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>> announcer: live where you live, this is ferocious irma packing winds powerful enough to rip the roof off a house in miami, and it's far from done with florida. good evening. i'm eric thomas. live doppler 7 shows where the hurricane is right now, moving north across the state of florida.

meteorologist lisa argen will have details in just a moment but here's the latest on irma's impact. it's now a category 2 storm. irma made landfall in florida along the southwest coast this afternoon. the tomorrow is blamed for at least four deaths in florida, including a sheriff's deputy, and that is in addition to the 27 deaths reported in the caribbean. nearly 3.5 million people are without power. that's more than a third of all power customers in florida. more than 175,000 people are spending the night in a shelter. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez has the latest from tampa. >> reporter: hi, eric. we are getting pounded by rain. the wind is now so strong that fire rescuers say if there's an emergency, they won't respond because it is just too dangerous. irma battling the sunshine state. wind gusts topping 140 miles an hour, tearing the roof on this building. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: toppling trees and construction cranes, snapping

power lines. first making landfall in florida in the keys, then again on the west coast. the monster storm impacting the entire state. streets flooded in miami. tornadoes touching down in central florida. >> i ran screaming through the glass door closed. >> reporter: and the major concern overnight on the gulf coast, the storm surge with the hurricane sucking water out of canals and tampa bay before sending it rushing back in. >> everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. we're about to get punched in the face. >> reporter: in naples, neighborhoods under water but still a sigh of relief. >> we know that the storm surge models of 8 to 10 feet are likely not going to occur. we have dodged a bullet. >> reporter: at this shelter, one of 500 open across the state, irma's fury on full display, cracking the front door and knocking out electricity. >> pandemonium. we were very nervous, very

scared. >> reporter: now about a third of people in this state are without power as irma keeps making its way up the coast. in tampa, florida, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. >> and abc7 news meteorologist lisa argen has been tracking irma's shifting path and is here now with a look at where the storm is now. >> it is weakening as it moves into northern florida. as you look at these bright bands, you can see how huge it is. in fact, this is a 400 mile wide storm. it's moving quicker to the north-northwest, and as it moves over land, it is getting shredded apart. but it holds to hurricane status until tomorrow morning. look at the rain in georgia, also into alabama, tennessee, and the carolinas. so we are looking at not only the heavy rain right now, but this northeastern quadrant is where we're getting some of the tornado watches and the very, very heavy rain. you can see in the bright red we're still under hurricane warning for much of florida, central and northern florida. then tropical storm warnings

through georgia and south carolina. current wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour in melbourne and orlando, and they have picked up three to five inches in orlando and daytona beach in the last hour. so some wild weather in florida. our weather is getting cooler, but we also have a chance of some showers. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. eric? >> lisa, thank you very much. in florida, the decision to leave or stay was a difficult one for many in the hurricane zone. abc7 news reporter lilian kim joins us now with that part of this developing story. lilian? >> eric, florida residents were warned, and despite those warnings, some people chose to stay. whether it was a good idea depends on who you talk to. tampa has been hard by irma. this woman knows first hand. she and her family decided to ride out the storm largely because of their four pets. with irma pounding florida's west coast, she has big regrets. >> i almost feel like crying.

i'm very stressestressed. i wish i had evacuated because even now i'm talking to you, and i hear the winds outside and the tree outside my window hitting my roof. and i'm worried it's going to fall onto my house. >> reporter: others say it hasn't been that bad. mike shumann's nephew lives in a condo building in naples where he's managed to stay safe. >> me and my father managed to cover the lanai with those so the wind won't push through. branches and trees have fallen all over, but everything is okay. >> reporter: as for those who heeded the warning, they made it to safety but only after a grueling drive. this man wonders what things are like back home. >> you have mixed feelings. you have glad that you made the right decision to get out, but you don't know what the heck to expect when you go back. >> reporter: a sentiment likely shared by thousands of evacuees who chose to escape irma's

destructive path. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> airports across florida are closed and look much different than they did a few days ago. airlines are not serving airports in miami, fort lauder day, orlando, and tampa, and there's no word yet on when they'll resume flights. you can track the latest on hurricane irma with the abc7 news app. download it and enable push alerts to get up to date information and breaking news sent right to your smartphone. law enforcement is searching for suspects, possibly two women accused of shooting an off duty east palo alto police officer. it happened in lathrop in san joaquin county around 2:00 this afternoon. officer steve long was shopping at a target store when one, possibly two suspects tried to carjack him. he lives in san rafael and was shot twice. he's now recovering from surgery at san joaquin county general hospital and is expected to survive. it's not clear if the suspect or suspects got away with ong's vehicle. san francisco firefighters are remembering one of their own who died on the job this

morning. other firefighters found battalion chief terry smerdel unresponsive inside his office. he had just returned to his fire house in china toup from a call. flags are flying at half staff outside station 2 on powell street and in all of san francisco francisco's 44 fire houses in smerdel's honor. friends and fans remember the popular deejay who was murdered in san francisco, and his killing is resonating inside san francisco's transgender community. abc7 news was in the tenderloin for a vigil honoring anthony torres. many knew him as bubbles. bubbles was playing music when an argument erupted and he was shot early saturday morning. >> nobody deserves to be treated like this. so we're here to -- all his friends here and family to make sure that his voice is remembered. >> friends describe torres as also being an artist and an activist in the troiansgender

community. they fear he may have been targeted because of how he identified. >> this is a hate crime. we need the city of san francisco to respond accordingly. we need the police department to respond accordingly. >> police say there's no evidence to suggest it's a hate crime. detectives >> a social media post showing a police encounter in the east bay has gotten more than 8 million views in just one day. now a uc berkeley police officer's treatment of a street vendor shown in that video has led to an effort to get him off the force. that story is coming up. resilient by design. we'll check out an effort in the bay area to start building now for sea level rise and other environmental threats to come. it's really fun. >> the kids weren't the only ones getting in on the fun. a bay area police department

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new at 11:00, a cal alum is taking up a campaign that's gone viral. a facebook video of a food vendor in berkeley being cited by campus police for not having a permit has sparked so much outrain, there'sou outrage, there's a push to get him fired. >> back up. back up. >> that's not right. >> reporter: the one filming as uc berkeley police cite this food vendor after the cal game, is martin flores. he says, when he saw this, he was outraged. >> he chose this one vendor who was selling hot dogs, an individual who was probably vulnerable, an easy target.

>> flores insists what happened next crossed the line. >> are you going to take his hard-earned money? >> reporter: uc berkeley police confirm the officer took the vendor's money and booked it into evidence. the vendor, who goes by juan, asked for the money back, but is given a notice to appear in court instead. flores posted the video on his facebook page. it didn't take long before it was viewed more than 8 million times and shared over 135,000 times. flores then started this gofundme campaign to pay for juan's legal defense. the goal was $10,000. it's raised more than double that. >> i'm working for you. >> reporter: meantime, a separate online petition started to have the officer in question removed from the department. that goal is close to being met. we reached out to uc berkeley officials, who say they're aware of the incident and are looking into it. abc7 news. the search is on tonight for whoever stabbed a man to death in downtown petaluma.

it happened last night on a pedestrian walkway as nearby bars and nightclubs were closing. a second person was stabbed and woundedment police say the suspect ran into a nearby parking garage and got away. an amtrak train hit and killed a woman today in martinez at the ferry street crossing. police say she was about 50 years of age and they're still trying to identiy her. this happened around 11:30 this morning. police shut down ferry street for nearly two hours. they're asking anyone who may have information to give them a call. building a better bay area took center stage when creative minds came together today. abc7 news was in richmond when ten design teams were selected to take part in a campaign called resilient by design. the program aims to protect bay area residents and cities from being impacted by climate change. >> we need to adapt as the climate is changing, and that means that cities and counties have to work together. we can't be -- you know, we can't be parochial in our ideas. >> we started after hurricane sandy, and the idea was to bring

the best minds of the world to the sandy region to build back better than what we had before. >> the bay area faces a challenge from rising sea levels and both san francisco and oakland airports are built close to sea level along with many major highways locally. many marched and even more watched today's pride parade in oakland. ♪ abc7 news was on broadway as people enjoyed the sounds of a marching band and a deejay. local leaders including oakland mayor libby schaaf joined various community groups and contingents from several large employers. this year's pride celebration also included the grand opening of oakland's lgbtq community center near lake merit. it was a fight to beat the heat today between el cerrito police officers and neighborhood kids. and it was a water fight. the el cerrito police department hosted its first back to school water play event at arlington park.

sno-cones and a water skirter obstacle course involved. >> it's been so hot lately, we figured we'd have an event where we'd have kids come and play with the law enforcement. >> it's hot, and we get. >> i forgot my swimsuit, but it still feels good. >> it was also a dunk tank. officers say more than 100 kids came out for today's event. they hope to make it bigger and better next year. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> speaking of el cerrito, usually a pretty comfortable area in the bay area, but today 93 degrees. so as we check out some current numbers and view the clear conditions here in san francisco, you know how hot it was, and it's still a warm night. in fact, we saw 103 in vallejo. a couple of hundreds inland, and we broke a record in oakland, tied one in santa rosa. 74 right now in san francisco. 72 in oakland. 77 in san jose. temperatures aren't dropping too quickly. we're in the 60s, half moon bay. but look at inland numbers. low 80s, fairfield, concord,

livermore with 77 in napa. and santa rosa still warm at 73 degrees. so we do have some slightly cooler air. looking at live doppler 7, you'll notice that a lot of cloud cover from the east and south, and it is mid-level cloud cover, not our usual low cloud and fog deck because it's this system here. look at all the lightning strikes. over 200. we've had some heavy rain in southern california, and currently rain in san luis obispo right now. some of this energy is going to head to the north in the next few days, and that's why we're looking at the possibility of showers as soon as tomorrow and right on through wednesday. so 24 hours ago, you know it was cooler. so we are much, much warmer still at this late hour. we're going to cool off, but it's going to take all night long to get there. it will be cooler tomorrow by as much as ten degrees. chance of showers late in the day. possible showers tuesday and wednesday. we're talking much, much cooler wednesday and thursday with fall about nine days away or so. it's going to feel like it by

the middle of the week. your hour by hour forecast, we've had the brush of clouds. by tomorrow afternoon, it's the low clouds and fog and that steady onshore flow that will continue to keep the temperatures -- they're going to be warm, but it will keep them from rising into the upper 90s. so looking at the showers heading into the bay area perhaps by about 6:00, and then look what happens by 9:00, 10:00. could be scattered all throughout the area. so we'll watch it for you. they will be light, and we are looking still at that chance continuing into tuesday. tuesday, numbers are looking even better. upper 80s inland, but look what happens by wednesday. no red on the map at all. so we're just about in the 80s, and that will bring us to below average readings into thursday as well. after that, looks like a bit of a warm-up. picking this up for tuesday morning, your commute may be a few scattered showers. you notice some clouds. you're also going to notice tomorrow, tuesday, and wednesday it's going to feel stickier, but by wednesday afternoon, these

showers will be gop. in the south bay, 87. upper 80s, redwood city. 72 in the sunset. low 80s, berkeley and oakland. you head inland, how about 96 in pleasanton. you can download our app and track the warm-up tomorrow. it will be quick. by the afternoon, it's going to feel kind of toasty out there but not as bad in the steady declining temperatures each and every day. but then by next weekend, we will warm up again. >> thank you very much. chances are you haven't seen this before. the story behind this rare sighting here in the

check out this rare animal spotted in woodside last week. a photographer snapped a photo of this long-tailed weasel at filoli estate and gardens. the chronicle reports there are few photographs of them, but

they've come out this year likely because the wet winter brought out small rodents, which is the weasel's source of food. the rare long-tailed weasel. >> in woodside. there's a joke in there somewhere. >> there is. >> we're both going to leave it alone. the 49ers look like a team that is in the rebuilding mode today against the panthers, disappointing to everyone involved. the

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>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> the oakland raiders kicked off their season with a huge road win over a game group of tides from tennessee. marshawn lynch taking his

customary seat during the anthem but once he got up he looked pretty good. his first official run as a raider, rumbles for 14 yards. 76 yards on the day. no score in the first. raiders in the red zone. derek carr finds cooper with a short pass. coop stays on his feet. a little beast mode of his own. raiders go up 7-0. still in the first, marcus mariota answers. the keeper. 10-yard td, ties the game at seven. remaining seconds of the first half, first and goal, coop can't handle carr's throw. second down, another drop. third down, right to coop, drops that one too. did they forget they have marshawn lynch? giorgio devehickio, first playeo kick to 50-yarders in his debut. the raiders are 10 for 10 when roberts catches a touchdown. oakland are 1-0 and 26-16 your

final. 49ers are in a rebuilding mode, and boy did it show today in their home opener against the panthers. turnovers and mistakes on offense kept the defense on the field way too long. stanford star christian mccaffrey's debut. cam newton short pass. tries to ptap dance, but this i the nfl. surrounded by reuben foster and a gang of niners. handoff to mccaffrey again. foster takes him down but he's hurt on the play and stays down. injured his right ankle. x-rays were negative. panthers still driving. got to make that tackle. 40-yard touchdown, 7-0 panthers. second quarter, niners looking to answer. deep to marquise goodwin. he's a track man. overthrows. 193 yards passing but he was sacked four times. 13-0 panthers in the third. picked off by luke kuechly.

watch the blow he delivers to hoyer. two turnovers for brian. short pass to jonathan stewart. nine yards and a little high jump. niners gave up 287 yards. rough opener. panthers win 23-3. >> disappointing but, you know, whether it's the first, last, it was disappointing. ity -- it's frustrating and disappointing and you feel that all day today and all night. >> we were battling uphill and a lot of it had to do with our own mistakes and not so much exactly what they were doing. you got to give them credit. they played tough all game. so it's a combination of those things. >> this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. coming up, a look back at two former stanford stars who faced off against each other today at levi's in their nfl debut. it's only one game, so long way to go. >> but -- >> i'll just leave it at that.

>> but there are lots of weaknesses exposed. >> exactly. and both teams have some things to work on. but to get a win, it's huge on the road especially. >> thank you, sir. bay area first respondrs are already helping those in need in florida. we'll hear from some of those responders ahead. something is peering over the steel wall toward california at the mexican border. it's a real talker, and that's exactly what the artist intended. we'll show you after the break. and here's the exploratorium camera at pier 15. 62 degrees right now in san francisco. we've got a cooldown, except there's a warm-up right after

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here's an update now on our developing news. hurricane irma, the storm is blamed for at least four deaths in florida, and there are other staggering numbers tonight. officials have ordered 6.5 million people to evacuate. power is out for 3 million florida homes and businesses. irma is moving north towards the tampa bay area. forecasters expect irma to weaken, but they stress it's still a potentially deadly storm with 100-mile-an-hour winds. let's go to meteorologist lisa argen now with where the hurricane is at the moment. lisa? >> eric, that's right. it continues to lash central and northern florida, and as we look at the maps, you'll notice the bright banding here and how large this is. it is covering over 400 miles, a category 1 with winds of 85 miles an hour. moving to the north-northwest at 15. so there's the rain band that's going to push it all the way up into northern florida, georgia, around gainesville through alabama, tennessee, and south carolina. and we still have hurricane

warnings in effect for much of south carolina -- i should say much of southern florida, central florida here, and the watch is up through south carolina. so it's going to be a wild night as the winds continue to lash parts of clearwater and orlando with winds up to 70 miles an hour. so we will watch the rain continue to add up, but they've got some sunshine on the way tomorrow. eric? >> lisa, thank you very much. first responders from the bay area are in florida tonight ready to help with rescues and relief from hurricane irma. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard spoke with someone riding out the storm. he has a look at the storm's impact. >> the street is completely flooded. the water is beginning to encroach on my house. >> reporter: that's my former colleague riding out hurricane irma from his house in ft. myers florida, now in the direct path of the storm. >> i am in my bedroom, but i do have an interior bathroom that i have set up as a safe place with a mattress to pull over myself in case it really gets bad.

>> reporter: john's power has been out for hours, but he does have a generator. he lives just outside the mandatory evacuation zone and chose to stay put, but many of his neighbors got out days ago. >> i'm going to be honest, cornell. had i had it to do all over again, i think i would have left town on wednesday. >> we're looking at the sleeping arrangements that we're housed in the gymnasium. >> reporter: accommodations for some members of the california international guard from moffett field now staging in northern florida. these pictures show a risky air mission on saturday when equipment and personnel were dropped in the hurricane zone near miami. >> dropped them off in the middle of the storm, as the storm was approaching. so we had tornadoes and lightning and all that stuff as we were landing. >> reporter: those guard members now in the perfect spot to help with ground or water rescues. >> i'm here just to support the people of florida. >> reporter: at a time when many will need it. as for john, his home is ten miles from the gulf coast, but

his business is only blocks away. >> if i have a business come tuesday, i'll be very happy. >> reporter: he's hoping for the best. cornell barnard, abc7 news. as irma continues to pummel florida, the caribbean islands are cleaning up her destruction. president trump has officially declared a major disaster in puerto rico. the u.s. territory managed to avoid a direct hit from the hurricane, but strong winds and rain devastated the area. recovery efforts are also taking place in cuba. hurricane irma caused flooding in low-lying areas of the capital, havana. winds of up to 125 miles an hour ripped roofs off buildings and knocked down part of a fence surrounding the u.s. embassy. u.s. marines and cuban police are now guarding that area. the death toll in mexico following last week's powerful quake has risen to a a 71 deaths reported in wa hawk ca. the historic 8.1 magnitude quake was the largest to happen in mexico in at least a century. thousands of homes are damaged.

800 aftershocks of all sizes continue to rattle the region since last thursday's big quake. a french artist is hoping his latest creation will spark dialogue between the u.s. and mexico about immigration. he erected this 65 foot tall image of a mexican peering over the steel wall that divides the country at the baja, california, border. >> we didn't know that it would come at a moment where we connect also with daca. as an artist, i think that, you know, it's amazing that the piece arrived at the moment that it creates more dialogue because the idea itself is to raise questions. >> many families on both sides of the wall have taken selfies with the artwork. the artist has done other large-scale portraits around the world. much of his work focused on immigrants. angry clashes erupted today in portland. we saw a similar sight in berkeley just last month and for the same reason. the groups that were involved in

this face-off ahead. and 49ers fans show their support today for colin kaepernick, but not for what he does on the field. it's a warm night out there. fog-free. 60s at the coast. 70s and 80s around the bay, but we will lose some of this heat. not all of

at least two police officers were hurt and seven people were arrested when chaos erupted between patriot prayer marchers and their opposers in downtown portland. portland stands united against hate sponsored a rally to protest the group's scheduled event. this is the fourth time in three months the group's faced off over what each claims is a free speech issue. just last month, patriot prayer canceled a san francisco rally claiming it received death threats. members instead made smaller appearances in pacifica and later in san francisco. a small group of people rallied in support of former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick before the team's season opener. abc7 news was in santa clara when members of rise up for justice protested near levi's

stadium. organizers say they're frustrated that no team has signed kaepernick in the nfl. this follows his refusal to stand during the national anthem before games last season. >> there's no reason that celebrities and artists are allowed to speak out and athletes out particularly when athletes are people of color. instead, they're punished. free speech should not come with a price. >> kaepernick says he protested the anthem because of police brutality and racial profiling targeting people of color. raiders running back and oakland native marshawn lynch sat during the national anthem before today's game in nashville, tennessee. lynch also didn't stand when the anthem was played during preseason. he came out of retirement to play for the raiders this season. he hasn't explained his reason for not standing. >> you see michael bennet in the background there. >> while seattle's michael bennet sat across the field his younger brother held a clenched fist in the air before the seahawks and packers played in green bay.

now back to hurricane irma and the emergency shelters that are overflowing. so many residents who thought they were heading for safety in the western part of the state instead found themselves squarely in the storm's crosshairs. we have that story. >> reporter: across florida tonight from high school gyms to hockey arenas, families hunkering down to wait out this storm. more than 500 shelters open, more than 116,000 people now calling them home. here in naples, julie, her daughter, and 6 week old granddaughter got to this community center? the nick of time. >> pandemonium. >> this morning when the power went out, people watching through the window. about an hour later, the shelter door cracking. national guard troops taping up the glass. >> they actually just cleared out this whole area. this room was packed with people just in awe, watching the winds just pick up. now with the winds kicking up, nearly 400 people in this shelter alone, and that's not all. we go into a storage room.

120 pets in crates. >> good girl. >> reporter: including his own golden retriever, barley. a family staying at the miami marriott took these photos of two parrots huddling on the ledge of their hotel room seeking refuge from the intense wind and rain. busch gardens in tampa sent out these images of their flamingo population being ushered into an enclosure where they'll ride out the storm. here the weather story has been the heat. >> that's right. it's nice to be done with the hottest day of the week behind us, but you'll notice it is still quite warm out there. 80s in our inland east bay. 81 san ramon. 74 in hayward. on the coast, it is 64 degrees. how about tomorrow? we're still going to be above average in livermore, but not as hot as today. numbers in the 90s. that will be 10 degrees above average. then look at the numbers coming down each and every day.

thursday the coolest day. so 6:00 monday night, we could see some scattered showers. then right on through tuesday morning, possibilities there with higher humidity and the cloud cover. it's going to make it feel a little sticky around here, even through wednesday morning. then this system moves out, and we're back to our usual weather. tomorrow highs ranging from the upper 60s, half moon bay. 7 in san francisco. mid-90s arrive in concord and livermore, but those dark reds, they're out into sacrameto. so it will be a very warm day tomorrow, but not as warm. the accuweather seven-day forecast, looking at the cooling trend getting under way really on tuesday. then we've got partly cloudy skies. still feeling on the warm side. it's wednesday and thursday when we look to have the coolest weather, but warming back up for next weekend. >> lisa, thank you very much. there was hot and cold involving bay area football today. >> there was, and not a whole lot of guys go from the college to the pros to play. but you're going to always play against one of your former

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>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> once you leave college for the nfl, you're going to play against former teammates at the next level, and it's always a bit strange. it happened today at levi's stadium. former stanford running back christian mccaffrey faced off against former stanford defensive lineman solomon thomas. solomon can't wait to finally hit christian because he never could in college. anthony flores has more. >> reporter: this was an emotional day for panthers rookie christian mccaffrey playing in his first nfl game at levi's stadium just 15 miles from where he was an all-american at stanford.

>> it was cool. i got to see a lot of people, you know, who i knew from the west coast and i got some family here waiting on me. so it will be good to see them too. >> the while caf as he was known at stanford and solomon thomas spent three years together as teammates on the farm. but sunday marked the first time their paths collided on the football field. >> not cool actually. i mean, you know, i don't really think about it when you're on the field, you know. he's playing football. i'm playing football. we're really good friends off the field. but on the field, you know, we're trying to compete. >> i've been anxious since we've been holding him out of pratt practi -- practice at stanford. >> reporter: the 49ers did a good job containing mccaffrey whom the panthers are trying to feature as an all purpose threat. he had five catches for 38 yards and he returned punts, but he also had the panthers' only lost

fumble. >> definitely fasterme. it was going to get that first game out of the way, first win out of the way and keep building from here. >> reporter: even though he's a rookie, when you're drafted eightth overall, there's always pressure to perform. mccaffrey says he doesn't listen to that outside noise. his only focus is to watch film and get better. anthony flores, abc7 sports. >> great story. better for christian with the win. the rest of today's nfl action, we kick off with the packers hosting the seahawks. quarterback russell wilson fumbles at his own 6 yard line and we have trouble at lambeau field. that leads to montgomery, six yard dash. he ran for 54 yards and leap. here to jordy nelson. the packers defense did not allow a touchdown. they go on to win it 17-9. marin catholic and cal bear

quarterback, rams facing the colts. throws this pick to tremaine johnson. rams had two pick sixes. love the new throwback uniforms. 18-yard touchdown. winning his first game as a starting quarterback. 46 ht 6 that time. rams are leading west with a 1-0 record. j.j. watt and the houston texans, an emotional return taking the field in houston for the first time since hurricane harvey. jaguars would spoil the party. punches it in for his first nfl td. late in the second, tom savage stripped. dante fowler will scoop it up. he's going to go 53 yards the other way for a touchdown. jacksonville wins 29-7. madbum and the giants visiting the white sox. not a good day at the office for bumgarner. 2-1 sox in the second.

two batters later, abreu crushes one to center. madbum allowed six earned in five innings as the giants fall 8-1. 19th annual breast cancer awareness day at the oakland coliseum. no score in the fourth. matt chapman facing keuchel. chappy takes him deep to center for his 12th of the year. 1-0 a's. keuchel struggled in the sixth. he walked marcus siemian with the bases loaded, and he would be done for the day as the a's sweep the astros, winning 10-2. men's final at the u.s. open. top seed rafa nadal taking on kevin anderson. first set, rafa, insane range to return the serve. forehand winner, takes the set. on to the second. covering more ground. nobody's in better shape than this guy on tour. backhand winner. third set, rafa serving on match point. he's going to come in for a little backhand volley winner. rafa nadal wins his second major

this season in straight sets. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. a quick story. my experience playing with a former teammate. i was with the bucks for about a half a year. we're playing the giants and gary wolford was a safety. i come running the post corner. i've run this route on him 100 years. i peeked at him, and i smiled. he smiled, relaxed for just a second. i broke out. doug williams throws me a touchdown. i get the offensive play of the year for the tampa bay boosters club. after the game, gary was like you. just the fact that we knew each other, he wouldn't have paused. he wouldn't have taken that smile. that's the difference when you're playing against somebody who you know. >> yep. >> it happens all the time. >> hey, buddy. >> exactly. it happens. like we said, 49ers have a long way to go, and the raiders look good on both sides of the ball. it will be good to see them get

back home. >> you didn't need good hands with doug williams throwing because it would stick right in. >> yeah. those were the days. >> he had a great arm, and you did a good job there. i like that. you should have smiled on all your routes. that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for mike shumann and lisa argen, thank you for joining us tonight. we'll have the latest on hurricane irma for you bright and early in the morning.

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