aid that has caused a massive shelter in place. order on the 70,000 attend these the bergen county sheriff's office is investigating the death but is not releasing any more details right now. those tens of thousands of people still stranded are being told right now to conserve their food and water. and with more rain on the way, things could get worse. abc seven news reporter tim johns has our top story. >> we all slept all night with no house music, bumping everything stopped because of that. >> viral videos from social media showing the situation unfolding at burning man. >> and we're pretty flooded right now. roads are completely closed. cars can't make it in or out. >> thousands in attendance at the annual festival held in the nevada desert are stranded after heavy rainfall has turned the area into a giant mud pit. the

situation so bad that cars are unable to drive through, forcing federal and local county officials to shut down the main entrance with nowhere to go, many festival goers who have reception are turning to the internet to vent their frustrations. i think the biggest issue right now is that the porta-potty service trucks can't make it down the road and service support potties, so porta potties are filling up and people are getting a little desperate. >> the festival was meant to be a gathering of artists and community organizers from around the world. >> david daetz from santa cruz has been going for the past seven years. he says some people are adapting better than others. >> it's a total mix. a lot of people are kind of just shut up in their in their rvs, but there's other people out here interacting and having a good time. gamble well, dabble. >> more rain is expected to hit the area over the weekend, potentially making the problem even worse. festival officials are asking people to conserve food and water. >> so we're just kind of relying on each other. we're bringing, you know, refugees into the camp, giving them water, giving

them beer, whatever they need to kind of ride this out despite the difficult conditions, daetz says one of the festival's core principles is self-reliance. >> so while no one might have predicted this, he says many are prepared. >> this truly is a challenge, an event. i refer to it as a survival school. we come out here, we have to do whatever we have to do to survive these elements and unpredict conditions. >> tim johns, abc seven news. yeah we're hearing a lot of stories of people banding together during this time. >> we also have this new video this morning from burning man. this is dj diplo and comedian chris rock, hitching a ride in the back of a pickup truck. you see them both there huddled here with the several other people. they walked six miles out of a flooded area. this is where this video was taken. diplo posted it to social media saying he was determined to make it to his concert in washington, d.c. last night, which thankfully he did, from a little help from fellow burners. well, back here in the bay area, another shooting on a freeway in the east bay,

injuring at least two people and hitting several cars. one of these vehicles was traveling in the opposite direction and was hit b a stray bullet. it happened on westbound 580 near seminary avenue in oakland. this is the same freeway where a boy was badly hurt in a shoo back in july. the chp told abc7 none of the victims were at the scene when officers arrived. now take a look at this video. we saw several cars with bullet holes on 580 shortly after shots were fired. two people were taken to highland hospital. dispatch audio from broadcastify indicates at least one of the shooting victims called police for help. we have a black chevrolet suv that's on the right hand shoulder with 4 to 5 shots or possibly bullet holes in the vehicle. >> black male, adult with a white shirt in that vehicle advising. he has been hit by some of the bullets. >> no word yet on a motive or

whether the victims were targeted. the freeway was shut down for about an hour as all lanes are now reopened in san francisco, frontline workers are trying to get the most vulnerable people off the streets. the city just launched a campaign to help the public better understand how its street teams work to help the ongoing drug epidemic. they say if you are worried about someone's safety, like if they are passed out unresponsive or experiencing a behavioral health crisis, don't hesitate to call 911. we would rather you call 911 out of concern than not make the call. >> we're happy to show up, evaluate someone we're happy when someone's okay. when we arrive. but make that call and show that that person you care. >> the new campaign is also aimed at helping clear up when to call nine one 1 or 3 11311 should be used for things you see here on your screen, including tents blocking sidewalks or if you find syringes on the street and if you know someone who is going

through a mental health crisis. right now dealing with drug addiction or other struggles, you can find a list of local resources over on our website, abc7 news.com slash take action . new details this morning. the vallejo police department is postponing a town hall meeting about their response to alarm calls. it was supposed to happen on september 7th, but the department said yesterday that it's been postponed to september 14th. residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal for officers to stop responding to unverified alarm calls from homes and businesses. police say they are understaffed and the change will lead to better response times for emergencies and crimes that are currently in progress. and take a look at this from brentwood, a takedown on the sidelines of a local high football game. now, a former teacher is facing charges. this was the scene friday night at heritage high school in brentwood. officers say when they approached former teacher carlos hurtado, he ran away. police say the former teacher was asked to leave by the

principal. hurtado was charged with disrupt school activities, trespassing and obstruction. he recently separated from the district. a social media post on his page says he was forced to resign across the state. now, california scientists could go on strike for the first time ever. the results of the vote came in on friday in an overwhelming number voted in favor of a walkout. the union represents more than 5000 people who work for the state and hold a variety of jobs from monitoring food safety to preventing pollution. they have not had a contract for two years and are seeking significant pay raises of 30 to 40. it's up to union leaders to call for a strike. happening now, part of westbound i-80 is closed for all of labor day weekend for repaving from hercules to vallejo. lanes a shut down between interstate 780, that is. and highway four. that includes the carquinas bridge. you can see detours in green on this map

on your screendrers should take 780 to 680. then y four back to 80. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has a progress check on the work and the impact on traffic. no holiday weekend for these caltrans workers. >> they're on the job repaving a five mile stretch of westbound i-80 from vallejo to state route four in hercules. >> right now we're compressing 106 nights of work into four four holiday days and nights. >> caltrans says so far the major project is on schedule. this is a big milestone for the westbound carquinas bridge. it has not been closed since the bridge opened 20 years ago. >> so thbridge actually got to take the day off. >> there was an extensive detour in place around the work and on saturday, traffic backups were not far behind. ridiculous >> it's just ridiculous traffic. >> i mean, armando is heading home to pittsburgh. >> normally it takes me about 35 minutes to get home from here. it's going to take me about an

hour today. so that's a that's a pain in the butt. >> so this was the backup on the benicia bridge. and check out this ride on westbound highway 37. it took us 20 minutes to go one mile. >> everywhere you go, you can't go anywhere without getting into some kind of congestion. >> caltrans says it shows labor day weekend for the project because traditionally there's less traffic heading westbound. >> so if you can if you're driving back from sacramento sierra, take the benicia bridge or you can also take the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> but many drivers are happy the road is being repaved. cindy frazier says it's a mess. >> potholes and the lanes weren't clear and there wasn't even enough room in the in the lanes. >> caltrans says i-80 is on track to reopen 5 a.m. tuesday in vallejo, cornell bernard, abc seven news. well speaking of bridges now, fun fact happy belated birthday to the eastern span of the bay bridge. >> it opened ten years ago yesterday and was one of the last earthquake retrofit in the bay area. the span took 12 years

to build and cost nearly $6.5 billion. it replaced the old span which had a section collapse in the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. roughly 250,000 drivers crossed the bridge every day. well, to weather now. let's check in with francis. we're going to show you a live shot from the explorer torium looking towards the downtown san francisco area. >> we're going to see a mix of clouds and some stratus and also high level clouds. this afternoon. temperatures will still be below normal. and i'll let you know when things will finally warm up. >> francis thank you. also ahead, everything must go. how two bay area brothers made a difference for the victims of the maui wildfires and the grapes harvest season is here, but growers say the grapes need a little more time to mature. we'll explain coming up.

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emergency responders while he was there. it's not clear why a meeting planned with florida governor ron desantis did not take place. here's abc's alison kosik with the latest. president biden arrived in florida saturday afternoon taking an aerial tour of some of the devastation left behind by hurricane idalia. as i told your governor, if there's anything your state needs, i'm ready to mobilize that support your nation has your back and will be with you until the job is done. the president and first lady visited live oak about 80 miles east of the capital, tallahassee, meeting with residents, local officials and first responders as the area took a hard hit when the storm roared ashore wednesday. crews are still working to restore power to many. the president highlighting how the community has come together to help one

another. when people are in real trouble. the most important thing give them is hope and there's no hope like your neighbor walking across the street and seeing what they can do for you. president biden had planned to meet with florida's governor during his visit, but on friday it was announced that desantis had no plans to meet with biden. the governor's office. in a statement saying such a meeting could hinder disaster response efforts. the president saying he was not disappointed by the governor's decision. he may have had other reasons because but he did help us plan this. he sat with fema and decided where we should go. where would be the least disruption. the president was joined by republican florida senator rick scott. first off, the president did a great job with the early declaration before the storm hit the coast. that was a big deal. it helped all these first responders while the president was in live oak governor daysand lewis toured keaton beach and horseshoe beach, two other areas that were hard hit by idalia allison kosik, abc news, new york. now

to the latest on the maui wildfires. officials updated the missing persons list and it's still at around nearly 400 people. it had dropped to around 250, but about another 140 names were added. authorities continue to work to identify the victims. so far, they've identified 50 and notified the families as the number of lives lost remains at 115. but is expected to rise. thousands of people remain in shelters and are staying at hotels on maui on the peninsula. now to san mateo. boys sold their toys saturday as a way to raise funds for fire victims in maui. as abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us, their impromptu garage sale paid off. okay. can i help? first, the sorting and then the selling. the felicia brothers putting their toys up for sale to help the people of maui. my mom showed me videos of hina burning down. it's really sad. and i felt really bad for the people.

13 year old leonardo and ten year old nicolo finding a way to show their support, having visited the island earlier this year. they're still really struggling right now. more so the people really need the money. so with a little help from mom and dad, they set up this garage sale at their san mateo home. we sold mainly toys . my parents had a little computer router parts to be sold to. we made about over $550. the brothers patiently waiting for people to come by. this is like a really quiet neighborhood, so not a lot of people come around. so i was really surprised to see a lot of people come over and we receive a lot of money for lahaina. we thought about it and then we decided like we should do it because if we do it, we can help out with the people who actually need it. erica the decision to help wasn't so tough, but what to sell so hard to tell which ones i wanted to keep and which ones i didn't want to sell. it's just so hard. but then i made up my mind

setting up this gofundme page to keep the donations coming in, serve hilo and stitch that when he says no one gets left behind or are forgotten. tara campbell , abc seven news. so sweet to give back in that way. wonderful full appreciation for the community there. if you'd like to help with the maui wildfire relief efforts, you can make a $10 donation to the red cross just by going to redcross.org. org slash abc. well, speaking of wildfires, researchers at san jose state university used artificial intelligence to find the link between climate change and the unusual behavior of wildfire, specifically in california. the study found that the influence varies between individual fires on certain days and some instances. his climate change had a minimal effect, while for others it raised fire growth risks to great extremes. and if emissions continue to rise at the current rate, extreme wildfire days would

increase by 45% by the end of the century. century in the east bay now abc7 news was in pleasanton at the alameda county fairgrounds to witness the 157th scottish highlands gather and games. the event featured log carrying and hammer throwing competitions and of course highlighted dance and music. organizers say it inspires people to find out more about their family history. they come to our event for the first time. they they get a chill up their spine when they hear the bagpipe and say, hey, i want to look more into my family history, you know, with the technology of 23 and me and my ancestry.com people are just it's so much easier to trace your roots. love to hear the bagpipes there in the distance. the festival continues today, starting at 1030. well, if you're headed to the scottish games or somewhere else for this labor day weekend, let's check in with

meteorologist francis dinglasan, who's tracking the forecast. good morning. good morning, stephanie. morning, everyone. yeah it was really pleasant in pleasanton yesterday despite the cloud cover, temperatures were mild in the 70s. here's a look at live doppler seven right now and the satellite radar image. so we are under a lot of cloud cover. we still could have a chance of an isolated shower and a live shot from mt. tam shows you how pretty it looks. we're looking south towards the bay bridge in san francisco. so we see some low clouds spilling in from the coast, some mid-level level and high level clouds. also will be making their way through the bay area today. temperatures right now generally in the upper 50s to mid 60s across san francisco, 60 degrees. oakland, 63 mountain view in san jose at 66 and half moon bay with some of the low clouds is cooler at 57 degrees and this time from emeryville. we're looking towards the bay bridge in san francisco. so and you see the low clouds there just over san francisco in the north bay. we have some cooler numbers like santa rosa novato in the mid 50s and napa and

fairfield in the low 60s. concord is at 64 degrees and this time from our roof camera, we're showing you the bay bridge. again. winds are light so the clouds will linger again today, bringing us another slight chance of isolated showers. but we're talking about 10 to 15, mostly cloudy overnight with drizzle possible . and then finally, more sunshine. fine for labor day tomorrow. temperatures will warm up a bit inland, but will stay pretty cool on the coast. and this is all due to this area of low pressure. this cut off low has been stubborn. so it's been cut off from the jet stream. it's sticking around. it's finally going to make its way towards the east. and with that, it is bringing a severe thunderstorm threat to nevada, anywhere from marginal to slight. and that's that area where the burning man is, too. so for us, though, it's going to just bring us lots of cloud cover. you see these pockets of green, that's where we could see the isolated chance of showers. again not in the immediate bay area. we had a few hundreds of

an inch yesterday in the north bay and we could see maybe a little bit of that again today. and then tomorrow as that area of low pressure finally moves east. we'll start off with cloud cover, possible drizzle again, but we'll finally get more sunshine for your labor day holiday. so highs today will actually be pretty similar to yesterday's numbers. and that means 60s at the beaches. san francisco, 69 will see lots of comfortable low 70s around the bay. oakland fremont, richmond, even palo alto at 72. and so inland areas will be warming up into the upper 70s look for mid 70s in the north bay like santa rosa, 76 and then tonight we'll drop into the mid 50s to low 60s once again. san francisco, 56 santa rosa, napa, a little bit cooler and then we're going to jump ahead to monday. so what you'll notice is inland areas will be warming up into the mid 80s with more sunshine. but

because of the sea breeze, things will stay pretty consistent at the beach all week long. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast, just that slight chance of rain today again and then brighter a little bit milder especially for inland areas. tomorrow we'll start to hit closer to average, get more sunshine in towards the workweek and into next weekend. looking forward to that sun tomorrow. yes. finally finally. exactly. 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's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. we'll be right back they just know their way around a good deal. that's why, we hired them all. at marshalls, our buyers hustle every day for the brands you love. they can tell the quality-to-cost ratio simply by touch. and know what makes bone china different from porcelain. (whispered) impressive. but most importantly, they know that that bag is amazing,

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details. ringing in the new harvest season on a day when temperatures in the north bay approached 100 degrees. but this season is not about the hot and dry weather, it's about the rain. this past winter is causing parts of the harvest to be delayed. so we're in the chardonnay here. this is actually our wente clone, chris sebastiani says these grapes still need a little bit more time. so i'm looking for more texture and grape size as we'd like to see some of these larger grapes coming in here and getting a little bit softer. the sebastiani family operates vicenza winery. they say the only ones harvesting are those making sparkling wine, which usually starts in august. we haven't started our harvest yet because we want more ripening of the grapes than some of our sparkling wine producing neighbors here who are harvesting right now. it's the 199th vintage which chris's wife robin, is the executive director of the sonoma valley vintners and growers alliance. she says the cool start to the year delayed grapes from blooming.

she expects the harvest to last into november. everyone's ready to get to work and also thinking how far into the holidays will we be picking? despite the delay, they aren't expecting much fallout, she says growers will still be employed in the fall, helping pick grapes and the delay should not affect the quality of the wine. some of these late harvests have actually yielded incredible wines, so, so historically speaking, we're looking forward to matching that. they say the rain will actually benefit the valley in years to come. you know, we're looking at the green grapevines behind us. they are dependent on water. so more water, the better. there's of course, a line where it's too much, but we haven't we haven't really hit that hot and dry weather the last few years. cool and wet weather this year. i asked him, how do they jump through these ongoing hurdles when it comes to weather? they say it takes team efforts at every single winery to be able to overcome and produce good wine. and when it comes to the heat, like we're experiencing today, they say they have their wine pickers go out in the morning to assess the grapes before the hot weather arrives.

in sonoma, ryan curry, abc seven news. well, still to come on abc seven mornings a stormy scene in nevada. authorities now reporting one death at the famous burning man festival. and we finally know what started a deadly boat fire off the santa barbara coast four years ago. the findings coming from a new confidential report. we'll be right back.

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chance of isolated showers as particularly in the north bay. temperatures inland will be in the upper 70s around the bay mid 70s and at the coast, mid 60s. so temperatures will be similar to yesterday and it's all due to this area of low pressure that continues to bring us these cloudy conditions and slightly cooler than average temperatures . and it also brought some rain and thunderstorms to the sierra and parts of nevada. stephanie, france, thank you. turning to that breaking news overnight, thousands stranded at burning man after torrential rain. and now we're learning that one death has been reported at this year's festival. the event was hit with a downpour of rain that has caused a massive shelter in place order on the 70,000 attendees. the pershing county sheriff's office is investigating the death, but is not releasing any more details. currently well, four years ago, a fire killed 34 people aboard a dive boat off the coast of santa barbara and is now revealed to

have started in a plastic trash can on the main deck. according to the los angeles times, investigators built a full scale mock up of the middle deck of the conception to figure out the origin and cause of the flames. after a series of burn tests, they found it was set off in the trash and spread quickly, trapping all the passengers below deck. the captain was charged with 34 counts of manslaughter, with prosecutors saying he did not follow safety regulations. former new mexico governor bill richardson has died. at 75 years old. he was elected governor in 2002 and has served two terms. richardson served as energy secretary and united nations ambassador under the clinton administration. his work has been ongoing with acts such as traveling to russia last year to discuss the release of basketball star brittney griner and former us marine paul whelan. richardson died in his sleep at his summer home in massachusetts. assets sag after

while already on strike with film and tv studios may strike against video game companies to the union announced it will vote on a possible second strike ahead of negotiations that are scheduled to resume later this month. they also say talks reached a stalemate and the union must continue to advocate for pay raises and protection from i sag is asking for an 11% retroactive pay bump for video game performers and a three year contract. sag-aftra also represents tv news anchors and reporters, including us. we'll take you outside for a live look at sfo this morning, where come monday, millions of americans will be on the move again. the tsa saying that an estimated 2.7 million travelers were screened on friday and another 2.5 million are expected today. and for those opting to drive, expect highways to be packed on monday for the return home. triple a says to hit the road after 7 p.m. to avoid the worst of the traffic. back now to

labor day sales, with many shoppers finding slim pickings in their search for deals. abc news reporter becky worley has tips on the bargains you can get now and what you should wait on this morning. an economy in transition means deal hunting is a little tricky. the sort of sales around labor day perhaps are a little bit more conservative than in years past. it's hard to determine whether it's just a reflection of the inflated prices or whether it's a reflection of retailers being more reluctant to put more stuff on sale where they are seeing sales are on seasonal items like this kenmore gas barbecue from walmart was 349. now 279 plus seasonal clothing is on sale. like these leather flip flops from reef that are $49 at amazon, down from 70. but with another amazon prime event just coming up in october and black friday only 12 weeks away, experts say hold off on buying if you can, but there are a few

exceptions. well, there are some times when buying a large appliance just can't wait. and if that's the case, i would recommend pursuing labor day sales. the standalone sales themselves aren't bad, so you can find refrigerators, ranges, washer dryer sets, dishwashers all at good if not great prices . so if you need a new stove. home depot has this highly reviewed ge electric model. it's on sale. it was 1099. now 748 best buy is offering this whirlpool side by side fridge for 1499. that's $390 off. and they'll throw in $100 best buy gift card and lowe's has this lg dryer on sale for 498. that's 251 off the list price of $749. that was. abc's becky worley reporting. ll coming up on this week, many are calling him a big winner of the first gop debate. now in a sunday morning exclusive, esential hopeful the vague ramaswami faces george

stephanopoulos. and alth tough question. plus, the latest legal twists and turns facing former president donald tmp. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at eight this morning right here on abc seven. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings, a stranger to the rescue. a man's help saved a family stranded from the floodwaters as tropical storm hilary hits southern california . and we'll take you out for a live look here from our sutro tower camera. hard to see much of anything. bright and early this morning, it's 536. francis will have your forecast coming up in just a few minutes.

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a gas leak. r.c. prayed on the roof. i'm a mess. i'm calling my son eddie, because i don't know if it's the last time i'm going to see him. and. to tell him that i love him. and, you know, if anything happens to us, you know, just know that we love him and it just emotional because he's like my daughter said, it's that i know. i mean, you never expect something like this to happen to you, especially not in a desert city. this is crazy. but then hope jimmy laker is driving around in his truck with his girlfriend. my vehicle was able to go through some of the treacherous spots and that others weren't able to go to. so i took advantage of that to be able to help people out. they spotted the mendiola's on their roof and that's when reality just kind of hit us and we're like, wow, there's like people were hollering for help from both sides. the couple helped an elderly woman next door covered in mud escape and get medical attention. and then they came

back for the mendiola's, helping them come down from their roof and into lakers truck for rc, laker is a hero. our angel. i mean, you know god knew we were in a crisis. and he answered and you know, yeah, it's i don't know if it wasn't for jimmy, i don't know how long we would have been in that roof. 14 elderly people living in a few doors down in a boarding care facility. we wouldn't be rescued until many hours later in all, cathedral city officials tell me fire crews rescued more than 60 people affected by the 4 to 5ft of mud walls. i couldn't leave a family sitting like that. i couldn't leave anybody sitting like that. i wouldn't want to be just left stranded. i felt i had the ability to help and that i needed to do it. and laker tells me the mud was so thick he couldn't keep helping others in the mendiola's are related to my brother in law. they tell me that their home is now unlivable and the family has an online fund to help them because they lost so much. gloria rodriguez,

abc seven news. all right, let's take a peek outside frances. all right. it is starting off with lots of clouds this morning. we have the marine layer coming in from the coast. we also have some mid-level and high level clouds due to an area of low pressure. that's bringing us cooler than average conditions. i'll let you know what your labor day forecast will be. frances, thanks. also next, the cal bear is taking on the mean green in texas. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights next. in sports. we care for all those who make your family, well, your family. that's why all of us work together to give them the care, and caring, that any family would.

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with no annual fee. how do you cashback? chase. make more of what's yours. san diego. oakland takes on the angels at the coliseum today. first pitch is at 107. san francisco takes on san diego on the road. that game starts at 110. in college football, the cal bears opened their season on

the road in north texas. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights in your morning sports. chris, good morning. big news over the weekend on friday, both cal and stanford announced they were joining the acc, which begins next season. so the golden bears football team began in their final campaign as a member of the pac 12 in the season opener at north texas yesterday, justin wilcox and cal haven't been to a bowl game since 2019. sam jackson, the fifth, the starting quarterback, very first career pass. it's a touchdown 23 yards to jeremiah hunter seven nothing cal in the second quarter though gets hurt on this play coach wilcox called it an upper body injury he would leave the game and not return cal 669 yards of total offense here on fourth and two isaiah evans talk about not being denied 26 yards to the house and in 2114 cal with the lead and look at the effort there and super sophomore jaydn ott two touchdowns in this game here he goes 66 yards to the

house cal wins big 58 2158 points are the most they scored since the 73 in the home opener back against grambling in 2015. they're going to host auburn on saturday night memorial stadium for a sold out game. it's a 730 kickoff on espn. n it is september. baseball and a chance at october. baseball will be determined here in the final month of the regular season. giants are in the thick of it, but they need to pick things up in a crowded wild card race. bay area native and de la salle zone. that's kyle harrison on the hill. remember he struck out 11 in his home debut on monday night in the first juan soto drills that 415ft to right center one nothing padres in the lead and check out the giants fan who caught the baseball gives it to a young padres fan. that's a pretty good sportsmanship there in the sixth giants down three nothing. harrison had already given up three solo shots. garrett cooper now with a three run homer, fourth homer allowed in the game and gabe kapler will have to get his rookie. bats are quiet once again. giants lose six one.

they're now in a three way tie for the final wild card spot with arizona and cincinnati. little leaguers living their best life at the a's angels game in oakland, paul blackburn, the starter in a jam early two on nobody out brandon drury oh good pitch right there got him looking drury doesn't like the call then in the fourth angels up one nothing now blackburn good luck hitting that mickey moniak swinging in the fourth inning and then very next batter it's logan hoppy look in some paint right there. blackburn four strikeouts in five innings of work and a smile right there in the fourth. ace still down one nothing runner on for the all starts brant rooker got all of that run two runs shot his 23rd of the year a's take the lead in the ninth now they're up 2 to 1 two on two out trevor may the closer gets drury to pop out to center in the a's win two one they'll go for the sweep later today that is your look at sports have a great morning let's send it back to you. thanks chris. and if you're

headed out to the a's game today, francis is tracking our forecast. yeah, and temperatures are going to be similar to yesterday and lots of cloud cover once again, as you can see here with live doppler seven satellite radar image. we're starting off with gray skies. there's even some showers east of sacramento and most of those showers will be east of the bay area. but we could get a spotty shower here and there. this afternoon, particularly in the north bay. temperatures right now in the mid 50s to mid 60s. cloverdale 56, all around the bay, we're seeing 60 generally, san francisco, 60, san jose milder at 66 degrees. oakland 63 right now. and then from emeryville, we're showing you a pretty shot as we look across the bay towards the bay bridge. and here's what you need to know today. so the clouds linger once again today with continued chances of isolated showers. but this is a very slight chance, mostly cloudy overnight with drizzle possible once again. but finally, we're going to see a little bit more sunshine for labor day. so the reason we're

getting all this cloud cover and the slight chance of showers is this area of low pressure is just hanging out here off the coast. and then with this counterclockwise rotation, it's going to bring us all the clouds once again, similar conditions to yesterday. and it we started off with a forecast animation. so here we're seeing most of the showers east of sacramento. so those little areas of green popping up. and then notice this afternoon, we will get a little more sunshine, more breaks in the cloud cover. but we could also see a chance of isolated showers in the north bay, maybe east of clover dale, north of ukiah. we did get a few hundreds of an inch in napa yesterday, but that's about it. and then tomorrow morning, some drizzle possible, especially near the coast. we'll start off with low clouds, more sunshine tomorrow, but we will see a northwest flow. and so things will still be cool at the beaches, but inland areas will warm up for labor day with that sunshine. and highs today will range from 60 to 70. so the coolest spot

will be half moon bay at 64 and our warmest spots will hit the upper 70s today. like san rafael, 77, antioch and livermore at 77. fairfield 80. but san francisco only 69. san jose really comfortable at 75 degrees overnight lows with the extensive cloud cover and stratus, we'll see temperatures in the mid 50s and parts of the north bay to upper 50s around the bay and there you see a little bit of drizzle possible in san francisco. once again for tomorrow. that's when we'll see inland areas hit the mid 80s, possibly early for some of our warmest locations in and around the bay. still pretty comfortable. all most temperatures in the 70s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so another cloudy day. we'll get some more sunshine this afternoon with a slight chance of isolated showers lingering so brighter and a little bit milder for inland areas. labor day for people doing barbecues, it's going to be in the mid 80s there, but

around the bay we'll still see mid 70s and then at the coast almost all week long, temperatures will generally stay in the mid 60s with that sea breeze, but generally more sunshine and closer to average starting on tuesday and then next weekend looks a little bit warmer. yeah. nice to see. and the temperatures climbing just a little bit throughout the week there. yeah, i'm looking forward to more sunshine. yeah, me too. thanks, frances. well a secluded open space with a history dating back to the cold war just opened tohe public. it's called coyote ridge, and it's located near morgan hill. and as you're about to see, it holds pley other unique experiences as well. abc7 anchor dan ashley has the story. soaring above the new coyote ridge open space in santa clara county may be the easiest way to take in the vibrant colors splashed along the rugged hilltops, but making those views accessible to visitors is an engineering success story years in the making. so this here, this is serpentine. this is a

serpentine rock which is filled with asbestos supervising technician andres campuzano says crews hand dug specific trails to avoid disturbing asbestos laden rock. and the work didn't stop there. so we did hand build one section of trail that eliminated the steepest section of the of the ranch road to just try to create a better, better user experience. the result is access to a steep open space that can be covered with native wildflowers in spring, home to the bay, checkerspot butterfly and other unique species, some endangered, others simply magnificent. not just myself. the wildlife i've seen out here is burrowing owls, golden eagles , bald eagles. tulio oak, coyotes, bobcats. but if the open space is colorful, so is its history. tucked back in the hill is the site of united technologies, the aerospace company once built and tested rocket engines for nasa and the military. after a destructive

explosion, the company eventually closed the site, providing a historic opportunity . and so it took conservationists negotiating with united technologies as they started to close down operation here to get this property transferred from what was a cold war relic into a conservation success story. general manager andrea mckenzie says the area is unique for other reasons, including its geography. located across from the similarly named coyote valley to the west, the area's provided a critical link for wildlife migrating between the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range, particularly mountain lion, where of creatures like mountain lion do not have room to roam, so they become stuck there in the santa cruz mountains and genetically isolated as crews work to put the finishing touches on shade stations and other installations, the authority is preparing to open the coyote ridge to the public. they say some areas are so sensitive they'll require visitors to register for special access,

butterfly passes and use precautions like spraying their shoes. but the reward will be five miles of hiking trails winding through a unique and critical habitat. these lands belong to you. they belong to the public. you helped us purchase them. you will hike on them. you will take care of them because this is part of our future. an open space with a fascinating past and an exciting future for visitors, says dan ashley, abc7

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seven mornings at 6 a.m, stuck in the desert. the rain forcing burners to shelter in place. officials reporting one person has now died. what we know this morning. plus, drivers delayed this labor day weekend. the reaction from people trying to get around a repaving project in the east bay. stay with us.

walk vehicles made it impassable and the whole festival in the 70 ish thousand people out here just had to stay put. now at 6:00, stuck in the nevada desert. heavy rainfall causing burners to shelter in place overnight. authorities now report someone has died at the festival. what we know right now. good morning. it's sunday, september 3rd. i'm stephanie sierra. we'll have more on our top story in just a moment. but