jet ski. the jet ski is still sitting out here right next to the railroad tracks. this is what it looked like, though, from sky 7 hd a short time ago. we're told by witnesses that the man driving a pickup truck towing a trailer carrying a jet ski had that truck parked on the railroad tracks here on warner road. this is a dirt road just off of orwood road in brentwood. he was apparently trying to launch his jet ski when an amtrak train approached, frantically honking its horn. the driver we're told jumped back in and tried to move it off the tracks, but couldn't do it in time when the train struck the truck, the truck flew into the water where it hit a young woman floating on a raft, a yellow floating raft. she and the driver were both injured and transported to local hospitals. >> just a freak thing, huh? >> yeah, yeah, pretty freaky thing. imagine her surprise, you know. just one minute sitting there on

the beach sunning and the next minute a truck is on top of you. >> reporter: now, this is the jet ski sitting by the railroad tracks. one witness told us the driver of the truck first went to a nearby boat launch before this accident, but didn't want to pay the $10 fee to launch his jet ski there so he came over here and tried to put it in here. back live now at the scene, it appears he left his truck sitting right where that jet ski is parked for obviously a bit too long. chp officer who was here on scene when we got here said that both victims were talking when they were taken away. another amtrak train went through here at a pretty high rate of speed. chp said the victims were talking and conscious, but at this point we have no official update on the condition. as you can see, quite a scary scene here. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. well, this is the video that's gotten a peninsula woman

in trouble with the humane society. she's a dog boarder who could wind up in jail as investigators continue a case against her. we have new details on the story. vic? >> reporter: well, ama, we are learning tonight that the peninsula humane society will most likely give this case to the district attorney of san mateo county on monday. abc 7 news also learning tonight from the city of burlingame that this woman, whom we are not naming because the humane society has not identified her publicly, ran her business out of her home illegally without the proper city permits. now, to the video. we want to warn you, it is a very, very graphic and disturbing to watch. the woman grabs the little dog by the neck and then throws it to the ground. then she appears to be punching the animal before taking the dog inside her home. >> the video is sickening. there's absolutely no reason why

anyone should treat an animal like that. >> reporter: no one answered when we knocked on the door of her burlingame home. a home where she's reportedly been running a dog sitting and boarding business for the past decade. >> she runs a very nice business. she's had a very successful business. >> reporter: claire lives next door. the video shocked her. >> i don't know what caused her to do such a thing. as i say, i've never seen her do anything like that before. so i mean it's just disappointing to me. >> reporter: the woman's attorney told us by phone that his client saves rescue dogs and would never hurt an animal. robert corshon says she was simply trying to stop the dog from barking for the sake of neighbors. >> when the dog barked, she picked up the dog and set it down instead and told it no, no, stop barking.

and pushed it down into its bed. >> reporter: the humane society says it's received multiple complaints from neighbors charging that the woman has been mistreating dogs. they have checked every complaint but never could find anything wrong at the home. people have even sent other videos, including this one, where she appears to be stomping a dog. >> as she's stomping a large breed dog runs away from the area where she had been stomping. >> reporter: there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. now with this latest video, they seized eight dogs in her care and put her own three dogs in protective custody. vic lee, abc 7 news. friends and family of an oakland man who died after running from police are accusing officers of excessive force tonight. authorities say the 23-year-old died last month from asphyxiation when he became wedged in between two buildings during a foot chase in east oakland. police say he ran from a traffic stop. friends and family are convinced that he died as a result of excessive force used by police. they protested in front of city

hall today. >> we can't go back, we can't change the tragedy that happened. we just want justice. we just want whoever did this to our brother to pay for what they did. you know, if you did the crime, do the time. >> police called his death tragic. yesterday the department showed members of the media, including abc 7 news reporter laura anthony body camera video showing officers discovering the body between two buildings. they say the family turned down the offer to see the video themselves. residents are saying thank you tonight after being able to return to their homes following a close call with a wildfire in livermore. sky 7 hd flew above the fire near tesla load this afternoon. you can see some hot spots remain south of the altamont pass. very few people live in the area. one resident shared her gratitude when firefighters gathered for a briefing this morning. >> thank you for saving my house and saving other houses because there's other people that live out here. and for doing this because i

know there's so many fires going around. >> the flames have destroyed one unoccupied home. so far it's burned 2500 acres since breaking out yet. it's 45% contained. cal fire has had to fight it with fewer crews because of all the wildfires burning across california. more and more pilots of commercial jets and like aircraft are reporting close calls with drones. two incidents have occurred near minimum minimum -- san jose airport. >> reporter: the faa says 137 pilots reported sightings of drones at altitudes up to 10,000 feet in july. 138 pilots did so in june. that's approaching two miles high, which raises serious issues. >> serious issues. sooner or later, somebody is going to go down and somebody is going to get killed. >> reporter: on two successive sundays, pilots reported

high-flying droughnnes, one eig miles southeast and the other seven miles southwest. on august 16th a cessna c-172 pilot saw a drone at 3800 feet. off the shelf drones are set not to fly above 400 feet, a so-called no-fly zone. >> it could be they're custom building it and you could override the software if you customly build your own drone. >> reporter: a midair collision could do great damage to a single engine aircraft. >> a propeller could stop, you could damage the visual from the wind windshield. it could cause loss of flight or the airplane crashing. >> reporter: the president of the flying 20, a flying club based at at the green hill airport. he said it's important for regulations to be developed. >> you have to realize we're hobbyists. on the other side you have drone operators and they're also

hobbyists. we have to figure out a way both of us can play by the same rules so we can both enjoy our hobbies and stay safe. >> reporter: the faa is still working on regulations. helicopters flew over marin county this afternoon as part of the cleanup from a couple of marijuana grows. the choppers lifted hundreds of pounds of waste and hazardous materials, including fertilizer and pesticides from public land. deputies found more than 600 plants in two separate areas. investigators are still looking for whoever was growing this pot. after a sting operation on bicyclists disobeying the rules of the road, one san francisco police captain is trying a more gentle approach, collaboration and education. carolyn tyler reports. >> reporter: captain john sanford is out of his car and on his bike. this community ride-along is one of the ways he's stritrying to good will to san francisco

cyclists, who villified him after targeting those who disobeyed the law in his district. >> i learned a lot. >> reporter: and he heard a lot after a sting citing cyclists that were blowing through stop signs and red lights. last month in response dozens staged a protest, every bike stopping at every sign, disrupting the flow of traffic. the police crackdown is over, for now. >> if we continue to get the complaints, if we continue to observe it, then we will have to go into enforcement mode. but what this today is all about is community coming together. >> reporter: as part of his outreach, captain sanford met today with the so-called father of the mountain bike, gary fisher. >> let's learn something about each other and let's start to build what we call respect. >> reporter: and the captain has formed a bike advisory committee. lena emery is a member. >> i think we all have to be grownups. no more lone rangers. >> reporter: critics say

targeted enforcement of bicyclists takes resources away from other efforts to make the streets safer, but even last month's protest organizer is willing to give this new collaboration a chance. >> you want to have good relations and, like i said, we'll see what happens and we'll see where their enforcement priorities land. >> reporter: the captain says if we're going to share the road, the rules of the road must be obeyed. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. all right. still to come here tonight on abc 7 news, can your cell phone give you a brain tumor? tonight a new legal challenge to a local ordinance that requires a health warning. also a local startup that hopes to become the airbnb for recreational vehicles. your next vacation could be in someone else's rv. a couple books a cruise, but it's cancelled and they can't get a refund for hotels and flights. i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, the rights you give up when you take a cruise. >> i'm spencer christian.

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industry. san francisco did a few years ago and it proved to be very costly, a very costly proposition. now the question is will berkeley have the will and the means to defend it. buy a cell phone in berkeley and you get a warning about radiation exposure. the ordinance, called right to know, was passed by the berkeley city council and is now being challenged in federal court in san francisco by the cell phone industry. >> there may be circumstances when the government can provide a warning label with something, but the government has got to show a justification for it, and berkeley is not able to do that. >> the ordinance doesn't say anything about the scientific evidence. >> reporter: supporters of berkeley's ordinance say customers are merely told about the fcc recommendations when holding a cell phone close to their body. >> keep it a defined distance from your body or you may exceed the exposure limits. >> reporter: that information regarding radio frequency exposure provided by the fcc is

found in every cell phone under settings. >> we get this information, we make choices for ourselves at the point of sale. >> reporter: the cell phone industry takes issue with the ordinance because it warns of a greater potential risk for children. even though it's not backed by any scientific study. other cities in the country are closely watching this case before deciding to move forward with similar measures. a decision is expected in a few months. in san francisco, lee yanne melend melendez. a contra costa county sheriff's deputy that drowned last week was laid to rest today. he jumped into the frigid water to help a friend. that friend survived, but the deputy drowned. today family, friends and fellow officers came together to remember their beloved colleague. >> the thing i loved most about diamond, diamond didn't feel fear or failure at all. he was never scared to fail. he went at everything 100% and gave it all he got.

>> me and my brother, we accomplished all our goals. we did everything we wanted to do and god has blessed us in abundance. >> he was off duty at the time of this tragedy. he worked for the contra costa county sheriff's department for four years. san francisco is taking a low-cost approach to improve safety at one of the city's most dangerous intersections. this morning workers painted a safety zone at the six-way intersection made up by market, 16th and noie streets. it shortens the walking distance between streets. >> for every meter that we shorten the crossing distance, we can expect a 6% reduction in pedestrian injuries. so that's a 36% reduction in pedestrian injuries, just when crossing this street. >> no turn on a red light signs have also been installed. improvements are being made along the upper market area where there are more than 160 collisions between 2007 and

2012. scientists are offering a new assessment tonight of the california drought. a new study shows that while the drought may not have been caused by climate change, global warming likely made it 15% to 20% worse. the study, to be published in the journal "geophysical research" says rising temperatures will turn california water shortages into the new normal in a few decades, as evaporation becomes a bigger part of the drought equation. which is discouraging, of course, but it's a reality. >> and spencer is here with what's happening in our weather department. >> right now the big development is winds are picking up so it's pretty breezy, even gusty in some spots. you look at live doppler 7 hd and we have quite a bit of cloud cover around. some low clouds at the coast, some thin higher clouds so a little bit of a gray aspect to the sky right now in parts of the bay area. on we go to winds. it's gusting up to 29 miles per hour right now at fairfield. and most other locations are seeing winds between 10, 15, even 17 miles an hour.

so it's breezy, not excessively windy. here's a live view from our exploratorium camera looking at clouds in the sky over san francisco. it's currently 63 in san francisco, 67 in oakland, 71 at san jose, 75 at morgan hill, 64 at half moon bay. here's a view at the golden gate where clouds are hovering up above the golden gate a bit, but not interfering with visibility on the bridge. it's currently 69 in santa rosa, napa 70, 68 novato, fairfield 77, 74 concord and 76 in livermore. here's a view of some of those clouds over the bay from our south beach camera here in downtown san francisco. these are our forecast futures. we'll see low clouds and fog expanding overnight. we have mild afternoons ahead right on into next week and this steady pattern will show little change over the next seven days. here's our satellite/radar composite. high pressure is in control. it's a quiet pattern. we don't expect any significant changes for quite a few days. we have temperatures right now that are just a little below average in our inland areas

because of the cooling onshore flow. but no one is complaining after temperatures at record levels about a week ago. so tonight look for low clouds and fog at the coast moving locally across the bay and inland. low temperatures generally in the upper 50s to low 60s. tomorrow in the south bay we'll have mostly sunny skies and it will be mild with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. around 82 at morgan hill, 82 in los gatos, 77 at milpitas. over on the peninsula, 77 in redwood city and palo alto, 73 at san mateo. on the coast pretty cool. pacifica and half moon bay with highs in the low to mid-60s. downtown san francisco a high of 66 tomorrow. up in the north bay, coastal locations low to mid-60s. inland upper 70s at calistoga, napa and sonoma. east bay highs will range from about 70 at berkeley to 76 at union city, 73 at san leandro. and the inland east bay will be mild to warm with highs mainly in the low to mid-80s. 81 at walnut creek and

pleasanton, 85 livermore and 86 antioch. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice not much change in the temperature range through the seven-day period. inland highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. upper 70s to near 80 around the bay and mid-60s on the coast. of course we'll see low clouds and fog in the overnight hours and early morning hours, mainly sunny skies in the afternoon. your typical late summer pattern. >> our wind is picking up but at least it's a little cooler, reducing the fire danger somewhat. >> i'll give you a closer look at conditions near the fire in livermore over the next half hour. >> thank you, spencer. coming up here next, it's move-in day at san francisco state. >> stay with us for some of the

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tonight's money matters, the effects of another big sell-off of the chinese stock market. the dow jones average fell more than 350 points, closing below 17,000 for the first time in ten months. disney, parent company of abc 7, was especially hard hit, down 6%. apple is off by more than $2 a share. things are not looking so good at twitter either. investors are concerned about whether the san francisco company can expand its customer base. today twitter's stock fell below its ipo price of almost two years ago. hewlett-packard continues a four-year slide tonight. the company reports its sales are down 8%, profits down 13%.

hp is preparing to split into two companies this fall and contends each will be stronger. locally, hyatt and fairmont are the leading contenders to operate a new 350-room luxury hotel at sfo. here's what it might look like when it's finished in three years. the "san francisco business times" says it will be built and owned by the airport. the dust is settling at san francisco state this evening after a bustling move-in day. some 4,000 new students will begin their journeys at the university at freshmen this year. that's a record for sf state and more students than ever are living in the campus dorms. many are from southern california who were drawn to the university because of the proximity to home and by the booming bay area tech industry. >> i chose it because it was not too far, like out of state, and it was just far enough. >> just far enough from mom? >> yeah. >> oh, mom is sad to hear that, i'm sure. welcome week activities will take place through the weekend. classes begin monday. >> good luck to all.

well, just ahead tonight here on abc 7 news at 6:00, former president jimmy carter really in remarkably good spirits discussing the cancer that is spreading in his body, and one regret of his presidency. also tonight, caitlyn jenner and the charges she could face from a malibu accident that could land her in jail for a year. also, a bay area company that wants to be the airbnb for recreational vehicles. spend your next vacation maybe in someone else's r

former president jimmy carter revealed today that the type of cancer he has is melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, and that it has spread to his brain. carter is 90 years old and as abc 7 news reporter matt keller tells us, he's in remarkably good spirits. >> reporter: former president jimmy carter was still smiling as he detailed his melanoma diagnosis. the cancer was found during liver surgery earlier this month. doctors discovered it spread. >> it's already in four places in my brain. so i would say that night and the next day until i came back

up to emery i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. you know, i've had a wonderful life. >> reporter: the 90-year-old spoke at the carter center in atlanta. he explained he's fighting the disease and starts radiation treatment on his brain today. >> i feel good. i haven't felt any weakness or disability. the pain has been very slight. >> reporter: carter's father and all three siblings died of pancreatic cancer. america's 39th president talked about his family, his history. >> my name is jimmy carter and i'm running for president. >> reporter: and his regrets. >> i wish i had sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and we would have rescued them and i would have been re-elected. but that may have -- that may have interfered with the foundation of the carter center. >> reporter: he and his wife of 69 years, roslyn, are taking a step back from their

humanitarian work at the carter centering and continuing to focus on their faith, as they take on this health battle. >> i'm at ease with whatever comes. >> reporter: carter says he will teach sunday school at his hometown in plains, georgia, this weekend and that he plans to teach as long as he's able. in the newsroom, matt keller, abc 7 news. well, here's the tweet president obama sent today describing mr. carter as, quote, as good a man as they come. we're pulling for you, jimmy. carter's grandson says the ex-president has been 100% himself since the diagnosis. >> i think everybody was surprised to find that it was melanoma, which as you know is very aggressive. but again, they're treating it well and he's in great spirits. >> our hope essentially is that he's going to have -- be comfortable, and that's what we really wanting, and feel good and catch as many fish as he can over the next several years. >> carter didn't directly give a prognosis, but he was clearly optimistic. the former president will undergo four rounds of targeted radiation on the four tumors.

abc news chief medical editor said instead of chemotherapy, carter will receive treatment to enhance his immune system. >> one of the benefits is that the side effects are milder than what you'd see with chemotherapy. and so for someone who is 90, hopefully he'll be able to tolerate this kind of treatment much better than if it was traditional chemotherapy. >> and dr. besser expects carter to do well because he's in good health for a man of his age. >> remarkable really. well, the former governor of maryland was in san francisco today hoping to jumpstart his presidential campaign. democrat martin o'malley participated in a panel discussion at brigade, a tech startup. o'malley talked about investing more on stem education. while he said he supports innovation, he said tech companies must not skirt worker protection. >> people sometimes work three different part-time jobs has to be accompanied with a conversation about how we create shared security so that if

something happens, a person doesn't find themselves without any safety net, without any health care. >> o'malley is far behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders, but his poll numbers in iowa are climbing, although they remain in the single digits. on the republican side, presidential candidate jeb bush is defending his use of a controversial term. bush campaigned in new hampshire today and was asked about his use of the term "inca babies" some people describe that term to describe children born to undocumented immigrants. today bush was asked if he thought the term was offensive. >> do you regret using the term anchor babies. >> i don't. i don't regret it. no. do you have a better term? >> i'm asking you. >> you give me a better term and i'll use it. i'm serious. >> donald trump also campaigned in new hampshire today calling bush a low energy person. he vowed today to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants. deal with it, that's donald

trump's defiant message on the latest cover of "time" magazine. the real estate tycoon is leading republican primary polls. caitlyn jenner could face a vehicular manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal car crash last february in malibu. sheriff's department investigators say jenner was driving recklessly when her suv rear-ended two cars, pushing a lexus into oncoming traffic. the lexus driver was killed. if convicted, jenner could face up to one year in county jail. the crash happened months before jenner went public with her gender transition. she was formerly known as bruce jenner, the 1976 decathlon champion. you can go online to rent out your house, your car or spare bedroom. now you can renting the rv sitting in your driveway. jonathan bloom has more on the service that's launching today and that nomadic entrepreneurs are making it happen. >> when jeff and jennifer decided to start a business, they hit the road to gather

ideas. >> we traveled the country. we were meeting with people in the camping industry and rv industry. >> they learned the process of buying or renting a travel trailer was every bit as retro as this paper stream. >> lots of paperwork, lots of checks that you put in the mail. it felt like doing business in the 1970s. >> reporter: but rv camping is on the rise, especially with young people. >> taking a camper van down the coast or going to napa valley to vineyards, instead of staying in the city and going for dinner. >> reporter: so they're launching outdoorsy.co. call it airbnb on wheels. >> winnebagos, air streams. >> reporter: it could help solve a problem they know all too well in the rv industry. the owners of this storage lot will tell you some corners of the property are starting to look a little like a graveyard. >> flat tires, no plates. >> reporter: dust on the windshield, moss on the roof. >> i grew up in this place, so i see rvs that have been here since i was a little kid and

never have moved. >> reporter: in fact outdoorsy says the average hv sits idle 11 months of the year. traditional rv rentals through cruise america. >> i really don't think it's going to affect us that much. >> reporter: velma mccardy says rvs are complicated. theirs arement to be rented with labels for everything and plus there's cleanup. >> when we used to rent them out many years ago for people, they came back in very bad shape. wrecked, messy, dirty. >> reporter: but jeff and jen think their idea is a winner. they have sold their home and plan to travel around in one of these, meeting their customers. >> you can work now with high-speed internet from virtually anywhere, exempt for the northern rim. grand canyon. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. coming up here next, a bay area woman is out thousands of dollars when her cruise gets cancelled. >> tonight 7 on your side's michael finney tells us about the im my name is marcus jenkins. i'm a lineman here in oakland.

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michael finney stepped in to help. this is a real dilemma. >> a cruise. you know how big cruises are now. lots of travelers are surprised to find they have very few rights to be reimbursed if a cruise is cancelled. our viewers were out hundreds of dollars for flights and hotels, but now it's clear sailing. ludine and her husband had a great time on their last mediterranean cruise. >> every two years we are always taking a cruise. >> reporter: so they booked another trip with friends aboard norwegian cruise lines, setting sail in october from london. >> and end up in barcelona, spain. >> reporter: she also booked two hotel rooms in london and they were all set to go when she found out there would be no cruise after all. >> we founding out they were docking the cruise for maintenance. >> reporter: norwegian cancelled the cruise and booked the party on a different ship, departing from venice, italy, but she had already paid for nonrefundable flights and hotel rooms.

she wanted norwegian to reimburse her. it turns out the ticket contract says norwegian can change the sailing date for any reason without liability for any expenses passengers may incur. it's a standard clause in cruise contracts. however, as a courtesy, norwegian did agree to reimburse her for the flights and one night at the hotel. which still left her stuck with $730 more in hotel fees. >> i was declined three times. i disputed the charges from my card. >> reporter: the sheraton in london warned the hotel fees were nonrefundable no matter that the cruise was cancelled. >> i don't have no hope except when i saw 7 on your side. >> reporter: she contacted us and she contacted the travel club that booked her trip. >> i finally got the refund. >> reporter: now she plans to spend freely at all those ports. >> i can't wait until i go on vacation. >> reporter: now, if you read

the ticket contract for your cruise, you'll find it has a lot of fine print releasing the company from a whole bunch of liabilities. you may want to book refundable hotels and flights in case of schedule changes, and you have got to consider trip insurance for these big trips. now, go to abc7news.com and click on the sections tab, then select 7 on your side. i've got to underline this. so many people are taking cruises, you have to really seriously look at trip insurance and most people should buy it. >> really? okay. >> you're a big proengt ponent that. thank you. the bay area teenager that's making

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on the environment, community service and the holy eucharist. i'll be covering the pope in washington. well, a south bay teenager is making an international move as a ballet dancer. you know he's been dancing since he was a boy and as chris nguyen explains he's now taking a big leap onto the world stage. >> reporter: from an early age, daniel reuben knew what he wanted to do. >> ballet is probably one of the only arts where it's readable in all languages. >> reporter: a young man who dreams of becoming the next ballet superstar, he spent the past three years in russia where he attended the ballet academy. >> first i loved it and then i hated it and i loved it again. after a few months, i got used to the language. i learned what the slang was. >> reporter: the son of two russian immigrants, he made his debut at ballet san jose. his passion for performing has

taken him all over the world for intensive training, but while he was busy learning theory, history and dance technique, he also completed his american high school studies online. >> we would have one day off, sunday, and that's where i would go starbucks for internet and all day do online school. >> reporter: his mother couldn't be more proud of what her son has already accomplished. >> letting him go was not that difficult. what was difficult is just missing out on his life. >> reporter: the internet and tools like skype have helped and will come in handy when daniel returns to russia next week where he's accepted a one-year position with the russian leading ballet company, becoming the first male dancer to join its ranks. >> you can tell your own story. not necessarily not how many turns you can do or how high you can jump but that you can really share a part of your soul. >> reporter: a local family embracing an opportunity, 14 years in the making. in cupertino, chris nguyen, abc

7 news. >> he's worked so hard, how exciting. >> that is neat. it's time for another check on our weather. >> spencer christian is back. >> here's live doppler 7 hd. we have cooling low clouds near the coast and a few high clouds as well over our inland areas. and we have a look at fire conditions over in the livermore area right now where that fire has gone to 2500 acres. but the good news is it's 45% contained right now. the bad news is or the discouraging news is the winds, which had been really brisk earlier, this is good news, they're calmed down a bit now. the discouraging news is we do expect the winds to pick up again during the overnight hours and present a challenge to firefighters. in fact our wind gust forecast over the next 24 hours shows winds gusting above 25 miles an hour at times during the overnight hours, which is not good news, of course. tomorrow look for mainly sunny skies in the afternoon in our inland areas and over the bay. fog and low clouds finger at the coast. high temperatures will be 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s inland.

we have a nice steady mild but not hot pattern for the next seven days. no rain in sight, but some lovely afternoons ahead. enjoy. >> thank you, spencer. on to sports, lots to talk about. >> larry is here with the latest. >> giants, it's a big road trip for them. they're in desperate need of some healthy bodies. they landed one today. the bird will land in pittsburgh, hopefully bringing

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good evening. ravaged by injuries, the giants have acquired marlon bird in a deal with the reds. he will help fill the void while hunter pence and angel pagan heal up. he does have some pop as the giants saw themselves. 19 homers this season. assuming everybody gets healthy, he can then be used as a valuable pinch hitter in late innings. they sent stevie johnson to the reds in this deal. a bunch of people were asking about this because the trade deadline already passed. if you're wondering how trades could be made after the deadline, bird cleared waivers. so he will join the giants tomorrow in pittsburgh. tonight the giants open a

four-game series with the pirates who lead the wild card race and are playing very well. they swept the giants back at at&t park in june. juan paris has made a friend in pittsburgh. a praying mantis found a new home. ramirez slices one just inside the infield line and that's over the railing. it is 1-0 pirates. charlie morton was dealing. 6 2/3. look at the big hook right there. giants starting pitching a question mark every night unless madison bumgarner is on the mound. walker takes jake peavy deep into the night. right now the pirates are cruising, up 4-0 on the giants in the ninth. if tiger woods wants to be part of the fedexcup playoffs next week he needs to win in north carolina this week. off to a good start. less than a week after missing the cut at the pga championship,

tiger hitting on all cylinders. nicely done, flop shot up and in for birdie on his first hole of the day. martin kaymer playing in the group right outside of tiger. kaymer shoots a 6 under 64. he's in the tie for seventh with tiger and two others. william mcgirt and erik compton lead at 8 under. woods, like kaymer, had just one bogey on the card. he shot a 6 under 64 his lowest since 2013. >> i finally was hitting the ball good enough and keep progressing. today was just a continuation of it. to the nfl and one of the bright spots from the 49ers first preseason game was the play of jared hane. the former rugby star looking very comfortable. he looks like a natural returning kicks, he's got good hands, he doesn't panic, makes quick cuts and he's fast. now, this is a huge transition for a guy who's never run in shoulder pads. a little stiff arm right there.

49ers face the cowboys in their second preseason game this sunday. he is looking forward to his next chance to get out on the field. >> everything, from the way i run routes to the way i handle the ball. you know, picking up blitzes as a whole, for me there's a whole bunch of things that i need to get not only used to but better at as well. so for me it's about just working on those things, those areas. and it's the whole thing, it's not just one or two things to work on. it's pretty much everything as a running back and as a kick returner. meanwhile former 49er chris borland is talking about his decision to walk away from the game after just one season. in a thoughtful and revealing interview with espn, the ex-linebacker said football may be fun to watch, but frankly, it's just bad for your health. >> it does seem more and more like senseless violence. it does seem more and more like it's destructive. i mean you don't have to do it, like i don't right now.

it just strikes you as too violent really. >> too violent for what? >> just in general. i think to me it's like boxing or mma. this is just my opinion and happily disagree with someone who loves boxing and loves mma and football. but i just think it's too destructive. >> really interesting stuff in the interview there. abc 7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. that will be featured in a larger "outside the lines" special on espn. >> he took a stand. >> yeah, it is thought provoking, that's for sure. >> thank you, larry. join us tonight on 9:00 on cable channel 13. the men who claim to have discovered the nazi's legendary ghost train. what they found on board. then at 11:00, a husband sells a dresser not knowing his wife's wedding ring is still inside. tonight the desperate search to get it back and the help they had to finally track it down in campbell. tonight in primetime here on abc 7, we have the astronaut wives club, miss tresz and rookie blue and then stay with

us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> at 11:35 it's jimmy kimmel live. tonight's guests are michelle obama, and the struts. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. look for breaking news on twitter. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for the entire abc 7 news team, have a great evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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