burned beyond repair. what happened to the two maintenance workers who were there when it happened? plus, we're remembering jimmy buffett. he passed away at the age of 76.

we'll have more on the iconic singer songwriter in just a moment. good morning to you. it is saturday, september 2nd. i'm gloria rodriguez. and, of course, we'll get to those top stories in just a moment. but it is labor day weekend, so we all want to know about the weather. here's meteorologist frances lawson. good morning, frances. >> morning, gloria. morning, everybody. it is going to be cloudy this weekend and temperatures are going to stay below average. we had some of that drizzle yesterday that just stuck around san francisco. almost most of the day. we could see some drizzle again this morning. temperatures generally in the low 60s for the next couple hours. and then this afternoon, noon, we're tracking chances of isolated showers popping up around the bay area. very little rain expected, though. inland areas in the upper 70s this afternoon around the bay. generally in the low to mid 70s and at the coast mid 60 soquel's. so we'll be tracking those chances of showers and i'll let you know when things will finally warm up, gloria.

>> all right. thank you so much, frances. new this morning, icon and singer jimmy buffett has died at the age of 76. he was known for his beach bum attitude that gained him many like minded fans calling themselves parrothead. as buffett turned his hit song margaritaville into a restaurant. and people were encouraged to dress in hawaiian shirts just like the award winning music artist. a statement from his website says, quote, jimmy passed away peacefully. he was surrounded by family, friends, music and his dogs and his team says he lived his life like a song until the very last breath. and he will be missed. well the south bay. a bus goes up in flames in san jose while mechanics are working on it. but what makes this one different? it's electric power. two mechanics were hurt. and this morning we have a response from the company that makes the bus the same company. recently filed for bankruptcy. abc7 news reporter lauren martinez has the

story. >> two mechanics suffered smoke inhalation after this battery electric bus burst into flames. this happened friday afternoon at a maintenance yard in san jose with a vta bus that was out of service. the transportation agency said the two mechanics were working on repairs when the fire started. >> they immediately tried to extinguish the fire. that didn't work. it started spreading quickly and so they physically pushed the bus out of the bus bay to try and avoid any further damage to other employees or to the bus bay. and then the fire just engulfed the bus. >> the san jose fire department said no structures were damaged and no injuries were reported. vta said the bus that caught fire was one of ten battery electric proterra busses. proterra an electric bus manufacturer and pioneer in the industry, was founded in 2004. they released this statement to abc7 news. the cause of this incident has not been confirmed,

but the preliminary information indicates that the fire originated near the front of the vehicle. there was no indication that the fire involved the vehicles battery system. in august the ceo announced the company has voluntarily filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, but would still operate. >> but we don't know exactly what the impact will be. we do have other busses that can take their place. they're not electric busses. we have taken all of our electric busses out of service. >> for now, there's a state mandate to transition public busses to 100% zero emission by 2040. we do have 92 busses coming in the next several months. >> that are hybrid electric. they're not all electric busses, but we are trying to work on that zero emission goal in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> a bizarre incident prompting oakland police to investigate. it happened around 745 last night on e street near 94th avenue. we're told a person wanted in connection with a

shooting vandalized several homes and then broke into one and then set it on fire. the homeowner says a suspect forced their way in and went into their son's room at that point. the owners say they ran for safety. they add they did not know the person who broke in. oakland police did detain a person of interest and nobody was hurt. republicans plan to force a vote on sb 44 known as alexan. laura's law on tuesday in the california assembly. the law would require courts to give formal warning to convicted fentanyl dealers that the drug can kill. and if they sell again and someone dies, they could face murder charges. the bill had been blocked by a committee earlier this year. alexandra's law is named after a young woman who died of fentanyl poisoning in 2019. and we are about three months into the crackdown on fentanyl dealing in san francisco. but the question is, is it working? well, numbers are pouring in when it comes to tackling the crisis, particularly in the tenderloin

neighborhood. abc seven news reporter tara campbell swords through them and spoke to a woman whose son is among those arrested. >> three months into a multi-agency effort taking aim at san francisco's open air drug market and new numbers show a big bump in dealers being arrested. >> my first thoughts when i hear these numbers going up like this is thank you. because that means that they're putting pressure on the drug dealers to get these deadly drugs off the streets. >> jackie berlin's son, corey, is on the streets battling addiction to fentanyl. >> it makes it harder for my son to access the drugs, which may be puts a little pressure on him and others to get an opportunity to think. maybe they just want to be done with this. >> san francisco police arresting 300 drug dealers since the end of may, while california highway patrol and federal law enforcement report another 100 drug arrests. >> what is encouraging to me is less about the numbers and more about the cooperation, because ultimately that's where we're

going to make progress. >> police also focusing efforts on getting drug users off the streets. san francisco police making 450 public intoxication arrests. jackie berlin's son is one of them. he was held for 12 hours, as he said, he just slept most of the time, which actually that's something that he needs, is a safe place to sleep. >> and supervisor matt dorsey wants to see more money going into helping drug users get treatment in jail and calling on the mayor to redirect millions set aside for a handful of resource centers. >> it's hard to make the case that we should be spending the amount of money that we have budgeted for this for a voluntary drop in center when we have an involuntary population probably in more, more dire need of medical care. >> the city is on pace for the deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl crisis, and berlin is banking on the crackdown, helping to slow it down so it puts more more pressure on on

the addicts to start thinking more about this isn't a way of life that they want to stay into . tara campbell, abc seven news. >> and if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction, you can find a list of local resources on our website abc7 news.com slash take action. stanford president marc tessier-lavigne officially stepped down this week as head of the university and retracted two papers. the controversy began when stanford's student newspaper called into question the integrity of levine's scientific papers that he had written in the past. he was the lead author of two brain studies published in 2001. levine announced that he would resign back in july and said he would be stepping down for the good of the university. hawaii's governor, josh green, says a number missing from the maui fires could drop from 385 to fewer than 100. initially, more than 1000 people were considered unaccounted for based on reports

from friends and family. officials had narrowed the list to 385 names that they credibly considered missing, and that included names of many who were alive or known to have died after authorities published the names. more than 200 people came forward with information on those listed. firefighters who volunteered to help with relief efforts following the maui wildfires are now back home in san francisco. members of the asian firefighter association met at chinatown, ins far east cafe, after a week of helping on the island and my family's from lahaina. >> i spent all my summers on lahaina. these guys stepped up, were right there willing to do anything. and we're talking digging through ashes to find someone's keys to their car, to their great grandmother's hawaiian bracelet that's melted hands and knees in the ashes, whatever it took. these guys showed up. so thank you guys for coming. >> the firefighters spoke of the devastation that they saw on

maui. they helped distribute water supplies and basic necessities. happening now, the labor day getaway is well underway. whether it's by plane or by car, we saw packed roads in the bay area last night. and apparently people have an itch to fly because the tsa is expected around 14 million people will pass through airports between now and wednesday. here's abc seven news reporter tim johns. >> ahead of the holiday weekend , many gas stations around the bay area were packed friday. >> can you stay off the road tomorrow on the way to la? >> lauren kahn was filling up her tank in millbrae ahead of a trip to visit family in socal. triple a says they're anticipating a 4% rise from last year in labor day. travelers on the nation's roadways. >> we started seeing really before memorial day this return to pre-pandemic numbers or close to pre-pandemic numbers. >> thousands of people around the bay area are expected to hit the roads this holiday weekend, but they won't just be traveling

by car. they'll also be going by air and airports nationwide are expected to be packed. >> what we've learned through our research is travelers prioritize air travel in their savings and in their budgets. >> henry hertefeld is the travel industry analyst based in san francisco. he says if you'll be traveling through an airport over the next few days, having patience is essential. >> give yourself more time to get through airport security. even if you have tsa precheck, the tsa is expecting to screen over 14 million passengers in airports around the country through wednesday. >> sfo, though, is one of the few major airports in the nation still below 2019 levels, something that could be seen at the departures hall friday night. >> when i was checking in online, it got like an offer. hey, do you want to change your flight? do you want to bid for compensation or something and go to a later flight? so i was expecting it to be much more packed. and i got here like 3 or 4 hours early. it's a ghost town. >> and while some say they're planning ahead this labor day weekend, others not so much.

>> it's probably not wing. yeah i'll just do my normal. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> wow. well, i did see a few more people than normal on the road this morning, maybe trying to get an early start. francis is a good day to be out and about this labor day weekend. >> right now, it's not bad around the bay area. as we show you live shot from our roof camera. but cloudy conditions persist throughout the weekend. >> and we're also tracking a chance of isolated showers. i'll let you know what you can expect into labor day. >> all right. sounds good. thank you, francis. an nd. also ahead, a youtube star known for her parenting advice gets arrested for child abuse. the alarming details coming out about what she's accused of doing to her children in. and if you're searching for an at home covid test, you are not alone. many stores are sold out. the reason behind the spike in demand for test kits

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camera looking at the city, it looks like it's a little cloudy this morning. we'll check in with francis and see what the forecast is for the labor day weekend. well, a popular youtube star known for giving parenting advice and her business partner are facing charges of child abuse. ruby frankie, the 41 year old mother of six known for her youtube show, eight passengers, was arrested earlier this week for abusing some of her children . now, the story came to light when a malnourished child escaped and went to a neighbor's house looking for food and water. police say that the child's wrists were duct taped and they had wounds across his body from being tied up and vestigators say a second malnourished child was found inside of the home. the future of a north bay daycare center is unclear this morning. the lease for the fairfax san anselmo

children's center just expired. the ross valley school district owns the five acre campus it terminated the lease, citing costly seismic and other repairs that the district cannot afford to make. the center has been a lifeline for hundreds of low income families across marin county for decades. >> she asked me on the way to school today if you know they were going to close our school. this facility is a special place to so many families. they've, you know, there's generations that have come here. >> and the school district superintendent says it hasn't taken any steps toward eviction. the daycare has launched a gofundme to help purchase a property from the district and also pay for safety upgrades. directors say it is a long shot , but losing the center is not an option. a rise in covid 19 cases has many bay area families searching for covid home test

kits. the tests have been very hard to find, with many stars, they're sold out. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has information on where to go to find those tests. >> so it's better to be prepared . >> mary curry has home covid tests on her shopping list, but she can't find them anywhere. >> i went to costco this morning hoping to get some and then i came down here to the cvs here in novato, hoping to get some and they haven't had any since early august. >> they told me several pharmacy chains in marin county are sold out of tests. >> eloyees telling customers to check back later online. we found a number of walgreens stores showing test kits not available or in limited stock at stores in san francisco and the east bay. clearly seeing more transmission and that's leading to more cases, more symptoms and more demand for tests. dr. matt willis says a summer surge in covid cases likely fueling demand for tests along with students going back to school. those test kits may be in short supply going into the fall

season. walgreens telling abc seven news. we are seeing greater demand in this category nationwide, which may cause temporary and isolated shortages. we continue to restock those stores as quickly as possible to best meet customer demands. >> i'm wearing a mask inside again and i want to have tests available. i'm traveling on monday for a week, so you know, i wanted to get some tests. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> this cvs store in novato just got a fresh shipment of covid tests. we also found plenty of kits available on amazon, some with overnight shipping. dr. willis says if you need to get tested right away, call your doctor and then your other option is going to your health care provider. >> our health care providers do have test kits as well. >> in marin county. cornell bernard, abc seven news and something else to add covid tests that are past their expiration date can still be used to be sure. >> just check the manufacturer's website for specifics on how long that test is viable. some drivers will now pay a bit more to park at two bart stations.

the north concord and the south. hayward stations are increasing the daily fee. it's going from 2 or 2 50 to $3 per day at both stations pricing for reserved single and multi day is going down a bit to $4. monthly parking will now cost $84 at both stations. happening now part of westbound i-80 is closed for all of labor day w. so it can be repaved westbound. 80 is closed between interste 780 and highur, that includes the carquinas bridge. the detour is highlighted in green on this map. driversd take 782, 680 and then highway four back back to 80. and as you can imagine, there is a lot of slow traffic on that detour. so here's what it looked like yesterday on southbound interstate 680. lots of trucks where sharing the road with cars, 80 is closed so that caltrans can repave it and it plans to pour 9000yd■!t of

concrete to replace four lanes of traffic. caltrans says that condensing the work into the long weekend will spare drivers from months of overnight closures. so keep that in mind if you travel in that area. and also happening now, crews in contra costa county are out spraying insecticide in two spots to combat west nile virus. officials say that activity has been increasing in martinez near the waterfront and also in discovery bay. the plan was for trucks to start spraying around four this morning and wrap up by 8:00 in the morning. meteorologist francis dinglasan is tracking your labor day weekend forecast. so francis. well, we need an umbrella for the weekend. >> it certainly felt like that yesterday in san francisco. in fact, with all the drizzle we got 200 of an inch in san francisco. and here's why. we have this area of low pressure circulating just to the north of us. and this is going to continue moving east now in the bay area, it means a chance of

isolated showers over the weekend. but in the sierra, they're getting some some rain and even a chance of thunderstorms. you can see some lightning strikes there. south lake tahoe already had half an inch of rain and they'll continue to see that through the holiday weekend. but right now, look at this pretty live shot from sutro tower in san francisco. so you can see there market street and across the bay. so we have some clouds overhead. temperatures are generally in the upper 50s to low 60s. it's currently 61 in san francisco, oakland, 64, mountain view, half moon bay, 59. palo alto, one of the cooler spots at 57. san jose. also at 61 degrees, this time from emeryville. we're looking across the bay bridge into san francisco and more temperatures in the 60s. soquel's santa rosa livermore at 61 napa, one of the warmer spots in concord at 64 degrees right now, fairfield 63. so we're seeing some clouds over san jose and the shark tank. and here's what you need to know. we're going to be dealing with some morning drizzle possibly

and then mostly cloudy skies all weekend long. there is a chance of isolated showers through tomorrow. so really cooler than average through labor day. and then we start to warm up once that area of low pressure that i showed you exits california. so here's a forecast animation. so 7:00 this morning, see these areas popping up with a light green that could be a little bit of a spotty shower throughout the day. but notice most of the showers will be to the east of the bay area, closer to stockton, sacramento, and then, of course, up through the sierra and then the chance of showers does linger through tomorrow. but again, you can see it's spotty at best, even tomorrow in parts of the north bay, highs today will generally be in the mid 60s to near 80 degrees. so half moon bay, 66, san francisco, 70, oakland, 73, san jose, 76 and our warmest spots will be some inland areas like fairfield, near 80, antioch, livermore, santa rosa really comfortable at 75 degrees.

overnight lows will also be in the upper 50s to low 60s with lots of cloud cover and you see those chance of showers possible overnight. so san rafael 58 and we'll see low 60s around oakland and san mateo as we jump ahead to labor day. we do warm up a little bit, but generally, temperatures are still a little bit below average. so look for some low to mid 70s around the bay and we could get into to the mid 80s for some spots in our inland areas and a little bit more sunshine too on monday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast so isolated mid chance of showers today and that chance lingers through tomorrow. labor day will be a little bit milder and brighter, but then really we get closer to average towards tuesday and into to the end of next week. so unfortunately not great barbecue weather. i know folks are traveling, but it is on the cool side. >> yes, i guess if you like it

cooler, you'll be happy with this weather. >> yeah, but it was a little dreary yesterday. i had to use my wipers a lot in san francisco. it's so bizarre. >> i know. i did too. on the drive in and out of work. and then i did use the umbrella a little bit, too. there you go. i don't want to redo the hair. yeah, yeah. my hair will get crazy. but anyway. thanks, frances. well a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. so download the app now and start streaming now and stick with your body gives you signs. so if you're frustrated with occasional bloating... ( ♪ ) ...gas... ...or abdominal discomfort...

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tennessee vols coming off an 11 win season. yeah. >> big expectations after after a big year like that and i think everybody wants to see joe milton hendon had a monster year and now joe milton who filled in for him in the bowl game and look great. but let's be honest, the knock on joe milton has been consistency going from michigan to tennessee. he now gets the opportunity to be the guy. and if tennessee is going to go where they want to go, it's going to be joe milton is going to be consistent with his decisions and accuracy. >> so many transfer quarterbacks michael penix jr now washington's quarterback came over last year from indiana had a great year. they opened against boise state another team with with huge expectations and pressure and what a tough game to match up with in my opinion with that typical old tough boise state. >> a veteran boise state team. taylor green is a quarterback that can make you pay for it if you're not prepared. but washington seems to have some maturity about him. i really like what kalen deboer has done a second year now. i think there's more of kind of an established culture here. so i think washington will get off to

a good start, but they could be challenged here saturday night, prime time abc battle of the carolinas, north and south carolina. well, i think when i heard that game day was coming to charlotte, i was excited because the quarterbacks spencer rattler and drake maye, two of the top signal callers in the country, going head to head, be a lot of fun, get things started on abc with a great triple header and a couple of acc sec matches as. >> all right. thank you so much. well, still to come on abc seven mornings, another other major event saying goodbye to san francisco, where they're going instead.

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weekend for labor day weekend? yes. >> gloria, you used your umbrella yesterday and you might want it today. we do have a chance of isolated showers. here's a live look from the exploratorium looking at those gray skies over the bay bridge windsor light right now. they will pick up this afternoon. it will be breezy. sunrise at 640. temperatures in the 60s for the most part. but with those chance of isolated showers, temperatures will be cooler than average for this time of year. inland areas in the upper 70s this afternoon around the bay. look for low 70s to mid 70s and at the coast mid 60 as sunsets at 737 and the chance of showers and drizzle lingers tomorrow. but i'll let you know when things change. gloria you want to know that for sure. >> thank you so much, francis. well, we are getting a closer look at the aftermath of hurricane idalia from florida to the carolinas, houses were ripped from their foundations. car and debris now litter the landscape. and idalia made landfall near tallahassee on wednesday as a category three

hurricane. the storm devastate buildings and businesses also flooded homes. >> it was heartbreaking. she had many tears and nobody died. >> it sucks to lose everything, but we're safe and healthy and we'll everything is replaceable . >> president biden has signed a major disaster declaration for florida. he plans to visit florida and survey the damage today. and you can help the people affected by hurricane idalia you can donate at red cross.org. slash abc to help the red cross respond and help people recover their uh- you new this morning mega conference google cloud next will not be returning to san francisco next year. the event will now take place in las vegas. mandalay bay next spring. no reason was given for the move. according to the san francisco chronicle. but similarly, just days ago, salesforce ceo marc benioff said

that the upcoming dreamforce convention could be the last in the city. concerns surround an injunction on the city to prevent them from clearing homeless encampments at a san francisco i firm is set to lease out the entire building that was formerly the home to slack headquarters. now according to the sf chronicle and tropic is the fast growing ai company behind what will be one of the largest local deals since the pandemic. the 230,000ft■!s sublease is in the salesforce transit center. salesforce owns slack and is also an investor in anthropic. the deal has not been officially announced. the oakland police department needs to speed up its 911 emergency response times or it risks losing state funding. in a new letter the state just gave the police department until the end of next july to show improvements, according to the state, agencies must answer 90% of calls within 15 seconds to

receive funding for 911 services. but over the past year, oakland has met that standard for less than 50% of calls. a public safety advocate and local attorney filed a series of public records requests after the city's 911 system went down for two days back in july. and that's what eventually brought the new letter to light. >> if you imagine the kinds of victims that we have in oakland today who are carjacking victims, victims of domestic violence, victims of rape, attempted murder, they need to be able to get somebody on the phone within 15 seconds. that is a reasonable amount of time. the letter from the state threatens that if oakland pd's numbers do not meet compliance over the next year, 911 calls could get rerouted to another agency. >> the police department says it's a staffing issue and plans to focus on recruiting. there are more than a dozen dispatcher job openings right now, mainly of people will need to make room for student loans in their

budgets. again after a three year pause, interest just started accruing again and payments will be due again next month. an estimated 43 million people have student loans. abc7 news talked with a bay area dentist whose payment is $3,000 a month. >> i owe somewhere around 480,000 and didn't take out any student loans for my undergrad. so that's all straight dental school loans now borrowers facing hardship can find low repayment options by going to student aid dot gov. >> september brings a big changes to food stamp eligibility. more low income americans are required to work if they want to receive these supplemental nutrition assistance program or snap applicants. up to 50 years old with no kids must work. at least 80 hours a month. the homeless veterans and some who've aged out of foster care are exempt

from the new mandates, according to the center on budget and policy priorities, about 750,000 adults could lose their benefits . seven years ago, in santa clara county, there were only about 300 affordable housing will have more than 3000. the city of mountain viewked off the transformation of a hotel on ino al this friday, convert to affordable housing. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey shows you the work that's now being done. >> no vacancies at the crestview hotel in mountain view yet when this inn transforms into affordable and supportive housing, 49 units will open for those who need it most. >> these will soon be homes for transition aged local youth who are aging out of the foster care system. we're also extending a helping hand to individuals and small families who are currently experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. >> there will be studio and one

and two bedroom units with private bathrooms and kitchenettes, along with supportive services from jamboree housing. these units will help push santa clara county over 3000 total affordable housing units closer to their goal of 4800 built by 2026. >> the approvals happened during a time where people were really scared for their future. the pandemic was disruptive of so many things in our life. people were at risk of homelessness because of so much rent that they owed. so the crestview was this kind of light of hope. >> county supervisor joseph midian toured the work being done to convert these hotel rooms that once looked like this into living quarters. he says the best part of this project is the speed. it will be done as it can help people sooner. as you walk down the hall, you look into these rooms. >> you just take a moment to imagine even the folks who are going to call this place home for them. it's going to be an opportunity for a fresh start, get themselves squared away, get some help, get some services that are specific to what they need. >> danbury housing president and ceo laura archuleta says there

is not a homeless crisis. there's a housing crisis in california and when completed, this former hotel will alleviate the stress. that crisis has caused so many families. >> when you look at the full spectrum of housing, finding housing for extremely low individuals, folks earning 30% of the area, median income or below is the toughest to find. and that's what we will be providing here in mountain view. >> and once the hard hat work is complete, these 49 units will open in the summer 2024 in mountain view, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. well still ahead on abc seven mornings celebrating the lowrider culture. >> a look at the big celebration in the south bay and a look at those cars. and let's get a live look outside this morning from highway 87 in san jose. francis will have your forecast in just a few minutes. and of course, it's labor day weekend. so we want to know how we can prepare. stay with us.

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tasting is about to begin. the scottish highland games at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton gets underway in just a few hours. there will be competition for athletics and dancing, plus the massed pipe bands they play for the closing ceremonies. tickets are still available online. a one day general admission ticket costs $35. these are the longest running scottish games in california and started. 157 years ago. cool tradition. well, the gray skies did not cloud a big celebration yesterday on the streets of downtown san jose as abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes shows us hundreds gathered to mark the anniversary of the city's decision to lift its no cruising ban. an activity that was once illegal is now happening and proudly on display outside of san jose city hall.

>> this is what we needed. >> i finally recognize this being good people, hard working people just love cars. >> it's been one year since the last sign proclaimed. cruising in the city of san jose is banned came down the decades old prohibition was called blatantly racist by critics who felt it gave police officers the power to unfairly target people of color because of their culture. we sent a message to the entire state and to the entire country that we can no longer demonize certain activities based on who participates in them. >> robert gutierrez has cared for low riders like this since the 70s. >> he says to be here today is surreal, just to be recognized today. >> this year, 2023. this is awesome. >> the celebration shut down a block of santa clara street cars of all years. makes models and colors could be seen around every corner. >> this is my 1963 chevy impala super sport. >> david polanco is president of the united lowrider council of san jose. he says the ban didn't stop the lowrider community from expanding its culture. >> this just didn't pop up in a year. this is generations and

generations of people sharing this passion with their kids and growing and it's still thrived. the city council voted unanimously last year to repeal it, though the city now has a new mayor and several new council members since then, many current leaders were on hand to show support. >> city of san jose is capital of the of lowriders. >> city hall is everyone's city hall, so i'm excited to invite the lowrider council and the many owners of these beautiful cars to come on down to city hall. the ban being lifted here in san jose. >> the united lowrider council here says they still have more work to do. now focusing on statewide legislation, september seventh, the senate will vote and if that gets passed, it will go to the governor and that would repeal the law. >> no cruising zones throughout the state of california in one swoop. instead of doing it individually, something polanco hopes will have positive ripple effects even beyond san jose. i'd say a big lowrider wave coming through the state of california right now in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> now those cars are so cool to look at. well, it's good. a

preview of your labor day weekend forecast with frances right now. good morning, frances. >> morning glory. here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge. we have gray skies overhead. not too much fog right now across the golden gate bridge, but temperatures will be on the cool side. and we're also tracking a chance of isolated showers this weekend. >> all right. thank you so much, frances. and also next, cal and stanford find a new home in the east. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez has more on the transition to the acc coming up in sports. ubrelvy is another option it quickly stops migraine in its tracks do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. allergic reactions to ubrelvy can happen. most common side effects were nausea and sleepiness. ask about ubrelvy - the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine. directv sports central gives you access to every game. but terry doesn't have directv. come on. come on. work for dad- here... now, you can find the game easy. my barbecue is saved! access nfl sunday ticket on us, get a $400 reward card.

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stanford are set to depart the crumbling pac 12. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez is here with your morning sports. >> good. good morning. the conference of champions is no longer the pac 12 has completely fallen apart over the last several months. and another major domino fell yesterday. cal and stanford are joining the atlantic coast conference, better known as the acc. the editions are in all sports beginning next school year 2024, 2025. while this decision is heavily based on football, stanford women's basketball head coach tara vanderveer believes this is going to be great for her program. she said that at an smu. the acc now has 18 schools. washington state and oregon state are the last schools that remain in what was the pac 12, troy taylor's first game as stanford head coach, taking on larry beals hawaii rainbow warriors second quarter game tied at seven cardinal get tricky reverse flea flicker. ashton daniels to benjamin eurosec 32 yards for the score 14 to 7 stanford. first play of the fourth quarter hawaii down

2710 on braden sager to stephen mcbride oh what a play two point conversion failed it's 2716 midway through the fourth now stanford up 14. here comes scottie edwards, big sack on fourth down, stanford wins 3724. they'll play at number six. usc next week. we'll enter in friday night. just 28 games left for the giants who entered play in the third and final wild card spot. it's going to be interesting. brandon crawford, fan, oh, he's happy to see crop back in the lineup. and look at crawford signs that young man's jersey baseball is beautiful in the first, second batter of the game, wilmer flores, career high , 20th home of the season one. nothing san francisco bottom one, same score. runner on fernando tatis junior deep to right off. tristan beck it is up and out 21st of the season makes it two one san diego in the sixth giants down six two. wade meckler with the bases loaded but he pops out to shortstop a missed opportunity three left on base there. giants bullpen looking for a rally in the ninth

down seven three bases loaded for the guy wilmer but a ground ball to short game ending 643 double play that's it that's all giants lose seven three it's now the giants and diamondbacks in a tie for the final wild card spot. a's open the six game homestand hosting the angels on friday night in the fourth. runners on the corners for aledmys diaz doubles down the left field line. brant rooker scores one nothing a's and that opened the floodgates in the inning because later on zack gelof. caps a five run inning with this two rbi double jonah bride estuary ruiz come on down slides in safely and the a's win it nine two. that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. >> all right. well, thank you so much, chris. you know, i'm a little sad about cal and stanford leaving the pac 12 because i went to usc and that's such a big game for us. the weekender. when we come up to the bay area, all the students from usc and play cal and stanford. so that's kind of sad. i don't think we'll be playing

them after this year. francis, i know you went to cal, right? >> yeah, i went to cal and i went to some of those games and i know it's going to be harder for some of those students to travel back to some more out of state games. but here today in the bay area, what we're dealing with is a lot of cloud cover. i'm showing you live. doppler seven, the satellite radar image. we are tracking a chance of isolated showers possible throughout the day from san jose. we're showing you live shot of the shark tank and you see some clouds there. but they are breaking up in san francisco. and san jose is currently 61 degrees. oakland, 64, mountain view and half moon bay are both at 59 degrees in palo alto has been our cool spot at 57. this time we're looking from emeryville looking west across the bay bridge and into san francisco and many other temperatures in the low to mid 60s santa rosa livermore at 61. now napa and concord, a little bit milder at 64 degrees. fairfield is at 63 and we're checking out the san francisco area. you can see the financial buildings and you see some gray

skies overhead. and here's what you need to know. so we could be dealing with some morning drizzle. it's going to be mostly cloudy throughout the weekend. in fact, we're also tracking a chance of isolated showers. and then it's going to also be cooler than average through labor day. and here's why. we have this area of low pressure. this is circulating counterclockwise. it's going to bring us a chance of rain. but most of the rain will fall east of the bay area towards the sierra and also to our north. this low will be moving east and that's going to bring us the chance of isolated showers through the weekend. our forecast animation, 7:00 shows lots of cloud cover. you see those little pockets of green popping up, the light green. that could be a light shower here and there. but you notice most of the rain really does miss us. it's more east towards sacramento and stockton. and then tomorrow morning, cloudy skies once again and still the chance of isolated showers may be popping up in the north bay tomorrow after noon. but we'll get a little bit more sunshine

as we head into labor day. highs today will be in the mid 60s to near 80 degrees. so half moon bay, 66, one of the cooler spots, lots of 70s around the bay. fremont 74, palo alto, 73, san francisco 70. and then santa rosa. really comfortable at 75 degrees inland areas hitting near 80 for concord. antioch livermore and even fairfield. tonight's lows generally in the mid 50s to low 60 soquel's cooler in the north bay with santa rosa 56. but around the bay near 60 degrees for almost every body. here's a look at the week ahead. so in san jose, our average highs 82. notice this weekend, we are well below that. even into labor day. but then towards the middle of the workweek, we're closer to average. and then we also get more sunshine and you'll see that here with the accuweather seven day forecast. so the isolated chance of showers today still lingering into tomorrow. notice how temperatures are a little bit below average, but it

does get a little bit brighter and milder for labor day. if you want to do something outside, you can probably put the umbrellas away by then and then closer to average, more sunshine tuesday and into the rest of the workweek. >> oh, well, i'm supposed to go to a potluck tomorrow, so hopefully there won't be too much rain. you just gathered. >> i didn't use an umbrella. i know you did. for a little bit. i think you'll be okay for the most part without it. >> that's good to know. thank you, francis. well, taking a look at the climate it in our environment, especially off our coastlines, as part of building a better bay area groups working to protect whales off of our coast are offering a big thank you to shipping companies for taking action to prevent deadly collisions with whales. abc seven news anchor dan ashley has a look at how that system works . it's. if they could do it in their own language for thousands of migrating whales would probably want to say thank you. >> so now a group of marine scientists is saying it for them. they're awarding several

admittedly splashy whale tail trophies to commercial shipping companies, thanking them for slowing down to help protect the whales from deadly collisions. >> and i think it's something that's well deserved because we have a number of shipping lines who have drastically changed their operations and drastically changed their schedules to ensure that they're slowing down to ten knots. >> jess morton is with noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and the california marine sanctuary foundation. she says the awards are part of their protecting blue whales and blue skies program, which asks shipping companies to reduce the speed of their vessels voluntarily. it's traditionally included financial incentives until now, the money really isn't the main incentive, and the main reason that they want to be involved in this effort. >> and so actually this year, for the first time in 2023, this has become an incentive program that's just based on positive press and recognition in the top tier award winners include eight major shipping companies that achieved close to full compliance.

>> this one winner, msc, told us in a statement. we are committed to making sustainable shipping a reality by doing everything in our power to protect marine life , which is really exciting to see. and while the list of shipping companies participate in the program is growing, so is the technology behind it. in 2020, a partnership led by benioff ocean science laboratory helped place special eavesdropping buoys outside san francisco bay to actually hear the presence of whales in the area and relay the information to managers. kelly leaphart is a project scientist and says the system is multi-tiered. >> so that includes a dynamic blue whale habitat model, citing data and the buoy data. so real time acoustic data and all three of these, you know, complement each other. >> organizers are also reaching out to corporations that rely on shipping to move their products to help them use the data to assure their customers that their supply chain is whale safe. they say it's all part of an evolving system to protect some of the most magnificent

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