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having a beer with his cousin after a long day of work. the officers took him to the ground, breaking his nose, causing a concussion and a shoulder injury that required surgery. and today, more than a year later, after both officers lost their jobs, they appear to marine county superior court on felony assault by a public officer with great bodily injury and making a false statement in a crime report. i tried speaking with both defendants first, brandon neal, who has grown a beard. anything you want to say to the public about what you did that day? are you ready to apologize to julio lopez about what you did or any comment at all? i asked the other former officer, daisy mazariegos, about this moment when she yelled, stop, stop. when you said stop on that recording, was that at brandon or was that at the julio

? are you ready to apologize to julio lopez? attorneys for both former officers gave me an idea of their planned defense. >> we have ample evidence that this case cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt because the force wasn't excessive and there were no willful misrepresentations, as she's very much looking forward to being exonerated in this case . >> and i think that's what's going to happen. i think it's very unfortunate that the district attorney has chosen to do this. >> the gardener, julio lopez, had to be there as a witness, but his court wrapped up. he couldn't face the former officers. >> i went to the bathroom, you know, because i don't want i want i don't want to see them. you know, because, you know, i feel i feel scary, you know, about them. you know, i don't want to see their face. >> it's not something that he's comfortable doing at this time. he's still experiencing some of the trauma of the assault and some things are triggers for him. and seeing the officers face to face definitely would have been that uh- the preliminary hearing has been delayed for two weeks to work

out a potential conflict of interest. >> it appears brandon nail's attorney may have represented someone who will appear as a witness in the case. there's also a second track on this case. the federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the gardener. so these two cases moving forward, ahead. >> i know you're following them both. you got it. thanks stan, very much. >> and to get in touch with the i-team, you can call this number on your screen or go to abc7, news.com slash i-team. wow. today san francisco mayor, london breed cut the ribbon on y area in 20 years.pen in the >> the east palo alto location opened in 2003. shortly after ikea's first bay area store, which opened in emeryville in 2000. the san francisco store is different, though located downtown on market and fifth street. it's smaller than most ikea stores, with a focus on smaller items. yet there is hope it will have a big impact. >> this ikea is opening in the

same week and just blocks away from the nordstrom at westfield mall that's closing. in the past few months, more than a dozen stores along market street and in union square have closed this map shows some of the bigger nas st say it has to do with a lack of foot traffic in the area. some say the safety is to blame, and that's what we heard when whole foods at market and eighth street closed abruptly in april. it's been a dismal few months for downtown san francisco. >> it really has. but our focus is on building a better bay area, and that's the turnaround we could be seeing now. at least that's the hope. abc7 news reporter suzanne is in the newsroom. yes she went to ikea's opening today and suzanne, what was it like? >> it was definitely a festive day, especially for ikea. now as many as 100 people lined up this morning eager to check out that new ikea store. there was a long line music and a lot of cheers because of the new business and many people hope ikea could help jumpstart downtown san francisco's recovery. so why are and with that, the new ikea

store at 945 market street in downtown san francisco is now officially open. there was plenty of excitement and fanfare among shoppers today. daniel cherry got in line at 5 a.m. i just wanted to be the first big grand entrance to see it all. >> first, the new ikea store in san francisco has a different format. >> instead of what big box suburban stores offer, this store will carry home furnishing accessories, and it's focused on small space living. this is a different type of ikea. >> it's made out of like three stories. it's 52,000 square foot full of inspiration and solutions. >> mayor london breed has an ambitious plan to build more housing in the city in the next eight years. >> we hope to be able to build 82,000 units. and what does that mean? a bunch of people who need furniture and those units are not going to be big. they're going to be kind of small because we know how it is in an urban, dense city like san francisco.

>> ikea launched this new store at a time when many other retailers in san francisco's downtown shopping district have given up westfield mall, old navy, whole foods, nordstrom are just a few. city leaders say ikea promises new jobs and new reasons to come downtown, that this new store is a place to shop and work. and what i love about this is that it's not just retail, but it's also a community space where people can come and work on their laptops and have coffee. as for concerns about safety in the mid market area, the ikea store manager says there will be extra security during business hours. some wonder if the new ikea store can succeed. others wonder if this is a good sign of downtown's recovery. kyle havens just moved to downtown san francisco from texas for work, hopefully so. >> i think it will serve the people who already live downtown and nearby. >> it's a start. i'm happy to see a new building. >> i hope so. i hope it brings in more businesses that are empty right now. and, you know, this brings in people. so

hopefully other places will start reopening. >> and the store manager tells me there will be 8 to 10 security guards at the new ikea to ensure that the safe stay of the staff and the customers is there. again, the mayor and other supporters say ikea will help bring more jobs, more people and more commercial activity to the mid-market area . live in the newsroom, suzannephan abc seven news. >> okay, suzanne, thanks a lot. >> the city of san francisco went to federal court today appealing a temporary injunction blocking the city from clearing homeless encampments. hundreds on both sides of the issue rallied outside the ninth circuit court of appeals, including members of the coalition on homelessness and mayor london breed. and the fact that the courts have crippled our ability to do our jobs to help get people into shelter is criminals. >> we're trying to get them to stop illegally confiscating property and criminalizing them when they have no choice but to be on the streets. >> inside court, that claim about having no choice but to be

on the street took center stage in a surprise concession, the coalition's attorney acknowledged those who refuse genuine offers of shelter should not be considered involuntarily homeless. attorneys for the city consider that a major breakthrough in santa clara county. the valley water district is stepping up its efforts to clean up debris from encampments along local waterways, adding a second crew of 8 to 10 daily workers. under the program, the unhoused are given 72 hours notice of the crews arrival. once there, an effort is made to determine what is and is not trash. the unhoused say the program has been effective. >> it is working out. they've been very accommodating to that . and i haven't had any issues at all. >> it's absolutely a win win. we need to be able to provide more routine service to the neighbors , to the unhoused community and to the waterways in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news . >> and neighbors that we spoke with agree with the goal to keep

pollutants out of the waterways. but they're also calling for better long term engagement between agencies and the unhoused to get them off the creek beds and into housing. >> let's turn now to the maui wildfires, where the fbi is getting involved to try to locate those who remain unaccounted for with a list of more than 1000 people to go through. the public is being asked to provide dna samples. so far, the fbi has received just over 100. maui officials are warning people to beware of dna, collect scams. some of the victims have reportedly received phone calls. employees with lahaina public schools are going to return to work on monday. they've been on leave since august eighth when the fire started. there is no word when students will head back into school on northern california. woman visiting maui died in the wildfire that roared through the hina. 72 year old terry cooke of pollock pines was last seen near the famous banyan tree. her daughter posted on social media that cooke was supposed to return home on august 9th. one

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expansion. it's a coalition made up of 62 local grassroots organizations. they argue that the new draft environmental impact report released by the port of oakland, which owns and operates the oakland airport, does not take into account the greenhouse gas emissions from the actual airplanes. >> they claim that the impact of pollution and climate, global warming emissions are significant, but unavoidable. and that's because they don't actually directly regulate the emissions from flights. >> the oakland airport expects the number of passengers to more than double over the next 15 years. the proposal is to add 16 new gates and expand the international arrival facilities colleen liang with the port of oakland spoke to abc seven news in july this is definitely a milestone for oakland airport. >> as i mentioned earlier, we have not modernized the terminal since it was built. in an email to abc seven news, the port of oakland responded to claims about the draft eir by saying,

okay, continues to explore the new zero emission aviation technologies that will help us achieve our zero emissions goals. >> it wants to reach zero emissions by 2040. it says it's working with airlines to increase the use of what's called sustainable aviation fuel, which is not a fossil fuel. okay says it already has commitments from southwest airlines. the airport also joined airport carbon accreditation, an international program that requires airport members to complete a review of greenhouse gas inventory. his granite says local, state and federal agencies need to work more closely with the aviation industry to come up with a plan to reduce airline emissions. and for investments in alternative modes of transportation. >> traveling is very important, but faced with the climate emergency, there's really no economy on a dead planet, and there's no tourism and pleasure on a dead planet. >> there are two final public meetings next wednesday. the group plans to rally at 10:30 a.m. at the hilton oakland airport, out ahead of the first meeting in oakland on hassan, abc seven news. all right.

>> we could feel the heat right away today. you sure could. >> on most parts of the bay area, pretty warm in the city, too. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya yeah, and dan and ana. >> it was warm enough to set a record. it was a 90 degrees in downtown oakland, which tied the previous record set back in 2010. >> hot enough for you? many areas were in the 90s from napa to santa rosa, 96, in livermore , 95. san jose redwood city, 94 degrees. it was 101 in fairfield, but half moon bay, 69 degrees. so quite the stretch. a live view from our san jose camera as we're looking at the sun shining right now in the south bay, 78 in san francisco, it is 81 in oakland, still warm in san jose, 87, palo alto and 91 degrees from our kgo roof camera. there is barely a breeze, but that breeze is going to help to cool us off. temperatures have already started to drop in some areas. santa rosa, 90 degrees, 99 in fairfield, mid 90s in concord and livermore north. wind blew that fog south of the bay area

that we had this morning along the coast that same wind, though, is concerning as we i will show you in just a moment. here it is tomorrow is going to be some active weather in the northern part of the state. red flag warnings begin at 3:00, run until friday morning at 2 a.m. so that wind, that northerly wind has been bringing in smoke from those fires burning up in northern california. you can see that haze from our camera there. so the air quality advisory remains up through today day moderate air quality expected down at the surface. air quality is still fine, good to moderate, but if you smell or see smoke, certainly close your windows and doors if you can safely and turn your ac on, recirculate if you have it. so the smoke is not just up to the north, but around the northern california wildfires that is drifting into our area and that is going to be the case as we head in towards the next few hours. but then the smoke will start to lift back to our north, back up towards the northern california, oregon border, blue skies from our

golden gate bridge camera, mild overnight fog confined to the coast. the heat hangs around inland tomorrow it is going to be breezy and much cooler on friday, 7:00 tonight. still short sleeve weather. you will notice many areas in the 70s to 90s by 9 p.m. my coastside cooler inland, even though it's still going to be warm for our taste as we head into 7 a.m. tomorrow. fog near the beaches and in the early afternoon inland areas continue to warm, but it's not going to be warmer than today. it's actually going to be backing off a few degrees , 50 to 70 on your temperatures. clear inland fog at the coast tomorrow afternoon in the south bay, 87 in san jose, los gatos, 92 degrees on the peninsula. you're looking at 84. in redwood city, 67, half moon bay, san francisco, 73 degrees. some fog near the coast, 69 in the sunset district. north bay numbers 87. san rafael, 89. santa rosa heading into the east bay 78 oakland. these temperatures still well above average. 86 in fremont inland 93. concord 95. in antioch, 93 degrees in

livermore. accuweather seven day forecast temperatures is running above average but the coast cools while the inland areas remain hot on friday. we'll notice those numbers coming down some more. and then for those of you who like the warm summer weather as it returns over the weekend, 60s to 90s, the heat continues to build as we head towards next week. >> and dan, very nice. >> okay, sandy, thanks. >> it's going to feel a little bit like fall tomorrow because it's the first day for pumpkin spice iced lattes at starbucks. two other seasonal beverages are also joining the fall menu. an iced apple crisp oatmilk, shaken espresso and an iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte. those are mouthfuls, right? the pumpkin spice wars are starting earlier than ever this year. 7-eleven, krispy kreme and dunkin donuts have already debuted their offerings earlier this month as san francisco creations celebrated its 100th birthday today. green goddess dressing that creamy rich sauce you can slather on salads was created in the kitchens of the palace hotel

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to give people with als the ability to communicate. again, it's really something. >> abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at this really remarkable technology. >> how do you feel judging by the smile on pat bennett's face , i'd say she's feeling pretty good. that's because for the first time since developing als , she is able to communicate once again this miracle. thanks to incredible new research on stanford university's campus. >> our aim is to restore communication by reading out brain signals using computer algorithms or computer software to interpret those brain signals, and then changing them into actions in the outside world. >> a need for bennett, who was a human resources director in equestria before her 2021 als diagnosis that caused deterioration in her brain stem als attacks. neurons controlling movement causing physical weakness and eventual paralysis . she can make sounds, but bennett's als led to the loss of use of the muscles of her lips,

tongue, larynx and jaws. muscles needed to communicate clearly. >> it's depressing to in 2022, stanford medicine professor of neurosurgery, dr. jamie henderson, implanted sensors about the size of popcorn kernels in bennett's cerebral cortex. >> in her brain. these sensors communicate with the hundreds of brain cells where speech production occurs. using her brainwaves, the sensors detect words that she wants to say, and the pedestals that you see on her head relay those brainwaves to the screen to develop the words and phrases. i like music . this allows bennett to communicate without being able to form the words physically. >> as pat looks at a computer screen, a sentence would appear . she would attempt to read that sentence. we would read out the brain signals, translate them using a machine learning algorithm into text, which then gets placed back onto the screen. >> in this case, practice makes perfect. bennett has participated in 25 training sessions and with time she has developed the ability to

communicate around 60 words a minute. being able to speak again is life changing for her. >> oh, i have hope, doctor henderson says. >> this is just a proof of concept, but he hopes in the next 5 to 10 years, systems can be in place to give more people their voice back again. >> people with communication disorders can sometimes become withdrawn, become less socially active, and this could allow people to get back into social situations so it could it could potentially be transformative in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> huge difference. >> yeah. that is so great for pat. this technology has so much promise. let's hope one day they solve als just a terrible disease. well a new california bill could double the number of paid sick days, but time is running out to make it happen. we'll explain. also ahead, the first word that came up to mind was coward. >> a harsh words in response to words from the owner of the oakland a's who says he's not

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>> this is abc7 news as well. >> a's owner john fisher has broken his silence regarding the proposed move from oakland to las vegas. >> in a new interview with the las vegas review journal, fisher said the a's have submitted their relocation application to major league baseball. he also confirmed that he has no plans to sell the team. >> abc7 news reporter lena howland has reaction from a's fans in a new interview, the oakland a's owner john fisher tells mick akers that the las vegas revi journal, quote, i ha not considered selling the team i've now owned the tm with my partner, lew wolff sce 2005. >> our goal since then has been to find a new home and build a new home for our team. >> this is the worst thing that's happened in the history of the oakland a's. >> fisher's interview in response to a call by fans to sell the team, the oakland a's 60 eights, leading the effort with a reverse boycott, hoping to stop the a's looming move to las vegas. >> honestly, the first the first word that came up to mind was

coward. >> george leon, president of the oakland sixty-eighths, was on the forefront of that reverse boycott, helping to print thousands of bright green sell shirts for fans over the summer. many wearing those shirts to wednesday's game. we always did this knowing that this was probably not going to come to fruition, you know, with selling the team. >> but we still feel that there is a group out there that can buy the team and keep them here and oakland. >> but fisher says the whole reason behind building a new stadium is to make it to the world series within a six year period. fisher told the las vegas review journal the a's have had a morlenging time signing free agents becae we haven't had the revenues to suora payroll. to do that, we ethat being in a new stadium, being in las vegas is going to change all of that. >> i just don't believe anything he says. they told us they were going to stay in oakland and now they're uprooting from oakland. so i think that's just a

terrible shame on his part. >> there's probably no reason for him to sell the team. >> you know, he's just in it for financial gain. i feel you can just feel that within the past ten years of just how, you know, he kind of liquidates the team each year, still, many fans are holding out hope. until i see shovels in the ground in las vegas, i'm thinking that there's going to be a way for them to stay in oakland and leon says their fight continues. >> nothing's not for sale. there's a price for everything in oakland. >> lena howland, abc seven news. >> tomorrow, former president donald trump is expected to surrender at the fulton county jail in atlanta, georgia, where he will be fingerprinted and photographed. that's what happened today to rudy giuliani . here's his mug shot. giuliani and trump were among 19 people indicted on more than a dozen counts related to alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results in georgia. nine of the 19 defendants have been processed so far. the deadline to turn themselves in is friday.

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change is running out. >> should californians get more paid sick leave? >> having a sick day encourages, you know, or allows for flexible ability for workers. senate bill 616 would raise the number of paid sick leave from three days to seven days per year for any employee in the state. >> it would also expand how many sick days are accrued and used, making the total number of eligible sick days. 14 per year, and allowing seven sick days to roll over to the next year. >> i actually think that's a great for working families, especially if you have of whether you're a single parent or, you know, joint. if your kids get sick, if you get sick, you always need the extra time. >> california state senator lina gonzalez authored the bill saying it's been a decade since paid sick day laws have been updated more than a handful of states outside of california already have expanded paid sick leave. california became the second state in the country to adopt a paid sick leave policy in 2014, according to the california budget and policy center. california provides less

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release of the wastewater from the site could continue for the next 40 years. >> a ban on watering decorative grass at office park strip malls and schools may soon become permanent in california in the next few weeks, state senators are expected to vote on the proposal as a way to save water in future droughts. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the details. >> many californians don't want the grass to get any greener at commercial businesses. ab 1572 already sailed through the assembly and if approved by the state senate in the next few weeks it could become law in 2027. the ban would not affect residential lawns or functional grass like on sports fields or grass in parks for picnics or dog walking or recreation for the last few years, there's been a temporary ban in place on using potable water on so-called ornamental turf, on commercial properties. and now that ban could become permanent. what we're talking about is the keep

off the grass, grass grow that's in the middle of a median strip that's on a landscaping of a commercial building that's behind a wall that no one ever is supposed to sit on grass that's not doing anything except sit there and get mowed and have someone put fertilizer on once a week and water. but opponents see forcing businesses to change their landscaping as an onerous expense. >> what we need is more water storage, not policies, especially ones that are just one size fit all in the state as economically and geographically diverse as california is. >> this is not a good idea. >> no one wants to see more pavement. >> i would actually like to see all municipalities make sure that they have live plant material regulations so that we don't end up with lots of hard scape that contributed, contributes to our heat island effect, makes things hotter. we need plants. >> the association of california water agencies has signed on in support of the bill and east bay mud says they'll continue to extend rebates to businesses who

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clue was the water temperature. >> we saw that the water was shimmering and wavering in a way, kind of like you would see heat rising off the asphalt on a hot day. and that made us think that maybe there was something about the water conditions there using sophisticated thermometers, they confirm firmed their hunch. >> water in the vents was indeed warmer. part of an environment that allows the octopus eggs to incubate and hatch more quickly and likely avoid predators as they grow. professor kahn believes the newly published discovery will highlight the critical role of preserving the marine sanctuary. >> you know, for a species that reproduce sources all in one area, you can have the really strong impact on that population by protecting that hotspot, right? that patch is going to help that whole species before we just indiscriminately add and inadvertently damage them, either through fishing, mining, plastics, climate change, whatever. >> it might be a resource that we need to protect even resources as exotic and stunning

as a real life octopus's garden . >> isn't that just amazing? fabulous. isn't thousands of them amanda kahn, who you met in our story, was actually on the research vessel when this site was discovered. you can imagine how thrilled they were. it's one of only five known octopus breeding grounds in the world. the others are located off costa rica. >> that was really cool to see. i know, right? >> neat. great video, too. >> a lot of people probably wanted to head to the beach today. >> i know. i know i did. sandy purcell is back with a forecast. >> yeah, and with good reason. amen. dan it was a warm to hot one. let's quickly take a look at satellite radar live. doppler seven showing you what it looks like in the caribbean right now. tropical storm franklin made landfall earlier. dominican republic got slammed with some heavy rain. it's still causing some flooding and the threat remains. tropical storm franklin will move away from the islands as we head towards tomorrow excuse me, friday. and as it does, it'll take the rain and the flooding threat with it. right now, no threat to the us

mainland on live doppler seven. it's a quiet picture at this hour. tomorrow the fog is going to regroup. it's cooler at the coast and around the bay, but still hot inland with those 90s the accuweather seven day forecast, we're going to drop those temperatures down to the 80s by friday and then we'll turn things around, warm it up by a few degrees, bringing you the summer spread for the upcoming weekend and beyond with the mild to hot weather. dan and irma tastic. >> okay, sandhya, thanks. >> all right, larry, what's going on in general and in sports in the world and life, your life, 49 ers o the o then? >> lance yeah, that. yeah, that. well, you could see this coming. have we seen the end of trey lance in a 49 ers uniform? quite possibly. what can the niners get for a quarterback who was taken with the third overall pick in the draft but hasn't figured it out yet? that's next. in sports. >> the actually really seriously best sale of the year for real at mattress firm look we even put it on a hat that's how real

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alternate between sam darnold and trey lance as their backup quarterback, today, coach kyle shanahan confirmed darnold has a firm grasp on the spot behind brock purdy and the future for trey lance just may be elsewhere. the 49 ers, remember they gave up three number one draft picks and a third rounder to move up to draft trey third overall a few years ago. but he's been plagued by injuries. he just hasn't developed. it's like james wiseman with the warriors. i mean, the niners want to win championships now. they can't wait around for lance to figure it out and develop lance is his trade value right now. rock bottom i'm a change of scenery may be coming soon if there's a better situation that his heart's in and something like that, we're going to make sure not to do something that hurts him in that way. >> so that's stuff that i talked to him about this morning, that stuff i'll talk to him about tonight and continue to talk to him about. but trey knows how i feel about him and i hope he ends up being able to be here. and that's the best thing for him. but we got to see what is the best thing from now until

then. >> yeah, he needs a change of scenery. you want to talk about instant impact? the giants picked up paul de young today, hit a homer, had the game winning hit an extra in philly. welcome to the team de young. just released by toronto giants sign him. they started him at shortstop two nothing giants in the fourth to young going deep to left two run homer look he just got here he's already at the giants best hitter for zip giants. alex cobb was deal and held the phillies without a hit into the fourth. nick castellanos check swing gone. j.t. realmuto. down he goes. cobb dealing until he wasn't kyle schwarber crushed next pitch trey turner high deep aloha means goodbye. but still, in the ninth, the giants led five two. camila duvall trying to slam the door facing bryce harper. oh, no, no. this is a bomb off the foul pole. game tying three run blast. second straight blown save for duvall. so it's five all but have no fear the young is here. the new guy in the 10th the go ahead hit for the giants with the bases loaded that ends up being the game winner as the giants

salvage the series finale eight, six and ten. how about royals and a's little air guitar on a wednesday afternoon? it's like it's like our our intern tarek out there scoreless in the third darren blanco crushed no doubter it's his first career. homer all right. so now the negotiations begin. you want a bat? you want a ball? his first born kid to get the home run ball back. four nothing. royals in the eighth a's load the bases. zach gelof, who's been just great this year for them. grounds out ball game royals blanked the a's four zip a's owner john fisher has broken his silence regarding the proposed move from oakland to las vegas. fisher spoke with media members today that he knew would be nice and friendly looking for some softball questions to answer, fisher said the a's have submitted their relocation application to major league baseball. he also claims that the team is losing money. but this is fuzzy math. the numbers just don't add up because they're spending nothing, fisher says he has not considered selling the team despite all the chants in oakland. sell the team. sell the team. and oliver major league

baseball. the fans are uniting around the a's. real question is why has an owner who's basically been invisible for like a decade and a half suddenly why does he pop up and decide to talk? is it because he can feel other owners noticing this situation every single night that has turned into a pr disaster and there's still no deal in vegas and no financing to discuss this, john , how about this? come on with me or abc7. casey pratt, who has covered the stadium debacle that you've presided over for years. he's come on with us live so you can be assured nobody will edit your words. we'll see you on camera for not just a little written transfer report. john what could you possibly be afraid of? >> little old me. >> you don't bite. >> am i that that frightening? >> am i? no >> there was a lot of silence. >> the three of us. >> i didn't hear no, you're. >> you are not. >> and john. don't listen to

them, john. no. and you would be nothing but fair. >> and it would be great to have him come on in. >> well, he doesn't want to answer hard questions, right? so that's what you get. you get softballs and the fans all know it. the fans just look at twitter. the fans are just crushing him. again yeah. >> john hope he accepts this invitation. oh sure. >> yeah. yeah. i'll be i'll check my phone. yeah, thanks. he hasn't texted yet. well, let's hope. okay. >> well, there's still time while i tell him what's coming up tonight on abc seven, starting at eight abbott elementary, followed by the rookie. the rookie. i love that show at ten. then don't miss abc seven news at 11. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app. join us whenever you want wherever you are. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. anything larry no, i think maybe maybe i have a bad signal. >> have a great night. we'll see you at 11. >> yeah, that's what it is. >> this is abc. 724 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose, in

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