new tonight. gunfire erupts at a homeless shelter in the city of berkeley. and now one man is dead with a suspect nowhere to be found. good evening. i'm j.r. stone. this happened around 5:00 tonight at the shelter on harrison street, close to the target, off the freeway near 580. it was a scare for anyone

inside. some of them spoke with abc seven news reporter ryan curry right after it happened. he has more on the search for this suspect. >> yellow tape surrounding this shelter for the unhoused. all of its residents are outside. while police determine what led up to a shooting sunday evening. >> our officers responded to the area of seventh and harrison street in reference to gunshots heard. our officers responded to the scene and located a shooting victim. >> this is berkeley's fourth homicide of the year, according to shelter residents who did not want to go on camera. the man who died was shot in his room. police arrived shortly after, but say he died at the scene. >> officers immediately began performing life saving measures. unfortunately, the victim succumbed to his injuries at the location. >> now the search is on for the shooter. berkeley police have not made any arrests yet, and they didn't have much to say about a potential suspect. >> at this point, we don't have any suspects in custody related to this. so the suspect did flee the scene.

>> you know, if the victim and potential suspect knew each other, i don't know that information. they are asking if anyone has information to contact police right away. the shelter residents have been allowed to go back inside. however, police are still on scene and say they're going to be there throughout the night. and they said a third party worker has been on site working with the shelter residents while they continue this investigation. in berkeley, ryan curry abc seven news. >> ryan, thanks so much. we give you the power to look at the public safety picture where you live through our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. the interactive tool has a deep bank of information and trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. you can check it out right now by just heading to our website, abc seven news.com. as ceasefire talks stall between israel and hamas, people rallied in berkeley today for the release of hamas hostages. a crowd gathered on the pedestrian overpass above 8-80 near university avenue, waving flags

and holding signs for hirsh goldberg-polin 23 year old, raised in berkeley, has been held hostage for more than ten months. hamas took him from the music festival on october 7th on the overpass today. others with family members held hostage told us they want to make sure their loved ones aren't forgotten. a friend of goldberg-polin and that family say they are desperate for their son to be home. >> it was beyond urgency. it's beyond acceptable that this has gone on as long as it has, and the world needs to stand up and say enough is enough. >> goldberg, poland's parents, spoke at the democratic national convention this past week, getting emotional to chants of bring them home. the local council on american-islamic relations sent us this in response, saying in part, everyone at every demonstration would agree. too many people have been killed. the first step toward freeing the israeli and palestinian individuals being held captive is an arms embargo. the next step is a parliament

ceasefire. the biden-harris administration has the power to stop the violence and needs to do so now. all this comes as concerns rise of a wider conflict in the israel-hamas war. the israel and hezbollah launching their largest attacks on each other since the war began. israeli warplanes bombed dozens of targets in southern lebanon today as part of what it called a preemptive strike to stop an attack from the iranian backed hezbollah militants. hezbollah claims it fired more than 300 rockets as israeli military bases in retaliation for the killing of one of iran's top military commanders last month. israel says there was very little damage. a u.s. official says the united states was not involved in israel's attack, but the u.s. did provide some intelligence. turning to your voice and your vote, as we are now about 70 days away from election day and a new comments

today, republican vice presidential nominee jd vance is spelling out that he and former president trump's policy plans on abortion in a pre-taped interview today. vance said trump would veto a federal abortion ban if it were passed by congress. he says trump believes it is up to the states to decide abortion actions instead of the federal government. both trump and vance's statements on abortion have evolved over the years. vance previously expressed in 2022, the federal action was needed on abortion. in response, a spokesperson for the harris and walz campaign said in part, quote, if they win this november, trump and vance will use their project 2025 playbook to ban abortion without congressional approval, restrict access to birth control, and appoint a national anti-abortion czar to force states to report women's miscarriages. we'll have much more on the state of the 2024 race coming up in our next half hour. happening tomorrow, sam trans is warning of possible

service disruptions because of a labor protest. the union, representing about 400 bus operators, utility and other workers, is threatening a work stoppage after rejecting a contract proposal from the district. sam trans is advising customers to seek alternative transportation options for tomorrow and possibly tuesday. the transit system also says the labor action could potentially affect school bus lines. sam trans says it will prioritize school service and paratransit service will not be disrupted. speaking of tomorrow, let's get you ready for the weather day ahead. abc seven news meteorologist frances dinglasan here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. >> yeah j.r. we have another nice one on tap right now. we have mostly clear skies but we have your 24 hour planner ahead. so we'll start to see some of the stratus clouds move in overnight. and then tomorrow morning we'll wake up to low clouds with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to the low 60s.

it will be sunny and warm, in fact a little bit warmer for inland areas and around the bay. and then tomorrow temperatures will get hot inland. our warmest spots will be near 96 degrees, maybe even a few upper 90s out there. partly cloudy in the evening before the stratus moves in once again, but the temperatures continue to warm into tuesday. in fact, we'll hang to on that heat into wednesday, and i'll let you know how hot it will get and possibly talk about moderate heat risk and maybe moderate air quality in the accuweather seven day forecast. j.r. >> francis, thanks so much. time to get into tonight's abc seven news at 11. it's our way that we like to help make you aware. and on top of some of the big storylines in the days and weeks to come, we begin with the state of transit in the bay area and the work to fend off a multi-billion dollar funding crisis. of course, transit agencies are still grappling with the impact of remote work. fewer commuters means shrinking

fare revenue, and the double whammy of sales tax measures expiring in multiple counties over the next 15 years. the mtc is looking at pitching a new tack to voters at a meeting tomorrow. they'll discuss some options for the ballot in 2026. our next abc seven news at 11 leaders in oakland are sitting down with neighbors to address public safety concerns there in a series of town hall meetings that will continue tomorrow, mayor shengtao and police chief floyd mitchell held the first ever event on friday. they took questions from neighbors about police staffing, budget problems and working with prosecutors to see cases through. the chief called on community leaders to help kids from turning to violence. >> they are the elders of our communities and the mothers of our community that know that can help us pull these kids aside and say, hey, there's a better way. >> tomorrow's event is at fremont high school on foothill

boulevard. the town halls continue tuesday, thursday, and friday, and our final abc seven news at 11 is with oakland's public schools on wednesday, the school board will vote on what could become a historic contract extension for the district's superintendent if the contract is approved. kyla the contract is approved trammell would continue serving as superintendent for another three years. that would make her the longest serving superintendent in the district's history, with ten years in charge. oakland unified hasn't had a superintendent serve for more than five years since 1970. we make it our mission here at abc seven news to find the people and stories, helping to build a better bay area, and we love sharing those breakthroughs with you here at 11. and tonight we're finding a big one in the form of a little music free

concerts have bloomed up across san francisco, either in their annual return or as new additions. and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us, there's a belief they are pushing the city in the right direction. >> the sights and sounds of san francisco's stern grove music festival. we really want to be able to bring free, live music to the community and make it accessible. for the past nearly 90 years, serving up head turning headliners like chaka khan for free. >> in today's world, concert tickets are so expensive and it's really hard for some people to be able to go see these amazing musicians, and we are trying to break that down and be able to provide that to people. >> the festival drawing in roughly 90,000 people to the city each year from across the bay area and beyond. >> people are struggling right now financially, and so they might not want to splurge on entertainment. but it's important for human beings to socialize with one another and enjoy the arts. >> monica and the organizers of outside lands, the city's

largest music festival, know exactly what it means for fans cend on the city. that means hotel rooms, restaurants, ubers, retail taxes, all of that. this past week, announcing it's now hosting a free concert at civic center in september. ooh, i'm a rebel. >> just for kicks now with grammy award winning rock band portugal the man set to take the stage this on the heels of a paid, ticketed rave at civic center in may that drew in 25,000 people. >> meanwhile, back at stern grove, these concert goers say they're not surprised music is helping to bring back the city. >> the joy and, you know, families and people of all ages here. it's really it's part of the heart of san francisco and the bay area to have people interact and enjoy music together. >> these free concerts keep people together, keep people out of trouble. and it's just this whole bay area coming together to celebrate. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> still ahead on abc seven news

at 11. flash flooding in the grand canyon has turned deadly. more on the mass rescues and wipe out flood waters coming in the midst of the monsoon season. plus, neighbors call it foul, smelly, rotten, whatever it is, this funky odor is overpowering part of one bay area town and the source of the

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after days of searching, the national park service says a tourist boat discovered the body of 33 year old. the 33 year old woman. floodwaters swept her away on thursday. park officials

say she did not have a life vest. arizona's national guard rescued more than 100 people stranded by those raging waters. >> the power of the water come out of nowhere. we made it out with probably 40 or 50 of us stuck together and helped each other across the water. >> flood waters damaged a tribal village and campgrounds near the grand canyon. reservations for visitors were suspended today as crews assessed the damage. construction delays stink, but in this case, we mean it literally. neighbors in south vallejo are sick of rotten smells in their area and clear air could be months away at least. non smelly air that is. the wastewater district in vallejo is in the middle of work to replace aging infrastructure at its wastewater treatment plant across from mare island. back in march, it warned neighbors about a possible surge in smelliness through april and may. here we are in august and vallejo can't shake the smell. neighbors told the chronicle.

it's like a combination of rotten trash, meat, fish, rubber and sewer. officials say it's not bad for your health, just your nose. they expect the sense to be under control by early november, so at least a couple more months. in the south bay, a celebration of pride filled the streets of downtown san jose with love and inclusion. the 49th annual silicon valley pride festival wrapped up today with the pride parade down market street. thousands showed up for the party celebrating the lgbtq plus community. >> we are here today to celebrate pride and everyone, everyone understand love is love. >> pride is all about representation. using whatever voice you have to speak up for those who can't. >> the presidential race loomed large over today's event. several participants told us pride also means getting out to vote, feeling much is at stake on the ballot. >> go do your civic duty, is what i would say to that. regardless of what side you're

on, really excited to show up and cast our vote and charlotte will be there with us. >> with next year being the 50th annual silicon valley pride, organizers tell us they're planning an even bigger party. happening tomorrow. it's a big reveal for sfo. we're about to find out whether a bay area dog is the cutest canine among tsa. barney is one of two finalists in this year's contest within the agency. he's a five year old german shorthaired pointer who screens for explosives at sfo. barney's competition is a badger. a canine at chicago o'hare. people have been voting on social media, and tomorrow we'll find out who the winner is. meteorologist frances dinglasan is here to talk a little bit. i walked outside to go get dinner tonight. i don't know if i felt it, that. i mean, it just felt beautiful outside. just felt good. >> felt so mild. unlike the normal temperatures that we get this time of year where we have to wear hoodies. yes. >> maybe we can just pause right

here. >> yeah. let's keep it this way for the. how about the next few days? okay. all right. don jr. yes here's a look at live doppler seven. the satellite radar image. so high pressure is helping push all the clouds away. we have lots of clear skies right now, but it will fill in again overnight. and here's a beautiful view from sutro looking towards downtown san francisco and the bay bridge. and yeah, it is mild out there even in san francisco at 63 degrees. oakland and hayward at 69. san jose is 71 degrees and heading close to midnight in the 70s. redwood city 68. cooler though at the beaches in half moon bay with that sea breeze at 55 degrees and a live view of the golden gate bridge shows you how clear it is out there right now. it is cooling down, though, in parts of the north bay, like petaluma, 57 degrees and we still see 70 degrees in concord, fairfield 65, livermore 67. so compared to 24 hours ago, we warmed up, especially a lot

during the afternoon. and even now still about five degrees warmer in fairfield, concord and also in santa rosa. notice not too much change at half moon bay. so the low clouds will move in overnight, and then tomorrow will still see lots of sunshine, temperatures warming up. but at the beaches with that marine layer, temperatures will hold fairly steady, so not too much change, although it is really pretty comfortable today. and then look for warm to hot weather tuesday and wednesday, especially for inland locations that they'll get near triple digits in some spots. so tonight's lows will drop into the mid 50s, maybe a few low 50s out there like santa rosa to low 60s san jose, 61, oakland 58, san francisco 56. and we'll see some of those clouds along the coast, possibly even some drizzle with that area highlighted in green tomorrow. look for these numbers to reach the upper 90s fairfield, antioch at 97 san francisco. holding

steady in the mid 70s. tomorrow. oakland 80 degrees san jose 91. and as we jump ahead to tuesday, notice it gets even warmer. so this is where we could see moderate heat risk. tuesday and wednesday and possibly more moderate air quality for everyone. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so warm to hot with plenty of sunshine. it will be sizzling inland on tuesday, then hanging on to that heat on wednesday. but we cool down a little bit for everybody. the heat really eases on thursday and then we'll be closer to average a seasonal range friday. the cooling continues and then it will be cooler for next weekend, which is the holiday weekend. let's talk about that. can't believe it's already labor day coming up. >> it looks like that rain was a thing of the past. the slight rain we had. >> yeah, it was rainy yesterday. sunny sunny and hot today. and then we'll hang on to that for

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premier and jana ellis. taylor sanaa lathan and uzo aduba were all on hand to celebrate with the cast. the movie is based on the best selling novel by the same name, takes you through the lives of three best friends who call themselves the supremes. it follows them as they grow up in the 60s, all the way through the 90s as married women. the stars agree that it's nice to shine the spotlight on the importance of having friends who see you through both the good and bad times. >> we had such a wonderful time working together. so many laughs, so many tears, and i'm just so happy that we are finally able to share it with the world. this celebration of friendship, you know, it's we underestimate how important friendships are in our lives. so

this is an homage to that, that the supremes at urls all you can eat is streaming now on hulu. >> disney is the parent company of hulu, and abc seven. it was a tough weekend for the giants in seattle, and a dramatic finish at the little league world series. how the championship game ended next in sports

trying to stay on the fringes of the wild card chase with just over a month to play. but it was a tough weekend in seattle. they had the lead in all three games, but could only win one of them. beautiful august summer day in the pacific northwest. love seeing that snow on mount rainier. the giants jump on alameda native brian woo early in this one. elliot ramos first inning, two run homer, his 20th of the year. youngest giants outfielder with 20 since chili davis 40 years ago. giants starter robbie ray. oh. grabs his left hamstring after making this pitch in the fourth inning. had to leave the game. we'll see about him going forward. the bullpen then gave up the lead and woo settled in after that. i'm breathing heavy. yep. sets a new career high with 94 pitches

and struck out seven. the giants trying to come back against the bullpen. rookie grant mcrae says we're hanging around. it's his second career home run. how about it? the giants within one. he says let's go. he points yeah waving his arm there. but they can't. just five hits on the day. and two of them were home runs. they lose 4 to 3 and fall to 500. an off day tomorrow and in milwaukee on tuesday. and the brewers finishing up their series against the a's at the coliseum. cheesehead in the house. alert! the a's trying to avoid the sweep. down two. nothing in the fourth. former a frankie montas walks shea langoliers on a very close pitch to bring the a's first run. next man up, seth brown. he's got a single that would tie it up. the a's score four in the fourth all off of montas to take the lead and it stands up. mason miller throwing smoke. yeah that's smoke. that's what you call it when they throw heat for most for his 21st save. that is the most by a rookie this season.

a's win 4 to 3 to salvage a game now on the road in cincy. starting tuesday. just 13 games left at the coliseum. the last game ever at the coliseum is a month from tomorrow. at least with the a's central valley native aaron judge hit two more home runs today. hit number 50in the first inning, number 51 in the seventh as the yankees crushed the rockies 10 to 3. he is now on pace to hit 63 homers and break his own american league record of 62, set two years ago. he's now just the fifth player in mlb history to hit at least 50 homers in three different seasons. earlier today on abc seven little league world series championship game florida taking on taiwan. go to the sixth. florida down one to nothing. final out demarco mieses with the flare to left. it drops. the runner scores. this game is tied. mieses. he's hyped up. he's like yeah. in the eighth we go. they put a ghost runner at second base. first pitch at the bottom of the

eighth. hunter alexander bunts the pitcher and first baseman bo tried to get it. nobody's at first. throw goes into right field. florida scores. florida wins the title 2 to 1. they're from lake mary, florida, near orlando. and this is the state of florida's first ever little league world series championship. way to go, usa. this abc seven sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. much more to come on abc seven news at 11. a ring of fire. large crowds and a ten foot python. more from this weekend's bay area sideshow. plus, a new study is pointing out the so-called ghost students of the golden state. who they are and what it says about

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the bidens are back on the east coast tonight after a week long vacation outside of santa barbara. their visit came after president biden's speech at the dnc on monday. then the bidens watched from california as vice president kamala harris accepted the democratic nomination. and now the countdown is on to election day. just about 70 days

to go. the harris campaign says she raised $82 million this past week during the dnc. she has now raised more than half a billion dollars since launching launching her campaign last month. both the harris and trump campaigns are planning a busy week of rallies in swing states. harris and running mate governor tim walz will be on a bus tour through georgia. trump will be stopping in michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. senator jd vance was pressed today on one of the major issues of the campaign. asked about the possibility of a national ban on abortion. >> i think you'd be very clear he would not support it. i mean, he said that explicitly. yeah. i mean, if you're not supporting it as the president, united states, you fundamentally have to veto a federal abortion ban. i think he would. >> vance went on to echo trump's belief that abortion policy should be up to states. a flip from vance's position two years ago. this was the reaction from senator elizabeth warren, who's hitting the campaign trail for harris this week.

>> american women are not stupid, and we are not going to trust the futures of our daughters. and granddaughters to two men who have openly bragged about blocking access to abortion for women all across this country. >> both campaigns are preparing for trump and harris to share the debate stage. they'll face off september 10th right here on abc seven. the san francisco fire department is investigating the cause of an early morning fire in the sunset district. crews arrived to flames at great wall hardware on taraval, near 18th avenue, just before 4 a.m. the store is in supervisor joel engardio district. he says there were no injuries, but the store's owners, mother and two other tenants who live above the store were displaced. we have new details about a deadly shooting at a sideshow in vallejo, resulting in a police pursuit and a confiscated python

the sideshow happened at louis brown road and b.w. williams drive friday night. officers believe a man was shot and killed in a car, but it's not clear if he was part of the sideshow. search continues for the gunman. the chronicle reports that police say there were more than 20 gunshots during the sideshow. that involved about 500 vehicles. officers say someone inside a cadillac shined a laser pointer at an at a ground officer, and the chp chopper. they chased that car and arrested the driver and hercules. they also cited three passengers. vallejo police say they also confiscated this from the cadillac. a ten foot python. it's something we see here on the weekends. quite often. late night sideshows. neighbors in oakland are now taking matters into their own hands to try and shut them down. but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us, their

barrier didn't quite go as planned. reporter >> these sideshow videos show what residents in this oakland neighborhood are up against. >> it's every day. it's every day at 4:00 in the morning. it's every day at 5:00 in the morning. it's all the time. >> juan salcedo has lived in oakland, san antonio neighborhood for 30 years. the tire marks run six blocks around his neighborhood. his intersection is across from a middle school and park, so neighbors took the matters into their own hands. >> we come out and i try to confront them, and they pulled out guns on me, told me to go back inside my house. it's gotten to the point where we're not scared anymore. we're angry. >> they installed speed bumps to slow down traffic and stop drag racing and tires filled with concrete and dirt to stop the sideshows. and it worked, said salcedo. did those help? big time. >> huge. i mean, it helped in the sense that it prevented those guys from coming in. granted, they went looking for somewhere else, but at least it

wasn't here. >> but after an alleged speeding driver hit one of the tires and flipped over, josh rowan, director of oakland's department of transportation, says he had them removed. rowan wasn't available for an interview, but in a statement to abc seven news, he says those traffic calming measures are in violation of city codes and that residents could be liable. what the are you thinking? on monday, rowan and other city leaders did a walk through of the neighborhood with residents. the city says they're looking into whether the rubber speed bumps can be made permanent and are considering a pilot traffic circle for the neighborhood. salcedo says residents know there are no easy fixes, but says they're going to make sure that the city follows through. we get it that there's policies and laws and all that stuff. >> we understand that, but we're like i said earlier, we're at a point where we're we're we're not scared. we're we're angry. and we're going to do whatever it takes to turn around, protect our neighborhoods in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> declining enrollment is

hitting school budgets hard. a new study shows california spent $4 billion on so-called ghost students who've left districts trying to soften the blow. the report out by the libertarian reason foundation, looked at the impact that school funding changes had to ease the cost of shrinking student counts in the 2022 2023 school year. the study says two bay area school districts got some of the most money in the state. san francisco unified received $42 million, paying for the education of 4000 more students than the district actually had. west contra costa unified got $39 million for 3700 ghost students. the state's largest school district, los angeles unified, received the most money. still ahead on abc seven news at 11 restoring our california forests. one initiative an innovative test is underway in the santa cruz mountains, and its success could be a big breakthrough for california. >> and it's a mild and clear

evening. here's a view from sutro looking out towards the moonrise that happened at around 1122. it looks almost a bit orange out there because it's still low on the horizon. we have some more beautiful warm days ahead, and i'll let you know how long that will last

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van. van and t.i. and tiny's daughter eris harris bring down the house, their first daytime performance that's coming up this week at 1 p.m, right here on abc seven. >> because of climate change, scientists say fires are growing more ferocious and doing more damage in california and helping the greater bay area stay. climate ready can sometimes require major projects. one of those projects is restoring a fire scarred forest in the santa cruz mountains. experts are pioneering a bio friendly way to

dispose of the dead and charred wood and depending on its success, we could see this approach expand all across the state. abc seven news anchor dan ashley looks at the innovative project. >> years after the ccu fires roared through the santa cruz mountains, teams are still working to clear the charred forests to help prevent a repeat disaster. >> this whole tree likely has a core of rot in the center of it. nadia haney is lead forester at the fire. >> damaged san vicente redwoods. she says crews have created miles of sophisticated firebreaks in the area and removed more than 20,000 tons of logs and dead trees. the challenge is what to do with them trying to find anybody who, you know can turn it into lumbe, even, you know, boards with a lot of character. >> you know, we're looking for something to do with it. >> but then forest managers hit

on another bio friendly solution burning the wood. not into ash, but a product known as biochar. they are piles of blackened chips that can be worked into the soil to sequester carbon and help plants spread healthy root systems. we first reported on the technology as researchers at uc merced were working to make the specialized burners cheaper and more accessible. >> it's kind of a stable form of carbon, so it has longevity and is actually a really cool agricultural amendment. >> but creating the biochar is one challenge. the second is finding a market for it. while commercial suppliers truck the material around the state, managers at san vicente have found at least one customer closer to home, a well-known organic grower known as jacob's farm. >> this is you know, this is basically what we're looking at. >> manager greg rawlings met us in one of their fields north of santa cruz, just a few miles away from san vicente. that's

where the farm is mixing in biochar with the rows of premium dill and cilantro. >> once it's in the soil, it again acts like a house or a condo, and it protects it from, you know, overwatering or. well, you know, say excessive rains or flooding or, you know, drying out. >> and he believes customers will ultimately taste the difference. >> what you want to do with an organic field is you want to you want to have the plants in symbiosis with the fungal and the bacteria in the soil, and that's what produces you know, the great flavor of organic produce. >> and back at san vicente, it's a kind of testing lab for technology that's helping to turn the remnants of a painful disaster into a productive solution, one they hope will spread to other areas across northern california and the west. dan beautiful day today. >> meteorologist frances dinglasan here to talk more. more to come maybe. >> yeah, definitely more to come. in fact, take a look at temperatures right now. we're still in the 70s in brentwood, san jose. and you know it is going to be warm and beautiful

tomorrow. but we will wake up to temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s with some low stratus clouds. but plenty of sunshine means we'll warm up into the upper 90s for some of our inland areas. lots of 80s around the bay and at the beaches near 70 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so three more gorgeous sunny days and then the heat starts to ease on thursday. closer to average by friday and then cooler for next weekend. >> i think that's the thumbs up. >> yeah, i like it. >> everybody's a fan. next in sports. just two weeks and a day until the niners season opener right here on abc seven. how does brock purdy feel about the preseason? hear from the niners starting

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friday, brock purdy did okay, which is okay when the games don't count. purdy didn't hesitate on the first play of the game in formation, lined up looking for a man throwing to deebo samuel. makes a great sideline catch for 27 yards. that drive ended in a field goal. next drive we go. purdy's throw of the night to george kittle who makes a great leaping catch for 19 yard gain there. kittle had three catches for 34 yards. still on the drive purdy with the 14 yard. hey i think i'll take it through here. 14 yard scramble. best drive of the night 85 yards and ended with a td. second quarter purdy trying to end his night right. but the pass to deebo. oh it's tipped and picked off. and in the heat of the moment purdy dove and led with his helmet making the tackle. said later that that might not have been the smartest thing to do, but he was okay and satisfied with the rest of the night. >> yeah, it felt good to get out there with the guys and just move the ball, you know, last

week obviously wanted to move it a little bit more efficiently and stuff. so to get out there and get some first downs and score and put the points up on the board, it felt good. so you know, when you're starting out a game, you sort of have your openers and you have an idea of like what plays you want to run and you know who you want to try to get the ball to. if it's the right look. and, you know, sure enough, we got we got some good looks and good opportunities to get the ball in his hands and george's hands. so i feel like we did a good job of, you know, sort of connecting and just feeling that game atmosphere again, you know, for us as starters, the next big thing for the niners is cutting down the roster to 53 guys on tuesday. >> and with brandon aiyuk and trent williams both wanting new contracts and still unsigned, that may affect the back end of the roster and how many guys they actually keep on a conference call today. head coach kyle shanahan naturally playing it close to the vest. >> i mean, it's just connecting all the positions. i mean, there's you know, you have the unknowns with va and trent right now, and then we have a lot of

good competition, a number of positions, whether to go light in certain places, heavier in some others, definitely don't want to get into any specifics, though, because, that's what all 32 teams are doing right now, watching everyone's rosters, trying to listen to everything and figure out which guys they can get. >> the giants lost today in seattle and may have lost their starting pitcher, robbie ray. he threw one pitch in the fourth inning and felt his left hamstring tighten. he left the game and will have more tests tomorrow. the 32 year old ray missed over a year due to tommy john surgery, and just made his giants debut a month ago. he says it was the first time he's had any issues with his hamstring, but didn't want to take any chances. >> you know, i just felt it on one pitch. i felt it kind of tighten up on me. took a step and i was like, yeah, you know, i've tried to push through injuries in the past before and it hasn't gone well for me. so, hopefully he caught it before anything significant, but we'll find out during the course of the season you're going to have

some issues. >> that's why you try to create some depth in the in the rotation. so we'll see what's next for us. now whether it's i really don't know. >> somebody get that guy a warriors jersey. well the chicago white sox lost their 100th game today 9 to 4 to the tigers. the white sox became just the third team in the modern mlb era to lose 100 games before september. and the second fastest to 100in terms of games played. their only win in the last week was wednesday's series finale in san francisco. the 31 and 100, and have to win 12 of their final 31 games to avoid passing the woeful 1962 mets for the most losses in a season. in the modern era. it's not looking good for the south siders. nascar truck series in milwaukee today. lane riggs won his first race ever, so you got to do the burnout thing and the smoke thing right? there he goes. and then he gets up on the cab. at

one point, you're about to see it right here jumping up and down and get this. he dislocated his shoulder. turns out it's happened before, but maybe he should just tone down the celebration just a little bit next time. >> it looked like you might have popped your shoulder out. what happened? yeah. >> dislocated my shoulder. i was celebrating so hard. it hurts like a mug, but, hey, it was worth it. it's not a it's not the first time it's happened to me. but it ain't going to slow me down. >> this abc seven sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and start streaming. well, that's it for tonight. i'm j.r. stone. abc seven news continues tomorrow morning at five for francis. thanks for joining us

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