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potholes everywhere. >> it is a bumpy road in the bay area. we are looking at how we compare to the rest of the country and what can be done to make it better. >> making a difference. the night we follow up on a story of a woman working two jobs who still can't afford a place to live. "abc 7 news" viewers are helping change her life. a woman is left stranded when her car breaks down. seven hours later aaa says it can't come at all. i'm michael finney. her story is just ahead on "7 on your side". live where you live, this is "abc 7 roads? a new study says the bay area has some of the roughest in the entire country. when we heard that, we decided to make it the focus of tonight's building a better bay area segment. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. a nationwide survey ranked san francisco, oakland and san jose as the worst in the country when it comes to the condition of major roads. >> as part of our commitment to

building a better bay area, we are going to devote the next several minutes to looking at the reasons why, finding out what it costs us to drive in these conditions and what is done to make it better. >> according to a nonprofit called trip, almost three-quarters of the roads, 71%, are labeled in poor condition in san francisco and oakland. potholes and other problems cost dliefrs more than $1,000 a year. >> in the south bay, about two-thirds of san jose roads are poor, and that costs drivers $983 a year in maintenance. the local conditions are about twice as bad as the national average where 33% of the major urban roads have poor pavement. the cost to the average driver is about $600 annually. >> here is a live look at drivers in the bay area right now. "abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley and her photographer spent a day driving on some of these roads. she is live with some firsthand stories. lesley. >> reporter: oh, dan and ama, you know well, you go up to anybody in the bay area and you say, what do you think about potholes, you get a reaction.

they have a story to tell. it is as if our beautiful bay area has now become synonymous with beaches, bridges, cable cars and potholes. a driver up harold street in oakland will rattle your teeth and shake up your bones, to say nothing of the damage being done to your car as it is pounded by the pavement. no surprise in that the transportation research and innovation portal in washington, d.c. just named bay area roads as the worst in the nation. >> in the bay area, they have the roughest roads in the country. 71% of major roads in the san francisco and oakland area are in poor condition, so that's probably not news to the drivers who are on them every day. >> what is it like when you drive over them? >> when i drive over them, it is like -- i want to say like it is real bad. real bad. real bad.ea. it estimated the bumpy roads cost drivers

over $1,000 a year in repairs and tires. >> tires are definitely damaged by the bad roads, and it causes a lot more problems as far as your rims and they will go off alignment as well from the potholes. >> reporter: here at tires direct in lafayette, they're used to dealing with pothole damage. ramone lopez drives a lot for, would. he says some bay area roads make you feel like you're in a third world country. he believes potholes cause accidents. >> there's potholes everywhere. there's debris, and sometimes you vus hajust have to pay allo attention what you are driving over instead of the car driving next to you. >> reporter: transportation study blames the road conditions on lack of funding. california raised the gas tax last year by $0.12 a but is fac possible repeal through prop 6 on the november ballot. if you feel like you're driving in a demolition derby, you're not alone. as vehicle traffic, commercial

truck traffic continues to increase, the potholes are likely to get worse. i'm leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >> thank you. it is not just the bay area's biggest cities that have poor pavement, either. the study ranked mid-size areas and bay area cities topped that list. antioch came in first and concord second for the highest percentage of poor roads. santa rosa ranked seventh in the country. >> leslie mentioned prop 6 which will be on the november ballot. it is our first chance to have a say on the state's $0.12 gas tax which was passed by the legislature and approved by the governor last year. a yes vote will repeal the tax. opponents say repeal would take away funding for road repairs and transportation projects, but supporters say c all those taxe if the state's finances were prperly managed. what do you think the answer to improving our roads? we hope you will join the conversation.

use the #betterbayarea to share your ideas. together we can make progress on building a better bay area. for the moment, let's move on. we have an update on a woman we introduced you to yesterday as part of another building a better bay area segment. jane is an oakland woman holding down two jobs who can't afford housing. she has been sleeping in her car for a year. tonight, people who saw the report are reaching out to help. >> i want to help her. >> leean pinkus saw the story on "abc 7 news" yesterday and wants to help out. >> i would love to be able to contribute to her first and last month's rent, to get her into an apartment. >> this is home. this is my home. >> in our report, jane talked about working two making about $2,700 a month, but she lives in her car because she can't afford a deposit for an apartment. the story also caught the attention of wild 94 9's morning show. >> we have to help this woman. let's find her and take the next step to get into a house

where she is safe. >> jane spent the day at first of her two jobs making deliveries. many viewers tried to contact her by calling the business. >> we had an overwhelming response, people reaching out. >> kit cruz is jane's friend. she set up a donation page on fundly.com. she says many were touched by jane's story because they see how easily a hard-working person can end up on the edge. >> what happened to her is frightening because it can happen to any of us at any time. >> one of the more frustrating parts about jane's story is she is beyond the help of many organizations. many federal funds for the homeless are earmarked for children or veterans. >> it has been frustrating that in the past different government programs say yes to certain people a >> oakland mayor libby schaff says a new partnership with philanthropic organizations will allow oakland to help people like jane. now, if you are interested in donating to help jane, we posted a link to the funly site on our

website, abc7news.com, just search her name for the story. less than three weeks for the election. top two candidates for california's u.s. senate seat went head-to-head in a format that was more conversation than debate. "abc 7 news" anchor eric thomas reports from san francisco. >> reporter: polite applause, polite handshakes, indicative of a pretty polite debate, or as they would call it a conversation. state senate president kevin deleon looking to unseat long-time incumbent dianne feinstein says that's the problems. democrats in washington have been too polite for too long. >> i wish democrats in washington would fight like -- for dreamers, just the way donald j. trump and the republicans fight for their stupid wall. >> feinstein who has held the seat for a quarter century says it is not that easy. >> when you have both houses and the white house controlled by one party, it is extraordinarily difficult. i call it a lock on power. >> normally in a debate you are

probing for a spot to land a haymaker. but since this was a conversation, it was more like shadow boxing. mostly about form. >> reporter: for example, when asked about priorities, %-p healthy and enabling people to earn a good living in this state becomes very important. >> reporter: deleon talked health care. >> i believe strongly health care is a human right. it is not the exclusive rights of those who are the privileged or the wealthy. so i believe in medicare for all. >> reporter: each candidate has had to deal with fall-out from the me too movement. feinstein received a letter from dr. christine blasey ford accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. >> sexual attack is a big problem in our society, and i think we have to address it, but we have to address it calmly and rationally and in a way that is meaningful. >> reporter: de leon had to deal with an avalanche of sexual

misconduct allegations at the state capital. >> we actually now today outsource any independent investigation to a legal law firm that's free of any political influence. >> reporter: feinstein lost ground in the polls in the wake of the kavanaugh hearings but still holds a double digit lead. de leon is getting the support of the state democratic party. in san francisco, eric thomas, "abc 7 news." >> and the deadline to register to vote is monday. voter registration forms must be postmarked, submitted online or delivered to the department of elections by monday to be valid for november. if you want to vote by mail, you can request that kind of ballot until the day before halloween, so the 30th. the election is on november 6th. to learn what is on your ballot go to abc7news.com/election for a local voter guide to the people and propositions you will be deciding. still to come here, san frans new $2 billion transit center has been shut down for more than three weeks because of two cracked steel beams and that's not the only problem.

now add a lawsuit to the list. i'm spencer christian. we are in mid-october and it is going to get warmer. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up. if a judge can be called in to be the 13th juror, so-called, and can completely overturn a jury verdict, what's the point of a jury trial? >> two of the jurors who delivered a bombshell verdict against the maker of roundup speak out against the judge who california had the worst wildfire season on record.

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closing slightly lower. the dow lost nearly 2 points, ending at 25,706. the nasdaq slipped nearly three points and the s&p dipped just under a point. netflix stock was one of the strongest performers today, up 5.3%. shares in the los gatos company closed at $64.70. the search follows word that the streaming service picked up 7 million subscribers in the third quarter which beat analysts' forecasts. about two months ago jurors in san francisco found monsanto accountable for manufacturing cancer-causing weed killers. the jury awarded a former groundskeeper with terminal cancer nearly $290 million. now that verdict could be overturned, and for the first time since the verdict came down two jurors are going on camera, and they sat down with "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow who is in the newsroom. melanie. >> reporter: ama, it is rare for jurors to speak on camera but these jurors contacted "abc 7 news" because they continue believe their unanimous verdict could possibly be overturned.

both have also sent letters to the judge who will make her final decision in the coming days. more than two months after handing down their verdict, two of the 12 verdicts in the monsanto trial are talking to "abc 7 news". >> juror number 4. >> reporter: robert howard contacted us and charlie calp -- >> 11. >> reporter: also agreed to talk on camera. this after judge susan bilanos filed a tentative ruling in favor of monsanto's motion which is called a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and motion for new trial. >> i was astonished. >> i was incredibly disappointed. >> reporter: largely at issue is the $250 million in punitive damage the jury awarded to plaintiff lee johnson, a venetia school district groundskeeper who says he developed lymphoma after spraying their weed killer in bulk 30 times a year. in her tentative ruling, the judge writes the plaintiff presented no clear and convincing evidence of malice or

oppression to support an award of punitive damages. the jurors disagree. >> i believe that they knew it caused cancer. >> to me, it was clear and convincing that was true. >> reporter: with $250 million? >> we did agree that it has to be a large enough number that they get the message. >> that it would prevent other folks like lee johnson from experiencing the same level of harm. >> reporter: in an e-mailed statement to "abc 7 news", the plaintiff's attorney, michael baum writes in part, quote, with this highly educated, attentive jury's verdict, we believe there is no basis for changing the outcome. bayer writes to "abc 7 news", quote, we thank the jury for their important public service. the post-trial motions in the johnson case raise issues of law that are properly addressed by judge bolanos. >> i felt good about putting in the work and then about the outcome, which is why it hurts so bad that -- that it could be overturned and taken away from mr. johnson.

expected to file her final decision by monday. we asked the judge if she would speak with us. her clerk told us that she appreciated our request but that she could not because of the ongoing proceedings and appeal. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> thank you, melanie. the agency in charge of the troubled salesforce transit center is fighting back against a lawsuit from the contractor. web corps abashi claims design and manning mistakes by the trans bay joint towers authority led to the cost overreturns totaling $150 million for the contractor. it also blames the tjpa for delays in completing the project. the agency says many of the claims involve delays that happened before web corps's commitment to complete construction on time. the $2 billion transit center has been closed for 22 days now after cracks were discovered in support beams. all right. we are officially midweek. >> that's right. >> it is wednesday, right? i have to double check.

>> you lose track. spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> yes, we are midweek and mid month, month of october. feeling a lot like july. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies across the bay area except a few patches of the coastline where fog is building right now. we have a growing surf o causing elevated wave heights right now. so we have wave heights about six feet or more at many of the bay area beach else. with the high surf there's the risk of rip currents and dangerous sneaker waves, so be careful along the coastline and at the beaches. meanwhile, let's enjoy the setting sun as seen from the east bay hills camera. these are current temperature readings. 58 here in san francisco. okay land, 65. 75 at morgan hill. 55 at pacifica. this is the view from mount tam of the same setting sun. more temperatures readings for you right now. 63, santa rosa. napa, 67. novato, 66. mid to upper 70s at vacaville, concord and livermore.

one more live view at santa cruz beach where there are few people, but there may be more in coming days with a warm upcoming our way. tonight, fog along the coast and bay during the overnight hours. it will be a little warmer the next few days even as we get later into the month of october. then a cooler patd earn will begin on sunday and continue into much of next week. forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening shows the expanding coastal fog, moving out over the bay, of course, and locally inland. 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commute officially gets under way, some commuters may find some spots of reduced visibility which could slow things down a bit. we don't expect the fog to be very dense or widespread, but it still could slow down the morning commute. by midday we will see the fog pulling back to the coastline and away from parts of the let's lookvernignly in the low to mid 40s in inland valleys. then tomorrow, we will see highs

in the south bay in the upper 70s to low 80s, about 80 degrees in san jose tomorrow. 82 in morgan hill. on the peninsula, mainly upper 70s. 77 in redwood city, palo alto, menlo park and on the coast. highs will range from mid to upper 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco will top out at 71 tomorrow. in the north bay, look for highs of 80 at novato. 80 a piece at sonoma and napa. in the east bay, highs of 76 in berkley. 78 at hayward and fremont. the inland east bay will have highs in the low to mid 80s. 84 at walnut croeek tomorrow. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. as i mentioned, it is going to get warmer on friday and saturday with inland highs in the mid to upper 80s. 80 degrees around the bay shoreline, and near 70 on the coast. we will have minor cooling on sunday and a little bit more

cooling on monday, tuesday and wednesday. this is some spectacular weather. >> yes. >> if you like warm weather, enjoy it while it is here. it has to change. >> such a nice time of year though, october. >> it is. all right. luck and logic. next, the truth about both and your chances of

this san francisco safe way store was the site of a celebration early this morning when a worker found out he won

big in last game. a bakery clerk matched five of the six numbers, $1.9 million. >> we were excited for him. he had zero expression on his face. he didn't know what to do. >> co-workers helped him sneak out the back door, away from customers and off work for the rest of the day. no word on whether he will ever return to work. >> has some options though, right? >> yeah. the mega millions jackpot has grown to a staggering $900 million and tonight's powerball jackpot sits at $345 million. >> combined it is $$1.2 billion. are there ways to increase your odds for winning? >> abc 7 anchor kristen sze talked with professor dr. mike orkin to get the truth. >> it is pure chance. your chances are always the

same, no matter where you buy them. >> reporter: why do some stores sell more winners? >> interestingly enough, randomness creates patterns. just by chance there will be some stores that sell more winning store tickets than other stores. >> are there hot numbers? >> some people bet on the most frequently drawn numbers because those numbers are hot. some people bet on numbers that haven't come up for a while because those numbers are due. in a game of pure chance, it doesn't make any difference. >> reporter: are my odds better over the long run if i always play the most frequently drawn numbers? >> if you always play the most frequently drawn numbers, it does not change your chance of winning, but if you do win there will be more chance that you will have to split the pot with somebody. >> reporter: does the size of the jackpot or the number of players affect my chances? >> your chances of winning always stay the same, but you can win more money ckpot grows. so gambling wise it becomes a better bet. >> download the "abc 7 news" app now and you will get a push alert tonight with the winning

powerball number around 8:00 p.m. you can customize the app to get alerts on topics and places you are interested in. its has been half a century since two san jose state student-athletes raised their fist during an olympic medal ceremony. they share 50 years of perspective of what the moment meant then and now. >> san francisco police are cracking down on drug dealers, but will dozens of arres

live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." the battle to stop drug dealing in san francisco is intensifying. >> yes. >> three weeks ago we introduced you to a video vigilante documenting the problem on visual media. >> many of the images are from the tenderloin neighborhood. police have a daily twitter feed of the arrests they make. >> "abc 7 news" learned they along with sfpd drug unit and tenderloin police targeted dealers in the area. they picked up 84 suspects in seven days. >> i eluve story. rter:in the tenderloin in the week, most for the possession or sale of drugs. among them, 41 heroin, cocaine

and meth dealers and 11 fugitives, a targeted drug enforcement operation by san francisco police. >> it is just a revolving door for these people. >> reporter: police union president tony montoya says they're often cited and released as quickly as they're booked. >> you see some of these people with seven or eight stay-away orders from a particular location or particular people, and they're just getting released right away. >> reporter: take the case of darwin botanko. he was caught with 124 bindles of cocaine and charged with possession for sale. it was his third arrest in the tenderloin this year. mayor london breed walked the streets of the end -- the tenderloin in july. long time activist says the mayor is headed in the right direction. >> i am talking about real housing for people, careers, and we need to make sure everybody got health broken system.

>> reporter: adam meznick lives downtown. he has seen the drug dealing epidemic. in fact, he monitors and spreads the information on his twitter account. with no consequences, he says, drug dealing is a hard job to top. it is a lot of money every day. >> 500 to $1,000, tax-free dollars, flexible schedule obviously. >> reporter: police officials and mayor london breed declined to talk with us about the drug operation. the mayor's spokesman said she will respond tomorrow at a news conference. vic lee, "abc 7 news." in the east bay, a pilot program to clean up oakland streets was announced today. bulky block party will be thrown the last saturday of every month. portunity t rid of large and a adopt-a-hot spot pilot puts citizens in charge of keeping a specific part of the city clean. oakland officials including the mayor said enough is enough. >> this is atrocious.

dumping in our neighborhoods is horrific. >> it is an environmental crime. >> illegal dumping, trash and litters drives me nuts. i hate it. >> at three recent bulky block parties, around 1200 people dropped off a total of more than 157 tons of waste. in the south bay, legends of athletics and activism were honored at san jose state. it has been 50 years since former sjsu student-athletes tommy smith and john carlos raised their fist on the olympic stand in a salute for human rights. they returned to campus this week. lo. 7 news" reporter chris wynn >>epurning wordsnto action, rurned to san jose state university to a heroes' welcome. >> the charge we had was a spiritual moment in the are two

athletes sacrificing important the cause of everyone. >> reporter: a courageous stand during the 1968 olympics that sent a powerful message about the role athletes can play in making change. >> we had to sacrifice to a point and we were vilified because we had to do it. >> reporter: they were joined by fellow olympians, hall of famers and scholars to commemorate 50 years of activism during a historic town hall. wyoming won three titles at the olympics and part of the project for human rights. >> what clothes you wear, what gender you are, whatever, there always will be people there so we have to be strong in our conviction when it comes to human rights. >> reporter: colin kaepernick tweeted his support for smith and carlos this week, recognizing them for their sacrifice. in 2016 the former 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem at the start of each game to protest police brutality, a topic of discussion during today's gathering. >> the they tess they tess theye

sacrifice is continuing. >> reporter: a wave of activism that was influenced by the acts that came before. >> hearing about how fearless they were and they knew they were doing the right thing and had confidence, and they knew the consequences that would come along with it, too. >> reporter: smith and carlos will receive the university's highest honor, the tower award, given tomorrow night at the annual sjsu inspiration to innovation gala. reporting in san jose, i'm chris wynn, "abc 7 news." well, today is the 29th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. >> it is a good reminder an earthquake can hit us at any time. you will find guidelines for stocking a survival kit and an emergency plan for your family on our website under prepare nor cal. >> to remind you why it is important to be prepared, let's look back at the mag any sued 6.9 quick that struck the bay area 29 years ago, killing 68 people. >> it came as oakland and san francisco were getting ready for

game three of the world series athere were two keys plays early in that one as well. >> we're having an earth -- >> a major earthquake, an earthquake felt from oakland to sacramento, as far south as los angeles. >> you can see the fire down past me. what has happened is that the natural gas lines have ruptured and that caused that fire. the water lines have ruptured. there is no water coming out of the fire hydrants. >> prepare yourselves! shut off the gas, shut off electricity. put watt your in your bathtub. don't expect services for e picture of the damage to the bay bridge. an entire section of the bay bridge has been lost. >> you can see just below me is

where the crack in the bay bridge occurred, a 50-foot section. you see down there below the two cars, two cars that were on the upper deck when the bridge collapsed. they fell below. we understand that the people in both of those cars did get out safely. >> it is like a whole new life. it is not the same life i had before. i died back on the bridge. i don't know what i'm going to do. i figure at some point something is going to happen where i will have a chance to do good and i will say, this minutes can mean the difference between life and death.

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in the north bay a reward is being offered after a large piece of public art disappeared almost two weeks ago. >> yes, police still have no new clues that might help them recover this massive hammer. >> here is "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: in heels burg this empty patch of grass outside the community center serves the remind us we may not know what we miss until it is gone. >> it was set up going this way. >> reporter: after considerable effort, the community center received the giant hammer on loan five months ago. earlier this month it vanished mysteriously into the night. >> it is a sign of the times of such greed. it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: here is what the hammer looked like before october 5, '20 feet long,

800 pounds and now gone. an empty lawn. the theory that whoever did this had a plan. >> where would a person hide something like this? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: if anyone knows the degree of difficulty, he is the sculptor who made the piece, inspired by a small tool in his shop. >> this is the hammer. >> reporter: the project took three months. doug made the head from steel, the handle from redwood. he has offered a $1,000 reward. >> i don't want anybody to go to jail for this. i would just like to have the hammer back. >> reporter: meantime, heladsburg police take it seriously. >> reporter: if you find the suspect what would the charge be? >> grand theft. >> reporter: why would somebody take it? >> they must like it a lot. >> reporter: so ironic how had this hammer not disappeared it wouldn't be nearls well-known. the saga to be determined. >> my original theory was

someone took trump tower ait an prank to set it someplace else for a laugh. but i haven't -- i haven't seen it yet. >> reporter: in healdsburg, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." check out the beautiful sunset view from the mount tam cam are you. >> is (music throughout)

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have road side assistance you are no doubt relieved to know help is on the way. >> what if the tow truck never shows up? that happened to a san bruno woman and her friends. >> super frustrating. michael finney has her story. >> it was more than frustrating. it was a harrowing story. >> it was dangerous. >> it was. they were stranded for seven hours in an isolated area until nearly midnight. only then did aaa give them the bad news. nobody was coming. >> the car started vibrating. >> reporter: it was a night winney and her friend monroe would rather forget. >> so we had to pull over at a gas station. >> reporter: their car broke down in novato. winney parked at a gas station and called aaa. >> they said, okay, 80 minutes. >> reporter: two hours later,

still no tow truck and darkness was falling. >> they had that minute market and the guy said, you know, i'm closing the store. >> when are you coming, you know, it is getting dark here, they're closing. >> reporter: aaa said there was a big accident, all tow trucks were busy. the two women waited inside their car alone in the parking lot. >> i told monroe, lock your doors, you don't know when somebody is just going to snatch us. >> two senior ladies, alone in the dark. >> we told aaa, you know, we don't feel safe here. >> reporter: it was almost midnight when aaa called to say no one would be coming at all. >> after all of these hours and you say, nobody is going to pick us up? >> you have to call back in the morning. >> reporter: dispatchers told winney to catch an ube or lyft ride home and aaa would cover the cost. so the two did, but when sin tht they cannot r me. i said what?

>> reporter:don't cover ride se >> i'm sorry you had to go through that. >> reporter: winney contacted "7 on your side" and we contacted aaa. it said this member's expenses should have been reimbursed due to unusual circumstances that night. we missed several opportunities on to provide the world-class service we're known for. and it did reimburse the full cost of the lyft ride home. >> "7 on your side" i think is one of the greatest things that ever happened to consumers. >> reporter: one of the things that winney found so aggravating, the adjustor refused to consider how she was left stranded or how she was authorized to take a lyft home. now aaa says it is using this case to train staff members about when to make exceptions. good for them. now, i want to hear from you. the "7 on your side" hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. my telephone number isoo and th

abc7news.com. thanks, michael. another check on the forecast. >> we do. nice outside. spencer is back with that. >> nice and nicer, those are the operative suppressions. here is a look at live doppler 7. sunny skies covering the bay area although the sun is set. it will arrive and bring low fogs and fog across the bay. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 40s. tomorrow, mainly sunny skies. highs ranging from mid 60s at the coast, mid 80s in the warmest inland spots. it will get even warmer friday and saturday as inland highs reach into the mid to upper 80s. 80 degrees around the bay friday and saturday. near 70 degrees on the coast. great beach weather coming our way. sunday marks the beginning of a little bit of a cool down. we will see further cooling on monday, tuesday and wednesday, but we have some nice, warm, almost summer-like weather ahead. >> enjoy. >> i will.

>> thanks, spencer. nno, wait. >> no, now is the time. >> yes, now is the time. >> exactly the time. >> i thought i got that wrong. now is the time to inspire the leaders of tomorrow. two well-known and beloved bay area men helped make that happen at malcolm x academy in san francisco this afternoon. golder state warriors center demarcus cousins and our oin "abc 7 news" meteorologist drew tuma helped to spruce up the campus with gardening, painting and other projects. they also offered words of wisdom. >> i was in these guys position at one point in my life, and i can only imagine if i was presented this opportunity to be around, you know, an nba player or a professional athlete or, you know, anybody of any type of stature. just to, you know, inspire me or motivate me. >> that's so wonderful. today's local warriors event was made possible with the help of pg&e. i saw a post from drew about, hey, he found somebody taller than him. >> you know, i was looking at s.

boogie is seven feet tall. >> drew is 6'3" probably. >> i was going to say 6'4" or something. maybe he could have been in the nba if he hadn't gotten into weather. >> right. >> this is better anyway. who wants to make $100 million? he has been waiting in the wings, speaking of seven-footers, damion jones ready to spread his wings for the warriors. the new

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now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. while the warriors wait for boogie couns get healthy, the dubs will be with damian jones, center by committee. he hopes to make it a committee of one. he got off to a strong site in last night's opener. here is abc 7's mindi bach with more on damian's first career start. >> hey, come here! so proud of you for what you've done this year down in santa cruz. next year is your year. >> reporter: steve kerr kept his word and in the season opener damian jones did not disappoint. >> he gave us exactly what we would hope, you know, the lob threat, the presence inside, the ability to battle a great center in steven adams. >> reporter: it is a solid start tore damian jones who spent most of last season with the santa cruz warriors and never saw meaningful minutes with golden state. he played 26.5 minutes against the thunder and his teammates noticed the growth. >> he has been around, working

on his game the last two, three years, in terms of him taking that opportunity and running with it. tonight was a step in the right direction. >> so much being thrown at him from everyone, you know, so he can -- his development has to be a little bit accelerated right now. >> reporter: and the player who is guiding jones through the nuances of competing against the league's bigs is the all star center who is sidelined with an achilles injury. >> talked to demarcus about it. you know, he's been around so he knows and, you know, just getting, you know, the scout report from the coaches and things like that. >> he's always taken, you know, damian off to the side, given him pointers, building his confidence up. we all try to have that voice for him because we know how important he will be for us, you championship this year. >> reporter: what jones is doing is enough to earn him another start, but the hard work is just beginning. >> you know, we're going to stay with d.j.. i don't know for how long, but we'll stay with you. >> reporter: in oakland, mindi bach, abc 7 sports. >> i talked to damian before the game last night. i said attack the rim and throw

it down hard. he did. dodgers now one win away from returning to the world series. clayton kershaw lasted only three inning goes in the nlc opener, threw a gem today. kershaw out for redemption, facing ryan brawn and gets him swinging to end the first winning. then mike mustackoi, come get some or not. it was 3-1 dodgers in the seven. justin turner, base hit up the middle. that is kershaw coming around to score. dodgers win 5-2. the 49ers coming off a heartbreaking loss in green bay. now have to get ready for the league's leading offense, that is l.a. rams on sunday. really the heater is on 49ers defensive coordinator. they were shredded by aaron rodgers on monday night in a 33-30 loss. rodgers drove the packers 90 yards and just over the final minute to get the pack into field goal range for the win. having defensive backs who can

cover would certainly help his cause, but today head coach kyle shanahan defended salah. >> i have confidence in him because i should. he is very good at what hes do. he is very smart and he runs a very good system. you know, any time there's a mistake, you always look at coaches, you look at players. it is all of us, and we did make too many mistakes, especially in the first 17 plays. that starts with me, it goes to sal, it goes to the players. >> this is cool. espn's adam schefter tweeting raiders quarterback conley spent the bye week delivering 100 winter coats, 100 hats and 100 gloves to a charity called refuge of hope in canton, ohio. they also provide hot meals and shelters for the homeless. . that was a preseason sneak peek of the san jose sharks new stealth mode jersey that will officially debut tomorrow at the

sap center. they say the jersey is inspired by both the sharks' sleek, attacking style and silicon valley. it even has a micro chip design in the sleeves. to the point that you probably can't see any right now because i am in stealth mode. here is my micro chip design, modelling the alternate jersey right here. the black color actually might hide the puck from opposing goalies so it has both style and function. i know it is hard to see me right now in stealth mode, but thank you for help with the wardrobe change, dan. >> i don't think i have ever seen a wardrobe change in sports like this before. >> it is my years of modelling in france on the runway that helped make this happen. >> oh, no. >> was that at charles de gall airport runway? where was that exactly? >> is your name on the sweater or no? >> it is not. it is not. >> it says hockey oh! >> don rickles, thank you. >> thanks, larry, wherever you

are over there. >> sorry we can't see you. on join us tonight on kofi channel cable 13. the cdc is warning about a salmonella outbreak. on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, they've been back less than a week and san francisco scooter riders are already breaking the rules. so what happens to them? that's all for now though. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian -- >> where is larry? >> we can't see him. >> if only i had that

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