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absolute highest level, and i think to do that, you have to go through this. if it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> tonight, major developments on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh and the bay area woman who has accused him of sexual assault, will testify under oath on capitol hill. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen. both kavanaugh and christine blasey ford are set to appear for the senate judiciary committee. >> we begin with our reporter in washington. >> reporter: the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault is expected to tell her story to senators monday in a public hearing. and kavanaugh says he's ready to testify to defend himself. >> he's one of the great intellects and one of the finest people that anyone has known. >> reporter: president trump is saying the confirmation process should play out. >> i would like to see a complete process. i would like everybody to be very happy.

most importantly i want the american people to be happy. >> reporter: christine blasey ford, a psychology professor in california. this is her high school yearbook photo in the early '80s. around the time she said she was assaulted. telling dianne feinstein kavanaugh was drunk at a party when he groped her. kavanaugh called the allegation false. i've never done anything what the accuser described to her or anyone. an attorney for blasey ford says her client is ready to testify. >> she's willing to cooperate. he's not willing to be part of this blood letting that happens in washington. >> reporter: the top senate republican is blaming democrats for what he calls the 11th hour accusation. but democrats are demanding confirmation votes be put on hold. >> it is an insult, insult to the women of america, to rush this through, after these serious allegations have been made.

>> reporter: monday's hearing will delay a vote on the nomination. that was planned for later this week. president trump says he's okay with a little delay in this confirmation process. many people in the bay area and beyond are vocalizing their support for blasey ford who lives and works in palo alto. our reporter is in the newsroom with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: blasey ford is a mother of two, a surfer, and highly regarded professor who has been thrust into a position she says she was trying so hard to avoid, but many are applauding her decision to go public. >> we believe her. >> reporter: at uc berkeley, student activists came together to let everyone know they're ready to protest. >> to make sure the rights of women and christine blasey ford are defended in this country. >> reporter: it was a different scene at palo alto university where blasey ford teaches ph.d. students in psychology. students and staff had no comment and the professor's

social media pages have been taken down. but an archived linked in page says she received her ph.d. at usc 20 years ago and a masters in biostatistics at stanford in 2009. >> obviously, she's a well studied, serious person, who has been through a lot of academic training. >> reporter: qualities that could work in her favor when she testifies next monday. kavanaugh is expected to testify, as well. a showdown sure to bring back memories of anita hill and clarence thomas. >> it's definitely a different time, but it dose. change the number of votes. it will depend how these witnesses come across. >> reporter: hundreds of classmates sent a letter saying we believe dr. blasey ford. and so is karen fleshman, arrested three times for disrupting brett kavanaugh's hearings. >> it's object our children's

lives. we cannot have this man on our supreme court. >> reporter: blasey ford passed a lie detector test, and a therapist documenting her session from six years ago. but some republicans may question her motives. she's a registered democrat who has supported liberal causes. >> lillian, thank you. download the "abc7 news" app for the latest develops on chr dev ford's accusations against brett kavanaugh. we will have complete coverage next monday of the hearing, starting at 7:00 a.m. our time. new developments tonight in a family's fight to keep a child on life support. the boy has been moved to a new hospital. "abc7 news" was at oakland's children hospital where 6-month-old kingston holmes has been in a coma since going into cardiac arrest more than a month ago. he was transferred tonight to stanford children's hospital after the oakland hospital said it would turn off his breathing

machine, then reversed course to give the family more time. >> he still has brain function. he's not clinically brain dead. he's wiggling his toes. >> the children's hospital said it greatly empathizes with the family, but could not get into specifics on kingston's condition. flags across the state will be flown at half staff tomorrow to honor the sacramento county deputy gunned down this afternoon. 27-year-old deputy mark stazic and his partner were shot at an auto shop. the owner called police over a conflict with a customer. the other deputy is expected to survive. a bystander and suspect were also were shot. we are getting an officer's view of a deadly police shooting in 2015. >> don't move! don't move! >> you just heard officer nicole rhodes breaking a window of a

car with demuria hogg inside. they found him unconscious and tried to wake him for an hour. rhodes fired two shots, saying hogg reached for a gun on the seat. the shooting happened in june of 2015. police just released this video. she was cleared of potential charges. florence is still tearing its way across the east coast. you can see in this video a tornado tearing the roof off of a business in richmond, virginia. tat latest count, 32 people are swi now a tropical depression. a team of san francisco first responders answered the call to service from fema, working in north carolina, where they're helping coordinate rescue efforts. they say it's been eye opening to watch folks from across the country work together to keep fellow americans safe. >> when they found out there's a team here from san francisco, who is always saying we're a long way from home, but they're thankful we're here to help out.

>> she says the biggest challenge now is safely getting people back into their homes. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort for people affected by the storm. you can make a $10 donation, just text the word "florence" to 90999. in the east bay, a fight over the future of electric scooters in oakland. the scooters have become a popular mode of transportation. but they've also become a nuisance. appearing in the strangest places or simply destroyed. kate larson was at the meeting and has the latest on the vote that was cast in just the past hour. >> reporter: in a 6-1 vote, oakland city council passed an ordinance to regulate dockless scooters in the city. but it didn't come easy. >> i've got these scooters speeding up and down. >> reporter: larry reed was the only no vote. he warrants to follow in san

francisco's footsteps and ban the scooters. >> let's do it the right way. let's send a cease and desist. >> what is going on now is hurting people, and what is going on now is about not having this law. >> reporter: council member at large rebecca kaplan was the lead author. they will require helmets and not allowing users to ride on sidewalks. she was surprised by the level of discord. >> the level of furor was more than expect for a topic like scooters where we're dealing with homelessness. >> reporter: they're working on a fee an less how much the scooters will cost the three scooter companies. kate larson, "abc7 news." new at 11:00, a shock for customers at an east bay cell phone store when a band of robbers rushed in and cleaned out the place. it happened at at&t mobile store

at the -- i'm sorry, a t-mobile store at the park and shop shopping center. you can see the display tables are just empty now. the crime is similar to dash and grab thefts at six bay area apple stores last month. police have made no arrests in tonight's crime. a than is waman is wanted ft card skimming operation. these suspect photos were released today. he may be linked to an international crime operation. credit cards were used in may and june. stay with us. we have video of firefighters battling a fire-nado. >> we'll show you what happens when the twister sucks up their hose. moving in just 80 square feet. see one woman's extreme solution to the bay area housing crisis.

spacex reveals its first official space tourist. who exactly is this japanese billionaire who gets to go to the moon? a shift in the weather will bring summer back to the bay area.

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in the south bay, a novel tent village for the homeless may find a permanent home. advocates created hope village a week ago in an unused parking lot near the airport. the village was closed down today. but the residents moved to a new temporary space in another parking lot. city leaders are searching for a permanent location, saying they were impressed with how clean and orderly the village was. we're getting a look at one woman's solution to the area's affordable housing crisis. the mercury news i preparing to take on what many have dubbed the van life, as reporter amanda explains, this is unlike any van you've ever seen. >> reporter: tracy kaplan's future is parked outside her land lord's home. equipped with an oven and other

necessities, this is her 80-kuwait foot answ80 80-square foot answer. she's been priced out of one of the most expensive housing markets. >> i could pay the rent and food and that's it. >> reporter: she says she no longer wants to be at the mercy of the housing market. so she drained her retirement fund and put $90,000 into her new dream home. >> i see it as having three, four rooms, the living room, kitchen, the bathroom, shower, and bedroom. >> reporter: she says she invested in top quality equipment meant to last, including this compost toilet. she plans to park overnight considered safe by a network of other van lifers. or spots she's discovered herself. >> i feel like i have 20, 30 years of my life left.

and i have been inside an office for 31 years. >> reporter: she says once she has the money to retire, she'll be ready to hit the road. >> that's something. we now know who elon musk plans to send to the moon. >> yes, we do. he's planning to fly around the moon and he's already put down his deposit. >> i am really excited and really honored. >> he'll be flig around on a new type of rocket called the bfr. e rlon musk showed off the prototype. >> the rocket won't be ready until at least 2023. and yusuku is a japanese billionaire worth $3.6 billion. he's also a big art collector

and 14th richest person in japan, according to "foshs." firefighters in british columbia were working to bring a fire-nado under control when they got a big surprise. it took possession of their hose in british columbia last month. the fiery twister formed during the wildfire there, which was about ten hours north of vancouver by road. the firefighters say it pulled their hose more than 100 feet into the air before melting it. >> that is some wild thing there. looks like we're getting some clouds tonight. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has the forecast. >> yeah, dan and kristen. the clouds you saw behind you are the clouds we've been tracking since this afternoon. here's the time lapse from our camera. that marine layer was starting to get its act together, reforming after mostly clearing out of the bay area this afternoon. now, tonight, we do have the low

clouds that have pushed over parts oh of the bay, and you can see it here on live doppler 7 hd. temperatures right now, in the 50s. and the 60s. as we head into tomorrow, if you liked today's weather, chances are, you're going to enjoy tomorrow's weather because it's still going to be cooler than average for this time of the year. livermore's average is 84. tomorrow, 76. we'll bump up those temperatures midweek and trust me when it's 91 degrees, you'll feel the difference. you'll have to turn your ac back on again. but for the time being, we have our natural ac doing the job. here's our view from our camera, as we look towards san francisco with the overcast skies. areas of low clouds overnight tonight, breezy and below average tomorrow. and much warmer weather is headed our way around midweek. tomorrow morning it is going to be sweater weather, so don't leave home without that extra layer. coolest spots in the north bay, temperatures in the 40s. morgan hill in the 40s. the rest of you in the 50s.

the low clouds covering the coast and parts of the bay. tomorrow afternoon, a bright and breezy day just like today. and temperatures on the mild side with mostly mid to upper 70s in the warmest spots, right around the bay and along the coast. here's a look at the forecast for the a's tomorrow night. they take on the angels, and at the coliseum, it is going to be the kind of weather where you need a sweatshirt. 60 degrees at 7:05. temperature will drop to 57 for later on at night and breezy. if you've been looking for warmer weather, temperatures will be on the rise wednesday. you notice the mid 60s to the upper 80s wednesday. september heat is what we're talking about on thursday. you know the bay area gets the heat. low 90s inland. then the heat eases heading into friday. temperatures drop down to the 80s. you can down load the accuweather app and track the temperatures any time you want. morning clouds giving way to a

breezy afternoon. noticeably warmer on wednesday, especially around the bay and inland and then that september heat will push those temperatures into the 90s inland. upper 60s, with minor cooling friday. just in case you're keeping tabs, autumn arrives saturday night, 6:54. and we'll begin a cooling trend. >> thanks, sandy, very much. squishing out the competition. find out if two sisters from sonoma set a new grape stomping record. >> tomorrow on "good morning amer

the numbers are in. and neither kelly ripa and ryan seacrest or the stomping sisters broke a world record. both teams squashed grapes for 60 seconds last week. ryan and kelly got ten liters of juice, and the sisters got 12.

the record to beat is 20 liters. the sisters will have to defend their title as harvest fair grape stomp champions next month. looks like good exercise. >> that should be a workout dvd. >> i wonder how long it takes to get the stain off of your feet. >> we got some baseball tonight down in san diego. 12 games left on the jointgiant schedule. we take you to san diego. and kevin durant set to join

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speak up about hearing loss. you'll be glad you did. kevin durant takes constant criticism for joining the warriors and creating a super team. but the goal is to win, right? durant recognizes a winning opportunity when he sees it, that includes the nfl. after watching the rams maul the cardinals, he commented that aaron darnold is one of the most impressive athletes and added, i would join the rams right now.

today, the head coach issued an open invitation to durant. >> he would be dangerous in the red zone on some of those jump balls. so if he wants to do that, we'll welcome him. he can come kick it with us any time. >> khalil mac and the bears took on the seahawks. five tackles on russell wilson. in two games with the bears, mac has eight sackles, a pick six and two forced fumbles. the bears defense won this game. a pick six sealed it. chicago won 24-17, the final. the giants in san diego. 1989 mvp kevin mitchell in the house. the giants down 1-0 and brandon crawford led off the fourth with this, his 13th home run of the year to deep center. so the giants are now leading by one in the fifth. and evan longoria does his kevin mitchell impersonation. that's an impressive home run to the left, 16th of the year, the

team lead. giants win 4-2. it's their first road win since august 23rd. that's almost a month. and what a night for the brewers christian yellic. he hit for the cycle against the reds in august. tonight he hit for the cycle against the reds again. a single, double, home run, and triple. he's the first to have a cycle against the same team in the same year. this is captioned, i guess i'm not afraid of sharks anymore. i'm on my way. the sharks traded for carlson last week. the preseason opener is tomorrow night against the ducks. this sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> nice addition. >> just in time

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