >> and they still have to get trent williams signed. the niners host the saints in their second preseason game on sunday. the expectation is brock purdy and the starters will play 1 or 2 series. there's only three preseason games now in the nfl, so getting live reps against other teams, they're hard to come by when you're also trying to make sure nobody gets hurt. >> i'd like to get a lot of them in there for at least a little bit. we wanted these three practices to go through before we could evaluate that, so we haven't told each player specifically, but the plan, you guys will see some ones i mean, right now i plan on brock going, but that could change. >> but most likely for me just to be able to get into a rhythm, obviously going into the game, studying and preparing, you know, like like it's any other game. so getting in that kind of mindset, warming up and then, you know, getting out there and getting, you know, clean looks, you know, how can i be efficient with my feet and, and in rhythm and hitting guys and getting completions. so just feeling the game environment, you know, it's a little bit different from practice. and so that's the goal wnba back in action after the olympics mercury versus fever

caitlin clark was on fire. >> first quarter off the screen. splash pull up three more in the second. catch and shoot. triple this time as caitlin finishes with 29 points and ten assists. the fever win 9889. and do not forget the final two games of the bay bridge series giants in oakland against the a's this weekend. and then that's it. kind of a sad situation, but that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. >> thank you. larry let's get a check now of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> all right zack good morning to you. we've got a deep area of low pressure spinning off the pacific northwest coast. and that's going to allow for a big cooldown today. it's also going to help mix out the marine layer, though. so as that low approaches we will thin out the cloud deck. but highs 5 to 10 degrees cooler. and of course you have your eye probably on that lightning strike which is about 40 miles off the coast. and it is not likely we see any thunderstorms, but there is a

chance that we could see a few stray showers throughout the morning hours. otherwise, the system moves quickly to the east of us there's a look at mount tam and temperatures have dropped off. it was 80 on top of mount tam yesterday. a lot of north bay numbers were in the 90s. 627 is the official sunrise. the sun sets at 758. so yes, that's before 8:00, 13 hours and 31 minutes of daylight. those nighttime hours getting longer. 59 san francisco, 63. in oakland, hayward is 64. good morning, san jose 65 for you. and quarter mile visibility. half moon bay, 59 degrees. the shark tank 61 by the delta low 60s in concord with mid 50s in petaluma. so with the clear sky it has allowed for the temperatures to drop off. and we'll get that increase in the marine layer. but then things get chewed up. the low cloud deck throughout the middle and later afternoon. so areas of drizzle this morning at the coast, it's cooler. those gusty winds arriving as well.

and we'll be looking at a sunnier and milder sunday with a warming trend getting underway taking us through about tuesday of next week. there's a look at the cloud deck. it peels back. you notice that we could have a slight chance of a shower along the coast here. throughout your saturday afternoon. then by sunday, the clouds back intact. but then as they peel back, they make their way all the way to the shoreline. so it's a mostly sunny day today where it's partly cloudy throughout your saturday. rainfall anywhere from a half inch to an inch from parts of oregon through washington. and then you'll notice that it trails on off throughout northern california. but still, looking at the possibility of a sprinkle around here, those south winds kicking up throughout the afternoon. this is about one 2:00 and boy it is breezy out there. winds over 30 miles an hour. so today temperatures coming way down out there with still a pleasant afternoon for you though in the south bay with temperatures near

80. in san jose. cloud cover start out sunshine throughout the afternoon on the peninsula. it is breezy. temperatures in the mid 70s for you in mountain view and expect the cloud cover to really stay put here from the coastline downtown, upper 60s. perhaps a few peeks of sun in the afternoon and then up in the north bay 77 in sonoma. here's your big cooldown. it's been warm the past couple of days, well into the 90s with that north wind throughout the afternoon, so a good 10 to 12 degree drop. 75 in san leandro, 76 union city. and as you head out to the east bay, it is milder, but certainly a far cry from yesterday's 90. in concord, 82 today and pleasanton at about 84 a couple of hours there. the accuweather seven day forecast damp at the coast, low 80s inland, low 70s around the bay shore. it's breezy and much brighter for your sunday. a warm up of about 5 to 6 degrees. and then as we get into monday and tuesday, it's back to that summer feel 60s at the coast,

about 80 around the bay, low to mid 90s inland. and then the second half of the workweek, not only cooler air, but we could see some thunderstorms. and yesterday was four years from that big lightning complex we saw in august. so we're going to watch that closely for next weekend. >> yeah, we definitely know the risks that can come with that. lisa, thanks for the heads up and a reminder that you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. that's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. so download the app now and start strea

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letting me know the line was forming. >> people lined up two hours before this school supply giveaway even started at the ritter center in san rafael. >> i'm sorry, what grades is really the question? >> a second kindergarten and tk ritter, a nonprofit outreach to low income families, is helping kids like angie perez get ready for school. >> two notebooks and then some paper in case you run out. >> angie has now got a lot of the stuff she needs to succeed in class. >> i really like it, and it's also a really big help for people that don't have that much money. they can come here and get like all the supplies in the backpacks. >> 200 donated backpacks are free to families in need. everyone is getting a $100 target gift card too. >> hey, man. come on man. ready, man. all day. love y'all man. thank you so by being able to give these gift cards we're helping these families so they don't have to make decisions about am i putting food on the table or am i helping my child get ready for school? >> the cost of back to school is not cheap. inflation continues to make things like backpacks and school supplies more

expensive than they were last year. in fact, the cost of school supplies has increased more than 24% over the past four years, according to the bureau of labor statistics consumer price index. >> for any store, especially one where the economy is rising, ye man, you get you can't even go to safeway and try and get groceries, bro. it's how hard it is. >> what do you guys say? >> so these are this is your you're welcome. you're welcome. have good have a good school year this year you guys. >> angie says she's feeling confident and ready to take on school next week. >> i'm really happy because, like, i get a new teacher and i also get to see all my friends and we and we can, like, hang out in san rafael. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> an excellent event. next on abc. seven mornings at 6 a.m. new signs of west nile virus in an east bay county. after a man died of the disease just one month ago. plus, the latest statewide crackdown on retail theft. what the governor just signed to put more pressure on thieves. >> this is abc 724 over seven.

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