>> a show of solidarity tonight . the bay area stands in support of israel. good evening. i'm ahmed daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. here's the latest on the israel-hamas war. more than 1900 people have died since fighting started early saturday. president biden says at least 41 us citizens are among those killed in the violence. israel says hamas and other militant groups have taken roughly 150 hostages and some of them are americans. >> a plane carrying ammunition from the united states landed in israel today. it is the first shipment, according to the united nations, 200,000 people have fled their homes in gaza. >> israel defense forces are hitting hundreds of targets in the gaza strip and there are fears the war could expand. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing now to keep up the attacks following the surprise assault by hamas over the weekend. >> abc news reporter inez de la cuetara is tracking the developments from tel aviv. >> street after street of gaza city decimated rubble in this palestinian territory,

stretching as far as the eye can see. this video taken from a hospital window shows mushroom clouds billowing in the air after israel's defense forces unleashed relentless missile attacks around the clock. this assault striking dock ships out of gaza port. israeli authorities say they're targeting hamas terror hubs, but innocent civilians have been killed as a result. video shows rescue crews pulling a survivor from debris in gaza and across the border in israel, air raid sirens ringing as hamas terrorists fire another barrage of rockets into the south. the idf telling abc news that they have regained control over the area adjacent to the border with gaza. >> we do have a lot of ground troops in this area. we have a lot of tanks and we're prepared for anything. and this is the area where we're going to be present ourselves and finishing this battle. >> but admit it is possible some hamas terrorist may remain. >> these armored jeeps are going towards where we've been hearing this incessant gunfire, which is what our matt gutman seemed to find after being allowed into the area while live on the view

. we have to leave. what's going on? >> matt had to be rushed out by israeli forces due to a security threat. >> we were in this town. it's called kibbutz kfar aza earlier today where we saw the evidence of this horrific massacre. dozens of people killed and israel had just tried to gain control of it, but as you can see, they do not have control of the situation right here. >> president biden addressing the situation this afternoon. >> this is an act of sheer evil . more than 1000 civilians slaughtered, not just go slaughtered in israel. among them, at least 14 american citizens killed. parents butchered, using their bodies to try to protect their children. stomach turning reports of being babies being killed. >> and the idf now saying it is engaging with hezbollah on israel's northern border, raising fears of a possible second front in as equaterra abc news, tel aviv, israel. >> and there are many people in the bay area who have friends and family caught in the middle of the conflict and they are

worried sick. >> of course, some rallied in walnut creek earlier today in support of israel. abc7 news reporter anzar hassan is live in walnut creek with the story. hunter >> daniella, good evening. that rally just ended here at civic park in walnut creek. the crowd is now making its way through downtown walnut creek. things got a bit heated earlier when a group of palestinians showed up chanting an end to the occupation and calling for a free palestinian state. walnut creek police having to separate the two groups, as you mentioned. so many families here in the bay area have connections to the region, so much concern for families in israel and also gaza. as israeli warplanes hammer gaza in retaliation for this weekend's surprise hamas attack. many bay area families are dealing with the death and destruction that comes with war . >> are they are you know, they're scared. they're worried. they are right now struggling with no electricity. they don't have access to food and water. they sound very desperate. >> is a palestinian american. he's been talking to his

relatives who live in gaza. >> and every day it's been i lost a home to shelling or i lost a family member. this morning, a friend of mine texted me and said that she lost 14 members of her family and one israeli strike, more than 2 million palestinians live in the gaza strip, a tiny enclave that's been under israeli military occupation since 1967. >> and a complete land, sea and air blockade led by israel since 2006. zikode says palestinian organizations denounce all forms of terrorism, but says going forward, solutions have to be rooted in the realities on the ground. >> it means that palestinians have absolutely no control over their borders or the waters that surround them, their airspace, electricity in the communities impacts them in different ways because that's controlled by the state of israel as well. so imagine what it must be like just being able to travel in san mateo and not be able to leave that for over 15 years of your life. >> we stand with israel this

morning. >> president biden confirmed americans are among the hostages that were taken. some of the missing have bay area ties there were two texts in a row from hirsch at 811, the first one said, i love you. >> and immediately at 811 also, it said, i'm sorry. and so i knew immediately he wherever he was, as it was a terrible situation. bay area congressman eric swalwell met with muslim and jewish leaders on tuesday. >> he says he's been in contact with bay area families who are missing loved ones. he says he still supports a two state solution. >> there is no difference between an innocent israeli and an innocent palestinian person. they both are worthy of compassion and having peace and economic security. >> a congresswoman swalwell says he will take his message of support back to washington as he

heads back later this week. dan alma ansari, you spoke with congressman swalwell. >> what else did he have to say regarding his meeting today with leaders in the east bay. >> yeah, dan, one of his big concerns, he says as the tension increased in the middle east, he's concerned about retaliatory or retaliatory attacks against muslims and jews here in the east bay in the united states. he's calling for calm and unity on all sides. >> okay, andrew, thanks very much. obviously, this is an ongoing situation. we'll continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel and here at home. we'll bring you the latest local connections on television and online. our website is abc7 news.com and you can download the abc seven bay area app on your phone to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates as they happen. >> we're learning new details about a deadly encounter at the chinese consulate in san francisco. a man drove a car through the front door of the building at geary boulevard and laguna street yesterday afternoon. dozens of people were sitting inside when it happened.

later the driver was shot and killed by police. abc7 news reporter loose pena spoke to a witness who was inside the consulate when this all happened. loose is alma the witness we spoke to said initially people inside the chinese consulate thought the suspect was having a medical episode and crashed by accident. >> but once he came out of the car with a knife in hand, many started to run. she described the suspect as an asian male in his mid 30s, gray hair. this video is revealing more details of what happened inside the san francisco chinese consulate on monday, moments after this. unidentate fillled suspect drove this car through the front doors of the building. >> everyone started freaking out at the moment we realized that like he had a he had a knife in his hand and, um, like, he was, like, bleeding from his head. he wasn't like, making. he wasn't making really much sense. >> but as guards fought the suspect, they shouted for someone to call police. audrey remembers the suspect making a clear request when he was able to get out of the car.

>> the first thing he asked was like, where is the ccp? >> ccp is short for the chinese communist party. audrey ran along with 10 to 15 people to the back of the building, where she describes feeling trapped as many hid behind a pillar. >> there were no doors that i could see. there was nowhere to run like we like no one was able to run out the back of the building. we were just all pushed to a corner as the group was able to exit the building. >> a person claims to have seen a firearm in the back of the suspect's car. minutes later, police arrived. >> then. that's when i heard the gunshots. there were two gunshots. >> s the suspect was shot by an officer and later died at the hospital. today, the consulate was closed with multiple guards surrounding the building. and this san francisco police patrol up front. >> i'm lucky i wasn't here yesterday day, so, yeah, i was hoping that i was going be able to just pick it up. i applied for my visa last thursday. >> james harwell is one of many showing up today with questions. >> there's a lot of speculation . don't really know what to think of it.

>> this incident comes just five weeks ahead of the apec summit, where china's president will be one of 23 heads of state in san francisco. the bay area council said this incident solidifies the importance of more security at apec. >> safety is paramount in a convening like this, where you've got top leaders, heads of state, you know, top ceos and other foreign dignitaries and guests coming to the city. it serves as a strong reminder that we cannot be complacent on security. >> san francisco's mayor, london breed, confirmed the city is working with the chinese consulate and the state department to investigate this incident. >> we want to just not jump to any conclusions or speculate until we're clear about how this happened, why and the purpose of course, you know, in light of so many challenging things that are going on, i mean, security for apec when they come in november will be tight. >> san francisco's mayor, london breed said there will be secret service, homeland security, state and local authorities working together in san

francisco for apec. in the newsroom, liz pena, abc seven news. liz has a motive been confirmed yet? >> well, i'm a why is not yet clear and neither is the suspect's identity. >> we the san francisco police department said they are investigating this incident and will hold a town hall within ten days of the shooting. and that's what we're hoping to learn more details. >> all right, luis pena, thank you. >> coming up here next, see inside the san francisco sro where conditions have led to a lawsuit against landlords. >> plus, seven on your side's. michael finney joins us live tonight. he'll explain why it's so hard to find a hotel deal. i'm meteorologist sandy patel. we have another round of showers coming through here. i'll let you know how long they're going to stick around. >> w

p-g-and-e's says crews were able to dig 75 yards away from the ruptured line to pinch off the area and stop the leak. workers will be on the scene for several more hours, continue working to make repairs. the city of san francisco just filed a lawsuit against the owners of three different single room occupancy hotels in chinatown. sros the city attorney says the landlords neglected the properties and created safety and health hazards for tenants. abc7 news reporter suzanne fawn is in the newsroom with a look at what's in this lawsuit. suzanne. >> dan? city attorney david chu says this is the most significant legal action he's taken in chinatown in so far as it pertains to substandard conditions in sros. now building

authorities and tenant advocates believe this lawsuit will be a game changer inside this sro hotel in chinatown. yang feng liu has been living in this tiny ten by ten foot room for nearly three decades with a subsidy, she pays $300 a month because she can't afford to live anywhere else. and she says it has not been easy. >> the landlord fixed anything like broken stove. >> liu says there's an ongoing rat and roach problem. >> um, yeah, those are rodent traps and she showed abc7 a another big problem the ceiling leaks. >> say it again. >> ceiling leaks when it rains. >> liu says these problems start in 2014, when laurel realty took over the building over the past nine years, we had to file over 60 complaints with the city. city attorney david chiu is suing three sro hotel owners. they own the building where liu lives at 1449 powell street, along with the property at 790.

vallejo street and 912 jackson street in chinatown. >> it is not acceptable. it is not humane. >> chiu claims the landlord's neglected properties and created hazardous conditions for tenants and neighbors. we are bringing this lawsuit to ensure that these owners are held accountable. the chinatown community development center, ccdc, works closely with sro tenants. the group says tenants taking action plus legal action by the city attorney will send a strong message to problems. >> landlords you cannot do these kinds of things, not only in chinatown, but you can't do these kinds of things in san francisco because if you do, the city is going to step in. >> department of building inspection says it's been working with landlords, trying to bring them into compliance. but they say things have gotten out of hand. >> is a cycle of neglect that's been very persistent and the city attorney coming in to ask for civil penalties was the game changer here.

>> abc7 news reached out to the three landlords named. we reached one of them. he tells me he acquired the property in june this year and that he's worked to clear the ten violations at his jackson vallejo buildings. he also said the violations cited by the city belonged to the previous owner. >> we believe that there is significant liability on the part of all of the actors that are mentioned in this and we will sort these issues out in court. >> and ccdc says the investors who bought the three sro hotels ignored years of tenant complaints and notices of code violations. many groups say the lawsuit will help end those delays and improve living conditions for dozens of low income seniors and families. live in the newsroom. suzanne fong, abc seven news. okay, suzanne, thank you. >> in developing news, oakland's police commission has sent city leaders a list of the top candidates to become the next police chief. one of them, the last police chief, laurent armstrong, made the list despite having been fired eight months ago. mayor shengtao claimed armstrong had mishandled

misconduct charges against a police officer. last month, an independent report cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing. today, armstrong released a statement saying, quote, i believe that the mayor should rehire me as chief of police based upon the clear evidence that i acted properly and did not violate any department policies. >> it should be a no brainer for the mayor and the police commission and we hope that they do the right thing and right a past wrong and put him back where he belongs as chief of police. >> the mayor's office declined to comment today on the list of candidates, including armstrong. there are six other candidates on the short list, and there could be more names to come since candidates can still throw their hat in the ring until the end of this week. and we are giving you the full picture of public safety where you live. our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of statistics for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you'll find it on the front page of abc7 news.com. >> all right, let's turn now to the weather and that fall feeling little sprinkles here. no i wanted like some apple

cider or something today. >> sandia got any of that. that sounds good. you know what? >> i'm going to have to go find some for you. >> thanks, dan. and it is a good time to have some apple cider. and there is definitely a fall. feel in the air. no doubt about it. let's take a look at live doppler seven. we have even some damp roadways. all right. this is not the system of the century, but it's just enough to make some slick roadways out there. we've seen some spotty showers move through san francisco. as you will notice right now, right around the coastal areas, we are seeing a little bit of wet weather near montara and also around parts of skyline boulevard in the east bay. as we look to our north, the pacific northwest is where they're getting the steady rain, all in associates ocean with this area of low pressure. and this system has energy, but the energy is going to our north and it doesn't have as much moisture on the southern end of it, which is where we're at right now. so this is the second of two cold fronts. yesterday's came through that brought us a little more moisture. today's just enough to

where we have some scattered light showers from our san jose camera. just a beautiful view here as the sun is going to be setting shortly. 59 degrees in san francisco. it's in the upper 60s, oakland mountain view, palo alto, 71 in san jose, 59 in half moon bay. today's high temperatures were in the 60s and the 70s. so in the comfort zone as we look from our oakland airport camera, it's a cloudy view right now. 60 degrees in santa rosa. novato 64 along with napa, concord and livermore upper 60s and the golden gate bridge is a little socked in out there with some wet roadways. so be careful out there. spotty showers through tonight. sunny skies and warmer next two days. next chance of showers comes in early on saturday. tonight at 7:00. still a pop up shower or two? not out of the question. it's not a widespread event, but we are expecting the spotty showers to continue as we head towards 9 p.m. in the southern and eastern part of our viewing area. and then this system is pretty much done with us. there will be some patches of fog

first thing tomorrow morning. rain fall estimates have been all over the board, but generally under a 10th to a 2/10 of an inch where it does rain morning temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. one thing you're going to notice is it's going to feel cooler because we're not going to have all the cloud cover that we had. this morning to insulate us. so definitely grab that extra layer when you head out the door, we'll see those upper 40s in parts of the north bay tomorrow afternoon. sunshine and mild weather in the south bay. 74 degrees in san jose gilroy, 70, in sunnyvale on the peninsula, you're getting closer to where you should be for this time of year. 73 in redwood city. breezy along the coast, mid 60s, half moon bay pacifica windy here along the coastline, 68 degrees in downtown san francisco. so it's going to be a bright day. a beautiful one for your wednesday 74 in san rafael, 73 in sonoma, 74 degrees in santa rosa heading into the east bay, 71 degrees in oakland, 70 in fremont. inland areas, 75 degrees in concord, 74. in livermore, 78 in fairfield. so pretty mild

weather, but it is going to be breezy as we transition between the cold front and the drier air coming in. so 8 a.m. tomorrow, you're going to notice breezy right near the coast, the winds will pick up over 30 to 35 miles an hour in the afternoon. strongest near the coast. and the gusty winds will remain with us tomorrow evening. accuweather seven day forecast will take those temperatures up a few degrees tomorrow. a few more degrees for your thursday and then we'll go back down again with more cloud cover. another system bringing the potential for a few showers saturday and again on monday. another system. but i have to say that's one computer model. the other computer model is actually really drier. but i think apple cider will do all week long. perfect. >> maybe some donuts. >> why not? almaden? >> we're going all the way. >> hey, why not if you're going to have some. >> yeah. thanks, india. >> i like the way you think. kaiser employees held the largest health care workers strike in american history last week. and soon they could do it again. we'll have that story. and a quick programing note because of today's live coverage

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week. bayer has launched a state of the art facility in berkeley, designed to increase what's known as cell therapy production. today, the company opened the facility at its berkeley biotech campus. bayer has invested $250 million to build the plant, which will grow test and store cells for clinical and commercial use. it's also expected to help speed up manufacturing and delivery of region operative medicines to combat cancer and other illnesses. it really signals hope for patients. >> there is, as for example, 10 million patients with parkinson's worldwide. and i am i'm just thrilled to see us advancing therapies that offer significant potential for these patients. >> the new facility is one of bear's largest manufacturing plants, and also it is the company's first fully electric plant at san francisco. >> says, i is the future. san jose says the same thing. tonight, a look at the incentive to bring artificial intelligence

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tonight making arrests to send a message. ten people have been arrested for stealing mail and assaulting postal employees. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry explains why the department of justice hopes this sends a message to other criminals. >> in the last few years, we have reported on incidents like this mail carriers getting robbed. now the department of justice is cracking down on some of these alleged attackers. >> today, i'm announcing the arrest and prosecution of ten people who have been involved in the theft or interfere with delivery of the united states mail. >> federal prosecutor ismael ramsey announced those ten people have been charged with crimes related to assaulting postal workers and stealing mail. some of the people involved face over 20 years in prison. if convicted, taking robbers off the street where our mail carriers work is a priority

for the entire community. >> we look forward to seeing each of today's cases go to judgment in federal court. they say robbers are looking to steal money, credit cards or other valuable items delivered by mail. >> they attack postal workers to gain access to these is keys that open larger mail containers. prosecutors say many of the people arrested carried a set. >> these keys are now the keys to prison. if you're found with these. the union representing postal workers in the bay area say those who have been attacked don't want to return to work. >> they say they don't want to risk losing their life for just doing their job. >> i've started counting since february of 2023. we've had 31 armed robberies and or physical assaults, most of them right here in oakland. but it's also spread out to the valley. >> postal inspection says they're trying to catch other offenders to help with that. they are raising the reward for reports mail crimes. from 50,000 to $150,000 in a letter.

>> carriers don't wake up in the morning, you know, wondering, you know, if there's someone's going to stick a gun in their face. so they are being hunted. and these criminals need to be held accountable. >> the union and postal inspection are asking the public if they see something, report it. they say postal workers should have the right to deliver mail safely. in oakland, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> and on the subject of getting tougher on crime, alameda county district attorney pamela price says it's a new day and the crackdown on human trafficking prices, referring to the new billboard campaign at oakland international airport, which combats human trafficking. coming through the county county's largest transportation center. according to the district attorney's office, alameda county is the third largest hub for human tracking trafficking in the united states. the billboard is display resources to victims who are being trafficked through the airport and want to escape. >> but we're not doing enough. we're not getting to the problem. it is $1 billion industry and our efforts have to step up to that.

>> oakland mayor shengtao will also launch a new human trafficking advisory council next wednesday. >> back up on the bay bridge this morning after a car caught fire. three lanes in the westbound direction were shut down around 11 a.m. they didn't fully reopen until around 1230. sky seven was overhead and captured the cleanup from that fire happened on the east span of the bridge just before treasure island. the chp says the driver did get out of the car. there were no injuries reported. stick a live look at the toll plaza right now. cars are just cruising on through. no backup at all. and a live look at the richmond bridge where a truck fire caused delays for hours. right now, traffic is moving well through the toll plaza. this is westbound 580, earlier, three lanes were closed . the chp says a big rig caught fire when it crashed into a toll booth around ten last night. sky seven shows the damage that was left behind. the driver was taken to the hospital where he died. >> san jose's mayor wants his city to be known as the center

of ai, artificial intelligence. and now he's calling on his council colleagues to help make that happen. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey looks at the changes being suggested and how the community may benefit it. >> while many consider san jose to be the heart of silicon valley, local leaders want that heart to grow and start beating in a new way to benefit the community. >> since before the launch of the internet, san jose has been a place for entrepreneurs, engineers, designers and inventors to come together, often in a tiny garage or windowless basement and change the world. >> so this is a place where we want to continue to cultivate the next great technical things technology and ai is that next great technology. >> mayor matt mehan and council member david cohen are calling on city leaders to help san jose become the city of artificial intelligence. pulling from his past experience working in the tech industry, mayor mehan believes making san jose the place where ai companies want to be will benefit the city in economic and civic ways.

>> we want to be the most innovative city government, the most technology enabled and efficient and convenient city government in the world. >> to do this, mehan wants to offer more incentives to ai companies to come and stay in san jose like energy discounts, tax rebates and faster permitting and planning. he would also like to see incubators develop at places like san jose state to help fuel new ideas. if the city does that, he believes ai companies will boost the economy and help solve san jose's biggest problems. >> we want city hall to be a sand box of innovation. we want to enlist technology entrepreneurs to invent the city services. the civic solutions of the future. >> sima ai, founder and ceo. krishna rangasamy, says his company started in san jose because it was the capital of silicon valley. but he thinks the proposed incentives will help remain and grow for years to come. >> any help we can get that extends us either in terms of utilities or location or travel

expenses for our employees. really makes a very big difference. no doubt the brains are here, but the capacity to keep the brains here is equally important as well. >> the memo will be presented at a council before next steps are made in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> here's an interesting point. most travel booking sites charge the exact same price for each room, but there are a couple of tricks you can do to get a discount. i'm michael finney. we'll go over that process coming up on s

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s&p was up by 22 for over. it was about to cost more. the us postal service has proposed a price increase of $0.02 on its first class mail forever stamps. that cost would rise from $0.66 to $0.68, starting january 21st. the postal regulatory commission still has to review the price change before it is approved. well tomorrow is your next shot at more than a billion and a

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sites and see what they would find. >> after doing 2000 searches, we found basically we were for the most part, wasting our time, that most of the prices we saw over and over again, no matter which website we went to, whether we called the hotel desk directly, whether we visited the hotel's website, i did a quick check this morning looking to book a room at the fairmont in san francisco for two days later this month at the hotel's website. >> the price was $371.50 a night. a travelocity $0.50 more at $372 and a kayak, which promises to check hundreds of sites. the price was the same $372. >> most of those websites are owned by one of two companies. one is expedia, the other is booking holdings. and they, together with hotels, have come up with agreements that essentially say they're all going to charge the same prices for the same stays across all the different booking platforms

. >> times yesterday i was talking with tourists visiting san francisco when i ran into a dallas man in the hotel business. he confirmed that those arrangements. they said there was no difference in prices anymore, which is absolutely correct. why is that? because the brands dictate that to us. >> we can't have different price points to different websites. >> now, there are a handful of ways to get a discount. one is to book a nonrefundable hotel room a bit risky, but there are discounts of around 10. you can sign up for a loyalty program at a hotel, which sometimes can get you a 10% discount. costco travel has discounted rooms, but it is fairly limited. checkbook brasler says the best prices are the mystery deals found on priceline and hotwire, where you don't know the exact hotel until after you have booked and paid. >> the reason i think these these deals are worth looking at is that it was the only way we significantly cut our costs on

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of republican speaking points. it's hard for him to then come up and say, well, i'm a little bit more sensible than them. but the fact is, is that voters will see him as a republican and it will be really a challenge for him in a state like california right now. >> you can watch interviews like this one every weekday getting answers airs at 3 p.m. here on abc seven. and wherever you stream. >> the us house of representatives is back in session tomorrow and tempoorary speaker patrick mchenry says his goal is to vote on a new speaker tomorrow. without a speaker of the house, congress is unable to pass any legislation. abc news reporter liz landers looks at who's likely to become the next leader. >> republicans on capitol hill are still divided on who they want to be the next speaker of the house. as pressure mounts to make a pick so the house can start to function again. >> the house needs to get back to work. the top candidates for speaker judiciary chairman jim jordan and majority leader steve scalise making their case to colleagues tuesday during a

closed door candidates forum. >> there's no clear frontrunner between the two, though. jordan says republicans have to unite before a full vote. i think it's real important that they go to the floor with 217 votes. gop lawmakers hope to avoid a potentially embarrassing process like what happened in january to kevin mccarthy when he was elected speaker. after 51 rounds. quite frankly, i don't want to repeat what we did on the floor with multiple candidates. the two front runners have been jockeying for votes. jordan securing an endorsement from former president trump. scalise is picking up support from another member of leadership, whip tom emmer, as members mull over their top choice. scalise's health is a consideration. he's currently battling blood cancer without a speaker. no new legislation can be introduced, including government spending or aid for israel or ukraine and the crisis in israel. adding urgency to select a leader quickly, he gets this thing done and get the work of the american

people, but also help the people of israel defend themselves on capitol hill. liz landers, abc news. >> all right. one last check on our weather. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. yeah >> and alma and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven because we still have a shower or two right now. >> mainly right around the coastline as we get you into street level radar, fairway drive, half moon bay, la honda area, you will notice stage road . it's a little wet out there tomorrow afternoon, we're going to turn things around and we're going to go with a sunny day. breezy along the coastline, mid 60s to the upper 70s. not warm enough for you. we'll take those temperatures up into the 80s as we head towards thursday. and then we're going to fast forward as we have another weak system coming our way. early saturday could see a few showers. there's a better opportunity for some wet weather early next week, monday night of course, this is one computer model. the other model is drier than that. so stay tuned. the accuweather seven day forecast, it's a

bright, breezy day. tomorrow we're going to go with the warmer pattern for your thursday and then cooler and cloudier with chances of showers early saturday morning but not a game changer for your weekend plans. and then again on monday. dan and irma. excellent. >> thank you, sandy. >> all right. we're still talking about the niners, larry. yeah big win. >> yeah, unfortunately, not everybody should have a podcast because then you say things and then it provokes a response. and here we go back and forth. the niners win obviously decisive 32 points, but the back and forth continues and one cowboys star on his podcast is still chirping . and that provoked a response from debo next in sports

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pretty big difference in talent between these two teams. but cowboys linebacker micah parsons doesn't see it or he just doesn't want to see it. but he didn't like the t shirt that george kittle showed off after the game. and we can't show it on a family program like this. but the cowboys linebacker responded on his podcast, suggesting kittle made it personal. 49 ers receiver deebo samuel chirped back in a conversation with fanjuls kay adams. >> but i'm going to say this laugh now, cry later we got some for that. just trust. if we see them again, just trust and we're going to put it just like that. ain't going to put too much on it. you going to make it personal? we can make it personal. >> it was already personal before the game started. now, um, 42 to 10. i don't think you like, want to see us again? it

might be a little bit worse. >> ouch. >> for 52 to 10, i don't know. it's opening night in the national hockey league. but not for the sharks. they open the season thursday night at home in the tank against the defending stanley cup champion vegas golden knights captain logan couture. not going to play. he's recovering from an off season, lower body injury. david quinn beginning a year two in san jose as team teal tries a massive rebuild. sharks have core players. tomas hertel marc-edouard vlasic and some young guys who are promising like william eklund, who turns 21 on opening night. wouldn't it be nice to just turn 21 again? here's abc7's chris alvarez on a team looking to silence all the outside doubters. >> well, hockey is back a couple of games on the nhl opening night schedule. the sharks. their first game is thursday at the tank. they're going to welcome in the defending stanley cup champion las vegas golden knights. that should be a lot of fun. now, nationally, the narrative around this team, the expectations aren't high. but if you ask team teal, well, they've got other ideas this season. >> i love our group. you know, i

think we have great preseason together. we have a lot of fun. you know, we get a lot of new guys, but i think we really get together. everybody i'm looking forward because i think it will be fun here. >> in spite of the record, we felt like we played together and so far throughout training camp this year, we seem to be even closer. it's going to be fun to finally get the season started and finally kind of get the juices flowing. so our camp has been good and i'm just excited to see what we can do. >> you know, we just need to continue to put ourselves in a position night in and night out to deserve to win. you know, i'll let other people sit here and tell us how bad we are and hopefully they all approach it that way. >> so that las vegas game is the first of four to open up the season right here in san jose. the sharks looking to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2019 with the sharks here in san jose. chris alvarez, abc seven sports. >> thank you, chris. baseball playoffs former ace sonny gray leading the twins against the astros. one nothing houston in the first jose abreu launches this thing into orbit hit it so far the cameraman lost it out there 440ft. oh i love umpire

cam. isn't that cool? it's like pylon cam almost. anyway, gray lasted only four innings, allowed five runs. then abreu did it again in the ninth, so that was 442ft. he's the first player in the statcast era to have two 440 plus foot homers in the same postseason game. and the astros won nine one, taking a21 series lead, and giants fans will be interested in knowing that bruce bochy is this close to advancing with the texas rangers. they're leading baltimore six one in the sixth, a possible sweep in the series. and bo, who obviously was responsible for three world series with the giants, is still beloved here. first year in texas with the rangers and is looking at moving on. >> it's almost like he knows what he's doing a little without all the analytics, you know, without all the numbers and platoons and everything. >> but anyway, everybody loves boesch. great guy. and so happy to see his success in texas. >> speaking of texas, do the cowboys play 49 ers again this season? no no. >> only they could meet only in the postseason. an that would be the only other way. and i'm not

sure dallas wants any of that. >> thanks, larry. >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven eight, dancing with the stars ten press your luck. and we're on for abc seven news at 11. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app to join us whenever you want wherever you are that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. and i'm dan ashley for sandy patel. >> reveal all of us here we appreciate your time hope you have a great evening and we see you again for abc seven news at 11. don't make it personal. >> know what that this is? >> abc 724 seven live francisco live in the south bay in san jose. >> in concord. live in oakland. yes. >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are. >> we are. >> we are. >> we are. we are. >> we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app join us and s

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