♪ >> byron: finally tonight, a space traveler returns home. nasa astronaut frank rubio landing back on earth after more than a year in space. 371 days. >> it's good to be home. >> byron: he had been conducting scientific experiments, including studying how we might eventually grow food on mars. rubio's mission was slated to be just six months long, extended after the capsule used to get back to earth sprung a leak. frank rubio saying he's looking forward to his new mission,

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a cold case in vallejo thrown wide open using dna is now renewing interest in another unsolved murder. a man living in oregon now facing charges for the abduction, sexual assault and murder of a six year old boy in vallejo more than three decades ago. but new tonight, detectives are now looking at him in the murder of a young boy in martinez. the two killings happened just weeks apart. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley martinez. police confirmed to us tonight that the suspect charged in the vallejo case, fred kane, the

third, is now a person of interest in the martinez murder case as well. abc seven news reporter j.r stone is in the newsroom with new information that goes back all the way back to 1987. >> it certainly does. dan on the same day that authorities brought suspected murderer fred kane, the third back to california from oregon where he was arrested. he was named a person of interest by another law enforcement agency, tsay. in another case. it's now been more than 36 years since nine year old eric coy was killed after leaving to go to his cousin and best friend's house in martinez , california. >> the boy was brutally murdered just minutes after leaving his house, stabbed with a blunt object for the last two days. >> that play site has been a grim searching zone for police. >> no one was ever convicted of the killing, but now less than a week after prosecutors say they used dna to link this man, fred kane, the third to the murder of six year old jeremy stoner in vallejo back in 1987. in a

authorities in martinez are taking notice. they're working with the solano county district attorney's office to learn more about kane and if he could also be linked to coy's murder. is he an official suspect in the case right now? >> he's a person of interest, lieutenant patrick salomon has spent the last 11 years working coy's case. i left his house on warren street and took a shortcut through the martinez junior high within about 15 minutes, his body was found on the grounds of the junior high. i found that eri coy had suffered multiple stab wounds. kane's family members, who i spoke with, say they d believe kane lived inartinez at that time. >> but say he did live in the nearby east bay town of pacheco . in coy's case, there was a suspect sketch, but it never amounted to anything. the boy's body was found near this bridge that is no longer even there today, as the area is now

overgrown with ivy. as for the case going forward, i'm always optimistic. >> and, you know, maybe some some dna or some sort of biological evidence will exist in the future to reanalyze. but i can tell you, we're not going to stop investigating in this case. the vallejo suspect and martinez person of interest will face a judge for the first time in solano county tomorrow at 130 in the afternoon. >> i have been in contact with several of kane's family members tonight. right. and they are not at all coming to his defense. dan now back to you. >> okay. j.r thanks very much. and if you believe you have information to help provide in this martinez case, let me show you this. as you look at the screen here, this is the tip line for the martinez police department. if you know anything about the circumstance surrounding the killing, you can remain anonymous when you call. well, now to your voice and your vote. the second republican presidential debate took place tonight, but the frontrunner was

missing once again, former president donald trump was in detroit, opting to meet with striking autoworkers instead. reporter josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles is there for the debate tonight at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. >> it was a chaotic debate tonight at the reagan library where the frontrunner, donald trump, was absent again and a target also the other candidates didn't hesitate going after each other. >> this is infuriating because tiktok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we could have. and what you've got, i honestly every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say because i can't believe that here a tiktok situation. what they're doing is 150 million people are on tiktok. that means they can get your contacts, they can get your financial information, they can get your emails. >> former south carolina governor nikki haley going after vivek ramaswami on the use of tiktok to connect with younger voters. also going after south

carolina senator tim scott, who was more aggressive in debate number two. >> i have been discriminated against, but america is not a racist country, never, ever doubt who we are. >> we are the greatest country on god's green earth. >> former president donald trump was in battleground michigan on wednesday trying to win over blue collar voters, although his opponents on the stage in simi valley blamed president biden for the strike. they blamed president trump for increasing our national debt. >> you know who else is missing in action when donald trump is missing in action? he should be on this stage tonight. he owes it to you to defend his record. >> you're not here tonight because you're afraid of being on this stage and defending your record. you're ducking these things. and let me tell you what's going to happen. you keep doing that. no one up here is going to call you donald trump anymore. we're going to call you donald duck. >> and on the topic of school districts notifying parents about whether a student

identifies as trans gender, some of the candidates had this to say. we're going to stand up for the rights of parents and we're going to pass a federal ban on transgender chemical or surgical surgery. >> trans genderism, especially in kids, is a mental health disorder for serving in the role as surrogate for president joe biden. >> california governor gavin newsom was also in simi valley, highlighting biden's achievements. >> it's jv, it's the xfl. it's a vice presidential debate. maybe the real race is around the corner, and it's existential. and it's time for moral clarity and to understand fundamentally what the stakes are. you got a guy that lost the election and tried to wreck this country and donald trump and you've got joe biden that's put us on the path to prosper. pretty within real economic plan. >> the third republican debate will take place on november 8th in miami, and it will be harder for candidates to qualify for because the rnc has raised fund raising and polling thresholds in simi valley. josh haskell, abc seven news. the future of

artificial intelligence took center stage in san francisco today as president biden wrapped up his quick trip to the bay area. >> he met with his council of advisors on science and technology, which includes officials from microsoft and google. the president is talking with tech experts about harnessing the power of ai while also protecting people from the risks. >> ai is a potential to transform research. thanks to our administration's 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. >> president biden also says he plans to issue an executive order this fall to help ensure the development of ai is responsible. he did not elaborate on specifics tonight. the president attended to campaign fundraisers in town before leaving for arizona. all right. let's get you ready for thursday and what you can expect from the weather. abc seven meteorologist sandy patel is

looking at our 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandy yeah. >> dan it looks nice. tomorrow morning when the sun is coming up. you'll notice there will be some fog and low clouds around those temperatures in the mid to upper 50s by noontime. we're looking at sunshine seconds 70s and at 4:00 pm getting up into the upper 80s for our warmest spots. a lot like today mid 60s coast and once the sun gets ready to set those temperatures will fall. we have some big changes ahead. we're bringing in the storm impact scale in the middle of september. i'll let you know when that rain arrives this weekend. a look at that timeline and whether it'll impact your weekend plans coming up. dan? >> okay, sandhya, thanks very much. with the writers strike, apparently settled, the focus is now on the actors, representatives of the actors union are returning to the bargaining table on monday. they have not met with the major studios since going out on strike in july. so this is a big meeting. this comes as details emerge about the wga contract for the writers. there are significant wage increases as

well as restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence and a new formula to determine residuals from streaming. members will vote on that contract. starting this coming monday, the same day new episodes of the late night talk shows are expected to return. all right. let's take you to the north bay now. a hebrew school in sonoma is opening up its doors to non-jewish students for the first time ever. this hebrew school meets once a week outside of regular school and opening enrollment is an effort to combat rising anti-semitism. abc seven news reporter tim johns sat down in the class today and has the story. >> what do i have here in front of me? a torah. very good. >> for the past ten years, you could find rabbi steve finley teaching hebrew school at his small jewish congregation in in the city of sonoma. well i'm going to the second little sukkah here. >> i come. >> but this year, the once a week classes are a little different. for the first time ever, the group has opened up to non-jewish students in a bid to

help combat anti-semitism. >> the idea was that the more kids that come and study with us and learn our ways, experience our tradition and get to know us on a personal level, what is this rabbi? it's called the lulav. >> this year's group of kids includes 11 jewish students and two non-jews during class, they learned everything from teachings of the torah to ancient jewish holidays and traditions. the inclusion of new students has been warmly received. >> we get to learn about other cultures and like it's just inviting kids in who aren't the same culture as us and it's a new experience and it's fun. >> those types of feelings are exactly what rabbi finley wants to create. he says while jews have faced persecution for centuries, in recent times, he's gotten more worried. he tells me his congregation regularly has armed security at their gatherings just to ensure peace of mind. according to the anti-defamation league, anti-semitic incidents are rising rampantly not just across the us, but also right here in northern california. there were

166 incidents in northern california, and that was up to him, 137% year over year. that includes incidents as recently as one month ago in marin county . despite that reality, the rabbi says the challenges also give him strength, strength to keep going, strength to spread love and strength, to honor his ancestors. >> we're an ethnicity and we're a culture and we're a nation. we're a tribe. we're a people or a religion. and we're not going to drop the baton on, you know, on our watch because as far as he's concerned, the work is only just beginning. >> it's a start. >> and we hope to, you know, with the success of these two kids, we hope to actually expand. i got my love and my in sonoma. >> tim johns, abc seven news. >> fighting for racial and social equity is part of building a better bay area and to find your ally and take action go to abc7 news.com/take

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passed last year made it possible the so called care act expands the range of people who can file a petition for someone to get mental health help. san francisco public health officials say the program will help them tackle the city's mental health crisis with potentially thousands on the streets qualifying to receive them and care court allows for a wide range of petitioners, including first responders, family members. >> somebody who lives with an individual who's worried about them. and those can get filed directly with the court. >> the city currently has about 2500 mental health treatment beds and plans to add more to help meet the need. our next abc7 building a better bay area breakthrough takes you to the south bay where some major progress is being made in the rebuilding of the anderson dam. the dam and its reservoir are near morgan hill are one of the largest sources of water for santa clara county so far. valley water contractors have excavated more than 800ft. of the 1700 foot tunnel next to

anderson dam valley. water says the tunnel will let them release more water faster and safer during major storms or emergencies. >> 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. >> officials say work is on track to finish the tunnel on time and move into a seismic retrofit project. that project is set to start in 2025 and last for seven years. all right. our final abc seven building a better bay area breakthrough led us to find some real help to get more people to advance through higher education. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez takes it from here. i'm still me, but with the phd. >> okay. you heard it here first. >> first generation latina college graduates and now educators want to help guide students to a higher degree at san jose state university wednesday, they shared their new book, the latinx guide to

graduate school the book came to be because they saw a huge need. >> we were able to see through that experience that there were so many other students who had a similar set of questions as we're trying to make their way through with a similar set of struggles and challenges. >> according to the 2019 2020, data from the national center for education statistics, 7.8% of all doctoral degrees were earned by latinos, compared to 57% by white students. >> there's a plethora of struggles that are faced by our community and we need visionary , passionate, engaged scholars to be able to take up that work . >> former san jose state students also now educators, shared their experiences. >> as you realize, as you were in grad school, as you continue to go up, the communities and circles get smaller. >> we tend to come from schools that are under-resourced, underfunded. and so then we get to college and university cities, and you're sitting in classrooms with students that had the complete opposite experience. >> the discussion showed undergrad and graduate students that there is a path and community out there for them and

lets other people know that one, that i'm not crazy, right? >> i'm not i'm not experiencing something that's unique to me, but it's something that other people have have experience at and also overcome. >> the book is meant to be a resource for students and faculty. >> what are ways, again, that as educators, as advisors, we can shift up our policies, our practices in the classroom and outside of the classroom room to make this pathway more equitable? and this is a good thing to do, not only for latinx student success, which are rising demographic, but really for the success of all students in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. new at 11 the return of fall means the return of pumpkin patches and this year's unusually wet winter has given pumpkin patches massive gourds. >> we've never had anything quite this big. in fact, behind us, we've actually removed our entire parking lot to make more room for more pumpkins. so it's really in the last few years has grown exponentially, which is great. >> people in california's agricultural community,

including nash ranch in redding , are seeing a big difference in their crops. this year versus the drought years. just a short time ago. and with less than one week until california's new water year begins, experts say 93% of the state is currently drought free, which is just fantastic news given the challenges we had for many years. just a couple of years ago. all right. let's get a check on the weather with abc seven news meteorologist sandy patel. sandy? yeah. >> and dan, you know what? >> we could be talking about some wet weather this weekend. so let me show you when that will arrive in just a moment. good evening, everyone. check out this view. this is the waxing gibbous tonight from our explorator camera as we watch the moon rising, we have a full moon coming up early friday morning. live doppler seven tracking all the activity going into the pacific northwest. but we do have a trough coming our way. this weekend. and that means some wet weather is in the forecast. winds gusting still 22 miles an hour. sfo half moon

bay, 20 miles an hour. that onshore breeze will continue as we head into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures 50s, 60s, as you will notice, really comfortable right now from our san jose camera. we are looking at the shark tank. gusty areas tonight, mild to warm tomorrow. much cooler weather for your weekend and showers are likely on saturday. today's highs were anywhere from the upper 60s to the upper 80s. right where they should be for this time of year, 40s and 50s out the door tomorrow morning there will be some areas of low clouds, but the marine layer is not organized. we're not expecting it everywhere tomorrow afternoon. looking at breezy conditions at the coast mid 60s there all the way to the upper 80s inland with lots of sunshine. really nice looking thursday for you. and then we bring in the storm impact scale. i know it's september, but we're bringing in a level one system for saturday. scattered showers, slippery roads, expected breezy conditions and computer models. for the latest computer model right now showing up to a half an inch of rain is possible. so

let me show you what's going to happen this system is going to deepen over the western us. this is friday night and then it's going to start to dive southward while the activity is going to be enhanced over the sierra nevada where they see showers and they'll see some snow showers between 9000 and 9500ft. we're going to get our share of some wet weather. so some showers entering the picture saturday morning, saturday afternoon, some scattered showers rotating back around. so we are expecting that wet weather. rainfall totals will range anywhere from nothing measurable in some parts of the north bay to about a half an inch in livermore, 4/10 in ben lomond, san jose could pick up one quarter of an inch. a live view from zephyr cove tonight. here is a look at the forecast. mild and sunny. if you're heading up to tahoe tomorrow, you're good to go. increasing clouds friday cooler with wet weather. saturday and a possibility of thunder on sunday. there's still a chance of showers. you'll notice those temperatures upper 20s eventually to the low 50s. accuweather 70 forecast mild to warm tomorrow. enjoy it cooling

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the two form arguably the best duo in the eastern conference. 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 this is what you call a trap game. it's a trap. the 349 ers are set to face the one win cardinals right before a big showdown the following week with the dallas cowboys. but anything can happen on any given sunday. and you can't look past opponents a lesson the cowboys learned the hard way last week when they were upset by the lowly cardinals themselves. >> 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 had ever chance every chance to win that. and it got away from him at the end. and they're a team that really should be three and zero right now padres and giants dusty son darren baker at the yard

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