>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: in just two days, the first bay area county will end its indoor mask mandate at most businesses. vaccination rate is 80% and this comes as two other counties relax their mask rules for some places. good morning. you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. i am liz kreutz. let's start out with weather and lisa argen. lisa: good morning. a weak cold front could produce light showers or sprinkles across the region. here is live doppler 7. cloud cover and temperatures mother with that blanket of clouds, mid 50's in the north

bay come upper 50's in their 60's in fremont, san jose. fog on the golden gate and up toward santa rosa, a two mile the debility. a look at the foggy conditions, cloudy sky throughout most of the day with temperatures cooler, in the 60's, maybe upper 60's, where you get more sun. we could see a light shower or sprinkle, but nothing to cancel your plans over. we still have that chance in the sunday and better rain chances in the monday. we will talk about that in detail, liz, thank you. liz: all right, lisa, thank you. masks, for at most marin county businesses and venues off. the exceptions are hospitals and private businesses that choose to keep a mask policy. marin is the first bay area counties to reach the first

benchmark to unmask, including a vaccination rate of 80%. it and san francisco are the only counties in the yellow or moderate area of spread. alameda and contra costa counties are relaxing the rules for a small number of places like gyms and offices where everyone is fully vaccinated. the city of berkeley is making the change. the fda has also authorized pfizer's vaccine for use in children ages five through 11. cdc authorization could come as soon as tuesday. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at what changes as a result the announcement. melanie: the fda says the covid vaccine for children will be -- ages five to 11 years old will be administered as a two-dose primary series three weeks apart, but will be a lower dose than what is used for individuals 12 years old and up. >> as a mother and a physician i know that parents, caregivers, school staff and children have been waiting for the authorization. melanie: covid-19 cases in children five to 11 years old make up 39% of cases in individuals younger than 18 years old. >> parents and guardians can rest assured that we conducted a

conference of an rigorous evaluation on the data in the vaccine's efficacy. melanie: a recent poll found three in 10 parents say they will definitely not get there five to 11-year-old vaccinated. >> some parents will be hesitant about vaccinating this age group but that was true for adults at , the beginning of the pandemic. melanie: dr. george rutherford is a yo epidemiology. >> i think we will see a more robust uptake in the bay area. melanie: another poll found that long-term effects, serious side effects and impacts on fertility are among the top concerns parents have about vaccinating their child. >> there is no evidence that there is in effect, an adverse effect on fertility. >> i would encourage people to get their children vaccinated as quickly as they can. i think it will go a long way

towards getting real, lasting disease control. melanie: the initial 50 million doses are expected to start shipping out of pfizer's manufacturing plant within 24 hours. vaccination start once the cdc signs off on specific recommendations, likely next week. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. liz: we checked in with local county health and hospital officials. most are waiting to release guidance on how they will distribute shots until the cdc gives their signoff. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo spoke with bay area parents to explain their hope or , in some cases, their hesitancy, when it comes to their kids and the covid vaccine. amanda: parenting in the pandemic, protection and preparation have been top of mind. as a covid-19 vaccine for kids moves closer to reality, parents around the bay area are shifting focus to what this means for their young children. for this man and his sun, ronan, there is hope. emergency authorization could not come soon enough.

>> obviously, with him being a lot more aware, sometimes he will ask about covid and how he can be protected. i think, even with the shot, he wants a shot. amanda: he says it will expand the family's ability to travel , and, most importantly, he says, offer the ability to be near older relatives without risking exposure. that is part of the motivation for clarice as well. clarice: we can visit grandparents and to just be mask free. amanda: her daughter turns five in november. while they are looking forward to the extra layer of protection, she wants to wait in , wanting to first hear about reactions. clarice: myself as well as a few friends and family members, we did feel a few of the symptoms, so i think that is what i am kind of waiting to see. amanda: for mom amanda, there is hesitancy. amanda s: i will not be the

first one in line. thank you. [laughs] amanda: her concern is whether potential adverse effects will outweigh the virus. amanda s: i am a believer in science, and i appreciate the work, but there is not enough data for me to follow through at this moment. amanda: different approaches, though they all agree the safety of their children is paramount. i am amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. liz: downtown san francisco could look busier on monday , and that is because all municipal employees will be required to come back to city hall. employees return after working remotely for a year and a half. that november 1 return to work date is the same day all city employees must be vaccinated. as of yesterday, nearly 98% were of city workers were vaccinated. fewer than 1000 of the city's work force have not gotten their shots and could eventually be terminated. if you have questions about covid vaccine mandates or policies, you can ask our team by going to abc7news.com/vaccine

and click on the big blue box. ok, in the east bay, police are investigating a shooting involving two students at mcclymonds high school in west oakland. a teenage girl was wounded and another girl was pistol whipped. this happened yesterday afternoon at a corner store on market. the campus was locked down while police secure the area. a letter sent to parents said that the student suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are stable. the school will be offering on-campus counseling for students and staff who needed. the man shot and killed while attempting to rob a retired oakland police captain c joiner last week has now been identified. the alameda county coroner bank confirms desani gardner died of a gunshot wound. social media posts indicate that he is a vallejo rapper lil c. surveillance video from a chevron gas station show gardner with a group who attempted to rob joyner while he was pumping gas. joyner fired at the group

and then was shot six times in return. he is still in the hospital recovering from his injuries. , a memorial flag and photo of a veteran found by chp on i-580 in livermore has been returned to the family. chp had posted this photo of the lost items, creating a buzz on social media. friends and relatives recognized the photo and contacted family members. they said it was lost when a box fell out of the moving truck in the fast lane and it was too dangerous to retrieve. the family wanted to thank everyone who helped get them get it back. after a two-year wait, outside lands is back and with it comes the crowds. the music festival is drawing hundreds of thousands. abc 7 news reporter luz pena was there where things are almost back to normal.

luz: it is the 13th year of outside lands, and it is coming back stronger than ever with a halloween theme. it, we have mid it, and i am like a sponge soaking all of this up. luz: over 200,000 people are projected to attend this year. many have been waiting for this moment since 2019. pierce drove from l.a. >> this outfit took me two years to make it. i wanted to wear it before covid and then covid happened. luz: they had not seen each other for two years, the epidemic kept them apart music m together. >> we have been listening throughout the pandemic for the past two years, and so when we sought on the lineup, we were like we have got to go. luz: even though the main concerts are outdoors, attendees need to be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative covid test 72 hours prior to the festival. >> it helps with the experience to know that everyone is , vaccinated or tested negative. luz: this generates over $70

million in economic activity for the city of san francisco. behind me you see 85 local restaurants benefiting from that economic boost. >> we can generate, in just one weekend, the equivalent of one or two months of sales. luz: this also meant small pop-ups had exposure. >> as far as patties, i have over 700, and i have over 3000 just for the three-day weekend. yes. i feel like we will run out, what i do not know. luz: that is a good problem to have. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. liz: all right, lisa, it will be a pretty nice day for people going to the festival. lisa: pretty fall-like, liz. well into the 70's. it is a beautiful day. get ready for more clouds and isolated showers around today, but better rain chances arrive into the week ahead.

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liz: the world climate summit begins tomorrow in scotland, and this morning, president biden joined other leaders in posing a -- for a family photo in rome.yr the goal of the g20 conference is to recommit the paris agreement and address new clot -- address the climate crisis. after a year of deadly fires, droughts, and storms the expectations are high. >> it is an emotional game, a political game, but the results of this game are very important to the quality of our global life together.

liz: back in washington, congress is working to pass $550 5 billion in climate programs that would include tax incentives for electric cars, the creation of a civilian climate corps, and an increased of investments and solar, wind, and batteries. governor newsom had planned to go but canceled due to "family obligations." after taking a hiatus due to the pandemic, halloween is making a comeback. it is not only fun, but it is a huge boost for a neighborhood economy, something that is key to building a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter tim johns has a look at what people can expect. tim: after a pandemic induced break in 2020, halloween is back in the castro. >> castro knows how to party, and castro knows how to do halloween. tim: he is the president of the castro merchants' association. he says after a rough 18 months

for local businesses, halloween is a chance to get things back to some sense of normal. >> we need the business and we need the people to come out, but as i said, responsibly and safely. tim: that invitation comes with caveats. in the past year, the neighborhood has been more cautious with those who do not live nearby, especially in the aftermath of 2006's celebration , which ended with violence and several shootings. >> we have been working with the san francisco police department and other city agencies, trying to make preparations for anything that could come up with this event. tim: with precautions in place, the castro is ready to open up, sharing a key part of its rich history and culture. >> the community council and certain celebrations, like pride and halloween, is another explosions of our personality and individuality, and it is really a lot of what the castro is about. tim: local businesses say they are ready once again.

>> extremely busy, maddeningly busy. actually, it is busy, and then it is maddeningly busy. i think we will have a maddeningly busy time. tim: foot traffic is already picking up. we have already seen pretty interesting costumes, so if you are looking for something fun to do, coming down to the castro might be it. in the castro, tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: a rare but welcome sight for skiers and snowboarders, palisades opened yesterday, all thanks to the big storm that dropped three feet of snow last week. people started lining up hours before opening, eager to hit the slopes. the ski resort is commemorating opening weekend by encouraging guests to wear costumes. >> these people got out here early, and everyone is so fired up to be able to ski in october. that is not something you can usually do, especially halloween weekend. liz: guests are required to

purchase tickets in advance. the resort is open wednesday through sundays, and after november 19th, it will open seven days a week. lisa, three weeks ago, we never would've expected, with the drought, that we would see people out there skiing right now. lisa: well, with climate change, that weather whiplash, fires, atmospheric river, and then now. we have better-than-average precip right now for the end of october, nothing like what we saw last week, but a couple of local 1 systems -- level 1 systems. this could bring a couple of sprinkles our way. live doppler 7, a lot of cloud cover, fog along the coast, pleasanton checking in at 53, and in the north bay, fog from santa rosa, a half-mile mother's ability from the coast here,

pacifica, so there are certainly some issues out on the roadway. do take your time. fog this morning, a cooler afternoon. possibility of sprinkles over the weekend. otherwise it is going to be seasonal, clouds for halloween, then rain arrived better for monday, so we can have the dry weekend, unlike last weekend. here is a look at the clouds and potential for a few light showers throughout your saturday. we go through 6:00, and from time to time, the clouds thin out. overall, we are looking dry, but early sunday, you are probably sleeping, and we have a couple of showers, then we look for perhaps brighter skies into your sunday afternoon. rainfall amounts over the afternoon very light, anywhere from a couple hundreds to 500, under an a shower, maybe 1

of an inch. sonoma to the north bay, as we get to the afternoon, you can see the rain chances arriving north and kept east and on the peninsula, but the south bay, not so much. of rain, three quarters of an inch, maybe half an inch in concord, as we get to the south, perhaps 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch. that would be nice. look for 69 in san j j mid-60's in santa rosa. the, a few -- the accuweather 7-day forecast, a few clouds, dry, level 1 system monday, then we get a break on tuesday.

the next system on wednesday, ending on thursday. that is the way we used to see it, liz, the rainy season, with more rain icons on the 7-day. liz: right. that whiplash is scary, thanks, lisa. just ahead, a critically endangered species has been spotted for the first time in more than a century. where a california condor was seen earlier this month.

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in san diego county. wildlife experts are excited now to see that they are expanding their range. october is national substance abuse prevention month. abc 7's dr. julian glover spoke to a president of the partnership to end addiction. among one of the most pressing concerns include opioid addiction and fentanyl overdoses. julian: we are joined by dr. fred, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. julian: absolutely. if you could talk about your organization and what you all are doing to support families and people struggling with addiction. >> sure. we are a national organization that focuses in poor areas on policy to reduce youth substance use, on research to support and

develop cutting-edge interventions. we focus on policy, to change policies around legalization and making sure that individuals struggling have the medications that they need. most importantly, we directly support families through our national helpline, our mobile interventions, our e-learning, our online support groups, and so much more. we want to be there for a family , no matter if they are trying to prevent or help their loved one recover. julian: it is a topic that is always top of mind, particularly so during october, substance abuse prevention month. why is it so important that we are talking about substance abuse and substance abuse disorders? >> yeah, it is so important to have these kind of initiatives, because it opens the conversation. as parents and loved ones, we often forget to have conversations until it is too late. you know, there is a fire happening, that is when we start. this allows us to start earlier,

and makes it a little bit more salient. talk to kids about alcohol and drugs, talk to our loved ones who might be struggling, and when we have these initiatives, we can spark those conversations. julian: it looks like, unfortunately, 2020 will be another record-setting year when it comes to overdoses. why do you think that is and what can we be doing at the national, state, and local level? >> largely 96,000 overdoses in 2020, we see that it is overwhelmingly due to fentanyl -- that is in heroin, pills, and stimulates. it is so cheap, and it is so hard to regulate because it is so tiny, the grains. as a country we can do a number of things, making it clear with young people and in particular taking a pill can be deadly, with counterfeit pills. be very mindful. taking a pill is not like 20 years ago, one can kill you.

for those who are struggling, it is ensuring that we are using harm reduction techniques, that we always carry naloxone. i carry naloxone with me at all times, because i can save a life just by walking down the street. anyone can save a life walking down the street. counties and cities need to do more than that. lastly is really focus on medications. get people into treatment, and it is ok if somebody needs a medication. it is ok if they need an opioid to treat and opioid addiction as long with as we are doing it safely. julian: we have seen an increase in bay area organizations handing out naloxone. if there is a need. that is unfortunate, because we are seeing more reports of overdoses related to opioids. can we talk about the trends we are seeing here in the bay area? >> yeah, the bay area has been hit particularly hard. we are seeing increases in inner cities and cities, particularly

when there is a lack of treatment resources or harm reduction, and i think the bay area is doing a good job. i think the bay area struggles because they have a double epidemic, in terms of opioids and stimulants, so it is hard to manage both, but both are being cut with fentanyl. so the harm reduction efforts being done in the bay area are leading the nation, so i think that we are going to see changes over the next year, and hopefully reductions in the bay area, because we are doing so much. julian: that is so important to save a life. but what can we do with friends and helping family members that we see struggling with addiction, to get the help they need, so we can avoid the predicament of reversing an overdose in the first place? >> sure. ultimately, it is knowing that

you can make a difference in as the first place. as a family member, reaching out. i struggled with a heroin addiction, and every time someone reached out to me, even if it did not trigger something in that moment to get the help i needed, i knew that there were people who cared about me. it is just reaching out and saying, i am there and i care for you. in terms of people, even if you see warning signs, say something. the worst-case scenarios that you are wrong, but they know that you care. it is that communication and knowing that this is not a moral issue, this is not a criminal justice issue, this is a medical issue that demands care. liz: if you need to find resources or help, go to abc7news.com and click on allies in action. ok, still to come on abc 7 mornings, a lot is riding on vice president kamala harris, if president biden does not run for reelection. who her opponent could be and why she might face a tough challenge. and a new initiative to get

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning and thank you for joining us here on abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we will start with a look at the weather. let's get back over to lisa. hey, lisa. lisa: hey, liz. we have fog across the area, but it is milder than that blanket of cloud cover. temperatures fairly uniform. half mile, half moon bay. that will be sticking around for a while. as we go through the next few hours, notice the green there.

a few isolated sprinkles or a few light showers dotting the landscape. the down there cloud cover will keep temperatures in the 50's, so cooler today, and then we will see more of that activity, perhaps on sunday, but it looks like brighter skies for a portion of sunday as well. we have got more rain chances talk or -- talk about for november, liz, in a few minutes. liz: ok, lisa, thank you. millions of children ages five to 11 could be eligible for a dose of a pfizer covid vaccine. it is news that many parents welcome, but others are hesitant about. abc 7 news reporter karina mitchell has the details. karina: 28 million american children are one step closer to getting increased protection against covid-19. the fda granting emergency use authorization for the covid shot for children ages five to 11. >> to me, the the rationale here

is protect your children, so that they can get back to normal life. karina: the first 50 million doses being shipped ready to go into arms as possibly as early as wednesday with an expected signoff from the cdc. some parents are looking forward to getting their children vaccinated. leslie lopez pulled her child out of school before he started first grade, school worried about covid. leslie: i just want my child to do that, so i can feel more rest, i want to do it to feel more peace of mind. karina: some parents are not so sure. >> it seems like it came out so fast, and we are talking about a child. i feel like it is different for me. karina: meanwhile, new york city is bracing for a possible worker shortage, as thousands of municipal employees defied a friday deadline to get vaccinated. >> new york city will come to a crisis monday morning, response times will go through the roof. karina: firefighters facing off with city leaders. the mayor insisting mandates are working, tweeting that vaccination rates are on the rise.

and the u.s. supreme court denying a request to block maine's vaccine mandate for health care workers, which does not permit for any religious exemptions. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. liz: lagging behind the research. san francisco county executives are urging seniors to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra is digging into the data. stephanie: for months, we have heard health officials highlight the importance of booster shots especially for seniors and those , at high risk of covid-19. the problem in san francisco is that most are not getting them. >> only about one in five of our seniors have gotten them. stephanie: the deputy director of health says that these are people who are eligible, meaning that anyone 65 and older at least six months out from their primary vaccination series. where would you expect the percentage to be? >> it is a good question. i mean, obviously we would want it, especially as we go into the

winter months. we once those percentages to be well above 50%. stephanie: san francisco has 100 vaccination sites across the city and county, including health centers, pharmacies, and hospital systems. yet many of them saw little demand for a third dose over the past few weeks. >> i think it was at a steady low level, vaccines in general. stephanie: why do you think it is? >> i think there's a couple of reasons. i mean, first of all, it was only pfizer that was approved . luckily, moderna and johnson & johnson have gotten approved. and i think because of that , messaging, people were not sure if they should get a booster. stephanie: the third dose is considered necessary as research becomes more clear. >> the research is showing that months out you might decrease below 30% to 60%, but there is a range. stephanie: dr. mike says that educating people on the value of boosters will be critical for us to move forward. >> if we do not spend the time

and energy to educate, we will be down the same path, people just aren't going to naturally do it. we cannot assume that they are just going to say great, the booster is here. stephanie: now that they are here, with the holidays inching closer, we all have a deadline to meet. >> what i would encourage everyone to do is look at thanksgiving, go back two weeks, and say that is your deadline for getting a booster. stephanie: 7 news. liz: now to the deadly shooting on the "rust" movie said. the armorer is speaking for the first time. the attorneys for hannah rodriguez said that she "has no idea where the live rounds came from that killed ms. hutchins." she says she is devastated and

beside herself. her attorney say that the set became unsafe due to various factors, including safety meetings. the production company tells abc news that they have no comments. the u.s. house told a federal court that former president trump has no right to keep documents from his presidency confidential. it is in response to a lawsuit that trump brought two weeks ago , attempting to block congressional investigators from accessing hundreds of pages of records related to the january 6 insurrection. the national archives says it plans to release the trump-era records to the house on november 12, unless a court intervenes. vice president kamala harris might have a tough challenge if president biden does not run for reelection. she is expected to be the democratic party nominee in 2024, if biden does not run again. but "business insider" is reporting that she could face a difficult primary where she will face off against transportation secretary pete buttigieg. donors are urging him to run for

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liz: a long abandoned marshland is back up and running in the east bay. it is all part of a larger effort to restore a habitat that is becoming increasingly rare here in the bay area. the marsh is located near martinez. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony was there when the levee was purposely breached for the. first time in nearly a season. >> who wants to see it breached? [applause] yay! laura: it is a project to reopen a key marsh that has been dormant for 100 years. the pacheco marsh near martinez. >> it is a huge day for us. laura: within a matter of

minutes, a pair of excavators cleared away tons of dirt and breached the levee, allowing bay water to rush in. >> we have lost about 85% to 80% of our marshlands surrounding the bay, and so this is really an opportunity to bring that type of habitat back. laura: it allows the salt water to flow back into the 232-acre pacheco marsh, a giant step in restoring not only the marsh but the lower walnut creek watershed . it is all part of a larger effort to restore the san francisco bay shoreline. >> the environmental benefit iin that we are creating habitats , and we also have rare birds, like black rails, that are also. around the edge of our site. laura: it is also designed to be resilient to the sea level rise expected with climate change. now that there is water back for

the first time in a century, the expectation is that birds and other species will follow. at some point, this will also be a recreation area for people. >> you can enjoy the shoreline , which is otherwise inaccessible for miles another direction, and to emphasize environmental education. laura: the plan includes nearly three miles of walking trails and a visitor center, all set for completion in 2023. near martinez, laura anthony, abc 7 news. liz: all right, and let's get a check of the forecast with lisa. lisa, we saw a lot of people going out today with outside lands and halloween. lisa: that's right. temperatures will feel like the season, kind of cloudy, cool, maybe a sprinkle from the system here. but a better chance of rain arrives on monday and then another chance on wednesday. a lot of cloud cover with fog, northbay, along the coast. do be careful. his ability down to half a mile at times. 59 in sunnyvale and mt. view, good morning to you, 57 in

livermore as well as napa. we will see everyone out there. well into the 70's yesterday. with all that sign, it did feel nice with the cloud today, as that system is closer. you are looking at an isolated showers, maybe some drizzle, and dry halloween, with a lot of clouds grab during -- clouds gathering. there are the sprinkles, and we see mostly cloudy conditions. a few peaks of sun. here is saturday, taking you into sunday morning, when we could maybe a few more areas of sprinkles or light rain. we are talking a couple hundreds at best, perhaps more sun as we get into the afternoon tomorrow. looking at rainfall totals, really negligent in some spots. otherwise, 1/100th to maybe of an inch, if you are lucky enough to get a shower. we have a level 1 system coming

in on monday, looking at the energy your offshore. but the rain falling throughout the northbay in the afternoon, into the east bay, and perhaps on the peninsula, but the south bay does not look like you can see much. there is another system wednesday into thursday. as we go through friday, adding up the rainfall totals, we could see anywhere from 1/4 of an inch to 1/3 of an inch in lower elevations, perhaps the east bay and the south bay. the rainiest locations will be in samara -- in sonoma county, the northbay, where we could see an inch. not bad for early october, and the system, too, will be light. planning tomorrow, your halloween, we have gone dry conditions. clouds will be with us, and looking at that year he sunset at 6:11 -- eerie sunset at 6: it looks like a nice halloween forecast highs for your saturday, mid-60's around san mateo and fremont, with mostly

cloudy conditions. your accuweather 7-day forecast, we have got the clouds, a level 1 system monday, then again wednesday into thursday, bringing us some local rain, liz. liz: all right, lisa, thanks. fifa officials met with the bay area sports authority. they are pitching the site to host the world cup. today, officials will tour the stadium and surrounding areas to see if it is a match for one of the largest sporting events in the world. >> we truly believe that we are and hopefully will be one of the tremendous hosts for fifa world cup 2026. liz: right now, there are 22 cities under consideration, and the u.s., canada, and mexico are being considered. fifa will announce the host cities early next year. in sports, the warriors will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season. they take on the oklahoma

city thunder, and tipoff is at 5:30. on the gridiron, san jose state hosts wyoming. cal faces oregon state at 4:00 p.m. at memorial stadium. tonight down on the farm, stanford battles washington at 7:15. also this evening, game 4 of the world series. the astros need a win to even the series. here is abc 7larry ilith the hi. larry: good morning, everybody. in 1956, don larson threw the only perfect game in world series history. near history in game 3 between the braves and astros. houston did not get a hit until the eighth inning. the late great hank aaron was remembered. his son threw out the first pitch. his widow was in the stands. no score in the third. eddie rosario dashing home. the race take a 1-0 lead. ian anderson had a no-hitter, and the braves him after 76 pitches.

because, analytics, first time through the lineup, whatever. the braves pen kept it going, but the player drops it for the first of the game. houston could not score. bottom of the eighth, travis , through the rain drops, 437 feet. braves win 2-0. they lead the series 2-1. was anderson mad about not getting a getting a ge no-no going? >> you want the chance to compete on the biggest age that there is, but, i knew he was not going to budge. >> the more those guys get out, you know, the more they are one at-bat away from a hot streak, you know, that is how hitters think. larry: 49ers season, a lot of tricks and not a lot of treats so far. one bid of good news, trey lance against the bears. tomorrow, we will see how he healed up. jimmy garoppolo will get the start, and it might be his final start as a 49er if they cannot

snap that losing streak. a lighter note here, coach shanahan asked to name his favorite halloween candy. a choice that might surprise you. >> really? >> oh, yeah. >> i'm a big swedish fish guy. i like swedish fish. my kids hook me up. when they get it, i usually steal it from the bags late at night. i always like halloween, because it is candy for me. larry: swedish fish, underrated. the nets and the pacers. kevin durant shakes him, drops him, and, of course, it's the jumper. they did not relax, nothing that you can do. you will see the reaction from the bench. it is tremendous. kd goes for 22 points, brooklyn beat the pacers. minds blown. the raiders have a bye this week. working on the wiffleball. a little music for dad. do not crowd the plate, old man, and then he beams him, do not hurt the quarterback. i am sure mom loves them playing ball in the house. oh, derek finally got one.

that is a wrap on the morning sports. have a great weekend and a happy halloween, everybody. i am leery be real. liz: next, celebrate halloween at the san francisco zoo. what is on tap for their annual boo at the zoo event? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours.

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liz: in san francisco, a new mural is up to honor carlos santana and his family. he is known throughout the world, but is legendary in san francisco, especially the mission district. the idea for the mural was sparked by carlos' brother, jorge, who died suddenly last year. you can see the mural at the plaza at the 24th and mission station. if you are a fan of the show on -- of the netflix series "squid games," you would recognize that sound.

a giant replica of the red light, green light doll from the show arrived just in time for halloween. onlookers have been gathering at the sydney harbor bridge to take pictures of it, and people can actually play the squid games with the doll. the series, if you have not seen it, participate in deadly children's games for a chance to escape severe debt. all right, this is your final weekend to checkout boo at the zoo in san francisco. the spooky celebration for the whole family features a costume parade, haunted houses, a beer garden, and live music. instead of trick-or-treating, staff members will hand out goodie bags to all the kids. if you want to check out boo at zoo, take a reservation in advance. tomorrow is the last day. and there's a halloween celebration happening in san francisco's chinatown today. it is the seventh annual chinatown halloween neighborhood festival. it will will feature arts and crafts, games, and a pumpkin patch. new at the festival this year is a creature crawl obstacle course.

more than 40 chinatown businesses will offer special discounts. the festival is happening from 11:00 to 3:00 on waverly place between sacramento and washington. getting your costume ready, lisa? lisa: you know it, liz. we have a cooler day today, more clouds over the weekend, and even an isolated chance of a sprinkle or shower today and tomorrow. that will bring us a couple one hundredths to maybe 15 hundredths, or 1/10 of an inch. more seasonable temperatures today. outside lands, halloween tomorrow, a level 1 system on monday. another wet weather maker tuesday into wednesday. certainly feeling like november. liz: all right, thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us here on abc 7 news. i am liz kreutz come along with lisa argen. abc 7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. we hope to see you then. have a great and safe day.

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