live where you live. this is abc 7 news. the ayes are 50, the nays are 48. >> he's been sworn in as the newest justice but the vote has touched off protests on the steps of the high court and around the country. for president trump it's a big moment and political victory as we head towards the midterm elections. >> so we have a great new supreme court justice and he's going to be there formany years. >> good evening, thanks for swroining us. brett kavanaugh was sworn in at private saceremony.

lydia lopez tells us the impact could be felt in just a matter of weeks. >> reporter: a huge vuictory fo the president and conservatives. sworn in by chief justice john roberts. >> judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> reporter: the bitterly polarizedsont narrowly confirming the 53-year-old 50-48. the vote interrupted several time said by protesters shouting from the gallery. justice kavanaugh's life-time appointment creating a 5-4 conservative majority for what could be decades to come. the hard fought battle hampered by claims that he sex wal assaulted women during high school and while a student at yale. >> what degree of certainty do

you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> i was not at the party described by dr. ford. >> reporter: just after the voted protesters sworming the steps of the supreme court, as law makers from both sides of the aisle weigh in. >> junl kavanaugh's an extraordinary man and i'm glad he will be on the court. >> the bitterness of the partisan that brought us here threatens the very foundation of thesont. >> reporter: each party is hoping this will energize their base on elekds day now just one month away. >> kavanaugh's accusers has no further plans. dr. christine blasey ford's attorney says she feels she did the right thing by testifying and has enoregrets.

and now that he will sit on the highest court, blasey does not want him to be impeached. two other women emerged from the 1980s. kavanaugh denies all the claims. this sparked protests across the country and in the bay area. >> you'd be hard pressed to finds who doesn't have an opinion from politician to people on the street. in oakland that meant a rally in support of sexual assault survivors. on the steps of oakland city hall a message we believe survivors. >> i work with sexual assault survivors a lot. the fact that this country is still not taking that seriously. is beyond me. >> reporter: beyond that issue, people are concerned about

supreme court justice brett kavanaugh's temperament. >> what goes around comes around. i thought that was a clear threat and he's going to be partisan and bias. >> reporter: those that applaud the narrow confirmation fall within party. republican lisa remmer is challenging nancy pelosi in november. >> heetzler all those years in the d.c. circuit with with lots of opinions and experience. >> governor jerry brown dus fwrees. it may eventually land at the conservative leaning supreme court. some fear a shift could have effect for generations. >> scared for my children. my two girls and -- yeah, i'm just scared about the world they're going to be living in. >> i think ultit's time to

recognize this system was not designed for many of us. so we need to start to reimagine the systems that will work for us. >> reporter: now both sides of the political spectrum see this as a rally cry. shortly in the november midterms. >> now reaction to brett kavanaugh's confirmation has been pouring in from both sides of the aisle. and senator feinstein saying this undermines the legitimacy of the supreme court. minority leader echoed senator feinstein and implored voters to turn out in november. the republican house leader thanked the senate leaders as well. abc 7 news had a push alert that thesont confirmed kavanaugh in a 50-48 vote.

enable push alerts for instant updates. as we approach the anniversary of the north bay wild firs, much is under a red flag warning. a look at when the condugzs will be the most dangerous. >> year in for a very windy night. the winds are racing out of the north. look at these gusts. mt. diablow to 53 miles an hour. farther north you can see winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. until 9:00 monday morning. for the gusts heig heighten the fire danger. we'll talk a look at what that means in a few minutes. >> thank you. oakland police hope someone will help them find the people who shot two women.

they search for clues on 22nd avenue and independence way. two men drove up and shot the woman inside another car. one suffered a wound in the head, the other was shot in the hand this afternoon. no word on how they're doing tonight. gun fire injured two men and led to arrests. just before midnight. our media partner, the east bay times, reports an oakland man and a man from vallejojojojo a an argument that led to gun fire. they were arrested. how the confirm augz of brett kavanaugh today could lead to a much bigger movement in the upco upcoming election. and one pilot who's right here and from the bay area. wool rr take you to a special event in the south bay.

a few of them might be candidates to take drew's job. >> we have 82 degrees on the inland and for the bay 76 deegroos. so if you're sense thoofb cold can, bring a jacket and for the coast shs it's going to be

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as always the stars of fleet week dazzled. soaring over san francisco bay. inate n abc 7 news reporter is live.

>> reporter: things are pretty wyatt along the embarcadero but earlier crowds of people filled the streets to watch the air show for sf fleet week and as you can imagine the blue angels, well, they stole the show. >> reporter: the loud thunder on a clear sunny could day could only mean one thing. flying high for fleet week. >> it was loud, it was cool. trrs it had a bunch of colors. >> reporter: they got a taste of the sea-going military experience. >> we're so grateful they're out here and showing us what they have. we toured the and that was awesome. i love the blue angels. i feel like i was the last one out there. >> reporter: those who stuck around were in for a treat.

blue angels pilots were treated like rock stars. >> they wanted to meet the pilots. they thought it was amazing. >> it'sbate for to see the support. they're impacted by that. you can sthens energy. it gives youbate for sns of pride and feeling of accomplishment. >> reporter: being back in the bay area where it all started is extra meaningful. >> it was a memory that i'll never forget. >> reporter: and lieutenant scott was only five years old and he's now getting to live his child hood dream. trrs t the air show continues live. >> commander number two.

fireworks lit up the water front to celebrate fleet week. and in the east bay hills captured different views of this evening's grand finale. and as you can tell it's a busy weekend in san francisco. the hardly strictly blue grass festival wraps up free music at golden gate park. the italian haeritage parade an the castro street fair will have plenty to see. and the 27th annual mission deloris celebration will have food, drinks and live entertainment. girl power is in full force today in the south bay. abc 7 is proud to be a sponsor of the world wide women's girl's festival. >> boy, i wish i had this available to me when i was a girl.

we're here for the world wide women -- and there's so much tootoo today. check it out. thousands of young girls from all over the bay area are here today to be inspired, empowered and motivated to have the self esteem to chase their dream. from science and stem and even members of the golden state warriors were here at one point. mindy vaus talked about her experience as a woman in sports. and i but to mc a girl's pitch session. now today was all about mentorship and showing girls by example what they could be when they grow up. >> we bring all the organizations and services that provide help for women to this festival so avboeverybody can ee with them, connect with them. it's kund of amazing.

we call it a day of possibility. >> reporter: and joining me right now is clu riszau, she is from santa clara. you had a chance to go on air. how was your experience? >> it was pretty cool because it was how i imagined anyone would do it if they were on a real thing to do the weather. >> reporter: very cool and i hear clarissa has the gift of of the gab. do you think maybe meteorologist is in your future? >> probably. i was probably think a journalist or an actress. >> good choices. from santa clara university. abc 7 news. >> well, drew may be sweating over there. some budding meteorologists.

we're talking about a very windy peer wrd the next 24 and our pan cam live look. it is rocking, rolling. the winds especially in our hills are very active right now. we showed you mt. dioblow is 30 miles per hour. even higher as you go to the north. and the winds are even down close to the surface. winds right now unfair field gusting anywhere from 22 to 28 miles per hour. and those northerly winds will continue for the next 24 hours. it's for that fact that we have heightened fire danger. the winds what theyall sodo at night, theye keep the temperatures elevated. 64 in san francisco. 66 in oakland.

63 in san jose. still on the mild side at 72. tr the bigger picture why is it so windy out there? there's a big area of low pressure. that will just sit and spin to our east the next 24 hours and what that will do, that will drag in that strong north wind and that will kornt continue, even for tomorrow morning as well. it will advance at 4:00 tomorrow morning. winds anywhere from 20 to 30 miles per hour. the winds may weaken slightly. so by 2:00 sunday luikely gusting. and those winds once again early monday morning gusting close to 30 miles per hour. we have a red flag warning in effect. and essentially it's for the

east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains where the gusts will be highest. so fire can easily start and easily spread under those condugzs. here's a call from accuweather. plenty of stars out there. it's a nice night but windy. upper 50s to lower 60s in the overnight hours. anywhere from 10 to 20 mrp rr. miles per hour. but sunday, 8 ea unocland. 82 in san jose. take you to fleet week activity. temperatures topping out in the mid70s. tomorrow it's gusty especially unour hills. the winds will die down. by midweek we cool down into the 50s and 70s.

but woe'll bounce back. wind's certainly an issue the next 24 hours unour hills. there was wiet a treat for some football fans in the bay area. and another youngster who may be thinking of yusurping drew. >> if you want a fan, it's abate for day for that. and a little bit chillier at 74

relax. nothing wrong in the sky over palo alto. the u.s. navy's precision sky diving team, the leap frogs catapulted on to the field.

before stanford hosted utah, a few people called and said they saw flames in the sky. these are navy s.e.a.l. parachuters, so leap frog. >> and they have sparklers coming out. aliens or missiles. but none of that. >> just sailers. >> that's the way i would make my entrance, if i could. if i wasn't afraid of a jumping out of planes. >> that's tomorrow. craziest play of the day in all of football, in all of baseball occurred in the cal ga

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good evening. remember tina turner? she sang "what's love got tootoo with it? if you're stanford, it's everything. utah/stanford in the red zone. you know they're throw thing fade to white side. that was a bad line drive. jalen johnson, aloha. 14-0 yuts. and ran for a buck 60. 45 yards and the touch. 41-0, utah. stanford comes roaring back in the third. michael wilson was down. tyler huntley -- how tuz he get away to throw this ball up? 57 yards. that seals the deal. 40-21.

cal bears are trying to snap a 14-game streak at arizona. the third guy that started quarterback for cal breaks luce on a 25-yard touchdown. his second straight game of a td of 20 or more yards. and right up the gut, 23 yards at 107 rushing on the night. bears led 14-10 at the half. picked and he's going the other way. watch the ball get punched out right here by jeremiah hawkins up in the air. look what i found going for the touchdown. 17-10 wild cats and that play was huge. they turn it over in the fourth half -- and scotty young takes that back and goodnight, cal. arizona wins it 24-17 and cal's

now lost 14 straight in the pac-12 on the road. down to colorado state. done the middle to hartley. here comes sparty. they're down 28-21. first play ensuing puswrgz. tips it to himself for the puck. san jose state in business. wleer we're tied at twaugt. boogie roberts safety. 30 points in the 3rd for san jose state. but there was one more quarter to play. love picked off by rashad who takes it back 55 yards. and the spartans drop to 0-5. 42-30 was the final. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. later on in the news cast, the day in baseball and the

craziness in the usc tonight. first the fight and then a brawl after that. >> fight up here, fight up here. >> it was -- i mean madness. much more to come at abc 7 news at 11:00. how the confirm ayes of brett kavanaugh has led to -- and here is another of the participants from today's fwurl's festival in the south bay. >> which should be kind of nice. at 3:00 p.m., 77 which should be okay as well.

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live where you live this is abc 7 news. good evening i'm erick thomas. and the senate confirmed supreme court judge kavanaugh. he was sworn in. his confirmation came after he denied claims he sexually assaulted women during his high scool and college years. protests erupted in the bay area and across america. they express their fears at oakland's city hall. some question his temperament and others fear it's moving too much to the right. fleet week festivities wrap up with another air show tomorrow.

begins at 12:45 p.m. as law maker gathered, they were rauzing their voices, many in the crowd were women who say they're survivors of sexual assault. >> reporter: outrage, frustration, ultimately accepting the inevitable. >> from anita hill until now. nothing has changed. >> reporter: and lam basing the nominee. >> it's sick to know this man could be appointed -- >> reporter: today's demonstrations capping more than a week of bitter anger after learning president trump's pick for the supreme faced allegations of sexual misconduct, charges that hoohas fiercely rebuked. as saturday's vote approached,

protesters climb the capitol's east steps. capitol police making an arrest. the passionate group of supporters for the new justice were on site. ultimately the kavanaugh confirmation cemented in a 50-48 vote. >> it's the day thesont told 10s of millions of survivors of sexual violence and assault that their truth doesn't matter, their pain doesn't matter. that they don't matter. >> reporter: with with election day one month away and believing both house and senate musorts are in play, those tis pointed in this outcome looking to take it to the ballot box. >> our job now is to make them look at us every single day and especially on election day. >> reporter:inate net news, new

york. staying on top oreaction coming in right now following confirmation vote. you can get us the latest anytime and you'll find interviews with dr. christine blasey ford's sister in law, as well as a bay area lawyer went to it -- with ckavanaugh. and gold club center itfolds, she tid a book signing and a meet and greet. daniels made claims that president paid her off to keep quiet about an alleged afaur they had before the 2016 elections. cohen pled guilty for making that payment. some said attending was pancreatic. >> i mean our president kind of going around that he and stormy were together. i feel like it's like being a

pancreatic american to be here. >> no cameras were allowed inside the event. they helped to air lift a man on the side of a cliff. he climbed down to rescue a friend but couldn't reach him and got stuck. the friend he was trying to rescue tied. died. california state parks is investigating. several generations celebrated the legacy of the old west in oregon. men dressed as buffalo soldiers road horses. they served from the 1860s through world war ii. many cowboys in the old west happened to be freed slaves or army. >> it's a wonderful event for

the community and iltsz it's grr the kids to come out. the notorious artist, banksy strikes agon. how much somebody paid for a painting and what happened immediately after it was sold. the windy night. gusting over 30 miles per hour. and that is creating high fire danger. i will explain. and here's the weather for the girl's festival. it loobs like around 3:00 p.m. we'll be in the upper yeah? so you can findthe ross a party dress at a price yeah. that makes you want to celebrate.

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a been if the in the south bay. this cuck cans off the county's 14th annual health week. it provides information, education and health screenings with most offered at no cost. the santa clara county health department, the consulate of mexico and community groups. well, auzy osborne's concert was canceled due to emergency surgery. the metal front man tweeted he felt better, saying the ice cream helped. it's been rescheduled for tuesday, october 16th and refunds are available. a banksy artwork self destructed moments after being

auctioned, a prank orchestrated by the artist. it sold at a record price for the artist, then as an alarm sounded t ran through a shredder embedded in the frame, coming out the bottom in strips with the words going, going, gone. is it too late to cancel that check? time now for a look at the forecast. we're checking the winds out north and some are gusting over 30 miles per hour. mt. diablo gusting close to 50 miles per hour. so the winds are so high in our hills that our fire danger will continue overnight tonight. a red flag warning is in effect not only through sunday but 9:00 monday morning.

in the north bay hills, the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains, easily starts and spreads under those condugzs. but something will be watchung. as i talk you through your sunday. it is a breezy day. it will be ea sunny day and temperatures will be a bit above average. not to hot but it will feel warm. so the accuweather seven-day forecast. the winds will calm down on monday. but those numbers will be on the rise by friday and saturday. tr it is bright, it is warm back in the 70s. >> thank you very much. excuse eme. which fight tonight? >> inside, outside. when conor mcgregor is involved,

there's a good chance madness will ensue. and the price is wrong. the red sox paid $217 million

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the ball is. gaskin ran for two yards and two touchdowns. tackling drills needed at ucla. kelly drop to 0-5. how about colorado and here comes raffly. many wilkins sees double coverage. dropping it into frank darby. the nation's leading receiver happens to be this guy. scored all four of colorado's touchdowns. two receiving, two rushing and that was the game winner. former san jose state head coach, 5-0. oklahoma spooners and texas. sam ellinger here to the little

jordan humpfry. texas led 25-24 after three quarters. tyler murray, the a's draft pick. threw for 3 and four touchdowns, ran for 92. this wads 69 yards. made it a one-score game. preach tray. tied at 45. but they got a fresh kicker. his name is cameron digger. that's right, dicker the kicker from 40. it's over. 48-45. florida rehereuponing and down five, gators receiver option. florida scores on the next play and go by a point. joe barrow stripped by brad stewart jr.

did he stay in bounds? he says yes. florida takes down lsu. 27-19 the final. round three the safeway open. he's not finished there. finished the two over 74 tied for 15. the leader coming into the weekend, trying to finish the day with an eagle instead finishes at 69, 16 under. has a three-shot lead heading to tomorrow's final round. conor mcgregor lost in loss vaugs. he tapped out after he was being choked out. members habib's camp went into the octagon. so punches being thrown inside

and outside of the octagon. three people were arrested and habib's paycheck is being with held as they sort out all of this mattedness. a ton of security, running side and it wasn't enough. he was fighting with mcgregor's guys because they had a previous beef from months ago. and other guys came in to the ring to fight. >> and other guys have your check. hope you're happy. good luck.

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