permanente medical center in oakland with the story. vic? >> well, this was a well orchestrated demonstration by kaiser workers and their union. it was peaceful. police were notified in advance that there would be civil disobedience, and the workers, they got their point across. >> what do we want? >> health care justice! >> when do we want it? >> now. >> more than a thousand demonstrators marched down west macarthur boulevard, angry that kaiser permanente may outsource their jobs. >> these are jobs that are not being eliminated due to technology. these are jobs eliminated solely for profit. >> the service employees union says those most vulnerable, warehouse work. >> drivers, vocational nurses and call center operators. he believes his li i'm really because i've given them a lot of hard work and time. >> pulliam works as a warehouse man. >> they're outsourcing our jobs,

am i right. >> the march end at the medical center. when it was pulliam's turn to speak, he choked up. >> when i first started kaiser, 15 years ago, yeah. >> take your time. >> after the rally, the marchers returned to the intersection of macarthur and broadway. police had already blocked off traffic into the area. protest leaders in advance told them they would commit civil disobedience. 23 demonstrators sat in a circle in the middle of the intersection. stephanie pala was among them. you're willing to be arrested for your belief? >> yes, i am. >> after a while, this warning from police. >> you will be cited and you may be arrested. >> protesters stood their ground. one by one, police removed them from the intersection. there was no resistance. kaiser issued a written response. it says in part, kaiser

permanente is growing and adding jobs. the hospital said it was disappointed that the union has chosen to mischaracterize kaiser permanente's strong commitment to labor. now the workers, on the other hand, are charging that the hospital wants to outsource more than a thousand jobs in california built. the way, the protesters, those 23 protesters who staged the sit-in were processed but not cited or arrested. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> all right, vic. much appreciated to you. thank you. union workers stage a protest outside the san francisco marriott hotel today. members of unite here local 2 are upset over the lack of progress in contract talks. their de expired on august 15th. local 2 represents employees at seven san francisco marriott owned hotels. the union's president says at

least 75 protesters were arrested. we reached out to the marriott but have yet to hear back. on this labor day a spare the air alert is in effect. walnut creek, certainly hazy in the skies. officials say millions of cars on the roads combined with hot temperatures and nearby wildfire smoke are to blame. this is the 11th spare the air alert for smog this year. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian joins us now with a look at the forecast. spencer, any relief in sight? >> tomorrow will not be a spare the air day. here is live doppler 7. breezy conditions right now. mainly sunny skies, but the haze is with us. today was a spare the air day, even though there was some modest improvement toward the end of the day in the santa clara valley. and tomorrow will not be a spare the air day. air quality will generally be moderate to good. as we look at the pollen and uv index, tree pollen is high which i have noticed today. and the uv index is very high as well. i'll have a complete look at the weather conditions for the week ahead in just a few minutes.

dion? >> lots of nose blowing out there. thanks. happening right now, a fast-spreading wildfire has prompted the evacuations of campgrounds in the emigrant gap area of placer county. a two acre fire is burning near the location and spreading aggressively, according to the placer county sheriff. the north fork, onion valley and tunnel campgrounds have been evacuated. sheriff's deputies say traffic on i-80 is extremely heavy because of all the labor day vacationers returning from tahoe. we are taking a live look right now, and you can see all of that thick gray smoke in the air. and the flames also as we zoom in on your screen there. drivers who do not need to be on i-80, they are warned to stay off the freeway. well, a single alarm fire ripped through a home in san francisco on 34th and cabrillo street. no one was hurt, though firefighters say three residents and a dog are withou a home tonight because of the blaze. the cause is under investigation. it is the second house fire to burn on cabrillo street in a

week. the house fire burned at 48th and cabrillo last friday. a fatal accident started with a simple ambulance ride. a woman was killed early this morning after she jumped from the ambulance and was struck by passing cars. it's a story that reportedly started earlier when the woman was detained by pleasanton police. laura anthony joins us live from dublin with the latest on the investigation. laura? >> hi, ama. we did receive some new information from pleasanton police this afternoon. they say that this woman was part of an incident in their city overnight they say she was combative and had to be tased by officer there's at about 2:00 this morning. she was on a psychiatric detainer as they call it. five hours later, according to the chp, she jumped out of an ambulance on the freeway. it was a transport call, an ambulance ride for patient from valley caramel center many pleasanton to a psychiatric

facility in san leandro. but it all changed when the patient became agitated and ended up on foot on the connector ramp between interstate 680 and 580. >> while a patient was being transported from one hospital to another, that patient got out of the ambulance and was walking in the traffic lanes. >> barry sutherland, a co-owner of nor cal ambulance told us the patient was secured with several restraints, seat belts, basically, when she became agitated and unhooked the belts. >> as the driver was pulling the ambulance over the freeway safely, the patient got out of all of the restraints, overcome and pushed out of the way the attend in the back of the ambulance and went and opened the locked doors of the ambulance and exited the ambulance. >> according to the chp, two cars managed to swerve and miss the woman, who appeared to be trying to jump in front of traffic before she was struck by

a third vehicle. >> the girl run out this way. she run right in front of my truck. >> the co-owner of the ambulance company told us his emts followed proper procedure in the use of safety belts for the patients. >> if there is anything we can do to improve our practices, we will. but at this point our crew worked very hard. we're very proud of them for what they did. and they're very distraught over the situation, understandably. >> now, the owner of the ambulance company told us that they will be reviewing their procedures, and of course the chp will do that as well as part of their investigation. in the meantime, the coroner's office in alameda county has yet to release the identity of themn >> thank you so much, laura. a u.s. army veteran is desperately looking for her comfort dog that escaped from the family's solano county home over the weekend. she was diagnosed with ptsd and

rely on her beloved german shepherd nala to provide comfort and reassurance. on saturday nala and the other family dog griffin escaped from a hole in the fence at her fairfield home. the dogs made to it an am/pm gas station. griffin was found, but a customer took nala, putting her into a car. she says nala's disappearance has been devastating. >> i need her. she really does help me. it's not just about having a pet. it's about having a companion, and she helps me make it through the rough days. >> the gas station gave martinez this image of the woman who took nala. martinez says she wants her beloved nala back, no questions asked. a local man is celebrating his freedom tonight after being released from prison in nepal. wolf price from palo alto is back in the bay area tonight, and he talked to abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler about his ordeal. she joins us live from the newsroom with more on hisstory. this is remarkable, carolyn. >> wolf price is saying that he was wrongly imprisoned.

his mother says his court hearings were repeatedly delayed. people they call angel, friends here in the bay area and in nepal really fought for his release. >> touching down is when i finally felt free. >> wolf price and his mother are relieve head is back on american soil. the 31-year-old filmmaker has spent the last 12 years off and on in nepal. he founded an organization called within the four walls to help educate and shelter young women and girls. his humanitarian work was cut short five months ago when police arrested him on marijuana charges. price says the drugs were planted, but he wound up in prison. >> why i was able to be so confident i would get out is even though anybody can accuse anybody, there are so many people that could vouch for me. >> it was terrifying because of the unknown. >> his mother started a gofundme campaign to pay for an attorney in nepal, and then she travelled to kathmandu and spent six weeks

working to get her son released. >> i just knew i had to go there and push and meet people and talk to everyone and push and push. >> she says her son changed lives in nepal, building homes, helping start small businesses. he has been forced to leave all that behind. >> i was able to make a good impact while i was there, and that's able to stay with the people, individual that i helped. and the legacy will carry on. >> now he plans to use his passion and skills back home in the bay area. >> if i wanted to do social work, which i do want to keep doing, i should do it here. i should help the housing and/or different types of problems that are affecting people here. >> and price tells us sadly, he has had to dissolve his organization in nepal because it was basically a one-man humanitarian effort. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> what a story. carolyn, thank you. we broke the news of wolf price's release through the abc news app this morning. you too can be the fist to know

when news breaks by downloading the app and enabling the push alerts. you can also customize the app for topics you're interested in. two children were riding they were hit by a car, and hen what's worse, the driver only stopped for a few seconds before taking off. next, we're live at the intersection where this happened with an update on the children's condition. and at 6:30, kap is back. nike and the former 49ers qb are making more than an advertisement. >> one bike, one veteran, 4,000 miles, and an incredible journey. i'm dion lim in san francisco with ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson.

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we are taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it is smooth sailing. of course, it is labor day after all. the chp, though, is in the midst of what it calls maximum enforcement focused on catching unsafe drivers this holiday weekend. from friday through sunday, officers have made almost one thousand dui arrests. now a reminder that aaa's tipsy tow service is in effect through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. number can call 1-800-aaa-help to get a ride and have their car towed for free up to 10 miles. and you don't have to be a aaa member. in the south bay, police hope you can help catch a driver who hit two children and then just took off. a surveillance camera captured it all. the kids were on bicycles crossing the street when right there they were hit. they were hurt but did survive. amanda del castillo joins us with more. >> that video incredible to see. fortunately, there were no serious injuries in this felony

hit-and-run though police are still on the search for the person behind the wheel. we know the 12 and 13-year-old victims are still recovering, each a week later. a neighbor shared this video with abc 7 news, showing the august 27th afternoon felony hit-and-run. this is a clear view of cottle road the honda civic hurries through a stop sign, throwing both bicyclists off their bikes. >> just nonchalantly driving away because they didn't want the get caught. >> eric welch and his family often walk through dogs through the crosswalk where it happened. he says it happens often for drivers trying to turn. >> with all the cars parked along here, you can't see when you're coming out of the side streets. so it's really not surprising. it's unfortunate, though. i hope those kids are okay. >> the young boy bore the brunt of the hit. his family says he has a broken

wrist, sprained fingers and some bumps and bruises. they tell me his friend suffered a concussion. the video also shows a man in a hat attempting to stop stop the white car. >> he is saying stop, stop. he is trying to make him stop. but the boys did not stop. they just back up and make a quick left turn. >> rosario garcia says it was her gardner who witnessed the crash. she saw the aftermath and is just grateful no one was seriously injured. >> i was so scared. i thought the boy was, you know, dead or something. something worse. >> police tell us inside of that newer white honda four-door civic was three people, the driver and two passengers. witnesses tell us that those people inside of the car were all keynes. i'm live in south san jose tonight, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. a messy scene at the dress

barn after a car drove through the front windows. the crash shut down the store for several hours, as you can imagine. the driver wasn't hurt, and no pedestrians were struck. el cerrito police and firefighters helped clean up the debris and gave the driver a ride home. after spending most of the year out of commission, a popular fountain in san jose finally opened last friday, only to get shut down once again. abc 7 news visited the fountain at the plaza de cesar chavez until city officials say it's shut down until further notice. the uv filter that purifies water was not working properly and the city couldn't provide a timeline for repair. people didn't let a strong breeze disrupt their labor day fund at crown beach. you can see the wind blow the tablecloths around. but it was nice day and it seems osgrls.cted s a labor day tradition in san francisco brought out hundreds of competitive cyclists. it also brought out droneview7 which captured the action shots.

the cyclists whipping around street corners during the de san francisco. including right here in front of our abc 7 news building for a day of fun. >> that's why we had a hard time getting into the parking garage. >> it was little difficult. >> just a little. minus the air quality, speaking of the weather, pretty good. >> absolutely. spencer christian is here with the latest. >> that's true. it was a lovely labor day. great day for biking or watching or doing weather forecasts. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have mainly sunny skies right now. although the fog along the coastline is beginning to expand just a bit. and it's breezy out there. what else is new? 21 miles per hour surface wind here in san francisco right now. 30-miles-per-hour gusts over at fairfield and all around the bay and into our inland areas. we have wind speeds of 15 to 20 miles per hour. here is lovely view from the rooftop camera looking back to coit tower. it's 61 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 63. 68 in mountain view.

san jose 73. 80 at morgan hill and 59 at half moon bay. nice view of the western sky with the low clouds in. it is 67 degrees in santa rosa right now. 70 in napa. 72 in novato. upper 70s in fairfield, concord and livermore. and the few from mount tam looking down on to the bay. you can see lots of blue sky above, but here come the low clouds. a bit of haze in the distance as well. we'll see coastal fog expanding overnight. mild to warm again tomorrow. and we'll see minor cooling at midweek. okay. forecast animation taking us into the late night and overnight hours. we'll see the fog expanding as it often does across the bay and locally inland. also a bit of fog will develop over the central valley there. and early tomorrow morning, the fog will still be around for morning commuters. overnight lows will generally be in the mid- to upper 50s. but the fog will burn back to the coastline tomorrow, giving us mainly sunny skies. look for highs at 82 at santa clara. 84, san jose. 91 at morgan hill. on the peninsula, we'll see highs of 73 in san mateo.

78, mountain view. low 60s for the most parton coast. downtown san francisco a high of 66 tomorrow. up in the north bay, we'll see 81 degrees in san rafael. 85 in petaluma. 82 in sonoma. 81, napa. east bay highs. oakland, 73. 75 at san leandro. 77 in union city. and the inland east bay will be nice and toasty with high temperature there's mainly in the low 90s. 91 at concord. 92 at livermore. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. this is going to be a week of not much change in the high temperature range. we're certainly going to have mainly sunny skies through the entire forecast period. we'll start the seven-day period with highs in the low 90s. upper 70s around the bay. minor cooling on wednesday and thursday. certainly in our inland areas as highs will reach only to the upper 80s. not much change on the coast and around the bay. highs inland, bounce back to 90 degrees on friday, saturday and for the remainder of the forecast period. and so, again, a week of not

much change. still have hazy conditions as long as the fires are burning. and the air quality is okay. not so bad. >> right. >> tomorrow will not be a spare the air day. >> okay. good information. thank you so much, spencer. well, "crazy rich asians" continues to lead the box office and could set monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the r hae your life. life. to the fullest.

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offers to help rebuild brazil's national museum are already coming in following this huge fire which broke out last night after the building, a 19th century former royal palace closed for the day. official says firefighters couldn't do anything. they had no water, no ladders, no equipment. brazil's president says public and private banks and companies have agreed to help rebuild the museum, which had a collection of 20 million items. in france, children went back to school today, and they had to do it without their phones. the government passed a law banning phone use in all primary and middle schools for the entire day, including during breaks. high schools can voluntarily implement the teachers can confiscate phones from students who don't comply. rose sean barr won't be watching the spin-off a next month. she'll be out of the country. barr says she's not planning to watch. barr said she will be in israel

studying judaism when that show premiers. abc canceled roseanne's show in may after racist tweets about valerie jarrett. it was another crazy rich weekend for "crazy rich asians." >> i met a girl, fell in love and i want to marry her. >> it's the third week in theaters. the romantic comedy with an all asian cast continues to dominate the box office, and it could have one of the biggest labor day weekends of any movie, period. the current record is 30.6 million. and in the last few days, "crazy rich asians" has brought in more than $22 million. impressive. new at 6:00 tonight, bay area researchers are trying to come up with a new way the treat a certain type of cancer. >> it's similar to what john mccain had, and the work has a specific goal, to make treatment easier on pediatric patients like this 7-year-old girl. plus -- >> it's free speech, right? it's america. >> colin kaepernick doesn't have a footba

where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> nike has named former san francisco 49ers cornerback colin kaepernick the face of the

company's 30th anniversary of the just do it campaign. kaepernick was the first player to symbolically neil during the national anthem last year in protest. >> he protested while he was with the 49ers, but he hasn't found another team. here is abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> nike choosing colin kaepernick of its just do it 30th anniversary campaign. a close-up of kaepernick's face with the words "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything." >> that's beautiful. it's exactly what it stands for. sacrificing his own job for something he believes in. >> he was the first to kneel for the national anthem. the move may have cost him his career. kaepernick filed a grievance, accusing the league's owners of snubbing him because of his decision to kneel during the national anthem. >> see being punished for taking a chance, speaking out about something that needs to be spoken about. >> it's important enough for you to believe. >> in not everyone believes. in september of 2017, president

trump tweeted the issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. it is about respect for our country flag and national anthem. nfl must respect this. rick gerber questions why nike is celebrating kaepernick. >> what is he sacrificing? >> gerber says he doesn't believe the nfl included to keep him off the field. >> i don't think the nfl has a super star chamber. i think it's a very competitive sport with the teams compete with one another, the players compete with one another, and it's more on performance-based versus macro issues. >> in may, team owners decided players must stand during the national anthem this season. players who don't stand could be fined, though the new policy does give players the option of staying in the locker room during the national anthem. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. chaos at a southern california apartment complex left eight people wounded, two of them critically. one of the critical patients is a 17-year-old boy. someone started shooting during

a dice game in san bernardino last night. investigators are still trying to find out what happened before the gunfire. police say most witnesses are being uncooperative. a woman's body has been found during the search for people who went overboard after two boats crashed saturday night. at least nine people were hurt, two critically. the search continues now for two other women and a man who remain missing. not a single better wore a life jacket. >> we're concentrating pretty hard on rescue operations at this point. so we really haven't had a chance to delve into the specifics of what actually occurred, what caused the crash. >> witnesses say one boat was speeding with no lights on, hitting the other boat head-on at about 50 miles an hour. a total of 16 people were on board the two boats when they crashed saturday night on the colorado river near the california-arizona border. new at 6:00, the bay area priest who took part in all three memorials for john mccain is back home, talking about the historic ceremonies. father edward reese helped

deliver the homily. he is on the far left with the glasses. he also spoke at both of the arizona memorials. he became friends with mccain while serving as head of a private school that mccain's two sons attended in arizona. he told abc 7 news he was honored to be involved. >> knowing that, you know, he chose and wanted me to be part of it was extraordinarily moving for me. and then just being with the family, seeing how strong they were and how much it meant to him, it's just dawning on me the larger scale of the thing. >> reese is currently the president of st. ignatius college prep in san francisco. bay area researchers are hoping to unlock clues that will help them treat deadly brain tumors in children. >> and they're beginning the search with the tumors themselves. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> 7-year-old scarlet wex is beating the odds. when she was diagnosed with a

brain tumor shortly after birth, doctors gave her little chance for survival. >> and the prognosis was not good, and so we were initially sent home with hospice. >> but her parents, chris and brandy say surgeons at the ucsf benioff children's hospital oakland devised a plan. first they removed the tumor, known as a congenital glioblastoma, then followed up with chemotherapy, challenging her infant body. >> we're hoping the kids that come after scarlet, that have the tumor, they can come up with treatments that are less toxic. >> this would be outlining. >> reporter: now oncologist and her colleagues at ucsf are leading a clinical trial that will sequence the genetic makeup of brain tumors, looking at their unique traits. the goal is to find multiple ways the attack the tumor using a cocktail of drugs. >> we will not have success applying just one medication. we will need to apply multiple

medications. >> research arers hope that existing drugs not typically used in cancer treatment will eventually be part of the mix, slowing the tumor down to make other parts of the cocktail more effective. but just as importantly, in cases like scarlet's, be gentler on the body. >> because they have a very different profile, it allows us to combine them with some more classic chemotherapy agent. >> doctors say they've seen some early success with newer targeted treatments in specific cases. and since the tumors can often reappear, any advances could also benefit existing patients down the road. scarlet's mom and dad say they're hoping for a day she can live a full and productive life. >> we want to find a way for her to feel like she can make a difference in the world, and she has a place where she fits and belongs. >> dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> scarlet is receiving her treatment with stanford and ucsf benioff children's hospital. 41 children and young adults will be participating in the study.

traveling 4,000 miles can take you across america and it can give you a lot in return. this veteran's bicycle ride isn't just about changing lives, it's also about saving them. her remarkable story next. also ahead -- >> tree branches come crashing down on an oakland property. i'm michael finney. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way.

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september is suicide prevention month, and an iraq war veteran who was on the brink of ending it all is sharing the story of how she took back her life with a bike. approaching the iconic span of the golden gate bridge, a moment 4,000 miles in the making. iraq war veteran sara lee is on the final leg of a journey of a lifetime. >> a lot of healing took place on this journey. >> for five month, beginning in virginia, through ten states and over 200 communities, sarah rode away her pain, a journey that almost never began after her return from deployment. >> you kind of forget who you are and what you're capable you just kind of deteriorate inside a little bit. i decided to buy that bicycle instead of taking my own life. >> from one coast to another, as

sarah healed herself. >> the generosity and kindness i experienced on this journey was mind-blowing. and we're not as divided as we think we are. >> she inspire and raised awareness to an all real epidemic. >> there are 20 suicides a day from veterans. and we need to find a cure. >> on this labor day, escorted by american legion riders and fellow veterans. >> when i rounded the corner and saw the pacific, my jaw got caught in my spokes. >> this ride, which she named a vicious cycle, is complete. the waves of ocean beach lapping over her bike, washing away that pain. and in its place, a new goal. >> i want to unite and inspire my fellow veterans to take charge, take charge of your happiness. take control of your life. you can't be a slave to your pain. >> and not a prisoner in your own mind. that was the quote she gave me. this is so remarkable. this is the beginning of her journey. it's just the tip of the

iceberg. she plans to start a nonprofit to help veterans get back to nature and reconnect with themselves, not to mention reconnect with each other. >> what a journey. well, expert says veterans are at higher risk of suicide. if you see someone struggling, keep an eye out future a mood change, increased use of drugs and alcohol and talking about suicide. an important step family members can make is to make their home safer. >> that may mean getting rid of old, unused medications, making sure that the person when they're in crisis doesn't have really easy access to something lethal. that may mean a temporary transfer of firearms to a family member. >> now if someone is struggling, you can help them find a therapist. we have curated a list of resources available to help you take action and find your ally when it comes to mental health issues. look for tall lies in action abc7news.com/takeaction. coming up next, take a look at what to expect in the weather for the rest of

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an imminent danger has been removed from alaskan oakland neighborhood thanks to the persistence of a concerned neighbor and 7 on your side. >> it is that sound in the

middle of the night you do not want to hear. it's the big thud in the backyard when mother nature gives you an unwelcome surprise. he turned his backyard into a fertile paradise in oakland. he grows zucchini, eggplant, and lots of tomatoes. when he moved in three years ago, he also loved the tall tree growing behind his home. but it turned into a love/hate relationship after the branch from that tree came crashing down on his fence more than a year ago. >> we were really overwhelmed because it was like all over, like, right here. >> his backyard sits right on the edge of a childhood development center which is run by the oakland unified school district. he called the district but was told the alameda county public works department is responsible for maintaining the area behind both the school and arata's home. the department came to survey

the area and promised it would get back to him. >> nothing happened until july this year when another branch fell. >> just more than a year after the first incident, another fallen branch wiped out part of his fence and knocked down some of his plants. this time public works told him he needed to contact the school district. that's when he wrote the district, the school board, and 7 on your side. john sasaki is with the oakland unified school district. >> there was a question as to whether it was our property or maybe the county or someone else. as it was, we determined it was ours, we did make the determination that we had to take care of any issue. >> the district hired a contractor who brought in a crane to remove the branches that pose the most imminent danger. arata is grateful for what has been done so far. >> i don't think they would have done it without hearing from you guys. >> you can see several of the cuts the workers made to reduce the danger.

arata, however, is fearful that in a few more years other branches will grow bigger and pose a threat. >> you have all these kids running around, and, you know, this tree can fall on top of them. >> i see no reason to believe that it's going to fall or that we have those concerns that there is any kind of danger of that happening. >> the district says it's continuing to assess the health of the tree and vows something will be done if it's determined the tree could fall. >> our first and foremost concern is human life, all the time. and that goes especially for our kids. >> now, if you have a problem with a tree or anything else, i want to hear from you. my hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can also reach me at my facebook page and through abc7news.com. the oakland school district was fabulous. we really appreciate it. >> high-fives all around. finn finney, thanks. >> sure. sharing inspiring stories in a weekly digital series call

more in common. this week the story of a navy veteran who lost both his legs in combat. >> when i surf, i don't want to come become on land. it's 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 change out, i feel a bit more disabled. but when i'm out on the water, really makes me feel alive and, you know, intense. ♪ >> we went out with dan. we watched surfing with him and having fun. we're looking at how he was actually surfing. and we said you know what? we're going to be able to help him take his surfing to a whole another level. >> we started collaborating how could we make a custom surfboard that would work to fit my unique center of gravity, my unique body shape. >> we've learned so much that'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

right here. >> what a great story. and you can watch more in common on facebook watch and see new episodes every week. >> all right. spencer back with an update on the forecast. >> okay. we're going to start with live doppler 7. we have fog and low clouds at the coast, now beginning the nightly push. as a matter of fact, it's breezy out there too. wind gusts to 30 miles per hour at fairfield. 21-mile-per-hour winds here in san francisco and all around the bay, you can see it is quite breezy. so let's follow the movement of the low clouds pushing across the bay tonight. and filling in locally inland. 6:30 tomorrow morning, this will be the scene greeting morning commuters with some reduced visibility in some spots. overnight lows will be mainly in the mid- to upper 50s. so it will be relatively mild in most locations overnight. and tomorrow's highs low to mid-60s a the coast. mainly mid and upper 70s around the bay. inland a wider range of mid-80s up to low 90s. the highest readings will be about 92 at livermore, 91 at fairfield. farther north 97 at youska s

100 tomorrow at redding and frese know. 103 at palm springs. so we're fortunate to have the range we'll have tomorrow. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. not a lot of change in our high temperature range over the next seven days except wednesday and thursday will be slightly cooler inland than most of the other days in the week. lovely weather ahead. >> sounds good. >> mindi bach laboring away in sports. >> the coliseum was rocking today. i wanted to be there today. unfortunately, i'm here. but i still get to site. 41,000 fans on hand to see the a's take a game from the yankees in the race to be the top

now sports from abc news. >> the road to the top wild card goes through new york. but today that road took a turn at the coliseum where the a's opened a three-game series against the yankees. the yankees do not play well here. and that's good news for the 41,000 people who are on hand to see it. bases loaded in the bottom of the first. two outs. mark a little chopper. miguel and ujar had a run.a two. ties it up at three. kayhill allowed three run in five innings. but the a's get the lead back. matt chapman to the gap gets behind outfielders and that

allows semien to come home and put'sn top. khanna adds to the lead with a solo shot in, his 16th of the season. the bullpen outstanding today. didn't allow a hit in four innings. jhoulys, this is their fifth straight win over the yankees at the coliseum, and they are now just three and a half back for that top wild card. >> i think we need to keep things in perspective. obviously it's a big series, and a team that we're trying to chase down. but i don't think we need to be all in, so to speak. >> any time you hook with up with those guys and you battle, it's going to be a grind. the kind of talent they have. you know, we got the best of them today, and hopefully we can come out tomorrow and do the same thing. coors field has the best of the giants and madison avp hren. allowed six earned over five i think so. the rockies took a 7-2 lead, but the giants got into the rockies

bullpen thanks to their rookie alen hanson in to pinch-hit. ties it up with that two-run shot. and then chris shaw, this is a memorable hit for him. it's not only his first career hit, it's his first career home run. that puts the giants up by one. san francisco gave it back. cuevas tags watson for a two-run base hit. rockies win 9-8. giants have lost 16 of their last 18 at coors field. the raiders players spoke to the media today for the first time since oakland traded khalil mack, by far the team's best player to the bears. the oakland players admitted they never saw this coming. the players took to social media to show their shock and a bit of anger upon hearing of saturday's trade. chicago then gave mack the contract extension he wanted, a record setting deal that makes him the highest paid defensive player in the league. coach jon gruden addressed the situation with the players in the locker room today. they are still coming to interprets with, but realize they need to focus on their jobs. the season opener is only a week

away. >> obviously we had the day off that day. and so that made it harder, because i'm just sitting there thinking about it all day. whereas now i got a job to do. you lose a good football player, but he is my brother, man. that's one of my best friends. that's the hardest part is i don't get to see my friend every day. >> it was difficult move, a difficult transition for us. but at the same time we know it's a business. it's bittersweet. he got what he wanted. so got to move on. >> the 49ers season begins sunday against the vikings. running back jerick mckinnon was excited to play against his former team. unfortunately, he suffered an acl tear on the final play of practice on saturday. now mckinnon must wait for the swelling to go down before he has surgery. his season may be over, but he still has a job to do this year. >> i was more devastated when it happened, just the feeling of knowing that it wouldn't be all right for week on ior a keepinga positive mind-set, and making sure i still bring energy in

this locker room and to the guys around me. that's what i'm going to do. back to the a's. the crazy thing about them is yes, the yankees come to the coliseum with the second best record in the majors, but the a's have the best record of any team against the yankees over since 2013. they've kind of had ownage over the bronx bombers. >> let's keep it that way. >> yeah. exactly. >> i like it. >> thanks. be sure to join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20, cable 7/13. and right here for abc 7 news at 11:00. as we reported earlier, people are being evacuated as a fire in the tahoe national forest grows. we're going to have the latest on this rapidly growing fire. then on abc 7 news at 11:00 man, who lived in the bay area dies in a helicopter crash in afghanistan over the weekend. his friends tell us why he was compelled to go to the war-torn region. and tonight on abc 7, starting at 8:00, not one, not two, but three hours of bachelor in paradise. we're in it for the long haul. and then stay tuned for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> and then at 11:35, it's jimmy

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