you can't miss kap's face, several feet tall above the nike store in san francisco. >> we captured this billboard with droneview7 today. kaepernick was the first athlete to neil before the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks back in 2016. he hasn't played since then. >> some say his protests cost him his career in the nfl. the new question is what could his campaign cost nike. >> let's begin our team coverage on the topic tonight with abc 7 news reporter david louie who is live in san jose with some expert advice. david? >> well, ama and dan, the early reaction from investors has been mostly negative. the stock took a 3% hit today, although we have to put in perspective the fact that the stock is up 27% for the year. still, the real test will come with consumers. consumers and whether they buy colin kaepernick's message about social justice. marketing expert says nike is taking a big gamble with colin kaepernick because he is polarizing. some embraced his national anthem protest while others said he was unpatriotic or worse, and

kaepernick seems intent on controlling the message. he announced the deal. nike didn't, but confirmed it. >> there is no telling what your branden endorser might do next if you can't control even the announcement that you've selected goes out. that's one of the risks of having someone that's a little bit, you know, hard to -- hard to control. >> howard comes is a professor of marketing. a celebrity endorsement can raise sales by an average of 4%. people in their 20s and 30s are more likely to be influenced. >> the problem with kaepernick is he has very high positives but very high negatives, very polarizing. that's not usually what brands want. >> mixing a popular brand with a controversial figure can lead to a losing proposition for one side but a winning her. >>he youer two thing o that nike, and one that people maybe don't like, kaepernick, people tend to kind of blend them together and they think less of nike and better of kaepernick.

>> president trump in the past has tweeted criticism of take agony, but so far he has not tweeted about the nike/kaepernick endorsement. >> when we see that tweet, that may drive more people toward nike, more people who are unhappy with the tweet may go out temporarily and buy nikes just in spite. >> now president trump did tell a conservative news site the daily caller that nike is sending out a terrible message, one that should not be sent out. now the nfl, on the other hand, is saying, quote, the social justice issues collin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> okay, david. thanks very much. this is far from nike's first time in the spotlight of controversy, of course. last month it tweeted a picture of serena williams with the words "you can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers." that tweet came after the french opened banned williams' nike

branded black cat suit. the outfit was designed to protect her against blood clots. nike drew attention in 2017 when an ad for the company's new sport hijab went viral. kaepernick's protest against racial and social injustice began in august of 2016. he actually sat during the national anthem during the 49ers first preseason games that year, but went unnoticed until the third game. kaepernick knelt for the first time on september 1 with teammate eric reid by his side. he decided to kneel after meeting with nate boyer, agreeing that kneeling would be more respect areful to service members. in 2017 opted out of his contract. he hasn't played in the league since. in october 2017 he filed a grievance against the nfl accusing owners of colluding to keep him out. last week an arbitrator ruled the grievance could go to trial.

>> kaepernick is from the central valley city of turlock. turlock is a little more than 100 miles from san francisco. and tonight some residents say kaepernick isn't welcome there. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley spent the day in turlock. >> once upon a time before the 2013 super bowl, colin kaepernick was worshipped here in turlock. the local bakery crammed out cookies and restaurants, named sandwiches and hot dogs after him. >> very hot. the dog is very hot. >> things have cooled down a lot. the sandwich and cookie honors have vaporized. >> i don't think he would be the hero that he once was, like the hometown hero. >> he was the football star, but here they say the day he started taking a knee during the national anthem august 14th, 2016 is the day the wind shifted in turlock. >> he was our favorite son kind of thing. and then all of the sudden with the kneeling and everything, a lot of the conservative people that live in this area in the

valley decided that that wasn't something they wanted to support. >> it just seems like everybody was behind him. and now it's like he's -- it just seems like real letdown. i'm just like i said, i'm embarrassed for him. >> he caused a lot of trouble. i mean, you know, that's the united states flag, you know. that's what a lot of men went to -- back seas and fought in the war and died for. >> some say they wish kaepernick would come home and face the people here, but then again, they admit with this level of animosity, he might not be welcome here. >> well, he probably would get the cold shoulder from a lot of people. i don't think he would have a lot of supporters running up to him for an autograph. >> we did find one restaurant that had a kaepernick jersey still up, but they declined an on camera interview. >> the backlash is definitely stronger, but i still have my love for him. i'll be honest. i wasn't the biggest fan when he was a football player. but now that he has so much more than a football player and so much more than all of that.

>> still, it's a hard sell here for the new face of nike. in turlock, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> among the people excited about the nike campaign featuring colin kaepernick are bay area nonprofits that have benefitted from his support. kristen sze is here with that part of the story. >> ama, shortly after the anthem controversy began, kaepernick made the million dollar pledge. he was going to give away one million of his own money. >> i'll be donating 10 k a day for the next ten days. >> friends like steph curry and celtics jaylen brown joined the campaign. together, they donated $30,000 to united playaz for menning for at risk youth. this is from gun buyback event. they're thrilled to see nike embrace kaepernick's message >> and we're excited that this new support will bring extra light and attention to those individuals who work every day to keep our country safe and make our country a better place. it takes a hood to save the

hood. >> kaepernick's first donation was to san jose-based silicon valley d bug. the organization provides legal and moral support for families of people killed by police officers. the associated press is reporting as part of this deal, nike will make a contribution to the charity known as your rights -- know your rights. it is funded entirely by the kaepernick foundation. its stated mission is to fight oppression of all kinds globally through education and social action. >> kristen, thank you so much. here is a question. will you buy nike products because of the kaepernick campaign? >> get out your phone and go to abc about 7 news/vote, yes or. no we'd love to hear from you. you can see the current results on the bottom of the screen. >> yes, you can see right now 54% saying yes. 46% saying no, they wouldn't by the products because of him. and you can go to abc7news.com/vote to add your vote. >> we'll keep the poll running and keep checking results throughout abc news at 6:00. we'd love to hear from you on

this. we used the news app to send out this push alert. offcial says one dead two, hurt in small plane crash near palo alto airport. and in just the past 45 minutes, we got an update from federal investigators. the crash happened about 11:00 this morning. the plane from redding crashed into a pond near the palo alto airport. the pilot was killed. his two passengers survived and climbed out of the plane on their own. investigators now say they have a slightly better idea of what went wrong. >> the airplane reportedly bounced during the landing. the pilot then opted to go around, which is to add power, clean up the landing gear and the flaps, and come around for another circuit. >> investigators say it was during that second lap in the air that the plane crashed. the pilot was on a mission for paent and her mr tolucille ckar hospital. both managed, as i said, to get out of the plane. investigators say it could take up to a year to figure out exactly why the plane crashed.

thieves recently hit six local apple stores, but stores in san francisco may have come up with a way the keep those thieves at bay. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live at the store on chester street with the story. melanie? >> well, dan, you can see over my shoulder there is a uniformed san francisco police officer. apple is one of several retailers here in san francisco that is now hiring uniformed police officers. it's a move that seems to be working. thieves targeting apple stores in santa rosa. the berkeley apple store also hit. and just this past sunday burlingame as well. san francisco police officers association president tony montoya says it's statewide. >> but these things are happening from pasadena to pittsbu pittsburg. >> he doesn't think it's a coincidence that the apple stores in the marina and union square haven't been targeted recently. both have uniformed police officers on site. >> i think it's an overall

deterrent for these -- when they are casing these locations whether or not they're going to go in and steal the products. >> in san francisco, retailers contract with the city, which in turn pays officers overtime for working these assignments outside of their regularly scheduled shifts. montoya says smaller cities likely don't have enough officers to fill the assignments. hood thieves hit the store grabbing $13,000 in merchandise. the man who took this video asked not to identify him. he said you could tell they were going in and out of the store. something wasn't right. >> i realize that these guys were coming to do something. >> he says the private security guards on-site watched. >> basically, they were just standing, there looking at their cell phone. >> police say it's unclear if the same suspects are responsible in all of these cases. it's not just apple. thieves have also been targeting lululemon stores around the bay area too, stuffing thousands of dollars of yoga pants into bags.

the san francisco lululemon stores also contract with the city to hire san francisco police officers for overtime shifts. and we reached out to both apple and lululemon. apple told abc 7 news it had no comment. lululemon had this to say, telling us that it takes theft seriously and makes sure its stores have appropriate security. the brand also said that it is working with local authorities. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thank you. the search continues for the one person who remains missing after two boats crashed head-on in southern california over the weekend. also here, you're going hear from a young woman who was on one of those boats, went overboard after the crash and managed to survive. i'm spencer christian. a sharp warpum but it won't be long lasting. coming up at 6:30, a new law could require california companies to hire more women on their boards. it's a requirement some say is smart and illegal.

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here's the latest on the north fire burning in the tahoe national forest. it's burned 500 acres and it's 10% contained. right now winds are not a problem, so it's remained relatively calm. last night deputies started evacuating campgrounds near emigrant gap. deputies say just an hour ago there are no plans at this time to expand the evacuations. there is still much healing and rebuilding to go in sonoma county following last october's wildfires. but now another fire survivor has a new place to call home. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman took a tour today. and has a story of resilience.

>>let's check in on a sonoma county firestorm survivor. tom francois still living in a rental duplex, but not for long, and without complaints. >> it's all candy bars and ice cream, man. >> joe is the most optimistic and grateful person we've met. he is 77 years old, a widower. >> this here is a picture of my wife and me. >> carol passed at age 70 after 52 years together. her memory and how she dealt with cancer is one reason that tom has never felt sorry for himself. >> you know, you think about some of the stuff in your life like this, this is a first world problem, man. my house burned down. i'm getting it fixed. oh, yeah, baby. >> let's rephrase that. has gotten fixed. from ashes to move-in ready, in 11 months, the first. >> i just love it. i absolutely love it. >> when the tubbs fire burned through fountaingrove, it didn't spare. for months we marvelled at the pace of reconstruction here. it's the work of one contractor, sonoma county builders.

they built this neighborhood initially. they've gone back to the original plans in doing so again there may be a lesson there for victims of future wildfires. >> get these decisions made early if you're going to rebuild. if you're in another area that's been hit by fire, get your plans in early so that you can get your contractor and get started. >> or restarted. the fire just a hiccup to go along with a leg lost to a blood clot that tom hardly talks about and a wife lost to cancer who he always talks about. this house he says carol would have wanted. >> i don't want to use the word miraculous there, but is intervention here, you know, divine intervention. >> don't try to tell tom it happened any other way. in fountaingrove, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. for the first time we're hearing from the family of a woman who was held hostage and killed at a los angeles trader joe's. today los angeles police released video of the pursuit and shoot-out from july, but it does not contain any new

information or footage. employee melita corrado was hit by a police bullet in the shoot-out. she was killed. corrado's family wants to see the entire unedited version of the video, but says police will not release it. >> yes here to ask the los angeles police department to turn out all evidence so we can move on with our lives. >> the gunman has been charged with murder for the death of his girlfriend who was critically injured inside his car. crews today recovered two more bodies in colorado in the river following the collision of two boats. brian grabowski and cara drury of ventura were found in the colorado river along the california/arizona border. a woman's body was pulled from the water yesterday. one person is still missing. abc news spoke exclusively with taylor corbino, who survived the crash. >> i see the boat, the other boat. and the next thing you know, time in the water. the current was so strong. it was moving me around, and all i could think about is get air. we shouldn't be alive because it

was that bad. >> the three victims are among more than a dozen people ejected from the boats in saturday's crash. none of the boaters were wearing life jackets. all right. we need to turn our attention now to the weather and the air quality out there. >> abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian tracking that. >> for most of today the air quality has been moderate. so that's not bad. we were under an air quality advisory today. tomorrow we expect some improvement. mainly clear skies right now over the inland areas around the bay is sort of iffy because the low clouds are beginning to push out locally over parts of the bay right now. and it's breezy once again all across the region. we have wind speeds of 21 miles per hour here in san francisco. and far inland at fairfield. right around the bay, actually through much of the central portion of the bay area, we have wind speeds of 14, 5 miles per hour. so, again, quite breezy out there. here is the view from our abc 7

exploratorium camera at pier 15 in san francisco. looking back at the skyline, the low clouds rolling in. 60 degrees in san francisco. 63 at oakland. morgan hill 76. 57 at half moon bay. and that is the view of the western sky, what we can see of it looking westward from emeryville. the fog is just low clouds rolling in. it is 67 degrees in santa rosa right now. napa 69. 72 at novey ratto. low to mid-80s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and the view from the top of mount tam looking down on the clouds rolling in. it looks like a big wave of whipped cream there. and these are our forecast features. coastal low clouds continuing to expand overnight. it will be mild to warm again tomorrow and turning warmer by the end of the week. in fact, we'll have quite a sharp increase in temperatures by the end of the week. here is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening, taking us into the late night and overnight hours. notice how the low clouds fill in moving across the bay and locally inland.

early morning commuters will be greeted by perhaps some reduced visibility where the low clouds are lingering. around that time, 5:00 a.m. or so, overnight lows will be mainly in the mid- to upper 50s, a although a little cooler up in the north bay where we'll see lows in the low 50s at santa rosa, napa, cloverdale and ukiah. highs tomorrow under mostly sunny skies. we'll range from 62 to 65 in the city. 70 across the bay in oakland. the inland east bay will have highs in the mid to upper 80s. 80 degrees up north at santa rosa and high of 81 expected down south at san jose. the high temperature trend in livermore over the next seven days is indicative of what much of the bay area can expect in terms of the overall trend. it will be an upward trend through friday. inland highs in the low 90s in some spots, certainly in livermore on friday. and then temperatures will gradually taper off going through the weekend and into early next week. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll see highs around 88 or so in our inland areas tomorrow. up to about 90, slightly warmer

on thursday. then a little bit of a bump, a better bump upward on friday. low 80s around the bay. mid 60s on the coast. highs will be near average for this time of year on saturday, and then we'll start to see a gradual cooldown sunday, monday, and tuesday. >> thanks, spencer. >> okay. apple has company. >> oh, yeah. today it welcomed amazon into a very

[ closing bell ] markets dipped a little on the first trading day of the week following yesterday's holiday. the dow lost 12 points. the nasdaq dropped 18, and the s&p lost almost five points. amazon made history today, becoming the second publicly traded u.s. company to reach a trillion dollars in market value. amazon's stock rose nearly 2% in morning trading to put it over the top, although it closed a little under the trillion dollar valuation. the seattle-based company follows apple, which climbed past the trillion dollar threshold early last month. amazon's increase also made founder and ceo jeff bezos number one on forbes' billionaires list this year. a milestone for google. it became incorporated 20 years ago today. the search engine had humble beginnings, founded in a garage by larry page and sergey brin on

september 4th, 1998. it has exploded since then of course with a market capitalization of more than $850 billion. tomorrow executives from google, facebook and twitter are going to testify before the senate intelligence committee. the topic? how are tech companies dealing with saboteurs who use their platforms to influence our elections. tomorrow twitter ceo jack dorsey is also scheduled to go before a house committee to discuss how twitter monitors and polices content. stay with us. today all eyes in washington were on brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominee for supreme court justice. >> at his hearing, he was the one who did most of the listening. next, what he heard from some senators, including those from california. and will you buy nike products because of the kaepernick campaign or not? go to abc7news.com/vote to vote yes or no. you can see the current results on the bottom of your screen. they are changing live as new votes come in.

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abc news. >> a judge must interpret the constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. >> supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh finally spoke at his confirmation hearing today, but he had to do a lot of listening first. protests broke out several times. >> and democrats asked for the hearing to be adjourned. here is abc reporter janai norman with the highlights from capitol hill. >> day one of confiration hearings for brett kavanaugh ended on much quieter non note than it began. >> this is a travesty of justice. >> the day kicked off with a firestorm igniting chaos on capitol hill. hecklers protesting brett kavanaugh. the situation getting so bad his daughters were escorted out. democrats calling to end the supreme court confirmation hearing before it even began. >> mr. chairman, i move to adjourn. >> hear directly from judge

kavanaugh. >> that request denied and republicans condemning the outbursts from protests. >> frankly, these people are so out of line they shouldn't even be allowed in the dock on their own. >> but one thing senators could agree on the start to judge brett kavanaugh's nomination hearing was unprecedented. >> this is something i've never gone through before in 15 supreme court nominations. >> this is my ninth hearing, and i think we got to look at this. these are very unique circumstances. >> republicans pushing back against democrats claim they don't have enough documents on kavanaugh, arguing they have more documents than the last five supreme court nominees combined. democrats specifically wanting to question the nominee about where he stands on presidents under investigation. >> you've taken the unorthodox position that presidents should not be burdened with a criminal or civil investigation while in office. >> and eventually, kavanaugh getting to speak for himself. >> i do not decide cases based

on personal or policy preferences. a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure. >> today's hearing almost serves as a microcosm for the deep political divide around the country and the chaos that can lead to. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows americans are split on whether cavanaugh can be confirmed. janai norman, abc news, capitol hill. >> we talked with professor roy little from uc hastings college of law about what could happen next in the hearing process. he said as much as democrats may want to delay the nomination, he thinks republicans will be able to push it across the finish line. >> putting it off until the mueller investigation, putting it off until the midterms, i think doing it carefully is important because it's such an important vote. he is going to change the 5-4 majority on some things. but i don't think numerically they have the votes, and i don't think legally there is an argument to stop it. >> senator chuck grassley tweeted that tomorrow he expects judge kavanaugh to answer

questions about his judicial record and qualifications. now as the confirmation process continues, rely on the abc 7 news app to get the latest information. it will come in handy. download the app from the play store or on the apple app store and enable push alerts. an abc news/washington post poll out shows the widest midterm advantage since 2006. the poll shows a 52-38% preference for democrats over republicans. rick klein says turnout in november will be key. >> you know that you've got that motivation in the presidential year because it's all consuming as it is. it's a little bit different in a congressional election, and you need something out of the ordinary to get people out. it does appear, again, two months out that trump is that out of the ordinary thing. >> democrats need 23 seats to retake the house majority. a familiar face will replace john mccain in the u.s. senate, but not for very long. this morning arizona's governor appointed former senator jon kyl

to replace mccain who died on august 25th. kyl, a republican agreed to fill the seat temporarily. >> i'm accepting this appointment to fill the seat vacated by the passing of my dear friend because of my sense of duty to the state i love and the institution of the senate in which i served for 18 years. and because the governor asked for my help. and because i'm putting my country first. >> kyl could be sworn in as early as tomorrow. the u.s. naval academy is changing its rules for women's hair styles. female midshipmen will now be allowed to wear their hair in ponytails and braids. the goal is to make the navy more inclusive. the incoming class of the academy is one of the most diverse. 28% of the class is made up of women. well, companies that are based in california may soon have to hire more women on their boards. >> that's right. a bill passed by the state senate is now sitting on the governor's desk waitings for his signature. >> lyanne melendez has more on the controversy this proposed requirement draws.

>> williams-sonoma is based in san francisco. it has equal number of men and women in top executive positions, including at the board level. their ceo said it's not about gender. it's not about race. it's not about sexual orientation or age. it's about performance and that's really very simple. but in reality, few women occupy leadership positions in the united states, even here in progressive california. the russell 3000 index which tracks the biggest companies in the u.s. found only one in six board seats is filled by a woman. senate bill a 826 would force companies with headquarters in california to put at least one women on their boards by the end of 2019. and by 2021, companies with five board of directors must have two women. companies with six or more must have three women. >> when you have a critical mass of 30% or more who are women, then you start to have better decisions and it's better for the bottom line.

>> but law expert says companies will fight it. >> you just can't establish a quota on the basis of some characteristic like race or gender or religion. >> the california chamber of commerce opposes the mandated quota, saying our companies are not focused on only one particular classification, but rather all classifications. another company, san jose-based tivo, the video reporting company has no women on its board and says it is not looking to hire new board members, even though they say it takes the issue of diversity very seriously. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> if you love candy, heads up. >> up next, we'll take you inside candytopia. it's a mini theme park of sorts, and it's all about sweets. you've heard the ads. just make the cash call. now a lawsuit says borrowers paid too much interest and they want their money back. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is just ahead.

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it's time to expand our vocabulary. miriam webster.com just added 840 new words to its dictionary. words from digital technology make up a large portion like instagram, and haptic, the science of touch. the dictionary has accepted abbreviations like avo, guac, zuk such as avocado, guacamole and zucchini. is food making you hungry? that is in the dictionary too. hangry. >> don't get hangry. it's not good. candytopia of all things candy soaping in san francisco this week. >> droneview7 glides through some of the many, many exhibits exhibitors can expect. pretty cool us along on this sneak pick.

>> willie cowonka has nothing o candytopia opening thursday in san francisco. this is a candy wonderland, an experiential, really a fantasy world where all things are sweet. >> call it a dentist's nightmare or a sugar lover's dream. from the moment you step inside candytopia, be prepared for sensory overload. >> i want a theme park. >> where kids and adults of all ages can admire sugar sculptures and frolic in foam marshmallows. the brainchild of candy queen to the stars. jackie sorkin's love of sugar started early. >> one day i watched willy wonka, became obsessed with the story. >> all of the pieces are made of real candy. the dragon has 125,000 pieces. but they are shellacked so you proent probably don't want to eat it. my team and i are known for this global candy art wrist. >> works specific to san francisco, including with a 14,000 piece candy ode to steve jobs and sour belt warriors

championship trophies. >> this is candy art. this is hundreds of thousands of hours dedicated to this very unique artistry. >> for all of you instagramers out there, this place is selfie heaven. a surprise is waiting around every corner. in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> all right. that looks like fun. >> definitely. candytopia started in taiwan seven years ago, and now there are locations in santa monica as well as new york. >> tickets are going fast for san francisco's run. but there are still some available. we've posted a link to get tickets on abc7news.com. >> that's right. well, coming up next, spencer will be back with the seven-day forecast. seven-day forecast. >> and we will leave y many people living with diabetes 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.

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you may have heard all those ads, if you need quick cash, just make a call. >> it is enticing. however, thousands of consumers complain these high interest loans drove them deep into debt. >> and now a class action lawsuit claims the loans are illegal. michael finney has the story. >> this is interesting. here is the question. can a company charge as much interests a they want? some lenders thought they could set unlimited rate. so now the state's highest court says no, they can't.

cash call has now shut down its personal loan business and borrows want their money back. eddie de la torre boils up a quick lunch in his east palo alto home. he has an hour before heading back to work as a teacher's aide. it's a simple life, but a far cry from his college days. eddie got tangled up in a high interest loan agreement he couldn't possibly pay off. >> i was living in fear. >> it happened when eddie was a student at uc davis. he ran low on funds, and he heard the ad, just make the cash call. >> i was that target audience. i was a 21-year-old kid. >> cash call told eddie he had to borrow at least $2600. that's an interesting amount because state law limits interest only for loans less than $2500. eddie didn't need that much, but he took the loan and cash call charged an extraordinary rate. 96%. >> interest like just kept on adding on and on and on.

>> cash call also took payments right out of eddie's bank account. soon he couldn't keep up. >> it made me very scared for what i was going to do. >> his account went in the red. cash call kept demanding money. finally eddie stopped paying. now ten years later, eddie is a lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit claiming cash call deliberately targeted desperate consumers and charged unreasonably high rates. >> this involves hundreds of millions of dollars that cash call collected from these borrowers. >> class action attorney james sturdivant just won an important victory. the state supreme court ruled loans can be illegal even if they're over $2500 if they come with very high interest and harsh terms, like taking money right out of a bank account. >> no longer will these companies make loans at these outrageous interest rates. >> cash call's owner, and attorneys did not respond to our numerous calls and e-mails, but in court briefs, cashcall said

it acted in good faith within the law, and borrowers were the ones who breached their contracts. the case still must go the trial to decide if the cash call rates were too high or not. >> that's a partial victory, but i feel that it's not enough. >> more than 100,000 borrowers are asking a federal court for all their money back. and our cash call to stop making those personal loans. the website no longer offers online applications, and customer service agents of the toll-free number said cash call is no longer offering those loans. now, i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday, 10:00 to 2:00. the telephone number, 415-954-8151. you can also reach me on my wsoml ofcases. it's very complex. it's not super cut and dry, because we just had that ruling from the state supreme court like two weeks okay. >> complex and important

obviously. >> yes. >> thanks, michael. all right. let's get a final check of our live online poll open right now at abc7news.com/vote. >> will you buy nike products or not because of the kaepernick campaign. here are the results. close to even. yes, 57%. no 43%. >> that's right. check out the voting. well, getting closer and gaining strength, tropical storm gordon is expected to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane in a matter of hours. the latest reports are that winds are starting to pick up as the storm approaches land. tonight parts of the gulf coast are under states of emergency. gordon has already lashed south florida, and now is expected to land in either alabama, mississippi or louisiana. >> there is an awful lot of folks who ought to be paying attention to this storm and making preparaions. >> i just want to be sure i'm blocking off around the doorways and such. >> the national hurricane center called the storm, quote, life threatening and warned that tornadoes were possible in mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle.

>> of course we are tracking that hurricane for you in our weather center and our forecast. >> that's right. spencer christian is here for a look at the storm. >> excuse me. i'm losing my voice. our weather here is quite calm. i'm going to take a look at live doppler 67 right now. we have low clouds making a push. here is our forecast animation showing that it's going to be quite cloudy over the bay and some inland spots in the morning hours. during the early morning hours, low temperatures will drop into the mid- to upper 50s, and then tomorrow under mainly sunny skies from coast inland we'll have highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to mid and maybe a few low 70s right around the bay. and mid and upper 80s in our inland areas. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it will get warmer on friday by a few degrees. mid-90s inland. low 80s around the bay. pretty much the same picture on saturday. maybe two to three degree dip and temperatures will moderate sunday and drop more into next week. a nice peaceful seven days ahead. >> that's nice. thanks, spencer.

all right. baseball the talk about. >> yeah, larry beil is here with the latest. >> not so peaceful. the evil empire is here. the a's continue a yuge series with the yankees. a lesson ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪

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now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. it is quite likely that the a's and the yankees will meet in a one-game play-off in october,

which makes this week's series with the bronx bombers all the more intriguing. and the a's are doing that bullpening thing again. starting a reliever followed by another and another and so on and so forth. you hope to you get to the end of the game with a win. mindi bach has more on the a's late season experiment. >> it's pretty remarkable what the a's are doing when you consider they have used 14 different starters this season. that's third most in the majors. now with brett anderson on the disabled list, bob melvin is turning to that strategy called buning. with the expanded roster, the a's have 33 active players. 14 of them are relievers. not all will be available tonight. melvin won't say which ones, and he also won't say which pitcher he is going to pitch for how long. he may use nine different pitchers over nine innings, and his players so no matter, they have the mentality for it. >> we set our goals to dog pile at the end of the year. when you see that we're a month

away from, you know, maybe accomplishing those goals, you kind of just do whatever it takes. >> the fact that we have like 100 guys down there in the bullpen would subject we can do a bullpen any day we want to. just a little different the way we're going about it. >> we'll take the field with confidence. that's just the aura of the whole team inside the clubhouse. the chemistry is unbelievable. and everyone is having a lot of fun. i feel like when you have a lot of positive energy like that flowing around the clubhouse, it attaches itself to everyone and everyone feels that positivity and we all take the field that way. >> but, larry, the a's first attempt at bullpening on saturday against the mariners didn't go that well. they actually lost that game by one run. bob melvin said the difference in tonight's game he plans on being more resize with his relievers, let them know exactly when they are coming in so they aren't warming up multiple times so they can flip the mental speech switch. there are going to be a lot of relievers. liam hendriks gets the start. larry? >> for an inning or two.

thanks. looks like a windy night in oakland. the raids open against the rams in the very same stadium there. 7:15 kickoff right here on abc 7. we are carrying that game. new head coach jon gruden busy overhauling the silver and black roster. he loves his veterans. so the raiders have a bunch of 30 somethings on the roster. among them wide receiver jordy nelson. he was tremendous for green bay for almost a decade. the doldrums, training camp, they're over. and jordy, oh, he can feel it. >> he can tell it's coming. the excitement is building. the mind-set in meetings have changed. personally and collectively. so but it's good. training camps are long enough and we look f one. cal visits byu on saturday. bears have a quarterback competition. overs call it a problem. last year's start errors bowers started against north carolina. freshman chase garber has led them on both of their touchdown drives. and even south carolina transfer brett mcilwain got in for a few

plays. the implication is they're waiting for somebody to take control. >> they all did some good things, but plenty to work on. we'll do what's best for our team this week. we appreciate what those guys have done and the way they're competing. we have a quarterback competition. everything is on the table. and quite honestly, even this week we won't announce a starter until game time. >> hey, great moment in pittsburgh. the reds joey vato saw a fan wearing a vato for president. he said you give me that right now, i'll give you an autographed jersey. the guy takes off his shirt and vato signs it, delivers his jersey. gave it right back to him. that is a fantastic moment at the wall part. serena williams as spencer scrambles in. >> safe! >> she is a winner on to the semifinals of the u.s. open. >> thanks, larry. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20, cable 7/13 and right here for abc 7 news at 11. tropical storm gordon gaining strength now as it approaches

the gulf coast. we'll have up-to-the-minute updates on its location. at 11:00, a couple allegedly hails an uber in the north bay and steals the driver's car. what they left behind after ditching the vehicle. >> that is our report now. look for breaking news whenever you wish on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. >> for spencer, larry, all of us here, thanks for joining us tonight. ♪ ♪ ♪ 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. chase, make more of what's yours.

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