director larry beil. what is at stake tonight? >> you can see the parking lot is full. tonight's game the return of john gruden on the sidelines but a matchup with one of his coaching prodigies, sean mcveigh, who got his start under gruden. mcveigh was named not only the youngest head coach but the coach of the year in the entire league. wayne freedman is live with raider nation. we'll talk about the teams and xs and os coming up. we will start with mindy on the coaching matchup, that is teacher versus pupil. >> reporter: well, dan and kristen, john gruden and sean mcveigh are known for developing quarterbacks and building an offense around the quarterback strength. with cal product jared goff under the center, the rams put up 30 points in the game, the most in the nfl. their expectations this year are even higher. jon gruden and quarterback derek carr understand what they're up

against. >> there's a bunch of stuff we've been working on this off-season that we're ready to display on monday night, and, you know, a lot of the stuff from last season as well we will continue to do and there's new stuff we are doing. >> i'm sure they have a lot of secrets up their sleeves they haven't show so have microsoft tablets now on the sidelines so we can make adjustments as soon as possible. >> you sit there and everything is against you, everything is saying it is going to be hard, everything is saying you can't do it, you know. all of those things, and i think it makes me even more determined and motivated. i think from the beginning i sat there and was like, no, when we go out there, man, i want to look like coach gruden and i have been together ten years. >> jared goff said he was mindful all off-season of correcting miss bad habits, including the tips and the tells that the backs of the raiders will be looking for. while he was a broadcaster, jon gruden actually had one of his quarterback seminars with goff. so when he talks about making the adjustments, i think there's probably a few things he will be looking for tonight. dan and kristen.

>> and larry. the raiders days in the black hole are number. sky 7 at the top of the show, we showed you live at the coliseum. this has been the silver and black home for most of their 58-year history. the team will play this season and possibly next year in that facility. a verbal agreement on a lease for next year has already been reached. in 2020 the team will move into its new 65,000-seat stadium in las vegas if a threatened lawsuit does not hold things up. the oakland city council authorized a multi-million dollar suit against the team over the move, and the raiders say they will rip up their lease agreement for next year if that lawsuit is filed. as far as the fan reaction, some want the team to stay as long as possible and try to win a superbowl title on the way out of oakland. others say, you know what, you want to go, go. so a lot of emotion there. fans are pumped up about the season opener. everybody knows this is the beginning of the end because you've got vegas looming. so you've got love, you've got hate, you've got anger.

it is like everyday with wayne freedman quite frankly. here is wayne live at the coliseum with the thoughts on what has turned out to be a complicated relationship. wayne. >> reporter: well, larry, you hit it on the button. it is a relationship. it is deep. it has history. it has trouble. it has baggage, and tonight raiders' fans have monday. >> monday, a workday, maybe for the rest of us, but in raiders nation, game one of the nfl season makes this a holiday. they're singing now, but may be crying later because old habits and loves die-hard. how do you want to spendhi >> le duckng about. >> look at it the negative way, i know they're going to las vegas supposedly because they're building a stadium and everything but they haven't left here. >> reporter: we're talking rose-colored glasses raiders style but nobody is blind around here. if a team and its fans needed a relationship counsellor, you are looking at them. >> it is a bad relationship.

it is like being the jilted lover where the wife tells you, i want a divorce but i'm going to stay with you for two years until my next lover is ready for me, and then i'll go move in with him. >> reporter: that sounds deep and here it rings true. this are not just fans. raider fans feel like family. we asked long-time fan steven victoria popejoy about that. >> if your husband treated you the way they're treating the fans, would you be married? >> no, i would be gone. >> reporter: would you let a woman treat you the way the raiders treat you? >> honestly, no. >> we're going to stick it out until they're gone and after that we will go cal or stanford. we will decide then. >> i'm going to get a tattoo that says oakland raiders, rest in peace and that's it for me. >> reporter: meantime, there is always tonight and the rest of the season. and if that sounds like some sort of a sappy line from a love story, maybe it fits. live at the oakland alameda county coliseum, wayne freedman.

>> thank you, wayne. wayne asking some complicated questions there. >> yes. >> wayne is like a relationship counsellor. >> who knew? >> our pregame coverage of rams and raiders begins at 7:00 with kickoff at 7:20 from the coliseum. >> i love the question actually. would you let your boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse treat you the way the raiders have. >> most say no, but they're out there tonight. >> a bittersweet season for sure, but let's make it a good one. >> thanks very much. >> there is proof tonight that gangs in california are keeping pace with evolving cyber crime. the state attorney general bo sarah announced indictments against 32 gang members in the east bay who allegedly stole nearly a million dollars from chris cimino terminals from dozens of businesses across northern california. abc 7 reporter leann melendez is live with the details. leann. >> reporter: that's right. well, the arrests were made in three east bay cities and they

are pitsburg, antioch and baypointe. 32 people were arrested, seven are still at large. >> they broke this door, climbed underneath and came over to our chris cimino machine. >> reporter: lee bacteri describes a surveillance video which shows two people stealing the business chris cimino machine. >> they went around the corner, pulled this machine out and then left the building within a minute. >> reporter: from another angle, you can see them exiting the store while a car weights for them outside. today at a press conference in sacramento attorney general bo cerro revealed law enforcement recovered 40 credit card machines. he said 32 members of two gangs called bully boys were arrest. both gangs from the east bay. this map shows the locations robbed in northern california, mainly medical and dental offices although other businesses were also targeted. they used the stolen terminals

to run a fake return for many times close to $1,000, putting it on a debit card to buy items or get cash. john george is with the northern california computer crimes task force. >> crime is evolving. it has been forever, and this is just what they're evolving to now, more cyber crimes. >> reporter: how much money did they attempt to take? >> over 35,000 dollars. the bank was able to reverse it right away. >> reporter: and that burglary occurred at 2:00 in the morning in may of this year, but the investigation actually started in 2016. i'm live in san rafael, leann melendez, "abc 7 news." >> thanks a lot. new at 6:00, the first west nile deaths in california in 2018 have been confirmed. the state department of health said two died from the virus, one from youtube au county, the other from glenn county. as of last week there were 56

reported cases of west nile, a total of 422 dead birds testeded positive. officials say we're still in a peak period of west nile virus transmission so they're urging people to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites even as summer wind down. now in the east bay, some people in lafayette are fighting pg&e to keep them from cutting down trees. pg&e says it is for safety. "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthonie is live with a look at both sides of the argument. laura. >> reporter: hi, dan. this meeting at the library is still going on behind me. pg&e claims the trees are a hazard to their gas lines but some folks are saying the trees aren't the problem. >> trees and their roots aren't even a blip on the national scale of gas pipeline safety. >> reporter: lafayette residents packed into a community meeting, looking for answers from pg&e as to why the utility believes so many trees need to come down in

their community. >> this tree, i would say, is at least 50 years old. >> reporter: if pg&e had its way, they would be gone by now, hundred of trees, some of them along a public trail, others on private property, that the utility deemed unsafe 18 months ago. >> it has been really gratifying that the community members have stepped up and said that we don't want these trees removed without a valid reason. >> reporter: in early 2017 pg&e made an agreement with the city of lafayette to cut down nearly 300 trees, most of them oaks, as part of its gas pipeline safety project. the utility claimed the trees, some redwoods and heritage oaks, are dangerously in the way even though many have been here for 100 years, long before the 70-year-old pipeline. >> this whole effort is about safety and access to our gas transmission pipelines. obviously if there was an incident or there needed to be some maintenance, we need unfettered access, as do first

responders. >> this is exposed gas transmission piech line. >> reporter: in the meantime, residents with the group called save lafayette trees have raised a host of issues they say pose a greater threat to the pipeline than the trees. >> pg&e answers to us in all of the questions we asked for a year and a half finally gave ussus the answers and we found they verified 50% of lafayette pipeline is not tested. >> reporter: with meetings like this, pg&e is still hoping to persuade resident here in lafayette to go along with their tree-cutting plan, but opponents told me they continue or they will continue to fight. they have already filed one lawsuit against the city and pg&e and they say they will pursue further legal action if pg&e persists. in lafayette, laura "abc 7 news." solar wind, water, of power soon. coming up, see now some in the

bay area are already ahead of the state's goals. and next, the cost of clean. san francisco spends more than other big cities, so does it get more for the money? >> sunny skies and vigorous breezes and improved air

chr flames shooting out of a roof are what firefighters saw when they arrived at an apartment building in oakland. that fire broke out on keith avenue alongside highway 24. firefighters called for extra help when they arrived on scene just after 1:00 this afternoon. sky 7 flew above the burned-out building while firefighters searched for any remaining

traces of flames. nobody was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire. an eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life. she nearly drowned at the castlewood country club community pool in pleasanton yesterday. a lifeguard found her unresponsive. the alameda county sheriff's office tells us she is in critical condition at children's hospital in oakland. check out this terrifying sight. a muni bus veers across one of san francisco's busiest streets and crashes into a building. it happened around 6:00 this morning on lom barld strebard janesh patel described what he felt when the bus barely missed his car. >> i was like totally in shock. i can't even say a word, and then for at least ten minutes my entire body was shaking. >> the bus all hit a tree before it stopped against a business. its driver is being treated for life-threatening injuries. >> our hearts and our prayers are going out to the operator,

who was injured. we're hoping for the best. >> three muni passengers suffered minor injuries. officials believe cameras on board the bus might explain what went wrong. in san francisco dirty streets and sidewalks are one of the biggest complaints of people who live and work in the city. yet a recent analysis shows san francisco spends substantially more money than most other cities on the effort to keep them clean. so what are you getting for the money? "abc 7 news" reporter carolyn tyler joins us live with some facts and figures. carolyn. >> reporter: well, $35 million is what was spent last year cleaning the streets, even more is budgeted for this year. and if the streets still seem dirty, well, this new report says san francisco does more than most other cities. it might sound staggering, $35 million a year to clean san francisco's streets, and that's not even counting the overhead.

>> but it is a 24-hour operation, 365 days a year that we have to have crews on the ground, and we are responding. >> reporter: the analysts compared san francisco to 11 other cities which allocate on average $8 million a year to clean their streets and sidewalks. you can see san francisco spends four times as much per capita as chicago. san francisco spends substantially more than los angeles and san jose. the analyst points out that san francisco shells out more bucks but gets more in return. >> so we measured five core services, and in the other cities none of them provided all of those multiple times per week, which we found to be the case in san francisco. so it is a higher level of service. >> reporter: those core services include power washing, upomeless encampments of which san francisco has more than all but seattle in the cities surveyed, another factor

contributing to the high cost. san francisco has way more calls for service, 77,000 last year. according to the report, responding just about as quickly as those with drastically fewer requests. some resident are impressed. >> and i think a lot of people give it a tough time, but i see the tax dollars at work. >> reporter: others not so much. >> it is a messy city. i have traveled a bit. you go to other cities and it is not this dirty. >> reporter: the mayor believes civic pride needs to be part of the equation. >> it is not just about, you know, dollars invested. it is about loving our city and taking pride in our city and being responsible. >> reporter: san francisco, by the way, also has more workers on the front lines, 302 compared to an average of 40 in other cities, and more are being hired this year. live in san francisco along market street, carolyn tyler, "abc 7 news." >> okay. carolyn, thanks so much. all right. you notice today has been rather

warm? certainly sunny. let's check in with "abc 7 news" -- >> that's about to change. >> that's true. >> but it is changing in a nice way. reporting upbeat weather news and that's what we have. here is a look at live doppler 7. it was quite warm today, especially in the inland areas. it will cool down a bit but not uncomfortably so. here is a live view from the east bay his camera looking west ward across san francisco under clear skies. currently 65 in the city. oakland, 69. mountain view, 73. we have 76 at san jose. 83 at morgan hill. 61 at half moon bay. a lovely view looking on to the bay. this evening it is 83 in santa rosa. napa, 78. 79 in novato. 87 in fairfield. 90 in concord and 83 in livermore. the view from sutro tower looking at the golden gate. this time of the year we see fog there but not right now. we will have cooler weather settling in wednesday and thursday and it will warm up

around the end of the week. look for clear skies overnight from coast to inland. it will be a bit breezy near the coast and bay and a little cooler in some spots than we had of late. low to mid 50s near the coast and bay, maybe a few upper 50s in the inland east bay. in the north bay we will see low temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in many locations. we go to the system creating this pattern for us. we have a center of high pressure off-shore producing the vigorous breezes blowing away low clouds and fog that might form near the coastline, so the marine layer is retreating under this pattern. here is the day planner for tomorrow. starting before 7:00 in the morning at the sun san francisco spends rises at 6:48, sunny skies. temperatures in the low to mid 50s in the early morning hours. in the midday, we will see temperatures warming up in the upper 60s to mid 70. mid 80s

highs in the south bay will range from 75 at santa clara, 77 in san jose and 83 in morgan hill. on the peninsula, low to mid 70s for the most part from redwood city down to mountain view. on the coast we will see highs in the low 60s. downtown san francisco, 64 degrees tomorrow. in the north bay a range of 79 at san rafael to 86 in ukiah. 74 at fremont and the inland east bay will have highs mainly in the low to mid 80s. 83 in walnut creek to 85 in livermore. we have improving air quality. for tomorrow and wednesday, look for moderate to good in most locations. on wednesday virtually every region will be under the good banner except the coast and central bay which will have moderate air quality which is not bad. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow, we will have breezy conditions and with warmer

weather on wednesday with inland highs reaching to the upper 70s and barely to around 70 around the bay. warmer on friday and saturday. minor dip in temperatures on sunday and temperatures rebound on monday. later in the newscast i will show you what is going on with hurricane florence, a potentially catastrophic hurricane headed for the south atlantic coast. >> it is a monster. >> a massive storm. >> thanks, spencer. coming up next, good news about b.a.r.t. >> a service change is making life ...and get the brands youshion want.... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands, it feels even better when you find them for less. at the ross fall fashion event. yes for less.

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as far as fremont and commuters had to transfer. >> tonight is the last night of rosh hashana. it marks the beginning of the high holy days leading up to yom kippur. people at five east bay synagogues may be on high alert after anti-semitic fliers were found. they found the flier outside of the synagogue last week. in a statement they said they won't be cowed by attempts to intimidate. the san leandro police department said they will increase patrols and do so every year around the high holidays. stay with us. the carolina coastline in the bulls eye of where hurricane florence is headed. >> what is being done to protect people before the category four monstrous storm makes landfall. >> a major network is going through a big shakeup. what is next for cbs without chairman les moonves. the oakland raiders season opener tonight on abc 7.

our pregame coverage of the rams/raiders game begins at 7:00 p.m. from the oakland coliseum. >> because of the game, tonight's episode of "bachelor in paradise" will air overnight at

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live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." it is not going to be easy and it will not be immediate, but it must be done. >> today governor brown signed a bill into law that will change the way all of us in california get our electricity. the plan is to phase out all fossil fuels from the state's electric sector by the year 2045. >> in eight of the nine counties customers can do their part to reduce green house grasses and save on their utility bills at the very same time. >> "abc 7 news" reporter david louie looks at the impact it is having on emissions in the south bay. >> reporter: compared to the rest of the stay the bay area is leading the way to carbon-free power generation. seven community agencies are providing clean energy including silicon valley clean energy.

in just over a year's time, it has already met the goal of carbon-free electricity that the state is seeking to achieve by 2045. >> from the time that we first began our service in april 2017, our default product has been carbon-free and 50% renewable. >> reporter: 270,000 households and businesses in 12 south bay cities plus unincorporated santa clara county still have pg&e hookups. pg&e handles billing, but silicon valley clean energy sources renewable power to asane the 50% benchmark. >> we get most of our solar energy from central california and our wind from southern california, a lot of our hydro resources from the pacific northwest. but recently we signed a 15-year agreement for a new wind energy project which is 200 megawatts, which is enough power for about 77,000 homes. it is a new project being developed in new mexico that will tie into california's grid. >> reporter: the agency's first

report card to be issued soon will show it has delivered 3.6 billion kilowatt hours of carbon-free energy resulting in 1.1 billion pounds of carbon emissions avoided. customers have seen a 16.5 million dollar savings on their bill. emissions were reduced 16.6% from the 2015 baseline. the average customer is paying $4 a month less than what pg&e charged. there was an option to choose 100% renewable energy instead of 50% for about $1 more a month than pg&e rates. >> and the governor's move comes ahead of the global action summit in san francisco this week. "abc 7 news" was outside the moscone center today where preparations are underway for the three-day conference beginning wednesday. a hads up, that summit along with a sales force dream force conference means howard street will be closed between 3rd and 4th streets near moscone until the end of the month. that will create a lot of jams.

ahead of that climate summit, "abc 7 news" was at an event hosted by divest invest in san francisco this afternoon. the organization helps investors put their money into clean power as opposed to the fossil fuel industry. >> if we want to maintain a liveable planet and to meet the goals of the paris agreement, the world has to be fossil freebie 2050. that means governments and institutional investors have to act. we have to speed it up. >> divest invest hopes by 2020 to have more than $10 trillion of divestment assets. now, we haven't seen this in a while, store she was emptied as people prepare for a hurricane, and the one that is approaching now is the first major hurricane of the season. florence will probably reach the coast of south carolina or north carolina on thursday. abc news reporter maggie rulli looks how people are preparing. >> reporter: the east coast is buckling down as hurricane florence takes direct aim for the carolinas.

>> we do know that we're in the bulls eye. >> this is a very dangerous hurricane. >> reporter: nasa shows the massive storm from above, its eye now well-defined swirling across the atlantic, picking up speed and gaining strength. it is already a category four with sustained wind speeds near 130 miles per hour. >> this storm is strong and getting stronger. >> reporter: the governors of north and south carolina as well as virginia are declaring states of emergency ahead of the storm and activating hun drelds of national guard troops across the region. >> our best defense is good preparation. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are under way for parts of the outer banks as the rest of the coast begins setting up sandbag stations, preparing for the coming onslaught of high wind, rains and storm surge. >> we are going to do everything we can to get everything as secure as possible and then you give it to god and see what th

won't last. >> that's the calmore the storm. >> reporter: as we wait for hurricane florence, airlines are getting out ahead of the storm and many of them like american and southwest are already offering travel waivers for passengers. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> maggie, thanks very much. let's bring in "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian from a closer look at the storm's track to date. spencer. >> as maggie pointed out in her report, it is a category four hurricane, a massive storm and potentially a catastrophic one. maximum sustained winds in florence right now 140 miles per hour. it is on a west/northwest track that if it stays on will take it right into coastal north carolina by midday thursday, still as a category four storm. it may be even stronger when it makes land fall than it is right now. it is expected to cross central north carolina after making landfall and then move up into the northwestern part of the state as a tropical storm. but it could produce devastating floods and, of course, other damage from wind with this kind

of force. we will keep watching it for you. >> spencer, thanks so much. let me point out it is easy to tra the storm's impact with the "abc 7 news" app. there's a section dedicated just to weather. in fact, i called up the tracking florence section and you can customize the app to get breaking news alerts on the topics that you are interested in. check it out. stock in cvs dropped 1.5% following news that the chairman is out amid new claims of sexual misconduct. he could get $120 million if an investigation fails to find any evidence of sexual misconduct. the powerful tv executive stepped down last night after a new yorker story reported more sexual misconduct allegations against him. in total, 12 women have now come forward with claims against moonves. he denies the abc 7 cameras were rowling at 100 rape sur vooifrs prepared to march.

they want the governor to sign a bill to prevent sexual assault against custodial staff. it would explain what rights and resources are available. leaders say it will change a longstanding culture of abuse. >> we feel it is important to put immigrant women, who have been certified to tell them here is where you can go if you have been raped, if you are undocumented, here is where you can go if you have been assaulted or sexually harassed. >> a re-kent report by uc berkley says 85% of the workers raped in the workplace reported working alone. coming up next, a store you will only see on "abc 7 news." it is about a wife who will have to bury her husband. >> we will have that story without a key symbol of their marriage. >> i would love the ring back obviously. that's really -- that's all. >> tonight see who stepped up with a replica ring to provide a small token of comfort. also ahead -- out to be anything but for one -

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halverson, the vietnam war veteran and firefighter with terminal brain cancer. his wedding ring went missing during his final days at the hospital. >> "abc 7 news" anchor has the family's frustration and hospital's response. >> he loved people and that was definitely highlighted in his service on saturday. >> reporter: since our story in august, penny hal vvorsen's bil passed away, his memorial service fitting for his with the fire department. we met his son pete as his father spent his final days in the hospital as he was treated for a rare form of brain cancer, his wedding ring went missing. >> it is a painful situation made incredibly worse. >> reporter: the family believes the ring was stolen by a nurse. >> help us. like this went missing. this did not just fall off his hand. >> reporter: redwood city police say the investigation is ongoing and they interviewed hospital staff. the hospital sent the

halvorsen's this letter stating their investigation was complete, not addressing the possibility the ring was stolen. >> all of the facts were not correct in what they stated in the letter. there's next steps forward to go to like a binding arbitration. >> reporter: we reached out to the hospital for comment on monday, asking specifically what happened to the nurse who was giving bill a sponge bath before the ring went missing. hospital vp sheila gillson confirmed that saying, we continue to cooperate with the police investigation. we don't comment on private personnel matters. the halvorsen's say gillson reached out on monday offering compensation as well, but to the family it is not about money but preventing future heartbreak for others. >> it is something, you know, who bill is and what he stands for as far as the scales of justice. i would just hate for this to happen to somebody else. >> reporter: a bright spot to come out is the livermore pleasanton fire department where bill served for 32 years had a replica ring made complete with an inscription inside.

while it certainly doesn't replace the original, it brings some comfort to the family. in livermore, i'm dion lim, "abc 7 news." the hal vor son's have offered a $5,000 reward for whoever helps find the ring. >> let's hope for good news. you can find more information on our website, abc7news.com. >> it was a beautiful day in san francisco today. let's give you a live look from the abc 7 exploratorium

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the promise of a free phone upgrade didn't work out as planned for an antioch man. >> it did not. at least not until he contacted "7 on your side's" michael finney to sort it out. >> you know, matt, no matter how hard this guy tried he couldn't connect with customer service reps to get the matter resolved. steven mcclen non-wanted to upgrade his phone and his wife's phone. the couple lives on sprint's flex plan. the plan allows them to upgrade their phone each year at no charge. >> that's what we usually have done. in this case it didn't happen that way. >> steven ended up getting billed for one of the two phones he upgraded. >> they said it was because that i purchased the phone.

i was trying to let them no, that's not what i was trying to do or i didn't purchase the phone. >> steven escalated his complaint to a supervisor who promised to remove the $300 charge, but one week later the charge had not been removed. >> this is when we started going crazy because we're trying to figure out why is it, one, you charged us and, two, why is it on our bill. >> sprint told him it needed the old phones back before the bill could be corrected, but the phones couldn't be returned until sprint sent him the shipping labels and packaging. that finally all happened but the charge remained. steven says it quickly went downhill from there when his wife tried to make a call. >> my wife went to go use it and she was like, our phones are off. what do you mean our phones are off? >> steven said his phones had been shut off because their account was delinquent. the couple immediately paid their bill to get their phones back on, expecting a refund lter. when that still didn't happen, they called "7 on your side" and

we contacted sprint. >> so i contact you guys and within days they contacted me back, letting me know they found the problem, fixed the problem, refund and everything. we don't owe anything. >> nice. now, we reached out to sprint for comment several times but the company never got back to us. now, i want the hear from you. my "7 on your side" hotline is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can reach me on my facebook page and through "abc 7 news." >> that is so frustrating. no one is listening to me. >> thank you michael. >> an exciting debut on abc 7 for some familiar faces. anchoring a brand-new show, it is called "gma day" and your hosts are michael strahan and sarah haines. it is really a positive show meant to let you check out from some of the heavy stuff surrounding us for the rest of the day. they want above all to have a good time and laugh a lot. reggie with abc 7 mornings

talked with them about their big debut. >> if you could have anyone on the show in your first few weeks, who is your dream guest? >> oh. >> oh, that's a good one. >> didn't see that coming. >> you! >> oh, i know our answer. i know our answer. will ferrell and john c. riley. >> yeah, will ferrell and john c. riley which is our favorite movie, stepbrothers. did we just become best friends? >> i would follow you into the miss after loan. >> yes. >> super cute. "gma day" airs every weekday from noon to 1:00. they have a positive energy. >> they do. you know who else has a positive energy, even when talking about a serious thing? >> oh, spencer. >> but he's not super cute. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies across the bay area right now and we're in a sunny pattern. overnight, look for clear skies, breezy conditions. overnight lows ranging from 40s in the north bay valleys to 50s everywhere else. tomorrow, sunny and mild again. not as warm as today.

we had a few low 90s inland today. tomorrow look for low to mid 80s as it will be calling down a little bit. it will cool down more as we look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it will warm up again at the end of the week. by the way, air quality is improving. it is mainly good the next two days. >> excellent. >> yeah. >> you better claim that super cute title before larry does because you know he will. >> you know he will. i'm waiting for him to do it right now. >> it goes without saying, but i'm with you. i'll gladly say it and tweet it. >> very good. >> and facebook it. >> exactly. >> so on. we're counting down to the raiders season opener against the rams on abc 7, the return of chuckie. can

now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. as you can see the countdown clock is ticking down stored zero as our coverage of the rams and raiders here on abc 7 is drawing near. the last time the raiders opened on monday night football was six years ago. they lost that night to the chargers. tonight raiders hosting the rams. abc 7's mindi bach live from the coliseum where raider fans are hoping jon gruden, mindi, will be certnlyoping so, larry. when you consider jon gruden has coached1ean openers but the last season opener with the

raiders came 17 years ago. as you see the team just leaving the field right now. derek carr said the way gruden has taught this team, installed a new offensive/defensive system they are, his words, 1,000% ready for tonight. still the nerves are there. >> this is really special for me. i know there's been a lot of news this week with, you know, what has happened, but i'm going to do everything i can to help bring the raiders back and i really like the effort that our team has put forth, our coaching staff. >> all of the work that we've put in and all of the time, the reps the guys have gotten, you sit there and think, well, man, we put the work in so let's go. it is time to play. so, you know, my expectation never changes. i don't care, you know, if i'm yeaold, you know, wo sons, dive playing receiver, i expect us to be excellent, i expect them to know what to do and i expect us to do it. thankfully we have a really talented group and team. >> reporter: and you talk about the nerves, larry, and they're a

little understandable. the raiders no longer have khalil mack and now they will face a team with sean mcveigh who was gruden's protege at tampa bay who was coach of the year last year. oh, on his roster are the reigning offensive and defensive players of the year. so jon gruden, welcome back to the envelope. it is sure to be quite a game, larry. >> yeah, you're right, mindi. the rams look like they have an all-star team on defense and they have the number one offense in the league last year. we will check in with you in a few minutes during our pregame show. let's talk 49ers now. jimmy garoppolo threw three picks and lost first start yesterday in minnesota. the 49ers falling to the vikings 24-16. minnesota has a great defense, and the 49ers certainly had their chances. they just made too many mistakes. you can't fumble the ball on the one yard line and give it away and expect to win. one of jimmy g's was returned for a touchdown. garoppolo was basically amazing on a weekly basis.

kyle shanahan today on what went wrong. >> guys are this gifted of throwers, you know, for me to sit there and tell them how i would have thrown it or something like this, they will laugh at you. he knows the place he missed. he is as disappointed when he misses a play as anyone, so that makes him fun to coach. you can be honest with him, keep it real with him, you don't have to worry about offending him because he is a guy who understands when he does well and when he does bad. that's what will give him a chance to recover from not playing as well always he could. >> after a remarkable night, aaron rodgers has been listed as questionable for week two for green bay. when aaron went out on a cart against the bears, everybody thought he was done maybe for the season. he can't put any weight on his foot right there. no weight on his left leg during this comeback against chicago, which is tied for the largest comeback in his career in a 24-23 packers win. reports are that rodgers did not tear his acl. he said he was in a lot of pain. it may just be a bad sprain. he said he plans on playing next

weekend. >> still in the second period now tied at three, cain comes in. first shot at stop but not his second. it is his first career hat trick and sharks lead 4 before 3. >> well, what is going on here? evander kane taking my spot. sharks training camp starts this week and he have in the studio getting media training with spencer collision, did sports highlight, weather with spencer. he is doing target practice here and they -- they have all of my photos set up? oh, come on! this is just flatout wrong. evander kane and i thought we bounded during the espys, but clearly not. we will have a feature about his day here at abc 7 tomorrow during sports. you know what? after i see that, we may not run it. we may just run other things. i will find something to put on. anyway, evander kane a great sport. again, look for him tomorrow. >> good aim, too. >> yeah, too good. too good. >> thanks, larry. join us tonight on "abc 7 news" at 11:00. the frantic hours during last

october's deadly wildfires in sonoma county. many got no warning. what is being tested tonight in the north bay the try to save lives. a popular annual tradition in the south bay won't be ending after all. who is stepping up now to help out. see you later tonight. that is this edition of "abc 7 news." look for breaking news whenever you wish on the "abc 7 news" app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze, for spencer christian, larry beil and the entire news team, good night. go raiders. >> enjoy the game.

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i never wanted to leave the raiders. i never thought i'd be back, but here i am and ready to work. >> chucky's back. i don't know that that man sleeps. >> with him comes that familiar silver and black swagger. >> plays hard, tough football players. >> tonight is the first chance to see how john gruden handles the keys to the car and how he

plans to unleash the beast. >> raiders! >> without mack, they have to find a way to reign in the rams. >> i can't wait to see how they do it. >> it's monday night football here on abc 7. this was the scene moments ago in oakland, fans ready for the start of the 2018 season, all smiles right there. john gruden back where he belongs, thrilled to kick it off right here on abc 7. raider nation a few minutes away from kickoff on monday night football, rams versus raiders on abc 7. i'm larry biel, and this familiar face, eric allen, wore the silver and black from 2008 to 2001. >> good year. >> still lean and mean. >> i'm waiting for a call, maybe a dime package, maybe me and you can roll up in there. >> i don't know about me. john gruden likes older players. >> he does. >> may have a