ever face to face in the presidential debate, which is hosted by abc news. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil and i'm kristen z. >> the stakes for tonight's debate could not be higher. polls show the race is a virtual dead heat, meaning this showdown will likely play a crucial role in the outcome of the election. we are counting down to abc's live coverage starting at 5:00. you can see the countdown clock right there on the corner of your screen. we are an hour and 22 seconds away. yes. >> and ticking and ticking and ticking. the debate stage is set in philadelphia. the candidates will try to win over voters. christie ileto from our sister station in philadelphia has our preview. >> that's right. kristen and larry. the venue here is essentially locked down now at this point to the public. and in just a couple of hours, both candidates will be center stage right here at the national constitution center. and this evening, every moment of the debate could be crucial to the outcome of the election. vice president kamala harris, arriving in philadelphia after days preparing for the debate,

cloistered in a pittsburgh hotel. donald trump, not holding any mock debates, instead meeting with advisers. security now locked down around the national constitution center. inside, both harris and trump will stand behind lecterns for a 90 minute debate hosted by abc's david muir and linsey davis. wpvi. shari williams got an exclusive look at the debate stage. >> we're getting our first look inside. just getting an update in regards to how they will be announced tonight as candidates here. it will be announced as president trump's podium. and on this side here will be vice president kamala harris. that is how the two will be introduced tonight. when this debate kicks off, the candidates will have two minutes to answer each question, two minutes for a rebuttal and one minute for a follow up. >> tonight, there will also be no opening statements, no audience, no notes and microphones will be muted. meaning when one candidate speaks, the other cannot interrupt. >> this is part of a historical record, and i know the importance of this debate for this coming election. we saw in

the last debate that it changed the course of history with the covid. >> debates are hugely consequential as president joe biden bowed out of the race following his performance in june against trump. this go. trump's camp wants him to hammer harris on immigration and inflation. harris will likely focus on reproductive rights and threats to democracy. once again. the race is tight, including in battleground states like right here in pennsylvania. >> we saw what happened in 2016. mr. trump won by only 40 44,000 votes across all of pennsylvania. but joe biden was able to reverse that handily, but won by only 80,000 votes. >> that's right. a lot of issues. top of mind for voters. meanwhile, with 19 electoral votes up for grabs, pennsylvania is the big prize out of all of the seven battleground states. so pennsylvania once again in the spotlight. also, all eyes on philadelphia these next couple of hours here. the debate starts

at 6:00. back to you. >> all right, christie, thank you. here in the bay area going to be a lot of eyes on the presidential debate. we've got watch parties going on all across the region. and kamala harris is a former city district attorney with extensive local ties. that's right. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is here with a closer look at the implications of this event, where americans will see the first woman of color in a presidential debate. suzanne. >> kristen. larry. right now, people are packing into various watch party locations. many democrats are gathering at the new s of dem party campaign headquarters on market street. meanwhile, many republicans are piling into the mad dog in the fog in the haight. everyone curious about how this historic debate will play out. >> we can, if we double up posters, signs, decorations, everything is going up at the new san francisco democratic party campaign headquarters inside the former nordstrom rack on market street. it's a great opportunity. we were lucky to secure a spot downtown in a central location. >> both parties will see a big turnout at watch parties for

tonight's presidential debate, when vice president kamala harris squares off with former president donald trump, republicans are expected to turn out here to the mad dog in the fog in the haight to watch the historic showdown. >> i think it's as anticipated as maybe as the kennedy-nixon debate going back, you know, 60 years. the circumstances of this presidential election are there's no there's no precedent for it. kamala harris wasn't the nominee three months ago. >> for the first time, a woman of color will be debating in a presidential debate. aimee allison is with she the people. she says harris is breaking new ground, standing on the debate stage. >> we learned a lot since 2016, when hillary clinton made the case that we should back her campaign because she would be the first woman. i mean, for americans, it never is just about identity. that's maybe an opening, but can't close a successful election. >> allison says people appreciate that harris has authentically shared her background, that she's a child

of immigrants, that she went to a historically black college, and they want to know where she stands on the issues. john dennis is the chair of the san francisco republicans. he wants to hear about both candidates and how they will address immigration, national debt and the federal deficit. >> we don't really know the specifics of kamala harris's program. >> lily ho with the san francisco democratic party says there's a lot of excitement that vp harris might become the first female president and the first female president of color. >> we're taking nothing for granted. we want to be sure doors are knocked on, letters are being written. we're going to be working very hard until the very last minute, and some say vp kamala harris represents a new era in american politics. >> harris is several decades younger than former president trump. others say it will be interesting to see a woman of color who represents the bay area and california on stage. they say harris does not have to lead with identity, but what she has to effectively deal with on stage is president trump. back to you. >> all right, suzanne, thank you

so obviously the stakes for both candidates are extremely high. and joining us live to talk more about what to look for is abc seven news insider phil matier. how critical do you think this matchup is in terms of the number of people out there who will be swayed one way or the other based on this one debate? >> well, the interesting paradox is that the number of people to be swayed, left to be swayed is very small. if you look at the latest new york times siena college poll, trump is at 48% across the country. harris is at 47. there's not a lot of room in between, but that's critical. and so it's not like a huge block of votes could will determine the outcome. it's a small group, but they are the ones that are still undecided. and that's the most potent. >> you only need to get a few thousand people in a swing state. so let me just ask you if you can give them advice. what is the biggest don't you would tell trump and to harris don't you don't do this. >> well it would be with donald trump is you don't do what you always do which is sort of let your personality take precedence over your positions where he

steps in, where it all becomes about him. that's what he shouldn't do because it takes away from it. it brings the attention to him, but it doesn't help him. what she needs to worry about is being over prepped. she spent weeks, you know, the last week or so, you know, in various rehearsals, rehearsals, rehearsals. she has a tendency when she's over prepped to deliver lines that just come across as insincere. it's that is her problem is when she's herself, it's much easier. but she has to be comfortable with her positions. so they have to sell both policies and personalities tonight because america is going to be watching as much as they are listening. who do you think has the most to lose? >> because to me, it seems like it's kamala harris. yeah, donald trump, his supporters, they do not. >> it has not moved like does not move. you are not going to put another dent in that car. >> yeah it is you know what you're getting. >> that's it. kamala harris 30% of the voters out there say they don't know her. they don't

really have a feel for her. she's the one that has to sell tonight. she has to sell herself and her policies, which isn't easy because americans, when election time comes around, remember jerry brown? once i was after a debate in oakland in a mayor's debate to replace him, everybody was criticizing him. and yet his popularity was really high. and i said, does it ever get to you the fact that everybody's going against you? he says, no, fill in an election. you got to run against something. you got to you got. so she has to run for the future, against the past. he just has to label her as the biden continuation. >> does this debate take on extra added importance because it's such a short campaign window since she came in late, as it came in. >> it's a short window. neither one of these candidates had to go through a primary process where these debates usually happen early on, and it's a short window to the election. we don't know if there's going to be another debate. we don't know what other sort of. and on top of it all hangs the last debate, which not just moved the needle, it blew the box. okay, so it's this is looking at this going

anything can happen tonight and there's a good chance it will. so i would urge people to watch it and make up their own minds. yeah. >> well millions of people across the country will be watching it and it will be fascinating just to see how it all plays out. and i know you'll have insights that you'll share with us after the debate. thank you phil, thank you. >> a reminder that you can watch the presidential debate hosted by abc news right here on abc seven. our coverage begins at 5 p.m. and stick with abc seven for local reaction and analysis. as larry mentioned on abc seven news at 11. so directv customers won't be able to watch tonight's abc news presidential debate on that particular service provider. disney networks, including abc, have been off directv for more than a week due to a contract dispute. disney offered to provide directv customers access to the debate, but directv said in a statement, quote, unfortunately, returning only disney's abc stations from the entire portfolio of channels for a limited three hour window will cause customer confusion among those who would briefly

see the debate, only to lose the channel again shortly after. abc seven's parent company, disney said in a statement, quote to directv customers, we did everything possible to make the abc news presidential debate widely available to the american public. the debate is available on abc news live, hulu, disney and free over the air. all righ, moving on to other news now, the teenager accused of shooting ricky pearsall of the 49 ers appeared in court for the second time this afternoon. >> this coming just hours after pearsall was at the niners season opener last night, where he helped to honor the san francisco police department officer who was credited with helping to save his life. abc seven news reporter tim johns in court for us this afternoon. joining us live right now outside juvenile justice hall with more details. tim >> yeah, larry. court proceedings were brief today. the whole thing wrapped up in about five minutes or so. i did, however, talk to the suspect's attorney afterwards, and he denied those recent reports that the teenager brought a gun to his high school just days before

the alleged pearsall shooting. now, during tuesday's court appearance, the 17 year old suspect and his attorney waived his right to a speedy trial. his attorney telling me that on friday, his team shared new video evidence with the prosecution that shows the altercation between the teen and ricky pearsall from a different vantage point. the lawyer saying he believes the newly uncovered video will demonstrate that the incident was an attempted robbery and not an attempted murder. now, the suspect's attorney also taking time to push back against those headlines that his client brought a gun to his high school just days before the pearsall incident. i want you guys to have a listen to some of what he said regarding that. >> it's false. it's false news. it's a false narrative. he did not have a gun at school, so never brandished a weapon. if he had that gun at school, three things would have happened. he would have been arrested. they would have filed a petition against him, and he would have been, you know, ejected from the school. none of those things happened. >> now, while the attorney denied the young man brought the

gun to school, he did confirm that his client still has an outstanding legal issue in san joaquin county. he would not, however, go into further details and the teen suspect is expected back in court again on september 26th. meanwhile, the district attorney's office still has not made a decision over whether or not they want to move this case into adult court. but for now, i'm live in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> tim. thank you. 37 pounds of cocaine, 17 pounds of crack and six guns. that is just part of the haul that police in the south bay say they foundhomes. . san jose police releasing these photos today. they say a married couple was operating a drug house. they were arrested last week. the two had been under investigation for months. officers served search warrants at three homes. they say the street value of that cocaine is roughly $2 million. >> in the east bay, one person is dead and two others are hurt. after a crash on interstate 580 in oakland. it happened on the

seminary avenue off ramp just before 1 p.m, the chp says the silver car you see in the video was the only vehicle involved. the ramp has been shut down while officers investigate and work to clear the scene. and in the south bay, a person on a bicycle died after being hit by a car in san jose. it happened late this morning near the onramp of i-680 northbound from capitol expressway. the cyclist was wearing a helmet. investigators say the driver stayed at the scene. the federal government or the department of transportation is set to install new safety improvements in the area, and that work is set to start next year. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, the next generation of tools to fight wildfires, we're getting our first look at how a robot could cut down the fire risks. a push to expand rent control in san francisco. that proposal launched today, and what needs to happen before it could work, and creating a better sleep cycle. why 90 minutes might be the sweet spot to truly feeling rested. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, feeling like fall outside. i'll let you know when

those temperatures are going to bounce back and when the winds will come in stronger than they are right now. coming up

near rancho santa margarita in orange county has grown to more than 9000 acres. that fire sparked yesterday. public works

crews started it by accident, trying to prevent access to dangerously dry brush. 1400 homes were evacuated in san bernardino county. the line fire is prompting thousands of people to evacuate the mountain towns of big bear and lake arrowhead. it spread to more than 26,000 acres in scorching temperatures. 36,000 structures are threatened, but no homes have burned yet. in the north bay, the wildfire burning in lake county is now 50% contained. fire officials say evacuation orders for the boyles fire will remain in place for at least two more days. about 4000 people were told to leave sunday. more than 30 homes are lost in about 40 to 60 vehicles destroyed by the fire. there have been no injuries or fatalities reported at this time, and the cause is under investigation. >> being climate ready means planning for the future and coming up with ways to try to protect our planet. in california, we're already seeing climate change in action. we've got long, intense wildfire seasons, and today pg and e showed off a tool that could

quite literally cut down wildfire risk in some areas, the r x2 is the new version of the burn bot that is a tank like machine that can burn a path through wild grass. p-g-and-e's and cal fire are testing it to see if they'll use it as an alternative to mowers or herbicides. >> it's about the size of a zamboni. and in the same way, the zamboni will smooth the ice on a hockey rink. the burn bot is able to essentially create a line of controlled burn, very controlled environment. >> really interesting technology. the co-founder of burn bot says this is their production model. they're planning to build between 3 and 10 m year. all right, so check out the forecast. noticeably cooler today. >> i like it. it lowers the wildfire risk but more importantly it feels so i mean not more importantly, but it feels a lot better. the sandia. yeah. >> and we're just under two weeks away from autumn. kristen and larry and those temperatures certainly reflecting more fall like feel. let me show you the

24 hour temperature change. yes. it was noticeable inland down 12 degrees. right now in livermore, fairfield is running 14 degrees cooler. the highs so far, they're not the official highs yet. only in the low 60s to low 80s. the wind is certainly playing a role. look at this. gusting to 32 in oakland hayward onshore gusts to 25. in santa rosa. gusts to 20 miles an hour. even out towards the delta. it is pretty breezy out there. it's only going to get windier. here's why. this area of low pressure is going to push into the pacific northwest. high pressure over the eastern pacific. the two get a little too close together. those winds pick up and certainly is keeping the fire danger elevated across parts of southern california, and also parts of the sierra. so this is obviously when our fuels are critically dry and the concern is when you combine it with wind and fire, danger does come up. so the wind advisory is for parts of southern california until 11 a.m. tomorrow here locally, we've still got that

healthy marine layer on live doppler seven. here's a view of it from our pier 39 camera. such a pretty view as you will notice, the sea lions are just kind of soaking up what sun they are seeing. marine layer is advancing from our mount tam cam 60. san francisco, oakland. you're in the 60s for half moon bay but look really mild around hayward, san jose, redwood city. you're in the 70s well below average for this time of year for our temperatures so far from okay, seeing a combo of blue sky and some cloud cover. 75 in santa rosa, 66 in petaluma and 70s for the rest of you from napa to concord, sfo camera certainly the trees are blowing around in the breeze right now. windy pattern is setting up with gusty winds tonight. stronger on wednesday. the next three days. temperatures bounce back by a few degrees and your weekend outlook fall like weather below average once again. so here we go. the winds about 30 miles an hour out towards the delta between 5 and 7 p.m. as we head into tomorrow morning. the windiest is along the coast, but

look at those winds ramping up in the early afternoon over 35 miles an hour, and it is going to be gusty across the entire bay area tomorrow evening. so if you do have any loose objects, maybe on your backyard, in your backyard, you might want to secure them and obviously try not to park under a tree because tomorrow some of those trees could go down as we go, hour by hour. the marine layer advances tonight and then gets blown away for most areas because of the wind, but it will fill back in again tomorrow night. your morning temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. watch out for the winds. tomorrow afternoon. could see some power outages. mid 60s. coast side to the mid 80s inland. windy still a little below average for some cities, but not all like san francisco. you're going to come up to average. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a windy wednesday. temperatures come up a few degrees each and every day through friday, and then we're going down well below average heading into next week. could see some showers in the sierra

and mendocino counties sunday through tuesday. larry. >> yeah, that time of the year. >> here we go. where there was only one pediatrician

to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco.

that happened 16 years ago. the victim died of natural causes while waiting for justice after a hit on a dna database.

>> investigators arrested the suspect in indiana yesterday. abc seven news reporter lena howland explains how they did this. a 61 year old woman living on the first floor of what is now known as the redwood senior apartments of willow glen, was brutally attacked in her apartment in january of 2008. >> what's really sad is she had complained to the management that she felt that someone had been looking through her window, and she felt unsafe. >> 16 years went by with no answers until march of this year. that's when investigators got a dna hit in the national database, pointing them to a possible suspect living more than 2000 miles away in indiana. the hit came from another sexual assault case in crescent city, near the oregon border. >> because of this young, brave woman coming forward and reporting him back in 2021, in crescent city, he was arrested, convicted and his dna was put into the national database. and that was what led us to him. so she's really the hero.

>> deputy district attorney rob baker says his office wasted no time contacting the original san jose police detectives who investigated this case 16 years ago. >> i called them up on a friday, and i said, do you remember this case? and they said, you know what? that was one of the one of the biggest cases that has haunted them for literally decades. the two detectives worked with multiple law enforcement agencies over the past few months, before convincing the suspect to come down to the local police department in indiana to fill out forms related to his sex offender registration. >> that's where he was met by those same two san jose detectives. >> i wish she was still alive to know that we caught the perpetrator. >> the suspect is 43 year old james wiseman, and we are naming him and showing his picture because investigators believe there could be other victims. the photo on the left is his dmv picture from 2011. the photo on the right is how he looked monday when he was booked in indiana. >> if he's done this to other

people, we want to know. >> in san jose, lena howland, abc seven news. >> there is a new, deadly strike to report with mass casualties in the war between israel and hamas. an israeli attack hit a crowded palestinian tent camp early tuesday in gaza, killing at least 19 people, wounding 60 others. israel said it targeted senior hamas militants with precise munitions intended for those militants. however, the strike occurred in a cluster of camps along the coastline. that's an area israel had designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians. jewish americans here in the bay area are challenging one of the faith's leading organizations to help end the violence in gaza. they held a rally and a protest at the office of the jewish community relations council in san francisco today. protesters are demanding that the institution join the call for the u.s. to enact an arms embargo on israel. >> our jewish values have taught us that every life is a univers,

and that no, life is more valuable than another, and we are asking jsi rc to live up to these jewish values. >> the jcc has stated its support for israel's right to defend its citizens since the war, with hamas began more than a year ago. >> congress today honored 13 service members who were killed during the united states military withdrawal from afghanistan in august 2021. >> their names are etched into our hearts and now into the history of our nation. >> the gold medal we are presenting today is the highest honor that can be conferred by the united states congress. but no honor can truly repay the incredible sacrifice made by our fallen. >> the service members were stationed in the airport in kabul when it was hit by a suicide bombing attack. 170 afghans also died trying to flee the country after the taliban

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police on san francisco's embarcadero at the time, the woman's five year old daughter is screaming for her mother. >> abc seven news anchor dion lim tracked down the vendor and police to get answers from both sides of the story. dion. >> kristen and larry. illegal food vending is an issue in san francisco, and public health

officials have been working hard to keep the public safe from foodborne illnesses. but it's video like the one you're about to see that raises questions about what happens when rules and protocols are lost in translation. oh this video, recorded outside pier 39 along san francisco's embarcadero september 8th, is difficult to watch. hot dog vendor anna louisa casimir hulka is seen on the ground being detained by police, as her five year old daughter can be heard screaming nearby. the port of san francisco tells me they, along with the department of public works and public health, conduct regular enforcement of unpermitted vending on port property. sfpd says they were providing security to those city workers and jumped in after they say casimir hulka attacked a port employee because she's not doing what she's being told. she was then arrested for that assault and delaying an investigation. we found her today unable to vend, she says,

due to her injuries and her cart being confiscated. >> la cabeza todo golpeada. todo todo esto. my whole head. everything bruised. how is it possible they did this to me? >> rodrigo lopez of the mission street vendors association says he doesn't know what transpired in the moments before the recording, but did not like what he saw. >> we are against the violence. it's kind of heartbreaking to see that incident, especially with kids and child around the incident. that's unacceptable. the way i see to attack or to handcuff a woman like that, especially with child around. >> when i asked san francisco police about the incident, they told me food safety and vending laws were broken. in addition to the alleged assault. also, quote, if the vendor doesn't like being arrested, she should reconsider how she behaves when the city workers are just trying to do their jobs. lopez believes the language gap was a big issue in this incident, and hopes

enforcement officials can be more aware of that in the future. >> they're going to be a training for them. how to engage with the community, how to engage with the new immigrants. they don't know the law. they don't know the rules. they are new to this country. they don't know they don't speak english. >> casimir told me she follows all of the rules she knows of, such as using gloves, purchasing her goods from restaurant depot and just wants to work in peace. the port tells me. the department of public health holds hearings where vendors can seek to recover their confiscated items. in the newsroom. dion lim, abc seven news. dion, thank you. >> an effort was launched today to expand rent control to all rental units in san francisco. supervisor aaron peskin, who is also running for mayor, announced a new ordinance today. it expands the current rent control law that applies only to buildings constructed before 1979. his proposal hinges on the success of proposition 33 that would repeal a state law that

limits local governments from enacting rent control, housing rights advocates spoke in support of the ordinance. >> rent control is what we should have for tenants so we can keep our communities stable so children shouldn't have to switch schools in the middle of the year to move to some other city because they can't afford it. >> developers say expanding rent control in san francisco would have a catastrophic impact on construction of new residential buildings. the city ordinance still needs to be approved by supervisors and signed by the mayor. >> leaders in san jose face two major problems dirty streets filled with trash and debris, and a housing crisis that contributes to homelessness. >> but there's hope that an expansion of an existing program will help solve both of those issues. and abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how the downtown street team is helping to build a better bay area. >> a clean business is a thriving business, something francisco quintero, owner of el maso, knows all too well. he's proud of his restaurant in the

luna park district of downtown san jose, but he's still dealing with bad reviews due to the conditions. along the street outside his front door. >> saying that that it wasn't very safe to come here, that it was too dirty. that and that's not a good sensation when you're putting all your money into your business for someone to come and criticize that, or telling other people not to come to this area. >> but now, quintero says there's new hope thanks to help from the city. san jose is expanding their downtown streets team coverage area to include this business district, as well as alum rock east, santa clara street, chiawelo and the east village districts. it's a team dedicated to beautifying san jose, made up of members of the unhoused community. >> if it wasn't for us all the debris and needles and all that that i found and drug pipes and all that nasty stuff, it wouldn't be so good for children to even be in that environment. it was really horrible to see. but i'm glad that they have the downtown street team to clean all that up in just a few hours.

>> in this area, the team cleaned up ten bags of trash, just a fraction of the 7 million gallons of debris dst has cleared since 2011, but this is also only part of what this program offers volunteers. they are also working with their case manager and employment specialist to just secure their path to self-sufficiency and doing the peer to peer outreach, which is so impactful when they work directly with the people who you know, they will locate in the communities that we are working in, that idea of self-sufficiency is key in addressing homelessness for mayor matt mahan. getting people housed is important, but mahan says keeping them housed starts with programs like this. >> we think about how we're going to end. homelessness has to be really rooted in the concept of empowerment. how are we helping people turn their lives around? >> the hope is the downtown streets team is one of those critical ways in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> coming up, a new hack to feeling more rested. and it actually involves sleeping less. plus, do you struggle with

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alright. what's the definition of character to you? umm... would you be a superhero or a supervillain? if you could say one thing to big tobacco, what would it be? it's so important in this time of change that we reclaim our sacred ways. i had to open my eyes. you can't continue to do this. deep breath. i'd want to ask them “why?” (♪) comfortable position. after doing some post-game interviews. mason said he was told that he would be starting at tailback on

friday, but coach kyle shanahan said, i never told him that. the 40 niners did not reveal that christian mccaffrey would be out until about an hour before kickoff last night, so it turned into a big controversy online. the reason being that with the emphasis on gambling now, the nfl wants teams to honestly list injured players because that affects betting lines. so instead of mason enjoying the best game of his three year nfl career, his last words after the game were, this is why i don't like talking to the media, which i thought was really sad. dan i mean, here's a young man. he's hardly been interviewed. i mean, most people don't even know who he is. now they do. and instead of like, feeling really good about what he did on the field, he gets stuck in just this weird predicament because he happened to be, like, honest. >> yeah. no, it's a shame because he had a big game. it was a big moment for him on a national stage. on monday night football, and it's just it's probably one of the downsides of so much emphasis on betting and

gambling in sports. now, frankly, you know that that no judgment on that. but it's just one of the aspects of it that changes the dynamic of how teams deal with injuries and the media and disclosing information. >> yeah. and, kristen, you deal with a lot of athletes and you're a sports fan. and so it's unfortunate when there's this friction that develops between players and the media, especially when it's a young guy and he doesn't exactly know, you know, what he should or should not say. >> i know, i mean, i feel bad, but i also feel like this is a case study, isn't it, for why you shouldn't talk to the media. but i hate to say that because i know the media and we want them to keep talking to us. but in this case, it was just a little unfortunate. yeah. >> and the team didn't help him out either. they kind of put him in a tough spot. >> yeah. yeah. >> all right, you guys, should there be an age limit to access social media? there are new efforts underway to help minimize the negative effects of social media on children.

australian officials say they will create a new law requiring a minimum age of between 15 and 16. sorry, 14 and 16, though they have not said how californs one of 42 states demanding congress approve warning labels for social media apps. and sandia, you know this because i'm sure your kids went through. it's like, if you want instagram, you have to say you're 13, but they don't check it. you just click yes, i'm 13, and if your kid is 12 or 11 and they clicked it, that's it. >> yeah. and kristen, i mean, i know that our kids know people who did that. exactly. i mean, they just signed up and lied about their age, you know, and they're on. so and you really do have to monitor, especially when they're so young. they can be so influenced by all the stuff on social media. and bullying is a problem. yes, for young kids, but it should be an age restriction and it should be 85 before you're allowed. >> i was thinking exactly the same thing. yeah. >> is there an age at which they get to kick you off the platform? >> 90? well that's a pretty small five year window. yeah. i mean, we probably all know people in their 70s who should

have their platforms taken away from them. i wonder who she's thinking about. >> there's a new trend when it comes to maximizing your sleep, and it actually involves a lot more waking up. there's a growing number of people are trying to sleep 90 minutes at a time. it may sound exhausting on paper, but experts say an average sleep cycle is roughly 90 minutes long and then repeats throughout the night. so that allows you to calculate your bedtime so that you wake up at the conclusion of a cycle. my question is, i mean, if i'm waking up every 90 minutes, that's not helping me. i don't i don't care what the cycle is. i need to sleep through, not, i don't know, stop and start after a certain age. >> it's about 90 minutes anyway, isn't it? we've got to get up. >> yeah. please don't explain why. >> we'll take your word for it. >> we're talking about the same thing, but anyway. so, sandy, you. i mean, you love to sleep. >> do you think you could get up

mostly at work? >> but that's. >> that's not true, larry. >> there is no secret that i love to sleep. and on the weekends, i make up for this little sleep that i get during the week. working the night shift. but i'm sorry. 90 minute shifts. no way. i will never do that. i remember when i had kids and that broken sleep was awful. >> yeah, it doesn't make much sense to me either. it doesn't make any sense. i mean, if you get lucky and you catch it at the right moment of your sleep cycle, you feel okay, you know? but if you don't, you really feel awful, i think. >> yeah, i mean, i don't think they're saying set your alarm clock for every 90 minutes. it's right. it's just kind of like, okay, for 90, you just your body goes through these cycles, but sometimes you're sleeping lighter, sometimes heavier. that's true. okay. so who's to blame for slacking off at work? the people doing the job or their managers? according to a report by workhuman, 37% of managers admitted to faking their productivity. that's compared to 32% of non managers when it comes to senior executives, 38% said they participated in faux ductivity

productivity. >> that's funny, i suppose. >> shock. yeah. >> you know, human nature is human nature no matter what job you hold, i guess. right? true >> not our managers. >> dan. >> aren't you always sleeping in the sports department? you always tell us that that was the last story. >> the sleeping. >> and i'm not a manager. that's true. yeah but, 38% seems a little high, doesn't it? >> well, it does actually. >> it's a little surprising. and, you know, who knows how accurate it is, but that's 38% admitted to it. maybe the number is actually higher. >> that's true. >> we got to look at all these managers very carefully now dan. i mean each and every day we watch them for a change. we'll go office to office and figure out what they're all doing up there. >> kristen, do you want to monitor them? >> no, but i'm not surprised. the numbers are higher for managers in terms of faking productivity. the higher you go executive level, because you're more likely to be engaged in long term planning things that don't have to be, you know, produced or manufactured and say

they're done by tomorrow. so you can kind of take your time day to day. >> you're right. deadline. >> yeah. yeah. >> way to bail them out. >> we're watching. we're watching. yeah. we're watching all of them. >> all right.

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the 40 niners had deebo samuel score on a jet sweep. deebo had eight carries for 23 yards. also caught five passes. but the big workhorse jordan mason, ran for 147 yards on 28 carries. that's the most carries he's had since he was in high school. no doubt mason was ready for his close up >> honestly, just thinking about it, i told christian, i said, i don't know how you do it, man. it's a long game, but, you know, this is just the beginning. and you know, we're going to see where we go from here. i always prepare. i mean, we went through training camp. you know, i was rb one in training camp. so, you know, just been preparing from there. just keep doing me running hard and just don't try to be like nobody else. just continue to do me. >> he is a battering ram. espn reported last night mccaffrey might be out again this sunday at minnesota. and today kyle shanahan, the coach, said mccaffrey is day to day and the achilles is actually more of a concern than the calf, which is

a little bit scary. so just like last night, we may not know who's starting a tailback for the niners until just before kickoff on sunday. sports on abc seven, sponsored by smart and final. >> all right. but we do know that it's nice and cool today and f and here's abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel with more on that. >> yeah, larry and kristen, we're going to talk about that in just a moment. right now we are tracking a newly formed hurricane francine in the gulf of mexico. it just became a hurricane. as we take a look at the stats. 75 mile an hour winds right now moving northeasterly to ten. it is about 150 miles away from the eastern portion of the mouth of the rio grande. now here's a look at what's going to happen. it is going to move onshore near louisiana as a category one hurricane, continuing up along the gulf coast. and the biggest threats with this is going to be life threatening storm surge up to ten feet. heavy rain, hurricane force winds. and they're talking about a few tornadoes as well. live doppler seven showing you cloud cover is pretty heavy along the coast, except for a

few little spots. tomorrow afternoon. a little bit warmer, but windier as well. mid 60s to the mid 80s. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast, and you will notice that temperatures do trend a little bit higher thursday and friday returning to average. and then over the weekend numbers are going to slide once again. and we'll have that autumn like feeling with the drizzle monday morning below average temperatures. larry. kristen. >> yeah. all right. thank you. sandhya. jeff bridges is back and on a rescue mission of epic proportions in season two of the old man. >> bridges and his costars hit the red carpet in los angeles last night for the show's premiere. as we begin season two, bridges character dan chase and john lithgow's character, harold harper are on their most important mission to date to recover someone they love who has been abducted. >> the stakes are higher in season two. everything is more amped up, more of an international feel, more emotional. it's

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then stick around for new episodes of jeopardy! and wheel of fortune starting at eight and the full wrap up of the debate and local reaction on abc seven news at 11. all right, the emmys are on sunday, right here on abc seven. could be a big night for the bear. >> the reigning winner for outstanding comedy broke a nominations record this year. entertainment reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles has more. >> hey, here's a crazy idea. hit me. >> season two of the bear set a new record with 23 emmy nominations, the most ever for a comedy. >> we see the restaurant. >> i love to the hulu series looks to repeat in the outstanding comedy category, and its emmy winning stars, jeremy allen white, iowa, debris and

ebon moss-bachrach are all nominated again for season two. >> why didn't you call me? >> i should have called you. >> we didn't need to call you if everything is fine. everything's not fine. everything is fine. hi i'm claire. >> i just. sorry to interrupt. >> it's the greatest. it's the greatest job i've ever had. i love everybody in the cast. i love everybody in the crew. it's changed my life. >> i love krista, our show creator and our main director. and i think there's a level of artistry that he's really pushing himself with. that is very exciting. >> i'm very honored. to me, i just take it as a testament to the to the show. >> and for the first time, supporting cast members liza colon-zayas, you got this baby and lionel boyce are also emmy nominees. >> that's crazy. >> i love that people relate to her, that they feel like she's family. >> i'm freaking out on the inside. >> are you? yeah. >> yeah. it's just like you

can't see it because i'm wearing an undershirt, but i'm sweating. >> you can watch every episode of the emmy nominated season two of the bear, plus the emmy winning season one and the recently released season three on hulu. george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> we'll see how the bear does the emmys are sunday on abc seven. watch our live on the red carpet arrivals coverage beginning at 3 p.m, and then do not miss eugene levy and dan levy hosting the 76th emmy awards at 5:00, right here on abc seven. >> i root for only murders in the building. >> that's very good as well. >> that's it for abc seven news at four. i'm kristen z. >> i'm larry beil for all of us.

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