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wherever the journey takes you, carry american express gold. it's more than a card. it's the gear that gets it done. embarcade now on abc 7 news firefighters gained ground on a devastating wildfire as residents return home to nothing and one of the areas hardest hit bit valley fire. a driver in custody after a road construction worker is killed in the east bay. and the pope touches down in cuba days from his u.s. visit. what's in store for his historic appearances. abc 7 news at 4:00 starts right now. sifting through ashes in middletown today. too many people returned home to find everything gone. they were forced to run for their lives because of the explosive valley fire and many had to leave pets and animals behind. hello and thank you for joining

us. here is the latest on the valley fire. additional evacuation orders have been lifted in etna springs and james creek areas of napa county. tonight more than 7,200 homes remain in danger, 585 have been completely destroyed. the fire is 74,000 acres and it is now 48% contained. in calistoga this morning people lined newspaper their cars hoping to check on their homes and animals. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard joined several evacuees who were heartbroken by what they found. he joins us live with for. >> reporter: natasha, very tough homecoming today, many folks did not know what to expect when they returned to middletown after being gone for more than a week and some were very shocked at what they found. the first wave of evacuees returned to the town they left one week ago, some had no idea what they would find.

it's a painful homecoming for the serantes family, their house was destroyed by the valley fire. >> this is bad. it's really bad. >> anna has lived here 30 years raising a family. >> we have to start all over again, but life moves on so you can't worry about this forever. >> reporter: the fire took all of daniel curtis' prized possessions, his mustang and the 1968 gto he was restoring, homeh8educed to ashes. >> it's ha,m to believe that everything 0tuiut been workin} for fvc aiñ lifetime isñz gone the blink of an 2!eye. see?= your neighbors -- like"n i told the]y i'm the one$í crying and he is e one who lost= especially to the people that have lost their homes, people i

also know >> reporter: the middletown assistance center is open to help fire victims. >> critical records, department of motor vehicles something was salvaged. >> reporter: this is my brother house mug that he made in the first grade. >> reporter: let me show you a show of downtown middletown it is coming back to life. it's being repopulated in the last couple of hours, coffee stores, grocery stores reopening for the first time. if you are returning to the evacuation area you must show identification before going through the road blocks. in calistoga or in lower lake expect delays. we're told the delays have been quite epic this morning. we are also told that twin pine casino will be acting as a temporary shelter so folks do not have to return to the napa county fairgrounds if they don't want to.

live in middletown, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> unbelievable for those folks. thank you. residents were escorted to their homes in middle valley lake, loch lomond, cobb. they only had 15 minutes to see if their homes were still standing and to retrieve or feed animals. they are not allowed to get any personal items or even medication. authorities are warning those who return home to be careful cleaning up the ash. they say triage is nontoxic, but, however, the ash from burned homes and other items can be toxic. sonoma county deputies say to wear a mask when cleaning, do not use leaf blowers as they push the ash in the air. use a hepa vacuum instead. if any ash gets on to your skin it's important to wash it off as soon as possible because wet ash can cause chemical burns. today workers began to clean out the soot and smoke that's damaged schools in middletown and that includes purifying the air, wiping down surfaces, specialized vacuuming and

throwing out rotten food inside those frijs. just one school was severely damaged. located inappropriately ma valley high school with a continuation high school for middletown high, there ises will be relocated while it's being rebuilt. middletown expects school to reopen either next friday or the following monday. tomorrow will be a spare the air day in the bay area, the 8th of the season. the air district said it's because of the smoke, also because of the heat. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma told us about this warm up and it looks like it's here. >> whether it like you or not mother nature giving us a warm end to the final weekend of the summer season. our emeryville camera, good air today. poor air quality especially in our inland east bay and santa clara valley. if you can tomorrow take public transit, carpool, walk or bike to cut down on emissions. the big story today it's warm up

out there 79 in san francisco, 86 oakland, 86 san jose as well, antioch 95 and fairfield checking in at a warm temperature of 92 degrees. so we will take you outside, a live look from our golden gate bridge camera showing you we are sun soaked out there, folks taking in the sites of the city and our evening planner does show you lots of sunshine early on, that sun goes down at 7:11 from there on out plenty of stars but rather warm, by 11:00, between 58 and 70 degrees. the second half of the weekend we're even warmer than today. we will detail that those numbers in just a few minutes. switching gears to another fire now. 250 more homes have been destroyed by the butte fire in amador and al var res counties. that brings the total loss to 500 homes since the fire started ten days ago. right now 6400 homes still remain threatened. the fire is 70,000 acres, 65% contained. two people have been killed. >> i want to show you this mountain lion cub, he is an

example of an animal who couldn't run fast enough from the flames. he was badly burned when volunteers found him and named him fire claw because of his injured paws. he is still in fragile condition today if he makes a full recovery he will not be released back into the wild. people are worried that wild animals could be in danger because of the fires. wildlife experts say sther at risk although many can escape the flames. >> it really depends on the fire as to which species are going to be impacted and the character of the fire. smaller species that can't run a long duration and really fast may not be able to get out ahead of a fast moving fire, but a slow creeping fire many of the larger species can. you will remember this fire was explosive when it began last weekend but since then the growth has been much slower allowing for wildfire to escape the path. for bears it actually helps drive prey towards them. a construction worker was killed overnight after being hit

by a suspected drunk driver along interstate 580 in oakland. highway patrol says the driver veered into the section of the westbound lanes that had been closed for road work near lake shore avenue hitting and killing a caltrans contractor. the victim has been identified as 33-year-old miguel dell la cruise of oakland. >> loses control of the vehicle, veers to the right, hits the wall, loses control to the left and enters a construction scene where he strikes a pedestrian, a worker and two vehicles. >> the driver was arrested at the scene. lanes of 580 were closed for several hours to allow highway patrol to investigate the death. petaluma police are looking for the man who groped a woman early friday morning in the city's down tan area. the suspect is described as a hispanic adult in his 20s or 30s, he grabbed the woman as she walked along fifth street. she screamed and he ran away but he has not yet been found. actually, in a separate incident petaluma police are on

the lookout for a man who raped a woman inside of her own home. sky 7 hd shows officers searching the west ridge subdivision yesterday. a woman walked into her house, she was confronted by a man wearing a facemask. he restrained and then raped her. a relative said that her two young children were not home at the time. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a bay area effort to save pets from dinner tables. plus what's on the agenda for the pope's historic u.s. visit? and listen up movie fans, coming to a nor cal theater not too far from you, new technology that puts you right in the middle of the action.

pope francis is in cuba this afternoon. it's his first ever visit to the country and as you can imagine it's generating a lot of excitement. abc 7 news reporter aaron katersky is in havana for his historic visit. >> reporter: pope francis land landed in havana to begin the longest overseas journey, a ten day troip cuba and the united states, two places he has never been. >> this is not about privilege, it's not about we are the only ones here, it's about recognizing the role and the mission of the church in the

society. >> reporter: cuban president raúl castro greeted the pope who has endeared himself to the ruler with his critique of capitalism but he is expected to push castro for greater religious freedom. they have been sprucing up the city welcoming papa francisco who brokered restored ties between cuba and the united states. 90% of the population is willing to participate in this important event this man said. it will have a crucial impact for the moment we are going through. americans who have come here recognize t too. >> i think his message of love and of hope has touched me and everyone else that's here and you can see it in everyone in our group and everyone who is in cuba. >> reporter: francis is the third pope to visit cuba but he is the first from latin america. he will speak to these adoring crowds in spanish, but to prepare for his american audiences, we're told the pope has been meticulous in his study

of english. aaron katersky, abc news, havana. abc 7 news anchor ama daetz will be live in washington, d.c. the first of three cities the hope will visit when he arrives in the on tuesday. watch for her reports this week and join her as abc news follows pope francis on this historic trip. dozens of dogs arrived in their new home today, they were rescued from almost certain death overseas. take a look. these dogs arrived at sfo this afternoon. what cutees. they were greeted by staff members from the plaster county spca, also the humane society. they were being raised for food in their native south korea, it's a practice the humane society has been trying to bring an end to. part of their effort involves an airlift of these dogs over the pacific where hopefully they will find a new home and new life in the u.s. >> they come over here and they are probably going to see grass for the first time and concrete and, you know, sooner or later a home and a couch and, you know,

a collar and a bed and toys and all kinds of good stuff. >> time to spoil them, right? the humane society says there's greater awareness about bringing an end to consumption of dogs in south korea and say more families are adopting them as household pets jie hope you have made it outside today because it is just perfect beach weather this weekend. in fact, tens of thousands of people volunteered their time this morning to make sure that those beaches look pristine. these are just some of the volunteers who helped pick up garbage along san francisco's ocean beach as part of coastal cleanup day, it's in its 31st year. the annual event draws people to 850 locations statewide. >> i feel like now in today's society we throw trash like it's nothing so i feel like it really helps that we -- every little bit counts so if we can come out here and clean up the beach and make a big difference in our environment. >> the cleanup typically collects more than a million pounds of trash off of state waterways. drew, you promised the

gorgeous weather and it is here, but tomorrow can be even warmer. >> yeah, it's going to be a carbon copy in terms of the sky but temperatures will be even warmer today to round out the weekend. it's a calm picture. we will take you outside a beautiful look for fr our tower camera showing you the golden gate bridge, good air quality to the north and warm temperatures. currently 79 in downtown san francisco, oakland warm at 86, mountain true at 87, san jose 86, morgan hill hot at 93, half-moon bay even along the coast mild at 77 degrees. santa cruz camera showing you we said this would be a popular spot over the weekend, folks are dipping their toes in the wart. right now the ocean water temperature around 62, 63 degrees, a slight chill in that water. napa 89, lots in noeft to 91, concord 94, livermore 95 degrees. our east bay hills camera showing you we have good air quality. this picture going to be a little different tomorrow with haze and that spare the air in

effect for sunday. the forecast does call for a warm overnight period, clear skies, plenty of stars out there. tomorrow the heat will peak and we will track cooler numbers for everyone on tuesday as fall b8er's wednesday morning at 1:22 in the morning. look'k at this void ofx cloud r overia)áu(r of the western halff the unitewstates, high pressure firmly inp4 control, you get sinking.: air sopá cloud cover and alsoxi acts as a heat v+pum. temperatures once again off g$ sunday. sunday. future you 1:00 are already at 88 in san francisco, 90 oakland, 94 san jose and a warm 95 in antioch. changes head our way by monday. you do notice the coast begins to get some fog, some cooling. we will see 70s there, but elsewhere it's still rather warm in the 80s and 90s, by tuesday everybody gets that nice on shore wind and everybody will cool off to more seasonal numbers for tuesday and into wednesday. so overnight tonight clear skies out there, it's going to be mild, a lot of spots in the 50s,

a few spots staying notice low 60s like san francisco, livermore and san jose. then highs for your sunday, we will start in the south bay, it's going to be hot out there, 96 san jose, 97 santa clara tomorrow, 95 cupertino, 93 sunnyvale. peninsula hot 94 los altos. downtown san francisco tomorrow warm at 85, 79 daly city, into the north bay 95 santa rosa, same in novato, the 8 cal stowing gachlt 9d 1 oakland, 92 newark, 93 castro valley inland triple digits, 100 pittsburg, 103 pleasanton and livermore at 103. accuweather seven-day forecast but first we will show you if you are headed to the football game tomorrow it will be hot out there, we are in the 90s, lots of water and sunscreen. we're hot tomorrow, cooler on the coast for monday but everyone feels the cooling effect tuesday and by wednesday as fall begins it's breezy and

nice and stays that way through the extended forecast. one more day of intense heat and then we will see those changes. >> summer is saying good-bye. let's turn to mike shumann. how is sc looking for us? >> do you have an alliance to sc by any chance? stanford with its biggest game of the season hosted by usc. we have a preview live from the if you struggle you're certainly not alone. fortunately, many have found a different kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed in the newest class

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with a preview. never know what to expect when these two teams match up. >> reporter: they played a lot of close games but tonight stanford is a pretty good size underdog. i'm standing outside the player's tunnel which leads down to the field at the l.a. coliseum. we will see some of the players head on down. stanford comes in at a ten point underdog and the big reason is because of the usc's powerful offense led by cody kessler this is loaded by play makers after dominating arkansas state and idaho they are averaging 620 yards of offense per contest. it's going to be a huge test for a young stanford defense that lost nine starters from last year's team. >> this is a big, big, big team defense game. like they all are, but this one in particular when you have so many guys that can be special with the ball in their hands. it's really about playing as an

entire unit and we have some young guys back there and we have some young guys that did really nice things the first two weeks and made some mistakes first two weeks. so we've got to continue to help them grow as fast as possible and get them to play as a unit. >> reporter: well, they have usc a ten point favorite. over the last five games between these two schools the average margin of victory was less than five points. so we will see if that trend continues tonight. this is rick kwan reporting live from the l.a. coliseum. i will see you after the ball game. >> we will kickoff set for 5:00 p.m. we will take a brief time out before we check on the rest of the day in college football including the oregon ducks man

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busy day around the nation in college football. oregon hosting georgia state former month vista mustangs jeff locke at the helm for the ducks. oregon up 20-7, locky the quit out to duane stanford. see you. 35 yards first of two passing touchdowns for locky. oregon's third string quarterback is ollie. he has wide receiver speed, a lot of green turf in front, he's going to get enough to get into the end zone. 87 yards and oregon rolls 61-28 that final. big sec match up, 18th ranked auburn visiting lsu.

leonard core net with a huge game. started off with a 71 yard rear then this touchdown run where he bowls over a defender for the score. the carry of the game possibly the season flips a defender and juks another on his way to a 29 yard score. core net with a career high 228 yards rushing, three touchdowns. lsu rolls 45-21 that final. notre dame hosting georgia tech. patrick skoke transferred to georgia tech. a five yardkb score. notre dame takes the lead back a few minutes later. cj hprosess scores from seven yards out. irish kick a few field goals and add another notre dame would go on to wind 30-22 that final. taylor mansfield was with a walk

on trens officer at oklahoma. now he is setting records. against tulsa tease running room, 39 yards for the score. mansfield finds a wide open mark andrews, 61 yards for the touch run. sets a sooner record with 572 total yards. oklahoma a winner 52-38 that final. giants coming off a tough loss to arizona at home with madison bumgarner on the hill. they fall eight and a half back of the dodgers hoping to gain ground today. hot day at the field. mike leak struggled earlier. a.j. pollock scores. d backs up 1-0 just like that. in the second render singles to center. chris owens scores. then in the fifth matt cain a rare relief appearance. another single, pollock scores.

giants get shut out and fall further out of the play off pick sure 6-0 that final. we will have more from around the nation in college football coming up later in this newscast. >> we will see how jason day does. still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00, donald trump receives more criticism from the presidential debate, his miss dismissive reaction and the rest from the campaign trail. plus -- >> yeah, i will take -- >> this angry father's response after his son was named the suspect in a series of freeway shootings. and the heroic actions that saved this woman trapped inside a run away flaming rv.

latino heritage month start this had week and people in san francisco's mission district held a unique celebration today.

ouch. abc 7 news was on valencia street for a donald trump pin i can't tell at that bark party. children and adults got to take a swing at the likeness of the republicaná0ñ2 candidate. trump the shelves at storesuu in the mission dvdistrict. organizers sayam every time he makes yadda sales go up. ptrump getting. blown out of th ra% for a few weeks now, maybe a few months. >> organizers say today was all about celebrating the contributions immigrants have made to the u.s. the donald is in iowa where he has been invited to speak at a high school's homecoming dance. it's been another day of controversy over how he handled a supporter's comment about president obama's religion. devin dwyer tells us trump took to at which time for fire back. >> reporter: hillary clinton on the stump in new hampshire

saturday rousing die heart democrats as she takes on republican donald trump. >> he's been trafficking in prejudice and paranoia throughout this campaign. >> reporter: trump is under fire for not challenging these anti-muslim comments made thursday by a supporter. >> problem in this country it's called muslims. we know how current president is one. >> right. >> you know he is not even an american. >> we need this question -- this 1["ét question. trump's supporters think the president is a muslim not a christian according to a recent cnn poll. many sparing trump's reaction to senator john mccain's in the 2008 campaign. >> he is an arab. he is not -- no? >> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. he is -- he is a decent family man citizens that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> reporter: today trump took to twitter attacking his critics say am i morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or

controversial about him? i don't think so. democrat martin o'malley disagrees. >> i think any of us have an obligation to correct errors and hateful things when people say them. >> reporter: many other democrats, the white house and even some of trump's gop rivals have called him out. >> i would think you would want to distance yourself from a question like that. >> reporter: but two republican candidates have come to trump's defense. >> it's not my job, it's not donald trump's job, it's not anybody's job to police a question. >> reporter: donald trump says it's the first time he has caused controversy by not saying something. now everyone is waiting to see what happens when he takes that stage in iowa tonight. devin dwyer, abc news, washington. sheriff's officials in san bernardino county say a deputy in a helicopter chose to open fire on a suspect home invasion robber because that robber was putting too many lives at risk. the fatal officer involved shooting happened yesterday along interstate 2515 in san bernardino. sheriffs officials say the

suspect reached speeds of 100 mile an hour, drove into oncoming traffic slamming head on into another suv. the deputy in the helicopter hot and killed the driver from the air. >> it's a public safety issue. once he starts going the wrong way obviously he doesn't care about passengers or pedestrians or other cars that are on the vehicle -- >> sheriffs officials say pilots and deputies assigned to helicopter units are trained and authorized to fire their weapons when flying. those instances, though, have been rare. a man authorities connected to four shootings along a highway in arizona appeared in court for the first time today. leslie merritt jr. faces several spell niece including terrorism charges. he told the judge that he is the wrong guy, that his gun has been at a pawn shop for the last two months. the judge, though, impose add $1 million cash only bond saying that this man's release could bring substantial fear to the community. merit's father told the news crew that his son is not the shooter. >> would you like to te me

about him or say anything on his behalf? >> yeah, i will say plenty on his behalf. whoever said he is the i-10 shooter is a [ bleep ] moron. have a good night. >> authorities arrested merit last night at a walmart in phoenix. they say his gun is connected to four of the 11 shootings along interstate 10 since last august. investigators believe that there may be copy cats involved in the other shootings. the only injury was fortunately a 13-year-old girl, she was just cut by broken glass, expected to be okay. a pennsylvania man saved a woman from an rv that was engulfed in flames and setting fire to really everything in its path. today we're hearing from the hero who risked his life to save her. abc 7 news reporter tai hernandez has the details. >> reporter: overnight new pictures emerging of a horrific scene unfolding as an rv home ignites into a red hot inferno in the middle of traffic in a small pennsylvania town. you can see the rv bursting into names, onlookers stunned as the thick black smoke bill lows high

into the air. >> we are driving along and awful a sudden smoke started rolling out of the back of the motor home. >> reporter: chris taking an unbelievable risk after learning there was a woman tramd inside the rv the navy veteran heroically spring noog action. >> i ran inside and it was so toxic, i went to my knees, i couldn't see in front of me and then finally i felt her leg, the woman was unconscious. so i picked her up and i drug her all the way to the front of the rv and the flames were within about two feet of her inside. >> reporter: the danger quickly spread. watch as the suv hitched to the back of the rv breaks off, catching fire, hits another vehicle and nearly slams into the bystander capturing the scene on voochlt the power lines above igniting and literally snapping from the heat. >> it looked like a war zone. i had to do what i could. >> that was tai hernandez reporting. four vehicles were destroyed

including the rv which the couple called home. they're getting help from the red cross but are safe tonight because of that stranger's leap to action. a london bound flight was canceled this morning after the airplane's wing hit a fence at new york's kennedy airport. this is video taken by a passenger on virgin atlantic flight 26. the boeing 747's wing scraped that fence as it was being pushed back from the gate by a tug. the flight was immediately canceled. a new theater experience is coming to nor cal. imagine moves your eyes side to side and being able to see all of the action around you. reporter guy breel carol has more. >> reporter: the home beaver yens continues to get better and if we don't continue to make the cinema experience better, so much better that it's compelling, something you can't get at home then we're going to be in trouble. well, this is a pretty good step and i think years from now our children, our grandchildren are going to look back and say, you used to watch a movie on a

single screen? >> reporter: todd is confident the technology will draw bigger audiences willing to pay more for the three screens. the tickets lost $6 more, but movie goer gary roberts says he's still interested. >> more of an experience, sure, because really with rentals now, i mean, you can watch movies in your home and with the wide screen tv, i mean, it's not bad so why go to a movie is because it's different, it's more, it's bigger. so some of the extra stuff is worth t. >> reporter: apparently many audience members agree. played i can't premiered the screens last night for the opening of maze runner scorch trials. guys as many people bought the more expensive ticket. >> everybody seemed to have a great time, we got a lot of autos and you as when it started up and everybody enjoyed it. >> reporter: some say the regular screens are big enough already. darlene miller hopes three screens do not become the norm.

>> too much going on. i mean, we used to go -- when i was young we would go to the drive in movies and i hated when you could see three different screens then at the drive in movies. so, no, i would -- i probably would stop going to the movies. >> darlene was funny. coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00. college students get big discounts on everything from clothe to go computers. coming up, 7 on your sideshows you how. thank you, michael. it's heating up in the bay area this weekend. live look from emeryville, clear skies out there and! meteorologist drew tuma has the accuweather forecast right after the break. ♪ ♪ grow old with me

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hispanic family names. it's been playing all over social media but now getting some criticism from the community it's meant to target. they call this marketing campaign hispandering. >> this is my family name and there is a legacy and heritage that comes with the name >> i love the name rodriguez. >> coca-cola made this short film to highlight a few hispanic families and the pride they share towards their last names. then a bright red coca-cola truck comes into the neighborhood handing out coke cans, each one displaying a hispanic last name. >> hispanic groups say coke goes too far, linking pride to a soft drink during hispanic heritage month. >> it's turning into some extended cinco de mayo marketing

free-for-all and people see through that. >> reporter: these particular coke cans used only in this ad also come with a temporary tattoo to be displayed anywhere on the body. >> i think it's kind of stereotypical to put the tattoo type thing. >> reporter: years ago tattoos on the neck were associated with gang members. coca-cola based out of atlanta didn't address the controversy but said this year's program focuses on the power of family, culture and community while bringing people together in celebration of their heritage and unique family stories. we went around san francisco's mission district asking people to watch the ad and give us their opinion. >> there is a latina. there is a lot of pride like i saw in the commercial and why not? >> an excuse, a ploy to exploit. >> reporter: at the tail end of the ad the company has a link for you to order bottles of coke with any hispanic last name for $5 each. in san francisco leanne

melendez, nbc 7 news. 6 million people will be enjoining pretzels and hoisting stiens today to kick off octoberfest in germany. that looks like fun. the mayor of munichemt and the bavarian prime minister celebrated the beginning this have festival. they raised their first glass together. visitors can enjoy beers, food, games and carnival rides and are encouraged to wear the traditional laider hosen. octoberfest goes through october 4th. back stateside now. americans will spend $68 billion this year on back-to-school supplies. 7 on your side's mikey finney has partnered with consumer reports to find how college students can get significant savings. >> college students need electronics and clothes and a way to get to school. banana republic and j crew stores it's a matter of flashing a student id card to get a 15%

discount. at apple a student id or acceptance letter will get you $200 off your purchase, either in the store or online. but for a lot of other merchants there have been a hitch. >> for quite a few of the on line discounts you have to join a student discount program, one one found was free. >> the free service gives you discounts on online purchases at clair's, urban outfitters, levis and many other sites. students can also get 10% off on amtrak, on tickets purchased online for 20% on greyhound tickets purchased either online or in person. but you need to pay to join the student advantage discount program that offers those programs. >> it costs $22.50 for the first year but you might be able to make that back with all the savings you can get with it. >> check out the website student advantage.com you will see a long list of discounts on popular movie theaters, hotels and shoe stores among others.

for the very lucky who will take a new car to college the general motors college discount program offers discounts for new car purchases and leases. the amount depends on the model you buy, but most are eligible. >> that was michael finny reporting and he says general motors will also give the new car discount to those who have graduated within the last two years. teachers may also qualify for some of these discounts, too. i know we are in that back to school time, doesn't feel like autumn, though, does it? >> kids are having a tough time adapting to the first weeks of school when it still feels like summer out there. the last weekend of summer official's. we will take you outside, a refreshing look from our bay bridge camera showing you along the bay waters just a light chop. air quality is good, baby blue skies but the air quality will be decreasing on sunday. poor air quality is forecasted specifically for the inland east bay and santa clara valley, that's when we have a spare the air dma effect.

sunday if you can use public transportation, carpool, bike or walk. the big story today a jump in the heat compared to yesterday. most spots right now are some 10 degrees warmer currently than we were this time on friday. so out there right now it is a hot 94 degrees in concord, 95 livermore, 86 observing land, the same in san jose, 94 santa rosa and san francisco the cool spot to to seek sitting at 79 degrees. a live doppler 7 hd along with satellite a quiet picture. high pressure is the muscle maker of our forecast it's not going anywhere for tomorrow. we will continue the warming trend for sunday. future tracker temperature shows you by sunday afternoon 1:00 it's warm in many spots, 91 observing lands, 86 downtown san francisco, 94 san jose, 90 santa rosa and 97 antioch. by monday we will begin to see some cooler changes, first right along the coast an on shore breeze begins to kick n half-moon bay and san francisco cool off back into the 70s, but elsewhere we are still in the 80s and 9 09s.

it's not almost tuesday that everyone feels relief from that nice westerly wind. so overnight tonight it's going to be mild after this hot day today, plenty of stars so a beautiful sky, 61 down down san francisco, 51 oakland, 55 san rafael, 60 san jose and 61 in antioch. then highs for your sunday starting in the south bay hotter tomorrow than we were today, up to 96 tomorrow afternoon in san jose, 99 los gatos, 95 for cupertino. along the peninsula 93 menlo park, 90 san mateo even pacifica mild at 81 degrees. 85 downtown tomorrow for san francisco, 79 daly city into the north bay 95 santa rosa 93 petaluma, 97 napa into the east bay tomorrow oakland hot at

same for hayward, 93 fremont, 90 richmond and inland 101 concord, 103 livermore and 102 very warm degrees in san ramone. tomorrow at at&t park the giants taking on the diamondbacks, it is going to be a warm one at the ballpark, we are notice 80s by first pitch, 84 degrees, the uv index will be high. remember the sunscreen and hats if you can. ak yu weather seven-day forecast hot tomorrow, cooler on the coast monday and tuesday and haul kwins early wednesday morning and then breezy and nice with sunshine for the second half of the seven-day forecast. >> i can't believe fall is already here on wednesday. >> can you believe that already? >> where did the summer go? >> it's been here, it's been hot. >> making plans. thank you so much, drew. mike shumann joins us with sports snoot cal bears hosted by the texas long horns. they try to improve to 3-0 this season. ohio state had their hands full with northern

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after a 2-0 start the cal bears taking their act on the road hoping to get national recognition from texas. the series started back in 1959, long horns lead it 5-0 right now scoreless in the first quarter. ohio state leading against northern illinois, car dell jones picked off in the first series of the game. buckeyes down 7 before they knew what hit him. it was 10-10 at the break. jones replaced by barrett and he is shikd off. northern illinois and this as buckeye fans are stunned but the very next day drew hair intercepted by darren lee, he is going to go back 41 yards, number one ohio state survives 20-13 that final. air force coming off a 21 point win over san jose state last week. tougher test in east lancering to take on michigan state. spartans rj williamson 61 yards

the other day. 14 listen 0 lead. monster game for aaron burr bridge. yes, he did get that foot down, only one in college football. fourth ranked spartans winners 45-21. yukon taking on missouri. huskies printing from their own end zone blocked for a safety, 2-0 missouri but trail 6-2 at the half. why watch the game live when you can record it on your cellphone and watch later. third quarter -- on abc 7. fourth and goal quarterback mock on the keeper, missouri wins 9-6 the final but they improve to 3-0. you can catch third playoff event of the pga tour bmw championship. scott piercing on the four under for a tie second place with daniel berg. jason day, further padded his lead. this approach on the rough from 12, he hits a towering shot, nearly holds out for eagle. would he tap in for birdie to finish two under, got a six

stroke lead, 20 under going into tomorrow's final round. you can catch stanford and usc right here on abc 7 at 5:00 p.m. after the game with yours truly and larry biel for postgame interviews. we have a usc grad sitting up here at the table. >> oh, man. >> she was on the acapella squad at usc. >> i still have my sparkly vest in the closet vest. thank you for outing me. that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us.

♪ weome, everyone, to saturday night football, presented by wells fargo on abc. tonight, from the los angeles memorial coliseum on a hot night in the city of angels, it's the pac-12 opener for the stanford cardinal and the sixth ranked trojans of usc. hi, everybody, welcome. i'm sean mcdonough, along with chris spielman. we'll be joined in a moment by todd mcshay. delighted to have you with us.