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[thunder] >> the crack of lightning fills the skies over the east bay north of vanecia. it's part of some strange weather striking the bay area this weekend. good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, october 4th. let's start with a first look at the weather, here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. all that is associated with an area of low pressure. about 1:30, 2:00 this morning that went over venire shaw, vallejo, and so lon no county. it indicates the active weather and still we are looking at hours from reno, south pass.
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the bay area the wind advisories have expired and we are looking at ton of sun while the moisture is in southern california. the golden gate bridge, plenty of 50s. 59 in mountain view and half moon bay. temperatures will be warmer around the north bay. the east bay valleys will see some low 80s. low 70s in san francisco. upper 70s across the bay, along with this nice fall weather. how long will it last? i will have the answer coming up. >> thank you, lisa. a wind advisory issued by the chp last night remains in effect in morning. it's for the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. utah winds have been especially strong on bait bridge and it has caused plenty of damage in san francisco. abc7 news reporter lilian kim takes a look. >> the scaffolding on bay shore boulevard was no wind that swept through san francisco.
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all's of it came crashing down down on two parked cars in this parking lot. the owner of this s.u.v. was walking into the store when it happened. >> i'm so blessed. if i stay inside the car i get hurt in the head. it got my car and the mirror on top. >> on 7th and market street, more damage. this time a wall separating it from the construction site toppled over. a 51-year-old man walking by was taken to the hospital for cuts to his head. meanwhile, in the mission district the palm trees on mission street swayed precariously. but on 24th street a large branch snapped off. no damage and no injuries. [chainsaw] as was the case in pacific heights, where a large tree collapsed on clay street near fillmore. >> i heard the tree fall, and at first it didn't occur to me that the tree would have fallen, and then i came outside and like it was just there. i was like, oh, my god. i'm so glad that didn't hit the house. >> a close call, but it's not over yet as long as the wind
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advisory remains in effect. in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> a similar scene in the north bay. in inverness high winds brought down a large tree, crushing a car yesterday afternoon. the strong gusts also took out a power line in novato, leaving as many as 2,000 people in the dark. pg&e said the power has been restored. in the east bay strong winds, up to 50 miles an hour, went through the trees. abc7 news reporter alan wang tweeted out this video at tildon park. you can see on the sign saying the fire danger high because of winds. there's a red flag warning that's through 10:00 this morning. >> firefighters of still on the scene of a huge fire. the flames were really rolling when this video was shot. it's at a grocery store.
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residents of a mobile home park behind the mall were evacuated for a brief time. firefighters have managed to spreading. they will be on the scene for several more hours. there are no injuries, fortunately, and the fire is under investigation. shootings. churches in roseburg are expected to be filled for sunday's service this morning following last thursday's massacre. last night hundreds of people gathered in the nearby town of winston to hold a candlelight vigil for the victims. the names of the nine killed were read one by one. a pastor said he has the unthinkable duty of organizing nearly a dozen funerals this week. and while people come to grips t learning more about how the gunman died. abc news reporter brandy is in roseburg.
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>> this nursing student, sharon, can't forget what happened last thursday. it was at umpqua community college. >> rapid, rapid fire >> she and her classmates quickly found out what they thought were firecrackers outside their room were gunshots. her friend kim had no idea until she was hit. >> and i was please, just breathe. come on, kim. >> but it was too late. that's when a 30-year-old army veteran showed up and told everyone to get down. >> he said it's my son's birthday, it's my son's birthday, come on, dude, come on. and then you hear rapid fire again. >> mitch was shot seven times. >> that's a true sign of a hero. he put his own life in front of everyone else's. nine people died. >> new details are also emerging about the man who pulled the trigger, 26-year-old chris harper-mercer. he came armed with six guns, including an automatic rifle and wore a bulletproof vest. law enforcement was on the scene
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within six minutes and two minutes after that the gunman was down. >> the cause of death was suicide. >> back inside the school, she was still helping the wounded. >> she had a gunshot wound in her leg. so you sticked -- gave it to a cop. you see the memorial is growing outside the campus. you see this sign reads "pray for roseburg." classes will be cancelled through all of next week. abc news, roseburg, oregon. >> the survivors are now telling their stories of the horrors that happened during english class. one who came out unscathed said the gunman burst into the room and started talking to another student. >> and said to her beg for your life, and i won't kill you. she begins to beg for her life, and he shoots her. he then says to the rest of them, crawl to the middle of the room.
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and lacy said apparently we weren't doing it fast enough, and his voice got louder and he said, i said get to the middle of the room. they crawled as quickly as they could, all of them to the center, and he walked to the center and began to shoot them as they were laying down. >> lacy was partially covered by another student's body and lying in a pool of blood. the gunman apparently thought she was already dead. another survivor, a 16-year-old cheyenne fitzgerald, was shot in the back because she refused to tell the gunman her religion. her mother said cheyenne then heard the gunman tell another student he was the lucky one. >> he called one guy, gave him the envelope, and told him to go to the corner of the classroom because obviously he was going to be the one that was going to be telling the story. >> authorities say they have the
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shooter's manifesto, but have not revealed the contents. cheyenne lost a kidney to a bullet. doctors say she has a long road to recovery. tonight the san mateo chapter of the brady campaign against gun violence will hold a vigil in support for the oregon shooting victims many and in support of gun control. the vigil begins at 6:00 at the congregation natural church. in san francisco the giants are flying the flags at center field at&t park in honor of the victims of the oregon massacre. and if you would like to express your condolences to the shooting victims and their families, just go to our abc7 news facebook page to share this badge. four high school students have been arrested after authorities uncovered a school shooting plot.
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according to investigators, it was still in the planning stages at summerville high school in sonora. deputies uncovered the plot reportedly when other students began talking. they talked about their suspicions. the suspects have been arrested on conspiracy to commit an assault with deadly weapons. >> the final day of the hardly strictly bluegrass festival begins later this morning. ♪ abc7 news was in golden gate park yesterday for the free concert. more than 100 musical artists are perform on seven stages. as the name implies, it's not all bluegrass. the foundation started by late san francisco philanthropist warren hellman pays for that yearly event. artists began taking the stage at 11:00 this morning. today's headliners including fantastic negrito, loss lobos and indigo girls.
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and that, as us saider earlier, lisa, is quite an eclectic group. >> yes, the way we like it around here. things have calmed down really quickly some morning. folks are enjoying a run on the embarcadero where temperatures are in the 50s. really no wind to speak of. a beautiful day on the way. 70s for you downtown. we will talk about how long it lasts before, yes, the heat comes back. that's next >> thank you, lisa. also neck, new details on the devastating valley fire. the ordeal four firefighters faced shortly after the flames ignited. >> and a warning this morning for some businesses in the south bay. the
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>> a fremont man, believed to have murdered his mother, is being sought by police this morning. take a close look. police want to know if you have seen this man. he's considered dangerous, perhaps armed. abc7 news reporter alan wang has the details. >> i feel safe every time i walk through the door and i never fear for my life. >> but after kendall's mother found out her murder was murdered next door and the victim's son is wanted and on
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the loose, she's moving him back to oakland where she feels it's oakland. but kendall's commute to college will be a lot longer. >> i will say that there was severe trauma on the body, on the mother. >> fremont police won't say how the woman in her 60s died, only that she lived in this apartment with her son, a 31-year-old man, omar. he was nowhere to be found when police conduct add welfare check and discovered his mother's body in the apartment. >> prior to tuesday, did you ever hear any commotion prior to that? >> no. >> police won't assume why he murdered his motor, but they say he could be a threat to the public. >> by the very nature of the crime, a homicide, yes, he could be considered dangerous. >> omar is 5'11" and 150 pounds. police believe he could be anywhere in the bay area but he's known to frequent oakland and california. abc7 news. >> we have new details this
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morning about the ordeal of those four cal firefighters burned in the valley fire. the four faced a sheet of flame on cobb mountain during the first hours of thatver rich us fire. they tried to take their shelters out of their . one firefighter had to remove his gloves to tear away a melted plastic covering. another could not get his shelter out of the case because the cover had already melted and fused to a plastic sleeve. all four suffered burns of various degrees. two are now back home and another will soon be released from the hospital, but the fourth firefighter has third-degree burns across his entire body and it will take some time to recover. a facebook tip helped the fbi catch a fugitive wanted from a double murder that happened nearly a year ago in watsonville. last october police say a man shot and killed a rival gang member outside the valley inn
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motel. bullets hit a nearby restaurant killing a four-year-old girl and wounding a man. a tipster in mexico saw him on the fbi facebook page and contacted them. >> police in martinez arrested a woman who hit a man in a wheelchair and left him lying on the ground. the suspect is a 72-year-old woman that use as walker. she hit the man as he was crossing at virginia hills drive and then drove off yesterday afternoon. that man is now in critical condition. san jose is trying to weed out massage parlor that may be fronts for prostitution before the super bowl next year. according to a new report, the city has issued five citations or warning letters to massage parlors since june. twenty others have been investigated over the last year. none has been cited for human trafficking, but it's a concern with the super bowl coming to santa clara.
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>> if you have thousands of people coming in, and there's a demand for escort and massage services, and i think other super bowl cities have experienced that problem. what seems to go with that is the human trafficking problem i think we are all trying to address. >> san jose can now force massage parlors to obtain permits from police before they open because of a new law that took effect last january. >> happening today, the celebrated blue angels air team will arrive at the oakland international airport for beginning of fleet week. the team arrives at 6:00. pilots begin practicing on thursday at the airport's northfield. their airshow begins this friday at 4:00, and it runs through sunday. fleet week, which starts tomorrow, also includes the popular parade of ships and plenty of ship tours.
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>> also happening now, runners have just started the 14th annual bridge-to-bridge run in san francisco. participants have the choice of running either the 5k or a 12k choice. they started both race was 20 minutes ago. runners will go past the waterfront before ending the marina green. this benefits the special olympics. a great cause and pretty great weather for all of that going on, lisa. >> yeah. looks pretty quiet out there. we will have a nice day today. but yesterday it got really windy. those winds will been pushed down into central and southern california. you see the thunderstorms blows coming in some areas by fresno with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and the showers a few areas of light snow perhaps over 9,000 feet, but it's quieting
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down. cloudy skies for the sierra nevada with a high about 60 in south lake. and we take you further. you can see all the activity here. so getting quite interesting near bakersfield. they have had rain in santa barbara, and some scattered showers in the forecast all wait as far south as san diego. saw a few showers on twitter. and interestingly enough, another storm in the pacific. this is tropical storm oho. this is number 15. very active pacific season. we will get an update on el nino next week. still looking favorable, but do we have any rain in the next seven days? not so much. we will get to that in a mommy. this continues to weak he. we will see scattered showers around the big island. the other side of the coast, we still have this to deal with. it is hurricane joaquin with winds of 110 miles an hour. it is blasting the bahamas.
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but you heard of all the rain in the carolinas. as it continues to exit away from bermuda, the moisture is moving into the carolinas still. an all-time event with 11.5 inches of rain yesterday in charleston. we are looking at another 3.5-inch today, a half-inch tomorrow and then it should be shut off. four people have died and folks are still being rescued here. a terrible scene there with improvements not for the next 24 hours or so. back home, 70 in santa cruz. at san francisco. looking at lake tahoe, where it looks rather dark and we are looking at the possibility of a few showers. the delta, it's been a little breezy there, but those winds are dying down as well. 59 concord and livermore. the airport nice and sunny today. 70s from san carlos to belmont
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to san mateo. temperatures near average this week. we will see the warmer second half of the week just in time for the blue angels. there's the low. you see it pushing to the south, taking the wet, windy weather with it. if with he track that throughout the next day, you will notice as the moisture continues to sink southward, the showers are scattered. you will be lucky to see if they see any rain there. we look for upper 70s today in san jose and also morgan hill. 77 in sunnyvale, milpitas. upper 70s for san carlos. and redwood city 78. san francisco a sunny day, 73. in the sunset district we will see upper 70s and 82. the warmup is here from calistoga to napa. another lightly warmer day for concord, fairfield and walnut creek with low to mid-80s. we are sunny and nice right through the middle of the week and it looks like about thursday
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we will turn it around and bring an offshore flow and that brings the heat for next weekend. >> all right. i don't know what else to say other than, hey, we are starting the month with -- i know, it's the blue angel time, it's typical. >> i was going to say with no rain. but who knows, something could be in the forecast. coming up, a test that stresses out high school seniors but why it left a sour note for some students in san francisco yesterday. abc7 is honoring hispanic heritage month with posts to our instagram feed. today we are recognizing stephanie bravo. she's a first generation college grad with degrees from both san jose state and stanford who founded student mentor to help other students like her. her message even made it to the white house. we have more details o
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>> high school students in san francisco will have an unexpected two weeks to study for the s.a.t.s. this sign greeted more than 100 students at mission high school yesterday saying the exam was cancelled. students say they had no advance notice. they have not been told why it was suddenly called off. the nonprofit college board runs the tests and the san francisco
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unified school district told abc7 news it is that group's responsibility to communicate with the students about any changes. "the san francisco chronicle" reports there will be a makeup exam on october 17th at mission high school. that could mean students applying to the university of california won't have their test scores back in time to meet the application deadline of november 30th. much more ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. bracing for record rainfall on the east coast. the severe flooding hitting south carolina this morning. and why there's a big [announcer] you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses.
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>> welcome back, everyone. we are starting this half-hour with a look at the whether with meet lisa argen. >> carolyn, we are in the south bay where san jose will enjoy a
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day today in the upper 70s. a couple degrees warmer than you were yesterday. 66 in santa rosa. you have a head start because of all the wind that mixed down the warmer atmosphere. elsewhere we are looking at sunshine in novato, 63. 59 in livermore. the warmup comes in the north bay and a portion of the east bay. but as you head out this morning you notice it feels cooler from livermore to antioch, and it is. but that will reverse itself and you will see a few 80s today. it is much warmer in santa rosa. elsewhere we look for the typical onshore flow, which is going to stick around for the next several days, keeping us just about where we should be for a portion of the work week ahead. i'll explain in the next few minutes. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. developing news this morning, potentially historic and life-threatening flooding is hitting the east coast. and columbia, south carolina, look how bad it is. the water was so deep, people had to form a human chain to try to rescue a man from a flooded
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street. at least five weather related deaths have been reported. the rains have prompted five governors to declare states of emergency. and for some places the worst may be yet to come. here's abc reporter. >> this morning flooding hammering south carolina. rescues happening overnight as president obama declares an emergency. surging floodwaters creating treacherous conditions. >> i tried coming this way and the water was above my waist so i couldn't do it. >> record-setting rain, dropping over a foot in last 24 hours. closing roads, submerging cars and stranding drivers. additional crews brought in to assist with more water rescues. >> everything downtown is flooded, cross-town is closed. about every street down here it closed. >> winds toppling trees and taking down powerlines, leaving more than 30,000 customers
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without power. >> a couple feet here now. last night it had to be four feet. >> in north carolina roads under water and sink holes opening up. the governor there urging residents to use caution when leaving their homes. >> please be extremely careful when you are in and around especially water because that's where most of our deaths occurring during these types of storms. >> in the water. >> watch this home in new jersey. seen here before it was literally ripped apart by the water. now floating away. up and down the coast mother nature not letting up. more torrential rain expected through tuesday. >> that was robb marciano reporting. president obama has declared an emergency in south carolina. presidential candidate donald trump is channeling actor charles bronson at a rally in
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tennessee yesterday. trump defended second amendment rights by saying he has a handgun to carry permit in new york, and if he's attacked, he would emulate bronson in the vigilante film death wish. trump is criticizing gun free zones saying the oregon shooting in roseburg could have been limited if instructors or students had been armed. trump may expand on those views when he talks to george stephanopoulos later on "this week." governor chris christie said he would establish a no fly zone and get russia out of syria. >> now putin is going in with the iranians to prop up assad. only clinton could mess it up that badly. anyone who grease with allowing russians into the middle east is painfully naive. >> christie does agree with trump that the oregon tragedy is
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more about mental health issues than gun control. president obama will visit san francisco this week and share the stage with kanye west. the president is scheduled to appear at a democratic fundraising concert. kanye west will provide the musical entertainment. you know recall a few years ago he called him a jack ass for interrupting taylor swift at the musical awards. if you want to go to the mound razor, you have to dig deep. tickets start at $250 and go as high as $10,000. the san francisco company has agreed to shell out $13 million for sending out too many e-mails. this settles a lawsuit over the ad connection feature. some linked-in members were upset some contacts they were
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requested to connect with received multiple reminder e-mails. if you are a member and you file a claim, you could get up to $1,500. you have until december 14th to file. a unique comic expo has returned to san jose this weekend after 15 years in san francisco. abc7 news was at the san jose convention center yesterday for the alternative press expo. it started in 1994 to celebrate independent graphic novels and pop art. the expo's founder said it's the perfect place to find something that's just not available at your regular standard bookstore or comic shop. >> a lot of people coming to an event like this will be seeing these things for the very, very first time, even though some of the stuff that we've published -- because this is our 30th anniversary -- is maybe as much as 15 or 20 years old. >> the expo was in san francisco since 2000, but the founder brought it back to the south bay this year. he said san francisco is too
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expensive to remain there. happening today a special birthday celebration for an iconic structure in monterey. the city's old fishermen's wharf is 170 years old. take a trip there this weekend and you will be treated with a free slice of whale-themed birthday cake. monterey's old fish he mens wharf was built back in 1945 and it's become the most visited attraction in monterey county. still ahead on the sunday morning news, the local cheese shop wants you to buy a big slice of it's future. the $1,000 bond it's owners are hoping to dish out. and here is a live look from our lake tahoe cam. later today about 61 degrees for a high and cloudy. how about where you live? lisa argen along shortly with a
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full accuweather forecast.
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>> happening today, the city of belmont will be filled with the sound of music for the annual save the music festival. that festival raises funds to keep music programs going in belmont redwood shore schools. if you head down to twin pines park, you will see all the fun. local high school bands and performers will be on hand, as will the epic battle of the marching bands between the stanford and u.c. davis bands. this is the largest annual community event in belmont, and
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it is for a great cause because schools don't always have the funds like they used to to have these music programs. i love events like this that bring the towns together. >> and belmont was very nice yesterday, in the 70s. most of the peninsula in the mid-and upper 70s. we will take a look at the exploratorium camera. wow, where are the clouds? it's crist cal clear out there. 59 degrees. a high of 70 today and that's actually average for san francisco. a little bit of warming to speak of for the week ahead. i'll have that for you with the 7 day outlook coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also next, 18th-ranked stanford running all over
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>> big day in sports. both the raiders and the 49ers are playing nfc fourth teams. the raiders will try for their third straight victory against the winless bears at soldier field. go silver and black. kickoff, 10:00 this morning. then this afternoon the niners will try to snap a two-game skid against the undefeated packers at levi's stadium. kickoff at 1:25. next saturday 24th-ranked cal will face 10th ranked utah. looking to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1950. yesterday they stayed undefeated after an exciting comeback against washington state. here's collin resch. he has the highlights in this morning's sports.
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>> this is what sonny dikes envisioned when he came to cal. an attacking defense that force turnovers and an explosive offense. of course, it helps to have the best quarterback in the country. cal 5-0 for the first time since 2007. klay thompson spent three seasons at washington state before being drafted by the warriors. still a proud coug. proud of his team. they led 27-11 before this spectacular one-handed grab. 21-13 at the half. early in the third cougar the fake punt but he has the punter run it. not a good decision. lit up by a pack of bears. scoops it up, 45 yards the other way. cal within a point. later in the third. goff. nfl accuracy here. lawler, another fantastic grab. got the put-down and they led 28-26. ensuing kick-off. cal goes on-side kick. they recover. that sets up goff. harris finds the lane. 24 yards. bears hold on for the 34-28 win. the defense was solid all day. seven sacks. cal stays perfect, 5-0.
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stanford started the season scoring six points in the loss to northwestern. they have looked like an offensive juggernaut. last night they put a whooping on the wildcats of arizona. his squad averaging 42 a game since the opening-season loss. they have found a groove. 49 yards here. this will set up a field goal. 156 yards rushing on 17 carries for the sophomore. all season he set up touchdowns and finally got one himself. first of the year. 4 yards, cardinals up 13-0. ramon wright scores a touchdown. 16-yard screen from kevin hogan stanford up 17-3 at the half. barry sanders had the long touchdown he run against oregon state a week ago. 65 yards here. another gear when he eyes the end zone. stanford improved to 4-1 after rushing arizona 55-17. a big payday for san jose state. $1.6 million to travel to auburn. the spartans came for the money. they also came trying to get a
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win. first quarter joe gray, to winston. 18 yards. tied at 7. san jose state, and he will hear the name keaton barber in his sleep. third touchdown of the game. give the tigers 21-7 halftime lead. third quarter. barber extending up and over. it's 28-14, auburn. no quitting spartans. and irvin follows the 300-yard performance last week with 116 yesterday. a one-touchdown game. the spartans d couldn't stop barber. 36 yards. his longest carry of the game. and 35-21, the final. san jose state dropped to 2-3. well, if the giants finish up their final week of the season, it's time for farewells for pitcher tim hudson. he said good-bye yesterday. hudson getting emotional during a pregame speech thank the fans, teammates and family. as for the game, bottom of the one. tomlinson hits one into triples alley, but he's not thinking triple, he's thinking inside-the-park home run and he's going to get it.
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giants up 1-0. two batters later, marlon byrd gets his third as a giant. in the fourth, brandon crawford takes the first pitch he sees. puts it into the garden. it was seven weeks between his homers. 3-0 at that point. giants with win it 3-2. matt cain starts the season finale today. two games left in the season for the a's. going into their game last night against the mariners. danny valencia, a bright spot for the a's this year. a season to forget. first inning, 3-run shot. his 18th homer of the year. the game goes to extra innings. marcus simeon, gone, and this one is gone. 15th of the year. the a's win it in 13, 7-5. nfl, niners host the packers today and the raiders on the road in chicago. mike shumann will be in with all your highlights and reaction at 5:00. with a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone! >> well, it should be mild
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weather over there at levi's stadium today. let's check in with lisa argen for a look at the accuweather forecast. >> hi, carolyn. everything is calmed down. we aren't look at any precip. we have .2 yesterday. now the activity is in the san joaquin valley with the thunderstorms moving to the northwest. they are rotating around an area of low pressure that brought our wind and a little bit of precip. maybe even a little snow above 9,000 feet in the sierra nevada. but the main activity has moved into here, bakersfield and just very light showers to the south here. you see the rotation right in there just north of bakersfield. scattered showers from riverside. this morning l.a. county, san bernardino county, and back home it is sunny in santa rosa crude. looking at very calm conditions. a nice day in the 70s here
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with great air quality. 59 mountain view as well as morgan hill and san francisco. it's 630 in oakland, 63 for half moon bay. and lake tahoe still holding on to a lot of cloud cover. not much in the precip department. about 61 today but certainly making for a pretty picture. they did receive a few dustings of snow last thursday and friday and maybe even a little today. overall, though, we are looking at a dryer pattern shaping up again. but we will hold on to a bit of a sea breeze. 59 concord and livermore. at the airport we are looking at plenty of sunshine and more 70s on the peninsula. a little bit of patchy fog at the coast. sunny skies for the most part. the week ahead, temperatures near average but then by about thursday we warm it up modestly. into friday and saturday it does look warmer than average with a few 90s inland. there's the low. you can make it out with the counterclockwise spin.
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pulling out of the see they have and pushing into central and southern california today. leaving us on the back side of it with more sunshine. and statewide it will be not only gray, but showers are possible in yosemite down through fresno, los angeles and in sacramento a comfortable 83 degrees while we hold on to the clouds in the northern sierra. we will take it. it looks pretty good out there for the second half of the weekend for the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. temperatures a few degrees warmer than yesterday. starting out in the mid-60s 11:00. upper 60s 1:00. highs around the bay today maybe a couple degrees of warming on the southern end of the santa clara valley. but you notice the 80s return from santa rosa to napa. 85 by the delta. oakland at 77 degrees. today fan appreciation day at&t park. 71 at noontime. 70 right on through the
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afternoon. the accuweather seven-day forecast, the numbers will be comfortable. 70s and 80s throughout the beginning of the week, and slow and modest warming trend with very little fog and a few 90s come into play by next weekend. so looks pretty nice. wish we got more of that activity yesterday, but at least no fires. it was really high fire dangers. we always have to worry about that, but not as much. >> thank you, lisa. up next, a story for all you cheese lovers. a popular san francisco item has a new item on the menu that will cost you a lot of these. it will run you $1,000. what could possibly cost that much? abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom looks into it. >> with the $12 cheese plates and the $10 wine, there's something new on the menu at mission cheese. >> we just put it up a few days ago. to be honest, it's been surprising how few people have mentioned it. >> though they specialize in that familiar fermented
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delicacy. >> cheeses for breakfast, cheeses for dessert, cheeses for a snack. >> sue bought the one thing on the menu you can't eat. the $1,000 founder special. >> feels like it sort of fits with the movement. >> when sarah opened the tiny spot four years ago, she had no idea how big it would get. >> if you come here on a saturday and you see the line out the door, that makes me feel pretty confident that people are excited about what we do. we've had so many people ask, are you going to open a place here, are you going to go here, are you ever going to think about opening another place? the answer is yes with a little help. the founder's special isn't a dish, it's an investment opportunity called a direct public offering. >> to invest in our next business is almost as easy as buying a glass of wine or beer >> putting it on the menu is a bit unconventional. having a direct public offering is an old concept. it's been tried before which a -- by a couple of guys who know a thing or two about dairy
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products. >> ben & jerry's is one of the more famous companies who have didn't it in the past. >> think about loaning them $1,000. it will earn 4% interest for seven years. they will use it to build makers common, a market and a restaurant where they will cure their open meat and serve more of the delicious cheese. >> it actually provides a reasonable risk on a respectable return. >> and valencia street is closer than wall street. >> you actually feel like you are investing in your community. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> up next, a piece of "star wars" history. how much a fan paid for princess leia's bikini in "return of the jedi."
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hello! my name is phil zietlow. i work on the cheerios team and it's always bugged me that we couldn't say that, "cheerios are gluten free". you know, cheerios are made from oats which are naturally gluten-free but sometimes grains that contain gluten get mixed in. so we came up with a way to remove them. which means now, cheerios can be enjoyed by everyone! just original cheerios? honey nut cheerios too, buzz. sweet! is anything bugging you now? (laughs)
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>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $40 million power ball draw. no one picked all six. wednesday night's jackpot grows to $50 million. >> new this morning, if you have seen "return. the jedi" you have to have noticed the bikini worn by princess leia. someone bought it for $96,000. it was worn by the actress keri fisher and is made of flexible, gold-painted urethane rubber. it has collar and chains. the chain links used by java the hut to keep his kidnapped treasure on a short lease. the winning bidder was not named. "star wars" is owned by disney, the parent company of abc7. looking good there.
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let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast. >> nice and sunny out there. slightly warmer in a few locations today. how about 83 in napa? santa rosa warmer at 85. cop cord you are this the low 80s and livermore 84. 9 in san jose. upper 70s oakland, richmond. san mateo 73 downtown. and looking warmer slightly each and every day. just very patchy fog. sun think, dry and the warmest days look to be about into next weekend. >> all right. thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with my buddy, lisa argen. the news continues now online, twitter, facebook and on all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great day and we are going to leave you with a live look at&t park from our south beach camera. today is fan appreciation day. go giants!
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