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>> this is abc7news. ama: a buried car found at an app or 10 home as investigators continue today, we are getting new details about the homes previous owner who had quite a reputation. dan: thanks for joining us. it's not clear if the rare -- there are remains inside the mercedes-benz but we are learning more about the person who once owned the home and had numerous run-ins with the law. tim johns has been following this story since it broke last night. he's in the newsroom with what he's found out this evening. reporter: the police department says crews have spent another day trying to excavate the

scene. only the top of the car is out of the ground and they haven't revealed who it was registered to. authorities say no human remains have been found but cadaver dogs gave slight indications that something could be in that car. in one of the wealthiest towns in america, a suspicious scene is still unfolding. >> it looks like a netflix video or a series. reporter: landscapers working at the mansion discovered a car that was buried in the backyard of a home. >> the vehicle was possibly buried sometime in the 1990's and was buried approximately four to six feet underground. reporter: no remains have been found. cadaver dogs brought on scene gave indication something could be very deeper down. >> it could be human rain -- remains. they could be reacting to blood, to old bones, to human vomit. reporter: it's a mercedes-benz that was reported stolen to the palo alto police department in 1992.

police believe it was buried at that same time. the owner of the home at the time has since come under the spotlight. not least of all for his past which includes arrests for crimes such as murder and insurance flawed. >> he was arrested for arranging to have a yacht sunk so he could collect the insurance proceeds. reporter: he died several years ago and the house has changed hands several times. the current owners have no idea what was underneath their backyard. the district attorney says he's keeping an eye on the investigation. >> i said, this sounds so like we are dealing with file play of some port. -- sort. reporter: police and other authorities have stressed that no criminal charges have been brought against anyone. for now, we wait for answers. >> sometimes they come in 48 hours. other times it's legwork, search

warrants, looking at old records. reporter: the police department says they won't be providing any further updates until monday unless they make a pretty substantial discovery. abc7news. ama: thank you. events are being put on hold at san jose state following the death of a football player. camden mccright was struck by a bus this morning. tara campbell was at a vigil tonight and tells us his death has sent shockwaves through the community. >> players, coaches, friends, and the community marching and morning after the death of san jose state football player camden mccright. the freshman was struck by a school bus while writing an electric scooter friday morning near campus. >> cam, i'm sorry. i didn't get to say goodbye, brother. you didn't deserve to go like this. reporter: hours later, those

loved ones holding tightly to one another and to the memories, gathering at the scene of the deadly accident for a nighttime vigil. >> being with him every day, i knew he would go to war with me when i was beside him. reporter: from the football team to his friends >>. paying respects to my best friend camden. reporter: diane went to high school with him in southern california. >> he was a beautiful soul. he will be missed dearly. he had a great smile, always made everyone happy. >> we lost a great human being. reporter: terry malley is the offense of analyst, describing the young running back as hard-working, caring and committed. >> he gets in an accident because he's busting his tail to get to a practice at 7:00 in the morning. reporter: the athletic director announcing saturday's game against new mexico is being postponed, calling these players

the priority. >> a sport psychologist will be with the team. we are going to work it minute by minute, day by day. >> he's a guy i could go to about anything. whether it was about my mental health, girls. whatever it may be. he was always there for me. he didn't just tooth -- do that for me. >> you see his impact. you see what he's done. he is not gone. we are going to carry him. we are going to carry him. >> goodbye brother. rest in peace. reporter: abc7news. dan: his death is being felt miles away. he attended saint genevieve school in los angeles and just graduated this past spring. he has a two-time m.v.p. at the school's football team and he ran track and field. his former school principal

shared kind words about this young man today. >> he was every teacher's favorite. he was a teacher's dream. he was prepared for classes. when he was on the field or running track, he was always prepared. dan: st. genevieve's football team had a game tonight where they expected to pay trippi to camden. camden was planning to major in communications with the hope of one day being a sports analyst on television. always teachers favorite. ama: we are going to shift to the forecast. there's a fire weather watch for part of the bay this weekend. dan: sandhya patel is here. we could see a little bit of everything. sandhya: absolutely. gusty wind, lower humidity, and increasing fire danger. let's talk about what's ahead for the weekend weather. as the wind picks up, the humidity will drop. dry fuel in place. higher fire danger. the system will bring us the

wind. it's pushing into the pacific northwest with rain and snow. for us, northern california getting spotty showers right now. it will be a wind maker. 40 to 45 mile per hour gusts. fire weather watch due to the win for solano county, 12:00 to 8:00 sunday. fire weather watch for much of the sacramento valley anze sierra as the wind picks up. the humidity is going to crash, going from the northwesterly wind to a northerly wind. 12:00 sunday, 39 mile per hour. that is really going to put us in a situation where the north and east bay hills are looking at very high fire danger. sunday as well. i will be back with the rest of the forecast, coming right up. ama: a big donation to an oakland school that was shaken recently by a shooting. the chinatown improvement council is giving bay tech school 400 backpacks.

a shooting left six people injured and have the principal asking for more matching backpacks. during the chaos, orange back tax helped police and staff identify students. no arrests have been made. dan: tomorrow, san francisco unified begins its enrollment process for the next school year. for the first time since the start of the pandemic, in person enrollment will be held. families signing up for prekindergarten, transitional kindergarten, and elementary school can go to john o'connell high school tomorrow. new sfusd superintendent matt wayne talked about the enrollment and getting answers at 3:00 today. >> enrollment didn't decline as much as projected. there are some things outside of our control. we are showcasing the amazing work that's happening in the district and those opportunities that students have. dan: the presentations will be posted online. in person workshops for families with older children will be held next week and smaller workshops will be held next month.

today, a u.s. appeals court blocked president biden's student loan debt relief program. six republican lead states challenged bidens policy. they claim the biden ministration has no legal authority to issue broad student loan forgiveness. biden talked about his support of the loan program today and his administration is continuing hoping people will apply while this legal saga unfolds. >> today, we are following through on a promise i gave to millions of americans. together, we are making our democracy deliver for the american people. dan: earlier this week, a dismissed the same case, ruling the states did not have the legal standing to sue over this issue. ama: turning now to the latest coronavirus headlines. pfizer's vaccine will cost up to $130 once government contracts expire. the company says it expect people to pay less.

one california county has low virus community levels according to the cdc. that data is based on the number of cases and hospitalizations. the number of cases of the xp b variant have doubled in the united states but remain rare. 47 have been reported nationwide with 10 of them in california. a recent study that ties hair straightening chemicals to uterine cancer has led to a lawsuit. it was filed today on behalf of a woman who contracted uterine cancer after her use of chemical hair straightening products sold by l'oreal. she is suing the company as well as multiple others. in 2018, the woman was diagnosed with uterine cancer despite having no family history of cancer. she had to undergo a full hysterectomy. l'oreal has not commented on the suit. dan: development versus need. why some oakland residents are asking the city to say no to home depot. ama: put that commode on hold.

who wants to press pause on san francisco's plan to build a $2 million restroom? dan: in need of a companion? hop on over to san francisco. the deal being offered right now on bunnies up for adoption. ama: a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> we say goodbye to brooklyn. no one, no one loves the roar of the crowd more than you. >> and will arnett. >> this is so much better than l.a. just moved to new york. ♪

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ama: the governor's office is

building a public restroom in san francisco, saying it would be flushing money away. that's a reaction to a plan we told you about earlier this week. the city secured state funding to build a bathroom in the town square. after learning about the price tag, the governor's office released a statement saying the state will hold funding until san francisco comes up with a plan to use the money more efficiently. if not, they plan to revoke the funding. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area and one of the big issues were focusing on is the economy. in oakland, a project is pitting the demand for housing against jobs. our rally took place tonight against the plan to build a home depot at a shopping center. it would go near the insect -- intersection of broadway and pleasant valley, an area that is a prime spot for housing. ryan curry has the story. >> we are coming out and making

a statement. reporter: you see these people? they don't want this lot to be a place to buy tools. they don't want the lot to be a place to buy anything used to build a home. they want the lot to become homes. >> yes to housing. reporter: that's the goal of friday nights demonstration. instead of a home depot, they would rather it be turned into a place for people to live. >> it brings more people to the neighborhood which brings more shoppers to our local businesses , safety to the streets. reporter: multiple neighborhood groups gathered to protest against the chain home improvement store. at a time were limited housing is an issue in many cities, protesters say it's time to build more. >> we are in a housing crisis and we need to build more units. we've come to this spot, we are crunched together. we want to highlight that this is really a huge eyesore and a vacant lot.

it's a huge canvas of opportunity. reporter: the person who owns the property is going to build a 102,000 square-foot home depot at this location. it's right next to a busy street. >> the city wanted housing. the developer was open to housing. the site owner will not allow housing on the site. reporter: if home depot gets built in this lot, protesters worry about pedestrian safety. you can already see just how busy this road is. >> as it is, we can barely cross the street. we are talking about an incredible increase in volume. reporter: both cooper and farmer say the city supports them in their push to get more housing but this lot is not owned by the city which is why on friday, they are urging the landowner to consider building housing. >> for whoever will hear, the powers at hand, we want them to know that the community supports housing here. we will be here to support it through the process. reporter: abc7news.

dan: in the north bay, a new social justice public art piece will be dedicated tomorrow. is being installed in the wake of a controversy. in 2020, a man was caught on camera trying to remove a chalk art mural honoring breonna taylor in san rafael. two years later, three painted panels have taken the murals place. they are inspired by the words freedom, justice, liberty. the panels bear the names of taylor, george floyd, and ahmaud arbery, now icons of the black lives matter movement. >> beautiful tragedies, that's what make us who we are. for us to sit down and understand, we can understand each other better. that's what i'm hoping. wanting people to have those conversations. dan: the piece is called regeneration, sponsored by the marin nonprofit youth in arts. the next week is your opportunity to try out san francisco's best restaurants at a discount.

the golden great restaurant association kicked off today. now through october 30, you can get brunch, lunch, and dinner deals for as little as $10. one market kicked off things tonight with a four course dinner on the embarcadero. 106 he restaurants are taking part. when do we eat? ama: i know. are we sitting outside for it? dan: that's true. that's the question. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: we will sit inside, ok? outside, it will be windy and cool. you will want to be indoors. let me show you your wind alert for this weekend. gusty wind will bring down the possibility of tree limbs, loose objects like halloween decorations might get blown around. there's a possibility of a few power outages. right now, the wind is 29 miles per hour in san francisco. gusting to 24 in concord.

this system is really producing precip over the pacific northwest and parts of northern california. here in the bay area, we have a lot of cloud cover. moisture getting picked up in the clouds. could be seeing a few sprinkles around here. don't be surprised. we have a freeze watch that goes up sunday morning for lake and mendocino counties. we have a fire weather watch for parts of solano county because of the wind. statewide, fire weather watch for the sacramento valley and a freeze warning for northeastern california. definitely a big change in our weather pattern. it was cooler today. right now, 50's and 60's. live view from san francisco. here's a look at the computer animation. 4:00 tomorrow morning, you see the cloud cover. 8:00, the monterey bay has a possibility of showers. look at the mountains. that's where their rain snow mix

shows up on saturday. the snow levels will start outline -- hi. could see a few snow flurries as we head toward late saturday. in the bay area, rain far -- fall totals. it's going to be just enough to dampen some roadways near the coast. the strongest winds are expected tomorrow afternoon. 40 to 43 mile-per-hour winds along the coast. ramping up into the mid-40's. 46 in half moon bay. it will be gusty in cloverdale. the wind switching from northwesterly tomorrow for northerly wind on sunday. that will start to dry out the air. we are concerned about fire danger, especially over the hills. tomorrow morning, drizzle. 40's and 50's. cloudy day. tomorrow afternoon, it will brighten up after the morning. wendy. low 60's to mid 70's. if you are going to the niners game against the chiefs on

sunday, kickoff is 65 and ending with 69 degrees. wendy this weekend. possibles pringles tomorrow morning. high fire danger going into sunday and it -- and a cold couple of mornings before we start to notice another opportunity for a few drops tuesday night into wednesday. ama: we will take any possibility. sandhya: remember, dining inside. dan: she's picking up the tab. sandhya: that's the best for you guys. [laughter]

dan: san francisco animal care has a lot of rabbits for adoption. they have no more space to house incoming bodies -- bunnies. they have reduced adoption fees to $20. ama: there's a bun for everyone. sfa cc is open daily from 12:00 to 5:00. they are looking for people to adopt as possible. dan: so cute. sports is next.

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larry: good evening. the warriors and nuggets battling for the top spot in the west this season. denver showing why they are dangerous. playoffs wings on display. these ladies. warriors knocked out of the playoffs last year. steph curry. it's a four-point play. nicoli o catch, so tough to cover, impossible to block. the nuggets would build a 20 point lead. draymond green. getting up close and personal. they eat into the lead. you'll catch with a triple-double. furious late comeback for the warriors. 17 seconds left. he scores. deficit down to one. sorry russ.

20 for jamaal murray. warriors lou -- loose to denver. new 49er christian mccaffrey arrived in town. he acquired by the 49ers. did a light workout after the niners practice. he will spend as much time studying the playbook so he can play on sunday against the chiefs. if he's healthy, mccaffrey is one of the nfl's most exciting players and he's fired up. >> how could you not want to play here as an offensive weapon? extremely fired up. have a little bit of a history with coach shanahan. yeah. can't express how happy i am to be here. >> there's a lot of ties to be there. if there were no ties, you see this kid is an excellent football player. we are fortunate to have him. larry: bruce bochy agreeing to a three-year deal to manage the lowly texas rangers. he spent 13 years with the

giants, departing in 2019. he's had enough of retirement. his introductory news conference will be monday. bob melvin, game three of the nlcs. this is the way you want to start again. kyle sure leading off and crushing the six pitch of the game from joe musgrove. then he does the gritty in the dugout. padres with plenty of chances. zero for seven with runners and's going position. josh bell grounding into the double play. phillies win and leave the series. sports on abc seven sponsored by river rock casino.

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dan: thank you so much for watching. have a good >> lou: from brooklyn, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jason bateman, and music from action bronson. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. welcome, brooklyn.