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oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? >> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning, everyone. it is saturday, october 21st. thanks so much for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking live doppler 7. >> hi, chris, good morning to you. if you thought it was cooler this morning, you're right. we have more dew points and humidity in the air, which is good news. that's going to be changing by the end of the weekend. the golden gate bridge, 52 in the city. 43 in gilroy. temperatures this morning are so cool out there, feeling much more like fall. 45 in livermore, 43 in napa. how about we leave you with this, tahoe, where we saw some
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snow yesterday. high of about 60 today. and throughout the day, you'll notice a slow warm-up with temperatures just in the 50s to near 60 by noontime. we'll be in the 70s just at about 71 santa cruz and livermore today, a cool evening. and then we're going to have a little whiplash here as we get back into some 90s by next week, chris. >> lisa, thank you. the tubbs fire still burning near santa rosa is now considered to be the most destructive fire in california history. this morning, investigators may have zeroed in on where it started. the investigation has focused on a rural area near calistoga. it's along highway 128 near bennett lane. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington has more. >> i've never been so scared in my life. >> reporter: paul bluff thinks he saw the beginning of what would be the most destructive fire in california history. he lives in calistoga and couldn't sleep that sunday night. the sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. around 10:00, a neighbor called
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to tell him his barn was on fire. >> when i got the outside, i took a look, it was a 180-degree view of fire from, you know, left to right. i think i was seeing the beginning, you know, first hundred yards of the fire. >> reporter: bluff says the flames hadn't crossed 128 yet. since then the tubbs fire scorched more than 36,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes. cal fire has not pinpointed a cause. investigators are focused on the area of highway 128 and bennett lane which connects to tubbs lane. they are treating this as a crime scene. we found driveways cordoned off, security guards blocking entrances. neighbor luis alberto vargas says investigators came by to question him. >> they're asking what time it all started, when the power went out. when i noticed it, or stuff like that. >> reporter: vargas says the power went out an hour before the fire started. we found power lines on the ground. >> the wind would knock you over.
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it was pretty strong. the leaves, fine dust and gravel was like in your face. >> reporter: cal fire has more than two dozen investigators looking into all the different fires that broke out in the north bay. a spokesman told me he knows the public wants answers but they don't want to rush their investigation. in calistoga, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. you're looking at where people once lived, in 30 mobile homes along clearlake's eastern shore. the sulphur fire has destroyed a community called holiday island in clearlake park. a group of four men alerted their neighbors. they then tried to fight the fire and protect their properties. but when it came time for them to leave, a wall of flames blocked the only road. >> the other two guys, they remembered there was an aluminum boat down here. they threw it in the water and came around to the back side. we got out of here in the boat, we were rescued an hour later from the sheriff's department. >> cal fire reports that the
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sulphur fire is now 96 person contained. it has burned more than 2200 acres. part of highway 128 near calistoga remains closed because of hundreds of burned-out trees along the roadway. caltrans will need to cut down the trees before the mountain highway can reopen. this morning, special thanks for first responders to the north bay wildfires. the santa rosa boy scouts, venture crew girls, and other sonoma county youth will host a pancake breakfast at the presbyterian church of the rosas. last night hundreds of people gathered in santa rosa to honor the fire victims who died. abc 7 reporter lonni rivera has more on the community in mourning. >> reporter: they held glow sticks, hugged, and even released their energy through dance. ♪ a celebration of life after disastrous wildfires killed 42 people, most of them in sonoma county. >> this is a great thing, coming together tonight. i hope it will begin healing for
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this community. >> reporter: dina matias offered some pet therapy. from ash comes love, that's the theme of this relief campaign. people purchased stickers and apparel with foggy side up, a local company giving all proceeds to the rcu fire relief fund. >> the one thing that stands out to me is just the amount of compassion the community has, from what i understand, all of the donation centers are just full. >> reporter: those needing a hug found plenty. dawn barbiery and other people and their daughters bought shirts to support the fire victims. >> survivor remorse. i feel so blessed that i have a home to come home to when i have so many friends that have lost their homes. >> reporter: the crowd listened to poetry, music, and uplifting words. >> remember that the love that you are generating here, every single one of you gets to take that back home. >> reporter: while they may be forever changed by the destructive fires, this is a
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step to move forward, rebuilding their lives and lifting each other up. in santa rosa, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. cal fire released these new containment numbers about an hour ago. the atlas fire has burned attorney 51,600 acres. it is now 89% contained. the nuns fire, more than 56,200 acres, and 86% contained. the tubbs fire has burned more than 36,700 acres and is 94% contained. and the pocket fire, 17,300 acres, 84% containment. fire evacuees in santa rosa can pick up mail today at two locations. the annex at 2850 mcbride lane is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. people who live in the following zip codes can get their mail there. 95401, 95403, and 95407.
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the main post office at 730 2nd street will be open from 9:00 to 6:00. 9540 it, 95404, 95409. exotic animal park safari west had to shut down because of the fire will but reopen next month. employees want to start tours again on november 12th. that's if infrastructure like roads and power are restored. the rest of the park should be fully operational by next spring. you can help fire victims by texting "red cross" to 90999 or call 707-577-7600 to577-7600 to0 this morning, a young girl is at ucsf children's hospital with major injuries after a hit and run in oakland. our media partners at the bay
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area newsgroup report she is 10 years old and a fourth grader at franklin elementary. police arrested the suspected hit and run driver yesterday after a second crash. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo spoke to witnesses at the scene. >> a white female, 5'10", dirty blond hair. only wearing a tan colored bra with green pants and black boots. >> reporter: billy thrush saw the suspected hit and run driver after the crash. he said not only was she partially dressed, she appeared to be hurt. >> i yelled out, hey, do you need help? at that time she accelerated her walking pace. i started following her as i called dispatch. >> reporter: oakland police said the woman was driving this maroon toyota around 1:30 in the afternoon when she hit a girl near the intersection of 8th avenue and east 15th street. as police and paramedics arrived on the scene, word came of another crash a few blocks away on foothill boulevard. the same toyota had slammed into a car and the driver had walked away. police found her at a nearby strip mall and arrested her.
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>> it's unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this collision. investigators have said speed was one of the factors in the collision. >> reporter: the young victim was taken to the hospital with major injuries. anyone with information about what happened is asked to call oakland police. in oakland, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. a man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after san francisco police say he ran down an officer with a suv. the injured officer, elia lewin-tankel, remains in intensive care. abc 7 news was outside the courtroom yesterday where several other sfpd officers kept watch. police arrested the suspect wednesday. he gave them several names but he told the judge he wants to be known as willie flanigan. >> i'm really not in a position to address any details about this case. it would be pretty irresponsible to do so. >> what happened to this poor officer could have happened to anyone else. >> court records show flanigan spent 67 days in jail after
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being convicted on drug charges in february. two people had just minor injuries when their plane crashed at the san carlos airport yesterday. sky 7 shows the plane covered in foam. investigators say the plane was about to take off but ran off the runway, went through a fence and stopped in the street. they're still trying to determine how it all happened. time now, 8:10. lisa argen tracking the accuweather forecast for us. and a cool start to the day. >> certainly, lots of 40s out there. but we're looking at more numbers that are below average today. that's going to change, though. 46 in oakland from our east bay hills camera. it's 41 in san ramon. temperatures here topping out around 70. but give it a couple of days. you'll be around 90. also ahead, he won't back down. how a country music star is using his tribute to las vegas shooting victims to help raise money for their families.
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what's going to get it done is each and every one of you. >> one of president trump's ousted allies rallying the california gop. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪
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surrounding hollywood mogul harvey weinstein continues to grow. two more women have come forward with serious allegations. abc news reporter eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: this morning, two more women have come forward accusing media mogul harvey weinstein of sexual assault. >> her greatest regret is opening that door. but she had no idea what was coming. >> reporter: an unnamed italian actress now speaking out through her attorney, saying in february 2013, four years ago, weinstein bullied his way into her hotel room where he sexually assaulted her. the 38-year-old, said to have shared her story with lapd detectives this week, prompting a criminal investigation. >> the state of california before 2017 had a ten-year statute of limitation. her claim falls within that ten-year period. >> reporter: it was an emotional moment for former actress heather kerr, also speaking out
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with her attorney, saying weinstein forced her to touch him in an office in 1989, and that she would have to sleep with him if she wanted to land roles. >> he told me that this was how things worked in hollywood and that all of the actresses that had made it had made it this way. not long after that, i quit acting. >> that may be the way that it was. it is not the way it will be in the future. because harvey, you and others like you are done. >> reporter: this coming after weinstein's statement denying any allegations of nonconsensual sex. the two women joining the dozens of others who have already come forward. the list including some of hollywood's biggest stars. weinstein, once a powerhouse producer, has now been kicked out of the academy, fired from the company he helped build, and aside from l.a., police in london are investigating a claim by a woman who has accused
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weinstein of sexually inappropriate behavior. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. former white house adviser steve bannon delivered the keynote address at the california republican convention in anaheim. last night bannon tried to rally the state's gop by attacking the party's establishment. he went after john mccain and former president george w. bush, both of whom have been critical of president trump. southern california will be key for the 2018 congressional elections as democrats try to flip seats held by california republicans. >> it is about winning. nothing else matters. if you want to take your state back, if you want to take your country back, you're going to have to roll your sleeves up. what's gonna get it done is each and every one of you and the people at this convention. >> bannon told the gop crowd that they have everything they need to win. great candidates, bold ideas, and the ability to build a grassroots army to turn california into a red state. country singer jason aldean has released his moving
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rendition of "i won't back down" to help raise money for victims of the las vegas shooting. ♪ well, i won't back down >> the country music star sang the late tom petty's song on "saturday night live" just days after a gunman shot into the crowd at the harvest festival killing 58 people and injuring hundreds of others. aldean was onstage at the time. the proceeds will benefit the direct impact fund dedicated to victims of that tragedy. owners of punky's pumpkin patch in santa rosa will reopen today after flames burped ned 50 of its pumpkins. >> we're out here trying to clean up the best we can and be open for the community so the kids can come out and have a little bit of fun and make new memories again with their
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families. >> punky's also lost the front side of its patch including the entrance, a hay maze, and a corn pit. workers say they'll help the community celebrate the season as best they can. >> drivers today in glen park neighborhood must take a detour around o'shaughnessy boulevard. crews closed off the road to traffic to stabilize the hillside. it should reopen sunday evening. workers are trying to protect the area from rock slides before the winter rains. in january, a small rock slide forced the road to close temporarily. you may have heard, we're supposedly going to get into a la nina time, temperatures could be above average for the season. that's kind of where we stand right now. we'll keep you updated as we get further upgrades.
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a live look from santa cruz, a beautiful day with a high of 71. 53 in the city, 46 in oakland, 50 in mountain view, a cool 46 at the coast, from mt. tam right now, good air quality everybody except right by the fire. you heard that about 80, 98% containment up there, great news. we're looking at the weather to cooperate today. but unfortunately, an offshore component with dry relative humidity and temperatures near record heat next week. right now it's 40 in santa rosa, chilly in livermore at 45. 43 in novato. how about a little snow, yes, this arrived yesterday. a high today of 60. it's in the 20s now at the tahoe valley airport. bright and cool today, warmer tomorrow, heating up monday, tuesday, and wednesday. beach hazard statement from the national weather service, wave heights from 10 to 14 feet, higher than earlier. strong rip currents, sneaker
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waves, all due to the strong and energetic northwest swell. wednesday, temperatures in the 90s around napa and santa rosa. gets hotter on tuesday with temperatures near 80 in the city. how about 82 in wednesday, a little bit of cooling but not enough, we'll still see relative humidity points down probably below 10%, not what we want to hear. but today numbers coming up up by a couple of degrees. 70s in santa clara, shy of the average of 73 in san jose. 65 in millbrae. san francisco two degrees warmer at 63 today. in the north bay you should see mid-70s, so cooler than average in petalu 69, 4:00, san
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about five degrees shy of average here as well. 70 in pittsburg. our accuweather seven-day forecast, we're looking at temperatures coolest today, warm-up tomorrow. maybe a little bit of fog at the coast. then the warming trend, a robust one, comes into play monday, tuesday, and wednesday. 70s at the coast. it's going to get cooler but it will take some time, enjoy the cool air while you have it. >> a huge jump for inland communities, a 20-degree difference. lisa, thanks. ahead this weekend, bicyclists of all ages will have a new path to explore in san francisco.
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first responders have had little rest this year battling wildfires and rescuing flood and hurricane victims. one unit has developed a skill set allowing its members to handle almost any disaster. abc 7 news reporter david louie takes a look at the 129th rescue wing. >> reporter: this vintage c-130 aircraft sits empty now, but it's on stand by, as are members of air national guard. they've been pressed into service nearly nonstop this year, responding to hurricanes harvey and irma and to the north bay fires.
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>> we packed up and headed out to ft. hood, and the very next day, after we got there, we had folks on the ground rescuing people. >> reporter: that doesn't begin to describe what the 129th rescue wing is trained to do. the unit is credited with saving more than 100 lives over the last 40 years because of its far-reaching skill set for land and water missions. >> they can jump out of airplanes, they can deep sea dive, they can fast rope out of a helicopter, they can ice climb, they can use skis and snow boards, atvs. anything and everything they need to do to be able to get to that isolated person and save their life. >> reporter: they can work the fire lines and do water drops from helicopters as a result of training by cal fire. they will be recognized this weekend in san jose by the professional bull riders who stopped by to learn more about what they do. >> there's nobody more special on this planet than someone who will sacrifice their own safety for another human being.
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>> reporter: the constant deployments take a toll on personal lives. sergeant morales missed his own birthday and had to leave his wife and 13-month-old son for extended periods. and this helicopter is out of service for a mandatory 600-hour teardown. about 100 of its hours were spent on north bay wildfires. there are weeks ahead before the end of the year. who knows where the 129th will be deployed next. >> we're ready to go whenever they call us. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. happening today, san francisco's first bike park opens in mclaren park in the excelsior district. the grand opening starts at 10:00 a.m. with a ceremonial first ride at 10:30. the event will feature a competition, bike riding lessons, and more. construction got under way back in april. still to come on "abc 7 mornings," new details on the ambush that killed four american soldiers in niger.
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what military officials say happened moments before it started. also a new campaign is calling for president trump's impeachment. the multimillion dollar effort spearheaded by a man who lives in the b if you are in your home or business and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore and then call 911. the first responders will come out and they'll make it safe for you and your community.
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if youdon't touch it,downed keep everyone back. call 911 immediately. the fire department will respond with law enforcement and pg&e to figure out what the issue is to keep you safe and there are no hazards to the public. ♪ >> announcer: good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." thanks so much for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. we're off to a cool start here in the bay area. here's meteorologist lisa argen,
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tracking the conditions where you live. hi, lisa. >> hey, chris, good morning, everyone. we have north bay counties and santa clara with moderate air quality today. depl enjoy it, it's better than it's been in two weeks. 50 in mountain view, 44 in gilroy. a view from our east bay hills camera. temperatures will be five degrees below average today, 44 by the delta. it's 45 in livermore. finally, this stop from emeryville, pretty view here. temperatures in the 60s here. later on this afternoon, we'll be at 64 noontime. then by the afternoon, temperatures still running shy of average but warmer than yesterday. then tomorrow, yes, we begin our warm-up. we'll have details with the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> lisa, thank you. breaking news out of santa clara, where police are investigating an officer-involved shooting around 2:00 this morning. santa clara police say they were chasing a car that matched the
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description of a stolen vehicle from sunnyvale. officers were trying to stop the driver near el camino and scott. officers say the driver sped towards officers. one officer opened fire, hitting the suspect. he was taken to the hospital but is expected to survive. police expect to release more information later today. starting today, santa rosa will allow fountain grove evacuees to return home. controlled reentry will begin at 10:00 a.m. names and addresses will be checked to ensure only residents are allowed in the neighborhood. they'll be stationed at round barn parking lot and kohl's parking lot. residents need a form of identification to receive an entry pass. a sharp increase in the spread of sudden oak death may have contributed to the intensity of the north bay
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wildfires. a survey organized by uc berkeley showed a three-fold increase in infection rates over the last two years. sudden oak death trees have low moisture levels. that means they can burn much hotter than a healthy tree. some of the fires were in areas with heavy s.o.d. infestations. >> i went and looked at the areas that burned up in sonoma and napa county. of course in most cases, those areas that burned hot were also hotspots for sudden oak death. >> professor garbalato says oaks are infected when it rains a lot, and the past two winters have been very wet. he adds that knowing where s.o.d. has spread can help manage the fire hazard presented by the disease. animal shelters in the north bay are working to re uniunite with their owners after the wildfires. sonoma county animal services posted this video on facebook yesterday. this dog names cruiser went home
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with her owner, jeff. the animal shelter is hosting free animal care supplies to people affected by the fires. the fair is from 10:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. this morning, we're learning more about the ambush in which sergeant johnson and his three fellow soldiers were killed on october 4th in a country where many americans didn't even know we had military forces. there have been conflicting reports on what happened in niger. abc news reporter david wright has the latest. >> reporter: president trump has been uncharacterizely tight-lipped about the tragic mission that cost the lives of four american soldiers. lawmakers on capitol hill want answers. senator john mccain threatened
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using subpoenas to get them. on friday, secretary of defense jim mattis showed up in person to brief mccain. >> we have an insufficient amount of information. >> reporter: here is what we know about the attack. it took place october 4th near the village of tongo tongo. u.s. soldiers met with a village elder. a senior intelligence official tells abc news that during that meeting, the soldiers had an inkling of danger. the hair on the back of their neck stood up after two motorcycles raced out of the village. the intelligence village tells us the troops felt like the elder was trying to stall them. sure enough, armed fighters soon hit them with everything from the woods on both sides of the road. small arms, vehicle mounted weapons, even mortars. the u.s. team wasn't expecting combat. their vehicles, unarmored. they had no u.s. air support. and french aircraft didn't get
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there until a half hour into the firefight. to date, the president has not said a thing about the mission itself. instead, the conversation this week unraveled over how best to honor fallen troops and console their families, with white house chief of staff general john kelly ultimately stepping in to smack down a florida congresswoman who had listened to the president's call to a grieving widow. kelly is a gold star father himself. on friday the white house press secretary went so far as to suggest that kelly should have the last word on the matter. >> if you want to get into a debate with a four-star marine general, i think that that's something highly inappropriate. >> reporter: the president called him an elegant man, adding that he's doing a fantastic job. >> he was so offended that a woman would be -- that somebody would be listening to that call. he actually couldn't believe it. >> reporter: david wright, abc
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news, washington. and here's a live look at crav christ the rock community church in cooper city, florida, where a funeral with militay honors is being held right now for sergeant la david johnson who was killed along with three other service members during the ambush in niger. a big time democratic donor from the the bay area has launched a new campaign calling for president trump's impeachment. tom steyer is behind the multimillion dollar effort that's generating a lot of buzz but some wonder will it have an impact. >> reporter: throughout the bay, he's a familiar face to many. >> tell your member of congress they have a moral responsibility to stop doing what's political. >> reporter: in a newly released commercial, possibly coming to a screen near you, nextgen america's tom steyer is urging congress to impeach president trump. >> the president is a clear and present danger. >> reporter: the message resonates with those who feel their voices aren't being heard. >> all of these things are happening. what do we do now?
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i think this is a part of like what we can do or what we can be a part of. >> reporter: the republican ntional committee calls the ad campaign a baseless radical effort. >> i pay little heed to it. it's a fairly cheap pandering to a constituency of his that already doesn't support the president. >> reporter: this isn't the first time steyer has gone after the president. you're looking at a nextgen political ad that ran last fall prior to the election. whether this new commercial spot will be effective is anyone's guess. >> you can have people with money on the left or right spending that money to put out their ads, to put out their message, to pressure the politicians directly. >> reporter: steyer is considering a run for the u.s. senate. in response to those who have questioned the timing of this ad, steyer simply told abc 7 news, quote, we believe we're in a time of crisis and wanted to reach as many americans as quickly as possible. >> steyer plans to spend more than 10 million dollars on ad space in new york and california as well as cable television.
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still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," with the north bay wildfires near full containment, wine country wants you to know they're open for business. we take a tour of some of the damage left behind. and a live look outside from our mt. tam camera. (dog panting) another 2am stroll, huh? i'm worried. i have this medical bill. dave, you have anthem, and they have people to talk to who are empowered to help answer any question you... (dog grunting, panting) is... is he okay?
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happening today, the annual light the night park in walnut creek. abc 7 news is a proud sponsor. cancer patients and their families share stories to bring light to the darkness of cancer. all money raised goes towards cancer research and treatments. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley is tonight's emcee. lisa is here with the preview of the accuweather forecast. >> there's a little snow left in tahoe, you can see it right here. 23 in truckee. by wednesday, mid-70s there. we're talking a seasonable day today. tomorrow looks to be even warmer. when will the warming trend stop? i'll be back with my accuweather seven-day forecast. also ahead, the warriors are
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that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? full-bodied. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in sports, cal has the bay area college football stage to itself with stanford and san jose state off this weekend. this evening the bears host the wildcats. kickoff at 5:00 p.m. tonight the warriors play the second game of a back to back in memphis, tipoff at 5:00. last night golden state was
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looking for the team's first win of the season in new orleans. abc 7 sports director larry beil has the highlights in this morning's sports report. op good morning, everyone.gamer road trip. stop number one, new orl draymond green did play, his knee looked fine. he left the opener after tweaking his knee. end of the first quarter, anthony davis beats the buzzer for three. pelicans up by 15 early. nothing going right for the doves. kevin durant would be without authority. set a career high with seven blocked shots. the offense comes back, knocks down the three. warriors down three at the half. third quarter, klay thompson heating up. catch and shoot, ties at 64. warriors would never trail again. look at klay's defense here. zaza wins the bet after the block on jordan crawford. icing on the cake.
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klay fly by, then the feed to steph curry, who had 28. and the warriors win it 128-120. dusty baker thought after winning two division titles in two years he would certainly be back in washington. the nationals, who seem to think managers are irrelevant, had other ideas. they told baker they're going in another direction, believing they should have gone further in the playoffs than dusty took them. game six, american league champs series. josh reddic, we must work on our temper. frustrated after 0 for 21 in the post-season. aaron judge, putin saw that on russian radar, yanks down 3-0. bottom 8, astros respond. jose altuve and houston putting up four runs in the seventh. go on to win 7-1. game seven is tonight in houston. winner gets the dodgers. cute alert in new jersey, sharks visiting the devils. the milkman making a deliver.
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late in the second, 2-0 sharks. good things happen when you follow your shot, a score with a backhand, his first goal in 28 games going back to last season. 3-0 sharks. they start this road trip with a win. the nfl has suspended raiders running back marshawn lynch for one game for shoving an official in a win over the chiefs. lynch went out there presumably to get his cousin out of the scrum. one would hope save his quarterback, derrick carr. you can't come off the bench like that and put your hands on a ref. lynch will miss the upcoming game at buffalo. bay area native anna made her bellator debut, nice kick, but she was on the wrong end of some ground and pound at the finish of this bout and ends up losing by a split decision. blaine a winner by a point. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody.
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i'm larry beil. good morning to you. hope you enjoyed our little rain the other day. looks like we may have to wait at least two weeks before we see any more measurable precip. so that's your long, long term outlook. let's look at the here and now. right now from mt. tam, a few clouds framing the bay, a beautiful shot. taking you down to the south end of the bay, sunnyvale, temperatures usually in the low 70s at this time of year, shy of that at 69. 75 tomorrow. monday through wednesday, not only do we have an offshore component, we may have gusty upper elevation winds, in many locations flirting with 90 degrees for the bulk of the week ahead. i know you probably don't want to hear that. as we look outside, looking at a beautiful shot of golden gate bridge, where temperatures today will be just a tad warmer than yesterday. and we have been below average. today still a bit below average.
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but that will be changing as soon as tomorrow. live doppler 7 showing just a little bit of cloudiness out there. some high clouds, may be seeing a return of the low cloud deck, the fog, tomorrow night. a beautiful vantage point from east bay hills camera, air quality today pretty good excerpt for the santa clara valley where we have the bear fire. much better than it's been. 54 in san francisco. it is 46 in oakland with more 40s here for gilroy and half moon bay. san jose just 49 degrees. from emeryville, should be a nice afternoon. gets cold, i know, in berkeley at night. so the evening game will be chilly at cal, 40 santa rosa. 48 novato. 45 in livermore. taking you to the beach, isn't this pretty? layered sand there. temperatures 71 degrees. you'll need the sweatshirt, cool today, warmer tomorrow. heating up monday through
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wednesday. at times we may have some gusty upper elevation winds. beach hazard statement through tonight with a large energetic northwesterly swell right now. current wave heights 13 feet half moon bay. 14 feet bodega bay. sneaker waves a possibility, pretty dangerous here. the sunshine, a few high clouds in the north bay. numbers off to the 70s, shy of average. should be a nice afternoon in san francisco. 68 in oakland, 70 in fremont. 71 in san jose. if you are headed over to berkeley, the game is at 5:00 p.m. sun sets at 6:23. the numbers will be dropping through the 60s. 63 degrees at about 5:00 there. chilly tonight, santa rosa into the 30s. elsewhere we're back into the 40s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, today the coolest day of the week. big jump tomorrow. even bigger monday through wednesday. you download our accuweather app and we could see some gusty winds once again through this
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time period with the relative humidity dropping. right now, everything and everywhere we want to be, cool temperatures, beautiful autumn day. we'll take all week long to get back to average temperatures as much of next week will be very warm. >> such a widespre spread. lisa, thank you. now that the fires are close to being contained, napa and sonoma want people to know they're open for business. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has more. >> reporter: the fires that roared through the hills surrounding napa left much of the lush wine growing valley intact. >> you can see the burn. >> reporter: nick owns a small tour company in town. he took us on a brief tour to show us the damage to the most popular areas is limited or nonexistent. that hasn't stopped his customers from canceling. >> to date we've cancelled 38 tours we had booked. for a small limousine operation, that's huge. >> reporter: that translates into $30,000 in lost business and a half dozen employees with no work. >> everything came back up. and we're ready to go now.
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>> reporter: tom porter owns porter vineyards where employees with hoses and shovels stopped the flames just one road shy of his grape vines. power was restored and they're ready for visitors. he's fortunate that more than half his grapes were harvested before the fire. >> all of the white varietals, the early maturing varietals like merlot, those were picked some time ago. >> reporter: cabernet grapes are picked later and may have suffered some smoke damage. they won't know for sure for a while. but business owners do know this. the best way to help the region bounce back is for tourists to come back. >> i just want everybody to know that we are open for business. it's business as usual. >> i would say to people at home, come back to napa, come and see us. >> reporter: they add, the sooner, the better. in napa, eric thomas, abc 7 news. coming up, going to the corgis.
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beachgoers can expect to see hundreds of dogs dressed in costume for the fall corgi con. abc 7 news was at the last one back in june. this time there was a contest called corgi ninja warrior. corgi con begins at 10:00 a.m. this morning. i just can't help but smile. >> who knew? good morning, everyone. we have some dangerous surf at the coast today. that's why we have a beach hazard statement where we'll see wave heights, they'll get pretty big out there. with that, keep in mind northwest swell will be quite large. high temperatures today in the 60s, having a little computer trouble, but 63 in the city. 71 in san jose. look for low 70s in our inland east bay, that's below average but warmer than yesterday. and our look ahead, well, we're looking at temperatures climbing to the 80s tomorrow, about 84 inland. that's a big warm-up as well.
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but the monday through wednesday, we're talking numbers well above average with record heat into the mid-90s. that means 70s at the coast, perhaps 80s around san francisco. so it's going to be another hot one. but not today, not tomorrow. >> lisa, thank you. thanks to you for joining us on "abc 7 mornings" i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. a full slate of college football ahead on abc 7. next at 9:00 a.m., number 10 oklahoma state takes on texas in austin. then at 12:30, indiana faces number 18 michigan state in east lansing. that's followed by a huge, big 10 matchup, 19th ranked michigan battles number 2 penn state in happy valley. after the creek with larry beil. abc 7 news continues at 11:00 p.m. stay up to date online on twitter, facebook, and instagram. a live look outside. we appreciate your time. make it a great day, everybody.
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