tonight? >> i'm out here live at chase center and it the final preseason game as you mentioned before the regular season opener, the lakers, i'm going to get out of your way. stephen curry is on the court for his pregame warm-ups. draymond green, for years has been the last one out draymond will probably out -- be out in the next 10-15 minutes. they returned to practice it yesterday and for the first time since that incident. they will finding green and undisclosed amount. but he will be eligible for all games. less than an hour ago i asked the coach about his return to the floor tonight?

>> all things to get -- all things considered after this past week and a half how will it feel to get dream onto get back out all things considered tonight? >> it will be nice to see him, all things considered tonight as well. >> short comments but i think that says it all. he will be out in about 10 minutes taking warm up one more life report from chase center before tonight's 7:00 tip-off. >> investigators say a faulty power strip is likely the cause of a fire that cleared out a senior living facility in oakland. firefighters had to rescue about 80 residents this morning. a power strip you ignited -- a power strip ignited a blanket. two residents were taken to a hospital as a precaution.

we had firefighters assisting residents through smoke-filled hallways getting them out of the building it was a chaotic scene to say the least. x fire left heavy smoke and damage on the floor. residents will likely not be able to return anytime soon. only on abc seven the ambush caught on camera, group of citizens were armed and they fought back. just incredible. was anyone hurt? yes one of the six victims was shot he had non-life-threatening injuries. this one was shocking not because of how quickly these men were ambushed but because it happened so close to a popular part of the mission district. >> crazy. >> what you're looking at is a surveillance video

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then you send it to sfmta and get paid for it. it's a common sight cars blocking or parking bike lanes leaving cyclists with one option. then you have to go around them. you gotta worry about getting hit by a car. i've been living here for 25 years, and i've never seen a car get a ticket for double parking for double parking parking a bike lane. yeah. i've never seen it ever. so what's the solution during the latest san francisco board of supervisors neighborhood services and safety committee meeting the idea of offering cash to people who report bike lane violations by sending a photo to sfmta came up a proposal inspired by a bill in new york city. but how would he bouncy on bike lane violations work? there's two people coming behind us if there was a car block in this area you would want them to potentially take a photo well, i don't know that that's what i want. i want a consequence. i want some expectation by that driver that they may get a

ticket according to cd data. there's been a dramatic 9. 2% decrease in traffic violations in the last seven years supervisor. mandelman says that's because fewer officers are giving out tickets. there's also being a decline in officers overall and nearly 30 traffic related. deaths are still happening every year. i think that we need to do something about about from an enforcement perspective about people parked in the bike lands, and i think there's some different options about you as one some automated enforcement with cameras is another i rode with a pettycap to get his perspective so you think about the potential of somebody taking a photo of a car blocking the bike lane i think it could be beneficial for the petty calvers especially and just in general to avoid you know, the dangers of when there is someone blocking the bike lane in a statement as fmta set in part. we always want to ensure that equity is at the center of any enforcement effort. we want to work more closely with the cycling community to

identify areas for enforcement and deterrence of bike lane blocking but not everyone agrees. this san francisco resident views a bounty for traffic violations as a complicated solution. i've actually driven lived in a lot of times double parking is also just part of how this city functions now in order for this to become a reality supervisor mandelman says a state law would have to change because right now only traffic enforcement officers are allowed to give citations and also get paid for that obviously, but you never know maybe citizens would get to do it also in the future in san francisco loose peña abc 7 news, very interesting. we shall see lewis. thank you a new milestone today for striking kaiser mental health care workers. they are now two months on the picket line while no agreement has been reached. both sides are encouraged that a third party mediator could soon help broker a deal abc 7 news reporter cornell. bernard has a look at what's at stake.

what do we want patient care? when do we want it now? it's a chance that's been hurt on picket lines across the bay area for 61 days. i thought it was gonna go to three weeks. i never thought that we would still be out two months later these kaiser permanente mental health care workers are still walking to picket line outside kaiser santa rosa medical center, 2,000 therapist and counselors. statewide went on strike in

august demanding increased staffing and improved access to care for patients some who must wait months for appointments. the primary reason route striking is because we as therapists as clinicians don't feel we're offering a reasonable standard of care to our patients. in oakland members of the national union of health care workers walked this picket line despite ongoing negotiations no deal has been reached kaiser says about 72% of striking workers have returned to the job. the union says it can't verify that number but agrees many have bills to pay. it's not feasible for everybody. especially two months going without pay but you know, we have to stand up and and do what's right in a statement to abc 7 news kaiser permanente said after much back and forth heated a settlement. for our contract back then healthcare workers. hope and agreement can be reached to get them back to helping patients, but they're willing to go the distance. however long it takes we're continuing with this.

fight who worked with us to create a better mental health system because this is not working for anyone in santa rosa cornell bernard abc 7 news. we pay more for than anyone else in the country for gas why that is the question seven on your side's michael phinney is tackling tonight also ahead. it's much more than music tonight. i'll introduce you to two remarkable musicians with the oakland symphony orchestra on the symphony's opening night. i'm spencer christian. we have a little overnight drizzle coming our way, but don't worry the sun will shine tomorrow and i'll have the extra weather forecast in just a moment between abc 7 news at moment between abc 7 news at ♪♪

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weather forecast. that's right spencer christian is here what's coming our way this weekend spencer? okay. i'm a demo right now. we've got some cooler than average weather coming our way, but it's going to be nice and pleasant although the cooling overnight. maybe a company buy some drizzle. here's a look at current surface wind speeds. you can see it's breezy and generally. is this our especially near the coast where we have 20 mile-hour gusts at nevada right now at 25 21 mile per hour winds. i should say at sfo looking at the 24-hour temperature changes sort of a mixed bag some locations like nevada are a degree or two cooler than yesterday this time and others are one or two degrees warmer. so let's move along and take a look at current conditions. this is the view from super. are looking out over increasing clouds low clouds over san francisco where it is currently 57 degrees 60 at oakland. we've got 64 palo alto 70 degrees at both, san jose and santa clara and 55 at half. moon bay clouds are getting lower and thicker over the golden gate but not interrupting the flow of traffic. it is 67 degrees right now at santa rosa and napa novato 64 76

fairfield concrete 78 75 at livermore one more live view of beautiful one or interesting one from our rooftop camera. looking out over the bay and you see some sunshine off in the distance out over oakland but clouds are racing in that direction and these are our forecast headlines. we'll see clouds and fog expending overnight with areas of morning drizzle mainly near the coastline. mostly sunny and breezy about tomorrow afternoon, and we can expect this cooler than average pattern to continue into early next week overnight. this is what we can expect expanding local clouds and fog across the bay and pushing fairly. well inland, there'll be lots of drizzle or even showers shower activity offshore. some of this will work its way on shore so we may see a few damp spots in the early morning hours from morning lingering morning drizzle then sunday your skies in the afternoon and the return of fog and clouds and drizzle during the nighttime hours tomorrow for tonight overnight look for low temperatures mainly in the low to mid 50s highs tomorrow down in the south bay under mainly sunny skies by afternoon about 73 at san jose 72 santa clara on

the peninsula. we'll see 78 san mateo 73 redwood city low 60s on the coast. in fact upper 50s it half moon bay downtown san francisco high of 64 degrees is likely tomorrow up in the north bay. look for 74 in nevada and santa rosa 72 sonoma 70 napa east bay highs about 66 at berkeley 67 oakland a little bit warmer castro valley where we'll see a high of 72 and the inland east bay will be as it often is our warmest region, but not very warm ice reaching only to the upper 70s in most spots. although we might see 80 degrees over at brentwood and here is the accuweather seven day forecast. we're going to have dry conditions through the next seven. is despite the possibility of some early morning drizzle for a couple of mornings, but basically a dry pattern but a cooler than average one until next tuesday temperatures start to bounce up a little bit to mid 80s by tuesday and our inland areas mid 70s around the bay shoreline operators likely on wednesday warmer than average those couple of days, but it'll start to cool down again as we move into the end of next week

all all in all looks like a pleasant forecast just continued dry. we'd love to see the rain, but it's just not developing right now. hopefully soon. thanks spencer. enriching the cultural life of our community is an important part of building a better bay area. so tonight we'll focus on the oakland symphony orchestra. it's the opening night of the season for an orchestra that celebrates the diversity of the community through music tonight a look at two longtime oakland symphony musicians. you for dan writer and joe a bear the sound of music is also an expression of friendship. remarkable musicians with the oakland symphony orchestra are also remarkable people for 30 years. they have played their instruments side by side in tune

as cellists and as friends. all of these years they've played as one literally sharing the same music stand. if not, always the same sense of humor. what do you call? a puppet made from potato i'm scared. niokio. please forgive him for he knows not what he says. as principal cellist for the oakland symphony orchestra, dan writer knows what it takes to perform at the highest level of musicianship as does his stand-mate joe a bear the assistant principal. they understand it's about the music but also the teamwork oh, it's such a great section. it's so wonderful such wonderful people this particular section has been together long enough that we've all built our own connection to one another friendships. yeah, you know gigs that we've

called each other for and and we've been through a lot together with the symphony and with you it's a good section that that way i don't really sense a lot of competitive edge in this group. what they do since is the desire to be the best individually and as an orchestra as they possibly can an expectation set by the late maestro michael morgan who created a climate of musical excellence and joy, that is his legacy that guides the orchestra today. oh god, i've been so grateful to have that kind of opportunity. it's been amazing. the things that michael allowed me to do let alone you know, but playing one of my pieces like, thank you. oh, yeah, there's been time when you've done things i'm thinking is michael. i said, all right. we gonna let us get away with that. yeah, i mean, but it's good that you go for it like you don't have to be grade. yeah, you trusted him and you trusted you. yeah, well when we were doing mysterium back in 2013, and he

wasn't saying anything he was getting to know it. these sort of said to me as it aside. good. peace, and i just had to oh good now i can sleep at night. thank you again. yes friends in music and in life. again opening night is this evening at the paramount theater for more information about the symphony and its performances and outreach in schools, please visit oakland symphony.org. there is a major merger underway in the world of grocery stores so major it's historic. and taking a look there. he is draymond green. we've all been waiting to see him. he's warming up for tonight's game warriors versus nuggets tip-off is at 7 o'clock. we will have larry beale live later in sports.

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today amid worsening inflation concerns apple and american express were among the biggest laggards the dow dipped below the 30,000 mark after losing more than 400 points the nasdaq was down more than 327 the s&p lost nearly 87 the markets fell as concerns emerged about inflation yet another signal that the federal reserve will have to continue raising interest rates raising the risk of a recession. two of the largest grocery chains are set to become one and they'll make american history in the process kroger announced it will buy rival albertsons and a 24.6 billion dollar deal that makes it one of the largest mergers ever in american retail history the companies have about 5,000 stores total albertson owns safeway. lucky andronico's vons and many more brands kroger's stores include food 4 less, foodsco, ralphs and others as well

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> california gas prices are dropping faster than anywhere in the country, but they are $.20 less at least. but we pay less than anyone else but 7 on your side's michael finney is here to look in on that and he has the answer as to why we pay so much. >> every single person that i spoke with, somewhere in their explanation they said, it's complicated they also set that california is an oil island.

our gas taxes are high, there is more regulation here and a special blend of gasoline the cost more to produce. and that's where the agreement ends. in all likelihood you've been at a gas station being cast -- pumping gas and watching numbers fly by. >> we are seeing a price spike partly because the supply of gasoline is elastic it can't move or very -- or respond very much in california. that's the result of many years of investments and environmental rules. >> he is a professor at the university of california davis. >> this is the market allocating a scarce resource to the people who are willing to pay the most. >> that's the way the markets work. >> painful he says but operating as expected. that's not how consumer

watchdogs jimmy court sees it. >> when people can't afford to philip and go to work, it is -- phil up and go to work. >> as much as one dollar per gallon in the last reporting. and perhaps double that in the next. where they doing that? because they can, they have control over this market they are a cartel. do they work together? absolutely. is it illegal? it has been proven to be illegal because our laws aren't good enough to call it illegal. >> of petroleum association disagrees, saying that price fluctuations are in large part because of demand. >> we reject the can sumer report findings. -- the consumer report findings. >> despite gasoline producers

and economists, consumer watchdog has a powerful ally. >> we asked the governor to look into the in fall profit -- tax. >> i asked kevin fingal why he doesn't believe that organizations take on gas prices. next i think he sees political advantage and demonizing the industry. the -- only in california would you think that taxing is the way to lower prices. certainly, we are ready to talk now let's not wait until december and let's talk about real solutions. consumer watchdogs say the solution is the industry's behavior. >> i don't understand why they are treating us like an atm. they don't like our environmental laws.

>> and if you were wanting more refineries to build, taxing away profits wouldn't be a very encouraging signal. >> i am keeping track of this and will report back. the december special session will be something else. >> thanks mike. >> health official in contra costa county are keeping a health advisory in place because of a bad odor are the stench is coming from a sugar treatment plant. >> the air crockett smells bad. cripes it smells like it's backed up inside your toilet that's what it smells like. >> deep so far, to me. so far and sewage. -- sulfur and sewage. >> resident say it's been this way for of -- for a while now.

it's so bad it's keeping some to stay inside. >> we like to have our windows open in the house but not here. cripes the smell is caused by elevated levels of -- the wastewater treatment plant designed to process water from the sugar refinery and the wastewater. the issue was fixed but the odor will linger for the next week forcing residents to take it in. >> working out in the yard, having people over, it's too bad. >> they kept their health advisory in place due to detectable levels of hydrogen sulfide in the air. long-term exposure could lead to brain fogginess. on friday dave said that the levels have gone down but some are still present. >> we are seeing hydrogen sulfide in the community and levels higher than you would

expect. we will continue to monitor the community as long as the advisory is in effect. >> he says he comes up here for business twice a year and if the smell continues he will postpone those trips. >> i'll probably come up and do my deliveries but i probably won't stop here. i'll probably just take it somewhere else. >> and for john who walks -- who rides his bike every day, he wants the stench gone. >> it's really bad. you wake up in the morning in the middle of the night, it's bad. >> abc 7 news. >> coming up next, from their backyard to ballet's ages all over the world. meets two brothers from mexico now

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bring you the story of two dancers making history and the dancing industry. they have danced all over the world. >> abc seven reporter luz pena sat down with the brothers. >> they have danced for some of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world. one has been described as a romantic dancer. the other as a risk taker. but to truly -- but to truly know there's story you need to know the basics. >> take me back to mexico where everything started. >> we come from a very big family we are two of 11, we are originally from guadalajara, in mexico. the place we used to hang our laundry, my dad built a bar, he would lay down thin pieces of

wood for a ballet floor. >> he brought home 14 years of experience as a ballet dancer in the u.s.. >> what we knew about ballet was from my dad's stories. he would try to ask -- he would try to tell us a step. he would run out to the studio and tell us. that was all the reference that we had. >> now they are breaking ground in the late industry as professionals and latinos. how does it feel to dance in london and so many places in europe? >> it is possible to change her life through pursuing something. >> they are the pride of mexico. among their accolades, they received the medal of fine arts from the president of mexico in 2018. he's been named one of the most influential people in x co..

-- mexico. now they are the first siblings to reach a coveted milestone as san francisco ballets principal dancers. >> there are no social barriers in the art form, it is talent that counts. >> as male latino dancers they are paving the way in the arts and breaking stigmas. >> how did you cover -- how did you cover machismo? >> my dad told me i would encounter things like my cheese mode. i remember i would teach some of the kids -- like machismo. i remember i would teach some of the kids to dance and they couldn't do that. i remember these situations where it would happen because people had no access to it. >> now they are bringing that access to their home country.

for the last two years they have been producing the largest ballet show in latin america. >> it translates to awakenings, and through that it became an opportunity to bring a dance and art and make it accessible to people. we have managed to bring some of the best schools to mexico and audition talent in mexico for the first time. they are picking talent from across the country. rex and from their backyard in mexico to ballet stages across the world they are close to making another personal dream a reality. >> how does it feel that now you will be able to dance together in the u.s.? >> it's going to be good. it's another one of those things that i think we always wanted to do, growing up that was something that was always in the back of my head, i always imagined, it hasn't happened yet but now we are here.

>> in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> so touching, from once they came and the story of two brothers that could go all around the world. >> and the family history. we hope you enjoy the warm weather. enjoy it while you can. will or temperatures are what's it like having xfinity internet with supersonic wifi?

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arrived. >> spencer is tracking the forecast it sounds like it will be cooler than usual. x yes the fog and clouds have begun their cooling push on shore. inland we might see patchy drizzle develop near the coast overnight but though we start the day with gray skies in the morning it will be sunny by the afternoon. overnight lows will be in the

low 60's. you will have upper 50's low 60's around the shoreline even though it will be cooler than average you will see upper 70's inland and here is the seven-day forecast notice that it will remain cooler than average through monday and then it 10 used to get warmer on tuesday. -- it continues to get warmer on tuesday. and toward the next week it cools down again, so it's a roller coaster ride of temperature. >> it's been a roller coaster for the warriors to. >> tonight's the night. >> you don't normally see this anticipation for the nba preseason games but all eyes will be on dream on deadpool tonight.

>> abc 7 sports with -- >> draymond green returns to the court after hitting teammate jordan poole. he will get booed everywhere else but that already happens to draymond. he is allies at chase with more, mr. alvarez. >> welcome to the final game of the preseason i heard you mention a lot of hype around this game, i do tend to agree with you i think that they will cheer her draymond green and i expect a huge applause of fort poole. -- that's standard operating procedure for warriors, ahead of tip-off right now the warriors are on the warm-up floor, 11

minutes to game time. starting lineup along with -- curry. this warriors team has the chemistry to take on the challenge and move forward. >> i think that camaraderie is a strength of ours. i don't think that will be taken away because we had an incident that took place. no matter how good or bad, i think that goes deeper than what happens on the day today. or what could happen on one particular day. >> it's possible to get through stuff like this. i don't want to be too somber. these inflection points in moments can make or break a team and my job is to not let it break us. >> larry, this team has been through a lot the past decade

and they have been successful doing it for titles in the last eight seasons. the return of klay thompson to game is owing to play tonight. he also joked that i think clay is going to shoot the ball every time. clay shoots and shooters shoot. >> stephen curry probably knows what clay is going to do. this season starts tuesday and clay has not had any preseason action. it's important for him. >> yes this is an important game for clay. dream on was off the gate off the team -- off the team for about a week. it's a good opportunity for these guys to get their dress rehearsal game in. you are right, you need to give these -- you need to get these guys into shape because it is coming up fast against the lakers. >> revive the highlights at 11:00.

after losing the two games and prague, team to will likely have another long season. but he doesn't get upset as long as the team plays hard. >> there's a level of trust here that i feel good about amongst our group, our players trust each other and play with conviction and play fearlessly. you need to play with on your toes all night long. >> yankees, guardians come game two in new york. 62 homers in the regular season. struck out our times today. yankee fans who'd him. -- booed him. isaiah geithner for left her -- isaiah kind of left her and didn't.

game two is tomorrow in cleveland. kind of a weird preseason for the warriors, a lot of drama, but at least it didn't happen in the middle of the season where you would've had a much more difficult time doing damage control. they've had some time to let everything calm down get everyone together and hopefully focus on the task at hand. >> i always expect that -- >> as long as nothing else happens. >> if it seems cool between the two of them though move forward. >> coming up tonight on abc at 8:00. it's a short when -- it's shark tank. and don't miss abc 7 news at 11:00. get the abc 7 bay area news app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. >> tomorrow is the last day of hispanic heritage month. you're right, it's only the

middle of the month, why is it over? >> the month-long celebration begins on september 15 and ends the october 15. september 15 marks the independence of fort different -- four different south american countries. on october 12, the celebration of dia de la awesome -- dia de la cia -- please check them out when you have a moment you someone tonight all those amazing brothers from mexico who now dance on the world stages in ballet but we have so many great stories for you on our streaming app that we've done over the past month or so so please check them out when you get time. what really matters these past 30 days is the chance to truly appreciate the rich histories and cultures and the countless

important contributions of american citizens whose and testers came from spain, mexico, the caribbean and central and south america. i always want to hear from you. let me know what you think at dan ashley abc 7. >> think you for joining us. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time, we will see you again for abc 7 news at 11:00 area

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