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live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >> they need to be defended. they need to be protected. they need to have someone there immediately. >> concerns tonight not only about the safety of bart riders but the agents who work at stations after a new attack this weekend. thanks for joining us. >> a station agent was sucker punched late friday night. tonight we spoke with the president of a union who represents all station agents. >> abc 7 news reporter is in the news room now. >> reporter: the station agent is said to be recovering. he happened to be on duty when mia wilson was stabbed to death and now he himself is a victim. >> well, it was an unprovoked attack. >> the president of

unite. he was hit in a face by a man harassing two female passenger. >> while he was in the process of looking for the suspect harassing him, the suspect blind sided him and hit him causing damage. >> at this point bart is unable to provide any video or image of him. the station agent meanwhile is recovering from cuts to his face and according to the union the night ms. wilson was stabbed in a random attack at the same station. for bart riders, this latest incident is compounding anxiety about the safety in general. concerns are ongoing about open drug use and theft. >> things aren't safe now and people feel that, you know? that's clear. >> i feel like this is really like getting out of control.

>> police ramped up patrolsols after the stabbing. in the recent days there are no more than half the number of officers on patrol. passengers and employees. >> should agents be allowed to carry mace? should they be supplied tasers? do we go out and do self-defense classes? something has to happen. >> the amalgamated transitnsitnt says assaults have doubled this year. >> an important story. thank you. developing news where another apple store has been robbed. we're told a group came in just before 11:30 in the morning and started grabbing items from display tables. it appears they look just about everything. this is a trend we have seen in the bay area in recent weeks.

thieves hit the apple store in emeryville. a trio hit the apple store in santa rosa. that same method where thieves ran into the store, grabbed what they can from the tables and dashed out. >> earthquakes after 7:00 tonight. it happened about five and a half miles from alpedas. there are concerns about how it can stand up to an earthquake. back in 2001, the state ordered the water level reduced by 60% as a precaution. it is being replaced a n dam sus year. >> a bicyclist clyded with a train. the man was trapped underneath and had to be rescued. we do know he was taken to the hospital but do not know the extent of his injuries. we do not know what caused the

crash, but it has the technology to figure out what happened. >> usually have closed circuit televisions on the platforms, on the trains. so we'll be able to see in detail what occurred today. >> service was briefly halted because of the collision. this is another reminder people need to pay attention to the crossing arms and signals when a train is in the area. >> a moving tribute tonight for a bay area music teacher killed during a fishing trip. kate lreports on the community raising money for the family. >> he brought us together with the common interest of loving music. >> he was swept out to sea on a fishing trip in may. the 34-year-old music teacher taught young musicians the chinese flute.

she and dozens of his students and families spent the summer organizing this benefit tournament. >> he taught us a lot. we're all a huge, big family, so we're going to support his wife and his children even though he won't be here. he's still with us spirit actually and mentally. >> may's before he died, he told him he wanted to hold a recital for all of his students. there is public students and private lessons. the concert was held toor hirkndo rai help his wife. >> hopefully she will be showing up to enlist his two kids. life has to be moved forward. >> and his students will move forward by continuing their education. they are looking for a new

teacher. not to replace him, but to keep his music alive. in santa clara, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> he was so loved. in other news tonight, chp rescued a woman who fell 40 feet into a creek. video shows her being air lifted out. crews couldn't reach her quickly on the ground, so they called in a chopper. the woman was taken to the hospital where she is being treated for moderate injuries. >> the nfl season begins in four days. raiders fans may be a little melancholy this weekend after the team traded away its player. jon gruden explained that decision today. are we going to buy it? >> i will simply say you can believe him or not. the decision came down to money. mack wanted more than the raiders were willing to pay and

the bears offered a trade deal that the team could not refuse. six year $141 million extension with chicago. he appeared in front of the chicago media today and will wear his customary number 52 following behind mike single tear and dick butkis. the raiders did not have to trade mack now, but mack held out all preseason seeking that bigger deal and oakland felt it was time to cut the cord. >> we waited. our feeling was he was not going to report any time soon. wait out. you can franchise him. you can force him to play. but we made a decision, and we're going to standby it. >> coming from where i came from, which is a great, great, great organization, but coming to a staple in a real, real rich

history based organization is, especially for defensive side of the ball, it's going to be exciting, and it's new, but i'm looking forward to it. >> as far as who made the ultimate decision to trade away the league's best defensive player, gruden would only say the decision was made as an organization. you are going to hear more from gruden coming up. after this break, a father and daughter are on a trip of a lifetime. the special reason that brought them to at&t park today. i'll have more than your unforgettable journey coming up. more than halfway through the holiday weekend. but temperatures slightly below average for september the last couple of days. as the heat increases, air quality is going to decline as well. a spare the air day has been issued. all the details coming up in a few minutes. history goes up in flames in

south america tonight. sad i, millions of artifacts are lost as a 200-year-old museum burns to the ground. >> and a plane crash sparks a brush fire near a popular ski report. plus -- >> and a little later, a proud mom tonight tells us

history has gone up in flames tonight as a fire destroys the national museum of brazil. the building has been around for 200 years and is home to more than 20 million artifacts. it housed equip chan mum mys,

dinosaur fossils and the oldest human fossil in the region. the museum was closed at the time the fire started. the mayor is vowing to rebuild, including the impressive collections inside. >> a terrifying trip home for a girl. >> she is attacked and robbed a block away from school. >> it's been so exciting to see people be excited to go and ride their bike to school and be in charge and like have all the confidence. >> always been home schooled. last week was her first week in willard miller school. she drove home at 5:10 friday but she sensed a car following her and a man jumped out and stole her backpack from the basket of the bike and pushed her down. >> i can't really get the image

out of my head of, like, that happening. >> she's scraped and bruised but otherwise is okay. >> she's scared now, you know. >> neighbors gave surveillance video to police. >> they had the foresight to not have license plates on their car and those kinds of things. that's just so intentionally -- to do that, it just seems like -- >> to stalk a kid on their bike with a backpack. >> and what is someone her age going to have in their backpack that's going to be of value? >> gray in color. contents include an i pod, tool items. >> she was worried about her lost homework. in the end the community pitched in to an amazon everything was replaced. >> you see both sides of

humanity in the same story, right? >> for now her family will be giving her a ride to school until her new bike comes and she feels up to riding it. abc 7 news. a fire started by a plane crash in the sierra this afternoon is not in danger of spreading to mount rose ski report tonight. that blaze is believed to be contained to 40 acres. fire officials were initially concerned it would spread, but are now optimistic it will not reach the ski resort or any other structures. >> for most of us summer ends after the labor day weekend. it is the last opportunity to get into the favorite summertime activities like catching a baseball game. >> a touching story of a father and daughter and the special reason that brought them to at a and t park. >> they went on a trek to see

every major league ballpark. that's 13,000 miles. a trip of a lifetime, at least for one of them. >> i have loved baseball all my life. >> all my life he talked about this. this has been his dream. >> life has a funny way of reminding us of what's important. >> after her dad suffered a heart attack, she hit the road with him. >> we didn't really have much, so i thought baseball i can do. may main goal was to spend time with him. >> she's very patient being able to put up with me. it was just a good bonding experience. >> danny loved wrigley field in chicago and pnc park in pittsburgh, but he saved the best for last. >> used to go to candle stick park all the time with my dad and the giants were my favorite time, so we wanted to cull min nate the experience and the tour

here at at&t. >> father and daughter with both teachers and will now return to work in los angeles. the trip may be over, but what was gained will last a lifetime. >> i actually appreciate him now. it's enjoying the moment with him. >> and we admit it can get difficult at times being in a car or a hotel room for months on end with your dad but she added when new ballparks are going to be built, she said they will visit those again. >> like it's easy for us dads, too. >> what a great story. >> yeah, i love it. a lot of people talk about it. don't actually do it. th'sneor for su thamu. the weather. >> tomorrow will be nice as well at at&t park. a nice afternoon. we do have one fly in the ointment. that's the air quality. it's going downhill.

live doppler 7 as we zoom in close tore the heart of the reeng, you can see that gray shading on your screen. little finger of fog over into the east bay from san francisco. there's some patchy fog in this hour, but a marine layer will not be spread. showing you there is a hole in the fog this evening. we're not going to see a widespread great start tomorrow. a lot of sunshine for most of us for monday. however, the air quality is declining. part of the problem we have a lot of smoke high up in our at moss fire still coming from fires. so they are slowly drifting fine particles into our atmosphere here. that's creating poor air quality in the santa clara valley tomorrow. take note of that. you will notice haze once again. if you have respiratory issues, take it easy outdoors for the

next 24 hours. temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s. it's still 73 right now in san jose, so certainly a comfortable night in the south bay. 60 right now in liver more. so overnight tonight here is a call from abo call. for most of us it is plenty of stars out there and mid to upper 50s. we broke down your labor day monday. it will be a nice looking day in the morning. mainly sunny skies. temperatures starting out in the 50s. into the afternoon though you will notice that hazy sub shine and temperatures tomorrow afternoon a little bit warmer than we were today by a degree or two, but still well within range for where we should be on the third day of september. 81 the high. 78. 74 along the peninsula. 75 along the coast.

afternoon sunshine. 63 for half-moon bay. high 66 tomorrow. 62 for a daily city. into the north bay hazy sunshine as well. 81 81. into the east bay 72. afternoon high in oakland, 82. inland we're warm. upper 80s to lower 90s. hazy sunshine. 92 for san ramon. if you are traveling tomorrow across the state, as you head toward the central valley, higher heat. sunshine for l.a. a high of 80 degrees. here's the forecast if the next seven days. we'll take a slight dip in our temperatures midweek but still keep that morning afternoon sunshine at least through friday. a breeze kicks up to start off the weekend, but temperatures where they should be this time of year. no intense heat the next s

quite the surprise guest at their wedding in santa cruz last weekend. take a look. leslie walker and jared live in santa rosa, but for years have been vacationing in santa cruz. now, on their way to the ceremony at the inn, a grooms man said keanu hotel bar. >> it was the icing on the cake. i was like i can't believe it was him. he was just so sweet, just the nicest person. you know, we walked in. he's in his motorcyclenk or aco. we interrupted him. he was so gracious. >> they are in hawaii now on

their honeymoon. mom says this will be a story to tell for years to come. >> party on, party on, leslie. >> i like how the mom covered for him. he was having coffee or whatever he was having at the bar. sure. >> of course more about jon gruden and khalil mack. you'll hear what they had to say about the trade. it still

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>> questions are still swishling

what head the raiders to trade khalil mack to the bears? he held out all preseason. jon gruden met with the bay area media today to answer those questions while mack answered his questions in chicago. >> i was definitely shocked, you know. you definitely shocked. but you don't have time to be shocked for long. it's been a whirlwind and it happened fast. but i'm blessed and i'm thankful and glad to be here. put me in chicago. ready to do it. >> what was shocking to the raiders is the price tag mack demanded. an amount the team felt it was not in its best interest to pay. >> unfortunately, we had a stand off with the contract, and we could not come to terms. >> but why the need to trade mack now? he was under contract with the am could have used the r andhe franchise tag to keep him around longer. mack can't sit out forever. but gruden believed he was not going to report any time soon and the decision was made to cut

the cord, especially with what the bears were offering in return. >> it was tough, but he's been gone for some time. and like i said, we wish him the best. we have to build this football team. we have a lot of needs, and we'll address them as we see fit. but it's never easy saying good-bye to anybody, especially a great player. >> the highest paid on defense in the league, a high standard mack plans to live up to. >> i always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league. i want to play like the best in the league. i want to be the best at what i do. and that's just me. that's what comes with mack. >> khalil -- >> any response? >> yep. dad approves. miami against lsu. no love showed pregame. first quarter taking advantage of great blocking. goes 50 yards for the carries o

touchdowns. miami quarterback had two of something. they weren't touchdowns. they were interceptions. this is a game he'd like to forget. he was 15 of 45. this went to jacob phillips who took it 45 yards the wrong way. the third ranked team in the country loses 33-17 the final. abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> more sports

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thanks for joining us. >> in tonight's headlines, a bart station agent was punched at the station friday night in what the union is calling an unprovoked attack. it says the agent was looking for a man who was harassing two female riders when he got punched in the face. a suspect took off on foot. the agents union tells us there have been 38 assaults on station agents this year. >> sheriffs deputies shot a man outside the racetrack yesterday right before an ice cube concerts. he wanted to get a ticket and was told there was none available. there was an argument and the man pulled out a gun and began shooting. that's when deputies took action. >> senator john mccain was buried in a private ceremony today. the navy released the photos you are looking at here. mccain was laid to rest next to one of his closest friends, admiral chuck larson. the two graduated together in 195. >> emotional words from a

grieving father. >> an op ed piece slamming politics. >> a plea from the grieving father of molly tibbet writing this op ed with this request in bold, don't distort her death to advance racist views. officials say the man charged with killing the 20-year-old is an undocumented immigrant from mexico. the case immediately drawn into the center of the national conversation on immigration. >> molly tibbets, an incredible young woman is now permanently separated from her family. a person came in from mexico illegally and killed her. we need the wall. we need our immigration laws changed. >> writing, please leave us out of your debate. responding to this op ed in

which the president's son writes, democrats are seemingly more concerned with protecting their radical open borders agenda than the lives of americans. writing i encourage the debate on immigration, but do not appropriate molly's soul in advancing views she believed were racist. the act grievously extends the time that stole molly from our family and is, to quote donald trump jr., heartless and despicable. marchsy gonzalez, los angeles. >> severe weather is making for a stormy labor day for the upper northwest. small tornado in the central part of michigan. it was on the ground for just a couple of minutes and no one was killed or injured in the storm. one other tornado reported in the state. on the east coast it is rain. flooding turned deadly in

re one man is dead. a tropical storm tonight is concerning residents there. the storm appears to be heading towards new orleans. let's get a look now. >> yeah. what we're tracking is potential tropical cyclone seven. all that is a fancy name for a storm that will become a tropical storm in the next 48 hours. you can see it just to the south and east of miami on the loop the past three hours. basically, it is a customer of thunderstorms that will get its act together once it arrives in the gulf of mexico late tomorrow night. here is the forecasted path. when this system becomes a tropical storm it will get the name gordon. gordon will likely by tuesday morning strengthen to winds of 45 miles an hour. as it approach it is louisiana border, it will likely be a tropical storm with 60 miles an hour winds. it's not the winds we're worried about. it is also the rain. a tropical storm watch is now in

effect for new orleans. alabama was we see rain fall at least through friday will be measured in inches. some areas could see more than five inches of rain with this system. you can track this storm as it develops over the next couple of days, guys. >> thank you. four people are missing tonight after two boats clyded on the colorado river in california near the arizona border. crews have been searching since the crash happened at 8:00 last night. ten people were hurt. two others came away unhurt. the spot where the collision happened is between two popular marinas and the river is busy because of the holiday weekend. investigators say everyone from both boats was thrown into the water and both boats then sank. >> one was wearing life jackets. it is not mandated they do so, but we encourage boats to do that because of situations like this. >> investigators say it is too early to say what caused these

boats to clyde. >> this week the powerful journey of a navy veteran who lost both his legs in >> when i surf, i don't want to come back on land. it is quite nice to be on the ocean and kind of weightless and feeling the energy of the ocean. when i come back on land and i change out, i feel a bit more disabled. but when i'm out on the water, it really makes me feel alive and, you know, intense. >> we went out withwatched surf having fun. we were looking at how he was actually surfing and we said, you know what, we're going to be able help him take his surfing to another level.we could make fit his unique body shape. we have learned so much. it's not just helping dan, but

it's helping every single one of the veterans we serve. >> i think we hit the nail on the head with this latest design here. >> you can watch more on common on facebook watch and see new episodes this week. >> bono lost his voice. take a listen. ♪ >> the lead singer apologized to the crowd in berlin saying he lost his voice and he didn't know what to do. some think the smoke machines mighhaveffd h performance. a statement released apologizing to the fans saying it is not cords but he is being advised by medical professionals. >> a tough journey for a small child, culminating in a special celebration. >> a whole

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a small child shows big fight at the hospital surviving more than five months in intensive care. >> the day he left, the family and his staff celebrated his challenge gra graduation to the next step in his life. >> if you think that's a baby in a graduation cap and gown, it is. he is famous in a facebook way for what he has accomplished so far, which is being here. because last winter, his mom was getting signs that this pregnancy was in trouble. >> we were in our local hospital for about three weeks and with bleeding and contractions and things just weren't getting any hospital. >> molly and her husband who have a six year old knew many hospitals won't risk intervening. >> our local hospital told us he had a 2% chance to live. >> but then they found a hospital willing to take the risks. >> i'm 22 weeks and two days.

>> so colin arrived with a fight on his hands, his tiny hands, tiny everything. he weighed less than a pound. that was back in march. he spent 160 days in intensive care. >> every time you leave the hospital, basically leaving a piece of your heart there. >> but colin went home the other day graduating in the arms of a nurse. and that outfit, well, it was actually borrowed from a doll of sorts, a stuffed toy bear. that does not make him a living doll because whatever challenges may lie ahead for him, colin is a boy, a living boy. abc news. >> there are no words. >> a happy living boy. look at that smile. >> so sweet. >> all right. >> let's get a check on the labor day forecast. >> yeah. guys, it is really shaping up to be a nice afternoon tomorrow, except for the air quality. we have some issues there. there is a spare the air day in effect for our monday. poor air quality.

also we have that haze in our atmosphere. smoke particles and o-zone as well. mid to upper 50s it will fall to in our 12 hour period as we head into monday morning. the coast will have clod cover. hour by hour 8:00 tomorrow morning. you see those clouds really confined to the coast. elsewhere a lot of sunshine. even the coast by midday lunchtime. even some holes in those clouds. so a lot of sunshine for our monday afternoon. highs monday will be hazy sunshine. about 66 for san francisco. 81 for san jose. about 82 in santa rosa. we'll show you spare the air on the way for your monday. but temperatures stay pretty stable into the upcoming weekend next weekend, g king g >>ha aut the boys of summer? what's going on in baseball? >> the a's wrapped up a big

series. they went head to head with the wild card on the line. oakland still behind

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brought to you by river rock casino. >> the a's are scuffling a little bit. they needed a win today. they needed to extend the lead in the race for the wild card with their division rival. there is a big difference between having a five and a half game and three and a half game cushion. the 21,000 a's fans came to support their team. the mariners got on the board first. nelson cruz gets a little help off second, and that would bring in a run. the a's couldn't follow hernandez until the fifth. knocks it high and out. his 20th of the season to tie it

up. then chad pinter comes around to score. watch matt joyce, the big fella ignores the stop sign and gets home. having some fun at his teammates expense. that's how you do it. jed lowrie brings home semien. he's going to do it again. his 21st of the year, a three-run shot. his career high of the season is 22. he was two or three with five rbi. and the a's win 8-2. next up for oakland, the yankees hosted the tigers today. rodriguez could come around rodriguez coming home to score. 3-2 tigers. remember this guy, sunny gray? used to pitch for the a's. solo come in the sixth. he had quite a day. tigers helping out the a's by win 11-5.

heading into tomorrow's series look at this. the a's trail new york by four and a half with the top wild card spot while they have a five and a half game lead over the mariners for the second wild card. why is it important to be the second wild card? the rubber match between the giants and the mets, always love the bets. they're the best ball catchers. a two-run shot. that would be the only run allowed by stratton. hanson had a career day, six assis assists. look at that. he was all over the field. look at that. that one from behind from second base. scored the only giants ru first career complete game. unfortunately it came against the giants. he struck out 11. san francisco falls 4-1. battle for the first in the nl west.

dodgers hosting the diamondbacks. a solo shot to give hit team a one run lead. matt kemp has done this several times. he goes keep off-the-wall. that will score, too. the dodgers go on to win 3-2 on the walk off double. so l.a. taking over first place in the nl west. the giants next face the rookies, who are a half game behind and the diamondbacks are one back. the giants trail by seven and a half. u.s. open, serena williams. opening game in the match, serena with it with a great drop shot. i hate those when you are on the court yourself. she cruised to six love in the first. her opponent tries handcuffing a four hand winner. she will advance to the quarter finals. third round in the technologies championship, 18th hole.

chipping we inping for eagle. it's on line. yep, hits the stick. and the bounce takes it out of the hole. yeah. crazy. he's 269 and one back at 12 under. shot in a 6 in a 65. he's 13 under par heading into tomorrow's final round. >> to the track. tough break for clint. he had no idea. both would be okay, thankfully. the cars would not. he led the most important one, the last one, taking the checker flag and gets his first win of the season. that's abc 7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. if you watch enough golf, they

say you have seen it all. >> the look on his face said it all. >> when you were talking nascar, i was looking around for some dip for you. i couldn't find anybody. i know there was a little bit in there. sorry. >> the twang is very impressive. >> that's it for tonight. and that's dion. >> he's eric thomas. >> last time i checked. abc 7 news continues tomorrow at

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