thomas. thank you for joining us. tonight we remember comedian, actor, and telethon hero jerry lewis. >> i do not particularly worry about how i'm going to be remembered. >> reaction as we lose a second comedy pioneer and activist this weekend. jerry lewis and dick gregory were known to give all to others. cornel bernard joins us with more about their lives and legacies. >> that's right, eric. many considered jerry lewis the king of comedy and humanitarian. dick gregory faced racism with his humor. the passing of jerry lewis generating thousands of reactions on our abc7 facebook page. many of you have a memory. >> my grandmother used to call me jerry lewis. >> really? >> yeah, because i was the comedian in the crowd. >> i loved him. he was very funny. especially in his younger days. >> i true comedy legend, jerry

lewis defined comedy as a man in trouble. gags and prattfalls were the foundation of his career. >> his expressions and over the top humor. as kids we just thought git was hilarious. >> donald lacy remembers watching those famous buddy movies pairing with dean martin. >> give me the driver. >> here you are. >> later when lewis made and directed his own films, like "the nutty professor" but it was his role for more than half a century as spokesman for musculardestroy association. the labor day telethon raises millions of dollars. dick gregory's pioneer humor reflected the civil rights movements of the 1960s. donald lacy remembers one of his jokes. >> he was eating at some southern restaurant when segregation -- he was a big civil rights advocate. the waitress told him, we don't

serve negros. he said, that's all right, don't eat them. >> jerry lewis told abc7, he didn't care how the world would remember him. >> but i damn well have to let you know that i'm concerned what you think of me right now and that's all i care about. >> jerry lewis was 91 years old. dick gregory was 84. cornell bernard, abc7. >> there's been a lot of reaction to the passing of both comedian/activists. woopy gold tweeted, i realize i may be late but losing dick gregory and jerry lewis is a loss for all. margaret cho tweeted dick gregory and jerry lewis were two of the funny es, most legendary and i bow to their genius. if you haven't bought a pair of eclipse glasses, you may have to get up early. we were on a mission to find a

pair. >> reporter: now a very kind employee here at the space and science center gave me these. we had to sweet talk him. they are sold out almost everywhere. there are a few places where you can get them tomorrow. one being the space and science center. the other being local libraries like the berkeley library. the space and science center is expecting around 1,000 people to view the partial eclipse here atop the oakland hills. they'll have around 300 glasses to sell and they're hoping people are kind enough to share those. astronomers will also be on hand to help people with a few sets of professional viewing goggles. both the oakland and berkeley libraries will have a limited number of glasses to give away. shipments at all of these locations have been sold out or given away within hours this week. >> we had two separate shipments of solar glasses and they went out almost within the day.

so, we've just been -- today they've been calling, phone ringing off the hook. we're telling them to be there at 9:00 but it seems people will be there sooner than that. >> joseph says the glasses are there such high demand, he doesn't even know where they're hidden. you want to show up early to the viewing parties at both space and science center and berkeley library as they expect those glasses to be sold out very quick quickly. you do not want to look into the sun without viewing glasses. you can flip your phone into selfie mode and look through the camera at the sun. >> thanks for the advice. we've seen clear, blue skies for most of the day. that's great for viewing. we all know how quickly that can change in the bay area. more about the eclipse forecast,

drew tuma. >> for us here locally it will be a partial eclipse, not a total eclipse. still a sight to be seen. it will begin at 9:01 a.m. that's when the moon will first move in front of the sun. max eclipse, when about 75% of the sun is covered by the moon. that going to happen at 10:15 a.m. let's talk about the cloud forecast. future weather will get you into tomorrow morning. the eclipse begins socked in along the coast with patchy fog around the bay. your best bet when that max eclipse happens, get as far away from your coast. santa rosa, antioch, ideal spots to view the eclipse. we'll take a much closer look at the eclipse and show you a warming trend on the way. abc7 news will have extensive coverage of the great american eclipse, including live local reports before abc's special coverage beginning tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., anchored by abc's david muir.

tomorrow night the president will address the nation on military strategy in afghanistan. he tweeted he had reached a decision but he did not clarify what that is. today president trump returned to the white house after a tough week. stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: after a tumultuous week, criticism over his response to violence in charolettesville. >> he he doesn't say what's politically correct. sometimes that gts them in trouble. he does not have a racist bone in his body. >> reporter: that from jerry falwell jr., back the president after his speech on tuesday. a speech that even fellow republicans called out for potentially defending white supremacists. >> but not all of those people were neo-nazis. believe me. not all those people were white supremacists. but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> do you believe there were -- >> i have no idea. he has inside information that i

don't have. i don't know if there were historical purists there trying to preserve some stat tuesday. i don't know. >> former secretary of homeland security jeh johnson says the president should have spoken in a way to unite, not divide the country. >> i would encourage him through his words to try to do that, not just speak to his base, but to speak to all of america. he is the president for all of us in this country. >> that debate continues, even as the white house is reeling from a separate staffing issue. former chief strategist steve bannon still publicly talking about leaving the west wing. in a new interview, bannon says no administration in history has been so divided among itself. >> you know, the problem you have is when you have chaos among your staff. staff in, staff out, new people here, new people there. it's hard to get anything done. >> bannon is at the helm of right wing breitbart. on saturday a report that ivanka trump is taking credit for the bannon departure.

so far, no reaction to that from the president. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. they are riding for a cause. the journey of a group of bay area firefighters are going on to help kids in need. plus -- ♪ if your love's so strong ♪ i don't want you ♪ reason why >> giving it the best they got. meet some bay area people trying out for the return of "american idol." and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. right now we is clear skies. the clouds will come back for us tomorrow morning. another

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"american idol" is coming back and you could be its next star. the show held auditions in the bay area. lisa harrington talked to people going for a golden ticket ♪ you want to swing from the chandelier ♪ ♪ i hold you closer to my chest ♪ ♪ space baby >> reporter: could one of these young singers be the next superstar? thousands of people all chasing the same dream packed london square sunday. the line for "american idol" open audition stretched down the street and around the block.

>> getting to have this opportunity is once in a lifetime for anybody here. ♪ he got >> reporter: sky was one of the first in line. she arrived at 4:00 a.m. and told me she's excited "american idol" is back. >> so, the year they ended "american idol" was the year that i was finally old enough to be on it, like the next season, so i cried for about a week. this has been my dream since i was about 5. >> reporter: hopefuls sang in front of producers. 16-year-old giana from fremont didn't make the cut this time. >> he'll get over it because this is what i was meant to do. >> reporter: she'll try next year. she got the coveted golden ticket. >> i'm excited. >> reporter: they'll try out in front of celebrity judges, including indicakaty perry at a date. >> we have a link to the

application at abcnews.com. potential contestants need to be at least 15 years old, and talent wouldn't hurt either. still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, the mayor showing off his table top skills as part of an annual tradition. meteorologist drew tuma is up for options for the eclipse. the a's have no problem in houston with cotton on the mound and the giants' bullpen is not able to close the door on the

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25 cyclists, many of them cancer survivors, are on way. they were presented a $5,000 check addition or they presented it to the firefighters cancer prevention. some riders are active duty or retired firefighters from several fire departments in california. for the 48th straight year, art in the park. a large crowd turned out for free day of arts and crafts. there was lots of food and family fun. a silent auction was held to raise money for local arts. san francisco mayor ed lee got up early to play ping pong.

this was the mayor's chinatown ping pong tournament. five-player teams took on all comers. can you see more from the mayor's twitter pictures. he prefers singles. we're wrapping up a weekend that featured temperatures slightly below average and that will continue into monday as well. live doppler 7 along with satellites showing you the majority of the region has sunny skies. partly to mostly cloudy conditions along the coast. just to our east, live doppler 7 showing you some thundershowers have popped up in the sierra. as the sun begins to set, they lose their available energy. those showers will fall apart and not affect us here in the bay area. tomorrow morning a lot of eyes will be to the sky as our solar eclipse gets under way. what's happening in the solar system is the sun, the moon and the earth will be in perfect alignment. this actually happens once every two years or so, somewhere around the globe.

it just so happens this time it's going to be across the united states. the sun is actually 400 times bigger than the moon but it's so far away from us that in the sky tomorrow morning it will look the same size at the moon. the moon will cast an umbral shadow when it blocks out the sun for a total eclipse. that shadow is only about 70 miles wide on the path of totality. a broader shadow will stretch from alaska down to mexico. that's when the moon blocks out a portion of the moon for a partial solar clips. that's what we'll experience here tomorrow morning. one of the best spots to be in the bay area. a live look, pointing inland. this is one of the spots featuring mainly clear skies from the start to finish of the eclipse. move as far away from the coast for optimum viewing of that event. out there, 60s and 70s across the board. 68 in oakland. 76 that number in san jose.

66 and partly cloudy in san francisco. brentwood, one of our warm spots on the map, at 84 degrees. overnight here's the setup, that traditional coastal fog. patchy fog around the bay. numbers faulgs into the mid-50s and low 60s over the next 12 hours. that partial solar eclipse for us will feature that moon covering three-fourths of the sun. this will begin at 9:01 a.m. tomorrow morning. that peak, that time of max eclipse where 75% of the sun was covered. that will happen at 10:15 a.m. let's talk about the cloud forecast tomorrow morning. future weather, hour by hour, as the eclipse starts cloudy along the coast. we're clear from napa to a antioch, fremont to san jose. you want to get away from the coast because a lot of cloud cover including san francisco. tomorrow, concord, livermore, san jose to see clear skies. solar eclipse on the way tomorrow. morning cloudy coasts, clear

inland. sun and clouds on tuesday. it's a nice afternoon wednesday with a steady pattern into thursday. then we'll begin a slight warming trend friday and into the week. temperatures inland going into the low 90s. >> drew, thank you very much. the giants waste a solid the effort on the bump by their ace as the bullpen fails to save the day against the phillies. this duck, a little help here, guys? that's a quack-up. giants down 1-0, on posey back up the box. we are knotted at 0-0. bum ga base hit in the fifty scores ryder jones. giants up 2-1. the bullpen falters again. hunter strickland giving up five separate singles in the eighth. 4-2, phillies. buster posey gets -- ouch -- drilled in the back by hector.

the giants' catcher not happy and would express his frustration. that loaded the bases but pablo sandoval strikes out to end the game. afterwards, posey shared his thoughts on getting drilled in the back. >> pretty certain he hit me on purpose. it's a shame because i wanted to compete that at-bat. i guess he didn't feel like he could get me out. it would have been fun -- big spot. it would have been fun to hit. >> a's in houston to take on the astros. houston with a fundamental breakdown. simien grounds to short. powell scores from second. josh ridriddick's throw is cut . 2-0, a's. cotton allows two runs on four hits. nice play.

final catch of the year at junior league world series, chinese taipei taking on pennsylvania. over the wall. what a grab. wow. that is spectacular a play he will remember for a long time. unbelievable catch. the important thing to remember about the nfl preseason, don't overreact. it's only preseen. now, that might be easier said than done when talking about the raiders. you see, their offense can light up the scoreboard but their defense has some major issues. raiders lost 24-21 to rams at coliseum. l.a. threw the game winning touchdown pass with a little more than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter. another big concern is former cal quarterback jared goff led the rams on three scoring drives against most of the raiders' defensive starters. >> less concern with the play call and more concerned with just basic execution right now.

we go a long way when we clean some of those things up. the things we've talked about for too long in terms of communication errors and violations that keep you from being really good on defense. those just have to get cleaned up. >> now, as bad as the raiders looked on defense, the 49ers looked even worse on offense at home against denver. the niners had four first half turnovers in a 33-14 loss to the broncos. brian hoyer struggled. he was 8 of 11 for 89 yards. threw an interception that wasn't his fault but the play that's going to haunt him for a while is the fumble that slips out of his hands when he's trying to throw a pass. >> it's like the worst feeling you go to throw the ball, you're looking and you have no idea where it is. it's literally the worst feeling i've had as a quarterback. >> i mean, that whole game was concerning. five turnovers in a game, four turnovers in the first half, struggling to run the ball there, too. just looking at the -- throughout the game. it's really tough to win when

you put your team in that situation. >> the 49ers will play their next preseason game next sunday at minnesota. they have two more preseason games to get ready for the regular season. they have a lot of work to do. >> thank you. two new action comedies at the box

we have an update on break news. ten u.s. navy sailors are missing after the "uss mccain" destroyer collided with an oil tanker near singapore. we'll have an update. also tonight on abc7 news at 9:00, dark and disturbing. police reveal new details on the motivation of a professor accused of murder. and at 11:00 on abc7, thieves bring in the heavy equipment to pull off a big heist. see it all go down at 11:00. logan lucky features a star-studded cast, talented director and reached an impressive 93% approval rating with critics on rotten tomatoes. movie goers didn't seem to care. they lined up to see "the hit man's body guard." it received just 39% from critics on rotten toe made toes but audiences gave it an average of b-plus on cinema score. "the hitman's body guard" opened with $21 million,

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