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beyond fast. live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> go home! >> on the eve of a critical vote for president trump's supreme court nominee, tempers flared in his chief accuser's peninsula hometown. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the senate plans a procedural vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination at 7:30 our time tomorrow morning. >> republicans then want to hold a confirmation vote as early as saturday, but it's not a done deal. everyone is looking for clues from the four remaining undecided senators. >> republican steve daines says he's walking his daughter down the aisle at her wedding saturday no matter what. >> there were rallies tonight in the bay area, mostly supporting

the palo alto professor who says brett kavanaugh assaulted her in high school. >> kate larson is live in palo alto where a rally for christine blasey ford got unexpectedly heated. >> reporter: that's right. the demonstration happened right here, and a lot of people brought their kids who were even writing thank you notes to be delivered to dr. ford. about halfway through the rally, a group of counterprotesters showed up in order to disrupt. in san francisco, hundreds of union workers marched at city hall. the rally continued here in palo alto in dr. christine blasey ford's hometown where families came out to support dr. ford and say no to judge kavanaugh. >> we are fighting for women's rights. >> reporter: 8-year-old abigail heldp a sign that said thank you, ms. christine, while perched on her father's shoulders. >> we teach our children, our

son and daughters, it's important to stand up what's right and show that by being supportive. >> reporter: in the te rally, counterprotesters showed up. >> there's no corroborating evidence. >> reporter: do you believe dr. ford? >> absolutely not. >> it's difficult to put this together. >> reporter: rick smith is a former fbi agent and now private investigator in san francisco. he's not surprised by how quickly the fbi submitted a report this week, because he says there would be agents all over the country subjecting simultaneous enter views. it's the length of time since the assault that poses the problem. >> i was in the fbi for 25 years, and i've been in the private sector for 22, 47 years. i've never interviewed anybody about something that happened 36 years ago. so i couldn't -- you're just not going to get anywhere with it. >> reporter: so one of dr. ford's neighbors here in palo alto told me it's still unclear

if it will be safe for she and her family to move home. she said that would sent a horrible message to sexual assault survivors who want to come forward about their attackers. live in palo alto, i'm kate larson, "abc7 news." >> kate, thank you. it wasn't just the bay area. thousands took to the streets across the country to protest today, with hundreds arrested on capitol hill. here's kenneth moten in washington. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators hit the streets of washington and filled the halls of congress, protesting supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. one by one, senators getting their first look at that fbi report behind closed doors. >> enough! enough already! let's vote. >> the whole thing is a sham. five days to do the investigation. >> reporter: 46 pages of summaries from nine interviews with witnesses regarding judge kavanaugh's alleged sexual misconduct for more than 30 years ago. undecided gop senators jeff flake and susan collins appeared

satisfied with still no report from lisa murkowski or democrat joe manchin. but heidi heitkamp says she's a no. the democrat, up for re-election in a state president trump won by 36 points in 2016. >> i can't get up in the morning and look at the life experience that i've had and say yes to judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: senate democratic leaders blasted the fbi investigation. the bureau did not interview accuser christine blasey ford or judge kavanaugh, who has denied the allegations against him. but gop leaders say the investigation was credible and thorough, backing up the judge's story. president trump at a minnesota rally -- >> you see what's going on in congress right now, with one of the most respected people potentially, hopefully supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: a vote could happen this weekend. attorneys for blasey ford sent a

letter to the fbi director expressing disappointment, saying she was ready to turn over corroborating evidence. >> by the end of the day, u.s. capitol police arrested 293 people for refusing to leave the protest at that senate building. among them was a bay area woman. she face timed with her tonight and she said she feels empowered. >> these are women from arkansas, north carolina, florida, indiana. they are women that are deeply committed to justice and really here putting it all on the line, getting arrested. >> she says the highlight of her day was high fiving comedienne amy shumer is, who wases a arrested. in his own words, judge kavanaugh is justifying his combativeness in those senate hearings last week. >> your coordinated and well

funded effort to destroy my good name and destroy my family will not drive me out. >> kavanaugh is explaining his ager in an op-ed in "the wall street journal." he writes, i know that my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. i hope everyone can understand that i was there as a son, husband, and dad. i testified with five people foremost in my mind. my mom, my dad, my wife, and most of all, my daughters. >> they put themselves on the line for me. those are some awesome women. >> reporter: at times, my testimony, both in my opening statement and in response to questions, reflected my overwhelming frustration at being wrongly confused without corroboration, of horrible conduct, completely contrary to my record and character. a facebook executive is apologizing to the staff for showing up at kavanaugh's hearing. you can see him walking in, we've highlighted him in this video. he's facebook's vice president

for global public policy and a friend of kavanaugh. his appearance in d.c. angered some facebook employees who took it as an endorsement from facebook. we mentioned the senate vote on the nomination could come this weekend. download our app to get an alert when it happens. he may have paid the $20 million fine, but that's not stopped elon musk for taking a shot at the government. he sent this tweet today, a reference to the securities and exchange commission. he settled a lawsuit over the weekend that cost him his role as chairman. he has frequently vinted against short sellers, investors who bet against the company. developing news in the east bay where a driver had quite a night. "abc7 news" was there where the man flipped his car and crashed. police say another driver was chasing him and shooting at him. he was not hit, but he did crash. the driver was not hurt. highway 17

when a big piece of construction equipment, as you see here, hit the overpass near highway 9 and knocked out several pieces of concrete. no one has wurhurt but it did t ear traffic jam. new developments in sonoma county. the bomb squad blew up a suspicious object left near a pg&e facility. deputies say it was two pieces of metal connected by a wire. traffic slowed own south bound 101 near river road, because deputies closed the ramps in order to investigate. there's a troubling investigation in san jose. police believe a high school volleyball coach molested some of the young men who played for him. he faces accusations of improperly touching three boys going back to january of 2017. he coached at independence high. he was arrested yesterday after school contacted parents.

police need your he will top find a thief who swiped jewelry and cash from a store. surveillance cameras inside this shot recorded the man swiping stuff. at one point, he opened a cash register. it happened while the store was open last week. the store's owner is just thankful that no one was hurt. >> as for the merchandise, you know, that can be replaced. however, you feel like you've been violated because it took so much. >> here's another look at the crook. he swiped $6,000 worth of cash and merchandise. you recognize him? police want to hear from you immediately. walking off the job. why thousands of hotel workers in the bay area are on strike tonight. major headaches for some bay area businesses. what's causing these massive cracks? helping people heal from the north bay wildfires one year later. see how some are taking a wholistic approach. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we are losing the humidity.

i'll show you what we're gaining as we approach the weekend. owl aftall of that is ahead here's a look at what is coming up with jimmy. >> in these troubling times, i offer this. >> guess who's back! >> look at this. wow.

it's my job to protect as a public safety,pg&e, keeping the powerlines clear while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing. the work that we do helps protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the powerlines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place

for our children to live. together, we're building a better california. happening now. guests are getting much rest tonight. union employees are on strike at marriott hotels and noisy protests are going on around the clock. union leaders want raises for 2500 employees. the hotels remain open.

>> the strike also includes the marriott in downtown san jose. marriott says it's disappointed the union went on strike. union leaders say members will picket until demands are met. monday is the first anniversary of last fall's deadly firestorm. in a year, we have begun to see plenty of rebuilding, though it's not just physical. as wayne freedman shows us, a nonprofit has taken on some of the personal challenges. >> reporter: i asked about rebuilding, and more than a few say this is not the hardest part. >> it's just a matter of ordering the right stuff and having the right guys. >> reporter: but for anyone who lost a loved one or house in the fire, there are no mental blueprints. >> i locked the door and the next day it wasn't there. >> just realizing the most important things in your life are gone. >> breathing and relaxing.

>> reporter: they have lived with trauma a year and counting. today they eased some of that pain in a yoga class. the ceo debbie mason says the nonprofit found a need in helping firefighters deal with ptsd. >> we've put together yoga, we've trained more than 300 mental health professionals for psychological recovery. >> after the fire, many described delayed awareness of their anxieties or just plain mental foginess. what happened in a few hours may take years to get over. the trauma is physical. the yoga -- >> it was like there was some kind of release, like i let go of that stuff. >> it's just taking that time to do something besides fire stuff. >> reporter: no, rebuilding is never easy. not the outside part and especially the inner. >> the inner, i think it's just trying to put the pieces back together to a certain degree for

sure. >> reporter: in santa rosa, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> monday, "abc7 news" will bring you a day of special coverage to mark the anniversary of the north bay fires. >> i'll be anchoring coverage in santa rosa, seeing how that community is coming back and what is left to be done. trees are creating headaches in one san francisco neighborhood. "abc7 news" was there when it didn't take long to find the problem. ficus trees are running all over, bursting pipes and she says there's an easy fix. >> we need them to take down the trees. they're just -- it's a danger now. it's a real dpaanger and a liability. somebody is going to get hit. >> the city owns the trees and she's filed three complaints. but she's still waiting. if you didn't see the blue angels today, you probably heard

them. the navy pilots practiced for this weekend's fleet week air shoes. >> great stuff. so will the weather cooperate? we want to go over to sandhya patel and find out. >> when they take to the skies tomorrow, it's definitely going to be bright outside. take a look at the fleet week forecast for the next three days. 66 degrees tomorrow afternoon. sunshine on saturday. 50s in the morning. and upper 60s in the afternoon. and same thing on sunday, except slightly warmer, getting up to 70 degrees. this is fleet week weather for you, nice looking conditions expected from our emeryville camera. the sun went down at 6:48 tonight. and what cloud cover we did have started to break up, even though it's not xhecompletely cleared of the bay area, we are starting to see changes in the air. just a gorgeous sunset. let's talk about the highlights. we are looking at chilly morning ahead with patchy fog, bright blue skies for blue angels.

sunny and milder weekend. gusty in the hills and the coast on saturday afternoon. live picture here, we are looking towards san francisco and city hall. visibility is good. right now, as you look at live doppler 7, we don't have any wet weather to worry about. skies have cleared out parts of the north and east bay. lingering clouds in the south bay, but that will be changing overnight tonight. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. look at how it compares to 24 hours ago. it's cooler, and noticeably cooler, down nine degrees in santa rosa. down six in san jose as we look at the dew points. a measure of how muggy the air is. those numb rers going down, as well. mostly in the upper 40s to low 50s. 55 to 59 degrees is muggy. we've lost that muggy factor and it will continue to be dryer air. tomorrow morning, look for temperatures that are going to be cooler. lower numbers than this morning. cooler conditions, mid to upper

forts in the north bay. upper 40s to mid 50s elsewhere. a few patches of fog out there and tomorrow afternoon, 78 in livermore. 77 in san jose, 75 in napa. 77 in santa rosa. a few high clouds filtering the sun in the north bay. 66 in san francisco. 73 in palo alto. i want to show you something for the weekend. now, today we saw high elevation know in the ssierra, over the weekend, a mix of rain and snow in the tahoe area, saturday afternoon and going into sunday. behind the system, we'll see the north wind picking up. it's going to be gusty in the hills saturday night to sunday morning. a wind advisory may be needed. hardly strictly blue grass at golden gate park. a little warmer saturday and sunday. the seven-day forecast, lower humidity for tomorrow, gusty and milder on saturday. and then we'll go with a warming

trend continuing sunday, into monday for inland areas with mid 80s on columbus day. cooler tuesday and wednesday. >> such a great time of the year. >> absolutely. the call it the terrible 2s for a reason. >> and tomorrow on "good morning america" helen hunt is live to talk about her role on "shakespeare

all right. their son's mischievous upset them so much, a couple had to laugh when he shredded more than $1,000. ben and jackie put the cash into an envelope so they could repay a loan to family members. they borrowed money to buy

season tickets for football, but their son had another plan. >> he helps me shred bills and other things. so we normally unplug the shredder, and we must have turned it on. >> the treasury says they might be able to get some or all of it back in undamaged cash, but that process might take two >> it's a fun puzzle now. >> a lot of scotch tape. this is what labor looks like. in sports tonight, tv 12 may play forever, 41 years

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good evening. while the giants search for a new gm, the dodgers are opening the series against the braves. the dodgers set a new franchise record, 235 homers this year, and this is pure power. bottom of the 1st, joc pederson, 1-0 l.a. second inning, max muncie, former a's prospect, three-run jack. the dodgers with three homers in the game, making it 4-0. that was more enough. got the surprise start over clayton kershaw and it paid off. struck out eight. dodger6- one, rockies and brewers. bottom of the third. christian yellic, if you're a big-time baseball fan, you know what this guy has accomplished this season. 36 homers, hit for the cycle a couple of times.

rockies were scoreless. they erupt, two runs on three hits in the ninth. and we are tied at deuces, going to extras. bottom 10, here's where it ends. don't be nervous. two outs, line drive. base hit, drive home safely. the brewers win 3-2 is the final. last night, pretty rough for the a's on the field, and for one of the fans in the stands, a yankee fan tossed beer on top of john spencer. spencer tinted his hair green for the occasion. i don't know, maybe he's like that every day. but he was cheering on the a's and the a's found him on social media. they'll host john at a game next season. thursday night football. tom brady and the patriots hosting the colts. brady had four touchdowns, one on the ground here, reaching of the goal line. 14-0, patriots. up 24-3 at the half. andrew luck threw for three touchdowns and 265.

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