that is making sure there is housing for people who call this place home pre pandemic. >> marin county saw a steady decline in the number of homeless people. it dropped more than 20% from 2015, but the pandemic appears to have reversed some of that progress. at last check, about 1100 people were homeless in marin county. >> that's less than neighboring sonoma county, but much more than napa county. solano county has a similar number of unhoused people. >> now, a new permanent supportive housing facility is ready to open in larkspur. it will be the new home for dozens of people who were unhoused. >> a7 news reporter cornell bernard shows you why the project almost didn't happen. >> michael oak plays a mean electric guitar. he's currently living on the streets of marin. >> i'm a musician and i got to the age where i couldn't work and i'm got a couple of medical issues, so that led to me being

in my camper. >> soon michael will be moving to larkspur into this brand new permanent support of housing space. i'm ready to get get surrounding, get get a shower. here's what the place used to look like a former skilled nursing facility which had been shuttered for years. >> so this will be one of the new homes for the residents. at 1251 south, alicia, excited to show you. come on in. >> beth stokes from episcopal community services, the nonprofit partnering with marin county, shows us one of the 43 rooms in the facility, complete with a fridge, microwave and ac, including a view. >> it has a beautiful scenery for folks who have experienced chronic homelessness for a very long time. this is going to be a really special place for them. >> the project received $12 million from the state's project home key initiative. residents will get support and services customized to their needs. this is, you know, bringing in case

managers, bringing in behavioral health folks, bringing in medical folks as needed, public health folks as needed. this new housing facility almost didn't happen. there was pushback from some in the community. >> but i am here because i'm urging you, begging you to vote no on on project homekey there was legal action from some neighbors to keep the project from going forward. >> everybody in the community, whether they were for this project or not, understood the need for housing for formerly homeless. >> officials estimate there are 1100 people currently unhoused in the county. michael is ready for a place to call home. he'll move in next week. michael, what are you going to do first when you move in? >> i'm going to shout hallelujah. you know, in larkspur, cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> new at six officials in hawaii are revered rising and reducing the number of deaths from the maui wildfires. they're now down to at least 97. previously, officials said they

believed 115 people died in the fires, but further testing showed they were working with multiple dna samples from the same people. so far, officials say 74 of the deceased have been positively identified. the number of people still missing is also down from 41 to 31. >> also, new here at six, three juveniles arrested for a shooting at skyline high school in oakland are now charged in connection with that case. that shooting happened ten days ago on the campus in the oakland hills. no one was hurt. thankfully. alameda county district attorney pamela price announced the charges as she's facing a recall effort in accusations of being soft on crime. here's part of her recorded message. >> many people are concerned and that we are not doing enough to hold young people accountable. now, we should all also be concerned that we are not doing enough to deflect young people from criminal activity. >> price says the gunfire at skyline appears to have been an isolated incident. two of the underage suspects were taken

into custody that day. the third suspect was arrested. the next day. price did not say what charges those juveniles will be facing. >> san leandro's police chief is now on leave accused of violating department policy. the city says chief abdul pridgen was placed on paid administrative leave this week. no reason was given. the city says a third party firm will conduct an investigation. pridgen has been chief at san leandro for two years and was formerly the chief of police in seaside near monterey in the south bay. >> a small grass fire in san jose kicked up a cloud of smoke. as you can see there this afternoon. the fire broke out around 1 p.m. on central way near moorpark avenue. it burned in the trees and grass next to homes at the end of the cul de sac. firefighters got it under control and kept it from spreading to any houses nearby. thankfully no one injured here and no word yet on what started that fire. san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing near san jose state university. >> officials say a man was stabbed in the underground garage of an apartment building

near fourth and san carlos streets. san jose state university police arrived on scene just after 4 a.m. police say the suspect tried to run but was caught. campus police say they respond to nearby calls for help even off campus. >> and anything where someone's in distress or someone needs immediate help, we're going to respond. anything serious, we're going to respond. and that's what our officers did. it's important to note that our officers were the first officer was on the scene in less than a minute. less than a minute. additional officers arrived and we were able to apprehend the subject. police say there was no threat to students. >> san francisco's health department gave us an update today about the new covid 19 vaccines arriving in the bay area next week. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has information on who should get that shot. >> the virus is still here. san francisco health officer, dr. susan philip with a warning and some advice saying anyone who has not received a vaccine in the past two months and is six months and older should get the

new covid 19 vaccine in line with cdc recommendations. covid 19 will remain with us for the foreseeable future, but we have many tools to slow the spread of the virus and prevent severe illness and hospitalization. according to the abc seven news, covid 19 data tracker covid 19 hospitalized in the bay area, have been steadily increasing since july. the newly approved and updated vaccines are expected to begin arriving next week. dr. philip says they provide the best protection from current variants. these vaccines work and they are safe and part of a trustworthy medical system. next week, the department of public health will offer vaccines to those without health insurance or to those who face barriers. >> supply is not anticipated to be a problem this year, health officials say san francisco has led the nation in its response to covid 19, with some of the lowest pandemic associated death rates of any metropolitan area in the united states. >> but there are additional benefits. getting vaccinated may also protect the people around you, including those who are at more vulnerable to serious

illness. health officials say the vaccine also helps with long covid, though it doesn't completely eliminate risks. people are advised to stay home when sick practice good hygiene, have covid 19 tests on hand and a well fitted mask for added protection in crowded spaces. dr. philip reminded residents now is also a good time to get your flu shot in san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> happening tonight, a little more than an hour, ed sheeran is set to take the stage in oakland. we captured a line of fans waiting outside the fox theater nearly five hours before the concert. tonight's show is sold out. resale tickets start around $400 online and one she earned fan came all the way from nashville to catch tonight's performance. >> i want to be as close up front to ed as possible because as i love him, i love him as an artist. i love him as a human being. he is just an. it's not often you get to be close to an amazing human like him for real . >> i feel her love for him.

don't we all? tomorrow, more than 70,000 fans are expected to see his concert at levi stadium in santa clara. it could be the biggest sellout concert crowd ever at levi's. >> today is the start of the jewish new year. rosh hashanah. it officially kicks off at sundown and it's celebrated through nightfall on sunday. now, rosh hashanah begins the high holy days, which will end with yom kippur on september the 25th. a popular tradition is to eat apples dipped in honey, and that symbolizes the hope for a sweet year ahead. noe valley bakery in san francisco will have holiday inspired treats for sale all weekend long. >> and today is the start of hispanic heritage month. tonight, a look at latinos making a difference to the arts in the bay area. >> plus, should workers on strike get unemployment? unemployment pay? that's a decision governor newsom will have to make. now that a bill has made it to his desk. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. >> we're heading into the last weekend of summer and it's not going to feel like it. i'll be

back with a look at the forecast when abc seven news at

it's big three automakers, nearly 13,000 members walked off the job at midnight. abc news reporter reena roy looks at how we got here. >> thousands of united auto workers on the picket lines with union members walking off the job at a gm plant in missouri. in ohio, stellantis plant and ford plant in michigan. >> i think people are beginning to understand that, you know, we all need to make a fair wage. >> the targeted strike officially authorized at midnight friday with no deal reached between the union and the top three us automakers, gm, ford and chrysler owner stellantis. in the hours before president biden calling uaw president sean fein and company leaders in an effort to prevent the strike, no one wants a strike, but i respect workers right to use their options under the collective bargaining system. >> and i understand the workers frustration. >> the union asking for a 40% pay increase, a return to pension plans, better retiree health care and cost of living

adjustments. it's a shame we've got to be out here right now doing this because the companies won't take care of their workers. the companies calling those demands unrealistic, offering a 20% increase instead , we're putting a 20% gross wage rate increase along with other bonuses that come as a part of that. >> so this is a very, very strong financial offer. >> a stellantis spokesperson adds they are disappointed with the uaw decision to strike and will take steps to protect their north american operations in the company. jeffrey purcell, a single father of three and president of the local 3039in tappan, new york, just north of the city, which is not striking , saying he stands in solidarity with the nearly 13,000 members who are on strike. >> this used to be a great job at a working class level where you could provide for your family and provide for your loved ones. we shouldn't be in a situation where we have to live check to check. >> and again, right now, this is a targeted strike at certain locations, but more members could soon join the picket

lines. reena roy, abc news, tappan, new york. >> this wave of labor action comes as california is on the brink of allowing striking workers to receive state unemployment benefits after just two weeks. that bill is now heading to governor newsom's desk. abc's seven news reporter ryan curry has more. >> health care workers, teachers, hollywood writers, california workers in numerous industries have authorized strikes or walked off the job. now the state could allow those on strike to receive unemployment money, sort of. >> the business models are changing economic are changing. and, you know, we should make sure that those workers who need to put food on their table and pay their rent have the ability to do it while they're striking. >> state senator anthony portantino is one of the authors of senate bill 799, which would allow workers on strike to receive unemployment if they are on strike for longer than 14 days. the bill has already passed in the legislature and now awaits the signature of governor gavin newsom. the us bureau of labor statistics reported a 50% increase in unions that went on strike in

2022. kumud mishra is a professor of labor management at cal state east bay. she says inflation and the pandemic have led to workers asking for more money and better working conditions. >> collective rights are not represented. maybe that's what we are seeing. of course the pandemic has and a tight labor market has also so thrilled the uptick in strikes. >> we are still seeing workers threaten or go on strike this year. the auto workers are on strike in this week. kaiser permanente, 60,000 workers authorized to strike vote this benefit should not encourage striking just for striking uh- sake. >> and it will not because it's not a lot of money. there are some who are asking the governor not to sign this bill. >> in a statement, jim wunderman, the ceo of the bay area council, said as the bay area steadily recovers from the pandemic, this backward step will hurt workers and businesses alike. the unemployment insurance fund has already more

than $20 billion in the hole set . a precedent like this completely upends the prudent fiscal decisions made by governor newsom this past year. state senator portentino says despite the deficit, not many workers go on strike longer than two weeks. he says the state has the money to help those people who do this number of folks who are going to benefit from this is about 150,000. >> in total. so it's really not the big impact. the sky is falling that folks are are mentioning. >> ryan curry, abc7 news. >> okay. weekend is here. people have plants. >> they do and it's starting to feel a little chilly outside. we check in now with abc7 news meteorologist sandy patel for a look at the weekend ahead. >> yeah, and the weekend is looking good but yes, it's starting to feel like sweater weather around here. armand and let me show you a live picture right now from our east bay hills camera. when that deep marine layer is already making its way across the bay, you know you need that jacket or sweater . here's a look at the evening

planner. 717 the sun goes down inland. it's still comfortable in the 70s, but around the bay and the coast in the 60s cool to comfy at 9 p.m. clouds spreading for the 11 p.m. hour and it is going to be a cloudy night. so if you do have late night plans, definitely grab the layers. here's what brought us some cooler weather today. temperatures were in the mid 60s to mid 80s below average. it's this area of low pressure onshore breezes and a deep marine layer that didn't quite clear along the coastline. and in places where it did eventually clear it took its sweet time. so the delay caused the cooler weather. and as you can see here on live doppler seven, we have that marine layer around the winds are onshore, 26 miles an hour in san francisco. that wind direction will prevent us from having any hot weather around here anytime soon. here is a look at a live picture from our san jose camera. and you see plenty of sunshine there. 61 degrees in san francisco. it's in the mid to upper 60s. oakland mountain view, san jose, you're

at 73 degrees in palo alto, 70 degrees from our kgo roof camera. we are looking at the low clouds already advancing across the bay. as i mentioned, 69 in santa rosa low 70 soquel's napa novato. you're up to about 82. in fairfield right now, mid to upper 70s and concord and livermore and the golden gate bridge barely see a peek of blue there. here's a look at the forecast. widespread low clouds and patchy drizzle overnight. breezy and below average temperatures for the weekend. and this pattern is going to persist into early next week. so first thing in the morning, there will be some coastal drizzle around. so keep that in mind. like this morning mid 50s to the low 60s, mostly cloudy start. and then tomorrow afternoon the sun comes out in the south bay. it's going to be a nice day just not where your temperature should be. so 79 in san jose, 74 in sunnyvale on the peninsula, you're looking at 73. in mountain view, 63 degrees, half moon bay breezy with the clouds just hanging around near the beaches. pretty much all day long. 67 in downtown san

francisco, 62. daly city, north bay numbers 60 coastside 75 and san rafael, 77. in santa rosa, napa, vallejo, mid 70s in the east bay. it's going to be overcast skies and then mainly sunny. day 68. berkeley 70 in oakland had inland and this is where you're going to find mild sunny weather 84. fairfield 81 livermore 80 degrees in pleasanton and the accuweather seven day forecast. it's breezy and below average, even cooler bayside and inland for sunday. that's cool by summer standards when most of you are in the 60s and 70s barely making it to 80. that pattern holds as we start off a new workweek. and then for those of you who like the warmth, you know, fall brings warmth. and we certainly will see a few days where we'll see slightly warmer temperatures a week from today, autumn arrives. julian and alma. all right. >> appreciate it. thank you, sandhya. coming up next, how a baby beaver is making history in palo alto

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abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez has a look at why this is so important to the ecosystem in this small ball of fuzz you see scampering across is a big deal for wildlife experts. >> this little beaver boom went down there in august. >> bill leikam said one of his trail cameras near matadero creek in palo alto captured a baby beaver for this area. >> there have not been any beavers in this particular matadero creek for over 160 years. >> experts say the industrial fur trade pushed the population to near extinction. to see the beaver come back on its own is a huge moment. >> that was a trek to get there. those beavers were looking for new habitat or they were looking for a new place to settle down

and they found it somewhere that they probably haven't been for 200 plus years, which is just a huge moment for ecological restoration and bringing back a pretty awesome species to the bay. >> beavers offer a slew of benefits to other animals and humans. >> so beaver ponds and the wetlands that they build are hotspots of biodiversity. they're uniquely resistant to droughts and to wildfires, and they can help take the power out of flood waves so that when we have these big atmospheric rivers and other kinds of storm events, it's not so destructive downstream. >> since beavers travel up streams. dr. rick lanman has an idea of where they could head next. >> san francisquito creek is unique in the south bay because it's not concrete. it's natural . so it could provide a corridor for beaver to get from this bay lands to the uplands, which is where we need them to get to, to fight fires for us. right. last year, bill leikam said his trail cameras captured a pair of beavers. >> while there's no confirmation they produced offspring, the video of the young beaver is

offering researchers hope for their future. >> it's exciting. it's part of the reason why i do all this. there's an animal has been here before, but it's been so long and it's finally back. >> it's not that they're moving into california or moving into the bay for the first time, like the beavers coming home in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> that's great. who knew the beavers meant so much for the ecosystem? it's incredible. yeah. all right. well, san francisco looked good this week for dreamforce, the world's biggest ai conference. so what happened to the homeless? >> it's not a good feeling. it's kind of like it's a different kind of segway negation. >> we've spent days on the streets of san francisco seeing what changed and whether this look in soma could stick around

during the past three days. it was all about safe and clean streets. those are two things we have not seen much of near

mosconi center in the south of market neighborhood. >> so what happens now that all the visitors are gone? abc7 news reporter leah melendez is here to tell us how san francisco plans to continue to fixing its image. liane. well you know, i think on the image meter we did okay. >> you know, so at least marc benioff was impressed. but was it enough to keep dreamforce here now, governor newsom told benioff that he's committed to keeping the momentum going, coming out of dreamforce this time, the governor used one word, a accountability from the people who run this city. >> amazing. okay well, we did it. he certainly did. >> marc benioff and his mega convention, dreamforce will have pumped an estimated $57 million into san francisco's economy, but not before warning the city to be on its best behavior, telling the chronicle, if this dreamforce is impacted by the current situation with homelessness and drug use, it

may be the last dreamforce in the city. mayor london breed seemed to call his bluff if they have not had any problems hosting their conventions here in the past and they won't in the future. still, the mayor admitted they have never had to work so hard to clean up the city. police everywhere for clean up crews on every block near moscow. which begs the question, where are the tents and the unhoused people who typically hunker down near moscone center and surrounding areas streets that until recently were crammed with tents, looked somewhat pristine. instead what we saw were many of the homeless people moving in the opposite direction of dreamforce. as we asked these two unhoused men, where they were headed. >> it's not a good feeling. it's kind of like it's a different kind of segregation. they've managed to keep most of the homeless people in a couple blocks uh- area like little this

part of soma and the tenderloin . >> we found the homeless encampments three long blocks from dreamforce and a good distance from visitors is leah rubin manages dasha cafe and bar on mission street. >> they're just keeping a lot of people away from that area in general so that are, i guess look homeless and so on and so forth. >> have you ever seen a this clean? >> no, i haven't actually. >> benioff echoed the same sentiment when speaking on wednesday with governor gavin newsom. >> it's amazing how clean the streets are. it's incredible what the focus is because we're sucking up to you. >> we want to keep you here. >> that may be true, but where does benioff's frustrate ation come from? let's gback to 2017, when the city reported imately 6858 homeless people living either on the streets or in shelters. that same year, the nonprofit tipping

point pledged $100 million to help those organizations directly involved with the homeless. the goal was to cut chronic homelessness in half over the next five years, but they never anticipated a pandemic. >> so what you saw was that people became homeless and then they become homeless. and then as they're on the street longer, they become chronically homeless . >> then in 2018, benioff spent a lot of his own money to help pass proposition c, which taxes major companies to raise millions of dollars every year for homeless services. >> there's specific things we can do now to directly address this problem, and that'shy'm voting for proposition c >> still, one year later, i 2019, the homeless population increased to about. 8035, and the latest numbers for 2022 see a improvement, but still not better than in 2017. adding to the crisis is the rapid

increase in the use of deadly fentanyl, which has incapacitated many who are trying to get off the streets. >> it's i haven't seen not too many people get off of fentanyl on their own free will. it takes help. >> when we spoke to jj smith, a tenderloin resident, he had just come back from attending a service for a 23 year old who died of a fentanyl overdose dose so far this year. from january toul 473 people have died of accidental overdoses, 385 due to fentanyl and the city is on track to reach a record 800 or more deaths. this year. but this week, some of those negative images of san francisco have been conveniently tucked away. >> why can san francisco not be like this every every single day things have shifted. >> you've had it. you want accountability and everybody's job is on the line. it should be. and you're right to be angry

about this. and it's time for cities to step up. it's no longer acceptable what's happening on the streets and sidewalks. >> the governor has said that he wants accountability from every city official here. do you think that there is finally going to be change in san francisco? >> i do believe that we're going to finally have change in san francisco, but we also got to have accountability from our politicians and our elected officials. we cannot continue to make homelessness the number one political issue in our city. and so that one politician is trying to solve it while another politician who wants to take their place is actually trying to undercut them because the worse it gets, the better off their chances are. and so we need to have accountability from everyone. >> and i could almost listen to my colleague phil matier say that's san francisco politics for you. liane now in about two months, san francisco will host the asia pacific economic cooperation summit with leaders from different parts of the

world, including president biden. it's a big deal. the area around moscone center will be safe and super clean, but those participating in that summit are not by any means confined there and will travel outside, outside of that zone. what they will see will be written about and talked about back home, much to the benefit or detriment of this city. in the meantime, we don't know if dreamforce will be back next year. yeah benioff hasn't said yet that apec conference will be the real important. yes, exactly. we're preparing for that two months from now. >> yeah. appreciate it. thanks, liane. >> 911 service has been restored wo cities that experienced outas today. that's palo alto and mntain view. earlier today, a widespread at&t outage meant emergencs weren't functioning. 911 calls for police, firor medical help were rerouted to santa clara county. again, though, service is now restored. >> happening today, the start of hispanic and latin american heritage month. it runs from september the 15th today to

october the 15th, a period that covers the independence days for several spanish speaking countries and to celebrate latinos in our community, we're featuring multiple organizations that are making a difference in the arts. abc7 news reporter luis pena spoke to the foundation that's distributing $2 million to help make this a reality throughout california. >> el pilar la musica y el arte let me translate that dance music and art. these are some of the pillars of our latino community. we have weekly classes, many for children and adults. >> we have everything from, you know, you can learn from puerto rico, which is traditional dance and music from puerto rico. we have son jarocho from veracruz, mexico. >> so for the past five decades, la pena cultural center in berkeley has become a hub for the latino community to not only celebrate, but also to organize . >> this mural. here is actually the third iteration of this

mural. it's called the song of unity. and it talks about latin america and north america coming together. >> the memorial outside gives us a glimpse into their history. >> la pena is a cultural center that was founded in the wake of a tragedy. actually almost 50 years ago. so joe la pena was started as a direct creative response to a coup that happened in chile, in san francisco, for over 50 years. >> the arts and media organization accion latina has been key to this community. >> this gallery. and this is a place where we showcase emerging and established latinx artists. and they can submit a proposal. tell us, what story do you want to tell? >> they are also responsible for publishing the historic el tecolote newspaper here. >> and for 53 years, el tecolote has been informing the latino community throughout the bay area. this is the longest running consecutively published bilingual newspaper in california. >> and to keep these organizations thriving, the latino community foundation is now investing $2 million to

support 28 organizations as aksyon latina and la pena are part of that group. >> latinos are so much more than we often say. they are artists. they are creative. they have an imagination that's wild and beautiful and can create amazing projects. moved us, music all these things that are happening all around us, a support that's vital to keep celebrating and growing in san francisco, luis pena, abc seven news. >> still to come tonight, the story of jose hernandez as he went from picking strawberries in california fields to a nasa astronaut. >> and next, the battle over the breakfast table. after dominating for decades, cereal has fallen

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lost more than one and one half percent of its value today, dropping 272 points. the dow lost nearly 289 points and the s&p 500 closed down about 55 points. looking ahead, markets are anticipating the federal reserve's interest rate decision next week, and investors hope the central bank will hold its key lending rate steady. >> what did you have for breakfast this morning? if it was cereal, you might be surprised that it is no longer the champion of the breakfast table industry trackers say sales of breakfast cereals dropped 9% in 2021. in analysts say those figures fell again last year. habits have shifted from sugar and carbs to more protein in the morning. they say consume buyers are now choosing frozen breakfast sandwiches, burritos and breakfast bars and shakes instead of cereal is making me hungry regardless. >> well, we are heading for a cool weekend. sandhya has the details in her accuweather

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it's her first launch to she'll stay at the international space station for six months. the other two travelers, cosmonauts from russia, are planning to stay at the iss for a year doing research. >> an astronaut who once picked strawberries in a california field is the subject of a new movie. >> this is such an inspiring story here. reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in la has his story. >> i want to be an astronaut. not in a million miles away, michael pena plays jose hernandez. >> from the time he was a little boy, he had big dreams to one day go into space. the movie shows us what it took for hernandez to make his dreams come true to up his odds. he became a pilot and a certified scuba diver. he even learned russian. what he didn't learn was to accept rejection.

>> i've applied 12 times and yes, sir, i've been on the verge of giving up after each and every rejection. but you know what, sir? here i am. so you could turn me down again. but rest assured, i'll be standing here again in a year. >> the real jose hernandez, who makes a cameo in the film, is excited to see his journey become a movie, and i hope it inspires lots of people to reach their maximum potential because i think it's going to be an inspirational, classic. >> all right. good luck and godspeed. thank you. >> welcome. i couldn't deny, you know, the power of the story and the power that it was going to have. >> hernandez made it to space in 2009 on a 14 day mission when it was time to land the shuttle had to scrap florida for california for landing about 80 miles from where he picked strawberries as a kid. heard fernandez took home a lot from his time in space, including this. >> and you see how thin our atmosphere is and you see how

delicately balanced it is that i tell you, i became an instant environmentalist. >> you don't have to be someone else. you don't have to look like someone else. you can be yourself. whatever you do doesn't matter the job that you do, you know, there's honor and there's every anything you need to turn that machinery in, whatever you want to become. >> in los angeles, george pennacchio, abc seven news. all right, a last check on our weather. >> yeah, we check back in now with meteorologist sandhya patel as we inch closer and closer to the weekend. >> we're close enough. yeah >> julian and elmo are counting down the hours. let's look at live doppler seven. the weekend is here and we do have low clouds right near the coast. we advancing already across the bay and will be inland by morning tomorrow afternoon. those clouds are going to hang around near the beaches, keeping it breezy there. 60s inland areas in the 80s these temperatures not where they should be for this time of

year, but at least you'll see the sun away from the coastline. let's talk about hurricane lee. rough surf and rip currents already happening, gusty winds, storm surge and 2 to 5in of rain expected for parts of new england. tropical storm warnings are up. it's a category one hurricane. lee and as you will notice, it is expected to make that northeastward turn, making landfall sometime tomorrow morning near nova scotia, continuing to move away. but they're going to see the impacts across new england. accuweather seven day forecast keeping it below average and a little cooler on sunday bay and inland. that pattern continues monday even into tuesday before we see a minor uptick in those temperatures, just as we approach fall. amen julian. >> it's knocking on the door. >> no, i know. it's like right here. >> appreciate it. >> all right. weekends here. i know larry looks forward to football on weekends. >> we're getting closer to football weather like real football weather. yeah, well, i kind of like 80 and sunny, but, you know, you can't have it all

not running around in shoulder pads and a helmet either, though. christian mccaffrey, that's his job. he ran wild in the 49 ers season, opening victory. can the niners run roughshod over the rams on sunday and i don't know work on their golf games down in socal

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about the rams would be tanking for usc quarterback caleb williams. but they upset seattle on the road in their opener. so maybe better than we thought. as always, the niners offense built on the running game. christian mccaffrey oh, look at the close up right there. ran for 152 yards and a touchdown in the opener in pittsburgh niners eight and one against the rams in their last nine matchups. i know nfc championship game was kind of a bummer. that's the one loss but they've been averaging 110 yards on the ground in those games. as talented as mccaffrey is, he knows it requires everybody working together. >> the thing i love about this team is the run game is a

commitment of all 11 guys out there. and that's what makes it so special is, you know, one guy has the ball, but there's so much that has to happen in order to make it work. >> run game is only as good as the wide receivers want to make it. and if they're not blocking the safeties, they're not digging out the safeties, they're not blocking the corners, they're not chasing down guys, they're going to make touchdown saving tackles. your offense isn't going to be as close as it can be, not a lot of receivers in this league do it, but we take full responsibility, like springing our guys free. >> it's just something we harp on every week. >> if everybody has the same mindset of just that physical mentality and i'm going to give it all every single play, that run game looks really pretty. >> nba news. the warriors apparently have some interest in maybe adding veteran center dwight howard to the roster. this according to shams charania of the athletic. howard is 37 years old, kind of a long ways away from his old superman days played in taiwan last year and was a member of the lakers during the 20 2122 season on a baseball seasons. obviously been something of a let down for the giants, but they're apparently planning to bring back executive farhan zaidi and manager gabe

kapler. that's the word from susan slusser of the chronicle. and she got that directly from giants owner greg johnson on the field. rookie pitcher kyle harrison back to triple-a. ross stripling back up to the majors. giants playing the rockies tonight, leading one nothing in the sixth despite not even having one base hit. we'll have highlights of that at 11 over in oakland, some legends well, they're at the ballpark earlier today as the a's are getting set to host the san diego padres series marks the first time former a's skipper bob melvin has returned to oakland since taking the san diego job. rickey henderson looks like he could play today. meanwhile the bay area native beaumelle nostalgic about being back. >> i think that's probably one of the first things i thought about today was that the warriors across the bay, the raiders are in vegas and this is the last team here. and you look at you come out here and you look at the numbers, which mean a lot to me and at the, you know, in the upper deck here, the retired numbers, the history of the organization nation, the world championships, the colorful characters that not only played here, but a lot of them grew up here. and it goes on and on. and on. so it's very

special place. >> and that's part of the reason the team should stay in oakland . speaking of oakland, the roots and the soul soccer teams, they opened up ownership stakes to the fans. and man, did they buy in big time in six hours alone, they raised over $1 million with over 1200 fan investors. julian i think is among them, but we'll get to him in a second. their total has surpassed $1.5 million. the previous record for a fan investment like this held by detroit city fc took them over three months to reach the mark that the roots hit in just two days. the men's and women's soccer franchises are on pace to blow past their initial goal. that was $2 million proving oakland sports can thrive. >> it just shows people that sports belong here, that oakland people love sports, deserve sports. it's a critical part of this community. the overwhelming outpouring of support for what we're trying to do in bringing men's and women's pro soccer to oakland has been something else. >> the total number of people who have invested is the thing

that i am most surprised by and most touched by. we promise to be stewards of that money and to make sure that it goes to paying our players salary, being active in the community and putting on incredible game days, extremely impressive. >> just wondering how much of the 1.5 million are you accounting for? that's a lot of that. was yours. >> a 0.0000000001. >> we're not going to be in the owner's suite. >> you know, i think we should pull all of our money and, like, get an abc seven two section going or something. right. here we go. >> yeah, you win. of course you pay him. >> all right. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm julian glover for sandy patel. larry beal and the entire abc seven news team. >> have a great night. we'll see you back here at 11. >>

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