>> added protection. covid-19 booster shots are here and people are already lining up to get them. some say it isn't that easy though to get an appointment. good morning everybody it's saturday, september 25th. you are watching abc 7 news at 5 a.m. here on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we're going to get to booster shots and who is eligible to get one, but first let's start with a quick weather. good morning, lisa. >> hi, liz. good morning. we have a lot of fog at the coast. that is going to instigate our cooldown today. the haze will be with us again. air quality alert.

there's a look at the fog from the north bay to the south bay. but a good view here downtown. with our air qualiadso modete air quality north bay, the coast and central bay, as well as santa clara valley. we have a better push of air sunday. that should help out and clear us out. right now it is 59 in san leandro. with numbers in the low 60s san carlos, mountain view, 55 santa rosa and fog at the coast. so we are waking up to lot of clouds out there. 50s and 60s by 9:00. noon time we're partly cloudy. gets a little haze s. low to mid 80s inland. that's five to ten degrees cooler than yesterday from the bay shore to our inland valley. we'll talk about a further cooldown for the rest of the weekend and even the rest of the month coming up. liz? >> thank you. the search for booster shots is on across the bay area. counties are ramping up for another wave of high demand for covid shots. here are the people who the cdc says should get a booster shot.

those who are 65 years and older and people living in a long term care setting. and people age 50 through 64 who have an under lying medical condition. the cdc said other groups may get a booster shot including those 18-49 who have under lying medical conditions and those who are increased risk of exposure but a of where they work or where they spend most of their time. counties across california can modify the cdc guidelines as they roll out their plans for booster distribution. liz pena, a member of our vaccine team, has details, and found some people who were first in line to get their booster. >> reporter: hours after the cdc endorsed pfizer's booster shot, california's department of public health gathered all the public health officers to explain what the guidelines will be going forward. marin county public health officer dr. matt willis, was in the meeting. >> basically, our approach in california is going to mirror

the approach the cdc recommended. >> reporter: but counties will have the flexibility to modify the criteria. marin county will open vaccination shots at the north gate mall wednesday to give boosters to those 75 years old and older instead of starting with the 65-year-old group. >> more severe if they become infected. as soon as we work through that demand, we'll be opening it up to 65 plus. >> reporter: corporate pharmacies like cvs and walgreen's will become some of the biggest distributors of the vaccine, and follow the cdc guidelines. marin county redent gary sabille made sure he was one of the first to get a booster. >> i should go bet on the lottery or something. there wasn't much of luck about it. just go online and make an appointment and sign up and come here and they do it. >> reporter: but there is some

luck to it. outside of the same cvs where gary got his booster shot, we met bill chrysler. it took him hours to book an appointment. it is giving him a flash back of how he went out of town to get their first shot. >> we went up to sacramento to get the original first two. >> reporter: you're hoping you won't have to do that again for a booster. >> if that's what it takes, that's what it takes. >> reporter: liz pena, abc 7 news. >> nearly 200 members of the san francisco police department applied for religious exemption from the city's employee vaccine mandate, the highest number in any city department. the chronicle reports of the 2,800 member police force, 366 are unvaccinated. 198 of though people want religious exemptions and eight have requested medical exemptions. about 160 exemptions have been

tentatively approved. if waivers are accepted, unvaccinated employees could be reassigned to another role, put on leave or let go from their job. happening today, wal-mart is offering free health screenings and immunizations including covid vaccines and booster shots. all part of the wellness day being held at 5,000 locations across the country. covid-19 shots are free and other vaccines are covered under most major insurance plans. appointments are not needed. this is happening today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you ask ask our vaccine team. go to abc 7.com/vaccine. click on the big blue box there. we also have information about how to make an appointment. after being pulled off the set of "the view" one co-host said she's tested negative for covid-19 twice. navarro and sonny hosten received positive test results yesterday morning.

both are vaccinated. navarro spoke about it with cnn. >> we took a pcr test. both have come back false positive for me. i can't speak for sonny. it's her privacy. it's up to her to talk about her test results. i'm waiting for another one. >> no comment yet from "the view" on those latest test results, but we all saw most likely the drama unfolding live on tv yesterday morning. producers asked con stance and navarro to step off the set after the positive test results came back. >> there seems to be something happening here that i'm not 100% aware of. can someone please apprise me of the situation? >> we need the two of you to step off for a second. >> anna and sonny. >> we'll bring you back later. >> they left the set just mom moments before they were to interview kamala harris in

person. the interview was delayed until harris could get to a remote location 35 minutes later. real estate firm heinz announced $2.5 billion renovation project that will turn the historic market offices into two modern office projects and one multifamily development. the 77 feel street office tower will be completely renovated. the company also plans to build a new apartment building near several other of its downed developments. heinz purchased the pg&e properties in may for $800 million. it was nearly a year ago when a fire killed four people in shasta county, including an 8-year-old girl. the shasta district attorney office filed charges against pg&e including manslaughter. we have the story from sacramento. >> reporter: 11 felony charges and 20 misdemeanors against pg&e

filed here in shasta county. they include four homicides, they are manslaughter charges, the same charge from back in the 2018 campfire. for the families of the four people who died here in shasta county, this day is more about one thing. >> they need to be held accountable. no family should have to go through this. >> reporter: that's zach mcloud. his wife and 8-year-old daughter both died in the zog fire, trying to run for their lives. their pickup truck ran off the road into the burning forest. two of their neighbors died in their small community. at a press conference announcing the criminal charges against pg&e, stephanie bridges said pg&e absolutely should have prevented this wild fire from happening. she says pg&e marked an unsafe tree that had fire damage from a previous fire years ago and was leaning in the direction of pg&e's power line. no one ever followed up to cut the tree down. >> it's just not an accident. they knew it was there. they left it.

they didn't remove it and people died. >> reporter: the charges filed are against the pg&e corporation. the same thing we saw after the campfire in butte county. that means no one would go to prison if found guilty, but the da here made it clear, their investigation isn't over. they have two more years on the statute of limitation to press felony charges against people. it's something they're going to try to do. >> pg&e chief executive patty poppy issued a statement saying in part, quote, we have accepted cal fire's determination reached this year that a tree contacted our electric line and started the zog fire. we accept that conclusion, but we did not commit a crime. a woman faces up to nine years in prison for allegedly starting the fire in shasta county. shasta county prosecutors say 30-year-old alexandra duvernea was seen acting strangely in the

area where the fire began. investigators say she was later found with a cigarette lighter in her pocket. duvernea may be linked to other fires. >> we are aware that there are possible additional fires here in our county that she may be linked to as well as other charges state wide. it is still an on going investigation. >> duvernea has been charged with felony arson and committing an arson in a state of emergency. the fire has burned more than 6,000 acres. heads up for anyone planning to travel to san francisco this weekend. cal trans closed the central freeway ramp connecting interstate 80 and northbound highway 101. crews will be replacing a guardrail struck and damaged by a big rig last october. the 7 street ramp on to interstate 80 will also be closed. this will affect traffic coming to and from the bay bridge. the closure is set to run

through 5 a.m. monday morning before the start of the commute. all right, lisa. let' get a check outside. >> pretty foggy as you head over some local bridges. we should make it up to the 60s. temperatures about six degrees below average. that below average trend will stay with us over the weekend. today the warmer day out of the next two. we'll talk about the rest of the week ahead with my seven day forecast. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, eviction moratoriums are coming to an end for millions of californians. one bay area county's attempt to extend it has failed, but there is still some hope for residents in need. and a watermain break flooded a photo shop in the south bay. how the repairs could be even more devastating.

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nfl coach greg nass. the investigation found insufficient evidence to file charges against the driver who killed him while he was riding his bike in san ramone in july. napp was a former coordinator with the raiders and 49ers. the da released a statement saying the dangers of distracted driving are well known. motorists need to be at tentative drivers as well. the covid-19 pandemic has created an economic crisis in the united states. one of the biggest impacts has been the inability for people to pay their rent. state wide eviction moratoriums end next week and the attempt to extend those moratoriums has narrowly failed in contra costa county, but help is still available. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry has a look at what you can do. >> reporter: in a tight 3-2 decision the contra costa board of supervisors voted to lift the eviction moratorium. this means on september 30th, some people who have not found

rent relief could find themselves facing eviction. >> if the state runs out of rental relief funding, then there's really no protection for people who can't pay their rent. >> reporter: john doyle is one of the supervisors who voted to keep the moratorium in place. he worries lifting the moratorium will hurt those most impacted by the pandemic. >> we are seeing the community suffer greater impact. african-american and latino latin communities are harder hit by this pandemic in terms of impact on finances. >> reporter: with resources like the emergency rental assistance ram, some board members think the moratorium is no longer needed. >> we have more demand for employees in some sectors and fewer in others, but people can start working again. >> reporter: according to california's rent relief program, housing is key. many californians are still in need of rental assistance. in september, they are reporting a 14.8% increase in applications for rent assistance and 17.8%

increase demand for rental funds. deborah bollinger helps with rental assistance. she fears a lot of people will be impacted by this decision. >> in contra costa, i'm not as familiar with other counties, that money will be running out eventually. >> reporter: if worst comes to worst the eviction moratorium could get put back in by the board. that's something most supervisors would be for. they're just waiting to see what is going to happen with the pandemic especially with winter on the way. >> in the south bay, nearly one week after water flooded a beloved downtown san jose business, a long time film developer said repair work is likely to threaten the future of photo express. as abc 7 news reporter shows us, the community is doing what it can to keep the shop afloat. >> reporter: we're often told a photo is worth 1,000 words. ask customers at photo express

in downtown san jose and not as enough can be seen about the owner henry chang. >> generous. >> photo express is like a staple here. >> reporter: in business since 1987, chang has developed an immeasurable amount of negatives. film, of course. last saturday a negative no one saw coming. san jose water confirmed an 8 inch cast iron main broke, sending water down the street and into storefronts along 7. >> just the bacteria. >> reporter: he fears any debris from repair work will damage specialized equipment. these are items chang says would be nearly impossible to replace. >> without the machines, i'm done. >> reporter: not wanting to see his business shut, julian nichols created a go fund campaign to rally the community.

starting with a $10,000 goal, it grew to $30,000 in three days. >> when i found out about the flooding i was like, what can i do to help? >> reporter: all a frequent photo express customer, he said chang's small business is critical to the downtown corridor. >> no big tech company. they provide jobs, this, that and a third. that's the real bread and butter here. >> reporter: no matter how much money is raised, chang maintains some things just can't be replaced and he's not willing to sacrifice quality. >> i love people say, don't quit, don't quit. i try my best. >> reporter: abc 7, abc news news. look at this mess in the east bay. this sink hole in an alamo neighborhood is growing by the hour. this is on valley oaks drive near stone valley road. redents say they are without water and are waiting for repairs.

they've just been outside watching the asphalt break apart. parts of the street are starting to cave in. >> so the entire street was flooded. the exciting thing was, the street was buckling and coming up. the water was squirting through the cracks. there's a culvert here. we think there's a big hole there when they dig this up. >> no word yet from the utility district of when this is going to be fixed. residents say they're bracing for the possibility water may not come back on until well into the weekend. okay. happening today, a celebration of two east bay icons. the park is turning 85 and the brazilian room event venue is turning 80. festivities are scheduled throughout the day from 10:30 to 12:30 at the environmental center and from 12:30 to 3:30 at the brazilian room. there will be history, exhibits, music, food and drinks. the entrance to the park is on

grizzly peak boulevard in buckley. that should be a pretty nice day today. >> yeah. it's going to cool down. we were muggy. the trend will feel more like fall in the next few days. we got our marine layer back. right now we're at about 1,500 to 2,000 feet. you may have to give yourself extra time if you're headed over our local bridges. by the afternoon that bridge picks up. here's a look at the fog from the north bay. little entry in the east bay there. visibility for miles. three mile visibility happening there. elsewhere because the deck is so tall. 60 in cupertino. it is 70 in san jose as well as san francisco. 52. it is cooler in the south end of the bay, where temperatures are about seven degrees cooler. here's a look at our smoke forecast. notice we are looking at hazy

conditions today. we'll continue this theme right on through the afternoon. this is about 10:00 sunday. the winds begin to push that smoke out. we'll have better air quality for tomorrow afternoon. live look outside. we have dense fog over the golden gate bridge. still hazy with better air quality on the way on sunday. we do have a slight chance of a shower as we get into early tuesday morning. another system just clipping the bay area but falling apart. here a look at some of the high clouds. mostly sunny, hazy. the clouds clinging to the coast at times. as we get into monday after noon time, 10:00 we have a fire weather watch from the sierra nevada. we have gusty winds that will be moving in, allowing for the relative humidity to drop to at least 10% there. that could initiate more fires or they could spread rapidly.

back to the rain that we're expecting. about the same time, through monday. looking up in portland, seattle. inch and a third, inch and a quarter. as we get down through the california coast line, only about 1/100 in can't look for much more than that. 69 in oakland today. it's cooler there. ten degrees cooler inland. 85 today for concord. 78 santa rosa. 63 half moon bay. 82 san jose. pretty nice day out there with some cloudy skies at the shore line. 60s there. look for low 70s along the bay shore. mid 80s inland. cooler still by about four degrees inland tomorrow. another cooldown across the bay. winds will increase monday and tuesday. we have that system coming in.

we should get slightly warmer. that's the end of the month, thursday, business. by the time we get to october, it will feel warmer. >> this summer just flew by. >> this is my kind of summer. >> that's true. just ahead, october, we mentioned it, is now less than a week away. why the scareiest part of this halloween may be the prices of pumpkins. we'll have that coming up.

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barking. >> we woke up, went downstairs, found the front door ajar slightly and thought, wow, we must have left the door ajar last night. >> reporter: the next morning, new clues. he found items missing, including a lap top and drone. >> i went to the nest video camera that's on our front door. the burglar was in the front yard. you could see a flashlight. occasionally you could see his beanie cap. as i'm looking at the video, i'm starting to see these gaps in the video. i have many gaps. >> reporter: gaps in the video where we might have been able to make out the thief's face. jim contacted nest customer support and was told the video doorbell had no interference communicating to the router until the incident happened. >> and so i was like, i can't believe this. so i started doing a little research. i found out that you can buy one of these little microcontrollers

that will actually deauthorize the clients on your wi-fi network and essentially cause interference. >> reporter: they cost $7. for 50 bucks, jim found a model that offers more exacting control. jim knows he doesn't have proof, but fears thieves may be jamming wi-fis. google is not so sure, telling 7 on your side in part, google nest is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our customers. we are aware of a single nest hello doorbell issue and our team is actively investigating. there is no evidence that the device was purposefully tampered with. tristan perry has been looking at this issue for awhile and said it is not really a surprise. >> we all know wi-fi has issues. messing up or streaming has an issue, they can have issue. >> reporter: he's written about ring video doorbells.

>> people have these problems. say someone looking into their window and looking like suspects. they go to their ring app and there's no recording. >> reporter: i'm michael finny, 7 on your side. pumpkins are the latest product hit hard by supply chain shortages, and prices are soaring. abc 7 news visited orchards in the east bay where stocks are scarce and prices are up, in some cases double. special ornate pumpkins are especially hard to come by. farmers planted fewer pumpkins because of the drought and don't have the labor to pick the pumpkins. >> a lot of the patches just went out of business. they gave up. >> business owners say thehereie hoday it's not just pumpkins. christmas tree growers said to

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and visitcalifornia.com >> good morning again, everybody. thanks for joining us on abc 7 news. we're gonna start this half hour with another look at the weather. let' get over to lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. cooler day and cooler weekend. we still have some haze to contend with. temperatures very cool in our inland valleys and east bay. 57anose as well as san

ramone. 65 santa rosa. looking at that 24 hour temperature change from concord, livermore and san jose and the delta, where winds are up to 22 miles an hour. chillier start out there. looking at modern air quality coast, central bay and santa clara valley today. smoke from the fires all around us kind of drifting above our heads again today. 9:00 in the 60s, looking at a few high clouds. by 2:00 we're in the low 80s inland. that's ten degrees cooler than yesterday. got a 71, 72 around freemont and in the low to mid 60s at the coast. just 50s around half moon bay. we'll talk about how much cooler sunday is gonna get and maybe rain chances coming up for the week ahead. liz? >> good to know, lisa, thank you. millions of americans are lining up for a third pfizer booster shot. this came one day after the cdc made the shots available to people over 65 in addition to other high risk groups including front line health care workers.

ty hernandez has more. >> reporter: from coast to coast, americans who just became eligible for a pfizer booster lining up to get that third shot. some waiting for hours. >> i think everyone should get their booster shot as soon as possible. >> reporter: it comes less than 24 hours after a cdc advisory ay panel signed off on booster. leaving out front line workers whose jobs put them at risk for infection. the cdc director instead deciding to include front line workers in the booster. shots now available at va hospitals and at more than 30,000 health care centers and pharmacies nationwide. while the booster rollout gets under way, efforts continue to get the unvaccinated to roll up

their sleeve. an estimated 70 million eligible americans still haven't received their first shot. >> the unvaccinated overcaught our hospitals, overrunning emergency rooms and intensive care units, leaving no room for someone with a heart attack or cancer operation needed to get care because the places they would get care are crowded. >> reporter: in new york city, schools bracing for potential staffing shortages as the vaccine mandate begins monday. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. schools in the bay area are fining creative ways to encourage students to keep their masks on. one student in san francisco is using student am bam ambassadors to keep people safe. ow others the correct and

incorrect way to wear a mask. once a week the student body nominates eight new ambassadors. for the first group the school picked kids who were having a hard time keeping their mask on and that lead by example approach worked. >> i think they'll listen to each other more than they listen to adults. i feel if they're taking that responsibility, that ownership, it doesn't feel like they're being told what to do. >> ambassadors say they are starting to see the results. one says about half of the students he sees now keep their masks on throughout the day. that's great. okay. this weekend you can participate in a global concert and make a difference in the world at the same time without leaving your home. the event is called global citizen live and kicks off at 10 a.m. today and will last for 24 hours. it's sti ng together to make a difference in the world.

abc 7 mornings anchor spoke with the ceo of global citizen about the event, including a performer who caught his attention. >> you had me at jail. one you say jail, i'm in. i know there are lots of other people before me. also j. lo. >> j. lo will be performing as part of global citizen live. she has some huge surprises in store. actually spoke to her team last night. >> oh. >> an her performance, like always, will be off the charts. >> i cannot wait. there's a lot to tackle. your organization is really trying to get a handle on so many things. it's hard to get to climate change an poverty without first going through the barrier that covid-19 has presented for itself. especially in parts of the world that have been challenged by just getting access to the vaccine. i know that is a huge part of the campaign.

>> in many parts of the world, the u.s., european union, crossover 50%, 60% of people fully vaccinated. across subsaharran africa, you are talking about people who haven't even had access to a single dose. that's why we need people around the world to take action to call on governments to ultimately ensure vaccine equity for everyone. we're not going to see covid in our rear view mirror anytime soon. >> when people are watching the bay area's own performing, demi lovato, elton john, stevie wonder, what do you want people to do as they're streaming this 24 hour event? >> i want to start by saying this is not a telethon. we don't want your money. we want you to download the global citizen app and star taking action. it runs through different actions. like tweeting to a world leader

or calling your member of congress on the climate emergency. all of these actions earn you points. you can use the points to come to the global citizens festival area.or earn rewards in the bay >> that event begins streaming at 10 a.m. this morning. we have all the information online at global citizen.org. you can catch it here on abc 7 tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. okay. lots of spooky excitement beginning in new england. disney's hocus pocus 2 starring bette midler, sarah jessica parker and kathy najiminy. >> there's a certain look creators of the hocus pocus sequel have been honing in on as they were seen when they were shopping at an event at antiques cove center. >> they bought some chandeliers. some halloween decorations. lot of things you would suggest with a creepy haunted new

england style. >> the set designers were looking for what are called layering items that would go in the background of the scenes to give those scenes authenticity. the plot is reportedly similar to the original dark comedy except this time three young women instead of a teenage boy inadvertently reawaken the sanderson sisters, witches from 1693 on halloween again being played by midler, parker and naj najimy. >> reporter: the film's ebbing tier kwror -- at chase park. interiors will be shot at the armory in providence, fairy dust production sound stage, all over

a ten week period. >> they did say to us at the end of the movie, a house will burn down. >> are the antiques going to go with it? >> i hope not. >> there's a growing sense of magic in the air as the production of hocus pocus ramps up with general new england back drops, scenery and sets to boost. film is expected out halloween 2022. >> that brings back so many memories. hocus pocus 2 will be released next fall on disney plus. disney is the parent company of abc 7. all right. still ahead, waste water may be a solution to our historic drought. how the south bay is using technology to expand purifying water. and hook outside this morning.

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lisa, one more check outside. >> it is 51 degrees as we look at emoryville. temperatures in the upper 60s this afternoon. cooldown for the bay shore, where temperatures will be following that trend into the weekend and perhaps beyond. you'll have my accuweather seven day forecast, coming up. also next, giants propel to their 100th win of the season against the rockies. we have detail

could waste water be our solution to the drought? they're using technology to lead a county out of the drought. >> reporter: for those wondering just how bad the drought is in santa clara county, let the images of our local reservoirs do the talking. community conservation is important, but if something doesn't change, these conditions may only get worse. >> i don't want to imagine what we would look like if we continue on years after years in a drought. i don't even know what conservation would look like. >> reporter: for an age old problem like the drought, valley water is working on a new age solution. the group plans to expand their plant and build a new facility in los altos to create a drought

resistant water source. by 2028 valley water plans to produce 10 million gallons daily of this, purified drinking water from waste water. sounds crazy, but they say it could be a game changer and tastes pretty good. >> right now we're using 55% of our water. having to rely on importing water is becoming stricter, more dangerous. what we need is a greater guarantee of resiliency. that's what this is. >> reporter: the process takes the water through the steps of microfiltration, ultraviolet light to create safe to drink water. purifying waste water will help the county rely less on outsourcing to bring the cost of water down meet 10% of the current demand by 2028, possibly lead santa clara county out of the drought. >> this is important. if we want to get out of the drought, address climate change, we have to ensure that we're creating additional purified

water. >> reporter: all that's left to say is -- >> cheers! >> reporter: dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> let' get a check of the forecast now. lisa, you were mentioning the potential chance of rain. >> many cities do that already, liz. that's kind of fascinating. southern california one of them. we could see a couple kind of a roller coaster of things offered up to the bay area the next few days. low clouds and fog start out the weekend. visibility down to 2 1/2 miles here half moon bay. el where the deck is taller so we aren't seeing any issues. here's a look at the numbers there. 57 san jose. cool start for you. 55, 58 in lafayette, danville,

livermore. current air quality is good. moderate air quality into the east bay. air quality advisory today. we have some smoke in the upper levels of the atmosphere, allowing for haze to be with us once again this afternoon. there's a look outside where you can see the clouds. condensed fog especially along the bridges this morning. as we look towards the rest of the weekend, the fog is gonna stay with us as long as we have that. we have that steady onshore flow. that's gonna bring us better air quality for sunday. there is c showda into tuesday. already now 22 miles an hour. delta at the southwest. we'll stop this at 1:00 a.m. in the morning tomorrow. you can still see, we have that breeze through the delta. the wind gets even stronger as we get to sunday. that's gonna help clear out that haze and bring out better air quality, but a cooler day for your sunday afternoon. with these winds only approaching the low 80s inland.

looking at that wind. also by the end of the weekend into monday, bringing a fire weather watch with winds out of the southwest. that brings the humidity 10% to 20%. certainly be watching this area here. it could create more smoke around northern california. hopefully not start more fires. 80 in santa clara today. warm there. 75. on shore flow bringing lowmatte. few high clouds from time to time. looking at mid 60s, so cooler than average san francisco. up in the north bay, lot of 70s. maybe a few 80s. you can get up toward clover dale. you've got partly to mostly sunny skies. east bay number 72 for you this afternoon heyward, union city, castroll 3:00 m.his afternoon.

83 in san ramone. 86 in livermore. accuweather seven day forecast. today we still have 80s inland. tomorrow better air quality and cooler. the trend continues more and more clouds, more wind. slight chance of a shower monday into tuesday. bit of recovery as we head toward the end of the month and warmer temperatures. liz? >> all right, lisa. thank you. let's talk sports now. all three bay area football teams are in action today. san jose state takes on western michigan at 11:00 a.m. stanford battles ucla. kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. and tonight, cal faces washington at husky stadium at 6:30. on the diamond the astros will play the a's at the oakland coliseum. first pitch is at 1:07 this afternoon. giants take on the rockies at coor's field at 5:10. last night the giants opened their final road series of the regular season in colorado, coming to a one game lead in the

nl west. here's larry beal with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. this has been such a special season for the giants looking to keep the dodgers off their back. going for win number 100 last night in colorado. couldn't get much better. first batter of the game, welcome to coor's field, where pitchers go to die. lead off homer. third time in 11 days he's led off a game with a pop. 1-0 giants. rockies got two in their first half of the top two. brandon crawford woke up feeling dangerous. 442 feet. his career high 22nd homer. we're tied at 2. captain my captain. second deck. 3-2 on a team leading 27th homer of the year. mike ustremski, there it goes, his 25th blast. no torture for a change. giants win. win number 100. first time they've hit the

century mark since 2003. >> that's a huge accomplishment. bench mark that i have never gotten to. obviously, i think going into this season i will be excited. i think how we played all year, it's not that surprising. >> dodgers opening up a three game set against the diamondbacks. aj hollis enjoying the desert. game back of the giants with just eight to play. a's and astros. elton john at the coliseum? not really. feather boa. a's trail in the 3rd. they rally. matt olsen singles to tie it at 2. sac fly would give oakland the lead. they have a bad bull pen. eight k's in seven innings. they put it away in the 7th. bases loaded. high, deep and aloha means grand

slam. a's 14-2. nba has rejected an exemption for warriors forward andrew wig beginen -- wiggins. he was looking for exemption from the vaccination. he would lose $350 thou350 if he doesn't get the shot. momentum takes it almost into lake michigan. the shot is fantastic. wow. u.s. leads 6-2 after day one. all right. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. >> speaking of the weekend, coming up next, it is a great day to get outside. for many reasons, but one. we're gonna tell you why national parks are waiving their entrance fees today.

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added protection. covid-19 booster shots are fear and people are already lining up to get them. some say it isn't easy though to get an appointment. good morning, everybody. it's saturday, september 25th. you're watching abc 7 live on abc 7 and wherever you stream. we'll get to those booster shots and who's eligible in a moment, but let's take a quick look at the morning forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. it is the first weekend of fall and the last weekend of september. we have cooler