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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 26th. let's start with the quick look at the weather with our meteorologist. >> good morning, everyone. low clouds and fog a little bit in the north bay. live doppler 7 is showing the fog footprint is generous, about 2,000 feet in spots. it's 60 in heaywarhayward. 56 morgan hill and vallejo. a live look outside, still dealing with the smoke from the wildfires. air quality is moderate today. so you will notice that haze once again in the atmosphere.
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we will have sunshine, mixing it in with the haze. temperatures in the 70s by noontime inland. upper 60s around the bay. we'll see a few 80s inland. partial clearing near the coast. the sun setting at 7:47. >> lisa, thank you. new overnight, oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened near e street and elmhurst avenue. the department tweeted out a picture for us from the scene. it's not clear what led up to the shooting. oakland police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. the tributes continue to pour in for senator john mccain. he died yesterday after a battle with an aggressive brain cancer. mccain is expected to be honored in arizona and in washington this week before being laid to rest at the u.s. naifltval
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cemetery in annapolis, maryland. we are having problems getting that report right now. we will have more in just a moment. local leaders are reacting to john mccain's death. senator dianne feinstein was tweeting that john mccain was a leader, public servant and patriot. >> as senator john mccain leaves his home in is a final time, flags hang at half staff at the capitol and the white house. hs fellow lawmakers remembering the four decades he served in congress. >> i hope we will remember him by being kinder to each other. by remembering what the politics is, it doesn't have to be a blood sport. we can work across the aisle and
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see the good in people. i will try to do more of that ahead. >> reporter: speaker paul ryan calling him a giant of our time. and senator lindsey graham remembering him as one of his dearest friends and mentors. his respect crossed party lines. chuck schumer immediately announced a resolution to rename a senate office building in mccain's honor. >> everyone looked up to him. everyone respected him. >> reporter: from former presidents like the one he ran against, barack obama, writing despite their differences they saw their political battles as a privilege and noble. to donald trump who made controversial comments about mccain in the past, tweeting my deepest sympathies and respect. and his family. his daughter meghan mccain writing the task of my lifetime is to live up to his example, his expectations and his love.
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as joe biden put it, john mccain's impact on america has not ended, not even close. it will go on for many years. more local reaction now. nancy pelosi writing he was a patri patriotic, courageous hero who served his country above all. eric swalwell says we remember senator mccain as a selfless patriot who put family and country first. coming up in the next half hour, a south bay mother shares a personal story about john mccain. how he helped her following the loss of her 3-year-old son. that's coming up in 30 p30 p b.a.r.t. police want to find the person responsible for injuring a 40-year-old man on a train. it happened at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station after 9:00 last night. the two people got into a fight. it turned his cal. the injured man suffer the a cut on his hand.
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this happened at the same station where nia will sop was stabbed last month. a driver sunday arrest after this deadly crash in san francisco. investigators say a car hit a motorcycle near 23rd and arkansas streets just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. the man on the motorcycle died. the driver of the car took off. officers were able to track down the suspect a short time later. counselors will be on hand at a fairfield high school tomorrow after a shooting that killed a 16-year-old and put the school on lockdown. police identified the victim as omar willis of fairfield. the shooting happened after 5:00 friday night.
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here's cornell bernard. >> was terrifying. >> reporter: karen duff was working at the stadium concession stand before kickoff of the jv football game when chaos . >> we had the national anthem and then kickoff. then three pops. >> reporter: those pops were gunfire from washington street and bell avenue. police called it a gun battle. >> we know there were multiple shooters. the groups were shooting at each other. >> reporter: you can see how close it was to the high school. just a block away from campus. one bullet ripping through the radiator of this minivan. a 16-year-old was killed, an 18-year-old wounded.
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the football stadium was evacuated. hundreds of spectators told to take shelter in the gym. police say the same place one of the suspects ran and hid, blending in with the crowd. >> scared to death for my son. didn't know where he was, he was in the gym and heard one of the gunmen might be in the gym. to think your child in there, you never think it will happen to you. >> reporter: the jv team took cover in the locker room. isaiah came back for the shoes he had to leave on friday. >> they said the dude might be in the gym or something. they didn't know where he was at. >> that suspect was arrested. the school district says at this point it doesn't know if the victims or suspects were student here's. monday morning counsellors will be available to talk to students about the incident. happening today, a celebration of life for kevin manning, he's the cab driver killed in a hit and run in san francisco. police are still looking for the driver who hit manning while he pedalled along the embarcadero back in late june. the celebration of life is at
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2:00 this afternoon at lindley meadow. funeral services for molly tibbetts will be held in iowa today. the service will be inside the gym of her former high school in brooklyn. the 20-year-old's body was found last week more than a month after she was reported missing. 24-year-old christian rivera is charged with her murder. tibbets spent part of her childhood in oakland before moving to iowa. the search continues for a 66-year-old woman who was reported missing more than a week ago. abc 7 news was on university avenue in east palo alto where searchers gathered yesterday. the woman was last seen driving near the dumbarton bridge. she recently had back surgery. she was taking painkillers that might impair her judgment. >> we don't know what her state
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of mind was. i don't believe she was upset. i know she didn't like staying at home all the time, being on bed rest, the pain and all those things. >> here is another look at the woman, she's 5''1", weighing wen about 120 pounds. runners will take part in the 42nd annual bridge to bridge run alon tg the embarcadero in n francisco. the 5k and 12k races start at the bay bridge, pass through fisherman's wharf and ending at marina green. the run benefits special olympics of northern california. it starts at 8:00 this morning. good running weather. i don't know how the air quality is. >> it's getting better. it was better yesterday, but still not ideal. we're calling it moderate today. a live look outside, it's in the
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50s now. we did manage some 80s and brighter skies yesterday. we're not out of the woods yet. still some haze and smoke for your sunday. we'll talk about the last week of august, that includes a long holiday weekend. that's all coming up. i feel like you don't know how you'll react in these situations until they happen to you. a terrifying ride. what this ride share passenger did when she ended up miles from her destination and how she's taking action. also discovering new designs. a look inside sunset' 2018 idea house. the features that make this home ...and you suddenly realizes you're really into art? that's yes for less. every trend. every room. on any budget.
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it has banned one of its drivers after an east bay woman says he took her miles away from her destination. she said she escaped into the woods when she started to feel unsafe. kate larsen has more on what happened. >> it became a fight or flight situation. >> reporter: that's how brittney sunquist describes the lyft ride she took friday morning. >> it was a situation that i needed to quickly escape from. >> reporter: the 27-year-old ordered the lyft from a bar at 2:04 a.m. the app said she should have arrived in east oakland 14 minutes later. >> but for whatever reason, the driver veered off the destination that he was given, which was my home. and was driving me deeper into an isolated and desolate area of the oakland hills that i'm unfamiliar with. >> reporter: brittney says she ended up here in the area of montclair park, 3 1/2 miles from her home. she said she was able to escape from the lyft and run into the woods.
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unsure of where she was, brittney ordered another lyft at 2:30 a.m. to take her home. >> you don't know how you're going to react until these situations until they happen to you. >> reporter: she filed a police report with oakland p.d. and has been in touch with lyft, who released a statement saying in part, we've reached out to the passenger to extend our full support and the driver has been permanently banned from the lyft platform. >> i've heard of other incidences like this. >> reporter: amanda wood is brittney's roommate and a lift driver. >> as a female driver there's been times where i've started to question, am i safe? my comfortable with this passenger? >> reporter: in an effort to improve ride share safety, the women started a petition asking lyft and uber the option of requesting a female driver. just this week abc 7 ran a story about another ride share company coming to san francisco this fall called safer. the app offers the choice of a female driver, and gives drivers more say about who they pick up. kate larsen, abc 7 news. a key link for thousands of commuters in san francisco is
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back open following major const. abc 7 news was at the west portal muni metro station yesterday where light rail trains entered and exited the twin peaks tunnel for the first time since june. muni replaced all of the rail and other key systems inside the 100-year-old tunnel. many people spent their summer riding shuttle buses and navigating other detours. >> i'm excited. it was really inconvenient to have the street closures. >> they'll see a quicker trip through the tunnel. the speed is up. it should be a smoother ride. >> muni finished the project on time to restore full service on the k, l, m, and t metro lines. there's a new restroom inside golden gate park thanks to a group of neighbors. abc 7 news was at the boat playground at 45th avenue and lincoln way for its opening
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celebration yesterday. generations of children have treasured this urban oasis, but it lacked restrooms until now. a group of sunset district neighbors collected hundreds of itead of havin go home or especially across this busy street, we thought we should build a bathroom. >> birthday parties were cut short. play dates were cut short. a lot of people were going in the bushes. >> neighbors say the closest bathroom before this was a 15-minute walk away. alert this morning for b.a.r.t. passengers. trains are not running between the west oakland and lake merritt stations this weekend. that means to get to san francisco from the east bay you have to ride the free bus bridge to link up between those stations. this is part of ongoing maintenance. b.a.r.t. will be closing these stations again labor day weekend. a brand-new house in los
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gatos is open to the public this weekend. it's no ordinary house. it is sunset magazine's 2018 idea house. it takes a classic design and adds modern for today. david louie has this look inside. >> reporter: who doesn't look to tour a house and discover interesting ideas and features? sunset's 2018 idea house looks like a traditional craftsman. on the main level, it's difficult to distinction the outdoors from the inside. even the staircase lets light through. >> what a craftsman house would typically have would be the picket rail, and here we have a house with a glass rail. it allows us to see through the house. >> reporter: the house is 2900 square feet, three bedrooms and a study.tlies -- it lives
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like a 4,000 square foot house. even the basement has flow in and out. >> reporter: the basement has a media room with a built-in bar. it's filled with light and there's plenty of technology too, including lighting controls by noon home. >> if you're cooking, the lights will be brighter. if you're entertaining, set it to entertaining mode. they'll be dimmer, more intimate. >> reporter: the bedrooms are not oversized. >> i think that smaller bedrooms and larger communal living spaces are what people are after right now. >> reporter: ticketed tours over six weekend also provide plenty of ideas for remodeling or new construction. it took 13 months to build this house from the ground up. the question is, how much is this idea house going to cost when it goes up for sale? the answer, $3.6 million. david louie, "abc7 news." hi, everyone. sunday morning. waking up to a cloudy start.
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that marine layer up to about 2,000 feet. looking at clear sky in concord right now. so things are going to be a little hazy again before the fog burns off and even after the fog burns off, we have the smoke from the wildfires that will bring less than ideal air quality. 5-mile visibility, and temperatures in the 50s. upper 40s around los gatos, 60 in hayward. otherwise low to mid 50s in the north bay. a shot of the full moon here from the east bay hills camera. a nice sight. bonus getting up so early. the sun coming up in another hour and a half. we'll look at the clouds through much of the morning. clear late in the day to the shoreline. partly cloudy at the beaches. we'll have that haze again and it will be cool for the first half of the week. we may get modest warming as we get towards the second half of the work week. sfo right now, looking fine.
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as we look at the temperature trends for today versus average, we're down from 2 to 6 degrees from where we should be. so the averages in the middle column and we're looking at numbers that are not as warm as we could be for this time of year. today with the fog it will pull back. right now it's pushing through the east bay. we'll get that partial clearing at the coast. by the afternoon, should be sunny, a bit on the hazy side, the fog moves back. once again we'll do it over. looks like the first couple days of the week will feature low clouds, fog, cooler than average temperatures until we get a bit more high pressure building in from the southwest. that should begin to clean us out a bit. so as we look at the beach forecast today, partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low to mid 60s. if you're headed out to the coast, southwest winds up to 15 miles per hour. that water temperature, 60 degrees. certainly on the cool side.
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as far as temperatures in the north bay, heading well up to santa rosa. temperatures in the upper 70s today. average highs should be about 82. certainly running shy of that. haze will be with you again today. not totally where we should be in terms of air quality. you noticed that. it's been the theme. at least yesterday we got into better air quality. highs today around the bay, that hazy sun allowing for low 60s. 68 across the bay in oakland. temperatures in the south bay, very little changed from yesterday. 78 there. low to mid 80s inland. if you download our accuweather app, stay up to date on the temperature trends. the seven-day forecast, looking at cooler days starting as soon as tomorrow. by tuesday and wednesday another system that will cool us off a bit. as we go to the second half of the week, it looks like we'll warm up a little bit. labor day looks like it should be w. re headingowards
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besides new technology, there's space for families to spend the night with loved ones. >> the area we were in was built in 1957. we needed a change. we needed to make sure the building was safe and up to all the new regulations for hospitals. >> a little bit of history. frances peterson was the last baby born at st. luke's. he and his mother were wheeled over to cpmc yesterday morning. he was just 19 hours old making him the youngest and first patient at the new hospital. abc's new brand local is sharing stories. it's a weekly digital story called more in common. today there's a new story about the running judge and the convicted felon. >> during working hours, i'm a judge assigned to a felony trial court.
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rlornings i have running pr skid row. >> you're tt'hat folks call . >>etom onng b convicted felons? >> yes. >> came all the way right here, dropped my window. i started shooting at them. when they both fell, i knew i hit them. >> you guys are about the most unlikely running buddies in the country. you have a judge, someone once convicted of murder. how do you guys get together? >> i had to appear before parole board hearings. he was the deputy district attorney there. >> i was convinced rafael was not the same person who committed the crime that put him in prison. >> when i got out, i came to this courthouse, came to visit him. i came to give him a handshake and he gas been going on for well over 12 years and it just grows. >> you can watch more in common
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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. welcome back. we're starting this half hour with a look at weather argen. >> low clouds and fog are back with us this morning. numbers in the low to mid 50s in the north bay. mid 50s in the east bay valleys. 56 in morgan hill. 49 in los gatos. full moon. you can't make out the l clds beneath it.
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the fog extends well out to the east bay hills. air quality today, at haze in the air. if you're sensitive or have asthma, you certainly may feel that gaagain. in terms of temperatures once again below average. 9:00 in the 60s for some of you. by 3:00 in the afternoon we have mid 70s in livermore. 79 in san jose. fog comes back tonight. new overnight, a deadly house fire in chicago. the victims are two adults, six children including a baby. medics took two other children to the hospital. it's not clear what caused that fire. john mccain, war hero, six-term senator from arizona, tributes are pouring in this morning for the man known as a political maverick.
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arizona state troopers escorted mccann's body from his home to phoenix. he passed away yesterday after making the decision to sp treatment for his brain cancer. mccain's service to his country began in the late 1950s and67 h down during the vietnam war. he was severely injured and spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. mccain was elected to the house of representatives in 1982. the senate in 1986. he ran for president twice. senator mccain was 81 years old. many are honoring his life including a mother right here in the bay area. amanda talked to her about how senator mccain helped her through the loss of her son. >> reporter: alice was living some of the darkestay o senator and his wife cindy made a special trip to berkeley.
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he spoke at bingham's dedication. bingham was on board flight 93 on september 11, 2001. bingham and others are believed to have thwarted the hijackers plans to crash the plane into the senate office building in washington, d.c. >> what he said touched my heart. he said i didn't know mark bingham but -- >> i may very well owe my life to mark and the others who summoned the courage and love necessary to deny those depraved hateful men their terrible triumph. such a debt you incur for life. > reporter: alice says mccain brought a sense of calm when there were so many questions about her son's death. in life she said her son respected the republican politician. during a campaign stop in 2000, bingham went out of his way to meet mccain. their interaction captured in this picture. >> senator mccain was trying to look tall.d d ta y
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who's 6'4". they were grinning. >> reporter: a happy memory. alice says mccain's words and actions all those years ago brought the admiration her son had for the senator full circle. >> he was at the capitol building on that awful afternoon. so i think that's why he told us all that he had a personal debt to mark and the others because he may very well have saved my life, he said. >> reporter: alice tells me she only wishes she had said she had more. she never got around to writing john mccain about the impact he had on her life. instead now she will write cindy. >> mccain's daughter meghan, one of the hosts of "the view" released this statement. she wrote in part, he was a great fire who burned bright and we lived in his light and warmth for so very long. we know his flame lives on in each of us.
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mccain's wife cindy tweeted, my heart is broken, i am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. >> former president barack obama issued a statement saying in part, few of us have been tested the way john once was or required to show the kind of courage he did, but all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. >> former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton also issued a statement saying, john mccain believed that every citizen has a responsibility to make something of the freedoms given by our constitution. and from his heroic service in the navy to his 35 years in congress, he lived by his creed every day. flags at the white house are at half staff for senator mccain. president trump tweeted, my deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of senator john mccain. our hearts and prayers are with
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you. arizona's governor also ordered all flags in his state flown at half staff. >> you can remember senator john mccain on the abc 7 news facebook page. share our posts on your wall and write your own tributes. president trump escalated his attacks on attorney general jeff sessions, even hinting at firing someone he hand picked for the job. the president lashed out on twitter saying sessions doesn't understand what is happening underneath his command position. that tweet follows another attack by mr. trump during an interview with fox news. >> jeff sessions, never took control of the justice department. and it's an incredible thing. he took the job, and then he said i'm going to recuse myself. i said what kind of a man is this? >> sessions has fired back telling reporters he took control on day one and touted that he's helped make president trump's agenda succeed.
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sessions has said he's tried to keep politics out of the justice department. coming up on "this week" eric swalwell will discuss the fallout from paul manafort's guilty verdict and michael cohen's plea with prosecutors. watch the full interview on "this week" with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 on abc 7. there are no more warnings in place for hawaii as tropical storm lane moves away from the state. lane had been a category 5 hurricane a few days ago but weakened as it neared the islands. while there was no direct hit, there is widespread flooding on the big island. firefighters rescued 39 people fr fwateerhe storm soaked the eastern part of the island. the storm hit with nearly 4 feet of rain over three days. still ahead here on abc 77 mornings -- >> a woman has to cancel her
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vacation because she needs surgery, but her trip insurance won't cover it? ahead on 7 on your side, does trip insurance really protect you? >> and below average temperatures in store today, but sunny and better air quality. still hazy later on today. lisa argen will have your forecast in just a few.
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more than 100 restaurantsnd venders are showcasing some of their best dishes at the event this weekend. abc 7 news was at the fort mason pavilion last night. there are cooking demonstrations, wine workshops and more. something stinky is about to bloom in san francisco. it's the conservatory of flower's new corpse flower. yeah. the greenhouse in golden gate park posted this on instagram yesterday. this is its second corpse flower bloom this year. this is what the one that bloomed last month looked like. timing is everything. once it blooms the stench lasts for about 48 hours. >> if you want to smell soething stinky, there you go. >> good to know. good morning, everyone. it's once again kind of gray out there and cool. temperatures in the 50s.
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here's a live shot. as we look at emeryville, numbers are not varying much. mid to upper 50us nos now. 70s and 80s, some haze in the air. it looks like the temperatures will come up slowly throughout the week ahead. i'll explain how slowly and how warm we'll get when we return. thank you. coming up in sports, the a's win on the road thanks to this guy. the career night for jonathan you know when you're at ross and you're like... hello. ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less.
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...and you suddenly realizes you're really into art? that's yes for less. every trend. every room. on any budget. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less. tomorrow the a's will start a huge series in houston against the astros. first this morning oakland will try to take their four-game wekend series in minnesota against the twins. the game starts at 11:10. the giants face the rangers at
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at&t park. the 49ers will close out their preseason thursday night at levi stadium against the chargers. yesterday the niners played the colts in indianapolis with the starters getting their most action of the preseason. good morning, everyone. running back alfred morris and richard sherman made their debut in the 49ers third preseason game. morris is making a strong case for a roster spot. he had 17 carries for 84yards, including this long for 11. including this game high 11-yarder. he had a 17-yard carry that was negated because of penalties. penalties and dropped passes hurt the offense. jimmy garoppolo, a would-be touchdown pass, but oops, garoppolo 9 of 19 for 135 yards. andrew luck and eric ibram connected for a 15-yard score, andrew luck's first touchdown pass since 2016.
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c.j. bethard had a great pass to pettis, but pettis can't hang on in the end zone. 49ers get their lone touchdown with four minutes remaining in the game on the quarterback keeper. the colts win 23-17. kyle shanahan is pleased with his new running back. >> i was happy from what i saw. looked like he got good rooks. and it looked like he always got more than what they blocked for. he ran hard. i was pleased with him. >> carried the ball well. i've only been here a week or so. i thought the o-line blocked great, both running and passing. those guys gave me plenty of time. barely got touched today. that makes everything easier. buster posey was not in the lineup for the giants as he will undergo season-ending hip surgery monday in colorado. this might have been kind of mean. the giants honored the championship team before the
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game. like friday night, san francisco jumped out to a four-run lead in the first inning thanks to brandon crawford's three-run home run. in the seventh inning, hunter pence pinch hitting. his second home run of the season. that made it 5-0. giants win but don't make it easy. will smith loaded the bases in theinh two. mark melancon had to come in for the final out. giants win 5-3. >> as a whole, with this group, andy suarez with an incredible pitching performance. you know, to bounce back and get another four runs after a tough loss in the first inning, i think that speaks a lot to the character of this team. you know, really put a charge into that game. >> game three of four between the a's and twins at target field. jonathan lucroy was 3 for 4 friday night. he had 4 rbi on saturday. he knocks in chad pinder with a
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base hit here. he has over 500 career rbi, congratulations. his next at-bat came in the fourth. this time he is going to go deep and pick up three rbi. that is his third home run in a year. mike fiers on the hill allowed one run in 5 2/3, but we have to show it. 455 feet. a's win 6-2. they now take a 2-1 lead. the little league world championship game is this morning between south korea and hawaii. it has all come down to this we'll bring you the highlights and your giants and a's highlights tonight starting at 5:00. have a great day. good sunday morning to you. well, it has been a month of low pressure systems in the pacific northwest that continue to keep us cool and our marine layer strong. as it moves across the east bay
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this morning, it's persistent and a little bit taller than it was yesterday. you can see the clouds. there's yet another system that will work in to the bay area for the beginning of the week. it's 54 in napa. san mateo, 55 for you. as well as half moon bay and morgan hill. heyward checking in at 60. there's the full moon. low clouds below it there. the clouds this morning. hazy afternoon sunshine with the air quality just moderate today. still some smoke impacting the north bay, most of you will be able to detect that haze around the bay. it will be cooler for the first half of the week, but there are no signs of that heat. as we look at tomorrow, it's below average. 60s around the bay. 80 inland. tuesday, one of our cooler days. numbers in the upper 70s.
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as we look towards the middle of the week, on wednesday, it's cooler. we will see a subtle warming trend by the end of the week. you can plan on the same old same old for the early part of the week. for the game today, houston astros and giants, 61 degrees. temperatures on the cool side. southwest winds up to 15 miles per hour. 78 today in san jose. a lot like yesterday. 75 in sunnyvale. looking at about 70 in san mateo. partial afternoon clearing here. 65 downtown. we take you up to the north bay, it's been pleasant. a little hazy. 77 in sonoma and petaluma. heading over to the east bay, spending the afternoon in orinda, temperatures in the 70s. richmond, 70. 69 in berkeley. inland, we should be about 10 degrees warmer. a lot of you enjoyig the numbers in the low 80s. 84 in san ramon and pleasanton.
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the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring temperatures today in the 80s inland. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. download our accuweather app and you can keep track of the trends which show cooler weather for august. tuesday, below average. no sign of heat, but as we get into the end of the week, just a bit milder. that will take us into labor day, which could bring us into the upper 60s. the month is trending very, very cool. i know a lot of folks like that. >> it will be nice heading into september to get a bit higher. >> as per usual around here. >> thank you. you know, when you plan a dream vacation, do you also buy trip insurance? it can ease the blow if you have to cancel for illness or any other reason. that's what a peninsula woman did, but she was stuck with a huge bill and no trip.
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>> reporter: photos on mary lou lathrop's wall show the mighty bald eagle swooping to its prey. >> i just wanted to go to alaska. it was a $6,995 cruise. >> she booked a ten-day cruise with the road scholar tour company of massachusetts. however, months before the cruise, a big setback. >> a got a really bad foot infection. i have a hammer toe and bunions. >> she showed us her hobbled foot and why she could hardly walk or even put on shoes. >> i could only wear sandals. it was really throbbing. >> doctors say she needed surgery and six weeks of recovery. but kaiser couldn't do it until just before her cruise. >> i just thought, i'm going to cancel. >> thankfully, she had purchased the road scholar trip protection plan. >> i was told if i canceled for a medical reason, i would get my full refund. >> she filed a claim with a
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doctor's statement and a photo of her foot. she was shocked when the company denied her claim. >> and they said you needed to be in treatment. i said, the treatment was surgery. >> road scholar said she was entitled to a credit toward future travel. instead mary lou filed a dispute with her credit card company and won a full refund. >> i owed road scholar nothing. >> but it didn't end there. road scholar later billed her nearly $2,300, half the cost of the cruise. that's when she came to 7 on your side. we contacted road scholar and mary lou got a call. >> we made a mistake, you don't owe us any money. >> road scholar tells us, "she accepted our sincere apology for the bill that was sent to her by mistake after we issued her a credit, unaware that her credit card issued her a full refund at the same time." >> i just think you're wonderful. >> the road scholar insurance adjuster said mary lou failed to provide documentation showing
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extra love today. today is national dog day. aimal advocate colleen page founded the holiday in 2004. the san francisco giants are celebrating with the 28 dog days of summer. fans who brought advanced tickets can bring their dog to the game today. the sold-out event includes a pregame parade and a costume contest. a dog in finland is getting a lot of attention for its special talent. it plays piano and sings. ♪ if you can call that singing. this is elmo, a red setter. he likes to test out his vocal range at his owner's music shop. this is not a one-time thing. elmo has been performing since he was puppy. up next at 6:00 --
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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7ornings. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 26th. let's start with the quick look at the weather with our meteorologist, lisa argen. good morning to you. we're waking up to clouds and cool temperatures in the 50s right now. live doppler 7 is showing the fog and low clouds extending out to the east bay. southwest wind of 22 by the delta. that's an indicator of another cool afternoon. here is walnut creek.
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