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we put that to the test as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. no question that because of the toxicity in the environment today that the need for security, unfortunately, is rising. >> we're live in the south bay at the silicon valley jewish film festival which has extra security following saturday's synagogue shooting. high fire danger starts tonight and may last for days. find out why and whether you need to be worried about where you live. live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." i feel for the people of san francisco that have to deal with this every day. >> these australian tourists got a taste of what happens dozens of times a day in san francisco. smashed windows and stolen property. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. getting your car broken into is not the end of the world but it really is a

to deal with. >> we are putting more time into holding those responsible accountable and finding solutions. >> san francisco police say car break-ins are down 14% so far from last year, comparing numbers from january through september. let's put it in perspective. >> this year the department logged more than 19,000 break-ins, more than 72 a day, an average of one every 20 minutes. that's the improvement. last year there was a break-in every 17 minutes. >> the problem has been so bad people have resorted to putting handwritten signs in car windows like these, reading, nothing to take vabl in this car and please do not break into the car, it has been broken into six times. >> and pleading with the crooks. still, break-ins are happening. last week "abc 7 news" noticed a broken-into car at the fisherman's wharf parking lot. the couple didn't want to speak on camera at the time. >> but they got in touch with

melanie woodrow late last week desperate for help. melanie. >> we met this couple last wednesday after police announced the drop in car break-ins. they were so distraught they didn't want to speak on camera, but the following day they got in touch with me frustrated with the lack of response from the san francisco police department. i reached out to the deputy chief we interviewed about car break-ins, and as you are about to see the response quickly changed. thieves shattered the windows and stole everything from inside this rental car. >> computers, little tablets and jewelry, medication. >> passport. >> passports. >> she and her boyfriend, tom chewy, were visiting san francisco from australia. they parked their rental car here at the 350 beach street garage in fisherman's wharf for less than an hour. the break-in happened last wednesday. "abc 7 news" was with san francisco police at a meeting that same day for positive news.

car break-ins are down 14% year-to-date. after the meeting, deputy chief michael rednick told "abc 7 news" if you car is broken in in san francisco police will come to your location to take a report. >> if people call, officers will respond to take reports. if they don't, they should be calling multiple times. >> reporter: we met them right after that interview with sfpd last wednesday. they said they called the police non-emergency line. >> because of the passports being stolen, we need to go to a police station. >> reporter: the couple called central station the following day. >> they said that they didn't have the manpower at the time to investigate. >> reporter: so i e-mailed deputy chief redman. he thanked me for bringing it to his attention and the situation quickly changed. >> within three hours -- >> we had our stuff back. some of our stuff back. we got back the passports, we got back medication, clothes. >> reporter: officers even drove their recovered belongings to

their hotel in monterey. >> i don't think it would have happened without your assistance. >> reporter: a positive ending, but one that everyone involved agrees shouldn't take a call or e-mail from a reporter. >> i feel for the people of san francisco that have to deal with this every day. >> reporter: deputy redman writing in an e-mail to me, quote, this should not happen. the couple did not get all of their belongings back like electronics and jewelry. due to the ongoing investigation, police have not said where or how they found the couple's passports and luggage. they're headed back to australia tomorrow and they tell me they still think san francisco is a beautiful city. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >> we're glad of that, that we didn't sour them on the city itself. melanie, great work here, kind of kickstarting the police department to get it done. but you reported something similar last year as well, right? >> reporter: that's right, dan, we did. in april of 2017 we met a different young woman named julia wilkinson. she was here to spread her father's ashes from charlotte,

north carolina. she called police to explain that her father's ashes had been stolen from her rental car. it was also parked at a fisherman's wharf parking garage. dispatchers told her she had to fill out an online report. after we got involved and made a call to command staff, police did respond and within days they recovered her father's ashes. she then decided to take those ashes home to north carolina. >> melanie, reporter/crime fighter these days. nice job, melanie woodrow reporting. the question is what should you do if your car is broken in to and the answer depends on where it happened. >> that's correct, abc 7 anchor kristen sze is here with a sampling of how they respond to car burglaries. >> we heard back from berkley, fremont and san francisco. their procedures are pretty similar with a few differences. here are the commonalities. for reporting a car burglary, all say call 911 if a break-this is in progress or just happened

because the vandal could still be nearby. now, for reporting a burglary after some time has passed, all say report online, by phone or at the police station. san francisco requests you call 311. as for the police response, all say they will send an officer if the scene is fresh, but here is where the departments differ. once the case is cold -- that's one hour for berkley, and when it is no longer in progress for san francisco, they will send an officer only if they're not busy with other priority calls. fremont say it they will almost always still send an officer unless the victim does not want that or there's a severe staffing shortage. a quick glance at the number of car burglaries in those cities in first half of 2018 through june, berkley has 263 cases, san francisco has 12,442 cases -- not a typo -- and fremont has 902 cases. dan and ama. >> kristen, thanks. now, we certainly welcome your thoughts on this topic. use the #better dbayarea on

facebook, twitter or other social media sites to join the conversation. happening now, a mountain lion in mount pleasanton. police say the animal is hunkered down. the alameda county sheriff's department has brought out their drone to help search for it. landscape ofs spotted the mountain lion around 4:00. california fish and game officers are also on scene. they say there's no threat to the community. flags at san francisco city hall and across the country are flying at half staff today. the president ordered the flags ordered as a mark of respect for the victims of saturday's mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. they will fly at half staff until wednesday. today the man accused of that shooting appeared in court. robert bourwers, who was shot b police, arrived in a wheelchair. >> we will have the opportunity to present evidence, demonstrating that robert bowers murdered 11 people who were

exercising their religious beliefs, and that he shot or injured six others including four of whom were police officers responding to the shooting. >> bowers is in jail tonight. prosecutors say he is a flight risk and danger to the community. he's been charged with 29 federal counts and could face the death penalty. investigators say bowers had a comments online.ng anti-semitic- people in the bay area have been gathering to show their support for the pittsburgh victims. tonight the community is invited to honor the victims and survivors of the synagogue shooting at two events in san francisco. one is at cmabad of sf/soma on natoma and sixth street. another at sha' ar zahazahazaha dolores street. both begin at 7:30 tonight. heightened security at a jewish festival in the wake of the attack. >> david louie is live in san jose with the steps the

keep the event safe. david. >> reporter: dan and ama, the silicon valley jewish film festival is using one of the 14 screens at this multiplex. the theater has its own security, but the festival has added its own armed security guard in order to give all of its patrons this evening and in the future two weeks some sense of security. organizers of the silicon valley jewish film festival say they understand if some families and children are staying away, but they have hired armed security to give the public confidence they will be safe. at shows over the weekend many patrons told festival leaders they wanted to send a message. >> we only came to show our support, and, of course, there are likely people who did not show up. i don't know that, but we definitely have people who came to say that they wanted to show support. >> reporter: the festival has been running for two weeks with two more weeks to go. in its 27-year history there's never been any issues. the festival's security will involve off-duty or retired

officers who supplement the theater's security staff. he showed up sunday to volunteer to be an extra set of eyes and ears to monitor safety. he is outreach drengtirector ofe evergreen islamic center in san jose. >> if you need more eyes, we are there to say we are from another faith but it doesn't matter. we are all in this together, whatever we can do we will do. >> faith leaders from christian churches extended support. there's been talk of building alliances among these groups on an ongoing basis. this is the executive festival director. >> every community is offering help to help us out, safety, security, just to show love, and it is really extraordinary. >> reporter: this film festival is very popular. about 8,000 people attend annually. the hope is that the security added tonight will keep the crowds coming and also serve as

a deterrent. in san jose, david louie, able 7 news. >> thank you, david. the suspect from the synagogue shooting used a social media network called gab which bills itself as the free speech social network. >> at 6:30 we will take a closer look at the issue of free speech in the birthplace of the movement, berkley. i'm spencer christian. it is getting warm, dry and windy. as a result, high fire danger for the bay area and i have the details coming up. compost, trash or recycling? do you know which bin to put it in?

more teenagers are vaping in marin county and officials sabaning the sale of flavored tobacco products may be the only way to stop it. wayne freedman is live in mill valley with that story. wayne. >> reporter: outside a bit of an institution in marin county, there are always two sides to a story. the county says it is about health and keeping people from dying of cancer and such illnesses. the people in here say it is about free choice. it is the rare shop where no one apologizes for the smoke. at telford's pipe and cigar in mill valley, customers would not feel comfortable without it. >> i think it is almost required in marin to have a place like this. >> reporter: but for how much longer? >> my livelihood for 45 years is definitely in jeopardy. >> reporter: brian telford, the owner. tomorrow he says the marin county board of supervisors could ruin him and the board of health says for all of the right reasons. >> we are at risk of creating a new generation of people who

have a lifelong addiction to nicotine. >> reporter: health director dr. matt willis notes almost a third of marin county high school juniors now vape. tomorrow he will ask the board of supervisors to ban vaping products and flavored tobaccos in unincorporated areas. that would include telford's which does not sell vaping products but flavored tobacco, snuff and chewing tobaccos and cigars, all would fall under the county measure. >> they need to define what flavored tobacco really is. >> we know one of the most important causes of young people to take up cigarette smoking and other tobacco smoking is the flavorings that are added to the products. it is an enticement. >> but it is a legal product. it is not illegal. >> tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the united states. >> reporter: and now marin county is the latest battleground. vaping is new. this establishment, a tradition, and it is all about principle as they see it. >> people have a right to

choose. >> reporter: to clarify, this would apply to unincorporated areas of marin county. but cities in marin county tend to follow the lead of the board of supervisors, so the vote tomorrow should be interesting. in marin county, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> a lot at stake. thanks, wayne, very much. in san francisco there's a plan that could force hundreds of businesses and even city hall to hire trash sorters. with more on how this affects your wallet, "abc 7 news" anchor dion lim is live upstairs in one of our break rooms to explain. >> reporter: we are here in the break room because this is where sorting begins on an everyday level. we have three bins,comp landfill and recycle. if you are like me or maybe some of my other "abc 7 news" colleagues, it can be challenging determining which one to use. >> the containers trouble me a lot because it says you can recycle it, it looks like

plastic, i have heard different things. i would guess recycling. >> full disclosure, this is my colleague dan crater in one of our break rooms after eating his lunch. you may be able to relate to his dilemma. >> also i think sometimes i have heard these are compostable. >> reporter: on a larger scale, san francisco is set to vote on legislation this week requiring the largest businesses in city hall and at&t park to hire trash sorters. >> they are sending significant amounts of waste to the landfill and then ultimately just the small guy, the average rate payer is paying a lot of money for that. >> reporter: small guy meaning you and me. he says 60% of the city's waste in landfills could be recycled if we did more sorting. who better to talk sorting than the largest waste management company in san francisco. they process 6 day. >> collectively, globally we are producing 3.5 million tons of rubbish every day. >> reporter: in the u.s. that's

4.5 pounds per person per day. with the city's goal of reaching zero waste by 2020, a reminder before you toss that can, cup or fork in the wrong place. >> three bins, two labels on each, six labels in total. using photography to show you what goes inside. >> reporter: now, that's a lot of signage, but we have signage as well. think, then throw. getting back to my colleague dan's conundrum on which container to use for the sushi lid, we asked them and they said because it is firm plastic it goes in the recycle bin. in san francisco, dion lim, "abc 7 news." >> thanks. very interesting and informative it. a red flag warning in effect for the east bay and north bay his. >> drone view 7 took to the sky over the hills near crockett to show us why. tender grass, gusty -- dry grassy should say, low humidity makes for fire weather through wednesday.

it is dicey out there. >> it is. let's check in with spencer christian for the latest. >> it is quite dry. as you pointed out, the wind is increasing right now. you know we're in a bit of a warm spell so here is the red flag warning for high fire danger in effect through the early morning hours of wednesday for most of the hills and mountains in the bay area, except down in the santa cruz mountains. of course, this could expand to other areas as time goes on. right now we are looking at the possibility of wind gusting 55 miles per hour in some of the higher elevations. we will see very low relative humidity over this period of time, 10% to 20%, and fires of course can start and easily spread under those conditions. right now you see the wind is increasing. we have gusts up to 20 miles per hour at mount tam right now. 18 to 15 miles per hour at some of the other higher elevations around the bay area and they're likely to continue increasing overnight. clear skies right now as you see looking westward from emeryville. it is 63 in san francisco. 66 in oakland. 66 in mountain view. 66 in san jose. here is a view at mount tam

looking down at ocean beach and you see barely a hint of low clouds or fog through. vacaville is 71. 70 at concord and 65 at livermore. the view from the east bay hills camera of the bright post-sunset sky. these are the forecast features. gusty wind in the hills overnight continue to increase. fire danger increases at well, especially in the higher elevations. dry and mild for halloween. low temperatures tonight under clear skies, but windy conditions at times. it will drop into the mid to upper 40s in north bay valleys. mainly upper 40s to low 50s just about everywhere else. the highest threat will be above 1,000 feet for the fire danger. north bay mountains could see gusts up to 55 miles per hour, east bay hills, 59 miles per hour. very, very dry. tomorrow a lovely day, although mild and dry and breezy. highs from mid 60s at the on

coast to low to mid 70s around the bay. near 80 degrees inland. the halloween forecast? here is the halloween day planner. 7:00 in the morning before the sun rises skies will be clear. sunny throughout the day and warming up quite nicely into the afternoon hours. mid 80s inland by late afternoon, upper 70s around the bay, upper 60s to near 70 on the coast. after sunset it will take a while for things to cool down because it will be nice and mild and clear out there. good weather for trick or treating, and the weather will be a treat. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. look how warm it will be wednesday through friday, mid 80s inland. upper 70s around the bay shoreline. upper 60 to near 70 on the coast and minor cooling over the weekend. speaking of the weekend, don't forget to fall back to standard time and pick up an extra hour of sleep or fun or recreation or whatever you do with your extra hours. >> i need to tell my baby, we're getting that extra hour sleep. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> thanks, spencer.

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another drop for the dow today. it lost 245 points, ending the day at 24,442. the nasdaq lost more than

100 points and the s&p shed 17. these losses reflect fear that the trump administration will announce more tariffs on imports from china. there are trade talks scheduled for next month. california has lost more jobs to china than any other state since 2001. that's according to a new report by a washington, d.c.-based think tank. since 2001 when china joined the world trade organization, more than 3 million jobs were lost in the u.s.. more than 562,000 of those came from california. in california, jobs in silicon valley accounted for 56% of those displaced by china trade. lawmakers say the job losses may continue. >> the tax bill that was passed by the republicans in december of 2017 did not stop outsourcing. it actually will make it worse over time by providing a very complex but very clear incentives for american corporations to outsource jobs.

>> along with technology another area industry hit hard in california was apparel. a b.a.r.t station was shut down for hours today after a man got his leg stuck between the train and the platform. firefighters were able to free him thanks to this special tool. . he's innocent until proven guilty. >> his client faces a half century in prison if convicted of mailing those package bombs around the country. see how his first day in court went. get out your phone and go to abc7news.com/vote to answer this question. should social media companies be required to regulate content? answer yes or no and see your vote show up

live where you live, this is "abc 7 news". ♪ i think we're facing a crisis of democracy that's greater than anything we have seen since the civil war. >> it has been 54 years since the free speech movement ignited on the steps at uc berkley and today some of the founders

returned to campus. their student-led proceed test fought to overturn a ban of protests on campus in the '60s. >> tonight we're asking should social media companies be required to regulate content. go to abc7news.com/vote to give us an answer. >> the results update in real-time on the bottom of your screen. 59% are saying yes, 41 saying no. we will keep the voting up as we go to "abc 7 news" reporter. >> he shares with us the specific message the free speech founders had for students today. >> there's never enough that you can do and we'll see whether they turn out to vote. that's the least you can >> reporter: ben at a place where she spoke about change in the '60s. >> don't be apathetic.

you should be working for change because we need improvement. >> reporter: she was join by several men who took part in the fight in 1964 like 95-year-old charlie sellers who doesn't like the current political climate. >> looks pretty bad. a lot of hate. >> reporter: former student lyon woolsey who is now 97 blaes college campus need to make space for conservative students like milo whose speech was cancelled after violent protests on the campus. he makes a distinct between free speech and hate speech. >> we shouldn't tolerate speech that speaks of racism and that incites people to do what was done in pittsburgh this past week. >> reporter: sophomore anthony benjamin says the rally was a strong reminder of the many privileges he takes for granted. >> harming others, lynchings, it is just incredible what they had to grow up through, and it is

really inspiring that there's courageous people out there like them still around to tell their story. >> reporter: student organizers say this semester they were able to register more than 2,000 voters for next week's election. in berkley, "abc 7 news". >> let's take a look at the results of our poll from abc7news.com/vote. 64% saying yes with 36% saying no at this time. >> we would love to hear from you. another suspicious package was discovered in atlanta today just hours before the man accused of sending explosive devices to prominent democrats nationwide appeared in court. 15 packages have been found in the past week. abc 7 reporter kenneth moton has the latest now from miami. >> reporter: another suspected package bomb intercepted at this postal facility in atlanta monday morning, addressed to cnn's atlanta headquarters. the fbi confirming the package is similar to 14 others allegedly sent by mail bomb suspect cesar sayoc.

he made his first appearance in federal court monday afternoon with a newly-assembled defense team. >> he is innocent until proven guilty and nobody has proven him guilty of sending those devices in the mail. i can't give you further information. >> reporter: during the week investigators say he was trying to terrorize prominent democrats and critics of president trump with explosive devices. sayoc also went to work, a door host at ultra gentlemen's club in west palm beach, florida. the first pipe bomb was found in suburban new york in the mailbox of george soros. other targets, former president obama, secretary hillary clinton, senator cory booker. >> i have fear right now about the rising levels of hate being measured across the board in this country. >> reporter: investigators believe sayoc's white van, covered with political stickers, may have been his workshop for making the devices. they also continue to dig into the life of the man who posted what appears to be videos of himself at trump rallies. >> trump, trump, trump! >> reporter: and filled his social media pages with messages

against democrats. >> and the president is not responsible for these acts. again, the very first action that the president did was condemn these heinous acts. >> reporter: the judge ordered sayoc to be held without bail, but a detention hearing is scheduled for friday here in miami. sayoc is expected to be transferred and prosecuted in the southern district of new york where many of those packages were first discovered. kenneth moton, abc news, miami. officials in indonesia fear there are no survivors from last night's crash of a passenger jet near jakarta. the lion air boeing 737 disappeared from radar 13 minutes after takeoff. 181 passengers and eight crew members were on board. search teams have started to recover bodies of the victims from the crash site. the jet was practically brand-new, delivered by boeing to lion air in august. a man was rushed to the hots in critical condition after getting caught between a b.a.r.t train and the platform at balboa park station in san francisco.

the fire department responded about 9:15 this morning. firefighters had to lean the train away from the platform and use a new cordless extrication tool to rescue him. it is the first time they've used this tool in a rescue involving a b.a.r.t train. >> they're battery-operated. they're lighter in weight. they're easier to utilize and we were able to utilize it today, possibly saving this individual's life. >> the station was closed for about two hours. police are investigating how the man got trapped. halloween is just days away. >> hard to believe. coming up, spencer has the trick or treating forecast. also ahead -- >> a couple buys unlimited internet aboard a cruise ship and gets a huge roaming bill anyway. i'm michael finney. ahead on "7 on your side", the

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offered this free service. there are more than 300 ford go-bike stations around the bay area, probably one near you. to learn about what is on your ballot, the issues, the candidates where you live, the abc7news.com website slash election, and find a voter guide to your local ballot. we have detailed explanations of all propositions on your ballot. our partners have produced videos to help voters understand both sides of the proposition. cal matters.org is a nonprofit committed to explaining how it works and why it matters. let's look at their explanation of prop 3 which you can find on abc7news.com/election. anybody who knows anything about water issues in california will tell you it is crazy to think that you can explain any aspect of this complicated topic in 60 seconds. but at cal matter we love a challenge. i'm julie cart, an environment

reporter at cal matters. i will explain proposition 3 to you in a minute. if you have a dim memory of a ballot measure for water project you are correct. voters okayed a $4 billion bond in june. now comes prop 3 which would double that funding. nearly $9 billion for ensuring safe drinking water to poor community, protecting water sheds by making forests more fire resilient and capturing stormwater and wastewater. it would channel for man a billion dollar to increase canal capacity and strengthen dams around the state. all of these projects supporters say are vital as droughts become more common. opponents label it a back door subsidy for wealthy agricultural interests who they say are overpumping and damaging canals. vote yes if you think it is the way to up great california's aging water infrastructure, no if you think it is not. for more information about this proposition and others check out

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when you travel overseas you want to use your cellphone without paying those huge data charges. >> you can really get hammered by those if you're not careful. a peninsula couple thought they had unlimited internet aboard a cruise ship but came home to a

shocking bill instead. >> so they came to "7 on your side's" michael finney for help. >> how many have we done like this? pit is different but it is another horror story of how international travelers find surprise data charges on their bills. this couple thought they did everything right, using only wi-fi in other countries. still, they got a grim welcome home. >> it was a ship. >> arthur and jeralyn paily were enjoying a mediterranean cruise. >> we went to barcelona and ended up in venice. >> we went to shows every night on the ship. >> they saw rome, florence, even the cannes film festival. it was care-free fun until jeralyn got the text. >> i'm not going to say it put a giant damper but it was bother some. >> her cellphone chimed. >> that i had a $100 over average after two days on the ship. >> a text from at&t said she went over her data limit. >> i thought maybe it was a

mistake and then the next day i got a $300 overage. >> here we are in the cabin on the ship, enjoying ourselves and now we have to deal with at&t. >> the couple told at&t they were not using data, they had paid celebrity cruises for unlimited internet through the ship's wi-fi portal. still, she says at&t told her she should buy a $250 data package. >> i said, no, i have it on the ship. he says, well, i will make it $60. >> she says she declined the offer and figured the whole thing was settled. it wasn't. >> when i came back, there was a $490 bill from at&t. so then i spent 10 1/2 hours on the phone with at&t trying to resolve the problem. >> she provided the ship's log of their online activity, showing the cruise line supplied their internet. >> they said they weren't going to change it, that it was $490. >> she contacted "7 on your side". we contacted at&t. it would not explain how or why those charges wound up on its

bill, saying only, our customer care team reached out to the customer, apologized and refunded her account. >> it was great. >> i'm very thankful that 7 was on my side. >> you bet it is. now, adding to the mystery, the couple says their phones were on airplane mode the whole trip, which should block data from their carrier. experts say it is easy to turn off airplane mode by mistake. you are encouraged to turn off all cellular data. abc 7 has a video explaining step by step how to block data charges when traveling. i posted it at abc7news.com so you can ek charge it out. i want to hear from you. my "7 on your side" hotline is open monday through friday 10:00 to 2:00. 415-954-8151 or you can reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. >> that happened to me oe before. it is shocking to come home and see that bill. thanks, michael. >> sure. a big wave event set to take

place san francisco coast has fallen flat. we learned today this year's red bull heavy water competition has been cancelled because of unfavorable swell conditions. organizers say it is the most intense stand-up paddling event in the world. it features 36 of the world's best stand-up paddleboarders who race from aquatic park under the golden gate bridge and finish at ocean beach. the contest is expected to turn next year. >> that's tough work. from swell waves to a swell guy. >> to spencer for a look ot our forecast. >> we have rising fire danger under these warm, dry and windy conditions. here is live doppler 7. clear right now. as we look at the red flag warning, you can see it is in effect until the early morning hours of wednesday for most of the bay area's hills and mountains. winds could gust to 50, 55 miles per hour in the higher elevations. relative humidity at 15 to 19%. it is pretty gusty and it will

continue to be gussy during tty late night and overnight hours. on the coast we will see gusts from 25 to 30 miles per hour. they will diminish a little late tomorrow afternoon but increase again tomorrow night. overnight tonight, look for clear skies, low temperatures, mainly in upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow's highs, mid 60s at the coast, upper 70s inland. here is the forecast. halloween is looking great and warm. in fact, wednesday, thursday and friday inland highs are in the mid 80s. speaking of the weekend, don't forget to fall back to standard time. no more daylight saving for a while. >> 86 on tuesday. >> crazy. hopefully summer's last dance. >> i hope so. >> thanks, spencer. next in sports, the oakland as extend their brain trust for the immediate feature and golden the immediate feature and golden state big corporations are making and just got a huge tax break. but the middle class is struggling. prop c is a common-sense plan.

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now sports from "abc 7 news". larry beil is a little under the weather so i'm going to handle sports duties for you tonight. the a's had the lowest payroll in baseball this last season but they're investing in the future, announcing contract extensions for manager bob melvin, gm david forest and vp of baseball operations billy bean. melvin is a lot to win al manager of the year, guiding a young a's team to 97 wins and the playoffs and he is rewarded with a deal that will pay him

$3.5 million a year. here is billy on theoves to keep the band together. >> you can imagine both of these guys, if it was any different would be very much in demand. bobby from the manager's standpoint and david certainly in a position probably higher than the one he has right now, but he decided to slum it and work next to me. i'm grateful for that and the job bob does. >> this has always been the place i want to be. like billy said, ownership has always been very loyal to me and the people that we have here, make this a great place to work. >> abc 7 sports reporter mindi bach spoke with melvin about his new deal and the future. >> the a's extend manager bob melvin with team option to 2022, but you were extended with billie bean and david forest. you heard bean talk about stability and loyalty, but what does it mean and how fans see the trio of you together translate on the field, how does it benefit you and the players? >> it means a lot to me.

certainly going forward the players we know who will be here, it has been that way for a little while here and there's a lot of loyalty in this organization. we don't have some of the resources that maybe some of the other teams do, so keeping people that kind of run the show here i think trickles down to the rest of the group. based on the way things went last year, we feel like there's a definite upside to this. >> reporter: there is nervousness among fans whenever an off-season starts for the a's because here is a young core of players, you see the golden glove finalists. they would like the see the players remain here. what kind of assurances can you give with billy and david that they can build on the team, that key parts won't be traded away or lost? >> a lot has to do with the ballpark, and we feel we have a ballpark coming here. and made a commitment to the fan base there will be a new ballpark. if there are revenue streams to keep these guys , that's what we're focused on right now. since i've been here, more than i have i think the focus is

keeping these guys here. buying a matt chapman and knowing you will be here three or five years down the road is the focus. >> thank you so much. congratulations on your extension. we look forward to working with you in the next years. >> i appreciate it. to basketball, stef curry was named the player of the week. he averaged 36 points in four games andalled to his tally in a major way tonight in chicago. take a look at this. records broken by the warriors. klay thompson entered tonight with five three-pointers. he hit 14 tonight, breaking stef's single game record. the warriors erupted for 92 first half points, breaking their franchise record of n the making. on to football, the 49ers meet the raiders this thursday night in a battle that might help decide who gets the number one pick in the draft. they're both having awful seasons. the 49eaidersre 1. st u the 49e

season basically. a pretty brutal driving late. the snap over the head of c.j. beckford. no chance at all. the 49ers lose for the second time to the arizona cardinals. the raiders played well at times, moments of bright spots, including against indy, but doug martin fumbled late in the fourth quarter and they lost by two touchdowns. jon gruden on the strulgs of boof -- struggles of both bay area teams. >> we had a lot of fun in those days, the wood shed i called it. people are going to take me to the wood shed pretty soon if we don't get this thing going. but, you know, again, i'm proud of our offense and plowed of our team for coming back yesterday. we just -- we just got to keep grinding and keep pushing, and i'm sure kyle will do the same thing. >> both teams have a lot of work cut out for them. that's sports tonight. joining us tonight at 9:00 on kofi tv channel 13.

lava and lightning. take a look. we will explain why lightning bolts were spotted at this volcano at 9:00. on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, meet the east bay teenager overcoming the odds to play the sport he loves. coming up tonight -- all right, a lot of good things like "dancing with the stars", but that will be it for us for now. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us, we app california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%.

that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent.

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