live where you live this is abc7 news. >> thought he could be like me or one of masons. >> police in the south bay say an extremely dangerous convicted sex offender is on the prowl trying to kidnap young women. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us this sunday night. he is david russell and they say he is responsible for two incidents over the past week. the first at meridian and am milton avenue and -- hamilton avenue. lilian kim is live in the willow glen neighborhood with the details. >> reporter: this is one of the two locations that now has residents on the lookout san jose police say he is extremely dangerous. david russell, a convicted sex offender on the streets. his first known target was a young female near hamilton and

meridian avenues. he tried to engage the young female and then grabbed her and covered her moth and tried to drag her to the car. she fought him off and got away and so did the second known target four miles away near south san jose. nevertheless, the woman we talk to found the news unsettling. >> i have been here at night with my friends filling up my gas tank so it could have easily been me or one of my friends. >> reporter: police posted fliers that along with photos have an image of a white suv he may be driving. they believe it is a newer model nissan rogue with no plates. she works in willow glen and now says she will be on the lookout. >> not exactly black belt, but glad to have some of those skills. >> now husbands are concerned for the safety of their

wives. >> my wife runs from our house which is a couple blocks from the road every evening. now it is scary to even see her walk out of the house. >> which is why everyone is hoping police will find russell soon. th san jose, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> more than a hundred people gathered to remember an east bxy teenager killed in an early morning car crash. abc news was in union city as they came together with the 17-year-old at james logan high where he was a linebacker and running back on the football team. around 1:30 he was driving on 880 near west a street when he crashed into a pick up truck. two passengers in the car and two people in the truck went to the hospital. his friends and teammates are heart broken by the sudden loss. >> he was the type of player who would run through the wall for his teammates and his brothers and coaches. he was the one going and helping kid.

not only in football, but off the field in class and saw -- society. he was the glue in our family that kept us going. >> the chp is still investigating the cause of the crash. the highway patrol and oakland police are investigating a freeway crash and gunshots fired in about the same area. sergio was at the scene for most of the evening. certainly crow? >> -- sergio. >> they are not saying the shots fired at that crash on the freeway are somehow connected to the r -- to the crash that happened before. >> the three-car crash happened before 5:00 p.m. >> the silver mercedes was passing on the shoulder unlawfully and potentially merging into traffic. >> the passengers of the men knee van told us off camera that the driver of the suv crashed into them and the

four-door sedan. when all three vehicles came to a screeching halt, the driver of the mercedes jumped out and ran down the freeway shoulder. police started getting reports of shots fired. >> the crime scene is just a few yards away from the crash scene that the california highway patrol is dealing with. >> it is not clear who was shooting and who that person was shooting at. investigators are hesitant to say if the two incidents are connected. >> the shooting and the accident at this point, we don't know if they are linked. that's being looked into. if anyone can get information about that, give us a call. >> the person who ran away was not found and the person who fired several shots is gone. they suffered minor injuries in the crash. they were sent to a local hospital as a precaution. abc7 news. >> clean up crews are working to contain a fuel leak from a

riverboat that capsized in the delta. you can see the spirit of sacramento upside down near bethel island. it ran into mechanical problems and it began taking on water before sinking overnight. the fish and wildlife officers worry 600 gallons of diesel in the fuel tanks. >> that's why we take it seriously and we need to get it out of the environment. it is no longer harming the fish and the wildlife. >> the spirit of sacramento's new owners bought it at an auction. the trouble began when the boat had mechanical problems and took on water. here is what it looked like before this morning's mishap. the spirit of sacramento appeared in a 1950s john wayne movie, blood alley. >> for the second day in a row they had to rescue someone from the water near aquatic park. they pulled the man from the water just after noon today. they performed cpr at the scene.

firefighters have asked the beachgoers to take precautions because of the cold water conditions. 15 children and one adult had to be rescued from the water in the same area. a 50-foot catamaran started to go under. everyone was wearing life vests. aside from a few bumps and bruises no one was seriously hurt. the -- the fresno county jail's main lobby was reopened after two officers were shot and wounded. one is a football coach at fresno christian high and the success -- suspect is facing charges. they are accepting donations to help the families of the officers injured. for information go to our website, abc7news.com. the former dean at uc berkeley's law school is back at his office after resigning amid accusations. he resigned in the spring after being suspended. the dean's assistant sued uc berkeley claiming he made

unwanted advances beginning in 2014. an interim dean said his future role as a faculty member remains unclear while the university panel reviews his case. >> pope francis canonized a woman and nearly 20 years after mother teresa's death she became a saint in the church. hundreds of thousands of people packed st. peter's square. pope francis canonized mother teresa elevating the nun who served the poorest of the poor to sainthood. >> we declare and define teresa to be a saint. >> he praised saint teresa for shaming the world leaders for the poverty they themselves created. back in the bay area local

catholics honored saint teresa during sunday mass at saint mary's cathedral. one woman journeyed to celebrate the newest saint. decades ago another journey took silvia to calcutta. >> i was able to meet her and go to every one of her homes. i went to every one of her sites. >> 25 years ago mother teresa appealed to people in the bay area to help the need ay at home and -- at home and overseas. >> i asked her to pray for our children and many in cal calcutta. >> local nuns carry on her work in the bay area. one is a shelter for the homeless, pregnant women in san francisco. still ahead on abc news at 11:00, disappointment for some

at a bay area church. why colin kaepernick canceled a scheduled appearance there. and a proud moment for the afghan women's national soccer team. how they fared at a tournament happening this weekend. and a week in the nevada desert is drawing to a close. we'll take you to burning man. >> they had a little dust this weekend. here locally the weather is getting better by the day. clear skies and tomorrow even warmer temperatures. the summer warmth is lippingerring and we'll let you know when that arrives. >> and the aurora borealis on full display in america. they got to witness quite a show and they are not finished just yet.

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people went to the baptist church to hear colin kaepernick talk about why he refuses to stand during the national anthem. instead the pastor explained why he wouldn't be there. abc's tiffany wilson has the story. >> reporter: anticipation built as the choir's song swelled. any minute colin kaepernick was expected to appear and address the people at third baptist church. and then the pastor announced the congregation would not hear from the man, but should still support his message. >> colin is not going to be here this morning. >> he says a last-minute training conflict came up. a civil rights attorney hopes that's the real reason for the absence. >> i hope he doesn't mean his commitment has wayneed. >> this couple came to third baptist specifically toñr see

kaepernick and they left disappointed. >> it looks really bad on his part. >> reporter: these mission high school boys wrote essays on kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem and they hoped to discuss the papers with number seven today. >> i feel kind of mad because i brought my little brother and sister to see him. >> reporter: other church goers say it does not hinder the conversation about the star-spangled banner and minority rights. >> colin has always showed up by sitting down. >> everyone should sit with colin. everyone should support this man and sit down. >> reporter: pastor brown said kaepernick will be brought back at an unnamed later date. tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> the controversy could be helping yes, sir see sales. the number seven jersey is now the best seller at the 49ers on-line store. just two weeks ago it was 20th best seller and at the end of last season the shirts were on clearance. not all of the buyers are fans. social media has lit up with

people burning their kap jerseys. it will set you back $100. next monday is 49er days on abc7. you can catch the niners' season hope opener against the l.a. rams right here. it is monday september 12th at 7:00 p.m. with kickoff set for around 7:20 p.m. the game is followed by abc7 news starting at 10:20. another professional at let is joining -- professional athlete is joining kaepernick. she got down on one knee during the national anthem. she plays for the seattle rain and helped win the world cup last year. she tweeted, it is the least i can do. keep the conversation going. a group of girls and young women from around the world won a soccer tournament in the bay area. abc7 news was there as the afghan women soccer team took on the salinas wild cats. the players range in age from 13 to 29 and they train

outside afghanistan because there are not a lot of opportunities to play there. the bay area's large afghan community provides uh -- a lot of support and today they won. >> they put in a lot of hard work and it pays off. they got together for the first time in a longtime and they came together as a team and they #r organized well and they have learned a lot about what it takes to be a professional. so it is good to end on a high note. >> kelly lyndsay is the head coach. the next stop is the south asia football championships in india, next month. deputies are looking for vandals who targeted a luxury camp at burning man. they have a catered cafeteria to help run its camp. late wednesday a imrowp of people cut the -- group of people cut the lines and water source. the group said they felt sabotaged at every angle. some say it contridicts burning man's culture.

the festivities still appear to be going on tonight. the festival wraps up tomorrow and what you can see now is the burning of the chapel there. >> dan: tonight the northern lights are at it again. take a look at these photos. for people lucky enough to be there, the beautiful light show is expected to last through the night. >> now your accu-weather forcast. >> we have mainly clear skies and that will set the stage for not only a sunny start on your labor day, but warmer temperatures. it will feel nice to get back to average. what we are seeing, it is picking up on one little area of patchy cloud cover. press in tighter on live doppler 7. our observation sites are reporting partly cloudy skies. that's about it. we take you outside with the live look from the sutro tower camera showing you the

beautiful lights off in the distance. you can see the bright lights and it is a really clear night and rather comfortable out there. 9 forecast -- the forecast will call for plenty of stars. it will be cool in spots and we will see a couple of areas dropping and you will feel mild on your labor day holiday and the numbers continue to climb. it will feel like a summer heat by wednesday. as we look outside the current temperatures are 55 in san francisco and a few 60s in oakland and concord. 57 in fremont and 60 in san jose. from santa rosa to napa, some cool spots. most of us will drop in the midand low 50s. as we plan labor day a sunny start at 7:00 in the morning. that sunshine continues into the afternoon. that will help to warm us up. it has been so long sense the

temperatures felt like they should and it will feel like a nice september day. 67 in san francisco tomorrow and a high of 70 in oakland and 79 in vallejo. san jose is going up to about 80 degrees and 88 in antioch and santa rosa is a comfortable high of 83 degrees. we are headed to the coast and it is going to be one of the best beach days. perfect timing on the holiday. right around seven-day forecast 3 degrees with total sunshine. the temperatures are mainly in the mid to lower 60s. the ocean water is a cool 70 degrees. just want to take you to the tropics. we have another tropical storm that was named about three hours ago. this is tropical storm newton. winds are 40 miles an hour, but the track is important especially if you are traveling to mexico. the reason why, tuesday morning you can see newton trying to make landfall around cabo packing winds of 70 miles per hour and probably some

heavy rains. this is something we will keep tracking for you over the next couple days and keep you updated on newton's track. it will try and go to the four corners, but it will lose moisture and fizzle out. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. it is a bright holiday around here. it is feeling like summer. look at those numbers. we are near 100 inland. mild to hot on thursday. a little cooler on friday. both saturday and sunday we are tracking a lot of sunshine in the afternoon and really nice for september. a perfect holiday on the way tomorrow. >> 92 is a little cooler. >> thank you, drew. still ahead, the mvp is teaching overseas tonight. steph curry's big reception in china when abc7 news at

warrior star steph curry is in asia dazzling fans and teaching them how to play. he tweeted this picture of curry on his under armor tour. he spent the week in china meeting fans and teaching basketball. thousands turned up on the streets just to get a glimpse of steph curry. the under armor tour continues this week in hong kong. we saved this week's best college football game for last, right? >> yes. it was right here on abc7. texas blew a 17-point lead and sending the game into overtime. your game w

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abc7 sports is brought to you by river walk casino. >> maybe the most exciting game happening with texas hosting notre dame. 102,000 burning orange and gold. irish trailed 17. they scored 21 unanswered. the extra point is blocked and sean crawford returns it for a two-point defensive conversion and we are now tied at 37 and going into over time. the second ot. a great score for the win. tks text with a 50-40 -- texas with a 50-47 upset of notre dame. how many runs would would you guess they gave up today? zero and the a's were no hits

through seven and two-thirds inning. what? the 18th annual breast cancer uh waterness day. breast cancer awareness day. he delivered and no runs. boston's edward rodriguez doing one better. bottom of eight. he hits one right back to rodriguez and he boots it. upon review he is safe. no hitter avoided. kimbral facing davis. looks like it is out of here. hits the wall and it is miss played. he will score from first and it is his third walkoff winner and they avoid a no hitter and win it 1-0. >> winning is key. >> you have to ring a bunch of

way -- you have to win a bunch of ways. >> it is a rollercoaster ride. >> i am trying to stay locked in and it is easy to let them run wild. >> giants try for the split. two outs in the fourth. a little bloop and rizzo scores it it. a suicide squeeze bunt. he can't close it out. hayward again grounder up the middle. russell ties it at two. we go to extra innings. bottom of 13 and he is facing who else, jason hayward with two on and hayward a little bloop to left center and that will score rizzo, game over and they take three of four from the giants and they had 14 hits in the series. giants fall three back of the

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is abc7 news. >> police in san highway say are trying to find a dangerous man accused of trying to kidnap two young women. david russell is a sex offender who has been living on the streets.

in both cases the women fought him off and got away. more than a hundred people gathered at logan high school to remember a football player who died in an early morning car crash on 880. he was a linebacker and running back and a leader on and off the field. the chp is investigating the cause of the crash. oakland police and the highway patrol are trying to figure out if a car crash on 880 this afternoon and a shooting on a nearby off-ramp were connected. two people were hurt in the car crash and no one was hurt in the shooting. one person ran away from the crash and police have not found the shooter. there are warnings and closures in new jersey and new york because of tropical storm hermine. it has the potential to get stronger tomorrow. the storm woornings -- warnings have prompted many people to cancel their plans.

>> it is one of the few signs of hermine. prowling the atlantic off the eastern seaboard with the sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. >> beneath the waves rip currents closed the beaches to the swimmers. >> we have had to tell people and lifeguards have been careful keeping people out of the water. >> it was a tough sell. >> i mean it is beautiful out right now. >> but officials warned residents not to be deceived by the sunny weather. >> it was a dangerous storm inching off our coast and coming closer every hour. >> abc is in long beach island. >> they are taking a hit from the crashing waves this weekend. >> reporter: crews are shoring up sand dunes to keep the

storm surge at bay. the anthem of the sea sailing from new jersey to bermuda. >> eating in the restaurant and dishes going all over the place. >> the effects would be defined to coastal areas where flooding, rough surf and beach erosion is the toughest curran from -- concern. abc news, new york. >> they are designed to thrill and not harm after they were hurt in the cargo ride accidents. teams -- teens fell from their seats after this ride went hey wire. >> the harness had come off. >> i i did not die today. >> the ride operator panicked and hit a button that released the satisfy tee -- the safety bar. >> another mishap injured six children. they hit their heads when a

rollercoaster stopped abruptly. 13,000 are hurt badly enough to visit the emergency room. >> now a story that dripped the country for three decades. an 11-year-old boy snatched from his bike and never seen again. the brake that may finally -- the break that may mean something for the family and the tight knit community. >> now more on the unexpected lead. >> tonight a major break in the case of jacob nearly 28 years since he vanished. authorities confirming the 11-year-old's remains have been found. >> my prayers and thoughts are with that family jievment to know where he is and not wonder is he still out there. >> the family releasing a statement saying they did not want his story to end this way. >> he was kidnapped from the streets. >> his story captured the nation's attention.

>> it is discouraging. mornings are the worst for me. it is like another day. >> it was 1989 in st. joseph, minnesota when a masked gunman abducted jacob who was riding his bike home from the video store with his brother and friend. since then the court documents show investigators questioned this man in connection to several child sex assault cases in men minute. he is currently in jail on child pornography charges which he denies. kstp reported he lead authorities to jacob's remains. his status changed from person of interest to suspect. over the years they turned anguish to action. helping to pass jacob's law requiring child sex offenders to register in every state. gloria riveara, abc news, washington. bee keepers are worrying that it could be doing more

harm than good. they were killed by pesticides meant to kill mosquitoes. one bee keeper lost 46 hives. they were supposed to be warned about the spraying, but never told. >> i couldn't wrap my head around the fact that we sprayed poison from the sky. >> we have to be kind and compassionate and figure out what is going to work. what will be the best method to treat it without harming the honey bees. >> the health officials reported the first zika carrying mosquitoes in the u.s. the coast guard shows the rescue of more than two dozen people on a s.e.c.king boat this weekend. it crashed into the rocks near the coronado island south of san diego on saturday morning. five crew members and 21 passengers were on board. a coast guard boat and a commercial fishing boat took them safely to san diego. the maker of gatorade came out with an organic version.

it will be sold in select markets this fall. g organic comes in strawberry, lemon and mixed berry flavors. it has seven ingredients including organic cane sugar and sea salt. a baby -- wallaby is back out of the water. a couple of kayakers were trying to coral the animal. they rolled up and grabbed him by the tail grabbing the jetski with the other hand. they made it back to the beach where the baby hopped away presumably without kicking him in the head. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, they call it the come back kid. after difficult times meet the football player who never thought he would get a chance to set foot on a football field again. >> and as we get set to mark the unofficial end of summer we have some

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a family of passionate college football fans with i will share this story for decades after the son began his entrance into the world while mom and dad rooted for the home team. they wanted to celebrate their wedding anniversary. here is what happened next. >> he starts going with eight minutes left. we got up to walk out. she didn't know she was in

labor. she was just having pains. what better place than -- to have a baby than honkey top. >> he waited until they reached the hospital to finish his entrance president. are you about to meet the come back kid. when james connor was first diagnosed with cancer he feared that he wouldn't play again and even worse he may not survive. instead he took the field this weekend. here is that inspiring come back. >> number 24 taking the field against very long law nova and the place -- against villanova and the displays explodes. they knew what a tough year james connor had just been through. it started last season with this image. >> showed a tumor seven centimeters in the chest and some swollen lymph nodes, tumors in my neck. >> it is hodge kins lymphoma. it has a high rate of

recovery, but only after a lot of chemotherapy. >> fear of dying. fear of chemotherapy and not knowing what to expect. >> connor was all in. 12 rounds of chey mo -- chemo while never missing a workout. >> i didn't want to fall too far behind. >> and here is what happened. >> james connor gets the handoff and here come the crowd into the game. >> the cancer retreated. it is gone. that's what everyone knew when he got the ball on saturday. then connor scored. he scored again leading his team to victory. >> here is the choice. >> that's during this tough year and that's what connor himself knew. abc news. >> what a great story. >> let's find out what kind of story we have weather wise. >> we have a sunny day on the way. warmer temperatures and the numbers will continue to climb

as we head into the week. live doppler 7 is giving you a mainly clear picture. that's about it. overnight with those clear skies, a couple of cool spots. 47 santa rosa and 49 in napa. elsewhere we will drop into the 50s. that's our launching pad for a nice holiday. a little breezy. otherwise 67 in san francisco and 70 oakland. go to 80 in san jose and 84 concord and napa up to 83. tomorrow, total sunshine and a really nice beach day. 70 throughy in san -- 73 in santa cruz and 57 is your ocean water temperature. the future tracker temperature showing you as you jump ahead it will be the warmest day we have. lots of 70s and 80s in the bay and even our inland local is getting close to the century mark. accu-weather seven-day forecast shows you tomorrow is a bright holiday and we are warm and sunny and feeling like summer on wednesday. mild to hot on thursday.

it is nice for september. technically dropping 6 degrees is a little cooler. >> i would like to point out now the 25-degree difference. >> how are you going to dress? >> layers. >> fashionably. let's check out sports. here is shu. >> the first sunday of the u.s. open was ripe with upsets. he will serve up a few drop shots and aces

abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> first sunday at the u.s. open had the last american male getting eliminated. no american male has won a grand slam since andy roddick won it in 2003, 13 years. the upset of the tournament today is rafael nadal. upset 20 lucus pui. the crucial fourth set and nadal is up 5-3. a good rally set for set point and he gets him to make the tie to two apiece. he roars back more than four hours in on match point. he just gets it to paul and wins it in five sets. three french men are in the quarterfinals. south ranked djokovic facing kyle edmund in the round of iks is teen.

he will beat him with the backhand winner. the second set point for djokovic. he gets a high volley over the head of edmund and his return into the net. triple match point. he makes a great save on the ball and it gives them the win in straight sets in the quarterfinals. the first set near court and has keys on the run. he is able to catch up to a few shots. he hits it into the net. limited by injury the runner up ranked 74th in the world. hasn't got this far in a major in two years.

they beat the red sox 1-0 this afternoon. it was the last game at the coliseum for david ortiz, big possible pea, who was retiring after the season. ortiz got a standing o this afternoon. ortiz will be retiring after 19 seasons in the big league. it was the fans who make the biggest difference especially the ones in oakland. >> i just want to thank the fans who through the years has been respectful and kind and i will never forget everywhere i go you can see the reaction from the fans. i never gonna forget about the fans who cheer for the players. as a player you need the motivation through the years. >> he has been a fan favorite

everywhere he goes. niners cut and then sign stanford linebacker to the practice squad. another former stanford man cut by the niners goes to green bay. cal wide receiver claimed by philadelphia from san francisco. former stanford quarterback kevin hogan claimed by cleveland. former raider george atkinson, the third claimed by cleveland and former 9er quarterback driscol goes to cincinnati. busy day in the nfl. third round of the do i -- do i chaw bank championship. the ball is hit and rips out right there. stops two feet away and makes that for eagle. he drops in about five feet away . he'll tap in for the eagle.

his third straight 66 three-stroke lead heading into monday's final round. nascar returning to darlington, south carolina for the classic labor day race driving the pace car. 28 laps to go. they will hold on for the second sprint cup series win and the first ever at darlington. he will kiss the start-finish line. kevin harvick was second. the final race of the regular season is next weekend at richmond. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. florida state and ole miss battle tomorrow night to fill that monday night football void that starts september 12th. of course the 49ers and the rams will face-off at 7:20 here on abc7 on the second of the two monday night games they kick off the season with every year. it should be great. it is the 9ers and the l.a. rams. that was the big rivalry for

years and now it is kicking off the season for both teams. >> the l.a. rams were a good football team back then. jay they were a good football team and we weren't. now they are both good and we will see. >> florida you state, are they any good? >> we'll find out. >> you know anything about them? >> a little bit. they are ranked fourth in the nation. three top 10 teams lost in the first weekend. >> guess where he went.