and "the french connection." friedkin, the once documentarian bringing gritty realism to a lowish budget film starring relative unknowns, roy scheider and gene hackman. that death-defying car chase, often called one of the best in film history. >> the winner is william friedkin. >> reporter: "the french connection" winning five academy awards, including best picture and best director for friedkin. a year later, friedkin terrifying audiences with "the exorcist," starring linda blair as a 12-year-old possessed by demons. fans lined up for hours in the cold. theaters sold out of tickets. and "the exorcist" became one of the top grossing movies ever, about $1.3 billion in today's dollars. >> stephanie: that's "nightline." you can watch all of our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here, same time tomorrow. thanks for joining us. have a good night.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ama: car's in california. a critical vote this fleets. dan: thank you for i am dan ashley. ama: and i am ama daetz. dan: utilities commission will vote on what could lead to a large expansion of the driving of robo cars than san francisco. it is why we are making our abc 7 advancer at 11 :00 to get you

in the know. dan: j.r. stone is foll tug-of-war ahead. j.r.: it is incidents like this at a san francisco pride parade where a self-driving car stopped in the middle of an intersection and caused traffic backup that has fueled the opposition against these cars. >> they are not ready for prime time because of how they have impacted our operations. j.r.: that is the san francisco fire chief on monday who strongly opposes the expansion of self-driving services. she says they have blocked fire engines, ambulances, and fire stations. phil coke men s driving safety at carnegie mellon university bit he says the fire chief has a point. >> the big problem is these cars are not good with dealing with the unexpected. that is a fundamental limitation. j.r.: one of the biggest backers

of these vehicles is one of the most well-known figures in san francisco, former mayor willie brown, who is a cruise advisor. >> the police department and the fire department clearly know exactly how to access if they are in need of it, no matter what the traffic situation. j.r.: at a meeting on waymo and cruise representatives talked about the safety of their passengers and upgrades they have made to their system. >> we are working to make sure our vehicles stay out of the way of active emergency vehicles when possible. j.r.: those with the sf mta t us they are excited for what self-driving means going forward, but do not support funny four hour access across the city. this professor echoes those thoughts. >> 20 years ago

working on the last 2%, so the companies say it will be fixed right away, but we keep hearing that year after year. j.r.: going forward, it is the cpuc that will make the final decision on expansion. the professor would like to see the cpuc to require a backup driver to drive in the -- sit in the passenger seat, so if there is a problem, they could get in the driver's seat and move the car out of the way. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: thanks very much. san jose police say the stabbing deaths of the woman and her grandson were isolated incidents and there is no ongoing threat to the general public. the woman and the young boy were found dead in their apartment

complex on friday at the vista apartment complex at parkmoor avenue and menker avenue. officers had no information to release about a specific suspect or motive at this time. >> anytime our community in the city of san jose, we are a small city when it comes to one another, have to experience this kind of loss, it can be traumatic. dan: those deaths are san jose's 23rd and 24th homicides this year. ama: covid-19 cases are rising across the nation again. rates of hospital admissions -- admissions are going up. despite the increase hospitalizations remain at record lows, but doctors warned the uptick should make people cautious. deaths have not increased. all current circulating subvariants are related to x bv, as opposed to omicron.

a new variant now makes up an estimated 17% of new cases. dan: san francisco's federal building was the last stop for two immigration marchers today. they walked over 90 miles ove three days bid earlier today, we saw some of the marchers come into san francisco after making their way from petaluma across the golden gate bridge. the other band of marchers came up the peninsula from san jose. they are calling on congress to pass the registry bill, which would allow 8 million undocumented people in the u.s. to apply for legal residency. ama: more than 4000 city workers of san jose have voted to strike next week. the strike will kick off next tuesday if no deal is reached before then. the unions include the airport workers, housing union, and library workers. the city is offering a 5% raise next year, then 4% and 3% the

years after. >> every dollar matters, but we also have to be honest about the math. whatever we add up this point, the 5% raise requires a cut. ama: the mayor says those cuts could mean layoffs and cutting of services such as library hours and firefighter staffing. >> our workers are moving to other cities that offer better wages and working conditions. ama: the city of san jose already has nearly 800 job vacancies. the san jose city council will meet in closed session to discuss the wage issues tomorrow. more than 11,000 city workers in a los angeles are planning to walk off the job starting at midnight tonight. it will be for a 24 hours single day of action. it would affect the ports and airports in the l.a. area. los angeles is the largest container point in north america. dan: it is the earthshaking

change in the college sports world, a mass migration of collegiate sports programs breaking tradition and playing in other conferences. with the breakup of the pac-12, there are rumors that cal and stanford could join the atlantic coast conference and have to travel across the country to play games. we have to break all of this down for you. it is just amazing. have the perfect person for the job, part of tonight has bus abc 7 deep dive at 11:00. sports director larry beil explains what is next good larry: the big tane -- ten has unveiled the new map of the mega conference, starting with the teams they swiped from the pac-12. let's show you what this look like with the west coast teams, and if you extend it to colorado and utah,, you have that. the big ten as previously existed with these teams, it makes sense for them right here.

you got all the way to the east coast, so you are right here, rutgers and maryland. this is not over with consonants -- conference realignment. the next shoe to drop, the atlantic coast conference. florida state wants out. who knows what will happen when you have these teams down here? and that could break apart. so what do we have? that is what this is. it is completely dumb. it is ridiculous. among the frustrated people, cal head football coach justin wilcox who is wondering, what are we doing? >> i grew up around a pac-12 conference and fortunate to be coaching in it for a long time. it is really sad. larry: nobody wanted to see the way this has gone down on the west coast. no west coast teams really wanted this, and other coaches around the country are displeased. let's hear from. the head coach of missouri.

>> we are talking a football decision based on football, but what about softball and football who have to -- baseball who have to travel across the country? do we know the number one cause of mental illness is? it is lack of rest and sleep. larry: what should the pac-12 leaders, whoever is next, do next? get some calculators out, because here is how you make your case to get into the big 10 and join your former buddies. you total up all of the travel costs. this has to add up to tens of millions of dollars per year. so cal and stanford could use that as financial incentive to push their way into the big ten, convince themselves that they should want two of the great academic institutions in the country. in louisville that, congress. what congress should be doing is calling in the tv executives, the conference commissioners,

the school presidents, and the 80. let's get testimony, open hearings televised to all, and we will find out who orchestrated all this and how it should have been avoided and figure out what to do next. right now it is just a mess, and i hope we see those hearings, because i guarantee one thing. all the folks involved with putting this together, the last thing they want to do is come out in public and explain themselves. we will see where this goes. dan: larry has much more on this and you can watch his full take on the college sports shakeup by jumping in on our abc 7 bay area youtube page. ama: part of our work in building a better bay area involves capturing the progress of communities toward completion. we have had sign of that in san francisco's chinatown. we told you about the red lanterns being in desperate need of repair, but as tim johns

shows, chinatown has a bit of its vibrancy back. ♪ tim: dangling above the of san francisco's chinatown is a site both old and new. >> they are iconic. it is part of us. it is part of chinatown. tim: for the past 10 years, these lanterns have welcomed locals and visitors along grand avenue until earlier this year when the heavy rains and atmospheric rivers of the winter destroyed them. >> they were tattered or torn. it was horrible. and you would see missing lanterns because they got blown off. tim: after months of fundraising, 180 new lanterns have gone up, a welcome sight for tourists -- >> when we take a picture of this area, we take a picture of this. tim: and local store owners who say the extra foot traffic the lanterns bring means extra business. >> there are lots of people walking the streets, taking pictures with their families. tim: the lanterns are also a way

to help keep you safe. that includes eva lee, the cochair of the chinatown merchants association. since the pandemi community has been hit by anti-asian hate crimes. this would allow people to walk the streets after sunset. >> it has been hard progress during my lifetime, just beyond the devastation of the pandemic and chinatown being like a ghost town. tim: there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the lanterns on tuesday, and for lee, she hopes that this is a beacon of hope and resilience for the neighborhood she loves and the entire city. >> we saw these lanterns in shreds and tatters, but this is to show you we can come back. tim: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. dan: an all-out brawl at the

waterfront. what set off this now viral fight at the docks and punishment on the way. ama: plus those brand-new shoes, the fresh, mechanical pencils. back to school is here, and there is a key reason why this time is different for oakland. dan: and how a san jose woman is turning a batch of sinus infections into critical advice. sandhya: i am

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dan: new developments on the alabama river brawl. the altercation happened on saturday at riverfront park in montgomery, alabama. video shows the dock worker trying to move about that was parked where a river boat carrying hundreds of passengers was trying to pull in. that is when another man approach to the worker and another shirtless man ran in to attack him. the whole thing turned into a wild brawl. >> probably 60 people fighting. a massive amount of people fighting. i do not even know who was fighting who at that point. like i said come on both sides, the guys from the boat and the people from my ship. dan: the city's mayor responded to the viral footage, in response to a dockworker saying

justice will be served. ama: more than 50 million americans are under severe weather alerts across the south and eastern united states. the main threats are tornadoes and instructive wins. more than one million people are without power. federal employees were sent home early when lightning struck near the nation's capital. the system moved across the country from the midwest. >> you could see the house and the sheds destroyed. we are just lucky we were not home. ama: more than 15,000 flights have been delayed across the country since sunday. forecasters expect the storms will still be damaging after midnight and dwindle through tomorrow morning. the extreme weather is being fueled by heat across the country. dan: part of our work in building a better bay area focuses on success through education. ama: and today was the first day of schools in oakland. east oakland schools got a new

community garden and a play structure, and this was the first true opening day with no imposed covid restrictions. >> even last year when we opened, do we let parents back on campus? we had to invite them in and let them leave right away. this time, we let them mingle in the campus theater the way we used to do it. ama: the school year did start early for the 34,000 students across the schools. the district aligned with the college schedule to accommodate the high school students who do dual enrollment at the local community college. dan: esan has a martial arts instructor has gone viral on tiktok after sharing a major health scare. several sinus infections led to a surgery where doctors had to remove half of her skull. reporter lauren martinez says how she is expiring -- inspiring others to fight on. >> when i get to the studio, i forget about pain and about the past. lauren: san jose motional arts

instructor marcia santana says it is about the spiritual side. 26-year-olds as it is what helps her recover after undergoing three brain surgeries. >> this is a story of how i lost half of my school. lauren: santana shared this tiktok video now viewed one point 6 million times. she explains how antibiotics to help fight sinus infections in 2021 did not work. >> they were getting caught up here and underneath my eyebrows, on top of my eyebrows, and spreading up into a huge mass that was about 12, 14 centimeters appear. lauren: in december 2020 one, santana had a craniotomy. doctors removed 14 centimeters of her skull due to swelling. with her active lifestyle halted, santana wanted to use the free time to spare -- spread awareness about the importance of health. >> just because you are young

does not mean you cannot get sick. not to be negative but you have got to be taking care of yourself. lauren: in april 2022, went through an operation where her skull was replaced. it was before that surgery where santana found out she was pregnant. a year later with a baby boy, santana is back on the map. she teaches and trains with her husband at west coast martial arts. the karate master her self -- himself said that santana has a warrior's were -- spirit. >> i think about her all the time, so she has been my heart and soul to keep fighting on. lauren: santana is now training for her fifth degree black belt. in san jose, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dan: she is an inspiration. good for her. time now to get a check on the weather and the heat. ama: abc 7 news meteorologist

sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya: an amazing story about that woman. let's talk about the big changes that will get underway as early as tomorrow. a live view showing from our emeryville camera. we have 2000 foot marine layer that has deepened rapidly, and that will cause a drop in temperatures. 94 today in santa rosa, down 16 degrees tomorrow coming in at 78 degrees bid expecting san jose to go from 93 to 80, and a 30 degree job -- drop in oakland. it will start to feel like back-to-school. and wednesday is back-to-school for palo alto to find school district. it is 60 degrees at 8:00 a.m. when the kids are heading to school, they might need the extra layer. 3:00, we are looking at 74 mountain view, los altos school district back to school on

wednesday, so we are talking 60 degrees. at 3:00 p.m., the sun will be 74 degrees as the kids get out of school. what is bringing us the cooler weather? high-pressure that brought us heat today is moving on, and we will be under this area of low pressure, so expect the temperatures to drop rapidly tomorrow afternoon compared to today. we do have the fog regrouping, already crossing the bay. visibility right now down to three quarters of a mile on half moon bay. temperatures are running lower compared to yesterday. 12 degrees right now is santa rosa, down nine in concord and livermore. the numbers in 50's and 60's for most of you unless you are well inland still holding onto the 70's. it is a foggy golden gate bridge overnight. breezy and much cooler weather tomorrow, and the summer heat returns this weekend, just in case you miss it.

tomorrow morning, watch out for the fog and drizzle. a slower burn back, and it does not quite clear on the coast at all, so you will remain cool. temperatures in the 50's and 60's out the door tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, it is a sunny one inland. breezy conditions with the lingering clouds and temperatures in the 60's for the coast. what was once a tropical storm is now post-tropical. even though it has fallen apart, left over moisture moving into southern california the middle of this week, the possibility that mid and high-level cloudiness moves in our direction and increases the humidity. there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. the accuweather 7-day forecast, much cooler for your tuesday. it is a good thing from a fire weather perspective. warming up briefly, but temperatures will remain below average for the weekend when you

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dan: happening tomorrow, it is national pickle ball day. it has become the latest recreational sport around the counter he -- country. ama: sports club think sf is teaming up with logan parks to hold an event. there will be an opportunity for people to test their skills on

the court, all for free. goebel's san francisco's fastest growing sport. >> people describe combination of tennis and ping-pong had a baby. dan: the event is free and starts at 11:00 a.m. pickle ball was founded in in washington state. have you ever tried to play? ama: no, but i want to. the giants are looking to bounce the giants are looking to bounce back tv: try tide power pods with 85% more tide in every pod. who needs that much more tide? (crashing sounds) everyone's gonna need more tide. it's a mess out there. that's why there's 85% more tide in every power pod. -see? -baby: ah.

>> abc 7 sports, sponsored by river rock casino. larry: the giants opened the series in anaheim tonight, getting a firsthand look at the incredible shohei ohtani. he made his first $700 million contract. nikki money act, base hit to center. luis matos boots the ball. cj chrome decides, i am heading home. patrick bailey, a rare mistake. the angels up 2-1. to the seventh we go. jd davis high and deep. the giants tie it at 2-2. randall grisha to write on the bottom seventh. fumbling over his head. richard hands over the triple and scores moments later. 3-2 in the ninth.

bailey opposite field, and richard is the one who has fallen off. 4-3 giants. then it is mark mathias, a two run flare to center. they win it 8-3. the angels have not won since the trade deadline. this kid holds all the moves. i was never that cool at that age. zach gillam to the wall at right. the run scores, looking for more. safe. nice slide to avoid the tag. later, they are seeing a 1-0 lead. kirby sneed drops it. 3-3 in the eighth. travis jankowski in the middle. no way to get him at the play. rangers take the lead and win 5-3. coach steve kerr guiding san jose.

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