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>> good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 morning >> good morning, everyone, i'm carroll style. thanks for joining us on this sunday, september 1 thatth. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist frances dinglasan, in for lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn, good morning, everyone. get ready for the heat. we are going to crank it up. a heat advisory in effect today we are going to crank it up. pretty warm by lunchtime and then hot and triple digit heat expected inland today. 90s around the bay. at the coast in the 0's. the triple digit heat will continue through tomorrow. i'll have more details about when we can get a cool down and

some relief. carolyn. >> thank you, francis. breaking news out of florida this morning. miami marlins pitcher jose hernandez was killed early this morning in a boating accident. it happened around midnight our time they found the boat overturned that cashed into the crocs off miami beach. he was one of three people who died. he was originally scheduled to start tomorrow's game. officials say it does not appear drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash. >> trial by juryic loss for sit of mime, for the community, for major league baseball, and for anyone who met jose. a great person and it's a great loss. i had the experience of talking to him several times. down-to-earth, a great person. i'm sorry i'm getting goosebumps right now. it's really hitting home, and it's horrible. >> hernandez and the other two men on the boat were not wearing life jackets. he was just 24 years old. former miami marlins pitcher andrew healey tweeted the world

lost a charismatic and talented young man. the giants said we are deeply saddened by the tragic loss. our hearts go out to jose's family and the marlins organization. and in a statement, the marlins said they are devastated. the team has cancelled to's game against the braves. for breaking alerts and updates on this story, download our abc7 news app and enable push alerts. [gunshots] >> police in charlotte releasing video protesters have been calling for. it does not show if officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a black man. the video appears to raise more questions than it answers. police have been under heavy pressure to release the dashcam video. this one from an officer's body cam following several nights of violent protests. abc news reporter eva pill gram was in charlotte and has more.

one suspect down. >> this body cam video, partially silent, has another perspective. an officer waves his baton trying to get scott out of his vehicle. scott is seen briefly walking in the parking lot and then seen mortally wounded as police advance with guns drawn. officers appear to administer first aid. >> we need to hold the wound. police also releasing pictures of the evidence taken from the scene, saying scotts dna and fingerprints were found on the

loaded gun they recovered. >> there's no single piece of evidence that proves all the complexities involved in this investigative process. >> what i see on the video is the failure of the police to use all of the resources that they had at their disposal to avoid killing keith. >> family members be say 43-year-old keith scott was just sitting in his s.u.v. waiting to pick up his son from school. according to police, officers were in the neighborhood for an unrelated arrest warrant. they saw scott with marijuana and a gun, and made the decision to approach him. >> due to those actions, do those precious seconds justify this shooting? >> what you know and what you should know about him is he was an american citizen who deserved better. >> abc news, charlotte, north carolina. >> sky 7 was above oakland as

protesters marched in solidarity with those in charlotte.% they marched last night. they often split up, run to go -- running to escape police. there was a heavy police presence. officers stayed on the move and prevented them from reaching nearby highways. several times protesters blocked 14th and broadway. three people were arrested on suspicion of vandalism, and the obstruction of a peace officer. abc7 news was at oakland's mosswood park yesterday as members of the black community came together for a group bike ride. it is called "riding while black" to promote unity, peace health within the black lives matter movement. organizers stress they don't label it as a protest or a demonstration. >> it's a bike ride. >> it's just a bike ride where black people are gathering and being healthy and being together.

>> the group rode through the city with a few stops in historically black neighborhoods. >> oakland police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead. officers are still work to go identify the man who was fatally shot. it happened this morning just after 1:00 on popular way in west oakland. police say the victim got into a confrontation with someone and was shot. police don't have a motif yet. no arrests have been made. this was the fourth shooting in oakland in just 24 hours. developing news out of baltimore this morning. police are looking for three gunmen who they say shot and injured 8 people, including a three-year-old girl. it happened last night around 5:30 our time. the armed men converged on the victims from different points. police say this was for a labor day weekend shooting that killed one man and injured two women.

officials said all 8 victims are expected to survivor. >> in washington state authorities say the man suspected in a deadly mall shooting is in custody. 20-year-old arcan cetin is suspected of killing four women and one man at a macy's friday night. investigators say one tip identified a car which helped them track down cetin, who did not put up a fight when arrested. >> i instantly recognized that is the person i just viewed on my computer. i did an abrupt u-turn, hit my lights, pulled my gun, and my -- myself and my reserve deputy took the individual into custody. he said nothing. he was just kind of zombie-like. >> officials say it's too early to rule out terrorism or anything else because the investigation is in its preliminary stages.

cetin is a u.s. citizen who immigrated from turkey. on his facebook page he celebrated when osama bin laden died. he was critical of president obama. cetin was undergoing mental health treatment following a misdemeanor assault last year. this is what is left of a tour bus carrying more than a dozen chinese students. it crashed near yosemite. one student died and 11 others are in the hospital this morning. it happened last night around 5:30 north of oakhurst. students between the ages of 12 and 14 and their chaperones were on board. the bus was chartered from the los angeles area. in the oakland hills a fire in the the horse trailer spread to the brush. sky 7 was above highway 13 yesterday as the driver and

horse walked away from the scene. a police escort followed to keep them safe on the highway. crews were able to keep that fire from spreading to nearby homes. traffic backed up to a crawl during the response. and with the hot weather -- or the high temperatures comes a high fire danger. >> definitely there's a red flag warning. also a heat advisory. triple digit heat today. clear skies, calm winds. i'll have all the details and when we can get some relief in the 7 day accuweather forecast. >> thank you. also collin kaepernick takes his message of racial equality to a local high school football game. happy tears for one night, at least. teenagers at an oakland hospital try to put difficult times

>> in san francisco a man is in custody after a six-hour stand offer in the civic center area right in front of city hall. he was waving a gun. sergio quintana has the details on the end of the standoff. >> this is a picture the san francisco police tweeted out at the end of the standoff. the man was taken into san francisco general hospital for a mental and physical evaluation. >> after about six hours of negotiations, we were finally able to resolve this peacefully,

and the subject eventually turned himself over. >> the first moments were tense. from sky 7 you can see all of civic center was closed to pedestrian traffic, as were nearby buildings, including the library and the asian art museum. the man was often waving his arms and officers aimed rifles at him. tourists who hoped to get pictures of the city hall steps had to settle for shots from two blocks away and people parked in the cordonned off area were stranded. >> your car is in there? >> my car is in there and i am not, that's the problem. >> a few people wondered about a concert. >> they said it would be cleared up by 8:00 p.m. but i talked to the police officer and he said he was still in there. >> in the end not a shot was fired. officers decided to call in crisis negotiators, something they are doing more often. this is our 75th call-out for hostage negotiators for people in crisis. last year it was 50.

the standoff ended about 6:00. the concert continued as scheduled. >> we will expect collin kaepernick to continue his protests during today's game. he gave a pep talk to high-schoolers in oakland before their game friday night. >> you are important. this makes a difference. it matters. >> he met with high school football players. the coach sharing this picture and video with us. they were inspired by kaepernick's protest during the national anthem and decided to come up with their own demonstration during racial injustice. friday night they laid on the ground with their hands up. the backup quarterback field behind the players. >> it was moving, you know what i mean? we learned a lot about him and he learned a lot about us. he will continue supporting us and we will continue supporting him. >> the school's head coach said kaepernick reached out to him

after hearing about what that high school team was doing. >> the college campaign is doubling down on their effort to support collin kaepernick's protest. drivers exiting the bay bridge on i-80 in oakland will see this, a picture of kaepernick and the word "patriotism. they fight for a more progressive california and country. warriors general manager bob myers led a contingent from the team's front office staff to a pickup game yesterday. they played against inmates at san quentin. the warriors take an annual trip to the prison for the game. kevin durant, draymond green attended as part of the outreach program. they sat among inmates to watch action, signed autographs and even played some dominoes. after visiting san quentin, they hosted their fourth annual

family basketball clinic. it was at the team's practice facility in oakland. clay thompson along with grant and draymond were there to meet 100 parents and children. there were skills stations, shooting competitions and a wellness station. all proceeds from the clinic benefit the warriors community foundation, which is committed to supporting youth development in the bay area. training camp begins on tuesday. some teenagers suffering from serious illnesses or injuries got a second chance at what is considered a young person's right of passage, the prom. many were either hospitalized or they were just too weak to attend. so last night they got a makeup prom. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian was at this special event in oakland. >> are you ready? >> reporter: lights, camera, action! it's prom night for 100 teenagers. but this is no ordinary prom. tonight is for survivors.

>> i'm grateful i have another chance at living. >> the teenagers at kaiser permanente oakland pediatric prom may have missed out on their own prom or first dance because of injury or illness. this is a do-over of sorts that includes complimentary hair, makeup and formalwear. it gives the kids a chance to remember how life used to be. >> it's good for them to enjoy and be young again. just be themselves. a lot of times they have to grow up older than they have to have all these treatments. >> beautiful! >> she is a year into her fight with leukemia. as she got ready, bittersweet tears fell from her eyes. >> it's incredible how life works. you battle through it, you try your hardest, and then you just overcome it. >> she asked her cousin to be her date for the special night. >> i'm not big of a dancer but if she wants to do it, i'll do it.

and just support her and be here with her and try to make her happy. >> because this is all about finding joy in this place that this group, even under these circumstances. in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. now your accuweather -- or live, breaking news. >> we want to take you to a press conference now. a shock in the sports world this morning. marlins pitcher jose hernandez dying in a boating accident. we were just listening to the team president and now someone else talking about the accident that happened at 3:00 a.m. this morning outside miami. >> thinking of that little kid. a little boy in

but the way he played. there was just joy with him when he played. and when he pitched, i think that's what the guys a will say, too a, is with some of the stuff he would do, you just seek that little kid that you see when -- [sighing] >> when the kids played little league. that's the joy that jose played with. and the passion he felt about

playing. >> a lot of emotion we are hearing today. >> jose, his personal transcended culture, religion and race. i mean, it just did. his story is a story well told and it will be told forever. when you talk about someone whose personality could out-shine his talent, normally its the other way around. and in this case his love of family and the game and being

jose. stories that are being told around miami now is stories of jose being jose. including he knew some of the officers on the scene this morning, they had known jose. he was a man around town. >> this is difficult for me and for everybody. but when i came to the marlins last year, you know, i knew that everybody -- the marlins was like one of the main things about the marlins was jose. and just -- just to be part of

it, every time he went up there, his day. >> again, you are listening in on a news conference regarding the death of marlins pitcher jose fernandez. he and two other men were in a boat. officials say they were not wearing life jackets when it crashed on the rocks in the waters outside miami around 3:00 a.m. miami time this morning. the marlins have cancelled to's game as the team is in mourning and shock over the death of 24-year-old jose fernandez. now your accuweather forecast from abc7 news. >> all right. good morning, everyone. live doppler 7hd showing cloud-free all around the bay area. there is a heat advisory in effect. starts at 11:00 this morning and continues until 8:00 tonight. that's for today and tomorrow. so be careful out there. heat-related illness is possible. don't leave kids or pets in the

car. things heat up very quickly and the big challenge today will be to stay cool and hydrated. in addition to that there's a red flag advisory, a warning in effect. this is for the north bay mountains, the areas highlighted in red. parts of the sacramento valley and areas around that. increased fire danger due to gusty winds from the northeast this time and very low humidity. here's a live view from mt. tam. we middle the trees blowing here. higher elevations will see the wind. but at the surface level for us, we aren't going to get much of a breeze. just a light one at the coast. san francisco 66, oakland 69. mountain view already 70 degrees. san jose and gilroy in the upper 60s and check out half moon bay, it's 72 degrees. it was at 48 earlier this morning. a live view from the east bay hills showing you the clear skies once again. santa rosa 62, napa 67. novato, fairfield in the upper 60s. concord 73 and livermore at

66 degrees. so we've got sweltering conditions today and tomorrow. the red flag warning in the north bay hills in effect. then there's also a spare the air alert today. poor air quality for the inland east bay, as well as the santa clara valley. now tomorrow we will see the same conditions so it looks likely they will issue a spare the air alert for tomorrow, as well. you want to carpool or take mass transit, if you can. hays today will be in the triple digits inland. the warm spots will be liver will more at 100, cloverdale at 100, san francisco 87, san jose 96 and oakland 90 degrees. we are about 15 to 20 degrees above average. head to your neighbor's pool or head to the beach if you want to cool down. here's a live shot of santa cruz. a lot of folks could be heading to the wharf this afternoon and even there it will hit the low 80s. heat advisory in effect for the coastal areas as well.

you want to jump into the water, a chilly 57 degrees but it might be would recollect it to cool down. also for the a's game today temperatures will be climbing up. the hottest time of the day is in the afternoon, reaching near 90 by 4:00. so definitely have water ready and have the water bottle for the kids. overnight it will be dropping down to comfortable weather. low 60s in the inland area and low 60s in the north bay so you can definitely keep your windows open if you don't have air conditioning. the week ahead, we are well above average in san jose. temperatures take a tumble into next weekend. and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows hot conditions today, tomorrow and even a little bit warmer for inland areas. 102, cooling begins on tuesday. the fall returns on wednesday so things cool down and we have nature's air conditioning. we are talking about a month degree difference from today and

then and 20 degrees at the bochy. >> that's a roller coaster dip. >> thank you, francis. just ahead, the ne toy at the

lemurs at the national zoo recently received a new piece of

technology, a go pro camera. the zoo posted the video to facebook this weekend. the animals really seem to enjoy checking out their new toy. zoo said they did place a small amount of yogurt on the go pro case to attract the lemurs. as you see, they like tinkering around with the cameras. still to come on abc7 mornings, just one more day before the first debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. what the candidates are doing to prepare for tomorrow night. also, a murder mystery in codogs just won't quit.! neither does frontline.

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>> good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. abc7 morning. >> welcome back, everyone. we are starting this half-hour with a look at the weather with our meteorologist frances dinglasan. >> good morning, everyone.

its going to get hot, hot, hot today. and a temperature range. we have quite a few range of temperatures out there, a big range, rather. 70 san francisco. oakland airport right now checking in cool if you need to do anything outdoors, i would do it in the next couple hours. it's going to be warm, almost near 90 inland and then hot and owe pros press i have this afternoon. another hot day in store for us. i'll have the details with the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, francis. developing news, police are vetting a triple homicide in a southern california home. they are also looking for a 17-year-old girl who is considered at risk. officers say they received a call from a child who said her

parents had died. police found three bodies, two men women and a man. they found two children alive inside the home. friends and neighbors identified two of the victims as the teen's mother and stepfather. happening today, the netflix documentary, audrey and daisy, premieres in los gatos. it's partially based on audrey pott. you remember the saratoga high-schooler who took her own life after she was sexually assaulted and bullied in 2012. the movie takes a look at the issues that the teens face in this world of social media bullying. there will be a prescreening at 10:00 this morning. now in the race for the white house. tomorrow is d-day, debate day for hillary clinton and donald trump.

100 million viewers are expected. both candidates are preparing this weekend. in the latest washington post poll, the race has narrowed to a dead heat. 44% of likely voters said they would vote for trump if the election were today -- or 44% and 46% for hillary clinton. >> different candidates preparing to face-off in two very different ways n one corner hillary clinton. >> the invite list couldn't be any weirder. after hillary clinton's team offered a ticket to one of the best seats in the house to donald trump's reality tv billionaire nemesis mark cuban. >> i'll give you 25 grand for 33% if you just say yes. >> trump took to twitter, threatening to offer an invitation of his own, saying if dopey mark cuban of failed benefactor game wants to sits in the front row, perhaps i'll put jennifer flowers right alongside of him. jennifer flowers being the woman who had an affair with bill

clinton decades ago. she told the new york times , yes, i will be there. the trump campaign would not say whether an actual invitation was extended. >> we are going to show to the whole world that america is back. >> trump attending a rally in virginia, taking a break from debate prep, where he's not holding mock debates but question-and-answer question-and-answer sessions with people like former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. some say he hasn't spent enough time practicing and gets easily distracted. clint deep in briefing books and mock debates. they are guarding a debate prep secret, the person played to play her opponent, a long time aid known for being shrewd and combative, felipe raines. >> you can watch the debate right here on abc7. abc news coverage starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by "dancing with

the stars" at 8:00 and a special edition of abc7 news at 9:00. jeopardy and wheel the 10:00 and 10:30, followed by at abc7 news at 11:00. still ahead on abc7 mornings, droughns for delivery, so last year. meet your delivery robot. why it's creators say this is a good idea. and here's a live look from our sfo camera. no delays this morning because there's no fog because it is hot. frances dinglasan will be along shortly with the full accuweather forecast. - i was diagnosed with parin early 2013.lly it took awhile to sink in. we had to think a little more seriously about saving money for the future and for the kids.

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>> the 50th anniversary of the san francisco fire department wraps up today. [fire engine siren] >> and two fire engines rolled down city streets yesterday morning. abc7 news was at fish he were minutes wharf for the special

parade. fire departments from all over the bay area and even as far south as san diego brought out their historic fire trucks to celebrate the occasion. the trucks will be on display again from 10:00 this morning to 3:00 this afternoon between piers39 and 45. so get out there, but keep cool. >> you want to hose yourself down maybe it's going to be so hot today. triple digit heat expected. a heat advisory in effect. i'll have the details and when you can expect to cool down with the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thanks, frances. also ahead, the giants face a great defense and jumping out to a 6-0 lead over the padres. but the game was not decided until extra innings. mike shumann has all the highlights -- i love that shot -- coming up in

>> in sports, the tragic death of miami marlins starting pitcher jose fernandez. he died in a boating accident early this morning. the marlins cancelled to's game. the dolphins will hold a moment of silence before today's game. both the 49ers and a's will try to refrom losses last the silver and black take on tennessee.

and the niners battle the seahawks in seattle. kickoff at 1:05 p.m. seventh-ranked stanford will have a big test friday night when they battle number nine washington at husky stadium. last night the cardinals showed some grit in a last minute victory comeback. here's schu. he has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. well, stanford facing their toughest test of the season and their first road game hosted by ucla. the cardinals have beaten the bruins 8 straight times and yesterday's finish was an instant classic. first quarter, ryan bushes picked off by kenny young. he's going to return it 40 yards to the 26-yard line. burns threw for 137 yards. turnovers always costly. josh rosen 10 yards. and the first touchdown against stanford in the first half this year, 7-3 ballgame. second quarter, ryan burns down the middle to -- takes a huge hit. he would leave the game and not return. 10-3, bruins at the half. and 31 seconds left.

burns to j.j., the 8-yard touchdowns, completing the ten-play, 70-yard drive. what a catch. his first td of the season. stanford wins. 21-13. they are now 3-0. >> this is what we train for. fourth quarter will win gains. and in the fourth quarter we can still see we have energy, we have the will to execute, you know, and anything can happen. >> cal and davis with their conference opener at arizona state. second quarter, webb floats it over the top to chad hanson. 20-yard touchdown. bears up 24-102nd half. third quarter, tied at 27. the screen pass to trey watson. he has some speed. see ya! 74 yards. late fourth quarter, bears down three. webb picked. the 28-yard. he got it to 3. now the on-side kick.

but asu's dj grabs it. nobody there to seal. bears drop to 2-2. san jose state, cyclones going with the two quarterback system. the second quarter. the strike. 23-3. next, of 8, 136 yards and two touchdowns. iowa state with their first win of the year. 44-10, your final. he drops to 1-3. the giants had madison bumgarner on the hill last year facing san diego. should have been a relatively easy win, but like everything the giants do these days, it wasn't. this is a serious bumgarner fan. he's seen all 33 of his starts this year. bases loaded. two outs in the first. the clutch hit. giants up 3-0 after one. bottom of three. padres. the pop-up. buster posey can't find it so he races in from third, makes the

catch. his momentum carries him into the screen. just loving it. giants led 6-0. that wasn't enough for madison bumgarner. the fifth time in his career he's given up three homers in one game. adam gonzales, and 6-5 giants in the sixth. to the bullpen. bottom of the seventh. manual margo singles to center. ties it at 6. bumgarner denied his one hundredth career win. we go to extras. he crushes the two-run homer. 9-6 lead and that's the final. sergio romo for his third save of the week. a's hosting the rangers. youngster enjoying his dad's glove on a sunny day. out to straightaway center. jake runs outs of room. 2-0, rangers. top of the sixth. a man for anderson. he does it again. first-ever two-home run game. just inside the left field pole.

4-0 rangers. they go on to win 5-0. the a's have now lost 8 straight at home and that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. we will do it again tonight at 5:00. have a great day. >> now your accuweather forecast from abc7 news. >> good sunday morning. live doppler 7 showing us not a cloud in the sky right now. there's a heat advisory in effect today and tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. so watch out. heat relate the illness is possible. really try not to leave kids or pets in the car. things heat up very quickly. and the big challenge. stay cool and hydrated today. also a red flag warning in effect for the north bay mountains. higher elevation wes will see increase fire danger due to the northeast gusts at 35 miles an hour and that combined with the low humidity makes it dangerous. also the areas of red include the oakland near the coliseum is 69

and the airport warmer. san jose 69. gilroy 71. and half moon bay climbing up to 73 degrees. we head to san francisco and check out ocean beach there. i think it would be a good idea to head there today. santa rosa 62. so some of the north bay areas did start out in the low 50s this morning but they are climbing up, as well. napa 67, novato 73. fairfield 67. concord 73 and livermore 66 degrees. therethere is a spare the air at for today. and there's poor air quality inland east bay, as well as in santa clara valley. now tomorrow we will see the same conditions so it's likely another spare the air alert will be issued. if you can carpool or take mass transit to work, that will help everybody out. average. so san francisco hitting 87. oakland 90 degrees. san jose 96 and triple digits in some of the inland areas like

cloverdale and livermore and near that in fairfield and also in antioch. so the triple digit heat will continue, as well, for a couple days. here's a live shot. santa cruz, the wharf right there. it's going to be in the low 80s along the beaches with the exception of bodega bay at 79. sunny and warm. the heat advisory in effect for even the coast. cool down, take a little dip in the ocean at 57 degrees or, of course, you can always head to your neighbor's pool. if you are headed to morgan hill for the streets of morgan hill today, be careful between noon and 4:00. that's when we will see the highest temperatures so definitely have the sunscreen ready. if you don't have air conditioning you can open the windows up tonight because temperatures will be the in the low 50s in the north bay and low 60s for some of the milder inland areas. but that will bring some relief and you can turn on the fans. tomorrow still sizzling with triple digits, even reaching 102. but i want to jump to saturday. much cooler. notice how things drop to the 70s and even 60s at the

coast. so the accuweather seven-day forecast shows us a couple of hot days, just a little bit warmer tomorrow. the cooling begins on tuesday. it might not be soon enough for some of you. so we welcome the fog back on wednesday, which allows temperatures to continue to tumble as the on shore breeze increases. then we will actually be well below average and even chilly for next weekend. 70s inland and 60s at the coast. i say you can have some ice cream today, you can go do that, turn the fans on, have a smoothie. >> go to the movies. >> yeah, go to the ice skating rink. >> that's what i'm doing. thanks very much, frances >> it's not long before self-driving cars and delivery drones blankets the bay area. there's another thing that could become common on our streets. jonathan bloom sent an afternoon chasing it through

san francisco. >> julie has lived in this house pa long time. >> since i was born. 67 years ago. >> but never has she seen something like this. crawling its way up the sidewalk to pay her a visit. >> oh, okay. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> i got a delivery from a little rolling cooler, it looks like. >> but julie has just made history. >> you have just received the first-ever autonomous delivery in the u.s. >> this is a delivery robot. it's the world's first comercially available autonomous delivery robot. >> star ship technologies plans to launch here in the next few months and not too soon. >> a whole lot of people, boomers, are going to start retiring. >> it could help folks like julie stay in their homes, even if they have trouble getting around.

>> i tore my achilles tendon. >> but robotic delivery could be a big help to the next generation of autonomous robots. >> first of all, you can't kill a pizza. >> carrying cargo, not people, and only at 4 miles an hour. it's a safe way to test it. if they get stuck they stop and call humans for help but the goal is 99% autonomy. >> there will be one human operator looking after 100 robots. >> they are friendly, but don't try picking them up. >> we are thinking about having a nice youtube channel filled with thieves. you don't want to be on that channel. >> nine cameras. >> nine cameras. >> jonathan bloom. abc7 news. >> coming up, a great day to be outdoors. you might want to head to the east bay for a celebration of good food.

>> you don't have to be a foodie to appreciate what's happening in oakland this weekend. abc7 news was at jack london square for the eat real festival. iit was just five dollars. the event features only fresh, locally-sourced, sustainable food, and nothing costs more than $8. the festival continues today from 10:30 to 5:00. frances, with that weather app, i know people can find out just how hot it's going to be. >> oh, my gosh. you can get the latest temperatures on our app. are we l. be keeping you updated because right now it's already 80 degrees in concord.

san francisco 70. san jose 74. things are only going to get hotter. we will be well above average. 87 in san francisco. oakland 90 degrees. sweltering in livermore at 100 degrees. we will see very warm numbers, mid-90s in santa rosa and napa. head to the beach if you want to cool down but even there it's going to be in the low 80s today and tomorrow with the heat advisory in effect during the daytime hours. monday will be slightly hotter, and then really its going to be a lot cooler by next weekend. >> relief. all right. that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm carolyn tyler along with frances dinglasan, in this morning for lisa argen. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and instagram. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. we want to leave you with a lovely look from our sutro cam. it is a beach day. try to stay cool, everyone. have a great sunday and a great week ahead!

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>> hello. i'm henry tenenbaum. welcome to "bay area buys." we are at russell's fine furniture in santa clara, where mr. russell is going to answer that all-important question -- why is september different from any other month in the furniture business? >> kids are back to school, starting to think about winter. this is when the business really picks up. and we're going all-out with great sale prices. >> those are all great reasons to stick around and watch this amazing edition of "bay area buys." welcome to "bay area buys," russell's fine furniture in santa clara. well, this guy has created something that really is unique in furniture stores. so here's your chance, richard. tell 'em all about it. >> yeah. it's interesting you call it unique because... and i'm from a family that goes back to 1892 in furniture.