blackouts, in which case pg&e would outages that could last up to four hours. >> and we only do get a ten-minute notification, before that action needs to be completed. so unfortunately, we cannot notify exact customers of when, or if, their power is going to keep thousands of people off bay-area beaches. >> tonight, a terrifying story be out. >> owns 360 gourmet burritos. of a group of friends who fled to sierra national forest as he says since there is no warning for potential power flames surrounded them. outages, they've had to scale >> after record-setting back. temperatures today, our fire >> so as orders come in, we'll danger will be increasing take enough just for those few tomorrow. we'll have the latest on our orders. and then, kind of, you know, red-flag warning in accuweather. being on standby. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right and seeing what kind of impact now. >> building a better bay area this is going to have on us and for a safe and secure future. go from there. >> pg&e says if consumers can this is abc 7 news. conserve, the rolling blackouts can be avoided. >> good evening and thanks for abc 7 news. joining us. i'm dion lim. a 7,000-acre wildfire >> i'm eric thomas. a triple threat, today, in the burning in san bernardino county bay area. was caused by a smoke-generating searing heat pushed temperatures into the triple digits. choking smoke all over the bay area, from numerous wildfires pyrotechnic used during a and the possibility of rolling gender-reveal party. that is according to cal fire

blackouts due to the strain on the state's power grid. investigators. the el dorado fire started there is a flex alert, again, for tomorrow between 3:00 p.m. yesterday in el dorado ranch and 9:00 p.m. >> first, we begin our coverage, tonight, with abc 7 news park. it quickly spread out of meteorologist, drew tuma, and, control, and has now led to drew, i think we all want to mandatory evacuation orders of know when are we going to get a break here? several communities. >> yeah. cal fire says the suspects can dion and eric. be criminally and financially records, today, were falling left and right. responsible. the agency did not say whether the parents were expecting a boy we exceeded 100 degrees in much or a girl. of the bay area. 13 records, set earlier today. now, the heat was certainly unrelenting in southern 100 degrees, officially, in san francisco. that is the warmest day we've california. had in three years. the triple-digit temperatures sent crowds seeking relief at you can see 111 in livermore. beaches, from los angeles, to san diego. you are looking at seal beach in 110 in napa. 107, a record high, in redwood orange county, which is on the city. so you can guess it's a pretty cusp of being able to loosen some covid restrictions. warm night right now. numbers still in the mid-80s officials anticipated large right now in san francisco. crowds, and warned the public to be cautious. but one park official said it 85 degrees currently. was even more crowded than 79 in oakland. usual. 83 in san ramon. other news, now. and 77 right now in napa. more guilty pleas are expected future tracker temperatures. in a corruption case involving he w moow by 11:00 a.m., you can see we are already approaching san francisco's city hall. chronicle insider 7 news 100 degrees in our warmest contributor reports in the

cities. along the bay shoreline, we're chronicle today that a new round of guilty pleas is expected in in the 80s, if not close to 90 the next week or so. degrees. so excessive heat warnings are former public works director is charged in a pay-for-play scheme in effect, again, tomorrow. then, tomorrow night, what we're involving city permits. watching are some gusty, businessman, walter wong, is offshore winds that will be developing. so a red-flag warning will go in cooperating with the investigation. and matea writes he is believed effect tomorrow night for the to have kept a journal with north bay mountneains and east y officials. you can read phil's column on hills. also, how hot we get and when sundays and wednesdays in "the this heat will finally move out chronicle." the last unofficial weekend of in a few minutes. summer ended the way it began, >> all right. waiting for that, drew. with protests against racial thank you. the smoky conditions have not injustice and police brutality. and jacob blake, the wisconsin stopped crowds of people making man, paralyzed, after being shot their way to bay-area beaches. some of tse seven times by a police officer, have parking lots that are shared an emotional plea from packed. abc 7 news reporter, jr stone, here's abc news reporter, is following the story and has christine sloan. more from san francisco. >> reporter: jacob blake, delivering an emotional message >> dozens of bonfires burning. from his hospital bed on saturday. something not permitted during spare the air days but something speaking out, for the first time since he was paralyzed, after that could be seen sunday night. this, after a day that consisted being shot seven times by of hot temperatures, smoky police, earlier last month in conditions, and massive crowds kenosha, wisconsin. the video message, posted to along beaches. twitter by his attorney.

>> we were absolutely shocked when we came to the beach today. >> every 24 hours, it's pain. i mean, we actually thought we it's nothing but pain. should go back to the car and get our masks. it hurts to breathe. >> really? it hurts to sleep. >> yeah. it hurts to move from side to because we're not used to seeing this many people. side. it hurts to eat. >> reporter: parking at ocean beach was closed after an please, i'm telling you. estimated crowd of a thousand showed up saturday night to change y'all lives out there. celebrate burning man. we can stick together, make some still, though, on sunday, many money. make -- make everything easier parked nearby and walked in. some, instead, opted to go to for our people out here, man, because it's so much time that has been wasted. >> reporter: in rochester, new york, protestors, once again, other locations, like chrissy field's east beach. as for the smoke, experts say taking to the streets, demanding justice for daniel prude. sunday, most of it in the bay area came from two fires. he died in march, after a both, the woodward and august struggle with police officers. fire, burning north of san >> we will protest, until something changes. francisco. >> reporter: this, as new york add triple-digit temperatures, and you have additional concerns state attorney general leticia that's making for high ozone james announced a grand jury readings, especially in parts of will decide whether or not officers will face charges. santa clara and livermore valleys. >> people are enjoying themselves, despite it. but it's not the bay that we are captured on body cameras. used to seeing. it's not the beautiful san francisco that people come to visit, is it? >> reporter: still, though, as crowded as beaches were, the

attitude was positive. spirit festive, all topped with a spectacular sunset and a hope that we can come together during what is, now, a hot, smoky pandemic. >> we are trying to do the best we can. and, you know, i think we have to just try not to look for like 100% compliance with every little last letter of every little regulation. you know? calling for justice in the police shooting of breonna >> here at ocean beach, you can see those flashing lights. taylor. >> people are angry. this parking lot is still and they may not necessarily be angry at one another, closed, and will be closed until personally. tuesday. but if you look at the big in san francisco, jr stone, abc picture, they are angry the 7 news. direction the city's heading, this country's heading. >> well, the closure of beach and everybody's pointing the finger at each other, and that parking lots in pacifica to could be dangerous. prevent people from gathering >> louisville police say they left many hunting for spots in were able to deescalate the neighborhoods. situation, quickly. visitors parked in residential christine sloan, abc news, new areas, near the pier and near york. >> we have an update on some rockaway beach. young oakland entrepreneurs we were there, as drivers hunted for open spots located blocksyh, making a difference during the pandemic. >> they are at it, again. their latest creation that sold discouus oou can see, today's ht out, in just half a day. >> and i'm meteorologist, drew tuma. we are in store for a warm

night, tonight. provide -- proved to be too much, with plenty of people and another hot day tomorrow. hitting the water for relief. we'll have the temperatures and the accuweather forecast, ahead. now, parking lots at san francisco's ocean beach were closed, today, after a large group gathered there to >> i count. >> i count. celebrate burning man. >> do you? make yourself count. be part of the 2020 census. mayor london breed had some pretty harsh words for the it only takes a few minutes. group. she tweeted, quote, last night, over 1,000 people crowded on it's completely confidential. ocean beach to celebrate burning your answer could mean millions man. of dollars for your local community. this was absolutely reckless and look. if you still have questions, abc 7 news is here for you. selfish. join us, september 9th, from you are not celebrating. you are putting people's lives at risk. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. we will be taking your calls, an out-of-control wildfire live. you can call in. and we'll get you answers. make yourself count. burning in central california has exploded to more than 73,000 acres, and there is no containment. the creek fire started friday night, and has spread quickly in the foothills of fresno and madera counties. 3,000 structures are threatened. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency for the ♪ region, so more fire resources can be assigned to increase containment. more than rescued, yesterda try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. getting trapped near a lake.

back at jack in the box. we've seen dramatic pictures, including helicopters used by the california national guard to lift people to safety. for some bay-area hikers, however, they had to drive their way out of danger, and that meant passing through the burning forest to get to safety. abc 7 news reporter, luz pena, spoke to them today about their harrowing escape. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: terrifying minutes that felt like hours. inside this car, five bay-area friends on a backpacking trip, telling each other they were going to survive. try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. where you can find games, news and highlights. but internally, hoping for the best. >> you could literally feel the all in one place, right on your tv. heat inside the car. >> i was fearful because i -- i the xfinity sports zone. just realize how close of a call use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. it was. >> reporter: it's surreal to think that, an hour prior to th follow the teams you love. siraatnal forest, and, even get notifications searching for a water source to with breaking news alerts and more. camp for the night. >> at the time, when we were so you'll never miss an update. planning, there was no fire in with the xfinity sports zone the region we were going. >> reporter: then, they heard everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome.

thunder. >> we noticed that the click, call or visit a store for details. thunderstorms got worse. and then, there were black ashes raining upon us. at this point, we made the decision to -- to head back. an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... >> reporter: the hike down took two!? ...they didn't panic. two hours. when they arrived to their car, they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family. they met a park ranger. after shopping around for insurance, >> she found us and told us, actually, there is a fire just they called usaa - across the road. who helped find the right coverage for them so you're going to need to take a different way. and even some much-needed savings. but we didn't know where to go. that was the easy part. usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- >> reporter: he was behind the easy. wheel. >> concentrate on the road and -- >> if it wouldn't have been for that ranger, what would you guys have done? >> we thought about that, also. yeah, that was a scary situation. if ranger was not there, right? one wrong -- one wrong turn, and you could just drive towards the fire. >> reporter: the ranger led them out to safety, but warned them that what was ahead was dangerous. >> she gave us directions of what to do, and to not stop at all and just keep continuing forward. ten minutes later from our plan, everything could have been different.

>> now, their bond even stronger, 24 hours later. now, hoping to say thank you to that ranger, someday. >> she saved our lives. >> reporter: in san francisco, ♪ luz pena, abc 7 news. >> glad they are all okay. a wildfire burning at point try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. back at jack in the box. ray's national seashore is now 95% contained. the woodward fire has burned more than 4,800 acres since lightning ignited it on august 18th. excuse me. officials are concerned about the weather pushing flames toward neighborhoods. silver hills, inverness park, and the national park service headquarters are under an evacuation warning. now, despite critical fire weather, crews are making good progress on the three huge wildfires burning in the bay anious redevelopment area. cal fire reports that the scu fire, burning in santa clara, plan will see piers 3032 along alameda, and contra costa san francisco waterfront transformed into a sprawling, counties, is now 92% contained. mixed-use project. these are some renderings of what the pier could look like. the lnu fire in napa and solano plans by a developer that's been counties is 91% contained. chosen by the port call for

and the czu fire is 72% hundreds of housing ouunits, a floating swimming pool, retail, and commercial space. contained. >> not one, but two earthquakes the 13-acre site is now being caused some shaking today in the used as a drive-in covid-19 bay area. the first occurred around 11:30, testing site. and before that, it was a parking lot. the warriors once considered the this morning. site for their new a 2.6 magnitude quake struck just east of san leandro. a second quake hit less than ten minutes later with a magnitude >> two young sbree nuentreprene of 3.4. yesterday, a small earthquake using new skills they developed was recorded near to not only create a business but help others, at the same time. we first introduced you to >> this might be one of the more unusual causes of a wildfire. 10-year-old brianna and her 6-year-old sister, ashley wong, investigators reveal what happened at a gender-reveal back in april. party that they said led to a they wanted to feed hungry kids and when the pandemic first large fire in southern began, they learned how to make california. >> and as we work to build a leathekeychains, eossd whs,like better bay area during the pandemic, tonight, teir favorite places in oakland were struggling, so they sprang into action, again. they have been making these. they are embossed leather coasters and selling them at their website and through a collaboration with oakland dish. they sold out of their coasters within just 12 hours. congratulations to these two

girls. they are truly making a difference. >> congratulations, again. they're doing did again. all right. time for a check on the weather forecast. here is drew. >> yeah, guys, we're tracking another hot day tomorrow. our heat wave rolls on for a an army family who is always at the ready. third day. tonight, it is a warm night. so when they got a little surprise... two!? we are at 83 in the city. ...they didn't panic. they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family. 76 in palo alto. after shopping around for insurance, they called usaa - 83 in cloverdale. who helped find the right coverage for them so tomorrow afternoon, it's a hot one. and even some much-needed savings. that was the easy part. not hot as today but still usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- dangerly hot with heat advisories in effect. so we will hit 108 in concord. easy. 104 in santa rosa. 94 in oakland. about 98 in palo alto. and 106 in morgan hill. then, tomorrow night, we are watching for some gusty, off-shore winds to develop. which will prompt a red-flag warning first to go into effect at 10:00 p.m. and then, in the santa cruz mountains 10:00 a.m.

tuesday. we'll watch north-northeasterly winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. and likely, the best chance of those winds will be tuesday morning. keep our eye on that. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. high fire danger tuesday. and then, we are gradually cooling off, guys, by friday and saturday. next weekend, we're back to where we should be for this time of the year. >> okay. can't come soon enough. drew, thanks. >> chris alvarez joins us again with a look at sports. >> coming up in sports. one of the top tennis players in the world is out for the u.s. open. plus, our after-the-game crew doing what they do best. how about talking some hoops? the gu great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'!

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here is the latest on the covid-19 pandemic, starting with the bay area. there have been 93,000 confirmed cases and 1,200 deaths, since the beginning. statewide, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the past 24 hours was 4,900. the 14-day positivity rate is at four and a half percent. both of those numbers continue to improve. but new york has had a 1% positivity rate for the past 30 days. our goal here at abc 7 is to build a better bay area, through this pandemic, in five key areas. your health. your money. the changing workplace. education. and racial injustice. >> now, as we know, bay-area workers are all facing new job my only job is to take great care of my patients.? i'm empowered to do what's right for you. realities. from new safety protocols, to our digital records mean your medical history is in one place, working from home, changing careers and managing work-life so i can give you great care. balance. everyone is looking for solutions. your primary care doctor, your specialists... so, as part of our commitment to it's great! we all work together as one team. building a better bay area, our integrated approach to health care helps my patients

we're spending this entire week looking at our changing workplace. and highlighting ways that live longer, healthier lives. people are making it work. today, we start with sports, i don't just practice here, i'm a patient, too. where abc 7's, chris alvarez, i wouldn't trust my family's health care to anyone else. shows us how covid-19 has completely changed the game, on the field and in the stadiums. hey, chris. >> hey, dion, you're exactly right. back on march 11th, the nba became the first major pro sports league to shut down due to covid-19. now, for the entire spring, arenas and stadiums across the country sat quiet. sports are back. but they're certainly not normal and the way it looks and feels. well, that's drastically different, too the normal roar of the crowd and fans packed in the stands have given way to this. masks and social distancing have been a top priority for the players and coaches competing. >> i mean, being out there with masks on is definitely different. but -- but again, we're doing

that in arizona. so i guess, i've gotten used to it, a little bit. there's ways to protect ourselves, and everyone needs to stay in hotels at night and not go to dinner, and not go to bars. as hard as that is, you know, it needs to happen and we need to make sacrifices this year. >> if you pretend that everyone has it, and you keep your distance, take your precautions, at least you know you did everything you could. >> here at oracle park, you can see the signage they are doing because in the last series, i everything to keep us safe. thought they were going to lose. and remind us to fight the spread, here, of covid-19. to come into this series where the lakers almost been waiting >> media access has been changed for them. to tears with all interviews and to see them play as well as they did, i'm quite surprised. being conducted via virtual i mean, today's game -- and i video conferences. thought, even with today, they >> how excited are you, where played really well. they came back from a deficit, you're essentially starting in early. and they did really well. >> and, coach, you think this what would be like august? >> there will be a little more series is going seven, huh? urgency to each team to win >> i'm going full herms one. games. >> the san jose earthquakes mad. the rockets are who we knew they back here, in the bay, the team are. they're small. hosted socially distanced, free, they're going to stay small. they're always going to be drive-in viewing parties for small. will the lakers overcome that their fans to enjoy. with some size? >> you know, everyone tonight, thawas the case. understands the protocols, and i think the entire series hinges understands the situations that

on westbrook, which is why it we are in. obviously, would love to be in front of fans and to have a may go seven. packed stadium. it's nice to play a game and if he stays up. just to even be out there. >> rockets have a better chance. even for 90 minutes, just to be if westbrook comes along for the ride, you could see this going in that element. the distance. >> chase center last host an >> yeah. event in march. since then, the arena's become seven turnovers tonight really one of the safest in the world. hurt. all right. who is coming out of the east? >> we've earned the industry's we are going to put the bucks gold standard when it comes to aside, even though they won today. >> you know, man, if you asked cleaning and disinfecting for disease mitigation. me a few weeks ago, i would tell so this is more than just using soap and water. you there's no question it's this is making sure that we are going to be the bucks and applying the highest standards and protocols, to keep our toronto. guests safe. now, probably boston? the number one thing we do here maybe, miami? i have no idea. at chase center is keep people >> i love the heat train. safe. and now, it's about keeping them they're clearly motivated with safe from the virus. >> last month, the 49% returned jimmy butler. they have shooters in duncan. to santa clara to prepare for a i like what eric's doing with season unlike any other. them offensively. they seem like they are built >> so many people have been for the bubble. working their tails off to equip and i think jimmy butler's trying to put this team on his this place, such that our back, and prove to everybody that he is the elite player and players feel comfortable, their families feel comfortable. making the move to miami was the it sure allows us to mitigate right move for him. i think the heat are motivated any risk. >> playing with fans. and a very good chance to come

that's -- that's where i grew up out of the east. playing football. that's where i grew up playing >> i'm taking the raptors, for the record. sports. if they say there's not going to >> fourth round of the u.s. be fans, we're just going to have to work on it. >> i love hearing the fans in open. there. novak djokovic. as djokovic, fires a ball and hit a line judge in the neck. didn't mean to do that but she would stay down for several but for now, we wait. minutes. and ultimately, have to leave. now, officials ruled a default and watch. for djokovic. so that ended the match. afterwards, novak issued an apology on social media but an early exit there. third round of the pga tour championship comes from the pga championship winner, colin molocowa. everyone is chasing this guy, >> even despite all the dustin johnson. precautions they have been taking, major league baseball, dj is five shots ahead thanks to especially has had cases of tee shots like this on nine. covid-19. how closely are the other leagues watching that? feet away. >> i think, throughout this whole thing, eric, all the leagues have been watching six under 64. and remember, the safe way in

napa is coming next weekend. nascar in nascar, golf, and i think all of them are taking a very cautious approach to it, and i think that the players are kind of policing themselves. the teams are. there are going to be outbreaks. but if they can kind of keep it as tight to the vest as they can, and just do the things you heard in the story. not going out and just staying where they're supposed to. there is a lot of money on the line for these guys. so i think they want to just keep playing the games and to do that, they got to be socially distanced and safe. and stay in their own, little bubbles. football's not in a bubble. but they're just trying to go home, practice, and play football. >> i think you're right. the bottom line is the bottom line. thank you very much. >> yeah. easier said than done. now, we do have stories on the changing workplace. each and every night this week. tomorrow, you'll see how tulsa is offering incentives to lure bay-area employees who are an army family who is always at the ready. working remotely. you can see our schedule for the so when they got a little surprise... rest of the week, here. two!? you will be able to find these ...they didn't panic. stories on our website, after they got a bigger car they air, by going to abc 7 for their soon-to-be-bigger family. after shopping around for insurance, they called usaa - news.com. >> all right. who helped find the right coverage for them right now, i have the other and even some much-needed savings.

major story in the bay area this that was the easy part. usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- weekend. -l the heat and bad air quality. easy. drew tuma's checking the forecast for us. >> yeah, eric and dion, today was the hottest day we have over the holiday weekend. tomorrow, it is still going to be dangerously hot with (vo) i have the best job in thee world.ay liz♪and mike need it- excessive heat warnings still in effect and heat advisories, as well. so tonight, we will take you i get to remind people of their grandmother's conchitas. outside. a live look from our exploratorium camera showing you give the little kids cookies... the san francisco skyline. it is fog free right now. and celebrate birthdays with all our neighbors. talk about air quality. right now, around the bay area, hopefully, we'll be part of this community for many, it's anywhere from moderate to poor. the yellow to orange categories. many more years. and that is going to continue ♪ tomorrow, as well. so tomorrow will mark a record 21 consecutive spare-the-air days. so our air quality is not changing, in the near term. right now, it is a warm night out there. 84, currently, in concord. we are at 83 in hayward. 86 right now in redwood city. 83 in san francisco. so you can bet we are going to stay pretty warm overnight, tonight. in fact, most cities around the

bay shoreline will have pretty close to 70 degrees. our warmest cities will hold in the mid, if not upper 70s overnight tonight. tomorrow is another hot day again. starting in the south bay. going for a high of 100 for san jose tomorrow. 106 in morgan hill. 99 in cupertino. 97 in redwood city. 93 in san mateo. even along the coast tomorrow, pretty much on either side, of about 80 degrees. tomorrow, in vsan francisco, downtown will hit about 90. so technically, that's cooler than the 100 we hit today. but still, very hot in the city. and the sunset, you will see cooler but still very warm at 80 degrees. 103 in santa rosa. 100 in san rafael. the east bay tomorrow, it's 93 in oakland. 98 in union city. 99 in fremont. 109 in antioch.

106 in san ramon. 109 in livermore. so, it is for that fact, again, we have that excessive heat warning and heat advisory still in effect. these will last until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. then, tomorrow night, we'll be watching very closely is for some off-shore winds to develop. and that will mean a red-flag warning will go into effect for the north bay mountains and east bay hills starting at 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night. and the santa cruz mountains, it will begin about 10:00 a.m. (john h.) ho ho ho, america! tuesday. what we're watching is "wipeout's" back, and it's time to deck the ball. north-northeasterly winds that 'tis the season to be ballsy! could gust over 30 to 45 miles per hour. and the key timeframe we are (john a.) that's right. watching under this red-flag the world's most extraordinary obstacle course warning is tuesday, 3:00 a.m., is ringing in winter with a very special holiday edition. to tuesday 3:00 p.m. so a merry christmas. our balls have been decked, 12-hour window, essentially, tuesday morning. and 24 merrymakers are ready to battle it out for $50,000. so the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll see who's naughty or nice... ohh! high fire danger, tuesday. the winds to be relaxed ring some bells... uhh! wednesday. and the cooling trend, guys, it and spread christmas cheer all over the course. is gradual. by wednesday, we are out of the triple digits and we're near average for the weekend next weekend, guys. so hang in there tomorrow.

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baseball great, lou brock died today at the age of 81. when he retired in 1979, he held the record for stolen bases. started with the cubs but traded in 1964. and his career took off starting with the 1965 season, brock would average 65 steals for the next 12 seasons. he was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1985. that was the first year he was eligible and the cardinals retired his number, which was 20. met the guy. class act.

really nice guy. >> yeah. he will be missed. our producer said this was the perfect story for you because you were very up to speed on him and that brock was your guy. >> was. he really was a class act and a great base stealer. didn't have ricky henderson's speed. he kind of did it by guile. >> that's something you just have to be inherently born with, i think. >> yeah. all right. sports now, with chris alvarez. >> coming up in sports. why the season went bad to worse for one of oakland's biggest stars. the a's, that is. and here's johnny. felt like taking a nap before he

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>> the a's and padres wrapped up a key weekend in what some view as a preview. that's good enough for a play off position this year with the expanded play offs. a's started mic fires the open shirts and th heats. chapman. it gets worse here. in the fourth, he strains his right hip. he would leave after the game or after the inning, and not return to the game, that is. top 7, a's down a run. fernando goes deep. tied with mike trout. padres 5-2. a's trying to climb back in it. sean murphy dropkicks that one intohefid os. tony kemp is your tying run at the plate. and sends it to the outfield. a's lose, 5-3. that week off definitely stopped some of their momentum, that is. johnny complaining that the music on the pa putting him to

sleep. it's actually sinatra and martin. he was wide awake. 5 and two thirds. seven hits, two runs, seven strike outs. bottom six, giants down, 2-1. solano 2-1 shot and the giants take the lead on that swing in the bat. brandon belt, he has just been on a hot streak. six homers. eight doubles and a triple. pinch-hit homer here in the 7th. and watch out for first base umpire, the umpire would be okay. giants win. same teams tomorrow. lakers and rockets game 2. lebron james. the alley-oop. and look at mcgee. he is something to watch on the sidelines. rockets with nine threes in the third outscore the lakers 41-23 , aeresa, n goes up

throwing down the hammer. anthony davis, 34 and 10. and lebron puts the game on ice right here. lakers win and the series all tied up at one. the bucks trying to avoid avoid swept by miami. goes from bad to worse on that ankle in the second. right there, he reinjures it. he did not return. the bucks, though, hang in. dante fouled with 1.9 seconds to go. makes one of two free throws so we go in overtime. in ot, it's all chris middleton, all the time. bucks win by three but miami, still up, three games to one. this abc 7 sposeport re binesses are aso. sweating out this heat wave. not only are they dealing with the weather. but the potential they could have their electricity turned off. and we're hearing from the man shot in the back, seven

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