on artificial intelligence as san francisco is gearing up to tackle mental health differently by taking cases to court. >> abc seven news at six starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. >> help is on the way in san francisco for people who might not want it or know they need it. good evening. i'm karina nova. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. san francisco will be one of the first seven counties in california to implement the new care act on monday. it stands for community assistance, recovery and empowerment. >> it's meant to help those with mental health disorders get the care they need, even if they might not want it. >> abc seven news reporter loose pena is in the newsroom with the details on how it will work in san francisco. louis. >> that's right. dan and karina, last year the care act was passed by the state legislature and signed by governor gavin newsom. a next week, on october . on october 2nd, it goes into

effect. and here's what's different about this program. it expands the range of people who can file a petition for someone to get mental health help, not only family members can petition now, but also first responders who may encounter someone on our streets. san francisco is gearing up to bring mental health care treatment into court . >> a care court is really an opportunity me to support individuals with untreated mental illness in the community and provide community based treatment so individuals can file petitions directly with the court. and care court allows for a wide range of petitioners, including first responder hours family members, somebody who lives with an individual who's worried about them. and those can get filed directly with the court. >> san francisco's department of public health says this program will help them to tackle mental health differently, with potentially thousands on our streets qualifying when we look at the program, one of the criteria that somebody has to be suffering from a schizophr spectrum diagnosis. >> and when we look at a

population estimate, our best range estimate right now is that roughly 1 to 2000 people in san francisco may meet criteria. >> here's why care court is controversial. even though participation in the program is voluntary, judges have the last say. the san francisco public defender's office is preparing now to represent many in court. >> it's voluntary in that the court cannot force you to take medications or put you into a locked facility, but you're still having to come to court. the court's still going to order a treatment plan for you. so there's that aspect of it that makes it somewhat coercive. also if you're not successful in care court, it can actually be used in future proceedings to put you into a locked facility and conserve you, make you a conserved person. the mental health association of san francisco opposes care court, citing not enough resources to help everyone in need.

>> 75% of folks who are approached who have serious mental illness about assisted outpatient treatment are more than willing to participate in some type of assisted outpatient treat and forced forced treatment is basically taking folks severely liberties away and forcing them to do things they may not understand. >> and san francisco has about 2500 mental health and substance use disorder treatment beds and is adding more mental health advocates say that's not enough. and by the way, we should start seeing the impact of care court on our streets in the coming months. according to the san francisco department of public health, it can take about four months from filing a petition to getting it in front of a judge. in the newsroom, luis pena, abc seven news. >> luis, what are the consequences if san francisco or say, any other county is unable to provide adequate resources as well? >> karina there will be legal consequences under care court. judges can fined cities and counties if they don't provide the necessary help and beds for people in need. the department

of public health here in san francisco said they are ready to help as many people as possible who qualify under a care court. so we will have to wait and see. >> all right, luis, thank you. >> a new plan in san francisco to help drug addicts is getting pushback. the proposal by mayor london breed would require screening and treatment for drug use before people can get cash assistance. the board of supervisors has to approve the plan before it can take action and take effect. abc seven news reporter tara campbell hit the streets for reaction. >> even markelle eugene raybon calls this spot in san francisco's mission district home, at least for now. i live on the streets and i'm still worried about street life every day, and he says. >> mayor london breed's announcement tuesday is adding to his concern. >> no more anything goes without accountability. no more handouts without accountability. >> right now in san francisco, more than 5000 homeless or formerly homeless people are getting nearly $700 a month in welfare. and the mayor wants to make it so people have to pass a

drug test in order to get a check. >> so in order to get resources from our city, you will need to be in a substance use disorder program and consistently seeking treatment. i think that everyone is concerned about the number of overdose deaths and everyone is trying really hard to find solutions. >> this is not a good one. lydia brownstein is the executive director of the gubbio project, a nonprofit providing everything from medical services to a place to sleep. >> stability reduces drug use, instability, increases drug use, taking away people's vital money that they use to purchase the things that they need to survive will create more instability, brownstein says. they provide a lot of those necessities here, but is worried they won't be able to keep up. >> any time you take away someone's resources, it's not that their need goes away, it's just the resources for those things have gone away without having programs like this. >> we're going to stand to lose. a lot of people. people go back

to jail. recidivism rates, you know, it just trickles downward. >> but the city points to its recent survey showing more than half of unhoused people self disclosed having a substance use disorder. some may test clean, some may test dirty. >> for myself, i can't give you an answer because i go days and i don't. i go days and i don't. honest >> i hope that people wouldn't be putting the place where they don't get to have the benefits they need to survive and put them in a worse situation in the condition. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction or other issues, you can find a list of local resources on our website. abc7 news.com. com slash take action new developments. >> the suspect accused of kidnaping and murdering a vallejo boy nearly 40 years ago is back in the bay area. fd kane arrived at the solano county jail around 1:00 this afternoon. he'll be arraigned as early as tomorrow on multiple felony counts related to the killing of six year old jeremy

stoner in 1987. officers with solano counties cold case unit arrested kane at his home in oregon last week following what they say was a year long investigation. they claim kane knew stoner and had actually been interviewed by police at that time of his disappearance. >> new details about the federal trial for the man charged with attacking nancy pelosi's husband, paul. jury selection for david depapes case will begin on november 6th. the trial is set to begin november 9th. paul pelosi is scheduled to testify a few days later, november 13th. speaker emirate to nancy pelosi is expected to be named as a witness. last october. police say surveillance footage showed depape breaking into the pelosi home and eventually striking paul in the head with a hammer. joe papp has been charged with federal attempted kidnaping and assault along with a slew of charges in state court. that trial date will not be set until after the federal trial finishes. happening now, president biden is in san francisco, his second

day in the bay area. >> today, he met with his council of advisors on science and technology before heading to several fundraising events. abc7 news reporter suzannephan joins us live from the newsroom with the details. suzanne sarina, this is president biden's second fundraising trip in about three months as planned. he talked with technology, talked technology either with his council of advisors before heading out to meet with some fundraising supporters. now in san francisco, we found plenty of people eager to see and hear more from him. our president is here. >> i'm so excited. that's so nice. i hope we get a glimpse of him in his beautiful wife. >> people visiting san francisco from all over the country got word that president joe biden was in town. all the police, secret service and canines added to the excitement. jane watson is visiting from new zealand. >> and it just so fascinating because we don't have that at home. we're a much more modest with our prime minister, oliver lemke and his new wife caught a glimpse of the presidential motorcade when the president first arrived in san francisco

at the fairmont hotel tuesday night. >> we saw it yesterday. yeah, we did see part of it, i think. yeah, we were walking back from dinner wednesday. >> president biden met up with his council of advisors on science and technology. they include academic experts and officials from microsoft, google and amd. >> we used to lead the world and i don't know how we can be the safest and most secure and healthiest nation in the world without significant investment and science and technology. >> he talked about the importance of ai as well as expanding high quality health care for every american. >> today, ai is a potential to transform research thanks to our administration. 15 american technology companies have already begun to implement voluntary commitments to help ensure that ai technology is safe, secure and trustworthy before it's released to the public. chris mendler, who's in san francisco for a work conference, has a keen interest in ai. >> i think it's good that he's at least invested in discovering more about ai and seeing where

we should head with that. that's kind of a big part of where i'm at in the it world and looking at. so it's cool that at least there's interest and hopefully discovery and understanding of how ai can be used and regulated maybe by the government in positive ways afterwards, the president headed to a pair of fundraisers, including this one near china beach. >> we're an important state and you want i'm sure he meant there's a lot of constituents that are important in the in the state. so i'm glad he's spending the time here that he needs to and president biden wraps up his visit to san francisco this evening and then he heads to arizona. >> he's expected to return to the bay area in mid november for apec, the global economic summit that will include leaders from 21 different member countries. >> live in the newsroom, suzannephan abc seven news. it'll be here before we know it. thanks, suzanne. >> we are counting down the final days to avert a government shutdown. tonight here, both democrats and republicans talk about why there is no deal yet. >> and we'll be joined live by

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our sister station in los angeles has a look at next steps. >> hollywood's resurrection just days away. and we will be right back with academy award nominee charlize theron. late night talk shows will return to the airwaves on monday, and writers are gradually returning to work now that the wga has a tentative deal with the studios. >> the negotiating committee did a phenomenal job, like it's an amazing deal. we're like everyone. like literally every person i've talked to is over the moon about it. >> the agreement came after a nearly five month long strike by the wga. union members will soon vote on a deal that includes stepped up increase of minimum salaries. 5% this year, 4% next year, and 3.5% in 2025. it also enacts strong restrictions on i creates a new residual formula for streaming productions and sets a minimum number of writers on series based on the amount of episodes. we got a good percentage of almost everything that we wanted, and i i'm very

satisfied. the question now, when will the studios restart talks with the striking actors? the alliance of motion picture and television producers has not negotiated with sag after since that strike began more than two months ago. >> let's get it done. >> actor jack black hitting the picket line this week along with better call, saul's bob odenkirk and other sag-aftra members hoping to spark a new deal with the studios. i think it's very important that we all get back to work with a fair deal and the actors are still on strike. >> rob hays, abc seven news. >> major progress has been made toward the rebuilding of anderson dam in morgan hill. the rebuilding has been a main focus for valley water officials. as abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has been tracking the work. >> that's just some of the work that contractors for valley water have done, excavating more

than 800ft of the more than 1700 feet plans for a tunnel next to anderson dam. the dam and its reservoir, one of the largest sources of water for santa clara county. created to bring water to more than 2 million people is a major project for the public. >> a lot of people don't think about what goes into delivering safe, clean water to their households, but there is a lot and this is, you know, our number one priority right now. the dam was drained after valley water was ordered to rebuild it to meet modern safety standards. >> but before they can do that, the 20 foot wide tunnel has to be finished. >> we're finishing our tunnel project first. next we go to the seismic retrofit, which is the mandate from the state of california. that's when we actually bring down the dam and retrofit the dam. >> valley water says the tunnel will let them release more water faster and safer during major storms or emergencies that could help avoid the floods like the one san jose saw in 2017 when the dam went above capacity. workers have been drilling for the tunnel since november of 2022, and by the end of this summer they finished almost half in september. they used the help

of this controlled blasting to take their work even further. project manager ryan mcarthur breaks down what all of those flashing explosions are, and those are the fuzes or the delays as those are sending a charge into the rock. >> and so there's a hole drilled about 6 to 8ft in with a charge at the end of it. and then you'll hear a rumble, you know, and that's really the explosives going off and the rock coming tumbling down. and that that cross section of the face that you see once all of the excavation is finished, crews will go back through and build a two foot thick, reinforced concrete lining inside the tunnel where we're at now. we're we're on on time to complete the construction. we need to before we start the retrofit of the dam itself. >> that project is set to start in 2025. and last seven years in the south bay. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, let's get another check on the forecast right now. >> yeah. meteorologist sandy patel is here. a nice day around the bay area. >> sandy, this is the finest time of year as you know. yeah. dan and karina, temperatures came up most of you were in the

upper 60s to the upper 80s. and we're going to be in a holding pattern tomorrow before we change things up. let's take a look at our evening planner. good evening to all of you. the sun goes down at 658 tonight and those temperatures are going to be in the 60s and 70s. gusty and cooler for the latter part of the evening as well. areas of fog, 11 p.m. we've already got it along the coast and cool to comfy at 1 a.m. as we look at live doppler seven, all the energy is remaining to our north , but it is definitely kicking up the winds as that system is pushing into the pacific northwest. so it's gusty right now, 34 mile an hour sustained winds in san francisco, 36 in oakland, even out towards concord. they've got a breeze along with san jose, gust to 20 miles an hour, 7:00 tonight, still going to be on the windy side, especially near the coast as we head towards 10:00 pm remaining gusty near the beaches, inland areas, winds drop off. and then tomorrow afternoon, they'll pick up again. although i'm not expecting it to be as strong as today. here's a live view from

our mount tam cam. and while we don't have like an organized marine layer in place, we certainly have low clouds coming back into the picture mid to upper 60s from san francisco to oakland. it's very mild in mountain view, san jose, palo alto in the 70s half moon bay, 63 degrees from our exploratorium camera. seeing plenty of sun right now. low 70s for santa rosa, napa, currently 78 in fairfield, 76 in concord. and one other live picture from our emeryville camera. as you will notice a little bit of the fog looking out towards the port of oakland and 80 breezy to gusty evening, mild to warm tomorrow. we're looking at much cooler weather this weekend and a chance of showers on saturday . tomorrow morning, those temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s. it's getting to that time of year where you do need to grab that extra layer tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be a nice day. short sleeve weather, we'll do it. sunshine from coast to inland, mid 60s to the upper 80s for your thursday. now we're going to look beyond thursday. the first system going well to our north saturday is

when that trough another trough comes in. this one is going to bring us an opportunity for some wet weather here in the sierra above 9000, 9500ft. we're talking about the potential for some snow showers mixing in with the wet weather, the rain and the showers will continue at least an opportunity for saturday for the bay area before that system moves on out. now, rainfall projection means these are very early projections anywhere from nothing to a few hundred and seven inch could see possibly higher totals around ben lomond, maybe close to 2/10 of an inch. accuweather seven day forecast. we'll hang on to the mild to warm weather tomorrow and then the temperatures drop off friday may see some raindrops on saturday. the latest models have been trending wetter and wetter, certainly much cooler. i mean, we're dropping to low 60s to low 70s gusty and still below average sunday and then we'll notice sunshine and warmth returns as we head towards the early to middle part of next week. kareen and dan, okay, so a couple of days of colder weather, definitely. so we'll need the sweaters, you know,

over the weekend and then put them away. yes. and the umbrellas. >> where did i put those sweaters? yeah, got to find them all right. >> this is hispanic and latin american heritage month, and it's being taken to heart by at least one local hospital. october first is national latino physician day. it's a day co-founded by a bay area doctor in order to raise awareness about the disproportionately low numbers of latino physicians. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on why representing ocean matters when it comes to health care. celebrating hispanic heritage also means highlighting the changes the community wants to see to better their culture. >> and doctors at santa clara valley health care are calling for a change in the number of latino physicians, an amount they say is much too low. while 20% of our population in santa clara county identifies as latino, the overwhelming majority of our patients here in this hospital, more than 50, identify as latina. >> yet only about 5% of our physicians do. we can do better.

>> and this struggle is felt at a national and state level with 39% of california's latino population only amounting to 6% of the state's physician and 8% of medical school graduates in 2021. these health care workers now celebrate national latina physicians day on october first to bring awareness to these statistics and deliver a call to action to do better. >> we are done being passive of this is a physician shortage crisis. >> the concern these physicians have is that with any relationship a doctor patient bond requires a certain amount of trust in order to work properly. without that trust, people don't feel safe seeking care. santa clara valley health care's doctor, rachel ruiz, says that lack of trust fuels health disparities. >> there's so much fear and anxiety you're worried about what the doctor is going to say. blood pressure. you're worried about judgment. you're worried about so many things. and to have someone that can relate really helps bring those guardrails down. >> this group says awareness on a day like national latina physicians day is just the start

. they want the next step to be building the pipeline in schools from a young age to help. the tides and make a difference. >> our health care systems should make a concerted effort to provide early opportunities for volunteer training, interning and working within our health system to the community we serve. we need guaranteed pathways. >> porque ya basta ya basta como césar chavez it is done like we need to move with pressure in san jose. >> dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> and whether you work as a doctor or something else, we all hope to retire someday. >> up next, a look at how one generation in particular is

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three targets targeted to close stores in san francisco, oakland and pittsburgh are all scheduled to shut down within the next month. >> target blames retail theft as the reason these stores, as well as six others across the country, are closing. now, the closures will inconvenience a lot of people, but for others, it's a really bigger deal. that's right, especially for people who rely on these stores, for the pharmacies that are inside. abc seven news reporter unser hassan looks into. some of the challenges.

>> this target near downtown oakland is set to close by mid-october. >> i'm sad what about the seniors? i do at home care and she lives right here, not too far. and i come and take care of all her business prescriptions. everything here, groceries right now. helen walton says filling the prescriptions will be the hard part. >> there aren't many other options within walking distance as posted at the closest cvs pharmacy is a mile away. >> it's going to be good. it's going to be okay. you figure it out. we're going to figure it out. like they say, everybody google everything. so maybe we're going to google this. >> target says retail theft is the main reason behind this decision to close. three bay area stores, including one in san francisco and the other in pittsburgh. >> if a theft is a big problem in a in a neighborhood, that can be the difference between a profit and a loss. robert chapman wood is professor of management at san jose state university. >> he says discount drug stores are facing other pressures as well. >> the pharmacy business has gotten has been going through changes is which are not very transparent to ordinary people. so a lot of more pharmacy is pharmaceutical fulfillment is

being done in by pharmacy benefit managers. usually controlled by the insurance company. >> according to professor wood, that means insurance companies are filling prescriptions by mail, which could prove to be more profitable. he doesn't know how that may be impacting the current target cvs partnership, but he believes it's putting pressure on large discount drug stores. >> the insurance companies trying to do the fulfillment themselves, that that can be a big problem for the pharmaceutical, for the drugstore business. >> we live in corporate america. right? so ultimately, everything is driven by a profit motive. >> business professor balaraman rajan at cal state east bay says target can't be faulted for closing, since its primary responsibility is to stakeholders. he adds. but in a city like oakland, facing rising crime and increasing store closures, the pressure falls on the city to do more, such as managing the decreasing number of pharmacies. >> the city can try and take action so that it is more welcoming to these corporates,

more welcoming to these retailers, because ultimately, if there are no facilities out there, you won't have a thriving population there. so it is all connected in oakland. >> abc7 news. >> we're closing in fast now on the saturday night deadline to keep the government funded. congress has just a few more days to make a deal and avert a shutdown. house speaker kevin mccarthy says he plans to hold votes in the coming days, but there likely won't be enough to pass. abc news reporter liz landers has the latest from washington. a government shutdown is looking likely to occur saturday at midnight as house republicans fight among themselves over a series of spending bills. >> but speaker kevin mccarthy trying to pin any potential shutdown on border security and president biden, we're doing our job. >> so what does the president have to do with that? if he wants to sit and hide in the white house and put government into a shutdown, that's on him. >> house democrats countering that a shutdown would be a bad move since federal law

enforcement officers stationed at the border would be working without pay. >> we absolutely support border security. that's why we want to fund the government. >> any government spending bills will have to also pass in the senate and democrats and republicans in the upper chamber have largely come together on a bipartisan proposal to keep the government funded until november 17th, plus provides $6 billion in aid to ukraine and $6 billion for us disaster relief. >> but in the house, republicans have tried every thing but bipartisanship. >> we can take the standard approach and fund the government for six weeks, or we can shut the government down in exchange for a zero meaningful progress on policy. >> but some house republicans say that legislation is pointless and this government should not continue to be funding funded. >> if we don't secure our border. >> a potential shutdown could impact millions of federal workers, including the transportation and security administration agents keeping

air travel safe. >> tsa employees do not call out sick or cause the government shut down. they some just not able to afford gas, pay their car insurance, gas and make difficult choices. >> and some of the other federal programs that could be affected include nutrition assistance programs, the national park service and the smithsonian museums in washington, liz landers, abc news. >> will a government shutdown affect fleet week in san francisco? it starts on monday. so far, organizers are planning to continue as usual, but are ready to make adjustments if needed. we have the full schedule of fleet week events on our website, from the bands to the blue angels. check it out at abc7 news.com. com. we're only in the first few days of fall, but an el nino winter is headed our way. >> climate scientists say it could upend our already mild winter weather expectations. all across the country. reporter mike valerio has a breakdown of what may be in store for us this

year. >> scientists are watching a rapidly developing and strengthening el nino event. it's a natural climate pattern. typically every 2 to 7 years, bringing warmer than average sea surface temperatures to the equatorial pacific ocean. that warming can influence our winter weather. >> the effects of el nino are pretty pronounced across a lot of the continent, and really a lot of the world. >> dr. daniel swain, a ucla climate scientist, explains that el nino is not just a pacific story. the phenomena on typically leads to warmer and drier conditions in northern sections of the us, with cooler and wetter weather across southern stretches of the country. after california endured a winter of relentless atmospheric river systems. el nino likely means more winter storms this coming january through march could be on the way. >> i think there is a tilt in the odds towards a wetter than average winter, especially in southern and central california

, as well as other parts of the interior southwestern us. >> dr. swain adds. el nino could mean an unusually dry winter in the pacific northwest and hawaii , where we've seen wildfires like the devastation in august in la nina. but a curveball in this year's el nino predictions. how the abnormally warm water across the rest of the world's oceans could change. how el nino in impacts us. >> the global oceans outside of the el nino zone in the tropics are also extremely warm. and so that combination is something we haven't seen before. >> i'm mike valerio reporting. >> do you want to fly to europe on one of those lay flat seats? of course you do. it's just too expensive. way too expensive. unless you know the tricks i'm going to teach you tonight. fly first class on points for less than the cost of an economy ticket. i'm michael fenech seven

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>> we've increased. we had to resort to using clever technique to try to book these flights with points and clever. >> he is. >> he basically will play matchmaker. getting you there and getting you back and getting there for the least amount of points. >> joe pirelli is a customer. so is kevin kent. >> he's probably booked 6 or 7 international flights for me and they've all been perfect. he's a very good at what he does and what he does is find great deals, then finds a way for your points and miles to get that deal. >> something that we've, you know, deployed recently increasingly is to book business class flights to europe, operated on an airline like british airways through to another intermediate airline partner such as cathay pacific. >> let me show you what that looks like so you can do it yourself. you trade 61,000 capital one points for 61,000.

cathay pacific miles, which can then be used through the oneworld alliance to book a british airways business class ticket. your cost 61,000 points, which steven estimates to be worth $610. taxes and fees are $300 for a total of $910 for a ticket worth $4,000 or more. pretty slick, huh? how charges $200 a month paid up front for a year. so you really do need to rack up some miles to make it worth your while. but you can do it yourself. finally, another piece of advice steven says points tend to be better than miles because there are more ways to move them around in that universe. >> fascinating. never thought to move them around 3 or 4 times like i know. >> i know. you think just once. yeah. amazing slick. yeah. slick. >> fascinating. >> all right. thanks, michael. well, coming up next, your full forecast. see what the weather will be like this weekend

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nope >> family game night kicks off for the fall, starting with a new season of celebrity jeopardy . host ken jennings says there is one major difference between the celeb version and his regular job. >> off and on regular nightly jeopardy. i'm the one trying to like goose up the contestants during the interviews. can you please tell your story in a funny way, ma'am? whereas here it's the opposite problem. here i have to be like the substitute teacher who's like, all right, everybody, we're having a little bit of fun. but, you know, let's calm down. there's still some some game to play. what is the eiffel tower? >> that is correct, yes. woo hoo! >> they're fans of the show and they just want to know how they stack up. can i win $1 million for charity? am i a jeopardy caliber? and i respect the heck out of them for coming on after the answers and questions, we'll see the latest spin of celebrity wheel of fortune with pat sajak and vanna white. >> and then it's time to take a shot at the pyramid. >> it's been nope, nope, nope.

michael strahan returns to host season seven of the $100,000 pyramid. >> the celebrity guests are bigger than ever. like comedian tiffany haddish. and for michael, that means his job doesn't really feel like work. >> like when i'm laughing, it's real because i sometimes i can't believe what people are saying. not chocolate, but vanilla. there we go. >> i don't mess with vanilla. so ha! >> i'm a guest at the cocktail party. be honest with you. and i just. i love seeing these celebrities come together with a contestant and someone who thought they would probably never meet a celebrity like this. and in this context and just watching them have to work together to win money. >> strahan says for him, when they do win the money for themselves or to give to others, that's the magic. >> those are the type of things that make you realize it's fun.

it's a game show. so that's the number one thing. but it's also something that can really change somebody's life for the positive. and that's like the gravy on top in los angeles. >> george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> some good game shows on. >> would you go on one, diane? >> i would actually. i do terribly but i'd go, yeah, it'd be fun. >> yeah, you did it, right? >> of course. all right, let's turn our attention back to the weather forecast. >> sandy is here with that. yeah, and karina and dan, we have some nice weather out there. let's take a look at the air quality. it is pretty much green for most areas. ukiah and oakland are moderate. still safe to be outside. a live view from our san jose santa cruz camera excuse me. look at how gorgeous that is as the sun is getting ready to set. good air quality. the next four days so we don't have to worry about any smoky skies on live doppler seven. you will notice pretty quiet conditions. we do have some low clouds. regroup for tomorrow afternoon. we'll call it breezy again. mild to warm weather with plenty of sun mid 60s to the upper 80s. but i hope you don't get too used to it because friday the cooling begins. look

at the drop off in the temperatures. i mean, over the weekend we're only going to be in the low 60s to low 70s sunday. temperatures recover a little bit, but as you look at the accuweather seven day forecast, it does feature the possibility of some wet weather on saturday. certainly much cooler conditions and gusty winds below average for the second half of your weekend before where we will notice the warmth comes back into the picture. dan and corina, very nice. >> yeah. >> all right, let's talk about sports now with casey prep. yeah casey wnba, we're talking. >> yeah. >> perhaps the wnba is coming to the bay area. and by the way, how awesome is that? >> i know. gorgeous. wow. >> wnba to san francisco. not so fast though. i'll explain. in oakland's own damian lillard finally finds a home in a blockbuster trade. we'll tell you why a hint during all star weekend could have tipped us off

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well, that's going to be a problem for my team. and today, a lot of teams in the east have reason for concern. nba superstar and oakland native damian lillard is on the move to milwaukee in a mega deal that included three teams, eight players and a draft pick. notably, the portland trail blazers received jrue holiday and deandre ayton in the deal. lillard is a seven time all star and requested a trade back in july. and if this move came as a surprise to you, it may not have been a surprise to giannis antetokounmpo who perhaps dropped an easter egg during the all star draft last year when he picked lillard over his now

former teammate holiday my first pick gonna be damian lillard. giannis has changed this weekend i think so too you know he always talks about loyalty so i knew for sure his first pick was going to be jrue so i don't know what's going on with y'all. >> okay okay. you messed my whole draft board up now i'm sure the win. >> oh, sure. seems like giannis knew something. meanwhile the warriors have added forward rudy gay he gets a non-guaranteed one year contract. the 37 year old will get a chance to win a roster spot in camp, but he could be a great fit for this team, providing some scoring in their second unit. and last night the athletic reported that the wnba could be coming to the bay area and obviously all roads to pro basketball run through the warriors. but joe lacob's bid isn't the only one out there. former nba all star alana beard has some big time backers trying to lure the sport to oakland. and i hear her beard is

coming very soon. so the wnba will have a choice to make go with one of their former stars or one of the league's top owners. either way, it seems that a new sports franchise in the bay area is imminent. lacob's plan would be for the warriors to train at the former practice facility in oakland and play at chase center. beard's plan would be for the team to play at oakland arena. maybe the two groups can unite. and it's a trap. it's a trap. that's what 40 niners coaches are probably telling the guys in the locker room. did i wake everyone up on set? they face the one win cardinals before a big showdown . the following week. they take on the dallas cowboys. but anything can happen on any given sunday and you can't look past opponents. it's a lesson the cowboys learned last week when they were upset by those lowly cardinals themselves at three and oh, the 49 ers are off to their best start since 2019 when they went to the super bowl. but you can't take division opponents lightly. >> all you have to do is watch the two games before that. also they had every chance to win versus washington in week one. i believe that they should have and they i think that i forget

the exact score, but i want to say it was like 27 to 7 in the third quarter versus the giants. and they'd every chance, every chance to win that. and it got away from him at the end. and dallas was very similar, but they didn't turn it over there at the end and they kept finishing and keeping out of the red zone and ended up not being close. so they're really committed to the run, trying not to give up explosives and keep guys out of the end zone on defense. and he's not turning it over their team that really should be three. and oh, right now and damian lillard no shot in the sunset of his career you guys he scored over 70 points in a game he's one of the game's brightest stars and not only did he get traded today, he had a rap track ready to go called farewell that dropped right after the news came out. >> so damian lillard, one of the most skilled guys in the nba and in oakland native we got a root for that guy. excellent. yes sure do. >> thanks, casey. and coming up tonight on abc7, starting at eight, watch celebrity jeopardy and celebrity wheel of fortune. >> then it's the $100,000 pyramid at ten. and stay with us

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♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... let's welcome back our third group of second chance contestants--

an actor and assistant professor from houston, texas... a strategist from redondo beach, california... and a high school librarian from beverly, massachusetts... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to the last of these initial games in our season 37 second chance competition. these three contestants each thought they had played their one and only game with us here on "jeopardy!" but today they're back and vying for that all-important third spot in our two-day second chance final that begins tomorrow. we already know that the winner of today's game will be playing against jilana cotter and michalle gould. what we don't know is will that winner be named barb, mark, or allison. good luck to all three of you. let's get to work in the "jeopardy!" round. here are your categories. first up, some... then we have...