on "abc7 news" at 11:00, the search still on for a man who drove through a gate and on to a field at oakland airport.

hurricane dorian, slowly moving through bahamas on its way close to the united states. we'll have the latest track on the storm and the latest wind speeds in the accuweather forecast ahead. i'm in florida here along the coast where hurricane warnings are now in effect. and everyone just nervously waiting for dorian's arrival. i'll have the latest coming up. authorities are searching for a man who fled from police and went through a gate at oakland international airport. "abc7 news" starts right now. live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> police pray f >> please pray for us,

everybody. >> utter devastation in the bahamas as hurricane dorian continues to pound the country. the eye of the storm made its first landfall this afternoon. reporters on the island hardest hit saying it will no doubt be a deadly event. good evening. thanks for joining us. hurricane dorian is expected to be over the bahamas for several more hours as it crawls its way towards the u.s. mainland. in three states, florida, south carolina, and georgia, people are facing evacuation orders. elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: when officials here in florida said hurricane dorian will be dangerous and residents need to be prepared. i can tell you no one here is taking any chances. hurricane dorian making history as the strongest storm ever to strike the northern part of the bahamas. >> we need help. someone please come help us.

>> reporter: dorian leading a path of destruction, ripping roofs off buildings, shredding homes into pieces and the latest storm surge flooding streets with feet of water. the eye passing through the islands, where marcus martin took cover. >> look at that. those are the wind gusts that we have seen and that officials have warned about. >> reporter: the monster storm marching towards the u.s., threatening millions along the east coast from florida to georgia and the carolinas. >> north carolina has to take this seriously. be ready. >> reporter: some authorities already announcing voluntary and mandatory evacuations beginning monday in parts of south carolina and florida where hurricane warnings are also now in effect. >> that's why we've got to prepare for the worst. >> reporter: in florida, most business owners and residents heeding that warning from officials, spending the day boarding up their windows.

>> we have four cases of water at home. 11 gallons of gas for the generators. >> you learn to respect mother nature. >> reporter: there you have it, the people they talk to know how to prepare for hurricanes and say they know to leave when those evacuation orders go into effect. i'm elizabeth hur for "abc7 news." >> meteorologist drew tuma is tracking the hurricane. >> we just got the latest info within the past three minutes on dorian. it is still a major category 5 storm. winds 175 miles per hour. that is constant winds. the gusts even higher than that, over 200 miles an hour. look at that eye. just an indication of a really strong storm right now, moving to the west at 5 miles per hour. so take a look at the latest track of the storm with dorian.

what you will notice is the storm will continue to move to the west through the next 12 hours or so. the critical time from time to time will be tomorrow afternoon into early tuesday morning when dorian will likely make that turn, first to the northeast, and then to thenohwest. but it's important to remember dorian is not just a point on a map. the winds extend out 140 miles from the center of the storm. so dorian does not have to make landfall to create problems along the florida coast. we could see some strong winds and heavy rain. so it's for that fact that a hurricane warning is in effect up to titusville. now we have a hurricane watch. this just issued, from daytona beach up to jacksonville, florida. we still have 24 hours to see when this storm will make that turn to the north, but we're looking at issues with wind, rain, and storm surge along the florida coastline. >> drew, thank you very much. bay area emergency responders are helping in the

hurricane response. the multiagency task force three sponsored by the fire protection district, has two people in florida. these are task force members on an earlier mission. they also have a response team on standdy. air travel in and out of florida will grind to a halt tomorrow. airlines have canceled 600 flights tomorrow. the ft. lauderdale, hollywood, orlando, melbourne and palm beach airports plan to coach. other airports including miami have not announced plans to close, but flyers are being asked to check with airlines before heading to the airport. keep track of the hurricane and the storm's impact with the "abc7 news" app. download the app to get breaking news updates as they happen. tonight, new details about a man authorities say rammed his car through a gate and drove on to the tarmac at oakland

international airport this afternoon. deputies are still searching for the man. he was last seen jumping into san francisco bay. luc pena is live with more. >> that's right. the search continues for a man deputies say they believe is in the water. the search continues for a suspect. the sheriff says he yield to deputies after failing to stop for a traffic sign. >> he made his way to the airport tarmac. >> reporter: once on the tarmac, the suspect drove at a high speed, from the south to the north end of the airport, for almost two miles, while being chased by deputies who later saw him jump in the san francisco bay. >> at this point, we can't draw a nexus to a tricerrorist event.

it's just highly suspicious. >> reporter: the suspect was spotted driving around the terminals minutes prior. what did you find in his vehicle? >> assault rifles and paraphernalia with hoods and masks. upon further look at those weapons, they turned out to be air soft weapons. >> reporter: a following this incident, travelers raised concerns about safety. >> that's a serious problem. i would hope that all airports, whether they're small or regional airports, better security measures. >> reporter: oakland international airport said they're investigating and added all details are referred to law enforcement. the airport will not discuss details regardng its security program. they will be working with the fbi to investigate what his intentions were and what he was doing in the area.

luz pena, "abc7 news." >> luz, thank you very much. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ tonight in texas, an emotional vigil for the seven people killed in a mass shooting saturday. the gunman fired at random as he drove around the city of odessa. tonight, we're learning more about the shooter. >> reporter: fear and chaos in odessa, texas on tuesday as families run for cover after an active shooter shows up at the synergy movie complex armed. 36-year-old seth atar went on a rampage. it started when a state trooper tried to pull him over for failure to signal. the gunman fired shots at random, then hijacked this air carrier minivan, killing the

29-year-old postal worker. there are 15 different crime scenes. there are also stories of courage. this e.r. doctor running across a field to help a young mother gunned down. >> he had been shot in the right arm and had a really huge exit wound and looked like the bullet may have gone in her torso. >> reporter: three bullet holes on the side of her suv. the doctor ran back and forth to help keep the woman alive. >> i ran out and had to r back to get the iv supplies, and then back across the field again. >> reporter: she was rushed to the hospital in the back of a police car. the youngest of the injured, a 17-month-old anderson davis, who was hit with shrapnel in her mouth and chest. her mother says she's doing well. >> she's up and smiling and stable. >> reporter: seven innocent victims lost their lives, the youngest a 15-year-old who attends odessa high school. and today, a team of fbi agents

searched the shooter's home and car, still hoping to learn why. for abc news, i'm shelly childers. still ahead on "abc7 news" at 11:00, dozens of people filled the streets of berkeley today for duelling protests, and it wasn't without confrontati confrontations. i'm late c and klay thompson suspect playing basketball, but he seems to have picked

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"abc7 news" was there as a larger group that called itself as being against fascism and racism marched to the uc berkeley campus. th there were a few brief confrontations, but a heavy place presence kept things in order. we spoke to organizers of the no to marxism rally. >> this is now a communist hearing taking place. if you're pro american, you're likely to be attacked. >> my idea was to not only educate her and inform her and help her to realize why there was a turnout against her today. >> we ve not heard of any arrests. there was a huge sideshow in antioch last night. authorities arrested 71 people and impounded 26 vehicles. police say there were up to 100 cars involved, and the crowd was

estimated at 200 people. six law enforcement agencies were called to help, with two helicopters and the antioch police drone. san francisco firefighters and the coast guard rescued eight people who became stranded on the bay when their sailboat became disabled near treasure island. it happened before 6:00 this evening. the captain radioed for help saying the crew was notble to navigate the boat in the high wind and waves. everyone hopped off and on to rescue boats. the boat was towed to san francisco. new at 11:00, they've been standing tall for generations, but now a stand of dying pine trees is set to be cut down this week. kate larson has the story from the prisidio. >> reporter: planted by the u.s. army in the 19th century, these pines have been standing for 130 years in san francisco, rooted in an army major's plan to build

a forest. their end is about returning to roots. >> i'm all for restoring it back to its natural has been bat. >> reporter: michelle supports cutting down the trees, which are at the end of their life stan and are vulnerable to breaking or falling. >> we have concerns on high, windy days. i tell people stay away from the forest because we don't know if there's a safety issue. >> reporter: the pine stand is along the trail behind the apartments where residents are acutely aware of the tenuous timber. >> the tree made this huge sound, nobody knew what it was. people came looking and calling the office. >> reporter: last month, one of the pines crashed into a metal gate. >> i'm not for taking frees down, but if it's for safety, go ahead. >> reporter: the process will

take place on weekdays. after the trees have been removed, they will be replaced over the next three years with and the san francisco lijingia. the tree removal is part of ongoing maintenance. reforestation is taking shape. in san francisco, kate larson, "abc7 news." >> we saw lots of sun in that picture from kate larson. let's check in with drew tuma. >> it's been a beautiful holiday weekend, yesterday and tuesday. not only sunshine but warm temperatures. what we're finding is cooler air is going to begin to filter into our region, so temperatures back to where they should be for the start of september. live doppler 7 with satellite showing you sit a clear picture. just a little bit of some patchy

fog. a live look here, you see city hall it will up for pediatric cancer awareness. it will remain fog free. some really patchy coastline. another warm afternoon for tomorrow. the labor day holiday itself, one or two degrees cooler, but nonetheless above average for this time of the year. then cooler weather moving in tuesday, especially wednesday. right now with the absence of fog, the cooling has been very slow tonight. still at 65 in the city. 76 in brentwood. 68 in san jose. napa coming in with a temperature of about 67 degrees. temperatures mid 50s to mid sicks early tomorrow morning. that's the launching pad for a warm day on the day for your

monday. live doppler 7, the reason why we are so warm, there's a big area of high pressure over the four corners creating that warmth across much of california. that's going to hold tomorrow. late tomorrow night into tuesday morning, we'll find this area of low pressure diving into northern california and that will bring about cooler temperatures and the return of our marine layer. tomorrow morning, it's a clear start from the get-go. 7:00 in the morning, we have nothing but sunshine, and that continues for much of the afternoon. so it will be a bright finish to the holiday weekend. in the south bay for your monday, 85 and sunday. in san jose, 83 in cupertino. along the peninsula, lots of sunshine, 76 the high. 80 in redwood city. mill bright up to 75. a lot of sunshine in the city. that will bump us up to 70. 74 in south san francisco. the north bay 80s and 90s.

88 in sonoma. 83 in vallejo. lots of sunshine. 86 in fremont. inland, headed back to the 90s for another day. 90 in walnut creek and livermore up to 92. the accuweather seven-day forecast. the numbers continue to die. th cooler weather moves in tuesday. wednesday, the fog returns, and we'll bounce around a couple of degrees. by thursday, friday, looking really nice. >> thank you very much for that. still ahead on "abc7 news" at 11:00, disney domination. disney films raked in the dough at

disney films dominated the summer box office, accounting for about half of all ticket sales in the u.s. and canada. "the lion king" was the biggest hit, hauling in $1.65 billion in global ticket sales. it's a computer animated remake of the hit 1994 film. "avengers" came in second, followed by "toy story 4." disney is the parent company of abc 7. time now for a look at sports. >> so things are good with disney. the a's, they're in the thick of the wild card race. and it's going to be klay thompson. he's dancing away at summer break.

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we have hit the final month of baseball's regular season at the green bottom five, we're scoreless. look at matt olson, dives and throws from a sitting position. that is a play so nice we show it twice. into the seventh, bases loaded for the rookie. how is this for your first big league knock? two rbis to right. oakland took the lead. top of the eighth, 3-0. matt olson, see you later.

that ball is out of here. second straight game with a homer. one off his career high. he's 28 this year. 4-0, a's. bottom nine, a's up 4-3 now. hendricks on for a five-out save. that's a lot. brett gardner ties it up. it's 4-4. mike ford at the plate, back-to-back, and this ends it to walk off for the yanks. they win 5-4. oakland a half game out of the wild card split. just a game and a half out of the top wild card spot. they are fighting for their playoff lives. giant kicking off their thank you, boch campaign. final game against the padres. greg garcia to right. bottom one, runner on for kevin pillar. this is his 20th.

first 20 homer guy for the giants since brandon crawford in 2015. pablo sandoval, his last at-bat. he's going to have surgery this week. that is a groundout in the infield. but hey, pablo, what a career he's having. giants lose 8-4. and an emotional day for bruce bochy. >> you can't help when they do something like that. you're humbled and so appreciative. of course, the fans. i can't thank them enough with what they did here today. you know, this is a reminder this is my last month. you know, what they did today, it was special. did you see this? klay thompson on the court at some point later in the season. klay looking pretty smooth today. are we going to grade the dance moves?

sitting next to his girl, front row seats. klay is having fun as the summer winds down. a little klay thing. >> did you cher her i.d. before she got that beer? >> i'm not talking about that. >> much more to come on "abc7 news" at 11:00. kevin hart suffered back injuries in a car rash in l.a. what we know about how it happened. and rfk's assassin is back in prison after

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>> good evening. in tonight's headlines, hurricane dorian has made history as the strongest storm aefr to strike the northern part of the bahamas. millions are now in the path of the hurricane as it marches towards the u.s. mainland. evacuation orders have been issued in the carolinas, georgia, and florida. there's still no sign of a man who led deputies on a bizarre chase on the oakland airport field this afternoon. the man ran through a gate and then drove along taxi ways and service roads. investigators believed he jumped in the san francisco bay has not been seen since. a vigil was held in texas saturday after a gunman fired at random. he was later killed by police. 22 police were injured, including a 17-month-old girl. in the south bay, a deadly haz/mat accident that led to an evacuation remains you believed

investigation. "abc7 news" was at the scene. a woman's body was found inside a room on the 19th floor. police say she died by suicide from poison gas. her name has not been released. if you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, take action at abc7news.com/takeaction. we have links to resources on suicide and other issues like bullying and school safety. new details tonight about a street race that turned deadly in san jose last night. the medical examiner confirmed the two men who died migu -- they were in a car together when it hit a tree. police are looking for three men seen in a bmw that was racing the car. as president trump and lawmakers return to the capitol in the coming weeks, they're under pressure to act on gun

control. across the nation, more than 50 lives have been taken in mass shootings. and on june 28th. three victims were killed at the gilroy garlic festival. the president repeated his chaim that it's a mental health issue. >> i have spoken with the president about this topic. he's very interested in doing something meaningful. he hasn't endorsed a specific bill. >> as strong as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. it's a mental problem. >> president trump says his administration is committed to ending mass shootings. sirhan sirhan was returned to prison after he was stabbed on friday. the assassin of robert f. kennedy was taken to the hospital after he was attacked at a state prison in san diego. sirhan, who is 75 years old, is serving life prison for killing

rfk in 1968. officials say they have identified the alleged attacker and segregated the suspect away from the prison population. surhappen's lawy s kevin hart is in the hospital after ufri isuffering injuries in a car crash overnight. the vehicle went over the hill in the malibu hills. it rolled down an embankment. another passenger was in the car, only complained of pain. the chp does not believe drugs or alcohol were factors. trains of all sizes from table top models to a full-size steam locomotive brought out thousands of people to fremont today. "abc7 news" was there for this weekend's annual rail fair. historic railroad equipment, model trains and train rides drove families, especially

children. >> they come out here and see the equipment, especially the steam equipment. you can see their eyes light up. they get a lot of out of it. >> the fair continues through tomorrow. it's sponsored by the east bay parks democratic and the group dedicated to preserving the rail ray park. still ahead, our latest star doubles up as a bay area mayor. we'll introduce you and see how she's setting an example by finishing up some unfinished business. clear skies out there tonight. a lot of sunshine tomorrow and a warm day on the way for the labor day holida

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part of our effort at "abc7 news" to build a better bay area includes recognizing people achieving incredible things to improve their community.

we introduce you to one woman setting an example. >> we're always on the lookout for real people doing great things. this is the mayor of east palo alto, who is setting an example showing it's never too late to achieve your academic goals. >> i keep thinking, i know it's real, but it hasn't set up. >> reporter: surrounded by family and friends, receiving a college degree still feels like a dream to lisa. >> the diploma hasn't come to me yet. once that is in the mail, i'll look at it like, this is really real. >> reporter: her journey to the stage took longer than expected. this east palo alto native and single mom of three didn't put herself first. >> i knew i had limited education dollars. what i had to do, what i decided to do was give my children the best opportunity that they could have. >> reporter: her way of people,work ethic and deep roots made her a strong candidate for mayor. but without that degree, she had her doubts.

>> i thought to myself, i can't put myself out there without a degree. i didn't think anybody would take me seriously. >> she's currently serving her third term as mayor. but there was still one thing missing. >> i knew i wanted my degree as an elected official. >> reporter: so when the higher education platform study.com came to east palo alto, offering 25 free online degrees through a program called working scholars, lisa jumped at the chance. along with 250 people who applied. >> i worked really hard to ensure that i was one of the 25. >> reporter: she was accepted in 2018 and was able to, despite a very hectic schedule, turn bite-size lessons -- >> it allowed me to coddle my time together and get through the program. >> reporter: into a bachelor's degree in 18 months. it's people like lisa who inspire the founder. >> i'm the first one in my family to graduate from college. and it's so rewarding to pay it

forward. >> reporter: according to study.com, 33 million americans have some college credit, but no degree. lisa now works for the company, hoping to lead by example. >> my education was delayed, but not denied. that's how i hook at this opportunity, because i have arrived and made it. >> reporter: one of her sons saw her success and they are now taking some extra classes together as a family. congratulations once again to lisa for being this month's abc 7 star. do you know someone doing extraordinary things in your community to build a better bay are$ area? let us know. nominate them by going to our website. channel your inner monster. california's greater america is looking for hundreds of people for its halloween haunt.

"abc7 news"s with in santa clara where the amusement park held a job hair looking to hire up to 500 people. positions include monsters and live show performers. it starts september 27 through november 2. tsa is reversing its ban ban "star wars" themed bottles that resemble a droid or detonator. the tsa said they look like replica explosives. now the agency says the bottles can be put in carry-on beings but have to be empty. one last check on the weather right now. let's see what drew tuma has to tell us. >> as we continue to track what is a major hurricane still over the bahamas right now, dorian has winds of 175 miles per hour, crawling to the west right now at 5 miles per hour.

and it is forecast tomorrow afternoon or early tuesday morning to begin turning to the north and the northeast away from a direct impact into florida. back here at home, temperatures under clear skies in the mid 50s to mid 60s. tomorrow is another warm day. 79 in oakland. 85 in san jose. 90 for santa rosa. so the ak sccuweather seven-day forecast, cooler air here on tuesday and wednesday. by wednesday, the marine layer goes, the fog returns in the morning. then we'll stay in the 70s and 80s for the rest of the seven-day forecast. >> i like hearing that. all right. chris is here with sports. >> hopefully my sports cast is just as nice as the weather. the chase center opening later,

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a scary moment last night for jibl s -- giants right-hanr who went down in a world of pain. we learned it was aer to labrum. the team is looking into options and surgery could be one of those options. pablo sandoval set to have tommy john's surgery, but the fans gave him a standing ovation before and after his final at-bat of the year. it was a groundout right here, but a special moment for the player and the manager. >> it's good to see the ovation from the fans. this is a moment i'll never forget.

>> i think he saw how much he's loved here with the crowd. what a great ovation they gave him. you think of all the good times that we've had, that was his last at-bat. >> >> oakland down ten games back from the astros. today, justin verlander tosses his third no-hitter. the final out was a ground ball out to first. college football. stanford quarterback k.j. costello was knocked out of the game after suffering this hit against northwestern. very scary moment there. he did not return, but left the field under his own power. elbow to the head and his head hit the field. no update on his condition. we hope to learn more about the starting quarterback.

their next opponent, usc will be playing the rest of the season without their starting quarterback after her to his acl on this play. only a few days away from opening, happening this week. the first event this week at the chase senter is a concert. larry beil and casey pratt sat down to get their takes on that brand new home in san francisco. >> i feel amazed. every time i walk into this building, i see something new and i say my god, i think we did it. i want to see what the people say, because they're the ultimate judge, but i think we did it. >> when you walked in this morning, and you have seen, it's not totally finished, the chase

center. what was your first impression? >> i saw you and i -- >> oh, no, not again. [ laughter ] >> look, it's unbelievable, really. just top to bottom, i have been here a few times. just the outside of it, and just the community to feel this anchoring in mission bay. but i will be most excited when i get to walk in here and watch our team. >> everybody has their own im excited to get my hands [ laughter ] >> i never want to ave. i want to stay. i find reasons not to go home.% i do find it hard to believe

that it's real. i probably won't feel it's real until we have that first concert or that first basketball game. then i'll think perhaps, wow, this is it. >> no more bay bridge, huh? >> i miss that bridge every single day. >> those guys have fun or what? did you see this jackson state football, take a look at this, great quarterback. you thought the pitch and catch was great. the mascot goes on the field, he's charged with a 15-yard unsportsman like conduct penalty. so you have a great catch. i've never seen this in all my years of watching quarterback. you can't do that. wavy dave, he's trending all over social media. and doesn't seem to carable giving his team a penalty.

waivy dave is the man on this date. good stuff. could you imagine these mascots running on the field like that? >> no. but i can imagine the talking to afterwards from the coach. >> does the mascot have to run laps this week at practice in >> that's the least of his worries. we'll put you on the sled, right in front. that's it for tonight. "abc7 news" continues tomorrow morning at 4:30.

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