in the worst possible way with the death of hersh goldberg-polin. and right now, a local vigil is beginning for those who loved him to share this moment of grief. also ahead today, we show the bosses how we celebrate labor day in this city in this city, and many others. >> it's a day of action to draw attention to demands being made at hotels across the country, and a significant temperature spike starts tomorrow. >> several days of triple digit heat. i'll let you know how warm it will be in your neighborhood. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> there were three shots. one guy fell to the ground clutching his chest. >> i go, you hear that siren? that's the ambulance. it's coming for you. it's almost her. >> tonight, firsthand accounts of what happened to 40 niners player ricky pearsall after he was shot at san francisco's union square. good evening.

thanks for being here. >> i'm julian glover, and i'm dan ashley pearsall is going to miss at least the first four games of the season. the 40 niners putting him on the non-football injury list today. pearsall left the hospital yesterday after being shot on saturday afternoon. >> as soon as tomorrow we could learn what charges the 17 year old suspect will face. he will also, he was also shot during what's been called an attempted robbery when he and pearsall struggled over the gun. the incident is another black eye for san francisco, as the city struggles to bounce back to its reputation prior to the pandemic. >> and we have team coverage for you tonight. abc seven news insider phil matier joins us live with a look at the city's reputation and how this could affect the upcoming race for mayor. >> but first up, we hear from abc seven news reporter tim johns live in the studio with some firsthand accounts of what happened in that really tragic incident. tim. >> yeah. dan. julian, the witness we talked to saw everything. the scuffle, the gunshots, and ricky pearsall on the ground being helped by

police, even with a front row seat to the shooting, though his response to questions over san francisco safety may surprise you. john wendell says he was leaving his offices on san francisco's geary street saturday afternoon, when he witnessed something he'd never seen before. >> i saw two guys fighting about 20 yards away, 30 yards at the most. i thought, oh, great, you know, another punch up on the street. and then bang, bang, bang. >> that scuffle and shooting, wendell witnessed involved 40 niners, rookie and first round draft pick ricky pearsall. pearsall was shot through the chest after a 17 year old attempted to rob him while he was walking down the street near union square. the incident happening just hours after he appeared at an autograph signing event just miles away. >> it was at the moment, just simply shocking. it wasn't until later that i began to shake. wendell tells me the entire encounter happened rapidly and was over within a minute or so. >> he says shortly after the gunshots rang out, he saw police

who were stationed nearby running towards the scene. >> the police response was fantastic. they had that place swarmed. >> the first officer to arrive was sergeant harrell. sergeant harrell is being described as a hero who may have saved pearsall's life. our colleagues at abc news spoke with her on monday. harrell describing hearing the gunshots and then running to find pearsall on the ground in a pool of blood. to abc news reporter melissa ardon. >> i used my right hand because this is my strong hand to seal the wound. sorry. and then i put it up here to hold that. >> the sergeant says while they waited for paramedics to arrive. she knew keeping pearsall conscious and calm was paramount. she detailed some of their conversation during those critical minutes. >> i know you don't know me, but please trust me. god is with us. it's not your time, okay? it's not your time. i want you to continue to breathe. okay? >> thanks to pearsall's description, sfpd was able to identify and arrest the suspect. the nfl rookie is now out of the hospital and recovering at home. but the reputational hit the incident has on san francisco may be harder to recover from.

on monday morning, we went back to union square to talk to tourists about their perception of the city. following the shooting. almost all of them told us they had heard that the city was unsafe ahead of their visits. that included billy, seba and his family, who were visiting from texas. it was dirty, >> a lot of i mean, like you hear about crime and stuff like that. >> seba says despite what he had heard, he's been pleasantly surprised by san francisco. he tells us he and his family have enjoyed their time in the city by the bay, and would be interested in returning. he also says, while unfortunate, he thinks the pearsall incident could happen in any major city. >> i work in downtown houston and it's a lot worse in downtown houston. >> that opinion is also backed to a large degree by statistics. according to the abc7 news neighborhood safety tracker. the robbery rate for the entire city of san francisco over the last 12 months is down 4% from the previous four year average. and in the central district, which includes union square, it drops even further to 6% less than the

previous average. and despite that data, though, there's no question that san francisco is still dealing with a perception problem. now, whether it's true or not is one thing, but the shooting definitely does not help in the studio. tim johns, abc seven news. does not. >> thanks tim very much. >> well, the shooting is just the latest incident in san francisco's ongoing challenges surrounding its reputation. >> to talk more about this, abc seven news insider phil matier is joining us via zoom. and, phil, there's a debate coming up on thursday for some of the city's mayoral candidates. mayor breed does not plan to attend. so the question is, will this shooting be a big topic for discussion among her challengers? i suspect it will be. >> i would imagine so as well, dan, because in part it's a big issue in san francisco, where about a third of the voters have put public safety as a top priority. those same voters are also saying that the police, they give a c-plus for because there's just while we've seen drops in crime, as mayor breed said something like this

automatically throws all that data out the window, and people sort of say, what's going on? you know, it's interesting to note as bad as this was, it could have been worse. piersoll for example, he had the bullet went through him, but no major organs were were hurt. so he's up and moving. second of all, they caught the robber. i mean, that's no small thing. if they'd gotten away, they'd have said, what was that? the police responded immediately. people are praising the police response. we have heroes involved here. and very significantly, we did not have ricochets or stray bullets going out and striking anybody else. so this is an isolated incident, but it's going to make national news and it's definitely going to play into the mayor's race and the upcoming debates. >> it's been all over the national news for the last couple of days. now we know union square has been an issue for a while. smash and grabs businesses leaving. there's been a concerted effort to make sure people feel safe when they go to union square. mayor breed says there has been an increased police presence in union square.

is that true? from what you're hearing? >> i don't think there's another part of san francisco. wait, i'm not sure there's another part in california that has more police presence than union square has in the last couple of months. do you remember the smash and grabs people feeling like the area was just going downhill? that prompted a huge influx of overtime and police officers. a special unit was assigned there. in addition, you have the district patrols that go out regularly. on top of that, you have ambassadors who are retired police officers who we see in the vests and such that are suited up and being around there. i mean, it is probably has more police per square inch than any other part of san francisco, but julian, this is as they said, this could happen in downtown san francisco. it could happen in downtown houston. but the fact is, the police were there to respond immediately. and it still, however, happened. and so even with that protection, you sit there and go, well, if you've done all that, what i said, what are you going to do now? and they said, we're going to do more. we're going to step up

even more police presence even before the christmas shopping season happens. but i'll tell you, also, out in the neighborhoods, there's a little bit of back and forth going on saying, we have all this police presence in union square, but what about out here in the neighborhoods? the other night we had a nine year old girl who were an eight year old girl who was shot while she was at home, while her family was making dinner. a bullet came through the house. i mean, so there is a certain amount of tension there. yes, union square is getting all the attention locally and nationally, but what about the rest of the city? >> all right, phil, thanks very much. we appreciate it. now, earlier, tim showed you our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. the interactive tool has a thorough historical data and trends for san francisco, oakland and san jose as well. it's available for you right now at abc7 news .com. >> happening tomorrow, it will be the first day of a spare the air alert that's expected to last both tuesday and wednesday. we have a live look from our east bay hills tower camera right now. looking good out there on your labor day holiday. people are being asked to reduce how much they drive on, spare

the air days to reduce the amount of pollution in the air again, that's both tomorrow and also wednesday. and we're also expecting some warmer weather to arrive in the next few days too, so we may need to reduce how much we drive and how much energy we expend. >> because meteorologist frances dinglasan is here with frances. sounds like triple digit temperatures. >> yeah, it's going to stick around for the next several days. in fact, air quality right now is good to moderate just for one spot. but that's going to change with high pressure in place and these high temperatures. so as julian mentioned, there is a spare the air alert tuesday and wednesday with moderate air quality for almost everyone, poor air quality for inland east bay and the santa clara valley for tuesday. and wednesday. so you may want to consider taking mass transit to work or working from home too, if possible, although that will be difficult with the warm temperatures also right now they range from temperatures from mid 60s to some mid 80s. we're starting to come down in some spots, but it is really going to spike tomorrow. the

warmest spots will be in the mid 70s at the beaches. even san francisco will be 82 and you'll notice mainly inland areas will be near triple digits. we're going to stick to those triple digits through thursday, and i'll let you know how warm your neighborhood will be and when we can finally get some cooling. dan. >> okay, francis, thanks very much. happening now. a vigil is about to begin in san francisco to remember hersh goldberg-polin. this is a live look inside that event honoring the 23 year old from berkeley. and the five other hamas hostages found dead over the weekend. you see all six pictures there on the table. jewish leaders from across the bay area are expected to speak at tonight's vigil in san francisco's richmond district. again, this is a live picture. picture that vigil should be getting underway in mere moments. and hersh poland, goldberg poland was laid to rest in israel today, tens of thousands of people paid their respects at his funeral. abc seven news reporter lena howland

has the emotional farewell from his parents. >> i'm sorry, hersh, we you. we all failed you. >> a tearful apology from john poland, the father of berkeley native hersh goldberg-polin. 329 days after hersh was taken hostage at a music festival in gaza during the october 7th attacks, hersh was one of six hostages found dead in gaza on saturday. three of the six hostages, including hersh, were reportedly scheduled to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire proposal discussed in july. instead, he was laid to rest at a jerusalem cemetery on monday, while tens of thousands came to pay their respects, including his parents. >> okay, so before i go now on your journey, i hope it's as good as the trips you dreamed about. because finally, my sweet boy, finally, finally, finally, finally is free. >> his parents, rachel and john, have led a high profile campaign

to bring their son home. less than two weeks ago, his parents took the stage at the democratic national convention. >> it's really a gut punch that that call to bring hersh home ended in failure. and we're all in mourning right now. >> tyler gregory is the ceo of the jewish community relations council, and was there in chicago for hirsch's parents speech. >> what we need to remember is an american hostage was murdered. we all need to advocate for our representatives and our government to do everything they can, diplomatically and militarily, to bring the remaining hostages home alive. >> sunday night, amid many tears and prayers, hundreds gathered at the congregation beth israel in berkeley to mourn the loss of all six hostages killed on monday night. gregory will join other jewish community members and allies for a candlelight vigil in san francisco. >> in this moment of a lot of despair that people are feeling, we're finding strength in one

another. >> his mother, rachel, ended many speeches over the past ten months with a direct message for her son by saying, we love you. stay strong. survive. at the funeral, she shared a similar message. >> hersh, there's one last thing i need you to do for us now. i need you to help us stay strong and i need you to help us survive. >> there are still 101 hostages remaining in gaza, including seven americans in berkley, lena howland, abc seven news. >> coming up next, after a busy summer of covid, some good news about what to expect this fall and winter. >> plus, they were able to get into my computer. they knew everything about me. >> seven on your side investigates a scam that robbed a man of his entire

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a woman and a dog. crews responded to alta vista avenue in mill valley just before 1 a.m. they say a person living at the home told them that a roommate with a disability, along with several dogs, were trapped inside the roommate's remains were found in the home. firefighters were able to rescue four dogs from that house. >> covid cases skyrocketed over the summer, partially due to the most recent subvariants. but there is some good news as we head into fall. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at what you can expect as labor day marks the unofficial end of summer. >> it appears we are also entering a new season with covid

after a busy summer due to flirt subvariants, a covid lull is setting in. >> there are more transmissible. we ended up having high surges. so how do we monitor how people are doing? we can see in the wastewater the degree of covid that's circulating and it's gone way down. >> this summer was one of the periods of highest transmission yet, according to wastewater data in santa clara county, the peaks were dramatically higher than last summer, rivaling even surpassing numbers from 2022, when the highly contagious omicron variant surfaced. now, as the summer wraps up, we are seeing steep declines in wastewater numbers. the summer was driven by these particular flirt variants, those. >> now we have a lot of immunity to it. a lot of people got covi, a lot of people got the old booster before these new boosters came back, came out about a week ago, and people are getting the new booster. >> ucsf infectious diseases expert doctor monica gandhi says that will make a major difference heading into the cold and flu season due to the amount of immunity from infection and vaccines. along with the new

boosters, the cdc recently predicted the covid outlook this winter may be better than last, and doctor gandhi thinks it may not even be as bad as this summer. >> all that immunity hopefully means that we'll have a better winter than we did last summer, with lower rates of cases, we're going to have the other viruses flu and rsv, but hopefully covid will have done its work. unfortunately during the summer, she says, it's important for people to get the new booster, especially the elderly, the immunocompromised and those with comorbidities, because the reality is covid is still unpredictable and immunity is our best defense. >> the variants really arise very quickly with covid, so we may not, with covid, end up seeing the same respiratory virus pattern of just fall and winter. >> if we get new variants, say next spring or next summer. >> but for now it appears we have a period of covid calm in the community. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> well, it is back once again at the end of this month, you'll be able to get covid tests for

free from the government. you can get four per household from covid test.gov. we did check today. they are not yet available. try checking back tomorrow. >> all right. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. as we heard a little earlier, it's going to really heat up next couple of days. >> yeah it's about time. you know we like that september sizzle around here. we're checking in with francis. hey, francis. >> i like that, julian. september sizzle. it's going to be feeling hot hot, hot. here is a look at live doppler. seven is quiet out there. not many clouds at all in the sky. and there's a bit of a sea breeze. and that's keeping temperatures on the milder side right now. winds at 22mph. sfo gusting to 23 in half moon bay. and you can see the breezy effects here in san francisco and the embarcadero, where it's currently 66 degrees. oakland and hayward are at 72 degrees. san jose 76, redwood city 75, and half moon bay at 66 degrees, and this time from mount tam. look at how clear it is across the bay as we show you the bay bridge in santa rosa and

fairfield. still 81 degrees, concord at 80, but we're already dropping into the 70s for petaluma 70. napa and livermore at 76. people are starting to wrap things up. also, at santa cruz, we're seeing less people out there, but it's going to be gorgeous at the beaches the next few days. tonight will be breezy, clear and mild, but then tomorrow, the sizzling summer heat begins and it sticks around for a few days. in fact, moderate heat risk, especially for triple digit temperatures inland. and i'll show you that in a bit. so for tonight, open up those windows. let the cool air in the clean air, because that spare the air alert also starts tomorrow through wednesday. temperatures will drop generally into the 50s. cooler in the north bay, some low 50s in santa rosa and san rafael, san francisco 56, san jose 58 degrees and then maybe 60 degrees towards antioch and some inland areas. check out these numbers. we're going to see lots of 90s in the south bay, san jose, 94 degrees along the lower part of the peninsula,

some low 90s for redwood city, palo alto, menlo park, even at the beaches. sunset district 76, daly city 77. downtown san francisco 82. look for lots of mid 90s throughout the north bay from petaluma, sonoma, napa, vallejo, 93 degrees and in the east bay upper 80s for berkeley and oakland to low 90s elsewhere, even possibly 95, in orinda. this is where we'll see the triple digit heat for almost all interior locations, pretty much 99 to 100 degrees. now we're going to jump ahead to wednesday. so things start to cool down a little bit if you're right along the beaches, but check out the interior areas, they're going to warm up even more. 103 possible in concord, 104 in fairfield, thursday. still above 100 degrees for those inland areas. friday is when we finally start to drop below 100 degrees. so because of that, there is a heat advisory for solano county that starts on wednesday and continues through

friday. there's an advisory because of a risk of heat related illnesses, overnight lows will not get too cool in solano county, only dropping to the mid 60s and mid 70s. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. basically, it's that september sizzle. i'm just going to borrow that. and that just basically means it's going to be hot for the next few days. really. it's not until next weekend where we get a little bit of relief. and i know, dan, you're the singer, but i want to get that feeling hot, hot, hot. you know? excellent. >> well done. >> very well done. all right. >> we're coming up here a look at labor day weekend travel. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. we're talking records and recommendations. stay with us. >> and the 40 niners kick off the new season in just one week. can you believe it? they'll play at levi's stadium against the new york jets on monday night football. all happening right here

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a group of elite cyclists zipped through san francisco today. hundreds took part today in the 45th. excuse me, 48th giro di san francisco. one of the bay area's oldest cycling competitions, some of the nation's best cyclists have taken part. >> we've had a lot of top riders here. greg lemond was world champion for several years, won

this race. uh. lance armstrong was here. and kristin faulkner, who just won the gold medal at the olympics, has raced this and won it twice in 2000, 17 and 18. i believe. >> some big names right there. the 17 mile course runs by us right here at abc7, near the embarcadero and around levi's plaza. there are ten races in all, including ones for junior cyclists and kids too, and they come flying by. >> it's impressive. well, happening now we're winding down labor day weekend travel. here's a live look at i-80 through emeryville. heavy westbound traffic. we're going to show you on the left side of the screen coming into the city. triple a says the worst congestion was a little more than an hour ago at 445, to avoid traffic driving after 8 p.m, as recommended. and now to a live look at san francisco international airport. the tsa predicted last friday would be the busiest day of the weekend and expected to scan 2.86 million passengers. in

reality, more than 2.9 million passengers went through tsa checkpoint, so it was busy in the airwaves this holiday weekend. >> well, coming up next seven on your side investigates a complex scam that stole the life savings of one man from concord. the number one mistake he says he made and how to spot a similar fraud. >> plus, what a new poll shows about the matchup between kamala harris and donald trump. still a very tight race, but now the difference in support is outside the margin of error. we'

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security became the victim of a scam himself, sadly losing his life savings. >> and now on top of all of this, he anticipates owing about $30,000 in taxes. all because of this scam. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> hi. is it chester? yes. hi chester. it's officer matthews with concord police department. >> yes. on march 27th, concord police showed up at chester frelix home. >> they say you've been scammed. >> fralich says it all began

earlier that month with someone claiming to be from xfinity. according to a police report, he later filed, freilich told investigators xfinity told him someone used his personal information to upload videos to a website, and that they were generating a report to the federal trade commission. >> and about an hour later, i get a call from this man called jason brown from the ftc, and he informs me that i'm under investigation for wire fraud, and he lists all the credit cards i've had in 40 years. >> freilich says agent brown also told him someone rented an apartment in texas in his name, and that the ftc didn't believe he had made those transactions to help him. they would move all his money to a secure account, and the scam continues. >> after a couple of days, they have me withdraw more money and this goes on about five times. >> freilich received a letter he believed was from the department of the treasury, confirming the plan to clear his name. he put large amounts of cash and gold in boxes picked up by couriers,

who supplied a password. he'd been given. concord pd believes the couriers may have been rideshare drivers. >> it doesn't appear in most of the cases that the couriers are involved. they're somewhat unknowing participants, he continued, receiving letters confirming the transactions until one day he was told there was no courier in his area, and that he'd have to mail $8,500 in cash in a box to huntington beach via ups. >> so i do that and i find out somebody's knocking at my door, and it's the police department from concord. >> so i just had a couple of questions about a package situation that had everybody kind of confused. and hopefully we can get it all sorted out. okay. >> it turns out ups delivered the package to a huntington beach cvs, where concord pd says two people showed up to pick it up with photos of an id rather than an actual id. >> i think it rang enough bells for the employee to deny the package. >> unfortunately, even with both huntington beach police and concord police involved, freilich didn't get the $8,500

back. that final package is now missing. >> i lost the $8,500 plus all my life savings. >> in total, nearly $200,000. >> they were able to get into my computer. they knew everything about me. >> having that information is somewhat mission critical for them to be able to convince someone that that they are legitimate. >> on top of his loss, freilich says, because he cashed out cds and an ira, he anticipates owing more than $30,000 in taxes. the irs told him if he can't pay it off, they'll put a lien on his house. >> it's frustrating for them, and it's frustrating for us because it just doesn't seem to stop. it's one problem after another, after another, after another. >> the last thing in the world i want to do is be out on the street. >> freilich says he believes his biggest mistake was panicking. once he did, he said he wasn't thinking clearly. concord pd says that no legitimate law enforcement agency will ever discourage someone from trying to verify their identity. in the newsroom for seven on your side, melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> if you have a consumer issue,

you would like seven on your side. to investigate, go to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. >> happening now. the candlelight vigil is getting started for the six hostages murdered in gaza, including a 23 year old raised in berkeley. this is another live look at that vigil as it begins with more people than we checked in at the event at the top of the hour, san francisco jewish community organized tonight's event, which is about to get underway. they say they're praying for strength and healing for the family of hersh goldberg-polin and the other hostages. as people filed in, they lit candles before pictures of each of the people killed. in a sign of rising safety fears within the jewish community, organizers brought in security for tonight's vigil. >> the war between gaza and israel is playing a role in the presidential election will make that hamas and israel. we're counting down, as you can see in the bottom of your screen. we'll get there in just a moment. 63

days until election day. today president joe biden and vice president kamala harris, they were there for their first official campaign event together since president biden stepped back. abc news reporter perry russom has a look at the race. >> the harris campaign on a labor day blitz with rallies in wisconsin and michigan. good afternoon. detroit. vice president kamala harris making a push in the battleground states, reaching out to union workers standing on stage in detroit with labor leaders on labor day. >> and every day we celebrate the dignity of work, the dignity of work. we celebrate unions because unions helped build america and unions helped build america's middle class. >> harris, also in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, today campaigning with president biden. it's their first official campaign event together since biden dropped out of the race after former president trump's controversial visit to arlington national

cemetery last week, where he was accused of political activities on cemetery grounds. harris writing online it is not a place for politics. >> vice president harris, i ask you, why won't you return a call today? >> trump posting this campaign video with family members of soldiers killed during the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. >> president trump has called. president trump shows up. >> it comes as a new abc news ipsos poll finds harris leads trump, 5246, among likely voters. that is outside the margin of error. >> let's not pay too much attention to the polls. let's know, like labor always does, we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for. >> no campaign events today for former president trump. in a statement today for labor day, trump says the u.s. was an economic powerhouse when he was in office and claims harris and biden have undone all of that.

perry, russom, abc news, washington. >> the motorcade guiding democratic vice presidential nominee tim walz and his wife was involved in a crash today on the way to a campaign stop. they were headed from the airport to labor fest in milwaukee. walz and his wife were ahead of the vehicles involved in that crash. >> some of my staff and members of the press that were traveling with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today, we've spoken with the staff. i'm relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody is going to be okay. >> reporters covering the walls campaign say one of walz's staffers suffered a broken arm when the van in which they were riding in rear ended another van. thankfully, again, it looks like everyone is going to be okay there. the next presidential debate is a little more than a week away. it's scheduled for next tuesday, september the 10th, right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5:00.

>> a holiday weekend for many, but a chance to strike for others. next. the demands that hotel workers are making sure that are heard loud and clear. we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses.

thousands of bay area hotel workers are on strike this labor day as part of a massive nationwide walkout. employees from the doubletree and the nearby hilton. they rallied in downtown san jose for day two of this three day walkout, and the strike extended into san francisco on a busy travel day. >> the union says they're fighting for better wages, health care and workloads. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has details on today's rally in san francisco and the response from hotel management. who's got the cola? >> we got the call. >> we're striking hotel workers on the move around union square in san francisco today. we show the bosses how we celebrate labor day in this city. 2000 bay area hospitality workers walking off the job as contract talks stalled between top hotel chains like hyatt, hilton and marriott and the workers union. this is about affordability.

>> we've been bargaining for months. we're very, very far apart. our negotiating committee has been, like, deeply insulted and offended by what management has put on the table. it's not enough for us to be able to survive here. and it's unacceptable. >> gregoria cabrera works at the palace hotel. she says she wants better wages to support her family. >> this is everything. transportation food, pay the mortgage. everything is expensive in california. >> this labor action is part of a national movement. at least 10,000 workers are striking in eight american cities demanding to share in what they say are record profits. >> this is an industry that has been that has been coming back from the pandemic. they've been making their profits fine, but they haven't shared any of that with us. >> in response, hilton hotels saying we remain committed to negotiating in good faith to reach fair and reasonable agreements that are beneficial to both our valued team members and our hotels. hyatt saying we are disappointed that unite here

has chosen to strike, while hyatt remains willing to negotiate. hyatt hotels have contingency plans in place to minimize impact on hotel operations related to potential strike activity. on monday, it appeared to be business as usual inside san francisco's grand hyatt, but some food amenities were not available. it's unclear if it was strike related and what kind of power workers say they'll be back to work wednesday. the union says future strikes are possible in more cities, including oakland. >> our members are committed to fighting and doing whatever it takes to win a fair contract here. and we could we could be out on strike again in san francisco. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> all right. we're expecting some warm temperatures this week. maybe even hot, depending on where you live. see the seven

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spacecraft will depart from the international space station friday. starliner is coming home without the two astronauts it carried into space back in june. it was only scheduled to spend a week docked at the space station, but mechanical issues

forced changes to those plans. now the crew will be coming aboard a space capsule. not until february, though starliner is expected to land at the white sands space harbor in new mexico friday afternoon. >> well, as students head back to school this fall, tv fans can check out a new class in the fx series english teacher. reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles has a preview. >> you can't call me fruitloop, markie. >> that's just the name of a serial buddy. then why don't you say cheerios? cause there ain't nothing gay about cheerios. >> english teacher follows the life of a gay high school teacher and his coworkers. the sitcom shows the teachers dealing with the students, the parents, and each other. >> you know, the kids. this year, i feel like they're less woke. did you notice that? they're not into being woke. it's circled back around and circled all the way around. and now they're like, for what they say they're against, right? >> brian jordan alvarez is not only the show's star, he is also involved as a director, executive producer and writer.

his longtime friend and costar stephanie koenig is also one of the writers they practically complete each other's sentences. what was it when you initially met that said, we're a good team? >> well, i had just been waiting to find somebody as funny as me. oh, thank god. just kidding. >> no, seriously. >> the night we met, it was. it was destiny. she. she made me laugh harder than anybody i've ever met. i literally was like, are you. were you created in a lab? you're the funniest person. i can't even believe this has happened. >> i felt similarly, but i was trying to play it cool. but that was like 11 years ago. yeah 12, i think 12. >> was it? it was. >> oh, god. oh, yeah. >> almost 12, 12 years ago. yeah >> english teacher definitely has an edginess to it, which brian and stephanie might give an a for. awesome. >> there's so much, where the students are also teaching the teachers how to live in this modern world. it's a really cool gray area to play in. >> yeah, there's a lot of lessons from everybody, like the

parents. yeah, people are learning. >> people are learning. >> yeah. >> were you good students in school? >> i was, yeah, we were. yeah. i think you don't like tests. i do like tests. but your grades were probably better than mine. i was always good on the fly. i was like, yeah, didn't study that much, but i needed to work hard. >> yeah, yeah, i couldn't. you know what? i realized i needed more time on those tests. i didn't like the pressure. right, right. >> in los angeles, george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> charming as you can tell. english teacher premieres tonight on fx. or you can stream it on hulu. >> all right. looking at the forecast now, the cooler weather about to change in a big way dramatically. >> frances dinglasan is back with the forecast. frances. >> yeah. >> enjoy the temperatures in the 60s right now while you can. you'll find that around the bay, like san francisco 66, san rafael 68. and we're also seeing some low 70s in the east bay, like oakland, hayward and then some low 80s for some of the inland areas. but let's jump to tomorrow. a significant warm up. triple digits for inland neighborhoods, even around the bay. we'll see. upper 80s to low 90s fremont 92, san jose 94. san

francisco 82 degrees. so open up those windows. let the cool, clear air in tonight while temperatures drop to the mid 50s. so you'll wake up to that tomorrow morning because then not only are we hot on tuesday, but wednesday, the heat increases for inland neighborhoods. even on thursday, you'll notice it still remains hot. it's not really until friday. where around the bay, and especially at the beaches where we'll get some more relief. so here is the accuweather seven day forecast. just lots of heat all week long. a little bit more moderate. friday and then the heat really eases into next weekend. >> all right appreciate it. thank you francis. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here. seconds ago the a's walked it off. >> so we'll show you that that highlight. plus, the greatest of all time is back. competitive eating legend joey chestnut taking on his arch rival in a labor day showdown. this is the

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for a bullet wound to heal, but that is the situation with the 40 niners and ricky pearsall, the receiver who will miss at least the first four games of this season. he's really lucky

to be alive after being shot in the chest on saturday at union square. a 17 year old tried to rob the niners. rookie struggle ensued. both ended up being shot. the bullet went through pearsall's chest, exiting his back and he's fortunate the bullet did not hit any major organs. one doctor we spoke with said it's extremely unusual for a person who was shot in the chest to leave the hospital the next day. on the field, the niners kick off a new season exactly one week from today. no indication that trent williams will actually be playing. williams, a perennial all pro, one of the best ever at offensive tackle. he's 36 years old. he's made more than $150 million in his career. so the fines for holding out may not really matter that much, but the niners really need to get him signed. the sooner the better. very much on the lighter side, the 40 niners enjoyed their last weekend off. and what did they do? they held their annual end of training camp party at coach shanahan's house. the partiers, including rapper rick ross and the coach kyle, looking very different than what we see on

the sidelines. well, dan, how do you get that out of your closet? >> i can't believe it. >> ross posted the video and pictures from the party. all right, this is fun. the a's in their final month in oakland. i mean, that part of it isn't fun. but anyway, hosting the mariners in a four game series, a's were down three one. langoliers took care of that in the third, gone a three run homer, his 24th. we fast forward to the ninth inning and it's a44 game. langoliers three two. good night. game over. drive home safely. it's fair. it's gone. it's over. langoliers first career walk off hit and the a's are five four winners. oh, it's some really good games in the first big weekend of college football, usc and lsu went down to the wire, much to the dismay of tigers head coach brian kelly. the trojans, with a late drive, scored the game winning touchdown in the final seconds. sc wins 2720. kelly livid after the game. >> we're sitting here again talking about the same things about not finishing.

>> when you have an opponent in a position to put him away. but what we're doing on the sideline is feeling like the game is over, and i'm so angry about it. it's ridiculous. >> he's right. scottie scheffler just turned in the best year in golf since tiger woods in 2006. scheffler won the fedex cup, which comes with a prize of $25 million. that pushed his total earnings for just this year, the year at more than 62 million. scheffler won seven times on tour, won the masters, the players championship, olympic gold medal, tour championship and that's a great shot with him and his jackets and trophies. and baby bennett, who will have probably a pretty good life. uh. finally, peoria native joey chestnut is back and he is chowing down on hot dogs today. he faces longtime rival takeru kobayashi in a labor day hot dog battle chestnut. 833 hot

ten minutes, shattering his previous record of 76. oh 83 did i say it's 80? i get the numbers wrong. anyway, he last competed against kobayashi in 2009, in the nathan's coney island contest. their sports on abc seven sponsored by smart and final. all right, so i just want to make sure the number was 83. and producer michael mentioned before i came down 83. hot dogs is probably more than he and i will consume in the rest of our lives. i think he's counting on me not living that long. i think that's what part of it is. but so i, you know, i mean, i do. >> he's amazing. i do worry about him though, because not that it can't be good for you, right? yeah. >> 33 is the warm up, right? yeah tonight on abc seven at eight. it's back to back episodes of celebrity family feud. then stick with us for abc seven news at 11. well, that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. >> i'm julian glover and i'm dan ashley for frances and larry for all of us here. we appreciate

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