pearsall, now out of the hospital after being shot in union square over the weekend. the shooting putting a new spotlight on crime in san francisco. plus i'm abc's em nguyen in washington, violent protests erupting in the streets of israel demanding for the government to do more to rescue

the hostages still in gaza. this after six were found dead this weekend, including an american. the latest coming up and special session. >> governor newsom's latest move to save you money at the pump and prevent a spike in gas prices. >> good morning everybody. happy labor day. it's monday, september 2nd. >> yes, we're happy that you are with us today. we're going to start with a check of our forecast with spencer. >> yeah. >> you know i'm happy to be here today because the world is looking really nice. >> and who wants to deliver bad news about weather on a holiday, right. so here's a look at our satellite radar composite image. you can see that we've got this low pressure system offshore that's kicking up well over the weekend. it was kicking up a significant onshore wind flow. right now we've got pretty light winds and calm conditions all around the bay area. still though, the flow is onshore. a nice little breeze there. so let's take a look at current conditions. we've got a few patches of some thin morning clouds, but basically it's clear out there right now, which is a nice start to labor day. 60

degrees in san francisco. we have mid 60s in oakland and hayward, 61 at san jose and half moon bay, and 56 at redwood city. nice view from mount tam. you can see very clearly down into the bay at parts of san francisco. cooler up north right now, 50 degrees in santa rosa, 52 in petaluma and napa over to fairfield, 59 degrees, 68 concord and 59 at livermore. and another fairly unobstructed view from the sutro camera looking out over san francisco. these are the forecast headlines today. labor day, sunny and mild, tuesday through thursday. warm to hot conditions, moderate heat risk with triple digit temperatures inland. and as we get into the afternoon hours, just a beautiful, nice, mild, warm labor day. i'll have more coming up a little bit later. kumasi. >> thanks, spencer. new developments in the case of 40 niners. rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall shot during an attempted robbery in union square. our crew captured this caravan of cars leaving san francisco general yesterday as he was released from the hospital less than 24 hours after being shot in the chest. and this morning, we're learning

more about what led up to this robbery. gone wrong. it's now generating headlines around the world. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in studio with the details on that, gloria. >> good morning. kumasi the san francisco 40 niners confirmed that wide receiver ricky pearsall was released from the hospital as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest. the 23 year old rookie was in union square on saturday afternoon after signing autographs at the cow palace. police say a 17 year old suspect confronted pearsall and pulled out a gun. both were wounded during the robbery attempt. mayor london breed says extra officers were deployed to the area on sunday and abc seven saw many in cruisers and on foot. breed denies the shopping district was understaffed at the time of the shooting. on saturday, even a holiday weekend. >> there are officers all around union square, more so than any other community in the city. >> the san francisco police

officers association says in a statement. given our severe staffing crisis, however, there's only so much we can do. this is just another reason why we need to implement strategies to retain our veteran officers quickly. breed says that officers were on scene in less than a minute, able to make an arrest. police say the crime was random and that pearsall was not targeted for being a minor. the suspect from tracy is now in custody. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says that they expect to make a charging decision by tomorrow or wednesday, and they will be filed in the juvenile court. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria. thank you. well, this comes as data from the san francisco police department shows the city is seeing a drop in robberies. this year. but that's not stopping attacks from mayor breed's opponents in the race for mayor. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has reaction from all the top candidates and puts this case in context. >> san francisco mayoral candidates are thankful that san

francisco forty-niner ricky pearsall survived saturday's union square shooting and robbery. but with nine weeks left until election day, many say this only adds to voter concerns about public safety. >> this is underscored one of the primary issues in the race. one third of the voters polled put public safety as the top issue in san francisco. san francisco mayor london breed has been criticized for crime in the city, but on sunday she praised the police and its policies. >> the things that we put into place in the downtown union square area actually worked. >> it didn't prevent this from happening, but the response was pretty extraordinary. from the police department. >> but some candidates for mayor are demanding change. mark farrell did not return requests for comment, but posted on x. enough is enough. if we want public safety in san francisco, then we need change in city hall. aaron peskin is president of the san francisco board of supervisors. he's also running for mayor. he says public safety is always on san franciscans minds, but praises the police

response. but he says the shooting should not be used as political rhetoric ahead of the election. >> real leaders at a time like this come together, move the city forward, express our remorse and express our appreciation for law enforcement. >> daniel lurie, who's also running for mayor, says san francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world and needs to be one of the safest as well. >> and you have to prioritize it 365 days a year. we have open air drug markets. it's a crisis of confidence that we have right now. it's a crisis in confidence of our leadership. >> supervisor asha safai acknowledges that recruitment is down at sfpd, but he says there needs to be more proactive community policing, which he adds the city has the money to do. >> i cannot direct the police department the way our city is structured is we are a strong mayor city. the mayor directs the police chief here says even though violent crime may be down and lower compared to other big u.s. cities, it will still be a challenge for the next mayor in

san francisco. >> anser hassan. abc seven news. >> a reminder we want to help give you the full picture of public safety, where you live, with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. our interactive tool has a wide variety of data for san francisco, oakland, and san jose. you can find it all right on the front page of our website, abc7 news.com. >> developing news from the conflict in the middle east. protesters are flooding the streets of israeli cities in what may be the largest demonstrations since the war started over the weekend, six more hostages, including berkeley native hersh goldberg-polin, were confirmed dead. as abc news reporter anne nguyen tells us, tens of thousands demand for prime minister netanyahu to reach a deal to release those hostages still held in gaza this morning after massive demonstrations in israel, a national labor strike erupting in protest of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's failure to reach a ceasefire deal with hamas. >> israel's largest trade union.

the histadrut, aiming to shut down or disrupt major sectors of the economy from banking to health care to the country's main airport. sunday, tens of thousands of israelis poured into the streets after six more hostages, including one american, were found dead in gaza last night. israeli forensics determined hamas shot all six of them at close range between thursday and friday morning. the un believes netanyahu saying whoever murders hostages does not want a deal. among the hostages killed, 23 year old american hersch goldberg-polin this morning, his parents saying they are left with broken hearts at news of his death just days after the october 7th attack, when their son, seen here, was taken at that music festival, they spoke of the last text message they received from him. >> there were two messages in a

row at 811. the first one said i love you, and the second one said, i'm sorry. so i immediately knew something terrible had happened. i tried immediately to call him and it rang and rang and rang. i wrote, are you okay? no answer. are you okay? let me know you're okay. >> the wife of israeli-american hostage keith siegel, aviva, a former captive released in november, saying her husband shown alive in hamas video in april, same time as goldberg-polin, could be killed at any moment. we got the proof of life. >> but you know what it's worth? nothing it's worth nothing. he could be killed now. he could be tortured now, starving and screaming for help. we need all the hostages home. >> president biden and vice president harris have spoken to goldberg-polin parents to offer their condolences. this as

israel says it believes there are still 101 hostages in gaza, including seven americans. and when abc news washington here in the bay area, an outpouring of support over the weekend for berkeley native hersh goldberg-polin and the five other hostages killed in gaza, hundreds of people gathered in berkeley last night for a memorial at his family's previous synagogue, congregation beth israel. the congregation wrote letters to the family and mourn the loss of one of berkeley's own. >> the pain that they've been going through for almost 11 months was so clear and obvious, and now to hear the most tragic of horrific news for them is really, really, it's so sad. and we're wishing them and sending them all our strength. >> the goldberg-polin family now lives in israel. this week, a family friend and member of the congregation will travel to israel to deliver all of those handwritten letters. >> today, the white house says president biden and vice president harris will be meeting in the situation room, along

with the u.s. hostage deal negotiating team. they'll be discussing how to drive toward a deal to secure the release of the remaining 101 hostages that are currently being held by hamas. all of this coming as both the president and vp spoke with the family of hersh goldberg-polin. in a statement, president biden said in part, quote, i am devastated and outraged. make no mistake, hamas leaders will pay for these crimes. vice president kamala harris posted about her call with the parents of goldberg-polin, saying in part, quote, my heart breaks for their pain and anguish. i told them as they mourn this terrible loss, they are not alone. our nation mourns with them. >> it's time to take a look at our weather. we'll start with the headlines today. labor day, of course, will be sunny and mild to warm. so a great day for all kinds of outdoor activities. now tomorrow through thursday it's going to turn warm to hot. i mean really hot sizzling because there's a moderate heat risk on wednesday and thursday, especially as we expect triple digit temperatures in our inland areas up to about 90 near the

bay shoreline. so here's what's bringing us the weather. we have right now. low pressure system offshore, generating a nice breeze and nice mild onshore flow. we have temperature temperatures. we have wind speeds right now. generally below ten miles per hour. so it's relatively calm, could get a bit breezier later in the day. 59 degrees in san francisco right now under mainly clear skies. we have a few patches of thin fog in the early morning hours, but not very widespread. mid 60s right now at oakland and hayward, 61 at san jose and half moon bay, redwood city, 56 degrees. beautiful view from mount tam looking down onto the bay and onto parts of san francisco with no clouds in sight. 50 in santa rosa right now, a little cooler up north than in other parts of the bay area. low 50s at petaluma and napa, 59 at fairfield and livermore. concord 60 degrees. and let's take a look at our afternoon high temperatures. we'll see highs up to about 65 at half moon bay. so even on the coast, it's going to be pretty mild. 71 will be the high here in san francisco around the bay shoreline. we expect mainly mid 70s and inland areas will warm up the warmest of the inland areas to mid 80s. here's the

accuweather seven day forecast. sizzling heat begins tomorrow and continues through thursday. so the middle of the week is going to be pretty hot. temperatures will ease just a little bit on friday, but more significant cooling will occur as we go into the weekend. stephanie and kumasi. >> thank you spencer. well, coming up, arlington national cemetery controversy the first remarks from vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump and who let the dog out. >> the viral moment caught on camera during a college football game. >> and a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. it's

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the most prescribed biologic in asthma. arlington national cemetery. vice president harris is preparing to do something today on the campaign trail that she hasn't done before. abc news reporter em nguyen has the details on this labor day, vice president harris is set to take the stage in pittsburgh alongside president biden, part of a holiday battleground state tour that will also take harris to detroit and her running mate

tim walz to milwaukee. harris has now responded for the first time to former president trump's controversial visit to arlington national cemetery last week, where he marked three years since the deadly u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. harris, writing on social media it is not a place for politics, and the former president disrespected sacred ground. all for the sake of a political stunt. the trump campaign has faced criticism for filming this video alongside gold star families posing for photos in front of the graves of recently deceased service members. federal law prohibits campaign or election related activities within army, national, military cemeteries, but trump's campaign this weekend brushed aside the criticism, posting video messages from multiple family members who lost loved ones during the afghanistan withdrawal. other republicans are coming to trump's defense, questioning why

democrats weren't at the cemetery to mark the solemn anniversary. washington. >> the influential san francisco group responsible for sought after political endorsement says its votes may be compromised. the harvey milk lgbtq democratic club says it learned of potential fraud last week. many of the endorsements are listed on their page on their instagram page, and it ranges from the u.s. senate race to the san francisco board of education, as well as the prop k great highway plan. the group says its president stepped down saturday, and it's starting an investigation into the irregularities. >> there's a lot of division at the state capitol as lawmakers go into overtime to vote on a plan to tackle gas prices. governor gavin newsom called a special session saturday night after lawmakers in the assembly refused to take up his proposal. by the midnight deadline. the

regular session ended saturday with lawmakers expecting to spend the next several months at home. newsom wants them to pass his new plan, requiring oil companies to maintain a backup supply of gas to avoid shortages and price hikes. assembly democrats say they didn't have enough time to consider the plan. they're on board with the special session, but lawmakers in the state senate are not, so they refuse to open the special session. it's unclear when lawmakers will actually hold hearings or votes on this plan. >> college football is back, and during the usc lsu game, you saw it right here on abc seven. the broadcast team of chris fowler and kirk herbstreit had an unexpected third member in the booth. >> thing is, one through four you get to by five through eight. the home field advantage to me is going to be fascinating bends down here. sorry about that. ben's making sure it's a big boost. he's just working his way around five through eight. >> so if you are a fan or you watch espn's college game day,

you already know ben. i think i want to get to know ben. look how cute he is. okay, this is kirk, herb street's ten year old golden retriever. herbstreit also posted the moment on x. he recently disclosed on a podcast that ben had major surgery to remove multiple masses after being diagnosed with leukemia. so ben is a survivor and ben is bringing joy. >> i love it and i love that the sky high shot they showed just of him just kind of hanging out between the two of them. i got to say, on during football season, my dog bubba. big fan. yes. his eyes are like glued to the screen and i'm like, does he actually know what's going on? but probably. i got to say, i love ben. yes. >> anybody named bubba has to be a good football fan, right? >> bubba is invested. >> he does have a niners jersey for a dog. okay, i'm not surprised. >> i must see the picture of bubba in his jersey watching the game. exactly. what does bubba like to eat during the game? >> like, you know, anything

that's on the table? >> yeah, but no beer. no wine? well, no, i'm just kidding. today is going to be a great day for all kinds of celebrations. labor day is here, and we're off to a really good start this morning. skies are mainly clear. we've got a few thin patches of light clouds and a nice onshore flow. thanks to the circulation around this area. area of low pressure offshore. you can see wind speeds right now are relatively light, mainly under ten miles per hour. although we had a very breezy, even windy day at times yesterday. 59 degrees right now in san francisco. as you can see, skies are clear over the embarcadero. looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. we have mid 60s right now at oakland and hayward, 61 at san jose and half moon bay and redwood city. only 56 degrees and a clear view from mount tam looking down onto the bay. again, there are a few patches of thin, light clouds near the coast, but not very widespread. it's cool up north right now. low 50s at santa rosa, petaluma and napa with 59 degrees at fairfield and livermore. concord standing at 60 degrees and from the sutro

tower. now we see a few clouds moving in front of the camera lens, up on sutro. these are our forecast headlines. labor day today. sunny and mild to warm. i mean, from coast to inland, it's going to be really nice tomorrow through thursday though. it's going to turn quite hot, especially in our inland areas. we expect triple digit temperature readings. those two three days in our inland areas, even up to about 90 degrees around the bay shoreline. so be prepared for the heat forecast. animation shows what little we have in the way of morning clouds disappearing quickly, giving way to sunny skies. so it's going to be nice and clear all the way into the evening hours. so not just during the daytime, but during the day. we expect high temperatures, as i said, to be mild to warm mid 60s at the coast, mid 70s around the bay shoreline and mid 80s in the warmest inland areas and then overnight we'll see low temperatures dropping down, mainly to the mid to upper 50s. the accuweather seven day forecast looks like this. here's the little heat wave or wave of heat i was talking about tuesday through thursday, up to about 100 102 degrees in the warmest

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140 niners rookie receiver ricky pearsall is out of the hospital. he was shot during an attempted robbery at union square over the weekend. mayor london breed says she offered. she ordered, i should say more police in that area. as a result, number two, outrage in the middle east after the killing of six hostages, one of them was from berkeley. >> this morning there were protests across israel as they hoped to pressure the prime minister to reach a deal to free other hostages. >> number three, vice president harris will be appearing with president biden at a union event in pittsburgh today. it will be their first joint campaign event since president biden dropped his reelection bid. harris's running mate, tim walz, will be appearing with his wife at an

event in minnesota. >> number four, more than 10,000 hotel workers nationwide are on strike this morning, including one right here in the bay area. workers want better pay and working conditions, among other things. the hotel chain is facing striking workers include the hilton and marriott. those protests should last until tomorrow. >> number five couldn't be a nicer labor day across the bay area. sunny skies from coast to inland. high temperatures mild on the coast, warm around the bay shoreline and even warmer in our inland areas. so enjoy! >> number six taking a live look from our bay bridge toll plaza camera. as you can see, it is smooth sailing this labor day holiday. >> number seven adele says she is taking a long break from music. she told her audience last night you won't see me for a very long time. her after her vegas residency ends later this fall. >> in today's gma first look, a three year cruise around the

world has turned into months of frustration for passengers. here's abc news reporter trevor ault. >> in this morning's gma first look stranded cruise goers, the advertised three and a half year villa v odyssey cruise, now three months past its original launch date, undergoing maintenance in northern ireland and stranding some passengers there in the process. >> it's cold, it's windy, it's damp. it usually rains, but it's what i have to endure if i'm going to do this. >> holly hennessey is stuck in belfast traveling with her cat. she is allowed on the ship during the day, but at night she has to stay in a hotel room. >> i've moved five times different accommodations and all my accommodations until this last one were in the city center. it's been a very welcoming community. >> coming up at 7 a.m. with the ceo is now saying about when the ship will finally depart. with your gma first look, i'm trevor

ault, abc news, new york. >> the san francisco international airport is showing a series of films to honor latinx filmmakers. the city's film commission arranged the film lineup to celebrate latinx heritage month. the screenings are available for airport visitors. audience members will have the opportunity to meet the filmmakers on thursday. the sfo museum is holding a candid conversation with the directors, as well as a community mixer. the city is hoping this will help showcase local artists work to a global audience. coming up at 530. living on a landslide. hundreds of people in southern california dealing with a landslide that is moving slowly. moving slowly. moving. i should say. the land underneath their homes. >> and we'll take you outside for a live look at the airport here. it's 526. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 over seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah. you're watching abc

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live demonstration. >> is it off the screen yet, friend? >> i was going to say i don't know if i can handle that quite early. >> no, i can open my eyes. >> that's a lot. >> spencer. good morning everybody. it is monday. it's labor day, september 2nd. we're happy you're starting the morning with us. >> nice today, but warmer days ahead, spence. >> oh, much warmer days ahead. but today is going to be just a lovely labor day. right now, we've got calm wind all around the bay area. not the strong, gusty wind that we had at times yesterday. temperature readings right now. pretty mild for this hour of the morning. 59 degrees here in san francisco. we've got 64 at oakland. around in the inland east bay there, 60, 61 degrees up in the north bay. it's the typically cool conditions for the morning hours. 50 at saint helena and at santa rosa. moving along. live view. looking out over the city from sutro tower. these are our forecast headlines for today. sunny and mild to warm today, but tomorrow through thursday we expect a sharp increase in our temperatures. it's going to be warm to hot those three days. in fact, there's a moderate heat

risk. those three days because of triple digit temperatures in our inland areas. so overexposure to that kind of heat, of course, can cause heat related illnesses. forecast animation shows what little cloudiness we have this morning disappearing quickly, giving way to sunny skies starting in the mid morning hours and continuing through the afternoon. and speaking of the afternoon, we expect high temperatures in the mid 60s mid to upper 60s. in fact, on the coast, mid 70s around the bay shoreline and mid 80s in the warmest inland areas. enjoy this now because we have some heat coming our way midweek. stephanie spencer thank you. >> new developments now in the case of 40 niners rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall shot during an attempted robbery in union square this weekend. our crew captured this caravan of cars leaving san francisco general yesterday as pearsall was released from the hospital less than 24 hours after being shot in the chest. and this morning, we're learning more about what led up to this robbery gone wrong. now generating headlines around the world. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here with the details. gloria. >> good morning. stephanie. the

17 year old suspect from tracy is now in custody. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says they expect to make a charging decision by tomorrow or wednesday. the san francisco 49 ers confirms that wide receiver ricky pearsall was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest. the 23 year old rookie was in union square on saturday afternoon after signing autographs at the cow palace. police say that the suspect confronted pearsall and pulled out a gun. both were wounded during the robbery attempt. sources tell abc news that preliminary information indicates the wide receiver was targeted for a rolex watch, that he was wearing. abc news talked to bay area resident jeff dillon in union square, and says he'd like to see more criminals being prosecuted and would like to see more police in the area. >> i'd take off my watch because i don't feel safe now walking around here. got a big guy like ricky peterson. i'm like, i'm somewhat big too, but but you

know, it's nervous that it happens to someone like that here in union square. >> mayor london breed says officers were on scene in less than a minute, able to make an arrest, and she says that extra officers were deployed to the area on sunday and abc seven saw many in cruisers and on foot. breed denies that the shopping district was understaffed at the time of the shooting on saturday. the san francisco police officers association says in a statement. given our severe staffing crisis, however, there's only so much we can do. this is just another reason why we need to implement strategies to retain our veteran officers quickly. and police say the crime was random and that pearsall was not targeted for being a minor. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you gloria. well, it wasn't too far back that something similar happened to a young, promising nfl player. almost two years ago, to the day. washington commanders running back brian robinson junior was shot in the leg and

hip during an attempted carjacking in washington, d.c. he was able to return to practice three weeks later. he made his nfl debut that next month, and he is still going strong. this morning, peirsol is recovering at home in a since deleted facebook post. yesterday, his mom said the bullet that hit him missed all of his vital organs. abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with doctors at stanford and ucsf who specialize in these type of injuries. >> 40 niners wide receiver ricky pearsall was taken by ambulance to the hospital saturday suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. the area opposite his heart. he was released sunday, according to the niners. hours after his mother said online that the bullet hit him in the chest and exited through his back. >> if the bullet actually, you know, goes, you know, transects the chest, you know, it goes from the front to the back, you know, the chance of having a very serious injury is very high. and so, you know, frankly,

you know, this football player was very lucky if indeed, you know, he was able to be discharged from the hospital, you know, within 24 hours. >> that's stanford's dean winslow, who was deployed to the middle east six times after nine over 11 as a flight surgeon and hospital commander in the air national guard. he is not one of pearsall's doctors and has only seen the images we have seen, but winslow is very familiar with bullet wounds to the chest, and certainly this is the kind of injury that sadly, we would see commonly. >> you know, in soldiers, airmen, marines wounded in combat in iraq and afghanistan during my time when i served there. >> ucsf's jahan fahimi is medical director of the emergency department, also not one of pearsall's doctors, but well versed in injuries caused by guns in general. >> being shot somewhere in the torso in the chest area is a very high risk injury, you know, the biggest thing you worry about is an injury to the heart or one of the major arteries

that comes off of the heart. usually those are either instantly fatal or very life threatening. >> the two doctors add that injuries to the lungs and spine can also be a huge danger, with the chest related shooting. pearsall's release, though, leads both to believe that the injuries are likely not as severe, which could, and i repeat, could mean a recovery lasting weeks versus many months. doctor fahimi going so far as saying a release from the hospital this quickly is rare. >> it's the minority of patients who can say that they have had that experience, that they've been shot in the chest and been able to walk out a day later. i think that's extremely fortunate. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> doctor faheem says he's also concerned about the psychological impact of this act of violence, and recommends treatment for that as well. make sure you stay with abc seven news for the latest on this developing story. you can get updates anytime on abc seven news.com or your abc seven news bay area app.

>> new this morning in the north bay, a woman and her dog were killed in a two alarm house fire in mill valley southern marin. fire officials say crews responded just before 1 a.m. to the call on alta vista avenue. fire crews say that victim and four dogs were trapped inside the home. crews found the victim with significant burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. the four dogs were rescued, however, one dog died. the california highway patrol says it's not safe to pull over the dirt bikes and atvs that flooded san francisco streets just over a week ago. that's according to a chp spokesperson who spoke to sfgate. he said that while officers approached the group of riders as they were getting on the bay bridge, they did not attempt to pull them over. chp said it would be too much of a liability because the riders were driving recklessly. dirt bikes are illegal to ride on highways and city streets without certain modifications. >> another blow for people in southern california living on top of an active landslide.

socal edison shut off power to 140 homes in rancho palos verdes yesterday. because the land is moving a foot a week. there's an evacuation warning for that neighborhood. the city brought in backup generators to keep the lights on, but they're telling people to minimize their water use to protect the septic system. >> we've had problems. you know, they already cut the gas off, and cold showers. you get used to them. but the electricity is an entirely different thing. >> socal edison says last week the movement damaged their equipment and started a fire. residents say they want more support from governor newsom and the federal government. >> a dublin high school mom is thanking the community for their support after her 14 year old son was brutally attacked by four teenagers and a parent in the school's locker room. sheree barfield held a unity prayer lunch at her southern kitchen restaurant. she made a special menu for this event with a

portion of the proceeds going to the dublin high school athletic department. she says she's hoping to bring about change throughout the community and here in the bay area. >> this is just unacceptable. violence is not the answer. no matter what the case, it's hard enough for kids to be kids and teenagers on the playground without bringing in the extra element of chaos and confusion and hate and racism. they're all things that i wish i could eradicate. >> police say the incident was not random. barfield believes the attack was a case of mistaken identity. no arrests have been made. >> the a's are in the final steps of selling their stake in the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group, aa. sug purchased the city's 50% stake just a few days ago, and now the group will own the entire coliseum complex. the group is hoping to use the sale as an opportunity to invest in oakland and revitalize the city. oakland still needs to wrap up its end of the deal, and then the a's

need alameda county's approval before that sale is finalized. >> hi, i'm amanda delcastillo with abc. seven mornings. the long labor day weekend commute is coming to an end, and i have your overview for that return trip today, labor day. if you didn't leave before 10 a.m. any time after 8 p.m. should be good. then tomorrow, the third, it's best to leave after 1 p.m, with the eight to noon window expected to be the worst. now triple a put peak congestion at 4:45 p.m. monday. the drive on westbound 80 from sacramento to san francisco taking an upwards of two hours and four minutes. and then i want to leave you with some tips for smoother travel. leave early, use traffic maps and tools and call 511 for updated travel information from the state. of course, the abc seven bay area app and abc seven news.com are also great resources. i'm amanda delcastillo with abc seven mornings. and that's your traffic outlook for the long holiday weekend.

>> still ahead on strike. thousands of hotel workers across the country, including here in san francisco, walking off the job. >> but first, let's get a check on the weather with spencer christian. >> okay, steph, we have a nice labor day coming our way. low pressure system offshore, generating a nice pleasant breeze onshore. it's right now 59 degrees here in the city. we've got mid 60s at oakland and hayward. 61 at san jose and half moon bay, redwood city. 55 degrees. we've got mainly clear skies. as you can see. not much in the way of early morning fog. this is a view from mount tam, 50 degrees up north at santa rosa. low 50s at petaluma and napa. 59 at fairfield and livermore. concord. 60 degrees. and here's the view from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. and these are the forecast headlines today. labor day, sunny and mild to warm from coast to inland. tuesday through thursday, though, we're going to have some pretty intense heat. it's going to warm up sharply with a moderate heat risk with triple digit temperatures in our inland areas, both on both tuesday, wednesday and thursday. here's the forecast animation showing a

few patches of morning clouds just breaking up and burning off by mid-morning, giving way to sunny skies throughout the day and even clear skies going into the evening hours. so this afternoon, look for high temperatures of 65 at half moon bay 60. 71 here in san francisco. mid 70s around the bay shoreline up in the north bay. mainly low to mid 80s. up to about 85 at santa rosa. mid 80s in all inland east bay locations and low 80s. low to mid 80s. down in the south bay. so the accuweather seven day forecast after this lovely labor day weather get ready for the heat tuesday, wednesday and thursday. once again. triple digit heat in our inland areas. then friday and saturday the heat eases just a bit and it will be nice and cool. much

major hotel chains, including some here in san francisco. abc news reporter alison kosik has

the story. let's get paid. >> make them pay. >> this morning, at least 10,000 workers at hotels nationwide have walked off the job as contract talks stall between top hotel chains and the workers union. >> we've been here 44 years. this is the first time we've actually been on strike in eight cities, from boston to san francisco. >> workers, from desk staff to housekeepers, are striking at hyatt, hilton, marriott and omn, demanding a share in what they say are record profits. they also want better health care and a reversal of staffing cuts made during the pandemic, including the restoration of automatic daily room cleaning, which was scaled back during covid. >> so the strike right now is about better living wages for hotel workers, a better health insurance, a better pension also to fix the do not disturb issues in housekeeping, where hotels are charging the guests to not

get their rooms cleaned, and then also severance pay and hiring and more workers could join in the coming days. >> the strike is expected to last for 2 to 3 days in each city. >> we have a lot of people that are just living. check to check. we're asking for a $10 raise, and even with that $10 raise that we're asking for in the in the next four years, by inflation numbers, we would still be considered poor as a hotel worker. >> hyatt and hilton responded to the strike, saying they are committed to reaching a deal with workers, but are also committed to serving customers during any work stoppage. alison kosik abc news, new york. >> we're also following developing news in a shocking case out of southern calif for a motive in the disappearance and suspected killing of a couple living on a nudist ranch. no one has seen daniel and stephanie menard or their dog cuddles. and more than a week.

police in redlands arrested their neighbor and found human remains under his home. neighbors now say the suspect hated that couple and that they feuded over a tree between their properties. >> a wild crime spree through san francisco landed multiple people in the hospital and ended with a suspect in a tree. all of this started at 830 yesterday morning with a stabbing at broderick and fell street, just a few blocks from the panhandle. police say the victim's injuries are life threatening, and the attacker drove off from there. police say the suspect tried to kill multiple people with his car, sending several people to the hospital, including a police officer. you can see one of the vehicles banged up there near carson and douglas streets in the eureka valley neighborhood. police say he ditched his car there after a chase, then climbed a tree. officers told neighbors to shelter in place as they tried to get him to surrender. they say he later jumped out of the tree and was arrested. >> eventually, they wheeled him out of the end of the block and

down the street into a fire with a fire ambulance there. >> that he was moaning and screaming and, carrying on. >> police say the suspect was hurt and went to the hospital and the north bay. >> the ntsb is investigating the cause of a deadly plane crash at gnoss field in novato. these are new photos. officials say a three seater plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff just before 4 p.m. saturday. the pilot was the only person aboard whose identity has not been released yet. the ntsb investigation will be focused on three primary areas the pilot, the aircraft, and the operating environment. >> from what i hear right, the plane sort of shimmied and went off the runway to the left and into this hangar, and all i could see was what was left was the tail of the plane.

>> a preliminary report is expected within 30 days of the accident. >> a dam failure along the russian river is shutting down a popular spot this holiday weekend. the dam breached near guerneville, destroyed a part of a seasonal country road and closed off the beach and bridge this weekend. the beach and water are popular spots for tourists. some labor day visitors were aware of the closures. residents are worried about road closures. the bridge is one of the fire evacuation routes for the community. >> one way in the community when this bridge isn't in, so they do try to keep it up until fire season, until, you know at least the end of october, just in case. so we don't get stuck. >> the county says the dam will be dismantled soon. the road is likely to stay closed until next spring. >> all right, picture this. i don't know if i actually can. thousands of bees just hanging out on your chin. no. oh my goodness. this was all the buzz

at the minnesota state fair. 10,000 honey bees. if you can believe it, were placed on volunteers during the university of minnesota's bee lab demonstration. and in order to make this beard a small cage holding the queen bee is placed around the volunteers neck, and all the other bees you see there follow her. the university has been doing this now for 25 years, and this is shocking. nobody was stung in the process. >> that is shocking. >> it's just the conversation for me, just the casual conversation. >> like, is she even talking? i couldn't even. >> the woman before her was talking. i just can't even barely watch this. >> i don't know if i would be willing to even try talking with those bees around my neck. can you imagine? >> i'm allergic to bees, so i would. >> it's not for you. >> i would never sign up for something like that. but still. that's crazy. >> well, it's going to be a honey of a day. i can tell you that. mainly i had to think of something. right? honestly,

we've got pretty calm winds right now, but the flow is onshore, which is contributing to good air quality. you can see green circles all around the bay area right now, and that's good news on this labor day, as is the coming weather. sunny skies. clear skies right now. they'll get sunny later in the day. 59 degrees right now in san francisco, mid 60s at oakland and hayward. low 60s at san jose and half moon bay, mid 50s at redwood city. nice view from mount tam. notice the absence of morning fog. 50 degrees in santa rosa. low 50s at petaluma and napa. 59 at fairfield and livermore. concord. 60 degrees. and looking across the embarcadero, we have a clear view. these are the forecast headlines today. labor day, sunny and mild to warm tuesday through thursday, though we're going to have quite a warm up with excessive heat actually in fact, there's a moderate heat risk because we expect triple digit temperatures in our inland areas and up to about 90 degrees in some spots around the bay shoreline. but for today, just mild to warm down in the south bay. look for highs of 80 at santa clara 81 san jose a little bit warmer way down south in gilroy around the on the

peninsula, mainly mid to upper 70s 76 at san mateo, 79 at redwood city on the coast. nice and mild 67 at pacifica. 65 degrees will be the high at half moon bay in and around san francisco. look for highs of 71 downtown, 67, in the sunset district. north bay highs 79. petaluma 85, in santa rosa, calistoga also 8582 at sonoma. napa 80 degrees. east bay highs 75. not much of a range here, about 75 to 76 degrees at most locations. oakland, san leandro, union city, and the inland east bay will warm up to mid to upper 80s up to maybe about 88 at brentwood. now here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll get out of the way of this one because it's such a nice warm and sunny labor day. just want to show you that once again before the heat settles in tomorrow, wednesday and thursday with highs at 100 to 102 degrees in the warmest inland spots, the heat eases on friday and tapers off gradually going into the weekend. stephanie. >> all right. spencer. thank you. new at six celebrating the say hey kid how willie mays will be permanently honored here in

the bay area. >> first though reduced fares a new initiative from caltrain to boost ridership among young people. >> and we'll take you outside for a live look from our golden better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. tell your doctor right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines including steroids,

without talking to your doctor. ask your specialist about dupixent.

that's how caltrain is promoting its new fare program to help young residents get around town. starting this month, caltrain will have $1 all zone one way youth fares for any riders 18 and under, and for $2. the mobile app will have all zone day passes. caltrain says this is a permanent change, and it hopes it will improve accessibility and a lifelong habit of public transit use. this week, live returns for its

37th season and the second with mark consuelos and kelly ripa together. >> the emmy winning duo says they are excited for this next chapter on live! kelly reflected on their first season together as co-hosts. >> i'm so impressed with what you've been able to bring to the show, which is a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and you just make everyone feel seen and heard. >> you can watch live with kelly and mark weekday mornings at nine right here on abc seven. the new season starts tomorrow. >> take a look at this. a drone operator captured a fascinating moment as several sea creatures worked together to find something to eat. and you can see a group of tuna, dolphins and humpback tuna, rather. dolphins and humpback whales swimming off of new york's fire island. and the photographer said that it appeared that the dolphins were leading the whales to bait some fish. the whales also put on a show as you can

see, lunging out of the water. several times during this capture. pretty neat. >> new at six. the country having trouble finding workers willing to transition to a four day workweek. >> then the california company trying to make chocolate from a trying to make chocolate from a new kind of cocoa culture a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®

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