plus, we are 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 frances ding lawson joining us here this morning for labor day weekend. frances, i'm so sad to hear about jimmy buffett passing away. such great songs. >> yeah, it's unfortunate. and also, i love those hawaiian shirts and outfits. unfortunately for us, we will not be wearing anything summery this weekend. temperatures are on the cool side and it's going to be cloudy through the labor day holiday. here's a live shot from the exploratorium looking at some of those gray skies over the bay bridge. winds are light right now, but they will pick up this afternoon. sunrise at 640. temperatures generally in the low 60s. we could see some morning drizzle. it'll be cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of isolated showers. temperatures inland will hit the

upper 70s this afternoon around the bay. low 70s at the coast mid 60s. sunsets at 737. those lingering chances of showers continue tomorrow though. and then things don't really warm up until next week. i'll show you that with the accuweather seven day forecast gloria. >> all right thank you so much frances icon and singer jimmy buffett who inspired millie enz of parrotheads with hits like cheeseburger in paradise and marguerita ville has died, but his music and his legacy live on. abc news reporter whit johnson has the story. and honey , i didn't know that i'd be missing you so. >> so come monday, it'll be all right. >> this morning, the world celebrating the life and music of jimmy buffett wasting away again in margaritaville. searching for my lost sugar. a song, a gulf coast native and

avid sailor buffett sit alongside his coral reefer band became a symbol of island escapism the plane. but i think that is no about as far he began his music career as a country singer in nashville, but soon established his easygoing beach bum persona with tropical hits like margaritaville and cheeseburger in paradise, cheeseburger in paradise, ice heaven on earth with an on your side buffett building the margaritaville brand into a business empire with ventures from record labels to restaurants and casinos to broadway musicals. his stake in the brand reportedly worth $180 million in 2015. the singer speaking at the university of miami commencement, sharing some life advice through his own lyrics. >> it is time to see the world. time to kiss a girl and time to cross that wide meridian. buffett. was 76 and he will be

missed. >> while the south bay of bus goes up in flames in san jose. while mechanics are working on it. but what makes this one different? it's electric powered . 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 that 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 bus that was out of service. the transport 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 it 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 the person wanted in connection with a shooting vandalized several homes and then broke into one, even set it on fire. the homeowner says the suspect forced their way in and went to their son's room. now, at that point, the owners say they ran for safety. they say that they did not know the person who broke in. oakland police did detain a person of interest and nobody was hurt. we are about three months into the crackdown on fentanyl dealing in san francisco. but is it working ? numbers are pouring in when it comes to tackling the crisis, particularly in the tenderloin neighborhood. abc7 news reporter tara campbell sorts through them

and spoke to a woman whose son is among those who were 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 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. >> it puts more, more pressure 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, 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 a lead author of two brain studies that were 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 the number missing from the maui fires could drop from 385 to fewer than 100. initially, more than a thousand people were considered unaccounted for based on reports from friends and family. officials narrowed that list down 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. these members of the asian firefighters association met at chinatown's far east cafe after a week of helping on the island. >> 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 or 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. and i was at the airport when they left to maui. so wonderful to see all of their hard work helping out. well, happening now, the labor day getaway is well underway,

whether it's by plane or car. we saw packed roads in the bay area last night. and apparently people have an interest to fly because the tsa is expecting around 14 million people will pass through airports between now and wednesday. here's abc seven news reporter tim johns is 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 l.a. >> 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 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 when it got like an offer. >> hey, do you want to change your flight? do you want to bid for compensate or something and go to a later flight? so i was expecting it to be much more packed and i got here like three, four hours early. it's a ghost town. >> and while some say they're planning ahead this labor day weekend, others not so much. >> probably not. >> i'm just gonna wing it. yeah, i'll just do my normal in san francisco. >> tim johns, abc seven news. >> well, if you are planning to stay in town for the labor day

weekend or maybe you're visiting or of course you want to know about the weather, let's get a preview right now with frances. good morning, frances. >> good morning, gloria. as we look outside from our roof camera, we see lots of clouds around the bay area. temperatures are on the cooler side. and i'll let you know the chance of isolated showers is expected. this weekend. i'll let you know where we might see that, gloria. >> all right. thank you so much. and 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. and if you're searching for an at home covid test, you are not alone. many stores are now sold out. the reason behind the spike in demand for test kits.

be frankie, the 41 year old mother of six known for her youtube show. eight passengers was arrested earlier this week for abusing some of those children. the story came to light when a malnourished child escaped and went to a neighbor's house looking for food and water . police say the child's wrists were duct taped and had wounds across her body from being tied up. investigators say a second malnourished child was found inside 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 just 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. >> the school district's superinten says it has not taken any steps towards eviction. the daycare has launched a gofundme to help purchase the property from the district and pay for safety upgrades. aids directors say it is a long shot, but that losing the center is not an option. a rise in covid 19 cases has many bay area families searching for those covid home test kits. the tests have been very hard to find and many stores are now sold out. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has information on where to go to so you can find some tests. >> so it's better to be prepared . >> and 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. employees 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. it clearly are 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 abc7 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. >> health care providers do have test kits as well. >> in marin county, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> all right, good tips there. and something else to add covid tests that are past their expiration date can still be used. so to be sure, just check the manufacturer's website for all the specifics on how long that test is viable. happening now, part of westbound i-80 is closed for all of labor day weekend, so it can be repaved. westbound 80 is cse between interstate 780 and highway four, and that includes the carquinez bridge. the detour is highlighted in green right there on this ma drivers should take 7 to 82, 6 to 80 and then highway four back back to 80. and as you can imagine, there is a lot of slow traffic on that detour. this is what it looked like yesterday on southbound

interstate 680. lots of trucks were sharing the road with cars . 80 is closed so that caltrans can repave it and it plans to pour 9000yd■!t of concrete to reface four lanes of traffic caltran says that condensing the work into the long weekend will spare drivers from months of overnight closures. so definitely keep that in mind if you travel there. 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. also in discovery bay. the plan was for trucks to start spraying around four this morning and then wrap up by 8:00. well now let's go to meteorologist francis dinglasan tracking your labor day weekend forecast. and francis, a lot of people planning those barbecues this weekend. is it going to be a good weekend for that? >> yeah, by monday it should be dry, but i want to show you live doppler seven, the satellite radar image. so there's this

area of low pressure just to the northeast of ukiah. so with this counterclockwise circulation, we're getting clouds and also isolated shower chances through saturday and tomorrow. monday should be okay. i also want to zoom in in the tahoe area because some areas here have gotten over an inch of rain through the sierra, even south lake tahoe has gotten half an inch and they continue to get the chance of thunderstorms through the weekend. live shot in san jose showing you the shark tank and some gray skies. most temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. san francisco, 61. also mountain view, oakland at 65 degrees. san jose 62. palo alto and half moon bay in the upper 50s right now and this time from emeryville. we're looking at west. everything looks blue here toward san francisco and the bay bridge. lots of 60s and some inland areas like fairfield, 62, concord, 64, santa rosa, right at 60 degrees right now. napa also at 64. and this time from our roof camera. you see a mix of low level clouds, some

mid-level clouds also there breaking up a bit. so we have that area of low pressure actually breaking up the stratus marine layer. but we could still see some morning drizzle and it's going to be mostly cloudy today. and tomorrow with a chance of isolated showers lingering and then temperatures will be cooler than average through labor day. but by labor day, we'll get a little bit more sunshine. so the forecast animation shows you some gray skies, some possible drizzle here and even a light shower or two. but notice throughout the day, as the clouds come in from the southwest, most of the rain is to our east and even to our north. tomorrow night, we could still see a chance of a spotty shower. but for the most part, very little rain, if any at all . uh- highs today, generally in the 70s for almost everybody. but at the beaches it will be in the mid 60s as santa rosa will be perfect. i think at 75 degrees. oakland comfortable 73. san jose 76 and our warmest

spots will be inland near 80 degrees. tonight's lows will be in the mid 50s for parts of the north bay like santa rosa, lakeport and then right around the immediate bay area, look for near 60 for many areas like san mateo, redwood city, san francisco, 59 degrees now on monday, we'll get a little bit more sunshine. inland areas will be a little bit warmer, possibly some mid 80s. but at the beaches, a little bit cooler with that stronger sea breeze. so half moon bay might be cooling down. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so we've got those isolated shower chances today lingering into tomorrow. tomorrow will be a little bit cooler. and even though on monday it'll be brighter and milder, generally we're still below average. we won't hit close to average until tuesday. but then it looks like sunny weather tuesday through friday, the rest of the workweek and closer to average. so i don't think you'll need an umbrella today. for the most part, i know if you are sensitive to it, you might want to have it handy. but i got by

without it yesterday. >> but you will need that. or as i say, you also don't need the sunscreen because we're not going to get that much sun this weekend. so it's a little different for us. >> not too much. kind of cloudy. yeah a lot cooler this labor day ekend. >> thank you, francis. stay

from the game day set in charlotte, north carolina. >> first full saturday of college football and what a slate we have on abc and acc. sec showdown virginia and 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 consisting 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 second year now. i think there's more of kind of an established culture. 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 of the quarterbacks have 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

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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. a san francisco ai firm is set to lease out the entire building that was formerly the home to slack headquarters. according to the sf chronicle, anthropic 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 owned slack and is also an investor in anthropic. the deal has not been officially announced, but 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

get 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 a 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 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 recruit ing. there are more than a dozen dispatcher job openings right now. millions of people will need to make room for student loans in their budgets again soon 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 who's payment is $3,000 a month. i owe some where 470 to 480,000 and didn't take out any student loans for my undergrad. >> so that's all straight dental school loans. >> borrowers facing hardship can find lower payment options by going to studentaid.gov. september brings big changes to food stamp eligibility. many more low income americans are required to work if they want to receive the 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 mandate , 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 around 300 affordable housing units, and on the county will have more than 3000. the city ofain view kicked off the transformation of a hotel on el real this fridnverng it tofordable housinn news south bay reporter dustin dorsey shows you the work that is 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 happen during a time where people were really scared for their future. the pandemic was disruptive of so many things in our lives. 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 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. jamboree 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. >> all right. thank you so much, justin. and still ahead on abc seven mornings celebrating lowrider culture. a look at the big celebration put on in the south bay. and we're taking a live look outside this morning from san jose. a look at the sap center, the shark tank. the sun is up and we'll get a check of your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. shiny truck pulls up in front of your house. >> yes, everyone starts clapping because everyone is happy. and

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whiskey 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 and you can get a one day general admission ticket for $35. these are the long running scottish games in california, and they started 157 years ago. 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 how hundreds gathered to mark the anniversary of the city's decision to lift its no cruising ban in 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 is 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 thrive.

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'll go to the governor and that will 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, beautiful cars there. >> let's get a preview of your labor day weekend right now with frances. >> hi. we're looking outside live shot. the golden gate bridge shows you cloudy conditions right now. we're

tracking a chance of showers around the bay area and we'll let you know how much you can expect. >> thank you, frances. and also next, cal and stanford find a new home in the east. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has more on the transition to the acc coming up. in sports

at the coliseum. first pitch is at 107. san francisco takes on san diego on the road, and that game starts at 540. and the big headline in bay area college sports. cal and stanford are set to depart the crumbling pac 12. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez is here with your morning sports . >> 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. well, 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's 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 to the score 14 seven stanford first play of the fourth quarter hawaii down 2710. braden segert to stephen mcbride oh what a play. two point conversion fail this 2716 midway through the fourth. now stanford up 14. here comes scotty 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 homer 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 6432 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 opening the six game homestand and 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, chris, thank you so much. and before you head out this saturday, you will want to know all about the weather. so let's go to meteorologist francis lawson. good morning, francis. >> good morning, gloria. morning, everyone. it's cloudy and on the cool side, here's live doppler seven satellite radar image, lots of gray skies over the bay area and there is a little bit of rain near the sacramento area. some light rain falling near the mather mather airport port, rather. and most of the rain will be falling to our east and north. but we could see a spotty shower. a live shot here from sutro looking down towards san francisco.

temperatures in the upper 50s to 60 mid 60s right now in oakland , 65. san francisco mountain view, 61. san jose 62 upper 50s right now in palo alto and in half moon bay. and we're seeing more gray skies over this live shot in walnut creek and temperatures for some inland areas are generally in the low to mid 60s. so concord, 64, fairfield and livermore, 62 napa and novato are 63 in santa rosa cooler at 60 degrees and you'll see some low to mid level clouds over the golden gate bridge right now. so for today mostly cloudy skies possible chance of some morning drizzle, maybe not as much as yesterday, but we're also tracking a chance of isolated showers today and tomorrow. and then temperatures will be cooler than average through labor day and then things warm up after that. it's all due to this area of low pressure. this is circulating counterclockwise and it's going to bring us the chance of an isolated shower pop up, shower

here and there in the bay area. but you notice most of the rain is falling to our east. so the sierra will get some rain, even a chance of thunderstorms throughout the weekend. and today, you notice we could see a little bit of a pop up shower, maybe close to vallejo in the next hour and then throughout the afternoon, soon, more gray skies. those chance of showers continue tomorrow morning. very isolated chances. we may get one hundredths of an inch at best in some spots. so highs today range from mid seconds to near 80 degrees. so in the north bay, santa rosa, 75, napa, 72, san francisco 70, oakland 73. san jose 76. and then near 80 for concord, antioch, livermore and also at fairfield. and then tonight's lows will generally be in the mid 50s to low 60s. so cooler in santa rosa at 56 and then san jose will cool down to 62 degrees overnight to tomorrow. now here's a look at the week ahead. and this is what

i mean by we're below average in san jose. our average high is 82. this weekend will be in the mid 70s. we start to warm up on labor day and then we get closer to average. tuesday through friday with more sunshine. now here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so that isolated shower chance today and tomorrow. temperatures will be a touch cooler tomorrow and those cloudy conditions continue through the weekend. a little bit brighter on labor day. so inland areas will be warming up , but the sea breeze will keep things actually on the cooler side along the coast, closer to average, more sunshine for next week. but this weekend, it is just looking kind of gray, like what we experienced yesterday. >> yeah, it's weird because usually this time of year it is warmer here in the bay area. yeah. >> and in san francisco, we get some really nice weather. september october, we will get that later on next week. >> so be patient, okay? right thank you, francis. well groups working protected whales off 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 the system works. if they could do it in their own language, 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 scheduling 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 participating 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. >> and so that includes a

dynamic blue whale habitat model sightings, data and the 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 creatures on earth. in san francisco. dan ashley, abc7 news

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annual event, an indoor dining hall will feature all the favorite greek foods. general admission is $5 or $3 for 13 to 17 year olds. kids 12 and under

are free and it runs from noon to ten. today today and tomorrow. you know, francis, i think i might check that out today because i love greek food and the culture here. it just seems like a really fun festival. >> yeah, that food really looked pretty tasty and the temperatures there will be comfortable in the mid 70s. right now, we're in the 60s and it is cloudy out there. the clouds will stick around and we have a chance of isolated showers throughout the afternoon. generally temperatures will be in the 70s around the bay, but at the beaches mid 60s. so san francisco, 70, san mateo, 75 and in the mid 70s, if you're heading to belmont, san jose, 76 inland areas near 80 degrees and the accuweather seven day forecast shows the same through tomorrow. >> yeah. so tomorrow and monday are those pretty good days for those barbecues for labor day? >> they are monday will be better, a little bit sunnier, but tomorrow will be about the same as today. all right. >> well, thank you, francis, and thank you for joining us. we'll be back here at 8:00. so join us then.

>> whit: good morning, america. great getaway. labor day weekend travel setting new records. airports packed. the mad dash to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. plus, the scare in the air. flames and smoke shooting from this airplane engine. the pilot declaring an emergency.