is like me could be tough. where we could lead. >> diane was such a commanding mayor for ten powerful years that when her term was up and

some of the people started to run for mayor, including some men, schoolchildren were saying , can a man be mayor of san francisco? >> diane, the women of america have come a long way. our country has come a long way. and you helped move the ball forward and our nation salutes you. diane a final farewell to senator dianne feinstein known as san francisco's forever mayor. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ahmad daetz. a trailblazer, an icon, a legend. today, some of the nation's top leaders gathered in san francisco to bid a final farewell to senator dianne feinstein. >> they did. and we have abc's seven news team coverage with reaction from the late senator's constituents. >> we begin with abc seven news reporter cornell barnard, who attended today's memorial service. hi, cornell. hi >> and dan, yeah, a very emotional day, a fitting farewell to dianne feinstein.

this is where her political career began after all, it was a very hot day under the blazing sun for those sitting outside side that did not stop the accolade from the vice president. even the blue angels . >> she showed us a world where women lead, where we lift each other up so that girls like me could follow in her footsteps. she showed us strength and grace, courage and collaboration. >> 1500 invited guests, including 30 members of congress, attended the private service outside san francisco city hall, where feinstein began her political career. the program interrupted several times with flyovers by the blue angels practicing for fleet week. ironically an event founded by feinstein. >> thank you, mayor feinstein, for bringing the blue angels to san francisco in 1981 on in an audio message, president joe biden praising feinstein's longtime career. >> she turned passion into purpose to lead the fight to ban

assault weapons, to protect our civil liberties, to strengthen our national security. so safeguard our environment and so much more. >> dianne, the women of america have come a long way. our country has come a long way. and you helped move the ball forward and our nation salutes you. dianne new york senator chuck schumer paying tribute to his longtime colleague. >> now, there are many adjectives that rightly describe dianne feinstein. strong unflat , affable, winning, fierce, practical, earnest, last but one quality above all stands out in my mind and will forever set dianne apart. integrity >> nancy pelosi is sharing this advice she once got from feinstein. >> but the most constant advice i ever got from her again and again was nancy. you don't

always have to be the one going out on the attack and let some other people do that from time to time. why don't you do that? no songs and prayers from feinstein's jewish faith. >> mayor brie thanking feinstein for being a leader for san francisco and the nation. >> and like the old saying goes, you only live once. but if you do it right once is enough. dianne feinstein did it right. she was our mayor, our champion . she was the leader of our band . >> a city hall spokesperson says it was feinstein's wish to allow any of her former staffers over the past 30 plus years to attend her memorial if they wanted. as a result, there was an entire section guys full of her former employees and not a bad tribute to a former boss. we're live in

san francisco tonight. i'm cornell barnard, abc seven news. >> not bad at all. very nice in fact. cornell, thank you so much . now dianne feinstein's granddaughter, eileen mariano, was the final speaker at today's memorial service and she shared some sage advice she received from the late senator. >> it doesn't matter how many times you lose, you pick yourself up, you dust yourself off and you keep going. no matter what. that and she would also say to me, if you ever go out of town, no matter where you're going, it doesn't matter if you're going to a city or the desert or a beach or the mountains, always pack a black pant suit. >> always pack a black pant suit. >> well, today's memorial service for the late senator was originally supposed to be open to the public, but became a private service late yesterday because of security concerns. >> yeah, we chatted with people who attended the service and those who were disappointed to miss a monumental tribute for the political trail blazer.

>> abc seven news reporter suzannephan joins us live with more on that. suzanne so whether or not they had an invitation, so many people wanted to be here in person today to celebrate the life and the legacy of senator dianne dianne feinstein. >> now, so many of them told me that they wanted to be here and also to celebrate her. and they also say this is a symbolic day that they didn't want to miss. governor gavin newsom and his wife among the many people who turned out to san francisco city hall today to remember senator dianne feinstein here in san francisco, the city that launched her career as a political leader. senator feinstein was honored and celebrated. noah griffin was senator feinstein, second administrative aide back in 1974. he says he learned a hard lesson thanks to feinstein. >> my wife said to dianne, i said, i understand you helped my husband grow up. yes, i did. and he certainly needed it. >> griffin attended today's memorial service. a nice remembrance, a celebration of life. >> i'm sad that these things couldn't have been said for

dianne while she was still living. she needed her flowers and she was a martyr to the cause, a martyr to duty, a martyr to the democratic party. >> oakland mayor shengtao was one of the many local leaders who turned out. >> we're held up on the shoulders of senator feinstein. you know, as a young politician myself, as a young woman, you know, it is through the leadership of senator feinstein that we are able to be here today. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says she also was inspired by senator feinstein's legacy. >> i took away that we women have to lead. we have to be at the table. we have to continue to fight hard and difficult fights. >> longtime san francisco community leader florence fang wanted to thank the senator for showing compassion and friendship. when fang's late husband passed away. >> but is she come to me? she says. florence, who said, a strong woman? don't cry. i lend you my strong shoulder. >> congressman john garamendi says he has so much to remember about senator feinstein in about

40 years of memories with this woman and our family. >> so a lot, a lot. >> there were so many people who had hoped to attend the senator's service, but were unable to not knowing, had been changed to an invitation only event due to security concerns. >> i think it's disappointing because there are a lot of people in san francisco who are so proud of her and proud that she's from this area. i heard that, you know, she's one of the best politicians that's come out of california for. so we'd love to be able to celebrate her. but i understand the security concern and back here live now, we saw so many leaders today, senator barbara boxer, former governor jerry brown, countless community leaders. >> everyone told me it was an honor to be here and to remember a woman who impacted so many lives. live in san francisco, suzannephan abc seven news. >> all right, suzanne, thank you. and if you were not able to watch it, we do have senator feinstein's full memorial service posted on our website. just go to abc7 news.com and it was certainly quite warm for the memorial service for dianne feinstein at city hall today.

>> a lot of people, attendees took off their jackets. it was so hot out there. a heat advisory is in effect for some parts of the bay area. here's a live look outside at the conditions. gorgeous day but warm for details, let's go to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandy yeah. >> dan those temperatures soared and when you take a look at these live pictures, you will see that it was absolutely sunny from coast to inland and it still is right now offshore flow bringing us the heat today. >> right now we do have many areas in the 90s, 81 degrees in half moon bay where the sea breeze is coming in. it was in the 90s earlier today. we do have a heat advisory until 11 p.m. tomorrow. so above average temperatures bringing a moderate to high risk of heat illnesses in those areas shaded in orange, which includes san francisco, the bay shoreline, santa cruz mountains and santa clara valley. so take it easy out there as we go, hour by hour, 6:00 tonight. still pretty warm by 8 p.m, those temperatures begin to drop. and as we head towards tomorrow morning, it'll be more comfortable with

numbers, primarily in the 50s, 60 by early afternoon. you're already popping up into the 80s and 90s for many areas. i'll let you know exactly how hot it's going to get. but these are just some reminders. stay, hydrate and find some shade. if you can never leave people or pets inside vehicles and wear lightweight clothing. dan alma okay, thank you, sandhya. >> coming up, one person is dead, two others injured after a stabbing in union city. and just a few minutes ago, we got new details from police about the investigation. plus some relief for community in san francisco as police announced the arrest in the deadly beating of a beloved corner store clerk. >> stay but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga,

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prior to our arrival, the suspect fled from the location in a vehicle and was later located by ucpd officers. responding to the call. the suspect did not stop and a pursuit was initiated. the suspect. the suspect began driving erratically and officers eventually lost sight of the vehicle. after some some time later, the suspect vehicle was located in the city of mountain view. and with the help of mountain view pd, mr. hernandez was located and arrested and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is at the news conference. >> he will have an update for us at 6:00. >> in san francisco, police have made an arrest in the deadly beating of a beloved corner store clerk and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, this arrest means some relief for a shaken community. >> we're here this morning to

announce the arrests in the august 24th homicide of johannes , called the beloved corner store clerk, better known as john in the richmond district, dying days after being brutally beaten during a robbery in late august. through the course of our investigation, we identified 22 year old santos de la rosa of hollister, california, as a person of interest in this case. >> investigators closing in on de la rosa wednesday, making an arrest on october 4th. >> we received information about mr. de la rosa's whereabouts and traveled to hollister, california, where we placed him under arrest. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins announcing the charges, which include murder in violation of penal code 187 robbery, as well as assault with a deadly weapon that resulted in the death of mr. tibaldi, offering some peace of mind for richmond district residents. >> a lot of it has been fear, a lot of it has been anger and frustration as to finding this

guy. drew min lives a couple of blocks away from the corner store and says the community has been on edge. just knowing that he just might be around somewhere was a fact of huge discomfort. >> and at the store thursday, customers coming and going, remembering john. >> well, i saw him all the time . i saw him every week. yeah, he was a pleasant face, always very supportive. he had been here for a couple of years. >> what does it mean to you to hear that there has been an arrest made? >> confidence and faith restored in the police department? >> we just we just really hope that that justice can be delivered. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. coming up, the wnba is officially coming to the bay area. >> and during today's official announcement, a big promise was made. >> and i'm telling you right now, we will win a wnba championship in the first five years of this franchise. >> ha! that is a big promise. details on where the team will

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get it. let's get it. >> get it. a warm welcome from steph curry himself as he welcomed women's professional basketball to the bay area. >> today, the wnba announced a new team will be playing at chase center starting in 2025. abc7 news reporter ryan curry was at that official announcement and has the details . >> i'd like to present you with an official wnba basketball and make an official welcome to the wnba. the courts at chase center will soon host two teams. >> the warriors and a yet to be named wnba team. >> we're getting a team in the bay area and we're for me personally, this is a very, very exciting moment to fulfill a dream that i've always had for women's basketball. warriors owners joe lacob and peter guber joined mayor london breed and league commissioner cathy engelbert to announce a new 13th

team will play in san francisco . >> this new team will be the first expansion franchise since 2008. >> this is just one step further to making sure that the public understands and realizes the value of what san francisco does in terms of being this place that is not only an amazing, beautiful city, but also a beacon of hope. >> the wnba is coming off its most popular season yet in terms of game attendance and people watching on tv. the league says games on abc averaged over 600,000 each game. a league record commissioner engelbert says it was time to expand the league and san francisco was the best place for a new team. the bay area is firmly aligned with our already strong fan base of diverse and engaged basketball fans. >> this is a hub for women's sports with six division one women's basketball teams in the bay area. >> warriors ownership does not just want to add a wnba team here at chase center. they want them to match the energy of the men's team by having them compete for a title right away.

>> first press conference for the warriors. we will win a championship in the first five years. and i'm telling you right now, we will win a wnba championship in the first five years of this franchise. >> the new team will use the warriors oakland facilities to practice, but will play their games in san francisco. warriors owners say as they decide on a name, it will be something that reflects the culture of the bay area. we're going to try to come up with something that makes sense and hopefully it'll be a good name and reflect what we have going on here in san francisco and in the whole bay area and women's sports in san francisco. ryan curry, abc news. pretty cool. >> yeah, very cool. unlike the weather. >> yeah right. hot. let's update you on the forecast. >> sandy patel is here with that. sandy. >> yeah, many people are feeling that heat today, that's for sure. dan and let's take a look at a live picture from our walnut creek camera. one of those places dealing with that summerlike sizzle as we check out those temperatures. 91 in san francisco. it is in the low 90s from san jose to mountain view, palo alto. the weather service is saying half moon bay

has actually hit a record. we'll get the official temperature in just a few minutes. so from our sfo camera, we are seeing nothing but clear skies. but you notice the breeze is coming in low to mid 90s from novato to santa rosa. it's in the mid 90s for fairfield, napa, 92 concord 90 degrees in livermore. high pressure in control of our weather. the winds are coming off the land blowing towards the coast today and that's what brought the heat as we get heating from compression, the winds flow down the mountaintops as we look at fleet week festivities, here's a look at the forecast. it's going to be a warm fall day tomorrow. upper 80s here in san francisco. fine flying weather on saturday, but those temperatures do come down and it's the cooler day on sunday with the fog rolling in. as we look at a live picture from our sutro tower camera, it is a bright view, warm to hot again tomorrow. possibility of a few records, fog returns and relief arrives this upcoming weekend. so tonight at 6:00, it's still going to be warm across the region as we head

into 8 p.m. temperatures coming down into the 60s, 70s. tomorrow morning, we will have a mild start. and then tomorrow, by early afternoon, many areas are already in the 80s and the 90s. here is a look at those temperatures first thing in the morning, under clear skies, upper 50s around places like half moon bay, mid 60s and antioch. so it will be a clear start as we head into the afternoon. temperatures will once again soar in the south bay, 98 degrees in morgan hill, 96 in san jose on the peninsula to find a way to beat the heat because it's definitely going to be well above average. again, los altos, 92 degrees, 89 in millbrae, 87, half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 88 degrees, 85. in daly city in the north bay. those temperatures will be in the mid 90s for places like san rafael, santa rosa, 93 and napa heading into the east bay 89, berkeley, 90 degrees in oakland. inland areas will be on the hot side, 97 degrees there in concord, 96. pleasanton, 98. in fairfield. i

do want to show you something that's coming our way. an opportunit d for rain. this is one computer model for monday afternoon going into the wee hours of tuesday. so certainly that cooling that gets underway this weekend will continue into monday with a dramatic drop in temperatures compared to now accuweather seven day forecast heating up again tomorrow. mostly 80s and 90s. temperatures start to moderate saturday by sunday, we definitely start to see some relief from this hot weather and then we'll go with a chance of rain on monday. certainly breezy conditions, but that's when i think people will start going, oh, it is fall. it's not summer. i'm indiana. >> yeah, thanks, santa. exactly >> all right. a quick programing note because of today's live coverage of diane feinstein's memorial general hospital. did not air at its usual time. today's episode can be seen overnight in its entirety. so set your dvr it will air at 3 a.m. this is abc 724

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new abc seven bay area streaming tv app on apple tv, google tv, fire tv, as well as roku. just search abc seven bay area so you can download it. a new effort is underway to get more rainbow flags flying nationwide. the castro merchants association is launching an initiative called the rainbow flag donation program. the association says the idea is to give flags flown in the castro to organizations that uphold and embrace its principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity. the first donation is going to the national stonewall museum in fort lauderdale, florida, and it's being made in tribute to the late dianne feinstein, which is very nice. >> obviously, artifacts from the

old anchor brewing company might soon be on display at the smithsonian institution in washington. the san francisco historical society recently donated the items to preserve the history of the nation's first craft brewery. the collection includes photographs , vintage artworks and antique equipment. they will become part of the national museum of american history. anchor brewing closed in july after as we reported, 127 years in business . hated to see it go. of course. >> all right. we still have much more news ahead. >> abc seven news anchor karina nova is here with a look at what's coming up at 530. karina, thanks, dan. >> and well, there is a plan to transform downtown san francisco, which includes improving market street. abc's seven news reporter leanne melendez joins me with why that plan isn't going as expected. we'll take a look at the possible solutions to revitalize market and appeal to bicyclists and pedestrians. is plus the wnba is coming to the bay area. a big announcement today by the warriors is where the new women's team will play. when you

can see them in action in the work put in to bring a team here, join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv dan, alma, karina, thanks so much. >> all right. and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com. join karina in two minutes. >> if you're watching us here on tv. world news tonight with david muir is next with sandy patel. all of us we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley and i'm ahmad daetz. >> we will see you again at. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business.

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